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The George-Anne Student Media Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 4-1-1940 The George-Anne Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "The George-Anne" (1940). The George-Anne. 2317. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/2317 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The George-Anne by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The George-Anne PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF GEORGIA TEACHERS COLLEGE VOL. 13 COLLEGEBORO, GA., MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1940. NO. 12 Forty-Seven Make Dean’s List STUDENTS GO TO J. 'Randolph Anderson To Re JUNIORS LEAD I. R.C. ASSEMBLY Honored Here April T welfth WITH SIXTEEN Chances of Getting the Confer- Grade Point Ratio of 4.5 Or ence at This School in Y.M.C.A. TO MEET FORMER MEMBER Above Is Required To Make 1942 Are Bright WEDNESDAY NIGHT BOARD TRUSTEES The Honor List. Six members of our local Inter- Forty-seven students of Georgia The first Y.M.C.A. meeting of the Was Influential In Getting- This national Relations Club attended the Teachers College made the Dean’s spring term is to be held Wednes- annual Southeastern International School Established. list during the past quarter, accord- day evening, April 3, in Sanford Relations Club conference at Chapel ing to an announcement made here lounge. Special honors will be paid the Hill, North Carolina, which lasted last week. The students who attended the Hon. J. Randolph Anderson, Savannah from March 21st through the 23rd. The juniors led the list, placing six- religious conferences at Macon are All of our newly elected officers of attorney, here Friday, April 12th. teen students on it. The seniors had planning to present the highlights, our club, Charles Stanfield, president; fourteen; the sophomores had eleven, of the occasion to the members of Mr. Anderson, who is now 75 years Doris Tony, vice-president, and Emily and the freshmen had six on the the Y.M.C.A. old, Was the first chairman of the Goff, secretary and treasurer, along honor list. It is necessary to have Saturday night “Play Nights” are board of trustees of this school. He with members Carlton and Edward a grade point ratio of 4.5, or above, to be started again soon. was a member of the legislature in Carruth and Edith Davis, attended to make the list. At a meeting Thursday of the new 1906 when the bill was proposed to the conference. Following are the names by classes: officers and the old cabinet the fol- establish ten A. & M. schools over The theme of this year’s convention, Seniors: William Chambless, Daw- lowing oabinet was. appointed for the the state. He was influential in get- which four hundred delegates repre- son; Adolph Drury, Brunswick, Nich- ensuing year: ting the bill passed and was selected senting seventy-five southeastern olas Dunbar, Millhaven; John Roberts, Vespers, D. R. Barber; social chair- as chairman of the board of trustees colleges attended, was “The United Matthews; Ann Breen, Jesup; Ira man, Carl Hutchins; chorister, Oliver of the school here at Statesboro. States in a World War.” Our dele- Lois Brown, Leslie; Dorothy Crom- Thomas; athletic chairman, Joe Feas- Mr. Anderson and his wife are to gation reports that a very interest- ley, Brooklet; Miriam Girardeau, ter; publicity chairman, T. A. Bacon; be here on tlie twelfth to' be honor- ing program was presented in the Claxton; Mary Edna Gunter, Louis- membership chairman, Joe Ingram; ed-for the invaluable service that Mr. form of several round table discus- ville; Pat Pagett, Gordon; Jane Poole, evening watch chairmen, George Paf- Anderson rendered. Other trustees sions. The conference activities were, Guyton, and Jewell Vandiver, Sum- f'ord and Carlton Stephens. on the board during the early days of brought to a climax Saturday when this school have also been invited to mit. Henry E. Grady, Assistant Secretary ENROLLMENT FIGURES attend. Juniors: Edward Allen, Eastman; of State of the United States, made RELEASED BY REGISTRAR Mr. Anderson is going to present Earl Byrd, Patterson; A. W. Cooper, a talk in which he stressed the good the college with a picture of himself Myrtle Beach, S. C.; J. A. Gardner, See STUDENTS, page 4 At the end of the first week of the which will be hung in Anderson Hall, See DEAN’S LIST, page 4 spring term 493 students had regis- after whom this building was named. tered, according to Miss Viola Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are to be IFYOUHAVIT