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Agnes Scott

ALUMNAE QUARTERLY

FALL 1975

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The Year of
The Woman

Agnes
.Scott

ALUMNAE QUARTERLY/ VOLUME 54 NUMBER 1

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EDITOR/Martha Whatley Yates 45
DESIGN CONSULTANT/John Stuart

ALUMNAE OFFICE STAFF

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McKenzie

DIRECTOR OF ALUMNAE AFFAIRS

Virginia Brown McKenzie 47
ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR

Martha Whatley Yates '45
COORDINATOR OF CLUB ACTIVITIES

Betty Medlocl< Lackey '42
SECRETARY

Frances Strother

ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OFFICERS:

PRESIDENT/Jane King Allen 59

VICE PRESIDENTS

REGION l/Cissie Spiro Aidinoff 51
REGION ll/Dot Weakley Gish 56
REGION Ill/Mary Duckworth Gellerstedt 46
REGION IV/Margaret Gillespie 69

SECRETARY/Eleanor Lee McNeill 59

TREASURER/Lamar Lowe Connell '27

PHOTO CREDITS:

Pages 6.8,1 0-Chuck Rogers; Page 1 1 -Kimball
Corson; Page 1 2-Courtesy of Dr Theodore Mathews.
Page 21 -Courtesy of Patricia Stringer '68; Page 23-
Courtesy of Evelyn Satterwhite 27

NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS:

Copy and announcements submitted for inclusion in
the next three issues of the Quarterly should be
received by the editor by the following dates:

Spring (publication, March 31 . 1976).
December 31, 1975;

Summer (publication. July 30. 1976).
April 30. 1976

Fall (publication. September 30. 1976).
June 30. 1976

Manuscripts by. about, or of interest to ASC alumnae
are welcome, and should be submitted typed double-
spaced, in duplicate, and accompanied by a stamped,
self-addressed envelope

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The Moving Finger Writes. . .

Letters to the Editor

Woman and Higher Education

By Martha Yates

Troubles in academia. . .Validity of liberal arts,
women's colleges, ASC. . .What does ASC offer?
, , , After graduation, what?. . .What of the future?

IViain Points

New trustees added to Board. . .Catherine Sims
returns. . .Printmaker joins faculty. . .Retirement
dinner to feature biblical scholar . . . Glee Club
performs in Vienna . . . French assistant comes
to campus. . .Alumna entertains desert travelers.

With the Clubs

Nine clubs formed in 1975.. .Columbia... Young
Atlanta. , .Fairfield -Westchester.

Boolccase

Colloquium of the Seven
. . .Tchaikovsky

We Minded the Store
A Self-Portrait.

IMisceiiany

Five alumnae leave bequests. . . Do you need a
transcript?. ..New members join Executive Board
. . . Suitcase Seminar . . . Interested in Throwing? . . .
Who gets the mail? . . . Outstanding Alumnae
Awards ballot . . . Did you know?

Dean Samuel Guerry Stukes

1887-1975

Trip to England
Calendar
Class News
From the Director

The Moving
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i/Vrites...

Letters to the Editor

Well.

The prodigal has returned. But hold
he fatted calf and break out the cottage
:heese instead.

After years of busyness with my own
ife, and of watching from the sidelines
he happenings of the College and
he Alumnae Association, I am back,
nvolved, immersed in the life of the
ampus, and loving it!

Having been an infrequent supporter
)f the Alumnae Association, and a
legligent donor to the Fund, I am now,
IS any convert would be, the most
/ocal and ardent advocate of both,
ieing on the scene, I have visual proof
)f the scope of the records kept on
;very alumna, for instance (did you '
enow they have you filed five
jifferent ways?), and of the services
iffered to each of us by the Association
ind the College. And no longer do I
kim over the annual reports, presidential
ind fmancial. The names are now
jeople, and the numbers represent the
)peration of an energetic, accomplishing,
jrowing institution disseminating one
)f the best educational experiences
ivailable to women today.

And I've learned, for example, that
vhen Dr. Perry appeals to a foundation
or an endowment, the first figure
le is asked to present is the percentage
)f contributing alumnae. Understandable;
f we don't have enough faith in ASC
o give it our financial support, why
hould they? So I'll be talking a great
ieal about alumnae contributions, but
rom the standpoint of letting you
now where your money is going, and
vhy every dollar is needed.

About the Quarterly. I'm sure that
'ou've read and enjoyed it as I have,
Lnd have seen the steady improvement
n content and style, particularly
luring the past year. Even though 1
vill introduce my own style and
nnovations, there will still be news of
he classes and other familiar features,
Ithough some may travel under
lew names.

I agree wholeheartedly with a former
ditor of a sister college's magazine
vhen she said that the business of an

umnae publication should be to
.nswer two questions: What has
lappened to all of us since we left
:ollege, and how is it with the College
low? I would add a third requirement. 1
hink that the publication should also
ttempt to continue your education by
iroviding searching, thought-provoking
rticles of wide interest to college-
ducated women.

To the Editor:

I have just read the Spring, 1975
Alumnae Quarterly, and enjoyed it
very much. I am always proud of
our publications.

Martha Ballard Webb '23

Tennille, Georgia

To the Editor:

I enjoyed looking through the

class list in the Fund appeal, and am

reminded again what a great bargain

my education was from Agnes Scott.

Martha Rhodes Bennett '44

Bronxville, New York

To the Editor:

I was especially interested in the
article "Gladly Lerne and Teche
Beacon School", in your Alumnae
Quarterly, Spring, 1975. You were
very kind to give us extra copies
which we distributed at the August
meeting of the Board of Education.
It is very good to have a college
such as Agnes Scott close by. The
administration is always cooperative.
We continue to appreciate having
such good neighbors.

(Miss) Vee Simmons

Superintendent

City Schools of Decatur

Decatur, Georgia

To the Editor

Please send me a current catalog
on the college and courses offered.
Any other material would be
appreciated; for example, what's
been the major concern of student
government? Are there now ways
for students to become actively
involved in community affairs? How
effective is the career counseling
and placement service? I guess I'm
more concerned about projecting
the students forward, beyond their
four years at Agnes Scott.

Karen Conrads '71

Atlanta, Georgia
See lead article, this issue. Ed.

(And the great "Miss"/"Mrs."/"Ms."
controversy rages on:)

To the Editor:

The letter from Margery DeFord

Hauck '57 rang a bell. Do you realize
that the only items still addressed
to me as "Miss" are from Agnes Scott
and my mother? Is there a
relationship, do you think? Anyway,
please change my title from "Miss"
to "Ms." in future mailings.
Lynn B. Denton '63
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

To the Editor:

Please do not change my name.
I've been very proud to be Mrs.
Chris Sinback. Even though Chris war
killed in 1965, I still want to receive
mail by that name.

Mary Moss Sinback '39
Louisville, Kentucky

To the Editor:

I find it somewhat amazing that
a women's college still uses "Miss"
and "Mrs." as forms of address.
Women's liberation has often shown
that women are their own worst
enemies! I'm by no means a radical
liberationist, but I see no reason
why it is more important to know
if a woman is married than if
a man is.

Carolyn M. Craft '64
New Haven, Connecticut

To the Editor:

The majority of my
correspondence is addressed to
"Mrs. James A. King." I like it!
1 find the "title" far from absurd
or laughable. Please continue to use
my married name.

Mary Neely Norris King '45
Raleigh, North Carolina

It is my ambitious intention to try
to keep these criteria as my guide. Your
help, support, and prayers will be
welcome, and it's great to be back!

Oh, yes. The column's title? Unhappily,
that's the way I type one finger
per hand!

Martha Yates '45

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Woman and
Higher Education

Martha Yates

In this International Year of the Woman, it would
do well to assess the status of the single most
important thing in woman's efforts to achieve full,
recognizable, tangible gains higher education.
There's no argument; without a better-than-
adequate education, the woman of today
and tomorrow will be unable to grow and to
attain her goals, whether they are for financial or
personal fulfillment. So how is it with higher
education today? And how does its condition
affect college women those who are still
undergraduates, and those who are alumnae?

To say that private, single-sex, liberal arts
colleges have had rough going during the past
few years is to belabor the obvious; all colleges
and universities have had serious problems. In the
past decade, every student-institution relationship
has been challenged, tried, and changed. Those
problems are, hopefully, over. Now, however,
new ones arise. Beset by a steadily decreasing
college-age population (down from a 1955 peak
birth rate per 1000 of 25.0, to an estimated 15.8 in
1975); by astronomically high operating costs
that include salaries of faculties top-heavy with
members who were tenured during the time
of the engorged enrollments of the Sixties;
and by the insistent demands of students that
they be equipped for instantaneously successful
careers upon graduation, the colleges and
universities are facing their worst crisis
in recent memory.

Nor are these the only problems. Faculties
are restive and many are striking and joining
unions. During the second week of the 1975-76
academic year, members of the faculties of
the University of Bridgeport, of Rhode Island
Junior College, of Thornton, an Illinois
community college, and of the eight Chicago
City Colleges, were striking for increased
salaries, broader fringe benefits, and greater
compensation for teaching classes above
a teacher's normal load. As a result of the strike,
Norman G. Swenson, president of the faculty
union at the Chicago colleges, was sentenced to

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five months in jail for violation of a court
injunction against the walkout. The strikes
were settled, but only after a three-week
disruption of classes.

Like it or not, collective bargaining has arrived
on campuses across the country. According
to the Sept. 15, 1975, Chronicle of Higher
Education, "Leaders of teacher unions expect
more major faculty collective-bargaining elections
to take place during 1975-76 than in any of the
past several years." Bargaining elections are
expected at such diverse institutions as the Florida
state university system (10,000 members), Kent
State, Iowa's community colleges, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, Northeastern, and, among
others, the Universities of Nebraska, Nevada,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana,
Pittsburgh, and Vermont.

Students expect more than a crust of bread

Why, suddenly, are faculties thrust into
positions formerly acceptable only for members
of business and industry, but unthinkable
for academics?

For precisely the same reason that both houses
of Congress saw fit to override President Gerald
Ford's veto, and pass the whopping big $7.9
billion appropriation needed for education during
fiscal 1975: because colleges are in trouble.
Their costs have exceeded the rate of inflation,
and without the allocated funds, educational
institutions would have had to increase student
costs. Expenses are already high; students expect
more than a crust of bread, hard benches,
and slates on which to do their work. This is
an age of sophistication: sophisticated equipment,
sophisticated careers, and sophisticated students.
No longer are all freshmen entering college
straight out of high school; many have taken
off a year or two to work, to travel, to "get it
all together." Most know what they want from
college and intend to get it, especially so because
in many cases, the money paying for that
education is money they earned themselves.
The students are serious about college; they are
not enrolled to evade the draft or because it
is the acceptable thing to do. They are in college
because they are sophisticated, and they know
that they will be graduating into a world of
sophisticated, stringent, selective demands. They

know that they will have to elbow aside other
applicants for every job and every opening
in graduate school, and they know that they
had better have the best possible preparation
for any position they seek.

The colleges and universities are trying to
meet these demands by offering courses of study
undreamed of and unnecessary thirty years
ago. They offer study abroad; they participate
in exchanges with colleges whose disciplines are
completely foreign to their own; they open
their doors to members of the opposite sex. Many,
to defray the rising costs of operation, are being
forced to accept less-than-brilliant scholars.
In fact, as stated by Sam A. McCandless, program
services officer for the College Entrance
Examination Board, the national decline in
Scholastic Aptitude Test scores (see box),
"presents colleges with an increasingly difficult
instructional challenge."

And yet, as stated by Agnes Scott's President
Marvin B. Perry in his 1974-75 annual report
to alumnae and trustees, "Among students,
faculty, and staff, I sense no weakening of our
commitment to the liberal arts, to strong
academic standards, to superior undergraduate
teaching, to our Christian heritage and the
honor code, and to our ideal of a lively and
caring community of learning . . . The
reaffirmation of such aims and the
implementation of procedures and programs
for realizing them with fresh action and renewed
dedication have consumed a major share of

AVERAGE S.AI

SCORES 1966-1975

Mathe-

Verbal

matical

1966-67

466

492

1967-68

466

492

1968-69

463

493

1969-70

460

488

1970-71

455

488

1971-72

453

484

1972-73

445

481

1973-74

444

480

1974-75

434

472

Source: College

Entrance

Examination Board

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our time and energies during the past busy year."

What procedures and programs?

There were two changes in degree
requirements made, for instance. The faculty
reduced the maximum number of hours allowed
in the major field from 80 to 72, and required
work in at least one of the fine arts. They
also decided to approve a combined degree, with
the Georgia institute of Technology, whereby
a student who is interested in engineering may
obtain an Agnes Scott liberal arts degree plus a
Georgia Tech engineering degree in five years.

Perhaps the most interesting and significant
curricular development of the past year was
the expansion of the program for "Non-traditional
Students," those women who are beyond the
usual college age. These are the women termed
by the April 20, 1975, New York Times as "The
fastest growing segment in higher education."
They now constitute 48% of the nation's
ten million college students, an increase from
39% of eight million students in 1970.

Non-traditional students

Agnes Scott currently has more than three
dozen of these students, many of whom
are married with families, most of whom are
over thirty, and about a third of whom are degree
candidates. They are women whose education
had been interrupted, who are entering college
for the first time, or who are taking refresher
courses for their own enrichment. They are taking
subjects ranging from English 101 to German,
from music to French and psychology. But, except
for their ages, it's difficult to categorize all of
them specifically as "Non-traditional." Mildred
Petty, Agnes Scott's assistant dean of the faculty,
says, "It depends on the person defining them.
There is one 36-year-old student, for example,
who is taking a full fifteen-hour load, and who has
already achieved degree-seeking status. By your
and my terms, she's certainly non-traditional, yet
according to the Treasurer's Office, she's a
traditional student. But no matter how they are
called, our goal at ASC is to make them feel
comfortable in what is a very special program."

Many of these students receive financial aid
from Agnes Scott, either in the form of work
scholarships or tuition grants, as do approximately
40% of the traditional students; the figure rises

to 60% when federal, state, and private aid are
added to the total. The aid is necessary; even
though the College's increases in tuition and fees
(which are still lower than those of any other
top-ranked women's college), have been less than
the rising rate of inflation, the cost is high
about $4000 per year versus $1650 for the
University of Georgia and few families or
students can guarantee being able to pay the
entire cost themselves. (As an aid to private
colleges, the state of Georgia gives each student
entering such an institution a $400 tuition
equalization grant.)

And that education for which ASC students
are paying so dearly, by whatever means,
had better be worth it. There are already some
33,000,000 working women in the U.S. today,
and thousands more are added to their
numbers each year. Competition is fierce.

So why, in these career-oriented, ecumenical,
anything-goes, sexy Seventies, would a young
woman select Agnes Scott College? Why a small
(569), expensive. Christian, liberal arts (what
can she do when she graduates?), women's (only
140 in the country), difficult (students, selected
by a faculty committee, must have an SAT
score of 1100 or above), college?

Why liberal arts, anyway? In a 1974 study
conducted by the American Council on Education,
although there was an appreciable drop from .
1966 in the number of undergraduates who
intended to become educators, there was
a marked increase in the number who chose
bLisiness as a career. (Education, 58,920, business,
72,288). There was a decline in the number

An Agnes Scott woman'i future is limited only by her own
particular talents and ambitions.

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selecting engineering as a goal (45,083), but an
increase in those who want to enter the field of
health, other than as medical doctors (98,950). It
is apparent that the swing toward the technical
sciences that was generated by the feverish
excitement of the space program has slowed,
and a steady course of realistic objectivity seems
to be apparent. Even to other than its ardent
advocates, there still seems to be a very real need
for a liberal arts background, whether it is
gained at an independent college or from part
of a university's college of arts and sciences.
It's the jumping-off point for almost any career.

Why a liberal arts college?

As Mark Van Doren states in his book, Liberal
Education, "Liberal education is sometimes
distinguished from useful education. All education
is useful, and none is more so than the kind that
makes men free to possess their nature . . .
Intellectual activity is more than the application
of knowledge, it is the search for truth; and
truth found anywhere will have its affinities in
other fields ... It is the fashion now to make fun
of what used to be called 'formal discipline'
in education . . . Both discipline and freedom are
natural human desires, and each throws light
upon the other. Men cannot be free unless their
minds are free, but it is discipline that makes
the mind free to realize its choices, to
discriminate among them and determine their
practicability." And from Cicero, "He who

is ignorant of what happened before his birth
is always a child."

What about the young women entering
college today? Why select a liberal arts college?

In a Seotember, 1975 ASC Alumnae Quarterly
poll of the 170 members of Agnes Scott's
newest class, the overwhelming answer from
the 160 who participated was, "To gain a well-
rounded education." This response was worded
in a number of ways, such as: "I wanted a
diverse background" (13); or "I need a good
education for whatever career I choose" (23);
or "I wanted to be exposed to subjects I wouldn't
have anywhere else" (15). Six students knew
they needed a liberal arts background before
specializing in their professions, which included
law, education, divinitv, and veterinary medicine.
Only 11 young women said that the fact that
the College offers a liberal arts education was
not important; the other 149 were emphatic in
their declarations of a need for a well balanced,
complete, varied, humanistic approach to
education. Or, as one freshman, perceptive
beyond her years, succintly stated, "1 wanted to
be educated rather than trained."

All right. So the young women who are
admitted each year to Agnes Scott are dedicated
to the idea of achieving a solid background
for whatever else they plan for the remainder of
their lives. But why a women's college?

Why a women's college?

"Only a few years ago," stated the New York
Times on September 2, 1975, "the women's
colleges seemed as obsolete as the corset,
doomed to extinction by the general rush to
co-education. Only a resolute few held out
against these dire forecasts . . . Their faith appears
to have been rewarded by this year's application
and enrollment figures. The Women's College
Coalition, representing 71 institutions, reports an
over-all upturn of more than 3% . . . The most
persuasive explanation of this turn of events
is that these institutions are not being thought
of as sheltered schools for future ladies and
housewives, but rather have won the confidence
and respect of self-reliant women attuned to
the feminist movement."

Of the 160 freshmen polled in the Quarterly

growing

survey, 26 said that they had no particular
reason for choosing Agnes Scott, or that the
fact that ASC is a women's college was
unimportant. Fifteen others stated that they chose
Agnes Scott, not a women's college, and three
said they didn't choose it at all; their parents
did. Running through all of the other answers, in
one form or another, was a recurrent awareness
of the need for women's growth and education,
and, surprisingly, a resentment toward their
male peers. Or, at any rate, toward a world that
defers to those peers. Whatever their comments,
however, it was transparently clear that
(understandably) men were not far from their
thoughts. Agnes Scott was chosen by five students
because there are "no social pressures"; by two
because there are no men to "put you down";
and by 14 because they would be able to
concentrate without male distraction. Sixteen
young women liked the fact that they would not
be inhibited by the presence of men in the
classrooms or the dormitories and ten were
relieved that there would be no competition over
men, so that there could be more open friendships
with other women. One young woman selected
ASC because there would be no large amounts
spent on sports programs that "primarily benefit
men," and 16 students said that they liked the
"relaxed atmosphere." But 24 women were
outspoken in their desire to have the opportunity
to hold leadership positions that "are generally
held by men in a co-ed college," and 27 freshmen
stated that a college for women offered more
chances for them to assert themselves as women,
to develop their potentials, and to prepare
themselves to assume the positions that will open
to them as women in the world of 1979. As
one young woman tersely put it, "I chose a
women's college so that the professors will
consider me the potential breadwinner."

Women in education

There is no question that the women's
movement has given a new importance to the
women's college, and the programs are attuned to
today's woman's needs. Jill Ker Conway, recently
inaugurated president of Smith, feels that a
women's college takes women's abilities and
aspirations more seriously than do other
institutions. And the Carnegie Commission on

Sharing dormitory life is only one

Higher Education reported in 1974 that women
who attend women's colleges are more apt
to hold leadership positions and to choose what
were formerly considered to be traditionally
male career fields.

One of these fields, and probably the most
important to women in education today
at whatever level or stage is that of college
president. Significant gains have been made: of
the 140 women's colleges, 71 (including Coucher,
Hunter, Smith, Wellesley, and Wheaton), now
have women in the president's chair, and the
number of women faculty members and
department heads is increasing.

In an effort to bring more women into the
administrative picture, the Carnegie Corporation
began its Administrative Intern Program for
Women in Higher Education three years ago.
Participating in the program are 16 colleges,
including Agnes Scott, Coucher, Hollins, Mary
Baldwin, Mills, Randolph-Macon, Skidmore,
Sweet Briar, and Wheaton.

Each intern accepted for the program spends
ten months on a campus other than her own,
receives a $7,500 stipend, and is assigned to a
senior administrator. During the 1975-76
academic year, Patricia Stringer '68 (diplome
Universite de Lyon, M.A., Ph.D., Emory

(perienced by Agnes Scott women

University), is serving as an intern at Goucher.
Her counterpart at ASC is Harriet Higgins, a
1972 graduate of Wells who earned her master's
degree in French at Middlebury College,
Vermont. Applicants for the program must be
nominated by one of the participating colleges,
and must have an expressed interest in
administration in higher education. With
only sixteen openings to be filled, the
competition is stiff, and applications must be
returned to the offices of the deans
by December of the year prior to the April
notification of the successful applicants.

Why Agnes Scott?

All of these are encouraging signs, and speak
wellof the future of women's colleges, but
what of today, and what of the young woman
who specifically selects Agnes Scott in 1975?

In spite of all of the difficulties besetting
educational institutions todav, the College must
be doing something right. Confounding all
reasonable expectations, and due in large part
to the dedicated aggressiveness of the Admissions
Office representatives all alumnae

enrollments, including those of non-traditional
students, is up over last year's figures. Given
the College's determined selectivity, this is no
small achievement. How does ASC manage
to continue to attract the number and caliber of
students who choose the College?

Part of the answer can be found in the
Quarterly survey made among the 1975 freshman
class. The enrollment of this single class is up
12% over last year's figures, the students come
from 21 states and five foreign countries, there are
19 who are daughters of alumnae, and ten
freshmen attribute their first interest in Agnes
Scott directly to personal contact with alumnae.
Only six students said they had no particular
reason for selecting the College; the other 154
had decided opinions about their choice.

What does ASC offer?

Most of the young women had visited the
College before making their decisions, and were
variously impressed with "the friendly
atmosphere," "the beautiful campus," and "the
student-teacher ratio." One hundred and five of
the freshmen chose Agnes Scott because of its
reputation for academic excellence, for the size,
for its proximity to Atlanta (and, coincidentally,
to the young men of Georgia Tech, Emory, and
the University!), for the life-style, and for the
"personal and intellectual challenge." Ten of
the students selected the College because of its
honor code, closed dorms, and absence of
sororities, and two for its good Christian
atmosphere. Several were swayed by the
academic standards plus the availability of
financial aid, some by the reputation of a
particular department, and some by the number
of alumnae who go on to graduate schools.
Some of the freshmen were influenced in their
selection by family members, some by teachers,
counselors, principals and the College's
admissions representatives, and some because
everyone on campus seemed "interested
in learning."

One young woman said that she liked the
small size, because she would be an "individual
instead of a number," several said they felt that
this was where they were meant to be, and one
summed up her enthusiasm with, "I just had
to come to Agnes Scott!"

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Recognizing its commitment to these young
women, Agnes Scott has initiated, in addition
to the programs already outlined, many other
innovations: The College now offers courses in
accounting and economic decision-making . . .
ASC offers opportunities for students to earn
political science credit by working as interns in
the U.S. or Georgia legislatures . . . Selected
chemistry students are able to work with faculty
researchers at the College and at Georgia State
University ... In an urban sociology course,
students have helped the city of Decatur develop
a plan for improving a poor neighborhood
. . . Seminars and symposiums involving everything
from a study of the environment to creative
writing to woman's place in our world are offered
for additional learning experiences . . . Biology
students spent part of the past summer traveling
throughout the West with a faculty member,
studying desert biology and conducting field work
and research . . . The glee club has toured Europe,
giving concerts and participating in workshops
guided by conductors from all over the world . . .
Black students observe Black History Week
annually, inviting guest speakers to take part in
their programs . . . Summer seminars in Europe,
during the past year, included trips to Germany
and Spain, under the leadership of members of
each department, and more than 30 students
participated in a Tudor-Stuart seminar conducted
by a faculty member and held in England ... A
qualified student may substitute for the work of
her junior year, a year of study abroad in an
approved program offered by an American
college or university.

After graduation - what?

And after this plethora of diverse
undergraduate education, then what?

In a 1974 survey conducted by The ASC
Alumnae Quarterly and summarized by lone
Murphy, Agnes Scott's Director of Career
Planning, of 343 respondents, 193 had already
earned their master's (155), M.D.'s (4), Ph.D.'s
(28), LL.B's (5), and B.D. (1). There were 46 who
had work in progress toward graduate degrees,
both master's and doctorates.

What sort of careers do ASC graduates
pursue? The alumnae ranks have always been
graced by women who have been active in

unpaid civic, social, and cultural work, and
many of them have been publicly recognized for
their efforts. But today, the scales are tipped
toward the wage-earners, and of 290 alumnae
polled in 1974, their fields range from
microbiologist to flight attendant, from
immigration officer to actress. The majority (156)
entered areas of education, whether teaching
at the college or elementary level, or working as
directors of Christian education or as school or
college administrators. There was a pronounced
trend toward work in health- and science-related
fields (33), and there were 18 in some area of
the arts. It is apparent that an Agnes Scott
graduate's career is limited only by her own
particular talents or interests.

Outstanding alumnae/ The future of ASC

For those students and graduates who haven't
yet decided on their career choice, or who are
having problems establishing themselves in
jobs, Agnes Scott's Office of Career Planning
assists in writing resumes, advises on ways to
conduct a successful job interview, and maintains
a job referral service that matches applicants
with prospective employers.

Just how successful are some of the alumnae of
Agnes Scott, and what do they list among
their achievements?

Let's start with the first recipient of the Agnes
Scott Alumnae Association's Outstanding
Alumna Award, Mary Wallace Kirk '11. Her
service to the College has been exemplary.
Not only was she one of the first women ever
appointed trustee of a southern college (1917),
but she was a leader in the campaign to raise
funds to build the Alumnae House, the first
constructed on a southern college campus.
Widely traveled, Miss Kirk is an artist whose
drawings are displayed in many notable galleries,
and is the author of several books, the most
recent of which is scheduled for fall publication.

Then there's Catherine Marshall Le Sourd '36,
whose name needs no identification anywhere
that her dozen books have been read, or any
place that the motion picture, "A Man Called
Peter," has been shown. A woman of talent and
of deep faith, she says of her education at
Agnes Scott, "Everything ties back to Agnes Scott;
I can't imagine being the same person without

achievi

Proiiciency ib achieved in p/iys/cj/, .is wvll js
mental, endeavors

the four years here. There's no way to express
the foundations from the experience. Doors to
the mind opened ideas were exciting sitting
in class, ideas fell like sparks on dry tinder.
I was raised in my seat by enthusiasm. Liberal
arts is relevant; it helps us become the people we
should be. It's never wasted; it enables us to
achieve. The light we get in poetry, music,
reading can't be measured."

How about Dr. Evangeline Papageorge '28,
who, upon her retirement in August, 1975, as
executive associate dean of Emory University's
medical school, was honored with a scholarship
fund in her name? The fund, totaling more
than $45,000, will be used to provide scholarships
for Emory University medical students, and is in
recognition of her distinguished achievements as
a member of the faculty of the medical school.

Agnes Scott alumnae excel in all fields of
academics, and Dr. Carolyn Wells '55, academic
vice president and dean of Longwood College
in Virginia, and Dr. Marion Leathers Kuntz '45,
chairman of Georgia State University's foreign
language department, are only two examples.

