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WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
CarroUton, Georgia

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STUDENT'S
HAND BOOK

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1939-1940

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1939-1940

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WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
Carrol Iton, Georgia

Contents

General Regulations Page 5

Dormitory Rules Men

Dormitory Rules Women

Grades and Quality Points

Absences

Rules Regulating Use of Gymnasium-
Probation

Advanced Credits

Library Regulations

Rules Regulating Use of Golf Course .

Entertainments

Student Activities

Rules Governing Student Activities-
Schedule of Student Activities

Honor Points -

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To The Student Personnel Of
West Georgia College:

The faculty join%s me in giving to you a
most hearty and cordial welcome. Our
campus is a friendly place. This pamplet
is printed for your information. We hope
that it contains information which will
aid you. The suggestions herein listed
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
throughout commencement. Students permitted to
leave the campus at various times during the year
are responsible for upholding the standards of the
college during their absence.

2. Any student who fails to register before the
end of the first class day of any quarter will be
charged a fee of $2.50 for la^ registration.

3. Students are advised not to carry more than
a small amount of money. Deposits may be made
in the Treasurer's office.

4. The postoffice at the college is known as
Genola. Mail is received twice daily and dispatched
once daily.

5. In the case of emergency a parent wishes to
call a student home, communication must be made
with the president or dean.

6. All communications from parents or guard-
ians concerning leave of absence must be made to
the dean or president. Standing permits are valid
for week-end visits at home.

7. Leave of absence may be refused because of
low scholarship or of too frequent request for leave.

8. When the dormitories are officially closed for
holidays or the close of the season there will not be
permitted any social engagements on the part of
students remaining beyond this time.

9. Overnight visitors may be entertained in the
dormitories only on week-ends and then only with
the permission of the person in charge.

10. Attendance at chapel is compulsory.

11. Students are requested not to smoke in the
academic building, the dining hall, of the gymn-
asium.

12. No student is allowed in the rooms and halls
of the academic building after 4 P. M. unless under
faculty supervision.

13. Tennis courts will be closed from 9 A. M. to
1 P. M. on Sundays.

14. Requests for trays during illness must be
made thirty minutes before meals.

15. Dormitory women are not to ride or park in
cars with young men. Day women students are not
to park in cars with young men.

16. Girls are permitted to go hiking in groups of
four or more.

17. Dates are allowed on Sunday only on the
front campus from three until five. Dates are
automatically discontinued in inclement weather.

18. Too frequent meetings between men and
women students may be occasion for disciplinary
action.

19. Men and women students are not to be to-
gether on the campus after 6 P. M.

20. Hazing is not permitted

21. Outsiders who persist in making a nuisance
of themselves in the college community shall be
barred from having dates with college girls.

22. The official school colors shall be Crimson
Red and Royal Blue.

Dormitory Rules^ Men

1. Rooms must be kept in order and are inspect-
ed each day except Sunday. Change in furniture
or any other question about the rooms must be re-
ferred to the dormitory officials. 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 before the end of the quarter.

2. Quiet hours are observed in the dormitory
after seven every evening preceding days on which
classes are to be held.

3. Students wishing to entertain overnight guests
must get permission from the person in charge.

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

5. Freshman must remain on the campus every
evening on which quiet hours are observed until
they have established a general record of C. (at
mid-term or thereafer).

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

7. Each room is furnished one seventy-five watt
light. Any appliances or lights will cost one dollar
per ciuarter payable in advance.

8. 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.

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

10. All radios must be turned off before eleven
oclock every night.

11. Students must be in their rooms by at least
eleven o'clock on nights preceding regular classes and
by midnight at other times except by special per-
mission.

12. Students are expected to conduct themselves
as gentleman at all times.

Dortimory 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 de-
parture and their specfic destination.

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

4. All nights preceding recitation days are closed
nights and no engagements are permitted.

5. Quiet hours are observed after seven every
evening preceding days on which classes are to
be held.

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 twen-
ty-five cents each.

9. Women students must go to town in groups
of two or more. This regulation applies to the
theatre and the shopping center.

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

11. Women should confine their walks to the
campus on Sunday afternoons.

12. See (7) Dormitory Rules for Men.

13. See (8) Dormitory Rules for Men.

14. Freshman are allowed one evening engage-
ment a week, sophomores two.

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

16. Women living on the campus shall fill all
evening engagements at the Women's Buildings.

17. All outgoing telephone calls must be revers-
ed. Use of telephone except for long distance calls
is prohibited during study hour.

