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Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, September 28, 1955

Number 1

. . . Virginia Keller

Just a month or so away from
a daily newspaper makes the
ordinary observer a real square
in the ever-changing jazz of inter-
national affairs.

Therefore, it might be best
to recap some of the highlights
and sidelights of world news over
the summer before plunging into
the usual detailed accounts.

Summit meeting this was
NOT, as an uninformed observer
might think, another sucessful
attempt to scale Mt. Everest. It
was, perhaps, the most heralded
"peace" meeting of recent years,
held in Geneva, Switzerland, in
the latter part of July.

Attending the confab were the
heads of the Big 4 states: U. S.'s
Eisenhower, Britain's Sir Anthony
Eden, French Premier Antoine
Pinay and Nikolai Bulganin from
Russia. Each was flanked by his
foreign minister and other experts.

According to previous agree-
ment, no specific issues were dis-
cussed, but ground work was laid
for an October foreign ministers'
parley to confer on three subjects:
(1.) general security measures
for Europe and possible reunifi-
cation of Germany; (2.) disarma-
ment, in connection with a special
UN subcommittee report on the
situation; and (3.) better East-
West contacts including elimi-
nation of communication barriers
and encouraging free exchange of
usable goods.

Moscow maneuvers were as
baffling as ever. Several U. S.
prisoners in Russia were suddenly
released, including one that the
State Department had never heard
of! More interest was created by
German Chancellor Adenauer's
visit to Moscow, at Russia's re-
quest. Having promised the West
that he would make no commit-
ments, Adenauer stuck to general
issues such as diplomatic relations
but left certain loopholes which
still have U. S. experts puzzled.

Integration attempts in public
schools were able to dispell at
least part of Communist propa-
ganda directed at democracy's
weakness. All but five formerly
segregated states made at least
partial attempts at desegregation.
Georgia, however, remained in the
"fearless five."

Argentina grabbed its share of
the news spotlight as Juan Peron
politically outmaneuvered every-
one, including himself, and found
his regime overthrown by a re-
bellion. A temporary government
under the leadership of Eduardo
Lonardi has been established to
rule until affairs "cool down."

In the sidelights, U. S. officals
took the blame for the Cutter
vaccine tragedy and set up a
new code for testing the serum.
Hurricanes Connie and Diane
wreaked terrible losses in both
lives and money in New England
(even Russia chipped in on the
disaster relief fund). In sports,
U. S. lost the tennis Davis Cup
to Australia with the only com-
ment a familiar one "wait 'til
next year."

And so the round continues.
College students may take vaca-
tions, but international doings are
inexhaustible. It is even rather
exhilarating to fall "back in the
groove" of world affairs again!

Nancy Kimmcl and Doris Musgrave are campus leaders who are
assisting in the planning of Black Cat Day.

Classes Plan Skits
For Annual Black Cat

One of the best-loved traditions of Agnes Scott is the Black
Cat Community Day. The Black Cat Stunt originated in 1915
at the suggestion of Dr. Mary Sweet, college physician from
1908-1937. She suggested the stunt as a much needed substi-
tute for the rough hazing system which was ruining clothes
and digestions, and generally

Day

making the lives of freshmen
miserable for the first weeks of
each college year.

Set up in 1916 as a battle of
wits, Black Cat was inaugurated
as a new method of deciding the
championship between the fresh-
men and sophomore classes. Ac-
cording to report it was much the
same as the annual program we
have today with original songs and
clever acting. Today it
is a celebration honoring the
freshman class.

Black Cat Day falls this year
on Friday, October 7th. The com-
munity will begin the activities
for the occasion with the sweep-
stakes at 4:30 p. m. and supper on
the infirmary court at 5:30 p. m.

Next will come the program at
7:00 when each class seeks to win
the song contest, after which will
come the class skits contributing
talent in drama, song, and artis-
tic endeavor. Finally the evening
will be concluded with a dance
in Rebekah complete with a com-
bo.

The over-all chairman of the
occasion is Guerry Fain who will
be aided by Doris Musgrave, di-
rector of the evening skit, and
Nancy Kimmel, general secretary.
The class chairmen are: sopho-
more, Nancy Holland; junior,
Jackie Murray; and senior, Doro-
thy Weakley. Other committees
will be announced later.

School Welcomes New Faculty;
Recent- AS Graduates Join Staff

Agnes Scott welcomes into the community several new
members of the faculty and staff this year. They were intro-
duced by Dr. Wallace M. Alston at the opening exercises on
Friday, September 16.

Miss Mary L. Rion, of Lexington, Ky., comes as assistant
professor of English. Miss Rion

holds the A. B. degree from the
University of Kentucky, and the
M. A. degree from Smith College.
She is a member of Phi Beta Kap-
pa. She has studied at the Uni-
versity of Oxford, England, and
is a candidate for the Ph. D. from
Johns Hopkins University. Miss
Rion has been an English instruc-
tor at Hood and Mt. Holyoke
Colleges.

Miss Miriam Koontz of Drayton,
Ohio, joins the faculty as assist-
ant professor of psychology. She
holds the A. B. degree from Dick-
inson College, the M. A. from
Emory, and is a candidate for the
Ph. D. from Peabody College.
Miss Koontz is also a member of
Phi Beta Kappa. She has been on
the faculty of Millsaps College.

Miss Chloe Steel, of Denton,
Texas, is assistant professor of
French. She graduated from Ran-
dolph-Macon College, and has an
M. A. degree from the University
of Chicago where she is a candi-
date for the Ph. D. Miss Steel has
pursued further studies at
L'Institut Britannique in Paris

and at the University of Cali-
fornia. She has taught at the Uni-
versity of Chicago, Texas State
for Women, and in the public
schools of Dallas, Texas.

On a joint appointment with
Emory as assistant professor of
education is Dr. Miriam Howell
of Madison, Wisconsin, who holds
the Ph. D. degree from the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin. She is a
member of the Agnes Scott-Em-
ory teacher training program.

Dr. Virginia Tuggle has the po-
sition of college physician. She
is a graduate of Agnes Scott and
received her M. D. degree from
the Women's Medical College of
Pennsylvania. Dr. Tuggle has
practiced in Decatur for several
years and will continue her prac-
tice.

Working with DV. Tuggle, as
resident nurse in charge of the
infirmary, is Miss Jo Ann Horn.
She attended Vanderbilt Universi-
ty and Agnes Scott and holds the
B. S. degree from Emory Uni-
versity.

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Lowery To Deliver Address
For Honors Day Assembly

Dr. Howard Foster Lowry, president of the College of
Wooster, will deliver the Honors Day address at Agnes Scott
College during the chapel period on Friday, September 30,
in Gaines Chapel at 10:10. He has chosen as his subject "The
Primary Sources."

The convocation will be led by
Dr. Wallace M. Alston, and will
open with the first academic pro-
cession at the college this year.
DV. Alston will announce the hon-
ors list composed of those students
who led the freshman, sophomore,
and junior classes in academic
standing during the last college
term.

Dr. Lowry is an outstanding
scholar and Christian thinker. He
has served his college as student,
professor, member of the board
of trustees and since 1944 as
president. Although a layman, Dr.
Lowry is a lifelong Presbyterian
and is primarily concerned with
the maintenance of the liberal
arts college under religious
auspices.

The entire jampus community
is urged to notice the change in
the class schedule for Friday. The
first class will begin at 8:30; the
second class at 9:25 and chapel
will be at 10:10. The third class
will^begin at 11:20 and the fourth
at 12:15. ,

Biology Department
To Present Parkes

The Director of the National
Institute for Medical Research,
London, England, will speak in
207 Science Hall on Friday, Sep-
tember 30, at 4:45. This outstand-
ing Englishman is Dr. Alan Ster-
ling Parkes, who will speak on the
topic "The Art of Discovery."

According to Miss Josephine
Bridgman, head of the Biology
Department, Dr. Parkes' subject
is to be of a less specialized nature
than the subject of former biology
lectures. This general direction of
the lecture is intended to make
the occasion interesting to all
students, not just those interested
in science majors.

In addition to his National In-
stitute position, Dr Parkes is a
Fellow of the British Royal So-
ciety, and was elected to the edi-
torship of Marshall's Physiology
of Reproduction, 3rd Ed., in 1952.
The scientist is especially inter-
ested in the behavior of living
cells at very low temperatures.

Martin To Perform
In Campus Recital

Mr. Raymond Martin, associate
professor of music, will present
an organ rcital on Monday, Octo-
ber 3, at 8:00 p. m. in Gaines
Chapel.

Thomas Roseingrave's "Allegro
Pomposo" opens his program. Fol-
lowing this, he will play com-
positions by Bach: "Toccata in F,"
and a chorale prelude, "O Mensch
Bewein' dein' Sunde gross." The
recital continues with Franck's
"Chorale No. 3" and Messiaen's
"Le Banquet Celeste." Conclud-
ing the program will be Vierne's
"Carrilon de Westminster."

The entire campus community is
urged to attend.

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Glee Club

The Glee club met for its first
rehearsal at 5:00 on Monday
afternoon, September 26. New
members were selected last week
by Miss Roxie Hagopian, director,
and the officers of the club. On
Monday, September 19, upper-
classmen tried out; and freshmen
auditioned the following Thursday.
The first sopranos chosen were
Joan Alexander, Mary Alvis
Daniel, Gertrude Florrid, Patricia
Gover, Harriet Harrill, Helen
Maddox, Mary Grace McCurry,
Mary Joan Morris, Sylvia Ray,
Marianne Sharp, and Susie White.
Ethel DuRant and Billie Rainey
will join the second soprano group.
New altos include Nancy Alex-
ander, Mary Jo Cowart, Audrey
Johnson, Hazel King, Sara Lu
Persinger, Alice Phillips, Frances
Singleton, Annette Teague, and
Kay Walters. Provisional members
are Eleanor Lee first soprano,
Mary McCorkle and Ann Mc-
Whorter second sopranos, and
Susan Campbell and Martha Veale
altos.

B. O. Z.

Ann Lane, president of B. O. Z.,
announces that the upperclassmen
writing club will meet at the
home of Miss Janef Preston, their
sponsor, on Tuesday, October 4.
Jean Gregory, Martha Jane Mor-
gan, and Dot Rearick will read.

Tryouts for the club will be
opened on Wednesday, October
5, and will continue through Fri-
day, October 21. All sophomores,
juniors, and seniors are invited
to enter their original prose com-
positions in the contest.

Music Club

"Vacation Echoes" is the title
of a program to be given by
Music club on Thursday, Septem-
ber 29, at 7:30 p. m. in Gaines
Chapel. During the evening of
music Jackie Plant, president, and
Peggy Mayfield, vice-president,
will present a skit to introduce
vocal, piano, organ, and violin
solos featuring summer favorites.
Cotillion

Members of Cotillion met Thurs-
day, September 22, to elect their
new vice-president, Virginia Fer-
ris, who will serve in Lillian
Alexander's place. Miss Marjorie
Noell was elected to work with
Mr. Richard Henderson and Miss
Harriette Ashley as a faculty ad-
visor for this session. Cotillion's
fall dance, which will take place
Saturday night, November 12, is
being planned by co-chairmen,
Betty Carmichael and Billie Rain-
ey. Kitty Williams is in charge
of tryouts to be held the week
of November 13-19.

Organ Guild

Last Friday, September 23,
Organ guild held its first ^busi-
ness meeting of the 1955-56 sess-
ion and made plans for the com-
ing year. Mr. Raymond Martin,
sponsor of the guild, will give a
program of organ literature at
the meeting on September 30.

2 ^ THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS % Wednesday. Sept. 28.

1955

Wei

come

The staff of the Agnes Scott News wishes to sincerely and
heartily welcome all new students, old students, and faculty
members w r ho are back on campus for the 1955-56 session.
As an organ of campus information and opinion we hope
that we may fulfill' our functions in such a way that your
year at Agnes Scott will be more pleasant and profitable. E.S.

Please Criticize

"Nobody ever reads the editorial page." This encouraging
statement pierces the ears of the Agnes Scott News staff
quite often. We are conscious of this attitude and think it a
shame.

Perhaps the editorials preach too much. Most probably the
articles on the page are dull. Of course, they are not about
people so one is not likely to find one's name there. And
many times these articles repeat the same loud refrains
"don't walk on the grass" and "go to chapel" of which stu-
dents are desperately weary.

These objections are undoubtedly justified, but the fact
remains that an editorial page should be the heart and soul
of a newspaper. The features there should be interesting or at
least entertaining, and the editorials should express some
positive, worthwhile opinions.

If a page is worth writing, it should be worth reading. And
if the page is worth neither of these, then somebody should
complain. So to those of you whose eyes accidently stray
to this space and focus on a sentence or two we say, "If you
do not like our attempt at an editorial page, tell us why. And
if you do like it, read it. We shall be laboring to make the
poor page's future content more valuable." E.S.

Solid Front

The Student Government theme for this year was an-
nounced in chapel Thursday and is well worth being recalled
"Be a part, not apart." Any whole is composed of many
different, and individual parts working together for the com-
mon good of all. Likewise, our campus community is com-
posed of many students of varied interests, but when these
variances are utilized they become a whole again.

Interest in a broad education, joining clubs of our choice,
serving on committees, and being active in sports these are
all ways in which our interests can be put to a good purpose.
Then when all the parts are put together one solidified unity
will be created.

This unity is the only certain method of accomplishment
for the betterment of the individuals, so the principle of unity
has a dual application. Our campus needs to be reminded
constantly of the need for better unity within our separate
classes, committees, and organizations, as well as in our re-
sponsibilities as junior sponsors, sophomore helpers, and as
representatives of Agnes Scott in the social realms of the
college.

This college will only be as good as we make it. Let us
make it a part of our task to make it a part of our very beings.

N.F.

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Feature Editor

President to Attend
Education Meeting

Convocation was led today by
Dr. James Ross McCain, our Presi-
dent Emeritus, who spoke of the
significance of the life of Mrs.
Frances Winship Walters. Sunday.
September 25, was the birthday
of Mrs. Walters, who served on
our board of trustees for many
years and w r ho contributed greatly
to our endowment.

Dr. and Mrs. Alston have in-
vited the freshmen to the Presi-
dent's Home for coffees from
1:00 to 2:00 p. m. on the follow-
ing dates: Thursday, September
29; Tuesday, October 4; and
Thursday, October 13.

On Saturday, October 1, Dr.
Alston will be in Charlotte, North
Carolina, in order to meet with
the planning Committee which
is working on the year of emphasis
on Christian Education in the,
Presbyterian Church, U. S. He
will also attend the 38th annual
meeting of the American Council
of Education in Washington, D. C,
on Thursday and Friday, October
6 and 7.

Series Concerts Provide
Cultural Benefits For AS

By Linda Guenther

This afternoon, we Agnes Scott students are presented with
an opportunity which some of us will have for the fourth
time, and which others will discover for the first time the
opportunity of obtaining tickets to the All Star and Sym-
phony Concert Series. The organizations back of these two
series of events have reserved

rickets for Agnes Scott students
and have always been happy to
do so.

Those of us who have attended
the concerts in the past can re-
late many incidents that im-
pressed us: the way Rise Stevens
swished across the stage in a dra-
matic black and red gown, sing-
ing the "Habanera" a year or so
ago; Walter Gieseking hunched
over the piano, producing some of
the world's most beautiful music
through his own superb playing;
Roberta Peters' delightful and
fresh voice, repertoire, and stage
personality; and the outstanding
symphonic music of the years as
played by visiting symphony or-
chestras and Atlanta's own sym-
phony orchestra.

We are always excited at the

prospect of attending these con-
certs, but sooner or later, we find
that that term paper which was
assigned MONTHS ago is due at
8:30 a. m. on the morning follow-
ing "The Messiah," so we stay
home in our cubicles and type
frantically. We have that HUGE
chemistry test (or English paper
or book review for history) to-
morrow and we just have to cram.

Unfortunately, we just do not
realize that by our own procrasti-
nation, we are denying ourselves
a delightful and relaxing evening
with Eugene Ormandy or Jussi
Bjoerling. This new school year,
let's make a resolution to, as
Student Government has put it,
"be a part, not apart" from that
excited, laughing crowd that is
meeting us at the concert.

Complete Guide Offers Advice, Choice Tidbits;
Cynical Senior Initiates Sweet Innocent Frosh

(Editor's Note: The following article which may seem to advocate violation of certain campus codes, is not
intended as a demoralizing influence, but is merely our feature editor trying to be funny.)

By Memye Curtis

Probably tfye main difference between a freshman and a
senior is that the forrner wears a yellow name tag, while
the latter wears a blue one. However, upon close observation,
one can begin to notice the scars of years of college upon the
faces of us, the more elderly members of the college com-
munity. Perhaps the greatest re-
ward for being a senior is the duty,
ex officio, of giving advice to
younger members of the com-
munity. Therefore harken to the
following, ye freshmen, for you
will read excerpts from the soon-
to-be-published book: "The Com-
plete Guide to Agnes Scott, Its
Campus, Inhabitants, and Acade-
mic Mysteries."

Helpful Hints

First, some helpful hints about
classes and teachers. The most
important thing is to impress
teachers from the start with your
brilliance. The easiest way to
accomplish this is simply to cut
class as often as possible, thus
showing your teachers that you
know everything already and do
not need to waste time in going to
class. The impression can be
deepened by never taking notes
when you happen to drop in on a
class. Try your best to .make
teachers feel insecure. Question
them on every point. When they
talk about the conditions in New

Guinea look dubious and mumble
something about "The Last Time
I was in New Guinea."

New Wardrobes
Now, for some help on how to
get along with your fellow
creatures on campus. There is a
sort of saying about each fresh-
man class being prettier than the
last. This is rather demoralizing
to the seniors, especially when the
situation is further aggravated by
the lovely new wardrobes which
appear each year as we bravely
bring out our collection of "What
the well-dressed college freshman
of 1952 should wear." There have
been complaints about the dress
of the freshmen at a recent con-
cert. Girls, this dressing up for
affairs must cease. The approved
costume for concerts in Presser
is loafers, with or without socks;
whatever you happen to have
worn to class that day; and a rain-
coat. The raincoat is essential. It
makes you feel anonymous as you
crawl into the balcony fifteen
minutes late. To endear

yourself further with everyone,
play little tricks on your
friends in the dorm. Even senior
residents will love you if you make
their lives interesting by locking
bells to their bed springs, a neigh-
borly prank which we have heard
has met with great success in the
past.

It is important to know the
approved dining hall procedure.
Raincoats look charming there, as
well, especially if worn with an
air of concealment. Be sure that
you get exactly the vegetables
you want, and if necessary, stop
to discuss this with your friends.
The girls behind you aren't really
annoyed at the delay, they are
just pretending to be. That is part
of the game. When you have made
your careful selection of foods, al-
ways try to sit with someone who
is attempting to diet. Comment
loudly on the delicious candied
yams or just eat your two pieces
of chocolate cake slowly with eyes
half-closed and frequent pitying
glances at your neighbor's carrot-
filled plate.

With Dek-it coming up, we
shall touch briefly on the basic
principles of room decorating. Re-
member always to strive for a
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Cosmopolitan Campus Greets
Several New Foreign Students

By Dorothy Rearick

Agnes Scott College looks forward each fall to welcoming
many new students to its campus. Although most of these
students come from different parts of this country, several
come from lands across the sea. This year, Helen Salfiti, Mei
Ching Ling, and Choon Hi Choi take their place among our

foreign students, representing the
countries of Jordan, Malaya, and
Korea.

Helen Salfiti comes to us from
he town of Ramallah, six miles
from Jerusalem. Having attended
Al-Ummah College in Bethlehem
for five years, where she studied
geography, history, all the sciences,
Arabic and English, she is follow-
ng at Agnes Scott a course of
study that will enable her to go
into the field of medicine.

Helen arrived in New York on
September 2 of this year. After a
brief visit with her uncle in India-
napolis, she came straight to the
college to take up residence in
West Lawn cottage. She feels
"grateful to the college and espe-
cially indebted to Dr. Paul Gar-
her" for making her stay here
possible. As plans now stand, she
will remain at Agnes Scott to get
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Senior Coffee Fetes
Freshmen, Faculty

The Senior Class was hostess to
the freshman class and the faculty
at an "After Dinner Coffee on
September 25, at 1:30 p. m. in
the Hub. This was the seniors'
official welcome to the freshmen.

In the receiving line were the
senior class officers: Louise Rain-
ey, president; Helen Haynes, vice-
president; and Linda Guenther,
secretary-treasurer. Mr. Roberts,
class sponsor, was also in the
receiving line. Miss Boney, class
sponsor, and Mrs. Roberts poured
coffee. The sophomores, the
seniors' sister class, assisted in
serving.

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An nual CA Tea Offers Students
Opportunity To Meet Ministers

By Vannie Traylor

A crowd of school girls transformed themselves into a
group of young ladies Friday afternoon for the "Meet-the-
Ministers" tea annually sponsored by Christian Association.
Every girl, particularly freshmen, had been urged to come
and talk with the leaders of her own religious group as a
step in the process of feeling at
home here. With white gloves and
crinolines flaring the girls swirled
around the dignified churchmen.
Many in talking with the men
found mutual acquaintances which
gave an added feeling of friendli-
ness.

The Methodists meeting in the
date parlor of Main were hos-
tesses to several distinguished
guests, among them the popular
and well-known Charles Alleji,
pastor of the Grace Methodist
Church and writer of a column
in the Atlanta Journal, rielen
Haynes proudly introduced her
father, Dr. Haynes, pastor of the
Peachtree Road Methodist Church.
Several students of Emory Theo-
logical school, assistant pastors in
the Decatur churches, were theVe
also. Conversation centered on
coming plans for the year, for ex-
ample, the new program for young
people- in the First Methodist
Church, Atlanta, whose pastor is
DV. Pierce Harris.

Further down the hall in the
Dieckmann Room the "Others"
gathered. A representative of the
Christian Scientist Church was
there. Dr. Robert E. Lee, a promi-
nent person in his own right as
pastor of the Lutheran Church of
the Redeemer in Decatur, spoke
of the Sunday night program for
the youth group in his church.
Rameth Richard who has been
quite active in the group reports
an enthusiastic meeting of stu-
dents including those from Tech
and Emory. Sally Wilt was intro-
ducing Father McShane, a teacher
in Marist military school, to the
Catholic students.

Across the hall in the McKinrey
Room the Episcopalians were
gathered. Students and several of
the faculty: Miss Gaylord, Miss

Foreign

Faculty

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Three recent graduates of the
college returned as staff mem-
bers. Miss Florence Fleming of
Augusta, Ga., who graduated in

1954 and received her M. A. degree
from Emoxy in 1955 is admissions
representative for the college, on
the staff of the Director of Ad-
missions. Miss Harriet Stovall and
Mrs. Anne R. Clayton of Atlanta,

1955 graduates, are staff mem-
bers, Miss Stovall as assistant to
the librarian and Mrs. Clayton
as assistant in physics.

Four departments have visiting
professors. Dr. William H. Jones,
of the Emory chemistry depart-
ment, teaches physical chemistry.
Mrs. James Harver Young, who
holds the Ph. D. from the Uni-
versity of Illinois and has taught
at Milliken University is visiting
instructor in classical languages
and literatures. Miss Marianna
Van Hoogendyk, B. A., Bennington
College, candidate for M. F. A.
University of Georgia is visiting
instructor in art. Mr. Richard B.
Drake, from the history depart-
ment of Emory, is instructor in
history.

Miss Jo Ann Dodson joins the
staff as secretary to the business
manager, Mrs. Jerry R. Marhall
as secretary to the treasurer,
and Mrs. Robert Knapp as secre-
tary in the registrar's office.

Winter, Miss Leyburn, and Miss
Phythian were there to meet
representatives from Holy Trinity
and All-Saints churches. Mr. Tis-
dale of Holy Trinity in Decatur
had just returned from a
trip to Hawaii to attend the gen-
eral conference. Harriet Easley,
secretary of the Canterbury Club
of All-Saints, reported on the
new plans for their youth program.

In the Rebekah recreation
room the Baptists were introduced
to several world-travelers. Dr. and
Mrs. Richard Hall of the Decatur
church were telling of their trip
to Europe to attend the World-
Wide Baptist Conference in Lon-
don. Twelve members of the De-
catur church went, touring North
Africa, Palestine, Egypt, Turkey,
Greece and Italy before going to
England for the conference the
last week of July.

The Presbyterians in the Re-
bekah reception room numbered
a hundred-strong, the largest
group, with ministers from almost
every Presbyterian church in At-
lanta and Decatur. Dr. Harry
Fifield of the First Presbyterian
Church, Atlanta, spoke of plans
for the coming year such as in-
cluding invitations for Sunday din-
ner by many church people to the
students here.

At five o'clock the ministers
left for their other duties, and
the students hurried back to take
off their gloves before supper.
Caroline Romberg, Lois Moore and
their CA committee were busy
supervising taking back the punch
bowls and other clean-up opera-
tions.

Fall Lecture Series
To Open With Poet

Randall Jarrell, noted poet and
critic, will be the first speaker
sponsored by Lecture Association
this year. He will lecture on "The
Taste of the Age" in Presser Hall
on Oct. 17 at 8:30 p. m.

Mr. Jarrell has been called "one
of our most talented poets under
40, and one whose wit, pathos
and grace remind us more of
Pope or Matthew Arnold than of
any of his contemporaries."

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her degree, then attend a medical
school for further study.

New experiences for Helen in-
clude attending a football game
and boarding at school. She en-
joys living with "so many girls"
and hopes to get to know a lot
of them well.

Mei Ching Ling, otherwise
known as "Mildred," arrived in this
country September 1, after seeing
much of the world on her journey
from Singapore. Schooling pre-
paratory to her college work in-
cludes four years spent at a Meth-
odist missionary school for girls
in Singapore.

College days in the United
States are nothing new for the
Ling family; both mother and
father attended the University of
Southern California. Mei Ching
has chosen the south for her
schooling, however, and plans to
get her degree at Agnes Scott in
the field of mathematics or chem-
istry. She learned of the college
through an alumna in Singapore
whose generosity, together with
that of the college, has enabled
her to come here to study.

Mei Ching is impressed by the
"easy way of life" in America
where, as she puts it "everything
is so rich and fine." She also en-
joys football, the American
counterpart of English rugby,
which she has seen played often
in Singapore.

Choon Hi Choi flew to this
country from Seoul, Korea, ar-
riving in Los Angeles on August
22. After visiting with her spon-
sor, an Agnes Scott alumna, in
New Mexico and making a quick
trip to Florida, she came to Ag-
nes Scott to begin her study in
the field of history.

Choon Hi's mother is an alumna
of this college, having graduated
>n the Class of '26 with a B. A.
in (history. At present, she is prin-
cipal of a Presbyterian girls' high
school numbering some twelve
thousand students in Seoul. Choon
Hi hopes to join her and to teach
in this school after completing
her work at Agnes Scott and
getting a master's degree in the
United States.

America seems to appeal to
Choon Hi. "It's wonderful the
manner of life, the food, and the
living conditions are so different
from Korea." Yet it appears
to her as somewhat "over-com-
mercialized" and "mechanized."

At Agnes Scott, Choon Hi has
found everyone "kind and un-
derstandable." She especially ad-
mires the "friendly teacher-stu-
dent relationship."

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AM That Glitters

Cupid s Arrows Find Targets;
Frats Entertain New Scotties

By Nancy Burkitt

Wnen the freshmen came to "our Inman Hall" many of our "old
girls" returned with sparkling engagement rings and jeweled fra-
ternity pins. May Muse, Sally Wilt, Jean Porter, Ann Alvis, Erin Young
and Eleanor Wright seerfced more concerned with wedding dates thn
with academic schedules. Louise Harley and Frankie Flowers have
added an ATO pin and a Phi Delt badge. Both of the lucky boys are
from Tech. From an Emory Beta Marianne Sargent has received her
pin. The Sigma Chi pin Ann Gilbert wears came from Brown Uni-
versity.

Not only were there freshman names to Learn but some new ones
among uppe^rclassmen. Now it's Judy McDaniel Watson, Virginia JLove
Dunaway, Frazier Steele Waters, and Marilyn McClure Anderson.
Others in the day student ranks include Marty Black Slife, Peggy
Beard Baker, and Sissie McSwain Pruitt.

Cupid didn't rest long' after these 'busy summer activities. Last
week Claire Flintom proudly showed a beautiful engagement ring.
Emory boys have been losing their pins to our Scotties. Judy Peace
anil Dot Huddleston have Phi Chi badges, Mary McCorkle, a Phi Delt
shield; Nancy Glasure, a Sigma Chi cross; Eileen Graham and Cathy
Cole, ATO pins and Carolyn Moon owns a Theta Chi jewel. Congratu-
lations are in store for the Tech Sigma Chi who pinned Louisa Allen.

Rush parties were the big events at Emory before Pledging last
Sunday. The SAJE chapter was indeed fortunate to have their new
sweetheart, Bopine Bogle, on hand at their house. Friday night the
Phi Delt house assumed a most authentic Parisian atmosphere. Lil-
lian Null, Margaret Minter, and Dede Farmer introduced the rushees
to Kathleen Kirk, Pat Perin, and the rest of the ASC cuties. Up the
row at the Delt house Nancy Christian, Harriet Hardeway, Berta Jack-
son, and Nancy Turner donned leis for their Hawaiian night.

The next night Patsy Rhoden, Caroline Romberg, Winky Stockton,
and Marilyn Monaghan helped the Chi Phi brothers entertain their
rushees. Across the street at the Beta House Sallie Greenfield, Mary
Mac Witherspoon, Charlotte Henderson, and Rameth Richard entered
a bona fide jungle setting.

Tech started their rush season off with a mad whirl of parties.
Nancy Bowers and Sissy Daniel went to the SAE house where a
combo played for such dancers as Punky Fambrough, Curly Jones,
and Rosalind Johnson. At the KA house Susan Foxworth, Susan
Campbell, and Archer Boswell gave forth with the glories of the
brotherhood. Carol Rogers and Fleming Winn reported that the South
Sea Island decorations were just fabulous.

Saturday night there were some off campus parties. Snap Finger
Farm was the desination of Betty Cline and "Bugs" Mathews. There
they found Nancy Blount, Hope Weathers, and Martha McCoy al-
ready entertaining the ATO rushees. Nita Sheldon, Libby Hanna, Sue
Lyle, and Alice Miller were invited out to North Fulton Park for the
Sigma Chi party.

With the last of the Tech rush parties, the Tech-SMU football
game, and the house dances and parties for the new pledges at Emory
this will be a full weekend, so have fun. Toodle.

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AA Plans Activities For Year;
Installs Simplified Point System

By Helen Hendry

Spirit, fellowship, and achievement were the underlying
tones of the Athletic Association retreat held at Cherry Lake
near Valdosta, Ga., from Sept. 9th 12th. With an eye toward
the future and an accent on opening new fields of interest, the
Board organized plans for the coming year.

As always, top on the list for '
fall quarter was A. A.'s important
part in the orientation program.
Continuing their practice of meet-
ing new students as they arrived,
the Board maintained a smooth-
running system which aided great-
ly in eliminating the "kinks" in
the first few days of registration.
The annual tour of Atlanta was
again sponsored for the new stu-
dents on the first Sunday at
school and met with great success
with over 70 freshmen participat-
ing.

Devised especially for the in-
coming class of '59 were the new
A. A. calendars which list almost
all the important events on cam-
pus during the 1955-56 season. The
remainder of these calendars,
measuring approximately 2 ft. by
IV2 ft., will be placed on sale for
the upperclassmen for five cents
a piece.

Perhaps the most important
accomplishment of interest to the
student body was the revision of
the A. A. Point System. The old
"20-30" system which has long
been an object of confusion to
the entire campus has been
modernized and simplified, and a
much more democratic method for
giving out points for athletic par-
ticipation has been installed.

The new method deals in 10's
instead of 100's, but requires
basically the same amount of hours
to obtain a letter. Eighty points
affords a letter, and one point is
given for every ten hours spent in
athletic activities such as bicycle
riding, ping-pong, hiking, etc.
Points are also distributed for
participation in tournaments and

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class teams, and for acting as
team managers and A. A. officers.

A recent project of this year's
board was the moving of the
trophy from its old spot in- Re-
bekah Hall to the Gym. This im-
portant shift was brought about
as an inducement to class spirit
in athletic events.

As a campus movement A. A. is
again sponsoring a "Blazer Sale"
in the near future. The Blazer
Rage, which was first instigated
on the Agnes Scott campus last
fall, is fast becoming "the thing"
on the nation's college campuses.
Agnes Scott's own addition to
the Rage is right up at the top
for styling and practicality a
garment well worth having in the
fall and winter months ahead.

Speaking of fall reminds one of
cool evenings with parties around
campfires and there is no better
place to visualize this dream than
down at the A. A. barbecue pit by
the observatory. Reservations can
be rrfade by contacting Barbara
Huey on the Athletic Board.

On the subject of winter again,
the grass around the campus suf-
fers appreciably throughout the
cold weather ahead without being
discouraged by the force of pound-
ing feet. There is really no need of
more pathways to the dining hall,
is there, so let's boost A. A. with
their grass project now and we'll
be the winner in the end.

While we are boosting, remember
that Blue Horses go in the boxes
placed in each (hall. Remember
that these Blue Horses are used
to obtain the bicycles furnished to
the campus by A. A.

Art Show Features
Wood Block Prints

Mr. Ferdinand Warren, pro-
fessor of art, has announced that
during the period between Sep-
tember 29 and October 16, a
group of Oriental prints by leading
Japanese wood block artists will
be on exhibit in the third floor
gallery of Buttrick Hall. These
prints are printed on a paper now
almost extinct a paper which is
soft and absorbant with a smooth
surface and long, strong fibers.
These prints are not only on ex-
hibit, but are also for sale, and
range in price from $1.50 to $20.
In addition to these prints, there
are also some jusic prints, printed
on parchment.

Hockey Dominates
Fall Quarter Sports

King Hockey has claimed his
throne for the fall quarter and
will start his reign Sept. 28th
with the first practice session of
the season. Manager Judy Nash
announces the first game to be
played on Oct. 14th and states
that there will be six games this
year instead of only three as
last year. If only five games are
played, due to, rain etc., the team
winning the most games will
be champion rather than having
the usual play-off. Managers for
the season are: Seniors, Sally
Wilt; Juniors, Keo Keller; Sophs,
Anna Avil; and Frosh, Pat Ken-
hardt.

In the archery column for this
week, word has been received
that sophomore Caro MacDonald
has been given a class "B"' rating
in the telegraphic tournament of
last spring. This is the first com-
mendation that Agnes Scott has
received in any of the tourna-
ments last year.

An archery "Get Acquainted
Day" was held last Tuesday after-
noon on the hockey field. The
field day was open to all inter-
ested bowmen, and as a climax,
manager Byrd Hoge announced
the new archery class managers.

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The influence of the educat-
ed American woman is one of
the strongest forces for good
in our national life today.

It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow, specialized
training, that has developed
her abilities and insights. As
homemaker-citizen and as ca-
reerist-citizen, she justifies
magnificently the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
ing for her right to learn what
she wished to learn.

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Feature

(Continued from Page 2)

and bedspreads are apt to make
casual effect. Matching curtains
makes others feel that you have
"tried too hard." Take your cue
from senior roommates who didn't
start out rooming together and
now have one pink and one orange
set of drapes. Try to acquire early
the habit of tossing whatever you
happen to have in your hands as
you come in the door, coyly over
the lamps and mirrors. This helps
to give the universally desired but
rarely achieved "lived-in-look."

So, dear freshman, as you skip
merrily through the coming year,
let it not be without an occasional
kind word to those who came
here during the days of Please
signs and light curfews. And lis-
ten with patience as we discuss
Shellbound and "the same old
dell." We can give you all sorts of
valuable information just ask us
and see-

Lowry Will Discuss
Religion, Education

A meeting of all Presbyterian
faculty members in Georgia, from
both state and church schools,
will be held at Columbia Seminary
on Oct. 1 at 8 p. m. and on Oct. 2
at 9:45 a. m. and 2 p. m.

Dr. Howard F. Lowry, president
of the College of Wooster, will
be the principal speaker, discuss-
ing the theme "Christianity and
Higher Education."

All Agnes Scott faculty mem-
bers have been invited to the
Seminary meeting.

Alumnae Plan Tea;
Local Groups Meet

The Alumnae Association of
Agnes Scott College initiated this
year's work with a meeting of
the executive board Tuesday,
September 27, at 10:30 in the
Alumnae House. Mary Warren
Read '29 (Mrs. J. C), national
alumnae president, conducted the
meeting which was followed by a
luncheon in the Evans dining
room. Dr. Wallace Alston address-
ed the board during the luncheon
on 'The Status of Agnes Scott
Today."

The first function of the Alum-
nae Association will be an open
house honoring new students and
their junior sponsors on Friday,
September 30 from 4 to 6 in
the Alumnae House. Students will
have the opportunity to tour the
Alumnae House and to meet the
members of the executive board
who will serve as hostesses.

Two of the four local alumnae
chapters began their yearly ac-
tivities with meetings this week.
The Atlanta Club met Tuesday,
September ,27, at the home of
Dorothy Holloran Addison '43
(Mrs. T. E.) with a program con-
sisting of a forum entitled "News
from Agnes Scott College," in
which Dr. Richard Henderson,
Miss Laura Steele, and Miss Ann
Worthy Johnson participated. Ac-
cording to tradition, Dr. Alston
was the opening speaker for the
Decatur Club which met Monday,
September 26, at the Alumnae
House.

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VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, October 5, 1955

Number 2

Cat Returns For Annual Visit

. . . Virginia Keller

Modern society likes to talk in
terms of large numbers. The U.
S. has over 150 million popula-
tion and a national debt which
runs into the hundreds of billions
in dollars. Security from agression
is measured in numbers of tanks,
divisions of fighting men and
probable killing power of bombs.

Yet in the past two weeks, the
world has come to realize the
startling significance of the num-
ber ONE. That one is a person
Dwight D. Eisenhower whose re-
cent heart attack has caused an
upheaval in both national and
international affairs.

The immediate reactions were
staggering. In/ less than twenty-
four hours after the attack, spe-
cial radio broadcasts discussed
the effect of the President's ill-
ness on the 1956 campaign and
the future of the U. S. in general.

More startling was a one-day

fourteen million dollar plunge of
the stock market. This was due to
the expectation of a 1956 Demo-
cratic victory which would be
less favorable to big business.
Paralleling the stock plunge was
a rise in the grain market for the
same reason. These market
changes were reflected overseas.

Although each medical report
on the president's condition indi-
cated rapid improvement, the
clamor did not cease. International
experts expressed grave fears for
peace hopes as a man of war
dedicated to peace, Ike "had" been
one of the most influential propa-
gators of world cooperation.

Meanwhile, the big ONE as far

as world news was concerned,
proved to be a small one where it
would seem to count most affairs
of state. The nation's capitol hung
out the "business as usual" sign
with vice president Nixon tending
to the routine matters of state.

At the end of the week, it seem-
ed as though Ike's big ONE had
fallen to a minus one. The news-
papers continued to publish
stories about the president's con-
dition, but nearly all important
political figures regarded his im-
portance as past tense. Is this
really the end of Ike?

True, Eisenhower has stated
continually that he will not run
again for president if his health
is poor. This attack, however,
may not prove to be serious
enough to slow him down. Even if
he did not seek the presidency
again, Ike's international prestige
could still keep him in the spot-
lightthe U. N., N.A.T.O. and
many other organizations sorely
need a man of his caliber.

Yes, the mild heart attack of
one man has caused resounding
repercussions all over the con-
temporary world. What the last-
ing effects of Ike's condition will
be, only time will tell. Mean-
while, the world will probably
slip easily back into its old habit
of talking in terms of large num-
bers.

Manna To Head
"59 Class Plans

On October 7, which is known at Agnes Scott as the day of
the "streamline feline'' or Black Cat Day, the agenda of fes-
tivities will show the hard work of many students of all
classes to honor the freshman class.

Those in charge of committees for the occasion are Frances
Barker and Carolyn Barker, '

sweepstakes; Betty Richardson,
dance chairman; Mary Jo Car-
penter, lighting; Jean Clark, cos-
tumes; Pinky McCall, programs;
Jean Porter and Linda Guenther,
makeup; Betty MacFarland, pub-
licity; Frances Patterson and
D'onna Walkup, backdrop; Marilyn
Tribble, props; Jane Frist, Penny
Smith, Sue Lile, Guerry Fain,
Doris Musgrave and Nancy Kim-
mel, writing committee; Virginia
Redhead, music; and Ann Whit-
field, cleanup.

Each class has elected cheer-
leaders to help shout them on to
victory in the sweepstakes match-
es beginning at 4:30 p. m. Dr.
Hayes will be the emcee for the
contests held among the classes
and the faculty. The matches
will be an archery contest entitled
pin the tail on the kitty, an over
and under ball relay, a baseball
throw for distance and a wheel-
barrow relay. A prize will be
given for the class with the most
points.

The cheerleaders for the sopho-
mores are Liz Shoemaker and Liz
Ansley; juniors, Ann Harlee, Mar-
gie Hill, Dede Farmer and Jean
Porter; senior, Betty MacFarland
and Judy Brown.

After the supper to be held on
the hockey field at 5:30 p. m. a
program of skits and songs will
be presented to the classes. The
class Black Cat chairman for the
freshmen is Libby Hanna; sopho-
mores, Nancy Holland; juniors,
Jackie Murray, and seniors, Doro-
thy Weakley.

Following the program a semi-
formal dance will be held in Re-
bekah. The music for the occasion
will be furnished by combo.

Concert To Feature
Soprano October 8

The All-Star Concert Series
opens its 1955-1956 season on
Saturday evening, October 8. Ro-
berta Peters, coloratura soprano
of the Metropolitan Opera Asso-
ciation, will open the season with
a song recital. Students are re-
minded to sign up in the Dean's
Office if they wish transportation
to and from the concert. Deadline
for signing up is 12 noon, Friday,
October 7.

St. Thomas More

The St. Thomas More Theater
Guild of St. Thomas More Ro-
man Catholic Church will present
Mary Chase's "Harvey" in Gaines
Chapel on October 8. The entire
Decatur Community is invited to
attend.

Students Wilf Elect
Lower House Group

In Thursday's chapel the campus
will elect our Lower House Repre-
sentatives for the year.

Lower House, composed of rep-
resentatives from dorms, cottages,
and day students, serves us per-
forming innumerable duties such
as conducting fire drills, assisting
house presidents and maintaining
dormitory regulations, managing
the second-hand bookstore, and
finding solutions for our campus
problems.

Workshop To Train
Project Volunteers

A workshop sponsored by Chris-
tian association will be held Oc-
tober 12 and 13 from 4:30 to 6:Q0
in Rebekah. The purpose of the
Christian association workshop is
to train all interested students in
the various projects of Christian
association.

The agenda of the workshop is
as follows:

Wednesday demonstrations of
the use of flannel boards, the di-
recting of hand crafts classes and
of group recreation and songs.

Thursday chairmen of the dif-
ferent projects will give the pur-
pose and results of their projects.

The projects sponsored by
Christian association include work
at the Methodist Children's Home,
Hillside Cottages, Girl Scouts,
Negro Mission, Central Girls' Club,
Scottish Rite Hospital, Juvenile
Court, and YWCA. All students
interested in working on one of
these projects may sign up for
them on the C. A. bulletin board
in the mail room.

Lecture Association Brings
Poet To Speak On The Arts

"The Taste of the Age" will be the title of a lecture given
by Lecture Association's first speaker, Randall Jarrell. He
will speak on Oct. 17 at 8:30 p. m. in Presser Hall, explaining
in his speech the public for literature and the arts and the
education which produces this public. Mr. Jarrell will also
speak

cu n

Eta Sigma Phi

A business meeting of Eta Sig-
ma Phi was held Thursday, Sep-
tember 29, at the home of Miss
Kathryn Glick, their adviser.
"Greek and Roman Mythology"
has been chosen as the theme for
this year's programs.

New members have been elected
and will be informed of their
membership before Thursday, Oc-
tober 13, which is the date of
their formal initiation. After the
ceremony at 5:00 p. m. in the
Music Room in Main, Miss Glick
will entertain the society with
supper at her home.

Blackfriars

On Tuesday, October 4, the
Blackfriars' reading committee
recommended to the Board that
Sophocles' "Antigone" be chosen
as their fall production. This
recommendation will also be voted
upon at Blackfriars' regular meet-
ing on Thursday, October 6.
I. R. C.

The International Relations
Club will present a show of color-
ed slides entitled "British Holi-
day" in Room 203 of Buttrick
Hall on Thursday, October 13, at
7:30 p. m. The whole campus is
invited.

Pi Alpha Phi

Members of Pi Alpha Phi are
already deep in plans for their
debate with Cambridge, an event
to be on our campus during the
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to various writing groups
on Monday, Oct. 16, at 4 p. m.

Mr. Jarrell, one of the United
States' youngest and most noted
poets, has been described as being
"*o bewilderingly gifted that it
is impossible to comment on him
without the humiliating thought
that he could do better himself."

A graduate of Vanderbilt Uni-
versity, he received his A. B. and
A. M. degrees there. He is a mem-
ber of Phi Beta Kappa.

Mr. Jarrell has written a num-
ber of volumes of poetry, among
which are "Blood for a Stranger,"
"Little Friend," and "Seven
League Crutches." He has also
written a* criticism, "Poetry and
the Age" and a novel, "Pictures
from an Institution."

Mr. Jarrell has served as liter-
ary editor of 'The Nation."
He has taught at the Uni-
versity of Texas, Princeton Uni-
versity and Woman's College of
the University of North Carolina,
where he is teaching at the pres-
ent time.

Mr. Jarrell is a friend of Robert
Frost, and in a recent letter
written in regard to his proposed
visit to Agnes Scott said, "Robert
Frost has talked to me about
what a good time he always has
at Agnes Scott, so I quite look
forward to visiting you."

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NOTICE

There will not be an issue of
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Student Institute Elects Chao
For Southern UN Spokesman

Grace Chao was elected Regional Director of the Deep
South Area when she and Mary Oates represented Agnes
Scott at the Tenth Annual Intercollegiate Leadership Institute
on the United Nations, held at Finch College, New York City,
from June 12-18. Mary was appointed regional reporter for
this area. Sixty-five students

from 45 colleges and universities
throughout the U. S. attended dis-
cussion sessions, visited several
delegations to the U. N. as well as
the U. N. itself, where Members
of the Secretariat welcomed the
group. Among speakers heard
during the week's conference were
Eleanor Roosevelt, Dr. Frank
Graham, senator from North
Carolina, Ambassador Tall of In-
dia, Ambassador Sudjarivo
Tjondronegoro of Indonesia, and
the Honorable Peter Ramsbotham
of the United Kingdom.

In their meetings the students
discussed and passed resolutions
on pertinent political, economic,
and social world problems. It was
agreed that local service, social,
veteran, fraternal, and political
organizations must place more
emphasis on sponsoring scholar-
ships in order that students may
attend similar conferences and
seminars and obtain first-hand
working knowledge of the United
Nations.

The Institute was sponsored by
CCUN (Collegiate Council for the
United Nations) a national stu-
dent organization with more than
325 member groups on U. S.
campuses.

Mexican Musician
Returns To Campus

Senora Maria de Leon Ortega
of Mexico City, who first visited
our campus last year, has return-
ed as a teacher in the Spanish de-
partment. She will be at Agnes
Scott for a period of six weeks,
which may possibly be split into
three two-week intervals with
trips in between.

Senora Ortega is scheduled to
meet with each Spanish class
once a week, teaching the Spanish
sounds through folk songs. This
is a technique she uses when in-
structing American teachers in
proper pronunciation. In addition
to the classes, she plans to meet
with large groups at home and
on the campus once a week and
also to talk with smaller groups
and individuals.

At Convocation hour on October
12, we will hear Senora Ortega as
she sings Mexican popular music
and accompanies herself on the
guitar.

Last summer, Senora Ortega
taught at both the University of
Mexico and Mexico City College
besides having private pupils.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS % Wednesday, October 5. 1955

Third Wish

THEY'LL DO IT (TO A SENIOR) EVERYTIME

In Paris, near the Sorbonne, there is a boarding school for
high school age boys. The front of the ancient and grimy
building bears the name, Lycee St. Louis. In winter about
1,000 boys live and study here. The dingy rat-infested dormi-
tory rooms house 150 people each.

Washing facilities are rather limited since there is only
one hot shower and that is open from 5 to 7 in the afternoon.
- All other cleansing activities must take place in the metal
troughs with running cold water which are placed in the
corridors between the dormitories and the dining rooms.

Tables, deeply scarred from years of school boy use and
walls near the ends of the tables covered with ancient traces
of food, petrified long since, are the most outstanding char-
acteristics of these rooms.

At lunch and dinner the food consists mostly of bread, soup
and unidentified meat. For breakfast, bread, butter and a
large bowl (no handles) of coffee are served.

The well-worn blackboards and straight, plank benches
and desks of the St. Louis classrooms convey an aura of in-
tellectual activity and hard work even in the disuse of sum-
mertime. Indeed, who could sleep in class in a seat without
a back?

The Lvcee St. Louis is not a reform school, neither is it a
school for the underprivileged. But it is a fairly average
Parisian lycee. Though conditions are perhaps better in some
newer schools, the inconveniences of St. Louis would not
seem unusual to any French student.

No one need spell out the implications of this picture for
us in our clean, comfortable school. Perhaps we should take
time for one of Dr. Lowry's moments of gratitude. After all
who are we? E.S.

Our Choice

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia

We see this familiar address written so often on our letters;
we realize that this is the place where we are perhaps to pass
four years of our life; we speak of this as the college of our
choice.

Why choose Agnes Scott above all other colleges and uni-
versities in this land, even in the world? Hundreds of girls
did, each for individual reasons perhaps, yet all through a
common belief in the purpose, ideals and way of life of the
institution.

This common belief is a bond, tying together the Atlantan,
the Charlestonian, the Bostonian, even the Korean and Ma-
layan who come to this campus through choice. Here there
tends to develop a close relationship between students of
different family, racial, and religious backgrounds. Each
student has something to give and something to gain from
others in this seemingly compressed global community.

It is only when we realize what vast opportunities for
broadening our horizons are here, that we may take full ad-
vantage of them. Surely, life in this community may prove
all the benefits flowing from association of the peoples of the
world, united by a common belief and working toward a
common goal. D.R.

The Agnes Scott JVews

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'Thanks so much for chaperoning us Marge and that's your date."

Confab Reveals
Frosh Glamour

By Memye Curtis

(The sun has set. Far up on third Inman, a light is turned on:
There is the sound of voices, low and intense. Even the most
casual observer can tell that a heart to heart talk is in pro-
gress. Ah, those earnest discussions which stimulate the stu-
dent's personal search for truth!)
Freshman 1. Yes, dear, I did '

rather enjoy the rush parties. Of
course, I didn't waste my time on
the freshmen.

Freshman 2. Neither did I. I
went to Tech, you know, and had
an interesting evening trying to
keep the captain of the football
team, the president of the fra-
ternity, and the boy whose father
owns the Varsity from fighting
over who was going to dance with
me.

Freshman 3. I met a wonderful
boy, too. You see, I was kind of
embarrassed at first since it was
a Toulouse Lautrec party, and I
thought they had said "Ship-
wreck" party, and . . .

Freshman 1. Is that so? Well
I didn't want to bore you by tell-
ing you about the fellows I met
at Emory. But, when I finally
got rid of a couple of Phi Betes,
the president of the IFC snapped
me up. It was nice, I suppose, but
so exhausting.

Freshman 3. And so this boy
asked me to dance, because he
had on the wrong costume, too.
He'd thought they had said
"Czech Party," so he dressed like
a Mad Russian. He couldn't dance
vary well, but we played ping
pong. Can you imagine? He had
won the championship at his high
school last year!

Freshman 2. Think of that. As
I was saying, these boys were
getting so angry over who was
going to dance with me that I
finally had to promise to date
them all. But now I've scheduled
all the dates I can have until
Christmas and still have some on
the waiting list. Guess I'll never
have time to go to all those
dances at Harvard and Yale that
I've been asked to.

Freshman 3. Herk. that's my
friend's name it's short for
Herkimer isn't that lovely?

Herk said that he would take me
to the Toddle House for a ham-
burger just as soon as he gets his
allowance from his father.

Freshman 1. That will be fun,
won't it? There's no telling what
kinds of men will appeal to one.
Personally, I like men who hold
important offices on campus.

Freshman 3. Oh, Herk's already
been given an important position.
He is co-chairman of the clean-
up committee for the tea his dorm
is giving for parents.

Freshman 2. Campus politicians
are all right, but I like real he-
men. Football players seem to love
f elling me about the touchdowns
they've made.

Freshman 3. Herk and I talked
about Shakespeare, mostly. I
haven't read any of his plays, but
Herk had read two. He's awfully
^mart. And modest. I just had to
drag it out of him that one se-
mester in high school he won the
award for making the most im-
provement in grades. He pulled
his grades from an F to D plus.
Isn't that a fine example of what
a really capable boy can do if
he ( sets his mind to it ?

Freshman 2. Oh yes. Sure.

Freshman 3. And Herk is inter-
ested in worms, too. At home he
has a big box of them that his
mother is going to feed while he
is gone. And . . .

(The telephone rings. Is it for
the smooth, self-confident gla-
mour girls, or is it for sweet, sin-
cere Freshman 3? You guessed it.)

Freshman 1. Why, yes, I'd love
to go with you to the IFC dance
and to your fraternity's house-
party!

MORAL: Every dog has his
day, but what'll we do in the

evening?

Wooster President
Speaks Of Wishes

By Vannie Traylor

Dr. Howard Foster Lowry.
president of the College of
Wooster in Ohio and author of
the book "The Mind's Adventure."
inspired his convocation audience
September 2S with his speech
"Fifteen Wishes."

In it he expressed for each of
Agnes Scott's students the hope
that these wishes might be ful-
filled before June.

He began by wishing students
seeking education here to experi-
ence one minute knowing the glory
of the world about them.

Secondly, he wished some high
moments for the mind when stu-
dents may see a pet theory en-
lightened and yet retain enough
perspective not to be stampeded.

His third wish was a moment
of knowing what gratitude js.

He continued with the wish of
enjoyment of some athletic sport
combined with the "mystical
sense of the absolute necessity of
breakfast."

Wish number five was for the
realization of what fifteen min-
utes per day alone properly used
can do for the individual.

The importance of the gifts of
practical shrewdness and of tact,
the ability to do hard things in
a gentle manner, was emphasized.

He further explained the gift
of tact in saying "Wlhen you see
a fly on a man's forehead don't
hit it with a hatchet" and directed
this advice specifically to college
newspaper editors. However he
warned against the temptation of
making security loom too large
in one's life.

Continuing with wishes eight
and nine, he desired for Agnes
Scott students a concern for
things outside the campus, the
luxury of giving yourself to one
good cause and doing it as early
as possible, and the experience of
one or more absolute friendships.

He advised an encounter with
at least one work of art, literature,
or music that would raise the
whole level of mind and heart.
(Continued on page 3)

College Purchases
Warren s Originals

Mr. Ferdinand Warren, pro-
fessor of art, has announced that
the college has acquired four new
paintings recently. The college,
through some money left by the
class of 1942. has purchased two
of Mr. Warren's paintings, "The
Family." and "The Cottonpicker."
Both paintings were done from
sketches made in cotton fields.
The paintings are an addition to
Agnes Scott's permanent art col-
lection, and are placed at present
in t he alcove of Butt rick Lobby,
next to the conference room and
Mr. McNair's office.

Mrs. Paul Eaton of Atlanta has
loaned to the school for an in-
definite period a painting by Fer-
dinand Bol. It is entitled "Por-
trait of a Lady."

In addition to these three works
of art, the National Academy of
Design has given Agnes Scott an
original painting by John E. Costi-
gan, a contemporary American
artist. The oil painting is called
"The Picnic," and was purchased
by the National Academy with
funds made available in the will
of the late Henry W. Ranger. It
is placed on the third floor of
Buttrick Hall, near the entrance
to the gallery

THE

AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, October 5, 1955 3

Art Museum Marks
Progress Of Culture

Atlanta has recently made a big
step forward in the advancement
of cultural opportunity with the
erection of a three-quarter mil-
lion dollar art museum, said to be
one of the finest museum build-
ings in the South.

This building, which extends
210* feet along Peachtree Street
between 15th and 16th streets, is
"neither frankly modern nor
strictly traditional but a combina-
tion of both styles." The entrance,
which is quite an impressive
sight, is a two story wall of glass,
aluminum, and while columns of

Georgia marble.

A sales and information desk,
where visitors will be able to buy
art reproductions, books and
cards, extends across the back
wall of the sun-filled lobby. The
big "Current Gallery" is to the
left; the auditorium is straight
ahead and the beautiful members
room, for patrons of the museum,

is to the right.

The first-floor gallery, as well
as the other galleries upstairs, are
all windowless rooms, with
dropped ceilings of accoustical
tile and recessed lighting which
will illuminate the paintings from
an invisible source.

The walls, have three built-in
grooves for hanging pictures at
different heights without the use
of nails or pins. Pictures can also
be hung from a molding at the
top of the walls. In addition, there
are movable walls and screens on
which pictures can be displayed,
giving the museum very flexible
exhibition space.

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(Continued from Page 2)
He desired for us the knowledge
of the high value of good manners
and the amenities of life, the dis-
covery of some quietness at the
center of one's being, "a world
that will keep its own house for-
ever," at least once to pray and
believe that God has heard you,
and a belief in great persons,
living or dead, for humility be-
fore them always characterizes a
civilized man or woman.

His fifteenth and final wish was
that we may have the joy of know-
ing at least once what creative
work is like.

In summation he concluded that
God seems to love those who try
and that is why they never will
walk alone.

(Editor's note: The preceding
are not completely Dr. Lowry's
own Words nor a reporter's re-
statement. They are simply our
notes from the occasion which
we though the campus might
like.)

"News" To Hold Tryouts
For Reporters Next Week

The "News" will hold try-
outs for the reporting and busi-
ness staffs next week. All sopho-
mores, juniors, and seniors who
are interested are urged to sign
the list in the mail room.

ASC Receives Gift
Of Japanese Prints

Mrs. Edna Hanley Byers. li-
brarian, has announced the pre-
sentation of a gift of twelve Jap-
anese wood block prints to the
library. The gift was sent by
Mr. Ken Kojima, whose wife, the
former Chizuko Yoshimura, at-
tended Agnes Scott in 1953. The
prints are the work of Tomi-
kichiro Tokuriki, a famous Japa-
nese artist. Mr. Sumio Goto, li-
brarian at Ninon University in
Tokyo and a student of Mrs.
Byers this summer, has said that
woodblocking is fast becoming a
lost art. The twelve prints por-
tray events in each month of the
year. In addition to these prints,
there are two large Chinese paint-
ings on rice paper, given by Dr.
and Mrs. F. B. Welton to the li-
brary, and these too are included
in the display.

CA Discloses Plans
For Freshman Club

An organizational meeting of
the '59 Club will be held Tuesday,
October 11, at 5:00 p. m. in the end
date parlor in Main. At this meet-
ing, plans for this year's C. A.
freshman organization will be
made. All freshmen are cordially
invited to attend.

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The influence of the educat-
ed American woman is one of
the strongest forces for good
in our national life today.

It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow, specialized
training:, that has developed
her abilities and insights. As
homemaker-citizen and as ca-
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magnificently the faith of those
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ACNES SCOTT
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Decatur, Ga.

Scotties Attend Final Rushing;
Southern Fair Attracts Others

By Nancy Burkitt

Congratulations are in order for the Kappa Sig gentlemen who pre-
sented Mary Dean and Barbara Burns with their fraternity emblems,
and for the Phi Deltan who bestowed his jewel on Liz Ansley. Over
on Emory row Frances Sheppard received a Sigma Pi pin. Distance
makes no difference to Carolyn Smith because she is sporting a
West Point pin.

Hardly have we lassies settled into the ASC schedule before we
start journeying to other campuses and far away places. Jackie John-
son spent the weekend at Auburn, Berta Jackson at the University of
Florida, and Nancy Jackson at Clemson. Tallahassee was the desti-
nation of Nancy Thomas. At the same time other Scotties were busy
entertaining guests here at school. Jane Wilkerson, Joanne Miklas,
and Jane Moore were proudly introducing their best fellows.

The final round of rush parties for the Tech Greeks was this week.
Dolores Ann Taylor and Janice Jones attended the Chi Phi Party at
the Druid Hills CC. Sarah Hall, Curt Swords, and Marion Walton
went out to Snap Finger Farm; there they joined Eleanor Swain,
Eunice Simmons, and Peggy Fanson in talking to the rushees. Joann
Smith T, Bambi Phillips, Susannah Master, and Carolyn Raines helped
the Pi KA brothers at their party. Sissi Daniel, Helen Burkitt, and
Joan Sanders donned their 'Frenchiest' costumes for the Kappa Sig
festivities. ,

The next night Millie Xesbit, Nancy Flagg, and Shirley Spackman
ttrere rush girls for the Delta Tail Delta boys. Kathleen Brown and
Nancy Graves went on the Lambda Chi hay ride. It was a Snake
Dance for Judy Nash, Judy Fulmer, Lynn Frederick, and Lucy Mc-
Crary who went to the Sigma Nu house,

Parties for the pledges was on the agenda over Emory way. Sylvia
Ray, Ann Harvey, Jane Kraemer, and their Beta dates had an outing
at Stone Mountain Friday night, rain and all. Back on the row the
Phi Delts entertained India Clark, Harriet Hardaway, Jori Muller,
and Betty Garrard.

Ava Caldwell, Kay Weber, and Anne Corse discarded their studies in
favor of the Tech game. Lois Moore, Wardie Abernathy, Maxine White,
and Tina Middleton joined the engineers in rooting the Yellow Jackets
to victory over SMU.

The novel attraction in Atlanta these days seems to be the fair at
Lakewood. Julie Boland, Mary Edna Clark, Frances Patterson, and
Martha Riggins came back with glowing accounts of the Midway,
auto races, and exhibits. *

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4 0 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS % Wednesday, October 5, 1955

'56 Hockey Season To Initiate
Year's I nterclass Competition

By Helen Hendry

Competition is keen among the sports this quarter as each
one vies with her sister for first place in the attention of
campus sportswomen. Hockey is still on top in the team
sport column, and the turnout at the first practice last
Wednesday was enough to gladden the heart of any sports
manager. Perhaps the skills of '
the game had gotten a little rusty
and the players showed the laxity
of the summer months, but there
was no lack of spirit or will evi-
dent and the teams attacked the
ball with determination.

Showing no effect of the usual
senior handicap of age, the grey
team, led by manager Sally Wilt
displayed all their old energy as
well as the signs of a strong for-
ward line. Surprise of the day.
however, was the junior team
which turned out with not only
most of last year's team, but also
with such a flood of promising
newcomers that manager Keo
Keller's biggest problem was in
choosing among them. Sopho-
more stalwarts Anna Avil and
Martha Meyers appeared optimis-
tic as to the outcome of the sea-
son, as they both chorused the
challenge "We're going to win."
Those who remember the strong
'58 threat of last season will not
take the statement lightly. Pat
Lenhardt, freshman manager, an-
nounced that her class will sport
six experienced players as well as
around 15 enthusiastic and capable
beginners.

All of the teams are taking ad-
vantage of the extra week to get
in a lot of needed practice before
the starting game on the 14th.
Practice is held on Monday and
Wednesday afternoons and every
potential hockey player is urged
to support her team it's never
too late to learn!

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"Room For One More," starring
Cary Grant and Betsy Drake, is
the first movie which Mortar
Board will present this quarter.
The comedy will begin promptly
at 7:30 p. m. in the Science Hall,
Saturday night, October 15.

The entire campus is invited and
all those who may have dates
are especially urged to come. The
admission charge wall be 35c a
person. Refreshments will be
served in the Hub immediately
following the movie.

Last spring Mortar Board tgok
a movie-preference poll from
faculty and students and feels
that the movies chosen to be
shown this year should be enjoyed
by everyone on campus The sec-
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be on December 2.

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winter quarter. Margaret Benton,
Grace Chao. and Helen Hendry
are in charge of publicity for the
occasion.

Tryouts for new debaters will
be held on Thursday, October 13.
Watch the bulletin board for
notices.

Chi Beta Phi

Mr. Roberts, sponsor of Chi
Beta Phi, spoke to his group on
Tuesday, September 27, about his
"Experiences in the Tetons." He
illustrated with slides which were
taken while he served there as
a ranger last summer.

Dance Group

On Tuesday, September 27,
Dance group added several new
members by tryout. They are
Caroline Boroughs, Beverly Cohen,
Martha Davis, Dale Dick, Betty
Edmunds, Susan Foxworth,
Jeanette Huff, Libby Hanna,
Toni McPherson. Julian Preble,
Ann Scoggins, Jean Slade, Emiko
Takeuchi, and Nancy Trowell.

Anne Wilson, who has been
elected the new chairman, will
soon begin her work in helping
to cast "La Boutique Fantas-
tique," the ballet chosen for Dance
group's winter performance.
Granddaughter's Club

Byrd Hoge, president of Grand-
daughters' Club, attended the
Alumnae Association Board meet-
ing on Tuesday, September 27,
where new projects for the club
were discussed. It was decided
that the Granddaughters would
work closely with the Alumnae
Association, providing a link be-
tween past and present students
at Agnes Scott. Various members
of the club will speak at meetings
of local Alumnae Clubs, assist at
teas and class reunions and serve
as guides when visiting alumnae
want to see the campus.

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In the center of the sports
limelight for this week is swim-
ming, and whether you're a
"sharp shark*' or just a "flunky
flounder" makes no difference
says swim manager Alice Ann
Klostermeyer four points to-
ward the A. A. letter goes to any-
one who strokes through 100 laps
in the "Fishical Feminary" cam-
pus project. Swim any time and
at your own time during pool
hours.

A revived interest is taking
place in the ancient skill of horse
back riding, and A. A. President
Harriet Griffin has announced
that for the first time in many
years, a Horsemanship Trophy
will be presented to the most de-
serving member of the campus
Saddle Club. The Saddle Club
meets every Saturday for an
hour's ride and private instruc-
tions. There is a fee of $25 for the
entire quarter and a charge of
$2.50 for riding one hour on in-
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The Agnes Scott News

VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, October 19, 1955

Number 3

College Observes Honor Week

. . . Virginia Keller

There is an old saying that there
is no status quo in international
affairs, that a country is contin-
ually progressing or losing. Wheth-
er this is true or not is debatable,
but one fact is certain: when a
country is going both ways at the
same time, "something's got to
give!"

Such is the position of France

with regard to her colonial ques-
tion. Recently, her North African
colonies of Algeria and Morocco
have been agitating for more self
government and possible inde-
pendence. The already shaky re-
gime of Edgar Faure has been
weakened by the many complica-
tions which have arisen in coping
with each problem.

On the positive side, the bloody
Moroccan crisis is gradually les-
sening. The conflict began two
years ago when a French-appoint-
ed ruler, ben Youssef, was ousted
for showing nationalistic tenden-
cies. However, it is only recently
that Premier Faure has attempted
conciliation and taken two posi-
tive steps.

The first step consisted of re-
moving Sultan ben Moulay Arafa
whose autocratic regime was back-
ed by conservatives. This move
was followed by the formation of
a four-member council of throne.
Although this council is pro-
French, the sultan ouster is one
major nationalist victory and pros-
pects of more self government are
bright.

In contrast to this happy pic-
ture is the Algerian situation. Lar-
gest of the French territories, Al-
geria's nationalist movement is
less organized but nevertheless
serious. Real trouble began when
a United Nations steering com-
mittee recommended that the Al-
gerian question be placed on the
agenda of the General Assembly.

Arguing that the problem is in-
ternal and therefore not covered
by U. N. jurisdiction, France re-
presented by Foreign Minister
Antoine Pinay, opposed the recom-
mendation in the final assembly-
vote. When the question was ap-
proved, despite Western support
of the French position, fhe entire
French delegation walked out of
the General Assembly.

This action leaves two unansw-
ered questions. Will the French
government be supported suffi-
ciently in this rash move to escape
a national crisis? More import-
ant, how will the power of the
West and of the U. N. as a whole
be affected by the boycott?
With this situation at press time,
the whole world is anxiously
awaiting the answers. Due to a
"hot time in the old town" of
France the whole future of world
relations is at stake.

Crigler Will Report
To Phi Beta Kappa

The Agnes Scott Chapter of Phi
Beta Kappa will meet in Room 213
of Buttrick Hall on Friday, Octo-
ber 21, at 4:30 p. m. There will be
an election of officers, and Miss
Crigler will give her report on the
triennial meeting of the United
chapters of Phi Beta Kappa which
she attended last summer.

AA Square Dance
To Honor Freshmen

On Saturday, October 22, the
Athletic Association is sponsoring
a square dance in honor of all
new students. The evening enter-
tainment will begin with a supper
in the Hub for the students and
their dates, and will be followed
by the dance in the gym.

For the occasion an expert call-
er has been engaged, also a group
ofexhibitionists who will perform
during intermission.

SARAH DAVIS

MARY RAND NORTON

Sims. Davis. Norton
Speak In Convocation

This is Honor Emphasis Week a week set aside for the
purpose of emphasizing the honor system plan which is em-
ployed at Agnes Scott. This week gives returning students
the opportunity to re-interpret their feelings about the
system; it gives new students a chance to discover the full
meaning and significance of such

Adams To Perform
In Music Program

Mr. John Louis Adams, assistant
professor of music, will present a
viola recital on Sunday, October
23, at 3:30 p. m. in Maclean
Chapel.

He will/ play Unaccompanied
Suite in C Major, Bach; Concerto
in D Major, Haydn; Adagio from
Sonata No. 5, Corelli; Spanish
Dance No. 2, Granados; "Sicil-
liene," Faure and "Solfeggietto,"
C. P. E. Bach.

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a system. All gain by realizing
more fully all the advantages
which a successful honor system
plan holds.

In convocation this week, Mrs.
Sims spoke on the position of the
faculty in relation to the honor
system; student speakers were
Mary Rand Norton and Sarah Da-
vis. Wednesday night members of
"Exec" will lead discussion for the
freshmen in the dorms. This is to
clear up any questions and to pre-
pare them for Thursday chapel
when students sign the student
government pledges.

Discussions will be held in the
Hub Wednesday night for upper-
classmen and freshmen, also. The
whole campus community is urged
to attend at least some part of
these discussions. Attention is also
called to the display in the library
and in particular the two NSA
magazines which show the work-
ings of honor systems at other
schools.

Noted Poet Speaks
At Campus Lecture

Lecture Association brought its
first speaker of the year to the
campus Monday in the person of
Randall Jarrell, noted American
poet. His lecture on Monday night
entitled "The Taste of the Age"
entertained and interested a crowd
of Agnes Scott students and their
Atlanta friends. A reception was
held following the lecture so that
everyone might meet him.

Monday Mr. Jarrell was also
honored at a luncheon with the
faculty of the English Department.

Mr. Jarrell, as he spoke to a
smaller audience made up of the
various campus writing groups on
Monday afternoon, talked of his
techniques in writing poetry. Jean
Gregory was in charge of this
meeting.

Tuesday morning in chapel Mr.
Jarrell was introduced by Miss
Emma May Laney, professor of
English. He made the last speech
of his visit at this chapel session.

Burns Announces Election
Of Lower House Members

Sis Burns, chairman of Lower House, a branch of the Stu-
dent government association of Agnes Scott has announced
the results of the elections held Thursday, October 6, in Stu-
dent meeting. From the committee and popular nominations
of representatives from each floor of the dormitories and
from each cottage the following

were selected:

1st Inman, Betty Garrard; 2nd
Inman, Kay Wilson; 3rd Inman.
Lillian Shannanhouse; 1st Hop-
kins, Wardie Abernathy; 2nd Hop-
kins, Judy George; 2nd Rebekah.
Nancy Grayson and Ann Wilson;
3rd Rebekah, Celeste Rogers and
Rosalyn Warren; 2nd Main, Susan
Foxworth; 3rd Main, Betsy
Crapps; 4th Main, Pat Gover;
Alexander, Doug Pittman; Ans-
ley, Liz Shumaker; Boyd, Lila
McGeachy; Cunningham, Jimsie
Oeland; Gaines, Sara Townsend;
Hardeman, Alice Johnston; Mc-
Dbnough, Emiko Takeuchi; Lup-
ton, Donalyn Moore; McCain,
Nellie Strickland; Sturgis, Jory
Muller; West Lawn, Helen Sal-
fiti; Freshman Day students, Nan-
cy Trowell.

The duties of the^newly-elected
representatives are to 'present
suggestions to and discuss campus
problems with the Executive
Committee; to assist house presi-
dents by checking house books,
conducting hall meetings, and
maintaining dormitory regula-
tions; to manage the second-hand
bookstore; to assist in the man-
agement of telephone and coke-
bottle co-op; to conduct fire
drills; and to be the campus NSA
Committee.

Drama Group Plans
Greek Production

Blackfrlars will present the
work of one of the great dramatic
masters of all time in producing
Sophocles' "Antigone." Friday,
November 18, is the date; and
Presser Hall, the place. Memye
Curtis plays the part of the tragic
Antigone opposed by King Creon
played by Joanne Miklas. Eleanor
Swain is cast as Ismene, Anti-
gone's sister, and Barbara Battle
is Haeman, Creon's son and Anti-
gone's lover. Berta Jackson plays
the part of Creon's queen; the
messengers are Nancy Kimmel
and Claire Tritt; and Emiko
Takeuchi is the soothsayer. Sallie
Greenfield, Carolyn Moon, Vannie
Traylor, Deane Spivey, Jean
Gregory, and Julie Boland as a
chorus of Theban elders will be
led by Mary Jane Milford and
Mary Dean. Attendants are Jour-
don Jones, Gene Allen Reinero,
Catherine Hodgin, and Carol Pike.

Egyptian Educator
Plans Visit To ASC

On October 22, Mrs. Asma Fah-
my, a leading woman educator of
Egypt, will visit Agnes Scott. Mrs.
Fahmy, whose home is Cairo, Egy-
pt, is the dean of the Institute of
Education of Cairo. She has been
brought to the United States by
the State Department and the
American Council on Education.

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Cotillion

Plans for the dance honoring
freshmen were discussed at the
Cotillion meeting on Thursday,
October 13. Heads of the dance
committee are Betty McFarland,
publicity; Ann Scoggins, decora-
tions; Jackie Rountree, dates; Ann
Harllee, clean-up; Lib Geiger, re-
freshments, and Betty Richardson,
orchestra.

Pi Alpha Phi

Members of Pi Alpha Phi
met Thursday, October 13, to dis-
cuss the new debate topic, "Re-
solved: that all non-agricultural
industries should guarantee em-
ployees an annual minimum
wage," and to make plans for the
Alabama discussion tournament
which they will attend on the
first weekend in November.

May Chism was elected chair-
man of the program committee for
the debate with Cambridge Uni-
versity, and Frances Barker will
head the reception committee.

After her short talk on the ques-
tion, "Should Negro students be
admitted to Agnes Scott?" Julie
Boland was admitted as a new
member of the society.

Organ Guild

Mr. Martin talked on registra-
tion of the organ at the October
7 meeting of Organ guild. On Fri-
day, October 14, Nancy Flagg,
Charlotte Henderson, and Louise
Rainey gave a student recital at
the regular meeting of the guild.

Bible Club

An organizational meeting of the
Bible Club was held on Tuesday,
October 11, to make plans for the
year. Diana Carpenter led a dis-
cussion of Colossians 3:1-17, which
includes the Christian Association
theme for 1955-56.

B. O. Z.

Readings by $usie Benson, Nan-
cy Kimmel, and Jene Sharp will
highlight B. O. Z's October 25
meeting at the home of Miss Pres-
ton.

All upperclassmen are reminded
that October 21 is the deadline for
handing in tryouts to B. O. Z.

Blackfriars

Mrs. James H. Young of our
classics department and Mrs. Jos-
eph Conant will present a pro-
gram on Sophocles' Antigone at
Blackfriars meeting tomorrow,
October 20, at 7.00 p. m. in the
Speech Studio of Rebekah. Every-
one on campus is invited to attend.

Election of the new costume
chairmen, Carolyn Moon and Ma-
rilyn Tribble, was a part of the
business at the meeting of Black-
friars on Thursday, October 7.

Eta Sig^ria Phi

Susan Austin, president of Eta
Sigma Phi, announces that the
society formally initiated its new
members, Carolyn Barker, Sally
Forrester, Marion McCall, Anne
McCurdy, Emiko Takeuchi, Bar-
bara Thompson, Anne Welborn,
and Dora Wilkinson, on Thursday
afternoon, October 13, and then
were entertained at the home of
Miss Glick.

French Club

The French Club will meet at
the Kennedy House on South Can-
dler, Thursday, October 20, at 4
p. m. A program of talks and slides
entitled, "Notre Sejour en France"
will be presented by several of the
members. Following a brief busi-
ness meeting there will be a social
hour. All those interested in
French are urged to attend.

\

2 0 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS % Wednesday. October

19. 1955

H

onor

In days of yore, when knighthood was in flower a gentle-
man's honor was his most cherished possession. Though
times have changed and we are, of course, not gentlemen,
honor still retains its ancient importance here on the Agnes
Scott campus.

We are fortunate gentlewomen who have been given the
priceless opportunity of exercising and developing our per-
sonal honor. No policing faculty or dean's staff member
makes surprise midnight bed checks to see if we are where
we should be, as has been done on a certain Florida campus.
No proctor or professor peers over our shoulders and patrols
the aisles while we take exams as happens in other schools
in Atlanta. We are responsible for our own social and in-
tellectual conduct.

Honor is our most valuable possession. If a knight would
fight to death for his honor we should at least be willing to
talk and think about our personal integrity for a week's time.
An intangible conception such as honor is born, grows and
matures only through thought which leads to application.
Honor Emphasis Week is our opportunity for this thought.

E. S.

D

ress

Stress

Dinner table conversations have centered this past week
around discussions of the campus dress policy brought before
the student body last Thursday. There is nothing radically
different in this system except the added privilege of wearing
bermuda shorts on campus. Yet many of us have allowed our-
selves to become disturbed over small items within the policy
and in doing so have lost sight of the real purpose which it
seeks to promote. ,

Many students feel that placing such a restriction on dress
is unnecessary, which is as it should be. But unfortunately
in any group of people there are always some few who will
carry matters to extremes. Some few will inevitably become
sloppy in dress or careless in where they wear certain types
of clothes. Thus we have to draw a line somewhere. While
Agnes Scott is not a school which places extraordinary stress
on clothes, nevertheless, its students have always been recog-
nized for their proper, tasteful attire and good grooming.

Students also protest the fact that campuses are to be given
for violation of the dress policy. This also is merely a tech-
nicality which need never affect any of us if we just use good
common sense in our dress habits. After all, how many of us
regularly go barefoot across the quadrangle or wear ber-
mudas to breakfast?

This whole system then is not a series of dictations on how
we shall or shall not dress. It is merely a precautionary
measure which, in the granting of new privileges seeks to
retain the right to gently, yet firmly remind those who some-
times display bad taste in attire. J. A. N.

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Writer Informs Tech Men Tech v Plans Fun
Of Typical Scottie Opinion

For Friday Sessions

(The following feature is appearing in the Friday issue of the
Georgia Tech newspaper, "The Technique." P. S. Aggie Memye)

By Aggie

The other day, I was dashing to an eight-thirty class when
my editcr-in-chief stopped me to ask if I'd write a feature
article for "Technique." "Love to!" I shrieked (I've passed
the stage of being sophisticated and pretending that men do
not interest me). "Fine," she said, "It's to be on what Agnes

Scott girls think of Tech men."
"Oh."

Before writing on this challeng-
ing subject, I thought I'd better
take a poll, to be sure that my
facts were all accurate. Ap-
proaching the first girl in sight,
I subtly asked, "What do you
think of Tech men?" "If I tell
you, will you print my name and
phone number, too?" she asked.
"Oh no, it will be strictly confi-
dential." She decided that she
didn't have time to answer. Un-
daunted, I asked everybody else
I knew. The printable answers
follow.

Do you think Tech men are
human? Yes, 312; No, 0; Unde-
cided, 1.

Do you think they are fresh?
Yes, 312; No, 0; Undecided, 1.

Too fresh? Yes, 0; No, 312;
Undecided, L

How do they spend their spare
time? Cleaning their slide rules.
Walking to the Varsity.

Thinking. Dodging draft notices.

Do you think that a Tech man
would make a good husband?
(After reading Shaw, I have dis-
covered that this is all that really
interests a girl, anyway.) Yes,
312; No, 0; Undecided, L

But no, I thought, this might
Rive the Technique readers the
idea that we think about men all
the time. I must include some-
thing cultural, for as everybody,
we are wild about culture. I final-
ly hit upon letting the typical
Tech man, whom I am told, is
non-existent, take the typical
Scott girl, who if she does exist,
has kept that secret carefully
hidden, to an art exhibit.

This is what I heard:

Seott girl. This is indeed a love-
ly place, and quite an asset to the
area, don't you agree?

Tech man. Yeah.

Scott girl. How fortunate that
you wore your white trousers, navy
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Every Friday mgnr rnroughout
the school year the Tech YMCA
sponsors an informal get-together
to which all interested Agnes Scott
girls are invited. There are varied
programs, ranging from square
dancing to games and conversa-
tion. Transportation both to and
from the Y is provided.

All those interested in going are
asked to tell Ann Alvis before
noon on the Friday that they wish
to go so that enough rides may
be arranged.

Stukes Family Enjoys
Busy Off - Campus Life

By Dorothy Rearick

An outstanding feature of life at Agnes Scott College is the
close faculty-student relationship found here. Every student
while on campus has a chance to get to know personally
many professors and members of the staff.

Few students, however, Have an opportunity to follow the

off-campus life of these busy peo-
ple. Aside from the work of the
classroom or office in Buttrick,
the studio in Presser, and the
laboratory in Campbell, there is
often a busy and interesting fami-
ly life. In the next few weeks, the
Agnes Scott News will try to
give its readers a glimpse of the
rich and rewarding life of some
of our faculty and staff families.

Our visit this week will be in
the home of our popular Dean of
the Faculty and Professor of Psy-
chology, Dr. S. G. Stukes. The
Stukes residence is located at the
edge of our campus on South
Candler and is the headquarters
of a busy, sincere Christian fam-
ily.

Air Force

Dr. Stukes first came to Agnes
Scott in 1^13 in the department of
Philosophy and Bible. Previous to
this time, he had attended high
school in his home town, Manning,
South Carolina, and had received
degrees from Davidson College,
Princeton Seminary, and Prince-
ton University. In 1916, he travel-
ed to Yale as a fellow in psycholo-
gy. Except for a stint in the air
force, he has been at Agnes Scott,
ever since.

Among Dr. Stukes' off-campus

World of Fashion Finds Wools
In Full Style For College Wear

By Doris Musgrave

The fashion world is a wonderful world! Yes indeed, you
can be fashionable right around the clock even in those "off
hours" of studying, simply lounging, or impressing your
special beau at that fraternity barbecue. So here's the Magic
Recipe . . .

Begin with a dash of imagina-
tion, a small portion of your al-
lowance, and mix thoroughly with
good taste. The first ingredient
is a pair of bermuda shorts cut
to fit you. Good neutral shades
are charcoal grey, charcoal brown,
beige, and charcoal green. Plaids,
especially Italian inspired and
black watch (navy and green),
are prominent on the color wheel.
Varieties of wool are the most
popular fabric, but corduroys are
still in the running. If you are not
a bermuda fan, there are several
substitutes, such as narrow cuffed
wool flannel slacks, or trim, taper-
ed Italian pants of velveteen.

Our next ingredients are inter-
changeable separates of every
color and style. These will reflect
your fashion I. Q., so choose wise-
ly, fashionably, and in numbers.
The very latest creation is the
shaker-knit sweater of thick
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activities is his valuable work as
an adviser to the Alcoholics Anon-
ymous in this area.

l\Lrs. Stukes
Mrs. Stukes, formerly Frances
Gilliland of the Class of '24, is
well known to Atlanta music cir-
cles and civic organizations. She
has been contralto soloist at a
number of churches in Atlanta,
and is presently singing at All
Saints. For years she has done
volunteer work in the Red Cross
and is now Deputy Director of
Volunteer Services in this area.
Outstanding among Civil Defense
workers, she was one of the first
women in the nation to participate
in field exercises in connection
with the detonation of an atomic
bomb in the Nevada Flats last
spring.

Mrs. Stukes received her de-
gree from Agnes Scott in 1924,
having taken an active part in
Christian Association, Blackfriars,
Student Government, and the
Glee Club. It was at the college
that the couple met, climaxing
their courtship with their wedding
in 1925.

Daughter

One daughter, Marjorie, com-
pletes the Stukes family. Making
this a true Agnes Scott family,
Marjorie attended the college as
a member of the class of '51. She
was a music major, specializing
in organ. Extremely active in
campus affairs, she was President
of Student Government during her
senior year and a member of
Mortar Board. After graduation,
Marjorie worked with the Girl
Scouts in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
until her marriage in 1954. She
now lives in Hartford, Connecticut
where her husband is associated
with Austin Organs.

Poll Proves Campus
Favors Dress Policy

Question: What do you think of the campus dress policy?
Frances Gwinn. The policy states what we have had before
and now we can see clearly what we can wear on campus.

Caro McDonald. I think the policy should be stated positive-
ly, not negatively.

Kay Weber, D Ann Welsch, and

Archer Boswell: We are in favor
of the policy, and liked the open
discussion in student meeting.
Hope we can take our shoes off at
dances.

Carlanna Lindamood: It's about
time we looked like decent femi-
nine girls instead of just people.

Nancy Burkitt: Viva la white
on the tennis courts!

Mary Ann Gillis: I don't see
any difference in wearing Ber-
mudas in the morning and the

afternoon. I like the rule of not
wearing pajamas on campus at
any time.

Pat Stewart: I think it's ridicu-
lous that this policy had to be
made. Ridiculous that we can't
go barefooted.

