Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 2-27-1933 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" (1933). The George-Anne. 89. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/89 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 THE SOUTH GEORGIA TEACHERS COLLEGE. VOL. 6 COLLEGEBORO, GA., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1933. NO. 8 STUDENTS VOTE GIRLS TO PLAY TO NAMECOLLEGE BREWTON-PARKER BALDWIN COLLEGE IS THE FA- THE GAME FRIDAY NIGHT WILL VORITE NAME BY A LARGE CLOSE SEASON; GIRLS PLAY- MAJORITY OF VOTES. ED 5 GAMES; WON 3, LOST 2 The governor's signing of the re- The girls' basketball team will cent bill giving the Board of Regents bring their season to a close here authority to change the names of all Friday evening with Brewton-Parker state schools has caused much antici- Institute. pation among the students as to what The girls have played five games name would be suitable for this in- this season and the game Friday will stitution. give them an even half dozen. Play- Many of the students had different ing the best girls' teams in southeast names to suggest for the school when Georgia, they have won three and given an opportunity to offer their lost two games. Friday's game will suggestions last week. Some said give them either a fifty-fifty break that they preferred keeping the same for, the season or four wins and two name; that it had been changed defeats. enough. Others said keep S. G. T. G The girls opened the season with providing that some of the other col- the Business Girls team in Savannah, leges are closed. One of the students defeating them 42 to 17. Later they gave as her choice, Ford University, went back to Savannah where "the and presented the following reason: First Baptist girls gave them a 11- "Why not investigate the advisability to-6 licking. The following week they of commemorating Henry Ford's con- won from the Portal Athletic club tribution of the South ? Who knows ? 27 to 13, and then went to Vidalia It might mean millions. Ford's prop- where B.-P. I. gave them another erty is a'djacent to us and Ford Uni- licking 27 to 17. Last week the girls versity would not sound bad." evened the count with the) First Bap- One student said that the school tists of Savannah, defeating them 32 should be named Baldwin and give to 24. East Dormitory the name Lyman It now remains for the girls to even Hall. However, one preferred to the count with B.-P. I. and give them compromise on Baldwin and Lyman four wins for the season with only Hall and chose the name Hall-Bald- two defeats. win, because "these two men are in- There will be no basketball, other separably connected in the beginning than the local boys' tournament, all of higher education." this week, and the Athletic Associa- Following is a tabulation of the tion hope to see a large number of results: students out for the girls' game. Baldwin 198 Lyman Hall 89 The first steamship to cross the At- S. G. T. C 22 lantic Ocean was the "Savannah," Walton 8 propelled by sail and steam, which Lanier 5 T. C. WINS FOURTH embarked from Savannah in 1819, Georgia Teachers College .....4 STUDENTS ATTEND Empire College 4 CONFERENCE TITLE ATHLETIC MEETING carrying cotton and other cargp .to 1 Liverpool. , . (Continued on page 3) The Teachers have just won the The Shorter Sports Association Athletic Association conference basketball championship. hostess of the Georgia Athletic Con Baptist Young Women This gives S. G. T. C. a record of ference for College Women, Febru Organize Auxiliary Sponsors Tournament four straight conference titles. This record started with the basketball ary 17-19, asked that South Georgia Under the direction of Mrs. Ker- title in 1931-32, the baseball crown Teachers College be represented. The The Athletic Association of the mit Carr, leader of the Statesboro in the spring of 1932, the football local organization, realizing the ad- College sponsored the finals of the Y. W. A., and Miss Mary Christian, championship in the fall of 1932, and First District High School Basket- vantage of affiliating their; associa- state Baptist young peoples' leader, the basketball supremacy in the win- tion with other organizations of high ball tournament in the gymnasium the Baptist girls have succeeded in ter of 1932-33. standing, elected Edna Bennet, Blah' Friday and Saturday. organizing a Y. W. A. on the campus. This year thd Blue Tide has "faced Salter, Jewell Greene