There's no question that Agnes Scott's reason

for being is the quality of graduates who leave
her Gothic halls each year; but given those
problems facing all institutions of higher learning
today, will she be able to continue? In order
to reach that goal, will the College have to
diversify? No one can say at this point, but
to survive, the College may have to explore
many avenues, without sacrificing her dedication
to excellence.

The future may see ASC doing as tiny
Shenandoah College, in Winchester, Virginia,
has been forced to do during recent years. A
conservatory of music, the college saw its
enrollment dwindling to as low as 435 ten years
ago. To attract more students, the school
began offering courses in medical technology,
recreational therapy, business management,
nursing, and musical therapy. The strategy
worked; the college is enjoying a record
enrollment of 612, only 82 of whom are taking a
straight liberal arts course.

Although it is doubtful that Agnes Scott would
ever offer any non-academic courses, there are
other ways she may go. The College may offer
associate degrees after two years of study, or
she may take a clue from shopping centers
and stay open at night, offering classes to
adults. Or stress the continuing education
concept. Or, the ultimate, establish a graduate
school, offering master's degrees and doctorates.

Whatever the future may hold, it is certain
that the College will continue to produce
women who, as the College's second president.
Dr. James Ross McCain, told graduating classes,
are not educated, but "have been given the
keys to education." Nor is there any question
that Agnes Scott will continue to adhere to the
precepts and aims expressed by President Perry.

"At Agnes Scott we shall continue to try to
maintain a teaching and learning community
dedicated to Christian values and the disciplined
development of the whole person. How we teach
and learn here are of vital importance; of equal
importance is how we live, how we exemplify
in our lives the values and disciplines we teach,
the wisdom and good we seek . . . We must
live our precepts if we are to affirm effectively
the promise inherent in humane and liberal
learning. This is the kind of living and learning
which Agnes Scott will continue to pursue for
today's most insistent needs and tomorrow's
larger hopes." a

10

Main Points

view Trustees are
\dded to Board

,s announced by President Marvin
erry in his August Newsletter,
gnes Scott has five new Board of
rustees members, two of whom
re alumnae.

Katherine A. Ceffcken '49, who
/as elected to Phi Beta Kappa while
student at Agnes Scott, earned her
lA. and Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr.
he is professor of Latin and Creek
t Wellesley, and is editor of the
Jew England Classical Journal. She is
ie author of Comedy In the Pro
;aeiio, published in 1973.

Nancy Holland Sibley '58 was
lected to Mortar Board as an
ndergraduate, and was included in
Vho's Who among Students in
imerican Universities and Colleges.
ince her graduation, she has been
ctive in family, civic, and church life.

Donald R. Keough, President of
"oca-Cola, U.S.A. and Senior Vice
'resident of Coca-Cola Company, is

native of Iowa and a graduate of
Treighton University. He is a
nember of the Board of Directors of
he National Center for Resource
iecovery. Inc., and the Executive
lommittee of Keep America
Jeautiful.

Samuel Reid Spencer, president of
)avid5on College and former
)resident of Mary Baldwin, is an
lUthor, a member of Phi Beta Kappa,
ind the brother of an ASC alumna,
iarah Spencer Gramling '36.

Thomas Rice Williams, a graduate
)f the Georgia Institute of
technology, earned his master's at
he Massachusetts Institute of
rechnology, and although an
ndustrial engineer, turned his
alents to banking at a mid-point in
lis career. He is currently president
)f the First National Bank of Atlanta,
and is a director of the Atlanta
Zhamber of Commerce.

professor. As a part-time faculty
member, she is teaching European
history.

Dr. Sims taught at Agnes Scott
from 1939 to 1965. On leave of
absence from 1960 to 1963, she
served as dean of the American
College for Girls, Istanbul, Turkey.
In 1965 she went to Sweet Briar as
dean and professor of history and
political science. She retired from
Sweet Briar in September, 1974.
Since then she and her husband,
retired Atlanta banker Roff Sims,
have again made their home in
Atlanta.

Dr. Sims is serving as head of the
Committee on Qualifications for the
United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa
and as a Phi Beta Kappa Senator. She
IS vice chairman of the Council for
International Exchange of Scholars
and a member of the American and
Southern Historical Associations, the
American Association of University
Professors, the American Association
of University Women, and the
International Commission for the
History of Representative and
Parliamentary Institutions.

She earned her undergraduate
degree in history from Barnard
College and was elected to Phi Beta
Kappa. After a year at the Institute of
Historical Research, University of
London, she returned to Columbia
University for her master's and
Ph.D. degrees.

Printmaker Joins
Art Faculty

Carol Golden Miller, the new

instructor in the Art Department, has
worked extensively in printmaking.
During October her one-woman
show of Chine colle prints were on
exhibit in the Dana Fine Arts
Building. Chine colle, or China
collage, is an ancient oriental process
of printing an image over a collage
of colors. Ms. Miller has sometimes
printed the same image on different
color collages, thus producing a
number of different, but related
prints.

(Continued on next page)

-^'^.y^'^iii^'f^'

The above picture was sent in by Ann Wood Corson '62, of Phoenix, Arizona, and shows
her (back row, extreme right), with Dr Harry Wistrand and members of his desert
^ . , _^, __ seminar With Ann and Dr Wistrand are, front row, left to right, lennifer Rich, Sue

^atherJne Sims Returns ''"''^' ^^' AguHar, Carol Corbett, and Marty Hench The students on the bacl< row are

Shan Shufelt and Pedrick Stall In a note accompanying the photograph, Ann wrote,
"On August 26, 7975, Professor Harry Wistrand and a group of ASC students studying
desert biology had lunch at my home in Phoenix It was the first Agnes Scott contact I
have had for many years. The girls (who must be the heartiest bunch to ever attend the
college}, and Harry were just delightful, and we thoroughly enjoyed meeting them during
blistering, hot August. My husband, Kimball, took the photo, and shows Harry, the girls,
me, and the eight Corson pets

!)r. Catherine Strateman Sims, former
\gnes Scott professor of history and
political science and dean emeritus
:>i Sweet Briar College, has returned
o Agnes Scott this fall as a visiting

11

Printmaker

(Continued)

A native Texan, Ms. Miller earned
her B.A. degree at Northwestern
University where she concentrated in
printmaking and painting, with one
summer at the Sorbonne, Paris,
studying art history. She received
her M.S. degree in Art Education and
printmaking at the Massachusetts
College of Art, Boston, and spent
another summer in France studying
intaglio printmaking. She earned her
M.F.A. degree from the University
of Chicago where she concentrated
on printmaking with special
emphasis on Chine colle methods.

Her works have been included in
exhibits at the High Museum of Art,
Atlanta, and she has had one-woman
shows at Northwestern University,
the UnTversity of Chicago, and
Chicago businesses. She is
represented by galleries in Boston,
Cambridge, and San Antonio.

At Agnes Scott, Ms. Miller is
teaching courses in printmaking,
introductory art, and beginning
studio work.

Retirement Dinner
to Feature Noted
Biblical Scholar

Dr. Bernhard W. Anderson, Professor of
Old Testament Theology at Princeton
Theological Seminary, will be coming
to Agnes Scott on Friday, March 12,
1976, as guest speaker at the retirement
dinner planned for Dr. Paul Leslie
Carber, a member of the Bible and
Religion Department faculty.

Dr. Anderson, a Methodist minister
and a personal friend of Professor
Carber's, has taught Bible on the college,
university, and divinity school levels.
He has directed archeological expeditions
in the biblical city of Shechem, and has
served as Annual Professor at the
American School of Oriental Research
in Jerusalem. Perhaps he is best known
to Agnes Scott students as the author
of Understanding the Old Testament.

Formal invitations to the dinner, to
be held on the college campus, will be
mailed early in 1976 to alumnae,
professional associates, and friends of
Dr. Carber. The early announcement of
the dinner by Department Chairman
Dr. Mary Boney Sheats was made to
enable guests, particularly those out of
town, to make plans for the occasion.

With the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and five other American choirs, the Agnes Scott
glee club performed Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis" in the Academy of Science building
of the old University of Vienna. The hall, built during the baroque period of music and
architecture, witnessed the premier of many classical compositions, including Haydn's
"Creation "

Glee Club Performs
in Vienna

In response to an invitation to
participate in a summer, 1975,
symposium in Vienna, Austria,
honoring that city's classics, 17
members of the Agnes Scott glee
club, under the direction of assistant
professor of music Theodore
Mathews, made its second European
concert tour.

During the twelve days of the
symposium, the glee club attended
lectures, voice production sessions
and rehearsals, and visited sites
related to the lives of Viennese
classical composers. The symposium
culminated in a performance of
Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis" sung
by the Agnes Scott Glee Club and
five other participating American
choral groups, and accompanied by
the Vienna Chamber Orchestra. A
small choir also was used as a
workshop instrument for conductors
from America, Scotland, England,
Israel, Brazil, and Hungary. The
culmination of the workshop was a
presentation of Mozart's "Missa
Brevis in C."

In addition to their study and
performances in Austria, the glee
club toured five other countries and
gave two other concerts, one in a
10th century Swiss church, the
other as participants in the annual
Luxembourg music festival. The
latter concert was given on the eve
of July 4, and an especially warm

response was given by Americans in
the audience when the national
anthem was performed.

A third concert, scheduled for
Prague, was inexplicably canceled by
the Czechoslovakian government.

The glee club tour was paid for,
in part, by the members' fund-raising
campaign, and contributions were
gratefully and appreciatively
received from student government
and the College.

French Assistant
ComesTo the Campus

Benedicte Boucher from Paris,
France, is supervising the French
corridor this year in Inman Hall.
She and ten hall residents converse
In French, learn French songs and
games, read French newspapers, and
try French cooking.

As an assistant in the French
Department, Benedicte also hostesses
a French table in the dining hall,
assists with French Club activities,
tutors students, and helps in the
language laboratory. She is also
taking courses in German and
political science.

Benedicte, whose family lives
outside Paris near Versailles, earned
her baccalaureate degree from the
University of Paris. For the past two
years she has continued her studies
in English and German language in
preparation for working as an
interpreter. She plans to study in
Germany at an interpreter's school
next year. She plays piano and
enjoys reading and traveling.

12

With the Clubs

Jine New Clubs
\re Formed in 1975

ine new ASC alumnae clubs were
rmed during 1975, bringing to
venty-seven the total number
roughout the United States.
The new clubs and their presidents
e: Boston Charlotte Hart Riordan

Central Florida Mary
heureux Hammond '55; Dallas
icy Hamilton Lewis '68; Dalton
lary Manley Ryman '48;
ainesville Caroline Romburg
Icox '58; Griffin Nancy Brock
lake '57; New York (Manhattan)
lan DuPuis '66; and Philadelphia
elen Sewell Johnson '57. Presidents
ected in 1975 by some of the
itablished clubs are: Atlanta Jean
liter Reeves '59; Charlotte Nancy
/heeler Dooley '57; Decatur
9tty Weinschenk Mundy '46;
lacon Sara Beth Jackson Hertwig
1; Marietta Eliza William Roberts
;iter '67; Memphis Betty Hunt
rmstrong McMahon '65, and Betty
'an Combs Moore '50; Shreveport
ira Margaret Heard White '58;
/ashington Frances "Bunny" Folk
ygmont '71, and Esther Thomas
Tiith '62; and Young Atlanta
lary Jervis Hayes '67.

vOlumbia.S.C.

he members of the Columbia,
Duth Carolina, Alumnae Club
elcomed as the speaker at their
bruary, 1975, meeting one of their
wn members, Jean Hoefer Toal '65,

Officers of one of the newest alumnae clubs, Central Florida, are pictured above, left
to right lane Woodell Urschel '64, vice president; Libby Wilson Blanton '55, secrefary,
Mary Love /Heureux Hammond '55, president; and Carroll Rogers Whittle '62, treasurer

who had recently been elected as a
representative in the South Carolina
legislature. The hostesses for the
meeting were the new officers:
Martha Mack Simons '45, president;
Susan Dodson Rogers '53, secretary;
and Mary Frances Anderson Wendt
'47, treasurer. Attending the meeting
were: Mary Alice Baker Lown '38;
Sara Barrett '74; Nonnie Carr Sharp
'68; Mildred Derieux Cantt '47;
Catherine DuVall Vogel '70;
Catherine Eichelberger Krell '55;
lanet Godfrey Wilson '71 ; Hope
Gregg Spillane '61 ; Nina Griffin
Charles '64; Terry Hearn Potts '72;
Keller Henderson Bumgardner '53;
Henrietta Johnson '49; Norris
Johnston Goss '62; Jane La Master
Ray '51; Frances McFadden Cone

fficers of the Columbia, SC, Alumnae Club v\'ere hostesses at a meeting at which their
<eaker was the newly elected representative in the South Carolina legislature, lean
Defer Toal '65, Pictured above with Representative Toal (seated, right), are, standing,
ft to right: Susan Dodson Rogers '53, secretary, Martha Mack Simons '45, president,
id Mary Frances Anderson Wendt '47, treasurer Seated next to Mrs, Toal is Catherine
chelberger Krell '55, immediate past president of the club.

'60; Carolyn Moore Gressette '22;
Pat Paden Matsen '55; Emily Parker
McGuirt '60; Sharon Steubing
Browne '72; and Christina Yates
Parr '47.

Young Atlanta

New officers of the Young Atlanta
Alumnae Club are: President, Mary
jervis Hayes '67; Vice President/
Programs, Randy Jones '70; Vice
Presidents/Projects, Kathy Reynolds
Doherty '67 and Ethel Ware Gilbert
Carter '68; Secretary, Mercedes
Vasilos '74; Treasurer, Juliana Winters
72; Membership Chairman, Carey
Bowen Craig '62; Social Chairman,
Kathy Blee Ashe '68. During the
past year, the club voted to extend
their membership to include alumnae
who are 15 years out of Agnes Scott,
and to hold their third annual
Christmas Bazaar. The members held
a mini-bazaar during Alumnae
Weekend in April, and sold items
left over from the 1974 bazaar.

Fairfield -Westchester

The Fairfield-Westchester Agnes
Scott Alumnae Club met April 25,
1975, at the home of Dr. Virginia
Suttenfield '38 in Stamford,
Connecticut. Seventeen alumnae

(Continued on page 19)

13

Bookcase

We Minded
the Store

Yale Life and Letters
During Vtot\A War II

By Polly Stone Buck
(Mrs. Steve Buck}

Colloquium Of the Seven about
Secrets of the Sublime by Jean
Bodin; Translation with Introduction,
Annotations, and Critical Readings
by Marion Leathers Daniels Kuntz '45
Princeton University Press, 1975
Princeton, NJ, $25.00

Using the 1857 text of the
sixteenth century underground
classic, Dr. Marion Kuntz's translation
of Jean Bodin's Colloquium makes
the text available to scholars and
students interested in the philosophy,
literature, and religious thought of
the Rennaissance.

Jean Bodin, a leading thinker of
the period, dared to criticize the
doctrines of several religions, and
structured his manuscript as a
dialogue among a Jew, Catholic,
Lutheran, Calvinist, Moslem, skeptic,
and philosophic naturalist. Not only
was Bodin flirting with heresy in his
criticism, but went so far as to
espouse complete religious tolerance.

Seven years in preparation, Dr.
Kuntz's translation of the
Colloquium is the first complete one
ever accomplished in English.

A member of Phi Beta Kappa,
Phi Kappa Phi, the Classical Society
of the American Academy in Rome,
Italy, and the Modern Language
Association, Dr. Kuntz is chairman
of the department of foreign
languages at Georgia State University,
and has been named a Regents'
Professor by The Board of Regents
of the Georgia University System.

We Minded the Store

Polly Stone Buck '24

Mrs. Steve Buck, 1975

2 Walden St., Hamden, CT 06517

$9.00

Polly Stone Buck spent the early
years of her marriage at Yale
University, where her husband was
on the staff and later became dean
and provost. The subtitle of the
book, "Yale Life and Letters During
World War 11", sets the stage for
Mrs. Buck's reminiscence's about
life on a men's college campus
during an all-out war.

Within three days after the attack
on Pearl Harbor, "more than 300
students had rushed out to enlist,"
and for the remainder of the war,
faculty, their wives, students and
staff were involved in "minding the
store" while more and more young
men left to join the armed forces.

Mrs. Buck recounts the rapid
developments in the early months of
the war, when plans were made to
convert Yale into a training center,
and the Yale Plan was established to
"create a liason between the needs
of the Army, Marines, Navy, industry
and the college." The Yale
community was caught up in air
raids, "War Time" (daylight saving),
and rationing. When the government
decreed that the quota of butter,
for example, was to be one stick
per person per week, the dining hall
director had to solve a mathematical
problem involving thousands of
pounds of butter, the number of
those eating on campus, and the
number of meals for which butter
was to be provided. The final
solution: "one pat of butter, per
meal, per man." Polly, a widow, now
lives in Hamden, Connecticut.

Tchaikovsky: A self-portrait

Vladimir Volkoff

Crescendo Publishing Company, 1975

Boston, $15.00

Using quotations from the
composer's diaries and
correspondence, most of which has
previously been unavailable to the
West, Vladimir Volkoff, assistant
professor of French and Russian at
Agnes Scott, and a great-grandnephev>
of the composer, has dispelled many
of the myths about Tchaikovsky,
and has presented new insights into
the composer as a man.

Dr. Volkoff has divided his work
into five parts, "Tchaikovsky and His
Image," in which he attempts to
debunk the legends of the composer
as "the mad Russian"; Tchaikovsky
and Himself," in which he shows
that the man had three main loves -
music, Russia, and vodka;
"Tchaikovsky and Others," in
which he portrays the composer as
an ardent lover of nature;
"Tchaikovsky and His Secrets," in
which he explores the tales of
Tchaikovsky's love or lack of it
for women; and "Tchaikovsky and
His Work," in which he reveals some
of the composer's thoughts about his
music. (He hated the "1812
Overture," and thought that his Fifth
Symphony was a failure.)

Dr. Volkoff, born in Paris, is the
author of Subway to Hell, winner of '
the Jules Verne award in 1963.

14

Vliscellany

ive Alumnae Remember the College
Vith BequestsTotaling $31,845

ring the past year Agnes Scott has
eived $31,845 in bequests from
e alumnae.
Louise Abney Beach King '20, of

mingham, divided her bequest
ding $8,300 to the Nelson Beach
lolarship Fund which she had
ablished in 1953 in memory of
r husband, and providing $5,000 to
ablish the Martin J. Abney Scholarship
nd m memory of her father.
Anna Rebecca (Rebie) Harwell Hill '13,
Atlanta, specified that her bequest
$10,000 be used to establish the
rwell-HIII Scholarship in memory of
5 donor and her sister, Frances
ace Harwell '23.

The unrestricted bequests of Adelaide
uise Cunningham '11, of Atlanta,
the amount of $7,045 and Annie
in Freeman '15, of Walnut Creek,
lifornia, for $1,000 have both become
rt of the President's Discretionary
nd. President Perry has used such

gifts for special projects such as new
equipment for the Music Department
and the purchase of a minibus for
the entire college community.

The Alumnae Office benefited from
the bequest of Mary Louise Thames
Cartledge '30, of Columbus, because it
made possible the purchase of some
greatly needed furniture. Mrs. Cartledge
had specified that the $500 be used
in the Alumnae Office or House.

Agnes Scott Is fortunate In that many
alumnae wish to express their love
for the College through bequests of all
sizes great and small.

For Instance, Frances Winship Walters,
Institute, named the College as the
residuary legatee of her estate, valued
at more than four million dollars
when she died in 1954. The fund,
through judicious investments, now
represents the major part of the
College's endowment.

Other bequests may be small, but

The Agnes ScoXt Fund Office apologizes
for inadvertantly omitting the name of
Susan Love Clenn 32 as a donor to the
Fund and a member of the Century Club,
and expresses its gratitude for her
support and generosity.

all are equally appreciated. They can
assure continued financial support
to worthy students, or can underwrite
a project of particular Interest to
the testator, such as a lectureship or
special book collection.

Although some people balk at the
idea of making a will under any
circumstances, the thoughtful individual
realizes that the money she leaves
should be used in the way she wishes,
and hastens to assure just that. An
interesting innovation devised by an
alumna is the establishment of a
scholarship fund In her mother's name,
to which she contributes while her
mother, also an alumna, is still alive. (The
mother jokingly refers to herself as
a "living monument.") The money is
tax-exempt, and enters Into the estate
of neither woman.

In whatever way money is bequeathed
to the College, it is needed, wisely
used, and gratefully appreciated.

i)oYou Need a
ranscript?

you plan to work or attend
other college or university, you
obably will need this record of
ur attendance and grades at
tjnes Scott.

In order to speed the process of
nding your transcript to its
stination, please follow the
;ps listed below:

1. Address your request to the
igistrar, Agnes Scott College,
jcatur, Georgia 30030.

2. Enclose a fee of $1.00 per copy,
ihe first ever sent is free.)

3. You must give written
thorization for the transcript's
lease (Public Law 93-380, Section
8), and must include your
esent name and address, name
time of attendance, and date of
aduation or attendance.

4. Include the complete address,
th zip code, to which the transcript
to be sent. The name of a

'liege or university is not sufficient;
specific person must be designated,
ivelope and postage are furnished
' the College.

Transcripts sent directly to you are
not official and do not bear the
official College Seal.

Please allow ten days to two
weeks for processing.

New Members Join
Executive Board

New members of the 1975-1976
Agnes Scott Alumnae Association
Executive Board are: Cissie Spire
Aidinoff '51, vice president for
Region I; Dot Weakley Gish '56,
vice president for Region II; Lamar
Lowe Connell '27, treasurer; Harriet
King '64, career advisory chairman;
Sara Cheshire Killough '67,
entertainment chairman; Sylvia
Williams Ingram '52, education
chairman; and Alice McCailie Pressly
'36, house chairman.

Suitcase Seminar
March 5-7 1976

An exciting Bicentennial trip,
arranged by your Continuing
Education Committee!

Dr. Bell I. Wiley, Agnes Scott's
Historian in Residence and eminent

authority on Southern history, will
conduct a study tour for alumnae and
friends, retracing Sherman's March
to the Sea. The trip will include lunch
and a tour of the old governor's
mansion at Milledgeville, a full day
of sightseeing, under Dr. Wiley's
gLiidance, in historic Savannah, and
a lecture on Savannah during the
Revolution. The group will stay at
the DeSoto Hilton. For further
information, contact the Alumnae
Office, Agnes Scott College,
Decatur, GA 30030.

DID YOU KNOW?

When the Equal Credit Opportunity
Act became law on October 28,
1975, it became illegal for you to be
denied credit because of your
sex or marital status.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Alumnae Office has copies of
Silhouettes dating back to 1908.

DID YOU KNOW?

Crewel kits of Main Tower, for
$12.50, are available through the
Alumnae Office.

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Dr Wallace Alston PaysTribute to Dean Guerry Stukej

As the majestic strains of Luther's "A Mighty Fortress" filled the
sancturary of the Decatur Presbyterian Church the church he
loved so well friends who came to mourn the passing of
Dean Cuerry Stukes fondly recalled all that he had meant to his
family, his friends, his church, and to the College he served
so long.

There could be no doubt that this funeral service was that of
a man whose life was dedicated to his faith and to his beloved
Agnes Scott College. Following the reading of Old Testament
scripture, including the Agnes Scott Psalm 103, and New Test-
ament texts that included the motto of the College, II Peter 1 :5,
Dr. Wallace Alston, President Emeritus of the College, paid
loving tribute to his friend and fellow worker.

"For 62 years Cuerry Stukes meant Agnes Scott to his
community, for even after his retirement in 1957 he had a
close relationship to the College, and rendered service after the
retirement date. His was a ministry of service. Many have
invested in Agnes Scott. They have invested money, time, and
their lives. The investments of Cuerry Stukes were even more
significant, because they reflected an inner spirit of caring.

"Dr. Stukes' life was one of caring. He cared about people. He
was a great and loving counselor. He cared about everyone
with whom he came into contact, from the newest student to
the humblest member of the staff. He was a scholar, but a
scholar with a heart.

"Cuerry Stukes had an uncanny ability to put himself in the
background. He ran from publicity; he was modest, humble;
a gentle man. And he integrated a real concern for academics
with a genuine, simple Christian faith."

In a moving letter read by Dr. Alston during the service, and
written by Dr. Stukes on the day after his formal retirement,
Agnes Scott's beloved Dean expressed his gratitude to everyone
with whom he had come into contact at the College: students,
faculty, staff, alumnae, carpenters, maids, and engineers, and
he ended the letter, "Thank God for Agnes Scott." To which
Dr. Alston replied, "God has called a beloved person home.
Thank God for his life and for his influence."

Friends may contribute to the Dean Guerry Stukes Scholarship
Fund, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia 30030.

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SAMUEL GUERRY STUKES

1887-1975

aan Emeritus Samuel Guerry Stukes died on
ctober 23, 1975, three weeks after his
^hty-eighth birthday.

Samuel Guerry Stukes was born in Manning,
uth Carolina, in 1887 and attended Davidson
Dllege, earning his B.A. degree in 1908. He
ceived his M.A. in 1910 from Princeton
liversity, where he studied under Woodrow
ilson, and he took his Bachelor of Divinity
>gree from Princeton Seminary in 1913.
Dr. Stukes came to Agnes Scott College in 1913
professor of philosophy and education and
d graduate work at Yale in 1916-1917. In 1918
? was a member of the U.S. Army's Signal Corps
lining school, but transferred as a cadet to the
r Service's aviation school.
After the end of World War 1 Dr. Stukes
turned to Agnes Scott and was made Registrar
the College in 1923. In 1925 he married
ances Gilliland '24, and the couple had one
lild, Marjorie (Mrs. J. B. Strickland '51), and
ree grandchildren.

Elected to Phi Beta Kappa while at Davidson,
r. Stukes was a charter member of the chapter
tablished at Agnes Scott in 1926; he was named
ean of the Faculty in 1939. In 1944 he was
ected a Trustee of the College and was honored
ith a doctorate from Davidson in 1946.

Following his retirement in 1957, after 44 years
of service to the College, Dean Stukes was made
Educational Consultant to a local financial
institution, and specialized in helping students
acquire education loans. In 1971 he was elected
Trustee-Emeritus; he was already Dean of the
Faculty, Registrar, and Professor of Philosophy,
Emeritus. Dr. Stukes was listed in the 1956 edition
of Who's Who, taught a men's Bible class for
many years at Decatur Presbyterian Church, was
active in civic organizations, and was a member
of the Decatur Civitan Club. He was a York Rite
Mason and a life member of the National
Education Association.

These are the cold facts, but there was
nothing cold about Dean Guerry Stukes.
Throughout his decades of service to Agnes
Scott College, her staff, students, faculty, and
friends. Dr. Stukes was a warm friend, a savant,
and, in every sense of the word, a mentor.

Members of his classes were inspired by his
teaching and amused by his humor, and many
continued to turn to him for advice long after
their graduations. Affable, wise, loyal, and
dependable, he was a beloved part of the
academic, civic, and religious life of his
community. He will be missed; those whose lives
he touched have lost a trusted friend. To our
friend, good-bye.

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Alumnae Association offers a wal k /study tour o

England and Scotland

Last summer Dr. Michael J. Brown, English-born chairman
of Agnes Scott's history department, led 33 students on a
walk/study trip through England. Next summer he will
guide alumnae on a similar tour that will be sponsored
by the Alumnae Association. Unlike commercial tours,
the Agnes Scott Alumnae Association will be unique
in that the travelers will have the expert knowledge of Dr.
Brown to enliven the historic sites visited, and they
will be able to stay in English and Scottish university
dormitories in famous British college towns.
The accommodations will be utilitarian rather than
luxurious, but any inconvenience will be offset by the
reduced costs and the opportunity to study history with
Dr. Brown, who will offer briefings at each spot visited.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Dates: July 6-July 29, 1976.

Cost: $1095 each, if 35 people go; $1150 if 30; $1195 if
25. (Maximum 37.)

Cost includes . . .

Transportation: British Airways jet from New York

to London and return. Travel via charter bus within the

British Isles.