Alice Johnston: I think the
policy is fine The student body
has made a disturbance over no-
thing. We should try to look as
neat as we can at all times.

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, October 19, 1955 3

National Anthologies Publish
Three Recent Poems By Preston

By Memye Curtis

"It seems to me that in every memorable poem, thought and
feeling find their inevitable form." Janef Newman Preston.

Poems by Miss Preston have, in the past, been published
in national poetry magazines and anthologies; and during the
past summer, three of her more recent poems were published.

One of the poems, "Drought/' ap
peared in "The Country Poet," a
quarterly dedicated to poetry and
the graphic arts. In this sonnet,
the poet contrasts intense heat
with memories of coolness. She
pictures the land dry, and split
by the sun; and the 'burning day"
which is bound to "burning dark."
Then she realizes that she "dare
dream no more of waters darkly
flowing . . . Places cool and fresh
must be forgotten in the burning
heat of the present."

"To the Patron Saints of Ani-
mals" opens the poetry magazine
"Quicksilver." The poem is a ten-
der, half-whimsical invocation of
all the saints who loved animals.
The speaker tells how time after
time stray or hunt animals come
to her to be healed and loved. In
desperation, she asks the saints
to help her as she gives refuge to
them. In the poem, lines of in-
vocation alternate with lines
which carry the thread of the nar-
rative. The language is simple and
its sounds and the varying pat-
terns of the stanza add to its
effect of artlessness.

"Feud" appeared in "Epos," a
quarterly which publishes the
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dramatizes the universal conflict
between the impulse of the heart
and the voice of reason. Two
voices represent these two sides of
the human which are frequently
in conflict. One of the natures is
warm, passionate, and idealistic.
It is unwilling to admit the
existence of any limitations. The
other nature is "reason's daugh-
ter" and "... knows that no
yardstick made can measure For-
ever."

In all of her poems, Miss Pres-
ton has used the new method of
punctuation, in which one capi-
talizes only the first word in each
sentence instead of the first word
in each line. Her imagery is imagi-
native and evokes a strong re-
sponse in the reader. In capturing
elusive thoughts and feelings to
re-create them in the mind of the
reader, Miss Preston, unlike one
of the voices in "Feud" has caught
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shirt and pink sports coat; they
create such an exciting contrast
with the decor of the gallery.

Tech man. Yeah.

Scott girls. I just adore modern
art; it expresses such intellectual
passion, does it not?

Tech man. Sure.

Scott girl. Now this picture, for
example, is an interesting one.
Composition in White, Black, and
Red. What deceiving simplicity.
Anyone can tell that the painting
is highly symbolic. That cute little
square up there in the corner prob-
ably represents man, or some-
thing.

Tech man. Well now, I'm not
so sure about that. In my opinion,
Mondrian's work is completely
non-objective, and is the supreme
example of interpenetrating and
interrelated spaces organized into
a perfect asymmetrical balance of
lines, colors and areas. Do I make
myself clear?
Scott girl. Yeah.
But what about the social life
at Tech, I wondered. What do
Scott girls think about tte whirl
of parties and dances there? Cor-
nering the girl next door, I asked
her what she had done while
dating a Tech man last week.
"We'd planned to go to the show,"
she said, "so I wore my new dress.
But he turned up in a sport shirt,
because he wanted to go to the
fraternity house and listen to the
football game on the radio. After
we got there I couldn't say a word
because we all had to be quiet
and listen. When the game was
over, we rushed downstairs, and
I thought we'd dance or play ping
pong or something, but my date
was exhausted after listening so
hard to the game and he just
wanted to watch TV. The next day
we were going out to dinner, but
we went to the fraternity house
instead to watch the Georgia game
on TV. After that was a film of
the Tech game, and when I
thought we would finally leave,
we had to listen to the previews
of next week's games." "What are
your plans for next week?" I
asked. "We're going to the foot-
ball game."

ode to georgia tech
we like your colors
white and gold

and your football too
may you always win
but

according to a recent poll
what really sends us

is

your
men.

The Educated Woman

The influence of the educat-
ed American woman is one of
the strongest forces for good
in our national life today.

It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow, specialized
training, that has developed
her abilities and insights. As
homemaker-citizen and as ca-
reerist-citizen, she Justifies
magnificently the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
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she wished to learn.

ACNES SCOTT
COLLEGE

Decatur, Ga.

New Jewelry Adorns Lassies;
Davidson Fetes Attract Many

By Nancy Burkitt

Even though the News staff took a holiday last week, it seems that
our old friend Mr. Cupid never takes one, if the number of pins and
rings appearing on campus can be used as an indicator. Emory Med
students presented Becky Deal and Frances Cork with beautiful engage-
ment rings. Emory SAEs gave their badges to Susie Ware and Nancy
Hale, and Diana Carpenter has a Campus Club pin. A Seminary stu-
dent pinned Becka Fewell with his Clemson Alpha Sigma Pi jewel.
Many of the Tech boys lest their pins to our fellow class mates. Nancy
Flagg has a D'elt badge, Delores Ann Taylor, a Chi Phi emblem; Lea
Kallman, Carolyn Barker, and Penny Smith, Sigma Chi crosses. Mari-
lyn Monaghan is the proud possessor of a Phi Delt shield.

Melba Cronenberg, Libby Hanna, Eleanor Lee, Sylvia Ray, Wardie
Abernathy, Jane Wilkerson, Lillian Shannonhouse, Susan Purser, and
Jane Kramer after their Saturday classes grabbed cabs and headed
for the airport. They arrived at Davidson just in time for the Home-
coming game. They were greeted by other Scotties who had arrived
earlier for the merry round of festivities. Dot Weakley, Dora Wilkin-
son, V. A. Redhead, and Judy Brown reported that it was one of the
best weekends ever.

Saturday really was Football day. Winkie Stockton and Shirley
Spackman journeyed to Birmingham for the Alabama-Tennessee
game. Jean Clark and Caroline Miller were at PC for the Homecoming
game. Ann Harllee went to the University of Florida for the game
and the ATO parties.

Back on the campus Auburn students visited in the fraternity
houses. Gloria Calhoun, Billie Rainey, Judy Purcell, Shirley McDonald,
and Anne Blackshear went to the SAE lodge for dancing and post-
game analysis. Down at the KA house Sally Templeton, Martha
Bethea, Sally White, Carolyn Tinkler, and Libby Hanson danced to
the latest Hit Parade songs.

The PiKA house was the destination of Jan Fleming, Susan Rifle,
Shirley Lawhorn, and Kathleen Kirk. Randy Norton, Grace Molineuv,
and Pat Gover went to the Delta Shelter after the game where they
spied JoAnn Beasley, Nora Ann Simpson, Ann Rivers Payne, and
Mary Ann Fowlkes.

At Emory Friday afternoon there was another ball game. This time
it was pushball. Marian Hagedorn, Memye Curtis, and Ivy Furr
watched the game which they say is as hardly fought as football. At
the Emory gym was the Pushball Dance.

Friday night was the ZIP dance at Emory. Kitty Williams, Ann
McWhorter, Langhorne Sydnor, and Clara Ann Starnes donned their
prettiest dresses for the occasion.

This hideous week of tests and papers is almost over. Take heart,
the weekend is near. Have fun. Toodle!

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4 0 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 0 Wednesday, October 19, 1955

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managed to monopolize the ball
for a good part of the game; and
twice, left inner Joan St. Clair
broke through for scores. Out-
standing on the frosh line were
Jorie Muller and Pat Lenhardt.

Senior, Sophomore Teams Win
In Season's First Hockey Tilts

By Helen Hendry

The brisk fall weather, the excitement of the first hockey
game, and the spirit of competition and sportsmanship all
fused together to make last Friday's games a memorable
event on the sports calendar.

In the thrilling Jr.-Sr. beginner, the seniors captured a
3-0 victory over their opponents
in a hard-fought duel. In the last
half, the ball see-sawed back and
forth between the two goals with
both sets of defense putting up a
magnificent blockade against the
attacking forward lines. Finally
in an exciting last few seconds
of the half, senior wing Betty Car-
michael plowed through the side
defense to rack up one score for
the gray nine.

The 2nd half resembled the first
in that both teams played a well-
matched game. However, the hard-
driving senior forward line man-
aged to break through the junior
backfield twice more with goals
made by Louisa Allen and Bar-
bara Battle.

The junior team, harrassed by
numerous fouls showed marked
improvement in bringing the ball
down to their opponents' goal but
never seemed to be able to drive
past the strong senior backs for
a score. However, the juniors
demonstrated the possibilities of
a good team.

Not to be outdone by their sis-
ter class, the Sophomores defeated
the hard-fighting freshmen team
2-0. Despite their lack of ex-
perienced players, the frosh dis-
played all the potentiality of a
smashing good ball team, and the
freshmen backfield led by center
half Kay Weber succeeded in push-
ing back the strong soph line time
after time. However, the hard-
driving sophomore offense, backed
up by a stalwart defense led by

Freshmen Compete
For Dek-lt Award

Freshmen will have a chance
to win a prize in the annual Dek-
lt contest sponsored by Christian
Association this Friday, October
21. Judges for this year's contest
include Miss Marianna Van Hoog-
endyk, Miss Octavia Garlington,
and Mary Jo Carpenter. All fresh-
men rooms will be judged on at-
tractiveness and economy of dec-
oration.

Fashion

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ribbed wool. Most of them keep
on going till they reach the hips
and at the neck may be worn in
a soft, turned-down fashion or in
a turtle-neck. In wool jerseys
there is a new look too dropped
shoulders, bateau neck, which is
worn on the outside or tucked in.
For a novelty this new jersey can
be purchased in an Italian stripe.
Don't forget that there are cash-
mere sweaters and bermuda
shorts dyed-to-match.

The real scoop of this fashion
parade is the zip-up Jump Suit.
They are bare-wristed, bare-
ankled, most often found in cordu-
roy, and are designed with your
comfort in mind.

To add spice to your outfit add
a belt in contrasting or matching
color, and it may be a scarf that
wiir add just the finishing touch.
Positively the most wonderful in-
ventions to appear on the fashion
stage are knee socks, which can
be purchased in colors to suit your
personality and your outfit!
Here's hoping your casual fashion
recipe is a success.

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Tennis Club Elects Members ;
Tournament Arouses Interest

The Pep Rally held last Thursday night on the hockey field
was enthusiastically regarded by A. A. president Harriet
Griffin as "the best ever" and as a rousing welcome to the
1955 hockey season. Inspired by their respective cheerleaders,
each class reflected the infectious

spirit which surrounded the rally.

Another direct boost to the
morale of the campus is the in-
terest displayed in the Tennis
Singles Tournament in which the
final number of entries was re-
ported to be 27. Tennis Manager
Marijke Schepman also announces
a major success in the recent try-
outs for the Tennis Club. Newly
acquired members include: Janet
Harrison, Susan Hogg, Jane
Moore, Judy Nash, Joan Sanders,
and Margaret Woolfolk. The Ten-

nis Club, which is an enlarged
derivative of last year's Tennis
Ten, includes the following origi-
nal members: Louisa Allen, Anna
Avil, Nancy Burkitt, Sis Burns,
Kit Crosby, Carolyn Herman, Dot
Rearick, Jo Sawyer, and Marijke
Schepman.

In the swim section, class man-
agers have been appointed by Dol-
phin Club president, Alice Ann
Klostermeyer. These are: Seniors,
Betty Carmichael; Juniors, Eforis
Musgrave; Sophomores, Pat Stew-
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The Agnes Scott News

VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, October 26, 1955

Number 4

. . . Virginia Keller

Ever since the rise of nation
states after the breakup of the old
feudal system, there has been the
eternal balance of power question
in Europe. The key position in this
alignment, formerly held by Great
Britain and more recently by the
United States, has suddenly mov-
ed to the ever-troubled Middle
East.

Included, in this area are those
countries connected with Western
defense (notably Turkey, Iraq and,
most recently, Iran) and the neu-
tral Arab league led by Egypt. To-
gether, these countries form a no-
man's land between Communist
and Western conflicts. However, a
hotspot has developed recently in
an Israel vs. Egypt dispute. .

Animosity between these two
states has existed for some time.
First, there is the natural con-
flict between opposing religions.
Closely tied with this is the prob-
lem of "displaced" Arabs when
independent Israel was formed.
These Arabs have indicated that
they will not be satisfied without
complete destruction of Israel.

Recently, the unpredictable So-
viet policy has taken a confusing
turn. Jumping the northern tier of
neutrals, Moscow has offered mili-
tary support to BOTH Israel and
Egypt. This is especially peculiar
since both governments have pled-
ged themselves against a "hot"
war.

The reactions of the two coun-
tries, however, reflect Russia's
real purpose. As expected, Israel
flatly refused the Red offer. How-
ever, Egypt, whose government is
more susceptible to Russian in-
fluence, made plans for a cotton-
defense materials trade. This move
clearly upsets the status quo and
places the West and particularly
the United States in a ticklish situ-
ation.

Indeed, the U. S. seems caught
in the middle of two pressures. On
one side is Israel, demanding arms
aid or at least a guarantee of its
existing border. Complete refusal
of help would definitely be inviting
Arab agression.

On the other hand, active sup-
port of Israel would be an effec-
tive tool for Communist propagan-
da. Pointing to "favoritism," Rus-
sia would be in an even better
position to woo Egypt and the
whole Arab bloc away from neu-
trality, thus cutting off the Suez
Canal lifeline to Western use.

Meanwhile, U. S. indecision is
also raising more problems. Egypt
has produced an argument in her
favor by referring to the U. S.
refusal to provide them with arms
due to an inability to pay cash, a
drawback which Israel would also
face. Israel is arguing that U. S.
hesitancy is bringing disaster clos-
er.

History marches on. Nations rise
and fall in relation to strategic
balance of power positions. The
Middle* feast is a relatively new
and untested area in this phase
of international relations, but from
all indications, it promises to be
one of the most controversial.

The "Ajrnes Scott News" an-
nounces the addition of Carolyn
Magruder to the reporting
staff.

Vannie Traylor and Louisa Allen discuss student affairs with visitor.
Kay Farabee.

i\S A Delegate
Visits Campus

On October 20, Ray Farabee, National Vice-President of
Student Government Affairs of the National Student Asso-
ciation, visited the Agnes Scott campus. He spoke that af-
ternoon to members of Lower House and Exec on the history
of NSA, its purposes and aims, and how it benefits this par-
ticular campus. He also confer-

red with Dr. Wallace M. Alston
who is a member of the Advisory
Council for NSA.

A student at the University of
Texas, Ray was president of the
student body before he accepted
his present position. Next year
he plans to enter law school there.

Louisa Allen, president of Stu-
dent Government, and Sis Burps,
campus representative to NSA,
attended the NSA Congress this
summer in Minnesota. Louisa was
elected vice-chairman of the
Southeastern District of the
Great Southern Region of NSA
and Sis was elected treasurer.

Athletic Federation
To Convene At ASC

A planning conference of the
Georgia Athletic Federation of
College Women will be held at Ag-
nes Scott on October 29. Represen-
tatives from North Georgia Col-
lege, Valdosta State College, Bes-
sie Tift, and the University of
Georgia will be present. The
GAFCW meeting is to plan for the
conference which is to be held at
Valdosta in January. Miss Glendo-
ra Boyce of Agnes Scott is an ad-
visor for the federation.

IBIaiishartl To Present
Public Lecture At AS

The University Center visiting scholar program will pre-
sent Dr. Brand Blanshard, professor of philosophy at Yale
University, on Thursday evening, October 27, at 8:15 p. m.
in Maclean Auditorium. The title of the lecture will be "On
Being Reasonable."

Dr. Blanshard will lead semin-
ars on ethics at Emory Friday
afternoon and evening at 3:30
and 8:00 p. m. and at Oglethorpe
on Saturday at 10:00 a. m. and
2-00 p. m. All of these discussions
are open to the public, especially
philosophy majors and professors.

Previous to acceptance of a pro-
fessorship at Yale in 1945, Dr.
Blanshard was professor of phil-
osophy at Swarthmore. He was
the Gifford Lecturer at St. An-
drews, Scotland in 1952 and 1953.
Besides being the author of a two-
volume book entitled "Nature of
Thought," Dr. Blanshard has writ-
ten many articles and is world-
renowned for his contributions to
philosophy.

The lecture here at Agnes
Scott will be the only public one
that Dr. Blanshard will give while
in the Atlanta area.

Social Group Plans
Bingo Party, Coffee

This coming Saturday night,
October 29, there will be a bingo
party in the Hub sponsored by
Social Committee. All students are
invited, with or without dates. The
playing will begin at 9:00 o'clock
and there will be prizes awarded
the winners. Also refreshments
will be served.

The bingo party is one of seve-
ral events which are being planned
by Social Committee to provide
entertainment on Saturday nights
for the girls who are on campus
and for any guests they may have.
The committee plans also to have
Sunday after-dinner coffees, such
as took place last Sunday in the
Hub, as frequently as possible.

Hamilton Schedules
Decatur Art Week

Mrs. C. W. Hamilton, chairman
of Decatur's Art Week has an-
nounced that there will be an exhi-
bition of paintings in the McCain
Library during the week of Oct-
ober 30-November 6. Each of the
artists who have taught art here
at Agnes Scott since 1900 is con-
tributing one painting for exhibi-
tion. In addition to the paintings,
there will be a crafts display also
in the library, including work in
ceramics, jewelry, and small sculp-
ture. Artists taking part in this
project are Louise G. Lewis, How-
ard W. Thomas, Leone B. Hamil-
ton, Priscilla Lobeck, Anne Web-
ber, Florence Bishop, Ferdinand
Warren, Marianna Van Hoogen-
dyck, and Marie Huper.

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Art Department Presents
Exhibit of Faculty Work

The Art department announces
an exhibition of paintings by the
Art Faculty in the gallery on
third floor Butt rick, October 24
through November 14.

Greek Tragedy To Portray
Trials, Conflicts Of Heroine

By Linda Guenther

Blackfriars of Agnes Scott College are currently working
on Sophocles' "Antigone," to be presented to the college com-
munity November 18. Sophocles was born near Athens,
and never left the city except for military service. He is
considered one of the three great masters of Greek trag-
edy, introducing the third actor

(previously there had been two
main characters in the tragedy)
and reducing the importance of
the chorus. He died in 406 B. C,
leaving more than one hundred
plays, only seven of which survive
in their entirety.

"Antigone" deals with the con-
flict between the claim of the
state and the conscience of the
individual. Antigone and Ismene
of Thebes were the daughters of
Queen Jocasta and Oedipus who,
according to legend, had the ter-
rible fate of killing his father and
unknowingly marrying his moth-
er . When the ghastly truth was
revealed, Jocasta killed herself
and Oedipus put out his own eyes.
The sons of Oedipus and Jocasta
were Eteocles and Polynices.
When their father died, they

agreed to share the throne, each
ruling in turn for one year. Ete-
ocles, ruling first, refused to hand
over the rule to his brother when
his year was over. Polynices be-
seiged Thebes with an army and
in the battle outside the walls the
army was routed and the two
brothers were killed. Creon, bro-
ther of Jocasta and -uncle of the
four children, became King of
Thebes and ordered that the body
of Polynices 'should be refused
burial because he had led an
army against his own city. This
was terribly wrong because Pol-
ynices was being unjustly treated
by Eteocles and because the
Greeks believed that if a corpse
were left unburied the spirit re-
mained eternally to haunt the
earth. The necessary part of the

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Students To Inspect
New Silver Patterns

Guerry Fain, president of Mor-
tar Board, announces that Agnes
Scott students will have an oppor-
tunity to judge a display of silver-
ware sponsored by the Towle sil-
ver company. Representatives of
the company will be on the campus
Monday, October 31, to supervise
the exhibit. Fifty students will be
selected /to inspect silver samples
and be interviewed about their
choice in order to achieve a rank-
ing of the most popular styles.
The patterns will be on display
from two o'clock until five Mon-
day on the first floor of Main for
the selected student-judges.

A similar judging of silverware
was carried out last year.

Spanish Club

At the first meeting of Spanish
club Betty Carmichael was elected
president; Carolyn Moon, secre-
tary; and Anise Gann, program
chairman. Starting their new pol-
icy of meeting on the first Tues-
day of every month, the club will
assemble on November 1 in one of
the date parlors in Main; the exact
room will be announced later.
Anyone interested in joining the
Spanish club is invited to attend,
and any visitors are cordially wel-
comed.

Eta Sigma Phi

Mrs. James Harvey Young, who
is teaching in our classics depart-
ment this year, was hostess to Eta
Sigma Phi at 4:30 on Tuesday af-
ternoon, October 25. Mary Beaty's
program, "Major Greek Gods,"
was the first of a series on Greek
mythology.

Bible Club

"Judaism and Its Relationship
to Christ" will be the topic of The
Reverend Paul Berman's speech to
Bible club on Tuesday, November
1, at 5:00 p. m. in the Dieckmann
room in Main.

Organ Guild

At a regular meeting of Organ
guild on Friday, October 21, the
members heard a record by E.
Power Biggs. Mr, Biggs made the
recording on several different
types of organs, which he inspect-
ed while touring Europe, and chose
a piece of the period in which the
organ was built.

ASC Body To Hold
Installation Service

Agnes Scott's traditional Lower
House Installation ceremony will
be held in student meeting on
Thursday, October 27. At this time
the newly-elected representatives
will officially begin their duties as
the 1955-56 Lower House Commit-
tee.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS % Wednesday. October 28. 1955

Miracles Happen

In this day of scientific and mechanical miracles, smaller
human ones are often overlooked. Among these little noticed
but nevertheless quite miraculous happenings is the Agnes
Scott girl's wholehearted acceptance of responsibility.

Without this quality as a connecting link between the job
to be done and the job done our campus life would collapse
into a quagmire of confusion. (Readers please forgive the
personal illustration) but it must be pointed out that the
staff of "The News" presents a spectacular display-of this
asset every week.

Every Tuesday with hideous misgivings the editor draws
up a list of assignments and thinks, "How will they ever be
able to do all this with all the other things they have to do?"
This list is dubiously handed to an associate editor and with
no further words a chain reaction commences, only terminat-
ing on Wednesday afternoon in a pile of 750 neatly folded
sheets of newspaper.

Through some supernatural or supersonic influence (it
must be since no nagging or reminding is necessary) special
editors dig up new ideas and interesting facts, and reporters
cipher vague assignments and track down the information
they need. With the same seeming effortlessness an efficient,
capable managing editor assembles copy on Sunday night
and checks countless details, a faithful copy editor struggles
with the printers on Tuesday afternoons and a careful bus-
iness staff keeps finances on an even keel and mails papers
to out of town subscribers.

With never an excuse of a paper or an exam, these girls
of the old-show-must-go-on tradition accept their responsibil-
ities. And marvelous though this exhibition of faithful
drudgery is, there are, on campus every day, other examples
that rival, though probably not exceed this one. (The writ-
er is prejudiced) ... in the workings of "Silhouette," "Auro-
ra," Blackfriars, Student Government, A. A., C. A. . . . and
so on far into the night.

A toast to the miracle of Agnes Scott responsibleness. May
we never again overlook it.

P. S. All "News" staff members are forbidden to read this
article. The year is not over, girls. Fight on! E. S.

Like Father, Like Son

Growth

There stands, in the high country of Colorado, an old wil-
low tree. This may not appear so unusual, yet one must care-
fully push back the grasses and flowers growing at the base
of the tree in order to view it fully. For this tree, nurtured
many years by the melting snows of the tundra far above
timberline, but stunted by severe winters and cold winds, is
only two inches high. Rooted firmly in moss and shielded
from sun and storm by taller grasses and evergreens, this tree
has never glimpsed the sun on the snowcapped peaks above
it nor known the joy of fresh mountain breezes. It is adapted
to a life of little growth.

In college, the average student is often dwarfed by the
scope of material into which he pries. At times, feeling his
feeble mind outwitted by the vastness of a task, he is inclined
to be discouraged and to wish for a period of ease, shielded
from the struggles of academic quest.

Yet the search for knowledge and for truth, so essential
to a college career, both demands and affords daily growth.
One step at a time, the student may conscientiously gain in
knowledge, being rewarded with a growth toward the reali-
zation of truth. /

The student, unlike the willow, is fortunate indeed to be
able to push aside gradually the grasses around him until
at last he discovers the majesty of a mountain peak of glim-
mering truth. D. R.
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Friersons Contribute
To Life Of Community

By Dorothy Rearick

Off-campus life for some of our faculty members proves
to be as thoroughly busy as the life of the classroom, labor-
atory or office at Agnes Scott. This is especially true of our
professor of chemistry, Dr. W. J. Frierson.

Next week, for example, Dr. Frierson will journey to
New York City to take an ac

tive part in the Symposium on
Trace Analysis to be held there
November 2-4. " At the Sympo
sium he will lead a discussion on
chromotography, the subject of
much of his research work since
1948. >

Oak Ridge

Dr. Frierson spent four sum-
mers at the Oak Ridge Labora-
tories from 1950 to 1953, applying
chromotography to radioactive
isotopes. During the past two
years, he has been supervising
work on colorimetric analysis in
his laboratory here at the Agnes
Scott campus.

Not limiting his interests or
time to chemistry alone, Dr. Fri-
erson is a Deacon at Decatur
Presbyterian Church, where he
is quite active in church affairs.
Often on weekends he likes to go
quail hunting with his son, Rob-
ert. Other activities include ten-
nis, yard work, and woodworking.

Mrs. Frierson

Mrs. Frierson is quite well
known to the Agnes Scott stu-
dent body. While working as
secretary to the Principal at De-
catur High School, she finds time
to sing in the choir at D'ecatur
Presbyterian and to entertain
groups of Agnes Scott students
from time to time.

Robert, the Friersons' younger
son, is a junior at Decatur High
School where he is business man-
ager of the football team. His
plans for college are not yet def-
inite, but he is considering fol-
lowing in his father's and older
brother's footsteps by attending
Emory University. His favorite
pastimes include hunting and
fishing.

Bill Frierson, at present a stu-
dent at Union Theological Sem-
inary in Richmond, Virginia, com-
pletes the family. Bill graduated
from Emory in the Class of '54

Hall Prayer Heads
Will Meet Tuesday

Hall prayer chairmen will meet
next Tuesday, November 1, at
4:30 in the C. A. room to share
ideas for evening devotions during
fall quarter.

Students elected as chairmen
for this quarter include: Rookie
Smith, Dot Ripley, Becka Fewell,
Nancy Grayson, .Langhorn Sydnor,
Kitty Williams, Marilyn Monarian,
Ann Stein, Barbara Varner, Mar-
garet Fortney, Judy Harrell, Fran-
ces Calder, Carolyn Pruitt, Anita
Sheldon, Eleanor Lee, Pee Wee
Folker, Mona Seagrist, Lila Mc-
Geachy, Sissie Daniel, Carolyn
Dudley, Sara Townsend, Diana
Carpenter, Nancy Flagg, Emiko
Takeuchi, and Mildred Ling.

with a major in history and a
minor in French. Last year he
attended the University of Ut-
recht on a Fulbright scholarship,
and during the summer journeyed
to the JUniversity of Edinburgh
to do some specialized study in
history.

DR. FRIERSON

Poll Establishes Popularity
Of Eisenhower On Campus

By Catherine Girardeau

Question: Do you think Eisenhower should run again in
1956? If he does, what do you think are his chances of win-
ning?

Emiko Takeuchi: His health comes first. I doubt if he'll
run. If he does, some people won't support him on account
of his health.

Sara Davis: If he runs I think
he'll win. It's too early to tell if
he should run.

Dr. Posey: There's no doubt
that he will win if he runs. As
for his health, nobody has any
way of knowing the outcome of
his condition. It's unfair to the
people if Eisenhower knows his
situation is dangerous and takes
on another term in spite of the
fact like Roosevelt did. By all
odds the greatest man in the world
today, Eisenhower could step
down now and have all the glory
a man could want.

Jo Sawyer: No, I don't think
he'll run, partly on account of
family pressure. He is intelli-
gent enough to realize the seri-
ousness of his heart condition. He
would win if he were to run.
JoAnne Miklas: No for two rea-
sons. He is not
qualified for the
presidency and
rcsp onsibility
deoms that he
show his wife
consideration by
r e f using. Be-
sides that there
are other men
more capable like Stevenson. If

MIKLAS

Eisenhower runs., he will lose.
Libby Bond: Even if Ike hadn't
had a heart at-
tack, I don't -
think he would
have run since
he doesn't want
his party to be
solely depend-
ent upon him. I
don't think

BOND

there would be

any doubt of his winning if he
runs.

Keo Keller: For the sake of his
health, no. For the sake of tl.e
country, he's the best man. I
think he'll win if he runs.

Mary Oates: I would like to
see him as president but I'd hate
to see him ruin his health in the
presidency. He has good chances
of winning because the D'emo-
crats have not put forth any good
candidates except the once defeat-
ed Stevenson.

Judy Peace: No, I don't think
he should run because he might
leave us like Roosevelt did. I
think anybody would be better
than Adlai as president.

Curtis Waxes Poetic;
Edgar A. Rides Again

By Memye Curtis

Halloween is coming. Take care for college campuses
abound with ghosts who start popping out all over around
this time. It hath been rumored from ancient times that
Agnes Scott is haunted by an especially faithful ghost
(ess?). Here, for the first time, is the inside story. (With
apologies to Mr. Edgar Allen

Poe, for whom every day was
Halloween Day.)
'Twas a ghoul-haunted night in
October,
When the leaves lay damp on

the ground
When the damp leaves lay all
around

And the skies were darkened and
sober.

From a phantasmogoric tower
In a limbo-like building called
"Main"

Which its sorrowful inmates call
"Main"

Came a light of miraculous power
Which filled me with wonder
and pain.

As I stared through the tremu-
lous night,
Through the dark of the night

senescent,
I was drugged by the luster li-
quescent,
By this mystical, magical light.
Then slowly, majestically came
A specter to stand by my^ side
A ghost who could not be de-
nied

Had come from the regions of
Main.

The phantom spoke to me
In a weird, unearthly moan,
And cried, "I've returned to my
(Continued on Page 4)

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS % Wednesday, October 26, 1955

A. A. Honors
New Students
With Supper

Corn stalks, "broom hillbillies,"
and strains of the banjo and fid-
dle set the theme for the square
dance sponsored by A. A. for the
freshmen last Saturday night.
The evening's entertainment be-
gan with a barbecue supper in
the Hub for the frosh and their
dates followed by the dance held
in the gym decorated with Purina
signs and featuring a model
moonshine still. A professional
caller was engaged for the event,
and as a special treat, a group of
square dance exhibitionists per-
formed during the intermission.
Ann Rivers Payne and date, Alton
Fonville, were winners in a novelty
chicken walk, becoming the proud
owners of a big, white rooster.
Barbara Huey, vice-president of
A. A. and social chairman, was in
charge of the dance and the va-
rious committees were headed by
the following: Alice Klostermeyer,
Food; Joanne Smith T, Decora-
tions; Harriet Talmadge, Enter-
tainment; Sheila MacConochie,
Clean-up; Carolyn Herman, Dates;
and Barbara Battle, Publicity.

An important meeting of the
Tennis Club will be held Oct. 27
at 4:00 p. m. on the tennis courts.
Immediately following this, there
will be a business meeting from
5:00-6:00. At the last week's
session, Judy Nash was elected
president and Margaret Woolfolk,
vice-president.

Tennis manager Mar i j k e
Schepman urges all entries to
play their matches in the Tennis
Singles Tournament as soon as
possible.

A. A. President Harriet Griffin
announces that junior Betsy
Crapps has been appointed to the
Athletic Association to replace
out-going archery manager byrd
Hoge.

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them! May they rest in peace!

./The following excerpt was tak-
en from the Furman Hornet and
should prove interesting to the
Agnes Scott community.

This summer I had the privilege
of viewing from not so far away
two eminent personages, one prob-
ably headed somewhere in the
general direction of sainthood.
Both were seen on the eve of
Clemson's commencement at the
Clemson House.

The first was Mrs. Peter Mar-
shall, a woman of rare grace and
single devotion, who almost dis-
rupted the afternoon program
when asked to stand for the crowd
to see her. The problem arose,
when as Mrs. Marshall stood, 300
other women also stood to see her.
President Pool politely asked the
interlopers to be seated so that
the audience could view the dis-
tinguished guest.

My view of her was at dinner
that night when we were seated
at adjoining tables. A beautiful
and courageous woman, she has in-
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Tragedy

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burial ceremony was to sprinkle
a handful or two of earth on the
corpse. Libations were alsc
poured as drink offerings.

When the play opens, Antigone
has decided to defy her uncle and
perform burial rites for her bro-
ther. At first, Creon is seen as
a statesman trying to save his
city, but when Antigone defies
h : m, he turns into a despot. An-
tigone, headstrong, tactless, and
incapable of compromise, becomes
more human as the play develops,
and our sympathy grows for her
as it diminishes for Creon. The
greatness of the tragedy results
from the idealism and hard-head-
edness of both characters. [From
the notes of F. Kinchim Smith]

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Helen Haynes and Nellie Strick-
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Scotties Visit Distant Places;
Frat Parties Climax Weekend

By NANCY BURKITT

Hearty congratulations are in order for the University of Chicago
graduate who pinned Helen Haynes with his KA badge, for the Uni-
versity of Virginia gentleman who gave Byrd Hoge an exquisite
engagement ring, and for the Auburn lad whose Kappa Sig pin
Joyia Wilson is now wearing.

Again this weekend there was a rush of packing suitcases and
dashes to the air port and stations. Washington and Lee was the
destination of Sara Moore where she was the guest of the Phi Kap-
pa Phi president. North Carolina bound were Sallie Greenfield and
Mary McLanahan. For Sallie it was the Engineers Ball at State, and
Mary partied at Duke. The Auburn game was the weekend attrac-
tion for Nora Ann Simpson, and Doris Musgrave travelled to Colum-
bia, South Carolina. Punky Fambrough, Mary Ann Hill, Hazel
Eliis, Ann Hisle, and Itty Richardson journeyed over Athens way.
The most fajbulous trip of all perhaps was Margaret Rice's to the
big hop at Annapolis.

Here in Atlanta Monk Talmadge, the Nash twins, and Joanne
Miklas entertained their favorite fellas.

Nancy Kimmel, Lulu Rainey, Libby Bond, and Ann Tilley headed
toward Grant Field last Saturday afternoon. There they saw Jeanne
Slade, Anne Bullard, Mary Jane Milford, and Harriet Easley dressed
in their snappiest grandstand outfits. Jo Dorough, Nancy Alexander,
Carol Pike, Ray Wilson, Mary Oates, and Suzanne Bailey reported
that the half time activities were spectacular.

Last weekend the Tech Phi Delts hosted one of their wonderful
houseparties. Frankie Flowers, Eleanor Swain, and Maria Harris were
guests at the stately mansion. ,

At the Tech SAE house Friday night was a big pre-game party
and Jourdan Jones, Ann Blackshear, Mary Sue McCraney, and Ann
Scoggins were on hand for the festivities. Sally Templeman, Susie
Ware and Sally Forrester drove to McDonough for the SAE party.
Saturday night the Pikes asked Mary Ann Sharp, Susan Riffe, and
Sarah Adams to Grover's Lake for an old-fashioned possum hunt.

The big event over Emory way was the med school dance at Peach-
tree Gardens. Pinky McCall, Alice Thornton, Margaret Minter, Jackie
Roundtree, Mardi ( amp, and Sis Burns were some of the Scotties
who were guests.

On campiis Saturday night AA hosted a party for the class of

iiv-nine. Mary Mayne Wilson, Marty Veale, Betty Cobb, and
Paula Pilkenton and their dates enjoyed a super supper in the Hub.
Carolyn Wright, Edith Tritton, and Lila McGeachy dos-a-dosed
their partners when the square dancing began. Sitting out a round
D Ann Welch, Everett Carlton, and Carolyn Hazard played a couple
of hands of bridge.

There are big doings this weekend so watch out for Mr. Cupid.
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The influence of the educat-
ed American woman is one of
the strongest forces for good
in our national life today.

It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow, specialized
training, that has developed
her abilities and insights. As
homemaker-citizen and as ca-
reerist-citizen, she Justifies
magnificently the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
ing for her right to learn what
she wished to learn.

ACNES SCOTT
COLLEGE

Decatur, Ga.

/

4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS # Wednesday. October 26, 1955

Sophomores Score On Seniors;
Junior Eleven Edges Freshmen

By Helen Hendry

Sister classes vied against each other last Friday, as the
sophomores emerged victorious over the seniors and the
juniors downed the frosh eleven in the second hockey meet
of the season.

The senior-soph clash was probably the most exciting
game of this year, as last week's
victors fought for the top posi

tion in a hard and furious duel.
In the first half of the game, the
sophomores gained early posses-
sion of the ball, and the forward
line drove through their oppon-
ents' backfield time after time to
center the action around the sen-
ior goal. Goalie Marijke Schep-
man put up a brilliant defense
against the hard-driving soph
forwards, but later in the half,
center Jo Sawyer broke through
for the only score of the game.

Never once during the game did
the seniors come into their own;
and although their backfield led
by Betty Richardson and Louisa
Allen managed to keep the scor-
ing to a minimum, the spark and
spirit which is usually the key-
note of the team appeared to be
missing altogether. Soph backs
Shirley MacDonald and Anna Avil
put up a stalwart barricade
against the attacking linemen,
and very few times did the sen-
iors get into scoring distance of
their goal.

The second game between the
juniors and the freshmen prov-
ed to be slower than the first,
and most of th action took place
in the center field. No score was
made the first half, and the play-
ing took the form of a half-heart-
ed jostling back and forth on the
50 yard line, interrupted at in-
tervals by fouls. However, once or
twice, the frosh line seemed to
gain a marked upper hand and
brought the ball within scoring
distance of their goal.

Not until the last few minutes
of the second half did the upper-
classmen take possession of the
ball, and from then on, the ma-
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around the feet of the freshman
goalie. Finally, inner Keo Keller
drove through to rack up the 1-0
victory over the frosh.

Two freshman line-backers, led
by half-back Mary Hammond, dis-
played much improvement in
handling the ball and driving out
to their forwards. On the junior
team, of particular notice was
the passing of the forward line
and the strategy used by goalie
Penny Smith.

Feature

(Continued from Page 2)
home

Each

To

fall I come back to my
school

see what has newly gone
wrong

For, know you, it's been a long
Long time that I've been a ghoul.

"This year I find to my horror
Girls are shamelessly baring

their knees
And not eating all of their peas
In the dining hall, what a dread
sorrow!"

At that instant there came a great
rain

And the nebulous Aggie Bell
Lee

Was forced in terror to flee.
And I was alone beside Main.

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AA Lists New Point System;
New Method Deals In Tens

Of interest to all aspirant athletes on the Agnes Scott cam-
pus is the revised point system adopted this fall by Athletic
Association. This system, dealing in 10's instead of 100%
eliminates much confusion, but requires basically the same
number of hours to obtain a letter. Points may also be ob-
tained by bicycling, horseback

riding, and hiking.

Requirements are letter: 80 pts.

President of AA 20 pts.

V. President of AA 15

Secretary of AA 12

Treasurer of AA 12

Board member 10

Hockey, Softball, Basketball

Varsity 10 pts.
Sub-varsity 5
Timers, scorers 1
Class team 4
Class manager 1
Attendance at three-
fourths of practices 3

Swimming

Meet 4 pts.

Pageant 5*

Class manager 1

Club 5

Project (finished) 4

Archery

Telegraph Tournament 3 pts.

School tournament 2

Championship 10

Class manager 1

Class team 2

Golf, Tennis, Badminton

Club 5 pts.

Singles 2

Dbubles 2

Championship 10

Runner-up 5

Class manager 1

Table Tennis

Participation 2* pts.

Championship 5

Mermaids Will Vie
For Swimming Cup

Agnes Scott's annual swimming
meet will be held in the gym Nov-
ember 9th at 7:30 p. m. The meet
will consist of races, relays, div-
ing, and form swimming. To judge
these events, the Dolphin club has
asked Barbara Aims of the Emory
Physical Education department,
Mary Link of Atlanta, and Virgin-
ia Freeman of the DeKalb Red
Cross.

Anyone who participates in the
meet must have had three hours of
practice, prior to the meet. The
participant will also be limited to
three events.

For the first time, ribbons will
be presented to first, second, and
third place winners, and the win-
ning team will be presented with a
cup at the end of the meet.

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The Agnes Scott News

VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, November 2, 1955

Number 5

Scandr ett To Cap Class of *56

. . . Virginia Keller

While actual international cris-
es of any major scale have been
comparatively few in recent weeks,
there is one internal aspect for
which countries have been vir-
tually fighting for the limelight.
Indeed, political strategists are
having a heyday as a multitude of
governments have suddenly en-
countered a change of leadership,
or at least become threatened
with one.

An old hand at facing govern-
ment crises, France is again lead-
ing the parade. Recent dissen-
sions over African and U. N. poli-
cies have caused a wide rift in the
French Assembly, even though
Premier Faure was recently able
to corner a vote of confidence.
There is also another situation,
however, which clouds the picture.

According to the French cons-
titution, a nationwide elecjtion
must be held by June 1956. Realiz-
ing this, former premier Mendes-
France has been drumming up a
large bloc of supporters for a new
bid for power. In response, Faure
is hoping to move elections up to
December 1955 thus cutting Men-
des-France's campaigning time.
Whether this will be done is up to
the fickle assembly.

Another region with a muddied
political future is the Saar. How-
ever, its situation varies slightly
in that it faces no change of gov-
ernment, but a complete absence
of one. A recent vote rejected a
"Europeanization" plan concoct-
ed by its two claimants, France
and West Germany.

Under the plan, the region
would be governed by the Western
European Union, retaining eco-
nomic ties with France. However,
pro-German parties have attack-
ed the plan as a coverup for de-
fense exploitation purposes. The
majority of voters seem to feel
the same way and failure of the
plan means more temporary gov-
ernent until a treaty can be com-
pleted.

Another troubled area is Indo-
nesia where elections now in pro-
gress are proving both surprising
and uncomfortable to Western
observers. A supposedly weak
Nationalist party, with Commu-
nist leanings, has taken the lead
in early returns. One bright spot
is a proposed Nationalist coali-
tion with an orthodox Moslem par-
ty to form a neutral rather than
right-wing government.

Not to be outdone by the oth-
ers, the U. S. has thrown itself in-
to a political upheaval. Ever since
President Eisenhower's heart at-
tack, speculations about candi-
dates for the '56 elections have
been flying fast and furiously, al-
though "Ike" himself has not
been ruled out.

Even the Gallup poll has. been
at work, coming up with some
rather interesting findings. Adlai
Stevenson is currently out front
in the jubilant Democratic camp,
followed by Estes Kefauver and
Averill Harriman. The bewildered
Republicans are more divided be-
tween veep Richard Nixon, Chief
(Continued on page 3)

WALTER B. POSEY

Seniors Choose
Posey To Speak

The traditional Investiture ceremony, which highlights
the three-day program, will be held Saturday, November 5,
at noon in Gaines chapel. At this time each senior is capped
by Miss Carrie Scandrett, dean of students.

The seniors have chosen as this year's Investiture speaker,
Dr. Walter B. Posey, Professor

of history.

The senior procession will be
led by the class mascot, John
Kline, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.
Benton Kline. The sophomore
class, the sister class, will serve
as escorts. Members of the junior
class will usher.

There seems to be a question as
to when the ceremony of Inves-
titure was begun. The first class
to assume the cap and gown was
the class of 1908. In the Annual
of 1912, for the first time, the
assuming of cap and gown to de-
note seniorhood was spoken of as
"investing." The class of 1913
was the first class to be publicly
invested. Up to this time there
had been a private ceremony of
investiture which was held in Dr.
Gaines' study. The first Satur-
day in November has been ap-
pointed as the time for Investi-
ture and is a regular date on the
college calendar.

It is believed that the whole
ceremony was suggested by Miss
Cady, professor of history not
only the donning of cap and gown,
but the corresponding ceremony
of graduation in which the -class
assumes the hood. The Sunday
morning worship service was add-
ed in 1943.

From 1913-1937 Investiture
services were held in the old
chapel which is now the recrea-
tion room in Rebekah. In 1938-
1939 they were in the gymnasium.
Since the completion of Presser
Hall in 1940, the services have
been held in Gaines chapel.

College to Welcome
Prominent Guests

An editor-in-chief and a na-
tional president are contributing
to campus celebrity fare. The
president is Mrs. John W. Moehle,
National President of Mortar
Board, who will be here on No-
vember 14.

Mrs. Moehle is from Detroit,
Michigan, and was elected nation-
al president at the national con-
vention in July. While she is at
Agnes Scott she will have vari-
ous meetings and will have dinner
with the local chapter of Mortar
Board.

The editor is Mr. Ralph McGill,
editor-in-chief of the Atlanta Con-
stitution who will speak in con-
vocation on November 9. His
subject will be "Service in the
Community, Both During College
and After Graduation."

Warren's Creation
Wins Local Acclaim

An award of merit was pre-
sented to Mr. Ferdinand Warren,
Professor of art, Sunday, Octo-
ber 23, at the formal opening of
the Atlanta Water Color Club's
annual exhibit which is now on
display at the galleries of the
Atlanta Art Association.

Mr. Warren received the award
for his opaque water color,
"Shells of the Sea." The exhibi-
tion will be on view through
November 13.

Little Girls Prepare To Play
In Final Day Of Childhood

Be prepared. Friday is "Little Girls' Day." This is the day
when the seniors say farewell to childhood days and "play
digilently" as their childhoods draw to a close.

The day will begin shortly before breakfast. About 90
little girls (and boys) wearing pinafores and pigtails, carry-
ing lollipops and dolls, and armed

with water pistols, will eat break-
fast together in the dining hall,
and there act as children general-
ly should not.

In chapel Friday the little
Hotten-"tots" will present a skit
under the direction of Nancy
Burkitt entitled "Animated Arts
or Loosely Liberal."

Little Girl's D 1 ay is an annual
tradition at Agnes Scott. It pre-
cedes Investiture, when the little
girls march to seniorhood and re-
ceive the rights and privileges
awarded for three years' work. '
Little Girl's Day was started by
the class of 1907.

Committee To Plan
Fire Drill Routines

This afternoon at five o'clock a
meeting of all Lower House mem-
bers, house presidents, and senior
residents has been planned in pre-
paration for coming fire drills.
Sarah Townsend, chairman of
Lower House's fire drill committee
states that the Decatur fire chief,
C. D. Peek, will be present to
answer all questions and show a
movie on fire precautions and pre-
ventions, i

Library Tea To Fete
Investiture Visitors

One of the highlights of the
Investiture weekend will be a
tea given by) Miss Carrie Scand-
rett, Dean of Students, on Sun-
day, November 7. All faculty
members and especially . the
seniors and their families are
cordially invited to attend. This
tea will be held in the McCain
Library at 1:30 p. m.

Haynes To Deliver
Investiture Sermon

On Sunday morning a regular
eleven o'clock service of worship
will be held in Gaines Chapel.
Dr. Claud M. Haynes, minister of
the Peachtree Road Methodist
church in Atlanta will deliver the
sermon on the topic, "And Array-
ed Him in a Purple Robe." Music
for the occasion will be provided
by the Agnes Scott Glee Club, ac-
companied by Dorothy Weakley at
the organ. They will sing "I Will
Sing Thee Songs of Gladness" by
Dvorak. The offering will go to
the Foreign Student Fund.

The entire campus community
and friends of the college are in-
vited to worship together at this
service.

Organist To Appear
In Atlanta Concert

The Atlanta Chapter of the
American Guild of Organists will
present Mr. Edgar Hilliar, organ-
ist, in a concert on Monday, Nov-
ember 7, at 8:30 p. m. at the
Lutheran Church of the Redeem-
er.

Mr. Hilliar has been heard in
concerts throughout the United
States. At present he is organist
of St. Marks Episcopal Church,
Mount Kisco, New York, and is
instructor of organ at Manhattan-
ville College of the Sacred Heart
and Pius X School of Liturgical
Music.

His program will include works
of Handel Loeillet, Kellner, Bach
Whitlock, Dupre ,Widor, Boellman >
and Langlais.

Admission to this concert is by
invitation only. Anyone in the
campus community may obtain an
invitation from any member of the
Student Organ Guild here at Ag-
nes Scott.

Pianist To Perform
On Symphony Series

Thomas Brockman, young Green-
ville, S. C, pianist, will perform
with the Atlanta Symphony Or-
chestra on Saturday, November
5. Henry Sopkin will conduct the
orchestra in the Municipal Audi-
torium. Mr. Brockman has just
recently returned from a tour of
Europe. If enough people sign up
on a list (notice about it on the
bulletin board in Buttrick later),
a bus will be provided.

Alstons To Entertain
Traveling Educators

Thursday, November 3, Dr. and Mrs. Alston will entertain
in their home a group of foreign educators who are now
studying at Emory University. Coordinating the visiting
teacher program at Emory is Dr. Richard L. Henderson of
the Agnes Scott-Emory Teacher Education Program.
Eleven countries are represent- Department of State, working

through the U. S. Office of Edu-
cation, the visitors at Emory are
part of a total group of about
250 from all parts of the world.
Upon arrival in America, this
large group was broken up into
smaller groups which were sent
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ed by the twenty-one teachers,
supervisors, and administrators
who are learning the organization
and administration of our public
school system, and are investi-
gating our teaching methods.

Brought to this country under
the auspices of the United States

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS # Wednesday, November 2. 1955

Automaton ?

(Editor's Note: The headline and the following editorial
is a reprint from the Randolph Macon "Sundial." We think
this matter of the "important" and "dispensible" is a prob-
lem on our campus. It is interesting that our sister women's
colleges feel it too.)

There has been a decided effort as of late to re-emphasize
the academic phase of life at R-M and yet to balance it with
the cultural and social phases also. There still remain, how r
ever, students whose lives weigh too heavily to one side.

Too often even the well rounded student, as she becomes
entrenched in her diversifield activities, becomes a systema-
tized automaton. She steps on the conveyor belt at 7:30 a. m.
and steps off at 12:30 a. m. or later, as the speed of the ma-
chinery may dictate.

An orchestra that begins its first selection and plays, con-
stantly until the curtain falls, without a mistake, with as-
suredness and yet without expression follows a pattern
similar to our lives. Occasionally they halt, breathe deeply
once and continue, but never do they catch their breath and
relax.

Obviously you see the simile here but allow me to state
this is not a game we are playing. College is an integral part
of our life, present and future, and we are not machines. We
are endowed with a power of intellectual reasoning that was
not bestowed on the lower classifications of our kingdom,
and yet we plod along rarely exercising this gift.

Perhaps think, enjoy, endeavor and relax is the theme of
this editorial but most of all strive to evaluate. Disect the
important from the dispensible. G. M.

Aut

umn

H

armorr

Our very campus is a wonderland of color the copper
tones, of the maples, the flaming red of the oaks and the
everlasting green of the pines. To the careful observer there
can be no scene as exciting or as inspiring.

The fall is the season when God takes his brush and creates
beauty of every hue and shade. The sky is bluer than at any
other time and the stars appear much brighter in the eve-
nings. Here and there you can spy a touch of rust in a sea of
gold or maroon between twigs of pale red.

It might do us all good to take a short walk around the
block, or better still to ride out into the country, where the
farmer is placing his wheat into sheaves to dry and the
orange pumpkins peek out from behind the upright barley
stacks.

If we ever have, or ever will feel a sense of thankfulness,
it should be right now at the prime of the fall fantasy.
Recollections of this beauty in the months to come may prove
10 be our moments of inspiration.

N. F.

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Impression of November 5

"They must be in the Glee Club."

Curtain Of Hypocrisy Falls;
Roommate Uncovers Truth

By Memye Curtis

My roommate is the society editor. A tactful girl with
definite humanitarian instincts, she writes a column each
week which is a work of art. But, like all literary geniuses,
she is frustrated. Because of the nature of her column, she
cannot write the whole truth, it is for her peace of mind as
vvell as for the good of the com-
munity that we will reveal the
story behind the news. This is
what really happened last week-
end.

That brazen Phenecia Clarke
dated her roommate's steady last
weekend when said roommate
went home.

Everyone will be glad to hear
that Beulah Belamy has given
back that Xi Upsilon pin. Con-
gratulations are in order for her
splendid declaration of inde-
pendence. I never could see why
she liked him, anyway.

The Library club met at its
usual times Friday night and
Saturday afternoon. Those pres-
ent enjoyed the lovely tones of
the bell as the meeting came to an
end, and were seen carting home
those .valuable favors, .reserve
books.

The friends of Grace Hanahan
and Bess Simmons will be sorry
to learn that they came in six
minutes late on Saturday night.
See you around campus, girls!
(At a certain West Coast uni-
versity which this writer attend-
ed last summer, it was the cus-
tom for the gentleman to send
his date a long-stemmed red rose
tor every minute she was late.
Not a had Idea.)

At the Greek Week Dance at
Emory on Saturday, we . saw
Sharon West in a perfectly
-ghastly dress. She was paying
no attention to her date, but
flirting with everyone else's, and
making a general nuisance of
herself. Personally, I can't see
what anyone sees in her. I don't
think she's so pretty.

We have heard that a gay time
was had by all at the Hub Friday
night sorting decks of cards,
emptying ashtrays, and writing
boyfriends.

Miss Popularity of Third Main
was seen talking to two boys on
two phones while a third was
calling her on the pay phone.
But she was stood up when her
date took out the girl on hostess
duty.

(Continued on page 4)

Juniors Will Honor
Seniors With Party

The Junior class will hold a
party to honor the class of 1956
next Monday morning, November
7, between 10:20 and 11:00 a. m.
Carolyn Barker, the chairman for
the party plans, has stated that
she wishes to keep the theme of
the party secret, but has announc-
ed the following committees: En-
tertainment, Sara Tovvnsend,
chairman, Emily Starnes, and Ann
Norris Shires; Serving, Jackie
Rountree, chairman, Marian Hage-
dorn, Nancy Wheeler and Jean
Hodgens; Invitations, Marianne
Sargent, chairman, Rachel King,
Dot McLanahan, and Nancy Snip-
es; Decorations, Sharon Lamp-
man, chairman, Jo Anne Nix,
Joyce Skelton, Becky Deal and
Jean Donaldson; Refreshments,
Miriam Cale and Ann McKelvie,
co-chairmen, Emily Gtlham, Har-
riet Easley, and Hazel Hall; Skit,
Jan Harrison, chairman, Anise
Gann, and Jean Porter; and
Clean-up, Lavinia Whatley, chair-
man, Helen Hendry, and Jackie
Johnson.

The party will be held in the
recreation room of Rebekah Scott
Hall.

Gregory Urges Students
To Contribute Scenarios

Jean Gregory has announced
that the deadline for May Day
scenario entries is Tuesday
November 8. All students are
urged to submit their entries.

Talent For Music
Unites Household

By Dorothy Rearick

Seldom does a journalist find an assignment as agreeable
as that of visiting in the home of a typical American family
for an interview. It was this reporter's pleasure last week to.
spend an evening with the John Lewis Adams family in
their lovely home on Carter Road near Belvedere Park
Mr. Adams, in addition to his '

role as Assistant Professor of
music at Agnes Scott College, is
well known to Atlanta music
circles as principal violist with
the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
2nd as a member of the outstand-
ing Atlanta Symphony String
Quartet. Instructing several
classes in music appreciation,
theory, and harmony, teaching a
number of private students, and
traveling to and from symphony
rehearsals are all in a day's
work for this busy man.

Not to be outdone by her hus-
band, Mrs. Adams finds that each
day moves at a rapid pace. A mu-
s : cian in her own right, she takes
time out from the supervision of
a household of three lively young-
sters to teach several violin and
viola students.

Janet, 8, Tommy, 6, and little'
Johnny, 1% years old, provide
much of the spark and enthusiasm
of this delightful family. Third-
grade Janet is proud of the
Brownie Scout uniform she has
just received, and eagerly tells
of a r hike she took recently as
part of her troop's activity. She
takes dancing lessons each week
and can demonstrate with perfec-
tion a number of ballet and toe
routines. Artistically inclined,
she takes particular delight in
drawing portraits, including
among her collection one of her
father playing his viola and one
of Henry Sopkin, conductor of
the Atlanta Symphony, in action.
Tommy is excited with the new

experience of first grade at
Knollwood School, where, he ad-
mits, he likes "recess" best of
all his studies. A bright-eyed lad,
he was mascot of the Agnes
Scott Class of '54.

Johnny, junior, is a cheerful
youngster and a bundle of energy.
He is just big enough to enjoy
watching television and to keep
the rest of the family entertained
on any occasion.

The Adams family has lived
in Atlanta for only the past three
years. Mr. and Mrs. Adams both
claim Indiana as their home
state, and both have degrees in
music from DePauw University.
The- couple met before college
days, however, through joint par-
ticipation in a string ensemble
that toured the states of Indiana
and Ohio performing at Sunday
evening church services.

Mr. Adams received his M. M.
from the Eastman School of Mu-
sic in Rochester, New York, and
played with the Rochester Phil-
harmonic Symphony for a num-
ber of years. He and hir family
came to Georgia six years ago,
settling in Rome, where Mr.
Adams accepted a position on
the faculty of Shorter College,
and Mrs. Adams undertook both
kindergarten work and the super-
vision of the practice teaching
program at the college.

Since 1954, Mr. Adams has been
on the faculty at Agnes Scott,
and the family has lived in this
area.

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS % Wednesday, November 2, 1955

3

Blackfriars' Committee Seeks
Large Box For Haemon's Body

By May Muse

"Where can we find a box big enough to carry the body
of Haemon?" This is the moan heard from the prop com-
mittee of Blackfriars' fall play, "Antigone," which will be
presented on Nov. 18.

Berta Jackson and her committee of JoAnn Beasley, Nancy

Flagg, and Jean Donaldson are
busily searching the campus for
all the necessary articles for the
play.

Work is also progressing in
the basement of Presser. There
the scenery committee, which
consists of Jean Sharpe and Lois
Moore, co-chairmen, Barbara
Battle, Julie Boland, Nonette
Brown, Barbara Duvall, Helen
Haynes, Cat PJodgin, Nancy Kim-
mel, and Gene Reinero, is work-
ing on backdrop and columns
under the direction of Miss Juli-
anne Hale, instructor of speech
and dramatic arts.

It has been reported that Dr.
Hayes spends some time with
the group, adding interest as
well as helping with the work.

The setting will have stylized
Greek columns, which are in-
teresting and very abstract, and
platforms and walls. These will
be gray and will be placed in
front of a black cyclorama back-
drop.

To contrast with the darkness
of the background, Marilyn Trib-
ble and Carolyn Moon, co-chair-
men of the costume committee,
are planning for the players to
wear white togas with multi-
4 colored arms. Working with them
on this committee are Jean

Slade, Nora King, Jean Gregory
and Mary Dean.

Vannie Traylor is in charge of
publicity, and her committee
consists of Carol Pike, Ila Jo
Dorough, Nancy Burkitt, and
Nellie Strickland.

Internationally

(Continued from page 1)
Justice Earl Warren (who says he
won't run, but so did Ike) and
Harold Stassen.

So there you are, Whether you
are Republican or Democrat, rad-
ical or conservative, Communist or
capitalist, or just plain neutral,
you can find at least one govern-
mental quandry to suit your taste.
Just take your choice.

Educators

(Continued from Page 1)
to ten major American centers
of learning to study and observe
for three months. At the end of
this period, individual group
members will be assigned to the
State Education Departments of
the several states, where they
will visit public schools for five
weeks. Emory's group will divide
into two sections, one of which
goes to Montana, and the other
to New Jersey.

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'59 Club

At 5:00 on Tuesday afternoon,
November 1, '59 club and Bible
club met jointly in the end date
parlor in Main to hear the Rev-
erend Paul Berman. Mr. Berman's
unusual background qualified him
to speak on "Judaism and Chris-
tianity" because he is a former
Jew who was converted to Protes-
tantism and is now a Presbyterian
minister.

During the business meeting
nominations for '59 club officers
were brought befpre the group,
and elections will be held on Tues-
day, November 8. At this meeting
the speaker will be Mr. C. Ben-
ton Kline, assistant professor of
philosophy, whose topic is "What
Is Achievement?"

Pi Alpha Phi

Thursday, November 3, Mar-
garet Benton, Genelle Breedlove,
Grace Chao, Anne Terry and Ros-
alyn Warren will leave for the
Alabama Discussion Tournament
where the national debate topic
will be thoroughly considered.
They will return on Saturday,
November 5.

Chi Beta Phi

A banquet at the Plantation
House on Thursday, November
10, will celebrate the admission
of new members Kit Crosby, Har-
riet Griffin, Louise Harley, Jean
Knapp, and Eleanor Wright, who
will be formally initiated at that
time.

On Tuesday, October 25, Chi
Beta Phi members saw two mov-
ies, "Kingdom of Plastics" and
"Adventure in Research."

Bible Club

Claire Flinton will lead a study
of Catholicism at the Bible club
meeting on Tuesday, November 8,
in the Dieckmann room in Main
at 5:00 p. m.

B. O. Z.

Ann Lane, president of B. O. Z.
announces that the deadline for
handing in tryouts has been ex-
tended until Friday, November 4.

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Halloween, Homecoming Add
Scares, Thrills To Social Life

By Nancy Burkitt

In the midst of all the excitement of the weekend Kay Scheille re-
ceived an SAE pin from a Tech man, and Susan Foxworth was pre-
sented with a beautiful engagement ring.

Rosalyn Warren, Betsy Crapps, Sarah Hall, and Eleanor Wright
helped the Tech crew celebrate Homecoming. The Ramblin Wreck
Parade was the big attraction for Mary Edna Clark, Anne Lowrv,
Alice Miller, Sally Fortson, and Sara Anne Frazier. At Grant stadi-
um Betty Lockhart, Claire Flinton, Emasue Alford, Helen Culpepper,
and Sandra Thomas cheered the Yellowjackets on to victory over
the Duke Blue Devils.

Before the Homecoming dance there were big celebrations at the
fraternity ^houses. Mary Jo Cowart, Harriet Griffin, Sissi Hurley, and
Angeline Pope were at the ATO house where they saw Kay Weber,
Louise Harley, and Carolyn Herman. Kit Crosby, Nancy Alexander,
Helen Maddox, and Edith MacKinnon partied at the Beta lodge. At
the Kappa Sig abode Harriet Easley, Carol Pine, Donna Walkup,
and Nancy Bowers discussed the game with their dates.

The night before Virginia Ferris, Dot McLanahan, Jane King,
Tonai McPheron ? and Sidney Howell were guests at the KA house.
There pre-game merriment was in order for Judy Purcell, Anne
Rascoe, Jeanette Huff, and Lucy McCrary. Up at the Beta lodge
Gloria Calhoun, Anise Gann, and Mary Dunn met some of the Duke
guests.

Saturday night Joanne Ray, Sara Towsend and Susan Hogg stopped
by the Sigma Chi house at Emory before going to the IFC dance.
There they saw Bopine Bogle, Nancy Thomas, Helen Landell, Helen
Sewell, anjj Joan St. Clair. Louise Rigdon, Mary McCorkle, Frances
(iu inn, and Liz Ansley gave various reports about the vocalist.

At the Phi Chi house Dot Huddleston, Jane Miller, and Jackie
Johnson celebrated the coming Halloween holiday.

Once again there were a number of visitors on campus. A NC
State man was Sallie Greenfield's guest, and Davidson boys were
entertained by Betty Jean Meek, Susan Purser, and Sara Persinger.
It was a Vanderbilt engineer who came to see Helen Burkitt. And
for Nancy Trowell the thrill of the weekend was a trans-Atlantic
phone call from Germany.

Even with all the happenings here Far Away Places still called
many Scotties away from campus. Up to Annapolis went Elizabeth
McKay for a hop. Vee Williamson flew to Chapel Hill for a big week-
end. Peggy Fanson journeyed to Spartenburg, and Sara Margaret
Heard, to New Orleans. Alice Johnston and Jan Harrison traveled
up Vanderbilt way for the game. Birmingham was the destination of
Becea Fewell, and Gay Pound headed for the Episcopal Seminary in
Virginia.

Well, it's the big weekend for the class of 56, and it seems that
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4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS * Wednesday, November 2, 1955

Freshmen Battle Seniors To Tie;
Sophomore Team Clips Juniors

By Helen Hendry

In an exciting double-header last Friday, the seniors and
frosh battled to a 2-2 tie in a furious first game, while the
sophs clipped the tenacious junior team 2-0.

Spurred on by Pat Lenhardt's passing and driving and
backed up by center half Kay Weber and left back Runita
McCurdy, the freshmen made a '
surprising comeback from their
defeat last week, demonstrating
one of the best and most skill-
fully played games of the season.

Right in the first few minutes
of the game Ruth Currie broke
through the senior backfield for
the first frosh score. But not to
be outdone by their opponents,
the senior eleven captured the
ball and made a quick and spirited
drive to the goal where center
Nancy Thomas smashed through
the frosh line twice to give the
upperclassmen a 2-1 lead. The
balance shifted again, and min-
utes before the half-time, fresh-
man Sally Sanford scored to tie
the game, 2-2.

The second half went scoreless
but was marked by brilliant plays
on both sides. Hard-driving, quick
passes, and furious bullies kept
the tension at its height until
the closing whistle. Forwards
Ann Welborn and Barbara Battle
led the charges for the seniors,
while frosh inner Jori Muller and
wing Peggy McCullough joined
forces in the returns.

In the sophomore-junior clash,
the two teams battled stubbornly
in the vicinity of the 40 yard line
to hold each other scoreless for
an entire half. Definitely playing
an offensive game, the sopho-
mores clearly held the advan-
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by a staunch junior backfield led
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forwards, sparked by Jo Sawyer
and Joan St. Clair drove within
yards of the goal only to be
blocked by the wall of junior
backs.

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Although the second half pro-
duced two scores for the sophs,
the playing appeared to be more
evenly matched. Center half
Martha Meyer was the sophomore
mainstay and played a beautiful
offensive and defensive game,
plunging through the junior de-
fense for the first score. Seconds
later, Center Sawyer racked up
the second and final points for the
sophs.

In the last three minutes of the
game, the junior forwards took
the lead, and wing Ieo Keller
made several beautiful runs down
the left side aided by inner Jackie
Murray.

By winning the game, the un-
defeated sophomores have surged
to the top followed by the second
place seniors with a record of
one win, one loss, and one tie.
The juniors are now in third
place with one win and two
losses; and the frosh are fourth
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We know several girls who had
no dates at all this weekend. This
was, however, as they were first
to admit, because one of the girls
on switchboard was just trying
to keep all their admirers from
reaching them.

The seniors had a marvelous
two days of trying on their
mortarboards and making faces
at themselves in the mirror.
Those in South Lawn were the
epitome of gracious living at
their bridge party. The charming
scene was enhanced by the rug
someone dragged in for them to
sit on.

The case of measles which
Merilyn Mortensen developed
just before her date with Freddy
on Friday night took a sudden
turn for the worse when she
saw Freddy at the game Satur-
day.

And now comes the announce-
ment you've all been waiting for:
this week's award for The Girl
Who's Gone The Longest Number
Of Weeks Without A Date goes
to Susie Senior! Thirty times
winner of the award, Susie stands
a good chance of breaking the
Agnes Scott all-time record. Keep
up the good work, Susie. It counts
toward the spirit cup, you know.

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McDonald Wins Archery Tifle;
Riflery, Swimming Take Scene

Last Tuesday afternoon an open archery tournament was
held on the hockey field. In the Columbia, Caro McDonald
captured the highest score with a total of 62-298 points. In
the junior Columbia Alice Miller racked up a score of 37-
145. Tuesday is the big day for all archery events, so take

note of the coming campus and
inter-collegiate tournaments.

Riflery is coming into the
sports' limelight again announces
manager Libby Hanson, with in-
structions being given at the De-
catur High school. At the last
A. A. meeting, it was voted that
Agnes Scott should become a
member of the N. R. A. (National
Riflery Association) as one means
of furthering interest in the skill
of riflery.

The campus intramural swim
meet will be held on the 9th of
November. Swim manager Alice
Ann Klostermeyer urges that
swimmers notice and attend their

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Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 1955

Number 6

. . . Virginia Keller

Around election time, U. S. citi-
zens make the most of their rights
of free speech and other free-
doms. Even the most passive in-
dividual usually finds himself in
the middle of at least one debate
on some political issue. After the
election, the great hulabaloo us-
ually dies quickly and the country
resumes its normal business.

However, such is not the case
with at least one of our South
American neighbors Brazil. Not
content with mere pre-election
campaigning, supporters of the
victorious candidate recently
staged a coup d'etat just to as-
sure the president-elect's inaugu-
ration in January!

Unrest started over a year ago
with the suicide of strong man
president Getulio Vargas. When
his replacement, veep Cafe Filho,
had to give up his duties recently
due to a heart attack, Cafe chose
Carlos de Luz as temporary chief
executive. Meanwhile, a national
election had resulted in a victory
for a Luz opponent, Juscelino Ku-
bitshek.

Last Friday the fun began. Fear-
ing that Luz might refuse to loose
the government reins to Kubitshek
in January, Lt. General Henrique
Lott, Brazilian minister of war,
quickly enlisted the support,
marched a group of soldiers to
the capitol and quietly "deport-
ed" Luz to a Navy cruiser.

At first, it was feared that the
Navy and Air Force might com-
bine to oppose the coup, but such
was not the case. A few warning
cannon blasts from a harbor fort
at Rio de Janeiro was sufficient
to pacify the navy, while air min-
ister Gomes changed his mind af-
ter first deciding to resist at Sao
Paulo.

Meanwhile, both houses of the

Brazilian legislature met and elec-
ted senate speaker Nereu Ramos
as temporary president. Actually
Ramos, rather than Luz, was the
legal successor to Cafe. Thus Ra-
mos became the third president in
four days in the republic.

By Saturday night, the situa-
tion was peaceful and well under-
hand. Visiting U. S. officials em-
erged from a temporary "hideout"
to resume their journey and less-
censored communication was res-
tored. As an anti-climax, the de-
posed Luz officially renounced his
presidency.

The United States loves to
speak of its election year verbal
battles as near crises in internal
affairs of a democratic nation.
' However, if democracy is to be
measured in terms of active sup-
port of one's candidates, then we
must indeed be forced to take a
back seat to Brazil!

Concert To Feature
Spanish Ballet Team

The "Ballet Espagnols," a new
Spanish ballet company, will ap-
pear for the first time in Atlan-
ta tonight, November 16, in the
third concert in this season's All-
Star Concert Series. This
ballet production will be
presented at 8:30 p. m., in the
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium.
The company of 36 dancers will
include the Spanish ballet stars
Teresa and Luisillo.

Cambridge debaters (left to right) Post and York

AM To Debate
English Team

Pi Alpha Phi Debating Society of Agnes Scott is present-
ing a debate between Cambridge University and Agnes Scott
College on December 2, at 8:30 p. m. in Presser Hall. The
subject for the debate is "Resolved: That the non-agricultural
industries should guarantee their employees an annual mini-
mum wage."

The Agnes Scott negative team
composed of Sallie Greenfield and
Joanne Miklas will debate Ken-
neth W. J. Post and John C. Kork,
the Cambridge affirmative team.

The Cambridge University de-
bate team has been visiting col-
leges and universities in the United
States since early October. They
have debated with Princeton, Cor-
nell, Ohio State, University of
Chicago, Duke and many others.
Agnes Scott is the only college
for women in the United States
and also the only college in Geor-
gia that Cambridge is debating.
Biographical

Kenneth Post, age twenty, is
from Chatham, Kent. He has stud-
ied at Sir Joseph Williamson's
Mathematical School in Rochester,
Kent, and at St. John's College
in Cambridge with emphasis on
reading history. He is secretary
of the Cambridge Union Society
and interested in acting.

York

John York, age twenty-four, is
from London. He holds a B. A. in
history and law. He studied at the
Sherborne School and at Clare
College in Cambridge. Mr. York is
an ex-officio member of the Stand-
ing Committee of Cambridge Un-
ion Society. He is very active in
church and youth work. He is al-
so a National Service Officer in
the Royal Army Service Corps.

Committee chairmen for the de-
bate include chairman for the de-
bate, Jean Gregory; publicity, Mar-

garet Benton; programs, May Chi-
sm; reception, Frannie Barker;
and ushers, Anne Terry.

The entire campus community
and friends are cordially invited to
the debate and to the reception
in Rebekah Scott Hall immediate-
ly following it.

Recent Tournaments

, Several Agnes Scott debaters
participated in the Alabama Dis-
cussion Tournament on Novem-
ber 4-5 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Margaret Benton received an ex-
cellent rating at this tournament.
There were only 17 excellent
ratings out of 144 ratings given.
Other students representing Ag-
nes Scott were Grace Chao, Ge-
nelle Breedlove, Rosalyn Warren,
and Anne Terry.

South Carolina

Last weekend Agnes Scott par-
ticipated in the Carolina Foren-
sics at the University of South
Carolina. Twenty-four schools
were represented including Uni-
versity of Miami, Duke, William
and Mary, Wake Forest, and Uni-
versity of Georgia.

The Agnes Scott affirmative
team was composed of Margaret
Benton and Sallie Greenfield, and
the negative, Genelle Breedlove
and Jean Gregory. The affirma-
tive team won a cup for the
outstanding women's team at the
tournament.

Sallie won the first place indi-
vidual award for women and Mar-
garet Benton won second place.

Symphony Concert
To Star Wolff, Lloyd

On Tuesday, November 22, mez-
zo-soprano Beverly Wolff and ten-
or David Lloyd will sing with the
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in
the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium.
The program will begin at 8:30
p. m. with "Variations on a theme
of Haydn" played by the Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra.

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NOTICE

The Agnes Scott "News" will
not appear for the next two
weeks. The next issue will be
Wednesday, December 7.
Thanksgiving holidays will be-
gin on Wednesday, November
23, 4:40 p. m. and end Monday
morning, November 28, at 9:00
a. m.

Greenfield, Diek Win
Dek - It

"Pagan Magic," a piece of material designed by Aaron
Bohrod, was hung as a mural in the room which won first
place in the annual freshman room decorating contest, Dek-
It, sponsored by Christian association.

The winning room 203 Inman belongs to Doreen Greenfield
and Dale Dick. Pale blue rugs

Class Of '59 Elects
Officers For Year

Libby Ha una, a freshman from
Spartanburg, S. C, was elected
president of her class in class
elections on Monday, Nov. 7.

The class chose* as its vice
president Patti Forrest from
Richmond, Va. Katherine Jo
Freeman, Decatur, Ga., will serve
as secretary-treasurer.

Carolyn Hazard from Orange,
Va., and Lea Kallman from El
Paso, Texas, were elected to
Executive committee.

Pat Lenhardt, from Key West,
Fla., will represent the class on
the Athletic Board.

The class elected D*Ann Welch,
from Greensboro, N. C, as their
class spirit chairman. Ann Dodd,
LaGrange, Ga. and Ann Harvey,
Sheffield, Ala., will represent the
class on Social committee.

Writing Club Elects
Fourteen Freshmen

Folio, the writing club for
freshmen, recently elected its new
members for the coming year.
Those selected on the basis of
their written tryouts were Anne
Lewis, Sarah Adams, Carolyn
Wright, Marianne Sharp, Harriet
Harrill, Nancy Trowell, Helen
Culpepper, Marianne Gillis, Mary
Moore, Sally Sanford Barbara
Vaner, Anne Harvey, Edith Trit>
ton, and Priscilla Dickson.

matching the walls were used,
and white bedspreads were on
the beds. Purple curtains high-
lighted the purple in the mural,
and pagan figures were placed on
purple backgrounds as pictures
on one side of the room. Degas
ballet prints were used on the
opposite wall.

First prize for the girl who did
the most with a room problem
went to Martha Veale in room 3
Boyd.

Honorable mention was award-
ed to Helen Scott Mattox and Pat
Perrin in room 200 Hopkins, Mar-
tha Bethea and Katherine Collins
in room 104 Hopkins, Libby Han-
na and Carol Rogers in room 200
Inman, Mary Hale and Archer
Boswell in room 201 Inman,
Katherine Jo Freeman in Lupton
single, and Frances Broom and
Ethel Durant in room 117 Inman.

Judges for the contest were
Miss Tavia Garlington, Mary Jo
Carpenter, and Miss Marianna
van Hoogendyk.

Mortar Board To Bring
Movie With Negro Cast

"The Green Pastures," will
be the second movie which
Mortar Board will present this
quarter. The film which is
based on the stage play by Marc
Connelly will feature an all
Ne^ro cast.

The movie will begin prompt-
ly at 7:30 p. m. in 207 Campbell
Hall, Saturday night, Decem-
ber 3.

Emory Music Series
Will Present Operas

Monday evening the internationally celebrated pianist,
Rudolf Firkusny, opened the sixth annual season of the
Emory Chamber Music Series at Glenn Memorial Auditori-
um. Recognized as one of the foremost pianists of our time,
Mr. Firkusny fittingly introduced the star-studded program
for the series. All programs will

be presented in Glenn Memorial
Auditorium at 8:15 p. m. Com-
plimentary tickets will be avail-
able to students and faculty
members in the Dean's office.

The next program in the series
will be a presentation of Gian-
Carlo Menotti's two American
operas, "The Medium," and "The
Telephone" on Nov. 30, with the
complete score in English, these
operas promise an exciting eve-
ning. Since its New York pre-
miere in 1947, "The Medium" has
been performed in all the great
capitals of the world, always
with Marie Powers, who will head
a cast of brilliant ' singers in the
performance. Described by one
critic as "a gripping, almost
terrifying ghost story, "The
Medium" will be preceded by
"The Telephone," a shorter work
which offers a sharp contrast
with its gay, funny characters.

On January 20 the Virtuosi di
Roma, thirteen of Italy's most
distinguished instrumentalists,

will be presented. The array of
musicians will include Ornella
Santoliquido, leading Italian wo-
man pianist, and Massimo Amfi-
theatrof, the renowned cellist who
heads the ensemble. This group's
presentation of Italy's appealing
baroque music has been hailed
by critics from coast to coast.

The Robert Shaw Chorale,
which will appear on February
14, really needs no introduction.
Through their concert tours, their
appearances with Arturo Tos-
canini and the NBC Symphony
Orchestra and their numerous re-
cordings they have been heard
and enjoyed by a vast segment
of our country's people.

On April 4 Cesare Siepi, one of
the Metropolitan's most distin-
guished singers, will appear in
concert. Trained at the famed
La Scala in Milan, Mr. Siepi has
been soloist in this country with
such conductors as Toscanini,
Mitropoulos, Furtwaengler, Bruno
Walter and Dobrowen.

2 THE AGNES 1 SCOTT NEWS % Wednesday. Nov. 16, 1955

Custard Pie

A pan of plain custard pie filling is a pretty thing. Its
smooth, even yellow invites a first bite, and a second, and a
third. But after the eighth or tenth bite, unless one is extra-
ordinarily fond of custard, the lack of contrast usually offer-
ed by meringue and crust becomes apparent. The custard
is correctly made, has a nice modest taste, and certainly is
the most nutritious and easily digested of pie fillings. But
the eater soon tires of it.

Is Agnes Scott a custard pie? We are correct in conversa-
tion; We are modestly and tastefully dressed; We fit smooth-
ly into any company high or low.

"Lord give me my daily thought and forgive me the one I
had yesterday," prayed Ralph McGill's newspaper friend.
"How silly," we say, "one's thinking should be consistent, not
wishy-washy." We do not speak out in meetings and say the
proposed club project is silly or trivial, because it is a nice
project and we mustn't hurt anyone's feeling. We smolder
in silence for weeks at our roommate's habit of leaving her
coat on our bed, rather than give the poor girl a complex
by mentioning the fact.

We think the campus dress editorial in the paper was
terrible, but we won't write a letter to the editor, because we
would have to sign our name. We know the teacher is an
anti-segregationalist so we write Our test papers from that
angle, even though we secretly are glad segregation exists.

We are the Agnes Scott type. Are we really? How dull!

E. S.

Yours For Viewing

Right here on third floor Buttrick we have, for the next
few weeks, what ..many people go half way around the world
to see. On loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New
York we have two paintings representative of 16th century
art in Spain and Italy, in the works of El Greco and Fiqrenzo
di Lorenzo. Both of these paintings are representative of the
high period of art in these countries and both well represent
the characteristics of the period. Both paintings are on the
general theme of the Nativity, but they are quite different
in style and treatment of the subject. Di Lorenzo's' "The
Nativity" is characteristic of Italian Renaissance art with
its analytic treatment of -composition and form, and its in-
terest in landscape. "Adoration of the Shepherds," on the
other hand, stems primarily from emotional experience and
expresses a joyous spiritual exaltation.

Both of these paintings are highly inspirational and well
exemplify the fact that we can benefit greatly by studying, or
just viewing, great original works of art. Indeed we should
all take advantage of this opportunity to see these paintings
by making the effort of walking across the campus to But-
trick Gallery. J- A. N.

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REPORTERS

Catherine Glradeau. Jean Hodgens, Marjorle Mallard, Mary Jane Mllford. Doris Miis-
mte Louise McCaughan. Barbara McDowell, Mildred Nesbltt, Jo Sawyer, Carolyn
Smith. Pat Stewart. Nellie Strickland, Langhorne Sydnor, Claire Tritt, Celeste Rogers
June Fulmer and Carolyn Magruder.

That's the menu for lunch and this is what they'll get if they come
after 1:15.

The Randolph Macon "Sun
Di^l" contains a cartoon dedi-
cated to all college parents. It
depicts a couple attired in ragged
tow sacks, belted with ropes,
standing before a tumbledown
shack with a crooked stove-
pipe on the roof. The caption
reads: "It all began when our
daughter went off to Randolph
Macon ..."

From the front page of the
Georgia Tech "Technique" comes
the story of a long-suffering en-
gineer who tried for hours to
"get a line in to Scott." In despera-
tion he finally reached his girl,
by long distance.

The CTemson "Tiger" lists
Nancy Niblack as a sponsor for
last week-end's big homecoming
dance, spells 'greatest" "gretest"
in a headline, and says that the
"novelty of having females in the
classrooms is gradually diminish-
ing."

Light Waves, Sound Waves Inspire Professor;
Research Equipment Includes Scooter, Harp

By Dorothy Rearick

It is one thing to seek continually for happiness in life, and another thing to find it. Yet,
there is an individual well-known to the Agnes Scott community who appears to have
found this deep-rooted happiness. This individual is our popular Professor of physics and
astronomy, Dr. William A. Calder.

"I believe myself, in all humility, to be one of the happiest men alive," Dr. Calder com-
mented in a recent interview. . , ...

believes that science, and the

Surrounded by physics apparatus,
cameras, and Hi-fi equipment, all
part of the furnishings of his
fourth floor Campbell Hall flat,
he is genuinely content and thank-
ful for his position in life.

Years ago, Dr. Calder became
interested in the light waves and
sound waves of the physical world,
and decided to devote his life to
their study. He received his
schooling at the University of
Wisconsin and Harvard Universi-
ty, and was associated for some
time with the Harvard Observa-
tory. ,
Planetarium

Venturing, south 'just to see
what it was like," Dr. Calder and
his family came to Agnes Scott
nine years ago. At this time, there
was no observatory and no phy-
sics department at the college.
Largely due to his efforts, Brad-
ley Observatory was built and
equipped to become one of the
finest collegiate observatories
anywhere. Dr. Calder spent sever-
al summers designing and per-
fecting the planetarium at the
observatory, and has collected and
built many instruments for
demonstration and teaching pur-
poses.

It is precisely the study of light
waves and sound waves that has
led Dr. Calder to his interest and
enthusiasm in life. He is one of
the area's most prominent as-
tronomers and scientists, as well
as a distinguished harpist and
ardent music lover. He studied
violin with Cecil Burleigh during
his college days, and continues
to enjoy playing both violin and
viola. Among his other interests
are a motor scooter on which he
likes to "trace vectors" and "at-
tempt to pierce the sound barri-
er," and a faithful singing dog,
Stormy, who is currently gaining
recognition as a recording artist.
Sibelius

Dr. Calder is a great admirer
of Sibelius. In contrast to the
genius that inspired that com-
poser's "Second Symphony" and
that will never be duplicated, he

science,

genius of scientific thought, is
overrated. A scientist in every
sense of the word, Dr. Calder is
yet no worshipper of scientific
research. He feels that scientists
are like the "thirteenth man to
fly across the Atlantic": plenty
of other men, given time and op-
portunity, could do it as well.

In Dr. Calder, we find a scien-
tist who is not lost in the depths
of a laboratory or observatory
working tediously on some re-
search problem, but rather
thoroughly enjoying his role as
a teacher. He is a firm believer
in the ideals of Agnes Scott and
especially the academic freedom
allowed here. Somewhat of a
philosopher, he does not favor
materialism, but believes it justi-
fiable to possess equipment as
a means to an end. Thus, he has
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DR. ( ALDER

Turkey-Day History Recalls
Origin Of Feast Pilgrims

By Memye Curtis

As we gleefully sign out on pink slips for the Thanks-
giving Holidays, how many of us stop to think that Thanks-
giving, like so many other significant days, had its beginnings
in antiquity. As a public service to the members of the Agnes
Scott community /this writer has done extensive research on

the subject and will give you the
fruits of her study.

Many of the symbols of Thanks-
giving are found in pagan tra-
ditions. The pumpkin, for exam-
ple, is taken from the German
fairy story of Cinderella. Turkey
is found in the territory of the
Bosphorus and the Dardanelles.
The feast comes from Roman
times, and the ice cream comes
from the drug store.

The first group to bring all
these varied elements together
were the Pilgrim fathers. One
fine October day, they set up a
groaning board, invited the Indi-
ans and made speeches. In the
course of my research, I dis-
covered, by great luck, the text
of a speech which one of the far-

seeing ancestors delivered on that
historic occasion.

"My friends," he began, "It is
indeed an honor to speak before
you today. The ladies here make
this one of the prettiest audiences
I have ever spoken for. Remember
with me for a moment all the
tribulations which we have
shared. I shall never forget the
suffering of that first day when
we arrived, and were pushing and
shoving one another in order to
stand on Plymouth Rock.

