Agnes Scott News 1956 57

Fhe Agnes Scott News

VOL. XLII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE. DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, Sept. 2(1, L956

Number 1

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Jsnternalion

BY BYRD HOOE

"When bourgeois diplomats are
preparing for war they begin to
shout more strongly alx>ut 'pence'
and 'friendly relations.' If any
Foreign Minister begins to defend
to the death the 'peace' confer-
ence, you can be sure 'his govern-
ment' has already placed its or-
ders for new dreadnaughts and
airplanes. A diplomat's words must
have no relation to action other-
wise what kind of diplomacy is it?
Words are one thing, actions an-
other. Good words are a mask for
the concealment of bad deeds. Sin-
cere diplomacy is no more pos-
sible than dry water or iron
wood." Joseph Stalin, "Elections
in Petersburg."

The history of world affairs is
full of irony. This excerpt above
is today very painful when one
considers the campaign of anti-
Stalinism proclaimed by Nikita
Khrushchev at the recent 20th
Congress of the Soviet Commu-
nist Party and the recent "peace"
overtures made by the Soviet dip-
lomats.

Eugene Lyons, former UP cor-
respondent in Moscow, warns the
world not to become "confused,
divided and psychologically dis-
armed by recent gestures of mod-
eration in the Kremlin. We' must
avoid mistaking a change of line
for a change of heart."

William C. Bullitt, former Am-
erican Ambassador to the Soviet
Union, Whittaker Chambers,
George Meany, Anthony T. Bous-
caren, a great scholar in political
science, and Louis Budenz, one of
the highest-ranking American
Communists to break with the
party, all agree that we as Ameri-
cans should not be fooled by the
new diplomatic strategy being dis-
played by the Soviet Union.

The goals of Communism re-
main the same. Communism in
Yugoslavia, China, India, France
or Pussia is the same. It is out to
destroy all the freedom that now
remains in this world, ours in-
cluded.

James D. Bales of the Bible De-
partment at Harding College de-
fines Communism as "a Marx-in-
spired, Moscow-directed, interna-
tional conspiracy of lawless men
against civilization, based on a
God-denying philosophy of life,
sustained by faith in the dialectic,
backed by the devotion of fanati-
cal believers and the might of the
Red armies."

Great men in all walks of life
shudder at the thought of losing
their freedom to the tyranny of
Communism. All freedom-loving
men urge their fellowmen not only
to think how horrible life under
Communist rule would be but also
to do something about it.

As free Americans in a great
democracy, we have certain re-
sponsibilities. One of these respon-
sibility is to vote. Elections are
drawing near. Many are eligible
to vot?. In order to keep this re-
sponsibility that comes with free-
dom we must vote.

We sincerely urge all our read-
ers, voicrs or not, to acquaint
themselves with the present world
situation, the present policies of
the existing administration, the
platforms and records of both ma-
jor parties, and after doing this
intelligently . . . VOTE.

Walters Hall, ultramodern dormitory, stands on
science building.

sitr

the old

Classes Prepare Songs, Skits
For Traditional Black Cat Event

By Caroline Dudley

Black Cat Day, 1956, has been scheduled for Friday, Octo-
ber 5. Beneath the flurry in preparation for this well-known
event, lies one of the oldest and best-loved of Agnes Scott
traditions.

Fifty-one years ago, in 1915, college physician Dr. Sweet
suggested a Freshman-Sophomore

"battle of wits rather than a bat-
tle of fists" as a substitute for the
rough hazing system which was
ruining clothes and digestions of
Freshmen the first few weeks of
school. Adopted and organized in
the fall of 1915 by the students,
a program of songs, acting, and
Wx ';n-T was presented in much the
same manner as today. The origi-
nal Black Cat Stunt continued for
35 years as an exclusive Frosh-
Soph production.

In 1950, as a result of growing
tensions and a bitter rivalry be-
tween these two classes and be-
tween their two sister classes,
Black Cat was rejuvenated and
became a community affair, held
primarily for the purpose of hon-
oring the new Freshman class.
For the first time, Juniors and
Seniors took an active part in
Black Cat. In 1955, faculty mem-
bers, competing in the sweep-
stakes, tested their athletic skill.

Exhibition Features
Faculty Art Works

The Agnes Scott Art Depart-
ment is opening the Fall Quarter
with an exhibition of creative work
by the members of its faculty.
Paintings by Mr. Warren, sculp-
ture by Miss Huper, and crafts,
ceramics and weaving by the new
instructor, Mrs. Margaret What-
ley, m-\y be seen on the third floor
of Buttrick Hall at any hour dur-
ing the day. This exhibition will
run through September 28.

Tne gift left to Agnes Scott by
the Senior Class of 1956 is now
on exhibition in the Art Gallery
on the' third floor of Buttrick Hall.
It. is a terra-cotta sculptural
piece, entitled "Girl and Cat," by
the famous contemporary Ameri-
can sculptor, William Zorach.

This is the first time in a num-
ber of years that a class has pre-
sented a work of art to the col-
lege. A work of art is a fine and
lasting gift, ana the Art Depart-
ment wishes to congratulate the
class of 1956.

The dearly familiar black cat,
formerly the prize for the winner
of Black Cat Day, was presented
to the Freshmen from the Soph-
omore class president as a token
of good luck. Each year this pre-
sentation climaxes the evening's
fun.

With its Oriental theme, this
October's Black Cat promises to
be the best yet. The fun will be-
gin with the sweepstakes, sched-
uled to open at 4:30
p.m. and a picnic on the hockey
field at 5:30 p.m. The gym will be
open at 7:00 p.m. for the song
competition and skits; following
the hour-and-a-half long program,
there will be a dance in Rebekah
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McCain Speech Highlights
Dedication of Walters Hall

This morning marked the dedication of Agnes Scott's new
dormitory, Walters Hall, in exercises attended by students,
faculty, alumnae and friends of the college.

Erected on the former site of the old science hall, the
dormitory is named for the donor, the late -Mrs. George C.
Walters. Mrs. Walters attended

Agnes Scott as Frances Wins nip,
served as trustee for seventeen
years, and held the viec-chair-
manship of the Board during the
latter part of her services. She
died November 14, 1954; her will
made Agnes Scott, the residuary
legatee of an estate estimated at
over $4,250,000. Income from this
source has been used to erect
Walters Hall, the total cost being
estimated at $700,000.

The program of dedication was
conducted by President Wallace
M. Alston. Dr. J. Davison Philips,
pastor of the Decatur Presbyteri-
an Church, delivered the invoca-
tion. In a brief ceremony, the key
of the building passed from the
hands of the architect, Mr. E. D.
Ivey of Ivey & Crook, Architects,
to Mr. Otis A. Barge of Barge-
Thompson, the builders, then to
a member of the Agnes Scott
Board of Trustees. President
Emeritus James Ross McCain
gave the dedicatory address, after
which DV. Alston closed the exer-
cises with prayer.

Walters Hall, which houses
about 145 students and is being
used this year primarily as a soph-
omore dormitory, has three floors
devoted to dormitory rooms and
a ground floor given almost en-
tirely to recreation space. A
kitchen and laundry are adjacent
to the large recreation room;
there is also a laundry on each
dormitory floor. In addition to
bedrooms on the first floor are
lounges, a kitchenette, a college
suite, and an office and apartment

Native Hawaiian Joins Faculty
To Instruct Bible, Philosophy

By Catherine Girardeau

Mr. Kwai Sing Chang, Visiting Assistant Professor of Phi-
losophy and Bible, brings an international aura to the camp-
us. A native Hawaiian, Mr. Chang comes to Agnes Scott
after teaching at the University of Hawaii.

Athough Mr. Chang's parents are Chinese, the genial new-
comer admits knowing only five

words of the Chinese language.
When he wants to converse with
his grandmother, who speaks no
English, he has to use an inter-

1Y1R. CHANG

preter.

Mr. Chang is certainly no stran-
ger to the United States. He re-
ceived his B. Tf. and his Th. M.
degrees from Princeton Universi-
ty, where he roomed with Mr. C.
Benton Kline, who has been in-
strumental in bringing Mr. Chang
to Agnes Scott. Also he holds the
B. A. degree from the University
of Hawaii and the Ph. D. from
the University of Edinburgh,
Scotland.

Mis hackground includes six
years as a Congregational minis-
ter as well as teaching. Mr. Chang
was the minister for two churches,
one of which was located on
Lanai Island which is owned and
operated entirely by the Dole
Pineapplo Industry. The other
church was on the Island of Ha-
waii in tho sugar cane and cattle
country.

Mr. Chang's wife who is Japa-
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for an Assistant Dean of Students.

Chemistry Ma jors
To Visit Oak Ridge

Oak Ridge, Tennessee will be
the destination of eight Agnes
Scott chemistry majors this week
end when they take their big field
trip of the year. Scheduled to visit
the Oak Ridge National Labora-
tories, the Cancer Medical Re-
search Building, the National Mu-
seum of Atomic Energy and the
agricultural research station, the
group will leave Agnes Scott to-
morrow afternoon and return on
Saturday. September 29.

Making the trip are junior and
senior chemistry majors Rebecca
Barlow, JoAnne Brownlee, Fran-
ces Patterson, Dorothy Rearick,
Frances Sattes, JoAnn Sawyer,
Eileen Stockton and Anne Terry.
They will be accompanied by Dr.
W. Joe Frierson, Dr. Charles B.
Vail, and Miss Louise Rainey.

Martin To Perform
In Campus Recital

The Music Department of Agnes
Scott College will present Ray-
mond Martin in an organ recital
Monday, October 1, at 8:00 p.m.
in Presser Hall on the campus.

The second in a series of facul-
ry recitals this year, Mr. Martin's
program will in-
clude "Aria con
iVarazione" b y
^Martini, "Prelude
(9/8) and Fugue
in C Major," and
a Chorale Pre-
lude, "Liebster
iJesu," by Bach,
["Fantasia for Or-
M k. martin gaii" bj Mozart,
"Schet'zeUo" by Vierne, "Le Jar-
din Suspendu" by Alain, and
"Comes Autumn Time" by Sow-
erby.

Mr. Martin is Associate Profes-
sor of Music at the college and is
organist -choir director of the
Peachtree Road Presbyterian
Church.

Seen in Passing

Croup of gaping freshtnen stand
under wiadow of a Third Walters
room v here a convincing romance in
Cardboard has been left by a mis-
cbievo/w <euio-r.

A supposedly-dignified junior re-
turns in / ewilderment to the course
committee line, trying to think of a
good reason for having gone to the
schedule committee first.

A jak~o y lantern still hangs in the
dining half ready to welcome Octo-
ber (1 ;;'//.

While freshmen sit crowded in the
hall of C.avipbell waiting to have
(heir course i scheduled., a black
cocker with the nonchalance of a
SQfkomore stretches himself lazily
i.nd dozes.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, September 26, 1956

Belgian Student, Fulbright Scholar,
Barking Dog . . . Arrives for Year of American Life

Strange, isn't it, how soon life gets down to serious busi-
ness once the college year begins . . .

Freshmen, having survived orientation and handbook
classes, plunge headlong with the upper classmen into a full
schedule of academic work. Dr. Alston delivers his annual
3-point address. Three main campus organizations launch
their carefully worked out, integrated programs.

And speaking of serious business, the time is almost at
hand for nomination and election of members of Lower
House. Long t/he/'ixderdogs" of Student Government's gov-
erning bodies, Lower House shows promise this year of be-
coming . & powerful tool for student expression. To a large
degree, the effectiveness of this body of students will depend
on the equal representation it affords groups on campus.

An am2ndmeh;t changing the procedure of electing mem-
bers to Lower House will be voted upon in student meeting
tomorrow. The proposed amendment shifts the responsibili-
ty for electing such members from the entire student body
to each individual dormitory and to day student groups.
Through such a procedure, those elected to membership in
Lower House will more nearly represent the choice of the
groups they represent and can thus work more harmoniously
with and for these groups.

We believe, with Student Government, that this is a step
in the right direction. Lower House, by rights, can and should
be an important influence on the Agnes Scott campus.

Shall we give the underdog a chance to "bark" its way to
a vital and influential spot in the setup of Student Govern-
ment? Part of the answer lies in the way YOU vote tomor-
row. D. R.

By Gene Allen Reinero

Other interesting impressions
This year Agnes Scott feels fortunate to have a Belgian, are that our car drivers are more
Louise Vanhee from Brussels, as a new representative of cautious than in Europe. Our mail
our foreign students. Louise, a Fulbright student, is doing a service is much slower. Our food
study in this country on a scholarship she received from is quite different. One thing that

Agnes Scott

Louise left her country the 21st
of August and sailed across the
ocean on the Dutch ship, the
Ryndam. Arriving in New York
on the 30th, Louise spent a few-
days there seeing many of the
attractions, including the United
Nations, the Statue of Liberty,
and Metropolitan Museum. From
New York Louise went to Wash-
ington. An exciting experience
there was watching President
Eisenhower play golf on the White
House lawn.

Louise's home at Agnes Scott
is Hopkins Hall where she rooms
with Gay Pound. Her courses in-
clude English literature and com-
position, American history and
literature, play production and
public speaking.

Louise is a graduate from two
schools in Brussels. Both are
teachers' colleges: one for ele-
mentary education from which
she received a degree, the other
for secondary education from
which she received a degree in
Teutonic languages. This

LOUISE VANHEE

surprises Louise is that many
Americans put salt and mayon-
naise on fruit. She likes our
Southern fried chicken and our
Georgia peaches and thinks our
milk and ice cream are the best
in the world.

While she is here. Louise hopes
to become better acquainted with
American people in order to un-
derstand our way of living and
way of thinking and acting. As a
result she hopes not only to en-
rich herself, but also feels that
her friends, relatives and future
pupils will be enriched by the
wonderful experience she has had
in this exciting new world.

Kimme! Discovers Counterpart
Of Oriental Animals on Campus

Dear Editor

By this time Agnes Scott is probably "home" to our fresh-
men, but the staff of the Agnes Scott News wants to let them
know how glad we are to have the addition to our campus
family. Each new class brings opportunities and challenges
with it for the whole student body and we hope that our
newspaper will become a means by which each person may
play a part in college life.

In the past week we have been very conscious of the co-
operative spirit found on the Agnes Scott campus. On Tues-
day we heard a chapel talk from the president of Christian
Association who introduced the school's theme for this com-
ing year. Thursday, Penny Smith, president of Student Gov-
ernment, talked to us concerning the nature and worth of
our Student Government and how the theme introduced the
day before would be the basis for our campus government
as well. And Friday we heard the president of Athletic As-
sociation relate this same theme to the athletic program for
the year. All three groups are joined in one aim "Be aware,
care, share . . . for the love of God constraineth us."

The Agnes Scott News would like to join these three or-
ganizations in their aim by offering to you, the student body,
a means by whch you can express your awareness, a means
by which you can share your views and feelings, and a means
by which you can show you care about the well being of the
Agnes Scott community. This oportunity is offered in the
form of letters to the editor which are always welcomed.
The one requirement for letters to appear in print is that
they be signed by the writer.

Our newspaper does not belong to the few people on the
staff but is yours. It is a sounding board for your use and
we invite you to take an interest in Agnes Scott through
this opportunity. L. S.

The Agnes Scott News

Published weekly except during- holidays and examination periods, by the students o

Acnes Scott College. Office on second floor Murphey Candler Building. Entered a

second class matter at the Decatur. Georgia, post office. Subscription prlco per yea
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By Nancy Kimmel

Welcome back to Agnes Scott all you Sophomores, Juniors,
Seniors, and Faculty members. Welcome all you new stu-
dents, especially, all you world travelers and adventurers,

past xhank you for supplying us with the information for this

year Louise taught Dutch, Eng- article wh i c h we are calling A STUDY IN ANIMALISTIC

lish, and German in two high CHARACTERS

schools m Brussels. Take, for example, the Gooney- bright eyes, and that expression

One of Louise's desires is to bird of Midway Island. A Gooney that says: "Make way, oh world!"

travel in the United States and to is about two feet tall, with a bald, Freshmen are generally hopeful,

see more of our country. She white head, and a ring of fuzz generous, gentle souls, and should

would like to find a job teaching around his neck. He walks like a be treated tenderly. It is only

French, possibly in a western sea-sick, one legged sailor, and wnen they reach that stage of

college. growls instead of chirping. He is development known as "Sopho-

Louise has several interesting rather birdlike in the air but in more Sophistication" that they

comments to make on her im- landings forgets to put down his neec ^ to be watched,

pressions of our country and our gear and rolls until stopped by

way of life. She says the American some convenient Ironwood tree,

people are a very happy people, Most Midwayites soon adopt

One can easily see there has been Gooney mannerisms, but only as

no war in this country. She thinks the better of two choices. The

Americans are "open-hearted, other popular island bird is a Blue ons roaring around near the class-
make one feel immediately at ' l ' u,tn, ' k - < W'^ls
ease and accept one without dis-
trust." Louise says the general
European conception of Ameri-
cans is that we are materialistic.
She has found us to be realistic,
open to intellectual life and hu-
man problems.

At Agnes Scott one thing that
impresses our Belgian student is
that the intellectual and religious

But we cannot limit the animals
listed above to just one country,
for we seem to find them again
on campus. We have found drag-

Faced Booby.

China also has interesting ani-
mals. Dragons lurking on the out-
side of Chinese restaurants mean
that the food is not as well known
as the dragon, but one hiding on
the inside usually means that a
dragon is needed to drive you
home late at night. Dragons slink-
ing around in the streets are very
similar to New York's pink ele-

life are so closely woven together. P hari ts.

Also she commented on the close
student-faculty relationship. The
professors seem so eager to help

and one of their chief aims seems

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character and

One of Korea's most distinctive
creatures is known as the M. P.
He is usually seen riding in jeeps
or around U. S. O. shows, espe-
cially near the dressing rooms.
They can always be identified by
their loud whistle and should be

axoided since they are extremely smaller and even

rooms in

have been seen in the Hub and
especially in Walters dorm. Al-
though we haven't seen any M.
P.'s, Agnes Scott does have some-
thing very similar in the Tech
Rat. He, too, can be recognized
by his vehicle the ramblin'
wreck, and by his whistle. Rats
are not generally as dangerous
as their Korean counterparts, and
when given the proper treatment
by Freshmen they usually become
quite tame.

We hope this article has proved
that animals all over the world
are very similar and cannot be
limited to one particular section
or country. The world is getting

be to develop
personality.

Our boy-girl relationships are

different from those in Louise's avoided since they are extremely smaller and even the most

country. Here they go out to- * dangerous . distinctive creature of all the

gether at a younger age than in Agnes Scott's particular being Scottie can be found hither and

Belgium. Louise believes this is is known as the Freshman. She yon and in between. P. S. There

good for understanding and know- be easily recognized by her is a Blue Faced Booby living in

ing each other. neat clothes, gnawed fingernails, the mail room.

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Wednesday, September 26, 1956 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3

Christian Association Sponsors
Annua! Meet the Ministers Tea

The annual Meet the Ministers Tea, sponsored by C. A.
cabinet, was held Friday afternoon in Rebekah and Main.
The tea is given each year to introduce new students to the
ministers of the churches in the Atlanta and Decatur area.
Rosalyn Warren, working with C. A. Inter-Faith Council,
directed nlans for the tea.

Ministers present were Bap-
tists: Rev. Quinn Pugh, Jackson
Hill Baptist; and Rev. Dwight
Pearce, Area Director of First
Baptist. Atlanta.

Episcopalian's were introduced
to the Rev. Bob Mill, director of
the college group at All Saints,
Atlanta; Rev. Harry Tisdale, Holy
Trinity; and Rev. Rue I. Moore,
assistant minister at Holy Trinity.

The Presbyterian group was the
largest, with Dr. Vernon Broyles
from North Avenue; Rev. Kirk
Nesbitt, minister to students at
North Avenue; Dr. J. D^avison
Philips, Decatur; Dr. Thomas Fry,
Druid Hills; Dr. Harry A. Fifield,
First; Dr. A. V. Gibson, Morning-
side; Dr. Cecil Lawrence, Nortn
Avenue; Rev. Harold C. Smith,
Central; Rev. Victor Jannick,*
Covenant Presbyterian; Mr. Ro-
bert Herndon. First, Minister of
Education; and Dr. and Mrs.
Archie Ray, DCE for the Atlanta
Presbytery.

Catholics gathered in the
Dieckman room in Main to meet
Father May-he w from St. Thomas
More, in Decatur.

The Methodists met DV. Pierce
Harris, Dr. John Fruit, and Rev.
Frank Dannely from First in At-
lanta; Dr. John Tate, St. Mark's;
Rev. Norman Manning, assistant
pastor, Peachtree Road; Vera
Largen, DCE, Druid Hills; Rev.
Leonard Young, Grace Metho-
dist; and Rev. Ken Bowsen, as-
sistant pastor, Patillo.

Lecture Association
Reveals Speakers

Agnes Scott's Lecture Associa-
tion will bring five outstanding
speakers to the campus during the
1956-57 college year, faculty ad-
viser Miss Mildred Mell announc-
ed this week.

On October 15, Katherine Anne
Porter, master of the short-story
form, will appear in the season's
first program. In November, the
college community will welcome
Dr. Jose A. Mora, Secretary-Gen-
eral of the Pan-American Union.
Robert Frost will make his an-
nual visit in January.

Hanson Baldwin, military edi-
tor of The New York Times, will
be presented in February and Har-
rison Salisbury, Moscow corres-
pondent for The New York Times,
will speak in March.

Margaret Benton, senior, is stu-
dent chairman of Lecture Asso-
ciation.

CU n

I.R.C.

Mrs. Esther Hymer, Director of
International Relations and per-
manent observer at the United
Nations, spoke to the members of
I.R.C. on Monday, September 24.

Future plans of the club include
working with the University of
Georgia in the annual Intercol-
legiate Model United Nations As-
sembly and sponsoring a campus-
wide cultural musical program.

Organ Guild

Members of the Organ Guild
had a short business meeting on
Fridav, September 21, where plans
were discussed for the coming
year. On Saturday, all Guild mem-
bers were guests at a picnic at
the home of their sponsor, Mr.
Raymond Martin.

Blackfriars

The first fall meeting of Black-
friars was held on Thursday, Sep-
tember 20. The program included
a talk by Nancy Kimmel on her
experiences touring the Far East
with the U.S.O., an account by
Peggy Fansom of her summer's
work in a religious drama cara-
van, and a report by Millie Lane
on her summer drama courses at
the University of North Carolina.

Cotillion Club

The Cotillion Club will have its
first meeting of the fall quarter
on Thursday, September 27, at
4:30. At this meeting plans will
be made for the annual Freshman
dance.

Chi Beta Phi

The Agnes Scott Chapter of Chi
Beta Phi held its first meeting of
the year on Tuesday, September
25. At that time, Anne Terry, vice-
president, gave a report on the
national Chi Beta Phi convention
which she attended in May.

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Black Cat

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until 12:00 p.m.

Nancy Kimmel, Black Cat Chair-
man, has announced committee
heads for the '56 production.
Members of the skit writing com-
mittee include Sis Burns, Fran
Patterson, Sue Lile, Carolyn Haz-
ard and Nancy Kimmel. Jean
Clark and Mary Clapp are in
charge of costumes, and Carol
Pike is to he*ad the program com-
mittee.

Celeste Rogers and Betty Lock-
hart will do the backdrop for the
skits. Frances Broom and Lea
Kallman are in charge of props.
Liz Ansley and Libby Gay are
planning the dance; Caro McDon-
ald will be in charge of the light-
ing; Annette Whipple is make-up
committee head; publicity will be
handled by Frances Patterson;
Patti Forrest is planning the mu-
sic; Carolyn Magruder and Anne
McWorter are in charge of clean-
up.

Senior class chairman for Black
Cat is Gloria Calhoun; Junior
class chairman is June Fulmer;

and Sophomore class chairman is
Mary Clayton Bryan.

McDowell Selects
Mozart for Recital

On Monday night, September
17. at 8:00 o'clock in Presser Hall
Michaei McDowell, Professor in
the Agnes Scott Department of
Music presented a piano recital.
Many members of the college
campus were present for this mu-
sical treat.

Mr. McDowell's program includ-
ed Mozart's "Phantasic in D Mi-
nor," Ondine, from "Gaspard de
la Nuit" by Ravel, and Chopin's
"Scherzo in C-Sharp Minor."

Scotties Glow With Jewels,
Revel In Summer Memories

By Jean Hodgens

Ah the summer of '56. It should prove to be the most success-
ful in the history of ASC. With sweet memories and sparkling jewels
a multitude of Scotties returned to have their good fortune shared
and their rings and pins admired.

The engaged girls include Susie Benson, Louise Almand, Grace
Molineux, Jackie Johnson, Dot Huddlleston, Julia Weathers, and
Virginia McClurkin. Also among the lovely users of Ponds are
Kathy Cole, Pinky McCall, Lib Geiger, Ann Stein, Marilyn Tribble,
and Liz Ansley. Completing (we hope) the list of those who have a
special reason to display their third finger, left hand are Charlotte
Caston, Pat Guynup, Martha Akin, Bopine Bogle, June Fulmer,
and Margaret Schilling.
Among the lucky girls receiving pins this summer are Caroline
Dudley. Genelle Breedlove and Judy George. Carol Riley is pinned
to an ATO at Emory, and Nancy Glasure is wearing a University of
of Florida Phi Delt pin. Rosalind Johnson wears the pin of a Beta
at Tech, and Sue Lile, Blythe Posey ,and Sandra Dickerson also re-
ceived meaningful aditions to their jewelry boxes during the fabulous
summer of '56.

Not to be discouraged by the epidemic of pins and rings, the
new students and the "old girls'*, dressed appropriately in fantastic
and flattering costumes, went in masses to rush parties at Tech
and Emory.

The TKE house at Tech became a casino for the gambling party
Friday night Seen at the roulette table with fists full of play money
were Fran Singleton, Laura Parker, and Annette Whipple.

Frances Patterson, Celeste Rogers, and Carlanna Lindamood
went to the "Go to Hell" party given by the Sigma Chis at Tech
Friday night. Shall we wash out their mouths with soap?
Over at Emory Friday night Sis Burns, Ann Scoggins, Celia Crook,
and Laura Dryden were "shipwrecked" at the ZIP house. While their
fellow students were in peril of their lives Ruth Leroy, Susan Hogg,
Kay Armitage, and Betty Gzeckowicz were having the time of their
lives at a French Apache shindig at the Phi Delt house.

Journeying out to Snapfinger Farm for a picnic with the Tech
ATOs were Frannie Barker, Phyllis Cox, Wynn Hughes, and Willa
Dendy. "Stranded in the jungle" at the Tech Sigma Nu house were
Kay Fuller, Martha Ansley, Marcia Tobey, and Liz Shumaker.
What's this we hear of someone swinging from the trees?
Sunday was a big day for the Emory fraternities, and on hand to
weliome the pledges were Dee Harvley and Betty Cobb at the Beta
house and Caroline Rains and Portia Strickland at the PiKa house.
To some Scotties the grass in other pastures looked greener.
Angelyn Alford went to Clemson for the game and dance, while Jean
Porter visited FSTT. Raines Wakeford enjoyed a big weekend at
Emory at Oxford.

Martha Holmes and V. A. Redhead entertained visitors from Fort
Benning, and Nellie Strickland had her flying sailor from Jackson-
ville with her for the weekend. Susie Miller was seen on campus with
a Dartmouth man. You can spot that Ivy League look anywhere.
The citation of the week for Great Progress goes to Millie Nesbit
who Saturday night was pinned with not one but two pins. In-
e id en tally, the pins are from the same boy.

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4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, September 26, 1956

Hockey Opens Sports Season;
Clinic to Feature English Pro

By Helen Hendry

At a meeting of all hockey players and class managers
last Thursday, Septemebr 20, the schedule for the 1956 hoskey
season was announced by manager Pat Lenhardt. Practices
will be held as usual on Monday and Wednesday afternoons
from 4-6 o'clock beginning Monday, September 24th, and

the first game will be played on
Friday, October 12th.

Class managers appointed for
the season are as follows: Seniors,
Sheila MacConochie; Juniors.
Becky Barlow; Sophomores, Kay
Weber; Freshmen (to be an-
nounced later).

Manager Lenhardt also reported
that as a special feature in the
schedule this year, a field hockey
clinic will be held on campus from
November 6-9 under the direction
of Miss Marjorie Cadell.

Miss Cadell is a member of
the English Field Hockey Tour-
ing Team, which is at present on
tour of the United States, and
makes this visit to Agnes
Scott under the sponsorship of
the U. S. Field Hockey Associa-
tion. Imitations are being issued
to GSCW, the University of Geor-
gia and Wesleyan College to at-
tend the clinic.

Miss Cadell will give individual
and team instruction during the
week and will umpire the regular
Agnes Scott game the following
Friday. Definite news concerning
the clinic will be announced later.
Tennis

At its first meeting last Thurs-
day, the Tennis Club welcomed
as its new adviser Miss Kate Mc-
Kemie. Miss McKemie, who be-
gins her first year on the Agnes
Scott faculty as Assistant Pro-
fessor of Physical Education,
transfers from Ohio University in
Athens, Ohio. She received her
B. S. degree from GSCW and her
M. A. from New York University.

Also in the tennis lineup is the
singles tournament beginning
October 8th. Tennis manager
Margaret Woolfolk urges all par-
ticipants to sign for the tourna-
ment as , soon as possible on the

list in the mail room. An added
attraction for the tournament
will be the newly resurfaced
courts.

A. A. Orientation

As always, the Athletic Asso-
ciation played an important part
in the orientation program for the
Agnes Scott Freshmen. Continu-
ing their practice of meeting new
students as they arrived on trains,
buses, and planes, the Board main-
tained a smooth-running program
which aided greatly in eliminating
the "kinks" during the first few
days of registration.

Especially successful this year
was the tour of Atlanta on the
first Sunday after registration.
This annual event sponsored by
A. A. for the benefit of the new
students, included a two hour sur-
vey of the shopping districts, re-
sidential sections, the theaters,
the parks and Tech and Emory.

Alumnae To Honor
Freshmen With Tea

Friday, September 28, the Ag-
nes Scott Alumnae Association
will entertain all new students and
their Junior Sponsors at the Alum-
nae House with their annual tea
and open house.

Members of the Executive Board
of the National Agnes Scott Alum-
nae Association will act as host-
esses, and Mrs. C. Dixon Fowler,
president of the National Associa-
tion, v/ill greet guests at the door.
Guests are invited to take a tour
of the Alumnae House conducted
by Mrs. S. C. Ketchin. Mrs. Rich-
ard Milledge, Mrs. George Cole,
and Mrs. Bealy Smith, mothers of
freshmen, will assist in serving.

Mrs. T. M. Callaway Jr. is chair-
man of the event.

Chang

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nese, is also from Hawaii. She
has taught kindergarten for eight
years and spent one year in Erie,
Pennsylvania. The couple was
married in Scotland while Mr.
Chang was attending school. Ac-
cording to Mr. Chang, they spent
a "rainy honeymoon" in the re-
nowned Lock Lomond.

The Changs have a little girl
named Forsythia, who is 21
months old. Besides his daughter
Mr. Chang has another hobby
listening to classical records. He
professes to be a Hi Fi fan, and
hfs favorites are Bach and Bee-
thoven.

The Changs are residing at 296
S. McDonough Street. Mr.
Chang's office is located in his
home. The new professor is
teaching Bible 201 classes and
Ethics this quarter.

College Welcomes
184 New Students

To +he Agnes Scott campus this
year have come 184 new students
from 117 high schools and seven
colleges and universities. Of this
number 176 are freshmen and one
is a special student, Louise Van
Hee, from Belgium.

Seventeen states are represent-
ed among this group with Georgia
claiming the largest number of
girls. Running second is North
Carolina, with 28 and Florida
with 26.

In a breakdown of hometowns
it is seen that the city most rep-
resented outside the Atlanta area
is Charlotte, North Carolina, with
eleven freshmen.

Coming to Agnes Scott for the
first time is Everdina Niewenhuis,
known to her classmates as Dien-
eke. Having been born in Holland,
she came to the United States in
1946 to live in Mt. Airy, North
Carolina.

Although she claims the United
States as her home nation, Diane
Trammell visited in South Ameri-
ca where she attended school.

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New Additions to Staff, Faculty
Give Cosmopolitan Atmosphere

Introduced to the college community by Dr. Alston at the
opening convocation exercises September 14 were twenty
new faculty and staff members. Appointees for the 1956-57
term include a native of Holland, a native of Hawaii and
five 1956 Agnes Scott graduates.

Dr. Koenraad W. Swart, from of students: Miss Alvia Cook,

Manager of the Bookstore; Miss
Louise Rainey, Assistant to the
Dean of Students: Miss Angeline
W. Evans, Sesretary in the Office
of the Registrar and Director of
Admissions: and Miss Dorothy
Weakley, Secretary in the Office
of the Director of Alumnae Af-
fairs and the Director of Publicity.

Two additions to the college die-
titian's staff are Mrs. Anne Smith
Johnson and Mrs. Rubye N. La-
nier. Mrs. J. Taylor Swint be-
comes Catalogue Librarian. Re-
turning to work as Secretary in
the Office of the Registrar and
Director of Admissions is Mrs.
Wiley S. Ansley.

Leyden. Holland, joins the faculty
of the history and political science
department as Associate Profes-
sor. Visiting Assistant Professor
of Philosophy and Bible is Dr.
Kwai Sing Chang, from Kohala,
Hawaii.

Dr. Margaret W. Pepperdene
has been named Assistant Pro-
fessor of English. The new mem-
ber of the chemistry faculty is
DV. Charles B. Vail, Associate
Professor. Mr. Charles L. Cope,
on the faculty of the Georgia
State College of Business Ad-
ministration, will be visiting As-
sistant Professor of Mathematics.

The Instructor in Speech and
Dramatic Art is Miss Judith B.
Kase. Mr. John Ginther becomes
Assistant Professor of Education
as well as Acting Director of the
Agnes Scott-Emory Teacher Edu-
cation Program. Mrs. Margaret
Lowndes Whatley will be the
part-time Instructor in Art.

Joining the physical education
department faculty as Assistant
Professor is Miss Kate McKemie.
The Frances Winship Walters In-
firmary will have Mrs. Richard
Keyser of Atlanta as Resident
Nurse. Miss lone Murphy becomes
Assistant Dean of Students.

Agnes Scott's class of 1956 will
be represented on campus this
year by the following: Miss Nan-
cy Burkitt, Assistant to the Dean

Gala Smorgasbord
To Attract Seniors

Thursday night, September 27,
Student Government, Christian
Association, and Athletic Associa-
tion will sponsor a smorgasbord
supper in honor of the Senior
class. The supper will be held in
the recreation room of Walters
Hall from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

The occasion will be centered
around an international theme.
Decorations will include souven-
irs from different countries, and
the dirner itself will be along the
international line with various
foreign dishes on the menu.

