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STUDENTS' 
HANDBOOK 



West Georgia College 

Carrollton, Ga. 

1936-37 



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STUDENTS' HANDBOOK 



for 



1936-1937 




West Georgia College 



Carrollton, Ga. 



Digitized by the Internet Archive 
in 2013 



http://archive.org/details/studentshandbook19west_1 



CONTENTS 



General Kegulations Pag'e 5 

Dormitory Rules  Men Page 6 

Dormitory Rules  Women Page 7 

Absences Page 8 

Rules Regulating Use of Gymnasium Page 9 

Probation Page 10 

Advanced Credits Page H 

Library Regulations : Pa.g'e H 

Entertainments Page 12 

Student Activities , Page 12 

Schedule of Student Activities Page 14 

Honor Points Page 15 



TO THE STUDENT PERSONNEL OF 
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE: 

The faculty joins me in giving to you a 
most hearty and cordial welcome. Our 
campus is a friendly place. This pamph- 
let is printed for your information. We 
hope that it contains informlation which 
will aid you. The suggestions herein list- 
ed have been found helpful by our' faculty 
and students. Therefore, we pass them on 
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. 

Respectfully, 
IRVINE S INGRAM, President. 



GENERAL REGULATIONS 

1. College regulations go into effect at the time 
a student arrives on the campus and continue through- 
cut commencement. Students permitted to leave the 
campus at various times during the year are respon- 
sible for upholding the standards of the college dur- 
ing their absence. 

2. If in case of emerr^'enc'y 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. Dormitory "v^^omen are not to ride or park in 
cars with young men. Day women students are i^ot 
to park in cars with young men. 

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

7. When the dormitories are officially closed for 
holidays or the close of the session there shall not be 
permitted any social engagments on {he part of stu- 
dents remaining beyond this time. ; 

8. Outsiders who persist in making a nuisance of 
themselves in the college community shall be barred 
from having dates with colle;3'e girls. 

9. GirJs are permitted to ,<o hiking in groups of 
four or more. 

10. A grade of E automatically becomes an F if 
re-examination is not taken in the subsequent quarter. 

11. Tennis cour^ts will be closed from 9 A. M. to 1 
P. M. on Sundays. 

12. All communications from, parents or guardians 
concerning leave of absence must be made to the 



dean or president. Standing permits -pre valid for 
week-end visits at home. v (\ V /^j 

13. When the weather ^AW^u^y al^nS^k^^'Y^ 
dates are allowed on the front campus from three - \ 
until five. 

14. Too frequent meetings between men and wo- 
men students may be occasion for disciplinary action. 

15. The official school colors shall bo Crimson Red 
and Royal Blue 



1. Rooms must Ire kept in order and areMnspect- 
ed and graded every day except Sunday by the dormi- 
tory hostess. Changes in furniture or any other 
questions about the T*ooms must be referred to the 
dormitory hostess. Paste or anything to mar the 
walls must not be used. Each person is responsible 
fOr the upkeep and preservation of property in his 
room and will be required to pay for any damage. 

2. Quiet hour will be observed in the dormitory 
after seven every evening except Friday and Satur- 
day. 

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

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

5. Students wishing to leave school for the week-end 
will sign their names and give destination and time 
of expected return. 

6. Each room is furnished with one sixty-watt 
light. Any replacements must be made by the stu- 



dents. 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. Radios must not be played loud enough to dis- 
turb others. 

9. All radios must be turned off before eleven 
o'clock every night. 

10. Students are expected to conduct themselves 
as gentlemen at all times. 

DORMITORY RULES WOMEN 

1. See (1) Dormitory Rules For Men. 

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

3. After week-end trips a student is s u f )poood to 
return not later than sunset on Sunday. 

4. All nights except Friday and Saturday ^re 
closed nights and no engagements are permitted. 

5. Quiet houps are observed every evening after 
seven except Friday and Saturday. 

6. Smoking is prohibited. 

7. In case of illness or other emergency students 
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 expected to con- 
form to the dormitory regulations. Meals are twenty- 
five cents each. 

9. Women students must go to town in groups of 

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two or more. This regulation applies to the theatre 
and the shopping center. 