"And now we are here to in-
augurate Thanksgiving Hay, an
occasion which Woodrow Wilson
will make a national holiday.
Great men will celebrate this day:
men like Davy Crockett and
Continued on Page 5)

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Granddaughters Club

The Granddaughters club met
on Thursday afternoon, Novem-
ber 10, and heard a report by
D'ot Ripley, who was recently a
guest at the Southwest Atlanta
Alumnae Club. Dot spoke to the
alumnae about "The Present
Academic and Social Life at Ag-
nes Scott."

There was also a discussion
during the meeting about the
duties of an active student on
the campus. The Granddaughters
were urged to visit and talk with
their local alumnae clubs and
with prospective students while
at home during Jhe holidays at
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
French Club

Miss Allen and Miss Steele, both
of the French department, were
hostesses at the Kennedy House
to the French club on Wednesday,
November 9, when Mme. So-San
of Indo-China spoke to the mem-
bers about her native country.

A Christmas play, written and
directed by M. Thomas, will
highlight the meeting of Wednes-
day, November 30, at 4:00 p. m.
in the Dieckmann room in Main.
The club will also sing French
Christmas carols. Everyone is in-
vited to attend this last meeting
of the fall quarter.

Eta Sigma Phi

Eta Sigma Phi met on Thurs-
day November 10, at the home
of Nancy Lee Riffe, an Agnes
Scott graduate, now at Emory
working on her Ph. D. degree.
"The Lesser Gods in Greek My-
thology" was the title of Stella
Biddle's program.

Other alumnae who attended
the meeting were Carol Macauley
Jones, Georgia Syribeys, and Pat
Paden.

'59 Club

'59 club -met on Tuesday, No-
vember 15, to hear a talk by Miss
Mary Boney, assistant professor
of Bible. Dr. Alston will speak
to the members next Tuesday,
November 22, at 5:00 when they
meet in the End Da;te Parlor in
Main.

Music Club

On October 26 Music club had
a program of Brahms music.
After Sylvia Ray had given a
summary of Brahms' life, selec-
tions of the composer's music
Were presented by Trudy Florrid,
Billie Rainey, and Caroline Rom-
berg. In the near future the club
will present a program of Chopin's
music.

Cotillion

Members of all classes are cor-
dially invited to attend the parties
which are being given by Cotil-
lion this week so that the present
members may meet girls who are
interested in joining the club.
In order to be considered for
membership, each girl must at-
tend two of the three parties
all of which are at 4:30 in the
afternoon.

On Monday, November 14,
there was an informal gathering
in the Hub, where Bermuda
shorts were worn. Tailored
clothes will be proper attire for
the party today, November 16, in
Rebekah. At the semi-formal tea
in Rebekah on Thursday, No-
vember 17, hats are optional.
IRC

Mrs. Roff Sims, associate pro-
fessor of history, talked to the
International Relations Club
about the "Suggested Amend-
ments to the United Nations
Charter" on Wednesday after-
noon, November 9.

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Miller Addresses
ASC Convocation

Today in Convocation Colonel
Francis Pickens Miller of Char-
lottesville, Virginia, spoke to the
Agnes Scott community regard-
ing their "Christian Citizenship.'

Colonel Miller has been quite
active in the World Council of
Churches from its beginning. He
has represented the Presbyteri-
an Church, U. S., on the Advisory
Committee and is now ( on the
Executive Committee of the
Council.

After graduating from Wash-
ington and Lee University, Mr.
Miller studied on a Rhodes
Scholarship at Oxford University,
where he received his master's
degree. He served in various ca-
pacities in Y. M. C. A. work and
on the World's Student Christian
Federation in Geneva, Switzer-
land, of which he was chairman
from 1928-1938.

Colonel Miller, with Raymond
Leslie Buell, organized the Na-
tional Police Committee in 1935
and the Public Affairs Commit-
tee in 1936 and has since then
held several offices on each com-
mittee.

During both World Wars,
Colonel Miller earned a distin-
guished military record and was
awarded honors by the govern-
ments of the United States, Great
Britain, France, and Belgium.

Whir! Girl

Cotillion Sponsors
First Formal Dance

By Mary Jane Milford

The magic hour had arrived
nine o'clock on Saturday night,
November 12, 1955. Mary Fresh-
man's heart and stomach flutter-
ed as if they were filled with a
thousand butterflies. She pulled
on her gloves, gave a last minute
pat to her shining curls, and
joined the throng that was
descending on Main building.

Mary Freshman, however, had
one big gnawing fear; she tre-
mored at the thought of it. At
last she met HIM. Mary breathed
a sigh of relief, for wonder of
wonders her blind date was tall
enough.

Hand in hand, they progressed
to Rebekah Scott for College Hop
sponsored by Cotillion Club. In
the "lead-out" Mary and HE saw
two of the officers, president Dora
Wilkinson and secretary Lib
Geiger. Then, as Paul Cooper's
band began playing the lovely
strains of a familiar tune, they
joined the twirling mass of
dancers.

The rustle of nylon and taffeta,
the sparkle of jewels, and the
scents of various perfumes com-
bined to cast a spell of magic
and charm. As she twirled, Mary
saw the beautiful autumn leaves
cascading down the columns, the
college pennants and the fra-
ternity symbols adorning the wall,
and the gold goal-post over the
bandstand.

It seemed like only a few min-
utes before it was midnight, and
the dance was over. A tired, hap-
py Mary Freshman went back
to the dorm with a dream in her
heart and a date for the next
week-end.

With this large gobbler edi-
tion the "News" staff wishes
you all "Happy Turkey Time."

National President
Visits Mortar Board

Mrs. John W. Moehle, national
president of Mortar Board, visit
ed Agnes Scott on Monday, No-
vember 14. After a conference
with Miss Scandrett, Mrs. Moehle
was shown around the campus by
members of Mortar Board.

Dr. Alston and Mrs. C. Hol-
combe Green, chairman of the
Committee on the Kathryn Wills
Coleman Fellowship, attended a
dinner honoring Mrs. Moehle, giv-
en by the Agnes Scott chapter.
Faculty advisors for. our local
chapter, Miss Ellen Douglass Ley-
burn, Miss Llewellyn Wliburn. and
Mr. C. Benton Kline, were also
present at the dinner. After at-
tending a regular Mirtar Board
meeting at 7:00, Mrs. Moehle
conferred with the officers.

Mrs. Moehle was elected to her
post of the 16th Triennial meet-
ing of the Mortar Board Conven-
tion in East Lansing, Michigan,
this past summer. She attended
the University of Cincinnati and
the University of Illinois,

McGill Encourages
Community Activity

"To seek, to strive, to find and
not to yield." With these words
from Tennyson's "Ulysses," Ralph
McGill, editor of the "Atlanta Con-
stitution," closed his address to the
student body on last Wednesday.
Indeed, they were the theme of
his whole address.

Mr. McGill pointed out that our
urban populations are growing,
and that each individual will get
lost in the crowd unless we keep
informed and participate in com-
munity activities. In other words,
we must "leaven" our communities
with our participation and infor-
mation. Furthermore, Mr. McGill
said the educated informed per-
son is the only one who is able to
adapt himself to what is
going on around him the contin-
ual crowding of schools, larger
cities, and new ideas.

Mr. McGill quoted Henry Wat-
terson's motto "Lord give me this
day my daily idea, and forgive
me the one I had yesterday"
asking us to carry with us probing,
questioning minds that examine
the changes in ideas and times. He
emphasized several times partici-
pation in every day life.

Mr. McGill closed his address by
asking us to keep before us the
vision of our country, and quoted
the lines from "Ulysses": "Though
much is taken, much abides; . . .
To seek, to strive, to find, and not
to yield."

Cotton Will Deliver
Centenary Speech

Members of the Agnes Scott
faculty are invited to the Josiah
Royce Centenary, to be held on
Thursday evening, November 19,
at 8:15, in the chapel of the
Candler School of Theology at
Emory University.

Delivering the address will be
Professor J. Harry Cotton, who
is a member of the philosophy de 1
partment of Wabash College in
Crawfordsville,. Indiana. Mr. Cot-
ton, although not an idealist him-
self, has great admiration for
Royce and has recently published
a study of "Royce and the Human
Self."

Josiah Royce, born in 1855, was
one of America's outstanding
philosophers of the idealistic tra-
dition. He taught at the Universi-
ty of California and was a mem-
ber of the Harvard University
faculty when he died in 1916.

Gene Allen Reinero, Nancy Kimmel, and Jene Sharp (left to right)
fit together "wedge-shaped column."

W edge-Shaped Columns

Blackfriars To Stage
Sophocles 9 66 Antigone 99

By Linda Guenther

This past Friday in chapel, Blackfriars presented "previews
of coming attractions," this preview being of Sophocles'
"Antigone." An explanation of the play and its history was
followed by excerpts from it, all designed to whet the appe-
tite of the student body.

A demonstration of the dance
steps used by the chorus in the
play and of their meaning was
most interesting, as were the com-
ments about staging, costumes,
and lighting. The wedge-shaped
columns proved to be curiosity-
provoking thought, so after
chapel, the reporter descended
the stairs to Presser's basement,
where, lo and behold, there WERE
wedge-shaped columns! Jene
Sharp and her committee were
working madly to finish the set
with the aid of Mr. Rogers' staff.

If you've seen Greek maidens
or old men with beards meander-
ing over the campus, you may be
sure that the costume and make-
up committees have been hard at
work experimenting and having
their experiments criticized and
approved. "No, try the LEFT
spot," hammer blows from the
basement (with an occasional
pulverized thumb), "PROJECT,
please" from the auditorium about
half-way back, and other assorted
sounds of play-making have been
heard these past several weeks.

All this hard work is the result
of those who enjoy creating a
live and interesting production
for the campus community and
the public. This past Friday we
were served a taste of the pro-
duction to be presented November
18 in Presser hall.

Sociologists' Group
Convenes At ASC

Tuesday night, November 15,
the sociology department of the
Georgia University Center met at
Agnes Scott for dinner followed
by a program of speakers. Miss
Mildred Mell, professor of econo-
mics and sociology at Agnes Scott,
is chairman of the sociology de-
partment for the University Cen-
ter.

Laney, Ripley Speak
To Atlanta Alumnae

Miss Ann Worthy Johnson, di-
rector of alumnae activities at
Agnes Scott, attended the district
meeting of the American College
Public Relations Association at
the University of South Carolina,
November 14 and 15. She parti-
cipated in a workshop on "Arous-
ing Sleeping Alumnae." While in
Columbia, Miss Johnson assisted in
the formation of an Agnes Scott
alumnae club.

All the local Atlanta alumnae
clubs have held meetings recently.
Dr. George P. Hayes spoke on
"Hamlet" to the Atlanta Club on
October 25. Senora Maria Or-
tega, visiting professor in the
Spanish Department, sang some
Mexican folk songs at the same
gathering. At the next meeting,
November 22, the club will have
another faculty speaker Miss Glick,
who will discuss "The Golden Age
of Literature in Ancient Rome."

The Decatur Club had Miss Em-
ma Mae Laney as its guest speak-
er. Miss Laney talked- about books
and the love of reading.

The Southwest Atlanta Club met
on November 2. A member of the
Granddaughter's Club, Dorothy
Ripley, spoke on change in curri-
culum and social regulations.

At the Junior Atlanta Club
meeting, November 9, Mildred
Ling, '59, compared education in
her native Malaya with that in the
United States.

Following the Senior Investi-
ture exercises on November 5, the
Atlanta members of the class of
1926 honored at a luncheon Korean
student, Choon Hi Choi, '59, whose
mother was a member of the class
of '26.

The next executive board meet-
ing will be held on December 1.

4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, Nov. 16, 1955

Museum Lends ASC
Two Famous Works

Ferdinand Warren, professor of
Art has announced that the Met-
ropolitan Museum of Art has al-
lowed Agnes Scott to borrow two
paintings, "The Adoration of the
Shepherds," by El Greco,
and "The Nativity," by Fio-
renzo di Lorenzo. The entire com-
munity is invited to a coffee on
Sunday afternoon, November 20.
from 3 until 6 p. m. in the first
floor art gallery in Buttrick, where
the paintings will be on- display
for the first time. The exhibition
is scheduled for November 20
through December 15, open each
day from 2 to 5 p. m.
The El Greco painting was paint-
ed in the sixteenth century. El
Greco liked the theme so much
that he painted four or five ver-
sions of the scene. "The Nativity"
by Fiorenzo cfi Lorenzo was paint-
ed in the fifteenth century.

Colder

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a telescope and a camera for the
study of light waves, a tape re-
corder, a violin, and a harp for
the study of sound waves.

Family

Not the least of Dr. Calder's
interests is his splendid family.
Mrs. Calder is a talented artist,
teaching students at Decatur
High School and several adult
courses at Oglethorpe Universi-
ty. On the side, she engages in
ceramic work at home and writes
articles for the "Christian Science
Monitor" and various school mag-
azines. Bill Calder, junior, a June
graduate of the University of
Georgia, and his wife are now at
New London. Connecticut, where
Bill is with the Coast Guard.
Francis, daughter of the Calders,
is a member of Agnes Scott's
freshman class.

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Detroit Convention

On Nov. 17-18 two of the Agnes
Scott publications will be repre-
sented at the Associated Collegi-
ate Press convention in Detroit,
Michigan. Alvia Cook, Donna
YValkup, and Mary Oates will
represent the "Silhouette." The
"News" is sending as its dele-
gates Dorothy Rearick and Vir-
ginia McClurkin.

An exchange of ideas from
representatives of publications
over the nation will be made pos-
sible in the short courses, round
table and panel discussions led by
professionals and students. Na-
tional figures in government and
publication fields will speak at
some of the meetings.

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Each year the Louise McKinney Book Award of twenty-
five dollars is given to the Agnes Scott student who, in the
opinion of the judges, acquires during the current year from
May to May the most interesting and discriminating personal
library and who reveals understanding of her books.
To be eligible for the award

a collection must contain at least
fifteen books. These may be in-
expensive editions or second-hand
books; it is expected, however,
that the collector will choose as
a foundation for a lasting library,
the best standard editions and
well made books in good condi-
tion. For information concerning
the best inexpensive editions of
standard works, collectors might
consult librarians, faculty mem-
bers, and publishers. A collection
may contain gifts, but the whole
collection is expected to give evi-
dence of the collector's own ini-
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In whatever way books are ac-
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It is Christian liberal educa-
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training, that has developed
her abilities and insights. As
homemaker-citizen and as ca-
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owner's tastes, either in several
fields of interest, such as fic-
tion, biography, philosophy, poe-
try, drama, history, art, or music
or in one special field.

The winner of the award is ex-
pected to use it for some kind
of intellectual or artistic enrich-
ment; buying books, pictures, or
music records, attending plays or
concerts.

Book collectors should enter the
contest as soon as possible. The
names of the contestants must be
handed to some member of the
English department by the end of
the fall quarter. In May, before
the beginning of the spring quar-
ter examinations, the book collec-
tions will be examined by a com-
mittee of judges and the book
owners ' informally interviewed
concerning their books. The name
of the winner of the award will
be announced at commencement.

The Louise McKinney Book
Award was established a number
of years ago as a memorial to
Miss Louise McKinney, professor
emeritus of English, who, during
her years of teaching, awakened
in many Agnes Scott students a
love of reading and a delight in
the ownership of books.

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THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, Nov. 16, 1955 5

Cotillion Fetes New Students;
King Pin Still Rules Supreme

By Nancy Burkitt

There is more glitter and glamour on campus since some very
lucky men lost their fraternity emblems to several Scotties. The Sig
ma Chi cross is now being worn by Xellie Strickland and Emasue
Alford. The pins are from a Naval Air Cadet and a Techman. Winkie
Stockton is now the proud possessor of an Emory Chi Phi badge and
Carol Pike now wears a Sigma Nu badge. Ann Stein's beautiful new
piece of jewelry is an Emory DE pin. Ramona Cartwright has a pin
from N. C. State. Perhaps the brightest and shiniest addition to the
campus scene is the new blue and white Oldsmobile belonging to Dr,
Alston! I want a ride.

Sara Hall, Ann Bullard, Pat McGee, Elna Swain, and Ann Harvey
left their classes behind and yent to Birmingham for the Tech-Bama
game. There they saw Sally White, Ava Caldwell, Jeanette Huff, and
Alvia Cook in the KA cheering section. Mary Kinman, Nancy Snipes
June Connally, Pat Guynup, and Jo Dorough headed toward Columbus
for a big football weekend. 'Friend' Meyer, Eleanor Bradley, Susie
Miller, Fleming Winn, and Portia Strickland were also on hand when
the Auburn tigers rolled over Georgia.

The homecoming festivities at Clemson were the dstination of
Ann Lane, Jane Patten, Libby Hanna, Anita Sheldon, and Dannie
Reynolds. According to the reports of Nancy Jackson, Lynn Frederick
Harriet Easley, Dee Harvley, and Nancy Niblack it was a most fab-
ulous weekend. Up to the mountains journeyed Virginia Ferris, Mar
garet Woolfolk, Mary Sue McCraney, and Ann Rivers Payne for the
Homecoming celebration at Sewanee. In Gainesville Berta Jackson
made the round of Homecoming parties at the University of Florida.
Ellie Irwin joined a Vandy law student for the Commodore Home
coming activities, including the game victory over Virginia.

Frances Gwinn packed her prettiest dresses for a weekend of
dancing at Chapel Hill, and at the same time Ann Scoggins traveled
up Duke way. Auburn beckoned Joyia Wilson. Becky Deal came back
with some Florida sun she got over the weekend at Panama City.
Chattanooga was the destination of Carolyn Barker. Donna Walkup
and Jackie Murray came back to campus with glowing accounts of
their weekend at the Citadel.

Saturday was the big night on campus. Cotillion Club honored
Frances Calder, Doreen Greenfield, Barbara Alderson, Isabelle Strait,
and the rest of the class of '59 at a beautiful dance. Club members
Margie Hill, Bettye Carmichael, Lib Geiger, and Cemele Miller
dressed in their prettiest dresses to greet Pauline Winslow, Suzanne
McMillan, Frances Broom, Wynn Hughes, and Mary Hale. The un-
usually good orchestra vyas the topic of conversation at intermission
when Caroline Pruitt, Mary Clayton Bryan, Jean Salter, Betty Ed-
munds, and Claire Seaman took their dates to the Hub. Pattie Forrest,
Liza Morris, Katherine Jo Freeman, Judy Harold, and Sally Sanford
congratulated and thanked the Cotillion Club for a most successful
evening.

Last weekend Judy Brown, Betsy Roberts, Jo Hathaway, and Mari-
lyn Tribble showed the Atlanta sights to their dates from out-of-
town. Ethel Edwards' date was from Erskine; Jane Kramer's, from
Davidson; and Marty Veale's from Yale.

It will be several moons before I scrape together another column,
so make it worth my while. In other words see how many rings and
pins you can get. Finish those test papers, and then have a big holi-
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President Eisenhower. Stores
will nail up bunches of hay and
have harvest sales. Cookie cutter
manufacturers will manufacture
cookie cutters in the shape of
turkeys. On the window panes of
schools across the nation will be
pasted drawings of Pilgrims and
pumpkins. Thousands of mothers
will stitch little black suits, and
listen to their offsprings as they
practice their lines for the school
pageant. "Ugh," says Squanto
the friendly Indian. Little minds
will be stimulated; "W r hich came
first, Mama, cave men, the Pil-
grims, or Adam and Eve?"

As time goes on, everyone will
forget the silly meanings of this
first Thanksgiving and perpetuate
only its glorious symbols: the
harvest; the turkey feast. House
wives will gather the harvest
from air-conditioned super mar-
kets. Families -will cheerfully
gorge themselves, then complete
the homey picture of a family
together as they all go to sleep
watching the football game on
TV. They will not forget the hap-
py day once it is over, for turkey
sandwiches and turkey hash and
turkey croquettes will help them
to remember it until Christmas

Still, it is a little sad that the
white collar worker, no longer
having to raise his own food, or
carve out his sustenance by the
sweat of his brow, must continue
to sing: "Raise the song of har-
vest home." Just what is harvest
home, anyway, he may ask.
There must be a new song for this
glorious new man. The white col-
lar worker will rejoice:
Because it's Thanks

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Louise Harley, Jean Knapp, and
Eleanor Wright were assigned
topics for their initiation speech-
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Ele Ment?" "How Dir Spora
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an exhibition by Ferdinand War-
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paintings in oil, watercolor, and
encaustics, also a portfolio of re-
cent drawings. This is part of a
group of paintings which will go
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6 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS "Wednesday. Nov. 16. 1955

Sawyer, Snyder Record Goals;
Juniors, Freshmen Battle To Tie

By Helen Hendry

In the next to the last game of the season last Friday
afternoon, the sophomores captured their fifth straight vic-
tory with a 3-0 win over the seniors., while the juniors and
freshmen battled to a 1-1 tie.

In the senior-soph tilt, the rushing soph team took early
possession of the ball and led by ^ ^

formed a sturdy junior defense.

As a note on the games of Fri-
day, Nov. 4, the senior-junior
contest ended in a scoreless tie
and on the whole was a hard-
fought game from beginning to
end. The juniors defeated the
freshmen 2-0 in the second game
with halfback Martha Meyer
scoring both goals. As it now
stands, the sophs are still in first
place with no losses, the juniors
and seniors tied for second, and
the freshmen are third.

center Jo Sawyer, charged
down the field and through the
senior backfield to rack up a 1-0
score over the upper classmen.
Unsatisfied by their first score,
the red team again gathered
strength and broke through their
opponents' line twice more tc
secure a 3-0 lead in the first half.
Jo Sawyer shot for two of
the three goals, while Lang
Sydnor made the other.

The second half found the
senior eleven rejeuvenated and
ready to roll. Led by team cap-
tain Sally Wilt, the 'Pogoites"
began to drive long and steadily
down to the sophomore goal but
never completed a successful shot.
The game continued with an end-
less shifting of the ball, and the
half remained scoreless.

On the whole, both teams play-
ed excellent ball and displayed
very good teamwork. The secret
of the sophomores' winning team
from all games played, seems to
lie in their passing, driving, rush-
ing, and especially their well-
placed forward line.

A slow first half and an ex-
citing last half marked the junior-
frosh deadlock in the second
game. During the first half, the
junior team managed to maintain
a noticeable possession of the ball
and appeared to control the play-
ing area, but the frosh forwards
gained the advantage in that they
knew what to do with the ball
when they got it and persisted in
hitting long drives through the
junior backfield. In the last five
minutes of the half, a brilliant
drive downfield and a quick, hard
shot by inner Pat Lenhardt boost-
ed the frosh to a 1-0 lead over
their sister class.

Coming back to the second
half, both teams looked rather
listless until a sudden spurt of
energy brought the junior line
down to the scoring zone, and
center Carolyn Herman broke
through to tie the game up 1-1.
The minutes that followed were
filled with breathless excitement
with both teams scrambling for
the ball and battling tooth and
nail for its possession. Kay Weber
led the frosh backfield while a
triad of Shelia MacConochie,

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This afternoon at 5:00 in the
Agnes Scott gym. Mrs. Robert
Walker and Miss Peggy Mc-
Donald, both of Atlanta, will ex-
hibit their skill in the art of
fencing.

Mrs. Walker, originally from
Lima, Peru, won fame with her
foil at an early age. When eigh-
teen years old, she had become
national fencing champion of
Peru and continued her career
by winning the championships of
five South American countries.

Miss Glendora Boyce announces
that fencing will be taught during
the winter quarter by the physi-
cal education department.

Announcement

The "News" announces the
addition of June Fulmer to the
reporting staff.

Lang Sydnor, sophomore,
senior game last Friday.

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Barker, Harley Display Style

The intramural swim meet last Wednesday night resulted
in an exciting three-way battle among the upper classes
with the sophomores narrowly capturing first place with
49 points, the seniors trailing with 42 and the juniors close
on the heels of the seniors with a total of 41.

The meet opened with a 60-yard
medley relay with junior Caro-
lyn Barker finishing first with
a timing of .4 minutes. In the
form demonstrations, soph f Ann
Blackshear took first place for
the breast stroke; Sheila Mac-
Conochie won the free style with
a timing of .25 a 2; and senior
Louise Harley took the laurels
for her front crawl.

As the competition grew more
and more intense, junior Karen
Beall boosted her v team with a
win in the 80 yard free style re-
lay, aided by her teammates
Sheila MacConochie, Carolyn
Herman, and Doris Musgrave. The
senior team then stepped into
the spotlight with a first place
in both the back crawl and the
diving, with Betty Carmichael
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knife, and front- % twist, rack-
ing up a total of 90.1 points. In
the final event, the individual
medley, Pat Stewart snared the
race to clinch the championship
for the sophomore swimmers.

The comic relay afforded a
pleasant and humorous relief to
the excitement and animation of
the competitive events. Dressed
in dog masks, four members from
each team participated in the hi-
larious relay, making use of the
dog paddle, flutter board, scull,
and blowing the harmonica.

During the intermission, five
members of Dolphin Club gave a
demonstration of strokes and
stunts. Harriet Griffin narrated
while Alice Ann Klostermeyer,
Louise Harley, Grace Molineux,
Betty Carmichael, and Pat Stew-
art charmed the audience with
their graceful display of front
and back dolphins, surface dives,
sculling and catalinas.

Dolphin Club president Alice
Ann Klostermeyer summarized
the entire meet as being one of
the most successful swim events
ever. The classes were extremely
well-matched and the swimmers
on all the teams displayed excel-
lent form and a great deal of
spirit and enthusiasm.

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The Agnes Scott News

VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1955

Number 7

Who's Who Honors Ten Seniors

Trees To Brighten
Hospital Christmas

The annual Christmas Tree Pro-
ject for Grady Hospital here in
Atlanta has been in progress since
November 28. The school wide
activity is headed by Sandra
Thomas and each class has a com-
mittee with a day student and a
boarder as co-chairmen. For the
freshmen the chairmen are Mary
Dunn and Wardie Abernathy;
sophomores, Sally Fortson and
Grace Chao; juniors, Jean Don-
aldson and Nellie Strickland;
seniors, Mary Dean and Sally
White.

Each class has two trees to
decorate, which, when placed in
the wards of the hospital, will
compete with trees from other
schools in Atlanta. Last year Ag-
nes Scott won second and third
place in the decoration contest.

Humanities Degree
Honors Professor

Dr. Walter B. Posey was
awarded the Doctor of humani-
ties degree on Friday, December
2, at the first Centennial Convo-
cation of Birmingham-Southern
College.

At first observance of the col-
lege's 100th year, fourteen hon-
orary degrees were conferred. Dr.
Carlos P. Romulo, ambassador to
the United States from the Philip-
pines, delivered the main address,
"A Liberal Arts Education for
Better Public Service."

Dr. Posey, who graduated from
the University of Chicago, re-
ceived his Ph. D. degree fi?0m
Vanderbilt University. He be-
came a member of the Birming-
ham-Southern faculty in 1925 and
headed the history department
from 1932-1943. Since 1943 Dr.
Posey has been chairman of the
history department at Agnes
Scott and since 1948 has also
served as professor of history at
Emory University.

Under ' the University of Mary-
land's overseas program, Dr.
Posey taught in European uni-
versities for the 1945-46 and 1953-
54 sesions. His two latest books
are "Development of Methodism
in the Old Southwest" and "The
Presbyterian Church in the Old
Southwest."

Student Of Cultures
To Deliver Lecture

Margaret Mead, noted anthro-
pologist and author, will be the
first speaker to be presented by
Lecture Association in the winter
quarter. She will lecture on the
subject, "Shifting Gears in the
Mid-Twentieth Century," on Jan-
uary 16' at 8:30 p. m.

Dr. Mead's numerous expedi-
tions have taken her to Samoa,
about which she has written
"Coming of Age in Samoa," to the
Manus Tribe in the Admiralty
Islands, New Guinea, Bali, and
to Australia. She is international-
ly known as a student of primitive
and contemporary cultures.

Harriet Talmadge and Xora King decorate the Sophomore
Christmas tree.

Community Will Celebrate
At Annual Christmas Party

The annual campus-wide Christmas Party will be held
Sunday, December 11 in the Hub from 7:00 to 10:00 p. m.

The party's main purpose is to celebrate the Christmas
spirit with community fellowship. Plans are being made
by many students including senior house residents and mem-
bers of the Dean's Office staff.
Christmas trees, decorations, and
refreshments are being supplied
by the college for the enjoyment
of the whole community.

During the course of the eve-
ning, traditional carols will be
sung, and the French, Spanish,
and German departments will pre-
sent carols in the foreign
languages.

The entire student body, their
friends, the faculty, and their
families are invited to enjoy Ag-
nes Scott's Christmas celebration.

NSA Group Plans
Segregation Parley

Mr. Stan Glass, NSA repre-
sentative, was on campus last
Thursday night, December 1, to
discuss with Agnes Scott and
Tech students the plans for a
forthcoming NSA conference on
segregation. It was felt that the
South was not duly recognized on
the issue at the Ohio conference
last summer. The conference will
include representatives from all
southern states within the Vir-
ginia-Oklahoma area.

AS Glee Club
Will Sing Bach

The Christmas Concert presented by the Agnes Scott Glee
Club will be held Sunday, December 11, at 5:00 p. m. in
Gaines Chapel. The choir directed by Miss Roxie Hogopian
will first do a medley of carols representing other lands and
then will lead the audience in the singing of the traditional
Christmas carols. The concert

will be climaxed with the Bach
"Magnificat" arranged by R.
Vaughan Williams.

Special guest artists will be
Arden Hubbard, flutist; Mr.
John L. Adams, violist; and (DV.
William Calder, harpist, who will
present solos. ,

Vocal solos will be sung by
members of the Glee Club. Vera
Williamson will be soloist for the
"Magnificat" and incidental so-
loists will be Marty B. Slife,
Katherine J. Lovorn, Emasue
Alford, Jackie Plant, Trudy Flor-
rid, Sara Moore and Annette
Teague. Mr. Raymond Martin will
accompany the choir at the organ.

Symphony Chorus
To Sing "Messiah"

On December 13, at 8:30 in re-
sponse to many requests, the At-
lanta Symphony will present Han-
del's great oratorio, "The Messi-
ah." This outstanding choral work
will feature a chorus of three
hundred voices in addition to the
accompaniment of the Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra. "The Messi-
ah" is a traditional favorite at
this Christmas season.

Alston Announces Names
In Morning Convocation

President Wallace M. Alston announced the election of ten
members of the Senior class in Who's Who Among Students
in American Universities and Colleges this morning in con-
vocation. This institution was founded in 1934, the first vol-
ume of the publication being printed for the 1934-35 school
year. Each year approximately 600

jor, from Miami, Florida, chair-
man of May Day; Sarah Davis, a
Philosophy major from Corpus
Christi, Texas, house president of
Inman; Jane Stubbs, a History
major from Norfolk, Virginia,
house president of Hopkins; and
Ann Welborn, a Bible major from
Trion, Georgia, vice president of
Student Government, were also
named.

American schools on a nation-'
wide scale are represented.

The presidents of four major
organizations at Agnes Scott were
named to Who's Who: Guerry
Fain, a psychology major from De-
catur, president of Mortar Board;
Louisa Allen, a Spanish major
from Buford, Georgia, president
of the Student Government; No-
nette Brown, an English major
from Quincy, Florida, president of
Christian Association; and Harriet
Griffin, a Biology major, from
Frostproof, Florida, president of
Athletic Association.

Barbara Battle, an English ma-

Louise Rainey, a Chemistry ma-
jor from Eatoton, Georgia, presi-
dent of the senior class; and Elea-
nor Swain, an English major from
Marietta, Georgia, editor of the
Agnes Scott "News", complete the
list.

Concert To Feature
Metropolitan Tenor

On December 8, at 8:30 the
All-Star Concert series will pre-
sent Jussi Bjoerling, the world's
foremost lyric tenor in a recital.
Bjoerling, who graduated from
the Royal Opera School in Stock-
holm, has made guest appearances
in Vienna, Dresden, and Prague.
He first came to the United States
as a boy tenor with the Bjoer-
ling Quartet, and later returned
to make a successful debut at
the Metropolitan Opera House.
His repertoire includes fifty-four
operatic roles.

Snowfall Welcomes
Detroit Convention

Delegates to the Detroit con-
vention of the Associated Collegi-
ate Press held November 17-19
found themselves in a winter
wonderland. Complete with a
blanket of fresh snow and fes-
tively adorned for the Christmas
season, this city welcomed Ag-
nes Scott's representation: Vir-
ginia McClurkin and Dorothy
Rearick for the "Agnes Scott
News" and Alvia Cook, Mary
Oates, and Donna Walkup for the
"Silhouette."

Designed to deal specifically
with the purpose, aims and prob-
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Keller Looks Through Mail;
Sees Worlds Santa Letters

By Virginia Keller

Once a year, in that comparatively peaceful section of the
world known as the North Pole, a fat jolly old man with a
long white beard takes his red suit out of moth balls and
prepares to make his annual brief entrance into international
affairs. This year, he contemplates some especially perplex-
ing missions.

As usual, Santa's mailbox is
crammed full of requests from
young and old ranging from the
simplest toy to the most intangi-
ble quality imaginable. Let us
take a look at a few letters from
the sack with the impressive
title "International Personalities
and Problems."

Perfume and a strong British
accent permeate the first: "Dear
Santa, I have been a good girl
this year. I have followed all the
rules of society, church and state.
Now, I ask only for a needle and
thread to mend a broken heart."
It is signed simply "Margaret."

From the other side of the
world comes a different cry:
"Dear Santa, I have diligently fol-
lowed my policy of isolation, but
this flagpole is getting very tot-
tery. How about a prop of East-
West understanding to bolster my
position?" That's a big order

Mr. Nehru.

Here is a plea with a distinct
French flavor: "Cher Santa, I
know my country has a tradition
for giving everyone a chance to
be Premier, but do you suppose
you might intoxicate that little
milk-drinker long enough to
keep me in office through Christ-
mas? Merci." Pass me a glass of
wine as a vote of confidence, Mr.
Fa ure.

This one has several signatures:
"Dear Santa, Just look what good
boys we have been. We have
learned the word 'Peace,' we have
smiled, shaken hands and been
just so nice . . . Egypt, Indo China
and West Germany would make
wonderful presents . . . P. S. We
could use a little trust among
ourselves, too." That's a mouth-
ful, Messrs. Bulganin, Molotov
and Kruschev.

Here is a Gettysburg postmark:

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Sugar Bowl

Our state has again been rubbed in the mud of segregation
argument. And its grimy face has again been presented to
the nation and the world. All last week the controversy
raged over Governor Griffin's recommendation that Georgia
Tech not meet Pittsburg in the Sugar Bowl game because
that team's membership included one Negro fullback. Such
a trivial incident to disturb a governor, but we are shame-
fully aware that because of this proclamation, "Georgia" is
again on the lips of people, not only in Atlanta, but also in
New York, London, and Moscow.

The shame of our besmirched Southern Hospitality cannot
be erased, but, perhaps setting this aside, we can profit from
the experience.

1. Ironically enough, we have again seen how quickly and
violently people yell when pinched in a tender spot. Tech
students are interested in football and have risen up against
an incident significant to them, whereas another further re-
moved segregation situation might have left them cold. This
should have all kinds of implications for politicians.

2. Tech men have, when their tender spot was pinched,
recognized a silly, unfair action and had the energy to pro-
test mightily. Though all agree that burning effigies and
battering down doors is not an accepted method of protest,
perhaps the youth of Georgia are glad to see this indication
of the younger generation's attitude burst into the open.

3. We have seen Tech student leaders rescue the situation
from the ridiculous name-slinging battle it could have be-
come by their refraining from publicly uttering the ve-
hement epithets that must have first come to their minds,
by their telegram of apology to Pittsburg, and by their digni-
fied, thoughtful statements in the newspapers and on tele-
vision. Perhaps the whole matter should have been conducted
in this manner.

Is it illogical to be ashamed of the battle, but glad of the
protest? E. S.

City of the Mind

"Wondrous indeed is the virtue of a true Book," writes
Thomas Carlyle. "Not like a dead city of stones, yearly
crumbling, yearly needing repair; more like a tilled field,
but then a spiritual field ... a wonder-bringing City of the
Mind, a Temple and Seminary and Prophetic Mount, where to
all kinclreds of the Earth will pilgrim."

The annual Louise McKinney Book Award is designed to
encourage student collection of books. Each year numerous
students derive untold benefits from participation in the
contest which opens in the fall and is not judged until the
end of the spring quarter. Anyone having a sincere interest
in books and the desire to begin a permanent library of her
own is encouraged to enter the competition.

The motive for collecting books will vary with each in-
dividual. One recipient of the award found pleasure
in collecting many books that she had read before and longed
to read again. By starting a personal collection, she was able
to underline passages to which she wished to have ready
access in the future. She also found that having her own
library furnished her the personal satisfaction of being able
to lend and recommend certain of her books to others.

Choice of books to be included in such collections is like-
wise a matter for the individual. One may wish to collect
the world's classic novels; another may desire to own a series
of art books; still another may prefer to have anthologies
of poetry form the nucleus of her collection.

Whatever the personal taste or inclination, the collection
of books can be a blessing to those who engage in it.

"Wondrous indeed is the virtue of a true book." D. R.

The Agnes Scott News

Published weekly except during holidays and examination periods, by the students
of Agnes Scott College. Office on second floor Murphey Candler Building. Entered as
second class matter at the Decatur, Georgia, post office. Subscription price per year
$2.00 ; single copies, ten cents.

Editor ELEANOR SWAIN

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Adams Biography Author
Rises to Literary Renown

By Eleanor Swain

From the English department's file of model papers to the
library's files of treasured documents this is an indication'
of having arrived that seems beyond the realms of possibility
to most struggling Agnes Scott students. That such distinc-
tion is not impossible has been proved by Elizabeth Steven-
son, known to her classmates in

the ASC graduating class of 1941
as "Betty Jane."

Miss Stevenson has written a
biography called "Henry Adams, '
which is rapidly stimulating liter-
ary circles to recognition of this
Atlanta Carnegie Library staff
member. The book has been term-
ed "a splendid life of Adams" by
"Newsweek," "so readable" by
"Library Journal," "the most in-
teresting biography of an Ameri-
can I have read this year," and
"a fine combination of scholarly
industry, penetrating insight and
literary skill," by Orville Pres-
cott of the "New York Times."
It is even strongly rumored that
Macmillan Press, Miss Steven-
son's publisher, thinks "Henry
Adams" very much in the running
for the Pulitzer biography prize.

A poised, calm figure in simple
black with three white orchids on
her shoulder, Miss Stevenson sat
in the Agnes Scott Library on
Saturday, December 3, surrounded
by her former English teachers,
Miss Laney and Miss Leyburn,
and other faculty members and
students. The talk, as Miss Ley-
burn phrased it, was of the "me-
chanics of authorship."

As tables of contents, reviews,
and proof-reading were discussed
Miss Stevenson revealed that she
spent six years working on her
book. She first heard of Henry-
Adams in the class of Dr. Davi-
son, a former head of the Agnes
Scott history department. Read-
ing Adams at first irritated the
prospective author, but irritation
led to interest.

For six years, says Miss Steven-
son, 'the book became my life
and now that it is finished I feel
that a part of my life has ended."
The author said that all the fan-

Parlez-Vous?

French Circle Plays
"La Nuit de Noel"

Shouts of "Bonjour," and
"Comment allez-vous" mingled
with the strains of "Un flambeau,
Jeanette Isabella" and "II est
ne, le Divine Enfant," to produce
a festive Christmas atmosphere
in the Dieckman room as the
French club held its annual
Christmas party, Wednesday, No-
vember 30.

Highlighting the program was
an original play, "La Nuit de
Noel," by Mr. .Pierre Thomas of
the French department. The scene
was a typical French Christmas
eve in a family composed of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas, Patti Mayton,
and Sarah Hall as children, and
Shirley Spackman as the grand-
mother.

During the evening, the "fami-
ly" dramatized the old fable of
"Christ Disguised as a Beggar"
with the help of Rookie Smith and
a chorus which sang the narrative.
When the Christmas presents were
opened, no one was overlooked.
There was a box marked "Pour le
Cercle Francais." The candy and
cookies inside were enjoyed by
all, as the French club wished
everyone "Joyeux Noel!"

fare and fame of successful pub-
lication is wonderful, but the most
exciting part is being able to put
something you want to say on
paper.

After the satisfaction of put-
ting one's thoughts in a book,
says Miss Stevenson, comes the
suspense of waiting for a pub-
lisher and then the reading pub-
lic to accept it. She recounts her
anxious waiting from the end of
January to the middle of April
to hear whether or not Macmillan
would print her work intermin-
able time to her.

And now will come the final
test, says the author, will the
public buy it? She stole into Davi-
son's bookstore to see if anyone
was buying her book. There, look-
ing at copies of her six year's life
sitting by themselves on the shelf,
she wondered about prospective
buyers but knew it was too
early to tell. However, if review-
ers and publishers' opinions are
of any value, she need have no
concern on this score.

Perhaps Miss Stevenson's ac-
count of the struggle and satis-
faction of authorship will serve
as an inspiration to exam and
paper-ridden Agnes Scott stu-
dents. For only fourteen years
ago this successful author was
learning Shakespeare from Mr.
Hayes, modern poetry from Miss
Laney, and writing a term paper
for Miss Leyburn on Henry
James.

It is this paper on James, which
interested Miss Stevenson in
writing her first book, "The
Crooked Corridor," published in
1949, a biography of Henry James.
The paper, now that the writer's
success is an established reality,
has passed over the star-studded
path from model-paperfile to
librarytreasurecollection.

f-^reSS Scripts

The University of Georgia "Red
and Black" editorial page pro-
poses the founding of a "Do No-
thing Club" to give students who
will not participate in University
activities the "chance to be in
an organization without any work
attached."

Ding- Pong

The Ding-Dong School on a col-
lege level has come to Stevens
College in Columbia, Missouri.
The college is teaching its stu-
dents by television.

A "Master" teacher method
brings together, twice weekly,
small groups of students in fifty
different classrooms. The students
hear a twenty minute lecture on
closed-circuit television.

The sessions are the stimuli
for independent discussions im-
mediately following the program.
In each classroom the discussion
is under the direction of one or
more faculty members. The meth-
od enables the whole student body
to benefit from outstanding teach-
ers and lecturers.

Shocking

Mary Baldwin college papers
say that Agnes Scott students
would shock their mammas. The
paper's exchange column com-
ments on our Little Girl's Day by
laughingly stating that our lolli-
popped, short-skirted state would
surprise the mammas who have
struggled to make us young ladies.

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Bible Club

Dr. Paul Garber explained his
scale model of Solomon's Temple
to the Bible club at their meeting
on Tuesday, November 22. The
club will continue its study of the
branch sects at their first meet-
ing of the winter quarter on Tues-
day, January 10.

Spanish Club

The Spanish club met at Miss
Muriel Harn's home on November
30 to sing "Los Villancicos."
Spanish students are preparing
to participate in the campus-wide
Christmas Carol Sing on Decem-
ber 11.

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Curtis Writes Yule Fable;
Boy Finds Modern Miracle

By Memye Curtis

Once upon a time, in the land where dollar bills are green
and college students go to class on Saturday, there was a boy
who could take Christmas or leave it alone. He was the right
sort of fellow in every way, and all of his friends liked him
immensely. You never found him going overboard on any-
thing, because he had discretion.
Bill was an all-round guy, and
he took everything in his stride,
even Christmas. Especially Christ-
mas.

At the time of the year when
the first signs of the Yule Season
appear in the shops (about three
weeks after Labor Day), Bill
didn't even mention Christmas.
And when everyone started sing-
ing Christmas carols and became
misty-eyed and sentimental, Bill
bore up well, and shed no tears.

His family had always been ex-
cited about Christmas. They had
spent time decorating the tree
together and planning just what
to give each other. But after a few
years, Bill convinced them, in his
jovial way, that they were being
a bit naive. They slept late now
on Christmas morning, realizing
that some extra sleep would do
them more good than anything
else.

One Christmas Eve, Bill was
driving home. As he stopped for
a red light, he was surprised to
notice that an ancient black car
had pulled up beside his. Inside

the car were three bearded old
men. One of them lowered a win-
dow and asked, "Son, would you
please direct us to the church?
We are strangers here, and do
not know our way around."

Bill stared in amazement at
the old men. As he fumbled
through the directions, it all came
back. He remembered a grammar
school Christmas pageant. The
three kings. Three old men . . .
Horns honked behind him. The
light had changed.

Bill rused into the warm house.
Seeing his family, he cried, "Lis-
ten. The most wonderful thing
has just happened. I have just
seen the three wise men. I told
them how to get to the .church.
Don't you realize? Doesn't any-
one know this is Christmas Eve?
It's Christmas Eve!"

A silence followed his outburst.
Then his brother caught the joke
and began to laugh. "Oh, he's a
card, that boy! Bill, for a minute
there, I though you'd gone off
your rocker. What a card!"

Britons Declare Security First
In Guaranteed Wage Debate

By Linda Guenther

A delightful evening of entertainment and information was
presented to the Agnes Scott campus community and guests
on Friday, December 2. Pi Alpha Phi, Agnes Scott's debating
club, challenged Cambridge University's debate team on the
question: Resolved: That non-agricultural industries should
guarantee their employees an an

nual minimum wage. Cambridge
took the affirmative side, Agnes
Scott, the negative.

The British debaters proved to
be witty, humorous, and thorough-
ly captivated their audience. Ken-
neth Post and John York have
been visiting colleges and univer-
sities in the United States since
early October, including Cornell,
Ohio State, University of Chicago,
Duke and others. Mr. Post stated
that under the guaranteed annual
wage agreement, the laborer is re-
garded as indispensable, and went
on to point out that the basic
problem in industry today is the
security of the average man. He
stated that the guaranteed annual
wage was the solution to this
problem. Mr. York said that al-
though we have prosperity now,
there is no assurance that it will
always be so, and suggested that
the wage increase should be put
back into a reserve fund to be
used in times of depression. He
maintained that such a plan would
avert strikes, and sustain our
credit system network.

Our Agnes Scott debaters, Sal-
lie Greenfield and Joanne Miklas

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took the opposite point of view.
Sallie pointed out that labor does
not want GAW, quoting from the
president of the American Federa-
tion of Labor to support her view.
She also stated that our unem-
ployment rate is the lowest possi-
ble under the American system of
a freely mobile labor force. Joanne
indicated some of the difficulties
that GAW would entail: the set
ting up of administrative ma
chinery, the fact that some states
would have to repeal present laws
which prohibit GAW. In addition
she maintained that for an em-
ployer to predict his budget, he
must predict his employment,
which means that his employment
will be limited for the year, thus
creating a static economy.

In the rebuttal speeches, Agnes
Scott maintained that in time of
boom, GAW is not necessary, and
in time of depression it won't
work no buyers means no profit
which means no production which
means no possible wage, much less
a guaranteed annual wage. Sallie
and Joanne proposed an extension
of unemployment compensation
instead of GAW. Cambridge point-
ed out that plowing back wage
increases would automatically give
a fund to be used in depression
times, even when no sales could
be made, and also stated that in
order .to extend unemployment
compensation, taxes would have
to be raised, an unpopular pro-
cedure.

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Music C lub

Peggy Mayfield was in charge
of the Chopin program at the
Tuesday, November 29, meeting of
Music club. The different char-
acteristics and moods of Chopin
were illustrated by Anne Me
Curdy, Marian McCall, and Vir-
ginia Redhead, who played three
of his well-known piano com
positions, and by the vocal num
ber sung by Annette Teague and
Trudy Florrid.

The club voted to take as a
project the Music Room in Main
After the meeting Miss Hagopian
entertained the members with re-
freshments in her studio.

The January meeting will be a
program of Bach music -by piano :
organ, string, and voice students

B. O .Z.

During the recent tryouts held
by B. O. Z., new members Ann
Alvis, Ann Ansley, Elizabeth
Ansley, and Pat McGee were
added to the group. Ann Lane,
Jene Sharp, and Rookie Smith
read when the club met at Miss
Mell"s home on Tuesday, Novem-
ber 22.

Cotillion Club

Cotillion met on Thursday
afternoon, November 17, to elect
the following members: Wardie
Abernathy, June Connally, Anne
Dodd, Pattie Forrest, Lynn
Frederick, Katherine Jo Freeman,
Betty Garrard, Judy George, Lib-
by Hanna, Mary Ann Henderson.
Mary Ann Hill, Ann Hisle, Dot
Huddleston, Janice Jones, Lea
Kallman, Mary McCorkle, Peggy
McCullough, Nancy Niblack, Lil
lian Shannonhouse, Nora Ann
Simpson, and Nancy Trowell.

The sale of Christmas cards,
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Holiday Season Starts Whirl
With Diamonds, Pins, Parties

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Have you seen them ? Pins, engagement rings, and sweetheart pins.
Rameth Richards, Doris Musgraves, and Frankie Flowers are the
justly proud possessors of exquisite diamond rings. Congratulations
are in order for the new Tech sweethearts. Nancy Holland w r as honored
by the Sigma Chis and Ann Lowry by the Phi Kappa Phis. And a big
bouquet of red roses to Ramona Cartwright on being the first sweet-
heart of the Phi Delt chapter at the Citadel. Eleanor Swain was pre-
sented with a Tech Phi Delt shield last weekend and Harriett Griffin
received an Engineer's SAE pin. Drew Blankner is now wearing a
Tech KA badge. The Agnes Scott Sigma Chi chapter has some new
members. They affiliated through former members of the Emory
chapter Jane Miller is pinned to a med student and Angeline Pope to
a Seminary man, and Donna Walkup's Sig pin is from a Tech engi-
neer. Jo Hathaway entertained a friend who came down from D. C. for
the weekend.

For a final pre-exam fling Lulu Rainey and Martha Davis went
out to Joe Cotton's Saturday night. Kendall Hood, Susie Ware, Ann
Bullard and Llewellyn Bellamy journeyed out to Robinson's. Joyce
Thomas and Emasue Alford gave a glowing account of the Tech
football banquet at the Capitol City Club.

Over Emory way Saturday night there was a lot of merry-making
before the "little tests" begin. Mary Ann Warnell, Betty Garrad,
and Maria Harris were at the Phil Delt house. Next door at the
Sigma Nu lodge, Dale Dick, Barbara Plunkert, and Mary Ann Fowlkes
showed off their new holiday party dresses.

Glenda Huey, Ann Welch, Memye Curtis, and Maria Martoccia
danced to the rhythms of the combo at the Delt house. Down the
row at the SAE abode Bopine Bogle, Nancy Hale, and Jourdan Jones
welcomed the holiday season with eggnog and Christmas festivities.

The Tech TKE house was the destination of Everett Carton, Bar-
bara Lake, Byrd Hoge, Peggy Britt, and Kay Walters. There they
found Ann Moore, Susie^ Robinson, and Mary Moore singing
Christmas carols. Up at the Phi Delt lodge Margie D T eFord, Nancy
Bowers, and Nora King helped to dust off the White Christmas record
and to put the finishing touches on the tree.

Curly Jones, Mary Jo Cowart, Henrietta Camp, and Judy Purcell
were at the SAE house dancing around the big Christmas tree. The
Kappa Sigs and their dates, Karen Beall, Frances Elliott, Barbara
Byrnes, and Carolyn E. Smith discussed their holiday plans and the
Sugar Bowl game.

Have a big holiday and see that Tech victory if you can get that
reservation. Hope debs Louise Harley, Betty Carmichael, and Judy
Brown have a real blast. See you next year, editor permitting.
Toodle, all you poodles.

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It is Christian liberal educa-
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her abilities and insights. As
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4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1955

Sophomores Win Hockey Title;
Emerge With Undefeated Team

King Hockey descended from his throne officially in the
last big rally for the season last Nov. 19th as a revived senior
team trounced the frosh in a 3-0 defeat and the third-place
juniors held the mighty sophs to a 1-1 tie. Sounds of "the old
grey mare, she is what she used to be!" resounded over the
field as the ' staunch upperclass-

men, sparked by the remembrance
of past victories, plowed ruthless-
ly through the frosh line for their
win; while the determined junior
eleven made an amazing come-
back in the second half for the
junior-soph upset.

During the half of the second
game, hockey manager Judy Nash
awarded the championship tro-
phy to the sophomore team, great-
ly commending them for their
amazing record for the season
which was a total of 5 wins, 1 tie,
and 0 losses.

Avil Scores Victory
In Final Tennis Play

In an exciting singles finals
last Saturday afternoon, sopho-
more Anna Avil defeated class-
mate Judy Nash to clinch the fall
quarter singles tennis champion-
ship. Despite the damp chilly fog
a few spectators gathered at the
courts to watch the splendid form
and playing of the two well-
matched opponents. The match,
which was a continuation of a
previous one on Thursday, ended
with close score of 6-4, 5-7, 8-6.
As an extra highlight of the game,
a complete officiating team was
acquired to referee the play-off.

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lems of collegiate publications,
the convention had a full three-
day agenda. Nearly eight hundred
delegates representing 439 news-
papers and 251 yearbooks listened
to addresses by noted editors,
journalists and advertising per-
sonnel. Group discussions, forums,
and question periods uncovered
basic problems of the collegiate
press and afforded valuable ex-
change of experience and ideas.

Between study sessions, time
was also found for exploring the
holly-lined streets and tinseled
stores of Detroit, for throwing an
occasional snowball, and for build-
ing a snowman in the center of
Cadillac Square.

A visit to the Ford Motor Com-
pany plant was a high point in
the first day's activity. Climaxing
the convention on Saturday night
was an elaborate banquet given
by General Motors at which
Charles F. Ketering, head of re-
search for this corporation, was
speaker.

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Santa Letters

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"Dear Santa, I am just thankful
to be as healthy as I am. How-
ever, that Donkey's bray is start-
ing to keep me awake at night.
How about some peanuts marked
'cooperation' to strengthen my
Elephant's trumpet." Indeed, Ike,
you DO have a problem.

Now for a real puzzler: "Dear
Santa, As one of the oldest dip-
lomats representing the youngest
nation, I ask that all countries
receive a real understanding of
our problems . . . and could part
of Margaret's thread go to East
Germany to see if they really
want the ties of free unification?"
A magnificant proposal, Mr. Ade-
naur.

Scraping the bottom, we find
a few short notes: "Dear Santa,
W ha' hoppen ? . . . signed Juan
Peron. "Dear St. Nicholas, Just
pass the cigars . . . thanks . . .
Winnie." "Dear Santa, Make it
the best Sugar Bowl yet, sincere-
ly, the Yellow Jackets." And,
perhaps the most poignant of all
"Dear Santa, How about 'Peace
in our time'? from the United
Nations.

That's a big order, Santa. But
wait a minute, here's one more:
"Dear Santa, Please tell everyone
at Agnes Scott and the world over
Merry Christmas and a Happy-
New Year, sincerely, the 'News'
International Relations editor."

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In the A. A. chapel last Thursday, the awards for fall

quarter were announced. Those receiving letters were:

seniors Joanne Miklas, Sally Shippey, and Marijke

Schepman; juniors Sis Burns, Helen Hendry, and Sheila

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VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, January 11, 1956

Number 8

. . . Virginia Keller

Baby New Year 1956 rubbed
the sleep out of his eyes, shook
his head to clear up the hangover
from the celebration of his arri-
val and thoughtfully surveyed the
world situation. Deciding to
tackle the business at hand, he
reached for his guide book, the
ABC's, with notations by Grand-
father 1955 . . .

A for Adenauer, the fine old
gentleman who has seen 80 years
of political turmoil. Watch him
carefully because he is vital to
West German democracy.

B for Bulganin and his pal

Kruschev who dominate Soviet
hierarchy. Try to keep them from
being so changeable.

C for Cold War which seemed
licked for awhile. Keep the tem-
perature from going up.

D for Desegregation, the U.
S.'s most puzzling domestic prob-
lem and for Dulles, the winged
diplomat and world puddle jump-
er. Both are likely to erupt at any
time.

E for Eisenhower who wasn't
watched carefully enough the past
year. Take good care of him for
the sake of the free world and
the Republicans.

F for Formosa, the hot spot
of U. S. Far East foreign policy.
Try to prevent the monsoons from
spreading to the West.

G for German, the trouble
twins East and West. This prob-
lem is so complicated, you may
decide for yourself.

H for Harriman and all his
other cohorts who seek the presi-
dency. Just keep the donkey from
staging a coup d'etat over the
elephant's trunk.

I for India, its ruler Nehru
and its middle-of-the-road policy.
If it steps off the straight and
narrow, watch out for real trou-
ble.

J for Japan, which is making
remarkable recovery. Study your
economics and try to work a
trade plan which will please all
yard-goods manufacturers, Japan-
ese and U. S.

K for Korea, which caused
comparatively little trouble in '55.
Keep up the good work.

L for London, center of U. S.'s
most ardent backing in cold war
diplomacy. Keep the Eden-Butler
rift from breaking too many tea-
cups.

M for Middle East, center of
the cold war and the newly form-
ed METO. Better do an extra
homework lesson on this one
you'll need it!

N for NATO, hope of the West.
Keep an eye on it and don't let its
newest member get away.

O for Orient, whose SEATO
plan runs head-on to Communist
China propaganda. This may well
become a battleground of ideolo-
gies.

P for Paris, (Tenter of the
western Big Three's weak sister.
Keep the battle over wine from
intoxicating its international poli-
cies.

Q for Quarrels. The fewer the
better . . .

R for Red China, Far East's
top influencer. To U.N. or not to
U.N., that is the question.

S for South America, land of
coffee and coups d'etat. Try to
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Blackfriars Slate
Anniversary Party

On Thursday, January 12, at
8:00 p. m. Blackfriars plans to
celebrate its fortieth anniversary
by honoring the club's alumnae
with a party in Rebekah Scott
recreation hall.

The alumnae themselves are
taking part in the program,
which will be presented in the
form of an album review of Black-
friars' past activities. Miss Fran-
ces Gooch, a former director of
Blackfriars, and Miss Llewellyn
Wilburn are among the group that
will give selections from one of
their past dramatic roles. The dec-
orations have been planned to
carry out the album theme by
using a black and white color
scheme with a mask motif.

Robbie Shellnut is general
chairman for the event. Her com-
mittee chairmen include: pro-
gram, Carolyn Moon; refresh-
ments, Nellie Strickland; and
decorations, Carol Pike.

Anthropologist- To Discuss
Mid -Twentieth Gearshift

Author Mead Will Appear
In Presser On January 16

Dr. Margaret Mead, anthropologist and internationally-
known student of primitive and contemporary cultures, will
lec;ure at Agnes Scott on the subject, "Shifting Gears in the
M d-Twentieth Century. " She will speak in Presser Hall on
Jan. 16 at 8:30 p. m. and is presented by Lecture Association.

Dr. Mead is a graduate of

MARGARET MEAD

Collegiate Debaters To Stage
Southern Tourney On Campus

Pi Alpha Phi has announced that the Ninth Annual All-
Southern Intercollegiate Debate Tournament will be held
here on Friday and Saturday, January 13-14. Debating teams
from twelve Southeastern colleges will participate in the
six-round tourney on the question "Resolved: That the Non-
agricultural Industries Should

Guarantee Their Employees an
Annual Minimum Wage." Sched-
ules of rooms for the debates will
be posted in The Hub.

Colleges represented in the
tournament will include Auburn,
Sewanee, Mercer, University of
South Carolina, Howard, Vander-
bilt, F. S. U., Tennessee Tech,
University of Tennessee, Georgia
Tech, Spring Hill of Mobile, and
Agnes Scott. President Alston will
open the tourney Friday with an
address to the entire group.

The judges will include Mrs.
Sims and Dr. and Mrs. Posey of
the faculty, Mrs. J. C. Read, presi-

dent of ASC Alumnae, Mrs. E.
W. Owen, alumnae trustee, Judge
H. O. Hubert and Attorney James
Mackay of Atlanta, and coaches
from the various schools. ASC
students will serve as timekeepers.
Agnes Scott will participate in
the tourney but is ineligible for
any awards. Debating for ASC,
Grace Chao and Rosalind Warren
will give the affirmative, and Ge-
nelle Breedlove and Julie Boland
will present the negative. Varsity
debaters, Jean Gregory and Mar-
garet Benton will rotate for sever-
al rounds with the other four
girls.

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To Present Fancher
In First Marriage Lecture

The annual series of marriage classes begin today with
Mrs. J. K. Fancher, Atlanta housewife and citizen, speaking
on "How to Become Marriageable." The marriage classes
for seniors and engaged girls are sponsored by Mortar Board.
The classes this year will be held
from 5-6 o'clock in room 207 of
of the Science Hall.

Forthcoming classes offer such
interesting topics as "Courtship
and Engagement" on January 18
by Rev. Robert Riegel, assistant
rector at Saint Luke's Episcopal
Church; "Sex Relationship" on
January 25 and "Birth Control"
on February 1 by Dr. Abraham
Velkoff, prominent Atlanta gyne-
cologist. Mrs. Jean Bailey Owens,
another young Atlanta housewife,
has chosen as her topic on Febru-
ary 8 "Finances in Marriage," and
on February 29, Mrs. Ann Smith,
an Agnes Scott graduate, will
discuss "Planning Your Home."
B'r. Alston will conclude the class-
es on February 29 with "Making
Marriage Permanent."

Alumnae Announce
Career Conferences

Miss Ann Worthy Johnson, di-
rector of Alumnae Affairs, rep-
resented Agnes Scott at the dis-
trict meeting of the American
Alumnae Council. The meeting
was held in Tallahassee, Florida,
on January 8-10.

The Alumnae Board is making
preparations for the career cof-
fees to be held this quarter. Miss
Lorton Lee, '49, is the current Vo-
cational Guidance chairman.

Plans are also being made for
Founders Day, February 22. The
radio program this year will be
done by Catherine Marshall in-
troduced by Dr. Alston. The pro-
gram is recorded and sent to the
alumnae clubs on request.

Barnard College and received her
M. A. arid Ph. D. degrees from
Columbia University. She has
been awarded honorary D. Sc. and
LL. D. degrees from Wilson Col-
lege, Rutgers University, and El-
mira College. She has received the
National Achievement Award,
Women Geographer's Medal, and
the Avon Award.

Many years have been spent by
Dr. Mead, following her university
work, living among various South
Seas peoples in New Guinea,
the Admiralty Islands, Samoa,
Bali, and Australia.

She is now interested in study-
ing contemporary cultures in the
light of perspective gained by a
study of small, homogeneous, sta-
ble societies, and in the further
development of cultural theories
of human behavior.

Dr. Mead is recognized as a
specialist in several fields, among
which are the relationship be-

tween character structure and so-
cial forms, personality and cul-
ture, and national character.

She is probably best known as
the author of several books per-
taining to primitive cultures.
Among these are "Coming of Age
in Samoa," "Growing up in New
Guinea," and "Sex and Tempera-
ment in Three Primitive Socie-
ties."

New Frost Editions
Appear In Library

In relation to the special in-
terest Agnes Scott takes in Mr.
Robert Frost, who annually visits
this campus, the library has just
received from him a signed copy
of the first separate edition of
his poem "New Hampshire." Also
recently received was a copy of
his 1955 Christmas poem, "Some
Science Fiction."

Mr Frost's visit this year will
be on January 26.

Ford Grant to Supplement
A.S.C. Teachers' Salaries

Announcement that Agnes Scott College is to receive two
grants, totaling $285,300, from the Ford Foundation was
made December 12, 1955. Designated for the endowment
fund of the College, the income from this gift is to be used
for increasing faculty salaries.

The first grant under the Ford
Foundation program, given to
each of 615 fully accredited, pri-
vate four-year colleges and uni-
versities, is in an amount approxi-
mating that institution's 1954-55
payroll for full time teachers in
the Arts and Sciences. In addition,
Agnes Scott numbers among 126
carefully chosen colleges and uni-
versities which are to receive
Accomplishment Grants.

Ford Foundation has issued the
following statement concerning
those t institutions selected for
Accomplishment Grants:

"The colleges and universities
offered grants under the latter
(Accomplishment Grant) program
are those which appear, among
the institutions of similar type in
their regions, to have made out-
standing effort throughout the
period since World War II to
raise the economic level of their
teachers and to recognize in other
ways the central importance of
the faculty in the educational
process." ,

The Ford Foundation grants
are to be paid in two equal in-
stallments, one before July 1,
1956, and the other before July 1,
1957.

Students To Release
Suppressed Desires

Suppressed Desires Day has
been set for the January 19, from
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dr. George P.
Hayes will be the chapel speaker
for that day.

To participate in the activities
of the day, each student must
purchase a Suppressed Desires
Day tag for a dollar. The money
counts in the class competition for
the Junior Jaunt Queen. These
tags will be on sale in the lobby
of Buttrick on Wednesday, Janu-
ary 18.

The following desires have been
approved by the Faculty: Ring
the fire bell from 1:00-2:00 (ex-
cept in Main and Hopkins);
Scream in the Library from 12:30-
1:30; wear blue jeans, levis, ped-
dle pushers, Bermuda shorts and
skirts to class; wear shirt tails
out; sing in the Dining Hall; eat
in the Faculty Dining Hall; ride
in the Faculty elevator in But-
trick; be discourteous to the chap-
el speakers; wade in the Alumnae
pool, provided no damage is done
to the fish; sleep in the library;
call Faculty by their first names.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS January 11. 1956

Merci Beaucoup

Piles of fresh flowers on cemetery lots are for people who
are no longer living, who perhaps had as many as two button-
hole carnations in their lives. Movies and national adoration
are for Billy Mitchel's years after a career ended in court
martial; and editorials of commendation are practically non-
existent.

Since college newspaper editors are generally noted as a
critical lot, we desire to sully this reputation by tossing a
few bouquets of warm and sincere congratulations to some
members of our community who have performed still-warm
deeds* of merit. We say thank you to:

Dr. Alston for conducting a wonderfully sincere, dignified,
and holy marriage ceremony for one of our fellow students
during Christmas. We were immensely proud to belong to a
community headed by such a man.

Penny Smith for her intelligent, interesting, and personal-
ized appeal for attention to the charity object of Junior Jaunt.
This is an important point that has seldom been emphasized.

The understanding infirmary staff for making visits
there pleasant. What with Jody's stuffed animals and Dr.
Tuggle's cheerful words, we fear an outbreak of a sick-on-
purpose epidemic.

Jane Stubbs for generously and happily sharing her
classes- at- Emory- this- quarter acquired car. She has amass-
ed the incredible record of carting students to Emory and
back, to the ice-skating rink, to the movie, to the stables,
to church, and a student convention all in one weekend.

Also, to the workmen' on the new building who wear those
lovely blue helmets, which combined with the bright orange
steel girders of the new building, furnish a cheery note of
color on gray January days. E. S.

Priceless Plasma

The normal human adult of average weight has approxi-
mately 12 or 13 pints of blood in his body, and yet each year
thousands lose many of these pints due to accidents or
operations. The quick and sure availability of blood and blood
products means life to these thousands of men and women
and children. Through its nation-wide program the Red
Cross supplies nearly 40 per cent of all the blood used for
treatment of civilian patients in this country.

We never know when we might be one of the persons whose
very life depends on this surplus blood. But how can we, as
students, ever have the opportunity of contributing our
blood?

On January 31, all the juniors and seniors in our college
community will be asked to donate blood to the Red Cro^s
blood bank. Careful examinations are given and anyone who
is not able to give blood will not be expected to do so.

The donation of blood is a purely voluntary movement, and
it will be up to each individual whether she will contribute.
However, since most of us are quite healthy and well, we
should feel that it is a privilege, rather than an obligation to
give. Who knows someday we may see the red cells,
white cells, platelets, and plasma of our blood flow into the
body of some loved one, taking with it the very essence of
life. Hope to see you at the blood bank! N. F.

New Year Forecasts
Same Old Problems

By MEMYE CURTIS

1956. New quarter. New year.
New songs, poignant if unlyrical.

A Freshman, one day said, "I
Can do anything that I try
If I give up my fun
For Math 101

I just may earn a D by and by!

Said one young engaged girl to

another,
"Why all the fuss and bother?
Cooking for a man
Is no task, just plan
To live next door to your mother."

Said a harried big wheel exec,
"Something's gotta be done, by
heck.

With five meetings an hour
I'm looking quite dour.
I must hire a private sec."

Once a young lass named Cleo
Forgot to sign in in the D. O.
She returned from her date
At half after eight,
But they thought that she'd
changed plans for Rio.

OX BECOMING TWENTY-ONE

Said a witty young college girl
sage

Through a thin pink mist of Ar-
pege,

"Only twenty men won?
Why I've hardly begun.
Watch me smoke now that I am
of age-"

THE MONTE CARLO STORY

A princely Valentino
Wanted a bambino.
He advertised
And won the prize,
But not at the Casino.

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Professor, Colonel, Musician
Plays Role of Marshall Cupid

By Dorothy Rearick

Versatility appears to be a keynote in the lives of many
Agnes Scott professors. Our Professor of Mathematics, Dr.
Henry Allen Robinson, is no .exception; popularly known as
Dr. "Rob," he is truly a man of many talents.

A native of Augusta, Dr. Robinson showed great talent
for music as a boy. It was in a I
music school that he first met
his wife, Roberta Videtto, when
both were about twelve years ol
age. He graduated from Fortin
School of Music in 1917 and from
the Academy of Richmond County
in Augusta in 1919 after taking
up the study of many musical in-
struments. To this day, he is as
intensely interested in music as
he is in mathematics.

Dr. Rob's schooling in mathe-
matics included work at the Uni-
versity of Georgia and Johns Hop-
kins University. Later, for post
graduate study, he attended the
University of Minnesota, New
York University and Brown Uni-
versity. Having taught at Texas
A. and M. for a year, he came to
Agnes Scott in 1926.

An experience in his early years
at the college he is not likely to
forget was that of first intro-
ducing Catherine Wood to the
promising young minister, Peter
Marshall. He still recalls the oc-
casion recorded in "A Man Called
Peter" as though it were only
yesterday.

In 1940, the professor left his
position at the college to become
a colonel in the army in the serv-
ice of his country. After spending
some time at Fort McPherson and
at the Adjutant's General
School in Washington, D. C, he
completed his military service
with a five-year sojourn at West
Point. In September, 1947, he re-
turned again to Agnes Scott Col-
lege.

In addition to a full schedule of
teaching here on the campus, Dr.
Robinson serves as a deacon at
the First Baptist Church of De-
catur, is a bank director, and is
currently helping revise a text-
book of college algebra. He holds
the position of Secretary-Treasur-

Dear Editor:

.Last Wednesday in convocation
Penny Smith, junior, advanced an
eloquent plea to the student body
to make the money drive for the
Junior Jaunt Charities a "heart
exercise." I heartily agree with
Penny in her assumptions that
we can, as a Christian student
body, make our yearly charity
drive an expression of love and
understanding for those who are
infinitely less fortunate than we,
but. I also insist that these drives
can be more than merely "heart
exercises." They can be head ex-
ercises as well. I personally feel
the responsibility for writing this
letter to bring before the atten-
tion of our student body that we
are a Democratic group, and as
such we have the right to have
more voice in the procedure for
selecting those charities. Last
year we raised over $2,000, and
that isn't peanuts. This year we
hope to raise even more, and the
big query is "Where is the money
going?"

True, we did have a chapel prp-
gram in student meeting that was
designated for the voting on the
proposed charities, but time al-
lowed only limited discussion, and
it is almost impossible to become

or

excited over charities that have
been promoted by a few of the
campus leaders, and which have
been discussed for a period of time
not equal to 15 minutes in one
student meeting. I suggest to the
students that they partake of
their rights as democratic parti-
cipants in a democratic organiza-
tion such as Student..Government.

I suggest that a system be
evolved in which the whole stu-
dent body, and not just a few
leaders, have the right to suggest
charities, and discuss them among
themselves before they convene in
any student meeting to vote on
those charities. A preferential
voting system should be used.
Perhaps this is idealistic, but I have
enough faith in the candor and
integrity of the student body to
become genuinely interested, and
to show themselves worthy con-
tributors to charities that they
know they have selected because
they believed in them, and not
because they were thrust upon
them. When we, the students, are
convinced that the charities are
ours, then the contributions will
be made for charity primarily,
and not just to have a certain
femme fatale crowned queen.

Joanne Miklas.

DR. ROBINSON

er of the Southeast Section of the
Mathematical Association of
America, and is a member of
numerous mathematical and hon-
orary societies.

The Robinson family includes
three children. Anne Lane, 29, is
the wife of a West Pointer in
Sandia Base, New Mexico and
mother of two children. Henry,
Jr., is the husband of an Agnes
Scott girl and a senior medical
student at Emory. Roberta, in the
eighth grade at Decatur High, is
musically inclined and plays
cello in the high school orches-
tra. Mrs. Robinson takes time
out from caring for a busy family
to participate in a book club and
to supervise a church nursery.

The Robinsons take particular
pride in their summer home in the
mountains near Hendersonville,
South Carolina. On their twenty
acre estate, they enjoy raising
numerous apple, plum, cherry,
peach and pear trees.

f~^re56 .Scripts

The popular combination of
marriage and going to school has
been attracting numbers of stu-
dents on other campuses as well
as at Agnes Scott. Georgia's
Red and Black reports that one
out of every five students at the
University is married. Better
grades and a greater interest in
classes are said to be the results
as a general rule in spite of the
fact that the students face added
responsibilities.

The girls at Hood College in
Frederick, Maryland, are plan-
ning for their annual Bermuda
vacation trip offered to all stu-
dents. The school-sponsored jaunt
will take place during spring
holidays. The Bine and Grey an-
nounced a lovely schedule of
swimming, bicycling, riding, ten-
tenis, sightseeing and dancing for
participating students.

Even boys have their problems
with the campus dress policy. Ac-
cording to the Clcmson Tiger,
students have just vetoed a motion
to wear ties to class one day a
week. Contrary to the prevailing
opinion that the freshmen dress
up whereas upperclassmen tend
to become more careless, the poll
showed that 55% of the upper-
classmen favored the proposal and
Only V5% freshmen voted affirm-
atively.

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS January 11, 1956 3

'56 Junior Jaunt Charity Effort
Will Culminate With "Encore"

By Nellie Strickland

Gaines Chapel resounded with shouts of "Encore" by en-
thusiastic juniors after the audience was heartily invited to
come on down ancl listen to the lullaby of Broadway. The big
annual charity drive will culminate January 21 in the tra-
ditional Junior Jaunt festivities in the gym. Wednesday's
convocation revealed as the
theme of this year's Jaunt "En-
core," which will be built around
Broadway musicals, old and new,
and feature Agnes Scott's own
stars.

Main features of the big event
are drives put on by the individual
classes, instigated for the purpose
of raising money for certain chari-
ties which the students deem
worthy of recognition and i.id.
This year's proceeds are to be di-
vided among World Unifersity
Service, National Scholarship
Fund for Negro Students, and
Georgia Association for Mental
Health. An amount is to be sent
to Pakistan to be used for mis-
sionary purposes. In addition, our
French War Orphan is to receive
a certain amount of the proceeds.

Junior Jaunt will produce from
one of the four competing classes
a queen, who will be chosen on
the basis of class accomplishment
in the over-all drive. Along the
same competitive line of main fea-
tures, judges will concede as win-
ner one of the skits presented on
the general theme of the show by
seniors, sophomores, and fresh-
men.

Junior Jaunt adds to its en-
cores a big dance after the show,
complete with band, refreshments,
and atmosphere (maybe even
shaded lights), which will be open
to everybody. Tickets to Junior
Jaunt will go on sale very soon;
exact time will be announced
later.

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Lower House Elects
Grayson Secretary

At its weekly meeting, Wed-
nesday, January 4, at five o'clock,
Lower House elected Nancy
Grayson to be its secretary for
the remaining two quarters. Nan-
cy is a sophomore from Char-
lotte, North Carolina.

Ticket Exchange

The Concert Ticket Exchange
is in operation before all Sym-
phony and All-Star Concerts. The
sheet to be signed by those inter-
ested is at the telephone in But-
trick. Boxes have been placed in
Buttrick and the dining hall for
those who wish to contribute
their tickets for the older chil-
dren's use at the Methodist Chil-
dren's Home.

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'59 Club

'59 Club met Tuesday, January
10, in the End Date parlor in
Main to hear Ann Alvis and Becky
Deal discuss different phases of
the book, "A Call to Faith," by
Rachael Henderlite. Helen Haynes
spoke to the club of the import-
ance of Religious Emphasis Week.

"Personal Devotions" will be
the topic of Dr. Alston's talk to
'59 club on Tuesday, January 17.

Bible Club

At Bible club's meeting on
Tuesday, January 10, the Christ-
ology of the less familiar Chris-
tian sects was discussed. Mem-
bers of the panel Nancy Brock,
Claire Flintom, Nancy Grayson,
Charlotte Holzworth, Mollie Mer-
rick, Martha Riggins, and Frances
Sattes presented the program.

Cotillion

Betty Garrard and Libby Han-
na were hostesses at the January
5 meeting of Cotillion club. Plans
were made for a weiner roast to
be given on February 2 in honor
of the new members, and Sandra
Thomas was elected to be chair-
man of the party.

Eta Sigma Phi

"The Creation of the World,
Mankind, and the Lesser Heroes"
will be the topic of Susan Aus-
tin's program when Eta Sigma
Phi meets at Miss Glick's home on
Thursday afternoon, January 12.

Folio

At the last meeting of Folio
during the fall quarter Sally San-
ford was elected president and
Ann Harvey, secretary.

Tryouts for Folio were dis-
cussed by its present members
when they met last Friday, Jan-
uary 6, in Hopkins Hall.

Music Club

At the Music club's January
meeting the life of Bach was stu-
died, and some of his compositions
were played by members of the
club. "Toccata in D Minor"
was played by R a m e t h
Richard on the organ. Sylvia Ray,
pianist, played "Prelude and Fu-
gue in C Sharp Major," and Ru-
nita McCurdy's violin solo was
"Arioso." Following two vocal
pieces by Jackie Plant and Caro-
line Romberg, Anne McCurdy pre-
sented a choral, "Jesu, Joy of
Man's Desiring," on the piano.

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Cupid, Santa Claus Conspire;
New Jewelry Provides Proof

By Nancy Burkitt

Here's positive proof Cupid and Santa Claus are in cohoots!
Linda Guenther, Betty Carmichael, Ellie Irwin, and Sara Moore found
third finger sparklers in the toes of their stockings. Anne Bullard,
Helen Hayes, and Jane Miller returned to 'the sheltering arms' with
beautiful engagement rings. The seniors were not the only lucky
lassies. Al Coldwell, Joyia Wilson, Kitty Williams, Fran Calder, Jane
Moore, Kathy Towns, and Joanne Ray will tell you that diamonds are
a girl's best friend beside that one special man of course! The good,
good word from Spartanburg is that Barbara Huey has an exquisite
emerald cut diamond engagement ring.

The new jewelry on campus is not limited to rings. There are some
pretty pins around, too. It seems that I was the last one to find out
that Punky Fambrough has the SAE badge of a Tech engineer. Now
Mary Grace McCurry has joined Punky in being a Tech SAE sweet-
heart. Margaret Foskey has an Emory ATO badge and Margaret
Schilling is pinned to a Tech Sigma Chi. The Phi Delt shield and
sword that Sheila MacConochie is sporting belongs to a Tech man.
Ann Scoggins is the proud possessor of a K Sig crescent and stars
from a Duke Blue Devil. Ramona Cartwright is proudly showing her
West Point ring.

A J Gunston, Ann Akerman, and Nancy Christian went out to the
ice skating rink to cut some fancy figures. Sara Townsend, Martha
Holmes, and JoAnne Ray agree that the rink is becoming THE place
in Atlanta. Saturday night the Emory Sigma Chis hosted a party to
start the quarter off in fine style. Helen Landel, Donalyn Moore, Ruth
Currie, and Helen Smith were on hand for the festivities.

Over Tech way Saturday night Marian Walten, Friend Meyer,
and Sue Lile partied at the K Sig house. Ces Rudisill, Clara Ann
Starnes, Genelle Breedlove, and Paula Pilkerton helped the PIKA
boys celebrate the Sugar Bowl victory. It was a house dance at the
Lambda Chi house for Kathleen Brown, Dale D'ick, Nancy Turner,
and Doreen Greenfield. Robinson's was the destination of Kay Weber,
Ann Rivers Payne, Shanny Shannonhouse, and Dbnna Walkup and
their Sigma Chi dates.

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4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS January 11, 1956

Teams Plan For Hoop Practice;
Meyer Reports New Schedule

By Helen Hendry

Manager Martha Meyer has announced that plans for the
'56 basketball season are fast developing. Class managers
for this year have been selected and include: seniors, Mary
Dean; juniors, Marjorie Deford; sophomores, Hazel Ellis;
freshmen, Maria Harris. Practice began this week in prepa-
ration for the opening game on
Friday 13th. The meet will in-
clude three games, one "B" game
at 3:30 followed by the two "A"
matches at 4:15. The choice of the
opposing teams in the "A" con-
tests will be made that afternoon
at the game by placing one of the
four managers at each corner of
the court and allowing them to
walk toward the center. The two
who first touch each other will
play one another as will the re-
maining two.

Another highlight of the game
will be the decorations in the gym
by the class spirit chairmen. Seat-
ing arrangements will be done in
the balcony, and manager Meyer
entertained the hope of filling the
entire section for this first and
very important match.

Another vast improvement is
the fact that six regular games
will be played rather than only
three as last year. Every other
week, along with the "A" matches,
there will be one "B" game; and
since there wiD be only three "B"
games during the season, a special
tournament will be held to decide
the "B" team championship.

A great deal of effort is being
exerted to make this season an
exceptionally good one for players
and spectators. Attendance at
games has been rather poor during
the last few years, and many an
exciting game has gone by unob-
served; therefore, each class is
urged to turn out for this first
big game and really make this
basketball season as spirited and
enjoyable as the hockey season.

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The following is a schedule of
events for the two-day Tourna-
ment:

Friday, January 13

12:00-1:30 Registration Sn Mur-
phey Candler.
2:00-3:00 First Round of Debat-
ing.

3:00-3:30 Coffee in Murphey
Candler.

4:00-5:00 Second Round of De-
bating.

5:30-6:30 Dinner in Agnes Scott
Dining Hall.

7:30-8:30 Third Round of Debat-
ing.

8:30-11:00 Open House in Mur-
phey Candler, Informal.
Saturday, January 14
9:00-10:00 Fourth Round of De-
bating.

10:00-11:00 Coffee in Murphey
Candler.

11:00-12:00 Fifth Round of Debat-
ing.

12:00- 1:15 Lunch at Agnes Scott.
2:00- 3:00 Sixth Round of De-
bating.

3:00- 4:00 Coffee in Murphey
Candler.
4:00 Announcement of
Awards in Murphey
Candler.

Scholar Will Speak
In AS Convocation

Dr. Johanna J. van Dulleman,
who will be our Convocation
speaker for Wednesday, January
18 ,is executive officer of the Uni-
ted States Educational Founda-
tion in Holland. Her talk on
"Education for International Un-
derstanding" is one of several lec-
tures she will give as a guest of
the Atlanta Branch of the Ameri-
can Association of University Wo-
men.

Dr. Van Dulleman studied at the
Universities of Groningen, Am-
sterdam, and Oxford. Although
serving as a teacher, and then as
principal of Girls' High School in
Rotterdam, she also was active in
vocational guidance work and la-
ter worked in a branch of the
Utrecht Psychotechnical Bureau.

Juniors Place First
In Tree Competition

In the annual Christmas Tree
Decoration contest at Grady Hos-
pital the Agnes Scott juniors won
the prize with their pink and sil-
ver tree. Each year students from
Tech, Emory, Oglethorpe, and
Agnes Scott take over the decora-
tion of trees in the Grady wards.

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the strongest forces for good
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Foils Gain Winter Sportlight;
Badminton Opens Full Season

Every new year Agnes Scott produces something new
and interesting in the sports line-up. First on the billboard
of attractions for winter are the two fencing classes being
taught by Miss Boyce. Fencing is a sport which has long
been desired and anticipated at Agnes Scott, and it is certain
that after this quarter, even

more enthusiasm will be added to
the interest already being shown.

Badminton is fast becoming a
top competitor-s sport for winter
quarter, and manager Ces Rudisill
has announced that action will
soon begin. A new badminton
committee has been selected this
year to aid in planning activities.
This committee includes Ann Mc-
Kelvie, Runita McCurdy and Mari-
lyn Tribble. The members of the
badminton team will have a play-
night Thursday night in order to
begin to get in shape for the sea-
son. New members of the team
will be chosen in the near future
by try-outs.

Riflery, which is one of the
relatively new sports on campus,
is offered again this quarter for
anyone who is interested. Prac-
tices are held at the Decatur

High School range, and all wish-
ing to sign-up for riflery should
contact Libby Hanson.

A. A. President Harriet Griffin
has announced that on the week-
end of Feb. 3-4, the GAFCW Con-
ference will be held in Valdosta,
Ga. Representatives from the
Athletic Association of Agnes
Scott are hoping to attend.

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Th e Aqnes Scott News

VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, January 18, 1956

Number 9

Juniors To Present ^Encore

99

. . . Virginia Keller

The most publicized preacher in
the world today, Evangelist Billy
Graham, left Sunday on the most
ambitious undertaking of his il-
lustrious career. At the invita-
tion of Christian cjiurches in In-
dia, Billy will make his first
speaking tour in a nation which is
not predominately Christian.

In his newest adventure, the
evangelist must cope with more
than just the problem of lan-
guage which will require three
different interpreters to make his
words understood to the multi-
tongued Indians. There are re-
ports that Communist elements
will attempt to discredit him
through heckling and rabble-
rousing of non-Christian sects.
Graham emphasizes, however, that
his sermons will be directed to the
Christians who invited him and
not aimed at converting the Hin-
dus.

Hungary

In the wake of Communist re-
versal from its "peace" drive
comes word from Hungary that
a correspondent for the American
press has been jailed in Budapest
on charges of spying for the U.S.
A. Hungarian national, Endre t Mar-
ton had worked for the Associated
Press since 1947. His wife, a for-
mer United Press correspondent,
has also received a jail sentence
on similar charges.