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The Agnes Scott News

VOL. XLII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, October 3, 1956

Number 2

Carolyn Wright, Anne Akerman, Celeste Rogers and Betty Lock-
hart prepare backdrop for Black Cat production.

Internationally Speaking . . .

Kefauver-Nixon Contest Offers
Controversial Election Issues

By Byrd Hoge

Governor Christian A. Herter in a speech at the Republican
National Convention said, "It is a fact no historian or student
of government will dispute that during the past four years the
role of Vice Presidency has been more significant, more in-
fluential, more useful than ever before in our history." In
November, Americans will be of

fered a choice between contrasts
to fill this important position. The
Democrats offer Senator Estes
Kefauver; the Republicans offer
Vice President Richard Milhous
Nixon for re-election.

Vice President Nixon draws his
strongest support from among the
businessmen and the conservatives
of his party. Senator Kefauver
looks for support from the farmer,
labor and the liberals of his party.

Both Nixon and Kefauver are
considered natural politicians.
They are adept at speaking to
audiences large or small, mingling
with voters on their own level
and making convincing plays for
votes. Kefauver is famous for be-
ing a 'folksy' campaigner. Many
Democratic leaders dislike him
but respect his ability to cam-
paign.

Kefauver, at the age of 53, is
a veteran in Tennessee and na-
tional politics. However, this is
his first experience of being on
a natiorfal ticket. Nixon is young-
er than Kefauver. At the age of
43, he is a veteran of California
politics and is considered a prodi-
gy for winning the Vice Presiden-
cy in 1952 at the age of 39.

Mr. Nixon is known as a "party

regular." During his six years in
Congress, Republican leaders
could usually count on his vote
for party measures. During his
seventeen years in Congress, Ke-
fauver often swung away from
leaders of the Democratic party.
This is one reason some Demo-
crats are wary of his holding a
high office.

In 1951-52 Kefauver and Nixon
were both in Congress. Nixon was
in favor of a cut in the soil con-
servation payment to farmers. Ke-
fauver was opposed. Nixon was for
the use of injunction under the
Taft-Hartley Act in the steel
strike of 1952. Kefauver was op-
posed to this. Nixon was for legis-
lative measures giving the States
the control of tidelands oil. Ke-
fauver opposed this too.

Although Nixon and Kefauver
often disagreed on domestic issues,
they generally agreed on interna-
tonal issues. For example, they
both strongly opposed cuts in
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Warren Announces
Persian Art Exhibit

Mr. Ferdinand Warren, head of
the art department, has an-
nounced that a display of Oriental
block prints will be on exhibit
from October 1 through October
22 in the college art gallery on the
third floor of Buttrick Hall. The
display will feature prints from
the ancient Japanese "Kabuki"
school, as well as Persian paint-
ings and illuminated pages of the
fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

All of the prints on exhibit will
be for sale, with no item exceed-
ing $40. The majority of the prints
will range in price from $1.50 to
$10.00.

Seen in Passing

Tiny junior, on her way to the
dining hall \ asks the time and is dis-
mayed to find {from two different
sources) that it is 9:15. Her only

comment'. "Oh, m\ goodness! Vve
cut my 8:30 c/ass."

* * *,

Late-comers to Saturday tennis
class, serenaded with u Better late
than never, hut better never late" by
new brunette gyni teacher.

Large black foodie caught in the
4:00 o'clock rush in the mail room.

* 5c s4c sje

On the zvay to the library in Mon-
day afternoon deluge, a striped beach
umbrella.

* * *

With the advent of a new crop
of u lke" buttons, one math professor
is anxiously recruiting wearers for
the "Stevenson" badges which have
not yet arrived from Democrat head-
quarters.

Black Cat Turns Siamese
To Present Talent, Skits

This Friday at 4:30 p.m., the annual Black Cat festivities
will get underway with the opening of the Sweepstakes on
the hockey field. Pat Lenhardt and Archer Boswell, co-
chairmen of the athletic contest, have announced that Dr.
George Hayes, English Department head, will be master of
ceremonies for the afternoon's

program of faculty-student com-
petition. Archery, a baseball
throw, and various relay races, in-
cluding a "surprise game," will
highlight the event.

Immediately following the
sweepstakes, a picnic supper,
sponsored by Lower House, will
be served to the entire college
community. Nancy Holland, Lower
House chairman, heads the com-
mittee responsible for the picnic.

At 7:00 p.m., all four classes,
assembled outside their respective
dorms, will begin the evening's
fun with the traditional march
into the gym. Freshmen, Sopho-
mores, Juniors, and Seniors will
present their original class songs
in that order to judges Miriam
Koontz, Kate McKemie, and C.
Benton Kline, faculty members.

After the welcome from Mortar
Board President,' Sis Burns, the
signal will be given and the cur-
tain will rise on the '56 Black Cat
Skit "We Are Siamese, If You
Please." The Senior skit will be-
gin the program, followed by the
Sophomores, Juniors and Faculty.

The Freshman talent show will
be the finale of the production.

Sophomore class president Lila
McGeachy will then present the
black cat to Dot Martin, Fresh-
man Black Cat Chairman. The
announcement of the winner of
the class song contest will climax
the evening's entertainment.

Leads in the big skit are to be
played by Shelia MacConochie and
Louise Almand. The chorus line,
composed of four members from

each of the three upper classes,
includes: Margie Hill, Martha Rig-
gins, Marian Hagedorn, Ann Nor-
ris Shires, Emasue Alford, Diana
Carpenter, Anne Lowry, Liz Shu-
maker, Sissy Daniel, Helen Scott
Maddox, Ann Selph and Kay
Weber.

Dot Martin, freshman Blaeu

i

Cat chairman, will receive
black cat for her class Friday
night.

There will be an informal dance
in Rebekah from 8:45 p.m. until
12:00 p.m. The Varsitones, a local
college combo, will be on hand to
provide a variety of music for
dancing.

Mortar Board president, Sis
Burns, heads the entire Black Cat
Day program; Mary Hammond is
secretary; and Nancy Kimmel is
in charge of the evening enter-
tainment.

History Professor Discloses
Interest in Swimming, Hiking

By Catherne Girardeau

Mr. Koenraad Walter Swart, new Associate Professor in
History and Political Science, lends a special note of interest
to History 101 classes since he is a native of Holland. A nat-
uralized American citizen, Mr. Swart has been in the United
States nearly ten years and admits being teased about his
adopted "Utopia."

Before joining the Agnes Scott
faculty, Mr. Swart taught at the
University of Illinois, Georgetown
University, and Brenau College.
At Georgetown, in addition to
teaching European history, the
Professor was in charge of a
Dutch language program for Air
Force officers going abroad.

His education includes under-

Dr. Swart

graduate and graduate work at
Leyden University, Holland, where
he received the Ph. D. degree. He
did further graduate study at the
Sorbonne and at Harvard. The
Hendrik Willem Van Loon Fel-
lowship was awarded to him at
Harvard for the 1946-47 session.

Mr. Swart's wife, who is also
Dutch and whom he met in this
country, has a B. S. degree in
Botany. She is very interested in
gardening and flowers. The
Swarts have two children: Sonya,
who is four years old, and Peter,
age two. They live in McDonough
Cottage.

Since he comes from a country
prolific with lakes and waterways,
it is not a surprise to find that
Mr. Swart enjoys swimming, sail-
ing, and other water sports. He
regrets not "being closer to the
ocean here. He also likes hiking
and mountain climbing.

In comparing European schools
with the American system, Mr.
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Lecturer To Discuss
Europe, Near East

Lamar Dodd, Regents' Profes-
sor of Art at the University of
Georgia, will speak in Gaines
Chapel on Tuesday, October 9 at
8:30 p.m. Having returned recent-
ly from a State Department spon-
sored tour of Europe and the Near
East, Mr. Dodd will illustrate his
lecture entitled, "Cameras and
Design," with many of his colored
slides.

Immediately following the
speech, a reception will be held in
the Library. All who attend are
invited to the reception to meet
this noted artist, lecturer, and
educator personally.

Exhibitions in America and
Europe have featured Mr. Dodd's
works and he has presented over
thirty one-man shows. He is
represented in permanent collec-
tions of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, the Art Institute of Chi-
cago, and numerous other public
and private collections. He is a
member of Audubon Artists and
an associate member of the Na-
tional Academy of Design.

Tennessee Visitors
Study College Life

Visiting on the Agnes Scott
campus are President R. T. L. Lis-
ton and several members of the
board of trustees of King College,
Bristol, Tennessee. They are
studying various aspects of the
college the administration, ad-
missions, the library and the cur-
riculum as part of a survey of
several southern and eastern col-
leges.

Today the representatives of
King College will be the guests of
Dr. Alston at luncheon in the
President's dining room.

Dr. Virginia M. Tuggle, college
physician, led today's Convocation
in Gaines chapel; her topic was
"College Health."

Dr. and Mrs. Alston have in-
vited the freshman class to coffee
at their home on Candler street.
One group went from 1:00 2:00
in the afternoon on Tuesday, Oc-
tober 2. The other two groups
will visit the Alstons from 1:00
2:00 on Monday and Tuesday, Oc-
tober 8 and 9.

Dr. Alston will be in Chicago
on Thursday and Friday, October
11 12, attending the annual
meeting of the American Council
on Education. >

Next Sunday, October 14, he
will conduct the vesper service of
the National Conference of Coun-
ty and Rural Area Superinten-
dents, who are meeting at the
Dinkier Plaza Hotel in Atlanta.

Short Story Writer
To Visit on Campus

Agnes Scott's Lecture Associa-
tion has announced the approach-
ing visit to our campus of Kath-
erine Anne Porter, distinguished
American short story writer. "An
Evening With Katherine Anne
Porter," to be presented in Press-
er Hall at 8:30 P. M. on October
fifteenth, will be the first of this
season's Lecture Association pro-
grams.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, October* 3, 1956

Honest Facts

This is National Newspaper Week. In a statement marking
the observance from October 1-8, President Eisenhower has
said in part:

"Our nation is based upon an informed and concerned cit-
izenry. When our people know the facts, the decisions they
make are for the good of the country.

"The ten thousand newspapers of America, consequently,
have a great responsibility ... to present the facts honestly
and in the proper perspective . . . When Americans know the
truth they are strong and free to act for the best interests of
the nation and the world. This is the challenge of National
Newspaper Week."

Although the function of The Agnes Scott News does not lie
primarily in the coverage of world news, our own college
newspaper does devote a section each week to items of na-
tional and international interest. In the age in which we live,
no body of thinking, well-disciplined students should be al-
lowed to withdraw from the world that lies outside the
campus. We, instead, should be willing to apply the discipline
and training which is ours to a study of contemporary hap-
penings and to the formation of definite decisions concerning
controversial issues.

Particularly is this important in the coming November
elections. Many college students will be placing their initial
ballot in the Presidential election box at that time. Our de-
sire, as college students, to vote in an enlightened fashion
may well be gratifying to students and "first-time" voters as
a whole. In addition, it may help to overcome a mounting
apathy toward voting among the veteran voters of our nation
by demonstrating a new and positive attitude toward voting.

In the interest of presenting "the facts" of the background
and qualifications of the 1956 presidential and vice-presiden-
tial candidates, the News begins a special series with this
issue. We urge all of our readers to inspect these articles and
to consult those of larger newspapers in an effort to become
well-informed.

Then when election time draws near, if we have been
shown the truth, we shall be free to act for the best interests
of the nation and the world. D.R.

Be a Part,
Not Apart

In these busy, first days of school great emphasis is placed
upon studying hard. Studying is very important, yet it is not
so important that outside activities should be completely neg-
lected. All will admit that part of one's college education is
participation in activities with other people.

Right now at the beginning of the school year, each student
has an opportunity to participate in our community project,
Black Cat. This traditional event is held at the first part of
the year so that through associating with other students the
new Freshmen will feel a part of Agnes Scott. Only through
each student working with others in . her class and other
classes can this event be a success.

Won't you do your part? Whether you help your class write
a winning song or just attend the Black Cat Sweepstakes,
Skits, and Dance, you are taking part in Black Cat. You are
helping Black Cat to be a success and are making the Fresh-
men feel at home. J.F.

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Netherlands-North Carolina Freshman
Furnishes International Atmosphere

By Gene Allen Reinero

Dieneke Nieuwenhuis, a freshman here at Agnes Scott, is
of interest to all of us not only because she is a new student,
but also because she is originally from the Netherlands.

Dieneke was born in Holland and lived there till she was
almost nine. In 1946, after the war, she and her parents came
to America for a vacation. They
decided to remain in this country
and now live in Mt. Airy, North
Carolina. Her father is in the
wholesale bulb business. He grows
gladioli and imports tulips from
Holland.

Dieneke has been back to her
country three times for vacations.
She has relatives in England
and Scotland, as well as Holland,
whom she visits. Her grandmother
lives in London. This June Diene-
ke hopes to go back to Holland
with her parents to spend the
summer.

Here at Agnes Scott Dieneke
is studying Spanish, mathematics,
English, history, chemistry and
folk dancing. She particularly
likes history and math.

Dieneke Nieuwenhuis

spects quite different from ours.

Her favorite sports are tennis More is expected of the children
and swimming. She enjoys pro- at an earher a e - In the first
fessional baseball. Dieneke is an S rade ' the children start using

ardent Dodger fan. This past sum-

pen and ink. Also they must learn

mer while on a vacation in New "? * th , e fifth multiplication ta-

York City she went twice to Eb- ble By the Sec nd rade ^ ha \ e

gotten into large numbers in

arithmetic. The teaching of for-

kee. On this same trip she also f S " J*** 8 * be t SU "
L _ Ail _..._ r^j.. fourth grade. By the time a child

betts' Field to see the Dodgers
beat Chicago and lose to Milwau-

spent a few days in Atlantic City.

Sewing is one of Dieneke's hob-
bies. She enjoys making some of
her own clothes. In her campus
home on second Inman she and

her roommates cleverly solved the country, ii is useful to be familiar

"Inman window problem" by buy- with more than just the native

ing a large bedspread. They cut tongue. Many jobs require a

it into three pieces, hemmed each knovvledge of toreign languages ,

piece and presto drapes. for example> the imp ort-export

Dieneke makes some interest- business. Among the Netherlands'

ing comments on the elementary main exports are cheese, choco-

school system in Holland. It is late, bulbs, and the beautiful Delft

much harder and in many re- blue china.

Steber, Metropolitan Soprano,
Initiates Atlanta Concert Series

By Nellie Strickland

Atlanta's All-Star Concert Series opened its 1956-57 season
with the performance of Eleanor Steber, great American so-
prano of the Metropolitan Opera Company, on Tuesday, Oc-
tober 2.

Miss Steber has had long association with the South; she
is a native of Wheeling, West Vir-
ginia, and has made several con- P iamst: Wllliam Primrose, vio-
cert tours of this part of the coun- Ilst: Rlse steve ns, mezzo-soprano;
trv. At Fort McPherson she was Heitor Vllla Lobos ' S uest conduc "
dubbed colonel by the officers and tor; Eu - ene Istomin. pianist; Berl
men several years ago for her S^ofe^ violet and Jorge Bo
brilliant performance. The sopra-

no's beauty impressed an Atlanta
artist so favorably that he asked
to paint her portrait (the request
was granted).

The Atlanta Music Club consi-

let, pianist. The eleven-concert
series will also feature Handel's
"Messiah," the National Ballet
of Canada, and an All-Orchestra
program.

Symphony tickets are still
available for these concerts

ders itself especially fortunate to through the office of Mr. Michael
have had Miss Steber as a per- ^ c rj 0 well
former. Her American appear-
ances will be very limited next
season, because she has been cho
sen by the United States Govern-
ment as a representative of this
country to make a goodwill world
concert tour. This tour begins in
January, 3957.

Other All-Star concerts to be
presented this season are as fol-
lows: the NBC Opera Compa-
ny, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo,
Mantovani, Jan Peerce, tenor, and
Leonard Warren, baritone, Bos-
ton Pops Orchestra, Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra, and Walter
Gieseking, pianist.

The Atlanta Symphony lists
among its 1956-57 guest artists
the following: Rudolf Firkusny,

Dieneke plans to finish the four
years at Agnes Scott. She hopes
that she will also have the oppor-
tunity to study at either the Uni-
versity of London or the Univer-
sity of Edinburgh.

f-^rete Scripts

finishes the sixth grade he has
studied French, English, and Ger-
man.

Since the Netherlands is a small

The Dakota Student reports
that Pogo is "top drawer stuff."
It seems they wish to support
their favorite possum for presi-
dent, and "not being ones to sir
like bumps on a log," they have
plans for a Pogo rally and dance.

A bit of practical advice is giv-
en to "confused rats" in The Fur-
man Hornet. The first rule states
that "Freshmen should never have
their heads higher than upper
classmen." It is added that "If a
tall male Rat wishes to date a
short upper class girl, he definitely
has a problem."

The Davidsonian features an
editorial on the responsibility of
the college student. It states that
m addition to "the traditional re-
sponsibility to self, family, and
school, of 'making good', there is
an added measure of trust" be-
cause of present high selectivity
of students in institutions of high-
er learning.

Magazine Features
Alumna Journalist

Marybeth Little Weinstein (Ag-
nes Scott, Class of 1948) is fea-
tured in the October issue of
Mademoiselle. An ex-*Guest Editor
of that magazine, she is now
working for the Sunday New York
Times.

While still at Agnes Scott,
Marybeth resolved to go to New
York as soon as she graduated "to
write poetry in the Village and
later, maybe, to be a lady editor
with a penthouse overlooking Cen-
tral Park . . ." As a result of her
Guest-Editorship with Mademoi-
selle in 1947, she was invited back
to become a full-time member of
that magazine's staff. In two
years she became college editor,
managing the contest that had
given her a start and doing edi-
torial jobs .

Marybeth is no longer an edi-
tor. Since the news world takes a
dim view of titles, she has become
simply "deskman." She reads,
recommends, orders, rewrites and
rejects features for the magazine
section. She finds time on the side
to write features on subjects rang-
ing from pipe-smoking for women
to the life of George Bernard
Shaw.

A TV- producer husband, three
children and a suburban Scars-
dale home keep Mrs. Weinstein
busy after hours.

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Wednesday, October 3, 1956 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3

Autumn Days, Gold Chapeaux
'Spirit' Scotties From Campus

By Jean Hodgens

As the autumn weather* turns those famed leaves to flame, and the
clear brisk days of September dwindle to a precious few, many of the
Scotties have forsaken their books and turned to the great out-of-
doors. Bicycling, walking or just sitting in the quadrangle is very
popular, particularly with the boys wearing those adorable gold hats
that seem so stylish this year.

The fraternities at Tech, finishing rush last week end, and those at
Emory took advantage Of the Lovely weather and staged many of their
parties with a natural setting.

The SAEs at Tech had a rush party-picnic Friday night at North
Fulton Park and invited Mary Ann Gillis, Susan O'Neil, Sally Meek,
and Jody Armbrecht.

Out of doors Saturday night were the Tech PiKAs, as they traveled
via hay and truck. Pat Anderson, Susan Riffe, Martha Young, and
Dannie Reynolds had a great time even if the Harvest Moon didn't
cooperate.

The Betas at Tech journeyed to the Allatoona Yacht Club Saturday
night, and took Mary Ruth Watson, Jane King, Mary Ann Donnell, and
Renee Shenk as shipmates.

The Betas at Emory must have caught the contagious call of the
wild from their neighboring brothers. Many folk including Dolly
Bates, Cat Hodgin, Betty Cobb, and Curt Swords were at their
picnic at Stone Mountain Saturday, but the Betas regret that Kim
Novak couldn't join them.

A picnic finished the rush season for the Kappa Sigs at Tech. Seen
at Snapfinger Farm were the country girls Libby Hanson, Cathryn
Collins, Carolyn Wright, and Sally Sanford.

The Sigma Chis at Tech were unique in that they brought the out-
side inside. For their beach party Saturday night, they imported sand
in the form of sawdust, and palm trees in their natural form, giving the
house all the allure of a South Sea Island. Seen lounging by the surf
were Jane Law, Eve Purdom, Nancy Holland, Wardie Abernathy, and
Libby Gay.

A more continental affair Saturday night was given at the Tech
KA house. It was a "Paris After Dark" party. Lillian Hart, Nancy
Bowers, Barbara Duvall, Margaret Ann Zepatos and Babe McFadden
were among the "mademoiselles de Agnes Scott" who looked especially
chic.

The ATOs were more conventional as they wound up rush week
week at Tech with a house dance. Glimpsed on the dance floor were
Lynn Frederick, Kathryn John, Peace Fewell, Martha Davis, and
Jackie Rountree.

Lang Sydnor ) Caro McDonald, and Liza Ambrose also went to a
rush party Saturday night but their's was at the ZIP house, a dental
fraternity at Emory. How're the molars, girls?

A most unusual party was thrown by the Tech Delta Tau Deltas
Friday night. For their mystery party the Delts rented an abandoned
prison and made it really spooky with some inventions of their own.
The biggest mystery, for the girls at least, was what to wear, and
Emily Bivens, Helen Sewell, Beverly Dfelk, and Jimsie Oeland appeared
in a wild and wide assortment of attire.

The Southeastern Fair drew many Scotties last week. Frances
Gwinn } Edith Hurt, and Grace Woods tried winning some Pandas,
while Nancy Brock and Dot Ripley preferred 'the finer things of life,
the livestock and poultry exhibitions. It has been reported that Shelia
MacConochie, Penny Smith and their dates set an endurance record
on the merry-go-round.

A roll of drums, please, as we recognize the lucky ones who made
that long trip down the aisle over the summer. Mary Grace McCurry
Garrett, Marianne Sargent Duncan, Lillian Null Kirkpatrick, Marilyn
Monaghan Adams, and Becky Deal Geiger are successfully combining
the virtues of wife and scholar. Others who are enjoying their new
dual role are Frances Cork Engle, Sally Forester Logue, Nancy Hale
Johnson, Joanne Ray Moulton, and Eleanor Wrivht Linn. Best wishes,
wives (isn't that a lovely word?), ASC smiles on you.

The wanderlust, beckoned some from the "Sheltering Arms" last
week end. Hazel Ellis drove to Athens to see FSU and Georgia tie.
Columbia, S. C, was the destination of Virginia Fuller as she toured
over to see a "someone special." Betty Edmunds enjoyed one of those
fabulous University of Virginia week ends.

Have you noticed the Thursday sparkle in Betsy Crapps' eyes?
Could the cause be an especially interesting history class, or perhaps
a Seminary graduate who pays a pastoral call every Thursday?

Speaking of sparkles, there is a new one on campus, and it's found
on the left hand of Hazel Hall. The beauty of the diamond is sur-
passed only by the width of your smile, Haz.

Now, chicks, a few words of wisdom: since the rush parties have
ended you may be seeking entertainment this week end. May I recom-
mend Black C at. It has the Six Star Seal for Frolicking Fridays.

Swart . . .

(Continued from Page 1)
Swart points out that on the
whole European students receive
more intense high school training
and therefore become specialized
at a younger age than American
students. The school systems are
set up on a different basis and
European high school students en-
ter the universities at almost a
graduate level.

At a European University Mr.
Swart would be teaching history
mainly to people who wanted to
major in it or pursue their studies
further in the f eld. Only a small
percentage of European students
take general subjects in college
since these subjects are usually
covered adequately in high school.

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ternational Relations Club will be
held on Monday, October 8 at
4:30 in the End Date Parlor of
Main. At this time, plans will be
discussed for United Nations
Week and for the campus-wide
musical program to be held later
in the year.

Glee Club

New members of the Glee Club,
selected on the basis of tryouts
held recently, include Lucy Cole,
Phyllis Cox, Celia Crook, Anne
Eyler, Anne Lowrie Fraser, Sally
Fuller, Martha Holmes, Carolyn
Howard, Marion McCall, Mar-
garet McKelway, Mary Jane
Pickens, Janice Powell, Alice
Prather, Kay Richards, Sally
Smith, and Nain Stieglitz.

Pi Alpha Phi

At the last meeting of Pi Alpha
Phi, comittees were named by de-
bate chairman, Genelle Breedlove,
and plans were made for fall try-
outs for upperclassmen. Regular
meetings were scheduled for the
second and fourth Tuesday of each
month at 4:45.

Eta Sigma Phi

Officers of Eta Sigma Phi held
a short business meeting on
Thursday, September 21. At this
time, a theme was chosen for fu-
ture programs, and the selection
of new members was discussed.
Music Club

At a meeting of the officers of
the Music Club on Thursday, Sep-
tember 29, Miss Roxie Hagopian
was selected as club sponsor, and
meetings were scheduled for the
third Wednesday of each month
at 4:00. Programs for the coming
year will be devoted to a study of
the life and work of contemporary
musicians.

"Exam Controversy Stranded;
Found on Main Thoroughfare

By Nancy Kimmel

In Student Government meeting last Thursday there arose
that question which is dear to the heart of every college girl.
The question merely arose and was left stranded by the side-
lines. It is therefore our intention to get back on the main
road. That is why we conducted this poll on the subject of
THOSE THINGS EXAMS. (This'

is another article in the series of
campus improvements, conducted
under the supervision of the de-
partment of Home Economics.)

CECILY VANderROOSTING :
"Exams, as they are conducted at
Agnes Scott, are old fashioned. I
am against them, but would love
heading a committee for the intro-
duction of oral comprehensives to
be given only during Spring quar-
ter of the senior year."

PENELOPE PENCIL: Well, uh,
uh, uh, as I see it from where I
am standing over here by But-
trick, it don't look as though the
crowd over there in the Hub minds
t'lem too much. \nd, uh. uh, you
know how j. feel. Whatever the
Hub wants, is uh, uh, all right
with me.

ADO ANNETTE: "Exams,
phooev. They don't bother me at
all. Who minds going to class once
a day, writing a little blue book
full? That's nothing when you
consider all the free time you
get in the afternoon and all the
dates you can get in. Why, last
year I even slipped in a little side
trip to Florida State. I'm for hav-
ing exams every other week."

AGNES LIBRETTE BOOK-
STER: "Exams are essential to the
scholar. During those few hours
of concentrated study, I find my-
self discovering new worlds that
I had overlooked in the mad pace
of the quarter. I find myself look-
ing forward to my specially ar-
ranged course next quarter. I find
myself telling you it is called Di-
rected Study for the Superior
Student. I also find myself . . ."

ASSISTANT DEAN FANCY
SNUCKITT: "Now that I'm above
them, I like them. They are just
the right thing to keep the dorm
quiet and peaceful. And besides,
where would I be now if it weren't
for exams?"

RAINDROP GRILLIS: "No
comment whatsoevery."

MRS. LEONARD GEIGER-
COUNTER: "Exams are all right
in general, but I was wondering
if we could skip them this winter
so Leonard and I could take a
little vacation to Istanbul."

MISS BLISS: "I find that
exams stimulate my students no
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exams that I truly get to know
my student. I have never known
a mind that wasn't awakened .by
the thought of examinations."

We decided that we would ask
one student to give us a summary
and a conclusion for this study.
We chose a famous hockey player
and popular, all-around girl,
PERTHA SIS BOOM BAH BUY-
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yeah, exams? Yeah, we got 'em,
sure."

Freshmen Prepare
For Dek-lt Contest

Freshmen Scotties are busy
making trips to Decatur and At-
lanta shopping for odds and ends
that will add to the decoration of
their rooms. Eagerly they are
awaiting the time when the judges
will visit the dormitories to select
the roorn that best displays at-
tractiveness, color, and originality.

Christian Association each year
sponsors Dek-lt, a contest in
which freshmen compete in plan-
ning and carrying out decoration
of rooms. Mollie Merrick, Fresh-
man Adviser, is co-ordinator of
this project. October 15-19 is the
week scheduled for the selection;
the definite day is to be announced
later.

Judges for the contest are Miss
Marie Huper, Jean Donaldson, and
Marty Veale, winner of last year's
contest. Prizes will be awarded.

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nie Mack who led the Athletics for 50 years.

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ous rivalry between our Army, Navy and Air Force.

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Colorado prairie.

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8. What the mess in Moscow means. Evidence that the
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9. Master bridge builder. Introducing David Steinman,
world leader in bridge design and construction.

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ments proved a bright lOth-grader is ready for college.

11. Laughter the best medicine. Amusing experiences from
everyday life.

12. What happens when we pray for others? Too often we
pray only for ourselves. Here's how we gain true rewards
of prayer when we pray for others.

13. European vs. U. S. beauties. Why European women are
more glamorous to men.

14. Trading stamps bonus or bunkum? How much of their
cost is included in the price you pay?

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dead by serving the living.

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quiz to build your vocabulary.

17. Are we too soft on young criminals? Why the best way
to cure juvenile delinquency is to punish first offenders.

18. Medicine man on the Amazon. How two devoted mis-
sionaries bring medical aid to jungle natives.

19. Creatures in the night. The fascinating drama of nature
that is enacted between dusk and dawn.

20. What your sense of humor tells about you. What the
jokes you like, the way you laugh reveal about you.

21. The sub that wouldn't stay down. Stirring saga of the
U.S.S. Squalus' rescue from a depth of 40 fathoms.

22. Madame Butterfly in bobby sox. How new freedoms have
changed life for Japanese women; what the men think.

23. Doctors should tell patients the truth. When the doctor
operated, exactly what did he do? Why a written record
of your medical history may someday save your life.

24. "How wonderful you are . . . " Here's why affection
and admiration aren't much good unless expressed; why
locked-up emotions eventually wither.

25. Harry Holt and a heartful of children. Story of a farmer
who singlehandedly finds homes for hundreds of Korean
war orphans.

26. Our tax laws make us dishonest. How unfair tax laws
are causing a serious moral deterioration.

27. Venereal disease now a threat to youth. How V.D. is
spreading among teen-agers and sane advice to victims.

28. Secy. Benson's faith in the American farmer. Why he

feels farmers, left alone, can often solve their own prob-
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29. Your brain's unrealized powers. Seven new findings to
help you use your brain more efficiently.

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Churchill is doing in retirement.

31. Are juries giving away too much money? Fantastic
awards juries hand out because they confuse compassion
with common sense.

32. My last best days on earth. In her own words a young
mother, learning she had cancer, tells how she decided to
make this the "best year of her life."

33. Foreign-aid mania. How the billions we've given have
brought mainly disappointment and higher taxes.

34. Out where jet planes are born. Story of Edward Air
Force Base, where 10,000 men battle wind, sand and speed
barriers to keep us supreme in the sky.

35. Life in these United States. Humorous anecdotes reveal-
ing quirks of human nature.

36. Man's most playful friend: the Land Otter, [nteresting
facts about this amusing animal.

37. Why not a foreign - service career? How our State De-
partment is making foreign service attractive to young men.

38. A new deal in the old firehouse. How one town goi
lower taxes, greater protection combining fire and police.

39. Crazy man on Crazy Horse. Meet the man whose
statue of an Indian will be the largest in history.

40. Their business is dynamite. How the manufacture of
this explosive has been made one of the safest industries.

41. His best customers are babies. How a kitchen strainer
and a pint of mashed peas became the Gerber Products Co.

42. Smoky Mountain magic. Why this, our most ancient
mountain range, has more visitors than any other.

43. Call for Mr. Emergency. Meet the Emergency Police,
who get 8 million New Yorkers out of trouble.

44. Beauty by the mile. How landscape engineers prove
roadside planting is lifesaving as well as beautiful.

45. Humor in uniform. True stories of the funny side of
life in our Armed Forces.

46. Seven economic fallacies. The American Economic
Foundation explodes misconceptions about our economy.

47. Admiral of the Greek Oil Fleet. Story of Stavros Niar-
chos, who has won a fortune betting on and carrying oil .

Wednesday, October 3, 1956 & THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS f> 5

AA Offers Many Opportunities;
Program Fulfills Student Needs

By Helen Hendry

Many almost shocking surveys have recently been released
revealing that the American youth, despite his considered ad-
vantages, is fast becoming a specimen of physical degenera-
tion rattling far below his European contemporary m stami-
na, and general physical fitness. President Eisenhower ex-
pressed his concern jn a message '

last year in which he noted the
alarming growth of the number of
young American men who are
turned away yearly from military
service because of physical de-
ficiencies.

Doctors viewing this problem
blame the easy life led by the ma-
jority of America's young people
which encourages their depend-
ence on modern conveniences and
indoor amusements such as mo-
vies and T. V. and their trend to-
ward spec:atorship rather than
actual participation in athletic
activity.

Third Ideal

The third of the four ideals up-
held at Agnes Scott College is
Physical Well-Being. It has long
been recognized that only with an
active, healthy body can a stu-
dent be expected to meet ade-
quately the demands of campus
life. Thus the job of the Athletic
Association is to act as the main-
stay of this ideal by offering a
varied athletic program which
most nearly fulfills the needs of
the Student Body.

Unfortunately, too often this
program of athletics is left in the
care of the A. A. Board members
and a minority group of teamed
athletes while the majority of so-
called non-athletes on campus,
whether intimidated by their more
vigorous sisters or over-protective
of their own delicate qualities, re-
strict their interest to a faithful
persuing of a diet book and the
daily 15 minutes of deep-knee
bends.

Need For Participation

Few people achieve proficiency
in many sports, but the advantage
and enjoyment rests not on the
ability and range of ability alone
but on the actual participation. A
variety of team and individual
activities are offered throughout
the year designed to reach all
students possible. Many require
little skill and provide not only
amusement but relief from studies
and class work. Listed are only
a few of the forms of recreation
provided for the campus com-
munity.

The Athletic Association pur-
chases and maintains for the use
of the students a number of bi-
cycles kept in the bottom of the
Science hall. This year the Board
received a welcome addition to the
supply an English bike featuring
three gears and a hand-brake.
Students are urged to use these
bicycles at any time and are re-
quested to return them to their

proper places.

Swimming
The gymnasium swimming pool
is open for plunge periods
throughout the year. Plunge peri-
ods are from Monday through
Thursday from 4:005:00 every
week. As a new feature on
Wednesdays, synchronized swim-
ming will be taught during this
time to all who are interested.

Located near the observatory is
the A. A. barbecue pit which is
open at all times to the use of the
entire campus. Individuals or or-
ganizations wishing to reserve the
pit for a specific date should con-
tact Betsy Crapps in order to in-
sure reservations and so that
arrangements may be made for
wood.

Golfing

Cars are provided every
Wednesday and Thursday after-
noons for golfers inteVested in
playing at the Avondale Course.
Students wishing to go out on
these afternoons are requested to
sign on lists in the respective
dorms.

