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THE FORT VALLEY STATE COLLEGE, FORT VAL LEY, GEOR GIA
VOLUME VIII, N UMBER
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Changes R ecommended by
Strayer Committee
In a recent report, the Fort Valley
Sta te College was recommended as the
only institution of higher learning for
egroes to be assigned by the state of
Georgia to a program of preparation
of teachers of vocational agricul ture.
Commission to this program would
be based on location, land resources
and position to develop a sound program in the field of general agriculture. Vocational home economics
having also gained publicity at For~
Valley for its concern with the developmen t of rural life and beina
cOI?mitt~d to a curriculum closely
allIed wIth the agricultural program
was also suggested as a specific function of this college.
These recommendations are a part
of the report of a special committee,
commissioned by the Board of Regents .of the University System of
GeorgIa to study the various member units in order to determine what
functions each could best fulfill in
the task of educating the college-age
youth of the state. The head of the
committee was Dr. George D. Strayer,
formerly Director of the Division of
Fi eld Studies of the Institute of Educational R esearch, Teachers College,
Columbia University. The committee
made a tour of inspection of the Fort
Valley State College campus early in
the fall quarter, 1949. The report was
released in December to the Board of
R egents and digests sent to presidents
of the yarious college member-unit
of the university system.
Further recommendations in the
Strayer report included the expenditure of 1,950,000 to improve physical
facilities of the Fort Valley State College ,including a new men's dormitory, faculty housing, enlargement of
infirmary and dining hall, a new
demonstration school, a new library,
science, agriculture and home economics classrooms and laboratory, a
central heating plant, a health and
physical education b uilding, an education building, agriculture barns,
sheds and a student union b u ilding.
TEN CE TS
J ANU ARY, 1950
Student T eachers, Apprentices
Go to W ork
Registrar' s O ff ice Gives
_Enrollment R eport
Despite the prediction made early
in December of 1949 by The Board
of Regents of the University System of
Georgia that the enrollment would
decline for the remaining quarters of
the current school year, the Fort Valley State College's enrollment has increased over that of the Fall Quarter.
The Fall Quarter's enrollment was
639 and the Winter Quarter has
reached 644 it was reported .
ENROLUvIENT
Winter Quarter
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Junior Class
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116 215
95 169
74 132
56 105
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Blind Author C reates
Dramatic Success
T he one-act drama "Play Me No
Carols" by Lonnie Napier, given
Decem ber 14, 1949, in the College
Auditorium was an inspiring one.
The plot concerned two girls whose
mother having died on a Christmas
day, had since been unable to appreciate the season. Their reconversion
to enjoyment of the true spirit of
Christmas was effected by a visit from
a convict who demonstrates the meaning of Christmas and emphasizes his
point by playing carols for them to
enjoy.
The characters were as follows:
Evelyn Anderson was p layed by Mae
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The second quarter of the academic
year, customarily allotted to practice
teaching and apprentice work in various fields by seniors, saw the student body on campus considerably
shrunken as a multitude of seniors
departed for the field .. In the elementary education deparement, for
instance, nine students have gone to
the following respective places: two
to Oak Grove; Johnnie Mae Kayler
and Dorothy Smith; two to Byron,
Robbie Jones and Mary Ellen Eunice;
one to Mathews, Lillian Love; two to
Myrtle, Catherine Ragin and Nora
O'Neal; one to Peach County Training School, Juanita Sawyer; and one
to the Campus Demonstration School,
Mrs. Hattie Banks.
All of these students are located
in Peach County. Those who have
gone out to rural schools of the
county will put in full time. The two
who are teaching in Fort Valley do
part time teaching because they have
some college classes on the campus.
The prospective student teachers
have been giving intense study to the
problems of unit teaching and the
teaching of the several skill subjects.
They have also studied about classroom management and how to make
it contribute to the learning situation.
Some of their time has been spent in
getting materials together from which
they Can make teaching aids when
they get into their various teaching
situations.
The young women who have gone
into the county schools will live in the
communities in which they teach.
They will be expected to participate
in community activities and to influence the life of the people-adults
as well as children of their several
communities. The students teachers
will be rated on the effectiveness of
their contributions to improved community living as well as on their classroom teaching.
All the young women apparently
looked forward eagerly to their stu(Continued on Page 7)
THE PEACHITE
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Prominent Negro Pianist
Recital Here
In
Monday evening, December 12,
1949, at 8 o'clock, Tourgee A. DeBose,
outstanding Negro pianist and professor of music and head of the department at Southern University in
Scotlandville, Louisiana, gave a piano
recital at the Fort Valley State College.
Mr. DeBose is a graduate of Fisk
University and of Oberlin Conservatory where he received the bachelor
of music degree. He has studied
further with Carl Friedburg in New
York and Lucien Wurmser in Paris,
France.
The program consisted of the following compositions: Sonata Appassionata opus 57 by Beethoven;
three waltzes-C sharp minor opus
64, G flat (posthumous), and A flat
opus 34, Nocturne in C minor, and
Scherzo opus 39 by Chopin; "Birds as
Prophet" by Schumann; "The Swan"
by Palmgren; " The Nightingale" by
Liszt; Valse Caprice by Tourgee DeBose; and Polonnaise in E by Liszt.