Five-Year Plan

In its effort to keep pace with
the combined efforts of the West-
ern world, the Soviet Union has
announced its sixth Five-Year
Plan for the strengthening of its
economy. Following the form of
earlier plans, the new program
stresses the buildup of heavy in-
dustry and increase in production
of atomic energy.

Overall figures set an average
goal of 65% buildup in industry.
This includes a 75% increase in
heavy industry while consumer
goods will experience only a 60%
boost. The weak spot of economy,
the food situation, was given the
biggest challenge Soviet leaders
have called for a doubling of pres-
ent agricultural output.

Eisenhower

In the United States, although
Eisenhower's State of the Union
message made promises for a bal-
anced budget and tackled other
weighty problems, mo^t politi-
cians seemed more concerned with
the state of the President him-
self. With primary election time
drawing near, many state Repub-
lican parties are entering Ike's
name, despite the fact that he has
not stated whether he will run
again.

Riegel Will Appear
At Marriage Class

This afternoon at 5:00 p.m. the
second in a series of .marriage
classes will be held in 207 Camp-
bell Hall. The Rev. Robert Riegel,
assistant rector at Saint Luke's
Episcopal Church, will speak on
"Courtship and Engagement."

Next week Dr. Abraham Vel-
koff, Atlanta gynecologist, will
lecture on "Sex Relationship."

All seniors and engaged girls
are invited to attend these lec-
tures.

(Left to right) Jackie Murray, Junior; Mary M. Wilson, Freshman;
Judy Watson, Senior; Emasue Alford, Sophomore.

Peyre Will Lecture
On French Politics

On Monday evening, January
30, Henry Peyre, chairman of the
department of Romance Lan-
guages at Yale, will speak in
Gaines chapel on "Existentialism
and Humanism." .Dr. Peyre, a
University Center lecturer, will
also be at Agnes Scott for our
February 1 Convocation; his topic
will be "Politics in France Today:
Is France Unstable?"

Alston

Dr. Alston has been unanimous-
ly re-elected as a member of the
National Advisory Council for
NSA, the National Student Asso-
ciation. He will serve along 7 with
twelve other distinguished Ameri-
cans, including Ralph Bunche,
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, and Har-
old Stassen.

Kabaker To Speak
To Sociology Group

"Graduate ' Study at Western
Reserve University" will be the
subject discussed tomorrow by
Annette Kabaker. She is the fac-
ulty member in charge of admis-
sions at the Cleveland university.
She will speak in the faculty
lounge of Buttrick at 3:30.

Several Agnes Scott girls have
studied in the graduate schools
there in recent years. Dr. Anna
Greene Smith of the sociology de-
partment received a letter from
Miss Kabaker which said that the
University is particularly anxious
to admit Agnes Scott graduates.
There are a number of scholar-
ships and fellowships available.

The departments of social work,
speech and drama are parti-
cularly outstanding. For further
information, contact Dr. Smith.

Alumnae To Present
Annual Career Coffees

On January 25, 30 and February 1, Career Coffees, a val-
uable service of the Alumnae Association, will be held from
7:30 to 8:30 p. m. in the Anna Young Alumnae House. Each
conference will feature several speakers, who are alumnae
working in various vocational fields, and will be followed by
an informal discussion period. The
coffees are open to the entire
student body. Light refreshments
will be served.

This year the program is under
the direction of Miss Lorton Lee,
'49, director of publicity for the
Atlanta YWCA.

The first coffee, on Wednesday,
January 25, presenting careers for
English and history majors, will
be led by Miss Kathryn Johnson,
'47, of the Associated Press staff
in Atlanta.

On Monday, January 30, the
conference for careers in the fine
arts will be presented by Miss
Adele Dieckmann, '48, church mu-
sic director. Miss Dieckmann is
the daughter of Professor Emer-
itus C. W. Dieckmann, composer
of the Agnes Scott hymn, "God of
the Marching Centuries."

The last coffee, on Wednesday,
February 1, will give information
on careers for science and math
majors, and will be directed by
Miss Vicki Alexander, '46, medi-
cal technologist at Emory Uni-
versity.

McDowell To Head
Musicians 1 Meeting

The Southern Division of the
Music Teachers National Associ-
ation, Incorporated, will have its
first convention in Atlanta on
January 26-28 at the tf Atlanta
Biltmore Hotel.

Michael McDowell, professor of
music at Agnes Scott, was elected
president of the division when it
was organized last February, and
is in charge of convention plans.

During the three-day conven-
tion, several noted artists will per-
form. They include Edward Kil-
enyi, pianist from Florida State
University; Ben Owen, pianist
from University of Louisville; and
Beverly Wolff Dwiggins, contralto.
The group will also hear the At-
lanta Symphony String Quartet,
the University Singers from FSU,
and the Madrigalians from Pea-
body College.

Classes To Vie
For Queen Title

By Nancy Flagg

The plans for Junior Jaunt ''Encore" are becoming a re-
ality under the supervision' of Penny Smith, over-all chair-
man, and three class skit chairmen: Judy Brown for the
seniors, Nancy Kimmel, sophomores, and Betty Edmunds,
freshmen. The production of "Encore" is based on some of
the Broadway hit plays, such as

"Oklahoma" and "Annie, Get
Your Gun."

"My Three Angels" is the title
of the freshman skit in "Encore,"
Helen Culpepper heads the writing
committee; Lelia McGeachy, cos-
tumes; Karo Spann, make-up;
Joyia Wilson, props; and Doreen
Greenfield, Art.

The sophomores are staging
"Anthony and Cleopatra." The
writing committee for the skit
was composed of Sue Lile, Millie
Lane, Harriet Talmadge, and
Pinky McCall, who is also in
charge of the music. Edith Mac-
Kinnon and Jean Clark are re-
sponsible for props and scenery.

"The Country Girl" will be pre-
sented b$ the senior class. Bar-
bara Battle, Nancy Burkitt,
Memye Curtis, Nancy Thomas,
and Dorothy Weakley constituted
the writing committee.

The three skits will be judged
by Mr. and Mrs. Roff Sims and
Dr. and Mrs. S. G. Stukes.

The various projects of each
class for the purpose of raising
money for the charities are under
the supervision of four money
chairmen. They are Joanne Mik-
las, senior; Carolyn Herman,
junior; Becky Barlow, sophomore;
and Archer Boswell, freshman.

The juniors, who present the
setting and closing for the entire
production, will.: re-enact scenes
from several Broadway musicals.
The choreography for the numbers
was planned and is being re-
hearsed under the supervision of
Frances Patterson and Helen
Sewell. The other committee
chairmen are as follows: clean-
up, Susie Benson; class skits,
Margaret Minter; chairs, Sis
Burns; charities, Nancy Brock;
costumes, Charlotte Holzworth,
with Donna Walkup doing the de-
signs; decorations, Jean Porter;
lights, Jean Donaldson; make-up,
Keo Keller; music, Margie DeFord
and Virginia Redhead; over-all
art, Libby Bond; over-all money,
Kit Crosby; props, Jo Ann Nix;
programs, Mollie Merrick; publi-
city, Nellie Strickland; queens,
Martha Riggins; refreshments,
Frances Barker; scenery, Jene
Sharp; tickets, Anne Harllee;
ushers, Sarah Townsend; produc-
tion, Gloria Calhoun, Libby Bond,
Jean Porter, Virginia Redhead,
and Jackie Murray, who has been
the general secretary.

The class selections for queens
were presented in chapel last
Thursday. Mary Mayne Wilson is
the freshman candidate; Emasue
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Frost Plans Visit
To ASC Campus

By Linda Guenther

Last summer, Celestine Sibley of the "Atlanta Constitution"
attended a writers' conference at Broad Leaf, Vermont. At
a party that Robert Frost, America's Poet Laureate, gave
for the writers, Miss Sibley recalls Mr. Frost's comments in
regard to his annual trip to Agnes Scott. "I must write
Emma Laney a letter," he said,

smiling a little as he thought of
his friend who is professor of
English at Agnes Scott. "She's
kind to be interested in having a
collection of my books and papers
at the library there, and she com-
plains that I have only written
her one decent letter." He smiled
mischievously. "How do you think
it would be to write her a letter
just for exhibition purposes?"
Whether or not Miss Laney ever
received the letter Mr. Frost spoke
of, Agnes Scott receives Mr. Frost
himself on January 26, when he
will be presented by Lecture
Association in Gaines Chapel at
8:30 p.m.

First Visit

Robert Frost made his first visit
to Agnes Scott in 1935. Beginning
in 1945, he has made a trip each
year; the 1956 visit makes the
fifteenth year he has come to
Agnes Scott. The library has re-
cently received a copy of his 1955
Christmas poem "Some Science

Poet Robert Frost

Fiction" and an autographed copy
of the first separate edition of his
poem "New Hampshire." This edi-
tion was limited to 750 copies,
signed by the author.

This year during his visit to
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2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS January 18, 1956

Voice Exercise

In vain the editors of this paper waited for an answer to
the letter-to-the-editor in last week's issue. We heard talk
in class, at lunch, in the dorm, about this letter. But that is
all talk.

Since the talking students have not gone on record for
themselves, we believe it our duty to express some of the
views we have heard and, of course, our own opinion.

Along with quite a few other students, we feel that Joanne
Miklas is entirely correct in stating that "we have a right to
more voice" in selecting the charities for Junior Jaunt. We
agree with others who think the students could have selected
better charities than the ones selected last year. We nod
assent to the idea that smaller charities, with less over-
head, which are closer to home might utilize our contribu-
tions more effectively. We agree that individual students
could inform campus leaders of such worthy and needy
charities.

But we do not acknowledge the truth in the statement
that the charities were "thrust upon" the student' body by
"a few leaders." The editor of this paper is a member of
Representative Council, a group of 15 student leaders. This
council selected the charities to be voted on only after an-
nouncing to the students in chapel, fully a month in advance,
that the time of selection was drawing near and asking for
their suggestions. The Council also displayed material re-
garding the charities in a conspicious place for that same
length of time. The actual voting time was perhaps limited,
but interested students had plenty of time to make sugges-
tions or to protest before the vote was taken.

Penny Smith asked for "heart exercise," Joanne Miklas
called for "mind exercises," we called for "voice exercise"
beforehand "voice exercise," that is. Students who wait until
somebody else has done all the work of deciding an issue
and then at the last moment raise objections make us wonder.

We wonder why these "interested" students did not be-
come concerned when the opportunity for planning was pre-
sented to them.

We are a group of intelligent, original girls. We have good
ideas.

But, "A stitch in time saves nine," and it is a lazy wife who
waits for a snag to become a rip. E. S.

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Pi Alpha Phi is to be greatly commended on the excellent
order which characterized the recent debate tournament
held on our campus. The entire program exhibited a smooth-
ness and effectiveness indicative of good planning and fore-
thought on the part of the Agnes Scott group. Debates were
begun promptly; timers were efficient; hostesses were gra-
cious; and, in general, the campus put its best foot forward
in welcoming our guests.

The reputation of our school rests a great deal on just such
occasions as these debates. Therefore, it is gratifying to con-
sider the activities of the past weekend. Thanks debaters!
A job well done. J. A. N.

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"L DOT McLANAHAN, JOYCE SKELTOX

Lilies, Crayons Bring Joy
To Scottish Rite Children

By Dorothy Rearick

"Please, doesn't someone have some crayons I can use?"

A tousle-headed boy looks imploringly from between the
bars of his hospital bed.

"You see, I have a lot of pictures here "'He thumbs
through a folder of tracings made from a coloring book.
"And I'd like very much to color '

them, but I don't have any cray-
ons. Could you find me some?"

"Butch" is one of a number of
children staying at the Scottish
Rite Hospital a few blocks from
the Agnes Scott campus. Confined
to his bed with one leg in a cast,
he is yet a cheerful, lively five-
year-old. He looks forward to
Saturday afternoons when, for an
hour and a half, a group of col-
lege girls come to visit him and
the other boys in his ward. It is
then that he gets to toss a rubber
ball back and forth over the high
sides of his bed, to play Chinese
checkers, and, if someone has
brought him some crayons, to
color.

Down the hall, in the girls'
ward, Martha and Susie take great
pleasure in learning to make
wateiiilies from paper napkins. As
they eagerly fold the paper and
plan how they will exhibit their
collection of flowers, one may
easily overlook the fact that these
are handicapped children, not
even able to sit up in their beds.
Such simple items as paper nap-
kins and crayons transform an
afternoon in bed to an experience
of joy and pleasure.

Even the babies, some as young
as four or five months, light up
when they see visitors in the ward.
This means a time for story-
telling and for playing with all
sorts of toys. Confined to a cast
of one kind or another, each child
manages to smile and thoroughly
enjoy the visiting hour. When the
time is up, eyes fill and voices
are raised with pleadings for
these friends from the college to
stay a little longer.

Agnes Scott's Christian Associ-
ation has sponsored the work at
Scottish Rite Hospital as one of
its service projects for a number
of years. Although a box of cray-
ons or a paper napkin wateiiily
may seem like little things, stu-
dents who participate in the pro-
ject find that they mean a great
deal to the children. The two hours
a week devoted to visiting in the
Hospital not only brings joy to
many youngsters, but truly en-
riches the lives of those who visit.

As long as this project continues
at Agnes Scott, there will be
many 'Butches," "Marthas" and
"Susies" who, finding life just a
little bit brighter, will look up
with grateful eyes and say
"Thank you."

rip

A young reporter for the Missis-
sippi State Reflector discovered
an interesting tradition which or-
iginated among the members of
the English department long be-
fore anyone had heard anything
about the $64,000 question. It
seems the professors indulge in a
game of chance which consists of
trying to pick the number of foot-
ball games State will win each
year along with the probable score
of the Ole Miss game. The mem-
bers of this exclusive set, who be-
gan their gambling several years
ago and called it thexsixty-four
cent question, present a small
prize to the winner of the contest.

From Cambridge, Massachu-
setts, Harvard reports a new
study plan which goes beyond the
program of independent study at
Agnes Scott. Harvard's plan al-
lows juniors as well as seniors to
carry out individual academic
work which is substituted for one
or two formal courses during the
student's last two years. Another
phase of the program makes it
possible for students to take ad-
vanced work for which they are
ready all down the line gradu-
ate work for the undergraduate,
advanced studies for the freshman,
or college work for the secondary
school student.

/

The University of Virginia's

president has just approved a
social code for the fraternities,
which defines planned parties and
permanently identified hostesses
as well as specifying hours dur-
ing which the frat houses may be
open. The boys may entertain their
dates until 9:00 on week nights
and until 1:00 a.m. on the week-
end.

Christmas Greeting
Revives Friendship

The sending of a Christmas
card often helps preserve a
friendship that might otherwise be
lost or forgotten. This was proved
just the other day when Dorothy
Bailey, friend of all students who
use the gymnasium at Agnes
Scott, received a card postmarked
Munchen, Germany, with the fol-
lowing note:

"Dear Darcy (or is it Dorothy?
I never really knew)

"Maybe you don't even remem-
ber me the girl from Munich,
Germany who was at Agnes Scott
from 1948-1950. But I do remem-
ber you very well and I do re-
member how you always protected
my bow and arrows from being
used by other girls. Every time I
wear my "silver arrow" it reminds
me of you.

"Today I want to wish you a
very merry Christmas and a hap-
py and healthy New Year-
Yours,

Gabriele Menzel."

Curtis Grows Up
On Idyllic Island

By Memye Curtis

Inspired by the coming of Miss Mead, I propose to add to
the body of anthropological knowledge with a study which
shall be titled: Coming of Age in South Decatur. My room-
mate, also an eminent sociologist, is amazed that I feel quali-
fied to undertake such a project, since I know nothing at all
about sociology. However, I be

Ex-Players Recall
Stage Experiences

Memories of a play three years
in rehearsal awaiting a propitious
full moon before its performance
brought reminiscent chuckles to
former members of Blackfriars as
alumnae* and students joined to-
gether in the Rebekah reception
room last Thursday night to cele-
brate the fortieth anniversary of
that club. Present members were
regaled by the older members as
each class in turn represented
there, from 1954 to 1916, told of
their varied experiences on and
off stage. One ' ex-Blackfriar re-
called a meeting with the famous
Jimmy Walker, Mayor of New
York in 1925: and another remem-
bered a trip the acting group
nade to Chicago. Margaret Bland
Sewell was there to receive con-
gratulations anew on her one-act
play "Pink and Patches" which
won national awards when the
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lieve that my lack of knowledge
on the subject makes me uniquely
capable of approaching it with a
truly unbiased mind.

Following scholarly precedent,
I shall give a brief history of my
actual research. The project was
concerned with the island of Ag-
nes Scott, which is, as you will
find on your air map of Atlanta,
bounded by Candler and Mc-
Donough Streets, a railroad track,
and two filling stations. Said pro-
ject began almost four years ago,
at which time my arrival on the
island had, I must admit, a greater
effect upon me than upon the
institution. At once, I set about
studying the inhabitants of the
island. In order to avoid upsetting
the subjects, who, I had heard,
were of a sensitive and highly ex-
citable nature, I hid behind the
coats in the dining hall and under
bridge tables, and, at times, dis-
guised myself in long socks as
one of them

As might be expected, a certain
ethnocentrism exists on the is-
land. Conformity to accepted so-
cial patterns may be found in
many aspects of the life there.
Before leaving the island, for ex-
ample, the girls leave behind
them, in a chamber lovingly call-
ed "the D. O.," bits of pink and
white paper as momentos of their
excursions. The force of ethnocen-
trism may be determined still
further by observing the differ-
ence between cottage groups, who

talk, play bridge, and talk; and
dormitory groups, who play
bridge, talk, and play bridge. 1

A certain biological determinism
seems to be the underlying factor
in the rush of natives which
emerges from Buttrick Hall each
day at one o'clock and races to
the dining hall.

There are four cults, called
"classes," on the island. It is the
quaint local custom of these
classes to compete against each
other once a year in a festival
called the Junior Jaunt. Last year,
fhe queen of the fete rode in state
on an elephant imported especial-
ly for the purpose.

Group norms demand week-end
migrations to other schools and
this weekly spread of Scott
Scholars in turn produces cultural
diffusion.- The week-end activities
of the natives are, if possible, even
more interesting than thje daily
ones. Would that I had words to
describe the wild abandon of a
curious tribal dance called "Bop,"
in which the boy raises one eye-
brow and the girl moves her left
shoulder.

And now, as the sun sinks slowly
in the West, we must leave this
idyllic isle. We bid you farewell
in the idiom of the natives, who,
when parting with friends, say
Toodle.

1 see concept of dichotomy of
Gemeinsohaft-Gesellschaft.

2 LaPierc, A Theory of Social
Control, p. 488.

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS January 18, 1956 3

Atlanta WOTY Title Honors
Two Alumnae In Career World

By Mildred Nesbit

Last week two Agnes Scott alumnae received perhaps the
highest recognition paid to career women of Atlanta that
of being chosen Woman of the Year in their respective vo-
cational fields. Miss Elizabeth Stevenson, who wrote the
widely acclaimed biography of Henry Adams, was named
Woman of the Year in the Arts

for 1955, and Mrs. Rosalind Wil-
liams, advertising manager at
Davison's, is Atlanta's Woman of
the Year in Business. It is indeed
a credit to Agnes Scott that two
of six Atlanta women so honored
are ASC graduates

Miss Stevenson, a modest, soft-
spoken clerk-typist at the Atlanta
Public Library, is quoted as say-
ing she wrote the biography of
the famed historian and novelist
because she became interested in
the "positive personality of Hen-
ry Adams . . . who was against
more things than he was for."
Critics have hailed her book as
"one of the most important works"
about Henry Adams, and the
chairman of the committee mak-
ing the presentation called the
book a "major contribution to
American letters."

The biography is one of nine
non-fiction books that have been
nominated for the National Book
Award. It is also up for the Pu-
litzer Prize for biography.

An English and history major,
Miss Stevenson wrote a column
for this newspaper during her
college days. She was elected to
Phi Beta Kappa.

Williams

Mrs. Rosalind Williams, who
worked her way up from the job
of copywriter to that of executive
in the advertising field, is also
the mother of two teen-agers.
She has very successfully com-
bined her career with homemak-
ing, and she feels that it is "worth
the extra effort it requires."

National recognition has been
awarded Mrs. Williams many
times during her career. Sne has
received three times, on behalf of
Davison's, awards for distinctive
merit in retail advertising from
the National Retail Dry Goods
Association, and similar awards

Junior Jaunt

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Alford, sophomore; Jackie Mur-
ray, junior, and Judy McDaniel
Watson, senior.

"Encore" will be presented Sat-
urday night, January 21 at 8 p. m.
in the gym, with a dance follow-
ing the conclusion of the produc-
tion. Tickets are being sold in
Buttrick several days this week
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A blood bank advertisement she
created during World War II won
a special award, and she wrote
the words for an American Red
Cross ad that was adopted by
forty-two New York stores.

The committee which made the
award said that Mrs. Williams
has been 'instrumental in raising
the standards of retail advertising
in Atlanta, so that it ranks with
that of the largest cities in Ameri-
ca."

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Chi Beta Phi

On Tuesday, January 10, Chi
Beta Phi members met with Lt.
Gleason from the Civil Air De-
fense Filter Center, who talked
about civil defense, our place in
it, and the allied countries that
are united in a radar network. To
illustrate possibilities for civilians
in Civil Air Defense, he showed a
film entitled "Mrs. Jones, Meet
Your Partners."

Dr. E. Ritter from Georgia Tech
will speak to the society at its
next meeting, January 24, about
"The Electric Brain."

Spanish Club

The Spanish club held a busi-
ness meeting on January 10 to
plan programs for the remaining
year. At the February meeting
Louisa Allen will tell about her
summer at Middlebury College in
Vermont.

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Vee Williamson (left) and Judy Brown (right) help Joanne Miklas
with the debate tournament.

Pi Alpha Phi Plays
FSU, Mercer, TPI

Pi Alpha Phi Debating Society
of Agnes Scott played host to the
ninth annual All-Southern Inter-
collegiate Debate Tournament Fri-
day and Saturday, January 13-14.
Teams from five states participat-
ed in the six-round tourney on the
question, "Resolved: That the Non-
Agricultural Industries Should
Guarantee Their Employees An
Annual Minimum Wage."

The winning teams were an-
nounced at 4:00 p.m. Saturday in
Murphey Candler. A trophy was
presented to the school which had
the most negative and affirmative
wins, and trophies were also given
to the winning negative and af-
firmative teams. The overall win-
ner of the tourney was Florida
State University, and the affirm-
ative winner was Mercer. Tennes-

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Certificates were presented to
the second and third place teams.
Second and third place in the ov-
erall contest went to Mercer and
University of South Carolina, re-
spectively. The negative teams of
University of South Carolina and
Florida State University won sec-
ond and third, respectively. Sec-
ond place in the affirmative went
to Florida State University and
third was won by University of
South Carolina.

Three trophies were also award-
ed to the best individual speakers.
Representatives from the Univer-
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and Tennessee Tech received first,
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Spirit Of Leap Year Invades;
Lassies Invite Dates For Jaunt

By Nancy Burkitt

Four hundred and eighty-nine. That's the magic number. Divide
1956 by four and according to my simple math the magic number is the
result. This means that 1956 is a presidential election year, and Leap
Year. And you know what Leap Year means, because many Scotties
have gotten into the spirit of things by asking dates to Junior Jaunt.
Ann Welborn and Punky Fambrough are expecting dates from over
Georgia way. A VPI cadet is coming down to see the festivities with
Carolyn Wright. Nancy Burkitt is hoping to entertain a "Kernel" from
Ft. Benning. Mary Margaret Moody's date will be from the
University of Alabama. Up from the University of Florida will be
Berta Jackson, Helen Scott Maddox, Ann Harllee and JoAnne Beasley's
dates. Ann Tilley has asked a D'avidson man to come for "Encore."
From way out west, the University of Oregon, will come a cfate for
Ramona Cartwright. The Auburn Tigers are really invading the camp-
us this weekend. Ann Harvey, Tesa Hand and Jean Salter are some
of the lucky girls.

Congratulations are in order for the lucky young man who gave
Mary Ann Warnell the beautiful engagement ring she is now wear-
ing. Have you seen the diamond that Sara Dudney wore back to
ASC this month after her year's study at the Sorbonne? Nothing
could be more romantic than to become engaged in Gaie Paris.
Jeanette Huff is the proud possessor of a Tech KA badge. It was a
Davidson ATO pin that a Seminary student gave Peggy Wilson.

Billie Rainey spent the weekend at Vogel State Park where the
Tech SAE chapter hosted an ever wonderful houseparty. Itty Rich-
ardson and Susie Ware packed their bags for a round of parties at
the University of Georgia. Kay Collums, Joyia Wilson, and Martha
Holmes Rave glowing accounts, of the K Sig houseparty at Auburn.
And, Tavie?

Margaret Minter, Shirley McDonald, Nancy Alexander, and Anise
Gann went over to Tech for a Beta party. Catherine Girardeau, Joan
Sanders, Ann Harllee, Kit Crosby, and Carol Pine danced to the latest
hits at the K Sig house. At the Sigma Nu party Frances Elliott, Mary
Ann Hill, Ann Blackshear, and June Fulmer gave their dates the
inside low down on all the Junior Jaunt activities. Marianne Gillis,
Curley Jones and Jackie Johnson toodled by the Tech SAE lodge
after seeing one of the hit movies in town.

Sallie Greenfield, Jorie Muller, and Virginia Fuller put on their
best skirts and sweaters Saturday night and hurried over to the
Emory Beta house where they found Suzanne Bailey, Eunice Sim-
mons, and Sissy Hurley doing a real mean sock hop. Across the row
at the Delta shelter Hope Weathers, Lila McGeachy, Betty Cobb, and
PeeWee Fowlkes had on their prettiest party dresses for the house
dance. Louisa Allen, Millie Nesbit,' Ila Jo Dorough and Joanne Miklas
and their dental student dates stopped by the Psi O house for some
real ballroom dancing. j

Randy Norton, Leonise Davis, Martha Akin, Carlanna Lindamood,
and Nancy Glasure and their dates journeyed out to SnapFinger
Farm Saturday night. Although the hosts were the Emory and Tech
Sigma Chi chapters, Caro McDonald, Sara Margaret Heard, Deene
Spivey, Rosalind Johnson, and Shirley Lawhorne reported that so
many Scotties were there, it was almost an ASC party.

Well, here's a big weekend and a glorious Junior Jaunt. May the
best queen wear the crown. Toodle, poodle.

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4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS

January 18, 1956

Senior Team Defeats Freshmen;
Sophomores Emerge Victorious

By Helen Hendry

The seniors captured a first-game win by defeating the
freshmen 37-27 in a rough and tumble match last Friday
afternoon. Leading at the end of the first quarter by a low
score of 12-8, the freshmen team gradually gave way under
the force of their more tenacious opponents; at the
half-time, they were trailing the

seniors by one point.

In the second half, a strong
senior defense composed of Bar-
bara Battle, May Muse, and Dbra
Wilkinson completely baffled the
attempts of the tall frosh for-
wards to break through to their
basket. Forced to resort to long
throws, the freshman cagers
were held down to a total of four
field goals in the last half.

Meanwhile, the inspired trio of
senior forwards, led by high-
scorer Louisa Allen, continued to
rack up points through a series
of crip shots. Although hampered
by the brilliant defense of guard
Maria Harris, the seniors steadily
increased their lead, never losing
it again during the remainder of
the game.

Despite the final score, the en-
tire game was a well-matched
one. Scoring honors on the fresh-
man team were shared by Ruth
Currie and Charlene Bass, and the
agile ball-handling of the frosh
six kept the upperclassmen con-
stantly on their toes. Both teams
were handicapped by numerous
fouls, and the playing, especially
in the last half, was unusually
rough and harem-scarem.

In the junior-soph tilt, the
Sophomores nosed out their
opponents 35-28 in an exciting
last quarter scoring splurge. Tak-
ing an early lead in the first
quarter, the sophs seemed ready
to take an easy win. when a sur-
prising comeback by the juniors
left the Pink cagers with only a
three point lead at the half-time.
Continuing their determined drive,
the junior forwards racked up 10
points in the third quarter to tie
the score 24-24.

Sparked by Rebecca Fewell, a
fast-breaking south-paw with a
wicked loop-shot, the sophomores
regained their vigor and netted a
total of 11 points in the fourth
quarter to emerge victorious in
their first game of the season.

Both teams displayed signs of
the possibilities of a strong de-
fense, although in the game, both
sets of guards showed a weakness
for leaving gaps in their positions
through which the offense could
easily plunge. Sophomore Martha
Meyer played an outstanding

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game against the junior forwards,
while Margie Hill, a small but fast
junior guard, proved a menace to
the soph scorers. Unexpected star
of the game was forward Jackie
Murray, who was last season's
top-scorer for the junior "B"
team. With a surprising burst of
skill in the second quarter, Jackie
amazed spectators by sinking a
total of five straight field-goals
without a single miss.

In an earlier "B" game, the
freshman squeezed out a narrow
20-17 win over the sophomores.
The frosh, led by forward Martha
McCoy, maintained a marginal
lead throughout the game; and
while the sophomores always
trailed by only a point or two,
they could never overcome the
small advantage. Judy Nash held
high scoring position for the
losers.

Blackfriars

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club presented it in competition in
New York in 1926.

Other experiences included the
thrill when at last "real men" ap-
peared on the Agnes Scott stage.
But before that Miss Roberta
Winter had appeared as the star
and male lead of "Daddy Long-
Legs" with the mother of Memye
Curtis, Mary Freeman, as the
feminine lead, Daddy Long-Legs'
adopted child. Besides Miss Win-
ter, other ex-Blackfriars at the
party, who are still an indispens-
able part of the Agnes Scott com-
munity, were Miss Ellen Leyburn,
associate professor of English;
Miss Margaret Phythian, profes-
sor of French; and Miss Llewellyn
Wilburn, associate professor of
physical education.

Robbie Shellnut, as general
chairman of the party, introduced
the program which included Jour-
dan Jones giving the history of
the club, Sallie Greenfield reading
messages from absent alumnae,
selections from Cassandra's
speeches in "The Trojan Women"
by Euripedes, and a reading of Sis-
ter Joanna of the Cross in "Cradle
Song." Miss Frances K. Gooch,
former director of speech at Agnes
Scott, presented a reading from
"As You Like It."

Frost

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Agnes Scott, Mr. Frost will be a
guest of Dr. and Mrs. Alston. On
January 27 at 3:00 p.m., he will
hold an informal conference in the
living room of Hopkins Hall with
Folio and BOZ. That evening
Dr. and Mrs. Alston will be at
home to faculty members, so that
they may meet and talk with Mr.
Frost.

Tickets

Students who wish to sit in the
reserved section at the 8:30 lec-
ture Thursday evening must ob-
tain tickets from the book store
before 4:00 p. jm., January 26.

In order that those who have
not heard Mr. Frost before may
become acquainted with his work,
Mrs. Byers has announced that
records of Mr. Frost reading his
own poetry will be played in the
library from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m.
on January 19, and from 5:00-6:00
p.m. on January 23, 24 and 25.
Those who wish to buy copies of
Mr. Frost's poetry may place or-
ders at the main desk in the li-
brary. Mr. Frost will autograph
the books while he is here. There
are three editions for sale: "The
Complete Works" at $4.50 per
copy; "The Road Not Taken" st
$3.50 per copy,, and the Modern
Library edition of his poetry at
$1.45 per copy.

Bob Hope

Miss Laney tells ot an incident
in which a faculty child of some
years ago gave the four-time Pu-
litzer Prize-winning poet the top
juvenile accolade: after hearing
Mr. Frost's pleasant, informal talk,
the little boy remarked judicious-
ly, "He's as good as Bob Hope!"

Editors Announce Tryouts
For AS "News" Reporters

The Agues Scott "News" is
currently holding- tryouts for
those who wish to become re-
porters on the paper. The list
is posted in the mailroora. Stu-
dents desiring to try out are re-
quested to sign this list not later
than Saturday. There will be a
meeting of all who have signed
the list Monday afternoon, Jan.
23, at 5:00 p.m. in the "News"
room, second floor Murphey
Candler. Freshmen are eligible.

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AA Tackles Grass Problems;
Griffin Reveals Replacements

Again this year, the members of the Athktic Association
are making an urgent appeal that students refrain from walk-
ing on the grass when going to and from classes and to the
dining hall. A. A. began the grass-planting project last
y-ear in an attempt to improve the looks of the back part of
the campus by covering many of
the bare spots and paths. Since
last spring, however, the problem
of students' disregarding the
"Please" signs and the string
fences has been a serious one,
and the Board has become greatly
concerned over the possibility that
the replanted grass may be com-
pletely killed.

Replacements

At the A. A. Board meeting on
the 9th, president Harriett Grif-
fin disclosed that senior Marijke
Schepman has been selected to
replace former vice-president
Barbara Huey. Marijke, who was
acting tennis manager last quar-
ter, has also taken charge of
Lost and Found in the absence
of treasurer Sheila MacConochie.
Badminton

The badminton team held their
first meeting of the season last
Thursday night, January 12. A
short practice period preceded the
business meeting at which sea-
sonal plans were discussed. It was
decided to allow Manager Ces
Rudisill to continue as head of
all business matters with the aid
of a committee rather than to
elect a president and other offi-
cers. It was voted to try a one-
night marathonal tournament this
year to be held on January 26 in-
stead of sponsoring the usual two-
week tournament. The single and
double tournaments will be held
on separate nights, and everyone
who does not play on the night
designated will be forced to for-
feit.

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Dance Group

Members of the Dance group
are hard at work practicing their
roles for the performance to be
given on Tuesday evening, Feb-
ruary 7, of the ballet, "La Bou-
tique Fantasque." Judy Watson is
chairman of the ticket committee.
Granddaughters Club

The Granddaughters have under
way several projects which were
decided upon at their meeting on
Thursday, January 5. Their plans
include entertaining any new
prospective students, making a
list of campus activities to be sent
to all alumnae groups, and listing
all members and their mothers for
a current registry of the club.
Blackfriars

Film strips on several aspects
of the theater will highlight the
Blackfriars meeting on Thursday
evening, January 19, at 7:00 in
the Speech studio of Rebekah
Scott Hall.

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In our national life today.

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VOL. XL1

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, February 1, 1956

Number 10

Barbara Battle (right) discusses May Day plans with scenario
writer Memye Curtis.

Senior Class Wins
1956 Charity Drive

The annual campus charity
drive, Junior Jaunt, came to a
close January 21 with the junior
class production "Encore." A total
amount of $3,501.40 was raised
by the entire student body. The
senior class had its nominee,
Judy Watson, crowned queen as
a result of raising the largest
amount of money on a percentage

Editor Reveals Additions
To Staff Of Reporters

The News announces the addi-
tion of three new reporters to
the staff. They are Suzanne
Manges and Mary Moore, fresh-
men, and Gene Allen Reinero,
sophomore.

basis. The senior total was $814,
averaging $8.84 per person.

The sophomore skit, "Anthony
iv.d Cleopatra," won first place
in the skit competition.

Commies Copy UN Charter
In Latest Peace Overture

By Virginia Keller

''Copycat" is not often used as a complimentary title.
Modern diplomacy, therefore, calls for the use of many
different combinations of allusions and metaphors to convey
the idea. However, this one word very aptly characterizes
the Communists' latest peace move through suggestion of
a bilateral peace pact between

Russia and the United States.

The bilateral pact idea itself
is a new approach in the peace
offensive and is certainly not
copied from any Western moves.
Always intent on dividing the
West, the peace note arrived al-
most on the eve of policy discus-
sions between Eisenhower and

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Great Britain's Anthony Eden.
The hint that such an agreement
between two countries could solve
world tensions was undoubtedly
aimed at creating a rift among
the Western Big Three. Of course,
there was also a strong propa-
ganda element involved.

The copycat part came in the
three points of the proposed pact.
These points are already contained
in the charter of the United Na-
tions to which both countries,
and indeed most of the world,
have already pledged, and in some
instances have been copied al-
most verbatum. They include:

(1) To develop and strengthen
relations on the basis of "equal
rights, mutual respect for state
sovereignty and non interference"
in internal affairs. Article 1 of
the U. N. expresses this same
hope only on a world wide basis.

(2) To settle all international

disputes by peaceful means in ac-
cordance with the U. N. charter,
-md renouncing force except for
self defense. Here, Bulganin hardly
bothered to even paraphrase Arti-
cle 2 of the charter.

(3) To strengthen economic,
cultural and scientific ties for
mutual benefit. Here the Com-
munists seem to have forgotten
that UNESCO is set up for that
very purpose.

President Eisenhower's refusal
of the plan contained the "copy-
cat" charge, but in a friendly
tone "How can we hope that
the present situation would be
cured merely by repeating those
u'ords (of the U. N. charter) in
a bilateral form." This sort of
diplomacy has its advantages. It
not only breaks the propaganda
prospects of a flat refusal, but also
leaves the door open for a more
constructive plan.

Ike did not stop at a mere NO,
however. He also put forth four
constructive tension-easing roads
which the Russians have not yet
found advantageous to their in-
terests. They are:

(1) "Prompt measures to re-
unify Germany in freedom within
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Committee Picks
Curtis' Scenario

May Day Committee has set the date for the forthcoming
May Day Pageant, entitled "A Harlequinade," as Saturday,
May 12. The Committee, headed by Barbara Battle, will hold
tryouts Tuesday, February 28, from 4 to 6, and 7 to 8, for
which the entire student body is eligible.

Written by Memye Curtis, the

scenario is based on a seventeenth
century Italian dramatic group
called the "Commedia dell' Arte.",
This group, unique in its presenta-
tion of the same characters in all
its plays, created several char-
acters familiar to us today
Arlecchino as the well-known
Harlequin. II Capitano as Scara-
mouche, and Pulcinella as Punch
)f the British Punch and Judy
shows.

The May Day Festival is pro-
duced by the Committee in coop-
eration with the departments of
physical education, art, drama,
and music. Faculty advisors are
Miss Dozier, Miss Leyburn, Miss
Hale, and Miss Garlington.

Company To Donate
Silver Scholarship

The Reed and Barton Silver-
smiths are sponsoring a "Silver
Opinion Competition" on our cam-
pus from February 1 to March 31.
They will award annually one
$500 scholarship award, one $250
scholarship, and three $100 schol-
arships for the best opinions on
silver, furniture, and architectural
design submitted by undergrad-
uate women students at invited
colleges and universities.

Entry blanks and contest de-
tails may be obtained from Alvia
Cook.

Allen, Trowel I To Co-Star
In "La Boutique Fantasque"

"La Boutique Fantasque" will be the ballet presentation
of Dance Group on Tuesday evening, February 7 at 8:30
p. m. Laid in the interior of a toy shop, the light and fanciful
production stars Louisa Allen and Nancy Trowell.

The story of the three-act ballet revolves around the sepa-
ration of a pair of can-can dolls,

which are sold to different fami-
lies. At midnight all the dolls
come to life and band together to
prevent the separation. When the
purchasers return the next day
for the can-can dancers, they are
chased around the shop by the
angry dolls. The ballet ends hap-
pily as all the dolls dance around
the shop-keepers, and the separa-
tion of the dancers is averted.

Modern scenery, indicating an
early twentieth century toy shop,
is under the supervision of Donna
Walkup. Judy McDaniel Watson
! s ticket chairman, and Mrs. C.
W. Hamilton is in charge of cos-
tumes.

Thomas Announces
Open House Plans

Sandra Thomas, as president of
the day students, invites the entire
college community to attend an
open house in the day student
room of Buttrick from 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, Febru-
ary 2. Nancy Trowell is in charge
of the open house.

Velkoff Will Speak
To Marriage Class

Dr. Abraham Velkoff, an At-
lanta gynecologist, will lecture on
"Birth Control" this afternoon at
5:00 p.m. in room 207 Campbell
Hall. This lecture will mark the
fourth in the series of marriage
classes for all seniors and engaged
students. This is the second time
Dr. Velkoff has spoken to the
group this year.

Frost Views Styles
During Annual Visit

"Go through life not uninflu-
enced by styles, but at some time
let a few go by while standing pat
on older things." This was the
advice that Robert Frost gave as
he addressed an overflowing crowd
in Presser Hall last Thursday
night. This lecture was the high-
light of Mr. Frost's fifteenth an-
nual visit to Agnes Scott. It was
characterized by his usual gentle
humor and delightful comments
on his poetry as he read such fa-
vorites as "Birches," "The Tuft of
Flowers," "The Road Not Taken,"
"Departmental" and others. He
also read newer poems about a
dog and about a farmer who
burned his barn in order to buy a
telescope with the insurance mon-
ey.

In his lecture, Mr. Frost dis-
cussed "style" in terms of art and
literature. He said that "You've
reached maturity when you don't
feel the necessity of reading the
newest fashion (in novels)"; and
that he would rather read one
book one hundred times than one
hundred books one time.

Mr. Frost said that poetry
should stem from "sheer morning
gladness at the brim," which has
come to be his inspiration for
writing. Speaking of his cdntem-
poraries, he named as poets to
watch: Lowell, Shapiro, Wilbur,
Elizabeth Bishop, and Randall
Jarrell.

Alexander To Head
Career Conference

The last in a series of three
career conferences and coffees
will be held tonight, February 1,
from 7:30 to 8:30 in the Anna
Young Alumnae House. This con-
ference will be primarily for stu-
dents who are interested in car-
eers in science and mathematics.
Miss Vicki Alexander, '46, a medi-
cal technologist at Emory Uni-
versity, will be in charge of the
meeting. An informal discussion
will follow the speaker.

The first conference on Wed-
nesday, January 25, was primarily
for English and history majors
and was under the direction of
Miss Kathryn Johnson, '47, a
member of the Associated Press
in Atlanta.

The second career tea was held
Tuesday night, January 31.
Miss Adele Dieckmann, '48, led
the discussion for those inter-
ested in fine arts.

These conferences are an an-
nual event sponsored by the Agnes
Scott Alumnae Association and
are planned for the benefit of the
entire campus community. The
speakers are usually alumnae who
have succeeded in the particular
field of their major in college.

Sophomores, who will be plan-
ning their majors next year, are
especially invited to this last con-
ference.

Frost Talks With Students

Professor Receives
Watercolor Award

Mr. Ferdinand Warren, profes-
sor of art, has been awarded the
first prize in watercolor in the
27th annual exhibition of the As-
sociation of Georgia Artists which
is being held at the Georgia Mu-
seum of Art in Athens from Janu-
ary 28th to February 11th.

There also will be a one-man
show of Mr. Warren's work at
Oglethorpe University from Feb-
ruary 12th through February 25th.
This is the first of a series of
concerts and art exhibits sched-
uled by tt'he Oglethorpe Women's
Club; the next one in the series
will feature Michael McDowell of
the Agnes Scott Music Depart-
ment.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. February 1. 1956

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ircus

"lhe side shows are becoming more important than the
main circus." These words belong to a well-known Agnes
Scott professor, but the thought has become common prop-
erty.

Many students and faculty members feel an insidious and
strong campus tendency to pass lightly over the main circus
of academic endeavor to concentrate on the side shows of
scene building, poster painting, meeting going, and money
collecting.

It is ragic when intelligent students who sincerely wish
to study find themselves absolutely unable to do so because
of the gigantic nature of the responsibilities they have un-
dertaken.

If our college is destined to produce a generation of pro-
fessional skit writers and club organizers we must con-
tinue to increase our number of nice but unnecessary organi-
zations, mushrooming student productions, and irrelevant
speeches.

But if we wish Agnes Scott to continue to give yearly di-
plomas to a group of academically, liberally educated young
women (and we must know that this is still our deepest
common wish) , we must begin to dissect the trivial from the
significant.

Or does the cake exist merely for the sake of the frosting?

E. S.

Good Business

Ever since man fashioned the first rough-hewn wooden
sign to hang beside his door, there has been advertising in
this world. A well-known truth it is that where there is a
sign, there is business.

The butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker made
use of this truth when they first ventured into the business
world. When a man has some thing or some service to offer
to others, he realizes a need for proclaiming just wnat this
thing or this service may be.

Advertising has taken great strides since its early days.
As everything else, perhaps, it has developed into a science
all its own. Individual strives against individual to attract
people to his place of business through better and more
widespread advertising.

As the science of advertising has progressed, so have a
good many other things in this world. One does not, at
present, have to wander in search of a wooden sign hung
beside a door to meet his need. Instead, he finds the solution
to his need literally brought to him .He may find that the
newspaper he holds in his own hands contains a fair amount
of advertising. By a careful consideration of small blocks
and signs printed into the paper page, he may be able to lo-
cate some one or some thing to help meet his need.

It all boils down to this: advertisers have something to
offer, or else they wouldn't advertise. Readers of advertise-
ments have a need to meet, or else they wouldn't read the
advertisements. True, this need is often enhanced or augment-
ed by reading an advertisement. That is what the science of
advertising has done.

As you, the reader, scan the paper you now hold, think of
the opportunities that are yours for the asking. Remember the
ones who advertise, and when you are in need, go in search
of them. D. R.

The Agnes Scott News

Published weekly except during holidays and examination periods, by the students
of Agnes Scott College. Office on second floor Murphey' Candler Building. Entered as
second class matter at the Decatur, Georgia, post office. Subscription price per year
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Editor ELEANOR SWAIN

Managing Editor DOROTHY WEAKLEY

Business Manager BETTY CLAIRE REGEN

NEWS STAFF

Assistant Editors NANCY FLAGG. JO ANNE NIX, DOROTHY REARICK

Copy Editor MAY MUSE

Assistant to the Copy Editor V ANN IE TRAYLOR

Club and Administration BARBARA DUYALL

Society Editor NANCY BURKITT

Pine Arta Editor LINDA GUENTHER

International Editor VIRGINIA KELLER

Delivery Editor BILL ALL

Sports Editor HELEN HENDRY

Photographer LUE ROBERT

Exchange Editor CATHERINE GIRARDEAU

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BUSINESS STAFF

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Circulation Managers DOT McLANAHAN, JOYCE SKELTON

REPORTERS

June Fulmer, Jean Hodgens. Carolyn Magruder, Marjorle Mallard. Suzanne Manges.
Louise McCaiiKhan. Barbara McDowell. Mary Jane Mllford. Mary Moore, Mildred Nesbltt.
Gene Allen Relnero, Celeste Rogers, Jo Sawyer, Carolyn Smith, Pat Stewart, Nellie
Strickland, Langhorne Sydnor.

RAYMOND J. MARTIN

Children Music Gardening
Fit Into Martin Home Life

By Dorothy Rearick

It was a love for music that first turned an aspirant young
organist from the University of North Carolina to the Juifli-
ard School of Music in New York City. Likewise, a sincere
desire to study organ and piano prompted a Texas girl to
attend the famed New York school. There, during a summer
session, the present Mr. and Mrs.

Raymond J. Martin met for the
:irst time.

Mr. Martin, Associate professor
of music at Agnes Scott, admits
that he is probably best known
to the college community by the
back view afforded audiences in
Gaines Chapel when he is seated
2t the organ. But above and be-
yond such a one-sided view, he is
a prominent member of our music
faculty and an active musician
in and around Atlanta. Serving as
Dean of the Atlanta Chapter of
the American Guild of Organists,
he is also full-time organist and
choir director at Peachtree Road
Presbyterian Church. Tuesday
nights he devotes to rehearsals
and recording at the Protestant
Radio and Television Center,
where he is staff organist.

Following study at Juilliard, Mr.
Martin spent four years with the
navy as a chaplain's assistant.
Stationed for the entire time in
either Washington or Cuba, he
had a chance to play the organ
for Catholic, Protestant, and Jew-
ish church services.

Shortly before His period in the
service was over, the Martins
vere married.

Union Theological Seminary in
New York was the first home
for the Martins. Here, Mr.
Martin proceeded to follow the
same course of study in the School
of Sacred Music that Mrs. Martin
had just completed. Not to be out-
lone by her husband, Mrs. Martin
ook a "refresher course" along
ivith him and studied many of the
ame courses over again under
different professors.

When both had received gradu-
ate degrees, the couple moved
to Gainesville, Georgia, where Mr.
Martin accepted a position on the
staff at Brenau College. Two years
later they came to Decatur, and
Mr. Martin began to teach at
Agnes Scott. This year marks his
sixth with the college.

The Martin family includes
three children: Raymond, 6, a
lively first-grader at Ponce de
Leon School; Floyd, 4. an enthusi-
astic member of the Decatur
Presbyterian play school, and
Jean, a bright-eyed young lady of
three months. The family has a
lovely home on Parkwood Road
in D'ecatur with a large back
yard sloping down to a stream.
Of particular interest is the spa-
cious basement playroom for the
children where scooters, a jack-
in-the-box, an easel and a paint

set mingle with the blackboards
and small desks in a real school-
room setting.

A record collection provides
many hours of entertainment for
both parents and children. In
addition to her many household
duties, Mrs. Martin finds time to
keep up her piano practice, take
part in the neighborhood garden
club, and do some "fancy cooking."
Spare time finds the Martins en-
joying their yard; the family is
particularly proud of the many
camellia bushes they have raised.

Letter To The Editor

Dear Editor:

The Westminster Fellowship
Council of Atlanta Presbytery at
its meeting on Sunday, January
lo. unanimously adopted the fol-
lowing resolution and has sent
it to Governor Marvin Griffin.
We feel that your student body
would be interested in our action:

"Dear Governor Griffin:

"The Westminster Fellowship
Council, an executive body of the
college young people in the Atlan-
ta Presbytery, the Presbyterian
Church U.S., wishes to express its
grave concern regarding the pres-
ent private school legislation pro-
posed by the governor and his
supporters.

"We feel that the abolishment of
the public schools in favor of a
private school * system would be
highly detrimental to our state
because:

"1. It removes authority from
the trained educational admin-
istrators, the one body in the
state which is qualified to func-
tion, and places power and re-
sponsibility in the hands of one
man. The proposed plan opens the
way to inefficiency, favoritism
even graft and corruption.

"2. The proposed plan endan-
gers the whole social structure in
that the influential would tend to
gravitate into choice centers and
demand the most acceptable
teachers and equipment. The child
of the family without influence
would have to accept that which
is available, thus regimenting the
whole society.

"3. The accreditation of our
schools would immediately be en-
dangered.

"4. External aid for lunch rooms
and health could no longer be an-
ticipated. |

(Continued on Page 4)

Curtis Confesses All
In Frost Encounter

By Memye Curtis
Mr. Frost will autograph books in the library Saturday
morning, said the sign. "Goody!" I thought. "Although I'm
only a Junior with no pull in the literary department, here
is a chance to meet Mr. Frost. Til just walk up to him and
wait until he says something that I can hand down to posteri-
ty-"

On this wave of enthusiasm, I
entered the library. There he was,
autographing books, just as the
sign had said. I went toward him,
but suddenly lost courage, and
walked past him to the card cata-
logue. Safe in the protection of
the catalogue, I turned to stare
at him. Time moved, but I could
not. The thought of the magni-
tude of my projected undertaking
made me numb.

"Don't be silly. This is nothing
to be afraid of," I admonished
myself. No dice. '

"But," I continued, "remember
the time you watched the per-
formance of the Ballet Russe de
Monte Carlo from the wings,
standing beside the maitre de bal-
let? You managed to keep your
wits about you then. All it takes
is a little 'self confidence." Still
to no avail.

"And you weren't nervous when
you smeared grease on your face
and convinced the track official
at the Pebble Beach sports car
race that you certainly were a pit
crew member."

"That was different," I coun-
tered.

Then the bell rang for my class.
It was now or never. I took a deep
breath and went over to him.
Looking him straight in the eye,
and masking my fears with my
friendliest smile, I took the
plunge.

"Mr. Frost, I just wanted to
have shaked . . . shooken . . .
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j-^re55 -Scripts

According to the Campus Com-
ments, Mary Baldwin students are
in the midst of celebrating Peanut
Week, which is a novel way of
lightening pre-exam gloom. Each
girl has a mysterious friend who
performs little unexpected serv-
ices. The occasion is climaxed by
a party where students discover
the identity of their "shell."

The Davidsonian reports inter-
esting statistics from the college
laundry. Approximately 1,261 but-
tons were sewed on garments dur-
ing March, 1955. Incidentally,
Davidson is quite proud of its
laundry system, which operates as
a part of its overall Honor Sys-
tem.

Sweet Briar girls are conduct-
ing a car campaign on their cam-
pus. It seems that seniors are al-
lowed to have cars only during
spring quarter of the final year.
The students are trying to ma-
neuver an experiment which lets
seniors have cars the full year.

International Press sends revo-
lutionary news from the Univer-
sity of Colorado. Senior women
will be free to stay out as late as
they wish this year. However, they
must sign out if they intend to
stay out beyond regular closing
hours.

The Lantern of Limestone Col-
lege announces buns and gray
hair as the very latest in hair
styles.

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, February 1, 1956

Wilburn Announces Interviews
For Summer Camp Applicants

Miss Llewellyn Wilburn of the Physical Education' De-
partment announces that she is now interviewing students
interested in counseling at summer camps. In past years
many Agnes Scott students desiring whole or part time jobs
during the summer have found camp work a very satisfying
project. Recently the Physical Ed-

ucation Department has under-
taken to aid students who wish to
apply as counselors and at the
same time to render service to the
camps wanting student workers.

This year letters from numerous
camps have been received re-
questing student applications. Al-
so, a list of approximately 75
camps at which Agnes Scott stu-
dents have worked in the past
has been placed on the bulletin
board in front of the gym. -There
is no limit to the type of camp
the location, or the job offered.
Positions are open for those in-
terested in any such activity as
out-door life, sports, crafts, music
or dramatics.

Stella Biddle, who worked as
a counselor at a Girl Scout camp
in New Jersey reports of her sum-
mer experience, "We spent the
first half of our time preparing
for the projects which we car-
ried out the last four weeks.
These projects included a bicycle
tour of New Jersey, canoe trips,
hikes, and camp-outs. Working
with these teen-age girls and be-
ing in such close contact with the
out-of-door life was a wonderful
and valuable experience which I
certainly recommend to any col-
lege student."

Jo Sawyer, who was a tennis
instructor at Camp Greystone in
Tuxedo, N. C, says that the most
appealing thing about camp life
to her was the atmosphere of
friendship and the association
with all sorts of people. "It not
only teaches you to get along with
people in general, but it also trains
you in group leading."

Miss Wilburn urges students to
look into camp work as a possi-
ble summer job. She states, "A

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position as a counselor in a sum-
mer camp is a beneficial and
wholesome way to spend eight
weeks of the summer; holidays.
Friendships are made in the in-
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oftentimes the experience gained
in group leadership aids in obtain-
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Feature

(Continued from Page 2)
shakened . . ." Exhausted, I looked
at him helplessly.

"Shaken," he gently supplied.

"... your hand." I concluded
miserably.

This year, when Mr. Frost re-
turned to the campus, I was de-
lighted to be asked to eat with
him. But I felt more and more
apprehensive as the time for the
occasion drew nearer. "What if he
should recognize me immediately
and refuse to eat with me!"

When I talked to him, however,
he made no mention of the dread
subject. In my surprise, I recount-
ed the story myself, with the grim
joy of one who is willfully bring-
ing about her own destruction.
He laughed, but seemed to be
hearing the story for the first
time. He had forgotten.

T. J. SMITH

JEWELER
311 E. College Ave.
Decatur, Ga. '

Internationally

(Continued from Page 1)

the framework of security."

(2) Restoration of the rights of
the non-captive East European
peoples (promised by U. S. S. R.)
so they may "choose the form of
government under which they will
live."

(3) Acceptance of the "open
skies" plan for aerial inspection
and military info exchange in
the interests of preventing a sur-
prise attack by either side.

(4) Removal of the "mountain
of distrust" between East and
West by allowing freer communi-
cation between the peoples of
the two areas.

Then and only then, contends
Ike, can the U. S. really trust
the peaceful intentions. Indeed,
the Communists have been so
changeable in the past year
following the "spirit of Geneva"
for only a few months and then
returning to the hot "cold war"
tactics, especially in the Middle
East that some concrete peace-
ful step is a necessity.

"Copycat" is not a complimen-
tary title to Russia's latest peace
proposal. However, if Russia were
to propose the plan Ike has been
forwarding, we might find the
word "copycat" very desirable!

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Guests Cheer Rainy Weekend
While Scotties Cruise To Tech

By Nancy Burkitt

Have you seen those beautiful engagement rings that Jackie Plant
and Mary Dickinson now wear? Congratulations are in order for the
Tech engineer that gave his Phi Delt shield and sword to Sarah Hall.
Lucky Sarah, too! And it was a Tech man who pinned Nancy Niblack
with his KA badge. Kay Walters is the proud possessor of an Emory
SAE pin.

With many schools having semester holidays, there were lots of
out-of-town men on campus this weekend. Davidson was here in full
force, and Shanny Shannonhouse, Jane Kramer, Suzi Bailey, Betty
Jean Meek, and Eleanor Lee showed their guests the Atlanta attrac-
tions. Mary Mayne Wilson introduced her friends to her date from
Western Michigan. Eva Segarra's visitor was from Holy Cross. It
was a Hampden-Sydney man who came to see Jane King. Caroline
Miller and Kitty Williams entertained boys from PC and Clemson.

One of the big attractions of the weekend was 'The Man Who Came
To Dinner" at Emory. Frances Cork, Vannie Traylor, and Susan Camp-
bell gave glowing accounts of the production, and also reported that
they saw Pat Lenhardt, Hazel Hall, Joyce Skelton, and their dates.

Friday night was the big party night. The Emory ATOs hosted one
of their ever wonderful Orchid Balls. Donalyn Moore, Eileen Graham,
Catherine Jo Freeman, and Carolyn Hazard hurried over to the
Standard Town and Country Club for the occasion. Margaret Foskey,
Carol Rogers, Louise Rigdon, and Caro Spann showed their friends
their attractive souvenirs of the dance. Margaret Benton and Jane
Wilkerson went out to Grover's lake for the SAE party.

Out at the Naval Officers' Club Gloria Calhoun, Barbara Myers,
Margaret Ann Zepatos and Eleanor Swain tried out the latest dance
steps. The occasion was the Naval ROTC dance. ASC cuties were
really there in abundance including Julie Weathers, Laura DVy-
den, Ginny Hutchinson, and Helen Sewell.

Betty Cline, Dot Huddleston, Al Coldwell, Annette Whipple, Monk
Talmadge, and Liz Shumaker toddled over to the Tech KA lodge for
a party Saturday night. It was a Lambda Chi party for Sarah Brown
and Nancy Turner. A house dance was on dock for the Tech ATOs and
their dates, Nancy Bowers, Jackie Rountree, Betsy Roberts, and
Frannie Barker .1

Before starting this hideous week of tests, papers, reports, and
more tests some Scotties and their dates decided to have a fling on the
town. Harriett Griffin, Jean Gregory, Julie Boland, Ramona Cartwright,
and Sally Greenfield went out to Aunt Fanny's.

Best of luck on all your academic endeavors (but don't forget your
good friend and mine cupid). If it makes you feel any better, there
are just forty- three days until Spring Holidays (unless of course
you take a course at Emory!) Luck. Just to prove that Mr. Frost had
an effect on the most Common-herd of us: Toodle.

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Sophomores Defeat Seniors;
Freshmen Edge Sister Class

By Helen Hendry

A last minute splurge in the 4th quarter of the Senior-
Soph game led to a 53-44 victory for the Sophomores over
their sister class. Led by the outstanding performance of for-
ward Louisa Allen, who netted a total of 32 points for the
game, the Seniors kept pace with their opponents until the
last few moments of the game. In

the first half both teams played
excellent ball and maintained a
sturdy defense.

Eleanor Swain, who transferred
from the "B" team to replace
guard May Muse, played a very-
good defensive game for the upper-
classmen, while Alice Ann Klos-
termeyer, who stepped in at the
last minute to take the place of
Senior captain Mary Dean, proved
a great aid to the senior for-
wards.

The scoring remained extreme-
ly close except when occasional
bursts of energy from the Sophs
gave them a slight leeway. At
the end of the half the Pink team
had squeezed out a narrow 5 point
lead over the Seniors.

The third quarter gave the now
rampaging Sophomores a ten
point margin, but the Seniors
again tightened the score by
steady gains. Finally, in the last
four minutes of the 4th quarter,
the Sophomore cagers snared the
lead and the win. Hazel Ellis
racked up 27 points for the vic-
tors aided by a strong guard sys-
tem led by Martha Meyer and
Anna Avil.

A fast trio of freshmen for-
wards clicked in the Junior-

Frosh tilt to trample the Juniors
by an overwhelming score of 46
to 29. Like the preceding game,
both teams ran abreast during the
first half with each team gaining
a small lead from time to time.
However, in the latter part of the
third quarter, the Frosh began to
build up a steady lead. The Fresh-
men, unable to break through the
staunch junior defense, resorted
to a seige of long field shots,
netting one after the other with
uncanny accuracy. The junior
guards seemed unable to stop the
bombardment, and the Freshmen
captured a lead which remained
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"5. It is a backward step, so
destructive to long years of pa-
tient effort that the effects are
beyond measure. In fact, the
whole proposal is so destructive
it becomes unthinkable.

"6. Our state has already lost
much in esteem throughout the
nation. Please spare us further
humiliation!"

Sincerely,
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Moderator,
Westminister Fellowship Council

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interview applicants as soon as
applications are returned and will
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The influence of the educat-
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the strongest forces for good
in our national life today.

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tion, not narrow, specialized
training, that has developed
her abilities and insights. As
homemaker-citizen and as ca-
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magnificently the faith of those
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she wished to learn.

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Shuffleboard, Badminton Offer
Night Recreation For Students

The winter quarter badminton tournaments are now under
way. The singles tournament began with a one night mara-
thon meet on Tuesday, January 24. The first round of the
doubles has been completed, and the second round will be
played off during the present week. Participants in the tour-
naments are asked to keep close

check on the time limits of their
rounds, for anyone not playing a
game before the set date will be
required to forfeit.

Shuffleboard equipment is now
available in the gym. Students
are urged to take advantage of
this equipment and the opportuni-
ty to learn this popular and en-
joyable game. The gym is open at
night for students and their dates
who wish to play badminton or
shuffleboard,.

The G. A. F. C. W. Conference*
will be held this coming weekend
at Valdosta State College in Val-

dosta, Ga. The conference begins
Friday night and ends Saturday
night with a banquet. Representa-
tives from Agnes Scott include
Harriett Griffin, Carolyn Herman,
Helen Hendry and Miss Glendora
Boyce, who is the 1956 G. A. F. C.
W. state advisor.

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The Agnes Scott News

VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, February 8, 1956

Number 11

Henderlite To Lead RE Week

. . . Virginia Keller

Man has accomplished wonders
in harnessing the forces of na-
ture. Raging rivers have become
generators of electricity, useful
nitrogen can be taken from the
' air, and, at the climax, the atom
itself can be used for a variety of
uses ranging from medicine to de-
struction. However, there is still
one phase over which man has no
control at all the weather.

Here in the U. S., a recent pro-
duction of Nature's wrath has
brought this weakness into fuU
virw and tlif fact is NOT the
recent prolonged fog and rain
around Atlanta! The blizzards in
the Texas panhandle and South
Plains, the worst in a half cen-
tury, have made the grumbles of
wet Atlantans sound almost like
a child's tantrum.

The two day blizzard, which
brought a foot and a half of snow,
coupled with an icy 35 mph wind
to cause a complete standstill of
life. Drifts as high as # nine feet
were common and many homes
found snow piled to their eaves.
Meanwhile, vast herds of cattle
huddled together for warmth
while- their owners sought ways
to protect their livelihood.

Here indeed is a challenge. But
this challenge is more than just to.
make the best of a bad Economic
situation. It is a challenge to
courage and plain hard work, the
foundations on which our nation
is built. Perhaps we need such
reminders to keep us aware of
our heritage. . . .

Meanwhile, in another part of
the world, man is actually con-
quering the difficulties of ice and
snow. Last week, the first ships
pulled away from the Antarctic,
signifying the accomplishment of
the first chapter of a new saga
a settlement at the South Pole.

"Operation Deepfreeze," as the
undertaking is nicknamed, is be-
ing- directed by the famous Rich-
ard E. Byrd, discoverer of the
South Pole. Two bases were con-
structed and are expected to be
self-sustaining within the next
month. A total of 166 men will
then dig in for the long Arctic
night.

Most heartening about this new
adventure is its incentive. It is
refreshing in these days of intri-
cate international diplomatic ma-
neuvers to find a peaceful and
scientific motive. Scientists have
already discovered several varj
eties of shrimp and fish, some
formerly unknown, and have
found a peculiar underwater can-
yon. Next year, in phase two,
science will play the dominant
role in the base's activities.

Here is a never ending chal-
lenge to man's ingenuity. Inter-
nationalists may rant and rave
about man's power to control
himself and others, but the wea-
ther goes serenely about its own
business. Perhaps it is this very
never-ending challenge which
keeps man in his rightful place in
relation to the universe.

Christian Association
Announces Activities

An ASC graduate and prominent religious educator, Dr.
Rachel Henderlite, will be the featured speaker for Religious
Emphasis Week, February 13 through 18. Dr. Henderlite is
Professor of Applied Christianity and Christian Nurture at
the Assembly's Training School for Lay Workers of the
Presbyterian Church. Helen
Hayncs, chairman, announces that
the theme for the week-long pro-
gram will be "Our Faith and Our
Life."

Dr. Henderlite, who will be on
campus Tuesday through Friday,
will speak in chapel on the topics,
"What Do I Believe?" "Who Am
I?" "To Whom Do I Belong" and
"Where Are We Going?" She will
be available for conferences with
students from chapel time until
lunch each day. Various groups,
such as hall prayer chairmen,
those interested in ATS, and day
students, will have lunch or din-
ner with Dr. Henderlite through-
out the week. Nightly discussions
will be held in the Hub Tuesday
through Thursday. These discus-
sions will be open to all students,
but no guests. A communion serv-
ice will climax the week's activi-

ties on Friday evening.

Committee chairmen for Re-
ligious Emphasis Week are Mar-
tha Jane Morgan, publicity; Julie
Boland, personal conferences;
Carolyn Barker, evening discus-
sions; Peggy Wilson, the Hub;
Mollie Merrick, church-related vo-
cations; Jane Frist and Eleanor
Lee, communion service; Sandra
Thomas and Nancy Kimmel, day
student discussion; Louise Rainey,
meals; and Miss Bridgman, facul-
ty.

Dr. Henderlite was on leave
from ATS for 1950-51 as visiting
professor at Kinjo College, in
Nagoya, Japan, for the Presby-
terian Board of World Missions.
She is the author of "A Call to
Faith," "Exploring the Old Testa-
ment," and "Exploring the New
Testament."

Robert Shaw Group
Will Sing, At Emory

The Emory Chamber Music
Series will present the Robert
Shaw Chorale and orchestra in
the Glenn Memorial Auditorium,
February 14, at 8:15 p. m.

The music of the Chorale is
rapidly becoming familiar through
their concert tours, appearances
with Arturo Toscanini and the
NBC Symphony Orchestra, and
numerous recordings. The thirty
singers excel in the interpreta-
tion of both classical and con-
temporary choral music.

Exhibition Features
Brooklyn Paintings

The Art Department of Agnes
Scott College announces an ex-
hibition of water colors by women
artists of the Brooklyn Society of
Artists, Brooklyn, New York.
Thirty-five water colors, abstrac-
tions and representational paint-
ings make up this collection of
paintings. The exhibition is in the
third floor gallery of Buttrick
hall and will be on display
through February 18.

AS Debaters Capture
Honors At Carrollton

The Agnes Scott debate team did it again in bringing back
a series of first places this time from the West Georgia
Debate Tournament in Carrollton on the weekend of Febru-
ary 3. The affirmative team of Sallie Greenfield and Mar-
garet Benton won first; the negative team of Joanne Miklas
and Jean Gregory took a third
place. Joanne scored as the first
individual speaker with Sallie as
third individual speaker. Thus the
over-all total of points pushed
Agnes Scott to first place among
the twelve colleges competing,
leading such schools as Florida
State University, which took first
place in the tournament at Ag-
nes. Scott.

Tuesday night the victorious de-
baters invaded the Georgia Tech
campus to present the affirmative
arguments for the question "Re-
solved: Tech men are lousy
dates." Joanne Miklas and Mar-
garet Benton faced the champi-
ons for Tech.

Again the debaters go on the
road as they % leave Thursday,
February 9, for the Azalea tour-
nament in Mobile, Alabama. The
varsity teams of Jean Gregory,
(Continued on page 4)

Terry Band To Play
At Valentine Dance

On Saturday, February 11, from
nine until twelve the members of
the Cotillion Club are sponsoring
a Valentine dance. The dance is
semi-formal and will be held in
the Rebekah Scott reception
room. Lloyd Terry's eight piece
band and vocalist accompaniment
will be featured. Tickets are on
sale at $1.25 a couple.

Lea Kallman and Mary Dickin-
son are general co-chairmen of
the dance. Other committee chair-
men include: tickets, Mary Mc-
Corkle and Louise Harley; deco-
rations, Nancy Niblack and Lil-
lian Shannonhouse; publicity, Bet-
ty McFarland; refreshments,
Katherine Jo Fiseeman; and clean-
up, Judy George.

Dr. Rachel Henderlite

Watson Will Reign
At 1956 May Day

Judy Watson was elected May
queen last Thursday in student
meeting. Louise Harley will be the
maid of honor. Other members of
the May xourt elected at this time
are Bettye Carmichael, Vivian
Cantrell, Anne Welborn, seniors;
Betsy Crapps, Frances Cork,
Jackie Murray, Doug Pittman,
juniors; Emasue AJford, Winkie
Stockton, Harriet Talmadge, soph-
omores; and Patty Forrest, Ru-
nita McCurdy, freshmen.

Traylor, Swain Will Direct
Blackfriars' One-Act Plays

Twenty minutes of comedy and forty minutes of sustained
mysticism will be the features of Blackfriars' annual pro-
duction of one-act plays on Thursday night, February 9th.
The program is to begin at 7:00 in Maclean Auditorium and
no admission is to be charged, since the purpose of this
presentation is to experiment and

to give experience to members of
the dramatic club.

Eleanor Swain is directing the
production of "The Intruder" by
Maurice Maeterlinck, with Gene
Allen Reinero assisting as stage
manager. The light that goes out,
the door that is pushed open, and
the baby which never cries con-
tribute to the tense mood of a-
mysterious and threatening real-
ity. Though sustaining this air of
mystery, the play conveys a uni-
versality in humanity and a feel-
ing of lyricism. Jene Sharp, Nancy
Kimmel, Mary Grace McCurry,
and Carol Pike will appear, assist-
ed by Bill All and Henry Rowland
of Georgia Tech and Gordon Wil-
son of Emory in the male roles.

Thornton Wilder's "Queens of
France" is directed by Vannie
Traylor, assisted by Catherine
Hodgins as stage manager. The
setting is New Orleans, 1869, in
the office of a shyster lawyer
played by Myrl Allander, presi-
dent of Drama Tech. This noble

Dance Group Lists
Ballet Performers

Dance Group presented the
ballet "La Boutique Fantasque"
last evening in Gaines Chapel. The
three-act ballet co-starred Louisa
Allen and Nancy Trowell.

The members of Dance Group
and their roles were:

Shopkeepers, Jourdan Jones and
Pat Gover;

Playing Cards, Beverly Cohen,
Carolyn Borough, and Libby Han-
na;

Poodles, Jackie Murray and Lib-
by Gay;

Tarantelle, Carlanna Linda-
mood and Frances Patterson;

The Snob, Louise Rigdon;

Melon Hawker, Betty Edwards;

Can-Can Dolls, Louisa Allen
and Nancy Trowell;

Cossacks, Dale Dick, Tonai
McPheron, and Carol Riley;

Thief, Caro McDonald;

American Family, Ann Scoggins,
Emiko Takeuchi, and Susan Fox-
worth; and

Russian Family, Judy Watson,
Caro McDonald, and Martha
Davis.

soul practices his deceptions . in
an atmosphere of sympathetic
concern and ill-concealed trick-
ery, all contributing to the hilar-
ity of a penetrating little com-
edy. Jean Slade as an "abandoned
woman," Deene Spivey and Anne
Gilbert as her righteous counter-
parts, and Carolyn Moon as flut-
tery old "mummy" complete the
cast.

Miss Julianne Hale, instructor
in speech, was available for con-
sultation and assistance in this
third of a series of Blackfriars'
winter quarter programs. These
provide opportunities for the de-
velopment of new talent, both
acting and technical, and a change
of pace from the big productions
in the fall and spring, such as
Moliere's "Le Bourgeois Gentil-
homme" in April.

Colleges Entertain
Canadian Minister

This evening Dr. and Mrs. Al-
ston will hold open house for the
faculty and staff to meet Mr.
George de Twenebrokes Glaze-
brook, Canadian minister to the
United States, who is visiting the
campus this week.

Mr. Glazebrook, today's Convo-
cation speaker, arrived at Agnes
Scott on Monday, February 6, and
has lectured in some of the his-
tory and political science classes.
His full schedule has included
luncheons here and at Emory with
members of the history depart-
ment. He was honored by a
dinner Tuesday evening in the
President's dining room witth a
small group of Atlanta business
and professional leaders who are
friends of the college. Tomorrow
a visit to the Negro institutions
of the Atlanta area is planned.

Majoring in history at the Uni-
versities of Toronto and Oxford,
Mr. Glazebrook at different stages
of his career has been chairman
of the Research Committee of
the Canadian Institute of Inter-
national Affairs, special assistant
in Ottawa's Department of Exter-
nal Affairs, and professor of his-
tory at Toronto. "Canada at the
Paris Peace Conference" is his
latest book.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. February 8. 1956

Old Friend

Princeton Parents

Familiar things are often likely to be taken for granted,
and overlooked in the rush of each day's novel and exciting
events. We have learned to live with our Honor System at
Agnes Scott, and like an old friend, it would be really noticed
only in absence.

We seldom pause to consider the value of our time-honored
system, except for a few short days in the fall. More con-
sideration and comparison of our system with those of other
institutions brings us to a realization of the real importance
of our honor system it determines our permanent concept
of human nature.

We reflect upon the attitudes at other institutions where
there is no such system and where professors expect stu-
dents to be dishonest. And most students, being used to
doing what is expected, fulfill all anticipations. Those stu-
dents who may have some shred of this (at these institutions)
unpopular virtue, honesty, immediately begin to lose sight
of its value.

They come to believe that there is no honor, even among
theives. Words spoken in support of honor are ridiculed, at
such institutions, and even previously honorable students
come to feel that honest actions of their own are of no value,
since all the humanity of their immediate environment is
so dishonorable.

What a different view of life belongs to students who live
with an Honor System. Because we are expected to be honest,
we feel that every action of ours must be according to our
system. We know that any dishonest act of ours is a block
torn from our system's structure and left lying for another
person to stumble over.

We believe that people are honorable, and though we may
be called naive and proved wrong on occasion, we will be-
lieve in this creed until we die. And will act accordingly.

Long live the Honor System and a positive view of hu-
man honor. E. S.

Penny For Your Thoughts

"Penny for your thoughts," we often say to each other.
What about our thoughts? Are they indicative of mature and
analytical minds, or do they stem from shallow and childish
minds?

Do we as students really listen, study and reason or are
we "learning" by rote memorization without further analysis
and concentration?

Emerson, in speaking on history, said, "The thought is
always prior to the fact. Every revolution was first a thought
in one man's mind. Every reform was once a private opinion."

Our classes and homework should not be merely a matter
of routine with us. All can be interesting if we will develop
curiosity and a desire to seek truth. Along with this must
be the ability to consider both sides, then to decide for one-
self which viewpoint holds up best. N. F.

The Agnes Scott IVews

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of A*nes Scott College. Office on second floor Murphey Candler Building. Entered as
second class matter at the Decatur. Georgia, post office. Subscription price per year
$2.00 ; single copies, ten cents.

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Agnes Scott Students Find
Warm Welcome At Klines'

By Dorothy Rearick

"Welcome, ASC students."

Such a sign might well be hung above the door of the
Kline family's home on McDonough Street. Certainly every
student who has visited there has found a genuine and ready
welcome.

Living just at the edge of the
campus, Mr. and Mrs. C. Benton
Kline, Jr., and their son John,
4^2, entertain an average of at
least one group of students a
week. Their comfortable and at-
tractive home is highlighted by
many articles of furniture de-
signed and made by Mr. Kline him-
self. "It's more a matter of neces-
sity than of artistic talent," he
modestly admits. John has a room
all his own, complete with a toy
chest in the shape of a locomotive
and a "Pogo mobile."

Princeton Theological Seminary
was the meeting ground for the
present C. Benton Klines. A poli-
tical science major at the College
of Wooster in Ohio, Mr. Kline
traveled to Princeton to begin
graduate study in that field.
Through his associations at an
"eating club" of Princeton Sem-
inary students, he was persuaded
to enter the School of Theology.
He received his B.D. at the Sem-
inary in 1943 and his Master's
in 1949.

Mrs. Kline hails from Texas,
where she was a history major at
TSCW. Through active participa-
tion in the Westminster Fellow-
ship during her college days, she
became interested in studying for
full-time Christian service. In
1946, she entered Princeton The-
ological Seminary. Taking a one-
year leave to teach Bible in the
country schools of Arkansas spon-
sored by the Board of National
Missions of the Presbyterian
Church, U.S.A., she received her
M.R.E. degree in 1950. Her com-
mencement day was a memorable
occasion on two accounts: it was
on this day that the Klines were
married.

Brooklyn welcomed the newly-
weds, who promptly undertook
work in a church for the sum-
mer. Mr. Kline served as supply
pastor for the three months, while
Mrs. Kline had her first experi-
ence in organizing a Bible School.

The following fall saw the cou-
ple living in Hartford, where Mrs.
Kline served as DRE at a church
and later had some experience
teaching in a school for the deaf.
Meanwhile, Mr. Kline commuted
to and from Yale University each

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Strickland, Langhorne Sydnor.

Mr. C. Benton Kline

day, where he had accepted a
teaching position in the philosophy
department.

After supplying the Brooklyn
church a second summer, during
which time John was born, the
Klines came to Decatur and Ag-
nes Scott in 1951. Since that time,
Mr. Kline has been Assistant Pro-
fessor of Philosophy at the col-
lege. Last year, he received a
leave of absence to work on his
doctorate in the field of philo-
sophical theology at Princeton
Seminary. The family accompan-
ied him to New Jersey.

Here at home, Mrs. Kline is
active in the Decatur Presbyter-
ian Church, where she teaches a
class of second-graders and is
chairman of the kindergarten pro-
gram. John attends the play
school at the church twice a week.

Recent summers have found Mr.
Kline serving as supply pastor at
various Atlanta churches in ad-
dition to teaching at Emory Uni-
versity.

rip

The University of North Da-
kota's paper, The Dakota Student,
announces the opening of a novel
contest with a rival neighboring
college. It seems that all boys are
urged to participate in the Beard
Bust competition, which will be
judged by a group of professional
barbers. Classifications are as fol-
lows: (1) best untrimmed beard,
(2) best trimmed beard, and (3)
best attempt.

The South Georgian has a sug-
gestion for anyone who wants "to
do something with the future."
Students are invited to join the
Vocabulary Club since a "good
vocabulary is an asset that is
never overlooked when job hunt-
ing, making a place for yourself
in the world, and in your every-
day life." One wonders how the
members deal with this question
of the vocabulary at meetings.

Players To Present
Elizabethan Drama

Shakespeare's "Much Ado About
Nothing" will be presented on
Monday, February 20, at 8:30 p. m.
in Presser Hall by Players Incor-
porated. It has been said of this
delightful comedy that "it is
doubtful if the name Shakespeare
will ever again be associated with
dull classroom work. Instead, it
may mean laughter, poetry, color,
romance, as Shakespeare meant
his plays to be."

Lecture To Concern
Marriage Finances

Mrs. Jean Bailey Owen, an
alumna of Agnes Scott, will speak
to the marriage class Wednesday,
February 8, at 5:00 p. m. in room
207, Campbell Hall. The subject
of her talk will be "Finances in
Marriage.*" Mrs. Owen is a mem-
ber of the Board of Trustees, and
at present she lives in Atlanta.

ewd

Bible Club

A study of "How the Holy Spirit
Works in Our Lives" will begin
on Tuesday, February 14, when
the Bible club meets at 5:00 in
the Dieckmann room in Main. The
first program will be a group dis-
cussion of a few verses from the
second chapter of Acts.

Folio

Details involved in winter try-
outs and ways of raising money
were the main topics for discus-
sion at Folio's last meeting on
February 3. The deadline for try-
outs is set for February 13.
Music Club
EJmasue Alford, Caroline Rom-
berg, and Dot Weakley attended
the Southern Division of the Na-
tional Music Teachers Association
at the Biltmore on Saturday, Jan-
uary 28.

Everyone is invited to attend
the February 9 meeting of Music
club at which contemporary mu-
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Esthetic Columnist Originates
New Do-it-yourself Valentines

By Memye Curtis

I was reading in the library a recent article by Randall
JarrelU in which he suggests that love is again
in fashion. This is heartening. Not the love bit, but the fact
that Mr. Jarrell wrote about it; for it gives me the opportu-
nity in this article on Valentines, to make a classical allusion
(i.e. Randall Jarrell.)

plished, use your imagination in
discovering just the materials and
inscription which will suit you.
If you're the gay, exciting type,
you might use shining silver paper
(found around sticks of chewing
gum,) and hearts of satin (satin
is found in the lining of your
roommate's coat. This little ad-
venture could prove exciting in
itself.) If, on the other hand, you
are trying to convince Him of
your domesticity, we suggest
cereal box tops or the backs of
laundry slips. The party girl could
decorate old bridge cards. And
for the scholar, bluebooks are ideal
(no pledge needed this time.) To
be different, one might reverse
the procedure, with the party
girl sending a bluebook. This is
not advised, however; it tends to
frighten men.

The most important part of
the Valentine is, of course, the
lines which you will write inside.
Perhaps you'd like to issue a
formal invitation, such as:
Miss Martha Tucker
requests the pleasure

of having
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The possibilities of Valentine's
Day cannot be overestimated.
Leap Year makes the^jobvious ones
even more obvious. In addition,
the enterprising girl will use cards
to keep from having to write long
letters; the back of a Valentine,
says one, N. Burkitt, is the per-
fect place for a Christmas thank
you note just scrawl something
illegible about having been rather
ill since Christmas.

It must be established at the
beginning that you will make your
own Valentines. We discovered at
Christmas that nobody who is
anybody sends bought cards. Just
think of the joy which can come
from creating a Valentine which
expresses you. What happy hours
will be spent gaily fashioning
hearts and sweeping up bits of
red construction paper. How lov-
ingly the receiver will smile as
he looks upon a Valentine Which
you made with your own clumsy
little hands.

Before you can express your
personality, however, you must
decide what sort of personality
you have. Once this is accom-
1. Find this one yourself.

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, February 8, 1956 3

Flying Robes

ASC Graduate Experiences
Pleasures Of English Study

By JoAnne Nix

"I seem to spend a third of the time deciding what I must
miss, and .another third seeing what I can't resist." This
statement, made recently in a letter to a friend at Agnes
Scott, seems to characterize the busy life which Margaret
Williamson is leading this year at Westfield College in
London, England, where even af-

ter nearly six months "every day
offers a thrill of some sort." Mar-
garet, an outstanding member of
the 1955 graduating class, is
studying English literature at
Westfield this year under a FuL
bright grant.

Westfield, as Margaret des-
cribes it, is a small girls' college
(a branch of the University of
London) with about two hundred
and eighty resident students. It
is situated in a nice residential
area much like Decatur and is
only a short distance from Hamp-
stead, a neighborhood which is
rapidly becoming the art center
of London. Margaret is living in
"an amazingly comfortable house"
with eight other graduate stu-
dents. The only drawback to this
situation, she says, is the lack of
central heating. She adds that the
weather and the food are the two
aspects of England that one sim-
ply doesn't appreciate.

Margaret has noted all sorts of
interesting differences between
college life in England and in the
United States. The professors (as
well as the undergraduate stu-
dents) wear academic gowns.
Since the lecturers are invariably
about ten minutes late, she con-
cludes that it is "because they
look so fine flying in with their
robes streaming out behind them."
Another more fundamental dif-
ference, she feels, results from
English formality. The fact that
the faculty eats at "high table"
on a platform at the end of the
dining hall seems a symbol of
the gulf between faculty and stu-
dents.

In comparing British and
American students Margaret says,

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evening is practically gone before
we get back to our reading."

Besides her formal studies Mar-
garet is taking every advantage of
her stay in England by seeing
things and meeting people. She
spends much time attending the
concerts, art exhibitions, lectures
and theatres in and around Lon-
don. She feels very fortunate in
having seen productions of several
Shakespeare plays including "The
Merry Wives of Windsor," "Mac-
beth," "King Lear," and "Othello."
She has had the opportunity of
meeting such well known people
in the literary world as Stephen
Spender, Geoffrey Tillotson, and
David Daiches. But she has count-
ed equally valuable in her list of
new acquaintances a little old
lady who is curator of DV. John-
son's house in Gough Square
and her- tutor, "a pleasant little
man" but "the closest thing to
a caricature of the pedantic
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sic will be discussed and played.
Marion McCall is in charge of the
program.

'59 Club ,

The questions "Where did I
come from? Where am I now?
Where am I going?" were dis-
cussed by Mr. C. Benton Kline,
who spoke to '59 club at the Feb-
ruary 7 meeting. This talk on evo-
lution was a part of the new pro-
gram series, "Know Yourself."
B. O. Z.

Ann Ansley, Susie Benson, and
Rookie Smith read at B. O. Z.'s
last meeting at Miss Mell's home.
When the club meets at the home
of Miss Preston on Wednesday,
February 8, Pat McGee and Dot
Rearick will read.

Pi Alpha Phi

Members of Pi Alpha Phi en-
tered the Debate Tournament at
Emory University the weekend of
Saturday, January 21, and al-
though novice debaters, they com-
peted in the Varsity competition
rather than with other novices.
The negative team, Julie Boland
and Genelle Breedlove, won four
debates and lost two. Grace Chao
and Rosalyn. Warren, the affirma-
tive team, recorded three wins
and three losses.