In addition to the above men-
tioned activities, other sports op-
portunities include archery, rifle-
ry, riding, badminton, shuffle-
board, swimming meet, doubles
and singles tennis tournaments,
hockey, basketball, Dance Group,
ping pong, volleyball, tumbling,
fencing and softball. Whether a
novice or "pro," each student is
invited and urged to take advan-
tage of any and all sports activi-
ties.

Mascot Kathy poses with cou-
sin James McCain.

Class of '57 Elects
'Kathy 1 As Mascot

The Agnes Scott College Class
of 1957 announces the selection
of Miss Kathryn Lee McCain,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John
R. McCain, as the class mascot.
Kathy is the granddaughter of
Dr. James R. McCain, president
emeritus of ASC.

As mascot, Kathy will partici-
pate in many of the traditional
senior activities including Investi-
ture, crowning of the May Queen,
and graduation exercises. Kathy
is six years old and a "freshman"
at Ponce de Leon Grade School
in Decatur.

Outside of school, Kathy has
a special interest in collecting
rare, old pennies. Her mother is
an alumna- of Agnes Scott and
her sister, Elizabeth, was mascot
of the Class of 1948.

ASC Will Star Once Again;
Center to Film McCain's Life

Once again Agnes Scott is "getting into the movies." Once
again motion picture cameras, 1915 model cars, and girls in
old-fashioned dresses* will be seen about the campus. This
time it is not Hollywood, but Atlanta's own Protestant Radio
and Television Center which will be filming a television show
about Dr. James Ross McCain,

Scott sequence will last only about
a minute. However, the ten mem-
bers of Blackfriars who have been
selected to be in the film may
still consider themselves lucky.
Those girls who will play the part
of ten typical Agnes Scott stu-
dents of 1915 are Doreen Green-
field, Caroline Miller, Emily Gil-
ham, Lynn Frederick, Sally San-
ford, Nancy Kimmel, Carol Pike,
Liz Shumaker, Nellie Strickland,
and Mary Ann Campbell.

Mr. Warde Adams, of Atlanta,
is producer of the show. Shooting
of the Agnes Scott scenes is
scheduled to begin Monday, Oc-
tober 15.

The Educated Woman

The influence of the educated
American woman is one of tiie
strongest forces for good in
our national life today.

It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow specialized
training, that lias developed
her abilities and ins ghts. As
homemaker-citizen and as ca-
reer ist-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, GEORGIA

DRUID HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Welcomes Agnes Scott Students

Transportation leaves Main Building at

9:15 A. M.

9:30 A.M. Sunday School Mr. Donald W. Stout, Teacher
I 1 :00 A.M. World Wide Communion Service Dr. T. A. Fry, Jr.
6:00 P.M. Westminster Fellowship, Frank Merl, President
Light supper followed by program

President Emeritus of Agnes
Scott.

When completed, the show,
which is entitled "Dr. McCain,
Christian Witness," will last
fourteen and a half minutes. The
story starts when a young girl,
confused about what type of col-
lege she should attend, comes to
Dr. McCain for advice.

Dr. McCain, speaking as a
counselor, Christian leader, and
president emeritus of a liberal
arts college, advises her to choose
not only a liberal arts school but
also one with Christian back-
ground and ideals. As he talks
with her his thoughts flash back
to Agnes Scott, and the cameras
record a campus scene from 1915,
with girls in quaint dress walking
about the campus and entering
tne library.

In the finished film, the Agnes

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Chemistry Majors Give Details internationally .
Of Enlightening Oak Ridge Trip

By Dorothy Rearick

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is a most unique part of the country,
agree the eight chemistry majors who visited there last week
end. Covering 60,000 acres and located on the former site of
three small Tennessee towns separated by miles of rolling
farm and forestland, the town and government area is now
in its thirteenth year of existence

Built to house a population of
75,000 during the war years, the
town is presently home to some
32,000 people. Fifty different
churches and many modern school
buildings, numbering among the
best in the nation from the stand-
point of design and construction,
are significant landmarks among
the surrounding hills.

Young Town

Most inhabitants of the town
are under 35 years of age. Eight
thousand children are enrolled in
the school system and eight thou-
sand more are waiting to enroll.
Oak Ridge is reputed to have the
highest birth rate of any town in
the nation, a fact which is in no'
way connected with the town's in-
terest in atomic energy.

Houses in the area were origi-
nally constructed to last a maxi-
mum of ten years. At the present
time, they have been standing
thirteen years and show all indi-
cation of remaining intact many
more. The government has only
recently begun to sell these houses
and lots to families. In places, new
homes are being built and modern
shopping centers are springing up
to replace former PX type stores.
Although it still largely resembles
an army base, the town of Oak
Ridge is fast adopting the more
familiar trends of civilian life.
Visitors

It was into this area that eight

of Agnes Scott's junior and senior
chemistry majors, accompanied by
Dr. W. Joe Frierson, Dr. Charles
B. Vail and Miss Louise Rainey
journeyed last weekend. The lar-
gest field trip the department has
undertaken in some time, this trip
was designed to acquaint the stu-
dents with many of the principles,
instruments and uses of atomic
energy through first hand obser-
vation.

The entire day September 28
was spent touring two of Oak
Ridge's principal areas of opera-
tion, Y-12 and X-10. Here were
observed, among other things, two
cyclotrons, the graphite and
swimming pool atomic reactors, a
Van de Graaf generator and atom
smasher, and a remote control
process for separating and pack-
aging radioactive isotopes.

Cancer Therapy

A highlight of the trip was the
visit to the Medical Division of
the Oak Ridge Institute of Nu-
clear Studies. Underway here is
one of the nation's major pro-
grams to investigate the value of
radioisotopes and radiations in
cancer therapy.

Through this field trip, our
chemistry majors gained a new
insight into the realm of atomic
energy and came to appreciate its
value, as well as its problems, as
it applies to real life.

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foreign aid.

Nixon is a hard fighter in parti
san contests but he isjequally able
in bipartisan issues, especially
those concerning our foreign af-
fairs. He has been a staunch and
effective leader in the bipartisan
issue of foreign aid. Nixon has
done an excellent job of bringing
the gap between the aims and
views of the President and the
Congressional point of view. Nix-
on is against any federalizing, so-
cializing, or nationalizing of any
basic American institution. He be-
lieves schools are of local concern
and not federal. But he believes
that the federal government
should help when needed.

Kefauver's crime investigation
made before the 1952 elections
made him famous, but it also cost
him political friends. Truman and
the big city leaders were definitely
against him when his probe dis-
closed that many gamblers were
linked to local officeholders. Ke-
fauver offended not only the city
Democrats but' also the Southern-
ers. He has been branded by many
Southern Democrats as a radical.
He has made a determined stand
against segregation and has urged
the use of federal force to insure
integration.

Both Kefauver and Nixon are
the sons of storekeepers. They
grew up in small towns. They
worked their way through college
and became lawyers. Then they
turned to politics where they have
led active lives. They both live
in Washington, D. C. Their chil-
dren attend the same public
school.

Both men have been severely
criticized and both have been.

Grafton To Address Students
At Honors Day Convocation

Mrs. Martha Stackhouse Grafton, dean of instruction at
Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia, will deliver the
Honors Day address at Convocation on October 10. Dean
Grafton, an Agnes Scott alumna and member of Phi Beta
Kappa, will speak on "Being Above the Average." The pro-
gram will recognize students who

qualified for Honor Roll during
the 1955-56 session.

Mrs. Grafton majored in soci-
ology at Agnes Scott and was
president of Student Government
while here. She received her Mas-
ter's .degree at Northwestern Uni-
versity. In 1930 she joined the
Mary Baldwin faculty as Assistant
Dean of Students and Instructor
in History. In 1937 she became
Dean of Instruction and has serv-
ed as Acting-President following
the resignation of Dr. L. Wilson
Jarman in 1945 and again in 1953,
following the resignation of Dr.
Frank Bell Lewis.

Dean Grafton has served as
President for the Association of
Virginia Colleges and the Southern
Association of Colleges for Wo-
men. She has also presided as
chairman of the Conference of
Academic Deans of the Southern
States in *1948 and as chairman
of the curriculum commission of
the Southern Association of Col-
leges for Women in 1947-48. In
1950 Mrs. Grafton was appointed
a member of the executive com-
mittee of the Virginia Humanities
Conference.

Dr. Thomas H. Grafton, Mrs.
Grafton's husband, is professor of

greatly praised. It will be interest-
ing to watch what will happen
when November arrives, and
America makes its choice.

sociology at Mary Baldwin Col-
lege and pastor of Finley Me-
morial Presbyterian Church, Stu-
arts Draft, Virginia. Two of their
three daughters, Letitia and Eliz-
abeth, are Agnes Scott graduates.

Devotional Reading
Placed in Library

For those who would like to
learn more about rheir Christian
faith; for those who seek inspira-
tion during busy days in college,
or for those who need material
for hall prayers, the library has
recently reserved a shelf on the
main floor near the fireplace for
all types of devotional and in-
spirational literature.

There will be many types of
books on this shelf and they will
be divided into sections for Bible
study, daily devotions, spiritual
biographies, and studies of the
Christian doctrine. These books
will be circulated among students
as most regular library books for
a two week period.

For those who wish to share
their ideas with others, C. A. has
scheduled a discussion period in
the Hub next Wednesday evening,
October 10. Exact time, topic and
leaders will be announced later.

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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, October 10, 1956

Number 3

Protestant TV Center to Film
Story of President Emeritus

By Celeste Rogers

The Protestant Radio and Television Center of Atlanta is
currently undertaking the filming of fifteen television shows
known as "The Christian Witness Series." One of these shows
is about Dr. James Ross McCain, president emeritus of Ag-
nes Scott College and an elder in the Decatur Presbyterian
Church. A portion of the show

will be filmed on the Agnes Scott
campus, and sixteen members of
Blackfriars have been selected to
provide background for the
scenes.

Dr. McCain was selected by the
Presbyterian Board of Extension
as one of the men about whom a
"Christian Witness" program was
to be written. He is well-known
as a Christian leader in his com-
munity and church, a beloved
friend and counselor of young
people, and President Emeritus of
a college of outstanding Christian
character. /

In the fifteen minute film,
which is entitled "From Out the
Crowd," Dr. McCain advises an
uncertain young girl to choose a
liberal arts college befpre a vo-
cational school, and also to choose
one with Christian ideals. In dis-
cussing colleges with the girl, Dr.
McCain speaks of Agnes Scott in
order to exemplify a Christian
liberal arts college and also to
point out the changes that have
occured in colleges since he be-
came President of Agnes Scott in
1915. It is at this point in the film
that scenes of Agnes Scott occur.

In the Agnes Scott sequence,
which will last only fifty-four sec-
onds in the finished film, the girls
are attired in 1915 dress. These
dresses are being rented from
New York especially for the occa-
sion. Scenes of Rebekah Scott Hall
and the colonnade, Main Building,
students coming out of Presser
Hall after chapel, the Science
Hall, and the Library will be film-
ed on October 15th.

Dr. McCain will, of course, be
the chief actor in the film. The

part of the young lady will be por-
trayed by a local high school girl.
The film has already been com-
pleted with . the exception of the
Agnes Scott sequence.

The fifty-four second sequence
of our campus alone will cost the
Protestant Radio and Television
Center several hundred dollars.
The entire film is being financed
by the Presbyterian Church.

The dafe of the appearance of
this show on television has not
been determned. The "Christian
Witness Series" is to be completed
by February 1st and handed over
to the television stations. The in-
dividual stations will contact all
parties interested as to the exact
date of the film's presentation.

Seen in Passing . . .

Frantic chimney swift flies from
one corner of the library to the other,
searching for escafe through the roof,
zvhile all zuindozvs are standing of en
in the hofe that he y ll find an easier
exit.

* * *

Freshman taking first history quiz
glances uf from her fafer and is
somewhat startled by the Black Cat
grinning in at her from the win-
dowed door.

* * *

Padded folar bear being led uf
gy?n stefs by a seeing-eye sophomore
on night of dress rehearsal.

Muffled sounds of the World
Series drifting from the treasurer's

office in But trick.

* * *

Thursday botany lab breaks into
a grin on hearing several not-quite-
true blasts from a far-away trmnfet.

President of GSCW To Speak
On Leadership in Convocation

. Mortar Board is sponsoring the Convocation for Wednes-
day, October 17, and has invited as speaker Dr. Robert E.
Lee, president of Georgia State College for Women in Mill-
edgeville.

Dr. Lee's talk on leadership and its part in the honor
system will be one of many pro

grams planned for Honor Empha-
sis Week, October 15-19.

Having graduated from Wash-
ington and Lee University, Dr. Lee
completed work on his M'aster's
degree at Vanderbilt University
and received his Ed.D. degree from
the University of Florida. He has
taught at North Carolina State
University, University of Florida,
and Berry College in Georgia.

After serving four years in the
Navy during World War n, Dr.
Lee headed the educational serv-
ices program of the University of
Midway in the Pacific. In civilian
life he directed research and sta-
tistics for the Florida State De-
partment of Education and assist-
ed in preparing Florida's revised
Minimum Foundation for Educa-
tion program. Before his appoint-
ment to the presidency of GSCW,

Dr. Lee was Dean of Instruction
and head of the mathematics de-
partment at Berry College.

Robert E. Lee

Porter Will Read Works
Revealing Humor, Drama

Monday, October 15, Lecture Association will open its
1956-57 lecture series by presenting one of the finest Ameri-
can short story writers, Katherine Anne Porter, reading from
her own works. The lecture will be open to the public.

A native of Texas, Miss Porter attended various private
schools. She has been awarded

Immanuel Ben Dor

Ben Dor To Speak
On Biblical Subject

Dr. Immanuel Ben Dor, Deputy
Director of Antiquities of the Gov-
ernment of Israel, will speak on
campus tomorrow evening, Octo-
ber 11th. Dr. Ben Dor has chosen
as his subject "Daily Life in Bib-
lical Times." The lecture will be
at 8:15 p.m. in Campbell Science
Hall.

Dr. Ben Dor, a native of Okopy,
Ukraine, is a graduate of the He-
brew Teachers College of Vienna
and also studied at the Universi-
ties of Vienna and Rome.

In 1948, Dr. Ben Dor assumed
his present position. In 1954 he
was invited to be lecturer at the
Oriental Institute of the Univer-
sity of Chicago. At the present
time, Dr. Ben Dor is a lecturer at
the Harvard Divinity School.

honorary degrees from both the
University of North Carolina Wo-
men's college and the University
of Michigan. She is a member of
the National Institute of Arts and
Letters and a Fellow in Regional
American Literature of the Li-
brary of Congress. |

Miss Porter's works include
Pale Horse, Pale Rider; Flowering
Judas; The Leaning Tower; The
Days Before; and her new novel,
Xo Safe Harbor. Pale Horse, Pale
Rider, probably her best known
work, should be of particular in-
terest to some of the freshmen, as
.hey will be reading the three
short novels contained in it this
quarter.

Edmund Wilson, in The New
Yorker, says her stories "show
us human relationships in their
constantly shifting phases and in
the moments of which their exis-
tence is made."

Miss Porter has done a great
deal of speaking both in this coun-
try and abroad. Her readings have
been acclaimed for their brilliance,
humor, and dramatic impact.
Glenway Wescott of the New York
Times says, "Miss Porter's style
is . . . perfection." She has also
done recordings on Caedman and

Internationally Speaking . . .

NATO Policy Poses Problems
As Russia Plots 'Peace 7 Moves

By Byrd Hoge

One of the most vital international questions of today is
what to do with NATO. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles
says that it is time that this organization advanced from its
youth to the "totality of its meaning." Others believe that
NATO has filled its destiny and should expire.

Generally speaking, the mutual

security programs of the United
States and the other fourteen
member nations who signed the
North Atlantic Treaty have been
entrusted to this body. Now ef-
forts are being made to extend
the emphasis on maintaining mili-
tary defense to economic and po-
litical areas since there are cer-
tain spiritual, cultural and per-
sonal ties between the North At-
lantic Treaty members.

One* of the major points of de-
bate in this question is whether or
not NATO provides adequate mili-
tary defense. Many Americans are
afraid that we are making too
great a commitment and may
thereby entangle ourselves in a
war between a European nation
and its aggressor which would re-
sult in a world conflict. These
people bel.'eve that it is far more
important to build our own de-
fense rather than contribute to
collective security. Collective se-
curity, they maintain, wil^i actual-
ly weaken our defense.

However, supporters of NATO
argue that the very fact that an
aggressor of one of the NATO
members would have to fight all

the NATO members at the same
time is the strongest type of de-
fense.

The Russians, during the Twen-
tieth Party Congress, had twelve
speakers and eleven of these
speeches cited the disbursement
of NATO as the primary objective
of the Soviet foreign policy. This
policy has been conspicuous in the
difficulties arising within the
NATO body German unification,
French-Algerian troubles, and the
Cyprus crisis. Consequently, many
supporters of NATO want the
body to expand its. authority to
the degree that more subjects can
be discussed in NATO meetings
before the crisis breaks.

Another major point that the
enemies of NATO cite is that the
United States has borne more
than 80 percent of the cost of
NATO. This has greatly affected
our national debt. Taxpayers are
clutching their purses and ve-
hemently protesting that the
American taxpayer is being too
greatly burdened. Few Americans
realize that our NATO allies are
"now spending six dollars from
their own budget to match every
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Columbia Records of The Days
Before and Pale Horse, Pale
Rider.

Katherine Anne Porter

Alston Names 34
To # 56 Honor Roll

At Convocation this morning,
Dr. Alston recognized the follow-
ing as members of the 1955-56
Honor Roll of Agnes Scott Col-
lege:

Juniors: Mary Beaty, Jean Don-
aldson, Carolyn Herman, Byrd
Hoge, Virginia Keller, Mary
Oates, Dorothy Rearick, Virginia
Redhead, and Frazer Steel Wa-
ters.

Sophomores: Elizabeth Ansley,
Mary Dymond Byrd, Diana Kay
Carpenter, Jeannette Ames Clark,
Nancy Claire Edwards, Louise
Law, Carlanna Lindamood, Caro-
lyn Magruder, Phia Peppas, Luell
Robert, Grace Eugenie Robert-
son, and Ann Stein.

Freshmen: Margaret Ward Ab-
ernethy, Gertrude Ann Florrid,
Glenda Marie Huey, Audrey Lau-
rene Johnson, Patricia Ann Len-
hardt, Donalyn Jane Moore, Jo-
anne Ray Moulton, Catherine Jean
Salter, Helen Claire Smith, Edith
Lambert Tritton, Nancy Eliza-
beth Trowell, Barbara Lou Var-
ner, and Susie Evelyn White.

Guest speaker for the Honors
Day Convocation was Dean Mar-
tha S. Grafton of Mary Baldwin
College, Staunton, Virginia. Her
topic was "On Being Above the
Average."

Students named to the 1955-'56
Honor Roll were entertained by
Mortar Board at a special lunch-
eon in the dining hall.

Adams To Present
Recital October 18

The third faculty recital of this
year presented by the Music De-
partment of Agnes Scott College
will feature Mr. John Louis Ad-
ams, This program will be held
Thursday, October 18, at 8:30 p.m.
in Maclean Auditorium.

Mr. Adams is Assistant Profes-
sor of Music at the college and is
principal violist with the Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra. He also di-
rects the Agnes Scott College Or-
chestra.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, October 10. 1956

Shellbound!

Another Black Cat Day has come and gone, leaving echoes
of ''a college campus where peace and joy abound, where
laughter gay in work or play within each heart is found . . ."
to ring throughout the year.

An Agnes Scott tradition, this year's production proved
to be bigger and better than ever. Certainly much credit is
due those who worked directly or indirectly to make it the
success that it was.

Not the least of those to whom credit is due are the mem-
bers of our faculty. Two faculty acts contributed significantly
to the whole of the evening's entertainment. In addition,
the great number of faculty members and their families
who attended the sweepstakes, picnic supper and skits is
indicative of this group's interest in such campus traditions.

Amid the stir accompanying preparations for this year's
Black Cat Day were heard the rumblings of a movement
getting underway to urge the continuation this winter of a
faculty tradition at Agnes Scott. Having two successful
showings during the past eight years to its credit, the facul-
ty's own "Shellbound" is currently becoming a conversation
piece among students on campus. We of the "younger gen-
eration," have never been privileged to witness such a pro-
duction, but have heard favorable reviews of past per-
formances.

By popular request from the student body and under
authority of the president of Student Government, a letter
has been drafted and submitted for presentation to the facul-
ty. This letter of invitation expresses the eagerness of the
entire student body in seeing that such a faculty tradition
is not allowed to die and be forgotten.

We students pledge full support and whole-hearted interest
for a production that has meant much to Agnes Scott in
years past, and repeat to the faculty our plea:

We want SHELLBOUND!! D. R.

No Better Time

" 'Undetermined origin,' they say. It's a common phrase in
news reports of a fire. In the charred and gutted shell of
what used to be someone's home, it is sometimes difficult
to figure out immediately where the first wisp of smoke
curled up where the first tiny flame licked out.

"Whatever happened, it's past remedying. It matters only
as a guide to the future. But to a fire victim, what matters
most is the present. Everything is gone ... all the things that
went to make up one family's daily life."

This is Fire Prevention Week, 1956. It is being observed
October 7-13.

Its purpose is to direct public attention to the 11,000 lives
and $885,218,000 in property destroyed by fire in 1955, and
to the safety measures which can help reduce this needless
waste in future years.

Carelessness is the basic cause of all fires. A box of matches
is left where children can get to it. A cigarette butt is aim-
lessly tossed away, instead of being crushed in an ashtray.
A fuse on an overloaded circuit blows and a bigger fuse is
put in instead of having an electrician install more circuits
or outlets. Chances are taken with any of a hundred other
unsafe conditions because it's easier that way.

President Eisenhower has issued a proclamation setting
aside this one week of the year for nation-wide fire preven-
tion effort. By presenting the facts to the American Public,
all of us can help make our nation safe from fire. There is
no better time than the present to learn about fires and how
to prevent them. G.A.R.

3n m

tentorium

Dorthea Anne Harllee, Class
of '57, died Sunday, October
7th, at 9:00 a.m. at the Duke
University Hospital, Durham,
North Carolina. She was a vic-
tim of cancer of the spinal
cord.

While at Agnes Scott, Anne
was a member of Cotillion
Club, *59 Club, and the YWCA
committee of Christian Asso-
ciation. She was a class cheer-
leader and a psychology ma-
jor.

The funeral will be held in
Palmetto, Florida.

Anne's parents are Mr. and
Mrs. j. p. Harlee, Jr., of Pal-
metto.

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Smith. Cat Stewart, Nancy Turner.

The Reflector of Mississippi
State College reports that wives
of students have an organization
which gives "P.H.T." degrees.
These girls are "Putting Hubby
Through College." Their topic of
conversation is not "how to spend
their husbands' money," but "how
husbands can best spend their
wives' money."

oCetter ^Jo Editor

Dear Editor,

Miss Nancy Groseclose sent me
the September 26 copy of The
Agnes Scott News which I have
read from beginning to end with
much interest and also with a
feeling of nostalgia.

But more than that I am deeply
moved to know that the spirit of
Agnes Scott has not changed.
Your aim for the year so beauti-
fully expressed, "Be aware, care,
share for the love of God con-
straineth us," is an inspiration and
a challenge to those of us who are
"far from the reach of thy shel-
tering arms."

I want to express to you all my
gratitude, my interest, and my
very best wishes for your success
in the coming year.
Sincerely,

Val Nielsen Dent *
Class of '41

Emory Chamber Music Series
Will Open Season With Novaes

Emory University will open the season of its Chamber
Music Series with the presentation of Guiomar Novaes, a
Brazilian pianist on October 12 at 8:15 p.m. in Glenn Memori-
al Auditorium.

Guiomar Novaes has appeared as a soloist with the Louis-
ville Symphonv Orchestra at Town

has been chosen to be played that
night.

All-Star Concert

The second concert of the All-

Star Series will be held Tuesday,

October 23, at 8:30 p.m. in the

Municipal Auditorium, featuring
made possible annually by an an- the NBC Qpera Company in a ^

onymous donor and is designed formance of Madame Butterfly"
primarily for the benefit of Em- by p ucc j n i

This is one of the first appear-
ances of the New York company,

which is making a tour off the
Agnes Scott students and faculty southern states> The ^ group is

through the office of the Dean of an organization of % pe ople, and

Hall in New York and has per-
formed at music festivals in this
country and abroad. She has made
appearances on radio and on tele-
vision.

The Chamber Music Series is

ory students. However, a limited
number of tickets to the individual
concerts are made available to

Students.

Atlanta Symphony

The Atlanta Symphony concert

features renowned artists as solo-
ists.

Aielene Malbin, soprano, will

series will present pianist Rudolf sing the title role of Butterfly,

Firkusny at the first concert of and Davis Cunningham, tenor, will

their twelfth season. Mr. Firkusny, sing the role of Pinkerton. Also

making his third appearance with featured in the cast are Edith Da-

the orchestra, will open his con- vis, contralto, and Matt Morgan,

cert the night of October 16 with baritone. Herbert Grossman, who

Beethoven's "Emperor" concerto, has conducted the orchestra for

For the second concert, the At- every performance of "Butterfly"

lanta Symphony series will pre-
sent Mary Spalding, one of the
orchestra's own harpists. This con-
cert will be held the night of Oc-

given by the company, will wield
the baton here in Atlanta.

The opera will be sung entirely
in English, and the company will

tober 22. Ravel's "Introduction have all new scenery and cos-
and Allegro for Harp and Strings" tumes.

Helpful Kimmel Prepares
Freshman Course Catalog

By Nancy Kimmel

Now that Black Cat dwells only upon our memories and
no longer upon our souls, a senior, who has just come out of
hiding, ventured forth with a suggestion for this week's
article. FOR FRESHMEN BASIC FACTS ON COURSES.
(She believes a sufficient length of time has passed since the
beginning of school and hopes the . , , ,

Orientation committee will not be ses r and muddled medullas,
disturbed. We do too.) Hocke y ; uch!

Sociology: "Oh, Mother, those

English 101: Oh, child, be not Samoans. You never told me about

afraid. The faculty is at hand, Margaret Mead!"

also the pen. Whither goest thou, ~. , > . . __.

^ Greek: A popular subject with

dear peace of mind? all inter ested in becoming fra-

ternity sponsors or house mothers.
Speech: "As a man speaks, so The only prerequisite is a fair un-
he is." Delicious pity only knows derstanding of the ways of Cairn
if the winter shall be cold. This terriers.

course is also known as a refuge
in time of need and need is not an 1957
unpopular situation.

Water Skiing: Not offered, 1956-

French: La question "Je vous
aime. Je t'adore. Que voulez-vous
encore?" La response "Voila,
Monsieur, un diamant!"

Astronomy: Star gazing comes
in very handy on certain dates.

comes difficult only to those who ur senior sa y s: " The Pressor is

, , . also worth gazing at."

are prone to develop loose synap-

Music: It hath charms to calm

the savage beast, yet Elvis forgeth
on! "Ah, Michael!"

Art 101: This is a slide. You
will see many, many, many, many,
many, many . . .

Psychology 201: This course be-

but rr

>HAD ro )

jroofj

Biology: "Heavens! Aren't those
plants clever, not to mention those
adorable protozoa?"

History 101 : An overall im-
pression of the subject will come
to mean the most. Dates are of
little importance.

Home Economics: A major in
this course is offered only to post
graduates. Married students re-
ceive no extra credit.

Education: A debatable subject.

We are forced to close with

English 211: A brief survey
a complex situation. "Alas! Keep
still, oh my soul, Tom. Jones abid-
eth still!"

ft

Wednesday, October 10, 1956 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3

Pepperdene to Publish Book
Revealing History of 'Beowulf

By Catherine Girardeau

The Agnes Scott faculty welcomes another dog lover to
its ranks. Mrs. Margaret W. Pepperdene, who comes here as
Assistant Professor of English, admits her chief interests
are "teaching, research, and dogs in that order."

''Beowulf" is Mrs. Pepperdene's particular favorite
English literature. In connection
with her belief that "Beowulf"
throws considerable light on the
background of the first Christian-
ity in Britain, Mrs. Pepperdene
has made an extensive study of
the epic at universities in Ireland.
All her work abroad was centered
around "Beowulf" and medieval
England, and included a study of
the Celtic languages. The profes-
sor's research will culminate in a
book on "Beowulf," which she will
write during spring quarter. She
has received a Guggenheim fellow-
ship for this work.

The mention of Mrs. Pepper-
dene's miniature poodle, "Missy,"
brings forth an enthusastic re-
sponse from her owner. She as-
serts jokingly, "Missy" is the
most important member of the
Kennedy House." The two-year-
old black poodle was born in Lon-
donderry, Ireland.

"Missy," who is discriminating
in her choice of friends, has sel-
ected Miss Eloise Herbert, Spanish
professor, as her best friend. The
poodle has expensive tastes and
prefers chaise lounges and wall-
to-wall carpets. The Kennedy
House, where she resides with'Mrs.
Pepperdene, has earned her ap-
proval.

Dogs are not a new hobby for
Mrs. Pepperdene. She has spent
many holidays in Texas, where
she has friends who breed poodles.
Eventually Mrs. Pepperdene would
like to raise poodles and show
them.

This professor's career has not
been limited entirely to teaching.
She was a lieutenant in the Com-
munications Department of the
Navy from 1943-1946, and was sta-
tioned in New Orleans and San
Francisco.

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As a special fall quarter pro-
ject, Athletic Association is spon-
soring a sports photography con-
test. The contest will run in week-
ly intervals with pictures being
submitted by Wednesday of everj
week beginning today. Winners
will be announced each following
Friday. Out of these weekly win-
ners, the prize photograph will be
selected for which an award wil]
be presented at the end of the
quarter.

Margaret W. Pepperdene

Mrs. Pepperdene holds the B.S.
degree from Louisiana State Uni-
versity and the M.A. and Ph.D.
degrees from Vanderbilt, where
she also taught. In 1950-51 she
was a Fulbright scholar at Queen's
University of Belfast and was a
Fellow in Dublin Institute for Ad-
vanced Studies, Ireland, 1954-55.
She was an assistant professor of
English at Miami University, Ohio,
from 1952-54.

Here at Agnes Scott, Mrs. Pep-
perdene teaches Chaucer, English
211, and English 101. She is im-
pressed with her students whom
she considers a "very charming
group of girls."

Students Select 25
For Service Group

Last week during house meet-
ings the student body elected a
Lower House representative from
each hall or cottage. These girls
were in charge of the Black Cat
picnic and made the Siamese
cat favors found on the cup cakes.

The Lower House members
elected were: Judy Sawyer, Rose-
mary Roberts, and Mary Hart
Richardson from Inman; Sallie
Meek, Caroline Mikell, Dolly Bates,
and Eve Purdom from Rebekah;
Jane Kraemer, Jane King, Martha
Holmes, and Ann Rivers Payne
from Walters; IJelene Lee and Sy-
bil Strupe from Hopkins; Betty
Cline, Nellie Strickland, and Anne
Gilbert from Main; Ann Stein
from McCain; Caroline Miller from
Ansley; Caroline Phelan from
Sturgis; Susie Ware and Eileen
Graham from Hardeman.

Day Student representatives are
Nancy Duvall for the freshman
class, Suzanne McMillan for the
sophomores, Phia Peppas for the
juniors, and Emily Starnes for the
senior class.

On October 17th, these Lower
House members will hold a plan-
ning retreat at Miss Scandrett's
home from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

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Scotties Import Favorite Beaux
To Attend Black Cat Festivities

By Jean Hodgens

My, my, but wasn't it a busy week? The Eleanor Steber concert,
skit practice, and song practice, with a little studying sandwiched
between.

Friday finally arrived and even the weatherman cooperated to
help make Black Cat better than ever. The class spirit was high, but
the faculty, and particularly the faculty families, deserve a special
bow for being such sports. Congratulations to the sophomores and
freshmen on their lovely, winning songs, and to the older girls for
their lovely, if non-winning songs.

In addition to the local boys at Tech and Emory, there were many
"imports" invited to Black Cat. Boogie Helm, Peggy Edney, Betty
Jean Meek, and Susan Purser pointed out the attractions of Agnes
Scott and neighboring vicinity to some Davidson men. Suzanne Bai-
ley and Martha Sharp explained some of the campus humor in the
skits to their dates from the University of Florida, while Jean Porter
showed the wonders of Black Cat to her FSU man.

It was amazing how the Black Cat party spirit and good will
spread. Why Saturday night 'even the fraternities at nearby insti-
tutions celebrated.

The Sigma Chis at Emory threw a big pajama party and invited
many ASCites. Among those sporting stylish bed-time wear at the
party were Lois Ann Barrineau, Kay Lamb, Rosemary Roberts, and
Martha Akin. ^

A hayride Saturday night was the Emory Sigma Pi's tribute to
the Black Cat weekend. Peggy Bradford, Frances Shepard, Frances
Broom, Barbara Lake, and Peggy Britt journeyed out to Stone
Mountain for the occasion.

Hayrides were quite popular this weekend. Ask Helen Burkitt,
Claire Seaman, Eileen McCary, and Nancy Graves about the one the
Emory Delta Tau Deltas had Saturday.

The Fair remained high on the list of amusements for Scotties last
week. Nancy Christian, Nell Archer, Dot Huddleston, Sally Fuller,
and Margaret Minter were attracted by the lights of the great mid-
way, and they returned with incredible stories of sheep exhibits and
the new roller coaster.

The yen to travel took Margaret Fortney, Betty Garrard, Jennie
Grace Walker, and Irene Shaw to Auburn for a big weekend. Caro-
line Miller attended the dance at PC, while Annette Teague saw USC
stomp UNC at Columbia.

Anne Gilbert, alias Slip-along, alias George P., is now wearing the
pin of a Delt at Emory. See what being in skits gets you, girls.

Because Black Cat is over, don't think "our revels now are ended."
With Tech home games and IFC coming up we have just begun
to revel.

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4 # THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. October 10, 1956

Rally To Open Hockey Season; internationally . .
Agenda Includes Riding, Dance

By Helen Hendry and Pat Stewart

The 1956 Hockey Season will be officially opened Thursday
night, October 11, with a pep rally on the athletic field. All
classes will attend led by their cheerleaders. Later all will
join together for a marshmallow roast around a * bonfire.
Social Committee is joining with A. A. to make this the best
pep rally ever.

Riding-
One of the fastest reviving
sports at Agnes Scott is horse-
back riding. Not since the days
when Agnes Scott maintained her
own stables has so much interest
in riding been found on campus.

Under the management of Lue
Roberts, twenty-seven girls are
riding regularly at the Vogt Rid-
ing Academy near Emory. They
have their choice of one or two
lessons a week out of a possible
six.

The fee for two lessons a week
per quarter is $27.00, and for one
lesson a week per quarter the fee
is $17.00. For single lessons the
fee is $2.50 per hour.