Accommodations: Dormitory rooms in British universities
except in London, where group will stay in the Hotel
Russell on Russell Square, near the British Museum.

Meals: Breakfast and lunch in London; breakfast and

dinner everywhere else; all three meals in Exeter, and
three meals furnished on travel days.

Sightseeing: Cost includes entrance fees to most
historic sites.

Insurance: Health, accident and baggage insurance.

Extras: Cost includes dinner and performance at the
Shakespeare Memorial Theater, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Schedule of Payments:

January 15, 1976 $100 non-refundable fee to
accompany application. (Upon receipt, applicant will
receive more detailed information and a suggested
reading list.)

MarchlS, 1976 $525

May 15, 1976 Balance due, depending on the number
signed for trip. (Tour members will be notified of
amount due.)

Itinerary: July 6, 1976. Leave New York for London.
Remain in London until July 13, with side trips to such
places as Canterbury, Dover, Windsor, and
Hampton Court.

July 13 Bus to Exeter; three days, visiting Salisbury,
Stonehenge, Plymouth, Dartmoor, etc.

July 17 Birmingham, four days, visiting Coventry,
Warwick Castle, Glastonbury Abbey, and such
Cotswold villages as Lower Slaughter and Upper
Swell, Chipping Camden, Bourton-on-the-water,
Morton-in-the-marsh, and Stow-on-the-wold.

July 22 York, two days, visiting Fountains Abbey,
Yorkshire moors, etc.

July 25 Edinburgh, three days, visiting Holyrood, the
lochs, Stirling Castle, etc.

July 29 Fly to London for connections to New York.

Tour members: First preference will be given to alumnaei
their husbands, and their children who are of high school
age or older; second preference to ASC faculty and
staff; third to others.

Suggestions: Clothes should be comfortable, versatile,
and adaptable for all weather conditions. They should
include comfortable walking shoes, a raincoat or
all-weather coat, sweaters or jackets, and suits or pant
suits that are suitable for church or the theater. Luggage
is limited by the airlines to a total of 44 pounds, and
should include one big bag plus one carry-on plus a
large purse or tote bag. Purchases made in Great Britain
can be mailed home. Extra money will be needed for
approximately 14 meals, including five dinners in London
$100 (depending on your appetite) should be adequate.
Additional money will also be needed for variables such
as theater tickets (about $7.00 each), side trips not on
the itinerary, gifts and incidentals. Traveler's checks are
urged.

If you want your name added to the list for the trip
to England, please fill out the application below, and
send it with your non-refundable check for $100.00, mad
out to: Alumnae Association Tour.
(Prices and itinerary subject to change.)

Agnes Scott Alumnae Association
Decatur, Georgia 30030

Please reserve ( ) place(s) for myself ( ), spouse ( ), children ( ), friends ( ).

Name_
Street_

_City_

XIass (if ASC alumna)

State Zip.

Spouse's name

Children's names and school grades.

Friend's name

Street

Xity_

.State.

.Zip.

terested inThrowing,
imming, Glazing
id Firing?

le Pottery," which opened in August,
I which is located on Snapfinger
ods Road in DeKalb County, is the

ginative brainchild of four alumnae,
lember of the faculty, and his wife.

he potters, Mary Anne Bleker '75,
ie Boineau Freeman '62, Kay Teien

Betsey Wall '75, associate professor
jrt Dr. Robert Westervelt, and his
e, Pat, met during a summer session
he A.S.C. ceramics studio last year,
i decided to form a cooperative
tery. The group found itself being
educated as it entered into the details
operating a small business, and as
lesigned the layout of the studio and
It a potter's wheel.
3ne of the potters is at the studio
.'ry day, and visitors may watch as
/ is thrown, trimmed, glazed and fired;
finished products are on sale in
' gallery-salesroom.
'The Pottery" is part of a community
artists and craftspeople who are
)ficient in weaving, batik, photography,
nt-making, metal sculpture,
d painting.

Information about the location or the
nations may be obtained from any of
; potters; visitors are always welcome!

airfield -Westchester

Jntinued)

:ended the luncheon meeting at
lich Virginia McKenzie was the
est speaker.

Dr. Suttenfield's home, "Rose
)ttage," was at one time the
rdener's cottage on the estate of
ulptor Cutzon Borglum, and the
Iginal structure dates back to
Ionia! times.

Organized in February, 1953, the
irfield-Westchester club meets
nually. Attending the April
eeting were: Mary Stuart Arbuckle
5teen '41, Louise Brown Smith '37,
yce Bynum Kuykendall '67, Jean
awford Cross '65, Carolyn Elliott
esinger '38, Jo Hathaway
erriman '58, Ann Hoefer
Anderson '70, "Mir" House Lloyd
i, Marybeth Little Weston '48,
tty Reid Carson '31, Evelyn Sears
hneider '39, Martha Stowell
lodes '50, Sandra Tausig Fraund
i, Caroline Tinkler Ramsey 58,
d Rosslyn Troth Zook '63.

Who Gets the Mail?

To assure prompt delivery of mail to its correct destination, communications
of the types listed below should be addressed to a specific office or officer,
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia 30030:

Information for or about prospective students

Recommendation folder (placement file),
employment referrals

Information concerning Alumnae Council,
Alumnae Association, Alumnae Day

Alumnae House reservations

Gifts and bequests; information about the
Fund, including questions from fund agents
and chairmen

Information about campus events

Requests for transcripts of record, grade
point average

Director of Admissions
Director of Career Planning

Director of Alumnae Affairs

Manager of Alumnae House

Vice President for
Development (Fund
Division)

Director of Public Relations

Registrar

Outstanding Alumnae Awards

At the 1975 meeting of the Alumnae Association, the first Outstanding Alumna
Award was presented to Mary Wallace Kirk '11, for her illustrious record of
service to the College and her fellow alumnae.

Recognizing that Miss Kirk's achievements are unique, and would rarely be
found combined in another individual alumna, the Association has decided to
expand the awards into three categories: service to ASC, service to the com-
munity, and an outstanding career.

Please use the ballot below for your nominations, and on a separate sheet
give a brief biographical sketch of each, with the reasons you believe she de-
serves the award. Unsigned ballots will not be considered.

NOMINATIONS
OUTSTANDING ALUMNAE AWARDS

Alumnae Association
Agnes Scott College
Decatur, Georgia 30030

Service to Agnes Scott

Service to the Community

Outstanding Career

Your name and class

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Calendar

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1975

Dec. 1-Jan. 15

t|

-Art Show. Selections from Harry L. Dalton collection of
paintings. Dalton Galleries, Dana Fine Arts. (Special gallery
hours, Nov. 25-Jan. 5: Mon.-Sat., 9-5; closed Sunday
and holidays.)

Decatur Alumnae Club: "Equal Opportunities for Women."
Speaker: Katherine Woltz Farinholt '33.

Young Atlanta Alumnae Club's annual Christmas Bazaar;
Gates Center.

Deadline for return of applications for participation in the
Administrative Intern Program. Forms may be obtained
in the office of the Dean of Faculty.

Deadline for Class News for Spring Quarterly.

Deadline for submission of copy for Spring, 1976, Quarterly.

-Registration for winter quarter.

Classes resume, 8:30 A.M.

Young Atlanta Alumnae Club: "Movies and their Statement
about Society." Speaker: Dr. Arthur Waterman.

Atlanta Alumnae Club: "Innovation, Renovation,
Conservation." Speaker: Dr. Catherine S. Sims.

Deadline for receipt of $100 non-refundable deposit
accompanying application for inclusion on July, 1976, walk/
study trip to England and Scotland.

Jan. 18-23 Focus on Faith. "A Christian Woman in Today's World."

Speakers: Dr. Albert C. Winn and Mrs. Elizabeth
Elliott Leitch.

Jan. 18-Mar. 3 Art Show. Works by Agnes Scott students; Dalton Galleries,
DFA. Reception, Jan. 18, 2-5 P.M., DFA.

Jan. 22 Decatur Alumnae Club: "Student Life." Speaker: ASG Dean

of Students Martha Huntington.

Jan. 29 Lecture/dance demonstration. Ritha Devi, classical Indian

dancer. New York University. 8:00 P.M., Presser.

Dec

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0/77 the Director

On the business of belonging

st week an alumna from Seattle,
ashington, came back to
mpus for the first time in 35
ars. She remarked that the
umnae Garden was more
^autiful than ever, that Miss
:ura Steele looked as young
ever; and she generally seemed
like what she saw. She must
ive, for she turned to her
jughter-in-law and said, "If you
/er have a daughter, I hope she
ill apply for admission to Agnes
:ott." These were words of
iproval from an alumna who
ent on to earn a graduate
;gree in social work and now
associated with the juvenile
3urt in her home city.
Seattle, Washington, is a long
distance from the College, and
3 years is a long time. There
e many alumnae who live a long
istance away or who have been
ong time away from the
ollege, but they remain an
itegral part of the Agnes Scott
lumnae Association.
Every alumna is involved two
ays in the Alumnae Association:
sographically and by class, in
in effort to illustrate the
jiationship of the alumnae to
le College I present, on the
ght, two charts diagramming the
jusiness of belonging." Can you
nd yourself in both pictures?
ihat's the ideal we are striving
or.
The Alumnae Association was
rganized in 1895 and has

Enctioned as a national structure
ice Mary Wallace Kirk began
er presidency in 1920. In 1958
ie first regional vice presidents,
Bssidents of the regions they
erved, were elected to increase
ne effectiveness of the work of
Te Association.

In subsequent issues of the
Quarterly we will introduce these
ice presidents and other alumnae
waders. Through knowing them
je hope you will feel closer to
he College even though you
night live as far away as
eattle, Washington.

Virginia Brown McKenzie '47

Geographical Organization of Alumnae Association
PARTICIPATING AGNES SCOTT ALUMNAE

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INFORMAL GROUPS
ALUMNAE REPS

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INFORMAL GROUPS

ALUMNAE HEPS

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ALUMNAE REPS

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ALUMNAE REPS

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REGIONAL V.P.

REGIONAL VP

REGIONAL V.P,

ALUMNAE
TRUSTEES

STANDING COMMITTEE
CHAIRMEN

EX-OFFICIO
MEMBERS

SECRETARY

PRESIDENT OF
ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION

TREASURER

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

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Organization of Alumnae Association by Classes

CLASSES FROM INSTITUTE TO 1975

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ALUMNAE QUARTERLY
WINTER 1976

Founder's Day
1976

Colonel George Washington Scott
(1829-190S}, was one of the five founders,
in 1889, of Decatur Female Seminary
which evolved into Agnes Scott College,
named for the colonel's mother.

Editor / Martha Whatley Yates '45
Design Consultant / John Stuart McKenzie

ALUMNAE OFFICE STAFF:
Director of Alumnae Affairs

Virginia Brown McKenzie '47
Assistant to the Director

Martha Whatley Yates '45
Coordinator of Club Services

Betty Medlock Lackey '42
Secretary

Frances Strother

ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OFFICERS:

President / Jane King Allen '59

Vice Presidents

Region I / Cissie Spire Aidinoff '51
Region 11 / Dot Weakley Gish '56
Region III / Mary Duckworth Gellerstedt '46
Region IV / Margaret Gillespie "69

Secretary / Eleanor Lee McNeill '59

Treasurer / Lamar Lowe Connell '27

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PHOTO CREDITS:

Pages 16, 17, 20, 26-

- Chuck Rogers.

NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS:

Copy and announcements submitted for
inclusion in the next three issues of the
Alumnae Quarterly should be received by
the editor by the following dates:

Summer (publication, July 30, 1976),

April 30, 1976.

Fall (publication, September 30, 1976),

June 30, 1976.

Winter (publication, November 30, 1976),

August 30, 1976.

Manuscripts by, about, or of interest to
ASC alumnae are welcome, and should be
submitted typed double-spaced, in duplicate,
and accompanied by a stamped, self-
addressed envelope.

Member / Council for the Advancement and
Support of Education.

Published four times yearly: Fall, Winter,
Spring and Summer by Agnes Scott College,
Decatur, Georgia. Second class postage
paid at Decatur, Georgia 30030.

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ALUMNAE QUARTERLY/ VOLUME 54 NUMBER:

The Moving Finger Writes. . .

Letters

The Beginnings

by Martha Yates

The history of the College . . . George
Washington Scott . . . Problems and growth . . .
1891 rules for students. . .Victorian decorum
expected. . .Agnes Scott College today.

IVIain Points

Agnes Scott celebrates Bicentennial. . .Dr.
Garber honored at retirement. . .What's that
"thing" in the Library? . . . Student spends junior
year in France.

Calendar

1975 Alumnae Council

Trip to England
With the Clubs

Cobb County. . .Jacksonville. . . Akron/Clevelan'
. . . Atlanta . . . Toledo/Detroit . . . Dalton

Miscellany

Books by alumnae are needed. . .What is the
Agnes Scott experience?. . .75 years ago at
Agnes Scott.

Bicentennial Suitcase Seminar
Moving?
Class News
From the Director

he Moving
inger

\/rites...

Letters

IS IS A "nuts and bolts" column, to
iwer some of the questions I've been
ed since I became editor of the
tmnae Quarterly several months ago,
i to make a few requests of you.
One of the most frequently asked
jsions is, "Why is the Class News so
?" As an alumna I can echo your
nplaint, but as the editor I can now
derstand the time lag, and I hope
J will, too, when I explain the prob-
18 in putting "news" in a magazine
t is published quarterly. Let's take
5 issue as an example. The deadline

the Class News was October 30,
1 includes all news that has reached
Alumnae Office, by mail or phone,
ce the previous deadline, August 30.
you can see, by the time I first begin
rking on the copy it is already sev-
1 months old, and may tell of events
t took place several months before
t.

By the time the news has been edited,
it to the printer, set in type, returned
proofing, sent back to the printer,
urned for layout, re-set and proofed
lin, the publication date in this
;e January 30 has arrived, and the
vs is now anywhere from three to
I months old. Regrettable, but un-
)idable.

Another question concerns the fluc-
ting deadlines. These have come
)ut because the publication dates
/e been changed to eliminate your
eiving too many campus publications
one time; in other words, we don't
nt you to receive an Alumnae Quar-
ly and a President's Newsletter in
month and nothing the next. There-
e I have established my schedule for
next two years as follows:

Summer Issue July 31, 1976
Deadline for Class News and copy,
'^pr. 30, 1976.

Fall Issue September 30, 1976
Deadline, June 30, 1976.

Winter Issue November 30,
1976, or January 30, 1977, depend-
ng on important events on or off
;ampus Deadline, Aug. 30, 1976
3r Oct. 30, 1976.

Spring Issue March 30, 1977
Deadline, Dec. 30, 1976.

Summer Issue July 31, 1977
Deadline, Apr. 30, 1977.

I continue to realize over the years the
fine training I received at Agnes Scott. I
am grateful.

Peggy Jean Jordan Mayfield '56

Lawrenceville. Georgia

I do see some improvements and new
life in the Alumnae Quarterly.

Kathleen Buchanan Cabell '47

Richmond, Virginia

The Alumnae Quarterly and its reflec-
tion of an Agnes Scott which has some-
how in five years become bewilderingly
remote is a joy to read. Maybe I'm getting
old and nostalgic, but I loved the place
and the people when I was there, and it's
nice to know that the changes taking place
appear to be mainly for the better.

Mollie Douglas Pollitt '70

Clarkesville, Georgia

I have a part-time job in a glassware
gift shop. My ASC art degree impressed

them so that they didn't ask for a second
interview as with other applicants. See?
Scotties do get jobs other than banking
and teaching.

Janey Andrews Ashmore '75

Greenville, South Carolina

I just finished the Fall Alumnae Quar-
terly and discovered with great pleasure
that Jean Hoefer Toal was a 1965 grad-
uate of Agnes Scott. She, Keller Henderson
Bumgarder '53 and I have served together
on the South Carolina Human Affairs
Commission [made up of gubernatorial
appointees charged with eliminating dis-
crimination and fostering racial harmony
in the state]. I think it says a great deal
for the kind and quality of impact our edu-
cation and the shaping of our values at
Agnes Scott must have had. I thought you
might enjoy this really rather unusual
coincidence which reflects Agnes Scott's
apparently enduring influence on its for-
mer students.

Judy Albergotti Heller '61

Charleston, South Carolina

And so on.

Now, my requests.

In all communications with the
Alumnae Office, and particularly on
anything coming to the Alumnae Quar-
terly, please print your maiden name,
your married name, and your class. If
you don't use your husband's name on
your mailing address please let us have
it anyway, as a cross reference in trying
to locate you in the future, and to use

with birth announcements.

* * *

I find it both touching and heart-
warming that alumnae and their fam-
ilies and friends want the College and
the Alumnae Office to know of their
marriages and travels, of births and
deaths. We appreciate it and depend
on it for news, but it would be very
helpful if all notices, and especially
newspaper clippings, were dated to
avoid embarrassing situations.

Although it is generally necessary to

delete some of the glowing news about
alumnae offspring due to lack of space,
it is gratifying, in an age when we hear
so much about children who go wrong,
to hear about so many who have gone
right. These are the children of Agnes
Scott alumnae, some of whom have
careers outside of the home, many of
whom are those dedicated, unpaid pro-
fessionals who stay at home with their

families.

There are more than 9,000 alumnae
scattered all over the world; your class-
mates and other friends are eager to
hear from you through the Alumnae
Quarterly, so don't hesitate to send in
what may seem to be trivial news. If
there's room, it will be used; if not,
we'll pass it on to your class secretary.

Just remember that whatever hap-
pens, we want to hear from you, so
keep in touch!

Martha Yates '45

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THE BEGINNINGS

By Martha Yates

In a move that was uncharacteristically liberal and
farsighted for the period, nine men of the Deca-
tur Presbyterian Church under the guidance of their
pastor. Rev. Frank Henry Gaines, banded together
in 1889 to create the Decatur Female Seminary.

A charter for the school was obtained, and 107
shares of stock, costing $50.00 per share, were sold,
of which Colonel George Washington Scott bought
40. The charter provided that the Seminary should
have five trustees, two of whom should be elected
by the Session of the Church, with the pastor serving
in an ex officio capacity. The other two trustees
were to be elected by the stock-holders, and the
first Board consisted of the Rev. F. H. Gaines,
chairman, C. M. Candler, B. S. Crane, the Rev.
E H. Barnett, and George W. Scott.

Operating from a rented house on a knoll facing
the Georgia Railway tracks, the Seminary opened
its doors on Sept. 24, 1889, with 63 students,
three of whom were boarders, and a faculty of
three under the direction of Miss Nanette Hopkins.
Brought from Virginia to serve as the school's first
"Lady Principal," Miss Hopkins was paid $600 per
year; her assistant. Miss Mattie Cook, was paid
$400, and the salaries of the two other ladies are
unknown. Miss Fannie Pratt was engaged to teach
piano, and Miss Valeria Fraser to instruct in Art
and Calisthenics.

Today it is difficult to imagine the soul-searching
those intrepid Georgia men must have undergone
before investing the not inconsiderable initial sum
of $5,350 on the education of women during the
height of the patriarchal Victorian era. True, the
Methodists had founded Wesleyan some years be-
fore, and the Presbyterians, ever dedicated to edu-
cation, didn't like to be outdone, but it was a chancy

venture at best, and there was no guarantee that the
school would be a success.

But is was a success, and after only one session
it was apparent that the school would have to be
expanded in both its academic scope and physical
facilities. Colonel Scott, in gratitude for the way in
which the Lord had helped him to prosper, offered
$40,000 to provide a home for the school on the
condition that it be named for his mother. The offer
was gratefully accepted, the second session began
with 138 pupils, of whom 22 were boarders, and
Colonel Scott went on a tour of the North inspecting
school buildings. The trip convinced him that he
couldn't construct and furnish the kind of building
he wanted for the sum he had pledged, so he ulti-
mately spent a total of $112,250, of which $82,500
was for the structure and furnishings. The building,
constructed under his personal supervision, used
only the finest materials and furnishings, was lighted
by electricity from its own plant, heated by steam,
and had hot and cold water and "sanitary" (indoor)
plumbing. It was set on that same knoll from which
the rented house (later referred to as "The White
House" and used as a dormitory) had been re-
moved, and housed administrative offices, class-
rooms, dormitories, the dining hall, library and in-
firmary. It was built of red brick, turreted and
towered, trimmed in marble and called, appropri-
ately. The Main Building, (officially, Agnes Scott
Hall).

Agnes Scott, for whom the new school was to be
named, was an Irish immigrant girl, and a remark-
able woman. Born Agnes Irvine in County Down,
Ireland, she came to this country with her mother
in 1816. Agnes met John Scott, a prosperous busi-
nessman in Alexandria, Pennsylvania, and mar-

H' /( all began: Students and faculty of the Decatur Female Seminary (li
lite House, located at that time on what would later be the site of Main.

1891) pictured on the steps of their only building,

le first boarding department of Agnes Scott Institute (1891-1906). Notice Miss Nannette Hopkins (then "Lady Principal." later to
come first dean of the College), against the post, top row.

George Washington Scott

seven children, the fourth of whom, bom on Feb-
ruary 22, 1829, she named for the father of her
adopted country. George Washington Scott was a
sickly boy, however, and as he grew older his mother
encouraged him to seek a climate that would enable
him to enjoy a full, healthy, productive life. Agnes
had raised all her children to serve God, their coun-
try, and the finer instincts of which man is capable.
Armed with these precepts from which he never
wavered, but with very little in his pockets, twenty-
one year old George headed south to seek health
and to try to make his way in the world of the
bustling young American republic.

He did both handsomely. He lived to be 74, and
made a fortune in various business enterprises. He
became a civic, social and religious leader and used
his wealth for the benefit of others. His ultimate
achievement was his considerable contribution to

This portrait of Agnes Scott, for whom her son, Georg
Wasiiington Scot!, named the Institute, hangs in the McCai
Library's Agnes Scott Room, repository of the College,
archives and memorabilia.

The magnificent red-brick, marbled arid tiirreted Main Building Gazebo at right, relocated, is sti
used. Constructed to house the infant Agnes Scott Institute in 1891 , cost more than $82,000.

he founding and funding of what was to be-
ome Agnes Scott College.

There were several transitions between the little
Decatur Female Seminary and the College. The
Jeminary had had to expand into the Agnes Scott
jistitute in 1891 after only two years of operation,
ind the Institute itself was so successful that its
ounder-trustees realized that even more growth was
nevitable. It must have been with a sense of prayer-
ul awe that these men saw their tiny Christian day
chool develop into a burgeoning school that seemed
lestined to become a college.

Problems and Growth

Not that there weren't problems, of course. Colo-
lel Scott finally reached a point when he could no
onger contribute with his previous generosity, and
here were times, according to Dr. Gaines, when
ncome from students was "very precarious." He
ittributed the problem to the fact that "the school's
tandards were so high that it was difficult to get
md hold students," to the fact that few students
)lanned to graduate and therefore attended irregu-
larly, and to the fact that "the importance of the
ligher education of woman was not considered very
;reat, either by students or parents."

But the financial problems were gradually over-
;ome, and the trustees began applying for accredita-
ion with the Southern Association of Colleges and
Jecondary Schools. In anticipation, the Institute was
closed, to re-open immediately as a college, and in
he following year, 1907, Agnes Scott College
)ecame the first institution of college rank in the
tate of Georgia to be accredited by the Association.

A little reluctant, perhaps, to abandon the prepar-
itory school concept, the trustees operated the
\gnes Scott Academy concurrently with the College,
)ut soon realized that the resources of everyone
oncemed would have to be concentrated on the
nstitution of higher learning, and so discontinued
he Academy in 1913. The College, with Dr. Gaines
erving as its president and Miss Hopkins as its
lean, expanded the curriculum to include the study
3f English, history, mathematics, Bible and ped-
igogy.

A view of the Art room, 1892, in Agnes Scott Institute's
new building, Main. The Art Department was one of the
originals: others were Music (piano) and Mathematics, the
later taught by Miss Hopkins, and Physical Education (calis-
thenics).

A parlor in the brand-new Main Building, completed in
1891. The parlors, refurbished and modernized, are still in
use today.

The Infirmary Suite in Main, circa 1S91. Main Building
was used as a library, dining liall. dormitory, administration,
classroom, and infirmary buildint;, and teaclters as well as
students were expected to live tlierc.

Dr. Frank H. Gaines, origi-
nator of tite plan for the
school and its first chairman
of the Board of Trustees,
I889-IS96. Dr. Gaines was
the first president (1896-
1923) and for 34 years he
chose the teachers, secured
the students, and planned
and worked for the develop-
ment of the College. Gaines
Chapel in Presser is named
for him.

Miss Nannette Hopkins, the
first teacher employed when
the school began. She was
Lady Principal 1889-1897,
and was dean from 1897-
1938. She had the responsi-
bility for student conduct
and ideals, and set the stand-
ards herself.

The College took very seriously its role in loco
parentis. The young ladies of Agnes Scott had been
delivered into the care of the College, and there
would be no straying from the rigid precepts of
good conduct and ladylike behavior. Their day was
organized from rising bell (6:30 a.m.), through
breakfast (7:20), through school (8:30) and dinner
(2:00), and more school until supper (6:20). The
day was far from over, however, because there was
a study period from 7-9 at night, leaving 30 minutes
before time to prepare for retiring and lights out
at 10:00. There was Sunday School every week,
plus a meditation hour from 3-4 on the Sabbath.

1891 Rules for Students

In the Third Annual Catalogue of the Institute,
for the 1891-1892 session, the following were in-
cluded in the Rules for Domestic Government:

"Boarders are required to attend services at the
Presbyterian Church every Sunday morning when
the weather is not too inclement, under the charge of
resident teachers.

"No pupil is allowed to appear in a wrapper out
of her chamber.

"Pupils will not be allowed to go to Atlanta
oftener than once a quarter for shopping purposes,
and then only when accompanied by a teacher.

"Pupils are not allowed to receive callers on the
Sabbath; nor are they allowed to make any visits,
except by the written permission of their parents,
and then only at the discretion of the Principal.

"Pupils are permitted to correspond only with
such gentlemen as are specially named in writing
by parents.

"Indiscriminate novel reading is prohibited.

"Pupils are not allowed to leave the grounds
without permission, nor to appear on the streets un-
less accompanied by a teacher.

"Visitors will not be received during school or
study hours, nor the visits of young men at any time.

"Gentlemen from the homes of pupils are not
received unless they bring letters of introduction to
the Principal from parents or guardians.

"Pupils are not allowed to borrow money, jewelry
or books, nor wear the clothing of others.

? Library and reading room in Main. (Note the section in the tower portion.) Now completely redecorated, the parlor is in use
ay as a restful meeting and study area.

^;..

udents playing golf on the lawn in front of Main in 1902. White House is in the rear, in its new location.

""' "

The German Club of A^^nes Scott Institute posed with their teacher. Miss Sheppard. in front of Main, Circa 1902.

"The Principal and most of the teachers reside
in Main Building.

"Day pupils will not be allowed to visit boarding
pupils in their rooms.

"All rooms will be inspected daily."

And health was zealously guarded, according to
the Catalogue:

"The following violations of the laws of health
are prohibited: Eating imprudently at night; wearing
thin, low shoes in cold weather; going without wraps
or over-shoes; sitting on the ground, and walking
out of doors with uncovered heads; and the too
early removal of flannels or the neglect to put them
on at the approach of bad weather."

Victorian Decorum Expected

Pupils were expected (required) to take sufficient
exercise on the "lawns and wide verandas," and
decorum in dress and conduct off campus as well
as on was expected. One young woman was expelled
because she was seen riding in a carriage "in an
I undesirable part of town," and another girl's fiance
was told never to return to the campus because the
engaged pair had been seen kissing each other good
night.