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ACNES SCOTT
COLLEGE

Decatur, Ga.

Scotties Enjoy Gay Weekend
At Near, Faraway Campuses

By Nancy Burkitt

It was a great weekend dances, trips, dates, visitors, and parties.
Margaret Schilling has a beautiful diamond engagement ring. Caroline
Phelan, Kendall Hood, and Julian Preble are sporting jewels belong-
ing to some lucky SAE lads over Emory way. Sara Moore journeyed
up to Washington and Lee for the Fancy Dress Ball .The swirl of
events and parties made this weekend one of the most fabulous in
the college world. Charlotte Henderson flew up to Vanderbilt for the
Miami Triad and came back with glowing accounts of the dances.
From Athens came visitors for Punkie Fambrough and Anne W#4-
born. Again there were Auburn Tigers on campus. Jean Salter, Har-
riet Harrill and Dee Harvley were some of the hostesses for the boys.

Friday night the Dental School boys had their annual Caries Carni-
val. Louisa Allen, Kathy Cole, Betsy Crapps, and Genelle Breedlove
hurried out to Peachtree Gardens for the occasion. There they found
Mary Jo Co wart, Lib Geiger, Ann McWhorter, and Caroline Rom-
berg who were already dancing to Sammy Seldman's music. Harriet
Hardaway, Lila McGeachy, Ivy Furr, Sissy Hurley, and Laura Dry-
den were presented at the Beta formal at the East Lake Country
Club. The SAE winter dance at Druid Hills Country Club was the
destination of Irene Shaw, Ann Dodd, Ann Simpson, Sally Forester,
and Frances Gwinn. Back on the Row, ME Bristow went to a party at
the KA house. At the Phi Delt house dance were found India Clark
and Joyce Thomas.

The Tech ATO boys asked Curtis Ann Swords, Melba Cronenberg,
Frannie Barker, and Mary Clayton Bryan out to Lakewood for some
ice skating on Friday night. The next night on the campus there were
a number of parties. A Hood party was on dock for Beverly Cohen,
Jimsie Oeland, and Mary Hale at the Sigma Chi house. Jo Sawyer
toodled over to the Lambda Chi abode. Dinner and dancing were in
order for May Muse, Patty Forrest, Judy Purcell, and Mary Ruth Wat-
son at the Beta lodge. Dot McLanahan, Frances Patterson, and Bar-
bara Plunkert donned their best veils for the K Sig Harem party.

The TKE boys ,got a good combo and asked Jean Hodgens,
Ann Whitfield, and Fran Singleton over for an evening of dancing.
Helene Lee went to the SAE party, and Snapfinger Farm was the
destination of Joy Nash and Liz Shumaker and their Sigma Nu dates.

Judy George, Helen Smith, Carol Pine, Martha Akin, and Joyce
Skelton took their favorite teddy bears to the Pajama party hosted
by the Emory Sigs. Next door at the Chi Phi house Gloria Calhoun,
Jackie Johnson, and Louise Law were on hand for the festivities.

Have a big weekend and watch for Cupid Valentine is less than
a week away. Hope that you will be able to join the rush to New
Orleans for the Mardi Gras. Guess you know that at the Prince
Rex Ball, Ramona Cartwright is being presented. Latest bulletin
from Emory is that Billy May's band will be the music maker for
Dooley's in May. Happy Valentine. Toodle, you poodle.

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4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, February 8, 1956

No Play-Off

Freshmen Tie Senior Team;
Sophomores Capture Victory

By JoAnn Sawyer

The freshmen "B" team remained undefeated with a vqry
decisive 31-13 win over the junior "B." From the beginning
the freshmen took the lead and maintained it throughout the
game. The freshmen forwards worked well together with
each forward making a number of baskets. Betty Edmunds
led the freshmen forwards with
23 points and Jorie Muller fol-
lowed her with 15 points. The ju-
nior forwards did well when
they had the ball, especially V.
A. Redhead.

One of the finest games to be
played this year was the close
game between the seniors and
the freshmen, with the freshmen
tying up the ball game 39-39 in
the last 5 seconds of the, game.
Although the freshmen led the
seniors for two and a half quar-
ters, the seniors were never far
behind, and managed in the late
part of the third period to take
the lead. From then on till the
end of the game, the lead passed
back and forth between the two
teams. With one minute to play,
the seniors had a 3-point lead, but
the determined freshmen got po-
session of the ball on a foul and
made 3 quick points to tie the
game. The freshmen forwards
were led by Ruth Currie who made
the last three points^and racked up
22 points for the whole game. Lou-
isa Allen was high scorer for the
seniors with 22 points also. Both
teams' defense did an excellent

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guarding.

Sophomore-Junior
The undefeated sophomores
took the floor against the juniors
and won their fourth straight
game. The first half of the game
was a close battle with the lead
shifting back and forth. Not until
the fourth quarter did the sopho-
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and finally win the game with a
32-22 victory. Margie D^eFord was
the outstanding junior forward
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Valentine

(Continued from Page 2)
Mr. H. Geoffrey Buchanan III
as her
Valentine.
One Phys Ed major sent this one:
Here's hoping that your heart
might

Belong to Ramona Cartwright.

The final suggestion is for
those who favor a casual but
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VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, February 15, 1956

Number 12

Sfiea6i*ty> . . .

. . . Virginia Keller

In keeping with the spirit of
that season, international affairs
have been characterized recently
by good will "valentines" of many
types. Special target this year has
been India, with lovers from both
East and West wooing her. The
kinds of valentines were the pro-
verbial "sublime and ridiculous."
Which title applies to which de-
pends on one's ideology!

The Communist valentine was
a large, glittery, tinseled one.
It consisted of a personal tour
of the Indian nation by Russia's
top brass Bulganin and Krus-
chev. Flanked by a zealous press
contingent, these two officials
drew large crowds from all so-
cial classes and gained top head-
lines all over the world for their
diplomacy.

Indeed, this tour of shining
propaganda was so well received
that Western observers began to
fear an upset of the balance of
power. Should India choose Rus-
sia for her sole valentine, a great
supply of raw materials from Asia
would be lost to the West. Much
silver and decoration on the red
valentine certainly had great ef-
fect.

(Continued on Page 3)

AS To Celebrate
Birth Of Founder

Next Wednesday, Founder's Day, the college community
will observe the birthday of George Washington Scott. In
observance of Founder's Day there will be the annual broad-
cast" over thirty radio stations. This year the program is a
speech by Catherine Wood Marshall, introduced by Dr. Wal-
lace M. Alston. It will be broad

cast over the Decatur station,
WEAS, at 6:00 p. m. on February
22. This recording will also be
played in chapel on Tuesday,
February 21, by Miss Ann Worthy
Johnson, director of publicity.

Alumnae clubs in various parts
of the country will observe
Founder's Day and have asked
members of the administration
and faculty as guest speakers.

Miss Scandrett will be a guest
of the Birmingham alumnae on
Saturday, February 18. That same
day Dr. McCain will speak in
Tallahassee, Florida, and will go
from there to Orlando on the 20th.

The Charlotte, North Carolina,
alumnae will have as their guest
Dr. George P. Hayes of the Eng-
lish department on February 22.
Dean S. G. Stukes will be speak-
ing in Columbia, South Carolina,

Dolphin Club members practicing for the Water Pageant.

Dolphins Issue "Passport
ToEuropean,Oriental Tour

By Mary Jane Milford

See the World!

Visit Hawaii, the Orient, Europe and the United States.

No, you don't have to wait until summer; just go to Dolphin
Club's annual water pageant next week.

The theme this year is "Passport." You may obtain tickets
from any member of Dolphin Club.
There are two trips one on
Thursday, February 23; the other
on February 24. Both begin at 8
p. m. and leave from the gym.

Aided by Virginia Jakeman's
original backdrop and the glib
tongue of ticket master P. L. Gar-
ber, you'll be transported to all
corners of the globe. First, in the
United States, there is "Artistry
in Rhythm," a progressive jazz
number. Then to Hawaii and
"Sleepy Lagoon" with girls in
grass skirts. From there one
jump takes us to the Orient where
"In a Persian Market" is the
theme.

Europe is next, and various
countries contribute their music.

on the 22nd also. On Saturday,
February 25, Djr. Wallace M.
Alston will visit with the Wash-
ington, D. C. club.

The newly organized Northside
Alumnae Club of Atlanta will
meet with the four local alumnae
clubs on February 25 at ^.gnes
Scott. The one-act play "Queens
of France," directed by Vannie
Traylor will be a part of the
program. The four new recordings
in the series "Agnes Scott voices"
will be played at this time. The
voices are those of Miss Gooch
and Miss Winter, Mr. Stukes, Mr.
Tart, and John Flynt, Wesley
Starke, Henry Simmons and Mr.
Rogers.

McCain Completes
Progress Pamphlet

Dr. James Ross McCain, fully
qualified by his long association
with our college, has recently
completed a pamphlet concerning
the growth of Agnes Scott from
1889-1955. In this bulletin he out-
lines the history of the college
from its beginning as Decatur
Female Seminary to the goals
toward which the present admin-
istration is working. Agnes
Scott's ideals in women's educa-
tion, its membership in the Uni-
versity System of Georgia, and its
relationship to the Presbyterian
Church are other aspects of the
college covered by Dr. McCain's
new publication.

Alston

Dr. Wallace M. Alston will at-
tend a meeting of the Presbyter-
ian Board of Christian Education
in Richmond, Virginia, on Feb-
ruary 23 and 24.

Stukes

While attending the Columbia,
South Carolina, alumnae club
meeting. Dean Stukes will be
present at the installation of his
brother as Chief Justice of the
South Carolina Supreme Court.

Austria lends the "Blue Danube
Waltz," and Poland the "War-
saw Concerto." Harriet Griffin
and Carolyn Barker will be seen
in a duet to the catchy "Luxem-
bourg Polka," while Dolphin Club
President Alice Ann Klostermeyer
will do a solo to Spain's contribu-
tion, the, "Habanera" from Carmen.
France gives us "La Seine." The
English "Greensleeves" will be
the theme for a duet executed by
Bettye Carmichael and Joanne
Smith T.

At last back home for the fi-
nale, which will be an exciting
surprise for all those on the voy-
age.

CA, Alumnae Open
New Prayer Room

Christian Association formally
dedicated the Round House as a
prayer room on Sunday, February
12. This building will replace the
prayer room in the Hub. Margie
DeFord, in charge of the new
prayer room, says that it will be
open at all times for personal
devotions and meditation. Wor-
ship material has been provided.

The Class of 1950 worked with
CA on the project, donating the
worship center as a memorial to
Charlotte Bartlett, a member of
the class. Others who assisted CA

are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith,
Miss Sarah Tucker, Mr. P. J.
Rogers, and Miss Mary Boney,
CA advisor.

Henry Sutton as DOGBERRY and Thorn Hitchell as VERGES in
the Players Incorporated production of MUCH ADO ABOUT
NOTHING.

Dogberry, Verges To Star
in Shakespearean Comedy

Dogberry and Verges, two of Shakespeare's comic char-
acters in "Much Ado About Nothing," may be seen on Feb.
20 at 8:30 p. m. in Presser Hall. Players Incorporated will-
present the play.

Dogberry is the hilarious constable; he is never confused
aimself, but is always confusing

others with his misuse of words.

There are also Claudio and
Hero, the romantic couple. Hero is
the girl. Dbn Pedro, Claudio's
friend, intends to give Claudio
a helping hand by courting the
girl, asking her father's permis-
sion, and then presenting her to
Claudio to marry. The fun starts
when everyone including Hero
thinks Don Pedro is acting for
himself. Even Claudio begins to
think so.

By the time of the wedding
Claudio has decided he cannot
marry Hero, but he waits until
they are at the altar to say so.
What happens next the Players
will reveal.

Interwoven into the story is
the romance of Benedick and Bea-
trice, the unromantic couple.
Everyone in the play realizes that
the two would make a good couple
except Benedick and Beatrice.
They have to be tricked into mar-
rying each other.

The brilliant wit and high
humor of this comic masterpiece
have made it an audience fa-
vorite since it first launched
Players Incorporated six seasons
ago. The play boasts a first-rate
cast, handsome settings, and
stunning costumes.

The "New York Times" has said
of the company, "... the Play-
ers' scrapbook overflows with
clippings ... all saying in one
way or another: 'This is real thea-
tre. We like it and we want
more.' "

NOTICE

There will be no edition of

the "Agnes Scott News" next
week. The staff will observe
the college holiday, Founder's
Day. The next issue of the
News will be February 29.

CA Party To Depict
Early Campus Life

Christian Association is spon-
soring an old-fashioned party in
the Hub from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m.
next Tuesday night, February 21.

A skit depicting life in the
younger days of Agnes Scott will
highlight the evening's entertain-
ment. Directed by Margie D^eFord, '
it is based on factual and ficti-
tious rules and incidents in the
college's past history.

Refreshments of sugar cookies
and popcorn will be served. Nancy
Holland will lead the group sing-
ing of old-fashioned songs.

Lois Moore, head of the social
committee for C.A., is being as-
sisted in planning for the student
get-together by Martha Akin,
Nancy Alexander, Ann Corse,
Nancy Flagg, Blanche Helm, Caro-
lyn Tinkler, and LaVonne Nalley.

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Spanish Club

On Tuesday, February 14, the
Spanish club met at Miss Cilley's
home to hear Louisa Allen's ac-
count of her summer at the Span-
ish school of Middlebury College
in Vermont.

Eta Sigma Phi

"Love and Adventure in Myth-
ology," presented by Barbara
Thompson, was the theme of Eta
Sigma Phi's meeting at the home
of Mrs. Young on February 9.

The society would like to take
this opportunity of announcing
that Miss Glick's Jan is the proud
mother of four new puppies (two
male, two female).

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, February 15, 1956

R. E. W.

Religious Emphasis week with Valentine's Day included
constitutes a rather eventful and somewhat incongruous
schedule. But now that we have put aside the excitement
and friendliness of the commercialized, but still somehow
delightful, saint's day, we are free to sink ourselves into the
quietness and deliberation of the remainder of Religious
Emphasis Week.

This period of time when our thoughts can be focused on
the basis of our lives is perhaps the most important part of
our year. Participation in chapel period, discussion groups,
and above all, private contemplation will give us all a new
outlook on life.

We need a breathing space, a time to evaluate ourselves,
our activities, and our religion. We may not be absorbed
everytime by what the speaker says, and we may not be able
to attend all the discussion groups or arrange a private con-
ference, but we can release ourselves into the quiet spirit
of this Religious Emphasis Week.

We can worship and think. E. S.

The Colonel

Next Wednesday, February 22, marks the 127th anniversary
of the birth of Colonel George Washington Scott. Business
man, soldier, Christian gentleman and philanthropist, he is
best known to us as the founder of Agnes Scott College.

A resolution made by Colonel Scott on July 27, 1889 "to
establish at once a school of high character" paved the way
for the opening of Decatur Female Seminary in September
of that year. Although Agnes Scott College has progressed
and changed in many ways since those early days, it is of
interest to note that the ideals of the institution have re-
mained the same.

The Agnes Scott Ideal, drawn up by Dr. Frank H. Gaines
and cordially endorsed by Colonel Scott called for a liberal
and sound curriculum, the use of the Bible as a textbook, a
high standard of scholarship, and the glory of God as the
chief end of all. Writing of Colonel Scott's reaction to this
Ideal, Dr. Gaines said: "He fully believed that the education
according to this Ideal of the future wives and mothers would
be the most promising method of securing a godly generation;
that a Christian womanhood educated according to this Ideal
would do more to make the home Christian, society Chris-
tian, the world Christian . . . than any other agency .... He
entered upon and continued the work in the spirit of humble
but strong faith in God, in the spirit of prayer, of love for
his fellowmen and of service to God."

Upon such a belief was our college founded and in accord-
ance with the early vision of Colonel Scott has it grown.
We do well, in observing Founder's Day, to honor one who
first conceived of the education of a woman as the training
of a whole family and dedicated "his prayers his encourage-
ment, his counsel, his constant support" to making this Ideal
become a reality. D. R.

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Christopher Delights
In Southampton Life

By Joanne Nix

Georgia Belle Christopher, another Agnes Scott Ful-
brighter in England, is studying English literature at the
University of Southampton this year and finding the experi-
ence very satisfying. She says, in a recent letter, that "It is
indeed luxurious to do miscellaneous reading completely on
one's own and without having any

particular responsibility," also "to
get a taste of British student life
with its 'squashes,' rugger match-
es, and debates."

G. B., who did independent stu-
dy here at Agnes Scott last year,
is continuing along the same line
by doing concentrated study on Jo-
seph Conrad, as well as beginning
study of German and Anglo-Sax-
on. She is doing this in prepara-
tion for graduate school next
year, after which she plans to
teach. She says that this year
"has only added to (her) deter-
mination to teach." In comparing
the academic phase of Southamp-
ton with ours here G. B. says,
"The lectures, on the whole, are
not as stimulating as those at
Agnes Scott. I'm finding also a
slightly different emphasis. Mil-
ton is the demi-god of the de-
partment, as the chairman is
bringing out his 'edition' this
spring. Also the students doing
the honors English course spend

a painful amount of time on Old
English and the history of literary
criticism."

Aside from the academic phase
of English life, G. B. spends much
time touring the English country-
side and taking advantage of the
rich cultural opportunities in
England and near-by countries.
She says weekends usually involve
for her either plays in London or
cycle outings to near-by places
like Stonehenge and Salisbury.
During the Christmas vacation
she accompanied Margaret Wil-
liamson on a trip to Austria and
southern Germany. She says they
had a splendid time exploring art
galleries and baroque churches.
They spent Christmas in Vienna
where they heard the noted boys'
choir give the Christmas mass in
St. Stephan's Cathedral. Then
they dined in the home of "a
friend of a friend" where they
enjoyed the traditional Austrian
dinner complete with roast goose
and currant stuffing.

Poet Explains Symbolism
Of Brown Bread, Blue Sky

BY MEMYE CURTIS

Sometimes when I look up at the
Trees and things, when I also see
Clouds, oh I about them think,
"There you go, quick as a wink."
I wish that I could fly so high
Across the blue, the deep blue sky,
The sky is blue, a deep, deep blue,
The blue sky lets the sun shine
through.

Robert Frost said that to ex-
plain a poem was "to translate it
into worse English." But some-
times it is essential to analyze a
poem in order to gain a real un-
derstanding of it (or to pass
Freshman English). Freshmen, the
kind of stuff which follows may
be new to you, but read slowly
and maybe you'll learn something.
Upperclassmn, you've had it; re-
lax and reminisce.

First we shall look at the verse
form. Since there are eight lines,
this is obviously either a pseudo
Ottava Rima or the first part of
a sonnet. The poem is deceivingly
simple. It reeks with symbolism
and imagery.

In the first line, the poet shows
by using the word "I" that he is
going to tell us about something
that he has experienced; some-
thing that has had a deep and
abiding influence on him. As if
we cared . . . Then, "trees and
things." How suggestive these
lines are. He does not limit the
reader's imagination by describ-
ing exactly what he sees. No, he
lets us picture the scene for our-
selves and enter into it.

"Clouds." Clouds are white and
therefore are truth, or any of the
other nice things that white sym-
bolizes. Or does blue symbolize
truth? No matter; you get the
picture. "Quick as a wink." No
old cliche like "quick as a flash"
for this poet. He's in there, experi-
encing for all he's worth. Next, we
see that the poet longs to escape
from the sorrows of the world
around him, and to make like a
space satellite. Feel the intensity
of the lines which follow. The as-
sonance and the deep vowel
sounds make us experience the

blueness of the sky. More and
more we are enveloped in the
blue sky; we feel it; we are the
blue sky. /

The poem progresses, for at the
first of the poem, the poet was
talking about trees, and at the end
he is talking about the sun. Nor
is this progression on one level
only; for the reader is at first
looking at earthly objects, or
"things," to use the poet's own
words, and finally he is flying
around with the sun shining
through him. This poem is a sub-
lime example, then, of one in
which drama is infused richly with
symbolism.

By now, I know, you are all
wanting to try your own wings.
For your own analysis, here is
another poem by the same ob-
scure young Agnes Scott poet.
He whose eye finds light thinks

darkness stale
And hard to understand.
And if, perchance, he smells the

musky incense
Of long-forgotten memories,
Or hears the echoes of forgotten

dreams
That silences can sing,
He runs in disbelief toward sterile

truth.

From the first line, we see that
the poem is about a boy who had
eaten whole wheat bread all his
life, but when he found light bread
on the table one day, ate that in-
stead. You take it from there.

Marriage Lecture
To Feature Alumna

Mrs. Ann Smith, an Agnes Scott
graduate, will speak on "Planning
Your Home" this afternoon at 5:00
p.m. in room 207 Campbell Hall.
This lecture is the sixth in the
series of marriage classes spon-
sored by Mortar Board for seniors
and engaged girls.

There will be no class next
week; the last of the series will be
presented on Wednesday, Febru-
ary 29. Dr. Wallace M. Alston will
speak on "Making Marriage Per-
manent."

Acting Wins Praise
In One-Act Dramas

BY LEND A (HEXTHER

The comic and tragic masks of
drama provided an interesting
contrast in Blackfriars' third an-
nual presentation of one-act plays.
This year the plays were directed
by Eleanor Swain and Vannie
Traylor and were presented on
Thursday evening, February 9.

Vannie's play was "Queens of
France" by Thornton Wilder, au-
thor of "The Skin of Our Teeth",
which was performed here during
the fall of 1954. It is the story of
a shyster lawyer of New Orleans
and his successful practice of dup-
ing foolish women into believing
that they are the lost queens of
France. Myrl Allander, president
of Drama Tech, played the part
of the lawyer, and did an excel-
lent job of making him a humor-
ous and delightful rascal. Inter-
esting portrayals of their respec-
tive parts were given by Jeanne
Slade, Anne Gilbert, Deene Spi-
vey, and Carolyn Moon. A few
improvements, notably in make-up
and keeping things moving, might
be suggested. The setting was es-
pecially effective, making good
use of such humble kitchen sup-
plies as macaroni.

Eleanor Swain directed "The
Intruder" by Maurice Maeter-
linck. The story of the tension and
strain within a family group in
which one of the members is dan-
gerously ill provided a good op-
portunity for some excellent act-
ing. Henry Rowland as the grand-
father was especially effective in
his role, and Nancy Kimmel did
a very good job with her role.
Mary Grace McCurry and Carol
Pike contributed a great deal with
their silent reactions and ges-
tures, even though they had only
two lines to speak. Jene Sharp's
off-stage portrayal of the bewild-
ered servant girl was also good.
Most of the improvements in this
play also involved make-up. The
play was badly in need of cutting,
for, although a very effective at-
mosphere of tension was created
in the beginning, the play sagged
in the middle largely because of
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jPre55 Scripts

A recent feature in The Tech-
nique reveals that there is some
concern over the neglect of liberal
arts at the engineering institution.
The Tech man was described as
"a machine crammed full of tech-
nical knowledge." The solution
offered was the addition of a fifth
year to the curriculum, which
would allow a student to take
liberal arts' subjects for which
he has no time under the present
setup.

The Reflector announces that a
5000-mile trip through Mexico has
been scheduled for the fifteenth
annual geography field course
which Mississippi State offers for
the summer. The students, who
will receive six hours of credit
for the jaunt, will each be
charged $230.

Crawford Will Perform
In Mortar Board Movie

Mortar Board will present the
movie "Goodbye My Fancy/'
starring Joan Crawford, Satur-
day, February 17, at 7:30 In
207 Campbell Hall.

The movie Is the story of life
and experiences in a girls'
school. Admission is 35 cents.

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, February 15, 1956 3

Roberts Form Ranger Team;
Study National Park Wildlife

By Dorothy Rearick

One can scarcely imagine a more delightful honeymoon
than an entire summer spent camping in Yosemite National
Park. In 1949, the newly-wed Dr. and Mrs. Lorin W. Roberts
spent such a summer.

Employed as a ranger in the national park, Dr. Roberts
introduced his wife at this time

to the joys of tent camping. Ever
since, the two have shared a love
for the great outdoors. Taking
up outdoor living as a hobby,
they have traveled through most
of the western states on camping
excursions and have even pitched
their tent in Key West, Florida.

Originally a chemical engineer-
ing major, Dr. Roberts received
all of his schooling at the Uni-
versity of Missouri. During World
War II, he spent four years in the
Air Force as a radio operator.
Returning from military life in
the spring of 1946, he resumed his
studies at the University in the
field of botany rather than chem-
istry. It was in a plant anatomy
course that he met the Missouri
girl who was to become Mrs.
Roberts. The two were married
in June 1949, after both had re-
ceived A. B. degrees in the College
of Arts and Sciences.

Continuing in graduate school,
Dr. Roberts received his M.A.
in 1949 and his Ph.D. one year
later. In the fall of 1949, he came
to Agnes Scott, where he is now
Assistant Professor of biology.

It was in connection with his

studies in the field of botany that
Dr. Roberts became interested in
summer work with the National
Park Service. In 1947, and for
four successive summers, he held
the position of
park ranger at
Yosemite Na-
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More recently,
he and Mrs.
Roberts have
spent two sum-
mers at Grand
Teton National
Park in Wy-
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they stayed in an outpost patrol
station at an altitude of 8500 feet
among the towering Tetons. In-
cluded in their duties were check-
ing on trail conditions and watch-
ing for fires.

Color photography being one of
their hobbies, the Roberts have
taken many pictures during the
time they have spent in the na-
tional parks. At present, they are
compiling a series of color photo-
graphs representative of the wild
flowers of the Grand Tetons.

Mrs. Roberts, as well as her
husband, is an outstanding bota-
nist, and has done some seed test-
ing and botanical work for the
state of Georgia. She is presently
taking graduate work at Emory
University in the field of library
science.

Under a grant from the Uni-
versity Center, Dr. Roberts has
been carrying on research work
here at the college in the field
of histo-chemistry. He is study-
ing plant anatomy and physiology.

Internationally

(Continued from Page 1)

The other valentine was
smaller and plainer but with a
distinctly new approach. It was
sent in the form of the unim-
posing figure of evangelist
Billy Graham. Billy's message
was not really original, being
paraphrased from "The Bible,''
but it carried a new concept to
the predominantly non-Chris-
tian Indians.
This * evangelistic tour was
neither sponsored directly by
Western governments, nor did it
carry any direct democratic prom-
ises. However, the spiritual mes-
sage of Christ which it brought
is one of the biggest foes of the
Communist ideology. Moreover,
its carrier proved to be a strik-
ingly sincere world diplomat, a
refreshing change in the normal
course of intrigue.

The long range effects of such
a valentine directly at the heart
of the people cannot be meas-
ured hastily. However, the im-
mediate reaction is almost un-
believable. Graham's tour has
been marked with even greater
crowds than the Russian offi-
cials drew, reaching upwards
of 100,000 on numerous occa-
sions, despite a lukewarm re-
ception by the world press.
The "red" valentine made head-
lines and was undeniably a dip-
lomatic victory. The real effect
of the "cross-shaped" valentine
will be noted only in the future
actions of those whom it really
touched. Meanwhile, the West
can take heart in the sincere and
inspired message of an evangelist
diplomat who can answer a tick-
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was Jesus?", with the words:

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Cupids Arrows Find Hearts;
Mardi Gras Attracts Scotties

By Nancy Burkitt

It was a beautiful weekend with a sneak preview of spring in the
midst of winter formals, Valentine parties, and other winter festivi-
ties. Cupid made the most of his annual holiday. It was an exquisite
heart shaped diamond engagement ring on Valentine Day for Ra-
mona Cartwright. Anne Welborn and Sally Forrester are also sport-
ing new sparklers. A lucky Tech engineer pinned Jourdan Jones with
his SAE badge. Helen Smith became a Sigma Chi sweetheart when
an Emory lad gave ,her his cross. A Davidson man came down to
squire Patti Mayton around town for the weekend. Who was the at-
tractive visitor Monk Talmadge was showing around campus?

Mid -winters at Clemson was the highlight of the weekend for
Millie Lane, Nancy Kimmel, Kitty Williams and Louise Law. They
returned with glowing accounts of the rounds of parties and the
fabulous music of Woody Herman. Up to the mountains went Beverly
Cohen, Karo Spann, and Mary Sue McCraney for an ever wonderful
weekend at Sevvanee. A big time at the ATO house at the University
of Florida was in order for Ann Harllee. Dorothy Raff journeyed
over Auburn way and Carol Rogers packed her bags for a visit to
the University of Georgia. New Orleans was never wilder and the
Mardi Gras never more fanciful than this year. Celeste Rogers,
Margie Hill, Memye Curtis, Mary Edna Clark, Jackie Plant, and Alvia
Cook are abounding in accounts of their merry making in the Crescent
City.

Nonette Brown, AJ Gunston and Jimsie Oeland and their dates took
in the ice show. They gave such exciting recommendations that Mar-
garet Fortney, Ann Akerman, Audrey Johnson, and Guerry Fain and
their dates (!) hurried down to the auditorium to see the show.

At Druid Hills Country Club Friday night, Fleming Winn, Lulu
McCaughan, Mary Mayne Wilson, Lynn Frederick, and Eleanor Lee
were among the ASC belles on hand for the Sigma Chi Sweetheart
Ball.

The Emory Sigma Nu White Rose ball was as beautiful as ever.
Barb Sinclair, Libby Bond, and Marty Veale were at the Standard
Club for the occasion. In the wee hours the boys hosted a breakfast
at Mammy's Shanty where Pat Sanford, Nancy (S . . ) Edwards,
and Jo Hathaway discussed the dance.

On the Row over Emory way there was party making Friday
night. Betty Garrard, Maria Harris, Susan Hogg, and Joyce Thomas
went to the Phi Delt house dance. Carolyn Raines toodled by the Pike
house. The Sigma Pi lodge entertained Frances Shepard and Dot Ripley.
The Psi O boys threw a party and asked Sandra Dickerson and Betsy
Roberts over.

The next night the Tech Theta Chis went Roman for their party
so Carolyn Moon, Lu Roberts, and Caro McDonald donned fashionable
togas. Virginia McClurkin went to the Valentine party at the Beta
house. Down at the ATO abode Emily Gilham and Barbara Meyer
were guests at a house dance.

Last but not least was the Valentine dance that Cotillion Club
gave for us. Scotties. Jane Frist. Carolyn Hazard, Ann Hisle, and
Katherine Jo Freeman agreed that the decorations and the music
were the best ever.

Dodge that mid-winter slump, toodle over to the Hub for a hand
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Griffin, Dean Win For Seniors;
'B' Teams Will Undergo Playoff

By Helen Hendry

Taking advantage of a second-half scoring lapse, the sen-
iors overcame a possible junior threat to defeat their op-
ponents 40-23. The first quarter got off to a slow start with
neither team able to break through the opposite defense
with scoring success. In the second quarter the senior for-
wards grabbed a slight lead to
end the half with a 19-14 favor
over the juniors.

In the third quarter the seniors
shot ahead, spurred on by the
scoring contest between forwards
Harriett Griffin and Mary Dean
who finished with 17 and 19 points
respectively. The tilted score-
board remained in favor of the
upperclassmen, and the trailing
juniors seemed unable to emerge
from their slump to offer any
further resistance to the now de-
termined senior lead.

Both teams displayed strong de-
fenses with Barbara Battle play-
ing an outstanding game for the
victors and Doug Pittman lead-
ing the junior guards. Margie De-
Ford held scoring honors for the
losers with 13 points, while Nan-
cy Brock followed with 10. How-
ever, the major losing factor for
the junior team was the inability
of the forward trio to complete
many of their attempted shots.
Fouling, especially in the second
half, hindered both teams and
slowed the game considerably.

One of the most exciting games
of the season ended with the
sophomores squeezing out a nar-
row 34-32 win over a fast-clicking
freshman team. Freshman Ruth
Currie collected a total of 20
points to lead her side for a near
victory against the number one
sophomore team, while Hazel
Ellis and Rebecca Fewell tied with
16 points apiece to keep the lead
over their tenacious opponents.

The entire game was a nip and
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2 points at the end of each
quarter. At the half-time the
freshmen were ahead 16-14, but
the sophomores balanced the
score third quarter, 22-22. The last
quarter was a battle to the end
with the sophomores gaining
most of their points on field goals,
while the freshmen took 6 of their
8 points from free throws. As in
the first game, fouling proved a
hinderance, and the sophomore
team alone was penalized 11 times
in the fourth quarter.

Except for fouling the sopho-
mores played a splendid offensive
and defensive game. The fresh-
man team showed its usual ex-
cellent form and promises to con-
tinue its steady rise to the top.
Next week concludes the 1956
basketball season, and the ratings
stand as follows for the "A"
teams: 1. Sophomores , 2. Seniors,
3. Freshmen, and 4. Juniors.

In the "B" game, at 3:30, the
sophomores downed the juniors
32-18. In the first quarter the
teams kept the scoring close, and
the juniors gained a slim 9-8
lead. However, the soph forwards
began breaking fast to their goal
and netting one after another
shots, gradually increasing a well-
maintained lead over their op-
ponents.

A play-off between the sopho-
more and the freshman "B"
teams will be held next week at
the regular time.

One-Act

(Continued from Page 2) .
too much repetition of lines and
the actors' slowness in picking
up cues. The silences would have
been more effective had the tense
conversations been better paced.
One stage fault was the glass
doors which, in order to be closed,
had to be reached through and
no one can really reach through
what is supposed to be a pane of
glass. Door knobs would easily
have solved this fairly minor fault.

The audience showed an enthu-
siastic response toward the plays,
both of which were thoroughly en-
joyable and proved for the third
time the worth of presenting stu-
dent-directed productions. Such
activities provide experience and
good times for both novices and
"old hands." It would be a pleas-
ure to see more of this kind of
thing done both in Blackfriars
and perhaps in other organizations
as well.

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The Court Martial of
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The Lieutenant
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Tom Ewell
Sheree North

Delegates Attend Conference;
GAFCW Board Elects Nash

Representatives from Agnes Scott attending the GAFCW
(Georgia Athletic Federation for College Women) Confer-
ence held Feb. 3-5 at Valdosta State College included Har-
riett Griffin, Carolyn Herman, Judy Nash, Helen Hendry,
Miss Llewellyn Wilburn, and Miss Glendora Boyce.

The conference began Friday
afternoon with registration and a
general session followed by games
and recreation that night. Satur-
day's activities began with a regu-
lar business meeting at which
Miss Llewellyn Wilburn and Har-
riett Griffin from Agnes Scott
gave short talks. Miss Wilburn
spoke to the group on the services
of the NSGWS and on the prob-
lem of competition and the values
of intermurals for college men and
women, after which Harriett re-
ported on her trip to the National
Conference held at Smith College
last spring.

Following the meeting five dis-
cussion < groups were formed in
which representatives from the
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benefit of the entire group. Meet-
ings, play-day activities, and a
wiener roast concluded the day's
events.

The conference ended Sunday
morning with the election of new
officers. Judy Nash from Agnes
Scott was selected as a two-year
representative of GAFCW. Judy,
who is Hockey manager and
president of the Tennis Club, has
been active in A. A. since her
freshman year when she served
as Freshman delegate to the
board and manager of the fresh-
man hockey team.

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The Agnes Scott News

VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, February 29, 1956

Number 13

Burns To Lead 1957 HOASC

Allen Outlines Schedule
For Forthcoming Elections

Louisa Allen, president of Student Government, has an-
nounced the dates for campus nominations and elections.
Nominations will be on the first Thursday of spring quarter,
March 22, in student meeting. Both committee and popular
nominations will be posted the following Monday, March 26.

Elections will begin on Monday,
April 2 in chapel. They will con-
tinue on Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday of the same week. Class
nominations will be made in the
last part of the Friday elections
and class elections will be the fol-
lowing Monday, April 9, in class
meetings.

In this issue of the "News" is
a copy of Vital Statistics for Vot-
ers which lists the qualifications
and duties of the officers. It also
includes the names of the people
who have worked with the organi-
zations and are eligible for nomi-
nation. Other names of people
may be added to this list.

Students are urged to keep
their copy of Vital Statistics be-
cause it will be needed in making
nominations.

Dean's Office Announces
Schedule For Exam Teas

Inactivity week for winter
quarter begins March 1 and
continues through March 8.

Teas following the examina-
tions will be held at 4 p. m. on
Friday, March 9; Monday,
March 12; Tuesday, March 13,
and Wednesday, March 14, in
the Hub.

Coney Island Party
Honors Class Of '59

On Monday, February 27, from
10:30 to 11:00 a. m., during the
time of the regular Freshman
class meeting, the Juniors gave
their sister class a "Coney Island"
party in the Rebekah Scott recre-
ation room.

Every member of the Junior
class participated in some way in
planning and presenting this party
for the Freshmen. Sis Burns, Ann
Harllee, Margie DeFord, anad
Jackie Rountree decided upon the
Coney Island theme and the en-
tertainment was planned accord-
ingly. There were various booths
offering refreshments of all kinds
and featuring all the treats to be
found at a real carnival.

Chairmen of the committees
which worked to plan the party
were: Decorations, Dot McClana-
han; Food, Millie Nesbit; Clean-
up, Nellie Strickland; and a Serv-
ing Cdmittee headed by Jackie
Johnson, assisted by Becky Deal,
Angeline Pope, and Joyce Skel-
ton.

Langlais To Perform;
Conduct Organ Class

Jean Langlais, famous blind organist and composer, will
present a recital in Atlanta under the auspices of the At-
lanta Chapter, American Guild of Organists on Saturday
evening, March 3, at 8:30 p. m. at the First Methodist Church.
The performance is open to the public and a free-will offer-
ing will be taken.

On Saturday afternoon at 2:30
p. m., he will conduct a master
class in Gaines chapel. At this
time six members of the Agnes
Scott Guild Student group will
play and receive criticism from
Langlais. Those performing are
Nancy Flagg, Arden Hubbard,
Alice Johnston, Louise Rainey,
Rameth Richard, and Dorothy
Weakley. This class is open to
members of the campus communi-
ty. There will be a two dollar fee
for auditing.

Langlais, who is now organist
of Ste. Clotilde Church in Paris,
will play some of his own works
in his program Saturday evening.
They will include the "Legend de
Saint-Nicolas" from the "Folk-
loric Suite," "Dialogue sur les
mixtures" from "Suite Breve,"
the "Chant de Paix" from "Neuf
Pieces," and Theme and Variation
and Epilogue for pedal solo from
"Hommage a Frescobaldi."

Also included on the program
will be K. P. E. Bach's Sonata No.
1 in three movements; de Grigny's

JEAN , LANGLAIS

"Dialogue;" "Caprice sur les
Grands Jeux" by N. Cleram-
bault; Albert Rousell's "Prelude
and Fughette," and the Finale
from Louis Vierne's "Sixth Sym-
phony."

The 1956 chapter ol Mortar Board taps Suzella Burns for the 1957 president. (Left to right) Doro-
thy Weakley, Jane Stubbs, Marijke Schepman, Virginia Dunaway, Sarah Davis, Guerry Fain, Meraye
Curtis, Eleanor Swain, Suzella Burns, Nancy Thomas, Vera Williamson, Ann Alvis, Barbara Battle,
and Louisa Allen.

Mortar Board Taps
Junior lias* Leader

The 1956 chapter of Mortar Board tapped Suzella Burns
last night to head the 1956-57 chapter. Suzella, a junior from
Knoxville, Tennessee, has proven her ability to excel in
leadership, scholarship, and service.

This year she has been the chairman of Lower House. She
was elected to the Executive

Notice To News Staff

The editors and business
manager of the "News" invite
the members of the editorial
and business staffs to a party
tonight at 10:00 p. m. in the
"News" room.

Committee of Student Govern-
ment her freshman and sophomore
years. She is a member of the
Bible club, Tennis club, and has
also been active in class activities.

The HOASC chapter's method
of choosing a president is \>ery
different from that of most chap-
ters of Mortar Board. The presi-
dents of other groups thoughout
the nation are usually chosen by
the incoming chapter.

The purpose of the Agnes Scott
System is to make the president
of Mortar Board ineligible for
other major positions in order that
she may devote all of her energies
to the principal office for which
she has been selected.

The other members of the 1956-
57 chapter will be revealed in
April.

Colder Will Direct
Astronomy Institute

Dr. William A. Calder, profes-
sor of astronomy and physics, has
been apointed by the National
Science Foundation as director of
their new project, the Summer In-
stitute on Astronomy, which will
be held at Wisconsin State Col-
lege, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, this
summer.

The Foundation, disturbed by
the small number of students en-
tering scientific fields, is setting
twenty such institutes throughout
the United States. Dr. Calder was
invited to submit a proposal for
the astronomy institute to the
Foundation, and his was accepted.
Fifty science teachers will attend
the first conference to learn the
best methods of presenting astron-
omy so that students will take a
"keener interest in all areas of
science."

Writer Offers Short Quiz
To Test World Knowledge

By Virginia Keller

At A. S. C, the month of March heralds two events: exams
and spring. Since either or both are very likely to cut down
on the few newspapers and broadcasts to which students
(including this writer) usually have time to give attention,
perhaps a review of the highlights of world affairs is the
best solution for the hurried
reader.

Although events of the past are
no sure sign of what will come in
the future, they do shed light on
motives for future developments.
In connection with the end of a
quarter scholastic reviews, you
are now invited to test your in-
ternational knowledge in the fol-
lowing quiz:

A. Names in the news: What
figures in recent national and
world affairs might be given the
following nicknames?

1. Apostle to India

2. The Tenacious Teetotaler

3. Dictator without a Domain

4. Irate Interpositionisjt
Answers to A:

1. Evangelist Billy Graham's re-
cent tour of that anti-Christian
country won both Christian con-
verts and political good will to-
ward the U. S.

2. Although it is a year since he
lost the premiership of France,
Pierre Mendes-France, noted for
his abstention from liquor, is still
strongly active in French politics
and makes frequent bids to re-
gain his office.

3. Presently exiled in Panama,
Juan Peron, former "president"
of Argentina, has little chance of
ever returning to power.

4. This could apply to any num-
ber of Southern governors Fol-
som of Alabama, Griffin of Geor-
gia, and many others whose

state legislatures have passed
resolutions to disregard the recent
Supreme Court ruling on segre-
gation.

B. Late Developments: This
concerns peaceful, violent, and
threatened revolutions :

1. What South American coun-
try recently witnessed an unsuc-
cessful 10 day attempt coup d'etat:

2. Who is the present French
Premier? (If you know this, you
are probably better than most
Frenchmen ! )

3. What West European dicta-
tor has recently encountered
threats of revolution against his
regime ?

Answers to B:

1. After ten days of "warfare"
which consisted of only a few
shots, General Per.eyra gave up
h^s attempted overthrow of Peru's
military government headed by
Manuel Odria.

2. As this article goes to press,
Guy Mollett, elected on February
1, still holds on shakily to the
reigns of the French government
although trouble in Algiers
threatens his position.

3. General Franco, dictator, is
now facing the biggest political
upheaval of his 17 year domina-
tion of the Spanish government.

C. U. S. Scene: what current
situation might be characterized
by the following appellations:

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Page 2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. February 29. 1956

Senioritis

The symptoms of a new campus disease have been carefully
defined by one of our most dedicated student scientists,
namely B. B. With this hard-hitting editorial we hope to dis-
solve this disease before it reaches epidemic stages. For as
you know common campus ailments have shown a strong
tendency to evaporate when pinpointed haven't seen a case
of sophomore slump since Dr. Alston and Miss Scandrett
discussed the subject two years ago.

Vigilant students, beware of senioritis, especially you
fourth year scholars! Check yourself daily for the symptoms
of the plague. Do you pass all underclassmen with a glassy-
eyed and superior stare? Do you desperately seek "a table
with some seniors" at every meal? Do you shut your door
with a sneer at the noisy happiness of the underclassmen
on your floor who know nothing of "life"? And most horribly
of all, are you planning to do "absolutely nothing unneces-
sary" during spring quarter, except, of course, spend five
afternoons a week at Venetian or trousseau shopping? If your
answer is "yes*' to all these questions, your case is
extremely advanced.

Kind freshmen, sophomores, juniors, only you can comfort
the seniors in their pain. Make them feel wanted. Please do
not whisper predictions of the glorious time you will have
next year when "these old fogies are gone." Listen patiently
to the patients' talk of marriage- and graduate study, even
if you don't have a chance to say a word. And above all, give
them little jobs to do like emptying the pencil sharpener and
passing out exam paper. Of course, they are too senile for
bigger things. And remember

If we seniors have offended,

Think but this, and all is mended,

If you had no job next year

You would not be happy here.

E. S.

Mailroom Massacre

ivxcuij nuii.orous skits and remarks have been given or
made concerning the mad rush in the mailroom at the 9:20
bell every morning. But the situation has ceased to be very
humorous or amusing now!

Have you ever considered what 500 girls, all pushing and
shoving, must look like and what it must do to tempers and
dispositions so early in our academic day? Stand on the edge
of the human chaos and the scene will not be very pleasant
to behold. Our beloved faculty receive almost no courtesy
and are pushed around just as roughly as everyone else. Per-
haps they need to pass through the mailroom precisely at
that time to reach their classroom, but should that be any
' concern of ours?

Of course it should! A social rule that all young college
women should know is the understood courtesy that people
should always keep to and pass on the right hand side,
whether it be of a street or a room. Therefore, if people pass-
ing through the mailroom, with or without mail, would re-
member to pass to their right, it might help to relieve the
congestion somewhat. Also, would it not be easier if 'people
expecting packages would form a single line at the window
and sign the list one at a time?

The Student government might be able to relieve the ter-
rible congestion by appointing a committee to study the
problem and its solution. If you do not believe it is a problem,
just stand for a few minutes one morning between 9:20 and
9:30 and watch your sophisticated friends act like a pack
of screaming, frantic females at a dress sale in a department
store! N. F.

The Agnes Scott News

Published weekly except during holidays and examination periods, by the istuaents
of Agnes Scott College. Office on second floor Murphey Candler Building. Entered as
second class matter at the Decatur, Georgia, post office. Subscription price per year
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Editor ELEANOR SWAIN

Managing "Editor -DOROTHY WEAKLEY

Business Manager BETTY CLAIRE REGEN

NEWS STAFF

Assistant Editors NANCY FLAGG, JO ANNE NIX, DOROTHY REARICK

Copy Editor MAY MUSE

Assistant to the Copy Editor V ANN IE TRAYLOR

Club and Administration BARBARA DUVALL

Society Editor NANCY BURKITT

Fine Arts Editor LINDA GUENTHER

International Editor VIRGINIA KELLER

Sports Editor HELEN HENDRY

Photographer LUE ROBERT

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REPORTERS

Juno Fulmer, Jean Hodgens, Carolyn Magruder, Marjorle Mallard, Suzanne Manges,
Louise McCaughan, Barbara McDowell, Mary Jane Mllford, Mary Moore, Mildred Nesbltt,
Gone Allen Relnero, Celeste Rogers, Jo Sawyer, Carolyn Smith, Pat Stewart, Nellie
Strickland, Langhorne Sydnor.

Switchboard Operator Charlotte Holzworth

Jiggling Confuses Operators;
Consideration Pays On PBX

By Mildred Nesbit

'Tm sorry, I have no outside lines," has become such a
familiar sentence on this campus that it is doubtful whether
a skit could be presented without mention of it. But let us
for a moment look beyond these familiar words to the
amazing girl who maneuvers our phone calls.

A division of Student Aid, the

college switchboard is operated
daily by students, with the ex-
ception of the half hour during
chapel. The girls must train for
twenty hours and must pass a
practical test before being allowed
to operate the switchboard alone.
With nine outside lines, only six
of which can be used for outgoing
calls, the operator ably manages
calls for the faculty, the staff, and
five hundred-plus girls. The oper-
ators agree that the contact with
people and a feeling of mechanical
accomplishment make the work
interesting and refreshing.

There are, however, a few things
we can do to make the operator's
work more pleasant.

1. To get the operator's atten-
tion, click very slowly. Jiggling
the button makes it impossible
for her to tell who is clicking.

2. Answer the phone promptly.

3. Whenever possible, make
phone calls in the afternoon, when
the switchboard is not busy. And

f^reS3 ^Scripts

Religious Emphasis Week at
Ole Miss brought about a chain
reaction of events which culmi-
nated in the resignation of two
professors. Rev. Alvin Kershaw
of Ohio, who had originally been
scheduled as the speaker, had his
invitation revoked on account of
his endorsement of NAACP and
his alleged intention to give the
organization some of his jackpot
money (won on "The $64,000
Question"). Immediately the
chairman of the sociology depart-
ment at Ole Miss resigned and
two days later a member of the
political science department at
Mississippi registered his protest
by resigning. Incidentally Ole Miss
had such difficulty replacing her
speakers for RE Week that the
committee decided to turn the
scheduled program into three days
of meditation and prayer. The Re-
flector of Mississippi State flung
Mi a somewhat prejudiced and
derogatory comment to the effect
that "university students are old
enough to think for themselves
and need no coddling and protect-
ing from the likes as Reverend
Kershaw" and that "If the stu-
dents at Ole Miss can't tell a
stinker when they see one it's too
late to do anything for them."

more important, ask dates to call
:ii the afternoon.

4. When making an outside
call, give the number as soon as
the operator rings you. If a call
comes in on the free line before
she can ring your number, it is
not her fault.

5. Ask people who call you long
distance to call before 10:30 P.M.
The operator must stay until the
call is finished.

It all boils down to this: When
dealing with our telephone oper-
ators, just be patient; these girls
are your friends!

At the Azalea Tournament in
Mobile. Alabama, the Pi Alpha
Phi varsity teams won third place.
Each team had a 4-2 record, beat-
ing such teams as Florida State,
Loyola, and Emory.

Humorous debates at Georgia
Tech have added interest to the
debating program winter quarter.
Margaret Benton and Joanne Mik-
las debated on the subject, "Re-
solved that Tech men are lousy
dates," to a large audience. Ge-
nelle Breedlove and Sallie Green-
field upheld the women's view-
point in the debate on "Resolved
that Adam's rib should have been
left where it was."

Folio

On the basis of recent tryouts
Folio elected Mary Clayton Bry-
an, Sidney Howell, Lea Kallman,
and Jean Salter as new members
at a short meeting on Tuesday,
Feb. 14. At the regular meeting
on February 17, several of the
new members' poems and stories
were read and discussed. Refresh-
ments were served.

Bible Club

In a continuation of "How the
Holy Spirit Works in Our Lives,"
Bible club held a group discussion
on February 28. No one text was
used, but various members con-
tributed references which were
particularly helpful to them.
Black friars
^Miss Margaret Phythian and
Mr. Pierre Thomas of our French
department spoke to Blackfriars
at their meeting on Thursday
night, February 23, s about Moliere
and his "Le Bourgeois Gentil-
homme," which will be given in
(Confined on Page 3)

Post Expert Sends Thanks
To Long-Suffering Hostess

By Memye Curtis

Dear Mrs. Farnham,

Thank you for the fabulous week that we spent at your
house last week. You were a fabulous hostess, and your house
is just divine.

We adored Mardi Gras but we enjoyed just being at your
house. We loved the simple things
likg bouncing on the bed springs
and raiding the refrigerator. I'm
really sorry about dropping that
stack of Haviland plates. But I
do wish you had let us keep on
washing dishes, although it was
sweet of you to say that you had
rather do them yourself. And I'm
sorry that I stripped the gears on
your Thunderbird. It was wonder-
ful of you to let me drive it. You
know, I don't drive very much;
Daddy won't let me drive our car.

And it was fabulous of you to
get us invitations to the Mardi
Gras balls. AU the men looked just
fabulous in their costumes and
masks. But I was kind of embar-
rassed when I asked your husbafTd,
who was in a blue mask, if we
were leaving now? and then
you said that your husband was in
a red mask.

And we had a fabulous time in
the French Quarter. I'd been there
before with my parents to look at
antiques but this time I saw some
things I had never seen before.
You know, I'll bet we had more
fun that night than the people on
the Gray Line Bus Tours. As we
walked down the street we decid-
ed that this part of town must be
a center of culture for we saw
that some girls were giving dance
recitals just like they do back
home. We went 'to Pat O'Brien's
Tea Shoppe, and then to an "ab-
sent house," which seemed a
strange name for it, because it

was there, all the time. There
must have been about a million
people walking around in the
French Quarter. Some of them
were carrying their glasses of
lemonade right along with them.
As we passed one, I heard him
say, "Things are really hot to-
night!" I guess he just wasn't
used to the New Orleans weather,
because I thought it was a little
chilly. We did get in a bit late
that night, but I enjoyed my talk
with the milkman.

I had my fortune told in the
French Quarter. You know, it is
just wonderful how fortune tell-
ers can foresee the future. The one
who read my palm was very
friendly, and we had a nice little
talk, and I told her that I go
to school in Atlanta. She predicted
that I would soon take a trip
And she was right! In less than
a week, I had traveled from New
Orleans to Atlanta!

So now we're back at school.
But I wish that I could have stay-
ed longer. You know, I really
hated to leave you there with
nothing to do, and no one but
your | husband and two daughters
to talk to. Things must be dull
since we have gone.

Thank you again for the fabu-
lous week.

Love,
Memye

P. S. Just throw all the things
I left into an old trunk and send
them airmail.

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, February 29, 1956 Page 3

Garber Family Enjoys Planned Activity Period;
Interests Include Travel, Photography, Scouts

By Dorothy Rearick

An institution known as "family time" has come to mean
a lot to the Paul L. Garber household. Every Thursday after-
noon, this busy family, comprised of Dr. and Mrs. Garber,
Leslie, 11, David, 9, and Carter, 4, set aside a time to partici-
pate together in some activity planned by one of their mem-
bers. A trip to Stone Mountain,

a visit to the state capitol, a
shopping excursion, raking leaves,
or cleaning up a room may be the
order of the day; whatever it is,
the entire family enjoys the activi-
ty together.

A graduate of the College of
Wooster, Dr. Garber holds degrees
from Louisville Presbyterian
Seminary and Duke University.
Mrs. Garber attended Converse
College and Duke University be-
fore taking 1 graduate work at the
University of North Carolina. She
was employed for a time as a
social welfare case worker in
eastern North Carolina, then re-
turned to Duke to become secre-
tary to the Dean of Men. It was
on the first day of her return to
the University that she and Dr.
Garber met. Thirteen months
later, to the day, the two were
married in the Duke chapel.

Dr. Garber served as pastor at
the Trinity Avenue Church in
Durham before coming to Agnes
Scott's Bible department in 1943.
First living in a house at the
present location of Campbell Hall,
the Garbers enjoyed campus life
and delighted in the large mag-
nolia tree found in their yard.
When the science hall was erected,
they moved to their present home
on Glenndale Avenue and 'became
"day students. 0

During the Christmas holidays
of 1951-52, Dr. Garber took a
five-week trip to Palestine and
the Middle East. This trip served
to stimulate his interest in the
"archaeological side of Bible
study," as exemplified in his joint
construction with Mr. E. G. How-
land of the model of Solomon's
Temple. A product of five years'
work, this model is on display in
room 203, Buttrick Hall.

While Dr. Garber was in Bethle-
hem, he came to know the head-
master of the school which Helen
Salfiti, one of our students, at-
tended. Largely through his ef-
forts, a scholarship was arranged
which permitted Helen to come
to this country. It is hoped that
such a scholarship will continue
to be available to students in the
Middle East.

Stemming from Dr. Garber's
archaeological work are a num-

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ber of interests. He has served
for six years on the Committee of
Audio-visual Education of the Na-
tional Council of Churches. A
member of Pilgrimage Tours, a
new organization associated with
the American Express, he is in-
terested in the Protestant-con-
ducted tours which this group is
planning.

Holding membership in the At-
lanta Presbytery, Dr. Garber has
done considerable supply preach-
ing in this area. He has served as
the first pastor of three newly or-
ganized churches: Oglethorpe,
Clairmont and North Decatur
Presbyterian. At present, he is
chairman of the University Center
Bible Teachers' group.

For the past six , and one-half
years, Dr. Garber has taught the
parents' class at Decatur Pres-
byterian Church. D'uring this time,
the enrollment of the class has
increased from 15 to 138 mem-
bers. The first service project
undertaken by the class, that of
organizing a playschool and
kindergarten, has proved to be
greatly successful. The school now
numbers 140 children and 9 full-
time teachers, and has become
self-supporting. Other projects of
the parents' class have been sup-
port of Thornwell Orphanage, mis-
sionaries to Brazil, and the Boy
Scouts.

Photography has been a hobby
for Dr. Garber ever since he be-
gan taking pictures of his family.
He has a collection of over two
thousand Biblical slides which he
uses in teaching, many of which
are his own.

The Garber family is an active
one, as indicated by the diversity
of activities planned for "family

DR. PAUL L. GARBER

times." Leslie and David are both
enthusiastic Cub Scouts; keeping
pace with the boys, Mrs. Garber
is a den mother, and Dr. Garber
is a member of the pack commit-
tee. The two older boys are mu-
sically inclined, Leslie having
studied piano, and David, flute.
Leslie is at present much inter-
ested in rocks and stones, and
has become a member of the
Georgia Mineralogical Society.

/#

Borge Will Present
Comedy In Music

Tonight at 8:30 p. m. at the
Municipal Auditorium Victor
Borge, pianist, will present his
"Comedy in Music" show. The per-
formance is being sponsored by
the Atlanta Music Club for the
benefit of the club's scholarship
and loan funds.

This concert is scheduled on
the date of Walter Gieseking's
concert, which has been re-
scheduled for May 10. Tickets
will be good at this time.

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Club

(Continued from Page 2)

English by the dramatic group
during the spring quarter.

Technical tryouts for upper-
classmen are being held this
quarter. During spring quarter
acting and technical tryouts for
freshmen will be held.

Chi Beta Phi

Chi Beta Phi on February 14
presented a lecture by Dr. C. .C.
Pfeiffer on "Commonly Used
Drugs." During the lecture which
was opened to the whole student
body, Dr. Pfeiffer, chairman of
the Emory Pharmaceutical De-
partment, spoke on aspirin, corti-
sone, and the different types of
headaches and their causes.

On February 28, Chi Beta Phi
sponsored a lecture by Dr. J. A.
Bain of the Pharmaceutical De-
partment of Emory. The subject
of Dr. Bain's lecture was "Bio-
chemical Research on Drug Ac-
tion." The discussion which was
open to the entire student ' body
was held at 7:30.

'59 Club

"The Problems of Dating" were
discussed by Dr. Fairfax Mon-
tague of Emory at the February
21 meeting of '59 Club. A picnic
at the barbecue pit followed the
program.

On February 28, after deciding
on the programs for spring quar-
ter, the '59 club members made
Easter bunnies and favors for
trays at the Scottish Rite hospital.
Eta Sigma Phi

B. C. Regen was in charge of
the program on "The Heroes be-
fore the Trojan War" at the
February 23 meeting of the club.
Miss Glick was hostess.

Freshmen Choose
Faculty Sponsors

Miss Llewellyn Wilburn and Dr.
William A. Calder have been se-
lected as faculty sponsors for the
class of 1959. The two were elect-
ed at the freshman class meeting
Monday, February 20.

Music Department
To Present Recitals

During the coming month, the
Music Department will present
two concerts to which the Agnes
Scott community and the public
are invited. On Thursday, March
1, at 8:00 p. m. Virginia Redhead
and Billie Rainey will present a
joint program in Mr. McDowell's
studio. Billie is playing an all-
Brahms program and Virginia's
numbers include works by Bach
and Chopin. They will close the
program with a group of two pi-
ano numbers.

Gilbreath

Mrs. F. H. Gilbreath, Instructor
in Piano, is being presented in a
recital on March 25 at 3:30 p. m.
in Gaines chapel. Mrs. Gilbreath's
program will be in five parts:
First, "Prelude and Fugue in D
Minor" by Bach-d' Albert; second,
"Sonata, Opus 57" by Beethoven;
third, "Barcarolle, Opus 60," by
Chopin; fourth, "Hungarian
Peasant Songs"; fifth, "Etude,
Opus 4, No. 3" by Szymanowski
and "Dance of the White Indian"
by Villa-Lobos.

Local AS Alumnae
Meet For Luncheon

Four local Agnes Scott alumnae
clubs met on campus February 25.
The Decatur club was hostess for
the gathering. At 12:30, luncheon
was served during which the mem-
bers heard Mrs. Peter Marshall's
Founder's Day speech. The four
clubs are the Atlanta, the Junior,
the Southwest Atlanta, and the
Decatur clubs.

A board meeting of the Agnes
Scott Alumnae Association has
been called by Mrs. Mary Read,
National President, for Wednes-
day, February 29, at 10:30 in the
Alumnae House.

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Vital Statistics For Voters

Save this list of duties and qualifications for offices and of girls who have worked with various organizations.

Student Government Association

SENIOR OFFICERS
President

Duties Direct executive work of student government. Act as
chairman of the representative council, nominating committee,
and student meetings. Appoint special committees to study stu-
dent problems.

Qualifications Real interest in all parts of campus life so that
she may work toward integration of student activities. Ability to
represent the student to the administration, administration to
the students. Ability to handle groups of people in student meet-
ings.

Judicial Chairman

Duties Assume primary responsibility for judicial work of
student government. Amass material for cases. Work with re-
corder on records of cases. Assume duties for the president in her
absence or at her request.

Qualifications Ability to think clearly and logically. Ability
for presenting cases in an unbiased manner. Tactfulness and
sympathetic interest in individuals.

Orientation Chairman

Duties 'Plan orientation program. Direct orientation committee
and work of the sponsors. Work personally with the freshmen
during the year.

Qualifications Enthusiasm, sympathetic interest in people and
ability to work closely with them.

Day Student Chairman

Duties Edit the handbook. Preside over the day student meet-
ings. Represent the day students in the executive committee.

Qualifications Preferably some experience in working with
publications. Ability to know and represent various day student
groups. Interest in integrating boarder and day student group
activities.

House President five elected
Inman, Rebekah, Main, Hopkins, Walters

Duties Be in charge of the dormitories. Meet with executive
committee on cases and represent students on the executive
committee.

Qualifications Ability to inspire cooperation. A friendly, sym-
pathetic, and understanding personality. A sense of humor is
valuable. Impartiality in dealing with students. Carefulness in
details.

Carolyn Barker

Nancy Brock

Betsy Crapps

Becky Deal

Harriet Easley

Sally Forrester

Anise Gann

Margie Hill

Margaret Minter

Mary Margaret Moody

Jackie Murray

Doug Pittman

Angellne Pope
Gay Pound

Sissi McSwain Pruitt
Dot Rearick

Virginia Anne Redhead
Martha Riggins
Jene Sharp
Emily Starnes
Penny Smith
Nellie Strickland
Emiko Takeuchi
Sara Townsend
Eleanor Wright

JUNIOR OFFICERS
Lower House Chairman

Duties To head the work of Lower House, setting up commit-
tees and directing their work. To act as parliamentarian for the
Student (Government Association. To act as the N. S. A. represen-
tative and direct the work of N. S. A. on campus.

Qualifications Ability to work with people efficiently. In mak-
ing the campus more pleasant by attention to the details of
campus life. A willingness to learn and put over to the student
body the fundamentals of parliamentary practice. Interest in
N. S. A.

Secretary

Duties Keep records of students' activity points. Secretary of
the executive work of the student government. Keep minutes of
representative council, of open forums, and of student meetings.
Handle the correspondence of the Student Government Association.

Qualifications Ability to do detailed work efficiently. An inter-
est in the various viewpoints of the campus and an ability to
record them accurately in the minutes.

Student Recorder

Duties Keep all flies of judicial cases. Secretary of the judi-
cial work of the student government. Send out campus slips.
Qualifications Dependability. Efficiency. Ability to think clear-
ly. Interest In the campus as a whole and in individuals.
Treasurer

Duties-^Work with the budget committee In apportioning the
student budget and in supervising the auditing of the books of
all campus organizations. Handle all financial transactions of
executive committee.

Qualifications Ability to keep books accurately. Interest in

campus organizations.

Punky Fambrough
Sally Fortson
Susan Foxworth
Pat Gover
Nancy Grayson
Nancy Holland
Carolyn Magruder
Pinkey McCall
Alice Miller

Jimsle Celand
Phla Peppas
Celeste Rogers
Helen Salflti
Jo Sawyer
Liz Shumaker
Joau St. Clair
Rosalyn Warren

Christian Association

The first requisite for all officers of C. A. is a strong working
Christian personality, having the resource of a vital relationship
with God.

SENIOR OFFICERS
President

JUNIOR OFFICERS
Secretary

Duties Corresponding with speakers, keeping the minutes of
cabinet meetings and retreats, keeping in touch with the various
activities of C. A. and supervising records for the file.

Qualifications Initiative, promptness, contact with the campus.

Treasurer

Duties Collecting pledges, sending out pledge envelopes, keep-
ing up pavments specified in the budget.

Qualifications^Ability to take responsibility in money matters,
careful attention to details.

Grace Chao
Jean Clark
Nancy Grayson
Sue Lile
Pinky McCall

Randy Norton
Caroline Romberg
Langhorne Sydnor
Marilyn Tribble

Athletic Association

SENIOR OFFICERS
President

Duties Call and preside at all meetings of the association,
the board, and the executive council. Appoint all committees and
be an exofficio member of them.

Qualifications Skill in sports and an interest in A. A. Execu-
tive ability. Willingness to work and cooperate with physical
education directors. Friendliness.

Vice-President

Duties Perform all duties of the president in her absence.
Have charge of all recreational activities pertaining to A. A.
Serve as a member of Orientation. Committee and Social Com-
mittee.

Qualifications Interest in sports and A. A. Ability to direct
open houses or other social functions with mixed groups. Willing-
ness to cooperate.

Betsy Crapps
Margie DeFord
Helen Hendry
Carolyn Herman

Byrd Hoge
Keo Keller
Anne Whitfield

JUNIOR OFFICERS
Secretary

Duties Keep record of all proceedings of A. A. Board. Con-
duct all regular corresposdence pertaining to the Association's
affairs. Keep a permanent record of all persons winning points.
Send out notices of all meetings. Keep record of attendance ^at
all athletic board meetings.

Qualifications Dependability at all times. Ability to give atten-
tion to details. Interest in the association. Promptness.

Treasurer

Duties Take charge of funds of the association and record her
report in the record. Pay out money at the request of the presi-
dent. Order and take charge of awards.

Qualifications Ability to keep accurate' books. Dependability.

Libby Hanson
Martha Meyer
Judy Nash

Julian Preble
Ces Rudislll
Harriet Talmadge

Agnes Scott News

SENIOR OFFICERS
Editor

Duties Select an efficient editorial staff, organize and direct
it. Determine editorial policy and write editorials. Plan content
of each paper, assemble lists of news.

Qualifications Possession of a personality and appearance
suitable for representing the college. Poise and some executive
ability Ability to create a congenial and harmonious relationship
between college and printers.

Managing Editor

Duties Plan the make-up of the paper. Decide os style and
size of headlines. Lay out paper with help of assistant editors.
Direct printers in actual lay-out and check proof at printers.
Write some editorials.

Qualifications Be able to take initiative and assume respon-
sibility for the make-up of the paper. Fmough executive ability
to direct assistant editors in helping with lay-out of paper and
to supervise printers. Judgment as to relative importance of
articles. Knowledge of journalism is helpful.

Business Manager
Duties Keep the books. Handle all money, pay and receive
checks. Collect for advertising. Select and oversee whole busi-
ncss st-iiff

Qualiflcations-^Experlence in selling ads. Ability to do business
with businessmen successfully. Must be business-like and thor-
oughly dependable and responsible. Be able to keep accurate rec-
ords. Be able to write clear business letters..

Editorial

Nancy Flagg
Kathrine Glradeau
Keo Keller
Millie Nesblt
Dot Rearick

Business

Virginia McClurkin
Dot McLanahau
Joyce Skelton

Qualifications >A marked sense of responsibility. Ability to
write clearly. Interest in annual work.

Business Manager

Duties To manage advertising in the Silhouette to sell the
ads. collect payments for ads, draw up copy when necessary. To
sell pages to school organizations and clubs. To select staff of
assistants and direct their work.

Qualifications She should have had experience in seUing ads
and should be able to make a good impression on prospective
advertisers. She must be very depenlable, and must have initia-
tive in thinking of new places to get ads. Ability to organize a
capable staff is necessary.

Editorial

Mary Oates

Mary Ann Sergant

Donna Walkup

Business

Emily Starnes

Aurora

SENIOR OFFICERS
Editor

The editor of Aurora must have the ability and background to
judge all kinds of creative writing with understanding and a
keen critical perception. It is not necessary but advantageous
that she write herself. She must have executive ability combined
with insight, appreciation, and imagination for creative work,
ideas and originality.

Business Manager

The business manager must be efficient in getting ads, collect-
ing bills, keeping all accounts well balanced. She must have
executive ability in organizing and managing a staff of assistants
to help her.

Editorial

Mary Beaty
Susie Benson
Pat Guynup
Ann Lane
Dot Rearick

Business Manager

Pat Guynup
Donna Walkup

Lecture Association

SENIOR OFFICERS
Chairman

Duties To make campus arrangements for lectures. To arouse
and maintain the interest of students in lectures. To preside at
lectures, luncheons, dinners, and receptions for lecturers. To direct
Lecture Association student committee. To interpret Agnes Scott
to lecturers.

Qualifications Intellectual interest. Poise and grace of manner
need for presiding at lectures. .Executive ability.

Ann Lane
Margaret Minter

Dot Rearick
Jene Sharp

May Day

SENIOR OFFICERS
Chairman

Duties Selection of a capable committee. Conference with
faculty advisors for planning May Day meeting. Starting and
keeping committees working separately on necessary jobs. Setting
dates for practices, etc.

Qualifications Willingness to work hard. Understanding of
general production problems and remedies. Must be responsible
and dependable. Should be able to work with other people, and
get along with them. Should be open for suggestions.

Gay Pound

Jene Sharp

Social Committee

SENIOR OFFICERS
Chairman

Duties 'Plan campus social events, such as evening parties and
coffees, and in every way possible, provide for campus entertain-
ment; and in maintaining social standards of campus; serve on
Representative Council and Orientation Committee.

Qualifications Organizational ability; awareness of social
needs of campus; initiative.

Byrd Hoge
Jackie Murray

Frances Patterson
Margaret Schilling

Hub Committee

Duties 'Preside over cabinet meetings and retreats ; keep In
touch with all phases of C. A. work ; see that the program for
the year is carried forward.

Qualifications A primary and enduring interest in the spiritual
growth on campus ; a vision of the scope of work on our campus
and of Christian work in other colleges throughout the world.
A personal contact with the campus: ability to recognize vary-
ing abilities and opinions and to maintain an attitude of fellow-
ship and cooperation.

Vice-President

Duties Preside over council meetings. Assist the president and
search out new areas of off-the-campus social service. Planning
(pud supervising all such projects

Qualifications --Same as the president.

Freehman Advisor

Duties -Have charge of writing letters of welcome to the
Nreshmen ; sponsor freshman club, and act as a general freshman
advisor for C. A.

Qualifications- -Enthusiasm, understanding, and sound judg-
ment, gift of drawing out the Ideas and possibilities In others.

Susie Benson
Becky Deal
Margie DeFord
Margie Hill

Mollie .Merrick
Martha Jane Morgan
Slssl McSwain Pruitt
Peggy Wilson

Silhouette

SENIOR OFFICERS
Editor

Duties Sign all contracts with printer, photographer, and en-
graver. Plan the lay-out for each page, and contents for each
section. Supervise and check all writing and proof-read final
copy. Be responsible for having photographer take all necessary
pictures.

Qualifications A marked sense of responsibility for getting
things done on time. Ability to write clearly. Some originality.
Ability to get along with faculty, students and contractors. Close
cooperation with business manager to plan the budget.

Associate Editor

Duties -Help plan the annual. Work especially on the back
section. Make the Qnal check on class* sections, names, and pic-
tures. Cooperation with the editor.

SENIOR OFFICER
Chairman

Duties ^Administration of the Hub. Preside over the Hub
Committee.

Qualifications Genuine Interest in the Hub. Dependability,
initiative, executive ability.

Margie DeFord

Class Officers

Juniors

Dannie Reynolds
Margie DeFord
Betsy Crapps

Sophomores

Jo Sawyer
Langhorne Sydnor
Boplne Bogle

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, February 29, 1956 Page 5

Randolph-Macon Students Tell
Valuable Transfer Experience

(Editor's Note: The following- condensation of an article that appear-
ed in the February 23 issue of the Randolph-Macon "Sun Dial" is of
interest to the campus. We feel that the ideas expressed here apply to-
Agnes Scott and our students who are considering transferring.)

We transferred and we simply want to tell you what we
found and why we came back. We feel that we are representa-
tives of the schools you might be considering: TJwo of us at-
tended larger universities and one a small liberal arts col-
lege; one went southwest, another north and one to the deep
south.

The biggest drawing card to
prospective transfers seems to be
the abundant social life and we
were at first amazed and delight-
ed We did Party! until we got
just plain bored with it and be-
gan to shudder even at the men-
tion of the word. Does this sound
strange? Well, we like a party as
much, if not more than, most, but
it dawned on us that perhaps
R-M had the best idea after all
a happy medium where 7 you study
all week and play on the weekend
(if you want to).

You may say "Why can't you
have that happy medium at other
places?" We asked ourselves that
too, but we found that an excep-
tionally strong will power is re-
quired to do this. The reason is
found in the change of atmos-
phere. The atniDsphere at R-M is
peculiarly stimulating in the
honor system, in the classroom, in
the dorm sessions, over a cup of
coffee, and in the club and school
projects.

Because the universities and
most small liberal arts schools do
not screen their applicants as
carefully as R-M, a lower caliber
of students is found there. There-
fore, the standards are lowered to
meet the student and one does
not find the atmosphere stimulat-
ing. The above average students,
often because of the absence of
a challenge, slip into the habit of
partying.

It was also a little hard to con-
dition ourselves to the strict so-
cial rules and primitive system of
punishment which was necessary
because of the lower caliber and
less adult population on campus.
We were introduced to an intri-
cate system of punishment based
on the term "campus" (a "cam-
pus," we learned, means that the
student must remain in her room,
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ing to her crime). "Campuses"
were handed out freely during
room inspection for unmade beds
and empty coke bottles in the
room, or for a rule violation made
by your weekend guest. Because
of the absence of trust in the stu-
dent, little is offered in the way
of a challenge to develop your
own personal honor code.

You can imagine how we felt
when we found ourselves in a
class with 250 students and dis-
covered somewhere in the vague
ruin of our vision a professor talk-
ing into a mike; and even worse,
having to listen to his lecture.
The majority of the professors we

had were either inferior to those
at R-M or took it for granted that
we had the mentality of a mole
and gauged their lectures accord-
ingly. Nor did we find the close
bond between faculty and stu-
dents that one finds at R-M, and
certainly not a faculty that would
entertain their students with a
faculty show!

We soon discovered that in or-
der to appear normal we had to
conceal any pleasure derived
from the arts or from the class-
room. For example, one day a
transfer m from R-M happened to
see a copy of "The Complete
Works of Hawthorne" and bought
it. The English major who was
with her asked her what class
she had to buy that for. When our
friend replied that she was not
buying it for a class but simply
because she liked Hawthorne, the
other looked at her in astonish-
ment and said "You don't mean to
tell me you are going to read that
for pleasure !"

It would be unfair of us to say
that there are no exceptions to the
above thing we have mentioned.
We are simply saying that it is
rather difficult because whatever
challenge you will find will have
to come from within you.

Metropolitan Opera Reveals Schedule;
McDowell Will Accept Ticket Orders

Agnes Scott students are re-
minded that in a short time
tickets for the Metropolitan opera
performances in Atlanta will go
on sale. The tentative program,
announced last spring, is as fol-
lows: "Tales of Hoffmann," "Boris
Godounoff," "Die Meistersinger,"
"Don Pasquale," "Tosca." The
exact dates have not been an-
nounced, but the tentative dates
are May 2-5, with a matinee per-
formance on one of these days.

If the same plan is used again
this year, a season ticket will con-
sist of the matinee performance
and a choice of three other per-
formances. Prices of season

tickets are expected to be the
same as last year: $10, $14, $18,
$22, $30, $40. All season tickets
except those for $10, will necessi-
tate buying a membership fee of
$5 per pair for season tickets.

This advance notice is given in
order that students may plan
ahead for the purchase of tickets.
A limited number of single tickets
will no doubt be available. Orders
of Agnes Scott faculty and
students may be placed with Mr.
McDowell of the Music Depart-
ment. All orders must be accom-
panied by cash or check. Mr. Mc-
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Dancing Claims Weekenders
For Winter Round of Parties

By Nancy Burkitt

Fabulous weekend. Parties, dances, trips, houseparties, visitors,
pins, men! Congratulations are in order for the lucky Emory lads
who gave their Phi Delt, ATO and Delta Sigma Delta pins to Joyce
Thomas, Louise Rigdon and Jan Mathis. And the Sigma Pi "boys have
right to be proud of their new sweetheart Frances Shepard. Seven
long stem red roses to the new sponsor of the Emory Zetas Ra-
mona Cartwright. Sally Forrester journeyed over Auburn way for
the SAE houseparty. Gene Allen Reinero came back from Rensseler
Polytechnic Institute with glowing accounts of her winter weekend
in the Empire state. Jackie Plant and Memye Curtis used the big
economy size can of red paint when they did the town with their
Naval Air Cadets from Pensacola.

Harriet Griffin and Libby Hanna were guets at the Tech SAE
house for the weekend. Friday night at the formal at the Georgian
Terrace, Sara Margaret Heard, Ann Hisle, Curley Jones and Helene
Lee were among the Scotties who donned their prettiest dresses for
the occasion. The ATO boys also had a whirl of parties for their
favorite girls. Curtis Ann Swords, Lucy McCrary, Martha McCoy,
and Ruth Currie reported that they had a wonderful time. At tin-
Beta lodge it was almost Old Home Week because there were so
many ASC cuties there for the houseparty. Shirley McDonald, Anise
Grann, Karen Beall, and Deene Spivey went out to Grover's Lake
Friday night. Saturday night Nancy Alexander, Margaret Minter,
May Muse, and Pat Gover danced the light fantastic at the formal.
Hope and Julia Weathers, Martha Davis, Beverly Cohen, and Sally
Templeman housepartied at the Tech Delta shelter and really did not
want to come back to the grind of classes, papers, tests, and book
reports.

Over on the Row at Emory there were some more houseparties in
full swing. Annette Teague, Nancy Turner, Mary McCorkle, and
Susan Hogg called the Phi Delt house home for a couple of days. At
the dance at the Dinkier Plaza Saturday night Nancy Thomas, Lillian
Null, Maria Harris, and Betty Garrard and their Phi dates cut the
latest rug. Up the Row at the Chi Phi manse Shirley Spackman,
Carolyn Herman, Winkie Stockton, Louise Law, Sally Fortson, and
Jean Salter were on hand for all festivities.

Friday night Pat Sanford, Nancy Graves, Marianne Sharp, Ann
Gilbert, and Nancy Brown hurried to Druid Hills Country club for
the Emory Delt formal. After the banquet and dance Berta Jack-
son, Martie Veale, and Eleanor Lee stopped by the house for some
bacon and eggs. The same night the Theta Chi boys asked Diary
Nell Mobley, LaVonne Nalley, Carolyn Moon, and C aro McDonald
^o the Standard Club for their winter formal.

Friday night the Tech KAs picked out the latest records and had
a dance for' their dates Janice Jones, Betty Cline, Susan Foxworth,
and Libby Hanson. The next night Jane Stubbs, Lucy Puckett,
.and Sissy Hurley toodled by the TKE house. Virginia Ferris, Ann
Harllee, and Carol Pine and their Sigma Chi dates headed out Robin-
son's way for a blast. Saturday night Margaret Benton, Nancy Hale,
and Susie Ware partied with the Emory SAEs.

Hope that you saw 'Teahouse . ..." which was the best. Margaret
Ann Zepatos, Jourdan Jones, Celeste Rogers, Jo Sawyer, and their
dates were among the theatre goers at the Tower.

Have a big weekend. There are all sorts of things on docket, in-
cluding the Tech Sigma Nu dance. Toodle, you poodle.

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Wednesday, February 29, 1956

McKelvie Wins Badminton Play;
Volleyball Replaces Basketball

By Helen Hendry

Junior Ann McKelvie defeated Jo Ann Beasley in the final
play-off of the singles badminton tournament to become the
1956 Singles Badminton Champion. Beasley, who was last
year's winner ceded to McKelvie by scores of 11-2 and 11-4.
Folowing this match, try-outs were held for membership in

' dents wishing to play shuffle-
board and badminton.

the Badminton Club. New mem
bers chosen included: Paula Pilk-
enton, Betty Ann Cobb, Judy Nash,
Becky Barlow, Diana Carpenter,
and Archer Boswell. Try-outs will
be held again in the near future
for those players unable to come
the first time.

Basketball

The 1956 basketball season
came to a close February 17,
with the sophomores emerging as
once defeated victors. The seniors
defeated the sophomores in their
final game 37-35. This year's sea-
son has been acknowledged as
unusually successful, and credit
is certainly due to manager Mar-
tha Meyer for her excellent work
in handling the games throghout
the season.

Congratulations also go to the
players elected on the varsity and
sub-varsity teams. Members of the
varsity are: Ruth Currie, Su-
zanne McMillan, Martha Meyer,
Hazel Ellis, Becca Fewell, Margie
DeFord, Louisa Allen, Margie
Hill, Barbara Battle, and Dora
Wilkinson. Six sub-varsity play-
ers include: Martha Jane Mitchell,
Carolyn Herman, Doug Pittman,
Nancy Kimmel, May Muse, Har-
riett Griffin.

Volley Ball

A pre-exam sports highlight of
interest was the volley ball games
between the sophomores and
freshmen last Thursday afternoon
from 4-6. Each class provided two
teams for a double-header, both
games of which were won by the
sophomores by scores of 43-37 and
31-28

Pat Lenhardt was in charge of
the afternoon's games with soph-
omore Ces Rudisill and freshman
Runita McCurdy acting as man-
agers for the two teams.

Shttffleboard and Badminton

Students are urged to take ad
vantage of the shuffleboard equip
ment which has recently been put
out for use. The gym is left open
each night for the benefit of stu-

Quiz

(Continued from Page 1)

1. The Great Indecision

2. Tank Tirade

3. Storm Shenanigans
Answers to C:

1. If Eisenhower doesn't soon
announce his decision as to
whether he will run again, the
leaders of the Republican party
will be on the verge of having
their own heart attacks due to
worry !

2. Trouble spot of U. S. foreign
policy is the recent shipment of
18 light tanks to Saudi Arabia
under protests from Israel that
it is being mistreated. There was
such a furor that the tank ship-
ment was temporarily delayed.

3. Not satisfied with the havoc
wreaked by Western snowstorms
a few weeks ago, Nature unleash-
ed another barrage of storms and
'tornadoes over the East during
the past week, the hardest hit be-
ing southern Illinois.

Well, how did you fare? Of
course, there are many other as-
pects of the world situation which
weren't covered in the preceding
quiz, but if you mastered most of
those questions, you may count
yourself among some of the more
learned at A, S. C. in the field of
international affairs.

P. S. Your international editor
was lucky, she got to make up
the questions.

T. J. SMITH

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Friday Tea To Honor
Emory, AS Faculty

A tea honoring the faculty of
Agnes Scott and of Emory's Col-
lege of Liberal Arts will be held
in the Alumni Memorial Building
at Emory on Friday, March 2,
from 4:30 to 6:00. Serving on the
planning committee from Agnes
Scott are Miss Nancy Groseclose,
Miss Julianne Hale, and Mrs. Ed-
gar Dunstan.

Students To Exhibit
Fencing Techniques

This afternoon at 4:00 the phy-
sical education department will
present a fencing and tumbling
demonstration in the gym. Stu-
dents who have taken these sub-
jects during the winter quarter
will perform.

Department Will Sponsor
Exhibition of Student Art

During examination week, the
Art Department is presenting a
student show in the hall, third
floor Buttriek. At the same
time, reproductions of Manet
and Degas paintings will also be
on display. These reproductions
Will be on display until March
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Shires Fills Vacant A. A. Post;
Projects, Sale End Quarter

A. A. President Harriett Griffin announced at the Board
meeting on the 12th that junior Ann Norris Shires has been
selected to fill the office of treasurer in the absence of Sheila
MacConochie. Ann will finish out the 1956 term which lasts
until the April elections.

Conference

Miss Boyce ^nd Mrs. Lapp of
the Physical Education Depart-
ment attended a Physical Educa-
tion conference in Nashville,
Tenn., over the week-end of the
10th where Miss Boyce was elect-
ed vice-chairman of the aquatic
district. Miss Boyce is faculty ad-
visor for the Athletic Association,
was the 1955 district chairman
for GAFCW, and is active in Dol-
phin Club activities.

May Day Room

As a winter quarter project,
members of A. A. and May Day
Committee have redecorated the
A. A. May Day Room. The looks
and atmosphere of the room have
been brightened and improved by
the addition of new multi-colored
striped curtains and seat covers.
Also, the table, chairs and sofas
were repainted, new pictures
hung, and bulletin boards con-
structed.

Sale

A. A. is sponsoring a continual
Lost and Found sale this quarter.
Lost and Found is open every
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
from 1:00 - 2:00, and students are
urged to take advantage of the
sale and to reclaim lost articles
before the end of the quarter.

Poseys Give Dinner
For History Majors

Dr. and Mrs. Walter B. Posey
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VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, \

April 4, 1956

Number 14

Phi Beta Kappa Chooses
Members Of 56 Chapter

Phi Beta Kappa named thirteen new members this morning
after an address by Dr. Charles Hartshorne, professor of
philosophy at Emory University. Dr. Ellen Douglass Ley-
burn, president of the Beta Chapter of Georgia, was in charge
of the- program, and Dr. Elizabeth Crigler, associate professor

of chemistry, and secretary of the

chapter, read the names of those
thus honored.