A horse show is being planned
now for Agnes Scott. This is an
outgrowth of last year's exhibition.
Square Dance

The strains of the fiddle and
the banjo will set the atmosphere
for the A. A. freshman square
dance Friday, October 19th. The

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evening's entertainment will be-
gin at 5:30 with supper in the Hub
for the freshmen and their dates.
Following this, the dance will be
held at 8:00 p.m. in the gymna-
sium.

Recreation and refreshments will
be provided during the intermis-
sions, and as a special feature, a
group of professiona square dance
exhibitionists from Atlanta will
perform. This group proved to be
the highlight of last year's fresh-
man dance, and it is a treat to
present them once again.

Dates for the dance will be ar-
ranged if desired. Information
slips concerning the dance will be
passed out to all freshmen during
this week, and freshmen are re-
quested to signify whether or not
they wish a date.

(Continued from Page l^t
dollar's worth of U. S. assistance
they receive from us."

Many supporters of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization are
skeptical when they hear Russia
repeatedly pronouncing the fact
that she has cut her armed forces
by 1,200,000 men. Certainly, that
is a large number, but without in-
ternational inspection teams, how
can we be sure?

Russia would be able to launch
a third world war with much
greater success if she did not
have the NATO obstacle in her
way. If NATO were out of the
way Russia could conceivably
have a war well under way be-
fore the present allies could mo-
bilize and join forces effectively.
At it is now, Russia is surround-
ed by NATO bases. She is the in-
terior nation and can be hit from
360 degrees. This is a distinct dis-
advantage in modern air war-
fare, NATO should keep its ad-
vantage.

Even so, it is doubtful at pres-
ent that Russia would launch a

The Educated Woman

The influence of the educated
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-eitizen 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, GEORGIA

DRUID HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Welcomes Agnes Scott Students

Transportation leaves Main Building at

9:15 A. M.

Sunday, October 14, 1956

9:30 A.M. Sunday School Dr. Donald' W. Stout, Teacher

1 1 :00 A.M. "What About the New Heaven and the New Earth?"

Dr. Wade H. Boggs

6:00 P.M. Westminster Fellowship, Frank Merl, President
Light supper followed by program

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third world war. John T. Flynn
aptly observed that "the big prob-
lem that confronts Mr. Khru-
shchev and Mr. Bulganin is not
tc grab more lands and peoples
but to try to quiet those that they
already have. For that reason it
is perfectly obvious that the Rus-
sian leaders .want no war."

Since the Russians have chang-
ed their policy to "peace" moves,
it seems wise for the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization to ex-
pand its authority from purely
military defense into the new kind
of warfare that Russia is using
economic and cultural warfare.
It is imperative that NATO keep
up with the times. To do so means
to change and expand . . . not to
expire.

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VOL. XLII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, October 24, 1956

Number 4

Campus Will Hold Mock Election

Democratic Party Pledges
Government for Everyone

By Dorothy McLanahan

The Democratic Party is the people's party. It is dedicated
in principle and in practice to serving all the people and not
just the special interests of the few. The record of the Demo-
cratic Party has blazed across the nation always making
a better, healthier, happier life for the common people of
America.

Thomas Jefferson, founder of
the Democratic Party, has said
that we as Democrats identify
ourselves with the people, "have
confidence in them, cherish and
consider them as the most honest
and safe, although not the most
sure depository of the public in-
terests." The fight for the Bill of
Rights was the event primarily
responsible for bringing new life
into the party. These rights, to-
day, insure our freedom of reli-
gion, speech and press, and guar-
antee fair trials to those accused,
thereby proving our belief in the
inherent worth of man.

Leadership, Truth

With high ideals in mind, the
Democratic Party, during their
August convention, chose Adlai E.
Stevenson to lead them. It was in-
evitable that a man with Steven-
son's family heritage and instinct
for public service should be drawn
into politics, and the people of the
United States are fortunate to
have as the Democratic candidate
for the Presidency an intellectual
and practical man of wide exper-
ience in national and international
affairs.

Is his acceptance speech, Ste-
venson said, "What this country
needs is leadership and truth. And
that's what we mean to give it."
Basing all his actions on these
principles, Adlai E. Stevenson now
delves wholeheartedly into his
campaign policies.

Expanded Role

Presidential leadership has be-
come one of the most important
issues in the campaign. Woodrow
Wilson, a great Democratic leader
and one of our greatest Presi-
dents, believed that the President
is not only the Chief Executive
but he must also be a strong lead-
er of his party. This is extremely

PROGRAM FOR THE RALLY
10:10 Decatur High School band
10:20 Introduction by Sis Burns
1G:25 Introduction of Republican

speaker by Byrd Hoge
10:30 Mr. Randolph Thrower
10:45 Introduction of Democratic

speaker by Marianne Gillis
10:50 Mr. James Mackay
11:00 National Anthem

Research Chemist
Gets Fisher Award

Agnes Scott College takes parti-
cular pleasure in recognizing a
recent honor bestowed upon a
man outstanding in the field of
analytical chemistry.

Dr. John H. Yoe, director of
the John Lee Pratt Trace Analy-
sis Laboratory and professor of
chemistry at the University of
Virginia, has been named recipient
of the Fisher Award in Analytical
Chemistry. A frequent visitor to
this campus, where he supervises
research being carried on in the
ASC chemistry department, Dr.
Yoe is known as a teacher, writer
and researcher in his field.

As a research analyst, he has
made many important contribu-
tions to the field of colorimetric
analysis and has pioneered in the
field of organic analytical re-
( Continued on Page 4)

important today when the "vastly
expanded" role and powers of the
President require a national lead-
er who inspires confidence, advan-
ces ideas, and is able to get sup-
port from his party in Congress.
Leadership and Cooperation must
never be separated if the United
States would continue to be a
World Power.

Domestic Policies

Domestic policies are demanding
more and more attention in the
Presidential campaign of 1956.
The Democratic Party, recogniz-
ing the dangerous position of the
little man with Big Corporations
in alliance with Big Government,
will continue to give Federal sup-
port and financial aid to small
business.

The farmer, too, should have
high supports as a protection
against severe price drops. Since
February, 1951, net farm income
is down almost 5 billion dollars,
and farm costs have risen. The
Democratic Party believes that
with improved equipment and bet-
ter farming methods, "surpluses
(Continued on Page 3)

Political Fireworks
To Precede Voting

Political fireworks will be seen
on the Agnes Scott campus on
Thursday, October 25, with a
mock political campaign sponsor-
ed by Mortar Board. Music of the
Decatur High School band will
launch the rally at 10:10 in Gaines
chapel.

The Republican speaker, Mr.
Randolph Thrower, will be intro-
duced by Byrd Hoge. Marianne
Gillis will introduce Mr. James
Mackay, the Democratic speaker.
There will be time at the begin-
ning of the program and between
speakers for excitement and de-
monstrations.

Voting will take place in the
lobby of Buttrick from 11 a.m. un-
til 5:30 p.m., the result to be an-
nounced shortly after the poll
closes.

All students and faculty mem-
bers are urged to attend the pro-
gram and to vote. The rally is
open to the public.

Republican Party
Nation of Three-P Policy

By Byrd Hoge

"Peace, prosperity, and progress" is just as true today as
it was four years ago. The Republican Party has four years
at the helm of this great nation of ours. Our nation is enjoy-
ing the greatest prosperity it has ever known, and that pros-
perity is being enjoyed in the time of peace. The accomplish-

families have been relieved of
paying any direct taxes. This cer-
tainly has not hurt the "little
man." The Republicans have given
Americans the biggest tax break
in history a $7.4 billion a year
tax cut starting in 1954. This cut
was made possible only by the
great reductions in spending
achieved by the Republican ad-
ministration.

Each taxpaying family has re-
ceived an average tax cut of $100
per year. The tax burden is now
fairer to millions of Americans.
The Republicans helped the "little
man" by reducing personal income
taxes 10 per cent for most tax-
payers thus saving about three
billion dollars. Excise taxes were
cut on such articles as handbags,
cosmetics, movies, household ap-
pliances, etc.

The whole tax structure has
been revised. Taxes have been re-
duced by giving bigger medical
deductions, special aid for work-
ing mothers, retired people, par-
ents with working dependents,
partial relief against double taxa-
tion of dividends, liberalized de-
preciation rules, etc. Is this harm-
ful to the "little man"? Further
tax cuts are promised but they
will be geared to the needs of our
economy and not for the purpose
of election year politics.

Private Enterprise
"The basic economic philosophy
of Eisenhower Republicanism
might be expressed in these terms:
That private enterprise should be
encouraged to the utmost in rec-
ognition of its vital role as the
motive force of our economy, and
that the Government activity
(Continued on Page 3)

men!; of the Republican adminis-
tration is a near-miracle in gov-
ernment. Taxes are the lowest in
years. Social Security, home build-
ing expansion, health and educa-
tion measures are the most pro-
gressive in years.

The Republican Party has been
accused of being the friend of big
business. Is that true? Actually,
wages are higher and work i6
more plentiful than before. Is that
harmful to the "little man"? Wa-
ges average nearly 13 per cent
higher in peacetime 1955 than in
wartime 1952. Strike losses in
1955 were down 53 per cent from
1952. The minimum wage was
raised to $1, thereby directly af-
fecting over two million workers
and indirecjtly affecting millions
more through influence on the
general wage levels. Ike's program
encouraging the employment of
the physically handicapped has
helped a quarter of a million han-
dicapped workers secure jobs in
the past year.

Tax Decrease

Federal taxes have been decreas-
ed and millions of lower-income

CA Will Sponsor Community Service Council;
Workshop To Train Students for Participation

The Community Service Coun-
cil of Christian Association will
have its annual workshop Octo-
ber 30 and 31. It will be held
from 4:30 to 6:00 Tuesday and
Wednesday in the basement re-
creation room of Walters Hall.
The purpose of the workshop is
to train students for participation
in the eight projects which the
Community Service Council spon-
sors.

A varied program will be pre-
sented, including instruction in
the main activities carried on at
the projects. Miss Mary Boney will
discuss teaching the Bible and
presenting Christian concepts to
children. Mrs. Margaret Whatley
will teach Crafts and ceramics.
Those present at the workshop

Children at Sheltering Arms
Day Nursery, one of Christian
Association's community service
projects, enjoy supervised play
periods.

will participate in the crafts and
game periods of the workshop.

Instruction in leading group
games for children will be given
by Miss Llewellyn Wilburn and
Miss Kate MacKemie. Betsy Ro-
berts and Jan Fleming will lead
singing, teaching children's songs
to the group. Instruction will also
be given in story-telling and in
the use of the flannelboard.

Various displays will be set up
and Bible story books and other
religious books for children will be
shown. Examples of handicraft
will be displayed, as well as books
on crafts and games.

All students are invited to at-
tend.

Glee Club Presents
Program in Chapel

Today's convocation was a sa-
cred program of music given by the
Agnes Scott Glee Club, directed
by Miss Roxie Hagopian. The en-
tire chorus sang "Bless the Lord,
O My Soul," "Jesu, Joy of Man's
Desiring," and "Ave Verum Cor-
pus" by Mozart. A solo, "Come,
Ye Blessed" by Scott, was sung
by Trudy Florrid; Marty Slife and
Emasue Alford sang "I Waited
for the Lord," a duet by Mendels-
sohn.

Christian Association's chapel
program on Tuesday, October 23,
was selected as part of this week's
emphasis on participation in
world affairs. Mrs. Robert Mac-
Dougall, an Agnes Scott alumna
active in civic organizations,
spoke on the responsibility of wo-
men in civic affairs.

On Friday, October 26, the
Honorable James C. *Davis, Con-
gressman from the Fifth District,
will speak in chapel on "Aid to
Foreign Nations."

t

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. October 24. 1956

Aff

air

Swamp Creatures Go to Polls; / Of]
Pogo Plays Possum in Election

Although numerous bold headlines and flashy gimmicks
brand this edition of "The Agnes Scott News" as one dedi-
cated to the political scene in general and the mock campus
election in particular, there is another timely matter which
we of the staff feel we cannot overlook.

Last week was Honor Emphasis Week. During the some-
what slimly-attended chapel period last Tuesday, Dr. Alston
delivered a well-phrased "Perspective Upon the Honor
System at Agnes Scott College." He told of the system's
origin at the college fifty years ago and of its subsequent
growth, strengthened by a larger grant of power given the
student body by the administration in 1923. He mentioned
other possible arrangements under which we as students
and faculty could conceivably live and work together on a
college campus; these included a system of "no regulations,"
a program ruled over entirely by the faculty and administra-
tion, and an honor system that would govern academic hon-
esty only.

Commenting upon Agnes Scott's unique Honor System,
Dr. Alston pointed out that personal honor here plays a
vital role outside as well as within the classroom. He spoke
of the student's over-all purpose in coming to Agnes Scott
College, her need to abide by the sensible and time-tested
regulations established here, and her personal obligation to
accept responsibility for others equally pledged to live under
the Honor System.

Tuesday night housemeetings devoted time to discussion
of the existing Honor System, its strong points and weak-
nesses, and the areas in which clarification or a stricter
policy of enforcement seemed advisable. Students appeared
to take an active interest in the subject at hand and to offer
justified criticism of the System. (To prove that such criticism
is not peculiar to our campus, see Press Scripts this page.)

On Thursday, all new students signed the book as an act
of pledging themselves to abide by the Honor System, while
all other students renewed pledges formerly made. Thus, the
students as a whole have again traditionally gone all out
in favor of a unique way of living.

The Honor System is not something to be accepted com-
placently and unthinkingly, just because tradition has estab-
lished it at Agnes Scott. It cannot be merely a subject that
is discussed freely one week and discarded the next. In order
to be effective, it must truly become a way of life, embody-
ing mature thought and action.

The question that remains, therefore, is: "Will it work?"

In light of past performance, the answer to that question
lies with only one person the individual. D. R.

By Nancy Kimmel

The following conversation was overheard in south Geor-
gia in an area commonly known as the Okeefenokee. Take
heed all you voters all you eighteen-year-olders and up and
on.. Heed the words of the swamp creatures for there in the
depth of the dark and deep they know.

Pogo: Oh, hither y' Albert an'
diverge to me yer opinations on Po S- >' ou don>t smoke -
the coming along elections and all. Pogo: Then I is decided.
I presumption you as always will Albert: You is? Well fellow, here

be the first to cast your ballot.

Albert: Persactly, now that
has reached my eighteenth birth-

is yer badge, yer button, an' also
yer pompom.

Pogo: Hang on there, y' Albert.

day. not to mention my nineteenth 1 is for th e oth er man. I is against
and twentieth which were not too bare feets whenevery you is a'-
lively since I was mostly in a state sm okin, an' that is always. I has

of hibernation, it will be my abili-
ty to sway the tide of the flow of

trodded on too many of yer butts.
Albert: Supposin' I gives up my

my favoreet candidation. And seegars and the butts left around

where, brother swamper, is your whenevery the owl don't get 'em.

Stevensonian badge? Will you then swing overy to mine

Pogo: y' Albert, I am in a state side of the fence P ost?

of confusation. I have not as yet Pogo: I fears I can't since you

chosen a candidation.

Albert: You, swamp chile, is in

is a renowned chromic smoker and
every now and then you is obliged

the state of good ole Georgee, the t0 dr P a butt - If not that you

land of deelicious terbacco and the chews > and chewing is less refined,

road to it which winds behind the an y hows ' S ' lon - foe Oemocratical-

head of Herman on the front of ly!

Timer magazine. And every good Albert: I is not to take that

animule knows that Georgee votes ter an answer. I is not even al-

for Stevensonian. lowed to take the cure for my

Pogo: How come? An' how come party. But I shall not let it cause

you is referring to me as an ani- me too many ulceric pains fer I

mule? I is as alive as any other suspect Pogo is playing possum as
voter.

Albert: Georgee votes for Ste-

up

Albert: I heerd that. Tell
Grundoon!

Grundoon: Xpstzmmngh- klwq

ript&

Priceless Heritage

In 1920, thirty-six years ago, women in the United States
went to the polls to vote for the first time. This action was
perhaps one of the most outstanding advances ' in democracy
America had seen, for it gave the American women an op-
portunity equal to that of the men, thus making it possible
for the head of our government to be truly the people's
choice.

On November 6, 1956, once again the American men and
women will have the opportunity to vote for the President
of the United States. How many will take advantage of that
opportunity?

Our right to vote is part of our American heritage. It is
our privilege to put into office whomever we desire whom-
ever we feel is best qualified to guide our country's affairs.
But besides being a privilege, our voting right carries with
it responsibility. It is a responsibility to go to the polls and do
our part in selecting a capable leader. If we cannot act the
part of the American in voting, we have no right to complain
about the leader the other voters choose.

On November 6, the polls await your vote! L. S/

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usually, I reckon.

Pogo: (aside) Only LAY Grun-
vensonian because of the facts doon knows who I is really a vo-
that he is the supplier of my see- tin' fer. I is trying to encourage
gars. Also he is furthering the the youth through confidentialism.
cause of bare feets by them holes
in his soles, er his souls, which-
ever appeals to yer feet the more.
Myself likes to twitch in the sand.
I reckon you is mighty human,

CA To Hail Ghosts
With Party in Hub

On Wednesday, October 31,
there will be a Halloween party
in the Hub for the whole campus
community. The party will be a
very informal, open-house type
affair, immediately following the
swimming meet.

All of the students and faculty
are invited to come and participate
in the games and fun. Frannie
Barker, social chairman for
Christian Association, is planning
the party.

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. . . Schoner 3Iai

. . . Sweete and fressh May

. . . gai, jeune mai

.... la maya bonita

In any tongue, tone, or theme
May needs a scenario from you.
At Agnes Scott, we hold a tra-
ditional festival in honor of this
season. May's committee can-
not plan her celebration with-
out a little help.

The scenario contest will rui^
from October 15 November 1.
So come, you seniors, juniors,
and sophomores expert ob-
servers of past festivals. Take
to the pen and brin forth new
and different themes! Come, too,
you freshmen new to this tra-
dition. Your fresh ideas are
needed. The library exhibit has
samples of old scenarios, (io
see what has been done, how it
was done, then ^o and do bet-
ter. Turn your erealions in at
the May Day shelf in the re-
serve room. So, hurry; call up
the Muses and create!

The Johnsonian of Winthrop
College reports on pre-mock elec-
tion attitudes of the campus. A
student poll showed that Steven-
son had a slim lead. They feel that
Eisenhower's health will hurt him
in the election.

- A quest on from The Furman
Hornet: "Is Working Honor Sys-
tem Possible?" The opinion is
that "a student is willing usually
to mind his own honor, but re-
fusjs to keep watch over his
neighbor's business." The students
are complaining because the pled-
ge which they have to sign in-
cludes that they have not seen
others cheating.

"Youth may be described as the
savings bank of happiness. We win
a few friends, make acquain-
tances, and collect memories
which we store away in our bank,
and keep adding to as the years
pass by." The Conversationalist,
Converse College.

French Club

At its opening meeting of the
year, Shirley Spackman was
elected the new president of the
French Club, and Caroline Phelan
and Patti Forrest were selected
as vice-president and secretary-
treasurer. The program for the
meeting consisted of a one-act
play, "Rosalie," presented by Phia
Peppas, Diana Carpenter and
Martha Starrett.

Eta Sigma Phi

New Eta Sigma Phi members
initiated in formal ceremonies
held on Thursday, October 18,
include: Susannah Masten, Kath-
leen Kirk, Betty Jean Meek, Sis
Burns, Caroline Dudley, Nancy
Grayson, Frances Holtzclaw,
Charlotte Holzworth, Caroline
Pruitt, Martha Riggins, and
Joyce Thomas. The next regular
meeting of the club will be held
at the home of their sponsor,
Miss Kathryn Glick, on Thursday,
October 24, at 4:30.

Granddaughters' Club

Granddaughters' Club will hold
its first meeting of the year, a
"Get-Acquainted" party, Wednes-
day, October 24, at 4:30 at the
home of Miss Carrie Scandrett,
Dean of Students.

Music Club

"Contemporary Pianists" was
the topic of the program of the
monthly meeting of the Music
Club on Thursday, October 17.
Presented by Silvia Ray, it was
one of a series featuring modern
musicians.

60 Club

"If I Were a Freshman Again"
was the topic of the program pre-
sented by three seniors at the
'60 Club meeting held on Tuesday,
October 23. Penny Smith spoke
about academic work, and Jean
Porter and Liz Ansley discussed
on-campus and off-campus social
life.

Pi Alpha Phi

Representing ASC at the de-
bate tournament to be held early
in November at the University of
Alabama will be Grace Chao, Ge-
nelle Brecdlove, Marianne Gillis
and Susan Riffe. Practice debates
for the tournament to be held at
the University of North Carolina
will be held at 5 p.m. on Thurs-
day, October 25. New members,
chosen on the basis of recent try-
outs, include Deane Spivey and
Virgin a McClurkin.

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On United Nations Day, Thurs-
day, October 25, Mr. R. Mitchell,
a British journalist, will speak to
members of IRC in the End Date
Parlor of Main. On Monday, Octo-
ber 15, club members Betty Sue
Kennedy and Grace Chao were
guest speakers at the meeting
of the Parlor International Rela-
tions Club at the Candler Hotel.

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Ike-Adlai Campaign Snowballs fiy^

Democratic Party . . Republican Party . .

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are inevitable until population
catches up with production." In
the meantime, supports must pro-
vide the necessary protection to
the farmer.

Defense Measures

Defense measures and our For-
eign Policy are receiving a special
emphasis by both parties now.
Stevenson firmly believes that we
must have a foreign policy that is
positive, "consistent, and also
comprehensible."

The pressure from other nations
for an agreement to limit or stop
nuclear tests is increasing every
day and our present resistance to
such an agreement is causing the
foreign policy of the United States
to suffer. The Democratic Party
readily believes that our position
in the eyes of the world would be
strengthened if we could reach a
defense agreement. Already our
nuclear capability to destroy has
developed to tremendous capaci-
ties, and a limit on tests of hydro-
gen weapons would be self-enforc-
ing.

Belief in People

The Democratic Party with the
ideal of government for all people
has expanded opportunities and
organized strength, growing al-
ways, with the American nation.
Our belief in the people has shaped
Democratic thinking in every
field of government. It was led to
the belief that every citizen should
have the chance to take an active
part in politics. It has based its
foreign policy on a sincere con-
cern for the people of every other
nation in the world. And it has
worked to insure the dignity of
man and the freedom of mankind.

This above all for, in the words
of Woodrow Wilson, "... I would
rather belong to a poor nation
that was free than to a rich na-
tion that had ceased to be in love
with liberty. We shall not be poor
if we love liberty."

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should be limited to avoidance of
extreme tendencies in the business
cycle, to protecting the public
against harmful practices, and to
ensuring adequate protection for
individuals against hazards of a
risk economy." The Republican
Party firmly believes in private
enterprise, and upon this belief it
builds its economic policies.

Farmers' Friend

The farm problem is one of sur-
pluses which, in a free market,
cause the farmer's prices to de-
crease. In 1953, the Administra-
tion was attacked for falling
prices, but they had been falling
since 1951 under the inherited
law. Again the Republicans were
attacked for price declines in 1954;
however their new policy of flex-
ible price supports designed to
reduce crop surpluses did not go
into effect until 1955.

In the Gallup Polls of May 13
and 29 of this year, the farmers
favored Ike 61-39 per cent. Export
of farm commodities has increas-
ed 11 per cent since 1953; farm-
ers have received new tax bene-
fits; Social Security protection
was extended to more than 5 mil-
lion farm families and workers.

The Republican Party is a
friend to the farmer. It has done
everything it could to alleviate
the farmers' problems and is on
the way to solve them . . . but it
takes time. An overnight change
would be disastrous.

Defense Strength

The United States is stronger
today in military strength than at
any time since World War EE. The
Republican policy prepares for a
long period of uncertainty instead
of a series of arbitrarily-assumed
dates of possible attacks. The re-
serve system has maintained ade-
quate manpower with minimum
disruption to civilian life and
economy while modern research in
weapons has permitted a shift

from manpower to weapon power.
A prosperous economy easily con-
vertible to war has been main-
tained, while it has cut defense
costs by $10 billion.

The American people have con-
fidence in president Eisenhower's
judgment as to what constitutes
adequate derense strength. The
Republicans have been criticized
for not having the same number
of weapons and men that the Rus-
sians have. However, it is danger-
ous to play the "numbers racket"
because the security problems of
the United States are very differ-
ent from those of the Soviet
Union. There is no logical reason
for specific program comparison.
Democratic Senator Ellender said
in May, 1956 that "the President
knows more about military affairs
than any of his critics." One
might add that he knows more
than many of his proteges.

Women's Rights

It was the Republican Party
that gave American women the
right to vote. It has followed this
step up by making room for many
women in the political realms of
government. The first woman
elected to the U. S. House in 1916
was a Republican. Today, the one
woman in the Senate is a Repub-
lican. Since the Republicans came
into power in 1953 more women
have been appointed to high-level
Government posts than during any
other administration in history.

Not only does the Republican
Party recognize the importance
of having women in politics, but
it also recognizes the need of urg-
ing the youth of America to be
interested in the affairs of the
nation. The Gallup Poll of May 26,
1956 showed that young voters
from the age of 21 to 29 favor Ike
63-37 per cent. The young people
favor a party which takes youth
into consideration and recognizes
the fact that the youth of today
are the leaders qf tomorrow.

So, as young women voters . . .
vote REPUBLICAN-

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Ramona Returns

War Eagles, Raindrops Scalp
Scotties Curls at Tech Game

By Jean Hodgens

Flash . . . word has just been received that Ramona Cartwright is
returning to Agnes Scott after her extensive European tour. While
abroad Ramona attended Princess Grace's wedding, and was then
caught up in the mad social whirl of continental parties. Ramona
plans to continue her studies in knitting and advanced bridge.

As for more routine matters, the Scotties were again belles of
the Atlanta social life, proving that boys prefer girls of intelligence,
looks, culture, poise, et cetera; and have you seen "The King and I?"
Many freshmen enjoyed the hoedown given by AA Friday night.
The decorations in the Hub were the most, particularly those au-
thentic scarecrows. (This is what is known as a plug, Herman.)

Sara Margaret Heard, Becky Wilson, and Winkie Stockton found
their entertainment a little more "citified" at the Chi Phi house
at Emory Friday night.

The Tech-Auburn game was the big event in these parts Saturday.
Pat Guynup, Karen Beall, Sid Howell, and Joann Hodge soaked up
the rain and football at Grant field. Other sports enthusiasts who
were breathless after Menger's 87 yard run were LaVonne Nalley,
Anise Gann, and Trudy Florrid.

Celebrating the victory with the Betas Saturday night were
Shirley Lawhorne, Peyton Baber, Beverly Rippard, and Margaret
Goodrich.

Among the War Eagles at the Tech Sigma Nu house were several
Hottentots. And how's that for a combination? Anne Blackshear,
Cynthia Butts, Angelyn Alford, and Dee Dee Doan were there for
the party.

The Sigma Chis headed eut to Robinson's for a gay get-to-
gether and took Margaret Schilling, Gretchen Elliott, Sally Meek,
Mary Jane Phaff, and Randy Norton with them for a real big time
from all reports.

Cupid has been working overtime lately. Dee Ann Welch, Hazel
Thomas King, Anna Avil, and Betty Lockhart have joined the en-
gaged corps. Portia Strickland wears the shield of a Tech KA, Susan
O'Neal received a PiKA pin last weekend. Don't these girls know
how pins wear out one's clothes?

Congratulations to Nora Ann Simpson, KA Rose at Emory.
Out-of-towners last weekend visited faraway and romantic spots.
Grace Molineux toured up to Norfolk for a visit with a certain Naval
Officer. Vanderbilt was the destination of Carolyn Cushman and Dot
Martin, while Jean Porter went south to FSU.

Kay White gave a NC State boy a guided tour of the campus.
Rumor has it that Kay would repeat this tour on request, just out
of the kindness of her heart.

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The Educated Woman

The influence of the educated
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-eitizen and as ca-
reerist-eitizen, 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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4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, October 24. 1956

Sophomores, Juniors Hold Lead
As Hockey Season Progresses

By Helen Hendry

A spectacular field-long drive followed by a quick shot
from the right by inner Jorie Muller racked up the winning
goal in the Sophomore's 2-1 victory over the Seniors last
Friday. The Juniors also claimed laurels in a 2-0 win over a
relatively inexperienced but determined Freshman team.

Spectators were kept on edge

Yoe

in the Senior-Soph tilt as the two
sister classes, exhibiting well-
matched prowess, see-sawed the
ball from one end of the field to
the other. In the first minutes of
the game, the upperclassmen
gained early control of the ball,
and drove relentlessly through
their opponents' defense to the
goal circle. A hard drive from
right wing Betsy Crapps gave the
Seniors a 1-0 lead.

Mustering strength, the Soph
halfs slowed the Senior onslaught,
while the forward line began in-
vasion of the Yellows' territory.
Senior goalie Pennie Smith played
an excellent defensive game, block-
ing one after another of the Soph-
omore drives. However, inner Pat
Lenhardt placed one of her well-
known scoops, and the score was
tied, WL

The second half continued as
fast and furious as the first. Both
defenses proved strong and suc-
ceeded is keeping the ball away
from their respective goals. The
half was marked by penalties on
both teams, and neither side dis-
played the strategy and team-
work evident earlier in the game.

In a burst of energy the Senior
forwards had crashed the Soph
backfield and were threatening to
score, when in the remaining few
seconds of the game, Soph center
Ruth Currie drove out to inner
Muller for the exciting score that
clinched the win for the Sopho-
mores.

The hardy Juniors found worthy
opponents in the class of "60",
who, though failing to score, play-
ed a commendable defensive game
against their hard-driving sister
class. During both halves, most of
the action centered in the middle
of the field. The freshman for-
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stalwart Junior backfield many
times, but the Junior front line
proved more successful.

Two or three times the Junior
forwards held the ball at the feet
of Frosh goalie Laura Parker and
were continually kept from scor-
ing by the latter. Finally, in the
last seconds of the half, center Jo
Sawyer dodged her way to the
Freshman goal and drove in the
first score to put the Juniors on
top, 1-0.

The second half saw the upper-
classmen driving to increase their
gain while the Freshmen resumed
the role of defender. Although this
game did not provide the constant
thrills of the Senior-Soph tilt,
spectators responded enthusiasti-
cally as the Juniors displayed
marked improvement over last
week's playing and the Freshmen
showed definite signs of a strong
and threatening team. The climax
of the last half came when inner
Joan St. Clair drove through to
score the Juniors' second and last
goal.

Next week's games line up the
Seniors and the Freshmen, while
the Juniors meet the Sophs. At
present the Sophomores hold the
number one rating followed close-
ly by the second-place Juniors. The
Seniors are third and the Fresh-
men fourth. The Sophomores
claimed their first win last week
over the Freshman team. The Ju-
nior rating was diminished last
week when the Seniors held them
to a scoreless tie.

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agents. He has stimulated interest
in research in analytical chemis-
try at many colleges and has lec-
tured extensively before scienti-
fic groups throughout the coun-
try.

The Fisher award which Dr.
Yoe has received consists of $1,000
and an etching. The award was
established in 1947 by the Fisher
Scientific Company and recog-
nizes "outstanding contributions
to the science of analytical chem-
istry, pure or, applied, carried out
in the United States or Canada."

Water Babies Train
For Annual Contest

Class swimmers are now train-
ing for the annual class swim
meet to be held Wednesday eve-
ning, October 31. The contest
will include races, relays of vari-
ous sorts and exhibitions of form
and diving. Students axe urged to
support their respective classes
at this meet which is always one
of the most exciting competitive
events of the quarter.

The "Water Baby" project is
also well under way at this time.
To be a "Water Baby," swimmers
must earn ten safety pins by
swimming one hour or ten laps for
each pin. So far only three par-
ticipants have completed the pro-
ject, and it is hoped that other
students will take advantage of
this chance to get in some good
exercise as well as gain extra
athletic points.

Plunge periods are always open
for the benefit of the campus.
Students 'may swim from 4-5,
Monday through Thursday of
every week, and on Wednesday
synchronized swimming is offered
to all who are interested.

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CA Announces Dek- It Awards;
Smith, Branham Win Top Prize

First place winners in the freshman "Dek-It" contest
sponsored each year by Christian Association are Gloria
Branham and Sally Smith, room 227, Rebekah Scott Hall.
The roommates will receive a prize of $6.00.

Other winners announced recently include: second place
with a prize of $5.00, Hollis Smith

Marcia Tobey, Shannon Cumming
and Corky Feagin, and Carolyn
Hoskins and Kay Lamb.

and Mary Stubbins, room 200, Re-
bekah; and third place with a prize
of $4.00. Val Edwards and Jill
Imray, room 112, Hopkins Hall.

Honorable mention went to five
rooms in Inman Hall, two in Hop-
kins, and five in Rebekah Scott.
Those receiving this recognition
are: 1

Inman: Sally Fuller and Mary
Jane Pfaff, Mary Jane Pickens

Hopkins: Dot Martin and Su-
san Rone, and Ann Morrison and
Mary Wilson.

Rebekah Scott: Nancy Aubrey
and Emily Bivens, Beverly Delk
and Betty Lewis, Edith Towers
and Carolyn West, Dana Hundley
and Anita Moses ,and Joanne Bea-

and Ann Sims, Kay Fuller and ton and Nancy Patterson.

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The Agnes Scott News

VOL. XLII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday. October 31, 1956

Number 5

Stukes Will Speak at Investiture

Scandrett To Cap Seniors
In Traditional Ceremony

Agnes Scott's sixty-seventh annual Investiture service will
be held in Gaines chapel Saturday, November 3, at 12 noon.
Dr. S. G. Stukes, Dean of the Faculty, has been elected by the
Class of 1957 to deliver the Investiture address.

The ceremony will include a procession of the Senior Class
in academic robe, flanked by

DR. STUKES

Evangelist, Former Cartoonist,
To Lead Convocation Exercises

Convocation on Wednesday, November 7, will be led by
Dr Charles B. Templeton, who will be conducting Evangelis-
tic services at the North Avenue Presbyterian Church No-
vember 4-11.

Dr. Templeton is a member of the staff of the Joint De-
partment of Evangelism of the

Templeton's Sportraits" were syn-
dicated across Canada.

Having had no former connec-
tion with the Church, Templeton
experienced a distinct conversion.
Resigning his position on the
newspaper, he traveled as an
itinerant evangelist under the
Church of the Nazarene for three
years. He returned to Toronto in
1941 to organize and serve as
minister for the Avenue Road
Church.