The recital aroused much applause on the part of the audience.
Dramatic Success
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Carol Webb, Pl-isciila Anderson by
Lucile Walker, the convict by Grier
Dunn, a young boy by James Postell,
and a salesman by Thomas Blackmon.
The play was directed by Zenola
Hardeman and Josephine Garmon.
The author, Mr. apier is a blind
student and a junior at the Fort Valley State College.
THE BEGI J ING OF THE ME'S GLEE CLUB
Staring dZLTing the summer session of 1949, the Men's Glee Club beuan
with the above singers: (left to right, fmnt row) Joseph Thompson, R aymond Booth, Chester Wheeler, Cm-dell Wynn, Herman Ingram, Hen r)'
Sease, (back mw) Brodis LaMarr, Marion Smith, William Giddens, and
Marion Underwood. The group now somewhat increased in membersh ip,
continues under the direction of Mr. Edward Moore.
Lyceum Program Presents
"The Southernaires"
According to an announcement
coming from the Lyceum Committee,
"The Southernaires" Quartet of ew
York City will present a concert here
in the latter part of January.
"The Southernaires" ranks among
the greatest of vocal ensembles heard
on the air or concert stage. Since 1929
Players' Guild Rehearses
when they first organized, their beautiftill y blended voices have thrilled
"Dear Ruth"
The College Player's Guild, under great audiences all over the country.
the direction of the English Depart- They are exponents of all kinds of
ment, presents three major plays dur- vocal music, except popular swing
ing the year and several one-act plays. music, presenting classics and ballads
For the winter quarter's production, as effectively as they do songs of their
The College Player's Guild is pre- own race. Their forte is the concert
senting "Dear Ruth," a comedy in field.
two acts by Norman Krasna.
"The Southernaires" Quartet is
The play is centered around the composed of the following persons:
deeds of Miriam W-ilkins who writes Ray Yeates is the lyric tenor; John
and sends. he~ big sister Ruth's picture Taylor, Jr., second tenor; William
to a soldIer 111 the war. Miriam and Franklin, baritone and William Edthe soldier exchange many letters, and monson, bass, with Spence Odom at
finally the soldier comes to see Ruth the piano.
who doesn't know anything about
"The Southernaires" won immedihim. With the solution to this prob- ate popularity with their first radio
lem, the play comes to its climax with broadcast 20 years ago over the neta startling ending.
works of the National Broadcasting
Among the cast of "Dear Ruth" Company. In response to urgent dewe find Jean Brothers as DaTa, Pal: mands that they make personal ap(Continued on Page 8)
pearances,
Opera Debut Attains Rousing
Student Applause
The Lyceum Com mit tee has
brought upon itself a great deal of
admiring attention for its introduction of opera to the Fort Valle
tate
College, Friday, December 9, with the
presentation of Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel" performed in the college auditorium by the Matinee Opera
Company.
The rousing student applause attained by the performance of this
opera demands the indication that in
its proper sense the work was a
Mother Goose rhyme set to music by
Engel Humperdinck in 1893 on December 23.
This most delightful opera came to
be written ,one might say, almost by
accident. The composer's sister, irs.
Harmon Wette, compiled for her
children a series of verses based on
Grimm's fairy tale version of "Hansel
and Gretel" and sent them to her
brother to set to music. This he did
and arranged the works for a home
Christmas celebration. It proved to
be so enjoyable that Mrs. Wette and
Humperdinck elaborated it into a full
length opera.
"Hansel and Gretel" is an old
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THE PEACHITE
Prizes Offered for Essays on
Alcohol Problem
The continuance of the contest for ~
the Roberts A ward by the Intercollegiate Association for Study of the
Alcohol Problem has just been announced by Edwin H. Maynard, Conte t Secretary. .
The 1950 coIllest offers prizes totaling _500 for editorials of 500 to SOO
words on the subject, "Social Pressure
Against AlcohoL" Details are given
in a special folder, circulated by the
association upon request. This contes t stresses not only good writing, but
also the research which every newspap erman knows is the foundation of
a good editorial. Contestants are expected to do library work as well as
draw upon their own experience so
that what they write will be defensible an considered opinion-not snap
judgment. Contest closes June 20,
1950.
Complete information may be obtained by writing to Edwin H. Maynard, Contest Secretary, Box 3342,
Merchandise Mart, Chicago 54, Illinois.
Christian Science Monitor
Features Youth Section
On February 1 The Christian Science Monitor will launch a section
which will be of particular interest
to students of English and journalism.
Written BY YOUTH FOR YOUTH,
this section will provide ambitious
young people with an opportunity for
a market on a professional basis.
The paper desires the type of
feature article that would interest the
high school or college student and
young career workers. As for ~nstance,
the jobs or goals they are seekmg, wh.y
they selected their particular university or college, opinions on current
movies, the trend of television, the
place of young voters or future voters
in the political world, hobbies, sports,
unusual vacation experiences, moneyearning ideas-or any topic that particularly interests the prospective contributor. There will also be a place
for essays, humorous articles, poetry,
photography, drawings, cartoons.