The following were elected on
the ' basis of their superior quali-
ties of both mind and character:
Ann Alvls, Ilion, N. Y.; Priscilla
Bennett. Atlanta, Ga.; Memye
Curtis. College Park, Ga.; Guerry
Fain, Decatur, Ga.; June Gaissert,
Atlanta, Ga.; Peggy Mayfield, At-
lanta, Ga.; Betty Richardson,
Gainesville, Ga.; Sally Shippey,
Columbia, S. C; Joanne Smith T,
Opelika Ala.; Jane Stubbs, Nor-
folk, Va.; Nancy Thomas, Rich-
mond, Va.; and Vera Williamson,
Augusta, Ga.

Carolyn Forman Piel, '40. from
San Francisco, Cal., was elected
to alumnae membership.

Class of '58 Plans
"Carousel" Formal

The sophomores have chosen
the theme "Carousel" for their
annual class dance, which will be
held on Saturday, April 7, from
9-12 p.m. in the reception room of
Rebekah. All members of the
sophomore class and their dates
are invited to attend. The cost is
$1.25 per couple.

June Fulmer is in charge of the
dance. Carol Pike is heading the
decoration committee, while Diana
Carpenter and Sue Lile are in
charge of the publicity commit-
tee. Helen Landel is in charge of
the refreshments and Martha
Meyer is chairman of the ticket
committee.

Smith

DeFord

Herman

Costume Committee Members Make Costumes For Play

Blackfriars Announce Casting
For'TheWould-Be Gentleman"

Blackfriars will present "The Would-Be Gentleman" ("Le
Bourgeois Gentilhomme") by the eighteenth-century French
dramatist Moliere on Friday night, April 13th, at 8:30 in
Gaines auditorium.

In the cast Jourdan Jones plays the role of the music
master; Catherine Hodge plays

her pupil; and Jene Sharp is the
dancing master. Dancers are Car-
lanna Lindan'iOod, Frances Patter-
son, Louise PJgdon, and Louisa
Allen. The fencing master is Bar-
bara Battle; the philosopher, Jo-
anne Miklas; and Carolyn Moon
appears as the tailor.

Mary Jo Carpenter plays Mon-
sieur Jcurdain, the leading role in
this comedy classic. Vannie Tray-
lor and Nonette Brown are his
lackeys; Vee Williamson is the
singer and the Mufti. Sallie Green-
field takes the part of the maid
Nicole with Nancy Kimmel as
Coveille. Madame Jourdain is
played by Gloria Calhoun. Marilyn
Tribble plays Cleonte, the lover
of Lucille, who is the daughter of
Monsieur Jourdain as played by
Deene Spivey. The role of the
countess Dorimene is played by
Eleanor Swain; Mary JaneMilford
appears as the nobleman Dorantes.
her lover. The Turks who appear

in the final ceremony are Anne
Gilbert, Carol Pike, Gene Allen
Reinero, Emiko Takeuchi, Jene
Sharp, and Joanne Miklas.

Louisa Allen is supervising the
dances, while Mr. Adams, assistant
professor of music, and the Agnes
Scott orchestra are recording the
music with Carolyn E. Smith as
committee chairman. Sally Wilt is
the stage .manager for the per-
formance. The. other committee
chairmen are Marilyn Tribble and
Carolyn Moon for costumes, Jene
Sharp and Lois Moore for scenery.
Mary Jo Carpenter is the chair-
man for lights; and Pat Guynup
and Emiko Takeuchi are co-chair-
men for programs. Mary Grace
McCurry is the chairman for the
make-up comittee; Alberta Jack-
son, for props; Vannie Traylor,
for publicity; and Claire Tritt is
the chairman of the house com-
mittee.

Campus Selects Leaders;
Smith Will Lead S. G. A.

Monday, April 2, marked the first day of the elections of
campus officers for the year 1956-57. The elections continued
Tuesday and will be completed Thursday and Friday of this
week.

Penny Smith, Margie DeFord, and Carolyn Herman
emerged as the trio of presidents

Contralto Performs
In Tuesday Recital

Vera Williamson, contralto, pre-
sented a recital on Tuesday night,
April 2, at 8:15 p.m. in Maclean
chapel.

Her program included selections
by Handel, Bernstein, Brahms,
Chausson, Ravel, Durante, Respig-
hi, and Donaudy. She sang arias
rom Tschaikovsky's "Pique Dame"
and Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas."
She closed her program with as-
sorted songs by modern American
composers including two Negro
spirituals by David Guion.

Lee, Stokes Speak
During Holy Week

The past week was devoted to
Holy Week activities. These serv-
ices were brought to our campus
by Christian Association.

Vespers on Monday, Wednesday,
and Thursday evenings were led
by Mr. C. B. Kline. A morning
watch service was held on the in-
to mary patio Tuesday through
Friday mornings. These were con-
ducted by Sarah Davis, Barbara
Battle, Penny Smith, and Sis
Burns.

The chapel programs fere cen-
tered around the Easter theme.
Tuesday Reverend Robert E. Lee,
Pastor of the Lutheran Church of
the Redeemer, spoke on "What
the Cross Means to God." In con-
vocation Wednesday Dr. Mack B.
Stokes, Parker Professor of Sys-
tematic Theology in Candler
School of Theology, talked on
"What the Cross Means to Man."
The subject of Dr. Alston's mes-
sage on Thursday was "What the
Cross Means to the World." The
worship leaders for each chapel
service were Margaret Minter,
Marijke Schepman and Susie Ben-
son.

Nancy Holland was in charge of
the Good Friday worship and
meditation. The Holy Week
Thanksgiving Service in Saturday
chapel was led by Carolyn Her-
man.

An Easter Sunrise Service was
held Sunday morning on the patio
of the infirmary. The Glee Club
participated in the worship.

for the three main campus organi-
zations. Penny is president of Stu-
dent Government, Margie will lead
Christian Association, and Carolyn
will preside' over Athletic associa-
tion.

Penny is from Charlotte, N. C,
and was last year's secretary of
Student Government. Margie was
a member of Christian association
Cabinet and her home is in Atlan-
:a. Carolyn is the former secre-
tary of Athletic association and
s from LaGrange, Ga.

Margaret Minter, from Selma,
Alabama, was chosen vice presi-
dent of Student government. She
was a cottage president this year.
Susie Benson, a former member of
Christian association cabinet from
Memphis, Tennessee, is the new
vice president of Christian associ-
ation. The vice president of Ath-
letic assoeation for the comng
year is Betsy Crapps, a former
member of A. A. board from Live
Oak, Florida,

Editors of the three campus
publications were also elected by
the student body.

Dorothy Rearick, a former as-
sistant editor of the "News" from

Miami, Florida, will edit the
' News." Donna Walkup from San
Pedro, California, was chosen
editor of the "Silhouette." She
was formerly an assistant editor
of the annual. The editor of the
"Aurora" for the coming year will
be Ann Lane who was associate
editor of the literary magazine last
./ear, and is frcm Clemson, S. C.

Other officers of the campus
publications were elected also.
Virginia Keller, former interna-
tional editor for the "News" from
Pittsburgh, Pa., is now managing,
editor of the "News." Business
manager for the "News" is Vir-
ginia McClurkin from Atlanta.
Mary Oates from Fayetteville, N.
C, was chosen associate editor
of the "Silhouette." Emily Starnes,
from Avondale Estates, Ga., will
serve as Business manager for the
"Silhouette," and Pat Guynup of
Sarasota, Florida, was chosen as
business manager of the "Aurora."

Day Student Chairman for the
coming year will be Eleanor
Wright of Atlanta.

Jackie Murray, former cottage
president from Augusta, Georgia,
was elected Orientation chairman
(Continued on Page 3)

AgnesScott Joins Students
In M. S. Fund Campaign

, Agnes Scott will participate in the Student Brigade, a door-
to-door canvass for the Multiple Sclerosis Fund, on Sunday,
April 8, from 2:00 to 5:00 p. m. During this time, Agnes Scott
girls are asked to contact homes in the Decatur area in an
appeal to help wipe out the dread crippler of young adults
Headquarters for the drive will

be the recreation room of Re-
bekah. A cup will be presented to
the sister classes bringing in the
most money, based on percentage.
The individual turning in the larg-
est amount will also be awarded
a cup.

The Student Brigade is an all-
out drive by college students in
the Atlanta area. Other participat-
ing schools are Georgia Tech,
Emory, Oglethorpe, and Atlanta
University. Tech students are con-
ducting their part of the drive on

a fraternity basis in honor of
their late president, Colonel Blake
VanLeer. who was a leader in
the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society.

Multiple sclerosis is a paralyzing
and wasting disease of the central
nervous system, which claims
about a half-million victims in
the United States. Money collect-
ed for the MS Fund will be used
to support programs of scientific
research, home care^ clinic serv-
ice and professional and public
education.

Page 2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. April 4, 1956

ToodL

This is not a swan song. Perhaps it is for these initials in
this column of the "News," but in the life of the paper it
heralds the beginning of a better era. Sure of our new editor's
ability and loyalty, we give to her the experience we have
gained through experiment, knowing she will build a much
better organization than ours on this base.

We know we're leaving her a battle-hardened, efficient
underclassman staff. Each business staff member, special
editor, reporter, and the photographer has passed the dead-
line test countless times. We know that their supply of energy
and devotion is boundless.

Unfortunately, the reluctant leavetaking of this preaching
editor is also the signal for the departure of our dependable
managing editor the one who really runs the paper. (What
will they do without her?) And with her goes the most
motherly and competent business manager that ever grasped
a checkbook. (She will go down in history as the one "who
finally got a new file cabinet for the newsroom.")

Also leaving their typewriters at the signal are the most
faithful copy editor who ever trudged to the printers at 8
o'clock on Monday morning; her assistant, the most patient
writer who ever suffered rejected headlines; and the bravest
fine arts editor who ever ^tuck her neck out in a review.

That thoroughly thorough society editor is toodling too,
taking her monster, Ramona, with her. By her side goes a
most dependably original feature editor. (Will the campus
ever laugh again?)

The old editor knows that these gaps in the ranks will be
almost impossible to fill. But if the new editor can replace
these incomparables, we are sure that a greater paper will
rise from the ruins.

We predict, for the paper we love next year a higher
Associated Collegiate Press rating, more interested readers,
better spelling, and a "letter to the editor" every week. E. S.

Brigade

A dread disease is stealing across our country today shatter-
ing family life, attacking community economy, and sapping
national manpower. Silently and without warning, it at-
tacks young adults in the prime of life, paralyzing the cen-
tral nervous system of the body and requiring specialized
treatment that wreaks havoc on family finances. Sadly
enough, it robs the community of many potentially produc-
tive citizens young men and women on the very threshold
of great accomplishment. This dread crippler is multiple
sclerosis.

What is being done to combat this disease?

The answer is found largely in the work of the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society, which forms a nationwide chain
of service to MS victims. The Society supports a number of
MS out-patient clinics, making specialized therapy available
to patients who could not otherwise afford the scientific at-
tention the disease requires. It has financed fifty- nine .differ-
ent scientific investigations into the cause and cure of MS.
Individual chapters have developed broad patient aid pro-
grams, including personal counsel on how to put community
health and welfare agencies to use for the patient's benefit.
These chapters offer advice and guidance to the patient in
finding productive employment within the medical limits
determined by his physician.

What can we at Agnes Scott do to help?

The Student Brigade to be held this Sunday afternoon,
April 8th, is an all-out drive for multiple sclerosis under-
taken jointly by students from Agnes Scott, Georgia Tech,
Emory, Oglethorpe, and Atlanta University. By giving three
hours of our time to neighborhood canvassing, we, too, may
have a part in the important work of the NMSS.

As young adults and potential MS victims ourselves, can
we truly afford to do less than this? D. R.

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second class matter at the Decatur, Georgia, post office. Subscription price per year
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Club and Administration BARBARA DUVALL

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Fine Arts Editor LINDA GUENTHER

International Editor VIRGINIA KELLER

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Wesle van's "Town and Coun-
try" reports that Br. William Cal-
der of Agnes Scott spoke to the
students on the thought-provok-
ing topics of "Radio Astronomy"
and "Farthest Out." On this re-
cent visit Dr. Calder revealed that
"after a period as research astron-
omer on the Harvard Observatory
staff it became clear that the
world had too much to offer to
spend life on an isolated hilltop,
and that he has been very satis-
fied as a teacher since."

The girls at Sweet Briar are
awaiting a surprising occasion
called Patchwork Day, which is a
campus-wide holiday on which
students are unexpectedly notified
thai there will be no classes. The
morning is dedicated to "con-
structive outdoor activity" such
as clearing the riding trails or
making parking spaces for senior
cars; the afternoon is spent by
making side trips to places of his-
torical interest.

"The Sun Dial" of Randolph Ma-
con also announces the approach
of an interesting holiday known
as Topsy-Turvy Day. At this time
the sophomores become seniors,
freshmen act as juniors, and up-
perciassmen are underclassmen
for the day.

Library Will Adopt
Trial Sunday Hours

In answer to a need expressed
by members of the college com-
munity the main floor of the Mc-
Cain Library will be open on Sun-
days from 2 to 5 p. m. This sche-
me, beginning April 8, will allow
for pleasure reading and browsing
during the designated hours.

Studying in the library at this
time will not be prohibited. Only
the main levels of the stacks,
however, will be accessible to stu-
dents.

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Chi Beta Phi

On Tuesday, March 27, mem-
bers of Chi Beta Phi met to see
a movie in which Edward R. Mur-
raw interviews Oppenheimer, the
physicist.

Eta Sigma Phi

Mrs. Young's home was the
meeting place of Eta Sigma Phi
members on Thursday, March 22,
when Anne McCurdy gave a pro-
gram on "The Trojan War, Its
Heroes, and Its Influence on Later
Literature."

B. C. Regen and Susan Austin
are* planning to attend the society's
national convention at Birming-
ham-Southern college on April 13
and 14.

On Thursday, April 19, the ban-
quet and elections will be held at
Plantation House.

Music Club

The April meeting of the Music
club will be of interest to all who
enjoy opera and who want to learn
more about it. A resume of each
opera to be presented in Atlanta
May 2-5 will give those who are
planning to attend the operas an
opportunity to be familiar with the
productions offered.

Granddaughters

Filet mignon dinners were serv-
ed to the 25 members of the
Granddaughters club who attend-
ed a supper party at the Campus
Grill on Thursday, March 22.

Election of officers for the com-
ing year will take place at the
next meeting. All members who
have not yet paid their dues are
reminded to bring them to the
meeting.

Warrens Create Puppets;
Collect Faceless Clocks

By Dorothy Rearick

Paintings and pots these were the items with which the
Ferdinand Warrens set up housekeeping when they first
came to Agnes Scott in 1952. Starting with simply a bare-
walled house, they proceeded to build much of their own
furniture and to decorate their home on College Place with
paintings, pottery and lamps
which they themselves fashioned,
until today it is in itself a work
of art.

Mr. and Mrs. Warren both hail
from Missouri, and their associa-
tion with each other can be traced
back to their meeting in a Sunday
school class in Kansas City. Mr.
Warren had always been interest-
ed in art and painting and studied
for some time in Kansas City. It
was as an artist that he became
associated with the "Kansas City
Star." that city's leading news-
paper.

Not long after the couple had
been married, they moved to New
York City, "taking a chance" on
the art work they knew was avail-
able in the big city. They set up
a large studio in Brooklyn Heights
overlooking the harbor and began
to lead a life that reads just like
a fairy tale.

The couple lived each day at a
time, not knowing what work, if
any, the following day would bring
to them. Mr. Warren built a large
easel and began to paint the
scenes which lay around him,
gradually gaining fame, winning
medals, and attracting students.
He himself studied at the National
Academy of Design and the Art
Students' League.

Mrs. Warren adapted herself
quickly to the life of an artist's
wife. She learned to pose in many
roles, from the pillar of salt in a
Biblical series of pictures to the
helmeted hero of a War Bond
poster which made its appearance
in all parts of this country.^She
learned to love the smell of paint

Warren

and became so accustomed to
living in a studio that it seemed
strange to her to live in a house
again when she and her husband
came to Georgia.

Many different projects were
undertaken by the Warrens from
time to time in the New York
studio. Once there was a session
of puppet-making for a concern
who wished to portray opera
..cenes in English. The Warrens
fashioned and dressed many pup-
pets, each with replaceable heads
so that they could show any num-
ber of facial expressions. When
the cast of puppets was complete,
the artist would line them up in
front of a curtain and take hun-
dreds of pictures of them. These
photographs in turn were arrang-
ed and fitted with English trans-
lations so that they would tell
the complete story of the opera.
(Continued on Page 4)

Frozen-Footed Belle Tramples
Snowy Wastes Of Ivy League

By Memye Curtis

You can call this "Southern Girl Invades the Frozen Waste-
lands of the North." Not so long ago, we took a trip to a
couple of Ivy League U's. (We means "I" in editorial lingo,
you know, just as "they say" means "I think" in gossip ses-
sions). And from this trip we picked up a few neatsie ideas
about traveling and how to avoid
the grubby mistakes of amateurs
which are strictly bad news Dad.
We also picked up a raunchy new
vocabulary, we've been told.

Everything would have been
good-o, if someone hadn't goofed
and let it snow two feet deep. But
the squishy feeling of stepping
into the cold wet stuff up to your
knees and the delightful hours of
treating toes for frostbite were
well worth the block we walked
once minus snow boots.

Now, before you go, too, always
listen to any advice well-meaning
friends have to offer, especially
the ones who've never been where
you're going. If it* hadn't been for
the insistence of a friend, for
example, I'd never have taken a
cotton dress and straw hat. Nor
would I have included those two
travel irons and the personalized
golf balls. Not that I used any
of these items, but you never know
when you'll run into a heat wave,
and they did help to give the old
suitcase a little extra weight, and
weight is important, believe you
me. When your date comes to
meet you at the train, you want
to be able to point out the heavi-

est suitcase on the ramp for him
to carry. Let him know without
doubt that he has a real date this
week end. "Traveling light" is for
the grubby amateurs who read
the Reader's D'igest articles.
"Travel heavy" is the motto of
those who really know.

And when getting ready to go,
don't forget that Southern accent.
You must have at least a few
assorted syllables to pull out on
demand. And have some sort of
ready answer for the inevitable
(asked in a confidential whisper)
question, "Just how are things
going down there? I mean really."
For this reader of Faulkner book
reviews, nothing short of ffve
superlatives will satisfy. Give
them and run.

In journeying to the frozen
wastes of the North, then, all is
well if you remember to
Be Prepared.

Thai's the Southern Girlies' song
Be Prepared

And you never will go wrong.
Be Prepared to keep those tiny

tootsies dry
Wear galoshes or just sit in the

car and sigh pitifully, "Oh

my!"

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, April 4, 1956 Page 3

Spring Fever Hits World News;
Disputes Blossom Abundantly

By Virginia Keller

"In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns" . . . well,
you know the rest. This is only one of the memorable sayings
characterizing the yearly phenomenon known as spring. Al-
though it is an uncheangeable yearly occurrence, spring
brings a certain new freshness with it never noticed before.
If such a pleasant scene might be

applied to the field of internation-
al affairs, we find a particularly
enticing set of new issues for the
spring season.

The new "red" flower for spring
is the unexpected attack by Rus-
sian officials on the myth of
Stalinism. Led by party boss
Kruschev, the Politburo began
not only a verbal attack on the
rule of the late leader, but also a
.purge of its own ranks of those
suspected of still adhering to the
Stalin principles. Although Wes-
tern observers have offered num-
erous suggestions for the cause
personal hatred, military pressure
and the like no one claims to
have a complete answer. Mean-
while, everyone is waiting to see
what kind of fragrance will rise
from this new blossom.

A full-blooming controversy
which seems to thrive in any sea-
son has gained a new impetus with
the spring breezes. This hardy
plant is a brown and white mix-
ture known as the Arab-Jewish
dispute in the Middle East. De-
spite U. N. efforts at conciliation,
border clashes are becoming more
and more numerous and attitudes
of leaders on both sides less and
less cooperative. Unless some kind
of "peace" spray can be developed
quickly, a full scale war may de-
velop.

As if the Jewish-Arab dispute
wasn't causing enough trouble in
the Middle East, a more recent
fast-spreading weed has grown up
on the island of Cyprus. Long
threatened agitation for the
restoration of this predominant-
ly Greek possession of Great Bri-
tain to Greece has erupted into
open rioting by Cypriot patriots.
The situation has become so tense
that military rule has been estab-
lished in several cities to prevent
the agitators from getting out of
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plant might possibly require some
appeasement as an ingredient.

On the national scene, a quad-
rennial plant has already burst
forth with some new and unex-
pected blossoms. With only a few
presidential primaries completed,
the Democrats have found an un-
usually strong bud in the show-
ing of Senator Estes Kefauver in
the Maine and Minnesota pri-
maries. His astounding defeat of
Adlai Stevenson is causing party
leaders to begin looking for a
possible dark horse candidate.
Meanwhile, the Republicans have
been overjoyed to find that their
famous "poppy" Ike had not
been "frozen" by his recent
heart attack and has consented
to run again.

In lesser manifestations of
of spring growth, the black and
white tree of segregation problems
remains unchecked in its growth,
the lone "Jack in the Pulpit"
Juan Peron has challenged his
successor to a duel, and Grace
Kelly, once the idol of many a
young man's fancy, will give up
her movie career to become a
ruler of the tiny principality of
Monaco as wife of the Prince.
Whatever your tastes in inter-
national flowers, there is sure to
be one which will suit your re-
quirements. Take your choice!

Outstanding Juniors
Earn Scholarships

Dorothy Rearick, a junior from
Miami, Florida, was awarded the
Jennie Sentelle Houghton scholar-
ship for the 1956-57 session. The
scholarship was established by
Dr. M. E. Sentelle of Davidson,
North Carolina. The income is
awarded each year by a commit-
tee of the Administration to a
student of outstanding character,
personality, intellectual ability
and scholarship.

Margaret Minter, a junior from
Selma, Alabama, received the
summer tuition scholarship to
Harvard University.

Alumnae Committee
Discusses Revisions

The Constitution and By-Laws
of the Agnes Scott Alumnae Asso-
ciation are undergoing a process
of revision in order to expand the
services of the Association. Dr.
Florence Brinkley, dean of the
Woman's College of Duke Uni-
versity and vice-president for the
constitution on the Alumnae Asso-
ciation Board, met with the Board
on Wednesday, March 28, to con-
fer on constitutional changes.

Elections

(Continued from Page 1)
for the year.

Mollie Merrick from Miami,
Florida was elected C. A. Fresh-
man Advisor. Inman House presi-
dent will be Carolyn Barker, from
Anniston, Alabama.

Nancy Holland, a junior from
Marietta, Georgia, was elected
Lower House Chairman. Secre-
tary of Student government will
be Pinky McCall from Knoxville,
Tennessee. Jo Sawyer from Winter
Park, Florida, will serve as Stu-
dent Recorder for Student Govern-
ment.

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Burkitt Bids Readers Adieu;
Unearths Final Dirt For You

By Nancy Burkitt

Ah, 'tis spring And it does seem that the thoughts of certain young
men have turned to love. As a result Harriett Griffin, A J Guns ton,
Ava Caldwell, Nancy Hale, and Virginia Hutchinson have beautiful
engagement rings. And have you seen the exquisite diamond that Miss
Hale started wearing during the holidays? Rings are not the only
new pieces of jewelry on campus. Pins abound. Nancy Trowell has
the Sigma Chi Cross of a Tech man. Engineers gave Barbara Myers
and Jo Hathaway their ATO badge and Pi Kpppa Phi pin. Diane Foelsch
is sporting a Beta badge and Ann Blackshear a SAE crest both of
the Tech variety. Caroline Romberg's ZIP pin belongs to an Emory
dental student. A Seminary boy pinned Betsy Crapps with his Pi
Kappa Phi jewel. Ann Corse has the Theta Chi emblem of a Hamp-
den-Sydney lad.

It sure is lonely around here now that Ramona Cartwrighl lias lefl
SUCh a hurried affair. The minute she got the invitation she headed
for the airport and' hailed the first plane for Paris. She plans to shop
there until the big day. Maybe you haven't heard she is going to the
wedding in Monaco. A friend of mine who saw the invitation said that
it was just fabulous.

Betty Carmichael, Marilyn Tribble, Suzi Bailey, Nonette Brown,
and Sharon Lampman reported that staying in Atlanta this weekend
was not bad at all. This may be due to the fact that they entertained
out-of-town visitors. Ann Alvis and Nancy Wheeler showed the sights
to their favorite fellows from VMI. It was a Georgia man who came
to see Barbara Harrison, and Everett Carlton had a Tulane student in
tow. The Ivy League, complete with cord suits, came South for the
weekend. Memye Curtis introduced her Princeton tiger around campus.
Jene Sharp's visitor was from Yale and a Harvard man journeyed
down to see Carolyn Tinkler.

Joan St. Clair, Ann Rivers Payne, Boogie Helm, and Patti Forrest
hurried out to the Figure Eight rink Friday night for the Tech Sigma
Chi party. Ann Tilly, Carlanna Lindamood, Jean Salter, and Leonice
Davis found that practice does make perfect and were soon skating
along like old timers.

Over Tech way things were rather quiet. Afer a movie Jane Kramer,
Jane Wilkerson, Archer Boswell, and Anise Gann stopped by the Beta
lodge to dance to the latest hits. Frances Patterson and Barbara
Burns toodled by the K Sig house.

Well, poodles (great shades of logic!) this is my last scandal sheet.
Toodle over to the joint celebration party tonight. Seriously, it has
been fup unearthing all the dirt for you. You are the greatest: the
way you get those pins and rings. Fabulous, simply fabulous. Just for
the record I want to say that the editors Elner and Dee Wee are
tops. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to be on their staff. Have
a blast this weekend. Things should really be swinging, from the
chandelier, of course. Seniors, in case you are interested there are
62 days to graduation. Nothing more to say except toodle, poodles.

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Page 4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, April 4, 1956

A A Plans Ice Skating Party;
Softball Season Opens Friday

, By Helen Hendry

As a climax to the 1955-56 season, the Athletic Board has
planned a campus-wide ice skating party to be held on Thurs-
day, April 12, from 6-8 p. m. at the ice-skating rink in At-
lanta. Transportation will be provided and buses will leave
from Main at 5:00 p. m. Tickets may be acquired from Lost
and Found, the lobby in Buttrick,
and from any member of A. A.
Prices are .50 for general admis-:
sion and $1.00 for admission with
transportation provided.

Softball

Practice began last week for
1956 Softball season. Manager
Julian Preble announced at a
meeting of players held Wednes-
day, March 27, that the first
game will be played this week on
Friday, April 6. In this primary
bout the Seniors will challenge
the Juniors, and the Sophs and
Freshmen will vie in the second
game. Team managers appointed
were: Seniors, Joanne Miklas;
Juniors, Ann Whitfield; Sopho-
mores, Shirley MacDonald; Fresh-
men, Jorie Muller. The Seniors
and Sophomores will practice to-
gether at 4:00 on Mondays and
5:00 on Wednesdays. Practice
times for the Juniors and Fresh-
men are at 5:00 on Mondays and
at 4:00 on Wednesdays.

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"Pagliacci" and "Faust" were both
filmed in this 'way.

At another time, hundreds of
model airplanes adorned the walls
of the artist's studio, and it be-
came affectionately known as the
"Kitty Hawk Room." These
models were fashioned by some of
the boys Mr. Warren taught, and
were used in training civilian
plane spotters during the war.

Still -another time, thousands of
parts of clocks, minus their faces,
were collected from clock makers
and watch repairmen and exhibit-
ed around the studio. Mrs. Warren
recalls this time as a particularly
fanciful one, when a person could
not tell the time by a single clock,
and yet could see and hear the
mechanism in constant action.

Painting murals in a number
of New York buildings and illus-
trating books also occupied con-
siderable time for the New York
artist. It was with some reluc-
tance, but with a curiosity to see
the South, that Mr. Warren ac-
cepted a position as artist in resi-
dence for nine months at the

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couple moved to Georgia leaving
everything behind them in the
New York studio, fully expecting
to return to the big city after
the year was over.

However, the lure of the South
proved to be too much for them,
and after their sojourn at Athens,
the Warrens came to Agnes Scott,
where Mr. Warren became head
of the art department. They set-
tled down in the home they now
occupy, built a table out of a
pine door and a lamp out of a
moonshine jug, decorated with
paintings, mobiles and pottery all
their own, and adopted a light
brown kitten, "Little Stinker," to
make their life complete.

Summers are still spent at the
Brooklyn Heights studio in New
York, with an occasional trip to
Monhegan Island, twenty miles off
the coast of Maine, or to Wolf
Fork Valley among the mountains
of north Georgia. Here, as in the
studio in the garret of Buttrick
Hall, Mr. Warren's painting con-
tinues.

His works never cease to gain
recognition. He has numerous
awards to his credit, and his
paintings are exhibited in count-
1 e s s permanent collections
throughout the country. At pres-
ent, Mr. Warren is president of
the Association of Georgia Artists,

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Dean S. G. Stukes will be Agnes
Scott's representative at two out-
of-town functions early this month.
Todcry, April 4, ne is attending
the inauguration of Dr. James A.
Jones as president of Union Theo-
logical Seminary in Richmond, Vir-
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VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, April 11, 1956

Number 14

Blackfriars Will Present Comedy

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B.O.Z.

B.O.Z., the upperclassman writ-
ing club, will meet at the home of
its sponsor, Miss Janef Preston,
on Thursday, April 19. Elizabeth
Ansley, Ann Alvis, and Martha
Jane Morgan will read, and elec-
tions for next year's officers will
be held.

Tryouts have opened for mem-
bership in the club and will con-
tinue through Wednesday, May 1.
All freshmen, sophomores, and
juniors are invited to submit their
original prose in the contest.
Pi Alpha Phi

Newly-elected officers of Pi Al-
pha Phi are Margaret Benton,
president; Genelle Breedlove, de-
bate manager; Grace Chao, secre-
tary; Mary Oates, treasurer; Rosa-\
lyn Warren, social chairman; and
Anne Terry, historian. Students
admitted to the debating society
on the basis of recent tryouts are
Mary Clayton Bryan, Betty Ed-
munds, Marianne Gillis, Ann Har-
vey, Blanche Helm, Audrey John-
son, Susan Riffe, and Susie White.
Folio

Plans for the publication of their
annual magazine were discussed
by the members of Folio at their
regular meeting on Friday, April
6. Deadline for the submission of
material to be included is Friday,
April 20.

Glee Club

The Glee Club is now holding
its final rehearsals in preparation
for the Spring Concert to be pre-
sented Friday, April 20, in Presser
Hall. New members elected during
winter quarter tryouts are Mary
Clayton Bryan, Martha Davis, Jan
Fleming, Mary Hammond, and
Kay Weber.

'59 Club

Plans for a party for the fresh-
man class and outgoing and in-
coming members of the C.A. Cab-
inet were discussed yesterday at
'59 Club. Committee chairmen
selected were: food, Wynn Hughes;
invitations, Doreen Greenfield;
skit, Suzanne McMillan; costumes,
Mary Hammond and Helen Smith;
props, Betty Lockhart; and deco-
rations, Peggy Fanson.

Spanish Club

Senor Luis Quintanilla, Mexi-
can ambassador to the United
States, was a guest in the home
of Miss Muriel Ham on Wednes-
day, April 4, where he spoke to
Spanish students. On Monday, Ap-
ril 9, Dr. Bruce Gordan, head of
the department of Romance Lan-
guages at Emory University,
showed a film to a group of stu-
dents interested in European
travel.

I.R.C.

Old members of International
Relations Club met for a discus-
sion with prospective new mem-
bers at 6:30 Monday afternoon.
Plans were made for a program to
be given in chapel on Tuesday,
April 17, and new committee
chairmen were chosen.

Bible Club

Members of the Bible Club will
have their regular meeting on
Tuesday, April 17. The program
will consist of a new type of Bible
study concentrating on only a few
verses,

Blackfriars Jene Sharp, Barbara Battle and Nancy Kimmel put
finishing touches on backdrop for Friday night's performance of
"The Would-Be Gentleman." The comedy, the final Blackfriars
production of the 1955-56 season, will be given in Gaines auditorium.

Fain Announces
Leaders' Parley

On Tuesday, April 17, Mortar Board will sponsor a leader-
ship conference for the newly elected campus officers.
Guerry Fain, Mortar Board president, stated, however, that
all meetings are open to any student who wishes to attend,
and the conference is in no way restricted to officers and

committee chairmen alone.

The first meeting, featuring
parliamentary procedure as its
theme, will be held from five to
six that afternoon in the science
hall. Miss Mamie K. Taylor, well-
known parliamentarian, will be
the featured speaker. From seven
to eight that evening in Buttrick

Hall, separate meetings have been
scheduled for: (1) Presidents, Vice
presidents, and all Chairmen of
campus organizations; (2) Secre-
taries; (3) Treasurers; (4) House
Presidents; (5) Social Chairman
and Hub Committee Chairman;
(6) officers of each campus pub-
lication; and (7) Publicity.

Smith, Minter To Represent AS
At SIASG Conference April 12

Penny Smith and Margaret Minter, as president and vice
president of Student Government for next year, will repre-
sent Agnes Scott at the annual conference of the Southern
Intercollegiate Association of Student Governments (SIASG).
The conference will be held at Mississippi College in Hatties-
burg, Mississippi on April 12, 13,

and 14.

SIASG, which began in 1914,
is an organization composed of the
student government leaders of
women's colleges in the South.
Delegates from 38 colleges meet
once a year to exchange ideas and
discuss, problems. Through the
various discussion groups and
speeches, the leaders can come to
realize the possibilities and re-
sponsibilities of their offices.

The theme of the conference
this year is "Student Awareness
on the Southern Campus" and
the key speaker is Dean Donald
Clague of Bridgewater College.
The representatives will discuss
such problems as the honor sys-
tem, election procedures, service

projects, the ideals of Student
Government, and desegregation on
the southern campus. In addition
to the formal meetings, there will
be informal discussions, a film on
human relations, a banquet, and a
tour of New Orleans.

Penny and Margaret will give a
report of the SIASG conference
in chapel after their return.

NOTICE

Mr. Michael McDowell re-
quests that ail students who
plan to take applied music for
credit or non-credit next year
meet Thursday morning at 10:30
in Maclean chapel.

The Would-Be Gentleman'
To Star Carpenter, Kimmel

"The Would-Be Gentleman," an eighteenth century French
comedy, will be presented Friday night, April 13, to climax
the 1955-56 Blackfriars dramatic season. Written by Moliere,
the play stars Mary Jo Carpenter in the title role and includes
an orchestra and dancers in the large cast.

The production will be held in

Gaines auditorium with curtain
time at 8:30. Reserved seat tickets
are .50 for students and $1.00
for the public. Students will be
admitted free to unreserved seats
and a .50 general admission
charge will be made to the public.

Moliere's comedy satirizes the
cultural institutions of the so-
called "high society" of eighteenth
century France. When Monsieur
Jourdain, definitely a man of
bourgeois upbringing, decides to
become a gentleman in the true
sense of the word, he only sue-

Junior Class Plans
For Dinner, Dance

"Blossom Time," featuring pink
and white dogwood and green
foliage, has been chosen as the
theme for the annual junior ban-
quet to be held Saturday night,
April 14. Festivities will begin at
6:30 p.m. with a dinner in the
dining hall followed by a formal
dance in the Rebekah ballroom.

Highlight of the junior class so-
cial season, this year's banquet
preparations are being directed by
Martha Riggins. Frances Patter-
son is heading the decoration com-
mittee which will carry out the
pink-and-white theme in both the
dining hall and Rebekah, using
real flowers and "flower globes."

Members of the freshman class
will serve as waitresses for the
dinner. Seating arrangements for
the banquet are being planned by
Grace Molineux and her commit-
tee, while Gay Pound heads the
menu committee. Marianne Sar-
gent is in charge of place cards.

Programs for the dance are be-
ing planned by Mary Kinman.
Jackie Rountree and Margaret
Schilling are in charge of music
and Margie Hill heads the date
committee. Other committee
chairmen include: invitations, Dot
McLanahan; cleanup, Martha
Jane Morgan; and publicity, May
Chism.

ceeds in making himself the
laughing-stock of all concerned.

M. Jourdain employs tutors of
every description: masters of mu-
sic, dance, philosophy, and even
a fencing expert, all of whom are
really parasites who are much
more interested in M. Jourdain's
money than in his social improve-
ment. Then there is Dorantes, a
gentleman who wears beneath his
fine laces the heart of a hypo-
crite; naturally clever, he dis-
covers that a little flattery with
Monsieur Jourdain will go a long
way.

Madame Jourdain, making no
claims to gentle breeding, sees
these pretenders as they are, in-
cluding her husband, with whom
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Mayfield Will Offer
Recital On Sunday

Peggy Mayfield will present her
senior piano recital Sunday, April
15, at 3:30 p.m. in Maclean Audi-
torium.

Included in her program are:
"French Suite No. 4" by Bach,
"Sonata, Op. 26" by Beethoven,
"Nocturne, Op. 15, No. 2" and
"Mazurka, Op. 33, No. 2" by Cho-
pin, Brahms' "Ballade, Op. 118,
No. 3," the "Mouv de Minuet"
from "Sonatina" by Ravel, and Al-
beniz' "Seguidilla."

The public is cordially invited
to attend.

Preston

English Professor
Wins Donor Prize

"Song for Michaelmas," an
original poem by Miss Janef New-
man Preston, appears in the
spring issue of the poetry maga-
zine "Quicksilver."

In this same issue is the an-
nouncement that Miss Preston has
been awarded the Donor Prize of
twenty-five dollars for the maga-
zine's best poem of the year. Her
winning poem, published in the
autumn issue of "Quicksilver," is
entitled "To the Patron Saints of
Animals."

This poem was selected by Judge
Arthur M. Sampley, who says of
his choice, " 'To the Patron Saints
of Animals' has compression, re-
straint, artistic form, precision,
climax all qualities which I value
highly in poetry."

ANNOUNCEMENT

The 1956-57 staff of "The
Agnes Scott News" announces
that Miss Ann Worthy Johnson,
Director of Publicity for the
college, will be their adviser.

Pa?e 2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. April 11, 1956

New Ribbon

It appears that the typewriter of "The Agnes Scott News"
has just been fitted with a new ribbon. While the ink on that
ribbon still vet, this edition will make its appearance.

The "News" has endeavored in the past to achieve, and will
continue to hold as its primary objective, a devotion to the
interest ,of its readers: With a feeling of responsibility and
a sense of the trust placed in us, we, the staff of 1956-57, will
do all in our power to uphold the ideals of sincerity, truth-
fulness, accuracy, and impartiality which should characterize
this publication.

Through up-to-date community-wide coverage, we hope
to bring the news to you while it is still news. In our feature
articles, we shall try to include matters which are of interest
to the entire campus community. Because we believe that
this paper in reality belongs to you, the reader, we shall
always welcome your criticism and suggestions for improved
coverage.

The "News" pledges itself to become, more than ever, an
organ of student expression and advancement on the Agnes
Scott campus. It offers itself as an available voice to anyone
who has an issue. As such, it will reflect on this page ideas
that may often be controversial. If at times we appear to be
one-sided in our view-point, we shall be anxious to receive,
through the local mail, critical letters presenting different
points of view.

Through all that we undertake in the interest of our read-
ers, we need and ask your interest in return. Perhaps at times
the ink of our new typewriter ribbon may appear too dark,
or may tend to smear. Please let us know.

We count ourselves fortunate in possessing a typewriter
that has shown such good service in the past, and sincerely
believe that with its new ribbon and perhaps a few minor
repairs from time to time, it will continue to serve the in-
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Hosteling Program Enables
Students To Travel Abroad

By Dorothy Rearick

(Editor's note: This is the first in a series of feature articles de-
scribing unusual, or different summer activities. Additional information
concerning the hostel program is available from the "News" office
on request.)

To hike or travel by bicycle along the open highway, to see
what lies over and beyond the next hill these are com-
pelling urges in the hearts of many young people today. The
spirit of adventure is as strong at the present time as it was
in the days of the pioneers.

The forest, like every human community, has many types
of citizens. Among the larger animals, the bear is unique in
his living habits. In the spring, he emerges from his winter's
sleep to become an acHve part of forest life. Throughout the
summer and early fall, he continues his activity, concentrat-
ing on gaining large amounts of food for the coming winter
which he will spend engulfed in his own sleep.

A contrast to the bear is the deer who lives in the com-
munity all year. Both summer and winter, he can be seen
searching for food and participating generally in the forest
life. Although only a few deer become real leaders in their
group, each one does his own part toward making his life
more pleasant and easier.

Here at A. S. C, springtime elections bring great interest
and activity. Elections are well-attended and conversation
centers not only on candidates but also on plans and policies.
Installation of new officers is followed by a flurry of pro-
jects as each member of the community contributes his
share. Interest remains high in the early fall, due primarily
to freshmen, as the projects are put to test.

However, the bears soon distinguish themselves from the
deer. Their real work was accomplished at elections, and
now that they have had their 'fill," they "hole in" for a long
winter's nap leaving the main business and activity to the
lead deer and their remaining few loyal followers.

Which are you? No doubt you went to elections most
everyone did. You probably have some new ideas and plans
for one or more of the campus organizations and leaders. But
what are you going to do with these? Will you make your
ideas known through active participation not only in plan-
ning but also in carrying out projects? Or do you feel you
have had your fill simply by casting your vote and are now
entitled to a long sleep while the "food" you elected works
for you?

Campus organizations are a part of your community. How
will you support them? V. K.

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College age young people in
many countries today are taking
advantage of a program of hostel-
ing which enables them to travel
economically in their own and
other countries. Sponsored by the
International Youth Hostel Fed-
eration, with the aim of facilitat-
ing international travel and un-
derstanding among young people,
the program has received wide
acclaim in the twenty-seven
countries, including the United
States and Canada, which sup-
port it.

The backbone of the program is
the chain of hostels, or inexpensive
overnight accommodations, some-
times located in schools, camps,
.lurches or community centers,
but more often in connection with
farm homes throughout the coun-
try. These hostels are supervised
by resident houseparents, and al-
though varying greatly from coun-
try to country, have general fea-
tures which are identical. Here
are provided sleeping quarters,
kitchen facilities and recreation
space for hikers and cyclists par-
ticipating in the hostel program.
Sometimes economical meals are
provided by the houseparents in
charge, but visitors are expected
to take part in the domestic
duties, such as cleaning and cook-
ing, of the hostels.

Hostels in our own country are
located in New England, the Mid-
dle Atlantic, Great Lakes and
West Coast states, and are usu-
ally established in scenic, his-
toric and recreational areas. In
many sections, they are close
enough together to allow hiking
or bicycling from one to another
in an easy day's journey. Any-
one "4 to 94" holding membership
in the American Youth Hostels,
Inc. is entitled to use these hostels.
Although individual travel is pos-
sible, AYH groups are usually
composed of not more than ten
members who travel economically
and at an average rate of ten to
thirty miles a day. Trains, buses,
boats or station wagons are used
to cover long stretches of coun-
l try.

Travel in foreign countries is

scheduled each summer under the
program ol the AYH. The total
a\erage trip time is ten to eleven
weeks, although some trips in-
cluding plane transportation to
and from the countries last only
lour weeks. Many different hostel
routes have been mapped out.
allowing for travel in Mexico,
NTova Scotia, all parts of Europe,
Continued on Page 4)

Boswell Wins Cup
In Sclerosis Drive

Archer Boswell, freshman, will
be awarded a trophy for bringing
in the most money during last
Sunday's Multiple Sclerosis drive.
Also receiving a trophy for jointly
bringing in the largest donation
will be the freshman and junior
sister classes.

Over $1053 was collected by the
102 Agnes Scott girls who parti-
cipated in the two-hour neighbor-
hood canvass sponsored by the
National Multiple Sclerosis So-
ciety.

Seniors To Present
Joint Organ Recital

On Wednesday, April 18, three
of Agnes Scott's, seniors will be
presented in an organ recital to
be held in Gaines Chapel at 8:15
p.m. Those performing are Rameth
Richard, Louise Rainey, and Alice
Johnston.

Rameth will play Bach's "Toc-
cata and Fugue in D Minor,"
"Sonata in C Minor" by Mendel-
sohn," "Rhosymedre" by Ralph
Vaughan Williams, and "La Na-
tivite" by Jean Langlais.

Alice's repertoire consists of
Bach's "Toccata in C Major,"
Langlais' "Fugue on Filii," Mar-
cello's "Psalm 19," and Karg-El-
ert's "O Gott, De Frommer Gott,"
translated as "O God, Thou Faith-
ful God."

Louise has chosen for numbers
"Gavotta" by Martini, "Canta-
bile" by Franck, "Canzona" by
Langlais, and "Ein' Feste Burg
1st Unser Gott," translated liter-
ally as "A Mighty Fortress Is Our
God."

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Arab-Israeli Conflict Continues
As Outstanding World Problem

By Byrd Hoge

The Arab-Israeli controversy is today a topic of conversa-
tion throughout the world. The conflict of the Arabs and
the Israelis is not new to history or to world affairs. No one
can forget the bloody Crusades fought in the Holy Land cen-
turies ago, a distasteful picture of the West's intervention
into the age-old conflict between

the Arabs and the Israelis.

Today the West again has con-
cerned itself with the touchy af-
fair in the Middle EaSt. Are there
going to be modern Crusades,
bloody attempts to make a peace
which may never be realized in
the hearts of the Arabs or the
Israelis? Fear of another Korea
or the beginning of World War
III permeates the thoughts of
thousands of people who still have
bitter memories of the three wars
of this century. Is the threat of
another war becoming more omi-
nous?

Eighteen months ago Egypt
stared that she stood with the
West in every respect. Five
months ago British Foreign Sec-
retary Macmillan warned the
West against arming Israel lest
it would force the Arab nations
into the Red fold and thereby give
Russia control of the Suez canal,
middle eastern oil, and a foot-
hold in Africa. Recent Egyptian
actions have changed many opin-
ions of the West. Egypt has given
arms and propaganda aid to North

African nationalists, made arms
and training deals with Commu-
nists, brought newly independent
Sudan into its orbit, incited East
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Curtis Will Present
Recitation April 77

On Tuesday evening, April 17,
at 8:30, Memye Curtis will pre-
sent a recital in Maclean Audi-
torium climaxing her period of
independent study on the plays of
George Bernard Shaw.

The recital will consist of cut-
tings from "Caesar and Cleopa-
tra," "Pygmalion," and "Saint
Joan." Although emphasis will be
placed on the heroines of these
plays, Memye will take the parts
of fifteen or more different char-
acters. The cuttings will be sup-
plemented by a lecture which will
explain her study more fully.

Memye has done her independ-
ent study under Dr. Ellen Doug-
lass Leyburn and Miss Roberta
Winter of the Agnes Scott Eng-
lish department.

Wednesday, April 11, 1956 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Page 3

Stray, Shabby Pup Adopts AS;
Campus Dogs Express Concern

By Nancy Kimmel

Among the many expected splendors of Spring, something
unusual has appeared on the Agnes Scott scene. We (Memye
has thoroughly explained the use of this word and "we" shall
continue to dse it with the same connotation, effect, and
dignity) noticed one day a small, white dog with a few large,
russet spots on his shabby coat, a '

straggly, woebegone tail, and an
expression that could win him an
Academy Award. He seemed to
appear from nowhere, along with
the dogwood, azaleas, jonquils,
and beautiful afternoons, although
he wasn't quite as welcome to
some. Who are you, little dog?
Where did you come from?

Nussin, who helps the night
watchman, has a very definite
opinion as to what should be done
with our persistent guest. "Put
him to work," says Nussin, grow-
ling deep and low, "I could use a
good hand at watch-dogging. I
really don't think this mutt is
cut out for the job, though. He
doesn't discriminate but then, he
did come to Agnes Scott and that
means something." (The transla-
tion of this last word is a little
broad; there seems to be no exact
sound in English for the original
"dog," but the tone was not derog-
atory.)

Stormy

Stormy, who owns Dr. Calder,
doesn't care much for "Whoozit"
either. "All good dogs," she said
when we questioned her on the
matter, "all good dogs know they
should own only one person at a
time and not try to latch on to
any doggy student who happens
by. I'm a one-man dog myself and
don't approve of wanderers; but
as long as this character doesn't
come between Bill and myself,
who am I to complain?" She con-
cluded with a side remark in hopes
that this dog didn't influence the
campus with his sloppy dressing
habits, especially astronomy stu-
dents, who are easily influenced.
Stormy wandered off down the
hall, moaning "My Man," and
twitching her whiskers in perfect
time.

Our good friend, Millicent Mc-
Salamander, President of the Na-
tional Society of Vice-Presidents,
firmly believes that this dog is
definitely up to no good. She de-
livered a speech recently on "The
Personality of Dogs As Revealed
in Expression." Our dog was used
as the classical example of one
classification. Says Millicent:
"This animal definitely is of the
intelligent criminal type. He hides
his evil soul behind a sage but
saddened look. This dog is dan-
gerous beware! He is most likely

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to swipe tennis and golf balls in
the early spring. Sundays are his
best days watch him."

Suggestions
We don't agree with Millicent,
however (excuse us, Millicent),
and have a few suggestions to
make to the student body of Ag-
nes Scott in regard to the subject
of this article. First, we should
have a contest to name him. All
"good dogs" must have a respect-
able and accepted name. Second-
ly, since he insists on staying with
us, a permanent brick dog house
should be erected behind Walters,
to give him a feeling of belonging.
We are sure he lacks security. As
our last suggestion, one doggy
student should be elected every
spring to clean, brush, house-
break, and feed him. We are tired
of sharing our cheese crackers
and butterscotch drops when we
are so hungry. You never can tell
what wonderful characteristics
you can find in an unattractive
dog, once society has given him
the chance to rise above his past
environment.

A. A. To Hold Party
At Ice Skating Rink

Beginners and expert skaters
are looking forward to the AA
ice-skating party at the Figure
Eight Ice-skating Rink tomorrow
evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Those going on the special buses
provided for the party will gather
in front of Main at 5:00. The spe-
cial feature of the evening will be
a solo skating routine by Patti
Mayton. The reduced admission
price for the AA party is 50 cents
for general admission and $1.00
for admission including bus trans-
portation. Tickets are being sold
by all members of A A.

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African nationalists against Bri-
tain, taken leadership of the Arab
alliance against Israel, sought to
isolate Iraq as the only Arab na-
tion aligned with the West, and
kept Jordan out of Baghdad
Pact.

Now Britain has sharply criti-
cized Egypt for being uncoopera-
tive with the West and is consider-
ing sending arms to Israel. France
is angered by Egypt's incitation oi
North African nationalists and is
considering sending military aid to
Israel. Thus an, arms race is about
to begin. Has an arms race ever
reduced tension, fear of war, or
war itself? Certainly not in the
case of the West versus Russia.

Both Egypt and Israel say they
do not intend to attack the other.
However, each wants more mili-
tary strength for the imminent
war with the other. No matter
how imminent the war may seem
to the officials, the people of
Israel calmly celebrate their re-
ligious festivals and the people of
Egypt enjoy jammed streets and
,gay night life of tourist trade.
Within both countries there is
an air of calmness among the
people in general.

Despite the official tension,
border incidents, although bloodily
present, are not increasing. Ironi-
cally the Western Big Three ef-
forts to ease tension have been
condemned by both sides for only
increasing tension and provoking
a strong Soviet reaction v among
the Arab nations.

Should the West step out of the
picture and let the two peoples
of the Middle East settle their
own affairs? Should the West
allow the Arab nations to reclaim
the little land of Israel that it
has held for so long in the past?
Should the West arm Israel and
thereby force the Arab states
with their strategic resources and
positions into the Soviet embrace?

These questions must soon be
answered by Western diplomats
because they directly affect the
balance of power between the
West and Russia and ultimately
the world peace.

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Spring Livens Campus Scene
With Dogwoods, Frat Jewels

By Millie Nesbit

With all the dogwoods on campus in full bloom, it can't be denied
that spring has officially arrived. And with it have come more pins.
Jackie Johnson is sporting a Phi Chi jewel, and a Sigma Nu lad at
Tech pinned Sally Fortson. Grace Robertson now boasts a Phi Gam
pin and Nancy Alexander is showing off a Beta jewel; both are of
Tech variety. Scads of Scotties took advantage of the beautiful
weather and made out-of-town trips. Beverly Cohen, Caro Spann,
and Mary Sue McCraney buzzed down to Ida Cason Gardens Sunday.

In Augusta for the Masters Golf Tournament were Dot Huddleston,
Vee Williamson, Betty Richardson, Sally White, Frances (iwinn,
C arol McDonald, Grace Molineux, and ML. E. Bristow. They said it was
fabulous! Helen Hendry skipped off to Highlands, N. C, to \isit a
Harvard man, and Ann N orris Shires wont home, where she dated a
Vanderbilt med student.

It seems that those who were here at school for the weekend didn't
have too bad a time either. At Tech's Military Ball Friday night
Mary Jo Cowart, Barbara Alderson, Susan Hogg, Lillian Null, Ann
Hisle, Pat Gover, and Marian Hagedorn were a few of the Scott belles
dancing to the strains of Billy May's orchestra.

The sophomores all had a bang-up time Saturday night at their
spring formal in Rebekah. Judy Nash and Harriet Talmadge invited
boys from Winter Park, Florida, for the occasion, while Lavonne
Nalley and Marilyn Tribble entertained home town lads. And did
you see the carousel that went 'round and 'round? Those clever sophs!

Sunday afternoon saw Becky Barlow, Joy Nash, and B. C. Regen
at the horse show in Atlanta. Thursday night Llewellyn Bellamy,
Patty Perrin and Dot Rearick took in some good music at Emory.
Eleanor Lee, Gertrude Florrid and India Clark were on hand for
the Emory Glee Club concert Friday night.

The ATO's at Emory had a big weekend with their dance Friday
night and Sweepstakes Saturday. Patti Forrest, Lynn Frederick, Janice
Jones, and Roxana Speight were among those at the festivities. The
Emory Sigma Chi's entertained Wardie Abernathy, Sissie Hurley,
Donalyn Moore, Sara Townsend, and Nancy Glasure at a house dance
Saturday night, while Nancy Christian, Carolyn Wright, and Mary
Anne Fow Ikes w ere dancing w ith their dates next door at the Delta
Tau Delta House.

Scott was well represented at the Intercollegiate Forum at Emory
this weekend, with Ann Alvis, Louisa Allen, Jane Frist, Eleanor Lee,
Lois Moore, and Peggy Fanson present. Over Tech way, Mary Jane
Milford and Susan Riffe went to a party at the Pi KA House. Nancy
Holland and Frances Patterson were entertained by their dates at
the Sigma Chi House.

Well, it's really going to be lonesome without Ramona. I hear by
the grapevine that her little sister, a prospective student, visited one
of Ramona's old friends this weekend, namely Gillis.

As this is the first attempt of your new society editor, we suppose
"Toodle, Poodle" is out of date, so we'll say, "See ya later, Alligator/'

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Page 4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, April 11, 1956

Baffle, Welborn Lead Seniors
To Victory Over Junior Team

By Pat Stewart

The Senior softball team, led by Joanne Miklas, defeated
the Juniors 14 to 10 in the opening game of the 1956 season,
played on Monday, April 9. At the end of the third inning,
the score was tied 8-8.

The Seniors, sparked by such players as Ann Welborn, Bar-
bara Battle, and Stella Biddle,

scored three runs in the top of the
fourth, and when the Juniors came
to bat in the last half df the in-
ning, they were, for the first time
in the game, unable to score. The
Seniors increased their lead to six
runs in the top of the fifth and the
Juniors were unable to catch them.
The Seniors' game total of hits
was 16 in comparison to the Ju-
niors' 10.

The Seniors played a consistent
game throughout. Led by the pow-
er hitting of Ann Welborn and
Louisa Allen, the reliable playing
of Stella Biddle and Barbara Bat-
,tle, and the steady pitching of
Rameth Richard, they managed
to score each inning and to keep
the Juniors under control.

The Juniors played a very good
game. They had excellent power
hitters in Carolyn Herman, Helen
Hendry, and Penny Smith. Margie
Hill excelled in fielding, and Helen
Hendry's ability to steal bases
kept not only the Seniors, but
also the spectators on their toes.

The game opened with a bang.
The Seniors managed to get their
first seven batters safely on first,
anl scored three runs from two
hits. The Juniors retaliated by
scoring five runs from four hits.
The game was a toss up until the
fourth inning, but neither team
ever let up, although it became
evident toward the end that all
the players were showing strain
from the long game that lasted
almost an hour and a half.

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being so susceptible to such peo-
ple. She is even more disgusted
when she finds out that her
would-be-gentleman of a spouse
is harboring amorous feelings to-
ward a certain Dorimene, and she
lets her feelings on the subject be.
known in her usual frank man-
ner.

When M. Jourdain's social as-
pirations mount so high as to
make him anxious to marry his
daughter to some person of high
rank, Cleonte, . Lucile's beloved,
and Covielle, a servant of unusual
ingenuity, decide to take drastic
steps. They plan a ruse (disguising
Cleonte as an influential Turk)
which succeeds in fooling M.
Jourdain, and there is a final
reconciliation of all the lovers,
with the play ending on a light-
hearted, musical note.

Professor Attends
Chemistry Meeting

Dr. William J. Frierson, pro-
fessor of chemistry, returns today
from Dallas, Texas, where he has
attended a meeting of the Ameri-
can Chemical Society. Dr. Frier-
son is a member of the council
and of the standing committee on
chemical education in the Society.

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Campus Completes
Election of Leaders

Elections of campus leaders for
the 1956-57 college year were com-
pleted Friday, April 6.

Selected to guide the affairs of
Student Government Association
under president Penny Smith were:
Margaret Minter, vice-president
and judicial chairman; Pinky Mc-
Call, secretary; Jo Sawyer, stu-
dent recorder; Nancy Grayson,
treasurer; and Nancy Holland,
Lower House chairman.

Working for Christian Associa-
tion under president Margie De-
Ford will be: Susie Benson, vice-
president; Sue Lile, secretary;
Randy Norton, treasurer; and
Mollie Merrick, freshman advisor.

- Athletic Association will have
for its new officers: Carolyn Her-
man, president; Betsy Crapps,
vice-president; Judy Nash, secre-
tary; and Harriet Talmadge,
treasurer.

Day student chairman for 1956-
57 will be Eleanor Wright. Jackie
Murray has been selected orienta-
tion chairman. House presidents
include: Carolyn Barker, Inman;
Virginia Ann' Redhead, Main;
Martha Riggins, Rebekah; Nancy
Brock, Walters; and Gay Pound,
Hopkins.

Social Committee will be head-
ed by Frances Patterson. Margaret
Benton will be the new chairman
of Lecture Association, Jene Sharp
will be May Day chairman, and
Gloria Calhoun will serve as head
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Read, Alston Discuss Changes
Regarding Alumnae Association

On Thursday, April 5, several former presidents of the
Agnes Scott Alumnae Association conferred with Dr. Alston
and Mrs. Mary Warren Read, the current president, to point
out changes in the constitution which will be brought to a
vote at the annual alumnae meeting.

The first proposed change would

be an enlargement on a regional
basis of the board which governs
the association. This would create
better unity for the alumnae in
different parts of the United
States, since the board has up to
this time been centered in At-
lanta and in the South.

Another recommendation to be
presented is the moving of class
reunions to a time other than
Commencement. The faculty ap-
proved this resolution at -a re-
cent meeting because it is felt
that Commencement should be a
special time for seniors and their
parents and friends. This sugges-
tion was also made so that alum-
nae might visit our campus while
school is in session in order to see
us at a normal time.

The third proposal to be made
at the annual meeting this June
concerns the Alumnae Fund, which
is contributed yearly to the col-
lege. Through the regional organ-
ization it is hoped that a more per-
sonal solicitation will bring strong-
er contributions per member than
is now received when all corres-
pondence is carried on through the

Alumnae Office here on the cam-
pus.

Hosteling

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teachers, graduate students or so-
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AYH National Training Course.
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be a guide; the entire group helps
discover what there is to do and
see along the way. Members of
each group are expected to help
with all aspects of the trip, such
as balancing the budget, keeping
records, finding accommodations
and inquiring the way.

Hosteling is a special kind of
travel. It is for the young in
heart, calling for a spirit of ad-
venture and an appreciation of
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VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, April 18, 1956

Number 15

Mortar Board Taps New Chapter

lernauonality

Speaking . . .

By Byrd Hoge

Today the peoples of the world
are turning aside from the serious
problem of peace among the world
powers to watch a fairy-story wed-
ding in the picturesque country
of Monaco. Until the courtship of
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier
III was publicized few Americans
had ever heard of fthis small state.
Now that they know where it is
and what it is, most Americans
don't believe that it is really a
state; it seems more like a dream-
land.

Monaco is the world's smallest
principality, located on the Medit-
erranean coast of France. It boasts
of only- 372% acres of territory.
It is surrounded on three sides by
France and on the third side by
the sands and sun of the blue
Mediterranean coast. It has a
population of around 20,000 of
which only 3,000 are natives. Al-
though small, Monaco has three
towns: La Condamine, Monaco,
and Monte Carlo with its world-
famous Casino.

France has respected the tiny
neighbor of Monaco for a long
time. However, Monaco has a
treaty with France whereby Mon-
aco would be absorbed by France
in the event that Rainier would
die without an heir. The eligible
prince began looking for a suitable
bride and found her to be the
beautiful and talented socialite of
the United States, Grace Kelly.

This small state of Monaco has
no direct taxes. Its treasury is
kept up by income from luxury
and excise taxes, reimbursements
from Monaco's customs union with
France, from state-owned enter-
prises and real estate, and from a
cut it has in the profit of the
Monte Carlo Casino. Monaco is
also draft-free. Its army consists
of sixty-five men whose duties are
the guarding of the prince and the
government buildings, patroling
the border and the sunny coast,
and participating in the usual
parades. ,

Indeed, Monaco is a small coun-
try of virtually no importance in
the realm of world affairs among
the powers, but today it has its
name in headlines not because it
is a crisis area in the world but
because of a happy wedding be-
tween two people.

Mortar Board To Sponsor
"Jane Eyre" On April 28

Mortar Board will present the
movie "Jane Eyre" on Saturday,
April 28, at 7:30 p.m. in 207
Campbell Hall. The admission
Will be 35 cents a person.

Twelve Members To Compose
Honor Organization In '56-57

After an address this morning by Dr. Ellen Douglass Ley-
burn, associate professor of English, the 1955-56 Chapter of
Mortar Board tapped twelve juniors to compose the 1956-57
chapter. These juniors were thus recognized for their out-
standing leadership, scholarship, and service.

The following girls were honor-

ed this morning: Susanne Benson,
vice president of Christian associ-
ation; Suzella Burns, new presi-
dent of Mortar Board; Rebecca
Deal, past secretary of Christian
Association; Margery DeFord,
president of Christian association;
Carolyn Herman, president of
Athletic association; Mollie Mer-
rick, Christian association's fresh-
man adviser; Jacqueline Murray,
orientation chairman; D'orothy
Rearick, editor of the <Agnes Scott
"News"; Virginia Redhead, Main
House president; Dannie Rey-
nolds, past president of the Junicr
class; Jene Sharp, May Day chair-
man; and Eleanor Wright, Day
Student chairman.

The chapter also made Mrs.
Alan O'Neal (Ruth -Anderson, '18)
of Winston Salem, N. C, an alum-
nae member of Mortar Board. She
was a member of the 1918 Chapter
of HOASC.

The initiation service will be
this afternoon, and it will be fol-
lowed by a tea given by Miss
Scandrett to honor the new chap-
ter.

Campus To Receive
Visiting Professor

Next week the Agnes Scott
community will welcome back Dr.
Edwin Mims, professor emeritus
of English at Vanderbilt Univer-
sity, who will be Convocation
speaker on Wednesday, April 25.

A distinguished teacher, scholar,
author, and lecturer, Dr. Mims
has edited and written several
books, especially on Carlyle and
on Southern literature. Besides
heading Vanderbilt's English de-
partment, he has been visiting
professor to such institutions as
the University of London, Trinity
College in Dublin, and Emory Uni-
versity here in Georgia.

Dr. Mims plans to spend April
24-26 on campus and wants to
visit several English classes. At
an informal dinner in his honor
on Tuesday evening, Dr. Mims
will address a group of Atlanta
leaders on the subject, "The Busi-
ness and Professional Man and
His Reading."

Weakley To Present
Recital In Presser

Dorothy Weakley will present
her senior organ recital on Mon-
day, April 23, at 8:15 in Gaines
CHapel.

The program will include an
interesting variety of works by
classical, romantic, and contem-
porary composers. The selections
will be: "Canzona" by Gabrieli,
"Adagio" by Muffat, "Toccata in
D Minor" (Dorian) by Bach, "A
Folk Tune" and "Scherzo" by
Whitlock. Part I theme and varia-
tions from "Fifth Symphony" by
Widor, "Requiescat in Pace" by
Sowerby, and "De Profundus" and
"Te Deum" by Langlais.

This recital is open to the pub-
lic and all are cordially invited to
attend.

Glee Club To Present Program
Featuring Greek Choral Music

The Agnes Scott Glee Club, under the direction of Miss
Roxie Hagopian, will present its annual spring concert on
Friday, April 20, at 8:30 p. m. in Gaines chapel. The program
will consist of sacred and secular music and will include
both modern and traditional arrangements.

Featured work of the concert

Orchestra To Star
In Series Concert

On Saturday, April 21, the All
Star Concert Series will present
the Philadelphia Symphony Or-
chestra in a concert to be held in
the Municipal Auditorium at 8:30
p.m.

Under the baton of the renowned
conductor Eugene Ormandy, the
orchestra will play Bach's "Toc-
catta and Fugue in D Minor," ar-
ranged by Mr. Ormandy; Brahms'
"Fourth Symphony in E Minor,"
Blacher's "Paganiniana," and
Suite No. 2 from Ravel's ballet,
"Daphnis and Chloe."

NOTICE

There will be no issue of "The
Agnes Scott News'' next week.
The next issue will appear on
Wednesday, May 2.

will be the "Seven Choruses from
the Medea of Euripides," written
by Virgil Thompson. The theme
of this modern arrangement is
taken from Greek mythology and
will be narrated by Memye Cur-
tis. A percussionist will ac-
company the glee club.

The program will open with the
traditional Agnes Scott anthem,
"Bless the Lord, O My Soul," by
Ippolitof-Ivanof. This will be fol-
lowed by the Latin hymn, "Emitte
3piritum Tuum," ("Send Forth
Thy Spirit"), by Schuetky. Eber-
hart and Read's "The Magic
Hour" will feature a trio consist-
ing of Jackie Plant, Billie Rainey
and Vee Williamson.

The final selections will be in a
lighter mood. Included in this
group are: "Pawpaw Patch," by
H. R. Wilson; "Sugar and Spice,"
by K. Winstead; "Go Marry," a
musical adaption by M. W. Whit-
comb of Robert Herrick's famous
poem; and "Get Happy," by H
Arlen, T. Koehler, and C. Warnick.

Organizations Plan
Chapel Installation

The Joint Installation Service
of Student Government, Christian
Association, and Athletic Associa-
tion will be held on Thursday, Ap-
ril 19, in Student Meeting. This
meeting will be compulsory. The
Representative Council will be
installed first, then the three pres-
idents and their respective com-
mittees. The presidents will make
their speeches on Friday, April
20 (Carolyn Herman); Tuesday,
April 24 (Margie DeFord); and
Thursday, April 26 (Penny Smith).

Chao Tours Florida
As CCUN Delegate

With the aim of interesting col-
lege students in the work of the
United Nations, Grace Chao, soph-
omore, left Sunday night, April
15, for a week's tour of Florida.
Grace, who is director of the
southern region of the Collegiate
Council of .the UN, will visit seven
Florida colleges and universities
during her trip. She will speak
in convocation at the University of
Tampa and at Florida Christian
College.

Grace is one of two members of
the CCUN chosen by the board of
directors at their February meet-
ing in Washington to make such
a field trip in the South. The oth-
er delegate will tour Tennessee
and Louisiana, some time this
spring.

Freshman Advisers
Will Sponsor Party

Freshmen will be feted tomor-
row night at a "Twinkle and
Sprinkle Party" given in their
honor by Miss Llewellyn Wilburn
and Dr. Calder, faculty advisors
for the class of -59. The fun will
begin at 9:30 with a half hour ol
swimming in the ASC pool, and
of star-gazing at the observatory.
Coke time 3 scheduled from
10:00-10:30.

Chao

ANNOUNCEMENT

A meeting of those interested
in reporting for "The Agnes
Scott News" will be held next
Monthly afternoon, April 23, at
5:00 in the News Room in the
Hub. Students desiring to try-
out at this time are requested
to sign the list in the mailroom
before Monday.

A meeting of the present
"News" staff is also, scheduled
for next Monday at 6:45 p.m.
in the News Room. All members
of the news and business staffs
are urged to be present at this
time.

Page 2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, April 18, 1956

Clockwork

"It runs like clockwork" perhaps this best sums up the
organization that lies behind the paper you hold in your
hand. Even before last week's edition went to press, plans
for this one were being formulated. By the time you found
that paper in your mailbox, reporters were busy gathering
material for this edition.

As one newspaperman put it, "You no sooner get to your
feet after having met one deadline, that the next one comes
to strike you down again."

But now that our first edition is out, much to the relief
of some and almost to the amazement of others, we must
admit that it would not have been possible without the
clockwork ticking behind the newsprint face. To the entire
staff, and perhaps most of all to each individual reporter, we
owe the credit.

The time has come once more for tryouts for the reporting
staff of the "News." An official announcement of these try-
outs is found on the front page. We heartily urge everyone
freshman or upperclassman, with a bit of printer's ink in hei
veins, to be among those attending the meeting for would-be
reporters next Monday night.

Only five more issues of the "News" remain to be put tc
press this quarter. Each of these will be different, and each
will have its own excitement attached to it. Since the news
is unpredictable, it is always a challenge and a delight to be
able to gather it from the farthest corners of the community,
and finally to see it appear in black and white.

The "News" needs you to help enlarge and improve its
coverage. Will you respond to its call? D. R.

Muchas Gracias

Last week, April 4-6, Emory University presented its an-
nual Festival of Music. Included on the program were such
musicians as Erica Morini, violinist, Cesare Siepi, Metro-
politan basso, and the Emory Glee Club. The Emory Music
Series was acclaimed a great success by everyone attending.

Why are we of the Agnes Scott community interested in
the fact that Emory University had an outstanding music
series?

Between Emory University and Agnes Scott there exists
a close, co-operative relationship. Both schools are always
interested in the activities on the other's campus. Agnes
Scott is naturally pleased that Emory's Festival of Music was
a great success.

Emory, in its usual thoughtfulness, sent the students and
faculty of Agnes Scott free tickets for these performances. A
number of the students and faculty acquired these tickets and
attended the/ concerts. They enjoyed the performances im-
mensely and wished that others of the Agnes Scott com-
munity could have attended.

We of the Agnes Scott campus wish to express our appre-
ciation to our ' neighboring campus, Emory University, for
so 'graciously offering us the opportunity to attend these
outstanding performances. We also congratulate Emory on
the success of its Festival of Music! J. F.

persons to assume a contributing
role in the outside world.

AFSC interns in community
service in large cities work with
welfare agencies to help improve
living standards. As regular staff
employees, they compile studies
of family and community dis-
organization, juvenile delinquency
and integration of minority
groups. They encourage neighbors
to work together for local im-
provements and organize groups
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Quaker Organization Sponsors
Summer Projects For Students

(Note: The material for this feature was taken directly from the
literature of the American Friends Service Committee. Additional
information concerning AFSC summer projects is available upon
request from the "News" office.)
A tenement child sees the sky through a jungle of fire
escapes and clotheslines. A mental defective stares out from
his small window. An Asian student views the United States
skeptically. Can you, as another human individual, look at
the reality that lies about you through the eyes of these three?

The American Friends Service
Committee, founded in 1917, spon-
sors summer and year-round work
and study projects to enable young
people to learn the problems of
other members of the human so-
ciety. A Quaker organization, the
AFSC stands for a belief in the
essential worth of every individual
and the power of a peaceful, con-
structive approach to resolve
tensions between men and be-
tween nations. It sponsors pro-
grams of village improvement,
minority integration, student and
teacher exchange and peace edu-
cation both in the United States
and overseas. I

Many college age young people
not formally associated with the
Quakers have participated in sum-
mer projects sponsored by the
group and loudly praise the bene-
fits derived from the work. By
working with people of all na-
tionalities and in all stations of
life, project members find them-
selves questioning their own
strength while urging others to
rise above their difficulties. They
;hare their ideas and are often
iorced to reconsider their basic
assumptions when challenged by
those about them. They learn
much about the people with whom
they work, and in the long run,
much about themselves.

Interns in industries located in
populous factory neighborhoods
learn the weariness of combing
.ant ads, waiting in employment
Offices and trudging from plant
to plant in search of work. They
rind their thoughts deadened by
machine noise and repeated ac-
tions. They observe the workings
of labor unions, often from the
inside as members.

Members of AFSC units work-
ing in mental hospitals, schools
for the retarded and reformatories
serve as ward attendants and as-
sistant cottage parents. Here they
have the opportunity to give cus-
todial care, supervise work pro-
jects, lead recreation and assist
in rehabilitation. They receive
regular employee training from
the institutions, and as members
of the staff team, help prepare

AS Students Elect
Officers Of Classes

Recently elected to lead the
activities of their respective class-
es during the 1956-57 session are
;"lass presidents: Jean Porter, '57;
Martha Meyer, '58; and Lila Mc-
Geachy. '59.

Charlotte Holzworth has been
chosen vice president of the Class
of '57, and Angeline Pope will
serve as secretary-treasurer. As-
sistant to the house president of
Walters dormitory will be Sara
Townsend.

Vice-president of the Class of
'58 will be Nelle Fambrough, with
Martha Davis filling the office of
secretary-treasurer. Cottage presi-
dents include Nancy Edwards,
Caroline Romberg and Julian
Preble. Members of Social Com-
mittee will be Emasue Alford and
Sara Margaret Heard. Millie Lane
>x ill serve as day student repre-
sentative to the executive com-
mittee of Student Government.

The Class of '59 has chosen
Carolyn Hazard as its vice-presi-
dent. Lynn Frederick will take
o\*er the position of secretary-
treasurer. Representatives to the
executive committee of Student
Government include Lillian Shan-
nonhouse, Donalyn Moore and
Wardie Abernathy. Serving on
Social Committee will be Ann
Harvey and Patti Forrest.

Christie, Scandrett
Speak To Alumnae

The Atlanta Alumnae Club will
hold its final meeting of thfe year
April 24 at 3:00 p.m. Mrs. John
Maulhin will ,be the hostess. Miss
Annie May Christie will speak on
"America's Golden Age of Liter-
ature."

The final meeting of the year
for the Decatur Alumnae Club will
be held at Agnes Scott College
April 23 at 3:30 p.m. Miss Carrie
Scandrett will speak briefly on
"Campus Living, 1956."

Strickland Previews First
In Series Of 1956 Operas

(Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles reviewing the
plots of the operas to bo presented by the Metropolitan Opera Co.,
May 2-5.)

By Nellie Strickland

Tbe beautiful "Tales of Hoffmann" by Offenbach, will be
first on the Metropolitan Opera Program, appearing on
Wednesday, May 2. This opera is the story of a poet, Hoff-
mann, who, when accused by his friends of being in love
pleads not guilty and dreamily agrees to tell the story of his
diree fantastic loves. Each of the

three acts that follows is one of
.hese queer stories.

The first act takes place in the
home of a mechanical genius who
is parading a beautiful life-size
doll which he has constructed as
his daughter. Hoffmann comes
along, and because of a pair of
magic glasses which an Evil One
has given him, falls in love with
this lovely Olympia. Eventually,
in the furious dance Olympia
goes to pieces (literally) and
Hoffmann gives up his infatua-
tion. The second act is concerned
with Hoffmann's attempt to win
the beautiful courtesan, Giulietta,
who tells him that by challenging
her other lover, ^offmann may
win the key to her boudoir; how-
ever, the Evil One, in another
form, sails off down the canal
with Giulietta in his arms, and
Hoffmann is thwarted again in
love. In the third act Hoffmann
loves a sweet delicate singer, who
is forbidden to sing by her father
on the grounds that such a strain
will overtax her lungs. However,

the Evil One causes the young
girl to sing, and upon the strains
Of "Tis a Song of Love," she dies
n the arms of Hoffman.

The epilogue shows Hoffmann
resolved never to Love again from
sheer beauty, passion, or
pure motives; his only love is to
be the Muse, of whose eternal
faiihfulncss, Hoffmann dreams
:hus ending the opera.

Thursday May 3, Wagner's "Die
Meistersinger" will be the attrac-
tion. 'Ihc opera tells the story
>f Walt her, a knight who falls
Ln love with the daughter of a
goldsmith. When the knight dis-
covers that beautiful Eva is to be
given to the winner of a song
contest, he decides to enter. Even
though W T alther is judged a poor
singer by the master-singers at
the preliminary trial, Eva sees him
and declares that she will elope
with him even if he loses the con-
test. Beckmesser, the rival, begins
his serenade to Eva, but because
he has agreed to let the cobbler
beat on a shoe with a hammer
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Wednesday, April 18, 1956 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS (% Page 3

Wanderlust Epidemic Strikes;
Kimmel Uncovers Ghostly Past

By Nancy Kimmel

One shining afternoon last week we just couldn't study.
Such a beautiful day wasn't made for books; it was a day
for adventure so we left our study and wandered. There is
nothing quite so refreshing as just plain, ordinary wander-
ing. You amble around, letting your feet lead you to any
plae they have been anxious to'

visit. You may cover the same
territory twice if you have lazy
feet, but ours took us into strange
adventures and exciting discov-
eries.

It's remarkable what a good
pair of feet can get you into if
you just let them go. There is
only one important regulation for
all good wanderers to follow
you must observe faithfully so you
can tell your feet what they took
you to. This rule could be done
away with if your eyes were on
your toes, but then your head
would probably want to wander
and you would be right back where
you started.

The most exciting place we wan-
dered to was the staircase to the
tower of Main. Most feet can't
get through locked doors, but we
had been given a pass key by the
ghost who lives there. Half way
up to the top is the most unusual
thing we ever saw. It is a big iron
box, about the size of a Buttrick
class room. It used to be black,
but it is so covered with the names
of students, written in chalk, that
it looked much whiter than it once
did.

"Those are the names of my
classmates, moaned a beauti-
ful ghost. "They were written
there as a memorial to them."

We were extremely shocked and
our wandering legs began to quiv-
er and shake.

"What happened to them?" we
finally 1 managed to ask, while the
ghost squeezed her cloudy hand-
kerchief and dabbed her bleary
eyes.

"Oh," she replied, trying to be
casual as she regained her com-
posure, "they were shut up in
there after their sophomore dance.
They were having such a good
time, the band wouldn't leave and
nobody would go home so the
college sealed them all up to-
gether. If you listen very closely,
you can hear that band still blaz-
ing away. I certainly wish I could
get back in."

She went on to tell us that she
had gotten out to attend a class
reunion with those who didn't go
to the dance, and she hadiVt been

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able to get back in.

"What class is that?" we asked,
a little afraid to hear the answer.

The ghost straightened up
proudly "The famous class of
'27." We were even more astonish-
ed at this last statement.

"But how could that be; we
happen to know some members of
the class of '27?"

The ghost explained that they
just didn't go to dances or else
they had gotten out like she had
and couldn't get back in. She said
they were only ghosts in disguise
though, even if we couldn't tell it.

"There's only one definite way
to find out," she said. "Sometimes
they just can't resist i'loating. If
you see anyone doing this, you
know she's a good old Agnes Scott
ghost." Our guide billowed like a
cloud and disappeared behind the
black tank, humming softly the
alma mater.

We certainly hope she manages
to get back in. She looked like
just the type that could dance
forever; besides, she was too beau-
tiful a ghost to have to be in-
sulted with such a horrible pro-
fession as haunting. By the time
you've become a ghost, you ought
to be allowed to do whatever you
want to do, in spite of college regu-
lations that put you on watch in
the tower of Main.

The only solution we can think
of for her problem is for all stu-
dents to watch mothers who were
members of the class of '27. If you
catch your mother floating, send
her back to Main. All the ghosts
might then be able to get to-
gether during an intermission and
make enough noise to be heard
and let in. Of course, you might
not want your mother back in
Main. Don't worry about her con-
dition.

Give us a few more years and
we'll all be floating. Won't that
be nice for wanderers!

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every time Beckmesser makes a
mistake, the result is frequent
pounding, and confusion ensues in
the neighborhood.

Finally, due to the ingenuity o/
the good cobbler, Walthers gets
his chance to sing before the
Master-singers. With all of the
people and contestants gathered
on the river Pegnitz, the contest
begins, and after the unfortunate
Beckmesser gets his melody mix-
ed up, Walther gives a beautiful
rendition of the lovely number.
His talent being recognized by the
master-singers, Walther wins the
contest and consequently, Eva.
and on such a happy note the
opera ends.

Students Of Botany
To Visit Gatlinburg

Spring has come to the Great
Smoky Mountains, and people
throughout the nation are travel-
ing to this famous national park
for the Sixth Annual Spring Wild-
flower Pilgrimage being held Ap-
ril 25-28.

Most of the members of Dr.
Roberts' plant taxonomy class,
Libby Hanson, Lib Geiger, Lue
Robert, Harriet Stovall, and pos-
sibly Dorothy Raff and Janet Lamb
are planning to go on this pil-
grimage sponsored by the Univer-
sity of Tennessee Botany Depart-
ment, National Park Service, and
the Gatlinburg Chamber of Com-
merce. Dr. Roberts and this group
of girls will leave Friday the 25th
and return the 29th. While they
are on this trip, which will include
motorcades and trail hikes to
areas where spring wildflowers
grow in quantity and variety, the
group will stay at the Mountain
View Hotel.

The Band Plays On

Classics Fraternity
Plans Annual Party

Members of Eta Sigma Phi will
have their annual banquet on
Thursday, April 19, at the Plan-
tation House.

On April 13 and 14 Susan Austin
and B. C. Regen represented Ag-
nes Scott at the national Eta
Sigma Phi convention in Birming-
ham, Ala.

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Scofties Waltz Thru Weekend
With Frat Dances, Ice Capers

By Millie Nesbit

Scotties were really busy going places and doing things this week-
end; a score of parties and dances made the weekend a memorable
one. This goes especially for Jean Slade, who was pinned by an Emory
dental student. D f avidson lads came down to date Paula Pilkenton and
Jane Stubbs, while Kay Scheile and Joyia Wilson entertained beaux
from the University of Alabama and Auburn, respectively.

The juniors all turned out for a really great banquet and dance
Saturday night. The "Blossom Time" motif was carried out with pink
and white floral decorations. And a great big bouquet (pink and
white dogwood) is due the freshmen who did a beautiful job of serving.

This was the big weekend for the KA gentlemen and their ladies
the Old South Barbecue and Ball. Jinky Ferris, Lynn Frederick,
Sally Templeman, Cathryn Collins, Sally White, and Margaret Ann
Zepatos are only a few of the belles who attended. Liz Shumaker, Jan
Harrison, Frannie Barker, and Helen Hendry went out to Robinson's
for the Miami Triad Saturday night.

At the Zip formal Friday night with their dental student dates
were Ann McWhorter, Rosalind Johnson, Lillian Xull, and Ces Rudi-
sill. The Phi Chis entertained Marty Camp, Betty Richardson, Judy
Peace, Libby Hanson, and Jo Sawyer at a dance the same night.

The Venetian Country Club was the scene of a dance given by the
Betas last Saturday. Nancy Alexander, Jane Kraemer, Blanche Helm,
Pat Gover, Betty Cobb, Sarah Adams, Anise Gann, and Laura Dry-
den were on hand for the occasion. Frances Gwinn, Nancy Hale,
Alvia Cook, and Sally Forrester were seen at a dance given by the
Phi Delts and SAE's at the East Point Elk's Club.

Frances Broom, Nora King, Shirley Lawhorne, and Mary Jane
Milford and their Pi K A dates motored out to Snapfinger Farm
Saturday night, where they saw Susan Riffe and Suzanne Robinson.
Judy Nash said the party was a success.

At Emory, Kendall Hood and Helen Maddox were seen doing a mean
mambo at the SAE House. Saturday night the Sigma Pi's threw a
party and invited Mary Clapp, Gene Allen Reinero, Caroline Pruitt,
Doreen Greenfield, Barbara .Lake, Frances Shepard, and Anne Moore.

Over Tech way, everybody went to Stunt Night on Friday. Sue Lile,
Barbara Byrnes, Libby Hanna, and Sally Sanford were there with
their dates. Saturday night the Sigs gave a house dance and invited
Leoniee Davis, Caroline Phelan, Joyce Skelton, Nancy Holland, and
Jimsie Oeland. Across the way, Randy Norton and Julia Weathers
were seen dancing at the Delta Shelter.

A lol of Scotties were seen cutting capers on ice at the AA Skating
Party Thursday night. Eleanor Lee, Carolyn Herman, Joy Nash, and
Patti May ton said it was great fun. Out at the Ball Park to cheer the
Crackers were Eunice Simmons, Pinky McCall, Joanne Smith T, and
Susie White.

So goes the story of another weekend. Don't let the showers get
you down, and remember, only 37 days till exams. See va.

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Senior slugger Louisa Allen and Joanne
sophomore-senior tilt.

Miklas prepare for the

Freshmen Defeat Sister Class;
Senior Rally Ties Sophomores

The all-campus skating party sponsored by A. A. on Thurs-
day, April 12, marked a successful climax to the activities of
the 1955-56 Board. Over 70 students participated in the affair,
and the majority reaction indicated that the party was one
of the most enjoyable group events of the season. Besides
the regular skating, exhibitions
were given by one of the rink's
instructors and by Patti Mayton,
an Agnes Sect'; senior. *

Softball

An exciting game "between the
Seniors and Sophomores ended in
an 8-8 tie which will be played off
in the near future. This was the
first game for the Sophs and the
second for the Seniors, who de-
feated the Juniors last week. Both
teams got off to a slow beginning
with no runs in the first inning
and only one each in the second.
In a five-run hitting splurge in
the third the Sophs grabbed a sud-
den determined lead, while the
stunned Seniors went down in a
three-.up, three-down slump. In the
fourth the Sophomores continued
their strong drive but succeeded
in gaining only one run, while
Biddle, Allen and Richards each
crossed the plate for the upper-
classmen. A tense last inning kept
both teams on their toes in the
fight for the lead. In a burst of
energy the tenacious Seniors ham-
mered home five runs to tie the
game before the opposition could
halt the furious drive.

