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STUDENTS'
HANDBOOK

West Georgia College
Carrollton, Ga.
1934-35

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To the Student Personnel of West Georgia Col-
lege:

The faculty joins me in giving to you a most
hearty and cordial welcome. Our campus is a
friendly place. This pamphlet is printed for
your information. We hope that it contains
information which will aid you- The sugges-
tions herein listed have been found helpful by
our faculty and stu'dents. Therefore, we pass
them to you.

The main objective of West Georgia College
is the progressive development of the individual
to take his or her place in and improve society.
You are requested to help us.
Eespectfully,
lEVINE S. INGEAM, President.

GENERAL REGULATIONS

1. College regulations go into effect at the
time a student arrives on the campus and con-
tinue throughout commencement. Stu'dents per-
mitted to leave the campus at various times
during the year are responsible for upholding
the standards of the college during their ab-
sence.

2. All communications from parents and
guardians concerning leave of absence, with-
drawals, or visiting must be made direct to the
president or dean in advance and not through
the student- If in case of emergency a parent
wishes to call a student home, communication
must be made with the president or dean.

3. Leave of absence may be refused because

of low scholarship or of too frequent requests
for leave.

4. Attendance at chapel is compulsory.

5. Girls are not allowed to ride or park in
cars with young men.

6. Students are requested not to smoke in
the academic building, the "dining hall, or the
gymnasium.

7. Cars will be parked across the road from
the buildings facing the buildings.

8. The following places are provided for
students when they ane not in classes: the
library, the gymnasium, the campus lawn, and
the back porch of the academic buildin<g

9. All students with averages below a grade
of "C^^ will be required to attend conferences
in their various courses on Saturday mornings.

DORMITORY RULES MEN

1. Rooms must be kept in order and are in-
spected and graded every day except Sunday by
the dormitory hostess. Changes in furniture or
any other questions about the rooms must be
referred to the donmitory hostess. Paste or any-
thing to mar the walls must not be used. Each
person is responsible for the upkeep and preser-
vation of proerty in his rtoom and will be re-
quired to pay fori any damage.

2. Quiet hour will be observed in the dormi-
tory after seven-thirty every evening except
Friday and Saturday.

3. Students wishing to entertain overnight
guests must get permission from Mr- Strozier.

4. Students wishing to leave the dormitory
in the evening will indicate such by signing the
proctor's book.

5. Students wishing to leave school fori the
week-end will sign their nameg and give des-
tination and time of expected return.

6. Each room is furnished with one sixty-
watt light. Any replacements must be made by
the students. Any additional electric appliances
or lights will cost fifty cents a month.

7. A fifty-cent deposit fee is charged for
each key. This is returned when the key is
turned in at the end of the year.

8- Students are expected to conduct them-
selves as gentlemen at all times.

DORMITORY RULES^WOMEN

1. See (1) Dormitory Eules For Men.

2. Women leaving the campus must file a
leave of absence card, giving date and hour of
tlieir departune and their specific destination.

3. After week-end trips a student is supposed
to retui-n not later than sunset on Sunday.

4. All nights except Friday and Saturday
are closed nights and no engagements are pert-
mitted.

5. Quiet hours are observed every evening
after seven-thirty except Friday and Saturday.

6. Smoking is prohibited.

7. In case of illness on other emergency stu-
dents should report to the dean of women at
once, day or night.

8. Arrangements for guests must be made

with the dean of women. All guests are ex-
pected to conform to the dormitory regulations.
Meals are twenty-five cents each.

9. Freshmen must go to town in groups
of four or more; sophomores in groups of two
or more. Parties including members of both
classes must go in gnoups of three or more.
This regulation applies to the theatre and the
shopping centers.

10. Women are permitted to walk a& far as
the Maple Street School on. Sunday afternoons.

11. See (6) Dormitory Eules for Men.

12. See (7) Doiimitory Eules for Men.

13. Freshmen are allowed one evening en-
gagement a week; sophomores, two.

ABSENCES

1. There will be no excused absences except
for trips with athletic teams, the glee clubs,
the debating club, the dramatic club, and field
trips sponsored by instructors.

2. Two quality points will be deducted from
the student's total for each ten class or chapel
absences. (Thriee full days.)

3. Three tardies in one clasg constitute one
absence.

4. Except in cases of unavoidable absences
satisfactorily explained to the dean, students
are charged a fee of two dollars for making up
a final examination and a fee of one dollar for
making up a mid-term examination.

5. A student desiring to continue his college
work after being absent from a class or exer-

cise occurring the two days immediately pre-
ceding or the two days immediately following
the Thanksgiving recess, the Christmas recess,
the Spring recess, or other college holidays,
must pay a fine of $1.50 for each day on which
the absences occurred.

^ See 1934-1935 Bulletin of West Georgia
College, p. 48, for an explanatio/* of quality
points.

PROBATION

1. A student must pass at least one academic
courise or be dropped from school at the end of
the quarter.

2. A student who passes only one course will
l.f^ put on probation during the subsequent quar-
ter.

3. A student who has been placed on proba-
tion must pass two courses with a minimum of
two quality points at the mid-terim examinations
to remain in school*

4. A student wiio has been dropped from
s^-hool on account of hig academic work may re-
turn to school after one quarter but is still on
probation.