college registrar. present at a dinner given in their STUD KNTS A TTENlU This number is a slight decrease honor. SEEN G. W. T. W. from the number enrolled the spring MACON MEETING quarter of last year. Miss Perry “Goodbye, Mom, I’m going out to Jack Tarver, Lyons, Gives In- went on to state, however, that sev- play,” Conference Was Held at Christ teresting Synopsis of the eral new students are expected to “Come back here. You can’t go Church Beginning- Friday Motion Picture enroll the early part of this week. out with that dirty neck.” At Noon There were 508 students here last “Whatdayah mean, dirty neck? For the benefit of a few of our quarter. She’s a nice girl!” Ten students from the Georgia many, many readers who have not yet Teachers College Y.M.C.A and Y.W. got around to seeing the motion pic- C.A. attended the Inter-Racial Con- ture, “Gone With the Wind,” we pre- QUALITY POINT RATIOS ference of Y.M.C.A and Y.W.C.A.’s sent the following imost. excellent WINTER TERM 1939-40. of Georgia this week end in Macon. synopsis of the picture as written by The conference was held at Christ Jack Tarver and published in the. Classes Men Women Total church beginning Friday at noon and Toombs County Democrat (Lyons). Seniors 2.65 3.49 3.02 concluding Saturday night. The Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Tarver: Juniors 2.77 2.83 2.81 theme of the meeting was “Preserving “Katherine Scarlett. O’Hara was Sophomores 1.99 2.29 2.17 and Extending Democracy Through Freshmen 1.93 2.12 2.05 our shero. A winsome winch with a United Christian Action.” Among figger like a marble statue and a head Total 2.22 2.43 2.34 the leaders present were Dr. W. A. as hard. Gerald O’Hara was her pa. Departmental Groups Social Clubs Mbrs. Pldgs. Smart, of Emory University; Dr. By nature he was most animal-like. W. A. A. Council 4.06 “X” Club 4.26 3.44 Rufus Clements, president of Atlanta Proud as a peacock, he roared like a English Club 3.75 Lambda Theta Chi 3.37 2.36 University; Dean B. R. Brazeal, dean International Relations Club 3.56 Dux Dornina 3.18 1.51 lion and rode like a dog-and-pony of Morehouse College, and Herbert Mu Sigma 3.01 Bachelors 3.15 show. After Sherman came he was Home Economics Club ......2.46 Epicureans 3.02 2.0 King and Wiley Critz, executive sec- crazy as a bedbug. Anyhow, Scarlett Band 2.40 Iota Pi Nu .3.01 1.1 retaries of the Southeastern Field was in love with Ashley Wilkes, who College Chorus 2.36 •Bugger Daggers 2.76 Council, Y. M. C. A. Industrial Arts Club 2.30 was in love with his cousin, Melanie, Sigma Gamma 2.62 Students representing Georgia Dramatic Club 2.22 Delta Lamba Delta ....2.34 2.2 who was in love with Ashley, and so Boxing Squad 1.93 Delta Sigma 2.00 1.62 Teachers College were D. R. Barber, they were married. (Ashley and Mel- Basketball Team 1.89 Charles Stanfield, Ben Ayers, Bob anie, in case you’re getting confused.) Bidgood, Charles Alford, Dorothy College Groups Residence Halls This irritated Scarlett, no end, and Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ... .4.31 Lewis 2.72 Cromley, Frances Hughes, Azile Hart- so, in quick succession, she married George-Anne Staff 3.53 East 2.54 ley, Ouida Wyatt, Eula Beth Jones. for spite and cash, respectively, a Reflector Staff 3.32 West 2.42 They were accompanied by Mr. Paul couple of fellows whose names we Student Council 2.94 Sanford 2.38 Thompson, faculty advisor of the Y. M. C. A.. Cabinet 2.64 Day Students 2.06 See G. W. T. W., page 3 Working Students 2.64 local Y.M.C.A. TWO THE GEORGE-ANNE MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1940. The GeorgC'Anne Baseball Prospects Established 1927. (By BOBBY) Member Georgia Collegiate Press Association If baseball does not start off with a bigger bang than it has at the Published bi-weekly by the students of Georgia present time I am afraid that the Teachers College, Collegeboro, Ga. Diggings home plate will have to be moved Published bi-weekly from September till June except during holidays. Well, your old d;rt editor is back on the job. closer to the windows of the library Spring is here, and the campus swains are al- so that every foul ball will at least Subsciiption rate; 10c per copy; $1.00 per year. ready whispering sweet nothings into the little potentially cause a crash. pink ears of their dearly beloved. As we ob- Manager John King states that the Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at prospects look very good—from a Collegeboro, Ga., under temporary permit.
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