Early Lead

A hard-driving Freshman line
sparked by pitcher Jorie Muller
overran their slower Junior op-
ponents 12-6. Getting away to a
strong, fast lead, the Frosh slam-
med in eight runs in the first in-
ning before the Juniors could stop
the furious rampage. Hampered
by a lack of players, the upper
classmen failed to display their
full strength in hitting and field-
ing that had marked their last
week's game. However, after the
first inning slump, a sudden de-
termined splurge in the second
brought in a 4-run encroachment
on the Freshman lead. In the fol-
lowing innings the Junior blockade
managed to hold down the Frosh
scoring rate but could make no
offensive threat to the Freshmen's
lead. On the whole, the Frosh
played a remarkable game. Their
hitting was excellent and the skill-
ful teamwork showed signs of a
promising and powerful team. On
the Junior team Nancy Brock, who
stepped in for regular pitcher
Carolyn Herman, competently and
adequately met the unexpected
need.

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of all ages for education and recre-
ation, homemaking and craft
classes.

Work camps enable young peo-
ple to help the city slum-dweller,
the migrant farmer and the prai-
rie Indian build and repair their
homes and schools. They provide
opportunity for work on projects
which the residents themselves
have planned, and through co-
operation of peoples of all races
and beliefs, are a factor in the
development of a new dimension
of lprotherhood.

Overseas work campers serve
in cities, villages or refugee camps,
helping people of other lands help
themselves clear farm land and, dig
towns out of mud and rubble, initi-
ate recreation programs, and con-
struct homes, schools, pipe lines
and roads. These work camps are
small, diversified, international
communities where frank discus-
sion of differences is coupled with
respect for the individual.

Project members, in every in-
stance, live in a smaller communi-
ty within Vhe larger one. This
community is composed of young
men and women of different na-
tionalities, races and beliefs, and
offers the richness of background
and variety of perspective that
only a diverse group can have. It
offers all the problems that such
a group can have, but fully re-
wards its members with the satis-
faction of working toward their
solution.

Honorary Fraternity
To Initiate Seniors

The Beta Chapter of Georgia of
Phi Beta Kappa will initiate the
twelve new members elected
from the senior class on April 26
at 5:30 p.m. in the lower dining
hall. Following the initiation a
banquet will be held in the faculty
dining hall at which Dr. Virginia
Prettyman, professor of English at
Wellesley College, will speak. Dr.
Prettyman is an alumnae of Agnes
Scott and a member of Phi Beta
Kappa. Other members of the
Beta Chapter have also been in-
vited.

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Sports Play Day On Saturday

The Agnes Scott Athletic Association will sponsor a sports
play day Saturday, April 21, when girls from North Georgia
College, the University of Georgia and Agnes Scott will meet
to compete in spring athletics. Judy Nash and Harriet Tal-
madge are co-chairmen of the project.

The activities of the day will
begin at 10:00 a. m. with registra-
tion handled by Ruth Curry and
Helen Hendry. From 10:30 to
11:30 a. m. there will be a singles
and doubles tennis tournament
managed by Margaret Woolfolk
and two games of volleyball man-
aged by Pat Lenhardt. Ann Black-
shear and Alice Ann Klostermeyer
will be in charge of free swim-
ming and Libby Hanna in charge
of free archery from 11:30 to
12:30. Free tennis will also be
offered. After lunch the group will
see the Davis Cup movie and then
will compete in a softball game
organized by Jorie Muller.

Students Plan Trip
To Celanese Plant

Seven chemistry majors, Miss
Dianne Rousseau and Dr. William
Frierson will visit the plant of
the Celanese Corporation of Am-
erica located in Rome, Georgia, to-
morrow, April 19.

This field trip is sponsored by
the joint Emory-Agnes Scott stu-
dent affiliate chapter of the Am-
erican Chemical Society. Agnes
Scott students making the trip in-
clude: Frances Patterson, Louise
Rainey, Dorothy Rearick, Marijke
Schepman, JoAnne Smith T, Anne
Terry and Eleanor Wright.

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Blackfriar Receives
1956 Bennett Award

Joanne Miklas, senior Black-
friar, was awarded the Claude S.
Bennett trophy following last Fri-
day night's performance of Moli-
ere's "The Would-Be Gentleman."

This trophy is presented each
year to the member of Blackfriars
considered to have done the best
acting during the year. Joanne
received the award on the basis
of her portrayal last fall of Creon,
ruler of Thebes, in Sophocles' "An-
tigone" in addition to the part of
the philosophy master she played
in this spring's comedy.

Nancy Kimmel was given rec-
ognition as the year's best sup-
porting actress.

Judges for the event were: Mrs.
William L. Pressly (Alice McCal-
lie, Class of '36, Agnes Scott; Mrs.
George Holroyd, formerly profes-
sor of speech and drama at How-
ard College, Birmingham, Ala.;
Mr. Jonathan Phelps, actor and
director with the Atlanta Civic
Theater; and Mr. Richard Va-
lente, composer, director of the
Oglethorpe University drama
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The Agnes Scott News

VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, May 2, 1956

Number 16

Opera Season Opens Tonight

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By Byrd Hoge

In 1949, Israel and the Arab
nations signed an armistice under
tne auspices of the United Nations.
This armistice has not brought
peace (a fact that we are all pain-
fully aware of). In the recent per-
iod of rising tension and hostility
between -these two parties, the
United Nations Security Council
sent Secretary Dag Hammarskjold
to talk with Israel's David Ben-
Gurion and Egypt's Gamal Abdel
Nasser and to try to reduce the
tension in this far-reaching crisis.

From the efforts of Hammar-
skjold a cease-fire was arranged
which was almost universally ap-
proved. Little more was accomp-
lished. The Israelis show little
faith and seem to be quite skep-
tical about the outcome of this
arrangement. They fear that it
will only give Nasser more time
to mobilize. They also fear that
this cease-fire will give the free
nations of the world an illusion of
peace.

If this were to happen, the Is-
raelis believe that obtaining arms
from the West would be much
more of a problem than it is now.
They firmly believe that war with
Egjfpt is inevitable. The Israeli
press has warned sternly against
excessive optimism.

However, the general feeling of
the common people was one of
relief resulting in a drop in the
price of gold and the dollar and a
sudden increase in inquiries re-
garding investments. The Israelis
are dissatisfied with the present
situation and feel that no real
peace will come until the Arabs
sit at a peace conference with
the Israelis.

While fear of war prevails in
the other Arab nations, Egypt has,
since the cease-fire, returned to
a calm. Cairo is admittedly farther
from the immediate situation at
the Gaza Strip, but there is also
the feeling that they are mili-
tarily stronger than Israel any-
way. Extremists in the Arab
world still clamor for the annihi-
lation of Israel, but Premier
Nasser has been able to exert
pressure against this attitude.

Officially Egypt seems to be
very much in favor of a final peace
settlement on the basis of United
Nations resolutions providing for
resettlement and compensation of
Palestine Arab refugees, an inter-
nationalization of Jerusalem, and
an adjustment of boundaries re-
quiring Israel to give up a little
of its present territory.

Egypt says that she is only
building a defensive army, and
actually with her present strength
she cannot be on the offensive.
Although Nasser seems relatively
pleased with the cease-fire, the
Arabs are not without feelings of
doubt and pessimism for the next
steps of Hammarskjold.

Moscow has declared itself
ready to support the United Na-
tions efforts in the Middle East.
Moscow also made a decision to
discuss the Middle East situation
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Richard Tucker sings role of Hoffmann m Offenbach opera.
(Photograph by courtesy of Sedge LeBlang)

Gaiety, Rollicking Fun Combine
For Unusual May Day Pageant

By Carolyn Magruder

All the gaiety of an Italian carnival plus the rollicksome
fun of a Punch and Judy show is being incorporated into "A
Harlequinade," which is the title of the forthcoming May Day
pageant, scheduled for 5:00 p. m. May 12, in the May Day dell.
The scenario, written by Memye Curtis, is based on a group of
Italian plays produced by the '

"Commedia dell' Arte" or Comedy
of the Guild which flourished dur-
ing the Rennaissance period in
Italy. This kind of performance
featured a number of stock char-
acters with fixed masks, costumes,
and names who possessed an en-
during genius for gestures and
pantomime.

"A Harlequinade" is striving to
preserve the characteristics of
these old comedies. Barbara Bat-
tle, May Day chairman, empha-
sizes that each dancer in the
pageant has the task of creating
an individual personality which
varies in type from the graceful
heroine, Colombina, to the im-
pertinent clown, Pulcinella. The
story itself centers around Co-
lombina and her suitors, of which
Adlecchino is the acknowledged
favorite. A brilliant ball will cli-
max the pageant when such
groups as the Innamorati and In-

namorate, or boy and girl lovers
who are acting the parts of gal-
lant gentlemen and grand ladies,
and the Zanni, or comic servants,
will create a Mardi Gras atmos-
phere of merrymaking and fun.

Costumes for the pageant have
been planned to carry out this
gay theme. Suits of "Harlequin
plaid," neck ruffs, elaborate
dresses all are being designed
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Tucker To Sing Lead
In "Tales of Hoffmann 9

Offenbach's "Tales of Hoffmann," with Richard Tucker
in the title role, will open this year's Atlanta opera season
tonight. Roberta Peters, Rise Stevens, and Lucine Amara as
Hoffmann's three lovers, Martial Singher as Lindorf, Coppeli-
us and Dappertutto (the Evil One) also appear in the cast.
The production was staged by

Cyril Ritchard, and Thomas
Schippers will conduct.

May 3, on Thursday evening,
Wagner's 'Die Meistersinger" will
be presented in a specially ar-
ranged tour version, the produc-
tion of which was refised by
Eleanor Steber as Eva, Brian Sulli-
van as Walther, Otto Edelmann
as Sachs, and Gerhard Pechner as
Beckmesser. Fritz Stiedry will
be conducting.

"Boris Godunov," to be present-
ed Friday evening, May 4, with
Jerome Hines as Boris, Blanche
Thebom as Marina, Guilio Gari as
Grigori and Charles Kullmanas
Shuiski heading an enormous
cast, is one of Mussorgsky's op-
eras, with the English revision
by John Gutman. Dimitri Mitro-
poulos will conduct.

The matinee for Saturday, May
5, will be the ballet "Soiree" by
Zachary Solov with prima- balle-
rina Mary Ellen Moylan, Mar-
garet Black, Malcolm McCor-
mick, and Adriano Vitale, to be
followed by "Don Pasquale." The
ballet is of 27 minutes duration,
with Thomas Schippers conduct-
ing the orchestra. "Don Pas-
quale," the fresh and charming
opera buffa in three acts by Doni-

Committee works on May Day
costumes.

"News" Will Collect
For Special Edition

Members of the "News" staff
will soon be taking subscriptions
for the June 4 Commencement Is-
sue of the "Agnes Scott News."
This edition will sell for 15 cents
a copy.

Faculty members and students
who wish to have a copy of this
paper mailed to 'them should fill
out the blanks provided and re-
turn them with 15 cents to "News"
representatives. A dormitory-wide
solicitation will be made Tuesday
night, May 8. Day students will
find subscription blanks provided
for them \in the Day Student
Room. Faculty members will be
contacted through the local mail.

Editors Reveal Addition
Of Nine New Reporters

"The Agnes Scott News" an-
nounces the addition of the fol-
lowing reporters to its staff:
Sarah Adams, Mary Byrd, Nan-
cy Graves, Hazel-Thomas King,
[Mildred Ling, Caroline Miller,
Helen Salfiti, Sally Sanford and
Nancy Turner.

zetti, will compose the rest of the
matinee performance. Roberta
Peters will be singing Norina;
Fernando Corena, D'on Pasquale;
Sesare Valletti, Ernesto; and Ro-
bert Merrill, Dr. Malatesta. Thom-
as Schippers will conduct this
production by Dino Yannopoulos.

The season's closing perform-
ance will be "Tosca" on Satur-
day evening, May 5, with Zinka
Milanov as Floria Tosca, Giusep-
pe Campora as Mario Cavarados-
si, and Walter Cassel as Baron
Scarpi. Frederick Fox has been
responsible for the revising of
the production, and Dimitri Mitro-
poulos will conduct.

Ley burn, Laney examine book

Leyburn Dedicates
New Book To Laney

Satiric Allegory: Mirror of Man

is the title of Miss Ellen Douglass
Leyburn's book published recently
by the Yale University Press. Ded-
icated "To Emma May Laney,
Teacher and Friend," this work is
based on the conviction "that if
satires cast in allegorical form are
to be considered as works of art,
they must be considered as alle-
gories."

The book has as its purpose the
study of satire operating as alle-
gory and of allegory operating as
satire in some of the common
types of frameworks: "stories of
plot, the presentation of false
heroes, animal stories, journeys,
and future worlds."

Goodchild Lectures;
Shippey Wins Key

"A Biologist's Philosophy" was*
the subject of an address given
by Dr. Chauncey G. Goodchild in
this morning's Convocation pro-
gram sponsored by the Alpha Sig-
ma Chapter of Chi Beta Phi. Dr.
Goodchild is associate professor of
biology at Emory University.

During this same program, Sally
Shippey was awarded the Chi Beta
Phi key. This award is made each
year \to the senior member of Chi
Beta Phi named most outstanding
in the field of science.

Seniors To Vocalize
In Opera Premiere

Opera lovers will be delighted
to learn that a new opera has
been added to this season's pro-
gram. Rating high, along with
"Tosca" and "The Tales of Hoff-
man," is the Senior Opera "Here's
A Pretty Mess," which will be
presented on May 12, at 8:30 p.m.,
in Gaines Auditorium.

This comic opera in three acts
is being presented in collaboration
with William Shakespeare, W. S.
Gilbert, and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
The director, Vera "Cecil B." Wil-
liamson, reports that a cast of
thousands will participate in the
presentation of a tale of a love-
sick Italian and his Veronese song-
bird. This songbird will be por-
trayed by none other than that
famous soprano. Miss Judith
Brown.

The set will be designed by Bar-
bara Battle. The other commit-
tees are as follows: costumes, B.
C. Regen; make up, Joanne Mik-
las; props, Berta Jackson; publi-
city, Vannie Traylor; programs,
Jane Stubbs; house, Betty Rich-
ardson; and stage manager, Sally
Wilt. The orchestra will be under
the direction of "Phil Spitalny"
Burkitt.

Admission is sixty cents per
person. There are no reserved
seats. Tickets will go on sale on
May 7.

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anine

We have become particularly conscious during the past
two weeks of the oneness that exists between the three or-
ganizations in our college of which every student is a mem-
ber. The new presidents of Athletic Association, Christian
Association and Student Government Association have ver-
bally declared to the campus community their plans and
aspirations for the 1956-57 term.

In every case, the ultimate goals have been the same: serv-
ice to the students, service to the community, and service to
God. These goals have been enthusiastically applauded by
a considerable per cent of the student body. We, of the
"News" staff, wish to add our endorsement to the plans .of
each of the organizations and to offer their respective offi-
cers "God-speed" in carrying them out.

However, to each individual member of the three Associa-
tions, that is, to every member of the student body, we
would address a word for what it may be worth.

One of your new presidents vividly described a kind of
liberty that appears at times to be lacking on our campus.
This liberty is of the variety that demands responsibility.
It is imperative, if the organizatons of our college are to be
successful in their functions, that each member assume the
responsibility of letting her thoughts be known ... of talk-
ing out ... of disagreeing ... of expressing her ideas to
others.

As Penny Smith has graphically put it, this does not mean
that the "meat of the meetings" should be "torn apart by
small cliques out of reach of the big dogs." Rather, the re-
sponsibility involves the channeling of ideas and disagree-
ments in the direction where they will do some good.

"The Agnes Scott News" repeats its pledge to become an
organ of student expression and offers itself gladly to the
service of members big dogs or little pups of the three
campus organizations that would take their responsibility
seriously.

Must we beg a dog to chew a bone? D. R.

Through The Tulips

With the first new blades of grass, the first songs of the
robin, and the first yellow jonquils, spring ushers forth her
splendor and the Agnes Scott campus prepares to take on
her glorious adornment. After the winter months of bareness
and brownness, the campus shows signs of renewed life in
the first greenness of the trees and shrubbery.

This year spring seems to have arrived at Scott more re-
freshingly and more beautifully than ever. The dogwood
trees, particularly on front campus, the azaleas beside the
library, the jonquils and tulips brightening the front walk,
anc| the hyacinths forming a circle beside Main have given
a radiant effect.

But we can only fully appreciate the beauty of the campus
by acknowledging the work and time that Mr. P. J. Rogers,
Agnes Scott's business manager, and his staff have put forth
to make it so. On the front campus, new shrubbery has been
planted and special care has been put on the flowers which
bloom beside the walks. In the quadrangle and on the hockey
field, the grass has been neatly mowed. For some time, men
have worked on the May Day dell, pruning the boxwoods,
sowing new grass on the bank, and keeping the dell green.
Many other spots on .campus bear evidence of the pains-
taking efforts.

The campus community takes this opportunity to thank
Mr. Rogers for his thoughtf ulness and service to us. L. S. _

The Agnes Scott News

Published weekly except during holidays and examination periods, by the students
of Agnes Scott College. Office on second floor Murphey Candler Building. Entered as
second class matter at the Decatur, Georgia, post office. Subscription price per year
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Editor DOROTHY RE A RICK

Managing Editor VIRGINIA KELLER

Business Manager , VIRGINIA McCLUREIN

NEWS STAFF

Assistant Editors JUNE FULMER, GENE ALLEN REINERO, LANGHORNE SYDNOR

Copy Editor CATHERINE GIRARDEAU

News Feature Editor JEAN HODGENS

Fine Arts Editor NELLIE STRICKLAND

International Editor BYRD HOGE

Society Editor MILLIE NESBIT

Sports Editor HELEN HENDRY

Administration Editor BARBARA PUT ALL

Feature Editor NANCY KIMMEL

Cartoonist MARIANNE SARGENT

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BUSINESS STAFF

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Circulation Staff NANCY TROWELL. BARBARA VARNER

REPORTERS

Sarah Adams, Mary Byrd. Caroline Dudley, Nancy Graves, Hazel-Thomas King, Mildred
Lin$, Carolyn Magrcder, Suzanne Marges, Louise McCaughan, Caroline Miller, Mary
Moore, Celeste Rogers, Helen Saiflti, Sally Sanford, Jo Sawyer, Carolyn Smith. Pat
Stewart, Nancy Turner.

Plant Offers Recital
In Four Languages

Jacqueline Plant, soprano, was
presented in her senior recital by
the Music Department Saturday,
April 28, at 7:30 p.m. in MacLean
Auditorium.

The program consisted of five
groups of songs: Italian, German,
French. English, and Gilda's aria
from "Rigoletto" by Verdi. Mu-
sical selections included well-
known works by Schumann, Schu-
bert, and Bizet.

CORRECTION

In the recent Multiple Sclero-
sis Drive, Caroline Phelan, soph-
more, collected $27.50 and will
be awarded the trophy for the
individual briiii;in<; in the larg-
est amount of money. A previous
edition of the "News"
had announced Archer Boswell
as recipient of the trophy.

Strickland Reviews Plot of 'Boris Godunov';
Tells of Donizetti's Comic Opera 'Don Pasquale'

By Nellie Strickland

"Boris Godunov," coming May 4, is the drama of the son
of Ivan the Terrible, Boris, who has murdered his nephew,
Dimitri, who is in line for the throne. Filled with remorse,
he has fled to a convent to expiate his sin. However, his wide
following, unaware of his murderous act, have thronged to
the convent to beg him to take '

the throne.

Act I opens in the Convent of
Miracles, where a young monk,
Gregory, learns that Dimitri was
slain, and resolves to spread the
report that Dimitri was never
killed, and to usurp the Russian
throne. In the second act, we see
Boris in the palace a prey to re-
morse. Immediately, he is in-
formed that the people are in re-
volt 'under the belief that Dimitri
still lives. Boris is filled with the
fear that it is the ghost of Dimitri
who has risen to appear against
him.

Meanwhile, Gregory is in the
garden of the Polish lady, Marina,
who is aiding him in his masque*
rade.

Tne third 'act takes place in a
forest, where the revolting peo-
ple fall in with Gregory, and all
of them head for the Imperial
Palace. Boris then being .confront-
ed with the knowledge that his
deed is at last known, dies with
the plea that the son rule wisely.
The true facts at last revealed,
the inference is left that Gregory's
rebellion will perish, and the
opera ends abruptly.

May 5 will feature the comic
opera, "Don Pasquale," the story
of an old bachelor who is angry
with his nephew for not marrying
the girl whom he has chosen for
him. Don Pasquale's friend, Dr.
Malatesta, advises him to revenge
the- nephew, Ernesto, by marrying
himself thus disinheriting Ernes-

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to. The plan is devised whereby
Don Pasquale will go through a
mock ceremony with Norina, the
widow with whom Ernesto is in
love and whom Don Pasquale
thinks is Dr. Malatesta's sister,

and be led a wild goose chase by
the widow.

Act II opens with the wedding
in immediate prospect, and the
old bachelor signing over half his
property to his mock bride. Then,
Norina changes her attitude; she
refuses to let the bridegroom kiss
her, and immediately goes off
with Ernesto on a wild shopping
spree. The curtain falls on Don
Pasquale's utter dismay.

(Continued on Page 3)

De Fowl -Pigeons Furnish
Subject for Kimmel Report

By Nancy Kimmel

Among the first things we noticed when we came to Agnes
Scott was something fowl. The trouble is, we are still seeing
those fowl-pigeons. When Millicent heard we were going to
write about them this week, she begged to come along as we
did our field work. She was certain, as usual, that there was
something criminal about these

birds. We sat out immediately to
discover new and vital facts.

At our first stop, we found a
rather fat pigeon, sitting on a
window siil in Main, saying, "Six
tousend, fer hum bred en twennie
too. six tousend, fer humbred en
." We were ex-
about this, so

twennie tree . .
tremely curious
we asked,

"Hello, pidgie,

what are you

Freshman girls at Lake Forest
College who have delinquent
grades are now required to attend
supervised study halls at least
three nights a week. Failure to
report to the strictly enforced
study jamboree eventually leads
to a campus.

The Reflector reports that a
Mississippi State student may
soon become a mail-order million-
aire with his new car tag innova-
tion. This student has organized
a company to manufacture car
tags with Greek fraternity letters.
It is presently the only project of
its kind in the United States.

doing?" He stopped his counting
and began to yell and scream at
us.

"Go awey, go awey, yu ha'
ruin'd mee, yu ha' ruin'd mee!"
This was a very rude way to act
toward guests,, so we stayed. Milli-
cent demanded an explanation.

"Yu ha' ruin'd mee. Now I wi'
no' gra'uate. I wa' countin' dee
bricks in dee new dorm as dey
pu' dem up. Now I ha' miss'd. Yu
ha' ruin'd mee!" Millicent had to
know why he was counting the
bricks. It was obvious that he
thought it an exceedingly stupid
question.

"I ha too. Dat is my indeepen-
dine studie fer dee matematickes
deepartmint. Go awey, I want too
diee!" We left, thinking that
these pidgeons are obviously bet-
ter in math than the English
language.

We found our next subject sit-
ting on the roof of Buttrick. She
was excited because she was
building a nest for her family. We
asked the question that had been
preying on our minds for a long
time, "Why did you come to Ag-
nes Scott?" She gaily replied
that Agnes Scott had been built

for birds because of all its nooks
and crannies to live in. They
couldn't live at Emory because it
has square buildings and there
is too much traffic downtown.

"Wee luve it heer," she said,
"Dey is alweys t'rowin' out food
fer os. Wee like awl dee mewsick
too." We left her busily gathering
sticks and humming a lullaby
called, "Goople, Goople, Goople,
Little Gosling."

As we raced inside Buttrick to
write down all that we had seen,
Millicent continued to duck this
way and that after we had en-
tered the lobby. "You don't have
to do that in here," we said. "I
can't help it," she answered, "All
these pigeons on the ceiling
bother me." We looked up, and
sure enough, there are pigeon de-
signs all over the lobby ceiling.
Someone suggested that they
might be mourning doves, but
there is nothing to mourn in the
lobby of Buttrick. We were now
confused about the whole birdy
matter and had come to no defi-
nite conclusion about the pigeons.
Millicent suggested we ask the
wise dog on campus.

We had to beg him to talk. He
is feeling sad because no one
has named him yet. But at last
he buried his nose between his
paws, and mumbled: "I realize
your plight, but I have no defi-
nite opinion of my own. I would
like to quote a poem:
'It's Spring.

The boids is on de wing.
How absoid!

De wings is on de boid.' w

Wednesday, May 2, 1956 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Page 3

'Big Blow 1

Electric Storm Lashes Campus
Tumbling Poplars, Rose Trellis

By Suzanne Manges

The wind howled, lightning flashed, and thunder crashed.
(With apologies to Memye Curtis), we were sitting in our
room trying to study, when suddenly the lights flickered,
and a streak of lightning rent the sky. Thinking that perhaps
A. S. C. was in for a "big blow" we put down our books and
went to the window to watch the

raging storm.

All at once, there was a tre-
mendous crash followed by a
splintering of wood. That did it.
We have always been afraid of
electric storms anyway, so we
left our books and fled to the
comforting shelter of a friend's
room.

All that night the storm raged.
The next morning on our way to
breakfast we found a leafy pile
of rubble occupying the place of
the rose trellis in the Alumnae
Garden. We had had a blow all
right! Branches were flung in
every direction, debris, and two
bodies (of pigeons that is.)

Later that day as we were
walking back to our "Home away
from Home," we were rather sur-
prised to see a little man appear,
seemingly from out of nowhere,
to tell us not to go behind In-
man by the tl^ree big trees that
grow in the Alumnae Garden.

We looked up at the waving
branches of the tree and up high,
near the top, we saw a man. The
man was from the Tree Company
and he had come to see what the
trouble with the wood was. The
tree was supposed to fall any
minute and it was dangerous to
be in the vicinity where it might
land.

All day an area surrounding the
tree was roped off and guarded
by little men. The tree could not
be cut down until the business
manager gave his permission for
it to be cut. But more troubles
arose when the business manager
was found to be in Atlanta, and
the Tree Company had to wait
for his return.

When the permission of the
business manager had been se-
cured, the little men immediately
went to work with various cut-
ting implements. That afternoon
as we were returning from class

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we suddenly realized that some-
thing was missing. The little men
were gone!

But that was not all that was
gone. In the place formerly occu-
pied by the tree was a stump. A
round, bare-looking stump. The
beautiful tree had finally met its
end, and though it struggled va-
liantly to maintain its upright
position, it at last gave in to the
logger's saw. All that was left
of its stately beauty were a few
branches lying in miserable little
heaps.

Its three sister trees stood
swaying sadly in the breeze, as
though aware of their lost com-
panion. When we pass the spot
formerly occupied by the magnifi-
cent old tree, a bit of nostalgia
hits us as we remember its ma-
jestic beauty before the night of
the storm.

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and assembled by Gay Pound and
her committee in those bright, vi-
brant colors so typical of Italian
carnival scenes. The musical ac-
companiment, under the direction
of Dot Rearick, will also contri-
bute the appropriate touches to
this multi-colored festival. Other
committee chairmen and officers
working to make May Day a suc-
cess include: Secretary, Jean
Gregory; Business Manager, Pau-
la Ball; Dance, Judy Watson;
Properties, Jene Sharp; Publicity,
Rameth Richard; Art, Nancy
Kimmel; and Faculty Advisors,
Miss Leyburn, Miss Hale, and
Miss Garlington.

Opera

I (Continued from Page 2)
The third act begins in D'on
Pasquale's apartments, where
there is an alarming array of
costly things. Norina departs for
the theatre, dropping a note in
which a night rendezvous is men-
tioned. Then at the theatre, Don
Pasquale (who haa followed his
"wife" in suspicion) sees No-
rina and Ernesto together. The
two happily sing "Tell me again,"
which enrages Don Pasquale. Fi-
nally Dr. Malatesta reveals the
plot, and the old bachelor is so
glad to be let out of his bargain
that he sanctions the match and
all ends joyously.

Internationally

(Continued from page 1)
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Belated Georgia Sun Initiates
Weekend Of Swims, Picnics

By Millie Nesbit

It was a great week end, with parties, dances, visitors, and a lot
of fun in the sun. A Tennessee lad came down to see Ann Norris
Shires, and Nellie Strickland's good-looking Naval officer was here
again. Libby Hanna, Mary Ann Henderson, and Ann Rivers Payne
went to Sewanee for a beautiful week end and brought back glowing
accounts of the dances there. Louise Harley, Jean Clark, Ann Scog-
gins, and Barbara Varner packed suitcases for Joe College weekend
at Duke. Carolyn Dudley skipped up to Carolina.

For Tech boys and their dates it was a fabulous I F C week end.
Margaret Met ullough, Sissie Daniel, Susan Hogg, and Melba Cronen-
berg went to the festivities. There they saw Carolyn Wright, Ann
Blackshear, Cathrvn Collins, Jean Salter, and Claire Flintom
dancing to Buddy Morrow's orchestra.

On the Row at Emory, the Pike's had a party Friday night and in-
vited Carolyn Raines ,Carol Riley, and Carol Rogers. At the S A E
house, Bopene Bogle, Nancy Hale, Anne Selph, and Annette Whipple
were entertained at a house dance. Saturday night Betty Cobb and
Dee Harvley went with their dates to a party at the Beta lodge, while
Kathy Cole was seen dancing at the AT O house.

The A K K banquet and formal was given Friday night. Gloria
Calhoun, Frances Cork, Memye Curtis, and Becky Deal hurried
out to the Druid Hills Country Club for the occasion. Louise Potts
and Jean Slade buzzed over to the Zip house Saturday night, where
they saw Caroline Romberg and Lang Sydnor trying out the latest
dance steps.

This was a week end when everybody took sun glasses and Copper-
tone in hand and went out determined to get a suntan, if only to
the porch of Inman. Many Scotties, however, went off campus for
sunning and swimming. Shirley McDonald and Lillian Null motored
to Allatoona Saturday afternoon, where they saw oodles of Scot-
ties on Tech houseparties. Sally Sanford and Shanny Shannonhouse
went to Venetian for a bit of sun and relaxation.

Sunday Sally White and Betty Cline went to Ida (Jason Gardens,
where they saw Susan Foxworth and Drew Blankner. Helen Cul-
pepper, Kay Wilson, and D. Ann Welch entertained their dates with
a picnic in Grant Park. The C A A A Picnic at Fritz Orr's was
fun for a lot of Scotties.

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Dr. Roberts took his plant tax class to Gatlinburg, Tennessee,
to study mountain flora firsthand. Congratulations, Dr. Roberts,
for a fun idea.

Have a good week end. And whether it's Zinka Milanov at the Met
or Billy May at Dooley's, enjoy it. See ya later, alligator.

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Page 4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, May 2, 1956

Classes To Compete In Golf;
Senior Homers Down Juniors

By Helen Hendry and Nancy Turner

The first match of a class intramural golf tournament will
be played May 4th at the American Legion Club in Avondale.
The representatives from each class chosen to participate in
the tournament are: Seniors, Judy Brown; Juniors, Virginia
Redhead; Sophomores, Jo Sawyer; Freshmen, Martha McCoy.
On May 11th, the second match

will be held between the two win-
ners of the first round. The entire
campus is invited to, attend the
tournament, and the victory will
count toward the Athletic cup.
Slugging Seniors
A slugging, catching Senior nine
trampled their Junior opponents
20-7 in a special game Wednesday
afternoon to insure an even tight-
er grip on their first-place stand-
ing in the softball tourney. Get-
ting off to a fast start, the Juniors
slammed home three runners in
the top of the first, while the
Seniors at bat brought in only
two.

From then on the game be-
longed entirely to the upperclass-
men, and the Juniors, who had
played a good nip-and-tuck de-
fensive, went down beforp the
ruthless Senior drive. A homer by
Allen and a triple from Miklas
with bases loaded in the fourth
added excitement to the tilt and
brought in seven more runs to
boost the Senior lead.

A three-up- three- down Junior
inning ended the game well in
favor of the Seniors. Junior stand-
outs included shortstop Penny
Smith, who stepped in as relief
pitcher, and left-fielder Margie
Hill, who starred as hitter for
her team.

Frosh vs. Sophs

Friday, April 27, the Freshman
team faced their Sophomore rivals
in a softball game that ended with
the score 4-3. The Freshmen were
slow in warming up as they hand-
ed the Sophomores their first run
in the top of the first inning. Hazel
Ellis hit a double to left field, stole
third, and then stole home to start
the score at 1-0.

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Freshmen made three consecutive

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Marlon Brando
Jean Simmons

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The Man In The
Grey Flannel Suit

Gregory Peck

outs as Hazel Ellis caught a fly
off first base; Jorie Muller was
put out on a steal to second; and
Leonice Davis struck out.

The Sophomores came to their
second try at bat full of spirit as
Nancy Edwards hit a single fol-
lowed by Blythe Posey's single.
Edwards stole second and went
home on Martha Meyer's single.
Posey stole home and Meyer put
the score at 4-0 when she came
home on a single hit by Jimsie
Oeland. Oeland was put on second,
and Mary Dunn caught a fly to
Tiake the third out.

Freshmen RaUy

The underclassmen went into
the third with renewed confidence.
Pitcher Jorie Muller struck a
Sophomore out, and Martha Mc-
Coy caught two flies in left field
to put them back into bat.

Mary Moore went to first when
the catcher missed the ball on her
last strike and went to second on
Marty Veale's single. Moore stole
into home, bringing the score to
1-2. Jorie Muller walked to first
followed by another Freshman's
striking out, and Weber hit a
double down the middle that sent
Veale home.

Important Strikeout

The Sophomores were not will-
ing to give another run to the
righting underclassmen as the
pitcher struck one Freshman out,
and Edwards and Carpenter each
caught a fly, leaving the score at
4-3 at the bottom of the fourth.

The Sophomores got three hits
but made no runs as the Fresh-
men did a repeat performance of
putting the upperclassmen out,
and in the bottom off the fifth the
Freshmen, making three consecu-
tive outs, were unable to even up
the score.

AS Students Attend
Science Convention

Numbering among the active
participants in the Georgia Aca-
demy of Science meeting held at
Georgia Tech April 27-28 were
several Agnes Scott faculty mem-
bers and students.

Mrs. Netta E. Gray presided
over the biology section meeting
and presented a paper on "The
Podocarpaceae in New Guinea."
Dr. Lorin W. Roberts showed slides'
of the "Histochemical Demonstra-
tion of Sulfhydryl" Groups in Plant
Tissues With 4-Indoacetamido 1
Naphthol," and "Eliminating Ex-
perimental Variations in the Use
of Oxidation-Reduction Indicators
in Sectioned Plant Material."

Four experimc/tal psychology-
students told of work they , have
carried out this year. Speaking on
"The Effect of Failure in Problem
Solving on Reaction Time to A
Word Association Test" were Glo-
ria Calhoun and Miriam Cale.
Mary Evans Bristow and Sally
Templeman told of 'The Effect of
Frustration on the Learning of
Nonsense Syllables."

Sally Shippey, chemistry major,
participated in a program of stu-
dent papers sponsored jointly by
the Georgia Section of the Ameri-
can Chemical Society and the
Georgia Academy of Science. She
gave a review of her independent
study: "The Investigation of a
New Colorimetric Reagent for the
Determination of Beryllium."

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Camp Job Offers Opportunities,
Challenges To College Students

By Louise McCaughan

Camp counseling is one of the most popular summer jobs
among college girls, including Agnes Scott girls. A camp
job offers an excellent opportunity to spend most of the
summer, usually about eight weeks, working with children,
helping them to grow and learn to live with each other, and
having fun with them at the same '

time.

Every spring, camps all over
the country write to the Physical
Education department at Agnes
Scott asking for applications from
girls who like to work with chil-
dren. They especially want girls
who would enjoy assisting with
or directing programs in sports,
arts and crafts, music, or dra-
matics. Most of the girls who
work with these various programs
in a camp are also cabin counsel-
ors. Many of the camps seeking
college girls to be counselors are
private girls' camps or Girl Scout
camps. A few of them are co-
educational camps. Often the
counselors come to camp a few
days ahead of the campers for
a pre-camp session of orienta-
tion and planning. From the time

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the campers arrive until the last
one of them has left, the counsel-
ors are busy busy working with
the children and enjoying their
work tremendously.

According to Miss Wilburn, who
handles the information about
camp jobs which comes to Agnes
Scott each year, summer camp
counseling is a "wonderful experi-
ence." A counselor doesn't earn a
lot of money, but she doesn't
spend much at camp either.
Watching a child grow, knowing
that you are helping him grow,
can be a far greater reward than
the money earned. Almost every
girl who has been a camp counsel-
or talks about camp work with
enthusiasm. For pleasure com-
bined \vith service, a summer as
a camp counselor is ideal.

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The Agnes Scott News

VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, May 9, 1956

Number 17

Watson To Reign As May Queen

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By Byrd Hoge

The Korean elections are due to
be held on May 15. The aged Syng-
man Rhee is the Liberal party's
candidate. He has been so confi-
dent of his political victory that
he has done very little active cam-
paigning. The bellicose President
of South Korea has held his coun-
try together through the terrible
years of the war and now he
thinks that he can win the forth-
coming elections on his past rec-
ord alone.

There were two other formid-
able candidates for the presidency.
One was the Democratic party's
candidate P. H. Shinicky. The
other was the newly-organized
Progressive party's candidate Cho
Bong Am. The latter had served
briefly in Rhee's cabinet. He is a
Moscow-trained political leader,
but in 1946 Cho Bong Am re-
nounced Communism.

Then on Saturday, during a
campaign trip to unseat Rhee in
the coming elections, Shinicky sud-
denly died of a cerebral hemorr-
hage. A crowd of his supporters
waited in the Seoul train station
for the tfain which was bringing
Shinicky's body back for burial.

In a surge of mob hysteria, the
crowd rushed through the streets
of Seoul to Rhee's mansion and
held a violent demonstration. Gun-
fire crackled. The people said the
police fired into the crowd; fhe
police said that they fired into the
air first and then were fired upon
by some of the crowd using wea-
pons that were taken from the
sentry box. Two truckloads of
military police were called into
action. More than a hundred peo-
ple were arrested for rioting.

With the death of Shinicky only
Rhee and Cho Bong Am are left
running. Shinicky's party was sec-
ond in strength to Rhee's Liberal
party. Shinicky's party is now
without a candidate for the com-
ing elections; the party cannot
enter a new candidate because the
deadline for qualifying is past.

Election fervor is in the air both
in the United States and Korea.
Let's hope it doesn't get quite as
violent here as it is there.

Murray Announces
Sponsors, Helpers

Plans for freshman orientation
for 1956-57 have taken concrete
form with the recent selection of
junior sponsors. Jackie Murray,
orientation chairman, has announc-
ed a meeting of the new sponsors
was held on Monday, May 14.

This first meeting consisted
of a brief outlining of plans for
next fall by board members of
various participating organizations.
Sophomore helpers were also
announced at this time.

A joint meeting of junior spon-
sors and sophomore helpers will
be held on May 14. A social hour
will begin at 4:30 in the May Day
Dell with a business meeting fol-
lowing at 5:00. All those partici-
pating in the orientation program
are urged to be present.

QUEEN JUDY WATvSON

'Harlequinade To Feature
Italian Pageantry, Dancing

The afternoon shadov/s will cast their reflections upon a
scene of pageantry and sprightly dances this Saturday,
May 7, at 5:00 when Judy Watson will be crowned Queen
of the May. Louise Harley has been chosen to serve as the
queen's maid of honor, and the other members of the court
include Bettye Carmichael, Vi

vian Cantrell, Anne Welborn,
Jackie Murray, Doug Pittman,
Emasue Alford, Winkie Stockton,
Harriet Talmadge, Patti Forrest,
Betsy Crapps and Frances Cork.

The production entitled "A Har-
lequinade" is free of charge to
students, faculty and staff of the
college. Tickets for guests may be
purchased at specified times in
^he lobby of ButtricK Hall.

Briefly, "A Harlequinade" is the
story of a lovely Colombina whc
is forced by her greedy father,
Pantalone, to choose between two
ungainly suitors, namely the hy-
pocritical Dottore and the brag-
gart Capitano in spite of her ob-
vious affection for Arlecchino
whom the gods "created in a mo-
ment of uncontrollable fantasy."
Colombino's choice which will
not be divulged here is made at
a brilliant hall where such groups
as the Innamorati and Jnnamorate
provide climactic dances to the
pageant.

Louise Rigdon and Nance Tro-
weH aro taking the roles of Colom-

bina and Arlecchino respectively.
Other leading dancers in the
pageant include: Pantalone, Betty
Edmunds; Dbttore, Nancy Kim-
mel; PulcineJla, Libby Gay; Capi-
tano, Louisa Allen; Coviello,
Jean Porter; Pasquella, Pat Gov-
er; and the lead male and female
Innamorati and Innamorate,
Frances Patterson and Carlanna
Lindamood.

Seen in Passing . . .

Sitting cross-legged on tJie sun-
deck surrounded by greasy legs and
ar??is of varying hue, a brunette
fresh??! an suns her shoulders while
tacVing satin bozes on her fink tulle
formal.

* * >K

A slight, energetic member of the
English depart??ient straining at her
Boston Bull's leash. "It takes all my
e?iergy to let him know that we're
goring ?ny zcay."

' * * *

Among the flowers of May which,
are fro??iised by April showers , we
see a garden of gaily -colored um-
brellas in the lobby of Buttrick.

* * *

Opening night at the Opera
found one row in the dress circle
rising with a unani?nous sigh as three
hoop-skirted Scofties (adorned in
lovely full-length ball gowns of
white, green, and pink) struggled to
their seats after the seco?id inter-
?nission.

Taylor Will Lecture on Caesar
As Guest of University Center

"Julius Caesar After Two Thousand Years" is the topic
on which Miss Lily Ross Taylor will speak when the Uni-
versity Center of Georgia brings her to Gaines Chapel to-
night at 8:00 o'clock.

Miss Taylor is Professor Emeritus* of Latin at Bryn Mawr
College, and since her retirement

Gover, Gay, Trowell rehearse
for May I>ay ceremony in full
costume.

REMINDER

Boarding students are remind-
ed of the May 12 deadline for re-
turning roo. mapplication blanks
to the Dean of Students' office.
Miss Seandrett requests prompt
and full cooperation in this mat-
ter so that work on dormitory
room assignments for 1956-57
term may be started.

from Bryn Mawr in 1952 has been
Professor in Charge of the School
of Classical Studies at the Ameri-
can Academy in Rome, Italy. Pri-
marily interested in the literature
and history of the late Republi-
can period, Miss Taylor studied
in the Academy in 1908-10, later
in 1917 under a fellowship in ar-
chaeology, and in 1934-35 was act-
ing professor in the School of
Classical Studies.

She is a native of Auburn, Ala.,
and a former Guggenheim Fellow.
During World War I, Miss Taylor
served with the American Red
Cross in Italy and the Balkans,
and during World War II was with
the Office of Strategic Services in
Washington, D. C. In 1948, she
delivered the Sather Classical
Lectures at the Unliveiisity of
California.

Dr. Taylor is the author of such
books as Party Politics in the Age
of Caesar, The Divinity of the Ro-

Science Fraternity
Elects ASC Junior

Anne Terry, junior, was elected
regional secretary of Chi Beta Phi
when she represented Agnes Scott
at the biennial national conven-
tion of Chi Beta Phi May 4 and 5.
The convention, held at Morris
Harvey College in Charleston,
West Virginia, included on its
agenda a trip through the Re-
search Center of Carbide and Car-
bon Chemicals Company and an
address on "Present Trends in
Heart Surgery" by Dr. Fred Walls.

man Emperor and Local Cults in
Etruria, She has also served as
associate editor of Classical Phil-
ology.

Gieseking Will Play
At All-Star Concert

On Thursday, May 10, the All-
Star Concert Series will conclude
its season with the presentation of
Walter Gieseking. The pianist will
be heard in a concert to be held
at the City Auditorium at 8:30 p.m.

Mr. Gieseking was scheduled to
appear here in a concert on Feb-
ruary 29, but due to injuries re-
ceived in an automobile accident
while touring Europe, he was
forced to cancel his appearance
until a later date. Having recent-
ly returned from Europe, Mr. Gie-
seking is continuing his American
tour.

Weakley, Brown will
talent in senior opera.

blend

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Shakespeare, Gilbert-Sullivan
Combine To Give "Pretty Mess

Saturday, May 12, will bring the premiere of the senior
production, ''Here's a Pretty Mess." The comic opera will be
presented in Presser Hall at 8:30 p. m. The price of admission
is sixty cents and librettos for the opera will be sold at the
door for a penny.

The cast has been announced as
follows: Juliet, Judy Brown; Lord
Capulet, Joanne Miklas; Tybalt,
Mary Jo Carpenter; Nurse, Rookie
Smith; Romeo, Dot Weakley; Mer-
cutio, Sally Wilt; Paris, Barbara
Battle; Prince, Jean Gregory; Ser-
vants, Sara Moore and Ann Alvis.
Jane Stubbs will sing the role of
Friar Laurence.

Montagues and Capulets include
Helen Haynes, B. C. Regen, Louisa
Allen, Betty Richardson, Judy
Watson, Patti Mayton, Linda
Guenther, Alvia Cook, Mary Edna
Clark, Nonette Brown, llie Ir-
win, Marilyn Mobley and Alice Ann
Klostermeyer. The attendants are
played by Berta Jackson and Ju-
lie Boland.

Composing the Chorus of Flow-
ers are Nancy Thomas, Memye

Curtis, Carolyn Moon, Jane Frist
and Sally Greenfield. The Friars
are sung-by Sarah Davis, Stella
Biddle, Marijke Schepman and
Alice Johnston. Blanche Spenser,
Claire Tritt and Carolyn May are
dancing ghosts, and the Three Lit-
tle Ghosts from the Tomb are
played by Rameth Richard, Jackie
Plant, and Nancy Frazier.

The Senior Symphonic Orches-
tra is under the direction of Nan-
cy Burkitt. William Calder will
assist on the harp and accompany
the singing of his dog Stormy, who
will appear in Act I.

Tickets for the production will
be sold in the lobby of Buttrick
Friday morning from 8:30 to
12:00, and they will also be avail-
able at the door on the night of
the performance.

Page 2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, May 9. 1956

Faithful

"Woman instinctively wants to give, yet resents giving
herself in small pieces. Basically is this a conflict? Or is it
an over-simplification of a many-stranded problem? . . .
what woman resents is not so much giving herself in pieces
as in giving herself purposelessly. What we fear is not so
much that our energy may be leaking away through small
outlets as that it may be going 'down the drain'."

These are the words of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, found
in her most recent book, Gift From The Sea.

Woman on the Agnes Scott campus is no exception to
woman universal. One individual gives of all the strength
and talent she possesses in a worthwhile cause. She has the
lead in a play. She has full charge of a C. A. service project.
An A. A. board member, she directs one phase of physical
activity on the campus. Active in Student Government, she
heads a committee for campus improvement.

This individual is one of the so-termed "big dogs." She
gives of herself, not in parts, but in one solid chunk.

"Fine and dandy," we say.

But what of the individual who finds herself destined to
assume a minor position in relation to the aforementioned?
This one is a faithful member of the sewing committee for
May Day costumes. She scrubs canvas backdrops for a play
production. She serves punch at receptions instead of shak-
ing hands in the receiving line. She distributes hymnals at
a vesper service.

She gives of herself in parts cheerfully and willingly.
Never in the limelight as an individual, her energy is never-
theless not allowed to flow unnoticed down the drain. There
are those who appreciate what she has done.

We only wish there were more like her. D. R.

A Stone's Throw

Atlanta is a city that has much to offer. We of the college
are fortunate to live in such an area.

Here we have many varied opportunities for the enjoy-
ment of art, music and drama. During the year we have the
ballets, symphonies, All-Star Concert, and plays. An out-
standing attraction in May is the Metropolitan Opera that
comes to Atlanta for a week. This is a much anticipated
event for all music lovers. The color, drama, and excitement
of this spectacle appeal to many as much as the music. This
year such stirring operas as "Tales of Hoffman" and "Tosca"
were performed.

I . j r \.

A scenic attraction that our location near Atlanta affords
us is the large mass of granite known as Stone Mountain.
We who are so close by are often unaware that this rock
is one of the natural wonders of our country. Our attention
has recently been focused on the mountain because of the
project begun to complete the relief carving on its side. This
carving is the giant memorial to the Confederacy. Today one
can see the group of principal chieftains Rpbert E. Lee,
Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis. When the project
is completed it will be a colossal accomplishment of which
we may well be proud.

Thus we see in this monument of the future a growing
foresight within our metropolis. At the present we enjoy
the year-round cultural advantages our city affords. We are
lucky to be within a stone's throw! G. A. R.

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Cdmpu>- Scenes

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'Aggie' Looks Into Chapel;
Finds Rivalry in Grill, Dorm

Saturday afternoon, during a routine check of the incoming" copy
in the News Room in the Hub, the editors came upon three sheets
of faintly yellowed blue-book paper covered with a spidery hand-
writing. Naturally curious, they proceeded to read them and found
them of considerable interest. A copy is printed below:

Hi, kids,

Usually I keep my mouth shut when I notice something

around the old place that isn't quite cricket oops, I forgot,

that expression went out long ago. What is the current one

anyhow? I keep forgetting which is what in slang. It changes

so quickly. _

l . next class. The other girl an-
By the way, I had better explain swered> ttJ don , t knQw ^ J did

who I am and why I'm writing to hear her say she was going tQ the
you. Let's see, my name, well all m for a ^ breakfast
my friends call me Aggie. I m ' _

from Decatur, and if I was still * .investigated and found oodles
alive, I'd be older than I care to of S irls m . the dorm studying, gos-
think. You see, I'm a spirit, or a
ghost, if you insist.

Since I died at twenty, I'm per-

siping, and even one girl washing

clothes in the wash room. As all

this seemed kind of dull, I drifted

on over to the grill and found more
petually young. I still try to keep Qf the same qM tm and R m ^

up with the world, which is an cloud Qf smoke engulfing a crowd
interesting but terribly unstable Qf girlg whQ were either sitting
place, and that's why I sometimes and doing nQthing Qr eating K
get my slang terms mixed up. was tQ0 crowded for me to get m
They change as fast as popular unlesg j squeezed right up . against
songs. Also, recently I haven t had the cei]ing and gtayed there> and
my usual twelve days a year to
come back down to earth, so it's
even more confusing than usual.

Well, I arrived yesterday morn-
ing at 10:38 by the clock outside
the Dean's office I always stop
there first to slow it down a bit,
but don't tell anyone in the D.O.
it's I, or I might get campused,
and that's a fate worse than
death. Then I went to find out
what's been going on, and that's
where the trouble began.

The campus was deserted. I
couldn't find a soul. Then I real-
ized it was time for chapel, and
everybody must be over in Presser.
I floated in one of the open win-
dows at the back, and there were
about 75 girls in a clump down
front, looking lonesome and kind

since I get claustrophobia doing
that, I didn't stay.

I floated back over to chapel to
see how it was going, now that I
knew where everyone was, even
if I didn't know why gossip, cigar-
ettes, dirty clothes, and books
were so much more interesting
than Brazil. I arrived in time to
join in on the last verse of the
hymn and to follow the crowd out.
I happened to hear one girl say
as they left, "Boy, wasn't that in-
spiring, I do wish more people had
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npts

Hood College honors its May

of sorry for the speaker, who was Court each year with a Strawberry

talking about life in the Brazilian breakfast, which is also an occa-

jungle. My curiosity got the bet- sion to herald the coming of

ter of me, and I just had to know spring. At this time the May

where everyone was and why they Queen, the Princess Hood, and the

weren't in chapel. Court Jester are notified of their

First I thought perhaps they selection as members of the Court,

were studying, and I had started A popular miss at Limestone

for the library before I remem-
bered it would be closed. As X
hesitated outside of Buttrick I
heard a loud burst of laughter from
the basement. I drifted down and
found a bunch of girls in the day-

College has received two interest-
ing titles from neighboring insti-
tutions. At an annual Sailors Ball
she was named "The Girl I'd Most
Like To Be Shipwrecked With."
Earlier this year, she had been

Sarah Adams, Mary Byrd, Carolina Dudley, Nancy Grares, Hazel-Thomas King, Mildred
Ung, Carolyn Magruder, Suzanne Manges, Loulso McCaughan, Mary Jane MJlford, Caro-
line Miller, Mary Moore, Celeste Rogers, Helen Salfltl, Sally Sanford, Jo Sawyer, Carolyn
Smith, Pat Stewart, Nancy Turner.

student room talking and study- crowned Queen of the Barefoot
ing. I listened a minute and heard Ball at Presbyterian College,
a clue to the whereabouts of some Wesleyan's Town & Country an-
of the others. nounces big news in the sports

Somebody stuck her head in the world: the purchase of new tank
door and asked a girl studying at suits - . . with skirts. Also the girls
the table, "Where's Jane today? are now engaged in a tournament
She borrowed my chemistry notes, consisting of jacks, pick-up
and I've got to have them for my sticks, and marbles.

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B. O. Z.

The final meeting of B. O. Z.
will be held on Wednesday, May
16. at the home of Anne Ansley.
At this time senior members will
read. Sophomore Elizabeth Ans-
ley has been named president for
the coming year.

Blackfriars

At the last meeting of Black-
friars Emiko Takeuchi was elect-
ed new president. Other new offi-
a?rs are: Nancy Kimmel vice-pres-
ident ;\Nellie Strickland, secretary;
Deene Spivey, treasurer; Marilyn
Tribble, stage manager; Catherine
Hodgin and Gene Allen Reinero,
scenery chairmen; Emily Gillham
and Frances Sattes, costume chair-
men; Nancy Flagg, property chair-
man; Alnne Gilbert and Nora
King, program chairmen; Jo Ann
Beasley. sound chairman; Pat
Guynup, house chairman; and
Carol Pike, publicity chairman.
Chi Beta Phi

In a ceremony Tuesday, May 1,
Louise Almand, Becky Barlow,
Dede Farmer, Virginia Ferris,
Nancy Glasure, Frances Patterson,
and Lue Robert were initiated in-
to Chi Beta Phi. Following the
initiation, Kit Crosby was elected
president for the coming year.
Other new officers include Anne
Terry, vice president; Dede Far-
mer, recording secretary; Lue Rob-
ert, corresponding secretary; and
Louise Almand, treasurer.

Glee Club

Recently elected officers of the
Glee Club are Billie Rainey, presi-
dent; Rosalyn Warren, vice presi-
dent; Anne Corse, secretary; Tru-
dy Florrid, treasurer; Sylvia Ray
and Annette Teague, librarians;
and Nancy Alexander and Carol
Pike, publicity co-chairmen.
Cotillion Club

New officers of the Cotillion
Club elected at their last meeting
are Lib Geiger, president; Blythe
Posey, vice president; Wardie Ab-
ernathey, secretary-treasurer; and
Jackie Rountree, publicity chair-
man. Hostesses for this meeting
were Mary Jo Cowart, Ann Hisle,
and Mary McCorkle.

Organ Guild

At a meeting of the Organ Guild
on Friday, April 15, Nancy Flagg
was elected president for the com-
ing year. Other officers are Louise
Almand, secretary, and Peggy Wil-
son, treasurer.

Pi Alpha Phi

"Resolved: That a Liberal Edu-
cation Is More Advantageous Than
A Technical Education" was the
subject debated by the new mem-
bers of Pi Alpha Phi at their meet-
ing on Thursday, April 26. Future
plans include a debate with the
Georgia Tech debaters some time
this month.

Eta Si^ma Phi

At their annual banquet, mem-
bers of Eta Sigma Phi chose Mary
Beaty as their president for the
coming year. Anne McCurdy will
serve as vice president, while Emi-
ko Takeuchi and Barbara Thomp-
son will serve as secretary and
treasurer, respectively.

I. R. C.

A banquet for new members was
held by the International Rela-
tions Club on Monday, April 30,
at 6:00 p.m. At the next meeting
new officers will be elected as well
as delegates to the Collegiate
Council of the United Nations.
Bible Club

At a regular meeting on Tues-
day, April 24, Charlotte Holzworth
was elected president of Bible
Club. Also chosen were Carolyn
Langston, vice president and pro-
gram chairman, and Anne Corse,
secretary.

Wednesday, May 9, 1956 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Page 3

Magazines, Fairs, Clubs, ASC
Offer Subject for 'Name Game 7

By Nancy Kimmel

It is quite natural, even normal, for you to have a name.
We even have a name. But have you happened to notice,
anytime within the past few years, that everyTHING has to
have a name? We realize that you have been separated from
life for awhile, and we would like to help "one" get back
in the run of things before one

makes some terrible mistake when
one goes on vacation. (In case
someone happens to miss the pur-
pose of this article, we shall state
it here: To supplement the liberal
college by giving the educated
American woman what she wished
to learn).

We shall start with magazines.
All magazines need names to dis-
tinguish themselves, but have you
seen how "distinguished" they are
becoming? Among the short and
unpicturesque titles like "Life"
and "Time" (my, aren't they coltf
and bare?), there are some ex-
tremely delicious ones.

Contemplate the following: "The
National and International Survey
of Big Smalltown Opinion," "The
Past, Present, and Future of Sears
Roebuck in Scandinavia," and
"The National Magazine for the
Advancement of Purple Caribou."
(This last is Published by the Con-
solidated Press of Aukland.) The
first title is completely obscure
and definitely opinionated, the
second would obviously have a very
narrow public, and the last is cer-
tainly the most practical.

All titles seem to be completely
lowbrow if they aren't "Nation-
al." There is a National Associa-
tion of Bird Watchers which re-
cently nominated Agnes Scott as
their next convention spot. (When
they found out we had only pig-
eons, we were voted down in favor
of Radcliff and their snoring
swans. We suppose that is our
fault.) But getting into the de-
lightful, we find: The National
Jacket and Ratchet Company of
Edinburgh, The National Mint Ju-
lep Company of Douglas, Georgia,
and, of course, The National Man-
ufacturer's Association of Manu-
facturers of Pink and White Slips
of Decatur.

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Perhaps in the fall you were one
of those dastard few who had the
gall to go to the fair. Did you
happen to notice that name The
Southeastern World's Fair? Per-
fectly divine! Everyone knows
there are Southeastern and South-
western Worlds, not to mention
the Near Southmiddle-eastern
World, and the fact tht it has a
fair too.

But let us return to the more
popular around Agnes Scott. Look
at some of the club names on cam-
pus. What could be more grand
than B. O. Z. The Benevolent Or-
der of Zoosporangia? Did you
know there is a club called The
Society for the Protection and De-
velopment of Hieroglyphical Anti-
disestablishmentarianism Among
Pigeons ?

Someone has even suggested we
change the name of our school
back to Decatur Female Institute.
How about Agnes Scott's Nation-
al and International Institutional
Seminary of Decatur for the Tu-
telation of Fine and Upstanding
Young Ladies, South? Then we
could say we go to A. S. N. I. I. S.
D. T. F. U. Y. L. S.

Deelightful and deelovely, n'est-
ce pas? It's just like the English
professors say: "If you can find
it, you can name it."

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been awarded a $100 scholar-
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Competition" sponsored by Reed
and Barton Silversmiths. Ann
was one of five national win-
ners.

Biology Convention
Attracts Professors

Attending the annual meeting of
the Association of Southeastern
Biologists held recently at Duke
University were Miss Anna J.
Bridgman, Miss Nancy P. Grose-
close and Miss Anne M. Salyerds.

Miss Bridgman presented a pa-
per in the protozoology section of
this meeting, describing some work
she did last summer at the Marine
Biological Laboratory at Woods
Hole. Miss Groseclose and Miss
Salyerds included a collecting trip
on the North Carolina coast, where
they saw, among other things, the
native habitat of the Wild Banks
horses, and a forest of red cedars
killed by the recent series of
tropical storms.

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Pins, Opera, Dooley Provide
Thrills For Partying Scotties

By Millie Nesbit

It was a glorious week end sparkling with formal dances, operas,
out-of-town visitors and spirits that refused to be dampened by the
rain. Congratulations are in order for the Tech boys who gave their
pins to Susan Riffe and Sandra Dickerson. Sandra's is a Beta badge
and Susan's is a Pi K A jewel.

Visitors blew in from all directions on the warm spring breezes.
Joan Sanders entertained a visitor from New Orleans, and Davidson
lads came to see Curley Jones, Boogie Helm and Sue Lile. A Vandy
mar. came down to squire Nancy Bowers.

From all reports, Dooley's was as great as ever. Jorie Muller, Margie
Hill, Martha Akin, Nancy Graves, Sissie Hurley, and Helen Smith
rushed over to see the skeleton walk. At the Phi Delt house party for
the big week end were Celeste Rogers, Joyce Thomas, Patti Forrest,
Betty Garrard, Maria Harris, Ann Harvey, and India Clark.

The Sigma Chi's, Tech variety, threw a house party at Lake Burton
and invited Mary Clayton Bryan, Mary Mayne Wilson, Lea Kallman,
and Carolyn Barker. There they saw Fran*, Patterson, Carlanna Linda-
mood, and Donna Walkup. Ann Tilly and Nancy Trowell said the house
party was a huge success.

Just oodles of Scotties put on their bibs and tuckers and hied them-
selves off to the operas last week. Vee Williamson, Dot Weakley,
Mary Jo Carpenter, Sara Moore, Ann Alvis, and Louise Rainey were
only a few of k the Scott belles on hand for the glitter and thrill of
opening night. Emasue Alford, Sylvia Ray, Millie Lane, Glenda Huey,
Molly Adams, Suzanne Manges, and Joanne Brownlee saw the singers
in "Boris Godunov" get a dozen curtain calls Friday night. With the
tall, dark, and handsome Jerome Hines among them, who wonders?

On the Tech campus, Pat Sanford and Sarah Brown were seen
dancing at the Phi Delt house Saturday night, while Sally Templeman
and Jourdan Jones were entertaining their dates at the SAE lodge.
Keo Keller and Karen Beall and their dates skipped off to Allatoona
for a bit of sun and fresh air Friday afternoon. Saturday Drew Blank -
ner and Kay White drove up. Wardie Abernathy and Judy George
went Sunday.*

Many Scotties went out of town for the week end. Carolyn Hazard
was off to Davidson, and Caroline Miller packed her bag for PC. Sara
Anne Frazier and Dorothy Raff enjoyed dances at the University of
Alabama. A week end at the KA house at Sewanee for Old South was
in order for Margaret Woolfolk. Roxana Speight hurried to St. Simon's
for a house party given by the K Sig's at Georgia, and Jean Porter
spent the week end at FSU.

Have yourselves a big time, girls, and make lots of news for me.

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Page 4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. May 9. 1956

Organizations Name Officers,
Make Plans for Coming Year

As the 1955-56 school season draws to a close, new officers
appointed to serve various campus organizations are already
meeting and formulating plans for the term beginning next
September. Announcement of officers appointed to A. A.
Board, C. A. Cabinet, Lecture Association and the staffs of
"The Agnes Scott News," the'

"Aurora"' and "Silhouette" is made
by those in charge of each organ-
ization.

Carolyn Herman, president of
the Athletic Association, announ-
ces the following appointments:
riding, Lue Robert; hockey, Pat
Lenhardt; basketball, Ruth Cur-
rie; badminton, Archer Boswell;
softball, Jorie Muller; swimming,
Anne Blackshear; tennis, Margaret
Woolfolk; golf, Ann Norris SUires;
archery, Libby Hanna; publicity,
Joan St. Clair; recorder, Ces Rudi-
sill.

Appointed officers of the Chris-
tian Association Cabinet, an-
nounced by president Margie De-
Ford, are as follows: faith, Becky
Deal; social chairman, Frannie
Barker; chapel and Religious Em-
phasis week, Angeline Pope; pub-
licity, Marilyn Tribble; intercol-
legiate representative, Nelle Fam-
brough; world-relatedness, Mary
Hammond; and Sunday vespers,
Paula Pilkenton. Eleanor Lee will
continue to represent '59 Club on
the Cabinet. The inter-faith chair-
man will be announced at a later
date.

Lecture Association Chairman
Margaret Benton announces the
following members of the commit-
tee: Ann Lane, receptions; <~Jay
Pound, campus publicity; Kit
Crosby, treasurer; Carol Pike and
Diana Carpenter, posters; Lang-
horne Sydnor, ushers; and Dona-
lyn Moore, hall preparations.

The Publications Board has an-
nounced the following appoint-
ments to "The Silhouette" for next

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year: sports editor. Ces Rudisill;
copy editor, Carlanna Lindamood;
art editor, Marianne Sargent, pho-
tography, Becky Barlow; feature
editor, Celeste Rogers; faculty edi-
tor, Annette Whipple; class editor,
Nancy Trowell; advertising man-
ager, Mary Helen Collins; and
typists, May Chism, Lavinia What-
ley.

Nancy Kimmel will serve as as-
sistant editor of "Aurora" next
year. Staff members include: Mary
Beatty, Susie Benson, Diana Car-
penter, Helen Culpepper, Becky
Deal, Nancy Edwards, Pat Guy-
nup, Harriet Harrill and Susan
Riffe. Circulation manager is Phia
Peppas. Jean Donaldson will be
the art editor. Members of the
new "Agnes Scott News" staff are
listed under the masthead in this
issue.

HOASC Chooses
Koontz As Adviser

Miss Miriam E. Koontz has re-
cently been chosen one of three
advisers to the HOASC chapter of
Mortar Board. Each member of
the advisory board is elected for
a period of three years. Other
members are Miss Ellen Douglass
Leyburn and Mr. C. Benton Kline.

(Continued from Page 2)
come to hear her. Chapel attend-
ance surely has fallen off, hasn't
it?"

Now the point of all this long
letter, and really I didn't mean
to ramble so, is why don't you-all
do something about the situation?
Here you have a fine newspaper,/
you've got a fine school spirit
at least you. did at the hockey
games last fall and about Junior
Jaunt time, you seem to have in-
teresting chapel programs, and
surely you're alive and interested
enough to want to know what's
going on in the world.

So what's the matter? If you'll
take the advice of someone with
a soft spot in her heart for the old
Alma Mater, may I suggest that
you . . .

We regret that the last part
of this letter seems to have
faded, so we can't print it. Per-
haps we ( aught enough of it to
give you the idea. Does anyone
have a solution? It does seem
too bad to come so close to a
solution to this problem and
then lose it. "Aggie" must have
mistakenly used some disappear-
ing ink, for all we could read on
the rest oi the page was a faint:
Love and good luck,

"Aggie"

Sophomore Underdogs Surge
To Conquer Powerful Seniors

By Helen Hendry

In the single softball game Friday afternoon the Sopho-
mores downed a rather haggered Senior team 16-11 to prove
a capable opponent to the upperclassmen's hithertofore un-
shakened first place. At the start of the game, the Sophs
stepped up to bat and with a series of singles boosted by a
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The Educated Woman

The influence of the educat-
ed American woman is one of
the strongest forces for good
in our national life today.

It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow, specialized
training, tfcat has developed
her abilities and insights. As
homemaker-eitizen and as ca-
reerist-citizen, she justifies
magnificently the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
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she wished to learn.

ACNES SCOTT
COLLEGE

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off to a 3-0 lead. The bottom of
the first saw the Seniors' quick
answer to the Soph lead with a
one-run gain which placed the
standings at 4-3.

The second inning brought in-
creased energy to the Seniors who
surged farther ahead of their
trailing opponents whose defensive
game was hampered by fielding
errors.

An abrupt turn-about in the
4th marked a startling change in
the game's outcome. The Sophs,
fired with a winning zeal, began
a tenacious comeback, while the
Seniors, unable to hold their own,
gradually lost hold on their lead,
remaining scoreless during the
last two innings.

Meanwhile the entire Sophomore
team began hitting hard and solid
out in the field with Jimsey Oeland
proving the Sophs' most consist
ent hitter. An exciting change in
this drive was a spectacular throw
by Senior catcher Miklas to sec-
ond base to out a stealing Sopho-
more runner. The Seniors' at-
tempted comeback in the bottom
of the 5th failed, and a caught fly,

an out between second and third,
and a strike-out concluded the
game.

Another note of interest is the
Faculty-Varsity game in the not-
too-distant future. In this event
the student varsity will be defend-
ing their one-year title against a
determined faculty team, who for-
feited their long-coveted cham-
pionship last year to the varsity.

In its first intercollegiate com-
petition of the archery season,
A. S. C. lost both matches of a
telegraphic tourney with Brook-
lyn College. The winning Brook-
lyn teams scored totals of 265-
1561 and 231-1185. Those parti-
cipating from Agnes Scott were
Libby Hanna, Alice Miller, Kathy
Cole, Carolyn Magruder, Jo Hath-
away, Grace Robertson, Dorothy
Raff and Jo Ann Hodge.

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The Agnes Scott News

VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday, May 16, 1956

Number 19

Two Receive A AUW Membership

^ 9nternationa/fif

Spealzincj, . . .

By Byrd Hoge

After reports from United States
observers at an air show outside
Moscow last year and reports on
a Soviet lead in guided missiles,
an uneasiness swept over this
country. Especially were the
Democrats worried. They felt that
the administration was being blind I
to an obvious danger because no
increase in our air defense was
noted. The Democrats felt that
they were justified in their accu-
sation when Air Force Chief of
Staff Twining reported that Rus-
sia can easily, or already has,
caught up with the United States
in every category of air power
with the exception of the B-47.

In February, the Democrats
formed an investigation commit-
tee, headed by Stuart Symington,
to look into the administration's
air force policy. Last week the
committee made headlines with
the testimony given by General
Curtis LeMay, Strategic Air
Force commander.

LeMay said that at the present
time the United States could de-
feat Russia in war, but not with-
out ""very serious damage." He
said that by 1958-1960 Russia will
have greater air power than the
United States unless our present
air force program is stepped up.
LeMay stated that Russia now has
produced 100 Bisons to the 76
B-52s of the United States (31 of
these have been rejected as hav-
ing ''component failures"). Secre-
tary of Defense Wilson admitted
that Russia is building faster than
we.

The general public was very
much alarmed at this testimony.
However, President Eisenhower
told the nation that not all the
planes of the Air Force are B-52's;
we greatly outnumber the Rus-
sians in B-47's. He urged the pub-
lic not to jump to conclusions un-
til the Defense Department had
unfolded its plans.

It must be remembered that
there are United States bases all
over the world. Many non-Com-
munist countries have their own
bases and are building up their
own defenses. The next war will
not be simply a conflict between
the United States and Russia; it
will be the clash of the Commu-
nist and the non-Communist states
of the world.

So before becoming alarmed by
the comparison of the air power
of the United States and Russia,
consider the military strength of
the Communist world and the free
world. These times of world ten-
sion are no times for us as lead-
ers of the free world to become
panicked. We must be deeply con-
cerned about the existing situa-
tions, keep a cool head, and search
diligently for a solution which
will decrease the threat of war.

Seniors Plan Class Day;
Elect Document Drafters

Plans for the Senior Class Day ceremonies to be held Sat-
urday, June 2, took concrete form in the election Monday of
four seniors to draw up the documents to be read at this
time. Nancy Thomas has been chosen to write the Last Will
and Testament. Nancy Burkitt and her crystal ball will
be responsible for the Class '

Prophecy. Historian will be Bar-
bara Battle. Memye Curtis will
compose the Class Poem.

During the Class Day program,
to be held at 4:00 p.m. in the May
Day Dell, the senior class will
present a gift to the college. As-

MOVIE

Social Commit tec will present
the movie, "Cheaper by the
Dozen," starring C lifton Webb,
Jean ( rain and Myrna Loy on
Saturday, May 1 9, at 7:30 p.m.
in 207 Campbell Hall. The admis-
sion charge is 35 cents a person.

Rainey

Curtis

Leadership Group Admits
Curtis, Rainey, From ASC

Two members of the senior class have been chosen to re-
ceive membership in the American Association of University
Women, it was announced by the college this week. These
honored seniors, both outstanding for their contribution to
Agnes Scott during <their four years, are Memye Curtis and
Louise Rainey. Memye receives

membership in the National AA-
UW and Louise becomes a mem-
ber of the Atlanta Branch of the
AAUW.

Founded in 1882 to open doors
of education for women, and to
widen opportunities for women to
use their training, the AAUW has
"practical educational work" as
its objective. Its members number
more than 136,500 organized in
approximately 1320 branches in
48 states, the District of Colum-
bia, Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.

Membership is open to women
who hold approved degrees from
the 366 colleges and universities
approved for AAUW membership.
Standards for AAUW recognition
of institutions and degrees for
membership include: good acade-
mis standards, an adequade foun-
dation of liberal education, recog-
nition of women in faculty and
administration, adequate provision
for women students, and main-

Seen in Passing . . .

To the surf rise of the girls who
had boarded the North Avenue bus
Sunday morning, the student driver
from Tech presented a chilled quart
jar of freshly-picked cherries {com-
pliments of the Presbyterian Student
Center's backyard) for their enjoy-
ment on the way to church.

On a recent afternoon several
otherzuise studious Scotties avoided
the Library , intimidated by the seven
or eight conservatively dressed young
men zvho nonchalantly blocked the
steps while smoking their pipes.

Seen on a zcarm spring eve?iing
on the quadrangle between Presser
and Campbell Flails one small Jap-
anese .girl, with arms uplifted, skim-
ming gracefully over the grass.

tenance of academic freedom.

On a national scale, the Asso-
ciation presents the viewpoint of
educated women to other organi-
zations, institutions and govern-
ment agencies. It encourages high
standards of education for wo-
men, supports a Legislative Pro-
gram including federal aid to edu-
cation, aids gifted women scholars
through graduate fellowships, and
brings women from other coun-
tries to the United States to study.

McKinney Contest
To Terminate Friday

Participants in this year's Lou-
ise McKinney Book Award Con-
test will be informally interviewed
Friday, May 18, concerning their
books. Announcement will be made
at Commencement, June 4, of the
1956 winner of the $25 Book
Award.

This award is made each year
to the student who, in the opinion
of the judges, acquires during the
current year from May to May
the most interesting and discrim-
inating personal library and who
reveals real understanding of her
books. The winner of the award
is expected to use the money for
some kind of intellectual or ar-
tistic enrichment, such as buying
books, pictures, or music records,
or attending plays or concerts.

Collections of books entered in
this year's contest will be on dis-
play in the library following the
judging..

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T T T T T "

NOTICE

There will be no edition of
"The Agnes Scott News" next
week. The final edition will ap-
pear June 4 and will sell for
15 cents a copy.

Seniors Announce
Class Life Officers

The, senior class announces its
choice of life officers of the class.
Guerry Fain, a psychology major
from Decatur, will serve as presi-
dent, and Louise Rainey, a chem-
istry major from Eatonton, Geor-
gia, as secretary. Their duties are
to serve within the Alumnae Asso-
ciation to keep the class united
and to plan and lead the reunions
of the class of 1956.

sisting in the ceremonies with the
traditional daisy chain will be the
sophomore class.

Athletic Association
Will Sponsor Picnic

Tomorrow, May 17, Athletic As-
sociation is sponsoring a picnic for
the campus community, boarders,
faculty, and day students on the
hockey field. Fun, good food, and
fellowship art in store for all who
go down for the southern fried
chicken and other picnic delicacies.

There will be a trophy display
table on which each class will
display varsity and class awards.

Supper will be served between
5:30 and 6:00, following which
A. A. is planning to organize a
softball game.

CA Reveals Council Projects,
Acquires Handicraft Equipment

Following a retreat on April 26th, Susie Benson, C. A.'s
Community Service Council chairman, has announced the
Council's plans for its projects during the 1956-57 school
session.

Rising sophomores Betsy Roberts and Barbara Varner
will head the work at the Girl's i

The aim of the Council is stated

in the '57 Handbook is as follows:
"The projects sponsored by the
Community Service Council are an
expression of faith in Jesus Christ
through service to the community.
Students bear witness to Christ
in various ways at the projects.
General activities include worship,
Bible teaching, games, songs,
story-telling and handicrafts. All
students are invited to participate
in the projects."

As part of their re-organization
for next year's activities, the
Council has purchased playground
and handicraft equipment and has
made a game file to be used by all
who wish to participate in the
projects.

Officers for next year's Coun-
cil are: Susie Benson, president;
Kay Wilson, secretary; Betsy
Roberts, treasurer and supply
chairman.

Club, designed primarily for six-
to twelve-year-olds living in At-
lanta's Capitol area. Juvenile
Court, scheduled for afternoon
groups in addition to the regular
Wednesday night sessions, will be
headed by Dannie Reynolds. Jean
Porter, president of the class of
'57, will be in charge of the Girl
Scout, Brownie, Cub Scout and
Blue Bird work.

Susanne McMillan is to head
the project at Hillside Cottages,
a temporary home for children
who are not able to live with their
families; work at Decatur Negro
Mission will be headed by Lea
Kallman, and at the Scottish Rite
Children's Hospital by Andy Low-
ry and Frances Sattes, rising ju-
niors. The Sheltering Arms Day
Nursery project, begun winter
quarter, will continue under Anne
Corse's guidance.

Christian Association Service Council discusses plans for 1956-57.

Page 2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. May 16. 1956

Vol

umes

"The world of books is the most remarkable creation of
man. Nothing else that he builds ever lasts. Monuments fall,
nations perish, civilizations grow old and die out, and after
an era of darkness, new races build others. But in the world
of books are volumes that have seen this happen again and
again and yet live on, still young, still as fresh as the day
they were written, still telling men's hearts of the hearts of
men centuries dead/'

With this quotation from Clarence Day, the Agnes Scott
Library calls attention to the collection of "Significant Books"
currently on display and heralds the coming exhibit of book
collections entered in this year's Louise McKinney contest.

The "Significant Books" display is a product of several
months of careful planning on the part of our librarians, and
is designed primarily to interest students in starting li-
braries of their own. Included in the exhibit are books that
may be considered a part of man's cultural heritage or of
that culture in the making, as well as those that are im-
portant to professional advancement. Volumes recommended
by college department heads and many standard reference
works are also on display.

Collections to be shown after the judging of this year's
Louise McKinney Book Award Contest are those entered
by students in the contest. Each collection consists of fifteen
or more books, and each shows evidence of many hours of
intellectual interest and enjoyment on the part of the con-
testant. Some collections represent a number of fields of
interest, while others limit their scope to a particular sub-
ject.

All of which goes to prove that some students are taking
an interest in building personal libraries. Such interest is a
fitting tribute to Miss Louise McKinney, professor emeritus
of English, who, during her years of teaching at the college,
awakened in many students a love of reading and a delight
in the ownership of books.

Both exhibits merit the interest and inspection of the
campus community. D. R.

J^redd Scripts

The girls in the senior class at
Flora MacDonald College hold a
silver tea annually. Each senior
draws the name of a classmate to
whom she will give a silver pres-
ent, which is either a piece of
tableware or some other kind of
silver.

A Mississippi State professor
warned students against engaging
in amateur hypnosis, which is a
current fad. He added that the
recent interest in hypnosis, stirred
up by the Bridie Murphy story,
has set back the study of hypnosis
at least twenty years.

A poll conducted among several
students at the University of
North Dakota revealed that very
few plan to remain in their home
state after graduation. According
to The Dakota Student, cold
weather seemed to be the reason
for the quest of new climates.

McKinney Resides at Agnes Scott 65 Years;
Stimulates Student Interest in Great Literature

By Keo Keller

May 15, 1891: Upon recommendation by F. H. Gaines, presi-
dent of the board, the faculty of Agnes Scott Institute elected
Miss Mary Louise McKinney to the chair of English and
English literature. The secretary was instructed to notify
Miss McKinney, then teaching at Vassar College, of her ap-
pointment which was to begin in

Behind The Scenes

In a recent editorial there appeared the expressed need
and value of the girl who assumes a minor position on campus,
"giving of herself in parts cheerfully and willingly. Never
in the limelight as an individual, her energy is nevertheless
not allowed to flow unnoticed down the drain. There are
those who appreciate what she has done."

This past weekend we had the opportunity to appreciate
many of those faithful background workers. On Saturday
to celebrate the crowning of the May Queen we were enter-
tained with a colorful and delightful pageant of music
and dancing. Many girls exhibited their talent as the In-
namorati, the Zanni, and other characters. The orchestra as
a whole was praised for its accompaniment. The cottage door
added greatly as scenery. And the May Court was admired
for its loveliness.

All of these were justly praised but there were some May
Day workers whose talents were not as obvious and without
whom the May Day festivities could not have existed. The
author and arranger of the script and music are to be especial-
ly appreciated. The costume committee which worked long
hours designing and sewing the costumes is to be praised.
The make-up committee, program committee, scenery
artists, and orchestra people who gave of their time and en-
ergy should be publicly recognized.

The lime-lighted individuals were only a part of the
many who worked to make May Day a success. We appre-
ciate and praise the faithful "behind the scenes" girls fully
as much. L. S.

The Agnes Scott iVfews

Published vrookly except during holidays and examination periods, by the students
of Agnes Scott College. Office on second floor Murphey Candler Building. Entered as
second class matter at the Decatur, Georgia, post office. Subscription price per year
$2.00; single copies, ten cents.

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REPORTERS

Sarah Adams, Mary Byrd, Caroline Dudley, Nancy Grayos, Hazel-Thomas King, Mildred
Ling. Carolyn Magruder, Suaanne Mangos, Louise McCaughan, Mary Jane Mllford, Caro-
line Miller, Mary Moore, Celeste Rogers, Helen Salfltl, Sally Sanford, Jo Sawyer, Carolyn
Smith, Tat Stewart, Nancy Turner.

September, 1891.

Thus began a relationship be-
tween Miss McKinney and Agnes
Scott which was to continue offi-
cially for 46 years and unofficially
for many more. Overwhelmed by
the generous salary of $850 a year,
"Lulu" eagerly accepted the job.
In addition, she was allowed to
board at the Institute for $15 a
month.

Although both salaries and

Modern drama (a full year course),
and Shakespeare. As the school
and English department continued
to grow, Miss McKinney finally
turned over her Shakespeare
course to a bright young profes-
sor named George Hayes, who had
studied under the same teacher
which she had had many years
before.

Aside from academic activities,
Miss McKinney became widely
known for her interest in recrea-

prices have gone up s.nce hen tiona] reading of d literature .
Miss McKinney has just completed Her ^ offke ^ basement of
65 yeare of residence at Agnes the m laundry (k)cated where

Buttrick Hall now stands) became
a mecca for both teachers and
at her campus home at 16o South students whQ inspirin g dis-
Candler, and still spends much qf cussions and int tations of the
her time reading.

Scott. Officially retired since
1936, she entertains visitors daily

classics.

Book Fund

Upon her retirement in 1936,
the college set up a $1,000 endow-
ment fund in her honor. Known
as the Louise McKinney Book
Fund, the proceeds of the endow-
ment are awarded yearly to the
student who, in the opinion of the
English faculty, has collected the
most discriminating library with-
in the past year.

Although she has never held a
formal college degree, Louise Mc-
Kinney is one of the most out-
standing literary scholars ever to
be associated with Agnes Scott.
Since her retirement, she has dis-
posed of much of her large per-
sonal library through gifts to
worthy institutions, the bulk of
her books going to Decatur High
School. Now in her 89th year, she
continues to exert a fresh and
invigorating influence on all lit-
erature enthusiasts with whom she
comes in contact.

Only English Instructor

As the only English instructor
in a new school, Miss McKinney
was responsible for developing
both an acceptable curriculum and
an interest in good literature
among the students. Several years
after the English department was
enlarged to two professors, Miss
McKinney was able to persuade
Dr. J. D. Armistead (the new pro-
fessor with whom she was to de-
velop a lifelong friendship) to take
over the English 101 classes so
that she could concentrate on
more advanced curriculum.

It was Miss McKinney who first
instituted English 211, although it
was an elective subject. At that
time, it was a survey course in-
cluding many more types of liter-
ature and author study than the
more intensive program now of-
fered. "This type of course was
needed at that time," she asserted,
"because students had a poorer
foundation in English from high
school." She feels that high school
English today is less mechanically
taught and thus instills a greater
appreciation for great literature.

Candy shop

Miss McKinney's most reward-
ing classes, however, were those
in advanced specialized fields of
literature. Dr. Armistead once re-
marked that her list of subjects
looked "like a candy shop" be-
cause of their great appeal to Eng-
lish students. These included her
favorites: 19th Century poetry,

NSA Offers Opportunities
For Varied World Travel

By Louise McCaughan

Travel in Europe holds a special fascination for American
college students. We want to become acquainted with the
European way of life we are curious, and yet we are also
deeply and sincerely interested in coming to know and un-
derstand the other peoples of our world.

This interest was the basis for

t , f c XTC , A . . . u to places not on their tour or they

the founding of NSA tours, which * , J

, j may return to spend a few more

are becoming more and more pop- v , * * *

ular each year. This is a way to da f. ln *** the * found

see the best of Europe with the Particularly .nteresting.
advantage of having European
students for guides, special stu-
dent rates for almost all expenses,
and the fun of traveling with e
group of college young people.

There are several different
NSA tours to choose from, tours
which appeal to a wide variety of
interests. The . most economical is
the Hobo Tour which covers seven
countries. There are the Volks-
wagen Tour, on which a small
group of students drive over i

An NSA tour is an educational
experience as well as a pleasure
trip. The orientation program on
the boat on the way to Europe
prepares each student to appre-
ciate what he will see in Europe.