The city church was begun
without any members in an empty
Presbyterian Church building, and
within a year and a half, the seat-
ing capacity of 1200 was inade-
quate. On the eve of reopening

National Council of the Churches
of Christ in the United States of
America, wh en is composed of
thirty denominations. In his work,
Dr. Templeton holds Evangelistic
Missions, lectures on evangelism
in seminaries, addresses denomi-
national conventions and General
Assembly meetings, holds Mis-
sions on campuses, and addresses
ministerial associations.

Dr. Templeton was born in To-
ronto, Ontario, Canada, and was
widely known in the Canadian
sports circles for his skill in foot-
ball, basketball, track and field.
After a brief study in drawing, he
became, at the age of seventeen,
sports cartoonist of the Toronto
Globe. For four years "Chuck after addin S a ^Hery.

the building -was gutted by fire.

The church was rebuilt and soon
a total of 4,500 people attended
the three Sunday services each
week, according to the Maclean's
Magazine.

One of the founders of the
\outh for Christ Movement, Dr.
Templeton served on the Board
of Directors and was made Re-
gional Vice-President in 1943. He
directed Toronto Youth for Christ
rallies, with regular Saturday-
night attendances of 3,000 young
people..

During the spring of 1945, in the
interest of youth evangelism, he
traveled through ten European
nations, preaching on alternate
evenings with the evangelist Billy
Graham. On his return to Ameri-
ca, he spoke to crowds numbering
from twenty to seventy thousand
in such stadiums as Soldiers'
Field in Chicago and the Rose
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members of its sister class, the
Sophomores, wearing white.
Formal recognition of the Class
of 1957 will be made when Dean
Carrie Scandrett bestows the
academic cap on each member of
the class.

On Sunday, November 4, at 11
a m. in Gaines chapel. Dr. W.
Taliaferro Thompson, moderator
of the Presbyterian Church, U. S.
will preach the Investiture sermon
entitled, "We Are Members One
of Another." A native of Charles-
ton, South Carolina, Dr. Thomp-
son was for thirty-six years pro-
fessor of Christian Education and
Lecturer in Pastoral Theology at
Union Theological Seminary,
Richmond, Virginia.

Dr. Thompson is a graduate of
Davidson College and Union Theo-
logical Seminary. He has also
studied at the Divinity School,
University of Chicago; New York
University; Teachers College, Co-
lumbia University: and London
School of Economics.

In 1912 Dr. Thompson pioneered
as a Scoutmaster and during
World War I served as YMCA di-
rector at two military camps. He
was minster to students at the
University of Tennessee and for
thirty years directed the religious
work at a boys' camp.

After serving pastorates in Lex-
ington, North Carolina; Knox-

Swim Meet Tonight
To Feature Relays

Class songs and cheers will issue
from the gymnasium tonight,
when Athletic Association spon-
sors the annual interclass swim-
ming meet.

Scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.,
the meet will feature racing
events, relays, form competition,
diving, and a comic relay. Judges
for the event will be Miss Mary
Link. Mrs. Virginia Freeman, and
Miss Louisa Allen.

Managers of the class teams
are: senior class, Marian Hage-
dorn; junior class, Mary Jo Cow-
art; sophomore class, Mary Ann
Henderson; and freshman class,
Myra Glasure.

The entire campus community
is invited to attend.

TTTT-TTTTT'

HALLOWE'EN PARTY

Sponsored by Christian Asso-
ciation, a Hallowe'en party will
he held in the Hub immediately
following the swimming meet.
There will be fun, food, songs,
and ghost stories with spooks
and witches to entertain the
whole campus community. Ev-
erybody is invited to come and
try their hand at bobbing apples
and popping popcorn.

ville. Tennessee; and Mobile, Ala-
bama. Dr. Thompson was elected
moderator of the Synod of North
Carolina. He spent six months in
Korea as a consultant for the
Presbyterian Board of World Mis-
sions. Dr. Thompson is the author
of An Adventure in Love.

Seniors and their parents will
be entertained at a coffee in the
McCain Library at 1:30 Sunday
afternoon.

DR. TEMPLETON

Mora Will Lecture
Tuesday on Campus

"Inter-American Affairs" will
be the topic discussed by Dr. Jose
A. Mora, Secretary General of the
Organization of the American
States (formerly the Pan-Ameri-
can Union) when he speaks to the
Agnes Scott community Tuesday
night, November 6, at 8:30 p.m.
in Presser Hall. Dr. Mora is the
second lecturer of the 1956-57 lec-
ture series.

Born in Montevideo, Uraguay.
Dr. Mora received his education
at the University of Montevideo,
and although he resides in Wash-
ington, D. C, due to his position,
he still considers Montevideo as
home.

Twice prior to this year Dr.
Mora has served as Ambassador
to the U.S. from Uraguay and has
served also in that capacity in
Spain and Brazil. That he is an
outstanding Pan-American diplo-
mat is shown by the number of
positions he has held in the past.

He has served as Uraguayan
representative at International and
Inter- American conferences: Pan-
ama, 1939; Havana. 1940; Rio de
Janeiro, 1942; Mexico, 1945; and
San Francisco, 1945. He was pres-
ent at the organization of the Uni-
ted Nations, as well as serving as
a delegate to the General Assem-
bly of the U.N. in 1946.

In recognition of his services,
Dr. Mora has received a number
of honor citations and decorations,
including the "Legion d'Honneur"
from France.

Before the lecture on Tuesday
night, Dr. Alston will entertain Dr.
Mora and various South American
consuls with a banquet. A recep-
tion for the entire community will
be held in Rebekah Scott Hall
immediately following the lecture.

Luccock Addresses
Campus Community

Today's convocation w r as led
by Dr. Halford E. Luccock. pro-
fessor emeritus of homiletics of
the Yale University Divinity
School. Dr. Luccock is on a speak-
ing engagement at Columbia The-
ological Seminary and was able
to be with us through the coopera-
tion of Dr. McDowell Richards,
president of the seminary.

Dr. Thompson, Moderator of
the Presbyterian Church, I". S.,
will preach Sunday's Investiture
sermon.

Seniors Grow Up,
Become 'Big Girls'

Replacing the traditional "Little
Girls' Day." the class of '57 will
initiate "E:g Girls' Day," Friday,
November 2. Water pistols and
baby toys will be forsaken for less
vigorous forms of activity, as the
seniors take their final "fling"
before Investiture ceremonies.

Festivities will begin in the
dining hall at breakfast and will
continue through chapel. Featured
in the chapel program, directed by
Jo Ann Beasley and Helen Sewell,
will be events of the past, present
and future.

In carrying out the new theme,
the seniors will don more "sophis-
ticated" dress than the shorter
attires of former years. Climaxing
the day's program will be a picnic
lunch in the recreation room of
Walter's Hall.

Delegates To Attend
Athletic Convention

Shorter College campus will be
the scene of the annual Georgia
Athletic Federation for College
Women (G.A.F.C.W.) convention
to be held Friday through Sunday,
November 2-4. Eight students will
represent the A.S.C. Athletic As-
sociation at the meeting.

Theme for this year's conven-
tion is "The Sky Is - the Limit."
The talks and discussions revolv-
ing around the theme will serve
as a guide to help Athletic Asso-
ciation members to better their in-
dividual groups.

A. A. secretary Judy Nash, two-
year delegate to the G.A.F.C.W.
council, will head the A.S.C. dele-
gation at the convention. Others
planning to attend are Pat Len-
hardt, Jorie Muller, Kay Weber,
Mary Dunn, Ruth Currie, Leonice
Davis and Katherine Jo Freeman.

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS # Wednesday, October 31, 1956

Harvest Time

Native Alabaman Teaches Physical Chemistry,
Finds Hockey, Campus Enthusiasm Stimulating

Foliage of red sumac trees mingle with the gold of tower-
ing sycamores in the hills of north Georgia. A blue sky
cushions wisps of clouds overhead. Birds call to each other
from within the forest, and soaring into the air, begin their
flight southward.

In the valleys below lie fields of dry brown corn stalks,
white bolls of cotton and bright plump pumpkins. A chill
is in the air. Autumn is here.

This is the time of bright colors and cool breezes; the time
for Halloween, jack-o-lanterns and black cats. Autumn means
piles of colored leaves, bonfires and good cheer. Moreover,
it means a time for reaping the year's final harvest.

Amid the fall splendor this coming weekend, Agnes Scott's
seniors will take part in a tradition of long-standing at the
college. At the Saturday noon service, each girl will be
"capped" with a mortar board, symbolizing her relationship
to the college as a member of its senior class.. This is a
solemn service, in which individuals are "invested" with the
privileges and responsibilities of seniorhood.

For three years, the present senior class has been looking
forward to this important occasion. Sowing their seed in the
first months of their freshman year, the class has grown and
prospered during their stay at the college. Now at last, at
the time of Investiture, the class may begin to reap a por-
tion of the harvest that is theirs.

College friends, parents, and other students gathering to
witness this weekend's services may well wish for the class
a bountiful harvest. D. R.

By Caroline Dudley

It seems that Agnes Scott has a special attraction for for-
mer lieutenants of the U. S. Navy, Dr. Charles Vail, new
Associate Professor of Chemistry, served two and a half years
active duty aboard the U. S. S. Invade during World War II.
Despite its rather ominous name, the ship never left Norfolk
and Yorktown waters, but was

used exclusively in the training
of our men for mine-sweeping.

As officer in charge of the ac-
tual operation, Dr. Vail gained
his first teaching experience
there. His happiest memories of
these years are of the BIG, juicy
steaks he enjoyed regularly.

A native of Bessemer, Alabama,
the professor attended Birming-
ham Southern College where he
and his wife first met. Dr. and
Mrs. Vail are no strangers to At-
lanta, for after his graduation
from B. S. C, they resided in the
Dogwood City while he worked
toward his M. A. and Ph. D.
degrees at Emory University.

Dr. Vail has done work for the
Southern Research Institute in
Birmingham, and has taught at
Armstrong College in Savannah
and at Coker College in Harts-
ville, S. C, where he was head of
the Chemistry Department. His
real love is physical chemistry,
which he is teaching at A. S. C,
in addition to a course in advanced
analytical chemistry.

The Vail family includes two
daughters: Julie, eight, who is a
third-grader at Winnona School

and L se, four. Their father says
that Sunday afternoons are ''fam-
ily time" at their house since it
is the only afternoon he has free.

Dr. Vail lists 'tinkering" with
old clocks and hiking as his two
big interests outside the realm of
chem stry. At present he is at
work repairing an old grandfather
clock. Of hiking he says: "At the

Preventable

Do you realize that one person is killed every thirteen
minutes in automobile accidents, while someone is injured
every twenty-three seconds? At that rate one hundred and
five people are killed every day and three thousand seven
hundred are injured. Moreover, the age group from 18-24
seems to be the most prone to accidents. These statistics
should indicate the importance of careful driving while driv-
ing yourself or while riding with someone else.

Most students are aware and have been aware of the terri-
ble accident rates. Yet it never hurts to warn. Hardly a year
goes by at Agnes Scott that some student has not been in-
volved in a serious accident. These accidents seem to occur
during the part of the year when the weather is rainy and
the roads are slippery. Don't let the next casualty be you!

The Administration is very concerned about students in
cars. They feel responsible for us and want to help prevent
accidents if possible. By signing out when riding in a car, the
Dean's Office can know with whom you are riding. Through
an application for permission to leave cars on campus,
the student is able to realize what responsibility she has un-
dertaken. We are responsible for what happens when we are
in cars. It is up to us to slow down a person who drives too
fast or not carefully. After all the driver is endangering our
own lives as well as his.

Let's have a safe year with everyone back on campus! J. F.

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REPORTERS

Sarah Adams Mary Byrd. Caroline Dudley. Nancy Graves, Hazel-Thomas King, Mildred
Ling Carolyn Magruder, Suzanne Manges. Louise McCaughan, Mary Jane Milford. Caro-
line Miller. Mary Moore. Celeste Rogers, Helen Salfltl, Sally Sanford, Jo Savryer, Carolyn
Smith. Tat SHewart, Nancy Turner.

moment my little girls are rather
small to indulge and there hasn't
been much oportunity. I expect to
resume some soon, though." Since
his recent appointment as editor
of the monthly publication of the
Georgia section of the American
Chem cal Society. The Filter Press,
he has been especially busy.

Dr. Vail commented that those
things which- have most impressed
him about the campus are "the
dynamic and real college spirit
w hich seems to be couched in such
a fine religious atmosphere, the
enthusiasm with which everybody
works and plays, and the hockey
games outside my office window."

Student Government
Cites 'Poor Wives'

Attention, 1 prospective wives!
Have you cleaned your room this
week? The "Snooping Scottie"
has been around, and she has sub-
mitted the names of the follow-
ing girls as charter members of
the "Poor Wives' Society." Every-
one likes to see her name in print,
but really, girls!!

Martha Sharpe. Jill DeBardele-
ben, Mary Rose Speer, Betty Ed-
munds. Ann Roscoe, Hope Weath-
ers, Margaret Candler, Kathryn
John. Laura Ann Knake, Barbara
Ellen Specht, Mary Jane Milford,
Anne Gilbert, Jackie Johnson, Ma-
rian Hagedorn, Susan Foxworth,
Ivy Furr, Bopine Bogle, Ann Mor-
ris Shires, gillie Nesbit, Ann Lane,
Jo Ann Nix, Mary Kinman, Pat
Sanford, Margaret Ann Zepatos,
Sarah Brown, Audrey , Johnson,
Irene Shaw, Carolyn Spann, Nan-
cy Turner, Susie Benson, Mary
The following letter was found in the local mail and posted Oates, Mary Daniel, Ann Rivers
on the bulletin board. It was addressed to the Student "Body." Payne, Susan Riffe, Suzic Miller.

"Gurgle, gurgle, groan and grumble. Forward from the Editor's note: The above col-
tombs ye tumble! Awake you ghouls and ghosts, you goblins, umr represents a Student Gov-
and you too, Charles Adams. Awake, oh, decaying darlings,
for tonight is your night -
Hallow's Eve.

DR. VAIL

All Hallow's Eve Approaches;
Beelzbub Writes Directions

By Nancy Kimmel

All

"Tonight Miz Scott shall unlock
the rusted gate of the massoleum
and you will be free free to roam

shines on thee tonight. Howl and
scream for sheer delight. For this
is All Hallow's Eve.

ernment project that will be
climaxed in tomorrow's student
meeting.

"Let your voices rise in anger.
Yell and scream at the coming

until dawn. (And you don't even ' . . * . i

mini uciwn. v j_ ^ Awake the dead to jon your

have to sign out.) Shake off your
spider webs, push up the coffin

lids, throw away the molded
books, the plumes and pidgeon
blood. Out, out, you beasts of bur-
den and of study. Out into the
world, you witches and you

splendor. Screech the fears of
school away. Holler from the roofs
of Inman. Haunt the halls of sec-
ond Main. Laugh with horror in
the tower, then scream and yell
again, again. Dance and fly, twirl

Unlock their chains, Miz and shake, rack the night till day

Scott, unlock, unlock! Free them,
free them. Let them join the
chorus of the world. This is their
night All Hallow's Eve.

"Arm yourself with soap and
tissue. Roll down your hair, pin
up your dragging skirt, stick a
bone in your wig, and sign out now
for a blue horse bike and ride
ride through the night. Oh, come
you bats, you too shall wander.
Time was made for you to squan-
der. The streets are dark and
strangely beckoning. Beyond the
gates there lies a reckoning. Go
forth, all you black cats and
reckon. This is your night All
Hallow's Eve.

"Make your way on the wings
of the blackened night into the
sleeping city. Battle bravely
against those fiends of "let's pre-
tend," commonly known as chil-
dren. Be brave, you dirty rats.
Where are your weapons? Sign
their doom in soap, leave your
trail in tissue. Onward through
the city, don't evade the issue.
Hey there, Fortune Teller, arise
from that damp cellar. Saturn

shall break. But oh, alas, dear
black and ugly, stumble to your
cells again. Miz Scott shall come

The South Georgian reports on
the annual observance ol" Religious
Emphasis Week at South Georgia
College The series of programs
will be based on the theme "Take
Your Religion to College."

"Rhythm" is to be the theme of

Hood College's "Campus Day"

pageant. The Blue and Grey dis-
with key and padlock to shut you closes plans for the big week end

up in coffin tight. But don't forget The classes will present skits bas-
ed on their interpretation of
"rhythm," and there will also be
"all-college and big-little sister
songs." This class competition is
very similar to our Black Cat Day.

our Eve together, and sometime
whine a bit at night.

"I love you,

you nasty things,
Beelzebub*'

s

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS # Wednesday, October 31, 1956 3

Chrysanthemums,Frat Badges
Brighten Weekend Festivities

By Jean Hodgens

In the annals of social history, the weekend of October 27 will be
marked with an asterisk, and perhaps even underlined, to signify to
succeeding generations a Big, Big Weekend.

Homecoming was the password as Scotties filed through the
portals of the D. O. for various collegiate destinations. There were
many 4t wide open spaces" and sleepy freshmen, poor souls with no
cuts, in classes Saturday, and the dining hall had a gross of hard
and mediums left over due to those who prefer sleep to nourishment.
Davidson's Homecoming had a magnetic attraction for many Scott
folk. Jean Clark, Sue Lile, Jill DeBardeleben, Dee Harvley, and Boogie
Helm were among those who made the journey to that Presbyterian
institution. Also in the mass exodus to Davidson were Ann Selph,
Jane King, Liz Shumaker, Beverly Delk, Peggy Edney, and Lillian
Shannonhouse. Susan Purser's trip was particularly profitable for
she returned to Atlanta with a Davidson man's Phi Delt pin.

Also partying in North Carolina were Wardie Abernethy at
Germans at UNC, and Sandra Dickerson at Duke.
Cynthia Butts toured up to Washington and Lee for the weekend,
and closer to home was Mary Crook at Auburn. Dannie Reynolds
took in the Big Thursday game between Clemson and USC at the
State Fair.

Susie Ware, Hazel Ellis, Jan Matheson, Roxana Speight were
entertained royally at Homecoming at Georgia. Dot McLanahan,
Helene Lee, and Peggy Conine were also on hand to see Kentucky
edge Georgia.

The weather was perfect for the Tech Homecoming observances
Saturday. Anne Dodd, Phyllis Cox, Nancy Edwards, Emily Parker,
and Margaret Benton were decked in their most becoming sport-
viewing outfits .for the game. Others seeing Tulane fall apart under
the might of Tech were Pat Gover, Carolyn Barker, Nancy Bowers,
Curt Swords, and Mary Helen Collins.

At the dance Saturday night to celebrate the magnificent victory
were Anne Terry, Sara Brown, Martha Bethea, Caroline Phelan,
and Nell Archer. Lucy Cole, Judy Sawyer, Pat Lenhardt, and Mar-
tha Starrett also danced to the music of Billy May.

At Emory Friday night for the IFC sing were Sissy Hurley, Peggy
Britt, Carol Promnitz, Hope Weathers and Kay Weber. Also present
as the Delts and Sigma Chis won first places were Sara Lu Persinger,
Helen Milledge, Shirley Spackman and Becky Wilson.

Pins, pins, pins. KAs at Tech pinned Al Coldwell and Helen
Culpepper. Joyce Skelton is now adorning her clothes with a luffly
Beta pin of a Tech graduate.
Achievement of the week award goes to Byrd Hoge who became
Mrs. Jim Bryan on Saturday. Byrd flew home after her excellent
introduction of Mr. Thrower in chapel Thursday. How's that for cool,
calculated maneuvering from school to politics to marriage?

You feel so new and fresh and
good all over when you pause for
Coca-Cola. It's sparkling with

quick refreshment . . . and it's so pure
aad wholesome naturally friendly to your figure.

Let it do things good things for you.

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ATLANTA COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO.

1956, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

"Coke" i* o registered trade-mark.

Templeton . . .

(Cpntinued from Page 1)

Bowl in Pasadena.

In 1948 Templeton enrolled at
Princeton Theological Seminary.
During the three years at that
institution he served as interim-
minister of Presbyterian churches
in Philadelphia and in Trenton,
New Jersey. He also conducted a
number of evangelistic campaigns.
After being ordained by the Pres-
byterian Church U. S. A. in 1951,
Dr. Templeton was elected to his
present position.

Mrs. Templeton, mezzo-soprano
soloist and former winner of the
"California Hour" vocal contest,
met her husband while studying
voice at the Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer studios in Hollywood. She
accompanies Dr. Templeton in his
work which carries him through
every state in the union, every
province in Canada, Mexico, and
ten European countries.

"It is my hope," explains Dr.
Templeton, "that a balanced and
vital evangelism freed from the
excesses that have made it un-
popular in the past, may be re-
turned to the heart of the Church:"

SILHOUETTE PICTURES

Silhouette pictures will be
taken between November 5
and 15 in the Mc Kinney Room
in Alain during the following
hours: 8:30-10:30 a.m., 11:00-
12:30 p.m., 1:30-4:00 p.m. Sign
up sheets will be posted in the
Mail Room next week. Watch
the bulletin boards for dress de-
tails. Bring 15 cents with you.

Bring Shoe Troubles To
Clairmont Shoe Repair,
Inc.

DE. 3676

141 Clairmont Ave.

Civi! Service Seeks Applicants
For Wide Range of Occupations

The United States Civil Service Commission is seeking
applications from persons interested in a career in the Federal
service through its Federal Service Entrance Examination.
This examination, which covers a wide variety of occupa-
tonal fields is open to all college seniors and graduates
regardless of their field of

major study and to people who
have had equivalent experience.
The next written test will be held
November 10, 1956. Additional
written tests will be given Janu-
ary 12, February 9, April -13, May
11, July 13, and August 10, 1957.

Most appointments will be made
to positions at grade GS-5 with a
beginning salary of $3,670 a year.
Some appointments may also be
made to positions at grade GS-6
and GS-7, $4,080 and $4,525 a
year. Positions will be filled in
various agencies in Washington,
D. C.j and throughout the United
States, its territories and posses-
sions. A few positions will be filled
in foreign countries.

Some of the fields in which po-
sitions will be filled are general
administration, economics, budget
management, automatic data pro-
cessing, library science, statistics,
information and food and drug in-
spection.

Further information may be ob-
tained in the career corner of the
library or frbm the U. S

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( hi Beta Phi

The annual Chi Beta Phi ban-
quet will be held on Thursday,
November 8, at the Plantation
House. Entertainment will consist
of the informal initiatory speeches
of the new members. Following
the banquet, formal initiation cere-
monies will be held on campus.
General chairman for the banquet
is Louise Almand; transportation
chairman is Nancy Glasure, and
initiation chairman is Lue Robert.

Spanish Club

An illustrated lecture of sum-
mer travel experiences was pre-
sented at the regular meeting of
the Spanish Club on Thursday,
October 25, by Dr. Bruce Gordon
of Emory University. After the
program, refreshments were serv-
ed at the home of Miss Melissa
Civil Cilly.

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Juniors Defeat Sophomores To Hold Top Place! Pi Alpha Phi Initiates Season
As Hockey Teams Enter Second Round of Play At Alabama University Meet

"Resolved: That the United States should discontinue di-
rect economic aid to foreign nations." With this topic, Pi
Alpha Phi opens the fall debating season this weekend at
the annual discussion tournament to be held at the Universi-
ty of Alabama.

The camera catches a moment
of tense action during a crucial
game.

By Pat Stewart

In this year's most crucial game the Juniors defeated the
excellent Sophomore team Friday 2 to L The vastly improved
Freshman team battled the crippled Seniors to a 6 to 0 tie.

Friday's game between the Juniors and Sophomores was
the crucial game of the season, for the once tied Juniors had
to win this one in order to pass
the so far victorious Sophomores.

The determined Sophomores be-
gan the game with a breath-
taking drive in the first minute
cf play that met with no organ-
ized opposition and placed the
Sophomores ahead 1 to 0, with
Pat Lenhardt scoring. The Juniors
rallied sufficiently to prevent any
further score by the fired up
Sophomores. In the last part of
the first half, the Juniors
threatened seriously to score only
to be stopped by a nervous Sopho-
more's catching the ball and
throwing it away.

The opening of the second half
saw a new Junior team. Fired by
the audience who never sat down
during the exciting second half,
the Juniors abandoned their cau-
tious playing and began to break
through the Sophomore defense.
Amid mass confusion at the Soph-
omore goal, Jo Sawyer sneaked the
ball in to tie up the score 1 to 1.

The Sophomores made one
more attempt to score which was
fouled by the Junior goalie. The
Juniors were on fire and the ac-
tion was fierce throughout with
the Sophomore defense strength-
ening against the Junior offense.

The Juniors once more drove
the ball to the Sophomore goal.
Goalie Nancy Turner found her-
self alone fighting against almost
the entire Junior team. Again Jo
Sawyer flipped the ball in to put
the Juniors ahead 2 to 1. The
game ended with that score.

In comparison to the Junior-
Sophomore game, the Senior-
Freshman game was noticeable
for its absence of tension. The
Seniors, crippled by the absence
of Penny Smith, Margie DeFord,
and Helen Hendry, found a worthy
opponent in the Freshmen who
turned in their best game to date.

Val Edwards and Boo, Flor-
ance led the Freshman offensive
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The last half had the appear-
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to be a complete lack of tension
on both sides. Again scoring
threats by each team were stopped
by the haphazard defense and
many errors. The game was noted
by its many deep scoring threats,
but neither team was able to push
the ball past the opposition's
goalie. The game ended scoreless.

As a result of Friday's games,
the Juniors are now ahead follow-
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Representing Agnes Scott at the
tournament will be Susan Riffe.
Marianne Gillis, Grace Chao and
Genelle Breedlove. The program
will not be a formal debate but
will consist of formal discussion
of the topic. A resolution will be
drafted outlining the majority
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VOL. XLII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, November 7, 1956

Number 6

Senora Ortega To Arrive
For Annual Campus Visit

Senora Maria de Leon Ortega, instructor in Spanish at
Corpus Christi University, Corpus Christi, Texas will arrive
on the campus November 12 for a three week stay. While
she is at Agnes Scott, Senora Ortega will visit Spanish classes
to give instruction in phonetics and will meet groups of stu-
dents at the homes of Spanish

Senora Ortega entertains Spanish Club members during last year's
visit.

Annual McKinney Book Award
Encourages Student Collection

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 secondhand
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-
tiative and discriminating choice.
In whatever way books are ac-
quired, they shoud represent the
owners tastes, either in several
fields of interest such as fic-
tion, biography, philosophy poetry,
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 enricr-
ment; buying books, pictures, or

Seen in Passing . . .

Unexpected member of the se-
nior cast black dog climbs upstage
during the "Big Girls" skit in Fri-
day chafel.

* * *

Th# "night-before" crowd in the
library with reference questions for
fresh?nan English , s fills over at the
desks and sits on the floor absorbed
in Bar I eft's Quotations and the
Oxford Companion to English
Literature.

* * *

Pare?its and other Investiture
guests, laden zuith light meters and
other corn-plicated camera equipment,
prepare to snap the white and black
line winding across the campus.

* * *

Head covered by a kerchief and
cap, the only male member of the
academic procession on "Big Girls'
Day" zvas sufficiently disguised /o
cause one dean to question another
concerning his true identity.

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 members 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 Englisty, who, during
her years of teaching, awakened
in many Agnes Scott students a
love of reading and a delight in
the ownership of books.

faculty members. She will eat sev-
eral meals with students in the
dining hall and will entertain the
college community with Mexican
folk songs. Besides being active on
the campus, she will take part in
various programs in Atlanta.

Senora Ortega, known in pri-
vate life as Mrs. Joseph A. Bill-
ings, was born in Mexico of par-
ents of French and Spanish des-
cent? Before becoming an instruc-
tor at Corpus Christi College, she
taught at the University of Mexi-
co and at Mexico City College.

She has long been interested in
collecting Mexican folk songs. In
order to collect these songs, she
has visited homes in remote sec-
tions of her native land and has
made numerous recordings of the
villagers singing their ballads and
dance songs.

Having learned to play the gui-

Debaters To Attend
Carolina Forensics

The University of South Caro-
lina at Columbia will be the des-
tination this weekend of four
members of Pi Alpha Phi. Marga-
ret Benton, Marianne Gillis, Gen-
elle Breedlove and Susan Riffe will
take part in the "Carolina Foren-
sics" debate tournament to be
held there Friday and Saturday,
November 9 and 10.

This year's debate topic is "Re-
solved: That the United States
should discontinue direct econo-
mic aid to foreign countries." The
team from Agnes Scott will be
debating against teams from 27
other schools.

Last year, Agnes Scott's team
won a trophy in this same tour-
nament.

tar at the request of her husband
to entertain guests at a party, she
has been^ much in demand as a
singer and player of Mexican mu-
sic. She has recently made ap-
pearances on radio and television
in Texas.

This year's visit to Agnes Scott
will be the third for Senora Or-
tega. Upper classmen will remem-
ber with pleasure listening to her
programs in chapel and joining
with her in singing at informal
gatherings in the lower dining
hall.

Class of '60 Elects
Martin to Top Office

Dot Martin was elected presi-
dent of the Freshman Class at
Monday morning's class meeting.
Having served as the Freshman
Black Cat Chairman, Dot will
continue to lead her class in its
activities this year.

Other officers elected on Mon-
day include: Boo Florance, mem-
ber of the Athletic Association
board; Mary Jane Pickens and
Sally Smith, representatives to
the Executive Committee; and
Nancy Aubrey, vice-president of
the class.

Election of freshman class of-
ficers will be completed on next
Monday.

Campus To Review
Segregation Issue

During the week November 12-
16 Agnes Scott chapel programs
will emphasize several phases of
the segregation issue.

Mr. Robert B. Troutman, Sr.,
an outstanding constitutional law-
yer from Atlanta, will discuss the
legal aspect of the issue. He will
talk on "The Supreme Court De-
cision on Segregation in the Pub-
lic Schools" in Gaines Chapel on
Tuesday, November 13.

A factual report on "What Has
Happened Since the Supreme
Court Decision on Segregation in
Public Schools?" will be given by
Mr. Ralph McGill, editor of the
"Atlanta Constitution," at Con-
vocation on November 14.

Dr.- Wallace M. Alston will view
the Christian aspect of the prob-
lem when he speaks in chapel on
Thursday, November 15. His topic
will be "A Christian Faces Seg-
regation in the South."

Cotillion To Sponsor
College Open House

The Cotillion Club will act as
hostess to the entire campus com-
munity for an informal "come as
you are" open house this Sunday
night, November 11, from 10:00-
11:00 p.m. in the recreation room
of Walters Hall. Everyone is in-
vited to come for coffee and
doughnuts and a relaxing get-to-
gether before starting a new week.

Sara Margaret Heard and Jackie
Rourrtree are in charge of the
party.

Blackfriars To Stage Medley
Of Scenes From Famous Ploys

On Tuesday night, November 15, Blackfriars will bring
to Agnes Scott something new and different. They will pre-
sent a program of not just one play, but scenes from six
famous plays!

For many years, the Agnes Scott Blackfriars group has
wanted to produce such plays as

"Pygmalion," "The Glass Mena-
gerie," "The Taming of the
Shrew," "Blythe Spirit," "Cyrano
de Bergerac," and 'Our Town."
However, lack of time and a na-
tural scarcity of men prohibited
the fulfillment of these desires.

Now, through a kind of produc-
tion entirely new to Agnes Scott,
they will give one well-loved or
well-known scene from each of
these plays. This plan not only
gives many Blackfriars members
a chance to participate, but it
also practically guarantees that
every person in the audience will
find something which appeals to
him.

From "Pygmalion," George Ber-

nard Shaw's famous play, the par-
ty will be given, in which Eliza,
the flower girl, is introduced to
society as a duchess. In a tragic
scene from Tennessee William's
"The Glass Menagerie," the crip-
ple, Laura, hopefully receives her
first gentleman caller. The "kiss-
me-Kate" scene from "The Tam-
ing of the Shrew" by William
Shakespeare, and the balcony
scene from "Cyrano de Bergerac"
by Emond Rostard, will be fami-
liar to the audience.

The excerpt from Noel Co-
ward's "Blythe Spirit" will be
the final seance scene when Ma-
dam Arcati, the medium, deals
with the problem of unwelcome
(Continued on Page 3)

Jack Powell will star in title role of "Cyrano de Bergerac" during
Blackfriars' November 15th production "This The Theater."

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, November 7, 1956

Sense of Values

A few weeks ago, this campus observed Honor Emphasis
Week. Among the features of the week was a period of lively
discussion during Tuesday night housemeeting in the dormi-
tories. These discussions brought to light several ;deas for
improving or at least clarifying the System.

It was following one of these discussions that a prominent
member of Student Government made what proved to be
a bold announcement. She stated that "The Agnes Scott
News" would print the following week, a perspective and
resume of the Honor System at the college as prepared by
Student Government and at least one member of the admini-
stration.

That article has never appeared in this paper. Why?

Despite incessant urging on the part of this staff, Student
Government never completed the draft it promised to make.
One deadline passed and then another. Three issues of the
paper have now appeared, and still no apparent action has
been taken.

Last week, as a means of publicizing the topic of Thurs-
day's Student Meeting, Student Government requested that
the "News" print a small news item.. Again a deadline passed
and no copy appeared.

After all other news items and features had been processed
and prepared for the printers, a type-written sheet found its
way to the editor's desk. This was the original copy of the
"Poor Wives' Column." Not having time to consider the ef-
fects, psychological or otherwise, that such an item might
have on the members of the student body, this paper printed
the article verbatim.

Students Protest Action of Student Government
Regarding Thorough Campus Room Inspection

To the editor, "The Agnes Scott News":

"Attention, prospective wives. Have you cleaned your
rooms this week?" A ridiculous opening to an article about
a ridiculous happening!

When I read that Student Government had undertaken
the project of checking everyone's

room and then publicizing the
names of girls with messy rooms,
I felt like I was back in Brownie
Scout Camp, where an inspection
every morning often resulted in
demerits for some naughty little
girlies! This stunt undermines the

injustice, that her privacy has
been invaded, and that she is be-
ing ridiculously treated like a
child Secondly: in many cases,
this is a tangible injustice, be-
cause many times a messy room
is due to a hard test and last-

whole idea of our Student Govern- minute ^dying.

If there is a problem, there are
numerous other ways to approach
it through roommates, house
mothers, cleanest-room contests
on a hall, INDIRECT publicity,

ment, which is that each girl is a
mature person who must shoulder
her own responsibilities; and that
when she fails to do so, she is
helped to understand the necessi-
ty of doing her part, rather than
being set up as a public example
before the student body.

If you are not the ideological
sort, then there are also specific
reasons why this is a very unsat-
isfactory idea. First: psychologi-

and many others.

