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' ' ; ' ',, .11 f . i .' i';',/-^" I': 1, .'].;';/ J",;'/'/ '! >1 'V' Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/agnesscottalumna54agne Agnes Scott ALUMNAE QUARTERLY FALL 1975 ^^^ The Year of The Woman Agnes .Scott ALUMNAE QUARTERLY/ VOLUME 54 NUMBER 1 1 1 2 EDITOR/Martha Whatley Yates 45 DESIGN CONSULTANT/John Stuart ALUMNAE OFFICE STAFF 11 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 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 13 14 15 19 16 18 20 21 25 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 inger 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 1 hii onr 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 Tianwomanwonr 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 learning m 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. )me 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!" striving A/orr 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 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. 15 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. 16 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. 17 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 19 Calendar ^^H7 ^ 'I 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 4 Dec 6 Dec 15 Dec 30 Dec 31 1976 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 14 Jan. 15 Jan. 15 ^' 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 ^ \ REGION 1 \ \ REGION 11 REGION III / / REGION IV / 7^ CLUBS INFORMAL GROUPS ALUMNAE REPS CLUBS INFORMAL GROUPS ALUMNAE HEPS CLUBS INFORMAL GROUPS ALUMNAE REPS CLUBS INFORMAL GROUPS ALUMNAE REPS \ \ EXECUTIVE BOARD \ / / / REGIONAL V p. 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 1 Organization of Alumnae Association by Classes CLASSES FROM INSTITUTE TO 1975 ALUMNAE QUARTERLY, AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030 ^NLEARNINGWOMANWOMANWOMA^ lANGROWINGWOMANWOMANWOMAf iMANSTRIVINGWOMANWOMANWOMA 'OMANACHIEVINGWOMANWOMANWO /VOMANLEARNINGWOMANWOMANWC JWOMANGROWINGWOMANWOMANW( .NWOMANSTRIVINGWOMANWOMANW lANWOMANACHIEVINGWOMANWOMA \/IANWOMANLEARNINGWOMANWOM/' )MANVVOMANGROWINGWOMANWOM/ /OMANWOMANSTRIVING\/VOMANWO^/' WOMANWOMANACHIEVINGWOMANW \l WOMAN WOMAN LEARN I NGWOM AN V^ ^NWOMANWOMANGROWINGWOMANV lANWOMANWOTVlANSTRIVINGWOMAN MANWOMANWOMANACHIEVINGWOM DMANWOMANWOMANLEARNINGWO^ /OMANWOMANWOMANGROWINGWOP WOMANWOMANWOMANSTRIVINGWO NWOMANWOMANWQMANACHIEVING ^ -Y- THE \gnes Scott 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 THE 1 1 2 Agnes Scott 13 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. 15 16 18 19 21 22 22 22 29 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 I li 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 10 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. 11 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. 12 Main Points 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 (continued on next page) 13 Main Points (continued) 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. 14 Calendar >76 eb. 1 eb. S eb. 7 cb. 7 :b. 10 !b. 11 !b. 12 !b. 13 ;b. 16 ib. 18 :b. 20-21 ;b. 21 b. 21 lb. 21 !b. 21 lb. 21 lb. 21 lb. 22 b. 23 h. 26 h. 27 b. 27-28 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. 15 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. 16 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' ' f^E'jSsSEE ." T / ^EXAS n ARKANSAS ' t _ _^._.^ > i i ! '. ; .^ T ^"f.'s.CABOO-^-v / j i I ! /" T.l"'''^geoho:a\.^ r J-" ; i ^" ! ; \ S / ^LOUISIANA'. 1. / ; 1 ryCoBiDV- -- Ni Region III Region IV 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 r^SlSSa*:^- SPRING, 1976 ) 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. 1 1 2 8 10 11 12-17 19 21 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 1 A6NESSC0T7 JZJi: t"^.: 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 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 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 .^f^ . 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 ^'5 i % p d. J^ = = n " d -^. -^^ \=^ \ \ -) ^ -^ 1 -~f ' 1=^ Bm Em S Am D Bm ^ Am D S Bra _ ~ ^ a a -^ -^ _ > ri '^ zz rrr Al-le -lu O 0| ^ Thanks,0 God, and praise! Guide iii ^ -*<* id T> *" fCpo our na -tion all her days! A - men. t fe g ^^ ^ ^ ^ * From 1821 SUPPLEMENT to KENTUCKY HARMONY by Ananias Davisson. Tune "Exultation" extends to the refrain, melody of refrain may be sung at opening of hymn as well as after stanzas. Unison singing of melody recommended though four parts are provided. Arranged for the Bicentennial Hymn Committee of the Bicentennial Task Force of the Presbytenan Church in the U.S-. August, 1975 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. 10 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. 11 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- 12 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 14 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 15 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. k 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. :; 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. iii'i - f^? O ^ i^-^-'' 17 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.). ALUMNAE QUARTERLY, AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030 j-j, u i tMfltHB ap .un e u 'i ei i n iiijwm i fai muii]jniiiw,iMMnriii Mill Hum ') I V J' : i.\ ,":': .:\ r.r:'- I i.' .; 1 . '. '' FOR REFERENCE Do Not Take From This Room