The life of the day seems quite restricted to
us now, and the freedom enjoyed by contemporary
young women was beyond the wildest imaginings
of those Victorian girls. All young ladies of the
period were closely chaperoned, and the girls amused
themselves with walks, music, and their artistic en-
deavors. As they exercised during their leisure (?)
time by strolling around the five-acre campus, they
could pause at the well, located in a litde octagonal
building just northwest of Main. The water was pure
and fresh and slaked the thirst of the entire com-
munity until a typhoid outbreak in 1908 caused it
to be sealed. The little gazebo-like house, (now the
oldest building on campus), however, has been in
continuous use through the years, and is currently
the campus meditation chapel.

An institution dedicated from its inception to the
highest ideals and academic excellence, the Col-
lege eschewed social sororities but has always had
numerous academic and service organizations. It
was one of the first women's colleges in the South to

A "chamber" for four pupils. Today, wilhout the fireplace
and with modern furnishings, this is a comfortable, at-
tractive dormitory room for two students.

The study hall. By 1906, tuition was $80 and room and board $205.

Members of tlie 1902 violin class.

Members of the 1898 junior and senior btiskelhall team.

be granted a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (1926),
and the ASC Mortar Board chapter was organized
in 1931.

Through the years Agnes Scott students have been
variously known as "Hottentots," "Scotters," or
"Scotties," but most students and alumnae prefer
being known simply as Agnes Scott women. Those
first Agnes Scott women lived in a world that was
completely foreign to the world of 1976. They
wore voluminous clothes even during their athletic
forays, and their social lives were structured and
restricted. This was the America of Benjamin Harri-
son, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley and
Theodore Roosevelt, and the manners and morals
were Victorian/Puritan. The Agnes Scott woman
of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
could not, of course, vote, and the primary career
open to her upon graduation was in some area of
teaching. But whatever she did, she would be that
rarity, a woman with a collge education, and could
expect to make an acceptable marriage and to be-
come the mother of children who would benefit
from her education.

Agnes Scott College Today

Almost a century has passed since the beginnings
of the College, and the campus and curriculum
would be almost unrecognizable to those students
and faculty members of its earliest days. Although
Main Building remains in its original splendid state,
additional buildings have been constructed and
razed, making way for the physical Agnes Scott Col-
lege seen today. There are now nineteen buildings,
including an observatory and Alumnae House, and a
100-acre campus that also encompasses an amphi-
theater, an athletic field, and tennis courts.

Far removed in time and concept from the limited
courses taught by the little school of 1889, the cur-
riculum of today's Agnes Scott offers major work
in twenty-one fields plus a variety of special pro-
grams such as independent study, legislative intern-
ship in Atlanta and Washington, junior year study
abroad, joint degrees given with the Georgia Institute
of Technology, preprofessional work, credit-earning

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Aerial view of the 100-acre Agnes Scott campus today.

ravel, and professional teacher certification. From
I total of 600 volumes in 1892, the Library has ex-
)anded to house more than 135,000 books, and the
I!ollege utilizes every advanced teaching tool avail-
ible.

There are approximately 570 students today, of
vhom 484 are boarders and four dozen are "non-
raditional" (beyond the usual college age). There
ire 80 faculty members, and the 32-person Board
)f Trustees now has nine women members. The
:harter has expanded with the College, and, although
;till true to the founders' principles, reflects the
deals and concerns of the present day.

The College is a charter member of both the
American Association of University Women and the
Southern University Conference, and is recognized
nationally for its superior academic record and for
the high quality of its alumnae.

Dr. Gaines, Miss Hopkins, Colonel Scott and
those others who founded and formed Agnes Scott
College could not have foreseen the world of 1976
or the opportunities open to our students, but it is
highly Hkely that men and women of such faith and
foresight would applaud and wish for the College
and her women ever-expanding horizons and goals
not yet imagined.

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Agnes Scott Traditions

The Seal and Motto:

The seal was used in 1893 on the diplomas
of Agnes Scott's first graduates, Mary Barnett
and Mary Mack, and consisted of an outer circle
on which the words "Agnes Scott Institute, Deca-
tur, Georgia" were printed; a second circle with
the words, "A Home for Young Ladies;" and a
center stating "Chartered 1889." This seal was
used until the school was accredited as a College
in 1907, at which time the words were changed
to read "Agnes Scott College," and the second
circle was eliminated. The school had adopted
as its motto II Peter 1:5, "Add to your faith
virtue, and to your virtue knowledge," and this
was added to the seal in 1890. The 1915 seal
looked very much as the present one does except
that when the open book was added it was sur-
mounted by a six-pointed star which remained
until it was replaced in 1940 with a five-pointed
one. It was at this time that an early error was
corrected and the date was changed from 1890
to the proper one of 1889, and the seal as we
know it was adopted. The seal is carved into
the stone of the fireplace in the Library and over
the door of Buttrick.

1895 The Alumnae Association was formed.
1900 -First edition of the literary magazine,
Aurora, was published.

1902 School annual, Silhouette, was pub-
lished.

1909 The Alma Mater, set to the tune of
Ben Jonson's "Believe Me if All Those Endear-
ing Young Charms," was selected through a con-
test among the students. (The winner was
awarded $2.00.)

1913 First May Day, including a dance
around a May Pole.

1915 Both the Blackfriars dramatic club
and the Black Cat Halloween festivities began this
year. Black Cat was a culmination of freshman
orientation, and was designed to eliminate hazing.

1916 The campus newspaper, called The
Agonistic, was first published. The name was
later change to The Agnes Scott News and is
now the Profile.

1919 The first Founder's Day was cele-
brated and Dr. Gaines declared a holiday, "not
because it is the birthday of George Washington,
but because it is the birthday of George Wash-
ington Scott."

1921 Religious Emphasis Week was begun.

1922 The first Hopkins Jewel was awarded
to that senior who most adequately exemplified
the ideals of the College.

1925 Thirteen members, daughters of alum-
nae, formed the Agnes Scott Granddaughters
Club.

1951 The first weekly College Convocation
was held.

While House, the building in which the Decatur Female Seminary
began operation in 1889, originally stood on the spot where Main
now stands: it was moved to the above location {next to the present
Inman Dormitory) and remained in use until it was razed in the
late Forties.

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gnes Scott Celebrates Bicentennial

^lous DEPARTMENTS and organiza-
is will present programs and speak-
in celebration of the nation's 200th
hday.

The Agnes Scott Blackfriars, under
ction of Theater Department chair-
n Dr. Jack Brooking, began its
ervance in October with a play,
le Rope Dancers" by Morton Wish-
;rad, the first of two presentations
dramas by American playwrights.
; second. Tennessee Williams' "The
Iktrain Doesn't Stop Here Any-
re," will be seen May 7, 8, 13, and
in Dana Fine Arts.
The Music Department, represented
the Glee Club under the direction
Dr. Theodore Mathews, will begin
ir salute to American composers
h a performance of sacred choral
sic at Decatur Presbyterian Church
February 1, and will perform in
It concert with the Columbia Uni-
sity Glee Club in Gaines Chapel on
irch 9. The spring concert offered by
Agnes Scott Glee Club in Gaines
apel on Apr. 8 will present Amer-
n music that will include spirituals,
red and secular songs, and songs re-
;ting our nation's history.
Or. Myrna Young, chairman of the
Tture Committee, has invited Daniel
Boorstin, Pulitzer prize-winning his-
ian and newly appointed Librarian
Congress to speak on March 2. Mr.
orstin, former senior historian with
National Museum of History and
chnology of the Smithsonian Insti-
ion, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize
history in 1974 for his book. The
nericans: the Democratic Experience.
Dr. Sydney Ahlstrom, professor of
lerican history and modern church
tory at Yale University, has been
ited by Dr. Mary Honey Sheats,
lirman of the Bible Department, to
pear at Agnes Scott as a McCain
cturer for 1976. Dr. Ahlstrom will
;ak on Apr. 12 and will have a dis-
sion with students and faculty at the
apel hour the following day. He has
itten several books about religion in
nerica and feels that "the moral and
ritual development of the American
Dple is one of the most intensely
evant subjects on the face of the
th."

The Agnes Scott Bicentennial cele-
bration will culminate Apr. 21-23 with
the fiftieth anniversary observance of
the founding of the College's chapter of
Phi Beta Kappa which coincides with
the 200th anniversary of the organiza-
tion of the national honor society.
Speakers for the occasion will be Jua-
nita M. Kreps, vice president and pro-
fessor of economics at Duke Univer-
sity, Rosemary Park, former president
of Barnard College and of United
Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, and Ken-
neth M. Greene, secretary of United
Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Ed-
ward McNair, Director of Public Rela-
tions for Agnes Scott, is coordinator of
the observance.

Dr. Garber Honored
on Retirement

A DINNER honoring Professor Paul L.
Garber and his wife, Carolyn, will be
held on Friday, March 12th, at 7
o'clock in Rebekah Scott Hall at Agnes
Scott. Guest speaker for the occasion
will be Bernhard W. Anderson, Pro-
fessor of Old Testament Theology at
Princeton Theological Seminary.

Dr. Garber will retire in June after
32 years of teaching at Agnes Scott. He

On March 12, Dr. Paul L. Garber. pro-
fessor of Bible at Agnes Scott for the
past 32 years, will be honored at a retire-
ment dinner at which the guest speaker
will be Bernhard W . Anderson, professor
of Old Testament Theology at Princeton
Theological Seminary.

came to the college in the fall of -1943,
succeeding Mrs. Alma Sydenstricker as
Head of the Bible Department. After
graduating from Wooster College, he
earned theological degrees at Louisville
Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and
received his Ph.D. from Duke Univer-
sity. He has done post-doctoral studies
at several universities in this country
and abroad.

Professor Garber has spent consider-
able time, including two sabbaticals, in
"the lands of the Bible." His interest in
the relation of archaeology to Scripture
led to the construction of the Howland-
Garber model of Solomon's Temple,
the most authentic replica of that
famous building in e.xistence. He has
published a color filmstrip and slides
on the model, and is working on a book
on the Solomonic era.

His published works include 19
articles in the Interpreter's Dictionary
of the Bible, a section on "The Letters
of Paul" in Understanding the Books
of the New Testament, ed. P. H. Car-
michael, book reviews and articles in
the Journal of Biblical Literature, Jour-
nal of Bible and Religion, Biblical
Archaeologist, Archaeology, and Inter-
pretation. He is presently preparing
articles for the International Standard
Bible Encyclopedia.

Dr. Garber is a member of Phi Beta
Kappa, and has served as a regional
and national officer of the American
Academy of Religion, the Society of
Biblical Literature, and the Archaeo-
logical Institute of America.

An ordained Presbyterian minister,
he served a parish in Durham, N.C.
before coming to Agnes Scott, and has
been active in the work of Atlanta Pres-
bytery and the Synod of Georgia.

The March 12th dinner centers on
the teaching of Bible in the classroom,
the key interest of Dr. Garber's profes-
sional life. In keeping with this theme,
Professor Anderson has chosen for the
topic of his address, "Teaching the
Bible to Young People Today."

The Board of Trustees is establishing
a fund in honor of Professor Garber,
the proceeds of which will go toward
the purchase of aids to be used in
teaching Bible and religion.

The dinner invitation list includes
alumnae who have been Bible and Re-
ligion majors and minors during the
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Main Points

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time of Dr. Garber's tenure. Any other
alumnae and friends who wish to at-
tend the dinner may make reservations
by writing to the department chairman,
Mary Boney Sheats, at the College, and
enclosing a check for tickets, which are
$8 per person. Deadline for reserva-
tions is February 27, 1976.

What's that "thing"
in the Library

There's a "thing" sitting demurely in
a far corner of the Library workroom.
It's official name is Beehive Medical,
OCLC Model 100, but it's usually re-
ferred to by the Library staff as "it."
(The campus newspaper. The Profile,
has sponsored a contest to name it,
but chances are that it will always be
called simply "it.")

But whatever its name, it is a re-
markable instrument, a terminal con-
necting the Agnes Scott College Mc-
Cain Library with a data base in Ohio,
and linking us with approximately 115
college and public libraries in the
Southeast. The OCLC in the machine's
name stands for Ohio Collecting Li-
brary Center, and the data base is a
repository of information about books
available in any of the member li-
braries. The member libraries in this
region of the country are in what is
called "Solinet" Southeastern Library
Network the largest such network in
the country, although approximately
555 other libraries are distributed
among other data banks. The result is
obvious: the McCain Library, for in-
stance, houses close to 140,000 vol-
umes; with "Solinet," its capacity is
limited only by the number of books
available in the other member libraries.

The concept is stunningly simple, and
as with most electronic marvels of the
late twentieth century, its end results
are increased efficiency and an ex-
change of information that are little
short of incredible. For example, if a
student wants to find out if a certain
book is available in the area, the li-
brarian asks the machine and it tells
her immediately. Or if the library has
ordered a book, a request for cards for
the catalog may be fed into the com-
puter and the cards, typed and in alpha-
betical order ready for filing, will arrive
within a few days. The computer will

also search for all books by any
author, and will verify titles and other
pertinent data when the Library wants
to order new acquisitions.

But the computer is not only effici-
ent; it is polite, as well. When Dawn
Lamade, technical services librarian,
was demonstrating Solinet's talents, she
signed on with her special code num-
ber, and the machine promptly wrote
on its screen, "Good morning, DAL,"
(Dawn's initials). Although its conver-
sation is limited its repertoire con-
sists primarily of statements such as
"Message not clear," or questions as to
whether it should "cancel or save" it
is nonetheless unfailingly courteous,
and promptly at noon changes its greet-
ing to "Good afternoon," and to "Good
evening" at 5:00. And it regretfully
says "Good-bye" when its work is
done.

The librarians currently use the com-
puter primarily for cataloging purposes;
the fact that the cards are already
printed and ready for filing saves many
hours of typing. But the future offers
the possibility of inter-library loan of
books rather than just the verification
of the location of a certain volume; or
the opportunity of ordering books di-
rectly from the publisher. Hopefully, it
will soon be possible to ask the com-
puter for a search by subject (now it
searches by author and title), and in
the not-too-distant future, to be able to
order periodicals, films, tapes, and
recordings.

"It," you're a marvelous "thing."
"Good-bye."

Agnes Scott Room

The Agnes Scott room in the McCain
Library is the repository of the artifacts
and archives of the College. In the
room are the records of all historical
occasions, the history of the College
and its organizations and traditions,
handbooks, catalogs, scrapbooks, results
of students' independent studies, and
other memorabilia. On one wall hang
portraits of the four presidents of the
College, and facing them are paintings
of Agnes Scott and her son, George
Washington Scott, founder of the Col-
lege. (The paintings were locked in the
Room for safekeeping after they were
stolen from Main and later found in a

Georgia Tech building.) One of tl
most interesting articles in the room
the spinning wheel on which Agni
Scott spun the yarn with which si:
made clothes for her large family.

Student spends Junior
Year in France

Virginia Louise Singletary of Fay
etteville, Georgia, is participating in th
Sweet Briar College Junior Year i:
France program during the current aca
demic year. The program was initiatei
by the University of Delaware mor
than 50 years ago and, under th'
auspices of Virginia's Sweet Briar Col
lege, has become recognized as one o
the most outstanding in the nation
More than 125 students from acros
the country, representing 44 college
and universities, are enrolled in the pro
gram this year.

After a month of intensive orienta
tion in Tours, the group arrived in Pari
in late October and enrolled in Pari
universities and affiliated institutions
Not only does the program increase
student competency in the Frencl
language, but it is planned to develoj
a broader understanding of work
problems.

Did you know?

The Family Educational Rights anc
Privacy Act of 1974 allows parents tc
see their children's school records, anc
restricts the release of information abou
students without parental consent. Thf
act, known as the Buckley Amendment
also allows students over 18 to inspeci
their own records.

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Agnes Scott Glee Club presents American sacred choral music
m celebration of Bicentennial. Decatur Presbyterian Church,
6:00 p.m.

Deadline for $80 to reserve place on Suitcase Seminar, Savannah.
Greenville Alumnae Club. Speaker: Dr. Miriam Drucker.
Washington Alumnae Club. Speaker; Dr. Marvin B. Perry. Jr.
Tidewater Alumnae Club. Speaker: Dr. Marvin B. Perry, Jr.
Black History Week. Speaker: Gwendolyn Brooks, Pulitzer
prize-winning poet; poet laureate of Illinois. Presser, 8:15 p.m.
Young Atlanta Alumnae Club. "Spring Fashions by Lanvin."
Piano recital by Jay Fuller. Agnes Scott assistant professor of
music. Presser. 8:15 p.m.

French play. Le Treteau de Paris production, Presser, 8:15 p.m.
Founder's Day Convocation. Speaker: President Pauline Tomp-
kins, Cedar Crest College. Allentown, Pennsylvania.
One-act plays staged by Agnes Scott theater majors. Dana Fine
Arts. 8:15 p.m.

Charlotte .Alumnae Club, Speaker: Dr. Catherine Sims.
Cobb County Alumnae Club. Speaker: Dean Martha Huntington.
Columbia Alumnae Club. Speaker: Virginia Brown McKenzie.
Dalton Alumnae Club, Speaker: Martha Yates.
Nashville Alumnae Club. Speaker: Dr. Marie Pcpe.
Tri-Cities (Bristol-Kingsport-Johnson City) Alumnae Group.
Speaker: Jane King Allen.

147th anniversary o( ihc birth of ASC founder Colonel George
Washington Scott

Macon Alumnae Club. Speaker: Dr, Michael Brown.
Water Show presented by the ASC Doiphm Club. Gvmnasium,
7:30 & 8:45 p.m.

Deadline for reservations for Dr. Paul Garber's retirement
dinner.
Sophomore Parents' Weekend.

Feb. 28
Feb. 28
Feb. 28
Feb. 28-29

March 2

March 4

March 5-6

March 5-7
March 7-
April 15

March 9

March 9

March 12

March 15

March 19
March 20 -

March 25
March 29
March 31

- Dallas Alumnae Club. Speaker: Ann Rivers Thompson.

- Memphis Alumnae Club. Speaker: Virginia Brown McKenzie.

- Hatticsburg Alumnae Group. Speaker: Margaret Gillespie.
-Children's play staged by Agnes Scott theater majors. Dana

Fine Arts. 2:30 p.m.

-Bicentennial lecture. Speaker: Daniel J. Boorstin, Pulitzer prize-
winning .American historian; senior historian. Smithsonian Insti-
tution, Presser. 8:15 p.m.

-Decatur .Alumnae Club. Student Panel; "Off-Campus Studies."

- Foreign language drama contest for Georgia high school stu-
dents. Dana Fine Arts, time to be announced.

-Suitcase Seminar to Savannah.

- Art Show. Invitational sculpture exhibit. Opening reception.
Mar. 7. 2-5 p.m., Dalton Galleries. DFA. Special gallery hours
Mar. 19-28. Mon.-Sat,. 9-5; Sun., closed.

- Agnes Scott Glee Club in joint performance with Columbia Uni-
versity Glee Club. Presser. 8:15 p.m.

- Young Atlanta .Alumnae Club. Speaker: Dick Fleming. "Central
Atlanta Progress."

- Deadline for Golden Needle Exhibition entry forms to be mailed
in with S5 entry fee.

- S525 payment due from members of Alumnae Association trip
to England.

-Spring vacation begins, 4:30 p.m.

-Jacksonville Alumnae Club Supper cruise on river. Guests: Dr
5: Mrs, Marvin B. Perry. Jr.

- Central Florida Alumnae Club. Speaker: Dr. Marvin B. Perry. Jr,
-Spring quarter classes resume. 8:30 p.m.

-Lecture. Speaker: Gary Wills, political columnist and author of
Nixon Agonisics. Presser. 8:15 p.m.

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1975 Alumnae Counci

Kay Manuel of the PItysical Education Department citats with Mary Vin^inia Allen
'35, cluiinnan of the French DeparlmeiU. and Dot Weakley Gisli '56. Alumnae
Association vice president for Region II.

Kn-ai Sing Chang, professor of Bible and religion, talks
one of the newest Aluirinae. Debbie Shepherd Hamhy '75.

with

What's so funny? Alumnae Association President

Jane King Allen '59 regales Dean of the Faculty

Julia Gary and Mortar Board members Gay Blackburn.

Brandon Brame, and Cherry Joy Beysselance with

an anecdote. The three students, all class of '76,

participated in a panel discussion during which they

told Alumnae Council members of the various

off-campus studies available to Agnes Scott

women todav.

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More than 100 alumnae from variou
sections of the country returned to thi
Agnes Scott campus for the Alumnai
Association's fourth annual Counci
meeting in October, 1975. Members o
the Council include regional vice presi
dents, past presidents of the Associa
tion, fund agents, class officers, am
club presidents.

The morning session included a pane
of administrators that included Deai
of the Faculty Julia Gary, discussin;
changes in curriculum; Dean of Stu
dents Martha Huntington discussim
new rules governing students" lives
Vice President for Business Affair;
James Henderson discussing the cos
of running the College; Vice Presiden
for Development Paul McCain discuss
ing the importance of the Agnes Scot
Fund; and Director of Admissions Anr
Rivers Thompson discussing student re
cruitment and enrollment.

After the panel discussion, the Coun
cil broke up into workshop groups
followed by a basket lunch and ;
speech by President Marvin B. Perrj
detailing current campus activities anc
innovations such as the non-traditiona
students" program and the joint degree
offered by Agnes Scott and Georgi;
Tech.

Four Mortar Board members tok
the Council of their experiences ir
various campus programs such a
study abroad, internship in Washington
and the summer seminars offered b\
several of the departments of the Col
lege.

The Council meeting was followec
by a tea to which members of the fac
ulty were invited, and during whicl
alumnae were able to discuss in
formally various changes in each de
partment's curricular activities.

Marion Clark, Chemistry department chairman, talks with Bella Wilson

Lewis '34, fortner Alumnae Association president, while Helen Sewell

Johnson '57, president of tlie Philadelphia Alumnae Club, listens to Art
department chairman Marie Pepe.

tireless and enthusiastic worker in the
iimnae Association is its secretary,
anor Lee McNeill '59.

Jane King Allen '59, president of the Alumnae Association. Mary Manly
Ryman '48, president of the Dalton Alumnae Club, and Betty Medlock
Lackey '42, Coordinator of Club Services, discuss the addition of the
nine new clubs including Dalton that raised the total to 27 in 1975.

ininae and students find a topic of common interest
Agnes Scott during an Alumnae Council break,
t to right are Cherry Joy Beysselance, president of
rtar Board, Mortar Board member Win Ann Wanna'
'<er, Mary McConkey Reimer '46, Eleanor Lee
Neill '59, and Maryellen Harvey Newton, secretary
he class of 1916.

One of Agnes Scott's oldest alumnae, Annie Wiley
Preston, Institute, enjoys a happy conversation with
Mortar Board member Gay Blackburn, class of 1976,
and Ellen Perry, wife of ASC President Marvin B.
Perry.

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England and Scotland Walk /Study Toui

Although you will be reading this after the January
15 deadline for the $100 deposit required to hold a
place on the Alumnae Association trip to England
in July, there were still a few openings available as
of December 30, so if you have not yet made your
reservations, please check with the Alumnae Office
to see if there's room for one more traveler.

A reminder: The dates are July 6-July 29, 1976;
the cost is $1095 if 35 people go, and includes
British Airways jet fare from New York to London
and return, accommodations in university
dormitories in Exeter, Oxford, York and Edinburgh,
and hotel rooms in London, most meals, travel via
chartered bus in the British Isles, and several extras.

The number going on the trip is limited to 37,
and the spaces are almost filled, so if you plan to
go, please send your $100 check to Agnes Scott
Alumnae Association, Decatur, Georgia 30030 as
soon as possible.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Dates: July 6-JuIy 29, 1976.

Cost: $1095 each, if 35 people go; $1150 if 30; $1195 if
25. (Maximum 37.)

Cost includes . . .

Transportation: British Airways jet from New York

to London and return. Travel via charter bus within the

British Isles.

Accommodations: Dormitory rooms in British universities
except in London, where group will stay in the Hotel
Russell on Russell Square, near the British Museum.

Meals: Breakfast and lunch in London; breakfast and
dinner everywhere else; all three meals in Exeter, and
three meals furnished on travel days.

Sightseeing: Cost includes entrance fees to most
historic sites.

Insurance: Health, accident and baggage insurance.

Extras: Cost includes dinner and performance at the
Shakespeare Memorial Theater, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Schedule of Payments:

January 15, 1976 $100 non-refundable fee to
accompany application. (Upon receipt, applicant will

receive more detailed information and a suggested
reading list.)

March15, 1976 $525

May 15, 1976 Balance due, depending on the number
signed for trip. (Tour members will be notified of
amount due.)

Itinerary: July 6, 1976. Leave New York for London.
Remain in London until July 13, with side trips to such
places as Canterbury, Dover, Windsor, and
Hampton Court.

July 13 Bus to Exeter; three days, visiting Salisbury,
Stonehenge, Plymouth, Dartmoor, etc.

July 17 Oxford, four days, visiting Coventry,
Warwick Castle, Glastonbury Abbey, and such
Cotswold villages as Lower Slaughter and Upper
Swell, Chipping Camden, Bourton-on-the-water,
Morton-in-the-marsh, and Stow-on-the-wold.

July 22 York, two days, visiting Fountains Abbey,
Yorkshire moors, etc.

July 25 Edinburgh, three days, visiting Holyrood, the
lochs, Stirling Castle, etc.

July 29 Fly to London for connections to New York.

Tour members: First preference will be given to alumnae
their husbands, and their children who are of high schoo
age or older; second preference to ASC faculty and
staff; third to others.

Suggestions: Clothes should be comfortable, versatile,
and adaptable for all weather conditions. They should
include comfortable walking shoes, a raincoat or
all-weather coat, sweaters or jackets, and suits or pant
suits that are suitable for church or the theater. Luggage
is limited by the airlines to a total of 44 pounds, and
should include one big bag plus one carry-on plus a
large purse or tote bag. Purchases made in Great Britain
can be mailed home. Extra money will be needed for
approximately 14 meals, including five dinners in London
$100 (depending on your appetite) should be adequate.
Additional money will also be needed for variables such
as theater tickets (about $7.00 each), side trips not on
the itinerary, gifts and incidentals. Traveler's checks are
urged.

If you want your name added to the list for the trip
to England, please fill out the application below, and
send it with your non-refundable check for $100.00, mad
out to: Alumnae Association Tour.
(Prices and itinerary subject to change.)

Agnes Scott Alumnae Association
Decatur, Georgia 30030

Please reserve ( ) place{s) for myself ( ), spouse { ), children ( ), friends ( ).

Name_
Street.

Xity.

.Class (if ASC alumna)

State Zip.

Spouse's name

Children's names and school grades.

Friend's name

Street

Xity.

-State.

-Zip.

With the Clubs

'obb County

DRMERLY KNOWN as the Marietta
lub, members agreed to change the
ime to represent the larger area from
hich the group is drawn.
Officers for the 1975-1976 year are
iza Roberts Leiter '67. president,
Jeanor Compton Underwood '49, vice
esident, and Ninalee Warren '64,
cretary-treasurer. Twenty members
tended the October. 1975. meeting at
hich Alumnae Association President
ne King Allen '59 and Director of
lumnae Affairs Virginia Brown Mc-
enzie '47 were guests and speakers.
A third speaker was member Sylvia
illiams Ingram '52, Alumnae Associa-
)n Education Chairman, who told of
rious plans made by her committee
the interest of continuing education
r alumnae. Sylvia has also been in-
ilved with a mini-course sponsored by
e club and held at the Cobb County
iblic Library for the parents of young
ildren. Taught by Mary Louise Rheay,
rector of the Cobb County Library
stem, the course was planned to cre-
e an awareness of excellence in chil-
en's literature.

acksonville

IE REGULAR Spring meeting of the
cksonville Agnes Scott Alumnae Club
IS held at the home of Margaret
opkins Martin '40. Two dozen mem-
rs attended the meeting to elect new
ficers who are: Mary Aichel Sam-
rd '49, president: Betty Libby Alder-
an '63, secretary; Betty Anne Green
jsh '53, treasurer; and chairmen Beth
iris Moreman '40 (telephone), Ann
cWhorter Butler '58 (social), and
abel Talmage '34 (yearbook).

kron /Cleveland

UMNAE FROM the Akron/Clcveland
ea attended a luncheon in September,
75, and made plans for another
thering during the current year. Al-
oiigh not yet a formal club, the group
mbered nine: Lucile Barnett Mirman
7, Ruth Clapp Faulkner '48, Frances

Allliough the club is not new, the name is: the Marietta Alumnae Club is now the
Cobb County Club, and has members from all over the area. Officers elected in
1975 are, left to right, Ninalee Warren '64, secretary-treasurer: Ellie Compton Under-
wood '49, vice president: and Liza Roberts Leiter '67, president.

