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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 



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WEST GEORGIAN Editc 



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LITERARY 

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President 


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