Address all material to the Editor
of the Daily Features Page, and enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Manuscripts should be typed
double space. Length should vary according to requirements of subject,
but preferably run within 500 or 600
words.
Request for early submission of
material accompanied the announcement.
Medical College Admission Test
Offered in May This Year
Princeton, N. j., January 10.-The
Medical College Admission Test, required of applicants by a number of
leading medical colleges throughout
the country, will be given twice again
during the current calendar year, ac(Continued on Page 7)
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Prizes Offered in SADSA
Play Writing Contest
A play-writing contest sponsored by
the Southern Association of Dramatic
and Speech Arts was announced by
Mr. E. J. Adkins to the Fort Valley
State College student body. The purpose of the contest is to encourage
the writing of plays and the production of plays, especially among college, community and high school
theatre groups. The awards are as
follows:
First Prize-$25 .00 and production
in the 1950 SAD A Festival.
Second Prize-$15.00 and production in the 1950 SADA Festival.
Third Prize-$lO.OO.
There is a possibility that all three
plays will be published in SADA.
ENCORE the Association's Official
Magazine.
Contest Rules
1. Any person, regardless of age,
training or experience, may submit
an entry or entries in the SAD A contest. Each person may submit as many
entries as he pleases.
2. All entries must be original creations. Translations and adaptations
will not be considered.
3. Plays submitted may be of any
type and written on any theme that
appeals to the playwright. The characters may be of any race or nationality.
4. Manuscripts must be typed on
one side of the page only, preferably
dou ble spaced. Pages should be bound
and numbered.
5. Cover or title page of the play
should bear the title of the play only.
A separate loose sheet should be included in the package on which is the
title of the play and the author's
name and address . In this way the
author will be unknown to the judges
until after the contest is over.
6. In submitting a manuscript, the
author is understood to agree that it
may be produced without royalty by
any member or the SAD A.
7. The Playwriting committee reserves the right to edit for production
any play submitted in the contest,
and to rewrite any parts which, in its
opinion, will improve it for production .
S. The 1950 jury of awards will
consist of three prominent judges who
are specialists in the general field of
drama. Their decisions will be final.
9. All those who wish their manuscripts returned must enclose stamps
or currency for that purpose.
10. The 1949-1950 contest will close
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THE EDITORS SPEAK
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Personality As I View It
Activities of the Y.M.CA.
By B enjamin Murray
During the past three years here at
the Fort Valley State College I have
observed keenly the many different
types of p ersonalities that exist within
the confines of this progTessive institution. At these times I have pondered
over the question, "Does the Fort
Valley Sta te College student equal the
students of other colleges? " After
thinking for sometime upon this question, I have concluded that the average Fort Valley student has succeeded
in almost every capacity in which he
has served. On further investigation
I h ave found that usually the reason
for his success is due to one factor.
What can this factor be that even our
success depends totally upon it? Why
of course, Personality.
By William H. A lexande1'
On the campus of the Fort Valley
Sta te College there are an unusal
number of clubs, societies, and organizations. Probably no organization
is better known to the student body
and at the same time less understood,
than the Young Men's Christian Association. I have learned during my
two and one-third years at this institu tion, that many students are not
cognizant of the work and functions
of the organization in spite of the
fact that every attempt has been made
on the part of the officers and members to have a public relations program. This, I shall mention brieflythe activities that the organization
participa ted in last quarter, those
that it is ' participating in now, and
those that it is contemplating participating in next quarter.
Now what does 'Webster, or any
other dictionary say about personality? I have found the following
explanations of it: "The quality of
fact of being a person and not a thing;
that which makes one human being
different from another; individuality;
outstanding qualities of character,
etc." According to these varied definitions we can readily see that personality is not something concrete that
we can put our fingers on but a more
abstract thing that describes a state
of action. The one thing that is concrete is the fact that we all are masters of those instances in which our
education can be truly beneficial. Ask
yourself the question "Does my personality add to or detract from my
present rating?"
If we all look into this matter of
personality with a sincere interest, a
great change can be noted. Most of
the time when we do our selfish deeds,
we do them unconsciously or involuntarily, according to the dictates of
the personality we have d eveloped.
We all can make improvements
along this line, for the largest room
in the world is the room for improvement. Give this your earnest consideration and you will find that the
results in your favor will be miraculously surprising.
During the first quarter of the current school year, much emphasis was
placed on the recrui ting of new members, for it is n ecessary to have new
members each year to replace graduating members. Also during the first
quarter an assembly program was presented at which time Dr. H. A. Bowen,
Registrar and Summer School Director, spoke on the development of the
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STAFF OFFICERS
Edi tor-in -Chief_____ : _______.Benj amin Murray
Associate Editor ___William H. Alexander
Art and Make-Up
EditoL __________________________ Benny Andrews
Associate Art and Make-Up
Editor ----_____________________ .Frances Saunders
News Editor and Business
Manager -------------_________ .Rand olph Wilson
Faculty Adviser _______________.Elaine Douglas
Columnists _________.Lonnie Napier, Georgia
Jenkins, Roberta Stinson, Ellis Hunter,
Nathaniel Hicks, Benjamin Holmes.