A recent project undertaken by the Cobb County Alumnae Club was a book course
given at the Marietta library for the parents of young children. Taught by Mary
Louise Rheay (center), director of the Cobb County Public Library System, the
course was designed to create an awareness of excellence in children's literature.
Pictured with Miss Rheay are, left, Sylvia Williams Ingram '52, education chairman
on the Alumnae Association executive board, and Liza Roberts Leiter '67, president
of the club.

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Clubs

(continued)

Cork Engle "57, Joyce Freeman Marl-
ing '45, Helen Jo Hinchey Williams '55,
Bettie Manning Ott '45, Helen Jean
Robarts Seaton '52, Dorothy Stewart
Gilliam '48, and Marjorie Tippins
Johnson '44.

Atlanta

On OCTOBER 16, at a "Brunch at Bren-
nan's," members of the Atlanta Agnes
Scott Alumnae Club, represented by
their president, Jean Salter Reeves '59,
presented a $4000 check to Dr. Marvin
Perry for the benefit of students at the
College. The money was raised by the
club through their successful 1975
Golden Needle Award Festival display-
ing the needlework of alumnae and
others. Under the leadership of Bar-
bara Specht Reed '60, president, and
Betty Lou Houck Smith '35, chairman,
and in cooperation with Rich's Depart-
ment Store, the Festival attracted
numerous entrants and visitors. A ce-

Some members of one of the newest
alumnae clubs. Toledo/ Detroit, are shown
at their October organizational meeting.
Pictured are, seated left to right. Betty
Wirgman Duncan '66: Sister Hilda Bon-
ham '32, secretary-treasurer; and Mart'
King Critchell '37. Standing are Bronwen
DuKate Cameron '68, vice president: Julia
LaRue Orwig '73. president: and Rebekah
Andrews McNeil '42.

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The Atlanta Agnes Scott Alumnae Club proudly presented a check for $4,000
to Dr. Marvin Perry to be used for the benefit of students at the College. The a
raised the money through their highly successful 1975 Golden Needle Award Festi
displaying needlework of alumnae and others. Plans are under way for the /5
show which will be held during Alumnae Weekend in April at Rich's Departm.
Store. Pictured with President Perry as they admire the needlepoint Imari pi
used as the symbol of last year's show are, left to right. Anita Moses Shipf
'60. 1976 Festival Chairman, Jean Salter Reeves '59. president of the Atlanta cl,
and Barbara Specht Reed '60, immediate past president.

lebrity category presented offerings by
Mrs. Lyndon Johnson. Mrs. Herman
Talmadge. Mrs. George Busbee. Mrs.
Howard Callaway (Beth Walton '47)
and many others.

The 1976 Festival, under the guid-
ance of President Jean Reeves and
Chairman Anita Moses Shippen "60,
will again be held at Rich's, and will
be presented April 24 (Alumnae Week-
end) through May 1.

Toledo/Detroit

Have you ever wondered how a new
Agnes Scott Alumnae Club is formed
and organized? Alumnae in the Toledo/
Detroit area have just formed theirs,
and the experience has been rewarding.
Alumnae living in the area first ex-
pressed interest in a club in October,
1974. and the matter was turned over
to Betty Medlock Lackey, Coordinator
of Club Services. Betty mailed a list of
all alumnae living in the general vicin-
ity to Susan Snelling de Furio '70 and
Julia LaRue Orwig '73; they contacted

people about a club, entertained m
bers of the Admissions Office staft
learn all they could about recrui
students for the College, followed
organizational steps as outlined in
Club Handbook, and a new club
born!

They held their organizational m'
ing in October, 1975, and elected tl
first officers: Julia LaRue Orwig.
president; Bronwen DuKate Came
"68, vice president; and Sister H
Bonham '32. secretary-treasurer. Tl
next meeting will be held in Apri
Detroit at a member's home. In a re;
to the Alumnae Office they say, "A
club, of course we will try to publi*
ASC as well as help area Alumnae
missions Representatives recruit pi
pective students. We see this as a m
function of the club because the Adr'
sions staff has just begun to really
cruit in the Toledo/ Detroit area
we want to helpV

Did you know?

A PERSONAL LETTER to the mother
a gift for the baby are sent from
Alumnae Office upon receipt of a b
announcement.

ooks by Alumnae
re Needed

lONG THOSE who have been generous
their financial support of the College.
Emmett Cartledge of Columbus,
^orgia, has been especially helpful to
Alumnae Office and House. The
dower of Mary Louise Thames
rtledge '30, Mr. Cartledge has given
ns in memory of his wife (who died

1974) that have purchased needed
'ice equipment in daily use in the
umnae Office. The newest gift given

Mr. Cartledge is a handsome cherry
okcase in which books written by
imnae will be displayed. The Alum-
: Office has some of these volumes

hand, but there are many that have
ver been given to the Office.
If you have written a book, or if you
ve or know of one written by an
imna, please donate a copy, inscribed
the Alimimc Association, and send

I to '"Bookshelf," Alumnae Office,
;catur, Georgia 30030.

d you know?

lERF. ARE THREE DOZEN retired mem-
r^ of the faculty and staff whose ad-
;^scs are available through the
I innae Office and who would enjoy
aring from former students.

What is the Agnes Scott
Experience?

Have you ever noticed that where two
or more alumnae are gathered together,
no matter what their ages, they have a
common ground of understanding and
experience? They will fall into con-
versation about the differences and
similarities of the College in their own
eras, and will come away from the
meeting with a sense of comradeship
that is usually found only among mem-
bers of other elite groups such as the
Marines. Not that the closeness is based
on anything as mechanistic as the mili-
tary; if there is anything on which an
Agnes Scott alumna prides herself it is
her individuality. No one comes out of
the College in a predictable mold; each
graduate is as individual as her own
fingerprints.

So what do we all have in common?
How is it possible for alumnae to find a
meeting of the minds with undergrad-
uates struggling through their freshman
exams? Can it be due to the fact that
we have been there, that we know their
problems and we realize that ten or
twenty or forty years ago we struggled,
too, and learned and survived? (The
realization is tinged, if we are honest,
with a little smugness; we did survive.)

Miscellany

And from the students' standpoint
what can thev possibly have in com-
mon with us? Perhaps in us they see a
foreshadowing of themselves when they
are alumnae, when they will talk with
a generation of students yet unborn, and
when they too will feel that touch of
smugness.

That's part of it, but there's more to
it than th:it. In your opinion, just what
is it? What is the Agnes Scott expe-
rience?

75 Years Ago
at Agnes Scott

The six-year-old .Alumnae Associa-
tion of Agnes Scott Institute had a busy
and productive vear under the leader-
ship of its president, Anna Irwin
Young, who taught mathematics at the
school. The .Association provided re-
ceptions and lectures for the students,
and its 45 members collected and dis-
bursed S604.93, meeting incidental
expenses and paying the tuition of a
day student for each of the five past
years. In addition, the parlors of Main
received some new furnishings from the
alumnae, and the Association had S560
on deposit as the beginning of a perma-
nent scholarship fund.

'alton

^ October 14, 1975, the Dalton
I mnae Club met at the home of the
ib president, Mary Manly Ryman '48.
venty-two members attended the
3eting at which Peggy Miller, who is
3m Dalton and is president of the
lior class at Agnes Scott, presented
i Robert Frost slide show about
mpus activities and student life.
In addition to Mary, other officers
r the 1975-76 year are Cynthia
irrent Patterson '72, vice president:
ary Rogers Hardin '68, secretary:
d Ida Rogers Minor, treasurer. Hollis
nith Gregory '60 is the Alumna Ad-
issions Representative for the area.
The club awarded a door prize, an
iginal needlepoint design that had
en won by the club last spring for its
rticipation in the 1975 Golden Needle
*ard Festival.

The Dalton Alumnae Club met in October and saw a Robert Frost slide show
presented by Peggy Miller, senior class president and a native of Dalton. Shown with
Peggy (left) are, center, Cynthia Current Patterson '72, vice president of the club,
and Hollis Smith Gregory '60, Alumna Admissions Representative for the area.
Other officers of the club are Mary Manly Ryman '48, president: Mary Rogers Hardin
'68, secretary: and Ida Rogers Minor '55, treasurer.

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Virginia Brown McKenzie 47

itroducing the Regional Vice Presidents

ST ISSUE we published a chart show-
; the geographical organization of
; Alumnae Association, and I prom-
d to introduce to you the women
10 are responsible for each region.
Pictured below are our four regional
e presidents, and indicated on the-
ip are the regions they serve. Alum-
who live in other countries are
ved by the vice president of Region

Each regional vice president has the
iponsibility of helping to organize
lbs or annual meetings, of leading
imnae admissions representatives in
r section, of serving as resource per-
il for fund-raising and projects, and
attending three Executive Board

meetings each year to report on the
alumnae activities under her super-
vision.

Cissie Spiro Aidinoff (Mrs. Bernard)
'51, who recently lobbied for the ERA
in New York, is leader of Region I.
She entertains Agnes Scott alumnae as
well as statesmen in her Fifth Avenue
apartment.

Region II is headed by Dot Weakley
Gish (Mrs. Donald) '56, accomplished
church organist and choir director who
continues sprightly political involve-
ments as well as an active role in the
Washington, D.C., Agnes Scott Alum-
nae Chapter.

Vice president for Region III is
Mary Duckworth Gellerstedt (Mrs. L.

L., Jr.) '46, promoter of publicity for
the Atlanta 1975 Golden Needle
Award Festival. Mary's husband is Vice
Chairman of the Agnes Scott College
Board of Trustees; their daughter is a
'71 graduate of the College.

In charge of the vast western Region
IV is energetic Margaret Gillespie '69,
Jackson, Miss., teacher of special edu-
cation, who recruits new students as
well as alumnae leaders, having per-
sonally escorted out-of-state prospective
students to the campus.

Now that you have met the regional
vice presidents, we shall move on to
learn in the next issue about the loca-
tions and leaders of our aUminae clubs
or chapters.

Cissie Aidinoff
Region I

Dot Gish
Region II

Mary Gellerstedt
Region III

Margaret Gillespie
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ALUMNAE QUARTERLY, AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030

DECATUR FEMALE SEMINARY

Agnes Scott College, under the above name, started in this rented building in 1889.
The total assets of the School were then $5,000.

Agnes Scott

ALUMNAE QUARTERLY

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SPRING, 1976

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THE

Agnes
Scott

Agnes Scott's famous dogwood,
next to Presser Hall,
is one of the largest, oldest,
and loveliest in the Atlanta area.

Editor / Martha Whatley Yates '45
Design Consultant / John Stuart McKenzie

ALUMNAE OFFICE STAFF:

Director of Alumnae Affairs

Virginia Brown McKenzie '47
Assistant to the Director

Martha Whatley Yates '45
Coordinator of Club Services

Betty Medlock Lackey '42
Secretary

Frances Strother

ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OFFICERS:

President / Jane King Allen '59

Vice Presidents

Region I / Cissie Spiro Aidinoff '51
Region II / Dot Weakley Gish '56
Region III / Mary Duckworth Gellerstedt

'46
Region IV / Margaret Gillespie '69

Secretary / Eleanor Lee McNeill '59

Treasurer / Lamar Lowe Connell '27

PHOTO CREDITS:

Pages 1 , 6, 7 Chuck Rogers; Page 4
Courtesy Colonial Williamsburg; Pages 8,
9 Judy Thompson '75; Page 10
Courtesy ASC News Office; Page 12
Sister Moore; Tracy O'Neal; Page 14
Courtesy Mary Baldwin College; Page
15 Courtesy Emory University.

NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS:

Copy and announcements submitted
for inclusion in the next three issues of the
Alumnae Quarterly should be received
by the editor by the following dates:

Fall (publication, September 30, 1976),
June 30. 1976.

Winter (publication, November 30,
1976), August 30, 1976.

Spring (publication, March 30, 1977),
December 30, 1976.

Manuscripts by, about, or of interest to
ASC alumnae are welcome, and should be
submitted typed double-spaced, in
duplicate, and accompanied by a stamped,
self-addressed envelope.

Member / Council for Advancement and
Support of Education.

Published four times yearly: Fall. Winter,
Spring and Summer by Agnes Scott College,
Decatur. Georgia. Second class postage
paid at Decatur, Georgia 30030.

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ALUMNAE QUARTERLY/VOLUME 54 NUMBEF

The Moving Finger Writes. . .
Letters

Phi Beta Kappa:

Fifty Years at Agnes Scott

By Martha Yates

The history of Phi Beta Kappa . . . The Key . . .
Why Phi Beta Kappa?. . . a)BK at Agnes Scott.
ASC 50th anniversary.

Departmental Update: Art

History of Art Department at Agnes Scott . . .
Facuhy . . . Courses . . . Students . . . Future.

The Garden Group
IVIain Points

Summer pottery workshop . . . Dr. Chloe Steel
retires. . .Professor Tumblin flies to South
America.

With the Clubs

Dallas . . . Delaware Valley . . . Fairfield-
Westchester. . .Jacksonville. . .Nashville.

Alumnae Profiles

Page 12: Ida Brittain Patterson '21 . . .Page 14:
Martha Stackhouse Grafton '30. . .Page 15:
Evangeline Papageorge '28. . .Page 16: Carrie
Scandrett '24 . . . Page 17: Mary West Thatcher

Obituary: Dr. Charles A. Dana
From the Director

he Moving
inger

/rites...

Letters

IS SAFE to say that nothing else ever
sented in the Alumnae Quarterly

provoked so much thoughtful dis-
sion or has eUcited so many favor-
e comments (see "Letters") as did

Fall issue, "The Year of the Wo-

I."

t is exceptionally gratifying to know
t the article, "Woman in Higher
acation," was so well received, and
ant to share with you some of the
'Sequent national developments that
act all of us interested in and dedi-
ed to the continued and expanded
ication of women.

Since publication of the issue on
itember 30, 1975, Frances T. ("Sis-
) Farenthold, former Texas state
resentative. has been named the
t woman president of Wells College
Aurora, New York.

A new ruling by the U.S. Depart-
nt of Health, Education and Welfare
renting an uproar on many campuses
OSS the country. Hillsdale College,
independent institution in Michigan,

informed that if only one of its
00 students receives a federal grant,

college, which has never accepted
cent from federal, state or local
'ernments, is considered a "recipient
titution." The college is planning a
al fight to avoid what Time, in the
c. 8, 1975, issue terms, "a smother-
blanket of complex and often im-
ctical federal rules and regula-
is . . . Indeed, after a survey of
irmative-action programs at 132
lools, the Carnegie Council on Policy
:dies in Higher Education declared
t they are 'confused, even chaotic'
The federal regulations have further
eatened the survival of many colleges
(Continued on page 12)

Thank you for the Fall, 1975, issue of the
Alumnae Quarterly. I think you did a fine
job with it, particularly the major feature
["Wonuui and Higher Education" Ed.].
The material and the layout are great!

Virginia Carter, Vice President

Council for Advancement and

Support of Eiducation

Washington, DC

I HAVE enjoyed the Newsletters about the
College as well as the Alumnae Quarterly.

Miriam Thompson Felder '32

Blakely, Georgia

This is just a quick note to let you know
that I really enjoyed your lead article in
the Fall Alumnae Quarterly. 1 thought you
covered much ground, and I especially
liked the addition of the freshman ques-
tionnaire results. You touched on several
issues which we all need to consider and
reconsider; I appreciate your attention to
the current situation.

Patricia Stringer '68

ASC Administrative Intern

Gaucher College. .Maryland

I READ the Fall Alumnae Quarterly and
it's just great! I'm so glad you captured
Martha Yates; and thanks he we still have
John Stuart McKenzie working at top form
as usual. From 'The Moving Finger
Writes" to the final cover page. 1 was spell-
bound. I can't wait to see what the Spring
issue will be like.

Roberta Winter '27

Professor of Speech and Drama,

Emeritus

Berryville, Virginia

The fall, 1975, Alumnae Quarterly
and new editor Martha Yates are very
impressive. After reading this issue I really
want my daughter to seriously consider
Agnes Scott.

Peggy Fanson Hart '59

Redmond. Washington

1 LIKED the Fall issue very much, and
thought it was well-done. Your article was
interesting. Especially I liked the entire
layout of the magazine and its general
format.

Lillian Newman, Associate

Librarian

McCain Library, Agnes Scott

College

Decatur, Georgia

Congratulations to you for the inter-
esting Alumnae Quarterly and to all the
staff for the work being done at the
Alumnae Office. I want Betty (Medlock
Lackey '42, Coordinator of Club Services)
to know that I have given copies of the
ASC cookbook [Food for Thought Ed.]
to my daughter and daughter-in-law.

Last July I enjoyed a tour of Ireland,
Scotland, Wales and England. I know that
the group which accompanies Dr. Brown
will enjoy the walk/study tour in July.

Mildred Cowan Wright '27

Atlanta, Georgia

1 ENJO-iED your page "The Moving Finger
Writes" and approve your criteria. I hope
you never have to "cancel half a line of
it" when you edit your page: 1 would like
to know more of your thinking.

I commend you on the promptness of
getting the .Alumnae Quarterly off the press
while the news is still seasonal and not
disappointingly out of date.

Keep up the good work. Volume 54, No.
1 was the best yet!

Maurine Bledsoe Bramlett '27
Asheville, North Carolina

I WANT to tell you how much I enjoyed
the Fall Alumnae Quarterly. It was so full
of news of interest to alumnae. Your ar-
ticle, "Woman and Higher Education," was
most thought-provoking. Also, as treasurer
of the Alumnae Association, I was espe-
cially glad to see notices to remind alum-
nae about the cookbook and crewel kits
which are for sale to help our alumnae
treasury. The entire Alumnae Quarterly
was great!

Lamar Lowe Connell '27

Atlanta, Georgia

Thank you for the Fall Alumnae Quar-
terly. As usual I read it from cover to
cover, and enjoyed everything in it. The
article, "Woman and Higher Education,"
makes us proud of the author, the College,
the freshmen quoted, and the alumnae
cited. The photography, the general news
(for instance, more than $30,000 in be-
quests from five alumnae), the tributes to
Dr. Stukes, the alumnae tour with Dr.
Brown, the effectively displayed calendar,
the class news, and of course our smiling
Director's final page all make the last
issue worth re-reading. Thanks again!

Sarah Fulton '21

Decatur, Georgia

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PHI BETA KAPF

Phi Beta Kappa. To the uninitiated those thn
Greek letters speak of erudition. Of a mysterioi
society honoring academic achievement. To {\
initiated to the members they represent tt
same, as well as the gratification of knowing th;
perhaps the ultimate token of scholastic excellence
theirs.

What is Phi Beta Kappa? When and how did
start? What does it represent? And on whom is
bestowed?

In simplest terms, Phi Beta Kappa is a colleg
and university honor society that encourages scholai
ship in the liberal arts and sciences. (That mear
that there are no chapters at technological school
of whatever caliber of scholastic standing.) It is th
oldest American fraternity with a Greek-letter name
It was founded on December 5, 1776, in the Apoll
Room of the Raleigh Tavern at Williamsburg, Vn
ginia, by students at the College of William an
Mary. The young men who were its charter membei
selected the Greek letters <I>BK as the name of tb
organization because they are the initials of th
words meaning, "Love of wisdom, the helmsman c
life."

From its inception the fraternity was dedicated tl
the highest scholastic endeavor, although it w
originally founded as a secret social organizatioi
This concept was abandoned in the 1830's, hov
ever, and the fraternity became solely an honor sc
ciety. Naturally, there were no women members i
the beginning, because there were no women colics
students, and the society didn't admit females unt
1875, almost a hundred years after the founding.

The concept of the honor society appealed t
other colleges and universities, and chapters wei
formed at Yale in 1780 and at Harvard in 178
Later, as additional chapters were formed in eac
state and the application for a charter undergoe
the strictest study and evaluation by the nation;
organization (the United Chapters of <t>BK) th
chapters take as their designation the next availabl
letter of the Greek alphabet. For example, there ai
only four chapters in the state of Georgia: Alph
at the University of Georgia; Beta, at Agnes Scot

FY YEARS AT AGNES SCOTT

Gamma, at Emory University; and Delta, at More-
house College. Thus, as the original chapter of
the entire organization, the one at William and Mary
is "the Alpha of Alphas."

Other early chapters formed were Dartmouth,
1787, Union (New York), 1817, Bowdoin, 1825,
and Brown, 1830. During the years between 1845
and 1895, 18 other chapters were created, so that by
the turn of the century there was a total of 25 in
existence. In 1883, the national organization was
formed, and there are now more than 1 30,000 living
members belonging to 214 chapters. The society
offers scholarships and awards, sponsored both by
some individual chapters and by the national organi-
zation.

The Phi Beta Kappa key, the tangible symbol of
the society, is, in itself, a perpetual reminder of the
goals of the organization. On the obverse side are the
familiar Greek letters; in the upper left corner are
three stars arranged in a triangular shape and de-
noting the aims of the group: friendship, morality
and literature; and in the lower right corner is a
hand pointing upward, to show aspiration. On the
reverse side, the side seldom seen by any but mem-
bers, is, at the top, the name of the member, the
name of the chapter into which he or she was initi-
ated, and the date of membership. In the center is a
Latin motto meaning "Society of Learning," and
across the bottom is the date of the founding of
*BK, December 5. 1776.

So what is Phi Beta Kappa all about? Granted
that it recognizes scholastic excellence: but does it
justify its existence in any other ways? The answer
is a resounding, "Yes." Not that it really needs
justification; surely today, more than at any time
in our history, excellence simply for the sake for
excellence is a reason for being. But the society
doesn't stop at mere recognition; through scholar-
ships and awards it encourages academic endeavors
of the highest sort. These awards and scholarships
are given by individual chapters and by the United
Chapters, and although the program of the Phi Beta
Kappa Visiting Scholars, for example, is sponsored
by the national organization, the host college or uni-

The key above belongs to Mary Margaret
MacLauchlin '74. assistant to Agnes Scott's Director
of Admissions. Fen- hut the initiated ever see the
reverse side of a Phi Beta Kappa key. which has the
member's name, the name of the chapter into which
she was initiated, and the date of membership. In the
center are the letters "SP." standing for "Society of
Learning." and across the bottom is the date of '^BK's
founding. The bar is optional, and names the
member's alma mater. (See opposite page.)

versity shares the speaker's expenses. The society
also distributes several publications such as The
American Scholar, sub-titled A Quarterly for the
Independent Thinker, offering cogent, well-articulated
writings on a variety of subjects.

The process by which an institution of higher
education may be granted a chapter of Phi Beta
Kappa is rigid and complex. A committee on qualifi-
cations (of which, coincidentally, Professor Catherine
S. Sims is currently serving as chairman) thoroughly
investigates the institution, and offers its findings to
a larger group made up of representatives from each
chapter. This group, meeting triennally, then votes
on whether or not to admit the applicant. It is
obvious, from the small number of chapters, that
membership is not granted lightly.

PHI BETA KAPPA

(Continued)

Students of the College of William and Mary

met in Williamsburg's Raleigh Tavern on

December 5. 1776. to organize the

honor society which became Phi Beta Kappa.

When Agnes Scott, for example, decided to apply
for membership in the early Twenties, there was a
lapse of a couple of years between the application
and the final formation of the chapter. In 1924, the
College was notified that it had been placed on "a
tentative list of colleges that might be considered."
Later that same year it was told that it had been
placed in nomination, and in 1925 the charter was
granted, making Agnes Scott the 102nd of all col-
leges admitted, and only the ninth woman's college
to be selected. The concept of an honor society on
campus was not new, however; since 1914, the six
faculty members who had been elected to Phi Beta
Kappa at their alma maters had been members of
Gamma Tau Alpha which they had formed and
modeled after 'M^K, electing undergraduates and
alumnae to membership.

The faculty members of Gamma Tau Alpha were
the charter members of Agnes Scott's chapter of Phi
Beta Kappa, and when the chapter was formally made
a part of the parent organization, its members were
Lillian S. Smith, Cleo Hearon, Robert B. Holt, Muriel
Harn, Lady Coma Cole (her real name), and Guerrv
Stukes. (Dr. Stukes, who died in 1975, was the last
surviving member of the original six.) President
James R. McCain was made "foundation member"
when the charter was granted, (his college, Erskine,
hadn't had a chapter), and the formal ceremonies
took place in 1926, establishing Agnes Scott's chap-
ter as the second in the state of Georgia.

There are four ways in which a person may be
elected: in course, either as a junior or senior; as a
foundation member, as was Dr. McCain; as an
alumna member (Catherine Marshall was so hon-
ored); or as an honorary member. The latter are

'^ but the other three presidents, Drs. James
McCain, Wallace Alston and Marvin Perry

not alumnae of the College, and there have only been
six in the history of the chapter: Kathryn Glick,
William Cole Jones, Emma Mae Laney, Mary Stuart
MacDougall, Philip Davidson, and Catherine Tor-
rance. Neither Dr. Frank H. Gaines, first president,
nor Miss Nannette Hopkins, first dean, were mem-
bers, ( Miss Hopkins didn't even have a college de-
gree'
Ross
have been.

There are presently thirty active (voting) mem-
bers on campus; members who do not remain on
campus are not allowed to vote on new members.
The new members are selected on the basis of
scholastic standing and other qualifications, and,
after having been recommended by an election com-
mittee, must be elected by ,-, of the members, in a
secret ballot. The honor is real, and one to be
cherished for the remainder of the member's lifetime.

On the Agnes Scott campus, in celebration of the
chapter's 26th birthday, a three-day observance will
coincide with the 200th birthday of the national or-
ganization. The ASC observance will be immediately
before Alumnae Weekend, and will occur April
21-23. Speakers for the occasion will be Phi Beta
Kappa Visiting Scholar Juanita M. Kreps, vice presi-
dent and professor of economics at Duke University,
Rosemary Park, former president of Barnard College
and of the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, and
Kenneth M. Greene, secretary of United Chapters.
On such an occasion, when the ultimate emphasis
is on the aspiration of academic excellence for its
own sake, all members or not can be thankful
for the concept of Phi Beta Kappa and for the men
and women who are its members. A

Dana Fine Arts Building is
considered one of the best of
its type in the country.

Departmental Update: ART

[E OF THE original courses offered at
young Decatur Female Seminary in
39 was Art, taught by Miss Valeria
iser. Considered in those Victorian
/s as a proper course of study for
jng ladies, art, as a career, has al-
ys been one of the few fields that
ows no sex. True, there have been,
the past, more outstanding male than
nale artists, but women of the stature
i talent of Mary Cassatt, Georgia
Keeffe, and yes, even Grandma
3ses, possess places of distinction
ingside their male counterparts.
Reflecting the realization that women
talent will experience no discrimina-
n. the Art Department of Agnes Scott
illege is alive with inspiration and
ibition. Under the energetic leader-
p of Department Chairman Dr.
irie Pepe, "The objective of the de-
rtmcnt," in Dr. Pepe's words, "is to
e training in appreciation of art, to
Ip the students to form standards of
te, and to promote creative effort in
;ir communities." Dr. Pepe, a native
Wichita Falls, Texas, a graduate of
State University of Iowa, and a
-mbcr of Phi Beta Kappa, has been
the Agnes Scott faculty since 1951.
1969 she became a professor and
s made the chairman of the depart-
;nt: she was named to the Charles A.
ina Chair in May, 1974.
The faculty of the Art Department
nsists of three other members in addi-
n to Mrs. Pepe: Robert F. Wester-
It, LeIand Staven, and Carol Golden
illcr. The Department is housed in
Dana Fine Arts Building (designed
architect John Portman), and is
nsidered to be one of the finest art
ildings in the country. Dr. Pepe says,
(Continued on next page)

Students and unidentified instructor in the Art Department
of Agnes Scott Institute, circa 1900.