C. R.

To the editor,

"The Agnes Scott News":

The representatives of the stu-
dent body in Student Government

cally, there is nothing which^will have just entered into a project

make a student more rebellious which, in the opinion of this writ-

than putting her shortcomings be- er, violates the rules of personal

foia the public, especially if she privacy, good taste, and courtesy,

feels that she has been done an Officers of student government

Let it be stated that this paper does not believe in name
calling. Due to the failure of Student Government to bring
forth the requested article before the deadline required by

the "News" for processing and possible rewriting, the article /fif Qfnot lOnolly SpGOkillQ . .

was printed as it was received and suffixed with a note de-
signed to direct any criticism where it might be due.

The past week has seen much objection voiced both openly
and privately, to the manner in which Student Government
presented this project. Such criticism is a healthy sign, for
it shows an alert student body. Running the risk of making a
mountain out of a mole hill, the "News" is . printing a num-
ber of letters it has received concerning the item.

Student Government claims it did not intentionally em-
barrass a number of individuals through unauthorized room
inspection and dramatic name-calling. A chapel period was
devoted in part to apologizing for any harm done to individual
students.

Yet, the Student Government is open for criticism in its
pattern of thinking. The complete neglect of a follow-up to
Honor Emphasis Week, coupled with a period of investigation
of minutiae, indicates one thing: a decidedly confused sense
of values. D. R.

Keys to Happiness

"Books are keys to wisdom's treasure;
Books are paths that upward lead;
Books are gates to lands of pleasure,
Books are friends; come, let us read."

This inscription by Emilie Poulsson is found in the Child-
ren's Reading Room in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Books are
indeed the keys that open up new worlds for anyone who
takes the time to read. These are worlds that not only in-
crease our knowledge but also greatly enrich our lives.

On our campus we have an excellent opportunity to start
or add to our personal book collections through the Louise
McKinney Book Award contest. This award "was establish-
ed a number of years ago as a memorial to Miss Louise Mc-
Kinney, professor emeritus of English, who, during her years
of teaching, awakened in many Agnes Scott students a love
of reading and delight in the ownership of books."

A recent winner of the Louise McKinney Book Award
states what collecting books has meant to her: "Participating
in the Louise McKinney Book Contest during the past two
years has given me a keener sense of the value of good books
and has made me want to own books which can give lasting
pleasure and richness to my life. The contest in not only en-
lightening: it is fun. Each collector is a winner, for she has
her books which in themselves are prizes."

It goes without saying that a well-educated person is con-
tinually in the process of building up or adding to his per-
sonal library. This is because a well-educated person keeps
on reading even after he has finished his formal education.
The college years are an excellent time for one to form a
nucleus for one's adult book collection.

As Vincent Starrett says: "When we are collecting books,
we are collecting happiness." G.A.R.

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or some other persons in authori-
ty have, without announcement
or permission, entered the rooms
of students unknown to those stu-
dents, observed the condition of
those rooms, and published the
results of those findings together
with a list of "poor wives" in the
college newspaper.

The survey of rooms for such
purposes is a definite infringement
on personal liberties, especially in
the light of the fact that this pro-
ject was a complete secret to the
student body as a whole. Had
"good housekeeping" been stress-
ed at a previous date to the en-
tire college community, there
would perhaps have been justifi-
cation for procedure of this sort.
Yours truly,

(Name withheld by re-
quest).

* * * J

To the Editor,
"The Agnes Scott News":

As a spokesman for Student
Government, I would like to de-
fend the action taken last week
and the article printed in the Oc-
tober 31 issue of the Agnes Scott
News.

The project was undertaken be-
cause of a desire to increase
awareness on the campus of our
Responsibility as ladies and not
merely storehouses of bookish
knowledge. The "Poor Wives' Col-
umn" was only one area of stress
in this campaign which was cul-
minated in the Thursday chapel;
the other emphases were table

In the world of today, chaos and fear are prevailing, manners and campus dress, which
Strange things in the realm of international relations have admittedly deserve attention,
been happening fast and furiously. Because the condition of several

On October 29, Israeli armor and paratroops began an at- rooms caused members of the col-
tack on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. France and England im- lege community to be embarrassed

immediately sent an ultimatum to ton the will try t0 rationalize an d W u hile guk ? ing gUests on t0Ur * f
Israel and Egypt for a cease-fire, m g the new dorm, a suggestion was
a withdrawal from the canal area { ^ ion and _ made that the entire campus be
and the acceptance of the key u wcak state in reminded. It would have defeated
points on the canal. Nasser mdig- Middle East purpose to precede this action
nantly refused. , ' . with a stress on neatness or to
France and England did not no- However, not all of Britain is announce an inspection since it is
tlfv the United States of their in- behind t his shovv of force bein S evident that visitors to the cam-
tentions regarding the ultimatum. used in the Middle East The lead " pus are often unexpected. A sin-
Consequently, most observers in er of the Laborites in the House cere apology is extended from the
Washington believed that the Is- of Commons said, "The Govern- committee of Student Government
raeli attack had been prompted ment nas committeeed an act ot for the ^understanding of which
by both England and France. This disastrous folly, whose tragic con- the campus has been aware>
idea was strengthened when sequences we shall regret lor years The intention was not to point
France and Britain ignored Eisen- The terrible thing ... is that it out certain individuals as incap-
hower's plea to await U.N. action set such an example to every po- a51e of managing a home, but
and when they vetoed the U.S. ter f tial aggressor in the world. ' ratncr to make everyone aware of
resolution for a cease-fire in the So, things have changed. Bri- her responsibility to the commu-
Security Council. tain ana " France are committing nity.

On October 31, French and actions the likes of which they Tho inspection was made be-

British began their military action once censored. And in the U.N. twee n 12:00-1:00 p.m. a time

against Nasser. The General As- tn e United States and Russia wnen j t seems that rooms should

stand on one side with France and b e presentable.

Britain on the other. It is unfortunate that the pub-

Thore is hope. France and Bri- Jicacion of names has stimulated

tain do want the U.N. to establish such intense resentment. I hope

a "police force" in the canal area that those directly involved will

Britain, France Refuse Advice Jj
To Cease-Fire In Suez Area

By Byrd Hoge Bryan

sembly voted in favor of a cease-
fire (64 to 5), but Britain and
France rejected it.

Prime Minister Nehru of India
denounced the actions of the

French and British as a "flagrant once tne situation has been sta- be able to understand the reason-
violation of the United Nations
Charter." And indeed it was.

bilized. This is a situation about ing behind the situation and be
which predictions cannot be sufficiently satisfied that no per-
France and Britain are too much ma d e . This is a situation to be sonal offense was foreseen,
concerned over their imperialistic wa tched. V. A. R.

interests in the Middle East to' " v . , : -

follow the U.N. Britain has her
oil interests and the old longing
for her control of the Suez. France
has lost so much face in the last
century that she is determined
not to lose anything else . . . main-
ly her North African territory.

France and Britain do not like
the idea of being second-rate pow-
ers. Since they cannot be on the

Notice

There will be no edition of
"The A^nes Seott News" next
week. A Thanksgiving issue
will appear November 21.

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, November 7, 1956 3

Miz Scott's Book of Manners
List Rules for Ghurls To Follow

By Nancy Kimmel

A recent discussion and program in chapel on this past
Thursday has brought up quite a bit of what one might
call uproarious roaring. It is therefore our purpose and pri-
vilege to continue the roaring within this article, which we
would like to call: Meditations on Manners For Miz Scott's
Ghurls.

Blackfriars

We shall discuss, this week,
manners that can be applied to
weekends away from school and
home, during which we are con-
stantly representing Miz Scott's
School for Ghurls. The first of
these rules is:

Take plenty of clean, clean
clothes. Your hostess will object
to the shade of your costume if
she can detect it is caused by grit
and grime instead of the newest
dyes from the vats of Dior and 69.
This rule is slowly going out be-
cause this year's colors are just
plain dingy, dirty, and spilled-
spaghetti looking.

Take a toothbrush. The small
son of your hostess might object
to your brushing with his only
good shoe polisher, even if the
color is white and the shoes are
old.

Take safety pins.
Table manners are not neces-
sary unless you are going to De-
catur. It seems that every other
section of the country has gone
progressive, using paper plates,
wooden spoons, paper napkins, a
community glass, and the get it
when you can plan for serving and
disposing. So there-
Take aspirin your hostess
might need some.

Take a hat. It will always come
in handy when you play charades.
The hostess' dog might also enjoy
a new bowl for his dogfood and
nipples.

Take a friend. Extra boys al-
ways come in handy when the
blind date decides he isn't so blind
after all and goes out with the
cute girl next door. This polrcy of
coming well prepared will save
your hostess lots of embarrass-
ment and fatigue if she can't find
anyone to take you out. If you
are sure your date will show up,
you can always leave your extra
friend at home for the evening to
entertain the parents and family,
and dogs.

Take along your rubber gloves
or your kitchen maid. You might
be expected to wash dishes or mop
floors.

Take money.

Take along your books. Since
you are representing Miz Scott's
School for <~#iurls, you will be ex-

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pected to study during the dance
and the football game.

It would also be wise to take
your ginger ale, coca cola, root
beer, sasparilla, royal crown, grape
juice, termater juice, or pineap-
ple squeezins in case you get thir-
sty. Water is no longer served at
parties and it is wise to go pre-
pared.

But most of all, take along your
cheery personality, your charming
self, your suitcase full of dining
hall cookies, your shining face,
your bright eyes, and your loving
heart. You will be welcomed with
open ' arms as long as everyone
knows you read Miz Scott's rule
book before you burned it.

Delegates To Attend
Press Convention

Journeying to Cleveland, Ohio,
this weekend to attend the an-
nual convention of the Associated
Collegiate Press will be six
Agnes Scott representatives. Gene
Allen Reinero, Lang Sydnor and
Barbara Varner will represent
"The Agnes Scott News," while
Becky Barlow, Carlanna Linda-
mood, and Emily Starnes will be
delegates from the "Silhouette"
staff.

The ACP meetings, will be held
Friday and Saturday, November
9 and 10, and will include speech-
es, discussion groups and work-
shops dealing with the purposes
and problems of the collegiate
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ghosts. And the curtain will ring
down on a scene from "Our Town"
by Thornton Wilder, in which
Emily's spirit leaves the world
of the dead to return to Grovers
Corners.

The title of the entire program
is "This The Theater." This
name was selected as the result
of a contest which was held
among the Blackfriars members.

The male roles will be played
by Atlanta actors. Aiding in the
production will be Jack Tillford,
a professor at Emory; Robert
Shanley and Wendell Brown, pro-
fessors at Oglethorpe University;
Zenas Sears of Radio Station
WAOK; Thomas Jack Powell, an
emory graduate; Jonathon Phelps,
a director and actor from Atlan-
ta; Ray McKinty, a member of
the Emory Players; Preston Char-
les of Radio Station WAGA; Tom
Barnette, a student at Georgia
State College for Business Admi-
nistration; and Peter Mettam and
Barry Collins, two Englishmen*
from Lockheed. All of these have
much experience in acting.

Catherine Hodgin and Gene
Allen Reinero are heading the
scenery committee; Emily Gill-
ham and Frances Sattes, the cos-
tume committee; Mary Grace
Garret, the make-up committee;
and Nora King, the program com-
mittee. Carol Pike is chairman of
the publicity committee and Kay-
Weber is her co-chairman. Nancy
Flagg and Jo Ann Beasley are in
charge of the sound and props,
while Caro McDonald is managing
the lights. Pat Guynup is in
charge of the house and Marilyn
Tribble is the stage manager.

There will be four judges on
hand to judge which Blackfriars
member does the best acting. The
decision will not be announced
at the performance, but will in-
fluence the awarding of the Ben-
nett Cerf Trophy for the Year's
Best Actor in April. The judges
will be Mrs. H. Clay .Lewis, who
was a Blackfriars member at
Agnes Scott in 1934; Miss Dean
Dickens of Station WAGA-TV;
Miss Helen Strickland; and Mrs.
Alton Hobgood, Professor of Dra-
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Football, Investiture Highlight
Weekend of Varied Activities

By Carolyn Magruder

"Football' or "Investiture" were the Key words in many a Scotty's
social vocabulary this past weekend. Our respected "elders," the Sen-
iors, received an influx of visitors and made merrie near home, while
their younger, flightier sisters headed for the "ivy covered walls" (and
stadium) of distant scholastic centers.

Duke, of course, was the major attraction of the loyal Tech tans
Who traveled North to wateh a real pigskin thriller. Betty Cline,
Sandra Dickerson, Jean Slade, Ann Scoggins, Shirley Lawhorne,
Lesley Sevier, and Frances Gwinn watched the Jackets pull out ahead
in a close one,

Homecoming activities at other schools beckoned alluringly, too.
Suzanne Bailey, Mary Clayton Bryan, and Anne Selph soaked up
vitamin D at the University of Florida's big game. At Sewanee Libby
ilanna, Mary Jane Pickens, Barby Sinclair, and Margaret Woolfolk
took part in the social activities of the Episcopal institution. Betty
Gzeckowicz, Nancy Kimmel, and Julian Preble traveled to tlemson
for the festivities there. The cadets at Westapolis crowned Ramona
Cartwright as their Homecoming queen.

Meanwhile, hack in Atlanta the Long weekend promised by the sAE's
attracted many Scott ies. Judy George, Jody Armbreeht, Billie Kainey,
and Betty Lewis "housepartied" it up at Tech. Special Congrats go
to Sara Margaret Heard, who Was named as the sweetheart of this
renowned group. Orchids also to Hope Weathers, the proud recipient
of an ATO pin from Emory.

"May in November" weather proved enticing to those enjoying the
hayride given by another Emory fraternity, the Betas. Betty Cobb,
Ann Harvey, Melba Cronenberg, Isabella Strait and Dee Harvley
were among those who counted the stars.

Back at Tech, those "fresh air hoys," the Kappa Sigs, sponsored a
picnic at which Jill Debardeleben, Renee Shenk, and Libby Hanson
were royally entertained. Linda Dancy, Ann Whisnant, Grace Ro-
bertson, Jo Flowers, and Nancy Grayson took in an evening's fun
with the Phi Gams. Another, engineering clan, the Phi Kappa Al-
pha's invited Margaret Rice, May Chism, and Portia Strickland for
food and fellowship.

Other attractions Resides frat parties also held the social spotlight.
"War and Peace" continued to lure hoards of Scotties. Seen during
the seventh inning stretch of this lengthy spectacle were Becky Wilson,
Alice Miller, Sue Lile, Susan Hogg, "Tissie" Rogers, and Martha
Davis.

Jimsie Oeland, V. A. Redhead, and Jackie Murray sported out-of-
town gentlemen and accompanying "flows'' last weekend, which all
goes to prove that Spring is not the only season conducive to romance.

Happy hunting to the rest! By now.

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4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, November 7, 1956

Juniors Remain in First Place
As Freshmen Beat Sophomores

By Helen Hendry

The mighty Juniors retained the coveted top rating by de-
feating the Seniors 2-1 in the hockey games last Friday,
while the Freshmen scored a surprising 1-0 upset over the
second place Sophomores.

In the Sr. Jr. tilt the staunch pink team had little trouble
in capturing early possession of

tha ball. The fast-clicking junior
forwards twice raced through the
Senior backs during the first min-
utes of the game to grapple for
the ball inches from the goalie
cage. Each time the Senior backs
led by Sara Townsend and Martha
Akin rebuffed the Junior on-
slaught.

By accident three or four mis-
aimed Senior drives actually went
toward their defended goal rather
than away. Finally, through a
mass of jumbled players, a drive
by center Jo Sawyer bounced
through to the Senior goal giving
the Juniors a 1-0 lead in the mid-
dle of the first half.

Gathering stamina from this
early success, the Juniors made
another long unbroken march to
the Senior scoring zone, and there
threatened a repeat performance
for minutes until a hard shot by
inner Nancy Edwards skimmed
past goalie Smith for the Juniors
second and last score.

Returning to the field after the
half, the apparently unshaken Se-
niors met their opponents with
cries of "Rejuvenation!" For once,
the strong Junior line was shoved
to second place, and during the
last half, the game proved a battle
between an aggressive Senior
front and the Junior backfield.

A long, hard drive from the side
by centei 4 Carolyn Herman landed
in the goal to make tht Senior
threat more definite. Trailing by
one point, the Seniors vainly
struggled to tie their tenacious
foes.

Crippled by the loss of goalie
Nancy Turner, the skillful Sopho-
more team, close rivals of the first
place Juniors, met their second
defeat of the season in a 1-0 de-
feat by the upcoming Freshman

team.

Dominating the first half, the
Soph forwards, led by center Ruth
Currie and inner Pat Lenhardt,
carried the ball within scoring dis-
tance time and again but seemed
unable to successfully pierce
through the determined Frosh
J)ackfield.

The second half saw the Frosh
power climbing. Though the game
did not present the "scoring zone"
thrills found in the Senior-Junior
match, the teamwork and the
spacing was on the whole better.
As the Frosh took the offensive,
Sophomore backs Runita McCurdy
and Kay Weber stepped to the
front in defense.

A battle issued as the Frosh ad-
vanced. In the last 50 seconds of
the game, a drive from left inner
Joann Beaton slipped through to
score the 1-0 victory for the
Freshmen.

Four Schools Meet
In Hockey Playday

This week a hockey clinic was
to be held at Agnes Scott under
the direction of Miss Marjorie
Cadell of the English Field Hock-
ey Touring Team. However, due
to Miss Cadell's inability to come
at this time, a hockey playday has
been planned to replace the clinic.

The playday will be held today,
November 7, and teams from
North Georgia, University of
Georgia, and G.S.C.W. are attend-
ing. Rather than vying school
against school, emphasis will be
placed on skills and individual
players. There will be a period of
play in which teams composed of
mixtures of players from the va-
rious schools will oppose one an-
other.

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Students Save Ish
From Dog Catcher

Quick thinking and sacrificial
giving on on the part of a courag-
eous group of Agnes Scott stu-
dents and administrative staff
averted a fatal tragedy to a be-
loved memer of the campus
community last Friday, November
2. "Ish," sentimental favorite
among campus canines, was saved
from possible extermination at
the hands of a ruthless dog
catcher.

Ish's history, as far back as can
be determined, began in Septem-
ber of the current quarter when
he enthusiastically greeted both
returning and new students to
Agnes Scott. Adopting the Hub
as his favorite hangout, he soon
gained the good will of nearly
everyone with his friendliness and
spirit.

However, unknown to Ish or
his many, friends, evil forces had
been undermining his reputation.
Last Friday, affairs came to a
climax when a dog catcher stag-
ed a surprise attack on the cam-
pus and triumphantly carried
away his prize before students
could fully comprehend the gra-
vity of the situation.

As soon as the news had spread,
a burst of activity commenced. A
call to city authorities revealed
that a two dollar bail could re-
claim the captive. A silver loving
cup made a hasty round of the
campus, resulting in a five dollar
"kitty" to reclaim the dog.

Led by Business Manager P. J.
Rogers, the counterattack began.
Ish was reclaimed by payment of
the fine. In addition, he acquired
a good bath, a rabies innoculation,
a harness and collar and a leash.
Most important of all, however,
he gained a legal owner.

Ish is now the registered pro-
perty of Miss Judith B. Kase,
speech instructor. His permanent
residence is at Alexander Cottage
on Candler Street, a part of the
Agnes Scott Campus.

Swimming Meet Statistics

Seniors Juniors Sophs Frosh

place pts. place pts. place pts. place pts.

60 yd. Medley Relay 0 0 3 6 2 8 1 10

Breast Stroke Form 3 3 1 6 0 0 2 4

40 yd. Free Style 1 10 0 0 3 6 2 8

Front Crawl (Form) 1 6 0 0 2 4 3 3

80 yard. Free Style 0 0 2 8 3 6 1 10

Back Crawl (Form) 2 4 0 0 3 3 1 6

Diving 2 4 3 3 0 0 1 6

Individual Medley 3 6 0 0 2 8 1 10

Total ...3rd 33 4th 23 2nd 35 1st 57

Swimmers capturing individual acclaim included: Lucy Cole, Fresh-
man, who placed first in the Front Crawl Form Contest; Suzanne
Hoskins, whose diving skill gave another first to the Frosh; Fresh-
man Val Edwards, who completed the Individual Relay in 50 Seconds;
Junior Anne Blackshear, who claimed a first for Breast Stroke Form;
Senior Grace Molineux, first in the Front Crawl Form and Sheila
MacGonochie, who dashed to a 25-second win for the Seniors in the
the 40-yard Free Style.

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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, November 21, 1956

Loridans Foundation
To Establish Chair

Dr. Alston announced to the
Board of Trustees on Friday, No-
vember 16, that the Charles Lori-
dans Foundation of Atlanta has
decided to establish and maintain
a chair in French at Agnes Scott.

The late Mr. Loridans served
as French consul in Atlanta for
many years and was also a prom-
inent businessman. Trustees of his
estate direct the Loridans Foun-
dation.

The professorship will be found-
ed as a memorial to Mr. Loridans'
wife, Adeline Arnold Loridans,
who was an alumna of the Agnes
Scott Institute from which she
received a diploma in Classics.

The Foundation was "impressed
with Agnes Scott, its aims, objec-
tives, standards, and leadership.
The idea of establishing a chair
in one of the active major depart-
ments within the college, prefer-
ably the chair of French, has great
appeal, because of the great need
for attracting able people to the
faculties of our schools."

Freshman Class officers:
brey, Martin, Bowman.

Au-

Class of '60 Chooses
Remaining Officers

In class meeting on November
12, the Freshman Class elected
the remainder of their class offi-
cers. Janice Bowman was elected
secretary - treasurer. Representa-
tives to Social Committee are Cor-
ky Feagir. and Val Edwards. Mar-
tha Ansley is class spirit chair-
man.

Previously elected officers of
the Class of '60 are Dot Martin,
president; Nancy Awbrey, vice-
president; Sally Smith and Mary
Jane Pickens, representatives to
the Executive Committee; and Boo
Florance, member of Athletic As-
sociation Board.

Fuller Will Present
Concert in Gaines

Mr. Jacob Cleveland Fuller, in-
structor in piano, will present a
recital Monday, November 26, at
8:00 p.m. in Gaines Chapel. His
program of piano music will con-
sist of Sonata 32 in C Minor by
Beethoven, Etude in F Major, Noc-
turne in F Sharp Major, and Bal-
lade in F Minor by Chopin, and
Symphonic Etudes by Schumann.

Board of Trustees Elects Smith
To Fill Post Vacated by Winship

Mr. Hal L. Smith was elected to succeed the late Mr. George
Winship as chairman of the Agnes Scott Board of Trustees
at a called meeting of the Board on Friday, November 16.
Mr. George Woodruff was re-elected vice-chairman at that
time. After the meeting, members of the Board attended a
coffee with the faculty in the
parlors on the first floor of Wal-
ters Hall.

A native Atlantan, Mr. Smith
graduated from Georgia Tech,
where his son, John Edward II,
is now a junior. He serves his
Alma Mater as a trustee, of the
Tech National Alumni Associa-
tion. Mr. Smith is head of the
John Smith Company and is a
director of the Atlanta Branch of
Citizens and Southern National
Bank. He has also been president
of the Atlanta Automoblie As-
sociation and of the Georgia Auto-
mobile Dealers Association.

Mrs. Smith, an Agnes Scott
alumna is the former Julia
Thompson, daughter of Dr. W.
Taliaferro Thompson, who is pre-
sent Moderator of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church, U. S. Dr. Thompson de-
livered the sermon at our Sunday
service during Investiture week-
end. The Smiths also have a
daughter, Claiborne, who is a
student at the Westminister
Schools/ where her father is a
trustee. ^

Besides his duties as an elder
in the First Presbyterian Church
of Atlanta, Mr. Smith contributes
(his time to community service
as director of the Atlanta Chap-
ter of the American Red Cross.

Princeton Scholar
To Present Lecture

"History from the Mycenaean
Archives" will be the topic of a
lecture to be presented by Dr. Em-
mett Bennett November 29 at
8:15 .p.m. in Campbell Science hall.
Dr. Bennett is a Fellow from the
Institute for Advanced Study,
Princeton University.

A guest of the University Cen-
ter, Dr. Bennett will lecture at
Emory University on November
28. His topic at. this time will be
"Deciphering the Mycenaean
Script." The lecture is scheduled
for 8:15 p.m. in Room 106, Wood-
ruff Memorial Building.

Previous to his present posi-
tion at Princeton, Dr. Bennett
taught at the University of Cin-
cinnati and Yale University. He
has also served a year as a Ful-
bright professor in Greece.

Known internationally as an
authority in Greek language and
literature, Dr. Bennett has com-
pleted special research in the in-
terpretation of the documents
found in the newly- deciphered My-
cenaean Script.

Smith

He is a past president of the Ro-
tary Club and has been co-chair-
man of fund campaigns for the
Red Cross and for the Atlanta
Community Chest.

Mr. Smith is the sixth chair-
man of the Board of Trustees
since Agnes Scott was founded
in 1889. His predecessors were
Dr. Frank Gaines, Colonel George
Washington Scott, Mr. Samuel M.
Inman, Mr. J. K. Orr, and Mr.
George W. Winship.

Seen in Passing . . .

Several upperclassmen in the drive
beside tlie Hub, braving the ele-
ments in an heroic m-anner to change
a tire.

Sophomore, being carried by her

chivalrous beau across a fuddle of

Like-like proportions after one of

Decatur's November deluges.

* * *

Two members of the faculty dis-
puting the identity of a silhouetted
stagehand with a pony-tail hairdo
during the dramatically beautiful
scenery changes lor "This The
Theater."

Movie

The Social Committee will
present the movie "I Was A
Male War Bride," starring Ann
Sherman and Carey Grant, on
Saturday, December 1, at 7:30
p.m. in Room 207, Campbell
Hall. Admission fee will be 35
cents a person. Refreshments
will be served afterwards in the
Hub.

May Day Theme To Center
On Japanese Love Story

By Caroline Dudley

"Nezumi No Yomeiri," ("The Marriage of a Mouse"), an
adaptation of a traditional Japanese folk-tale, has been se-
lected by members of the Scenario Committee from ten
entries for the 1957 iS/Lay Day production. Submitted by
Nancy Kimmel, "The Marriage of a Mouse" is the delightful
story of Maki, a young Japanese
mouse, and her parents who vvisih
to find the most wonderful hus-
band in all the world for their
most beautiful daughter.

Believing the Sun to be the
best choice of all, the mice visit
his court, but are directed to the
court of the more-powerful Cloud,
who is able to blot out the Sun.
He in turn sends them to the
Wind, who is able to blow Clouds
away, but the Wind also denies
them their wish, saying the Wall
can stop him. Finally Maki and
her parents return home, only
to be told by the Spirit of the
Wall that Chusuke the common
mouse next door, has chewed a
hole through him and is thus
the most powerful of all. The
marriage of Maki -and Chusuke
climaxes the chain of events.

Because of the nature of its
setting, the scenario lends itself
to the use of varied and dramatic
color. Red is to be used predomi-
nately in the make-up and cos-
tumes for the scene of the Sun's
court, pastels for that of the
Cloud's light and dark for that
of the Wind's, and a variety of
colors will be used in tine finale,
the wedding scene.

Although the scenario funda-
mentally has an Oriental theme,
the music and dances are to be
modern American interpretations
of the traditional. The presenta-
tion will be strongly influenced
by the Noh Theatre, famous for
its use of masks.

May Day Chairman Sharp dis-
cusses winning: scenario with
Kimmel.

Faculty members Ley burn, Hu-
per and Allen served on the Scen-
ario Committee with students
Frances Sattes and Emily- Gilham,
co-chairmen of the costume com-
mittee; Nancy Trowell, chairman
of dance committee; Betty Lock-
hart, head of publicity; Nancy
Kimmel, chairman of art; Liz
Ansley, business manager; Ann
Lane, secretary; Leoniece Davis,
chairman of properties; Sylvia
Ray chairman of music commit-
tee; and Jene Sharp, over-all
chairman of May Day.

May Day, 1957, is scheduled fbr
May 13. Although work on the
designing of costumes and the se-
lection of music has begun, try-
outs will not be held until Spring
Quarter. There are eight major
roles and numerous minor roles
to be cast.

Administration News . . .

Language Club Selects Clark;
Receives Wilder Compliments

Miss Frances Clark, a member of the French department
at Agnes Scott, who is on leave while working on her Ph.
D. degree at Yale University, has recently been selected
President of the Romance Languages Club.

Miss Clark writes that at the first meeting of the club
on October 18, Guelfo Frulla

spoke on Guicchiardini and Ma-
chiavelli two masters of realism
in conflict. At the conclusion of
the meeting Thoimton Wilder,
who had been visiting the club,
expressed to Miss Clark his en-
joyment of the program!

Segregation

Because Mr. Ralph McGill,
editor of the "Atlanta Constitu-
tion" had to be out of town on
Wednesday November 14, his Con-
vocation talk on "What Has Hap-
pened Since the Supreme Court
Decision on Segregation in the
Public Schools" has been postpon-
ed until Wednesday, November 28.

Following this factual resume,
Dr. Wallace Alston will present
the Christian aspect of the se-
gregation issue in chapel on
Thursday, November 29. His topic
will be "A Christian Faces Segre-
gation in the South."

These two programs were ori-
ginally scheduled to follow the
one given by Mr. Robert B.
Troutman, a Constitutional law-
yer from Atlanta, who spoke in
chapel on Tuesday, November 13,
on "The Supreme Court Decision
on Segregation in the Public
Schools."

Reception

j The Junior class was honored

by an informal reception from
4:00-5:00 p.m. at the home of Dr.
and Mrs. Alston on Monday after-
noon, November 19..

President Wallace M. Alston
led the college community in a
Thanksgiving program on worship
during Convocation tqday.

Lower House Plans
Campus Fire Drills

New and original plans for
campus fire drills have been drawn
up by the 1956-57 Lower House.
Feeling the need for practices in
parts of the campus other than
the dormitories, this group plans
to hold fire drills in Buttrick Hall,
the dining hall, and the Hub.

Instructions have been given by
Mr. Moon, representative from the
Decatur Fire Department, and
Mr. P. J Rogers, business man-
ager of the college'. While both
men assured the group that Agnes
Scott is well fire-proofed, they
encouraged frequent fire drills as
practice for an emergency.

The campus community is ad-
vised, in case of fire, to call the
Decatur Fire Department at
DRake 3-0600. Lower House is
providing dimes in each pay tele-
phone to be used at such a time.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS # Wednesday, November 21, 1956

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Offers Time for Gratitude

ews

Cornfields stand stripped of their harvest. Pumpkins snug-
gle up to stacks of sun-dried hay. A blackbird calls from the

limb of a flaming maple tree.

* * * *

The flesh of golden brown turkey crackles as it is basted
with rich, buttery sauce. Cranberries add color to a festively
decorated table. An aroma of freshly baked biscuits drifts
from the kitchen.

* * * *

A quick pass .... a flash streaks past the 40-, the 30-, the
20- yard-line. The crowd goes wild. A coordinated team fights

its way over the goal line for a touchdown.

* * * *

A city stands stripped of its inhabitants. A hush hangs over
the cold street corner. Cries of anguish and terror have
temporarily subsided. Mute evidence tells of violent blood-
shed.

* * * *

A hungry child clutches & loaf of black bread. A family
bars the doors of its home and huddles together in the
darkened cellar. Teen-age boys, bound up as prisoners,

speed on to unknown destinations in rough railroad cars.

* * * *

College students seize guns and march in rebellion. A
statue lies toppled on the ground. Bonfires rage in the
streets.

* * * *
This is Thanksgiving, 1956.

Words fail to express the picture of a world that lies
smoldering at our doorstep. "I will say of the Lord, He is
my refuge and my fortress; my God; in Him will I trust . . .
Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving."
D. R.

By Carolyn Magruder

While Thanksgiving in its present form is a distinctly
American holiday, one cannot correctly label it as the "brain-
child" of Governor Bradford and his pilgrim counterparts.
For autumnal festivals, such as our November celebration,
have had a long and colorful history.

Such festivals date from be-
fore the Hebrew Tabernacle
feast, through the Greco-Roman
harvest rites, dedicated to various
dieties of fruitfulness, and on up
into the Harvest Home feast days
of the English speaking people.
Thus through the ages and in all
locales man has felt the need of

which we are blessed, and the
means we have of acquiring and
diffusing general knowledge

Such a statement undoubtedly
carries with it the realization
that America's greatness springs
not from her own might but from
her ability to recognize and ac-
knowledge another as the Pro-
a particular time for expressing Qf u ^

his gratitude for earth's bounty
whether this expression is in a
pagan or a Christian form.

B

ravoi

A touch of Broadway was in the air last Thursday night
when Blackfriars presented an unusual but delightful even-
ing of stage productions, "This The Theater." Six out-
standing scenes from six well known plays were produced,
offering the audience a pleasant degree of variety in mood
and performance.

We were entertained not only by talent from our own
campus but also by guest male actors from Atlanta. The
characters and roles of each scene were portrayed with
skill and great ability on the part of the actors and actresses.

The setting and lighting of the stage added greatly to the
success of the evening. The unique, modern method of sil-
houetting the stage crew as they manipulated the same
setting for each scene gave the production a professional air.

Perhaps the individuals who deserve the most recognition,
however, are those many who worked long and hard back-
stage for the evening's entertainment. Those who worked
on costumes, make-up, properties, lighting, publicity, scenery
and programs were not in the limelight, but without their ef-
forts the production would not have been possible. Our ap-
preciation goes to them.

The entire Blackfriars group is to be commended for the
highly entertaining and well produced evening of drama.

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 REARICK

Managing Editor VIRGINIA KELLER

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NEWS STAFF

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REPORTERS

Sarah Adams. Mary Byrd, Caroline Dudley. Nancy Grares, Hazel-Thomas King, Mildred
Ling, Carolyn Magruder, Suzanne Manges, Louise McCaughan, Mlary Jane Mllford. Caro-
line Miller, Mary Moore, Celeste Rogers, Helen Salfltl, Sally Sanford, Jo Sawyer, Carolyn
SmHh, Pat Stewart, Nancy Turner.

Thanksgiving, in reality, is
composed of two words, each of
which is truly essential to its
In recent times, we in America deepest sense ^ individuals,
are sometimes inclined to reduce A gnes Scott students, or Ameri-
Thanksgiving to a "food, fellow- cans> heartfelt thanks on our part
ship and football" sort of occa- snou i d carryt with them a spon-
sion. Still, we basically consider taneous desire not only to share
it a humble privilege to pause at our p i en ty, but on occasions to
this season in order to "count give it freely expecting no I.O.U.'s
our blessings" both from a per-
sonal and national standpoint.

Such a deep observance is
especially timely today. For when-
ever the people of this mechanized
giant we call America become so
immersd in their own ingenuity
and seemingly inexhaustable re-
sources that they lose the un-
pretentious perspective of our
pilgrim forefathers our land
and the world at large will be
the weaker for it.

