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\"Duty\" - Word of the Week
Definition of the word of the week (DUTY): Moral obligation The famous advice columnist, Ann Landers, once described maturity in this way, “Be able to stick with a job until it is finished. Be able to bear an injustice without having to get even. Be able to carry money without spending it. Do your duty […]
October 25, 2004
Character Development
Alumni Weekend 2004 “A Salute to GMC” Celebrating 125 Years
(Milledgeville, GA) October 17, 2004 – Georgia Military College alumni and friends will meet October 22 and 23 to celebrate 125 years with “A Salute to GMC” during Alumni Weekend 2004. One of the highlights of the weekend will be the honoring of a select group of individuals with Georgia Military College Alumni Awards. The […]
October 22, 2004
Alumni
October 22 is Significant
On this date in 1879, the local Board of Trustees of Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural Colleges assumed possession of the old Statehouse building and began the process of building a college within its walls. Today that college is known throughout the nation as Georgia Military College. Happy Birthday, GMC! Submitted by: COL Jane Simpson
October 22, 2004
General Interest
President George W. Bush is Teen Choice
(Milledgeville, GA) October 21, 2004 – American teens have spoken, and they want George W. Bush for president. This week, nearly 1.4 million teens, including teens at Georgia Military College, voted in the nation\’s largest mock election, Channel One’s One Vote 2004, and the Republican incumbent wound up with 393 electoral votes and 55 percent […]
October 21, 2004
Prep School
Voter Registration Drive Deemed Successful
(Milledgeville, GA) October 19, 2004 – GMC’s voter registration drive began on Super Tuesday, August 31, and during the past several weeks Mrs. Brenda Brown, GMC Coordinator of Community Service and Baldwin County Deputy Registrar, has visited high school and college classrooms to offer the students an opportunity to register to vote. All of the […]
October 19, 2004
Character Development
\"Honor\" - Word of the Week
Definition of the word of the week (HONOR): Principled uprightness of character, personal integrity I remember telling a companion that I refused to engage in a battle of wits with him because there was no honor in fighting an unarmed man. Although the joke went over his head (which proved my point), it demonstrates that […]
October 18, 2004
Character Development
Student Visitation Day to be Held October 16
Prospective students and their families are cordially invited to attend Student Visitation Day at Georgia Military College’s Milledgeville Campus on October 16, 2004. Our structured visitation program provides a first-hand look at GMC, while allowing an opportunity to interact with faculty, staff and students. Check-in for Student Visitation will be held from 8:30 AM – […]
October 14, 2004
Academics
High School Softball Wins Trio of Games to Seal Third Consecutive Region Title
By Keich Whicker – The Union-Recorder The celebration that erupted at Couch Field after Georgia Military College\’s softball team recorded the decisive out in the region 7-A tournament final probably seemed familiar to many involved in it, but it didn\’t seem to damper their enthusiasm. \”We did what we had to do and put a […]
October 14, 2004
Athletics
Colonel David Black, President of GMC 1971-1973
COL David Black, 79, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, after a long illness. GMC has certainly lost a loyal alumnus and supporter of the college as well as a true friend. COL Black, a native of Bibb County, made his home in Milledgeville for many years. He was a 1942 high school graduate of Georgia […]
October 13, 2004
General Interest
\"Morality\" - Word of the Week
Definition of the word of the week (MORALITY): 1) The quality of being in accord with standards of right or good conduct. 2) Virtuous conduct Genius physicist Albert Einstein once wrote, “The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. […]
October 12, 2004
Character Development