ART

(Continued)

"The studio areas are large and well
equipped for work in painting and
drawing, printmaking, ceramics, three-
dimensional design, welding, and film-
making. While we do not offer specific
courses in some of these areas, all of
our studio classes are very individual-
ized to permit a student to explore
various media and techniques. The
Dalton (exhibition) Gallery in the
Dana Fine Arts Building is also ex-

tremely well designed. Here works from
our permanent collection are shown, as
are exhibits of both local and national
artists, and the work of our own stu-
dents and faculty."

"Many of our students continue to
develop as practicing, professional art-
ists after they leave Agnes Scott," states
Dr. Pepe, "but we do not attempt to
provide the highly professional training
of an art school. The creative is part of
the liberal arts, however, so a liberal
arts education seems to be one of the
best trainings for a serious artist. It
also provides the student who has a
general interest in art with the back-
ground for a lifetime of appreciation
and enjoyment. We offer a balanced

program of practice, theory, and h
tory. For the student whose interest
not in the practice of art, we offer 1
interdepartmental major of Art Histc
and English Literature. This major a
provides a good background for 1
student wishing to continue work in 1
history of art. At the present time c
of our recent graduates with this int
departmental major Lelia Kinney
is working toward a Ph.D. in i
History at Yale University. Anoth
Nita Whetstone "75, was primarily
terested in the practice of art; she is n
working toward her M.F.A. degree
the University of Chicago. And anotl
member of the class of '75, She;
Cave, was intersted in both areas.

A popular Art Department course is ceramics: the studio areas are also equipped for work in painting ami drawing,
printmaking, three-diniensional design, welding, and film-making.

students of today benefit from the multi-leveled spaciousness of the studios in the Dana Fine Arts Building.

low working toward an M.A. in
leum training at George Washington
versity. She has also been appointed
stant registrar of the Corcoran
seiim in Washington, and has re-
tly held an exhibition of her paint-

For the past five years we have had
average of 40 art majors," Dr. Pepe
tinues. "Our studio classes have
n ten to twenty-five students: the art
ory courses average 25 to 35 stu-
ts, although these classes are often
;h larger. (We very much feel the
d of an additional faculty member
elieve the crowding in some of the
iio courses, and to offer some badly
ded new courses.) The advanced stu-

dent in both studio art and art history
has an opportunity to do independent
work."

As with most of the other depart-
ments of the College, the Art Depart-
ment offers expanded and off-campiis
opportunities of learning. Mrs. Pepe
says, "To enrich the academic program
in art we have a series of field trips to
Atlanta galleries and museums. The Art
Department has also participated in
three Summer Studies Programs Abroad.
In 1971, the Art Department and the
German Department had a program in
Marburg, Germany: in 1973, the Art
Department and the Classics Depart-
ment had a program in Rome, Italy: and
in 1974, the Art Department and the

Spanish Department had a program in
Madrid." This summer the program in
Rome will be repeated, with Elizabeth
Zenn, professor of classical languages
and literatures teaching a course on
Roman art and architecture, and Mrs.
Pepe teaching a course on the art of
the Italian Renaissance.

"With luck," says Dr. Pepe, "ex-
pansion will be in our future, but in
the meantime we all feel the program
at Agnes Scott is well-rounded and
challenging, and one that permits great
individual development. We have had
and do have extraordinary stu-
dents: so the Art Department is blessed
by the Agnes Scott esprit de corps that
is very special."

A place of
beauty and
tranquility is
to be treasured.
Sucfi a place is
the Alumnae
Garden. In a
look at the
behind-the-
scenes activity
that keeps it
that way, we
show some
dedicated
alumnae at work.

Chairman Nellc Chamlee Howard '34, prunes judiciously,
as she leads her garden group in their pursuit of beauty for
the benefit of alumnae, visitors, and the college community.

Betty Wood Smith '49, right,
frequently came to her
gardening chores straight from
tennis lessons. Not pictured is
the fourth member of the
"Garden Group," Frances
Gilliland Stukes '24, who was
equally zealous in her attention
to the garden. (That's Bella
Wilson Lewis '34. on the left.)

THE

GARDEN

GROUP

The current beautiful condition
of the Alumnae Garden is
attributable to the labors of
Nelle Chamlee Howard '34. and
her garden committee. Meeting
weekly for a session of weeding
and planting, Nelle has had
the untiring support of Frances
Gilliland Stakes '24, Bella
Wilson Lewis '34. and Bettx
Wood Smith '49.

Bella Wilson Lewis '34, pauses in her
weeding to question new plant placements.

The west face of the Alumnae
House is reflected in the serene
surface of the garden fish pool.

Main Points M

Summer Pottery Workshop

Special non-credit classes in wheel-
thrown pottery will be offered at Agnes
Scott College this summer, in two four-
week sessions starting June 14 and
again on July 26. Taught by Dr. Robert
F. Westervelt, Associate Professor of
Art, the courses will be designed for
both the beginning student and those
with some previous experience who
would like to develop their skills in
areas such as throwing, glazing or fir-
ing. An experience with the Japanese
Raku process a quick-firing tech-
nique will also be included in the
summer program.

Classes will meet Monday through
Thursday, either morning or afternoon
during the first four-week session, or
mornings only from July 26 to August
19th, with a limit of ten students in
each section. Total cost, including tui-
tion, materials, firing costs, etc. will be
$125 for the four-week program. Fo^
additional information and registration,
call 373-2571, ext. 245, or'373-0914
evenings.

Dr Chloe Steel Retires

A DINNER honoring retiring Professor
of French Chloe Steel will be held at
La Petite Auberge in Atlanta on the
evening of April 23, 1976. Alumnae
who were French majors, current
majors, and faculty members of the
French department are invited to at-
tend.

Dr. Steel, who has been a member
of the Agnes Scott faculty since
1955, is a graduate of Randolph-Macon
Woman's College, and was elected to
Phi Beta Kappa by her alma mater in
1969. From 1964 to the present she
has been the Adeline Arnold Loridans
Professor of French, and served as
chairman of the French department
from September, 1964, until June, 1972.

A former French major recently
wrote to Mary Virginia Allen "35. chair-
man of the French department, and the
one who is planning the dinner honor-
ing Miss Steel, "Finding a way to offer
Miss Steel's courses to future students
will be a minor consideration compared
to the task of providing them with
another model of academic discipline

10

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. V

Professor Chloe Steel of the French
Department retires after 21 years as a
member of the Agnes Scott faculty.
She will be honored with a dinner on
April 23. 1976, and with a fund in her
name, enabling the College to bring a
visiting professor of French to teach
at ASC.

and professional dedication. While firm-
ly standing behind the Agnes Scott
standards of excellence in education, I
cherish above all the outstanding exam-
ples of personal achievement among
members of the faculty. Those fortunate
enough to have studied under such pro-
fessors as Miss Steel will continue to
draw on their influence as a source of
inspiration in all facets of their personal
lives and professional careers."

The Board of Trustees of Agnes
Scott has set aside a fund of $2,000 to
honor Professor Steel. The interest from
this money will be allowed to ac-
cumulate until there is a sufficient
amount to be applied to the honorarium
of a visiting professor of French, who
will be invited to teach at the College
for a quarter or longer. Alumnae wish-
ing to contribute to the fund should
designate their tax-deductible gifts to the
College as the "Chloe Steel Fund."

ProfessorTumblin Flies
Plane to South America

Dr. John A. Tumblin. Agnes Scott
professor of sociology and anthropology,
spent his winter months in Central and
South America on a journey to archae-
ological sites that he will discuss with
his classes.

A native of Brazil, Dr. Tumblin
speaks fluent Portuguese and is able to
communicate with most of the inhabit-
ants of the countries he visited. He flew
his own 1955 Cessna 1 70-B directly to

Guatemala, and from there went t(
Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru
Accompanied by his wife and twi
youngest children on the first stages o
his journey. Dr. Tumblin and his famil;
camped out whenever possible, unde
the wing of the plane, and visited site
of early Mayan and other pre
Columbian civilizations.

Mrs. Tumblin and the children, Sara!
and William, returned to the Unitec
States from Mexico, and Dr. Tumblii
continued to South America. He left th
plane in coastal Peru and went overlan(
to the pre-Inca site of Chimu, know;
among anthropologists as an exampl
of early urban planning that includei
walled cities with internal water an^
food storage facilities. Near Lima h
visited the site of the Nazca culture
noted for intricate weaving of a doubl
knit cloth similar to the double knit
v\e wear today. It is at Nazca that hug
formations are drawn on the plair
these patterns can only be appreciate
from the air, leading to speculation s
to the artists and their origins.

Professor Tumblin returned t
Georgia in February, and will preser
his first-hand experiences, accompanie
by slides taken at the sites, to the stii
dents in his classes at Agnes Scott.

Dr. John A. Tumblin. professor of
sociology and anthropology, flew his
own Cessna /70-B to South and
Central America, visiting archaeologic
sites of ancient civilizations.

With the Clubs

alias

MBERs OF the Dallas Alumnae Club
t December 9, 1975, at the home
the president, Lucy Hamilton Lewis
. Marguerite Booth, of the class of
'8, told those attending of Agnes
itt and her students today. Other
'5-1976 officers of the club are
;an Watson Black '72, secretary, and
mie Prendergast "69, treasurer.

elaware Valley
)rmerly Philadelphia)

E Delaware Valley .Akminae Club
including residents of New Jersey,
'aware and Pennsylvania met on
. 26, 1975, for a pot-luck supper at
home of Helen Sewell Johnson '57,
sident. The honor guest and speaker
5 Dr. Marvin B. Perry, Jr., and thirty-
people, of whom twenty-one were
mnae, attended the meeting.
V major purpose of the club is to
vide a communications link between
scattered members and the College;
Helen Johnson writes, "Few of our
mbers have opportunities to visit
nes Scott frequently, and we cannot
accounts of college activities in our
al news media. A second purpose
to provide opportunities for local
dents to learn about Agnes Scott,
number of our members Louise
<er Huff '74, Jeanne Heisey Adams
Donya Dixon Ransom '53, Mitzi
iser Law '54, and I are working
the Delaware Valley area as Alum-
Admissions Representatives, and
lost 50% of the alumnae in the
laware Valley are members of the
b."

ashville

THEIR August, 1975. meeting, the
shville Alumnae Club offered an in-
esting innovation: The meeting was
ually a swimming party held at the
me of an Agnes Scott student (Kitti
lith, class of '78). and was attended
club members and current and new
C students as well. In the opinion of

club president, Joyce Skelton Wim-
ly '57, "It was very informal, and

Mabel Talmage '34, Marion Greene
'61 , and Dorothy Garland Johnson
'42 enjoy a laugh at the Jacksonville
Alumnae Club Christmas party for
prospective students.

Debbie Hiiband. class of 1976. and
Buff Hatcher Mel hath '76, Alumna
Admissions Representative for the
Jacksonville area, discuss campus life
with prospective students at the
Alumnae Club meeting.

Among those attending the
Jacksonville Alumnae club's
December meeting were Deedie
Merrin Simmons '47, Margaret
Hopkins Martin '40, Dorothy Garland
John.mn '42, and Dorothy's daughter,
Celia Annette, a prospective Agnes
Scott student.

Jacksonville

The December meeting of the Jack-
sonville Alumnae Club was held on the
7th. at the home of Anne Elcan Mann
'48, and was a Christmas party for alum-

The Jacksonville Alumnae Club's
Christmas party was an effective way
to introduce prospective students to
Agnes Scott alumnae. The party was
held at the home of Anne Elcan Mann
'48, center: pictured with her are
Mabel Talmage '34, and Mary
Virginia Skinner Jones '50.

nae, current students, and prospective
students and their mothers. Twenty
people attended the meeting, and the
local Aumna Admissions Representa-
tive. Buff Hatcher Mcllrath '76, had an
opporttmity to talk with the prospective
students about the College.

meeting at a student's home made the ^|^ ADOIOQV

girls more relaxed." Other officers for
1975-1976 are: Nancy Stillman Craig
"61. vice president: Katherine Hawkins
Linebaugh '60, secretary-treasurer; and
Sophie Montgomery Crane '50, second
vice president in charge of publicity.

Fairfield-Westchester

President Marvin B. Perry, Jr. met
with members of the Fairfield-West-
chester AUimnae Club at the home of
Louise Brown Smith '37, on Oct. 30,
1975.

Through a regrettable error and over-
sight, three Alumnae Clubs were left
off of the Fund Report that was pub-
lished in the Summer, 1975, issue of
the Alumnae Quarterly. The Fund Of-
fice offers its apologies and wishes to
thank publicly these three: the Char-
lotte Alumnae Club, the Decatur
Alumnae Club, and the Tidewater
Alumnae Club. Clubs such as these,
with their energetic, loyal members, are
always generous in their support of
the College: their efforts are deeply
appreciated.

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The 1976 Golden Needle Award Festival is to be presented at Rich's
Downtown April 24-May J. Last year's Festival raised $4000 to be used by the
College for the benefit of the students. Entries such as this by Betty Lou Houck
Smith '35 will he judged and displayed at the show. The two pillows are
needlepoint adaptations of the Oriental jar. and are shown in the photograph by
Anita Moses Ship pen '60 (right), chairman of the Festival, and her co-chairman.
Donna Dagger Smith '53. On Friday, April 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m.. a champagne
preview party will be held at Rich's to honor the internationally-known judges.
The price is $10 per person and information concerning reservations may be
obtained through the Alumnae Office.

The Moving Finger

(continued from page I )
that are already in perilous financial
condition; they simply cannot afford the
paper work and restrictions that each
new program entails ... A study of six
colleges by the American Council on
Education has found that the cost of
complying with federal programs has
multiplied from ten to 20 times in the
past decade. The cost at one medium-
sized private college soared from S2,000
to $166,000; at a large public univer-
sity, from $438,470 to'$I.3 million."

The results of the 1975 annual
survey sponsored by U.C.L.A. and the
American Council on Education show
the impact that the women's movement
has had on undergraduate education.
The survey was conducted via ques-
tionnaires; answers were received from
186,406 new, full-time freshmen at 366
institutions 75 two-year colleges, 247
four-year colleges, and 44 imiversities
nation-wide. One in six of the freshmen
women plan careers in formerly "mas-
culine" fields such as business, engineer-
ing, law and medicine, and the tradi-
tionally feminine career of teaching has

been almost abandoned. .According
Alexander W. Astin, professor of high
education at the University of Ca
fornia at Los Angeles, who conducti
the survey; "The number of freshm
women interested in advanced degrt:
has increased from 9.1 per cent in 19
to 16.6 percent in 1975. The paral
change for men is from 22.7 percent
26.3."

Time. Dec. 22, 1975, reports til
the Association of American Collej
representing 886 of the smaller p
vate institutions states that most i
financially solvent and academica
strong, "perhaps even stronger th
ever." A survey of 100 private colles
from 1969 to 1975 shows that, desp
the depressed economy, no major p
vate colleges or universities have failf
Income from private gifts went
34%, while grants from the governms
showed a 65% increase. Academical
the schools have progressed, offeri
new and expanded programs. The :
port concludes, "Private colleges ha
enormous staying power. They are s
a viable and sturdy part of the Ami
ican system of higher education."

The Department of Health, Edu
tion and Welfare reported at year's e,
that enrollment for the 1975-76 sess^
reached 11,128,000, an increase
8.8% over last year and the larg
increase since 1965.

All in all, hopeful, progressive sil
pointing toward an encouraging futil
for women, private colleges, and high
education in general.

Martha Yat

Ida Brittain Paiierson '21

In an era when the emphasis is on the
woman who has a career, it is fre-
quently too easy to overlook those dedi-
cated women who fulfill a necessary

and vital role in our society that of
the volunteer worker.

Ida Brittain Patterson is just such a
woman: her honors and awards recog-
nize her many contributions to the
fields of education and religion.

The daughter of famed Marion
Luther Brittain, long-time president of
the Georgia Institute of Technology,
Ida attended Agnes Scott and Columbia
University, married Fred W. Patterson,
and devoted herself to her family, her
church, and her community. She has
served as a trustee of both Spelman
College and Mercer University, and is
a member of the President's Advisory
Council of Agnes Scott College. She
has held offices with the Atlanta Com-
munitv Relations Commission, the
Georsia Council on Human Relations,

Church Women United, and the Chi
tian Council of Metropolitan Atlanta
Among her honors were the Atlai
Woman of the Year Award in Ci
Service in 1953, and in Febrtiary, 19
The Higher Education Award presen
by the Association of Private Colle
and Universities in Georgia. The plac
presented to Mrs. Patterson by
Association read, "Friend of educat:
at every level, nationally recogni:
church leader, untiring and active si
porter of all worthwhile commur
activities, model of enlightened citiz
ship, Mrs. Fred W. Patterson is
woman whose personality, mind
spirit are cast in a large mold,
service to Agnes Scott, Spelman, Mer
and Georgia Tech simply reflect
commitment to a better societv for a

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Calendar

1976
pr. 1-2

ipr. 3

pr. 4

pr. 8

pr. 8-10
pr. 10

pr. 12

pr. 12

pr. 14-16
pr. 18-
1 May 20

pr. 21-23

- Agnes Scott Writing Festival. Guest
writers to be announced.

- Roanoke Alumnae Club. Speaker: Vir-
ginia Brown McKenzie.

- Atlanta Alumnae Club. "For the Love
of Art."

- Agnes Scott Glee Club concert. Presser,
8:15 p.m.

- Applicants' Weekend.

- Houston Alumnae Group. Speaker:
Virginia Brown McKenzie.

Chicago Alumnae Group. Speaker:
Dean Martha Himtington.

- Lecture. Sydney E. Ahlstrom. professor
of American history and modern reli-
gious history, Yale University. Presser,
8:15 p.m.

- Junior Jaunt.

Art show. Paintings and sculpture by
Ray Shead and Pam Opiinger. Presby-
terian College. Dalton Galleries, Dana
Fine Arts. Opening reception, Apr. 18.
2-5, DFA.

- Fiftieth anniversary celebration of Agnes
Scott chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Speak-
ers: Juanita Kreps, vice president and
professor of economics, Duke Univer-
sity; Rosemary Park, former president
of Barnard College and of United Chap-

Apr. 24
Apr. 24-
iVIay 1

Apr. 29-30

Apr. 30

Apr. 30

May 6
May 7, 8,
13, 14, 15

May 15

May 15
May 19
May 23-
June 6

May

June 6
June 6

ters of Phi Beta Kappa; Kenneth M.
Greene, secretary. United Chapters of
Phi Beta Kappa.

Alumnae Day,

- Golden Needle Award Festival. Rich's
Downtown.

-Concert. Agnes Scott Dance Group.

Presser, 8:15 p.m.
Deadline for Class News for simimer

issue of Alumnae Quarterly.

- Deadline for submission of copy for
summer issue of Alumnae Quarterly.

Decatur Alumnae Club.

- Play. "Milktrain Doesn't Stop Here
Anymore." A Blackfriars production.
Winter Theater, DFA, 8:15 p.m.

- Members of Trip to England notified of
balance due.

Toledo Detroit .-Xlumnae Club.

- Awards convocation.

- Art show of works by ASC senior art
majors. Dalton Galleries. DFA. Open-
ing reception May 23, 2-5 p.m. DFA.

- Young Atlanta Alumnae Club. Annual
cookout. (Date to be announced.)

- Baccalaureate sermon.

- Eighty-seventh commencement.

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rom the Director

Virginia Brown McKenzie 47

lelp us put your area on this map

ORE THAN TWENTY alumnae chap-
rs. hosting speakers from the College,
ive met during recent weeks to cele-
ate Founder's Day. These meetings
e an effective medium for communi-
ition between you 9,500 alumnae "out
ere" and the College. Ideally both
umnae and college receive benefits.
I'hile providing continuing education
lid a personal contact with Alma
ater, the College gains assistance from
e alumnae in publicizing the name of
gnes Scott and in seeking qualified
udents for applicants. The character

these gatherings varies from discus-
an groups to strictly social occasions,
le of the most imaginative being the
;cksonville, Florida, River Cruise this
:ar.

On the map alumnae groups which
ive met during the past two years are
dicated. The structure of these organi-
itions runs the ganuit from formal
iiapters with officers meeting several
Ties a year to informal groups headed
y a contact person. If you don't see a
5t in your area and are interested in
orking with the Akminae Office to
tablish a chapter, please do contact
There are several formerly strone

alumnae clubs which need to be re-
vived, and there are many areas which
have enough alumnae to generate a
lively new organization.

In the meantime we express thanks
and encouragement to those groups
which have met during the past two
years. Listed, as follows, are those re-
cently active alumnae chapters and
their presidents or chairmen: Akron/
Cleveland, Joe Hinchey Williams '55;
Athens, Louise McCain Boyce '34; At-
lanta, Jean Salter Reeves '59; Young
.4tlanta, Mary Jervis Hayes "67; Au-
gusta, Mary Lamar Adams '68; Bir-
mingham, Mary Vines Wright '36;
Bristol/ Kingsport, Stella Biddle Fitz-
gerald '56; Charleston, Ruth Hyatt
Heffron '70; Charlotte, Nancy Wheeler
Dooley '57; Chicago, Kay Greene
Gunter '42; Cobb County, Eliza Rob-
erts Lciter '67; Columbia (S.C),
Martha Mack Simons '45; Dallas/Fort
Worth, Lucy Hamilton Lewis '68; Dal-
ton, Mary Manly Ryman '48; Decatur,
Betty Weinschenk Mundy '46; Dela-
ware Valley, Helen Sewell Johnson '57;
Denver, Becky Buesse Holman '65;
Fairfield-Westchester (Conn.), Virginia
Suttenfield '38; Florida (Central), Mary

L'hcLireux Hammon '55; Gainesville,
Caroline Romburg Silcox '58; Green-
ville, Diane Parks Cochran '60; Griffin,
Nancy Brock Blake '57; Hattiesburg,
Marjorie Cole Rowden '45; Houston,
Fran Amsler '73; Jacksonville, Mary
Aichel Samford '49; Louisville, Anna
Clark Rogers Sawyer '48; Macon, Sara
Beth Jackson Hertwig '51; Madison
(Wis.), Mary Hart Richardson Britt '60;
Memphis, Betty Hunt Armstrong Mc-
Mahon '65 and Betty Jean Combs
Moore '50; Milledgeville. Julia Scott
Rogers '44; Mobile, Nan Honour Wat-
son '48; Nashville, Katherine Hawkins
Linebaugh '60; New England, Charlotte
Hart Riordan '68; New Mexico, Mar-
jorie Erickson Charles '59; New Or-
leans, Ruth VanDeman Walters '66; New
York (Manhattan), Joan DuPuis '66;
Roanoke, Louise Reid Strickler '46,
Betty Patrick Merritt '46, Frances
Sholes Higgins '47; Savannah, Sally
Bergstrom Jackson '63; Shreveport,
Sara Margaret Heard White '58; Tide-
water (Va.), Nancy Barrett Hayes '62;
Toledo/ Detroit, Julia LaRue Orwig
'73; Wa.shington (D.C.), Bunny Folk
Zygmont '7 1 .

Agnes Scott Alumnae Chapters and Informal Groups

"*l**Bfrf|

LUMNAE QUARTERLY.; AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030

\gnes Scott

ALUMNAE QUARTERLY
SUMMER,1976

ffiJ: !_/

A Bicentennial Essay

See page 3

Agnes Scott

ii

Agrii

THE

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Scott

l!:'^ ^~ '-^g AB:pntem

As our nation celebrates her
bicentennial, the class of 76
proceeds to commencement
exercises.

ALUMNAE QUARTERLY STAFF:

Editor / Martha Yates '45

Design Consultant / John Stuart McKenzie

ALUMNAE OFFICE STAFF:

Director of Alumnae Affairs

Virginia Brown McKenzie '47

Assistant to the Director

Martha Yates '45

Coordinator of Club Services

Betty Medlock Lackey '42

SecretaiT'

Frances Strother

ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OFFICERS:

President/ Mary Duckworth Gellerstedt '46

Vice Presidents

Region I / Cissie Spiro Aidinoff '5 1
Region II / Dot Weakley Gish '56
Region III / Lou Pate Jones '39
Region IV/ Ruth VanDeman Wahers '66

Secretary / Mary Jervis Hayes '67

Treasurer / Lamar Lowe Connell '27

PHOTO CREDITS:

Pages 1, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 17, 19, 22, 26
Chuck Rogers; Page 1 1 Sister Moore;
Page 1 1 Martha Yates '45; Page 13
Lucy Hamilton Lewis '68; Page 20
Courtesy of Nell Duke '23; Page 29
Kay Gerald Pope '64.

NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS:

Copy and announcements submitted for
inclusion in the next three issues of the
Alumnae Quarterly should be received
by the following dates:

Winter (publication, January 15, 1977),
October 30, 1976.

Spring (publication, April 15, 1977),
December 30, 1976.

Summer (publication, July 15, 1977),
April 30, 1977.

Manuscripts by, about, or of interest to
ASC alumnae are welcome, and should be
submitted typed double-spaced, in
duplicate, and accompanied by a
stamped, self-addressed envelope.

Member / Council for Advancement and
Support of Education.

Publisbed four times yearly: Fall, Winter,
Spring and Summer by Agnes Scott College,
Decatur, Georgia. Second class postage
paid at Decatur, Georgia 30030.

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ALUMNAE QUARTERLY/VOLUME 54 NUMBER

The Moving Finger Writes. . .
Letters

A Bicentennial Essay:

Women and Education, Part II

Patricia Stringer '68

Departmental Update:

Bible and Religion

Mary Sheats, Chairman

Bicentennial Hymn:

"Prayer for our Nation"

Elizabeth Glenn Stow "45

Main Points

Dean of Faculty is Honored .
the Bicentennial

.ASCCelebrat

Miscellany

ASC Chairs Offered . . . Golden Needle Awai
Festival . . . Robert Frost Booklet

With the Clubs

Atlanta . . . Birmingham . . . Central Florida .
Charlotte . . . Chicago . . . Columbia . . . Dallas-
Ft. Worth . . . Dalton . . . Denver . . . Greenville
. . . Hattiesburg . . . Houston . . . Jacksonville . .
Louisville . . . Memphis . . . Middle Tennessee
. . . New England . . . New Orleans . . .
Tidewater. . .Tri-Cities. . .Washington

Alumnae Day, 1976
Class News

From the Director

[he Moving
inger

A/rites...

Letters

i^E FOLLOWING LETTER was received
3m Lynn B. Dinton '63:

ear Editor;

I just picked up my Spring Alumnae
uarterly a?jd, as a former art major
d practicing artist, naturally turned
the article, "Departmental Update:
rt." I was immediately angered by the
icning words, that art is one of the
u' fields that knows no sex," and that
omen of talent will experience no dis-
imination."

To make such naive statements is to
it only perpetuate the myth that the
t world is somehow removed from the
obleins of society, but it also denies
e struggle which every serious woman
tist has experienced (and continues to
perience) against sexual discrimina-
in. After all, Mary Cassatt, whom you
entioned as an example of outstanding
omen artists, was said by Degas to
aw so well that he could hardly be-
've her work was done by a wonian.
hhough things are beginning to change
511', it is just as hard today for women
succeed in art fields as in any other
ea of work.