Over one hundred and fifty Ty/Q one . act Puccini operas have
years ago, George Washington in been cn0 sen by the Emory Opera
his Thanksgiving Proclamation of Theater for its debut on Wednes-
1789 stated the reasons for esta- day, November 28, in Glenn Mem-
blishing this holiday in words orial Auditorium on the Emory
which are as meaningful in the campus. The theater will make its
Atomic Age as they were in Re- initial bow with "Gianni Schicchi"
volutionary days: and "II Tabarro."

"That we may then all unite In both operas outstanding
in rendering unto God our sin- young Atlanta singers will thrill
cere and humble thanks for his the audience with the tuneful Puc-
care and protection of this coun- cini music. Both works will also
try . . . for the great degree of be enhanced by spectacular cos-

in return. Then we may come to
understand . Thanksgiving's broad-
est interpretation.

The good God bless this day
And we forever and aye
Keep our love living,
Till all men 'neath heaven's dome
Sing Freedom's Harvest-home
In one Thanksgiving.

Theater To Present
Operas by Puccini

tranquility, union and plenty
which we ihave enjoyed ... for the
civil and religious liberties with

tumes, colorful sets, and unusual
lighting effects.

The theater is an innovation for
the university, offering there for
tne f irst time an opportunity for
1^ J Cj g students and other interested At-

1 ^^CPltjtS lantians to take an active part in

f / the production of opera. Gwendo-

lyn Ellis, well-known Atlanta op-
The Emory Wheel announces era , director) is in charge of the
that the "Campus Queen" for this music Eleanor Chappe ii is stag e
year will be chosen by Jon director, and Chappeii White is

faculty advisor.

comb, who was one of the judges
for the "Miss America" contest of
1956. Whitcomb will choose the
queen and nine attendants, whose
identities will be kept secret un-
til the yearbooks are distributed
in the spring.

Hood College has recently had
a leadership conference sponsored
by the Extra-curricular Council.
The topic of the "conference was
"Serendipity," and the purpose of
the gathering was "to show the
benefits derived from participation
in college extra-curricular activi-
ties and the carry-over of these
benefits into later life." (The Blue
and Grey).

Cotillion To Sponsor
Bridge - Bingo Party

Friday afternoon, November 30,
Cotillion Club will be hostess at
a bridge and bingo party for the
whole campus in the recreation
room of Walters from 3:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m.

Refreshments will be served
and prizes will be given for bingo
at 4, 4:30, and 5 o'clock.

Jackie Rountree and Margie
Hill are in charge of the party.

Joe Freeman is president of the
Emory Opera Theater, and David
Bothwell is business manager.
Tom Davis is scenic designer.

The public can obtain tickets at
$1.50 each to the premiere per-
formance by calling DR. 3-1621
and asking for the opera box of-
fice, or by writing to P.O. Box
638, Emory University, Georgia.
A self addressed stamped envel-
ope should be enclosed.

Eta Si^ma. Phi

The regular meeting of Eta
Sigma Phi was held on Thursday,
November 16, at the home of
Miss Kathryn Glick, sponsor. The
program, presented by Anne Mc-
Curdy, was "Sources of Income
for Roman Citizens."

Folio

On Thursday, November 9,
members of Folio met at tine
home of their sponsor, Miss Mar-
garet Trotter, for their first meet-
ing of the year. At this time, Sybil
Strupe was elected president of
the group, and Jo Flowers was
chosen secretary.

French Club

The regular meeting of the
French Club was held at 4:30 on
Thursday, November 8. The pro-
gram was given by Louise Vanhee,
Fulbright scholar from Belgium.

Chi Beta Phi

In formal ceremonies held on
Thursday, November 8, Joanne
Brownlee, Grace Chao, Nancy
Edwards, Lib Geiger, and La-
vonne Nalley were initiated into
Chi Beta Phi. Also inducted, as
an honorary member was Dr.
S. G.. Stukes. The next meeting
will be held in the Bradley Ob-
servatory at 7:00, Tuesday, Nov-
ember 27 and will feature a talk
by Dr. William Calder.

Organ Guild

The regular meeting of the Or-
gan Guild was held on Friday,
November 9. Guest organist was
Mr. William Weaver of Holy
Trinity Episcopal Church in Deca-
tur.

Phi Alpha Phi

"Resolved: THhat Modern Amuse-
ments Are Killing Culture" was
the title for a mock debate held
on Tuesday, November 13. At
their next meeting to be held on
Tuesday, November 27, club
members will consider the ques-
tion "Resolved: That Studies
Should Not Interefere With So-
cial Life."

Granddaughters' Club

The regular meeting of Grand-
daughters' Club will be held on
Wednesday, November 28, from
5 to 6 in the Alumnae House. The
program will be presented by
Miss Louise McKinney and Dr.
James R. McCain.

I. R. C.

On Friday, November 16, Lea
Kallman and Suzanne Manges
left for Nashville, Tennessee
where they attended tlhe Mid-
South Regional Intercollegiate ^In-
stitute for the United Nations.
On Monday, November 19, Dr.
Paul Garber addressed members
of I. R. C. on the Middle East.

Wednesday, November 21, 1956 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3

Dramatics Instructor Combines
Careers of Playwright, Teacher

By Catherine Girardeau

Miss Judith Baker Kase, who comes to Agnes Scott as
Instructor in Speech and Dramatic Art, is making her way
in the world of drama by writing plays in addition to teach-
ing. A newcomer to the college teaching profession, she has
been interested in the stage as far back as she can remember.
_ Writing children's plays is Miss

Kase's special hobby. One of her
plays, "Adventures of Fairy Foot,"
which is based on an English folk
tale will soon open in the Karamu
Theater in Cleveland, Ohio.

Miss Kase is familiar with the
theater from the standpoint of
an actress as well as that of the
playwright. She has worked with
summer stock productions in the
Camden Hills Theater in Camden
Hills, Maine. She also performed
for the Robin Hood Theater in
Arden, Delaware. Her experience
includes both backstage work and
acting.

Kase

Aside from the stage, Miss Kase
likes boating and fishing. Swim-
ming is another water activity
which she enjoys .

The new instructor holds the
B.A. degree from the University
of Delaware, and the M.A. from
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of the University of Delaware
Dramatic Center and as a teacher

of Creative Dramatics and Dance
at Cain Park Creative Workshop
in Cleveland Heights.

Originally from Newark, Dela-
ware, Miss Kase has never before
been South for any length of
time. She likes Atlanta and Deca-
tur very much. Decatur reminds
her of her hometown.

Students will be interested to
know that Miss Kase has adopted
the popular 'Ish,' who is another
newcomer to the campus this
year. She now calls, the dog 'Shine'
' because he is shiny and because
I met him on a shiny day." Al-
though Miss Kase and her dog
are residing in Alexander, she
has agreed "to let the girls bor-
row him."

Secretarial School
Offers Scholarships

Two national scholarships for
college senior girls are offered for
1957-58 by the Katharine Gibbs
School. These awards were esta-
blished in 1935 as a memorial to
Mrs. Katharine M. Gibbs, founder
and first president of the School.

Each scholarship consists of full
tuition ($685) for the secretarial
training course, plus an additional
cash award of $500, totaling $1,
185. The winners may select any
one of the four Gibbs schools for
their training Boston, New York,
Montclair or Providence.

Winners are chosen by the
Scholarship Committee on the
basis of college academic record,
personal and character qualifica-
tions, financial need, and poten-
tialities for success in business.

Each college or university may
recommend two candidates, and
each candidate must have this
official endorsement.

Delegates Convene
For Press Meeting

The 32nd annual Associated
Collegiate Press Conference was
held this year in Cleveland, Ohio
the weekend of November 8,

The purpose of this conference
was to bring together from all
over the United States college
students representing various stu-
dent publications to discuss pro-
blems and to learn new ideas and
ways of improving their publica-
tions.

Present at the convention, lo-
cated in the Statler Hotel, were
over 800 students, representing
37 states plus Hiawaii. The Con-
ference opened officially Thurs-
day night November 8 with a
convocation address given by
Carey McWilliams, Editor of The
Nation. He spoke on "The Place
of the Opinion Magazine in
American Journalism."

Friday and Saturday were
devoted to meetings and dis-
cussion groups. The program
consisted of photography, news-
paper, magazine, and yearbook
lectures and panel discussions. Dif-
ferent phases of each of these
larger groups were discussed in
separate meetings.

The conference was climaxed
Saturday night by a banquet and
dance. Norman E. Issacs, Manag-
ing Editor of The Louisville
Times, gave the closing address
entitled "Your Stake in a Free
Press."

Six delegates attended the con-
ference from Agnes Scott. Lang
Sydnor, Barbara Varner and Gene
Allen Reinero represented The
Agnes Scott News. The Silhouette
was represented by Emily Starnes,
Becky Barlow, and Carlanna Lin-
damood. Both groups flew to
Cleveland last weekend where
they stayed in the Statler Hotel.
While not attending meetings
they enjoyed meeting students
from various colleges and univer-
sities and sightseeing.

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Parties, Football, Drama Lure
Scotties Into Spinning World

By Jean Hodgens

"Parties make the world go round," as the saying goes, and the
sweeties of ASC have set this ,old Georgia terra firma spinning, j
As for the rest of the song, we will leave the final judgment to the
professors and our star performances on those wonderful opportuni-
ties to display our scholastic skill.

But, quick, back to the parties.

The "Flapper" party at the Seminary was the destination of many
Scotties Saturday night, including Susie Benson, Frances Holtsclaw.
and Carolyn Howard. Martha Jane Morgan, Julia Kennedy and
Nancy Brock found that this "Flapper" party had absolutely noth-
ing to do with the Roaring Twenties. Now, just whom can we trust?

Football with all the trimmings was the menu at Tech last week-
end. Peering through the mists at the game Saturday were Diana
Parks, Nancy Brown, Bruce Copeland, and Nancy Edwards. Others
seeing a valiant Alabama team go down were Lucy Cole, Dot Ripley,
Anne Tilly, and Pauline Winslow.

Celebrating the victory at the SAE house were Mary Jo Cowart,
Beverly Delk, Betty Lewis, and Patti Forrest, while their friends
and neighbors, the Sigma Chis, were similarly entertaining Harriett
Easley, Janie Matthews, and Deene Spivey. Seen dancing at the
Sigma Chi house were Marion Barry, Cat Hodgin, and Mary Ann
Donnell.

The very last word in houseparties was shown to ASCers by a
couple of Tech brotherhoods. The Betas invited Sally Fuller, Jane
Kramer, Dana Hundley, Anise Gann, and Martha Davis over as
their guests. Not to be outdone, the Phi Delts opened their doors
to good times accompanied by Frannie Barker, Susie Miller, Tweetie
Trammell, and Irene Shaw.

Anne Akerman, Frances Shepard, and Trudy Florrid took their
Saturday night a la Emory at the Sigma Pi house. Also on the fabu-
lous Fraternity Row were Becky Evans, Louise Rigdon, Carol Riley,
and Eileen Graham at the ATO house.

Those, with medical interests were found at the Phi Chi house.
Listening attentively as their dates discussed their latest cadavers
were Jackie Johnson, Fran Patterson, Martha Holmes and Dot Huddle-
ston.

Showing their appreciation of the things of refinement and cul-
ture at the Drama Tech production Friday night were Mary Rivers
Stubbins, Jean Clark, and Caroline Phelan.

The open road beckoned and Ann Sims, Raines Wakeford, and
Camille Strickland toured over to Emory at Oxford for a dance
weekend.

Nancy Wheeler and D. A. Taylor are sporting lovely hunks of
crystallized carbon on their third finger, left hand. Shore are purty,
girls, and we also approve of what comes with them.

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4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, November 21. 1956

Freshmen Overcome Seniors;
Juniors, Sophs Meet Tuesday

By Helen Hendry

Hockey season closed with a flourish this week as the
Freshmen downed the Seniors, 2-0, on Monday and the top-
seeded Juniors tangled with the Sophomores on Tuesday.
In the first of the two final games, the Freshmen captured
a sure third place in the class hockey rating with their two
point victory over the Seniors.

This game marked the third vic-
tory for the scrappy young team,
giving a bright outlook for fu-
ture hockey seasons. Since the
game was the last one for mem-
bers of the senior team, the upper-
classmen were spoiling for a vic-
tory. The opening whistle was
followed by both teams making
a spirited rush for possession of
the ball.

However the seniors soon gave
way to the agressive Frosh for-
wards, and the battle appeared
one-sided in favor of the latter.
The Freshman front line, play-
ing a beautiful offensive game,
carried the ball through the sen-
ior backfield and bombarded the
senior goal time and again. Final-
ly, a drive from left inner, Ann
Trotter scored to give the Frosh
a 1-0 lead over their opponents.
Minutes following this first goal,
the Freshmen led by wing Boo
Florance, again drove into scor-
ing territory where center Su-
zanne Hoskins racked up the se-
cond point for the Freshmen, now
leading 2-0.

The second half found the sen-
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The Freshmen half-backs whose
hard drives had proved a stumb-
ling block for the Senior forwards,
now found themselves over run as
center Carolyn Herman sparked
the forward line in drives and
passes down the field. Halfbacks
Margie DeFord, Sheila MacCono-
chie and Martha Akin proved a
valuable block against Fresh-
man drives, meanwhile backing
up their own forward line. To-
ward the end of the last half
the ball shifted from one end of
the field to the other, and once
or twice the Freshmen again
threatened to score. While keep-
ing their opponents scoreless dur-
ing the last half the Seniors were
stopped in their own scoring ef-
forts by a strong Frosh backfield
led by Ruth Leroy and Barbara
Spect.

In the tennis finals last Fri-
day, Sophomore Maria Harris de-
feated Senior tennis star Sis
Burns, 6-1, 6-0 to claim the 1956-
57 singles championship. I^jior to
this, Maria had tronuced Senior
Carolyn Herman in the semi-
finals. Officiating during the
match were members of the ten-
nis club and other tennis players
in the school.

News Staff Meeting

There will be a brief joint
meeting of the editorial and
business staffs of "The Agnes
Scott News" next Monday,
November 26 at 7 p.m. in the
News Room.

Council Announces
'56 Varsity Players

In conclusion of the 1956 hockey
season 26 players were chosen
from the various classes as mem-
bers of the varsity and sub-var-
sity teams. A regular varsity-
council composed of the class hoc-
key managers, one "spotter" from
each team, over-all manager Pat
Lenhardt and Miss Wilburn met
to choose this year's varsity teams.

Players who made varsity in-
clude: Becky Barlow, Boo Flor-
ence, Carolyn Herman Pat Len-
hardt, Ruth .Leroy, Sheila Mac-
Conochie, Shirley MacDonald, Ru-
nita McCurdy, Martha Meyer,
Jorie Muller, Judy Nash, Laura
Parker Jo Sawyer, Kay Weber.

Members of sub-varsity are as
follows: Anna Avil, Betsy Crapps,
Ruth Currie, Nancy Edwards, Val
Edwards, Hazel Ellis, Carolyn
Hazard, Martha McCoy, Mary
Moore, Penny Smith, Joan St.
Clair, Carolyn Tinkler. Hearty-
congratulations are extended to
all of these players who were
chosen on the basis of team work
and sportsmanship as well as skill.

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our national life today.

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Grateful Animals Demonstrate
Affection for Campus Friends

By Nancy Kimmel

The following list was found hanging on a fire hydrant in
the vicinity of the Hub. We believe it is of common interest
to the entire campus community.

We are thankful for

1. The kindhearted girls from
Virginia who can immediately
sense the pang of loneliness in a
csnine heart.

2. Hardeman cottage.

3. The money in the Blackfriar's
treasury, the big man in the
business office, Miss Kase's pock-
etbook and small change.

4. The rug in the living room
that cleans easily.

5. The outdoor steam heaters,
supplied for us on those chilly
days when the students have gone
home or when there are papers
due.

6. The hockey games and the
refreshment committee, the par-
ties in the Hub, the surplus of
left-overs in the dining 'hall, the
kitchens in the cottages, the fa-
culty garbage pails.

7. Mrs. Pepperdene.

8. 790 on the radio dial, news-
paper reporters, photographers,
the NEWS and publicity in gener-
al.

9. The fact that there are "no

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10. The many trees, lamp-posts,
fire hydrants like this one, parked
cars', bleachers, scrawny bushes,
hockey sticks, and other items
that are steady, upright and con-
venient.

11. Pigeons to chase.

12. Flea powder.

13. Books to chew on.

14.. The general feeling of dis-
like among all students for dog
catchers and those who really
believe in them, the sense of
tragedy in many hearts at the
thought of a pound and that cru-
sading sense of justice that seems
to prevail.

But we are not thankful for
the Thanksgiving holidays, and
those that will follow, because we
will miss our dear, departed
friends, will get hungry because
leftovers will be scarce, and most
of all, we'll miss the gay fun at
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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR; GEORGIA, Wednesday, December 5, 1956

No. 8

A board of trustees will include
two representatives of each mem-
ber-institution.

Independent Georgia Colleges
Unite Efforts for Fund-Raising

Georgia's independent liberal arts colleges have recently
organized on an all-for-one-and-one-for-all basis. Nine such
institutions met Monday, November 19, at Emory University
and formed the Georgia Foundation for Independent Col-
leges, a mutual fund-raising organization.

The foundation is designed to
interpret the aims, functions and
needs of the member colleges to
the public with the view to better
mutual understanding and cooper-
ation. It has as its purpose the
solicitation of monetary gifts to a
common fund, shares of which will
be pro-rated out to member insti-
tutions on a fixed formula basis.

Present members of the foun-
dation are: Agnes Scott College,
Brenau College, Emory University,
LaGrange College, Mercer Uni-
versity, Oglethorpe University,
Shorter College, Tift College
and Wesleyan College. Headed
by President George B. Connell
of Mercer, the foundation will
eventually hire a permanent staff.
Headquarters will be set up at
Macon.

Thirty-nine such organizations
of independent colleges are al-
ready in existence in the United
States. According to officials,
Georgia's foundation marks the
fortieth Of what has proved to be
a highly successful type of fund-
raising organization.

The foundation is generally ex-
pected to aim its appeals at busi-
ness and industry, rather than at
individuals. Member institutions
will be allowed complete freedom
to continue their own separate
fund-raising activities.

Sixty per cent of the money the
foundation raises will be shared
on an even basis by the nine mem-
ber schools. Forty per cent will
be pro-rated on the ba&s of en-
rollments at the individual schools.

Additional officers of the foun-
dation are: Waights Henry, presi-
dent of LaGrange College, vice-
president; and B. Joseph Martin,
president of Wesleyan, secretary-
treasurer.

Named as members of an execu-
tive committee are: Josiah Crudup,
president of Brenau; Bradford
Ansley, director of development
at Emory; and Wallace M. Al-
ston, president of Agnes Scott.
This committee will have general
oversight of the operation of the
office of the corporation.

Seen in Passing . . .

Crowd outside the Hub waiting
turns for a ride behind an alumna
an her prized fossession a motor
bike.

* * *

One very sleepy sopho?nore run-
ning out of her room to fire drill,

clad in flannel pajamas and fur coat.

* * *

Silent revolt in the dining hall:
I "Agnes Scott" spelled out on a white
! table cloth in left-over string beans
which had formed the basic ingre-
dient in a novel salad.

Professor on bleachers in silent
agreement with one of her students
who sits in front of her and moans y
"I'll be % the only person in Agnes
Scott to major in Freshman Eng-
lish."

* * *

Several girls huddled on one couch
in day student room while all other
chairs, as zuell as tables and shelves,
are occupied by visiting ants.

Party Will Enhance
Christmas Festivity

Adding to the festive spirit of
the approaching holiday period
will be the annual community
Christmas Party sponsored this
year by the house presidents and
senior residents. The party will
be held in the 'Recreation Room of
Walters on Sunday night, Decem-
ber 9, immediately following the
Glee Club concert.

During the evening there will
be carol singing in French, Ger-
man, and Spanish, in addition to
English. The singing of carols in
foreign languages is a tradition of
these annual Christmas parties.

Club Selects Theme
For January Dance

"June in January" is the theme
of the semi-formal Cotillion Club
dance for freshmen to be held in
the Rebekah Scott reception room
Saturday night, January 5, from
8 to 12 p.m.

The Neal Montgomery combo
has been engaged to play for the
dance. As an added attraction,
Social Committee will sponsor an
informal concert by this band Sat-
urday afternoon in the Hub. Stu-
dents and their dates are invited
to drop by the Hub between 3 and
5 p.m. for some pleasant listening.

Glee Club Concert To Feature
Traditional Christmas Music

Music of varying moods, both traditional and modern,
will be featured in the annual Christmas concert. Presented
by the Glee Club under the direction of Miss Roxie Hagopian,
the concert will be held in Gaines Chapel, Sunday, December
8, at 7:30 p.m. Guest soloists will be featured.

After the traditional procession-

al, "O Come All Ye Faithful," the
program will open with "My Soul
There Is A Country," by Hassler-
Bach, with flute obligato by Arden
Hubbard. Following this will be
Sweelinck's "Hodie Christus Natus
Est," Banks' "Carol of the
Seraphs," with a solo by- Marty
Slife, and the Appalachian folk
carol, "Jesus the Christ Is Born."

A trio composed of Gertrude
Florrid, Marty Slife and Susan
Campbell will be featured in Ham-
merschmidt's "Glory to God in
the Highest." Also to be sung are

"Cradle Song of the Virgin," by
Brahms, Kodaly's "Angels and
Shepherds," and Head's "Slumber
Song of the Madonna," with a
violin solo by Dorothy Rearick.

Concluding the program will be
the traditional "Rex Gloriae" by
Gaines, to be narrated by Dr. Al-
ston. Accompanists for the con-
cert will be Sylvia Ray and Hazel-
Thomas King, pianists, and Mr.
Raymond Martin, organist. There
is no admission charge and the
concert will be open to the public.

Eleven Seniors Earn
Listing in Who's Who

Eleven seniors were named this morning as Agnes Scott's
representatives for the 1956-57 edition of "Who's Who Among
Students in American Universities and Colleges." Nominated
by members of their own class, these students were chosen
for their scholarship, leadership in academic and extra
curricular activities, service to the

school, and promise of future use-
fulness.

"Who's Who Among Students in
American Universities and Col-
leges" awards each member a
certificate of recognition and pro-
vides a placement or reference
service to assist seniors and grad-
uates seeking employment.

Those named for this honor in-
clude the following:

Lallie Suzella Burns, president
of the 1956-57 HOASC chapter of
Mortar Board. During her junior
year, "Sis" served as chairman of
Lower House. She is from Knox-
ville, Tennessee, and is a Bible
major.

Margery Jane DeFord, president
of Christian Association. A native
Atlantan, Margie is a Bible major.
She served last year as faith
chairman of Christian Association,
and was also vice-president of her
junior class.

Carolyn Isabel Herman, presi-
dent of Athletic Association. Caro-
lyn is from LaGrange, Georgia.
She was president of her freshman
class and 1955-56 secretary of
Athletic Association. She is a
mathematics major.

Mollie Merrick, freshman ad-
viser for Christian Association.
Mollie is from Miami, Florida.
During her junior year, she was
treasurer of Christian Association.
She is majoring in Bible.

Margaret Emily Minter, vice-
president and judicial chairman of
Student Government. Margaret
has been active in Student Gov-
ernment work and has served as
a member of Lecture Association.
She is from Tyler, Alabama, and
is an English major.

Jacquelyn Faye Murray, orien-

tation chairman of Student Gov-
ernment. Jackie is from Augusta,
Georgia, and is a member of Co-
tillion Club. She is majoring in
history.

Jean Porter, president of the
(Continued on Page 3)

Pi Alpha Phi Plans
Debate Tournament

Fourteen schools have accepted
Pi Alpha Phi's invitation to parti-
cipate in the tenth annual All-
Southern Intercollegiate Debate
Tournament at Agnes Scott on
January 11 and 12.

Debating the question, "Re-
solved: The United States should
discontinue direct economic aid to
foreign countries," will be affirm-
ative and negative teams from
Tennessee Tech, Howard College,
University of South Carolina, Flo-
rida State University, University
of Tennessee, Emory, Auburn,
Georgia Tech, David Lipscomb
College, Sewanee, Mercer, Univer-
sity of Miami, and Vanderbilt
University. These delegations will
compete for two team and three
individual trophies.

Following registration from
12:30 to 1:30 p.m., the first round
officially opening the 1957 tour-
nament will begin at 2 p.m. Fri-
day, January 11. A schedule of
the rounds will be posted on the
bulletin board in Buttrick, and
the student body is invited to ob-
serve the debates.

Judges will be coaches from the
various schools, members of the
I Agnes Scott faculty, alumnae de-
baters and other guests.

1

Roxie Hagopian rehearses the Agnes Scott Glee Club in preparation
for the annual Christmas Concert.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, December 5. 1956

Stop ...think

Campus Takes On Festive Air Seniors To Attend
As Christmas Season Nears Marriage Classes

Sixteen more shopping days left before Christmas!

Yes, but only one more day left before fall quarter exami-
nations! Pertinent to the subject of examinations comes
this quotation from instructions given by a professor at
Miami University in Oxford, Ohio:

"The purpose of this exam is to get you to think about
what you have been learning. The questions asked are really
topics for essays. There are no "right" answers in the sense
that you must agree with me, the author of the text or any
other authority.

"Rather, I look for evidence that you know what kinds of
facts are significant to any one who would deal intelligently
with the problems posed by the questions.

"Knowledge of a collection of unrelated facts in a poor
substitute for clear understanding of the relationships among
facts.

"So, when you write, try to show that you comprehend
why ceftain facts are more important that others to those
who would deal with the problems presented. When you
stop thinking, stop writing."

This is timely advice for freshman and upperclassman
alike.

College work teaches disciplines, the primary discipline
perhaps being the ability to think. In spite of some methods
commonly employed in study no amount of parrot-like re-
production of a classroom lecture will benefit the student
by teaching him to think.

Examinations are opportunities. If we regard them as
such, we are bound to gain something by having gone
through them. D. R.

By Celeste Rogers

That intangible, inexplicable thing commonly called "the
Christmas spirit" has again begun to prevade the Agnes
Scott campus. As December 25 draws nearer and nearer,
this wonderful spirit will probably gain momentum among
the students until even exam time cannot lessen the excite-
ment in the air.

Christmas Joy

Mr. Rogers and his staff con-
tribute to the excitement and gai-
ety on the campus. Decorations in
the dining hall, the Hub, Walters
dormitory, and other places will
be the results of their work.

In a short time, students will
notice a brightly lighted Christ-
mas tree before the Hub. This will
be a fir or spruce, placed in the
ground and supported by cords.
Lights will be run from the Hub
to the tree, and ornaments will
add to the total effect. There will
also be lights and greenery about
the entranceway to the Hub, and
Christmas displays will be arrang-
ed in the dining hall and Walters.

Since the' Christmas spirit em-
bodies giving, as well as receiving,
Agnes Scott will try to pass on
some of its Christmas joy to oth-
ers by decorating trees for Grady
Hospital. The sight of some sick
person's face, radiant with appre-
ciation, would put the joy of the
season in anyone's heart.

Every year an Atlanta wood-
man's club gives trees to Grady
Hospital. Organizations and col-
leges from the Atlanta area join
in decorating the trees, usually
with ornaments they have made
themselves. Each group is assigned
a tree in a certain ward or room,
and the trees are transformed as
the patients watch.

Anyone who would like to con-
tribute to this worth-while pro-
ject may go to these places to help
prepare decorations: for the
Freshmen, Inman Lobby; for the

Room in Walters; 'for the Juniors,
Rebekah Reception Room; and for
the Seniors, Rebekah Recreation
Room.

The Christmas spirit will be
expressed in numerous other ways
parties and personal decorations
in the dormitories; Christmas
caroling, such as that sponsored
by the foreign language clubs ev-
ery yeax; and gifts for the hired
help. Tnrough participation in all
the activities, the campus commu-
nity can both receive and spread
the Christmas spirit.

Surprise Climaxes
Community Party

By Caroline Miller

Merry Christmas from Lower
House- So what, Sew everything
on the new sewing machine pre-
sented to the student body by
Lower House.

The presentation of the sewing
machine was the highlight of the
party, "The Last Roundup," given
in the Hub on November 21. The
party was for the entire student
body, with food, songs, a skit, and
fun for all.

Lower House felt that the sew-
ing machine was badly needed
and the members hope that every-
one will enjoy using it. The "sew-
ing room" will be located upstairs
in the Hub.

Another project which Lower
House is working on is the collec-
tion and distribution of money

Mortar Board announces plans
for the annual series of marriage
classes to be held during winter
quarter. The classes for seniors
and engaged girls will be held in
room 207 Campbell Hall on Wed-
nesdays from 5 to 6 p.m.

The series will open January 9
with a discussion led by Rev. Rob-
ert Riegel, assistant rector of St.
Luke's Episcopal Church. The
topic for his discussion will be
courtship and engagement, includ-
ing pre-marital relationship and
psychology of courtship. Miss Mi-
riam E. Koontz will speak on Jan-
uary 16 on the emotionally ad-
justed woman.

On January 23, Miss Marie
Huper will give an explanation of
the economical way to provide
furnishings. Miss Huper's talk will
be illustrated with slides. On Jan-
uary 30 and February 6, Dr. Abra-
ham Velkoff will speak on sex
relationship, birth control and
pregnancy. Dr. Warner Hall's talk
on February 13 will deal with ad-
justments in marriage.

The program on February 20
will feature finance!, including
joint bank accounts, loans, and
budgets. On February 27, Dr. Al-
ston will culminate the series with
a talk on making marriage per-
manent.

With the approaching Christmas holidays everyone on
our campus looks forward to going home and being with
friends and relatives. In our excitement we sometimes for-
get how fortunate we are in being able to go home for
Christmas.

In Grady Hospital there are some thousand patients who
will spend Christmas in a hospital bed. Many of these patients
will never see another Christmas. A large number of these
patients are small children, whose eyes still sparkle when
Santa is mentioned. The prospect of spending Christmas in
the hospital is very depressing for them.

Each year the college students in the Atlanta area Emory,
Georgia State College of Business Administration, Ogle-
thorpe, and Agnes Scott make decorations for Christmas
trees throughout the hospital. On our campus the project
has just gotten underway.

For most of us this is a busy time with exams nearly here
and numerous term papers to be handed in. Yet this impor-
tant project cannot be neglected. These decorations take
time and cooperation.

If you could see the faces of some of the Grady patients
while the trees were being decorated, you would certainly
be repaid in full for your participation in the project, and
would also be experiencing the true spirit of Christmas.

Won't you help bring the joy of Christmas to someone
else? J.* F.

Sophomores, Lower Recreation gifts for the maids on campus.

Native Teacher Returns; Lists
Tennis As Her Favorite Sport

By Catherine Girardeau

Miss Kate McKemie, the new addition to the Physical
Education department at Agnes Scott, returns to her native

Georgia after teaching out of this state for the past few caS^'kpprStah*ior the'se^-

St Nick Will Make
Early Appearance

Santa Claus will make an early
visit to the campus on Friday eve-
ning, December 14, when approx-
imately 100 college employees and
staff members will celebrate the
Christmas season with a dinner
party in the Lower Dining Hall.

Employees from the laundry,
dining hall, power plant, and dor-
mitories, as well as those who
work in the offices or on the
grounds of the campus, have
drawn names for the exchange of
presents, which will be distributed
by Santa.

President Wallace M. Alston,
President Emeritus Dr. James
Ross McCain, and Dean S. Guerry
Stukes will speak briefly of the

years.

Her previous experience includes teaching junior high
school athletics in Greenville,

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South Carolina, and in Albany,
Georgia. As a college instructor,
she has taught at Houston State
Teachers College in Huntsville,
Texas, and Ohio University in
Athens, Ohio.

It is no surprise to learn that
sports constitute Miss McKemie's
main interests. Tennis leads her
list of favorites. She also likes to
work with crafts and makes lea-
ther items such as keycases and
b'llfolds. Sewing is another of her
hobbies.

Although she professes to be a
novice, Miss McKemie is enthu-
siastic about photography. She got
into practice snapping scenes from
the car window as she traveled
out West. Some day when she has
the opportunity, Miss McKemie
wants to make a movie for use in
instructing her tennis classes.

The newcomer finds that stu-
dents on this campus respond read-
ily to the athletic program. Ac-
cording to Miss McKemie, "You
often see an antagonistic attitude
on the part of students in larger
schools toward participation in the
required sports schedule. Here the
students seem to realize the im-
portance of sports in the total
educational program. I think it is
unusual to have the interest in
sports here without offering a

major course in Physical Educa-
tion."

ices which the various staff work-
ers contribute to the community.

Carol singing will be followed
by recordings of interviews with
former employees. Miss Frances
Miss McKemie has the B.S. de- Gooch, former head of the speech

department, made some of the
tapes, and Miss Roberta Winter
has added to the collection.

gree from Georgia State College
for Women and the M.A. from
New York University.

Xew Day Student

Wednesday, December 5, 1956 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS

Athens, Mantovani, Elvis Lure
Hottentots for Pre-Exam Fling

By Jean Hodgens

One last fling before that final settling-down was the lure that
tempted many Scotties to stray from the sheltering arms last weekend.
There were parties, Mantovani, dances, football, movies, and Elvis.
"To each his own," or so they say.

Friday night the Emory SAEs headed out to Fritz Orr's camp
for an evening of entertainment in the rustic style. Kendall Hood,
Barbara Specht, Joyce Thomas, and Caro Spann hrcame real out-
doorish (aren't we versatile?) for the occasion, Others responding
to the call of the wild and the invitations of the brothers were La-
Vonne Nalley, Jackie Rountree, and Nancy Awbrey.

The Delta Tau Deltas at Emory ushered in the Yuletide season
with a Christmas party Friday night. Gloria Branham, Ann Gilbert,
and Nancy Christian were seen dancing to the music of the combo,
while gathered around the tree were Mary Ann Fowlkes, Ethel
DuRant, Susan Shirley, and Sara Lu Persinger.

Carv's Carnival, supposedly having something to do with teeth,
was the name of the Dent School dance Friday night. Mary Moore,
Betty Cobb and Margaret Minter donned their golden slippers for
some real dancing. June Connally, Clara Ann Starnes, and Margaret
Fortney also enjoyed this gala function (and we quote from a some-
one who nttcrrd this famous phrase first) at Pcachtree Gardens.

Meanwhile, back at Tech, Nancy Niblack, Kay White, Nancy Bow-
ers, and Drew Blankner were being shown the inimitable Old South-
ern hospitality at the KA house.

Saturday dawned, cold and clear, and to Athens went Susan Riffe,
Joyce Skelton, Ann Dodd, and Jan Matheson to see Tech win its
last game of '56. Grace Robertson, C arolyn Davies, and Martha Ann
Williamson motored over for the traditional favorite.

