University of West Georgia - Chieftain Yearbook (Carrollton, GA)

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i In 195 3 the work was begun on the present Science Building, located dire ctly behind the Ad- ministration Building. This was completed in 1954 and houses the book store and a modern student lounge on the lower floor. Mrs. Daisy Green moved in next door as dietitian in the same year. Mr. Harold Steele came in 195 5 to the biology department. Mr. William Lewis came to give aid to elementary education majors in psychology. So ended a second era of progress. The glory of the pring of 195 5 West Georgia ' s darkened by the death of Saddest Day one of West Georgia ' s most loved contributors to the history and growth of the school, Mrs. Irvine S. Ingram, better known as Martha Munro Ingram. She had served as acting principal of the old A. and M. School on two occasions. She was reputed for her continuous de- votion to her position as wife of the president, for her creative vision as one of the founders of West Georgia College, and, above all, for her reverent dedication to the inspiring standards of beauty, grace, and truth. Again I saw steps taken toward Third Era third era of progress in 1 S which the college is now in- volved. Mr. Owen Moore and Miss Helen Womack were added to the faculty in 1954. Dr. Ingram, in 195 6, announced that West Georgia College would become a four year degree-granting institution in the field of elementary education the following year. In that same year were added to the staff Miss Elizabeth Parker, social science and Assistant Regis- trar; Mr. William Maples, science; Miss Willie Maude Thompson, English and Dean of Women; and Mr. Robert Jobson, art. Mr. J. E. McWhorter replaced Mr. Horace Acklen as Comptroller, En- rollment had reached five hunderd and continued to increase. Additional faculty members came in 1957. They were Dr. John M. Martin, Chairman of Division of Social Science ; Dr. J. C. Hendricks, Head of Mathe- matics and Science; and Dr. George W. Walker, Chairman of the Division of Language, Literature, and the Arts. Miss Elizabeth McClellan was appointed as col- lege nurse and Mrs. Margaret King as college hostess. Other additions included Mr. Hugh Deen, Music ; and Mr. Ross Shackelford as Director of Public Relations. Dr. Mildred English came again as consultant to Adult Education Department in the same year completed her book on our adult education depart- ment, College in the Country. We were all grieved by the death of Dr. English in February this year. This year our faculty additions included Mr. Richard E. Ottinger, athletics and physical educa- tion; Mr. Emory Holland, Dean of Men; Mr. Glenn Moore, social science; Mr. Sterling Crim, mathe- matics; and Dr. William Stosberg, Chairman of the Division of Education. Only Dr. Ingram and Miss Weaver remain from the original faculty group of 1933. First Four Year Graduation I shall always remember the first class that graduated from West Georgia College as a four year school. These 41 students who had sought the B.S. degree in elementary education, selected as its motto one which denotes the sincerity with which students are preparing to meet the opportunities of tomor- row: A Good Today Makes A Better Tomorrow. I have faith enough in the school ' s future classes to believe that they will take up the cross of prog- ress and bear it to even higher realms of education. I have led you through a history Continual Growth f (. - (. jj g history never stands still. An increase in enrollment in 1957 demanded the launching of a building program. By 1958, con-

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est, participation, and scholastic standing in social science. As a memorial to the late Delbert Clark, nationally known leader in adult education, an award may be presented annually for outstanding achievements in the field of adult education. Foun- ders Day Awards may be presented annually to friends of West Georgia College who have made outstanding contributions to the cultural and eco- nomic life of the college. Numerous scholarship and loan funds are avail- able to worthy students. Because of these funds and awards, students have determined to go the second mile in order to rise scholastically and culturally. The education of rural teachers Three Year Georgia College was based on the belief that the rural school can and should contribute to the solution of many of the problems of its community. In 1940 a third year of work for students in teacher educa- tion was added in order to prepare those students for rural positions. Another great stride had been taken to give future teachers an insight into the lives of those students with whom they worked. The teachers had to know how to discover the specific needs of the community and they had to be conscious of the relation of the school com- munity to the regional and national scenes. Looking back, I recall that there ttrst Era Jja j been a decade of progress of Progress beginning in 1 9 3 5 . By that year the faculty had grown to 1 5 . Through those first ten years of growth, I saw numerous advancements take place. The growing enrollment demanded new buildings. In 1936 Mandeville Hall for girls was erected just beyond Adamson. This hall, with the establishment of Sanford Library in 1937, at the extreme west end of the front campus, extended College Circle to form a complete semi-circle of buildings. These newly erected buildings stand where once stood a large red barn. The year of 1938 saw the completion of the present auditorium- gymnasium-dining-hall building, located behind Melson and the Administration Building. Old Ay- cock Hall which once stood at the present site of the Science Building, was at different times used as dining hall, clasrooms, the little store, and boys ' s dormitory. This building was destroyed by fire in 1940. By this time, the library had become inade- quate for the needs of the school and was remod- eled and a reading room was annexed in 1940. The placement of Miss Downs as Registrar in 1941 marked another peak in the progress of the first era. She had been a member of the teaching staff since 1934. Men and women will forever remember her for her helpfulness and hospitality to new students, for her friendliness and cooperation with old stu- dents and for her interests in their varied activities. Again I was tremendously Second Era pleased to see another era of oj rogr progress begin. Through the next decade many competent members were added to the West Georgia faculty. To begin this turn over in staff, Miss Marion Crider came in 1945 to the mathematics department. Following her were Mr. C. K. Boroughs (1946) in social science and English, Miss Dora Peete (1946) in the business education department. The year 1948 brought a man who has endeared himself to all West Georgia students, Dr. William H. Row, the present dean of the school. Dean Row came here in the speech and dramtics department. Mr. J. Carson Pritchard began his work in the adult education department in 1949. Sand Hill laboratory school was given a new principal, Mr. Quinton Prince, in 1951. To continue this influx of new professors, in 195 3 came Mr. CoUus John- son, associate director of adult education. Miss Dorothy McNabb, women ' s physical education, Mr. Floyd Wirsing, science department, Mr. James Overton, business administration, and Mr. William Sessions, English. At the beginning of the winter quarter in 19 51, West Georgia ' s men happily abandoned the bar- racks on the hill and occupied modern new Aycock Hall, a building dedicated to a man who helped found West Georgia College, Mr. J. A. Aycock.

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struction had begun on a new classroom-oflSce building, and annexations to Mandeville Hall for Women and to Sanford Library. Early in 1959, a contract was let for the construction of a new warehouse. It will be located just to the west of the Log Cabin on the back campus. Fall quarter of 1958 had a record enrollment of seven hundred and ten. With the completion of the four building projects, West Georgia will have facilities for one thousand students. Because of the record enrollment, many men students have lived this year in the Log Cabin, the Gunn House, Hamm Hall, Rogers Hall, Aycock Hall, and in various apartments and homes in Car- rollton. With the completion of the annex to Man- deville for Women, the men will again occupy Melson Hall. This brings my history to date. I have allowed you to peer into my cloud of memories that you might know that West Georgia is a young school whose potentialities are unlimited. She has ascended one stairway of progress. Tomorrow she will have reached the crest of the mountain of history, for you, my sons and daughters, will lift her there. On March 11 this year the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia granted West Georgia a new degree program. Beginning in Sep- tember the Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in English, mathematics and social science will be of- fered making West Georgia a senior college in every respect. One man ' s dream has at long last been realized.