I am glad to read news of the Art
epartment. I hope that Agnes Scott
ill support the efforts of the Depart-
ent to give students the background
\ey need to enter either graduate
hool or whatever work they are look-
'g for in art.
Today it is hard for any artist to sur-
ve economically . Women artists have
1 especially tough time. So please,
on't put an extra burden on us by
noring this struggle which still goes

Dear Lynn:

As a feminist, the last thing I would
do to any woman in any field
would be to put an extra burden on
her; our economic struggle is universal.
(And, although the thought is flattering,
I doubt my ability to do so, anyway.)

However, I stand by my previous
statement that, as much as it is possible
in any profession, with the possible ex-
ceptions of nursing and teaching,
women in art know none of the dis-
crimination experienced by women
elsewhere. As an author, I believe that
the work of any creative talent is
judged by its merits, not on the sex of
the creator.

The statement by Degas was of
course a putdown: but the point is that
Cassatt had done something in a
man's world as an artist, at a time
when women doctors or lawyers or col-
lege professors or bankers or politicians
were unthinkable.

We are as one in our desire for full
equality in every field, and I agree
wholeheartedly that it won't be easy. I
suggest that we can only achieve that
equality by facing facts as they are and
by attempting to change them in every
way possible, for the fullest advance-
ment of human rights.

Martha Yates

Post Script

The past year has been rewarding in
more ways than I can enumerate, but
one of the nicest benefits has been the
chance to renew old friendships and to
make new ones. There comes a time
in each person's career, however, when
other avenues must be explored, and I
have come to such a time. I'll miss
working with you and for you on the
Alumnae Quarterly, and will watch its
progress, as I've always done, with the
warmest interest. To you all, good bye.

The Alumnae Quarterly has become ex-
tremely thought-provoking.

Carol Ann Cole White '56

Southjield, Michigan

I WOULD LIKE to congratulate Martha
Yates on the excellent Winter issue of the
Alumnae Quarterly. In my opinion it is
the most interesting edition of this mag-
azine that I have ever read.

Eulalia Napier Sutton '33

Dalton, Georgia

You MAY FIND the following vignette
amusing. When I testified as an expert
witness at the Joan Little trial, my .Agnes
Scott affiliation was the subject of com-
ment from judge, court clerk and prose-
cutor. Said the latter, "I can tell by the
elegance of your use of the English lan-
guage that you are an Agnes Scott grad-
uate." Thank you. Dr. Pepperdene!
Katherine White Ellison '62
Hashrouck Heights, Nf if Jersey

I LOVED the picture of the old building
(White House Ed.) on the back of the
Winter, 1976, .-ilumnae Quarterly. I was in
this building.

Jeffie Dunn Clark '26

Beaumont, Texas

I WANT to congratulate you on the Winter
issue of the Alumnae Qiiarlcrly. It is
beautifully done, nostalgic and informa-
tive.

Dorothy Bowron Collins '23

Birmingham, Alabama

The Winter Alumnae Quarterly had spe-
cial meaning for me and would for my
parents.

Nannette Hopkins was my father's aunt
and they enjoyed a very close relationship.
He visited the campus as a boy, a young
man, and, ultimately, a father. So I know
he would enjoy and appreciate a copy of
the "Founder's Day" issue. Hoping that
you have extra copies, would it be pos-
sible to mail one to them?

Sweetie Calley Cross '47
Covington, Louisiana

(Done, with pleasure. Ed.)

"VouR EFFORTS are to be commended; the
Alumnae Quarterly is more interesting and
informative with each publication. Thank
you for a job well done, and good luck
with future issues.

Susan Mees Gibson '72
Lumberton, North Carolina

Letters o

continued)

I ENJOYED the Winter Alumnae Quarterly
very much, especially the article on "The
Beginnings." I particularly have enjoyed
the articles through the years highlighting
alumnae and their careers and activities
after college years; I look forward to more
of these.

Kay Gerald Pope '64

Calhoun, Georgia

My freshman year was at R-M-W-C,
so I get all the solicitations and so on
from Randolph Macon, and I must say I
like ASC's approach much better. And
"our" Alumnae Quarterly is much better.

Ruby Lee Estes Ware ' 1 8

Tuscumhia. Alabama

Thank you for the article about the
founding of Agnes Scott.

In these times when we are all contend-
ing with changes in society and changes in
roles of women and men. it is good to be
reminded that almost 100 years ago, men

Southern men were not only
cerned about the education of women
were willing to work to provide op|
tunities.

There will always be differences
opinion let us hope about what
stitutes "good education," at Agnes S
and elsewhere, and whose definition she
prevail, but those differences do not le:
our gratitude to Col. Scott and his
ciates for their pioneering recognition
an educated woman is no less an asse
society than an educated man.

Eliza King Paschall Morrison

Atlanta, Georgia

Two Views of The Golden Needle Award Festival

I AM writing you the same letter I wrote
to our college president last year. It is to
protest against the prominence given to
the Golden Needle Award Festival as an
"image" of Agnes Scott College.

I am not against needlepoint; I am just
against its use by the college when it has
absolutely NOTHING to do with a college
education. I receive publications from
Spelman College, and they are much more
compelling to me because they illustrate
young women going out into the world to
serve society in ways they could not do
without a college education; they do not
picture graduates sitting around doing
needlework to decorate their own over-
stuffed chairs.

When I went to Agnes Scott in 1933,
my family and I chose it because it was
known as one of the three top intellectual
colleges for girls in the south. You will
get one kind of student by spreading that
reputation and another kind by publicity
about needlepoint.

The people I happen to know who do
needlepoint (and have given me some, and
1 cherish it) are people who either did
not go to college or went and now say
it was of no interest to them and of no
help for their later life.

I hope you will read this letter to Betty
Lou Houck Smith. No doubt she has an
eloquent answer. Perhaps you could even
publish the pro and con in the Alumnae
Quarterly and see what other grads think.

Sincerely.

Frances Wilson Hurst '37

Madison, Wisconsin

The letter has been read to me in
fact, I have a copy. How eloquent my
answer will be I do not know. It is, in
any case, sincere.

Regrettably, Frances, you failed to read
the "fine print" and in so doing, you
missed the point completely!

The purpose of the Golden Needle
Award Festival was considered intelligently,
thoughtfully, and at length before it was
chosen as a scholarship fund-raising
project, and as a catalyst for involving

large numbers of alumnae in a concerted
effort on behalf of their Alma Mater.

Let me quote for you the fine print of
the STATED PURPOSE of the Golden
Needle Award Festival, as it appeared on
every entry blank and brochure sent out:

PURPOSE

A thinking person is a creative
person never more so than in
the arts. That the alumnae of an
institution should choose to spon-
sor a festival of the art of needle-
craft seems, then, most appropri-
ate. ALL the proceeds from The
Golden Needle Award Festival
will be applied to student needs
at Agnes Scott College, toward
the building and nuturing of
MORE creative thinkers in all
fields of endeavour.

Agnes Scott is a LIBERAL ARTS col-
lege and so I refute, categorically, and
unequivocally, your denigration of the Fes-
tival as a "proper image" for an Agnes
Scott alumna. Education teaches us to
organize our thoughts and discipline our
actions in order to achieve a balance be-
tween frenetic activity and LEISURE
TIME for quiet thought and inner "listen-
ing." Agnes Scott gave us the ability to
"so order our days." If you had stopped
to think, you would have realized that
needlepointing is a leisure time activity
and time spent in creating beauty is
never wasted.

You say the Festival has "nothing to do
with a college education." Oh Frances!!
Not with yours and mine, of course, but
the thousands of dollars realized by the
Festival and poured into the scholarship
fund will have a great deal to do with the
college education of future students.

You "protest against the prominence
given to the G.N.A.F." in our publica-
tions!! It was NEWS. Frances it was a
FIRST!! Plus being financially beneficial
to the College. In every news story the
purpose was clearly stated. No one in his
right mind could picture Agnes Scott grad-
uates "sitting around doing needlework to
decorate their own overstuffed chairs."

That was a thoughtless and quite low bl

You speak of the poor reputation
engender by "publicity about needlepoi
Again you missed the mark. The publi
was not about needlepoint it concei
itself with hundreds of alumnae worl
together to "back up" their Liberal
College by sponsorship of a project in
field of Fine Arts. No school's reputa
was ever injured by this evidence of loy
from its alumnae.

Socrates once said, "He is not only
who does nolhing. He is also idle
might be better employed." What wi
you have us do, Frances? Nothingl
sell bulbs to non-gardening friends?
stitch up quick-sale items for a baz;
Or put on a fashion show? All of tl
worthy projects, in each of which I i
been involved at one time or another,
which are frustratingly unremunerativi
relation to the work involved, and usu
run by some small group of wil
workers.

The G.N.A.F.. in the last two yt
has involved over 500 alumnae in
Atlanta area and nationwide. The ns
"Agnes Scott." was bruited about in 3.
the Li'nited States and there were inqu
from three foreign countries. In every
of the thousands of replies, the puri
was clearly stated.

Frances, your criticisms would 1
rested far more heavily on the shoul
of the G.N.A.F. committee and the 1
dreds of dedicated workers if you ar
group of alumnae in your area had sp
headed a fund-raising project of any k

.And now, my friend, a personal r
It is obvious that you have never e
rienced the job and relaxation of di
handwork. I commend it to you! I n'
think more clearly, nor meditate n
profoundly, nor does my mind rove n
freely than when my hands are busy
needle and thread "painting" a pictun
creating a design. Each day I plan
work toward, and then treasure tl
moments of quiet and creativity. Tr\
The rewards are great!!

Viva la Festival!!

Betty Lou Houck Smith

Atlanta, Georgia

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Women and Education, Pari II

Patricia Stringer '68

AD ONE MENTIONED the topic "Women
id Education" to me on the day of
y graduation from Agnes Scott in
'68, one probably would have been
ruck by my total lack of interest in
ther women or education. Certainly,

these few intervening years, the times
ive changed, and so have I. The social
5heavals of the '60s had little im-
ediate effect on me, and I am more
an a little chagrined to admit today
at I left Agnes Scott full of blind
)pe, and as ignorant about women's
ace in education as I was uncertain of
:actly what niche I should carve out
r myself in the world.
Four years of graduate school at
mory University enriched my life and
ive focus to my career plans, but when
left clutching my degrees, I was still a
refree soul and remained largely un-
oved by the great debates raging from
)69-72 over women and their libera-
3n. Even during my first year of col-
ge teaching, the title of assistant pro-
ssor seemed to possess a sort of magic

the "ivory tower" of academia, and
did not think to look beyond the title

see what was happening to other
omen.

It was my direct involvement in two
3n-academic experiences a woman's
Dlitical campaign in Georgia and a
)bering job-interview of the sort so
imiliar to most women in the nether-
orld of job-hunting which finally
pened my eyes to the real status of
omen in our society: I discovered the
escapable contradiction which exists
tween lip-service given to the South-
n ideal of femininity and the actual
ck of respect accorded to women in
most every facet of life. Only when I
egan to perceive that most people
round me had a very strong (and
imited) sense of what roles women
ught to play in our society did I begin
) do a little surreptitious research to
;e just what women's connection with
iucation (and jobs and ability) might

Looking at the history of women's
ivolvement in education includes con-

'// -4

Patricia Stringer has been at Gaucher
College in Maryland for the past year,
participating in the Carnegie Admin-
istrative Intern Program.

sideration of women as both students
and as teachers. Until the late 19th cen-
tury, men and women were given
different sorts of education in this
country education for women pre-
pared them to be good wives and
mothers, stressed domestic skills, and
excluded studies considered to be too
masculine, intellectual, or business-like
for the so-called weaker sex. As for
higher education, it was not until the
feminist movement of the last half of
the 19th century that women were
given access to college education, and
then such education could be had only
in colleges established for women. It
was in 1851 that M. Carey Thomas,
later President of Bryn Mawr, put forth
the then revolutionary idea that "women
can learn, can reason, can compete
with man in the grand fields of litera-
ture and science and conjecture . . . that

Patricia Stringer has served during the
past academic year at Gaucher College
in Maryland as a participant in the
Carnegie Corp.'s Administrative Intern
Program for Women in Higher Educa-
tion.

a woman can be a woman and a true
one without having all her time en-
grossed by dress and society." But even
if women could, from this time on,
prepare for careers outside the home,
their expectations were most often
raised in vain. Only a few occupations
and roles were considered suitable for
women primary and secondary edu-
cation, nursing, secretarial and library
work and of course, volunteerism
and motherhood.

Even the successful second stage in
American women's struggle for rights
the passage in 1920 of the 19th con-
stitutional amendment which gave
women the vote was followed by
what Susan Anthony called a "season
of silence," during which the goals of
early feminists were largely forgotten.
The percentage of women who earned
doctorates rose to an all-time high in
the 1930"s and thereafter fell until in
1969-70, women held only 13.3^c of
all Ph.D.s awarded in the U.S.

After World War II, many of the
women who had worked outside the
home in all phases of American work
life left those jobs and returned to the
home; the birth rate rose; and do-
mestic help became harder to obtain.
As a result of all this, women's par-
ticipation in education dwindled and it
was not until the '60s that a consider-
able number of women again began to
question their restricted roles in society.
In her book The Feminine Mystique,
Betty Friedan raised the specter of the
"problem that has no name." the prob-
lem of women who were unfulfilled be-
cause they were told (and they them-
selves often believed) that the second
sex was inferior and child-like.

This rising concern in the 60s about
women and their appropriate place in
society (brought on in part by tech-
nological advances that left women free
for the first time from many of the
household tasks that had occupied
their mothers and grandmothers)
spawned the women's movement and
encouraged scientific research about
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Women and Education

(continued)

women. Conjecture about what women
did or were able to do gave way to
facts, and the facts were devastating.

According to scientific studies,
women are more likely to graduate
from high school than men, but less
likely to enter college. When they do go
to college, women's grade point aver-
ages and undergraduate academic
achievements are superior to men's and
women are more likely to finish the
B.A. within the standard four-year
period than men. When they drop out,
more women than men, however, say
they will not return.

Research on women's participation in
graduate or professional education has
shown that for decades, women have
been the victims of systematic discrimi-
nation in admissions, in receipt of
financial aid. in treatment. In 1972,
39% of all graduate residents were
women but they were more likely
than men to be part-time students, to
study in fields where the M.A. rather
than the Ph.D. was the appropriate de-
gree (such as education, library science,
social welfare) and to drop out without
completing their degrees.

Even if a woman succeeded in earn-
ing an advanced degree, her chances of
finding suitable employment in the
field of education were not good. In
1870, women held one-third of all posi-
tions on college faculties, but in 1975,
they held less than one-fourth (23%) of
all such positions. If one looks at the
rank and salaries of these academic
women, one finds that women have
been and continue to be clustered at
lower, untenured levels; according to
the 1975 AAUP study of faculty sal-
aries, women receive on the average
17.5% lower compensation than men at
all ranks. In addition, very few women
have ever held administrative positions.

At first, some thought these figures
proved that women were innately in-
capable of learning certain things and
performing in certain ways. Others
maintained that very few women really
wanted to compete with men, that in
fact women liked the second-class status
revealed by the research. The first
hypothesis has long since been dis-
proved, but the second has a certain ele-
ment of truth about it, perhaps because
very few women have ever been in en-
vironments that encouraged their com-

Like a medieval fortress, the McCain Library stands silent as students worl

petition with men. In fact, it is now
widely recognized that women have
been conditioned through the centuries
to believe that anatomy was destiny.

Conditioning explains Matina Horn-
er's theory about women's "fear of suc-

cess." In a series of experime
Horner found that when a group
women were asked to complete a st
about a successful woman medical
dent named Anne, many of the wor
denigrated Anne's ability or indici

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it Anne was a fraud or a failure,
om her experiments, Horner con-
ided that women perceive success as
ving negative consequences for them,
lis fear of success could explain why
many girls do well in grammar

school, but "lose" some of their ability
as they progress in the educational sys-
tem.

Conditioning accounts for another
startling study: when a group of women
were given an article attributed to two
different authors (one a man, the other
a woman) the article attributed to the
male author was perceived by many
women as being better than the article
attributed to the woman even though
both articles were in fact the same.

Conditioning goes a long way toward
explaining why the one-line Equal
Rights Amendment, first proposed in
1923, has not been passed in this
country. Conditioning explains why I
was able to graduate from college
without ever seriously questioning the
scarcity of women in public life, in
business, in law, in medicine, in higher
education. Conditioning explains why,
for several years, I chose to ignore
subtle and not-so-subtle discrimination
against me (it was surely unladylike to
complain) and discrimination against
other women (they could fight their
own battles, and besides, wasn't the es-
tablishment right this time?)

The uproar caused by research that
showed the poor status of women
brought about new efforts among
women to inform the public of dis-
criminatory practices. These, in turn,
have elicited federal social programs.
Affirmative action that attempts to
ensure that women and minorities are
not unfairly treated must now be
taken by educational institutions. Thus,
through governmental and legal actions,
and as a result of "consciousness-
raising." women have begun to make
some headway in the world of educa-
tion.

Women's past and present involve-
ment in education can be sketched
readily enough, but what of the future?
The old question "What do women
want?" is relevant today, and I believe
that those concerned with education for
women must address this question
squarely.

When I was at Agnes Scott, there
was a great deal of discussion about the
goal of becoming a "whole person." I
suspect that today's students engage in
this same discussion, that women want
more than ever to develop a whole
range of human possibilities. The prob-
lem inherent in such a goal for women
is that being a "whole person" no

longer leads only to the traditional and
good roles of mother or housewife, but
includes aspirations to involvement in
the "real world" as well.

During my stay at a private univer-
sity and a public coed college, I often
wondered what effect women's col-
leges had on this goal of becoming a
whole person; just two or three years
ago, trends in this country called for
"relevance," called for the abolition of
single-sex institutions in favor of co-
educational institutions in which it was
alleged that men and women would re-
ceive great benefits from each other's
company. These claims, however, can
be misleading. It is axiomatic that in a
woman's college, women have no com-
petition for the attention of male stu-
dents in class, have the freedom to ex-
press themselves without fear of being
put down as aggressive or pushy, have
the opportunity to excel in any or all
fields without having to take a back-
seat to men students. Now, these im-
pressions have been bolstered by reports
which indicate that a large percentage
of women achievers have been gradu-
ated from women's colleges.

My own experiences and research
convince me that women's colleges are
viable institutions, primarily because
they provide women with that essential
"room of one's own" of which Virginia
Woolf spoke in her magnificent essay.
But even this room of our own will in
the final analysis be useless for women
unless a sense of what the "real world"
is like is introduced there. What I am
concerned about is that today's students
leave women's colleges not only with
the confidence and ability to do what
they choose be it housewife-mother
or stockbroker but also with an
awareness of what women's problems
have been, are, and will be. I am con-
cerned that unless women's colleges
face facts about sex-role stereotyping,
discrimination, sexism, about the his-
tory of women's rights and about male-
female differences, the students who
leave these colleges will be no more
prepared to face reality than those who
graduated fifty years ago. When we
realize that for women, excellence in
education must be accompanied by
realistic assessments of contemporary
society and women's roles, we will have
come a long way toward making
women's involvement in education more
than a marginal one.

Departmental Update:

BIBLE Ah

Ma

Three hundred dinner guests gath-
ered in the Reception Room of Re-
bekah Scott Hall one evening this
spring and heard an address by Bern-
hard W. Anderson of Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary on "New Horizons in
Teaching the Bible." The title of that
talk is in itself an update of the De-
partment of Bible and Religion at
Agnes Scott College.

Today's Agnes Scott students are
finding "new horizons" in the Bible not
merely because an understanding of
Western culture demands a knowledge
of the biblical tradition, but because
they recognize the insights of the Bible
to be as current and applicable today as
when first recorded. Indeed, an ac-
celerated interest in the Bible and
religion and theology has been notice-
able in campus life nationally over the
past several years. The Bible and Re-
ligion Department has taken the situa-
tion as a challenge that its courses cap-
italize on this interest.

Professor Anderson in his talk, given
on the occasion of Dr. Paul L. Garber's
retirement dinner, spoke of new vistas
opening up in the historical under-
standing of the Bible, especially in arch-
aeological excavations that shed light
on biblical backgrounds. His announce-
ment of a recent "Stop the presses!"
discovery was startling in its prediction
that the huge library of clay tablets
from 2300 BC found in Syria is likely
to eclipse the Dead Sea Scrolls in im-
portance. Anticipation of the publica-
tion of this material will make all the
more exciting the biblical archaeology
course in "The Ancient Middle East"
which will be taught for us next win-
ter quarter by Professor Ludwig R.
Dewitz of Columbia Theological Semi-
nary.

An historical understanding of the
era of Solomon has been a long-time
interest of Professor Garber. His re-
search led to the construction of the
Howland-Garber model of Solomon's

Professor Mary Boney Sheats received
her B.A. from UNC at Greensboro, her
MA. from Emory University, and her
Ph.D. from Columbia University.

temple, which continues to be used in
teaching at the college. Pictured in sev-
eral noted encyclopedias, dictionaries,
and textbooks, the model has for 25
years been an object of keen interest to
campus visitors. Now that he has re-
tired from active teaching. Professor
Garber plans to continue his research
in the Solomonic period, looking to the
publication of a book.

In addition to the temple, museum
replicas of artifacts are used in classes
to illuminate biblical civilizations. The
department's collection of such teach-
ing aids will be enhanced greatly by the
fund established by the Board of Trus-
tees in honor of Dr. Garber, a fund
which continues to be augmented by
alumnae and friends.

New vistas are opening up in the lit-
erary appreciation of the Bible, accord-
ing to Bernhard Anderson. Emphasis on
the "story" element in the structure as
well as the content of the scriptures
makes a fascinating approach, as "God's
story" is heard through various forms
of biblical literature. The wealth of
recent material on parable enriches the
study of lesus' stories in the course on
"The Four Gospels."

A five-hour course called "Approach

to Biblical Literature" has been ina
urated as an option for the basic requi
ment for graduation. Here the disti
five features of Hebrew narrati
poetry, wisdom, and prophecy, al(
with New Testament gospel, epis
and apocalypse are studied agains
backdrop of the old/ new questions
identity, purpose, and destiny in hun
life: and Bible study is prefaced v
an attention to the meaning of langu
and symbol.

"The Bible a textbook," a stand
inaugurated by the founders of the (
lege, continues to be maintained in
biblical courses, with attention focu
on the primary source. Majors are
couraged to take New Testament Gre
and students hear recordings of pot
and prophecy read in Hebrew. Ra
Emanuel Feldman of Temple B(
Jacob in Atlanta offered this sprin
popular and stimulating course deal
with post-biblical Jewish writings.

In addition to the new vistas in i
historical and literary study of
Bible, Dr. Anderson spoke of a r
emphasis on seeing the Bible as
theological whole, as "one story." V
all its variety, there is a consistei
about the Bible's approach to life,

A major event during the past year was the March retirement dinner given by
the Department of Bible and Religion to honor Dr. Paul Garber. Some of the
distinguished guests seated at the head table were Dr. Kwai Sing Chang,
professor of Bible and Religion, Mrs. Garber, Dr. Marvin Perry, Dr. Davison
Philips, president of Columbia Seminary, Dr. Garber, his sister, Mary
Batchelor Steel, and Beth Mackie '69.

ELIGION

1 its adaptability to changing circum-
tances. The current concern for the
sligious implications of such issues as

lack liberation, the changing roles of
/omen, ecology, abortion, euthanasia,
nd death is dealt with in the depart-
lent's courses on "Contemporary
heology" and "Introduction to Chris-
lan Ethics." Insights derived from the
iiible as well as from other sources are
sed in these courses to show how we
re drawn into the story of the whole
uman race.

' Courses that are not strictly biblical
ave been offered in the department
ince 1913, when Professor S. Guerry
takes offered "History of the Christian
-hurch" and "Comparative Religions."
lut it was not until 1970 that the name
f the department was changed to ac-
nowledge this fact. Students who
lajor in the department may make
leir emphasis in either Bible or Re-
gion. Courses in the religions of
;hina, Japan, India are taught by Pro-
sssor Kwai Sing Chang, whose back-
round in these religions continues to
e enhanced by his study and travel.

Double majors are possible, and
ome students have combined Bible and
Inglish, others Bible and Psychology,
r Bible and Theater. Interdepartmental
lajors have been tailored by students
D fit their own particular interests and
ptitudes. A recent graduate who
lajored in Bible and Religion and Psy-
hology did her independent research
1 a study of attitudes toward the
rdination of women ministers.

In addition to the regular course of-
srings listed in the catalog, individual
:udents may engage in special study
irected by one of the members of the
apartment staff. During the past ses-
on one student made a special study
f the theology of Jeremiah, writing a
"iology of papers; another did directed
Jading in the Bhagavad Gila: two stu-
ents chose to work in the second vol-
me of Tillich's Systematic Theology.

Enriching courses are field trips, in-
luding visits to archaeological sites in
ieorgia, to various churches and syna-
ogues, and to the Trappist Monastery
1 Conyers. Records, slides, and film-
rips are used, particularly in the world

Dr. Kwai Sing Chang, professor of Bible and Religion, and Dr. Mary Boney
Sheats, Chairman, examine aids and artifacts used in the Department's courses.

religions courses.

The University Center continues to
make possible the bringing of visiting
scholars to the campus, and students
have the opportunity of hearing re-
nowned experts in various aspects of
biblical study and religion. The depart-
ment sponsored the college's bicenten-
nial lecture, under the McCain Lecture-
ship Fund, bringing Sydney Ahlstrom,
Professor of American Religious His-
tory at Yale, to the campus for two
days in April.

After the retirement of Dr. Garber
a series of visiting professors and lec-
turers will supply courses for the de-
partment. Dr. Dewitz has already been
mentioned as teaching the archaeology
course in the winter. In the fall we will
welcome back, to teach "Philosophy of
Religion" in the department. Dr. C.
Benton Kline, who came to Agnes Scott
in 1951 as Assistant Professor of Bible.
(Dr. Kline subsequently moved to the
Philosophy Department, becoming Dean
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BIBLE AND RELIGION

(continued)

of the Faculty in 1957, then went to
Columbia Seminary, where he served
as president until 1975 and where he
continues to teach theology.) We will
have next year as a Visiting Lecturer
Dr. Elizabeth Leitch Bonkovsky, who
has taught at the Candler School of
Theology and Emory University this
year, and who will teach "American
Religious Thought" in the spring quar-
ter of 1977.

The opening up to women of the
privilege of ordination has meant an
increase in the number of Bible and
Religion majors going to seminary.
Elizabeth Dunlap, a major in the class
of 1950 who has been serving as a mis-
sionary to Africa, completed work at
Columbia Seminary and was ordained
during her last furlough. She is now
teaching at the Ecole Unie Theologie in
Zaire, Paige Maxwell McRight, 1968,
received her Master of Divinity degree
at Princeton Theological Seminary and
was ordained by North Alabama Pres-
bytery. She is now on the counseling
staff of the Clayton Mental Health
Center near Atlanta. Former majors
who are in seminary now are Anna
Case Winters, 1975, at Columbia, m
Decatur, and Mary Gay Morgan, 1975,
at Garrett-Evangelical in Evanston, Illi-
nois. From the class of 1976, Jane
Brawely, who is under care of Meck-
lenburg Presbytery, is going to Union
Theological Seminary in Richmond,
and Rebecca McCulloh will be study-
ing for the M. Div. degree at Vander-
bilt. Two of the current majors have
spent the junior year at Hebrew Uni-
versity in Jerusalem.

Some former majors are now teach-
ing in colleges and universities. Betty
Glenn Stow, 1945, earned her Ph.D. in
English at Emory and is now on the
faculty at Georgia State University.
Frances Holtsclaw Berry, 1957, has a
master's degree from Wake Forest Uni-
versity and is Bible professor at Lees
McRae College in Banner Elk, NC.
Beth Mackie, 1969, with a master's
from Duke, and working on her Ph.D.,
is teaching Bible at St. Mary's College
in Raleigh, NC. Mollie Merrick. 1957,
with a master's from Columbia Univer-
sity, is in college administration, being

Rabbi Emanuel Feldman of Temple Beth Jacob, who otjcred a spring course
at ASC dealing with post-Biblical Jewish writings, demonstrates to members
of the Department of Bible and Religion some of the articles used during a
service in the Temple.