10. Women are not to go to town in the mornings, 
except by special permission of the dean of women. 
Sunday church services are excepted. 

11. Women are permitted to walk as far as the 
Maple Street School on Sunday afternoons. 

12. See (6) Dormitory Eules for Men. 

 13.^ See (8) Dormitory Rules for Men. 

14. Freshmen are allowed one evening engagement 
a we ekf sophomores two.  i 

15. There shall be no engagements in the Women's 
Building during any student body social function. 

16. Wo'fn'eh living i'tt the campus shall fill all even- 
ing engagements at the Women's Building. 

1. There will be m) excused absences except for 
1rips w^th athletic teams, the glee clubs, the debat- 
ing club, the dramatic club, field trips sponsored by 
instructors, and illness. 

2. Quality points will* be deducted from the stu- 
dent^s total for excessive class or chapel absences. 
The term ^'excessive" shall be determined by the 
doan of the college according to the record of the in- 
dividual student. * 

3. Three tardies in one class constitute one ab- 
sence. 

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



5. A student desiring to continue his college work 
after bein^ absent fi'om a class or exercise occurring 
the two days immediately preceding or the two days 
immediately following the Thanksgivin,g recess, tlie 
Christmas recess, the Spring recess or other college 
holidays, must pay a fine of $1.50 for. each day on 
which the absences .oc'curr^. "Voi^-cAx-e- rv \^<a^ c3t> <u w y) 

>^^Se^936a937Bul^^ of^ e?r*^r^m*t!^ege, 
p. 50, for an explanation of quality points. '"^ 

RULES REGULATING USE OF 

THE GYMNASIUM n ^ 

1. The gymnasium is for the use of both men and 
women, but they are not to use it at the sa^ie time. 
When women's classes are scheduled, m.en must con- 
fine their activites to the athletic field. Several 
periods during the week will be set aside for activi- 
ties in group dancing, folk dancing, marching tactics 
and similar recreational activities, at which time both 
men and women may attend.  

2. Smoking is prohibited at all times in the gj^- 
nasium, on the athletic field when the stuclent is par- 
ticipating in any activity, and at any other time or 
place when the student is wearing the official athletic 
rniform of the CoPege. 

3. Once each three or four weeks the gymnasium 
is used for College social affairs. The group or organi- 
zation sponsoring the affair is held responsible by the 
faculty for the removal of decorations and the ar- 
rangement of the building for the next schedule class 
following the entertainment. ..,:..-: 

4. Lockers and showers for strudents who do not live 



in the Dormitory are available in the basement of the 
dining hall, adjacent the gymnasium. 

PROBATION 

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

2. A student who passes only one course will be 
put on probation during the subsequent quarter. 

3. To remain in school a student who has been 
placed on probation must pass two courses with a 
minimum of two quality points at the mid-term ex- 
aminations. 

4. A student who has been dropped from school on 
account of his academic work may return to school 
after one quarter but is still on probation. 

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

6. A student on probation will be required to re- 
main on the campus except when given special pf*r- 
1^ ission by the dean of men and dean of women. 

7. Cutting classes or chapel while on disciplinary 
or scholastic probation will be considered just cause 
for suspension or expulsion of the offender 

8. Under no circumstances will any student be 
allowed to represent the college in any intercollegiate 
activity while on disciplinary or scholastic probation, 
(i.e.: Dramatic Club, debates. Glee Club trips, tennis, ^ 
basketball, baseball, track shall imply intercollegiate 
activities). 

9. Any student while on disciplinary probation 
for serious offense shall for that period of time lose 
membership in all student or.^anizations. 

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^^^\^^ ADVANCED REDITS 

1. Studeiits entering with advanced " credits are 
required to fulfill the requirements of thirty-six quali- 
ty points for graduation. 