Reporters _____. Jones Smith, Grady Jones,
Thomas Blackmon, Ruth Clanton,
Arlivia Smith, Hurtis Ricks.
Typist._____________________ Mary Elizabeth Ward
Y.M.e.A. and traced its growth Croom
its origin in London, England to Ib
present position in
mericaOn November 28, 1949 the
_~ f. c.
A. was host to 1'.1r. Charl e F _ herman of Atlanta. 1'.lr. Sherma n i tlJdent secretary of the Southern Area
Student Council, Y. I.e. . A moker
was held on this day at whic h time
Mr. Sherman spoke to the m embers
on the ideals of Christian relig ion.
At the regu lar meeting of the Ofganization, a period is set a ide for
the discussion of current new that
is consid ered important. During last
quarter the discussions
ce ntered
around the implications of Pre ident
Truman's Civil Rights Progra m_
For this quarter, the Y Le __ _ is
centering its activities around three
things_ First, it is planning to take
charge of the vesper services on F ebruary 12 which is R ace R elation
unday. An elaborate program h a been
planned and an individual o f nation al prominence has been secured as
the vesper speaker.
Secondly, the organization i
ponsaririg a clean-up drive for the campus and community. The n"lembers
of the"Y" will assist people in the
community by washing cars and hining shoes.
Thirdly, the organization is going
to make an extensive stud y of the p roposed federal aid to education, and
it is going to hold forums and d icussions on the same.
As for the third quarter, plan are
now under way to present public programs that will enlighten the public
on the present political situation in
Georgia, and of the importance and
implica tions of the R e-registrati on
Bill. Other plans are a lso in the
making to help provide for an enhanced political, intellectual, and
socia l community.
Opera Debut
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drama of 1l1Vlt1l1g perspeclive _ The
permanence and vitality of theIne, the
universality of sentiment, the excellence of performance, as well as appeal to the humorous as well as the
highly serious, helped to mark this
presentation as unique in the d evelopment of the Lyceum programs.
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IN THE STAFF DEPARTMENTS
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A Whirl in the Social
World
By Nathaniel Hicks
Heave ho, :fatey! Come right on in
and sit down. Pull your chair up close
to the fire . I have something to tell
you. Oh! You already know that we
are in the N ew Year. (Put another
piece of wood on the fire) .
You know, Matey, I really went a
whirling in the social world this time.
I gathered bits of news from all
around. Some was true and some was
untrue so when two and two didn't
equal four I helped the cause along
by equalizing the contending sides.
Socially, " the Valley" has kept the
pace set at the beginning of the year.
In fact I think the social aspect has
grown as the year grew.
Snooping around on the campus the
other day, I stumbled upon a startling
discovery. I came face to face with
what I at first thought was a mirage.
However, it turned out to be only
the new fellow who plays on the
basketball team. He measures approxima tely seven feet high. He was
engaged in conversation with Theresa
Byrd a member of the girl's basketball team.
On the day of registration for this
quarter I overheard an interesting
conversation. One "up an coming"
member of the College Choir asked
ano ther promising member, if he were
to die and could leave in his will
some thing that would help a student
of "the Valley", what would that
something be. The second promising
member pondered for a moment;
finally he said, ''I'd leave my singing
ability to Julius 'Lip' Wiggins." He
had better hurry and die before "The
Lip" grad uates if he wants "Lip" to
gain the benefits from his will.
One would think that after spending a hilarious Christmas vacation,
everyone would want to settle down
to some quiet study. On the night of
January 7, the auditorium gave birth
to one of the grandest dances of the
year. The "ole Town Hall" .was
lavishly decorated and everyone
danced the cobwebs of the old year
away. This dance played an important
part in the shaping of the lives of
some of the people who were present.
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BOOKMAN'S RETREAT
By Ellis Hunter
"THE PHA TOM TREASURE"
By Harriet Grove
Want some treasure? Well, dig for
it. If you're successful, you'd better
let it remain where it is or it might
decide to follow someone - namely,
. . . me. Now, let's see what's buried
between the covers of "The Phantom
Treasure."
Janet Eldon believed that she had
no living relatives until one day Uncle
Pieter Van Meter sent for her to come
and. live with him at the old Dutch
Homestead in New York.
There Janet lives in the room which
once belonged to her mother and is
very happy to have a family of her
own after the lonely years spent at
boarding school. Her cousins, Diana,
Andrew, and young Jan, are pleasant
companions.
However, strange things occur in
the old hOLlse. Mysterious steps are
heard in the night; odd lights seem
to shine through the walls; and the
peaceful nights are broken by the
wails of the "Dutch banshee". But
strangest of alf, the lonely "phantom
treasure" which once had belonged
to Janet's mother, disappears and
with baffling frequency.
Old P'lina, the housekeeper, is certain that the house is haunted. But
Janet does not agree and she determines to follow that mysterious ghost
and learn the tru tho
!he final appearance of the ghost
bnngs the story to a climax fully as
thrilling as it is unexpected.