Absences

1. Absences are excused for trips with athletic
teams, the glee clubs, the debating club, the drama-
tic club, field trips sponsored by instructors, and
illness.

2. Quality points will be deducted for a total
of six classes or chapel absences. Continued cutting
makes the student liable to probation or expulsion.

S.The value of each grade in quality points per
course is as follows: grade of A, six quality points;
grade of B, four quality points; grade of C, two
quality points; grade of D, no quality points. A
condition may be removed by re-examination, but
no quality points may be obtained by re-examination.

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4. The grade of E automatically becomes an F if
re-examination is not taken in the subsepuent quar-
ter.

5. By order of the regents, a student who has
earned in any college year less than half the quality
points necessary for an average of C in a normal
load of work shall be ineligible to register for the
succeeding fall quarter, unless the deficiencies are
made up in summer school or otherwise.

6. Three tardies in one class constitute one absence.

7. 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-
term examination.

8. A student desiring to continue his college
work after being absent from a class or exercise
occuring the two days immediately preceding or
the two days immediately following the Thanks-
giving recess, the Christmas recess, the Spring re-
cess or other college holidays, m.ust pay a fine of
$1.50 on each day in which the absence occured.
The same fee is charged for reinstatement of any kind.

* See 1937-1938 Bulletin of West Georgia College,
p. 50, for an explanation of quality points.

Rules Regulating Use Of Gymnasium

1. The gymnasium is for the use of both men
and women, but they are not to use it at the same
time. When women's classes are scheduled, men
must confine their activities to the athletic field.
Several periods during the week may be set aside
for activities in group dancing, folk dancing, march-
ing tactics and similar recreational activities, at
which time both men and women may attend.

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2. Smoking is prohibited at all times in the gym-
nasium, on the athletic field when the student is
participating in any activity, and at any other tme
or place when the student is wearing the offical
athletic uniform of the College.

3. Once each three or four weeks the gymnasium
is used for College social affairs. The group or
organization sponsoring the affair is held respon-
sible by the faculty for the removal of decorations
and the arrangement of the building for the next
scheduled class following the entertainment.

Probation

1. A student must pass at least one academic
course or be dropped from the 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 proba-
tion.

6. A student on probation will be required to re-
main on the campus except when given special
permission 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 offenders.

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8. While on disciplinary or scholastic probation
students are not expected to represent the college
in any intercollegiate activity.

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

Advanced Credit

1. students entering with advanced credits are
required to fulfill the requirements of thirty-six
quality points for graduation.

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

Library Regulations

1. Books not spcially reserved may be drawn
from the library for home use for two weeks.

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

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

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

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

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6. A fine of two cents a day will be charged on
books not returned on time.

7. A fine of twenty-five cents for the first hour
and five cents for every hour thereafter will be
charged on reserve books not returned on time.

8. Noise and disorder in the library will subject
the offender to withdrawal of library privileges.

9. Mutilation or theft of books or periodicals will
subject the offender to suspension or expulsion
from the college.

10. Students abusing library privileges will be
deprived thereof.

Rules Regulating Use of Golf Course

On land lent by the College, the Carrollton Golf
Club has developed and maintains a nine-hole golf
course. Students and faculty may play on the course
free of charge. However, the following rules must
be observed.

1. Each person playing the course must use an
individual set of clubs. In other words, two or more
players may not use the same set of clubs. This
need not apply to practice shots when the course
is otherwise empty.

2. Players without caddies must allow others to
pass through.

3. Women must not wear high-heeled shoes on
the course.

4. All conventional rules governing the golf
course must be strictly observed. (E. g., such rules
as replacing divots, etc.)

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Entertainments

1. Requests for entertainments must be filled 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 or dance a month. (Exceptions only by per-
mission of the dean.) Students only are invited.

3. Private parties are limited to one quarter for
each organization, the nature 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
examinations.

Student Activities

The college encourages and sponsors various
students' organizations and activities. These activi-
ties are open to all who qualify. They are as follows:

THE WEST GEORGIAN, by-monthly newspaper,
recently accorded national honor rating. Advisor:
Mr. Bonner.

THE CHEIFTAIN, annual publication of the col-
lege. Advisor: Mr. Strozier.