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

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LIBRARY REGULATIONS 

1. The library shall be open from 7:30 A. M. to 
5 P. M. on Mondays through Fridays. O^-Sa^iurdays 
Ar^^fTtr'xegttla.^-^la-s&e^ are held -the^ library hours shall 
b^e^iio^ ?r30' A M. to 3:0^ P. -M. On alLdS^-^^ Satur- 
days hours shall be from 7:30 A. M. to 12;fcN&fi. Ex- 
cept On nights of general college functions, the library 
will be open from 7 P. M. to 9 P. M. fr.om Mondays 
through Thursdays and on Fridays of closed week- 
ends. Students abusing evening library privileges 
will be deprived of these privileges. 

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

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

4. Eeserve books may be drawn from the library 
at 4:15 P. M. for home use overni-'ht and must be 
returned by 9:00 the following morning. 

5. Reserve books may be drawn from the library 
st 11:00 A. M. on Saturday for home use over the 
week-end and must be returned by 9:00 A. M. the 
fcJlowing Monday. 

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6. Periodicals may not be taken from the library 
by students. 

7. A fine of two cents a day will be charged 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 
'^Larged on reserve books not returned on time. 

9. Noise and disorder in the library will subject 
the offender to withdrav^^al of library privileges. 

10. Mutilation or theft of books or periodicals will 
::ubjeet the offender to suspension or expulsion from 
the college. 

ENTERTAINMENTS 

le Requests for entertainments must be filed in 
triplicate in the dean^s office two weeks ^head of 

time and must be signed by the faculty advisers. 
Plans fon an entertainment must not be made until 

Uie application has been approved. 

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

3. Private parties are limited to one a quar-ter for 
each organization, the naturte of the function to be 
decided by the dean in conference with the faculty 
advisers. 

4. Social functions are limited to one a week dur- 
ing the fall and winter quarters and to two a week 
during the spring quarter. No social functions are 
to be scheduled during the week of quarterly examina- 
tions. 

STUDENT ACTIVITIES 

1. All candidates for office of any student 

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organization in order to qualify for election must have 
passed with ^'C^' average or above all courses up to 
the time of nomination. 

2. When any organization gives a social function 
^he officers and members of that organization shall 
be considered hosts, and as hosts shall be held respon- 
sible for carrying through the function in accordance 
with the rules and regulations of the colleiT;e. (This 
rule applies to private parties as well as public func- 
tions.) 

3. Organizations giving private parties shall in- 
vite guests only from the student body and from the 
former membership of the ori^'anization. S ^holasti e 
linimi' iiu;inti(rib JiiH 'nuiitr iiiiii |i iin1f|i frriiii tlirii 

^ former membeji^Jiip. 

4. During the commencement exercises at the close 
/of the regular session there shall be presented a lov- 
ing cup to that org^anization which during the two 

Ipreceding sessions has had the highest average schol- 
^astiC standing*. (Only those organizations whose 
[members are chosen because of scholarship shall be 
^eli^ible to compete for the cup.) 

There shall be a student activity committee 
of three to work in co-operation with the committee 
from the faculty. This committee shall be chosen 
from the officers of the various organizations. One 
of the duties of this committee shall be to announce 
and conduct student elections. 



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SCHEDULE 0 STUDENT ACTIVITIES 
19361937 
ORGANIZATION TIME OF MEETING 

Mu Zeta Alpha.....=.....,.... 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 

7:00 P. M. 

Phi Sigma Alpha==...=.=.==..-2nd and 4th TlmrsdaySj 
7:00 P. M. 

French Club......=.....=-.=..=....=.2nd Tuesdays, 7:00 P. M.; 

4th Tuesdays, 3:30 P. M. 

Home Economies Club=.=..-. 1st Tuesdays, 7:00 P. M. 

Debating Club... ...-==.=...=====. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 
7:00 P. M. 

Ciceronian Society....=. .==..=... 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 
9:30 A. M. 

Dramatic Club.... .............=.... Discretion of the Director * 

Women's Glee Club.... ....Mondays and Thursdays, 

9:50 A. M. Other meetings 
at the discretion of the 
Director. * 

Men's Glee Club.=............ Mondays, 6:45 P. M. 

Thursdays; 9:50 A. M. 
Other meetings at the dis- 
cretion of the Director. * 

Chorus-.. .=...........==...=. ....=........ Discretion of the Director * 

Voluntary Religious Club Sundays, 5:00 P. M. 