"THE GULF OF TIME"
The same author who wrote "The
Three Bamboos," "Bonin", "The
Small General", and many others, is
also author of "The Gulf of Time".
The author is Robert Standish who
h as written many novels that appealed
to the interest of the general public.
No recital of plot can give you the
quality of a Standish novel. One can
say only that here is a love story
WIth a background of fever, jungle,
and fights. Standish takes you away
to faraway lands. He makes you feel
their mystery and pull, their effect on
the white man. He understands native
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Alumni News
Mr. Willie Tarrant, '48, is teaching
vocational agriculture in Shellman,
Georgia.
'Iiss Susie Rosser, '48, is teaching
at the Thomaston High School,
Georgia.
Mrs. Earleen V. Johnson is Jeanes
Supervisor of Houston County, Perry,
Georgia .
Mr. Clarence Hawes is teaching at
the Ballard-Hudson High School, Macon, Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. Maulvin Engram are
teaching in Montezuma, Georgia.
Mr. Lewis Conn is teaching in
Thomson, Georgia.
Mr. Charles R. Amos, '46, is teaching at the Reynolds H. & 1. School,
R eynolds, Georgia.
Mr. R. L. Rumph, '47, is teacher of
vocational agriculture at Metter,
Georgia.
Miss Mattie Benns, '47, is instructor
of business subjects at the BallardHudson High School, Macon, Georgia.
Mr. H. E. Tate, '43, is principal of
the Greensboro H . & 1. School,
Grensboro, Georgia.
. Miss H elen Stinson, '48, is secretary
111 the Department of Agriculture,
The Fort Valley State College and
Executive Secretary of the National
Al umni Association.
Miss Ruby D. Wilhite, '47, is teaching in Carrollton, Georgia.
Miss Ethel C. Dillard, '47, is s~cre­
tary in the Registrar's Office, The
Fort Valley State College.
Miss Christine McKinney, '47, is
secretary in the Vocational Agriculture Department, Fort Valley, Georgia.
. Miss Emily Jones, '48, is secretary
111 the Comptroller'S Office, The Fort
Valley State College.
Miss Elizabeth Laster, '48, is teaching in the high school in Pelham,
Georgia.
Mr. Casilo Hughes, '48, is teacher
of vocational agriculture at the Flat
Rock J r. High School, Hartwell,
Georgia.
Mi~s Josephine Smith, '47, is serving as instructor in the Business Education Department, The Fort Valley
State College.
Mrs. Amelia T. Beasley is assistant
to the reg'istrar at Jackson College,
Jackson, Mississippi.
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SIX
THE GUEST WRITER
The Challenge of the First
Decade
By W. W. E. Blanchet
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(The Fort Valley State College
Radio Address, Transcribed October
24, 1949, Broadcast October 31? 1949,
Station WMAZ, Macon, GeorgIa.)
When the freshmen :::cgistered on
September 19, The Fort Valley State
College entered upon its second decade as a state-supported institution.
In the history of a college, the first
ten years of its life may not revc:11
anything unusually significan.t ~thcr
than its birth, its meager begmnmgs,
and its slow growth. Generally, at least
a quarter of a century or more is required for significant changes to take
place. However, in its first decade of
existence, The Fort Valley State College enjoyed a growth and achieved a
reputation that few colleges have experienced.
With a solid foundation of two good
junior colleges, this college, in the
physical plant of The Fort Valley Normal and Industrial School, began as a
three-year institution in 1939. The
fourth year of college was added in
1940 and the first bachelor's degree
was conferred in June, 1941. The number of graduates has increased from
22 in 1941 to over 850 with the summer class of 1949. At the end of the
present school year, the number of
graduates of The Fort Valley State
College will reach 1,000.
The first decade of The Fort Valley
State College saw the student body
grow from 225 in 1939-1940 to 688 in
1948-1949, a growth of 300 per cent.
The college has not confined its
program to the regular school year.
It has conducted a summer quarter,
primarily for in-service teachers in
Georgia. The summer school enrollment has grown from 617 in the summer of 1940 to over 1,000 in 1949. As
a further service to the teachers in
the common schools of the state, the
college started Saturday classes in the
spring of 1947. These classes have
grown from an enrollment of 250 to
almost 500 for the present year.
Twenty stalwart members of the
faculty, in 1939, nurtured the college
during its first year of existence. Every
year since 1939, additions have been
made to the faculty so that it now
numbers 56, or approximately three
times as large as in 1939.
The college was primarily a teachertraining institution in its early years.
There were five major areas of con-
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centration: Elementary Education, Social Science, Natural Science, English,
and Home Economics. At present
there are 21 areas of concentration including 11 curriculums that are designed for the training of teachers,
six in the liberal arts, and four in
certain technical areas of Agriculture,
Home Economics, and Business. The
last curricilum organization to be approved by the faculty is Business Administration.