MU ZETA ALPHA, honorary scientific society.
Advisers: Mr. Hopkins, Mr. McKeehan.

LAMBDA CHAPTER OF ZETA SIGMA PI: Nat-
ional honorary social science club. Advisors: Mr.
Roberts, Mr, Bonner.

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THE HOME ECONOMICS CLUB, open to all stud-
ents studying Home Economics. Advisor: Miss Jen-
kins.

THE FRENCH CLUB, composed of the more suc-
cessful students of French. Advisor: Mr. Strozler.

THE DEBATING CLUB. Advisor: Mr. Roberts.

THE CICERONIAN SOCIETY, honorary literary
society. Advisor: Miss St. Clair.

THE MEN'S GLEE CLUB. Director: Mr. Watson.

THE WOMEN'S GLEE CLUB. Director: Miss St.
Clair.

THE DRAMATIC CLUB. Director: Miss Eliason.

THE OFFICERS CLUB, composed of the officers
of the various organizations. Advisor: Mr. Watson.

THE FOUR-H CLUB. Advisor: Mr. Claxton.

THE W CLUB, honorary athletic club. Advisor:
Mr. Taylor.

THE VOLUNTARY RELIGIOUS CLUB. Advisor:
Mr. Taylor.

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 special functions
are to be scheduled during the week of quarterly
examinations.

Rules Governing Student Activities

1. All candidates for office of any student organi-
zation 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 organzation gives a social function

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the officers and members of that organization shall
be considered hosts, and as hosts shall be held re-
sponsible for carrying through the function in ac-
cordance with the rules and regulations of the col-
lege. (This rule applies to private parties as well as
public functions.)

3. Organizations giving private parties shall in-
vite guests only from the student body and from
former membership of the organization.

4. There shall be a student activity committee
composed of the President of the Student Body,
President of the Sophomore Class, President of
the Freshman Class to work in co-operation with
the committee from the faculty. One of the duties
of this committee shall be to announce and conduct
student elections.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Proceeds from the college
store are used for student activities. The college
looks with disfavor upon any undue soliciting of
funds from members by any organization. Books
of the various student organizations are audited
by the faculty advisers.

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Schedule Of Activities
1939 - 1940

ORGANIGATION TIME OP MEETING

19391940

Mu Zeta Alpha 1st Thursdays, 7:00 P. M.

Room A.

Zeta Sigma Pi 2nd Thursdays, 7:00 P. M.

Room 5.

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

Home Economics Club 2nd and 4th Tuesdays,

7:00 P. M.

Debating Club 4th Thursdays, 7:00 P. M.,

Room 5. Other meetings
at the discretion of the
director. *

Ciceronian Society 3rd Thursdays, 9:50 A. M.

Dramatic Club - -Discretion of director. *

Women's Glee Club Mondays and Thursdays,

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

Officer's Club .-Mondays, 7:00 P. M. Wed-

nesdays, 7:00 P. M. Other
meetings at the descretion
of the Director. *

"W" Club 1st Tuesdays, 7:00 P. M.

Four-H Club Meetings to be scheduled.

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

* These organizations are to be given prece-
dence when preparing for a public appearance.

Staff members of THE WEST GEORGIAN and
THE CHEIFTAIN may be arranged by the editors
and advisers so as not to conflict with the schedule
as given 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
of these honor points s two-fold: (a) to recognize merit; (b) to enable a greater number
of students to engage in extra-cirricular activities.

2. Sophomores are allowed a maxium of twelve honor points; freshmen are allowed
a maxium of ten honor points. Honor points are given for offices and activities as listed
below:

ORGANIZATION

5 pts.

4 pts.

3 pts.

2 pts.

ipt.

WEST GEORGIAN

Editor

Business
Mgr.

Associate
Editor

Managing
Editor

Feature
Editors

Reporters,
etc.

CHEIFTAIN

Editor

Business
Mgr.

Associate
Editor

GLEE CLUB AND CHORUS

Business
Mgr.

Officers

Members

CLASS OFFICERS

President
Student
Body

Class
Presidents

Other
Officers

RELIGIOUS
ACTIVITIES

President

Secretary-

Other
Officers

DRAMATIC
CLUB

Stage
Mgr.

Officers

Members

DEBATING
CLUB

Officers
Teams

HONORARY
SOCIETIES

Officers

Members

ATHLETICS

Varsity
Team Mgr.

Varsity

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