* These organizations are to be i^^iven precedence 
when preparing for a public appearance. 

Staff meetings of THE WEST GEORGIAN and 
THE CHIEFTAIN may be arranged by the editors 
and advisers so as not to conflict with the schedule 
as J^iven above. 

All organizations are expected to follow the pro- 
gram as outlined above. 



HONOR POINTS 

1. Honor points are given for participation in extra-curricular activities. The purpose 
these honor points is two-fold: (a) to recognize merit; (b) to enable a greater number of 
dents to en,g,age in extra-curricular activities. 

2. Sophomores are allowed a maximum of twelve honor points; freshmen are allowec 
maximum of ten honor points. Honor points are given for offices and activities as liJ 
below; 



OEGANIZATION 


6 pts. 


5 pts. 


4 pts. 


3 pts. 


2 pts. 


1 I 


WEST GEORGIAN 


Editor 


Business 
Mgr. 


Associate 
Editor 

Managing 
Editor 


Feature 
Editors 


Reporters, 
etc. 




CHIEFTAIN 


Editor 


Business 
Mgr. 


Associate 
Editor 




Business 
Staff 
Other Eds. 




GLEE CLUBS 


. Manager 
rMen's) 




President 


Membership 






CLASS OFFICERS 








President 


Other 
Officers 




CHORUS 










President 


Mem 
shi 


RELIGIOUS 

ACTIVITIES 






President 


Secretary 


Other 
Officers 




DRAMATIC 
CLUB 






Stage M,g'Y. 


Officers 


Member- 
ship 




DEBATING 
CLUB 








Officers 
Teams 




Mem 

shi 


HONORARY 
SOCIETIES 








Officers 




Mem 
sh 


ATHLETICS 






Varsity- 
Team Mgr. 


Team Capt. 


Varsity 





3. The Activities Committee of the faculty constitutes a committee of revision. 



SCHEDULE OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES 
19361937 
ORGANIZATION TIME OF MiEETING 

Mu Zeta Alpha... . 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 

7:00 P. M. 

Phi Sigma Alpha.................. 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 

7:00 P. M. 

French Club.... 2nd Tuesdays, 7:00 P. M.; 

4th Tuesdays, 3:30 P. M. 

Home Economies Club.... . 1st Tuesdays, 7:00 P. M. 

Debating Club...... .......1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 

7:00 P. M. 

Ciceronian Society 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 

9:30 A. M. 

Dramatic Club Discretion of the Director * 

^Yomen's Glee Club Mondays and Thursdays, 

9:50 A. M. Other meeting's 
at the discretion of the 
Director. * 

Men's Glee Club............ Mondays, 6:45 P. M. 

Thursdays; 9:50 A. M. 
Other meetings at the dis- 
cretion of the Director. * 

Chorus........ Discretion of the Director * 

Voluntary Religious Club Sundays, 5:00 P. M. 

* These organizations are to be [^iven precedence 
when preparing for a public appearance. 

Staff meetings of THE WEST GEORGIAN and 
THE CHIEFTAIN may be arranged by the editors 
and advisers so as not to conflict with the schedule 
as g'iven above. 

All organizations are expected to follow the pro- 
gram as outlined above. 



HONOR POINTS 



) to recognize mout, (b) to 
Honoi points lie gnen foi 



ORGANIZATION 6 pts 


5 pts 


4 pts 


3 pts 


2 pts lit 


VEST GEORGIAN Fditoi 


Mg. 


Eihtoi 
Man ignig 


reituio 
Editois 


B.porteis, 


OIIIErTAlN Editor 


Mgr 


Fditoi 




Business 



GLEE CLUBS 


Afinigcr 
fMcns) 


Picsidcnt Mem 


beisln 


^ 




CLisS 0>T.I( FRS 




Pies 


dent 


Other 
Offuer,, 




CHORUS 








Piisident 


Ml mil. 
shi, 



RELIGIOUS 

ACTIVITltes 


President 


ReciLtai 


Other 
Officers 




DRAMATIC 
CLUB 


Rtnge Its.-. 


Officer 


ship 




DEBATING 
CLUB 




Officer 




st 



ATHLETICS 



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