In 1943, the National Survey of
Higher Education for Negroes, made
by experts of the United States Office
of Education, stated that of 25 leading Negro colleges surveyed, The Fort
Valley State College received FIRST
mention for "the clarity and extent of
its aims," itss form of faculty organization, the integration of know ledge in
courses, the teaching loads of its faculty, the organization and content of
its curriculum and the adjustment 01
its instructional procedures and curriculum to individual differences. The
Fort Valley State College received
SECOND mention for its "unique
and particularly noteworthy types of
pioneer efforts (in education) ", the
tenure of its faculty, its method of
faculty recruitment and appointment,
its program of general education, and
its general interest in student scholarship. It received THIRD mention in
the organization of its faculty meetings and the appearance of faculty
members on programs of learned societies. When it is remembered that
The Fort Valley State College was
compared with Negro colleges that
had been in existence for 70 or 80
years, surely such ratings of The Fort
Valley State College represent phenomenal growth and achievement for
a college three or four years old at
the time the survey was made.
National recognition has been given
to the college's unique method of
awarding credit for the achievement of
its objectives as a prerequisite for
graduation. In addition to the 180
quarter hours of academic credit conventionally required for graduation,
the college requires 192 "activitiesobjectives" units distributed over the
eight objectives of the college.
The Fort Valley State College was
accredited by the Southern Association
of Colleges and Secondary Schools in
1943, four years after its birth. This
accreditation assured the college that
its graduates would be admitted to
the leading graduate schools of the
country. That is an accomplishment
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On the Faculty Front
By Benjamin Holmes
The following faculty members attended meetings the latter part of
December: Mr. George D. Adams, the
Midwest Band Clinic, Mr. E. J. Adkins, the convention of the American
Educational The ate r Association,
both in Chicago, and Dr. W. S. 1.
Banks the meeting of the American
Sociological Society, New York City.
We welcome to our faculty-staff
Miss Helen Featherstone of Asheville,
North Carolina, who succeeds wIrs.
Rosa Gloscoe Bailey as secretary in
the office of the president. Miss
Featherstone graduated from the We t
Virginia State College in 1947, with
a A.B. degree in Spanish and English.
She has done further study at the
Southeastern Commercial College,
Asheville, North Carolina.
The following articles by members
of the faculty have recently appeared
in the periodicals of learned societie
and educational groups:
Mr. James A. Tillman, dean of men,
"Toward a Philosophy to Live By",
Association of American Colleges
Bulletin.
Dr. H. A. Bowen registrar and professor of education, "Orientation Services in the N egro Land Grant Colleges", The Journal of Negro Education (Winter Issue) .
Mr. S. E. William, associate professor of education, "What Can We
Do to Educate Adults for World
Understanding?"
Mr. K. M . Keyes, associate professor
of agriculture, "Adults Education in
the Rural Community."
Articles by fvlr. William and Mr.
Keyes appear in the Findings of the
Seven th Annual Conference on Adult
Education and the Negm, Orangeburg, South Carolina. Dr. C. J. Duncan, professor of education and head
of the department is listed in Who
Knows - And What.
Dr. W. ''Y. E. Blanchet, administrative dean and professor of physical
science, and Mr. R . J. Pitts, professor
of mathematics, have been listed with
biographical sketches in the latest edition of American Men of Science. The
name and abstract of a thesis by Mr.
J. Christopher Mitchell, assistant professor of biology, appeared in the
Au thor's Index of the Journal of
Pamsitology, December 1949, an official publication of the Amel-ican Society of Pamsitology, and was listed in
the general program of the American
Association for the Advancement of
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In the Realm of Sports
B Randolph Tilson
R,\TTLER
I G' ILDC T
Before a packed auditorium the
Rattler put on a h w that turned
to the theme of i tory.
he fir t
opened with Florida ah ad b a even
ev n point lead that wa never
headed. h fir t q uaner nd d with
Florida in front 17 to Fort alley's 5.
Young cores 21 Points
.
The econd quarter opened up with
four new fighter to the ''''ildcats
line-up. The were Promise Blount,
Donald Owen,
a par Peek and
David Luca ., ith the help of Young,
the whittled the lead down to 32 to
20 in favor of Florida.
The econd half was a replica of
the fir t with the exception of Young
who wa hooting and making points
from all over the floor. The third
quarter ended with Fl orida , till ahead
54 to 32. The fourth quarter was the
onl quarter in which the Wildcats
put on a good how. They pushed in
20 points while they held Florida to
lOot The final score: Florida 65, Fort
Valley 53.
WOLVERI ES SP
K WILDCATS
The , ildcats came into the game
with high confidence of victory only
to have to lose before a packed house.
Morris Brown started the ball to moving by taking an early lead which was
never headed. At the end of the first
quarter the score was Morris Brown
13, Fort Valley 5. The second quarter
saw the vVildcats come within two
points of the Wolverines, but only to
see their hopes of catching up fall
away by the roadside. With Morris
Brown leading 17 to 15 the Halton
fell out: the Wolverines began shooting all over the place and when the
half ended the score stood Morris
Brown 35, Fort Valley 18.
The second half was really heartbreaking. After running up a big lead
of 44 to 25, Morris Brown decided to
let the "subs" play. Even with the
addition of "subs" the Wildcats
couldn't get started. The game was a
free for all with both teams shooting
a t will. The final score: Morris Brown
52, Wildcats 32. The leading pointgetter for the Valleyans was Allen
with eight points. C'mon Wildcats
let's go!