Assistant Dean of Students at Agnes
Scott.

Among former majors teaching Bible
on the secondary level are Mary Aichel
Samford, 1949, and Anne McWhorter
Butler, 1958, both in Jacksonville,
Florida. Candice Colando, 1973, is now
teaching classes in Scripture at St.
Thomas More parochial school in De-
catur.

Majors have served and are now
serving as missionaries, directors of
Christian education, and librarians.
They do editorial work and write cur-
riculum materials; they are social work-
ers and psychometric aides. Ninety-two
percent of the majors from the last 35
years have married, quite a few of
them being wives of ministers. In
addition to their careers, these women
have used the insights from their col-
lege education in their homes and in
volunteer work.

The Agnes Scott catalogue of 190i
1907 states that the college seeks "
cultivate true womanliness, a woma
Imess which combines strength wi
gentleness and refinement. It is thi
the aim of the College to send out ed
cated Christian women to be a pow
in blessing the world and glorifyii
God." (p. 13) The statement of pi;
pose carried in the 1976-1977 catalogi
includes as aims: "To encourage tl
student to find for herself a spiritii
commitment and a set of values whii
will give vitality, meaning, and dire
tion to her life." and "to foster a co
cern for human worth and needs, ph\
ical as well as intellectual and spir
ual." (p. 5) The Bible and Religi
Department joins with all other el
ments in the college in endeavoring
lift its horizons to make these aims n
just smooth words for a bulletin but
vital program for living, A

Prayer for Our Nation

Reprinted by permission of Elizabeth Glenn Stow.

This hymn was written for the Bicentennial Task Force of the Presbyterian
Church in the U.S. Words were written by Betty Glenn Stow, '45, and the music
by a committee composed of Adele Dieckmann McKee '48, Mary and Hubert
S. Archer, Jerry Black and Dr. Hubert V. Taylor.

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Main Points

Members of the Dance Group practice /or ilicir Bicentennial presentation in April.

Dean of Faculty
Is Honored

Agnes Scott's Dean of the Faculty
Julia T. Gary, was named a member o
the Board of Trustees of her aim
mater, Randolph-Macon, in Octobei
1975.

A member of the class of 1951, Deai
Gary received her M.A. from Ml
Holyoke College in 1953, and he
Ph.D. from Emory University in 195S
She joined the Agnes Scott faculty a
an assistant professor of chemistry i;
1957, was made a professor in 1971
and became Dean of the Faculty i
1969.

Dean Gary has done special study a
the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclea
Studies, the National Science Foundai
tion Summer Institute at Tufts Univei
sity, and the University of Illinois. Sh
is the author of numerous articles, an^
is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, th
Society of the Sigma Xi, and numerou
science and professional association
such as the American Conference c
Academic Deans and the visiting com:
mittees of the Southern Association o
Colleges and Schools. Dean Gary is
member of the Administrative Boan
and the Council on Ministries of th'
First United Methodist Church in De
catur.

William Weber, associate professor of
economics, turned his classes over to
Juanita M. Kreps, Phi Beta Kappa
Visiting Scholar and vice president of
Duke University.

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Phi Beta Kappa member Gwen Hill
Shufelt '44 congratulates her daughter,
Shari, upon her induction into the
honor society.

Dean of the Faculty Julia Gary has
recently been elected to the Board of
Trustees of her alma mater, Randolph
Macon.

Miscellany

lunmac ami jricmls i^atlwied to enjoy the exhibits shown at
e Golden Needle Award Festival Champagne Preview
nty. Gene Slack Morse '41 (left) is shown a needlepoiitt
g with a border depicting the wives of the presidents of

the United States. The Festival, sponsored by the Greater
Atlanta Area Alumnae Clubs, last year raised $4000 to be
used for the benefit of the College

Robert Frost Booklet

obert Frost, Read and Remembered,
collection of papers presented at the
'ost Centennial Celebration at Agnes
:ott in October, 1975, and edited by
argarct G. Trotter, ASC Professor of
nglish, will soon be available at the
gnes Scott bookstore. The price for
e paperback will be modest, but this
tie volume will help to recall to many

alumnae and friends of the College the
poet's many visits to the campus. Writ-
ers included are Cleanth Brooks, Rich-
ard Wilbur, Theodore and Kathleen
Morrison, and Wallace M. Alston, all
of whom preserve vivid memories of
Robert Frost.

ASC Chairs Offered

The Alumnae Office has received
several inquiries about ASC chairs that

were offered in the past. As with every-
thing else, inflation has struck, and the
manufacturer will ship no fewer than
fifteen chairs per year. The cost to
the individual alumna will be between
$72.50 and $100 per chair, plus
shipping and delivery charges. Orders
must be received by September 30, and
inquiries may be made by writing or
calling the Alumnae Office for specifics.

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With the Clubs

Opening her home to ahimnae who enjoyed her outstanding collection of
contemporary art. Suzanne Goodman Elson '59, second from left, shows one
of her paintings to officers of the Atlanta Ahimnae Club, sponsors of the event.
Pictured with Suzanne are Jo Culp Williams '49, vice president, Jean Salter
Reeves '59, president, and Martha Arant Allgood '42, vice president and
program chairman.

Atlanta

The Atlanta Agnes Scott Club met in
April at the home of Suzanne Good-
man Elson "59 to view the Eisons' out-
standing collection of modern art. Le-
land Staven, member of the ASC
faculty and curator of Dalton Galleries
at the College was the commentator.

Birmingham

On Mar. 20, the Birmingham alumnae
gave a luncheon attended by 36 mem-
bers, with Virginia Brown McKenzie,
Director of Alumnae Affairs, as speaker.
New officers elected to serve in 1976-
77 are: Sara Lee Jackson '41, presi-
dent; Kathi Metis Murray '72, vice
president; Caroline Mitchell Smith '70,
secretary; and Polly Willoughby Wood
'30, treasurer.

partment of History. All alumnae in
the area were invited, and 47 attended.
New officers elected at the meeting,
held at the home of Nancy Wheeler
Dooley '57, are: president, Nancy
Holland Sibley '58; vice president, Judy
Barnes Crozier '67; secretary, Lynn
Birch Smith '70; and treasurer, Nancy
Abernethy Underwood '63.

Chicago

Charlotte

The Charlotte Alumnae Club met
on Feb. 21, and heard a talk given by
Dr. Catherine Sims, from ASC's De-

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On Apr. 12, seven Chicago area alum-
nae met for a luncheon meeting at
which ASC Dean of Students Martha
Huntington was the speaker.

Central Florida

President and Mrs. Marvin Perry
were guests of the Central Florida
Alumnae Club at a luncheon meeting
held on Mar. 25, at which 32 were
present.

Columbia

The Columbia Alumnae Club he
its annual Founder's Day Luncheon c
Feb. 21, with 33 alumnae and frien^
attending. Virginia Brown McKenzi
Director of Alumnae Affairs, showed
slide film of campus scenes, ar
brought news of the College to tl
group. Officers for the new year an
Jackie Rountree Andrews '57, presideu
Mary Frances Anderson Wendt '4
secretary; and Christina Yates Parr '4'
treasurer.

Dalton

At their Founder's Day luncheon c
Feb. 21, 21 members of the Daltc
Alumnae Club, meeting at the hon
of Lillian Beall Lumpkin, elected ne
officers for '16-11. Carol Rogers Sne
'59 is the new president, Cindy Currei
Patterson "72 is vice president, Mai
Gene Sims Dykes is the secretary, ar
Ida Rogers Minor '55 was electa
treasurer. Two guests from the Colle;
were present: Martha Yates '45, edit(
of the Alumnae Quarterly, presented
slide show of campus life, and Marc
Knight '73, from the Admissions O
fice, conducted a question and answi
session about the College.

Denver

Alumnae in the Denver area met Fe
25 at the home of Becky Beusee He
man '65, to welcome Director of Ai
missions Ann Rivers Thompson '59
their guest.

Greenville

Thirty-six members of the Greenvil
(SO Alumnae Club celebrated Founi
er's Day with a luncheon on Feb.
1976, at which the guest speakers we
Dr. Miriam Druker, Chairman, Depar
ment of Psychology at Agnes Scott, ar
her husband. Dr. Melvin -Drucker, wt
is chairman of the Department
Mental Health at Georgia State Un
versity. New officers were elected
serve for the 1976-78 period, and an
president. Rose Marie Traeger Sumer

I; vice president, Evelyn Angeletti
>; and secretary, Grace Lynn Ouzts
irry '61.

)allas-Fort Worth

Feb. 28, 22 alumnae from the
illas-Ft. Worth area met at a lunch-
n meeting at which Ann Rivers
[ompson '59, Director of Admissions
the College, was the speaker. Of-
ers of the club are: Lucy Hamilton
wis '68, president; Susan Watson
ack '72, secretary; and Bonnie
endergast '69, treasurer.

lattiesburg

[NE Alumnae in the South Mississippi
ea held a luncheon on Feb. 28 at
hich Margaret Gillespie, Region IV
ce president, was the speaker.

.ouisville

VENTY-six Louisville area alumnae at-
ided a meeting on Mar. 26 at which
; speaker was Virginia Brown Mc-
nzie, -Director of Alumnae Affairs,
ficers elected to serve 1976-77 are:
line Orr Wise '65, president; Mary
ayton Bryan DuBard '59, vice presi-
nt; and Ginny Ann Finney Bugg '66,
blicity chairman.

/lemphis

Feb. 28, 25 alumnae from the
;mphis area attended a meeting at
lich Virginia Brown McKenzie, Di-
;tor of Alumnae Affairs, was the
jaker. Co-chairwomen elected to
ve in 1977 are: Harriette Russell
inn '65, Elaine Nelson Bonner '65,
d Betty Craig Mann Edmunds '70.

'/liddle Tennessee

VDER THE LEADERSHIP of outgoing

esident Joyce Skelton Wimberly '57,
5 Middle Tennessee Alumnae Club
served Founder's Day with a Feb. 21
(icheon at which Dr. Marie Pepe,
lairman, Art Department, ASC, was
; speaker. Thirty-four members and
ends attended the meeting, and new
ficers for the next year were elected,
ley are: Ann Shires Penuel '57, presi-
nt; Claire McCoy White '68, vice
esident; and Joyce Skelton Wimberly
7, secretary-treasurer.

Alumnae from the Dallas-Ft. Worth area met in observance of Founder's Day,
and heard news of the College from Director of Admissions Ann Rivers
Thompson '59, standing, left. With Ann Rivers are, seated, Anne Noell Wyant
'46, her daughter, Julia, a prospective student, and Dottie Thomas Wells '68.
In the back row are Elizabeth McCallie Snoots '27 and Pat Parks Hughes '68.

The Dallas-Ft. Worth Alumnae Club draws members from many years and
from a wide area of Texas. Pictured at the Spring meeting are (seated) Joan
Lawrence Rogers '49, Norah Little Green '50, and Sara Brandon Rickey '24.
Standing are Sherry Addington Lundberg '62, Betsy Fuller Hill '69, and Mary
Munroe McLoughlin '45.

Pictured above are more of the Dallas-Ft. Worth members who attended the
Spring meeting. Seated are Bonnie Prendergast '69, treasurer, and Louise
Sullivan Fry '40, and standing are Mary Lou Kleppinger DeBolt '54, Sue
Amidon Mount '62, and Anne Sylvester Booth '54. Not pictured is the
president, Lucy Hamilton Lewis '68. who did the photography for the meeting.

Jacksonville

Thirty-one members of the Jackson-
ville Alumnae Club had a March din-
ner cruise on the St. Johns River, to
honor Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Perry.
Later in the Spring, the club had a
"Tasting Luncheon" to which everyone
brought a favorite dish for tasting and
recipe swapping. The club also voted to
increase their dues in order to be able
to send their president to the October
E.xecutive Board meeting at Agnes
Scott. Attending the May meeting, held
at Margaret Martin's home, were Mar-
garet Hopkins Martin '40, Mabel Tal-
mage '34, Anne McWhorter Butler '58,
Beth Paris Moreman '40, Margaret
Kelly Wells '47, Rachel Paxon Hayes
29, Sally Howe Bell '43. Peggy Thomp-
son Davis '71, Claudia Span Johns '68.
Teenie Candler Thomas '42, Caroline
Jones Johnson '31, Betty Ann Green
Rush '53, Winkie Wootton Booher '69,
Anne Elcan Mann '48, Dorothy
Garland Johnson '42, Mary Aichel
Samford '49.

Walters '66; treasurer of the club
Georgia Little Owens '25.

Marx Aichel Sam ford '49, president of
the Jacksonville Alumnae Club,
welcomes members and guests to the
club's innovative meeting, held on a
boat as it cruised the river.

The Jacksonville Alumnae Club, at their river cruise meeting, were hosts to
President and Mrs. Perry, husbands and prospective students. Standing, above,
are J. Wesley King, husband of Martha King King '52, Ballard Simmons,
husband of Edith Merrin Simmons '47, and Rachel Paxon Hayes '29. Seated
are Rowena Barringer Solomon '41 , Jane Tucker, a prospective student, and
Jane's father, Finley Tucker.

New England

Sixteen New England alumnae met at
the Wellesley College FacLilty Club on
Apr. 10 to hear a speech from Kath-
erine Geffcken '49. member of the
Wellesley faculty and of the ASC Board
of Trustees.

New Orleans

On Mar. 17. eight alumnae from the
New Orleans area attended a meeting
at which Molly Merrick '57, Assistant
Dean of Students at ASC, was the
speaker. The meeting was held at the
home of president Ruth VanDeman

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Houston

Twenty Houston alumnae attended
meeting at the home of Elaine Blai
Vafiadis '52. The speaker at the mee
ing was Virginia Brown McKenzie '4
Director of Alumnae Affairs, and ofl
cers to serve '76-'78 are: Fran Amsl
"73, president; Cherry Wood '73, vicT
president; and Wendy Bridges '7[
secretary-treasurer.

Tidewater

Seventeen alumnae and nine gues
attended the Feb. 10 dinner meeting i
the Tidewater Alumnae Club, at whii
President and Mrs. Perry were gues
and Dr. Perry brought to the membe
news of the College. Officers for tl
1976-77 term are Mollie Oliver Mert
'41, president, and Margaret Hartsoc
Emmons '42, secretary.

Tri-Cities

Jane King Allen, president of t!
Agnes Scot't Alumnae Association. W'
the guest speaker of the Tri-Citi
Alum'nae Club on Feb. 21, 197
Twenty members attended the meetin
and coordinators for '76-'77 we
elected. They are Sue Wright Shull ''
and Laura Dryden Taylor '57. and thi
will be responsible for planning tl
1977 Founder's Day meeting.

Washington

On Feb. 7. the Washington Alumn
Club entertained at a reception for E
and Mrs. Marvin Perry at the Intern
tional Club. The reception, organizi
by officers Bunny Folk Zygmont
(president), Anne Pollard Withers '<
(secretary). Ann Sullivan Gravatt '(
(secretary), and Lynn Weekley Parse
'64 (treasurer), was attended by six
District of Columbia alumnae, and
special guest was Sandy Birdsong,
representative of the Associated Alur
nae Clubs of Washington.

ouston Alumnae Club members welcome speaker
irgiiua Brown McKeiizie '47, second from right, to their
^ring meeting. With her are Cherry Wood '73, president
an Amsler '73, Wendy Bridges '73, and Elaine Blane
afiadis '52.

\himnae from the Tri-Cities and western North Carolina
rea met at the home of Stella Biddle Fitzgerald '56
second from left) in Bristol, Tennessee, to celebrate
'ounder's Day in February. Guest speaker was Jane King
lllen '59 (seated), president of the Alumnae Association,
^ith Stella and Jane are Jane Kraemer Scott '59, Sue
'bright Shull '70, Dee Hampton Flannagan '69, Catherine
icKinney Barker '22, and Sallie Tate Hodges '67.

ALUMNAE
DAY 1976

Agnes Scott alumnae, accompanied by several
dozen dates, mates and children, returned to
campus for a four-day round of festivities April
21-24. Beginning with the celebration of the 50th
anniversary of the founding of the College's Phi
Beta Kappa chapter, going on to the Golden
Needle Award Festival, and culminating in
Alumnae Day on Saturday, the activities were
varied to suit every facet of the college scene.

Coinciding with the national organization's
200th birthday, the Agnes Scott Phi Beta Kappa
chapter observed the mutual anniversaries by
having distinguished scholars on campus for the
occasion.

That evening, the Golden Needle Award
Festival's "Champagne Preview Party" was
held at Rich's, and the Festival, sponsored by
the Greater Atlanta Alumnae Clubs, continued
through May 1. Proceeds from the Festival will
be given to the College for the benefit of
the students.

The "big day," as far as the hundreds of
alumnae who returned to campus were concerned,
was Saturday, April 24, a day full of a variety of
activities for alumnae and their families.
Following registration in Rebekah Lobby,
husbands went to the tennis courts to compete for
the "Consort Cup," children went to the Faculty
Club for care and entertainment by student
babysitters, and alumnae enjoyed a panel
discussion by five faculty members representing
the "Arts at Agnes Scott."

The Alumnae Association meeting saw the
election of new officers, tributes to two retiring
faculty members, awards to three outstanding
alumnae, and a gift presented to Jane King Allen
'59, who retired as president of the Association.
President Marvin Perry addressed the alumnae
and brought them up-to-date on developments on
campus and plans for the ne.xt year, following
which the alumnae and faculty met in the
Quadrangle for a time of social mingling before
kmch in the Dining Hall. Recognition was given
to the reunion classes, with special attention
given to the Class of 1926, observing their 50th,
and receiving gold charms commemorating the
occasion, and the Class of 1951, on their 25th.
After lunch the Class of 1926 attended a
reception at President Perry's home. Class pictures
were made; class meetings were held; new class
officers were elected; and those classes that had
not already held their class reunion parties did
so that evening. A busy, full, rewarding Alumnae
Weekend for all who attended.

PHOTOGRAPHS ON NEXT PAGE

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Alumnae of all ages gather at the
registration desks in Rebekah Lobby.

Alumnae Association Treasurer Lamar
Lowe Connell '27 (right) pins carnation
on Evamaie Willingham Park '18.

ALUMNAE DAY 1976

Alumnae Day is reunion time fc
Frances Gilleland Stukes '24 an,
her daughter, Marjorie Stukes
Strickland '5L

Patricia Collins Dwinnell '28 receives
an "Outstanding Alumna Award," in
recognition of her distinguished
career, from Dot Weakley Gish '56.
vice president for Region U.

Decatur attorney Sarah Frances
McDonald '36 is cited for her service
to the College by Margaret Gillespie
'69, vice president. Region IV.

In recognition of service to community,
Carolyn Essig Frederick '28 is lauded
by Association secretary Eleanor Lee
McNeill '59.

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Members of the Class of '26 "reuned" briefly
on the Colonnade.

Betty Fountain Gray '35 greets
Katharine Omwake.

Lisa Roberts '76 rings thi
bell for lunch.

Cing Allen '59 chats with
ae before presiding at her last
ig as president of the
'ation. Her successor will be
Duckworth Gellerstedt '46,
i at the annual meeting on
lae Day.

Opening annual meeting with "God of the
Marching Centuries," in front row are Memxe
Curtis Tucker '56, Sylvia Williams Ingram '52,
and Dot Weakley Gish '56.

"The Arts at Agnes Scott" is discussion topic
for faculty panel: Marilyn Darling, the
dance: Ronald Byrnside. music: Jack Brooking,
theater: Bona Ball, creative writing: and Marie
Pepe, art.

? Atlanta Club members Kathy
>lds Doherty '67, Mary Jervis Hayes '67,
thcl Ware Gilbert Carter '68 present
' check to President Perry. The money
lised by the club's bazaar.

Dr. Hayes, English professor emeritus,
reminisces with a former student.

nae and Faculty

across campus to
g Hall.

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Members of Class of '61 find their table.

Theater Department Chairman
Jack Brooking and Mrs. Perry
converse with an alumna.

At final activity, E.xecutive Board
meeting, Mary Duckworth Gellerstedt
'46 pours coffee for Jean Chalmers
Smith '38, Juliana Winters '72, and
Jackie Simmons Gow '52.

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om the Director

Virginia Brown McKenzie '47

Alumnae Volunteers are Vital Force

IE ALUMNAE are the most valuable
lource Agnes Scott College has. In
dition to their potential as fund
sers and publicizers of the College,
imnae everywhere can assist in
rching out qualified students. Wher-
;r former students live, friends or
quaintances have daughters who are
od Agnes Scott material, and our
iimnae can assist in seeing that the
)llege and these outstanding young
')men learn about each other.
The Admissions Office already has
lined 85 young alumnae in 23 states
be Alumnae Admissions Representa-
es. They are urged to visit the campus
reacquaint themselves with the Col-
;e; to be familiar with the current
rriculum, social regulations, financial
id academic statistics; actually to be
ing storehouses of information about
; College so they can represent the
jmissions Office out in the field.
These assistants are a vital segment
our vast volunteer force. The chart
low shows their relationship to the
umnae Association. Following is a
t of our Alumnae Admissions Rep-
sentatives:

ALABAMA Birmingham, Jane
ivis Mahon (Mrs. Patrick D.), Mary
m Murphy Hornbuckle (Mrs. Jon E.);
iintsville, Elizabeth Withers Kennedy
Irs. James R.); Mobile, Martha Lam-
[h Harris (Mrs. Ben H.); ARKANSAS
Little Rock, Dottie Burns Douglas
Irs. John E.); CALIFORNIA Ca-
na del Mar, Libby Malone Boggs
Irs. Richard P.): CONNECTICUT
Drwalk, Jean Crawford Cross (Mrs.
hn Harry, Jr.); DELAWARE Wil-
ington, Mitzi Kiser Law (Mrs.
ederick B., Jr.); FLORIDA Jack-
nville, Buff Hatcher Mcllrath (Mrs.
itrick K.); Merritt Island, Jane Par-
ns Frazier (Mrs. Wayne); Orlando,

Jane Woodell Urschel (Mrs. Robert J.);
Plantation, Rae Carol Hosack Arm-
strong (Mrs. Thomas), Sue McSpadden
Fisher (Mrs. J. M.); St. Petersburg,
Penny Johnston Burns (Mrs. Emil
Eddy); Tampa, Marilyn Tribble Wittner
(Mrs. Harvey G.); West Palm Beach,
Elaine Schiff Faivus (Mrs. J. B.); GEOR-
GIA Albany, Sally Tucker Lee (Mrs.
George); Athens, Mary Wills Hatfield
LeCroy (Mrs. Thomas); Atlanta, Diane
Hunter Co.x (Mrs. Wm. N., Ill), Gayle
Daley Nix (Mrs. Frank), Martha Harris
Entrekin (Mrs. Larry), Sheila Mac-
Conochie Ragsdale (Mrs. John W., Jr.),
Cynthia Wilkes; Augusta, Mary Lamar
Adams (Mrs. Craig); College Park,
Margie Hill Krauth (Mrs. Walter K.,
Jr.); Columbus, Lib Grafton Hall (Mrs.
Joseph A.); Dalton, Hollis Smith
Gregory (Mrs. James), Cindy Currant
Patterson (Mrs. Frank W., Jr.); Decatur,
Donna Reed; Gainesville, Susan Henson
Frost (Mrs. Randall); Macon, Patricia
Walker Bass (Mrs. Tom L.); Marietta,
Eleanor McSwain All (Mrs. William,
III); Moultrie, Reese Newton Smith
(Mrs. O. M.); Rome, Carol Durrance
Dunbar (Mrs. Robert E.); St. Simons
Island, Janet Bolen Readdick (Mrs.
Cary L.); Statesboro, Rosalyn Warren
Wells (Mrs. Jay Norman); Thomasville,
Ann Thompson Larson (Mrs. Norman
C ); KENTUCKY Louisville, Mary
Clayton Bryan DuBard (Mrs. James L.);
Paducah, Sis Burns Newsome (Mrs.
James D); LOUISIANA Baton
Rouge, Harriet Frierson Crabb (Mrs.
Cecil v., Jr.); Shreveport, Ann Louise
Hanson Merklein (Mrs. Ernest); MARY-
LAND Baltimore, Libby Harshbarger
Broadus (Mrs. T. H., Jr.), Camille Hol-
land Carruth (Mrs. Jo), Nancy Yontz
Linehan (Mrs. Michael); Silver Spring,
Dot Weakley Gish (Mrs. Donald M.);
Upper Malboro, Sarah Helen High

The College

Alumnae Association

Admissions Office

President

Regional
Vice President

Alumnae Club

Alumna Admissions
Representative

Clagett (Mrs. Thomas V., Ill); MASSA-
CHUSETTS Belmont, Harriet Tal-
madge Mill (Mrs. Robert); West New-
ton, Charlotte Hart Riordan (Mrs.
James F); MICHIGAN Detroit,
Barbara Varner Willoughby (Mrs. Don);
MISSISSIPPI Columbus, Ann Mc-
Bride Chilcutt (Mrs. Ben Ernest); Jack-
son, Louise Sams Hardy (Mrs. James
Daniel), Dale Bennett Pedrick (Mrs.
Larry); MISSOURI Kansas City, Ann
Williams Wedaman (Mrs. Thomas H.,
Jr.); NEW YORK New York, Cissie
Spiro Aidinoff (Mrs. M. B.), Claire
Hodges Burdett (Mrs. Ed); NORTH
CAROLINA Asheville, Ann Leigh
Modlin Burkhardt (Mrs. Nathan L.,
Jr.); Greensboro, Lilian Smith Sharpe
(Mrs. M. F.); Reidsville, Molly Dotson
Morgan (Mrs. M. A.. Jr.); Winston-
Salem, Carol Ann McKenzie Fuller
(Mrs. Samuel P.); OHIO Toledo,
Julia LaRue Orwig (Mrs. Kenneth).

PENNSYLVANIA Murrysville,
Carol Cowan Kussmaul (Mrs. Keith);
Philadelphia, Jeanne Adams (Mrs.
Edgar), Jane Ayers Barndt (Mrs. Her-
bert), Emily Underwood Gault (Mrs.
Clarence), Louise Huff, Helen Sewell
Johnson (Mrs. Donald R.), Donya
Ransom (Mrs. Thomas R.); SOUTH
CAROLINA Charleston, Ruth Hyatt
Heffron (Mrs. Robert C, Jr.); Clemson,
Rameth Richard Owens (Mrs. Walton
H., Jr.); Columbia, Mary Elizabeth
Crum; Greenville, Sue Lile Inman (Mrs.
Sam); TENNESSEE Kingsport, Jane
Kraemer Scott (Mrs. Paul B.); Knox-
ville, Vicky Allen Gardner (Mrs. Wil-
liam B.); Memphis, Virginia Love
Dunaway (Mrs. Dan); TEXAS
Dallas, Lucy Hamilton Lewis (Mrs.
Charles); Fort Worth, Harriet Lamb
O'Connor (Mrs. Thomas J.); Houston,
Sybil Corbett Riddle (Mrs. Eugene N.);
VIRGINIA Alexandria, Martha Foltz
Manson (Mrs. Joseph L., Ill); Bristol,
Dee Hampton Flanagan (Mrs. Charles
B.); Covington, Sara Lu Persinger
Synder (Mrs. James D.); Fairfax,
Hannah Jackson AInutt (Mrs. T. L.,
Jr.): Norfolk, Anne Thomas Ayala
(Mrs. Ken J.); Richmond, Kaye Staple-
ton Redford (Mrs. Thomas C); WIS-
CONSIN Madison, Mary Hart Rich-
ardson Britt (Mrs. David D.).

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