Pi Alpha Phi Builds
Glass Trophy Case

Pi Alpha Phi debating society

is presenting the college with a

new trophy case which they hope
well-planned route in a European ^ have ^ p]ace fay graduation

car: the Sunlane Tour, which fea
tures a Mediterranean cruise; the
Music Festival Tour, the Sculp-
ture and Painting Tour, and many
others.

This new trophy case, which
was designed by Mr. P. J. Rogers
and built by Mr. Wilkinson, will be
placed on the landing between the
first and second floors of Buttrick
One special feature of the NSA Hall. The case will be approxim-

tours is the free period when the atel y six feet tal1 and wiU have
, v sliding glass panels. It will be used

planned itinerary has been com- ^ hQuse J trophies and ^

pleted. At this time the students place certificates which Pi Alpha
on a tour may take extension trips Phi has won in past years.

Wednesday, May 16, 1956 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 9 Page 3

Kimmel Visits English Class;
Discovers Non-criminal Haze

By Nancy Kimmel

This is going to be a hazy article. You might have thought
some of the others were, but this shall be the haziest of all.
Oh, no, not misty, not foggy Hazy! It all came about because
Millicent had heard there were classes here that were crimi-
nal, absolutely criminal. We set out to prove they weren't,
and haze is what we found.

CU n

We decided we couldn't visit a
specialized class because its crimi-
nal influence would be relatively
minor. Therefore, we chosea uni-
versal subject at Agnes Scott-
English. We dashed up the stairs,
notebooks in hand, and slipped
into a back row seat, completely
unnoticed.

"He'

(We shall refer to the profes-
sor as "He." This is only to pro-
tect the innocent.) He entered the
room with a bright smile on his
face and a candy bar in his hand.
Neither looked criminal to us.
After placing his books on the
desk, he surveyed the thermome-
ter on the wall. "Heavens, girls,
it's eighty-four in here!" Not
knowing it had been specially
warmed since this was only
March, he dashed to the windows,
throwing them open, and noticing
the white paper sailor hat that
was perched on the head of a
noble bust. He chuckled a good
sign.

He called the roll sitting on the
front edge of his desk with his
feet propped on a seat on the
front row. "Where's Jean," he
shouted, "our faithful Jean?"
Naturally no one knew, the class
chuckled, and he chuckled too.
He began to ask questions about
the lesson and we noticed some-
thing very unusual. The class was
divided into areas of opinion:
South Georgian, Big City, Plato,
Horace, German, French, Upper-
class, European Travel, Presby-
terian, Virginian-Episcopalian, Ar-
tistic, and also, The Dear Depart-
ed Soul.

Different Ideas

In this way he can get at least
twelve different ideas on every

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question definitely different.
Question: "Why do great whales
'Sail and sail with unshut eye'?"
Answer: "I don't believe that
whales have eyelids." Question:
"What is the theme of this
poem?" Answer: (and we believe
this came from the Plato group)
"I don't think I ought to say. Ac-
cording to Mathew Arnold, 'that
would be making criticism lend
itself just to one of those alien
practical considerations (that of
making a good grade) that are
so fatal to it'."

Chuckling again, he turned to
another student. She looked up at
him sweetly, smiled brightly, and
said, "It does have a theme
doesn't it? How about 'Life', or
maybe 'Reality'? To a question
about the meaning of "Negative
Capability," one student gaily re-
plied that it occurred in a person
who had lots of ability but didn't
use it.

Brilliant Students

We decided that Agnes Scott
students are brilliant, absolutely
brilliant. But in this class we
found a special something that
rubbed cff on all of them. To
Millicent's delight, it isn't crimi-
nal. It is, instead, a most remark-
able haze. The whole class is
getting more and more of it every
day.

After the professor left, we
asked the students what they
thought about it. "We love it,"
they shouted. Shoooofe they do!

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Granddaughtsrs' Club

The final meeting of Grand-
daughters' Club was held on Mon-
day, May 7, in the McKinney Room
of Main. New officers chosen for
the coming year are Dorothy Rip-
ley, president, and Roxanna
Speight, secretary-treasurer. Af-
ter the election, tentative plans
were formed for incoming Grand-
daughters.

1. R. C.

At a meeting on Monday, May
7, Grace Chao was elected new
president of the International Re-
lations Club. Others chosen were:
Lea Kallman, vice president; Mil-
dred Ling, secretary-treasurer;
Runita McCurdy, program chair-
man; and Barbara Varner, pub-
licity chairman.

Folio

Work is nearing completion on
the 1956 issue of Folio magazine.
Copies of this magazine, which
contains samples of writing of
club members, will be available
next week at 30 cents per copy.

Pi Alpha Phi

The eight new members of Pi
Alpha Phi engaged in a debate
with a team from Georgia Tech
on Monday, May 14. The subject
of the debate was: "Resolved:
That A Liberal Education Is More
Advantageus Than A Technical
Education."

Eta Sigma Phi

Members of the Greek 101 class
were the guests of Eta Sigma Phi
at their final meeting of the year,
held on Tuesday, May 8. The pro-
gram for the meeting consisted of
slides of Greece and Rome.

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Scofties Enjoy Gala Weekend
With Houseparties, May Day

By Millie Nesbit

What a lovely May Day week end! Both dancers and court shone
in the Italian pageant Saturday afternoon in the May D'ay Dell. That
night, howls of laughter, rocked Presser at the world premiere of the
world's cutest opera. A great big "Bravo!" to the seniors for a really
superb production!

Congratulations also go to Nellie Strickland and Marilyn Mona-
ghan, who arc sporting brand now sparklers, and to Dee Harvley,
who is wearing the pin of a Beta at Emory. A Sewanee Lad came down
to see Mary Sue McCraney, and a boy from Auburn visited Jean
Salter.

Houseparties bloomed in abundance for traveling Scotties. At Lake
Raburn for the SAE houseparty, Tech variety, were Henrietta Camp,
Harriett Griffin, Ann Harvey, Jourdan Jones, and Sally Templeman.
Nancy Flagg, Karen Beall, and Hope Weathers were guests of the
Tech Delts at their houseparty at Vogel. Grace Robertson went with
the Phi Gams to Rock Eagle for the weekend.

Off to Allatoona on Saturday afternoon with their Kappa Alpha
dates were Ivy Furr, and Jimsie Oeland. There they saw Drew
Blankner, Kay White, Helen Culpepper, and Mary Hale. Sunday
Nancy Bowers and Barbara Meyer went up for a picnic, and found
that Frances Patterson and Louise Almand had had the same idea.

Pine Lake also saw plenty of Scotties. Frannie Barker and Margaret
Benton went with their dates Saturday afternoon. A group of Third
Main-ers were also seen with a "healthy" glow acquired at Pine
Lake on the same afternoon. Betsy Crapps and Peggy Wilson rushed
out to the ball park to cheer the Crackers to victory in an exciting
game.

The Emory Miami Triad w as given at Robinson's with Martha Akin,
Helen Smith, and Donalyn Moore on hand. Laura Dryden, Eunice
Simmons, and Harriet Hardaway were also there, where they watched
Jane Frist and Joanne Ray try out the latest steps with their dates.

Back on the Row at Emory, the SAE's entertained Frannie Barker,
Nancy Hale, and Frances Gwinn at a dinner and dance. Susan Camp-
bell, Doreen Greenfield, and Dale Dick helped the ATO's give a rush
party Saturday night. Kay Walters and Jan Fleming were seen
dancing with their med student dates at the AKK house.

At Tech, Frances Broom, Suzanne Manges, and Eva Segarra hur-
ried over to the SPE lodge Friday night and saw Jean Clark and
Anne Moore. Carolyn Smith and Rosalind Johnson went dancing at
the Beta house, while Donna Walkup and Audrey Johnson were en-
tertaining their dates at the Sigma Chi's glass house. The Kappa
Sig's had a party and invited Carolyn Wright and Mary Jane Milford.

Remember, only one (that's O-N-E) more week end before exams,
so have yourselves a good time before the ax falls!

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The influence of the educat-
ed American woman is one of
the strongest forces for good
in our national life today.

It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow, specialized
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her abilities and insights. As
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magnificently the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
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she wished to learn.

ACNES SCOTT
COLLEGE

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Page 4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, May 16, 1956

Freshman Jorie Muller, senior Anne Welborn and sophomore Shir-
ley MaeDonald "toss the bat" to choose opponents for the round
robin playoff of a three-way tie in softball standings.

Three Teams Tie for Top Place
As Freshmen Conquer Seniors

"Here's a Pretty Mess' was the title of more than one camp-
us affair last week as the softball ratings went topsy-turvy
at the games Friday, ending in a three-way tie for first place
between the Seniors, Sophomores and Freshmen. A round-
robin tournament will be played on Wednesday and Friday
of this week to decide standings
of the three teams, and the oppon-
ents for each game will be chosen
by a future drawing.

The determining factor for the
team ratings was the Senior-
Frosh tilt which ended with a
13-4 upset in favor of the under-
dog Freshman team. At bat in
the top of the first the Seniors
took a slim lead when Anne Wel-
born stole home for the single
score. The Frosh quickly took
over in the bottom of the first
inning, and after making one out
at first base, slammed in six run-
ners before being stopped.

A three-up three-down inning
for the Seniors put the Frosh in
again at bat where Kay Weber
crossed the plate to rack up a 7-1
lead. Going into the third the
Seniors, still unable to overcome
their opponents' scoring splurge,
brought in one run while the
Frosh gained four. However, in
the fourth, the upperclasssmen
picked up two and held the Frosh
to a scoreless inning. The last

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for the Seniors, and the game end-
ed with a 13-4 victory for the
Freshmen, shoving them into the
triple tie for first place.

In the second game of the after-
noon a hard-hitting Sophomore
team trampled the slightly di-
minished Junior team 19-3. The
game got off to a slow start with
the Sophs scoring only one run
in the first and the Juniors re-
maining scoreless until the third.
The second saw no gain for either
side, but in the top of the third,
hitting hard and long, the Sophs
began a rampage not halted until
a total of 18 runs had tilted the
scoreboard.

Badly hampered by a loss of
players, the Juniors could not stop
the Sophs' winning drive, but
they managed to snap out of their
scoreless standings in the bottom
of the 3rd and brought in three
runs. After the third inning, the
remainder of the game was called
off because of time.

Psychology Group
Visits Milledgeville

The members of the Abnormal
Psychology class traveled to Mil-
ledgeville today, May 16, to visit
the State Mental Hospital. Each
year a group of psychology stu-
dents from Agnes Scott, Emory
University, University of Georgia,
and Georgia State College for Wo-
men are invited by the hospital
staff to come and observe the men-
tal patients.

On arrival the group will meet
with several members of the hos-
pital staff, who will talk to the
group on mental illness and its
classification. Then the doctors
will interview several mental pa-
tients in order that the group may
observe their actions and classify
them. Although in the interviews
the group is not allowed to ques-
tion the patients, the group has an
opportunity during a tour of the
grounds to talk with several men-
tal patients, who are allowed
freedom on the grounds of the
hospital.

A special treat planned for the
group this year is a dance given
for the mental patients. This is a
chance for the group to observe
the patients' actions toward one
another.

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Water Baby Project Begins;
Riding Class Offers Exhibition

By Helen Hendry

Swim manager Anne Blackshear urges participation in
the "Water Baby" swim project which began last Wednes-
day, May 9th. To become an official "water baby" requires
either 10 hours or 100 laps in the gym pool, and one safety
pin will be given for each hour or every 10 laps swum. Two
athletic points will be awarded tO (
all swimmers completing the pro-
ject, and a bonus point will be
given to the "water baby" collect-
ing the first 10 pins.

To climax the horseback riding
season, twenty-one girls will give
an exhibition on Saturday, May 19,
3:00 p.m.. at Vogt Stable, 32 Hous-
ton Mill Road. Those participating
will be beginners through advanced
riders. Cars will leave the college
and each student is responsible
for contacting those driving them.

Offered at Agnes Scott for the
first time this quarter, the riding
classes have been sponsored twice
weekly by the Physical Education
Department. At Saturday's show
those interested in signing for next
year's class may see Lue Robert,
riding manager on A. A.

AS Alumnae Meet,
Plan for Luncheon

The final board meeting of the
Agnes Scott Alumnae Association
was held Tuesday, May 15, at
10:30 in the Alumnae House. The
purpose of the meeting was to
make plans for the Alumnae
luncheon June 2. After the meet-
ing, luncheon was served in the
dining hall.

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The Agnes Scott News

VOL. XLI

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, Monday, June 4, 1956

Number 20

Carpenter Receives Scholarship

Senior Honor Roll
Recognizes Fifteen

The Senior honor roll for the
1955-56 term, based on work for
the past session only, was an-
nounced at the Commencement
exercises this morning. Those
named are:

Margaret Ann Alvis, Ilion, New
York; Priscilla Goodwin Bennett,
Atlanta, Georgia; Therese Can-
trail, Atlanta, Georgia; Guerry
Graham Fain, Decatur, Georgia;
Peggy Jordan Mayfield, Atlanta,
Georgia; Joanne Pross Miklas,
Tampa, Florida; Lois Grier Moore,
Orange, Virginia; Robbie Ann
Shelnutt, Atlanta, Georgia; Joanne
Smith T, Opelika, Alabama; Dor-
othy Jane Stubbs, Norfolk, Vir-
ginia; Nancy White Thomas, Rich-
mond, Virginia; Sandra Lou
Thomas, Atlanta, Georgia; Van-
nie (Louise Traylor, Maryville,
Tennessee; Vera McKnight Wil-
liamson, Augusta, Georgia; and
Erin Faye Young, West Point,
Mississippi.

Honor rolls for the other three
classes will be announced at the
beginning of the next term.

DIANA KAY CARPENTER

DONALYN JANE MOORE

Speech Department
Spotlights Georgia

The speech department, under
the direction of Roberta Winter
and Julianne Hale, contributed a
Speech Arts program to the com-
mencement weekend. It was pre-
sented Saturday evening, June 2,
in Maclean Auditorium. Entitled
"This Is Our Georgia," the pro-
gram consisted of readings of
folklore and narratives about
Georgia.

The production was staged by
the members of the play produc-
tion class: Josephine Bogle, Sallie
Greenfield, Mary Jo Carpenter,
Mildred Lane, Nancy Kimmel,
Celeste Rogers, Jene Sharp, and
Polhill Smith.

A choral group composed of
fourteen girls gave several of the
readings, and individuals "from
this group recited alone. In addi-
tion to those listed below in the
program the chorus consisted of
the following: Alvia Cook, Mary
Dunn, Helen Haynes, and Emiko
Takeuchi.

The program included the fol-
lowing selections: "Braggin' About
the South," Judy George; "Song
of the Chattahoochee," chorus;
"July in Georgia," Diana Carpen-
ter; "Forest Fire," Alice Ann
Klostermeyer; "Mr. Rabbit and
Mr. Bear," Sallie Greenfield;
"Barnyard Talk," Frances Single-
ton; "The Gold-rPiece," Polhill
Smith; "Young Rogers, the Mil-
ler," chorus; "The Minister's Wife
Speaks Out," Ann Harvey; "Day
Coach" and "August," JoAnn
Hathaway; "Machines," chorus;
"Scarlet and Rhet," Mary Grace
McCurry; Miss Preston's poem,
"The Deserted House on Bayou
La Fourche," Nancy Kimmel;
"Okefenokee Swamp," Sallie
Greenfield; "Pharaoh's Army,"
Peggy Fanson and chorus. The
finale was "This Is Our Georgia"
by the chorus, taken from Stephen
Vincent Benet's "John Brown's
Body."

Alston Announces Partial List
Of New Faculty Appointments

A partial list of faculty appointments for the 1956-57 college
session was announced by Dr. Wallace M. Alston last week.

Dr. Koenraad W. Swart, noted specialist in European his-
tory, will come to Agnes Scott as Associate Professor of His-
tory and Political Science. Dr. Swart did his academic work
at Leyden University, and under-

took graduate study both at the
Sorbonne and at Harvard Univer-
sity. His Harvard study was con-
ducted on the Hendrik Willem Van
Loon fellowship. He has served as
a member of the faculties of the
University of Illinois, Georgetown
University, and Brenau College.

Coming to the Agnes Scott Eng-
lish faculty as Associate Professor
will be Dr. Margaret Pepperdene.
Dr. Pepperdene holds the B. S.
degree from Louisiana State Uni-
versity and the M. A. and Ph. D.

from Vanderbilt University. She
studied on a Fulbright scholar-
ship at Queens College, Belfast,
Northern Ireland in 1950-51 and
has served as a fellow at the
Dublin Institute for Advanced
Studies in Dublin. Recently she
was awarded a Guggenheim fel-
lowship for further study. She
comes to Agnes Scott from Mi-
ami University, Oxford, Ohio.

DV. Charles B. Vail comes to our
chemistry department as Associ-
ate Professor. Presently head of
(Continued on page 8)

Additional Awards Honor
Rearick, Moore, Crosby

Dr. Wallace M. Alston, president of the college, made the
presentation of the annually awarded honors and prizes at the
67th Commencement exercises held this morning in Gaines
Chapel, Presser Hall.

Diana Kay Carpenter, a sophomore from Charlotte, North
Carolina, was awarded the Col-

music, given by the Presser Foun-
dation of Philadelphia, were
awarded for the 1956-57 session
to Gertrude Ann Florrid of At-
lanta and Sylvia Anne Ray of
Bronxville, New York. Both girls
are freshmen.

Catharine Crosby of Bradenton,
Florida, received the Laura Cand-
ler Prize in Mathematics, given
by Mrs. Nellie Candler of Dteca-
tur to the upperclassman making
the highest average in mathe-
matics for the school session.

Mildred Rutherford Lane, a
sophomore from Clemson, South
Carolina, was awarded the speech
scholarship as the student mak-
ing the most distinctive record in
this subject.

legiate scholarship. An English
major, Diana has served on the
"Aurora" literary staff and will
be a member of Lecture Associa-
tion next year. She is a Bible Club
member and active in Christian
Association work. The scholarship
is awarded each year by the fac-
ulty to a student in the junior,
sophomore, or freshman class who
has achieved outstanding scholas-
tic distinction. It covers tuition
for the next session.

Receiving the Jennie Sentelle
Houghton scholarship was Doro-
thy Ann Rearick of Miami, Flori-
da. Dorothy is a junior chemistry
major and editor of "The Agnes
Scott News" for 1956-57. This
scholarship is made possible by a
fund established by Dr. M. E.
Sentelle of Davidson, North Caro-
lina. The income is awarded each
year by a committee of the ad-
ministration to a student of out-
standing character, personality,
intellectual ability and scholar-
ship.

Donalyn Jane Moore of Decatur,
Georgia, was awarded the Rich
prize of $50 for distinctive aca-
demic work in the freshman class.
This prize is made possible each
year by Rich's Inc. of Atlanta.

The Presser scholarships in

La ney Retires From AS English Professorship;
Committee Presents Library Fund at Luncheon

By Catherine Girardeau

"All of us remember at least one great teacher," writes Agnes de Mille in a recent
issue of Atlantic Monthly. A moment's recollection on the part of Agnes Scott students
and alumnae brings to mind the unforgettable Miss Emma May Laney, professor of English,
as one of the truly "greats" whom they have encountered in the teaching profession. Miss
Laney's retirement with the close of the 1955-1956 college session has been a matter of real
concern for the whole college corn-
Barnard during the war years. At

munity. Inspiration and guidance
in intellectual pursuits plus her
outstanding loyalty have charac-
terized her service to Agnes Scott
throughout the years of her teach-
ing.

Born in Pleasant Grove, Missis-
sippi, Miss Laney received her
B. A. degree at Mississippi State
College for Women, the M. A. at
Columbia University, and the Ph.
D. from Yale. Prior to her teach-
ing career at Agnes Scott, she
taught at her Mississippi alma
mater a year, at Queens College
for five years, and at Galloway
College for two years. During the
1919-1920 session Miss Laney
came to Agnes Scott as Associate
professor of English. In 1952
she was promoted to full pro-
fessorship.

A combination of travel, study,
and teaching have filled Miss
Laney's summers since she has
been at Agnes Scott. She has
taught at Hunter College in New
York City, Bryn Mawr, and at

Bryn Mawr she was the instructor
for a special class of laborers,
which proved to be an interesting
and exciting contrast to her stu-
dents at Agnes Scott. 'Miss Laney
has visited the British Isles three

EMMA MAY LANEY

times. Her entire summer of 1953
was spent on the European con-
tinent.

Research

She studied at the Huntington
Library in California, where she
did research on contemporary
poet Robinson Jeffers on a grant
from the Carnegie Foundation.
Other summers have been spent
studying Yeats at Columbia, and
James Joyce dnd E. M. Forster at
the University of Denver.

After this year Miss Laney plans
to live in Denver with her sister.
Although she has no specific plans,
she wants to enter into community
life and assume her responsibility
as a citizen. Here in Decatur she
has been a member of the League
of Women Voters. Since there are
many teaching opportunities in
that part of the country, Miss
Laney may teach again. One thing
she particularly wants to do is to
make a thorough study of the
Bible.

It is chiefly for her qualities
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DISTLER

Executive Director
Addresses Seniors

Dr. Theodore A. Distler, Execu-
tive Director of the Association
of American Colleges, Washing-
ton, D. C, delivered the Com-
mencement address at ten o'clock
this morning in Presser Hall.

An outstanding leader in the
educational field, Dr. Distler was
born in Brooklyn, New York. He
graduated "cum laude" from New
York University in 1932 and now
holds eleven degrees, the latest
being the Litt. D. degree from
Catawba College, 1955, and the
LL.D. degree from Adelphi Col-
lege, 1955. He was a member of
the New York University faculty,
1922-34; Dean of Lafayette Col-
lege, 1934-41; President of Frank-
lin and Marshall College, 1941-54;
and became Executive Director of
the Association of American Col-
leges in July, 1954.

Dr, Distler is a member of sev-
eral educational associations, hon-
orary fraternities and civic or-
ganizations. He is a contributor to
educational journals and a lec-
turer on education and allied sub-
jects.

Page 2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Monday, June 4, 1956

Reflection

With traditional pomp and due ceremony, another group
of seniors has marched down the aisle in Presser Hall and
back again. Outside on the lawn, reflected in the sunlight of
a June morning, are their flowing black robes, excited faces
and tightly clutched well-earned diplomas. The Class of
1956 has bid farewell to its Alma Mater.

Yes, our "little girls" have grown up. No longer do they
delight in the water pistols, hairbows, pinafores, and teddy
bears of Little Girls' Day. Investiture and capping which
were observed earlier in the year have now taken on an even
deeper meaning. Four Black Cat days have passed, many
skits have been presented, and the tunes of numerous class
songs still haunt the memory of the group. Adventures of
Romeo and Juliet and their cohorts, the Capulets and Mon-
tagues, will not soon be forgotten. Senior Picnic, Class Day,
Book Burning all these are memories of the past.

From here on, the group which has been held together so
closely for four years will cease to exist. Individual will part
from individual and go her separate way.

Vet, even in separation, a common bond will continue to
exist. As these former students join the larger band of alum-
nae, each will cherish in her heart the ideals which have
become her own through association at Agnes Scott.
Each may say, with Milton:

''Greatly instructed I shall hence depart,
Greatly in peace of thought, and have my fill
Of knowledge, what this vessel can contain ....
... I learn that to obey is best,
And love with fear the only God, to walk
As in His presence, ever to observe
His providence . . . and by small,
Accomplishing great things." D. R.

Campus scenes, . .

saroent

McSalamander Recounts
Years Inside Experiences

By Millicent McSalamander

Since this is the end of school and there have been exams,
and parties and programs, I, Millicent, shall write this article
to give my collaborator time to do many other things. I shall
try, to the best of my ability, to say all the things she would
say if she were writing this, plus a few of my own personal

Senior Swan Sonnet

By Memve Curtis

We, the class of nineteen fifty-six,
Salute our college Gothic ivory
tower :

The enchanted spot where hopes

and dreams can mix
With learning how to bring our

dreams to flower.
Those fev-rish, frightened fresh-
men are still here
Who tried, four years ago, to

"start off well."
Now senile, but superior, in our

senior year,
We find ourselves again in the

same old dell.
Today we close our scrapbooks,

with blind dates,
Finesses, campus slips, filled to

the brim,
And look into the wide, wide

world, where waits
Success . . . acclaim ... or, at best,

a "him."

Since we've completed our A.B.'s,
we're set

Now to learn the rest of the al-
phabet!

An Open Door

As another school year comes to an end, Agnes Scott stu-
dents can look back over the year and decide why it was
valuable. Many students will decide they did not participate
in enough school activities, while others will decide they did
not study enough. Some students will decide they just want
to forget the whole year. But as we walk away from this big
room or school year in which there were many things that
should and should not have been done, we approach another
wide open doorway which will lead us into another big
room.

The Freshmen, who arrived nervous and excited over the
prospects of college, will take their place as leaders in the
school. They are no longer the babies. Instead they will be
helpers to the Class of 1960. They will plan for Black Cat
and Junior Jaunt along with the other classes. They will
grow in the ideals of Agnes Scott.

The Sophomores* who felt let-down in the middle of the
year, will be leading the school and offering an example to
their sister class. They will be responsible for making Junior
Jaunt a great success. Each member of the class will find
her major study stimulating. They will be growing toward
more mature thinking and understanding.

The Juniors, who took the responsibility of orienting
the Freshmen, will now be the leaders of the school. They
will set an example in all their actions for the other classes.
They will work together for Senior Opera. They will gradu-
ate a product of the Agnes Scott ideal.

The Seniors, who felt N June 4th would never come, will
take their place as responsible citizens in our world. They
will work, marry, or travel. They will always be enlightened
by their four years at Agnes Scott and uphold the standards
which have made this college great.

Before all, there is an open door and we must enter. J. F.

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REPORTERS

Sarah Adams, Mary Byrd. Caroline Dudley, Nancy Grares, Hazel-Thomas King, Mildred
Ling, Carolyn Magruder. Suaanne Manges. Louise McCaughan, Mary Jane Milford, Caro-
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opinions that got censored during
the year. She claims she just for-
got them, but she's much more
criminal than any of you know.
Since I'm not exceedingly learned
in this field, you won't find too
much order herein, just thoughts,
etc.

First, since this is the time of
seniors, seniors, I would like to
put in my word for them and
also thank them for being sub-
jects for much of my field work
and delicate investigations. They
have been delightful specimens
and I shall always remember my
observations here at ASC because
of them.

There is a certain air about se-
niors. How well I remember when
I was one- I was voted the "Girl
most likely to end up in a peni-
tentiary." I don't think anyone
ever realized how truthful those
prophecies were. I also willed my

Sherlock Holmes badge to a fresh-
man who showed great promise of
being an outstanding sleuth. She
came through just as I had expect-
ed. Everyone calls her "Dick" now.

I also want to thank all the
underclassmen for their fine jobs
as subjects. I was rather disap-
pointed in them at first, for I
had expected to find some out-
standing juvenile delinquents, but
they soon proved that I wasn't
wasting my time on campus. The
faculty, too, deserves a few lau-
rels. All of them have shown a
very genuine spirit, especially in
keeping with the criminologist's
code, and I wish I had time to
say something special about each
one.

Since that is impossible, I shall
stick to essentials and give the
two awards everyone is so anxious
to find out about. Dr. Hayes has
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Faculty Members Leave Atlanta
To Vacation in Cooler Climates

By June Fulmer

When Agnes Scott closes for the summer, many members-
of the Agnes Scott faculty plan to beat the heat by leaving
Atlanta.

Dr. Ellen Leyburn and Miss Roberta Winter have planned
to go abroad this summer. While visiting France, Mrs. Mar-
garet Sewell plans to join them.

Dr. Florene Dunstan has planned
a trip around the world.

Although Dr. Catherine Sims
will study in Atlanta for two
months, she and her husband will
go to Europe for the month of
August. They will spend a week
in each of several places London,
Paris, Austria, and Switzerland.

Dr. Lorin Roberts and his wife
will spend the summer in the
cool state of Washington. Dr.
Roberts will serve as a ranger in
the Olympia National Park. He
plans to study the flora and the
primitive rain forest.

Dr. Paul Garber might not
find the Holy Land cooler than
Atlanta this summer, but he plans
to participate in the Professorial
Workshop at Hebrew University
in Jerusalem for six weeks be-
ginning July L He plans to leave
Atlanta June 15 and has a Sou-

thern Fellowship Fund Grant-in-
Aid to cover stop-over periods in
Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Leba-
non, Syria, Jordan and Italy.

Several faculty members plan
to endure the heat while they
teach summer school at Emory.
Dr. C. Benton Kline will teach in
the philosophy department; Dr.
Richard Henderson, DV. Miriam
Howell, and Dr. Katharine Om-
wake in the education depart-
ment; Dr. Walter Posey in the
history department; and Dr. Mi-
riam Koontz in the psychology de-
partment.

Dr. Anna Green Smith plans
to work on the Atlanta Housing
Project. Her special interest will
be the slum clearance surveys.

Others of the faculty will stay
in Atlanta and enjoy their fami-
lies. Atlanta might get very hot,
but they will set up a fan.

Music Club Honors
Mozart, Elects Slife

The final meeting of the Music
Club was held on Wednesday,
May 16. After a program featuring
Mozart, a short business meeting
was held in which Marty Slife was
elected president for the coming
year. Other officers chosen in-
clude Anne McCurdy, vice presi-
dent; Gertrude Florrid, secretary;
Patti Forrest, treasurer; and Syl-
via Ray, publicity chairman.

On Thursday, May 31, the Glee
Club's special chorus sang for the
Southwest Atlanta Chapter. Other
activities during the month of May
included performances at Colum-
bia Theological Seminary and the
Business Women's Group of the
Central Congregational church.

Deserted Cottages
Assume New Role

With the completion of the
new Walters dormitory on cam-
pus, many of Agnes Scott's cot-
tages will lose their former func-
tion of student living quarters.

Boyd and West Lawn are sche-
duled to be torn down during the
summer. Faculty apartments will
be set up in McDonough, Alex-
ander and Cunningham, and Lup-
ton will become a faculty club
complete with kitchenettes and
parlors where members of the
faculty can meet and entertain
their friends. The education de-
partment plans to have offices and
classrooms in Gaines.

Students who plan to be at
school only one or two quarters
during the 1956-57 term will be
housed in McCain. Only Ansley,
Hardeman and Sturgis will con-
tinue to be used as full-time stu-
dent residences.

Alumna Wins Prize
For "Henry Adams"

Miss Elizabeth Stevenson, class
of '41, has been awarded the
Bancroft Prize by Columbia Uni-
versity for the best biography
written in 1955. Miss Stevenson,
who was Atlanta's Woman of the
Year in Arts for 1955, won with
her highly-praised book Henry
Adams. The award that carries
a cash bonus of $2,000 was pre-
sented in New York.

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Monday, June 4, 1956 Page 3

History Reveals Seniors 7 Memories

By Barbara Battle

PROLOGUE:

"O, for a Muse of fire, that would
ascend

The brightest heaven of invention,
A kingdom for a stage, (princess-
es) to act
And monarchs to behold the swell-
ing scene-
. . . But pardon, gentle all,
The flat unraised spirits that have
dared

On this unworthy scaffold to bring

forth
To greet an object.

Piece out our imperfections with

your thoughts;
And make imaginary puissance;

Turning the accomplishments of

many years
Into an hour-glass: for the which

supply,

Admit me Chorus to this history;
Who prologue like your humble

patience pray,
Gently to hear, kindly to judge,

(this day)."

I

"I will tell you the beginning;
and, if it please your ladyships,
you may see the end; for the best
is yet to do . . ."

Wednesday, September 17, 1952
it is not a day that will become
a national, state, local, or even
ASC holiday, but for the 160 mem-
bers of the Class of '56 it was a
genuine Founders' Day: the day
we found ourselves meekly rush-
ing from Main to Buttrick to In-
man and back again under the
sheltering arms of our dear junior
sponsors and sophomore helpers.
Life for at least two days was
scarcely more than a maze of
name tags, endless lines, and first
impressions. Speaking of the lat-
ter, we all wondered just exactly
what came to Agnes Scott when
one of our clan asked through
wired jaws, "Can you tell me
where Main Building is?" Harriett
Griffin created quite a sensation!

That first quarter was a period
of adjustment: 10:30 water (one
innocent soul actually believed the
power went off then), 11:30 lights
(a good excuse to stop studying
and chat a while), and 6:15 seated
meals. The latter were great un-
less you happened to have a slower
than usual waiter and your table
was near that of the Dean's staff.
If such was your fate, then you
suffered agonizing hunger pains as
you watched Miss Scandrett enjoy
her cheese and broccoli while you,
for the third time, held up two
fingers so the waiter could count
those who wanted milk!

Amid the frenzy of adjustment
came the day for the frosh to
shine. In top hats and tails, Ruthe
Norton and Nancy Thomas intro-
duced such favorites as Barbara
Boyd and her Bottle Band and
"Life at Dear Old Agnes Scott."

Then came that unforgettable
day the day the water went off
everywhere but in the gym. The
shower lines there equalled those
during registration week, and a
girl with two small cups of "to-
night's teeth-brushing water" was
not an unfamiliar sight. Two en-
ergetic freshmen led by senior
"T" Thompson nobly carried pail
after pail of water from the Alum-
nae Pool in order to relieve the
congestion in Inman.

The highlight of the quarter was
the Presidential campaign and
election, featuring a states' ban-
quet and Joanne "Stevenson for
President" Miklas. Posters for
Stevenson and Ike were plastered
throughout the dorms, and we
Frosh were certainly proud of Jo-
anne when she introduced the

Stevenson speaker at the Mock
Political Rally. Ike only slightly
won on our campus!

Life settled down a little after
that, but it never became boring.
A group of potential "unengaged
seniors" spent a Saturday night
on the Inman porch and melodi-
ously sang "Goodnight, Sweet-
heart" for the benefit of class-
mates enjoying a last few minutes
with their dates. Nonette Brown
revealed her mischievous nature
very early in the quarter when she
inspired three of her friends to
steal the nine-foot statue of Her-
mes that reigned over the Black-
friars production of "The Choe-
phori." Nonette then proceeded to
leave town, but Monday morning
nevertheless found Hermes in the
Buttrick lobby greeting everyone
with his cheery "Woe, woe, woe!
Abominable me!"

Pogo spiritually became our
mascot, but he was not with us
physically Until later in the spring,
and we adopted our first motto
it was appropriate then 'The
Biggest and the Best!" Freshman
spirit was high, especially for
Frosh Frolics, when the day stu-
dents spent the night with us so
we could party after Shellbound!
Speaking of Shellbound, who can
forget the Cilley Sun, Shell-bound
Miss Phythian, Dr. Hayes under
the table, and Miss Scandrett "let-
ting down her hair" literally!

Junior Jaunt was a memorable
event. Our first skit starring
voluptuous Emmie Hay disap-
peared after dress rehearsal. That
night a small party of despondent
frosh meditated until 4:00 to
evolve some semblance of a skit
on the theme ""Westward Ho-" It
was a noble effort under the cir-
cumstances. We would not always
be defeated, however, and led by
Louisa Allen, our basketball team
won the tournament that year.

Springtime came when every
one's mind turned to well, it
turned to secret marriage in
Gaines, and several freshmen who
were not ready to take the fatal
step had to move elsewhere to
escape the epidemic. A phantom
short-sheeter appeared on third
Inman, and the amazing thing was
that everyone was a victim. Fur-
thermore, other phantoms aroused
sleeping friends by rolling coke
bottles down the back stairs at
interesting hours of the night.
Strange how these phantoms work!
Spring also meant the commence-
ment of the Hopkins marathon
and consequently all within hear-
ing distance were awakened each
morning between 6 and 7 by the
merry ring of construction equip-
ment. Little did the Pogoites real-
ize that during their sojourn here
two buildings would be built but
not for them!

That year was truly priceless
and certainly no one will forget
the rat in a certain freshman's
bathrobe, the ASC dummy saying
"I failed my exams" that Shippey
and company hung from the tree
outside Inman, and the first edi-
tion of our famous newspaper,
" '56 Trix."

II

"Thus with imagined wing our

swift scene flies
In motion of no less celerity
Than that of thought."

Suddenly we were Sophomores!
This time it was our sheltering
arms that guided the bewildered
ones through orientation; and to
show them how glad we were to
have them we feted them royally
at a party in the Hub. Miss Scan-
drett decided we were such a uni-
fied group that for the next three
years she would use our class to
promote international or rather in-

terclass-al relations. As a result,
we were scattered from one end
of the campus to the other.

"Dragnet" and Joe Friday were
the rage at that time, and the
sophs adopted that theme in their
hilarious Black Cat skit. Our song
that year was terrific, but for the
second time it did not win. We
showed our prowess on the hockey
field, however, and with Marijke
Schepman as an unscored-upon
goalie we captured that trophy and
went on to win the sports trophy.

That second year was our year
for the inescapable, immortal 211.
From Beowulf to Arnold we strug-
gled, and Miss Jane Frist and Miss
June Ellen Monsoon became fa-
mous. The big event fall quarter
was Guerry Graham's marriage
everyone took bids as to whether
or not she'd finish, and guess
what: Fain, Inc., made it!

The Europe bug was in the air
already and every night at ten the
can <can girls, Virginia Love, Jackie
Flint, Sally Wilt and associates,
performed to Offenbach's "Or-
pheus in Hades."

Our sophomore spirit sans
spirit cup was exhibited in sev-
eral ways. One was the first soph-
omore dance, and it was really a
success. We also enjoyed the first
Suppressed Desires Day. Our
spirit was directed in other direc-
tions, too, and April Fools' Day
saw Jane Stubbs and Patti May-
ton gleefully putting "Just Mar-
ried" on Miss DesChamps car
they were only two years early!

Fires seemed to be in the order
of the year, for we had two. Claire
Flintom and Nancy Jackson, brave
fire fighters, extinguished one in
their room in the middle of the
night. In a dramatic moment Bar-
bara Huey assisted Ann Alvis in
burning some old letters. They
chose the waste basket for their
ceremony and then spent the rest
of the year moving it from room
to room to prevent anyone from
discovering the hole. Excitement
was always in the air, especially
when May Muse was hiding that
white rat in her room, and when
two sophomore mischief-makers
rolled garbage cans down into the
Inman lobby shortly after house-
meeting.

The daisy chain that year was
a real problem there were no
daisies! Sarah Davis and one or
two other sophs had tried to plant
some but they didn't come up.
Consequently, carloads of sopho-
mores drove to the country stop-
ping to pick any daisy they could
find. They got all the way to Bu-
ford before they found enough,
but it was worth it, for the chain
was beautiful!

Ill

"Vouchsafe to those that have not

read the story,
That I may prompt them: and of

such as have,
I humbly pray them to admit the

excuse

Of time, of numbers and due course

of things,
Which can not in their huge and

proper life
Be here presented."

It would be impossible to pre-
sent all the memorable events of
our junior year! First of all, we
had to change our motto it now
became, "Quality, Not Quantity!"
Most of us were junior sponsors
and spent our first week trying to
help our sponsorees our sister
class to follow their carefully-
planned schedules for the week.
At the end, we were more fatigued
than the freshmen. The increased
liberality of that year saw the
disappearance of light and water
restrictions, chapel slips, and the
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FERRE

Philosophy Scholar
Speaks to Seniors

Baccalaureate services for the
67th Commencement at Agnes
Scott were held Sunday, June 3,
at 11 a. m. in Presser Hall with
Dr. Nels F. S. Ferre, Professor
of Philosophical Theology, Van-
derbilt University, School of Re-
ligion, as speaker. His subject was
"Your Education Is Your Wisdom."

A leading thinker in philosophi-
cal theology, Dr. Ferre was born
in Sweden. He graduated from
Boston University, received his
B. D. degree from Andover New-
ton Theological School, and his
A. M. and Ph. D. degrees from
Harvard. Before his present posi-
tion at Vanderbilt, he taught at
Andover Newton Theological
School, serving as Abbott Pro-
fessor of Christian Theology from
1940-50, and was Fulbright Lec-
turer to Oxford University in
1951.

DV. Ferre's memberships in
societies include National Coun-
cil on Religion in Higher Educa-
tion, American Theological So-
ciety, and the American Philo
sophical Society. His most recent
lectureships include Centennial
Lectures at Louisville Presbyteri-
an Theological Seminary, and the
Earl Lectures at the Pacific
School of Religion.

Warren Completes
Portrait of Sweet

A portrait of Dr. Mary Frances
Sweet will be unveiled at the an-
nual Agnes Scott Alumnae meet-
ing on June 2. This painting, in
commemoration of the former
college physician, has been paint-
ed by Mr. Ferdinand Warren, Pro-
fessor of Art at Agnes Scott.

Dr. Sweet became college phy-
sician and Professor of Physical
Education here in 1908, and served
in that position until her retire-
ment in 1937. She lived near the
campus the rest of her life, and
was always a beloved and valu-
able member of the college com-
munity. At her death on Novem-
ber 19, 1954, she was eighty years
old. She bequeathed her entire
estate to the college.

The portrait of Dr. Sweet is
done in oil and is life-size. It was
painted entirely from photographs,
since the artist had never seen Dr.
Sweet. In the picture, Mr. Warren
has captured not only the likeness
but also the spirit of Dr. Sweet.

Warren has been at Agnes
Scott for five years and is presi-
dent of the Association of Georgia
Artists. In 1941, he was elected
to membership in the National
Academy of Design, New York.

His paintings are exhibited in
many permanent collections
throughout the country.

+Qn terna tionatty
Speahinq, . . .

By Byrd Hoge

Chester Bowles has recently
said that self-interest is not a
strong enough foundafion for our
foreign policy. We are free and
we are a world power. As such
we should be the guide for the
restive people of the world. The
goals that we fought for and won
during the American Revolution
should be kept actively alive in
our foreign policy.

Too many Americans believe
that economic and military aid in
Africa, Asia, and Europe is just
another wild-cat way to spend
the taxpayers' money. They will
buy bonds, kill, and die in a real
war to preserve their great heri-
tage, but once the hot war is
over, they draw back into their
shells. They willingly give their
all in a fighting war; the results
are dramatic, immediately deci-
sive, and emotionally stirring.

On the other hand, when peace
comes, the first thing Americans
cry for is lower taxes. They for-
get about the world and are con-
cerned only for themselves here.
They believe in a thing called
"foreign policy," whatever that is.
But when the time comes to pay
for this "foreign policy" the
American purses loudly cry out.

By all means, we must cut our
own taxes so that we may enjoy
our rights as Americans in peace.
We must forget about these weak,
underdeveloped countries whose
masses are urgently pleading for
help from us to win the kind of
freedom we have. We must sit
back and be an example for the
other nation of the world to see.
"We are free. We fought for ours.
You fight for yours."

Yes, let's sit back and enjoy our
peace while malignant Commu-
nism steals across the world and
chokes out freedom. It simply is
not worth the effort to pay for
the health and education of ig-
norant people whom we have
never seen. It is not smart busi-
ness; all we can get out of it is
more responsibility, more head-
aches, and no tangible returns.

Seriously, readers, think about
our foreign policy. It is more im-
portant to our ultimate security
than it seems on the surface. In
our foreign policy we must strive
to strengthen the anti-Communist
world with military and economic
development; but more than this,
we must come down from our
isolation pedestal and make our-
selves true friends of the world.

In order to save ourselves, we
must save others.

Two Receive Grants
For Graduate Study

Mr. Richard B. Drake, of the
history department, and Dr. Paul
Garber, head of the Bible depart-
ment, are recipients of awards
made recently by the Southern
Fellowships Fund. Mr. Drake's
fellowship will enable him to con-
tinue his graduate work during the
1956-57 session. Dr. Garber re-
ceived a grant-in-aid for the pur-
pose of scholarly research during
the summer months.

The Southern Fellowships Fund
operates under a ten-year grant,
totaling more than $3,000,000 from
the General Education Board, a
Rockefeller agency, to the Council
of Southern Universities, Inc. This
is the second year the grants have
been offered.

Page 4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS

Monday, June 4, 1956

Crystal Ball Reflects Class Reunion,
Reveals Seniors Frolicking, Studying

By Nancy Burkitt

At this time of year most girls are getting diamond rings and such, but not me. I got a
crystal ball the most unusual graduation present a girl ever got. I eagerly plugged it
in. No Bridey Murphy appeared. Better than that, I got the complete picture of a class re-
union. It was just too fabulous not to share, although you will find parts of it hard to
believe.

Judy Broun had just returned
from touring" Europe with her
husband and seven children. The
stut ion-wag on tour was arranged
by Bertie Jackson and Vannie
Traylor, owners of a very exclu-
sive travel agency. Their research
assistant was Bettye Carmichael,
master of every tongue.

It seems that our class is des-
tined to success. DeeWee had
become a writer of soap box
operas and their accompanying
singing commercials after chang-
ing her name to Tennessee Weak-
ley. Another notable figure was
Sara Moore, wife of the editor
of the New York Times. The
publication was still being used
by the Current Problems class.
The only change was that Paula
Ball was teaching the class. Other
of our classmates destined to be
on the faculty are Betty McFar-
land, Professor of Interpretive
Dancing and Erin Young, the head
of the Department of Elementary
Education.

Elite

The current rage of Atlanta was
Claire Tritt's elite department
store, which for some reason was
referred to as McTritt's. Hilda
Hinton and Vivian Cantreil
modeled fashions there and the
bridal consultant was Mary Mc-
Lanahan.

A recent magazine article had
been co-authored by Peggy May-
field and Annette Griffin. The
theme was how to be an outstand-
ing concert pianist and at the
same time mother to seven chil-
dren. Judy Peace had been fea-
tured in magazine series on the
interesting hobbies of doctors'
wives. She will be a three time
winner at the races at Indianapo-
lis.

Post Doctoral
Ann Ansley really must be fond
of school because my ball told
of her post doctoral work at Em-
ory. Jackie Plant was writing
for the Journal-Constitution mag-
azine. Her pen name was Marie
Rose. She has keen a big help to
Mary Edna Clark, president of
the Georgia Tech Mothers' Club.

Nancy Thomas' honors will in-
clude the presidency of the
Amelia Junior League, parliamen-
tarian for the Chaucerian Society,
sixth vice-president for her mis-

sionary society, program adviser
for the Boola Blast, House chair-
man of the Saturday night Poker
Club, and the international presi-
dent of Incorporated Kindergarten
Teachers. Dbra Wilkinson will be
a very competent Brownie leader
and be able to wear her Little
Girls' Day outfit.

Yankees

Quite a crowd gathered around
Stella Biddle. She was telling
about her experiences as the first
woman to play for the Yankees.
Anne Welborn asked her for three
autographed balls for her triplet
sons. Jane Miller was there from
her Mississippi plantation home
which had been featured in Sandra
Thomas' magazine, "House Fabu-
lous." The decorator for Jane's
house was the owner of Ye Oldde
Antique Shoppe, Joanne Miklas.

I saw a glittering group of in-
ternational figures including
Louisa Allen, Ambassador to El
Salvador; Claire Flintom, direc-
tor of the expedition finding the
Sea Island scrolls; Senator Sallie
Greenfield, masterful Republican
whip; and Patti May ton, champion
Olympic ice skater. One of their
topics of conversation was cam-
pus changes. Sarah Hall had built
a dorm featuring seven sun decks.
It was called Hall Hall.

Grass Path

Ava Caldwell's donation of a
cigarette machine for the new stu-
dent center and Evelyn Jamhoor's
gift of a luxury-filled Day Student
building were causing much com-
ment. The renowned chemists, Sal-
ly Shippey and Marijke Schep-
man, presented Agnes Scott with
their latest discovery grass that
grows on paths. Ethel Edwards
will establish a scholarship for
the irl each year w r ho bids and
makes the most grand slams.

Pat McGee, it was announced,
was director of a school for ASC
graduates, called the Gray Busi-
ness College. Robbie Shellnutt, an
honor student, became a recep-
tionist at a psychiatric hospital.
After taking comprehensive
courses in economics, Mary Nell
Mobley climbed high in the Wall
Street world. One high finance
maneuver caused panic, and she
referred to it as Black Monday ifc
memory of Agnes Scott days.

A Fulbright Advanced Study
Scholarship will be awarded to
Linda Guenther for further analy-

Begin Your Future By Saving For It

DeKalb County Federal
Savings and Loan
Association

Decatur

East Atlanta

sis of child care, according to my
little device. Other recognitions
include the naming of Xonotte
Brown and Ann Alvis as Woman
of the Year. Ann will be the effi-
ciency expert for the John Shibnt
Gadget Company and Xonette, the
director of the world's largest
orphanage.

Vee Williamson had gained
much fame when she took Mr.
Bing's place at the Met and even
mere after singing her first role.
Jean Gregory was also a resident
of New York, as she and her hus-
band will edit the Atlantic Month-
ly.

Hyena Culture
Mary Anne Warnell reported a
novel use of her liberal arts edu-
cation chairman of the commit-
tee for placing historical markers
on the highways. It is a good thing
Louise Harley got her teaching
certificate. She will teach Higher
Civilized Culture to baby laughing
hyenas. Joanne Smith T will
change her mind about professions
and practice chiropractory. Alice
Johnston will achieve her goal
and become a housemother at
Georgia Tech.

My ball showed Lulu Rainey,
head of the Library of Congress,
talking to our book-writing class-
mates. With Dr. Posey, Jane
Stubbs had written "The Churches
in Old South Decatur" which they
dedicated to Jane's husband, a
minister. "Punch" had published a
special edition titled "The Best of
MJ Carpenter." A literary giant
with popular appeal was Sarah
Davis' "The Less Obstrusive Ex-
istentialists Elements of Pogo."
.Virginia Dunaway had just re-
turned from Hollywood where she
made arrangements for the movie
version of her book, "A Man
Called Dan."

Inter-Planetary

Sally Will was receiving a lot
of attention. She had started the
first commercial inter-planet air
service, and for excitement she
had been writing for "Confiden-
tial." Her personal lawyer was El-

(Continued on Page 6)

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Congratulations

To The Graduating
Class of 1956

DEKALB-DECATUR
THEATER

Books Pay Off

Kennedy Receives
Collector's Award

A year of reading and collecting
books paid off this morning when
Betty Sue Kennedy of Tifton,
Georgia, was named to receive the
Louise McKinney Book Award of
$25.

Meeting with the judges two
weeks earlier to discuss her col-
lection, Betty Sue, a sophomore,
told of her choice of a library con-
sisting primarily of music books,
but related to the fields of art,
science and religion. Included in
her collection were such works as
Sir James Jeans' Science and Mu-
sic, Einstein's Music in the Roman-
tic Era and Schweitzer's two vol-
lumes on J. S. Bach.

Sallie Greenfield, senior, was
given honorable mention for her
collection of a "treasure island" of
books.

Judges for the 1956-57 Louise
McKinney contest included Miss
Emma May Laney and Miss Ellen
Douglass Leyburn, permanent
members of the award committe,
and Miss Mary Lucile Rion and
Mrs. Margaret Bland Sewell, com-
mittee members chosen for one
year. Miss Janef Newman Preston
is chairman of the Award com-
mittee.

The Louise McKinney Book
Award is given each year to the
Agnes Scott student who has ac-
quired during the current year
from May to May, the most, inter-
esting and discriminating personal
library. The winning student must
reveal a true appreciation and un-
derstanding of her books.

(Editor's note: This poem was
inspired by the senior produc-
tion "Here's A Pretty Mess."
s, t down in words by the Class
oi '68 the night following the
performance, it was presented
to the seniors at their next class
meeting.)

At this time of night our rhymes
are depleted,

But nevertheless, we won't be de-
feated.

Your "mess" was "pretty," there's

no doubt about it.
And Judy and Wee, you really did

shout it.

The "flowers" were active and oh

such a panic!
The whole production was quite

dynamic.

In clerical clothes was Jane

Stubbs, the friar.
She gave her sanction to the

lovers' desire.
The six little ghosts in sack cloth

and ashes
Ran 'round the stage like petite

Ogden Nashes.
Rookie's 'Many Splendored Thing"
Proved that she could really sing.
Battle and Carpenter were blus*

tering and bold
'Til Romeo's stab laid them out

cold.

Capulet was a sight in his gleam-
ing white pants,

And so were his uncles and his
cousins and his aunts,

His uncles and his cousins and his
aunts.

The orchestra couldn't carry a

tune with a "Bucket,"
And Angel Calder really did pluck

it.

So to Lulu, and Vee, and the pier

at Pine Lake,
The whole production was really

great.

Signed, the Class of '58
May 12, 1956, 11:00 p.m.

Seniors Will Leave
Sculpture to College

As their gift to the college, the
Class of 1956 has decided to leave
$300 with which a piece of sculp-
ture is to be purchased.

Virginia Jakeman heads the
committee that will choose the
piece of art work. Ferdinand War-
ren has been named adviser to the
committee.

COMPLIMENTS

of

JENKINS CYCLE
and MOWER CO.

Congratulations, Seniors

Hope to See the Rest Back
Next Year

Fairview Flower Shop

301 Church St.

DE. 3309

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Monday, June 4, 1956 Page 5

Miss Mildred Mell advises
Lecture Association

Lecture Association
Announces Schedule

Although Lecture Association's
program for next year is not yet
complete, plans for bringing two
eminent speakers to the campus
have already been made. These
are announced by Miss Mildred
Mell, faculty adviser of the Asso-
ciation.

Tyrone Guthrie, a British thea-
atrical director, will be here in
October. Mr. Guthrie, probably
the most noted theatrical director
of our time, now has three plays
on Broadway as well as several in
London.

In March the British Ambassa-
dor, Sir Roger Makins, will visit
Agnes Scott. The third speaker
of the 1956-57 term will be an
authority in the field of public
affairs. He will probably address
the campus community in Febru-
ary.

History

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spotlight fall quarter was on "A
Man Called Peter." We all felt the
movie should have starred Jane
Frist and the ASC student body
rather than Jean Peters and Rich-
ard Todd.

For Black Cat, we produced a
third losing song, but Vee William-
son showed the real quality of our
class when she drove across the
stage in a "Cadillac." At Hal-
loween, the thoughtful juniors
dressed up in sheets and went
running through the freshman
dorms throwing candy to every-
one. Our efforts were unappre-
ciated, however, for several of our
dear sisters who were afraid of
the ghosts dampened our spirits
with large cups of water.

Junior Jaunt and "Follies Ber-
circus" was the most unforgettable
event of the year. Judy Brown and
her committee demonstrated for
all that the Class of '56 was tops
as far as productions go! No one
can forget "all the gay clowns,"
and B. C. Regen sewing hundreds
of stripes on our prancing zebras.
Judy Watson was a real lady in
pink tights, and our only momen-
tary upset came when the lemon-
ade man got sick! Joanne Miklas,
our barking money chairman, in-
spired us all to give 'til it hurt
and then some! It really produced
though, for our greatest show of
mirth was climaxed by the ap-
pearance of our Queen Katy Blon-
deau riding a white elephant!

We were all thrilled when Nan-
cy Thomas' father came as our
Religious Emphasis Week speaker,
anl we continued to count our
blessings when we learned of the
(Continued on page 6)

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Seniors Bequeath Estates

By Nancy Thomas

We, the class of 1956, having faithfully served our four-year term at Agnes Scott
what's left of us do hereby, with Pogo as our witness, reveal to posterity our last will
and testament.

I, ANN ALVIS, leave my collection of notebooks full of useless information to anyone
having the time to add to them.

I, SARAH DAVIS, leave Fla
tonic love to the unengaged girls
in the rising Senior class.

We, NONETTE BROWN.
SARAH DAVIS, and JANE
STUBBS, leave our positions as
officers in the Miss Leyburn Fan
Club.

I, JANE FRIST, leave my extra
pair of contact lenses and a tube
of cement glue to anyone who will
have the determination and forti-
tude to stick to the lenses as I
have done. The promised result
will be a closer attachment to the
plastic arts and a newer insight
into the world of reality.

I, DOROTHY WEAKLEY, do
not leave.

In so far as I must depart and
take leave of my comrades, I,
LOUISA ALLEN, do hereby will
my faithful friend, Joanne Miklas,
to the most democratic of insti-
tutions, Roosevelt High School,
Atlanta, Georgia.

I, JOANNE MIKLAS, will my
car to Pat Stewart, Ramona Cart-
wright and Co., for fear that it
will not make another trip to
Florida, and in the hope that they
will use it to care lovingly for
D'ublin and all other strays who
frequent the Hub. I also leave
my Creon sandals to Miss Glick
for walking her fourteen dogs.

I, JUDY BROWN, leave all the
Sophomores in Rebekah with love
and the wish that I'd taken Ab-
normal Psychology a year earlier.
I also leave to Miss Hagopian my
melodious coloratura voice.

We, THE WEST LAWN PRO-
GRESSIVE SOCIETY, leave in
memory of our cell and Boola
blasts, a white marble shaft for
the middle of the quadrangle. In-
scribed thereon is our motto:
"Unite."

I, NANCY BURKITT, leave my
daily 8:25 round trip spring across
the campus to any and all under-
classmen in hopes that Agnes
Scott may some day have a track
team.

I, JULIE BOLAND, will an en-
dowment of $10.98, with Genelle
Breedlove and Susan Riffe as
trustees, to be used to help needy
freshmen procure suitable attire
in which to serve as flower girls
in their junior sponsors' weddings.

I, PRISCILLA BENNETT, leave
my place on the green sofa in the
Day Student Room to anyone who
needs it.

I, TENA MIDDLETON, leave
the roar of my muffler and the
blast of my horn to anyone who,
like Gabriel, wants to wake the
dead.

We, VTVIAN CANTRALL and
SALLY WHITE leave sociology
field trips to all future sociology
majors.

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I, MEMYE CURTIS, leave to
Nancy Kimmel a dozen unfinished
poems, my by-line, and a tube of
grease paint, knowing that they
will bring her as much pleasure
as they have brought me.

I, SALLIE GREENFIELD, will
to that great Democrat, Dr. Walt-
er B. Posey, my 1952 Stevenson
buttons so he can wear them in
November.

I, JEAN GREGORY, leave
Buckitt to retribution.

I, BERTA JACKSON, leave my
role of being the eternal spear
holder to any Blackfriars, Dance
Group or May Day member who is
so blighted as to be both tall and
unable to say "no."

I, SALLY WILT, leave my abil-
ity to keep an intellectual ex-
pression in class while day dream-
ing about the air force to Grace
Molineux.

I, SALLY SHIPPEY, leave my
"griffin" and "tempus fugit" sign
to Blackfriars.

We, VIRGINIA DUNAWAY
and LINDA GUENTHER, will our
front-row seats in all of Mrs.
Sims' History and Political Science
classes to Sarah Adams and Suzie
Ware.

I, EVELYN JAMHOOR, leave
all my good times at Agnes Scott
to the incoming Freshmen.

I, ANGELINE EVANS, leave
to all future math majors the in-
spiration of Miss Gaylord and
Vr. Robinson.

I, AVA CALDWELL, being of
sound mind, leave for Texas.

I, ETHEL EDWARDS, leave
my daily letters from Erskine to
Harriet Harrill and our mutual
pseudonym of Mabel to Susan
Austin.

We, MARY NELL MOBLEY
and VIRGINIA JAKEMAN re-
joicingly leave the study room in
the basement of Main to Hazel
Hall and Kathy Cole.

I, LOUISE HARLEY, leave my
irresistible giggle to Doug Pitt-
man.

We, CLAIRE FLINTOM and
NANCY JACKSON, leave "the
best years of our lives" to Libby
Bond and Catherine Girardeau in
hopes that they will find them so,
too.

I, MAY MUSE STONECIPHER,
have already left.

I, JUDY PEACE, leave my
nerves to Dot Huddleston since
she already has so many.

I, JANE MILLER, leave my de-
gree from Emory Med School to
Dot Huddleston.

I, SARAH HALL, leave the joy
of getting that man even after
you get to be a senior to any
lucky girl in the rising senior
class.

I, PATTI MAYTON, leave the
840 section of the third floor of
the stacks to Ann Lane for hap-
py reading "en francais."

I, ROOKIE SMITH, leave to
Margie Mallard, Ivy Furr and
Bopene Bogle the late hours left
to me two years ago by Dot Finch-
er.

I, PEGGY MAYFIELD, will my
ability to lose literally everything
to anyone who has money to sup-
port Lost and Found next year.

I, JACKIE PLANT, leave my
practice room number 18 to any
aspiring voice major who will
spend as many hours as I have in
it.

I, MARY ED'NA CLARK, will
my Sunday afternoon date par-
lour to Sue Lile.

We, CAROLYN MOON, MARI-
LYN MOBLEY and V ANNIE
TRAYLOR, leave our amicable
working relationship to any other
three girls who'd like to try living
in a triple for three years.

I, B. C. REGEN, leave my love
of horses to Harriette Ashley in
hopes that it will make her more
fond of monsters, and my white
dress to Penny Smith/ in hopes
that she will continue to get good
wear out of it.

I, HELEN HAYNES, leave my
scissors to any one who wants
her friends with short hair.

I, ANN ANSLEY, leave my two
children to be Agnes Scott's first
co-ed students.

I, PAT McGEE, do leave to kin-
dred intellects who may wish to
graduate some day, the skin of
my teeth. .

I ERIN YOUNG, do leave my
seven nights-a-week dating sche-
dule to Doug Pittman with the
hopes that she can use it.

I, MARTY CAMP, leave my box
of triscuits to Katherine Jo Free-
man.

(Continued on Page 7)

Congratulations

SENIORS

THE CAMPUS GRILL

"Just Across The Tracks"

DE. 9283

Page 6 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Monday, June 4, 1956

Prophecy

(Continued from page 4)

lie Irwin, senior partner of one of
the nation's leading firms. Among
the first passengers was Priscilla
Bennett who went to study the
Southern regions of Saturn. Helen
Haynes is the director of the
Milledgeville, Mars Hospital.

The Decatur Chamber of Com-
merce had been thriving under the
direction of Guerry Fain. The
back room gang included Sally
White, owner of the Campus
Grill; Nancy Jackson, proprietor
of the Belvedere; Blanche Spen-
cer, operator of the Decatur
branch of Arthur Murray; Tina
Middleton, owner of a hotel for
Agnes Scott girls who want to
spend the night out; and Marilyn
Mobley, owner of Pine Lake, Inc.
They have just initiated the fam-
ous actress, Eleanor Swain. Her
newspaper syndicate just bought
the EkKalb New Era.

Samoa

Talk of the far corners of the
earth centered around Mary Dick-
inson and Rameth Richard. Dr.
Dickinson had just returned from
Samoa where she studied the neg-
ative effect of M. Mead on the
(iilt lire. Rameth studied in Eng-
land and later took over a large
box in Hyde Park.

Other classmates were still out-
side the country. May Muse
Stonecipher was in Cairo as
foreign correspondent for the AS
News. Memye Curtis and Alvia
Cook were doing graduate work at
the University our class estab-
lished at Black Cat last year
the University of the North Pole.
Sara Dudney was living it up on
the east bank of the Seine* AA
Klostermeyer had become a wan-
dering philosopher, advising the
crowns of three continents. Julie
Boland and Charlie had gained
fame at the opera house in Vienna.

The inside story from my ball
is that Lois Moore will buy a cir-
cus while writing her disserta-
tion on the history of the circus.
There will be so many former
classmates around she will keep
it. Nancy Fraser will be her sing-
ing clown and BC Regen, bare-
bark rider. Jane Frist's position
will be that of wild animal tamer.

A featured attraction will be
the Watsons, the world's largest
circus family. With Judy they will
perform on the high wire wearing
pink tights. Itty Richardson will
be the director of publicity for the
outfit and her chief job is to
plaster the sides of barns with
circus posters. These bits will

Seen In Passing...

The cold drizzle of "Exam Fri-
day" after two weeks of uninter-
rupted sunshine . . .

TJie objects of attention at break-
fast one morning were several Tech
men in Bermuda shorts, eating with
their dates before starting off on a
house forty. *

After an animated conversation on
the way to school, tiny Spanish
teacher waves goodbye to Stormy,
toho wheels into the basemerU door
of Campbell Hall.

A prize for the best-decorated
cottage on campus is well deserved
by the occupants of West Lawn.
Since the cottage is to be "no more 3 '
next year, a wall painting party was
recently held. One of the many in-
scriptions reads'. "It's two o'clock in
the morning we've painted the
whole night through . . ."

Seniors Recall Further Memories...

come from the brush of the
Museum of Modern Art director,
Rookie Smith.

Orange Blossoms

Harriett Griffin and Mardi
Camp were running a prosperous
business at Hialeah. The bookies'
bookkeeper was Evangeline
Evans. Nearby was the famous
bug ranch owned by June Gais-
sert. Ann Billiard, according to
"the crystal," will have the most
unusual occupation of all grow-
ing orange blossoms for bridal
bouquets. Mary Dean had become
a business magnet. Her first en-
terprise was buying out Sears
and Roebuck.

Barbara Battle had come a long
way since Blackfriar days. She
was a producer of Hollywood
movies. Her latest had been
banned in Boston. The star was
Carolyn Moon Novack, and the
art was under the direction of
Virginia Jakeman. Carolyn May
is the head of the Boston Banning
Board.

Well, that about does it. Oh,
yes, I did see myself in the Court
of Libel, but my friend Ellie de-
fended me nobly. I then went out
to have a blast with a couple of
my cohorts who had best be
nameless.

Then it went dead. It was a
present from one of my cheap-
skate friends so I might have
known.

The last thing that I saw was
the word "Toodle."

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$4,000,000 that Mrs. Walters had
added to our endowment. Our de-
baters with Jean Gregory and
Sallie Greenfield brought home
the laurels that year, and for the
second time our basketball team
walked away with the plaque!

Most of our class was living in
cottages: Ansley, Lupton, Gaines,
and Hardeman! Everyone had fun,
but certain things are especially
memorable: the interesting vari-
eties of entertainment in Gaines,
the Ku Klux Klan and other dra-
matizations of Hardeman, as well
as the house party to Vogel State
Park that lots of juniors enjoyed.

Spring quarter we remember
our Junior Banquet and dance.
Before the banquet, everyone at-
tended the outdoor performance
of "Twelfth Night" and applauded
when Memye Curtis won the
Claude S. Bennett award. Some
of Sarah Davis' friends found it
necessary to discipline her, so for
several nights a sleeping Sa awoke
to find herself immersed in a bath-
tub of water- She was certainly a
pretty mess! Spring quarter also
meant elections. Guerry Fain had
already been tapped as Mortar
Board president, and the elections
found Louise Allen, Nonette
Brown, and Harriett Griffin as
presidents of Student Government,
Christian Association, and Ath-
letic Association, respectively. We
all went home in June to eagerly
await the time when we could re-
turn as "Seniors"!

IV

". . . Then understanding
Begins to swell, and the approach-
ing tide

Will shortly find the reasonable
shore . .
This year we were really scat-
tered, but one promising result of
our divergence was the organiza-
tion of the West Lawn Progressive
Society, a rather "'Red" group, I
understand. Seniors were also
blessed with 12:30 permission on
Friday and Saturday nights, but
by that time few could take ad-
vantage of the privilege. To rise
above an inferiority complex ac-
quired at the Honors Day convo-
cation, 90% of the '56'ers cele-
brated at a "Dumb Bunny" party
for which Virginia Jakeman drew
a tremendous and significant
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skit written by Dot Weakley and
her committee. Our slogan con-
sequently became, "Now good di-
gestion wait on appetite, and
health on both."

We were all prepared on Little
Girls' Day, and with Jandall Rar-
rell and his simplified book we
said goodbye to senior girlhood
and attempted to assume our roles
as senior women. Dr. Posey gave
an excellent Investiture address,
and our parents and friends watch-
ed as we were officially capped.
John Kline became our class mas-
cot and generously contributed a
much-needed addition to Pogo
pants.

At Junior Jaunt our intellectual
talent went unappreciated in our
skit entitled "The Country Girl."
The star of the show was Nancy
Burkitt, who made her operatic
debut. Money- wise, however, we
were again victorious. We earned
our money in various ways: pawn-
ing radios and victrolas, selling
old books, and sacrificing ourselves
in a slave sale. Some other events
of winter quarter: Cambridge
came to debate, and the Pastoral
Society was organized and dis-
banded before its first meeting.

Spring quarter featured produc-
tions with casts of thousands:
The Would-Be Gentleman, after
which Joanne Miklas was award-
ed the Claud S. Bennett award;
May Day, with Alice Ann Kloster-
meyer tooting a horn; and Vee
"Cecil B." Williamson's senior op-
era, "Herejs A Pretty Mess."
With Dot Weakley as Romeo and
Judy Brown as Juliet, the seniors
rollicked through an hour that
was full of sheer enjoyment. No
one can forget the orchestra that
could not carry a tune in a
"Bucket," the love duet, Rookie
in "Love Is A Many-Splendoured
Thing," and "Stormy" Calder, who
has the distinction of being the
only creature to steal a scene
from Mary Jo Carpenter.

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gray mares showed their prowess,
however, when they struggled to
a much-contended second place
in the softball tournament. Our
last appearance was in our chapel
skit that featured all of our los-
ing songs and Stella Biddle and
Jane Frist in their Grecian Urn
dance.

Monday, June 4, 1956. This will
probably never be a national holi-
day, either, but for us of the class
of '56 it means another Founder's
Day a day when we find our-
selves on the threshold of life. A
time when we realize the respon-
sibility that is ours as graduates
of Agnes Scott. The past four years
seem as a dream, but a wonderful
and unforgettable dream

"Here I hope begins our lasting
joy."

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AGNES SCOTT NEWS # Monday, June 4, 1956 Page 7

Final Fling

Wedding Bells, Engagements
Promise Sparkling Summer

By Millie Nesbit

The last week end of the school year saw plenty of activities for
exam-weary Scotties. Maxine White found the best exam-week lift
we've heard of a brand new diamond ring, third-finger variety.

June wedding bells are ringing for Frances Cork, Mary Evans
Bristow, Eleanor Wright, Sally Forrester, Bettye Carmichael, Harriett
Griffin, and Helen Haynes, and a host of others. Congratulations!
Good work girls! Congratulations to Julie Boland, who was married
Thursday.

At Tech for the Interfraternity Sing Friday night were Dale Dick,
Doreen Greenfield, and Karen Beall. Betty Edmunds and Irene Shaw
went with their dates to see the Tech Track Team go through its
paces Saturday afternoon. At the glamorous Pershing Rifle Military
Ball that night was Anne Akerman.

The Tech Delts chose Groover's Lake as a fine place for a
party and took Jackie Rountree and Nancy Flagg out for the occasion.
June Connally, Sally Sanford, and D. Ann Welch were entertained
at the Kappa Sig house Saturday night.

Still at Tech, Henrietta Camp and Punky Fambrough were seen
dancing with their S A K dates. Genelle Breedlove went to the Pi
K A lodge, and Libby Hanson breezed in for an evening of dancing
at the Sigma Nu house.

There were plenty of Scotties at the Beta house for their Saturday
night party. Pat Gover and Jean Salter went. There they saw Libby
Bond, Sandra Dickerson, and Beverly Cohen. Anise Gann, Curly
Jones, and Mary Evans Bristow were also there.

The Phi Delts, Emory style, gave a party at Venetian and invited
Maria Harris, Mary McCorkle, and Margaret Minter. On the Row at
Emory, Martha Akin, Sara Townsend, and Donalyn Moore went to a
party at the Sigma Chi house.

Sarah Adams, Eunice Simmons, and Laura Dryden went to the
Beta lodge Saturday night. There they saw Betty Cobb and Harriet
Hardaway. Carolyn Raines was seen dancing at the Pike house, and
Sally Greenfield at the Delta Shelter. Carolyn Herman was at the
Phi Delt party Saturday night.

North Fulton Park was the scene of the Navy Picnic Saturday
afternoon, to which Margaret Ann Zepatos, Suzanne Bailey, and
Suzanne Robinson went. Nancy Alexander and Mary Jo Cowart
were also on hand for the fun.

Barbara Alderson, Bugs Matthews, and Nancy Blount hurried
out to the Ball Park on Thursday for the Rhythm and Blues* Show.
Cathryn Collins and Kay Collums were also there enjoying some
good jump music.

At Hank and Jerry's Saturday night for some terrific Dixieland
jazz were Frances Patterson and Ethel Edwards. Molly Adams,
Rachel King, and Sarah Brown watched Liz Shumaker try out the
latest jitterbug steps.

The time has come to bid an affectionate adieu to the Dear Old
Seniors. We'll miss 'em around here next fall. As for the rest of you
make the best of your three months vacation. See ya next September

GOOD LUCK
SENIORS

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The Educated Woman

The influence of the educat-
ed American woman is one of
the strongest forces for good
in our national life today.

It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow, specialized
training, that has developed
her abilities and insights. As
homemaker-citizen and as ca-
reerist-citizen, she Justifies
magnificently the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
ing for her right to learn what
she wished to learn.

ACNES SCOTT
COLLEGE

Decatur, Ga.

Laney

(Continued from Page 1)
as a great teacher that Miss La-
ney will be remembered at Agnes
Scott. Her influence on countless
students, whether they be English
majors in Chaucer or Modern
Poetry classes, or science and his-
tory students taking the required
English 211, is the sort that does
not rub off. Many a pupil has ex-
perienced an intense awakening
and the thrill which is derived
from Miss Laney's excitement in
interpreting literature. She is well
known for her ability to inspire
students to reach heights in their
studies beyond their own expecta-
tions. Former students still recall
vividly the "electrical quality" of
her classroom and the "quicken-
ing power" of her mind.

Edge of Seat

The element of fear enters into
Miss Laney's compelling force as
a lecturer; students literally sit
on the edge of their seats lest they
miss a word. Besides, this dynamic
professor never minces words.
She is respected and appreciated
for her honesty as well as any
other single trait. She never hesi-
tates to tell a girl she is doing
good work or that she is not
up to par.

Through her enthusiastic sup-
port of the coljege's activities,
Miss Laney has helped maintain
its high intellectual standards. In
her years as adviser for the Lec-
ture Association, she made it
possible for the Agnes Scott com-
munity to come in contact with
people such as the beloved Robert
Frost, Carl Sandburg, and John
Galsworthy.

Library Fund

The faculty, the staff, former
and present students, and friends
of Miss Laney honored the re-
tiring professor in a very special
way at the Alumnae Luncheon on
June 2. As the climax of a year's
efforts in raising the Emma May
Laney Library Fund, a $5,000 gift
to the school was presented to
Dr. Wallace Alston. A committee
headed by Miss Janef Preston and
consisting of Dr. George Hayes,
Miss Ellen Douglass Leyburn,
Miss Virginia Prettyman, Miss
Eleanor Hutchens and ex-officio
member Miss Ann Worthy John-
son, have been the organizers
for the project.

(Continued on Page 8)

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I, LOUISE RAINEY, leave my
path from the Science Hall to
the Music Building to Dot Rea-
rick.

I, MARIJKE SCHEPMAN,
will my holey socks to the acids
in Campbell Hall.

I, JOANNE SMITH T, leave
the alphabet to the Junior Class
so they can all put a letter on
the end of their names.

We, VERA WILLIAMSON, and
MARY JO CARPENTER, do here-
by leave and bequeath our park-
ing places in front of the library
to Edna Hanley Byers.

We, SARA MOORE and ELLIE
IRWIN, leave the elevator to
those on second Main too weak to
walk.

I, MARY McLANAHAN, leave
the traditional McLanahan place
in the Senior Class to Dot Mc-
Lanahan.

I, WANDA COOK, will the
privilege of being one of the four
co-eds in the Emory Business
School to Grace Molineux.

I, ANNE BULLARD, leave my
ability to date every night since
Christmas and still graduate to
Byrd Hoge.

f, ALICE JOHNSTON, leave
my unblemished record of having
survived foujr years without a
campus to any incoming freshman
brave enough to aim at this re-
markable goal.

I, RAMETH RICHARD, do
hereby will my laughter to any-
one who can keep it under con-
trol.

We, THE SENIORS OF LUP-
TON, leave our cottage to the fac-
ulty in hopes they may all have
diamonds someday. We also leave
our Brownie suits to the Lupton
freshmen so they can be little girls
someday, too, when they grow up.

I, ALICE ANN KLOSTERMEY-
ER, leave my "square" to Mary
Margaret Moody so she can be-
come M-cube.

I, STELLA BIDDLE, will my
ability to catch a Softball with
eyes closed, mouth open, and feet
in the air to Frances Holzclaw,
and hope that she too may be able
to catch Mr. Kline's fly ball in
the faculty game.

I, LOIS MOORE, leave my nick-
name of "Smiley" to any practice
teacher who can learn to grin and
bear it.

I, DORA WILKINSON, leave
the 7:30 switchboard hour to any-
body who can get up then.

I, MARY DICKINSON, will my
ability to construct sociology note-
books to Dtoug Pittman.

I, SANDRA THOMAS, leave my
place as the last Senior to be
pinned to anyone who can wait
that long.

I, BETTY RICHARDSON, will
to Grace Molineux my ability to
get rides to Athens on Friday af-

ternoon when Athens can't come
to Atlanta. There's a 2:15 express
bus!

I, MARY ANNE WARNELL,
will my class spirit to Penny
Smith.

I, HARRIETT GRIFFIN, will to

Sara Margaret Heard my love of
sports and the out-of-doors, and to
Margie Hill and Cemele Miller
my trips to Florida - especially a
few hours in Abbeyville, Ga.

I, BETTY McFARLAND, will
my long distance from Germany to
Harriett Talmadge.

We, HARRIETT GRIFFIN,
BETTY McFARLAND and SAN-
DRA THOMAS, will to Agnes
Scott our tremendous closet hop-
ing that someday each room on
campus will have one in it.

I, BETTYE CARMICHAEL,
leave my ragged 1034 pages of
DON QUIXOTE to Anise Gann in
hopes that next winter quarter
they will fall out - or at least that
some real scholars have marked
the pages.

I, GUERRY FAIN, will my pa-
nicked and flustered note-taking,
along with my big fat notebook
and little bottle of ink, to anyone
who can lift the notebook.

I, ANNE WELBORN, will my
roommate, Barbara Huey, to the
rising Seniors, in hopes that they
can keep her long enough to get
her graduated.

I, BARBARA BATTLE, leave
my roommate, Mother Thomas, to
any other growing children who
need someqne to hold their hand.

I, NANCY THOMAS, leave my
roommate Barbara Battle's bangs
to anyone who has ingenuity
enough to get them out of her
face.

We, NANCY AND BARBARA,
leave our four Chaucerian goldfish
to Mary and Mrs. Alston to swim
in their new silver punch bowl.

I, NANCY FRASER, leave my
2nd Main paradise to Anne Mc-
Curdy in hopes that she will find
it rewarding in spite of the tele-
phones.

I, JUDY WATSON, leave "my
excessive energy and textbooks in
"husband catching" to whoever

wants them.

I, MARY DEAN, leave my abili-
ty to collect fraternity pins to
Donna Walkup.

I, Paula Ball, leave to anyone
with nerves of steel my beloved
switchboard.

I, ANNETTE GRIFFIN, leave
the thrill of giving Senior piano
recitals to Billie Rainey.

I, JUNE GAISSERT, leave all
the hard-boiled eggs in the dining
hall to all embryology students.

We, ROBBIE SHELNUTT and
HILDA HINTON thankfully leave
our many traumatic experiences.

We, THE CLASS OF 1956,
leave to any future class who so
desires the distinction of our abil-
ity to never win anything and en-
joy it, in spite of all our winning
songs, skits, and class spirit.

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Sophomore Spirit Chairman Martha Meyer holds cup as classmates
shout thair joy.

Sophomores Win Spirit Award,
Capture Softball Championship

By Helen Hendry

A spirited, sports-minded Sophomore class, unquestioned
holders of the prized Athletic Cup, added another laurel to
their collection by claiming the much-coveted Spirit Cup in
Awards Chapel Thursday, May 24. The Sophs had strength-
ened their outstanding seasonal record by defeating the
Seniors and Freshmen in the

Round Robin softball tournament
and by winning the Tennis doubles
and ping-pong singles champion-
ships.

In the three-way softball tie
the Sophs had downed the Seniors,
9-3, and the Frosh, 9-4, to come in
first place while the Seniors tri-
umphed over the Freshmen, 8-3,
to gain a close second rating.
Sophs Anna Avil and Judy Nash
had teamed up to defeat oppon-
ents Priscilla Bennett and Arden
Hubbard in the tennis finals
which resulted in an exditing
7-5, 5-7, 6-3 victory. In the finals
of the ping-pong tournament, man-
ager Anne Lowry emerged vic-
torious over Freshman Jorie
Muller to claim the singles cham-
pionship and to add more points
toward the Sophomores' athletic
record.

Not to be outdone, the Fresh-
man class took two championship
trophies as Martha McCoy defeat-
ed Junior V. A. Redhead to win
the class golf tournament, and
archery manager Libby Hanna
shot a score of 331 to become the
school archery champ.

Two Seniors were presented in-
dividual awards at the Community
Picnic on the 17th. They were:
Anne Welborn, who was given the
Sportsmanship award presented
to the most deserving player at
the end of each major sports sea-
son; and Louisa Allen, who leads

her class in holding the greatest
number of athletic points for the
last four years.

Laney

(Continued from page 7)
This particular way of paying
tribute to Miss Laney fits in with
her life's work of inspiring gen.
erations of students to appreciate
good books. The principal of the
fund will become a part of the
permanent endowment of the col
lege. The income will be used for
the enrichment of the library in
the following ways: the enlarge
ment of the Robert Frost collec-
tion; the proper display of Miss
Laney's gift of her collection of
the letters from Carl Sandburg
and John Galsworthy; and the
aquisition of masterpieces in Eng-
lish literature. The Robert Frost
collection is currently on exhibit
in the McCain Library.

At the Alumnae Luncheon, Dr.
Hayes spoke on Miss Laney from
the standpoint of a colleague.
Alumna Belle Miller McMaster
spoke from the viewpoint of a for-
mer student. Afterwards an in-
formal reception was held in the
library, at which time the Robert
Frost collection, containing sixty-
one first editions, was on display.

The student body showed their
appreciation to Miss Laney at
the last convocation service when
they presented her with a watch.

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won "Most Likely to Succeed,"
and Dr. Stukes has been awarded
"Prolonged Service and Force-
fulness." Incidentally, their wives
both got honorable mention
which is certainly proof enough
that it runs in families.

The staff certainly is worthy
of mention, especially Mr. Rogers
and his staff of thousands. I
would like to say, though, that he
is a severe disappointment if he
is the official pigeon keeper. Here
is a field that definitely needs
attention.

Since I have gotten off on the
subject of animals, even 'fowl ones
I will have to thank all of them
for their excellent support and
cooperation. Stormy honestly de-
serves the service award, even
though I must mention Miss Glick's
cloud of Cairns, Miss Trotter's
rambunctious bull from Boston
Cinder, Nussin, the cats, and Miss
Winter's trained flea. This flea
has not yet been the subject of
any great article, but having peek-
ed into my collaborator's notes, I
find she has it down for sometime
in- November. She still has some
field work to do.

I have saved for my conclusion
the wise dog on campus. We have
found, through much diligent re-
search and no help at all from the
lazy sophomores who didn't write
and tell us immediately, the
dog is Dublin, and he belongs to
Ramona. This is truly the most
criminal thing of all. Ramona is
eloping with the Aga Kahn and
Dublin is being thrown defense-
less and alone into the world.
Here is need!

Bidding you farewell until next
year, this is Millicent McSalaman-
der, National Vice President of
the Vice Club, singing:

Oooooooh! Tonight we'll clever,
clever be

And tomorrow we'll have a
meeting!

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Four Seniors Win High Honor

Four members of the Class of 1956 were graduated with
high honor at the commencement exercises this morning, and
nine others graduated with honor. This rating, based cn the
four-year records of the students, is the highest honor to be
bestowed at commencement.

Those graduating with high
honor are: Margaret Ann Alvis,
Ilion, N. Y.; Guerry Graham Fain,
Decatur, Ga.; Peggy Jordan May-
field, Atlanta. Ga.: and Nancy
White Thomas, Richmond, Va.

Those receiving honor recogni-
tion are: Priscilla Goodwin Ben-
nett, Atlanta, Ga.: Mary Emmye
Curtis, College Park. Ga.; June
Elaine Gaissert, Atlanta, Ga.; Lois
Grier Moore, Orange, Va.; Mary
Elizabeth Richardson, Gainesville,
Ga.; Sarah Sue Shippey, Colum-
bia, S. C; Joanne Smith T, Ope-
lika. Ala.; Dorothy Jane Stubbs,
Norfolk, Va-; and Vera McKnight
Williamson, Augusta, Ga.

Appointments

(Continued from page 1)
the chemistry department at
Coker College, Dr. Vail holds the
B. S. from Birmingham Southern
and the M. S. and Ph. D. degrees
from Emory University.

Visiting Assistant Professor of
Philosophy and Bible will be Dr.
Kwai Sing Chang, from Kohala,
Hawaii. Dr. Chang received his
B. A. degree from the University
of Hawaii, his B. D. and Th. M.
from Princeton Theological Semi-
nary, and his Ph. D. from the
University of Edinburgh. He is
pastor of the Kalahikiola Congre-
gational Church in Kohala.

Miss Kate McKemie comes to
the college as Assistant Profes-
sor of Physical Education. She
holls her B. S. degree from Geor-
gia State College for Women and
her M. A. from New York Uni-
versity. At present she is on the
faculty at Ohio University, Athens,
Ohio.

Mr. Charles L. Cope will be at
Agnes Scott on a part time basis
as Visiting Assistant Professor of
Mathematics. Holding the B. S.
from Wake Forest College and the
M. A. from the University of Geor-
gia, Mr. Cope -taught mathematics
and science in high school for a

number of years. From 1942-46,
he taught celestial navigation for
the U. S. Navy at Quonset Point,
Rhode Island*. Since 1946, he has
been teaching in the University of
Georgia system. He came to the
Atlanta Division in 1949.

Miss Judith B. Kase, daughter
of the distinguished chairman of

the Department of Dramatic Arts

and Speech at the University of

D'elaware, will become Instructor

in Speech and Dramatic Art. Miss

Kase holds the A. B. degree from

the University of Delaware and

the M. A. from Western Reserve

University, Cleveland, Ohio.

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does often. Because a
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It's sparkling with natural goodness, pure
and wholesome and naturally friendly
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