5. A student who makes no quality points
for two consecutive quanters will be placed on

probation.

6. A student on probation will be required
to remain on the campus except when given
special permission by the dean.

ADVANCED CREDITS

1. Students entering with advanced credits
are requined to fulfill the requirements of thir-
ty-six quality points for igraduation.

2. The requirement of two physical educa-
tion courses is removed for students entering
with advanced credits. Physical education will
be required during residence here, but may be
completed in a senior college.

LIBRARY RBGULATIONS

1. The library will be open from 7:30 A. M.
to 5:45 P. M. every week day except Saturday,
when it will close at 11:45 A. M.

2. Books not specially reserved may be
drawn from the library for home use for two
weeks.

3. Books on special reserve must be consult-
ed in the library except as stated in regulations
4 and 5 below.

4. Ee^erve books may be drawn from the
library at 4:15 P. M. for home use overnight
and must be returned by 9:00 the following
morning.

5. Eeserve books may be drawn from the
library at 11:00 A. M. on Saturday for home
use oven the week-end and must be returned by
9:00 A. M. the following' Monday.

6. Periodicals may be drawn from the library
under the regulations applying to reserve books.

7. A fine of two centg a day will be changed
on books not returned on time.

8. A fine of twenty-five cents for the first

hour and of five cents for every hour thereafter
will be charged on reserve books and perdodicals
not returned on time.

9. Noise and disorder in the library will sub-
ject the offender to withdrawal of library priv-
ileges.

10. Mutilation 011 theft of books or periodi-
cals will subject the offender to suspension or
expulsion from the college.

ENTERTAINMENTS

1. Eequests for entertainments must be filed
in triplicate in the dean's office two weeks
ahead of time and must be signed by the faculty
advisers*. Plans for an entertainment must not
be made until the application has been approved.

2. The student body as a whole is permitted
one social a month. (Exceptions only by pertmis-
sion of the dean.) Students only are invited.

3. Private parties are limited to one a quarter
for each organization, the nature of the func-
tion to be decided by the dean in conf erience
with the faculty advisers.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Regular meetings of student organizations
are as follows:

Ciceronian Literary Society First and third
Wednesdays, 9:50 A. M'.

Debating Club First and third Mondays,
5:50 A. M.

Dramatic Club Discretion of the Director *

French Club Once a month (time to be set.)

Hawthorne Literary Society Second and
fourth Wednesdays, 9; 50 A. M.

Home Economics Clrrb Second Tuesdays,
7:00 P. M'.

Men^s Glee Glub Mondays, 6:30 P. M.;
Thursday, 9:50 A. M'. (Other meetings at direct-
or's discretion)*

Orchestra ^Tuesdays and Fridays, 3:15 P. M

Science Club First and third Thursdays,
7:30 P. M.

Social Science Club Second and fourth
Thursdays, 7:30 P. M.

Students' Sunday Club Sundays, 5:00 P.
M.; Wednesdays, 6:30 P. M'.

Women's Glee Club Mondays and* Thurs-
days, 9:50 A. M. (Other meetings at director's
discretion.)*

* These organizations are to be given prece-
dence when preparing fori a putblic performance.

N. B. Staff meetings of student publications
may be arranged by editors and advisers so as
not to conflict with the schedule as given above.

Hawthorne Literary Society Second and
fourth Wednesdays, 9:50 A. M.

Home Economics Clirb Second Tuesdays,

7:00 P. M'.

Men's Glee Olub Mondays, 6:30 P. M.;
Thursday, 9:50 A. M. (Other meetings at direct-
or's discretion)*

Orchestra Tuesdays and Fridays, 3:15 P. M

Science Club First and third Thursdays,
7:30 P. M.

Social Science Club ^Second and fourth
Thursdays, 7:30 P. M.

Students' Sunday Club Sundays, 5:00 P.
M.; Wednesdays, 6:30 P. M'.

Women's Glee Club Mondays and* Thurs-
days, 9:50 A. M. (Other meetings at director's
discretion.)*

* These organizations are to be given prece-
dence when preparing fon a pu'blic performance.

N. B. Staff meetings of student publications
may be arranged by editors and advisers so as
not to conflict with the schedule as given above.

HONOR POINTS

1. Honor points are given for participation

ents to engage in extra-curricular activities.

2. Sophomores are allowed a maximum of
laximum of ten honor points. Honor points are

(b)tc

for

OEGANIZATION 6 j

WEST GEORGIAN Editc

CHIEFTAIN

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Business
Mgr.

Editor

Business

Staff

Other Eds.

LITERARY

SOCIETIES

President

Secretary

Other
Officers

GLEE CLUBS

M:

imager
(Men's

President

Membership

CLASS OFFICERS

President

Other

ORCHESTRA

President

Membership

RELIGIOUS
ACTIVITIES

President

Secretary

Other
Officers

DRAMATIC
CLUB

Stage Mg..

Officers

Member-
ship

DEBATING
CLUB

Officers
Teams

Member-
ship

HONORARY
SOCIETIES

Officers

Member-
ship

ATHLETICS

Team Mgr.

Team Capt.

Varsity

Class
Athletic,