ALABAMA STATE MANHANDLES WILDCATS
Third Straight Loss for Valleymen
Before a packed house the Alabama
State five put on the dog by defeating the Wildcats 53 to 32.
WILDC TS DEFEAT FISK
Brown H igh Score1' with 20 Points
On Decemb er 17th the Wildcats
overpowered the Fisk five to win the
game 57 to 50. All the boys played
like champ. The honor for the game
goes to "Trigger" Brown whose last
minute splurge of baskets spelled defeat [or Fisk.
WILDCATS TROD CE ALA.
A. &M.
Coach Cmig B rings in New Boys
With the addition of Owens,
Blount, Peek, Smith, and Horton, the
''''ildcats downed a Alabama A. & M.
five by the score of 55 to 35. Young
was high point man with 13 points.
Medical Examinations
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cording to Educational Testing Service, which prepares and administel:s
the test for the Association of Medlcal Colleges.
In October 1949 and January 1950,
approximately 15",000 pre - .medic~l
students were directed by their medical colleges of choice to take. t~is test
in partial fulfillment .of ad.mlsslOn requirements. Interest III thiS program
is widespread.
Candidates may take the MCA T on
Saturday, May 13, 1950, or on Monday, November 6, 1950, at administrations to be held at more than 300
local centers in all parts of the country. The Association of ~merican
Medical Colleges, through ltS Committee on Student Personnel Practices, recommends that candidates for
admission to classes starting in the
fall of 1951 take the May test. The
results will then be available to institutions in the early fall when many
medical colleges begin the selection
of their next freshman class.
The MCA T consists of tests of general scholastic ability, a test on understanding of modern society, and an
achievement test in science. According to ETS, no special preparation
other than a review of science subjects is necessary. All questions are of
the objective type.
Application forms and a Bulletin
of Information, which gives details
of registration and administration, as
well as simple questions, are available
from pre-medical advisers or directly
from Educational Testing Service,
Box 592, Princeton, N . .J. Completed
applications must reach ETS office by
April 29 and October 23, respectively,
for the May 13 and November 6 administr:ations.
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Student Teachers
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dent teaching experience.
The students in the home economics department will begin theil
work, Monday, January 16, 1950.
They are to resid e in several communities and participate fully in the
activities of homemaking teaching
during the entire winter quarter.
Mrs. Viva Coleman, res ident teacher
trainer is in charge of the supervision
of these students whi le in their
centers.
The following home economics student teachers are in these respective
centers: Anna Canady and Thelma
Brannham, Hunt High School, Fort
Valley, Georgia; Ocie O'Neal and
Leslie Mathew, Montezuma, Georgia;
Doris Oglesby and Jodie McWilliams,
Sandersville, Georgia; Bernice Flowers
and Bertha Hoiland, Dublin, Georgia; Myrtice Robinson and Catherine
Thompson, Vienna, Georgia.
In the field of vocational agriculture, the following students have gone
out to work: Gordon Dixon and
Willie Jackson, Vienna High School,
Vienna, Georgia; James ' tVinters,
Aaron Industrial, Millen, Georgia;
Acey White, Willow Hill, Statesboro,
Georgia; Harrison Beasley and Curtis
Soloman, Oak Hill Institu te, Sylvester, Georgia; Harold Miller, Boggs
Academy, Keysville;
and Henry
Hughs, Dickerson Training School,
Vidalia, Georgia.
The business education department
which prepares students for teaching as well as for training in various
types of secretarial work, is among the
few departments which establish apprenticeships covering a large part of
the state. This year its students are
distributed as follows:
Constwilla Hill, Chester Wheeler,
and Welborn Crenshaw are in Atlanta; Willie Paul, Gary Peak and
Loveree McCrary in . Macon; Vivian
Crutchfield in Alb any; Clarice
Holmes and Bernice Stephens in Cordele ; and Leola Lemon, Laura Davis,
and Beulah Lovett in Fort Valley.
Majors in secondary education with
concentration in the arts and sciences
have for the most part been assigned
to Hunt High School in Fort Valley.
Numbered among those established in
the classrooms of the neighboring
school are Johnnie Clarington and
John Hennie Combs, science majors;
Junie Marie Branham, Isiah McLendon , Jones Smith, and Carrie Lee
Stephens, mathematics majors; Brodis
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SADSA Playwriters' Contest
" The Gulf of Time"
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at midnight on February 15th. No
entries will be accepted after that
date.
11. All winners of the contest will
be announced at 1950 conference and
festival of the SADA at Kentucky
State College, Frankfort, Kentucky.
Address all Manuscripts to: The
SADA playwriting committee, care of
Randolph Edmonds, Box 89, Florida
A. & M. College, Tallahassee, Florida.
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The Facultv Front
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Science by title-The Effect of Inhibitions, InteTmediates, and A Stimulants Upon the Oxygen Consumption
in AscaTidia Lineata.
Visitors to the campus during January included Mrs. Zxlema Price,
itinerant teacher trainer in home economics and state adviser of N. H.A. in
Iississippi. Mrs. Price was here for the
purpose of collaborati ng with Miss
Daisy L. Lewis, itinerant teacher
trainer in home econimcs and state
adviser of N.H.A. in Georgia.