and Bill Proc- Collins, Metter, Vidalia and Soper- These girls have entered into the the enemy" seventeen times, and has ton of the southern division of the tor as representatives. work with enthusiasm and determina- emerged victorious fourteen times. The trip was begun a day earlier district were the four high teams tion. With Miss Veazy as their coun- Only one was lost to a conference in order to visit G. S. C. W. and Wes- and represented that section. In the sellor, they have planned to make a foe. The Teachers scored 766 points leyan to inquire of their work in the northern section Statesboro, Portal, big success. during the season to 513 for their athletic association and Y. W. C. A. Midville and Springfield were the four The following officers have been opponents. The group visited G. M. C, State high teams. Two games were played elected: President. Carmen Brown; High scoring honors for the year Capitol, state asylum, the grave of in the gymnasium Friday afternoon, vice-president, Elizabeth Fletcher; go to "Check" Williams, who scored Woodrow Wilson's first wife, the two Friday evening, two Saturday secretary, Polly Mincey; treasurer, 172 points in fifteen games, an aver- Martha Berry schools, and other in- afternoon and two Saturday night. Lillian Eubanks; circle chairmen, age of 11 points for each game. Fol- teresting places. Rocks were collect- The Training School P.-T. A. serv- Hazel C'oleman and Grace TroweJI. lowing him comes Spears with 122 ed from the main spots of interest ed meals, drinks' and sandwiches both The twelve charter members feel points. These are the only two men to place in on outdoon fireplace the days of the tournament, which added" that the college needs this organiza- who scored more than 100 points. girls are planning to build. to the entertainment. The Athletic tion to improve the spiritual growth Coach Smith stated that the record The business session of the con- Association furnished sleeping quar- of the institution. They urge every for the year is the best ever estab- ference lasted from Saturday a. m. ters for the players and coaches. Un- girl on the campus who is interested, lished by a team here. He also stated through Saturday afternoon. Brenau, usually large crowds attended the especially Baptist, to attend the first that it was probably the best team Agnes Scott, University of Georgia, meet both days, many spending the meeting which will be held Wednes- entire day Saturday on the campus. (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 3) day night, March 1, at 7 o'clock. TWO THE GEORGE-ANNE MONDAY, FEB. 27, 1933. THE GEORGE-ANNE LETS PLAY MORE A Tribute to Georgia 9 A visitor to the campus these .. Poets Corner.. Published Semi-Monthly by the Stu- (By Bruce Barton.) nice pre-spring afternoons could Gold was their quest, and for it dents of the South Georgia Teachers "IT'S TOUGH" College, Collegeboro, Ga. not help but be impressed with they had pierced the humid swamps and moss-hung j«ngles. "Here we SuDScription Price the large number of students (Apologies to Longfellow) playing the many different will stay," the soldiers cried. "Here $1.00 Per Year 10c Per Copy is a pleasant place." But the bronzed The term of school was ending fast. About the time exams were past kinds of games. leader, DeSoto, who rode before them, RALPH STEPHENS, Editor-in-Chief A check-up on most any aft- A maid adopted with a heart of ice WILLIAM EVERETT, Business Mgr. signalled "Forward!" He knew not An accent—quite a strange device, ernoon last week would have the gold of the red soil and gentle "It's tough." Editorial Staff found both boys' and girls pitch- rivers. He urged them on. Behind Her brow was quick; her eyes beneath Leonard Kent Associate Editor; ing horse shoes, rowing on the them stillness returned to the hills Flashed like a falchion from its Jim Wrinkle Sports Editor lake, playing tennis, baseball, and valleys. Through the tall pines sheeth, Josephine Murphy ...Feature Editor the wind blew silently. Unwritten re- When like a silver clarion rung The accents of that strange tongue: Kathryn Lovett Social Editor boxing, golf, and with the gym- mained a page in the record book of Addie B. Parker Alumni Editor nasium filled with those inter- "It's tough." A. W. Bacon, Associate Business Mgr. time. Two centuries passed. Anoth- er leader came to the land. James Of everything she made light, Carolyn Mundy Exchange Editor ested in indoor sports.