Student Teachers
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Lamar, Ida Marie Williams and Patricia Jackson, music majors; Lois H atche tt, Martha Ann McKenney, Betty
Finnely, Cordele Wynn, Edward
Blount, William Calhoun, Raymond
Booth, Napoleon J ordan, Florence
Saunders, Eddie Mae Richardson,
Willie Foster, Ella Blalock and Walter
Rollens, social science; and Zenola
Hardeman, Catherine H arden, W'illiam Giddens, and J essie Boynton,
English.
The Social W orId
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Bernice IVlathis "put" Hugh Enmon
"down" because she wanted to give
Addie P. Screen a chance. Also the
love affair of Sherrell Nelson and
H erbert Spence is ended and only
heaven knows for how long. Going
from the extreme to the ridiculous,
Juanita Howard seems to have the
key to Luke Moore's heart. (Nice going, Kid). No matter what happens
it seems that Nancy Pullum's heart
will always belong to Wm. "Bill"
Burroughs. It was very evident that
if "Lanky" and " Chuck" hadn't come
back from the holidays, Little Dot
J ones and Azzie Lee Brown would
have lost their minds (Isn't that
something?) .
peoples. And as a grea t story-teller,
he mixes draughts of suspense with
jets of action.
Jim R ankin is a man of mystery
who guards a dangerous ecret. He
h as found gold in remote
ew
G uinea, among natives who are cut
off from the res t of the world by a
great "gulf of time", and who to all
intents are sti ll living in the Stone
Age. Gifted with imagination, h e
knows what "civilization " ca n do to
these natives, whose code of cannibalism, he feels, is better than no
code at all. H e determines to protect.
But he fa lls in love, and sends his
sweetheart a letter.
You might guess that his secret
would leak out. You might guess too
that dreams of sudden wealth would
d rive men to physical violence. A
trader comes with calico and canned
goods. Prospectors clamor for the
treasure. An entrepreneur is lured by
the promise of cheap labor. A yellow
journalist excites the credulous with
a sensational news story. Missionaries
fail to see the real problem, and the
news of civilization draws tight.
Is It True?
Hu gh Enmon is six feet, three
inches tall and hails from 10ntezuma1
H enry Bryant has a motorcycle that
he rode all the way [rom Du blin to
see his girl ?
Eugene J ones alias "The Bruiser"
is a woman ha ter?
Stanley L ynch j going around sing.
ing "I know what I got, but I don't
know wh at I'm getting?"
Anita Stone is saying "Knock on
My Door" and you will find Fred
Spencer?
Stan D ougherty is cool, calm and
broke?
Sherrell Telson will put down a
piano player for a chemist?
" Pap " Selden and J oe Davis were
seen coming from H erbert's J ewelry
Compan y with some rings?
H enry Bryant and R eba Ricks are
going steady?
Fort Valley's basketball team has
won five straight?
Will i e "Buggy" IcIntosh has
begged back?
Tubby Lodge and Avery Fuque are
fighting it out for first place?
John Yogie Horton is in tip·top
condition from the use of H adacol?
The First Decade
" Dear Ruth" in Rehearsal
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myria Braswell as Mn. Wilkins, Betty
Finnley as MiTiam Wilkins, Ellis
Hunter as Judge Wilkins, Oteal
Walker as R u th Wilkins, Benjamin
Holmes as Lt. SeawTight, Albert
O 'Bryant as A Ib eTt K ummeT, J 0
Maxie McKenzie as M aTtha SeawTight,
and Reuben Grant as Chuck Vincent.
Each actor is contributing his utmost
in preparation for the production.
The College Player's Guild is under
the direction of Mr. E. J. Adkins who
has unique. skill in management of
dramatic production.
Saturday Classes Move Into
Second Quarter
Saturday classes resumed at the
Fort Valley State College Saturday,
J anuary 7, 1950. The total enrollment at the preser1t is 388. The registrar says that he is expecting the enrollment to enlarge. Most of the students reports achieving success and
enjoyment of this opportunity to continue studying until they are awarded
degrees at the same time that they
carryon gainful employment.
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of which the college can be proud.
'W hile in the past ten years, the
physical plant of the college has not
expanded as much as it should have
in view of its offerings and large stu·
dent population, at least one perma·
nent structure in the form of a dar·
tory for women has been added to the
plant.
In 1947, the Board of R egents of the
University System of Georgia designated The Fort Valley State College
as the Land-Grant College for Negroes
in Georgia. That designation provided
for an expanded program in agriculture, in ' addition to the several pro·
grams that were already in force.
The Fort Valley State College can
look with pride on what it accomplished in its first decade of existence.
However, what it has accomplished
serves as a distinct challenge to Presi·
dent Troup, the members of the fac·
ulty, and student body to continue
many of the progressive features al·
ready started and to explore avenues
of educational experimentation not
yet attacked. May the year 1959 reveal
accomplishments equally as significant
in the second decade as in the first
decade of The Fort Valley State College.
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