Kay Fuller, Harriette Lamb, Marcia Tobey, and Harriet Hardaway
took in the dance at the Beta house at Emory Saturday night as
a part of their preparation for the inevitable. Good idea.

There must be something about Turkey that inspires pinning, be-
cause several new pins were sparkling after the Thanksgiving sea-
son. Sallie Meek received a Phi Delta shield of the Davidson variety,
while Susan Hogg's was from an Emory man. Caroline Phelan joined
the ranks of the wearers of the Sigma Chi cross, Tech division. Con-
gratulations to you all.

Remember, Christmas comes but once a year, so be sure and have
a big, wonderful, one.

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senior class. Jean has been active
in class activities anpl has served
as a member of the Christian As-
sociation Council. She is from Or-
lando, Florida, and is a psychology
major.

Dorothy Ann Rearick, editor of
"The Agnes Scott News." Dot is
from Miami, Florida. She served
as assistant editor of the "News"
during her junior year and was
secretary-treasurer of her fresh-
man class. She is majoring in
chemistry.

Virginia Anne Redhead, presi-
dent of Main Dormitory and a
member of the Executive Commit-
tee of Student Government. Vir-
ginia Anne was treasurer of Stu-
dent Government during her junior
year. She is a philosophy major,
and is from Greensboro, North
Carolina.

Bryte Daniel Reynolds, member
of the Christian Association Coun-
cil. Dannie was president of her
junior class, and has been .active
in class activities. She is from
Greenwood, South Carolina, and
is a mathematics major.

Miriam Frances Smith, president
of Student Government. "Penny"
served last year as student record-
er for Student Government, and
was president of her sophomore
class. She hails from Charlotte,
North Carolina, and is majoring in
English.

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Historical Association Elects
Posey as New Vice President

t

During the annual meeting of the Southern Historical
Association, November 15-17 in Durham, North Carolina,
Dr. Walter Posey, Professor of History and Political Science
at Agnes Scott, was honored by his election to the office of
vice president. This position precedes the office of president
which he will hold during the year | ,., ........ v . , .

1957-58.

The Southern Historical Asso- y -'Ijp^ .

ciation is the only such organiza- V . \jy^..
tion in the South. Although not
limited to Southern membership,
its 2,000 members, who are inter-
ested in Southern history, are
largely from this section.

The election of Dr. Posey to
serve as vice-president is highly
significant not only because of the
honor bestowed on him but also
because in 1934 when the Associa-
tion was organized here in Atlanta
he was among the twenty charter
members. 1959 will be the 25th
anniversary of the organization
and Atlanta will be host for the
meeting. \

At various other times since the
founding of the association, Dr.
Posey has served on the Execu-
tive Council and on the board of
editors for the Journal of South-
ern History, which is the publica-
tion of the organization.

The presidency of the Southern
Historical Association has con-
sistently been occupied by people
well known and recognized in the

The Educated Woman

The influence of the educated
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
honiemaker-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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4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. December 5. 1956

Riding Class Members Invite Vogts to Dinner;
Badminton Club Challenges Freshman Players

By Helen Hendry

To promote further interest in horseback riding for winter
quarter, a supper was held Thursday, November 29 at 6 p.m.
in the dining hall for members of the riding classes and
all prospective pupils.

The group, including manager Lue Kobert and Miss
Llewellyn Wilburn, entertained as

their special guests Theresa and
Joe Vogt of the Vogt Riding Aca-
demy and their six year old daugh-
ter. Following the supper, the
Vogts provided a series of movies
in the gym including shots from
their two stable horse shows, the
Atlanta horse show, the Shokerog
Hounds' Hunt, and the Olympic
tryouts at Trion, N. C.

Equestrians

Numerous A. S. C. equestrians
flock to the Vogt Academy weekly
for one or two hours of instruction
in riding skills. So progressive
have the classes been that last
spring, the Agnes Scott riders
presented their own horse show,
which met with great success and
enthusiasm. Manager Lue Robert
informed the Athletic Board that
the classes are looking forward to
a repeat performance this spring
of an even better and more ad-
vanced type.

Riding is offered each quarter,
and it may be taken for regular

| credit or just as an additional ac-
tivity. Those interested in riding
winter quarter must sign the list
in the mailroom or gym and regis-
ter with Miss Wilburn before the
holidays begin.

Badminton Club Meets

At a joint meeting and recrea-
tion period last Wednesday, No-
vember 28, members of the Bad-
minton Club were hosts to players
from the Freshman class. The
group engaged in an hour of play
with the Club challenging the
Frosh to a tournament, meanwhile
making note of potential players
for the Club and for the campus
meets.

Archer Boswell, A.A. badminton
manager, announced later that
Sylvia Saxon had been elected as
Freshman manager. Other class
managers previously selected in-
clude: Seniors, Joanne Beasley;
Juniors, Eileen Graham; Sopho-
mores, Paula Pilkenton.

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team met the hockey varsity team
Friday in a game that supplied
fun for all. The game as expected
ended in an easy victory for the
varsity 5 to X

The only real opposition of the
varsity was themselves. They kept
knocking the ball out.

Fast Tiring:
Ruth Curry, Pat Lenhardt, and
Jo Sawyer proved too much for
the fast tiring alumnae. Miss Kase
was the star of the alumnae.

The game afforded such sights
as an overconfident senior fighting
for the ball while using only one
hand. The other she had in her
pocket keeping warm.

In the last minutes of the game,
the varsity stepped aside to let
the alumnae score. It was extreme-
ly doubtful for a while whether
they would be able to get the ball
down to the goal even when un-
opposed. Eventually Julie Greer
scored. This ended the game with
the score 5 to 1.

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Emory To Offer Examination
For Applicants to Grad School

The Graduate Record Examina-
tions, required of applicants for
admission to a number of gradu-
ate schools, will be administered
at examination centers through-
out the country three times in the
coming year, Educational Testing
Service of Princeton, New Jersey,
has announced. During 1955-56
more than 9,000 students took the
GRE in partial fulfillment of ad-
mission requirements of graduate
schools which prescribed it.

In 1957. candidates may take the
examination on January 19, April
27, and July 6. ETS advises each
applicant to inquire of the grad-
uate school of his choice which
of the examinations he should
take and on which dates. The Jan-
uary and April examinations will
be offered at Emory University.

The GRE tests offered in these
nationwide programs include a test
of general scholastic ability and
advanced level tests of achieve-
ment in sixteen different subject

matter fields. According to ETS,
candidates are permitted to take
the Aptitude Test and/or one of
the Advanced Tests.

A Bulletin of Information which
provides details of registration
and administration as well as
sample questions, may be obtained
from Educational Testing Service,
20 Nassau Street, Princeton, New
Jersey.

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The Agnes Scott News

VOL. XLH

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, January 16, 1957

No. 9

Juniors enjoy midnight snack to benefit Junior Jaunt charities.

Mortar Board Undertakes Study
Of Preferential Voting System

Evaluation of Agnes Scott College's preferential voting sys-
tem has been initiated by Mortar Board. Led by Chairman
Dannie Reynolds, a committee, chosen from the student body,
has undertaken a study of the present voting system in order
to understand the advantages and disadvantages of the pre-
ferential system and to provide

Agnes Scott with the most accu-
rate and practical voting system
possible.

The committee is composed of
two members each from the fresh-
man, sophomore, and senior class-
es, and three from the junior
cl&ss because the junior class
would be "most affected by a
change in the voting system at" the
present time. The members are:
Nancy Duvall, Caroline Mickell,
Martha Holmes, Eleanor Lee, Har-
riet Talmadge, Kit Sydnor, Pa-
tricia Stewart, Martha Riggins,
and chairman Dannie Reynolds.

Agnes Scott's present voting
system went into effect in 1953.
At that time a committee com-
posed of student body representa-
tives evaluated various voting sys-
tems and because of the quickness
of attaining results, the preferen-
tial voting system received the
committee's recommendation.

In the four years since its adop-
tion, the preferential system used
at Agnes Scott has been found at
times to be not as accurate as
could be wished. Therefore Mortar
Board has }gain, as in 1953, set
up a commi^ee to evaluate and
if possible tc perfect the voting
system.

After intensive study of the
preferential system during which
its advantages were weighed
against its disadvantages, the

Prize-Winning Poet
To Return for Visit

On Saturday, January 26, Mr.
Robert Frost, Pulitzer Prize-win-
ning poet, will arrive for his fif-
teenth annual visit to Agnes Scott
campus. He will speak in Gaines
Chapel on Tuesday evening, Janu-
ary 29, at 8:30 p.m. The lecture is
open to the public. Mr. Frost's
schedule for talks and luncheons
with various campus groups has
not yet been announced.

Miss Emma May Laney, who
retired from the English faculty
last spring, will return for Mr.
Frost's visit. Miss Laney was in-
strumental in first bringing Mr.
Frost to Agnes Scott in 1935.

Mr. Frost's books, which are
now on sale in the library, will
be autographed by the author on
request.

committee affirmed that the pres-
ent system of voting at Agnes
Scott leaves much to be desired.
Yet to find a system with the
quickness of the preferential sys-
tem has not proved an easy task.

In order to obtain as much in-
formation as possible about other
methods of voting, letters have
been written to several colleges
asking .about their voting systems.
The colleges contacted are: Wes-
leyan, Davidson, Bryn Mawr,
Queens, Goucher, Mary Washing-
ton, Sweet Briar, Sophie New-
combe, Duke, Salem, Mills, Smith,
Randolph Macon, Mount Holy-
oke, Washington and Lee, and
Obe-lin.

A. .he same time that the com-
mitter is seeking information
about other systems of voting,
Eleanor Lee, with the assistance of
Dr. Robinson, is attempting to
perfect our preferential voting
system.

Fraternity Initiates
Biology Professor

Miss Josephine Bridgman, Pro-
fessor of Biology at Agnes Scott
College, has recently been elected
to honorary membership in Phi
Beta Kappa. This coveted scho-
lastic honor was bestowed upon
Miss Bridgman for her work in
the field of protozoology and her
valuable contribution to Agnes
Scott in the biology department.

A native of Gainesville, Georgia,
and an Agnes Scott alumna, Miss
Bridgman received her master's
degree from the University of
Virginia and her Ph.D. from the
University of North Carolina. She
came to the biology faculty in
1949, and in 1952 became head of
the department.

Miss Bridgman's research deals
with the problems related to en-
cystment, excystment of ciliates
and the effects of radiation
upon the cysts. Her work has been
done largely on the Agnes Scott
campus, but Miss Bridgman work-
ed for one summer at Oak Ridge
and studied several summers at
the Marine Biological Laboratory,
Wood's Hole, Massachusetts.

At present, she is working on
radiation effects under a grant
from the Atomic Energy Commis-
sion.

Dixierama Will Climax \Koontz To Lecture

Junior Jaunt Charity Drive

By Gene Allen Reinero

The spirit of Junior Jaunt is in the air. For several weeks
the Junior class has been hard at work on their 1957 produc-
tion of "Dixierama." Under the, able direction of Nancy Kim-
mel, over-all Junior Jaunt chairman, the work has progressed
steadily and rapidly.

Freshmen, sophomores, and se-
niors have been working hard on
their class skits. The skit chair-
men, directed by Randy Norton,
are as follows: freshmen, Eve
Purdom; sophomores, Martha Mc-
Coy; and seniors, Liz Ansley and
Sara Townsend.

This year the purpose behind
Junior Jaunt has been stressed
more than ever. It is Agnes
Scott's one annual drive for money
on campus and is designed to
eliminate small separate money
campaigns throughout the year.
The money raised goes to support
certain charities.

This year the charities the stu-
dent body has voted to support
are: NSFNS, the National Schol-
arship Fund for Negro Students;
the World University Service; the
Georgia Mental Health Associa-
tion \ Agnes Scott's former physi-
cian, Dr. Alexander, , who is work-
ing in Pakistan, and a French war
orphan to whom the college sends
$180 for one year's support.

The money-raising committee,
headed by Jo Sawyer, has deter-
mined on a percentage basis the
amount to contribute to each
charity (excluding the war or-
phan). The money chairmen from
each class are: Mary Hart Rich-
ardson, freshmen; Carolyn Haz-
ard, sophomores; Pat Stewart, ju-
niors; and Anne Whitfield, seniors.

It was decided this year to do
away with the class queens who
were formerly the cause of much
rivalry and class competition. In-
stead, competition will be in the
class skits only and not connected
with the fund-raising drive. In
this way faculty can contribute
more freely than before without
feeling partial to any class.

A quota has been set as an ideal
goal to reach in the drive. Two
large J-shaped thermometers have
been set up in the campus quad-
rangle so everyone can watch the
mercury rise as the money comes
in. The important thing, however,
is not in reaching the quota but
in the spirit behind the giving.

This campaign is held the week
of January 10-19. To get things
started, a "Kick-Off Party" was
given last Thursday night at 9:30
in the Gym. Penny refreshments
were sold. To help raise money
each class has rhre^ main projects

plus several small ones. The se-
niors are giving a fashion show,
the juniors have a monogram
service, the sophomore's have op-
ened a 'beauty salon in the rec-
reation room of Walters, and the
freshmen are washing cars and
making beds. Food is being sold in
the dorms and in the Hub by dif-
ferent classes.

\The junior chairmen in charge
of various committees are as fol-
lows: Chairs, Millie Lane; Chore-
ography, Louise Rigdon and Car-
lanna Lindamood; Clean Up, Nan-
cy Holland; Copy, Grace Chao;
Costumes, Helen Hachtel and
Becky Fewell; 1 Dance, Blythe Po-
sey; Decorations, Liz Shumaker;
Lights, Shirley McDonald and
Caro McDonald; Make Up, Dean
Spivey; Music, Caroline Romberg
and Pinky McCall; Program, Sue
Lile; Props, Nora King; Publicity,
Diana Carpenter; Refreshments,
Joan St. Clair: Scenery, Cat Hod-
gin and Marilyn Tribble; Tickets,
June Fulmer; Ushers, Nancy
Franklin; Over-all Art, Carol Pike.

The judges of the class skits
are Dr. and Mrs. Stukes, Mrs.
Pepperdene, and Miss Rion.

"Dixierama, the Old South in
Song and Dance," will be present-
ed Saturday, January 19, 1957, at
8:00 in the Agnes Scott Gymna-
sium. Following the program a
dance will be held in the gym from
9:15-12:00. Albert Coleman's or-
chestra is to play.

Tickets for Junior Jaunt are
being sold in the dormitories and

Buttrick January 14-19. Prices
are: reserved seats, $1.00 each,
$1.75 for two; general admission,
75 cents each, $1.25 'or two.

In Marriage Class

Miss Miriam Koontz, Assistant
Professor of Psychology, will be
the speaker at the second mar-
riage class this afternoon, January
16. Her topic will be "Mrs. or Miss
Behavior."

The lecture will feature a dis-
cussion on the emotional adjust-
ment of a single or married wo-
man. Sponsored by Mortar Board,
the marriage class is for all se-
niors and engaged girls of other
classes. Classes are held each
Wednesday, 5 to 6 p.m., in 207
Campbell* Hall.

Exec Re-evaluates
Honor Program

Effectiveness of the Honor Em-
phasis Program was discussed by
the Executive Committee of Stu-
dent Government at a retreat held
Wednesday, January 9. In addi-
tion, the group evaluated last
quarter's Thursday student meet-
ings and sought means of improve-
ment. The place and importance
of the newly established Rules
Committee was discussed, and
plans for revising the Student
Government Handbook were
drawn up.

The Committee, in an attempt
to improve in any way upon the
program of last quarter, seeks
student support and interest. In-
dividuals are invited to offer sug-
gestions to the Committee at any
time.

NEWS TRYOUTS

A meeting of those interested
in reporting for "The Agnes
Soott News" will be held next
Monday afternoon, January 21,
at 4:40 in the News Room in
the Hub. Students desiring to
try out at this time are request-
ed to sign the list in the mail-
room before Monday.

Administration News

Alston Attends Annual Meet;
Christmas Trees Win Awards

On January 10 President Wallace M. Alston was named a
member of the Commission on Academic Freedom and Aca-
demic Tenure at the final session of the Association of Ameri-
can Colleges which convened in Philadelphia for its annual
meeting.

Bridgman

The general theme of the meet-
ing was "Education of Free Men
in A Free Society for a Free
World." The 753 college presidents
and officials concluded during the
three-day session that far more
stress must be placed on the lib-
eral arts if American education is
to play its proper role in saving
and strengthening freedom.
* * *

A gold ribbon for first place
rewarded the juniors for the
Christmas decorations which the
class made before the holidays
for a tree at the entrance to Grady
Memorial Hospital. The prize-
winning tree was trimmed with
pale pink metallic angels, silver
stars made from drinking straws,
and tiny white lights.

The freshman class won a sec-
ond place, and- one of the third
prizes was captured by the sopho-

Dr. John Seldon Whale of South
Devon, England, who delivered the
Convocation address in Gaines
Chapel this morning, is an out-
standing educator, lecturer, au-
thor, and preacher. He is holding
a visiting professorship at Colum-
bia Theological Seminary during
the winter quarter.

Seen in Passing ... .

Visiting debater from Miami turns
up the collar of his little-used top-
coat as rain rapidly turns to sleet.

* '* *

English teacher takes a firm stand
by wearing a very large fin with the
insert ftion : "I Hate Elvis."

* * *;

Is/? y flanked by two feline friends,
faithfully guards the door to the din-
ing h-alL

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, January 16, 1957

Shellbound

Faculty Play, 'Shellbound/ JldterDoDLCditor

Arouses Student Interest L I hope this doesn't sound as

By Catherine Girardeau

Repercussions of the faculty extravanganza entitled "Shell-
bound II" have been heard around the campus for the past
four years. Students eagerly await the next production of
the fabulous faculty stars who scored a tremendous hit in
1953 with their repeat performance of the life of Miss Susan
Nautilus, an inhibited teacher

who comes out of her shell.

The theatrical ventures of the
faculty date back to 1916 when
the Faculty Players presented

thinks of the classroom, the dorm,
the music room, the Dean's Of-
fice, and the observatory.

The climax is reached when

"Dead Earnest." The only mem- Miss Nautilus visits a night club
ber of that cast still on the staff on the advice of her psychiatrist,
is Mr. Stukes, who portrayed John who is sure this type of treatment

Worthing, "a young man of ques-
tionable origin trying to lead a

will bring her out. Mr. Garber
was the emcee who crooned and

double life." In 1920 a group of kept the program going while Mr.
teachers produced "The Ladies of Pierre Thomas played the role
Cranford" in which Miss Wilburn of French waiter with perfection.

created the role of Martha, a maid.
The campus witnessed another
performance of this play in 1934.

"Our Day . . . and Welcome to
It," a story of the rise, fall and

Mrs. Alston and Mr. Martin were
also on the agenda for the tops
in night club entertainment.

"Earthy" Groseclose revolves around Cilley Sun in 1953 production
of Shellbond II. Are we to be deprived of this priceless heritage?

of the Finer Things

The publicity committee for the

1953 performance really outdid
partial restoration of faculty rule ... , ,

H ,T . . . . x , itself with an elaborate loudspeak-

at Agnes Scott, had its premiere

in 1943. Members of the entire

faculty and administrative staff

("80 souls") starred.

The first production of the re-
nowned "Shellbound" occurred in
1943. The popularity of this com-
edy was so great that the campus
celebrities staged a revival en-
titled "Shellbound II" in 1953.

Miss Phythian and Dr. McCain
co-starred as the frustrated teach-
er and her psychiatrist, respective-
ly. The plot advances by means of
dream sequences in which events
of the past come back to Miss
Nautilus' mind as the psychiatrist

er isetup, which boomed forth
recordings of music from the show
for several days preceding it. The
advertisements for the program
were ingenious and included an
ad from "Trotter's Theme Team,"
who promised "discreet ghost-
writing" and "footnotes in abun-
dance." George Picasso Hayete,
the Toorealist, offered private les-
sons in art while several faculty
gentlemen volunteered their serv-
ices as escorts in an unpaid ad-
vertisement.

Junior Jaunt is a good thing.

For many years it has been a tradition here at Agnes Scott
to designate one period during the year for which we seriously
consider the needs of others and ways of sharing our material
possessions. Unique projects for raising money are carried
out by all of the classes, and the Junior Class sponsors and
coordinates the entire activity. The period of fund-raising
culminates with a night of entertainment, and at this time,
the amount of money contributed for charity is announced. '

Junior Jaunt is a good thing for three specific reasons. It
gives the student body and faculty a chance to turn their at-
tention to others and share. With the elimination of the cut-
throat competition between classes this year, the value of
Junior Jaunt is enhanced, for we emphasize now the spirit of
giving rather than one class vying with another for the
greatest amount of money.

)

Junior Jaunt is a good thing because it offers an opportu-
nity for close personal relationship within the classes them-
selves. It is a time when cooperation is imperative and when
willing helpfulness in carrying out the projects or producing
the evening of entertainment is necessary. Friendships are
made through hard work for a common goal.

A third reason Junior Jaunt is good is that it provides a
period of good wholesome fun along with the work for charity.
A feeling of happiness and gaiety seems to accompany the
projects and the final evening. .

Junior Jaunt is one of Agnes Scott's finest and most valu-
able traditions. L. S.

The Agnes Scott News

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REPORTERS

Sarah Adams, Mary Byrd, Caroline Dudley, Naney Graves, Hazel-Thomas King, Mildred
Ling, Suzanne Manges, Louise McCaughau. Mary Jane Mllford, Caroline Miller, Mary
Moore. Celeste Rogers, Helen Salflti, Sally Sanford, Jo Sawyer, Carolyn Smith, Pat
Stewart, Naney Turner.

tries to bring her out of her shell.

Various scenes around the campus stupendous contribution
are recalled as the school marm theatrical world."

The entire production was ex-
ceptional in all aspects and is ru-
mored to be " the century's most

to the

though I am pushing the subject,
but I would like to express my
opinion about Shellbound. I think
it is extremely important that the
student body is given more than
a refusal.

The faculty, I know, has decid-
ed against Shellbound after much
sincere and honest consideration.
It is a big job and a very great
strain in a short quarter, but isn't
it a tradition and a good tradi-
tion? Is there more to do this year
than there was to do four years
agb?

Isn't Shellbound the outstanding
example of that special charac-
teristic of Agnes Scott, that close
relationship between faculty and
students, that willingness of the
faculty to be a part of the campus
as individual human beings beyond
the classroom? It seems that this
important atmosphere is difficult
to sustain and simple to lose. Few
colleges have it to the extent that
we do We want to keep it.

We want Shellbound because it
is fun, because it contributes to
those special moments we cherish
as the "real" part of college liv-
ing. But more important, we need
Shellbound. If we lose it, what will
take its place?

Because it is such a tremendous
endeavor, I cannot begrudge the
faculty their decision. Perhaps it
is even comforting to be relieved
of such a responsibility. This is
not only unfortunate, it is sad.

Sincerely,

Nancy Kimmel.

Buttrick To Display

Chairman Announces Revision Contemporary Art
Of Former Junior Jaunt Policy

The art department announces
an exhibition of 30 original color
prints and drawings by contem-
porary American artists, all of
whom are leading artists in their
particular medium. The exhibition

(Editor's note: The following is the texl of a speech delivered in
Thursday's student meeetin by Junior Jaunt Chairman Nancy
Kimmel.)

By Nancy Kimmel

The purpose of my talk today is simple and threefold I
shall try to explain to freshmen and new students the tradi- grQphs> seriographs> and drawings .
tion and function of Junior Jaunt, to inform the entire student Thege print wm be Qn the third
body on changes of policy which are being made m Dixierama, floor Qf Buttirck Hall January
Junior Jaunt of 1957, and to make clear again the basic prin- 15 _ 3()

ciple behind, not only our charity : : -~

selections here today, but also
the nine days of cooperation that
lie ahead of us.

Junior Jaunt, as it has been in
the past, and is now, can be com-
pared to the Community Chest. It
is on large money raising cam-
paign, covering, this year, the
nine day period between 9:30 p.m.,
January 10, and 5:00 p.m. January
19.

We have decided in chapel to-
day the charities to which we
would like to give our money. We
will decide through our committee
the percentages of the whole
which we will give to each indi-
vidual charity. The "chest," the
complete amount of money col-
lected by all four classes, will be
so divided at the end of the drive.

Therefore, Junior Jaunt was
created to take in, at one time, all
money drives which might appear
on campus, to eliminate the con-
stant "collecting" of dimes and
quarters which is often found in
many schools.. Not only does a
concentrated drive protect us, the
contributors, from the persistent
attacks of hat passers, but it
gives us a chance to stop and
seriously think about what we
are actually doing when we give.
It gives us a chance to discover
the true spirit behind our actions.
It is this question of spirit that
(Continued on Page 3)

Wednesday, January 16, 1957 * THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3

Internationally Speaking , . .

Ike Doctrine' Warns Commies
To Halt Middle East Aggression

By Byrd Bryan

Eisenhower's doctrine for the Middle East is a warning
directed to the Kremlin clarifying our intention of blocking
Communist expansion in the Middle East even at the expense
of a war. This plan is designed mainly to close the gap in
Middle East defense.

We have only two allies in the
Middle East by previous agree-
ments, Turkey on the west and
Pakistan on the east. The Eisen-
hower Doctrine would link up
these two allies in such a way as
to keep Russia out of the stra-
tegic, oil-rich Middle East coun-
tries of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, feyria,
Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Israel.

Through the plan, Eisenhower
proposes to serve notice that the
United States will defend the Mid-
dle East against any Communist
armed aggression. The United
States does not intend to impose
its will on any of the Middle East
states. It would move in only at
request of a Middle East state
which has been attacked by anoth-
er state.

The United States would take
no part in any revolution in this
area unless the revolution had
obvious Communist backing.
Therefore, the United States
would not enter a war between an
Arab state and Israel under the
Eisenhower Doctrine; it would en-
ter such a conflict through the
tripartite agreement with Britain
and France which is concerned
with such a possibility.

The second part 'of the plan calls
for more economic aid in this area.
This is designed to swing the Arab
nations over to the West. The aid
planned is a long-range program
of loans and grants.

The three main economic prob-
lems of the Middle East will be
the first to be affected: water,
highways and railroads. There is
nothing in the Eisenhower plan
that will enable the United States
to act directly in stopping some of
these states from buying Russian
arms. However, the U.S. does not
intend to give aid t& any country
which will in turn buy more arms
from Russia.

Although there are no easy
solutions for the problems in this
area, the Eisenhower plan has a
good chance to reduce the Com-
munist threat. The Soviet Union
is unwilling to risk a war and
will probably respect this new
"off limits" sign. However, the
threat of Communist infiltration,
propaganda and other subtle revo-
lutionary techniques will still con-
tinue.

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Organ Guild

On Friday, January 11, mem-
bers of the Organ Guild took their
annual organ tour of churches in
the Atlanta area. Included among
those churches visited were the
First Baptist Church of Decatur,
the Decatur First Methodist
Church, Druid Hills Presbyterian
Church, and the Protestant Radio
Center.

Eta Sigma Phi

The regular meeting of Eta
Sigma Phi was held at 4:30 on
Thursday, January 10, at the home
of Miss Kathryn Glick, club spon-
sor. A program on "Roman Fam-
ily Life" was presented by Mary
Beaty.

Music Club

"Contemporary Violinists" will
be the topic of the program for
the meeting of the Music Club to
be held at 4:00 today, January 16,
in room 202 Presser. The program
will be presented by Paula Pilken-
ton and Carol Promnitz.

Granddaughters Club

Members of Granddaughters
Club served as hostesses at the
lecture by Miss Evelyn Jackson
on "Current Books and Plays" on
Sunday, January 14.

French Club

The regular meeting of the
French Club will be held at 4:30
on Thursday, January 24. The pro-
gram will be presented by Mr.
Pierre Thomas.

B.O.Z.

On Thursday, January 10, mem-
bers of B.O.Z. met at the home
of Liz Ansley. Martha Jane Mor-
gan, Anne Lane, and Liz Ansley
read.

Chi Beta P2U

June Fulmer and Anne Black-
shear, juniors, were formally in-
itiated into Chi Beta Phi at the
meeting of that honorary society
held January 10. Science filmstrips
were shown.

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has led to the policy changes
which have been made for this
season. These changes are not
drastic. They aren't even surpris-
ing. They are the result of ideas
and needs which have grown
throughout the past few years, so
that they have at last become an
actuality.

Formerly, the money drive has
been fierce competition between
the four classes, with queens as
the figureheads of each campaign.
The queen of the class gathering
the most money was crowned
Queen of Junior Jaunt, and reign-
ed over the evening program and
the dance.

The queens are no lorger a part
of Junior Jaunt.

We have listened to you. We
believe this is what you want.
This year there will not be any
of the cruel battle of class against
class, pocketbook against pocket-
book. Giving need not consist of
a mad scramble to beat another
class. We can hardly call this
charity; it is certainly not fun;
it is more like war than anything
else.

Competition, as we all know, is
good enough when taken in moder-
ation. And even though we had
started out on the right staircase
in our recent campaigns, we were
soon sidetracked to an overcrowd-
ed, express escalator, inhabited
mainly by well-meaning pickpoc-
kets who took the money for
which we had recently sold our
souls.

But this isn't a funny matter. It
sounds bad, it was bad, and it
has therefore been changed.

This year the four classes will
have individual campaigns, each
featuring three main ways in
which to raise money. Each me-
thod will be unique to each class.
There will be no overlapping.

We will get something for our
money. There will not be a hun-
dred little businesses going on at
once, with all four classes trying
to shine shoes on Monday after-
noon. We hope to avoid confusion
as well as bankruptcy.

When it comes to dollars and
cents, let's be honest with our-
selves. I don't have twenty dollars
to give away to anything in one
big hunk, but perhaps I do have
ten dollars with which to buy
something I need or want, pay-
ing extra as a contribution.

And this is also a community
project, belonging equally to
everyone, faculty as well as stu-
dents. The faculty can now contri-
bute freely, without having to feel
partial to one particular class.

A secret quota has been set.
We hope to reach it. Campaigns
will not end until the afternoon
of Junior Jaunt on January 19.
We may go over our quota two
days before that, we may not
reach it until four thirty that
afternoon, we may not reach it
at all. But reaching it or going
beyond it is not basically impor-
tant.

It is the spirit behind our giving
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^t) avid 5

Decatur, Go.

Santa Caters to Jewel Whim;
Unloads 23 Sparklers, 9 Pins

By Carolyn Magruder

Mistletoe and Yule spirit must have abounded during the now dimly
remembered Christmas holidays, as is evidenced by the number ot
Scotties that returned to school with "rings on their fingers" and
pins on their clothes. At the risk of omitting any of these lucky ladies,
we shall try to give you a rundown of the social status quo as of
January '57. '

Those girls seen discarding their left-handed gloves in order to dis-
play newly acquired carats are: Doug Pittman, Jackie Murray, Curly
Jones, Joyce Skelton, Virginia Fuller, Peggy Wilson, Cemele Miller,
.Margaret Ann Zepatos, Nancy Niblack, Portia Striekland, Carolyn
Raines, Janet Lamb, Carol Riley, Nancy Franklin, Emasue Alford,
Betty Jean Meek, Genelle Breedlove, Libby Gay, Nancy Trowell, Helen
Smith, Dee Ann Welch, India Clark and Carolyn Wright. Whew,
looks like the Campus Directory.

No less eager to admit that the best things do indeed come in small
packages are Billie Rainey and Libby Bond who are sporting SAE
and Sigma Chi pins respectively. Also in agreement are Jan Matheson
with her Kappa Sig badge, Caroline Miller-Phi KA, Winky Stockton-
Kappa Sig, Nancy . Bowers-KA, Betty Edmunds-Phi Kappa Sigma,
Margaret Candler-KA, and Judy Sawyer plus her West Point jewel!

And extra congratulations must surely be extended to the fortunate
few for whom orange blossoms did bloom even in December, namely,
Emily Gillham Middleton, Pat Guynup Walter, Martha Akin Walston,'
Pat Conner Tucker, Ann Stein Alprin and Cathy Cole Butler. Best
Wishes to all of you.

A quick transition from the holiday happenings to the time at
hand reveals that Scotties wasted not a moment in plunging anew into
Atlanta social life. Judging from last weekend's sign-out statistics,
1957 promises to be a bumper year as far as outings are concerned!
Good going, girls!

The ATO's at Tech ushered in a new quarter with an ice skating
party out at Lakewood. Some of those perfecting their figure 8's were
Snellen Beverly, Ann Whisnant, Kay Lamb, Carolyn Hazard, Jill
Imray, Jennie Walker, Ann Norton, Lang Sydnor, Carol Pike, Mari-
anne Sharp, Jane Law, and Jill DeBardeleben. Another engineering
group, the SAE's, entertained Wardie Abernathy, Jody Armbrecht,
Doreen Greenfield, Libby Hanna, Jane Kraemer, Jean Salter, and
Sally Smith with a party at the house.

Over Emory way, Linda Dancy, Martha Ann Williamson, and Judy
George, "Al Capped" it up at the Sadie Hawkins Dance. Seen com-
bining business and pleasure at Clement Attlee's lecture were the
following girls and their dates: Margaret Fortney, Patti Forrest,
Frances Gwinn, Priscilla Gaines, Marty Young, and Dot Rearick.
That's what we call constructive homework.

The unequalled excitement of a Broadway Show lured a hoard of
Scotties to the Tower theatre where "The Pajama Game" was cur-
rently appearing. Peggy Fanson, Renee Shenk, Jan Fleming, Pat
Lenhardt, Ann Rivers Payne, Sybil Strupe, Libby Hanson, Corky
Feagin, Peg Culpepper were among those who applauded this delight-
ful production. In a more rustic fashion, Mary Dunn, Pat Gover,
Boogie Helm, June Hall, Suzanne Hoskins, Rosalind Johnson, Caroline
Phelan, and Helen Sewell partied with the Tech Sigfa Chi's at Snap-
finger Farm.

Our Special gold star of the week goes to Fran Patterson and
Social Committee for providing that terrific jam session in the Hub.
Whether your taste runs to Brubeck, Bach, or any point in between,
we believe such an occasion would be well worth repeating for pure
listening appeal. The alma mater never sounded so good, eh what?

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4 # THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. January 16, 1957

Student Artists Display Work
In Oils, Sculpture, Ceramics

9

By Jene Sharp

Of the different forms of art at its best in abstract, non-
objective, or realistic paintings and sculpture, in Christmas
cards, in ceramic ashtrays and bowls, and in children's art
the student exhibit now open to the campus on the third
floor of Buttrick affords a variety of work to suit a variety
of tastes. The exhibit is the result

of advanced and beginner art
courses taught fall quarter, and it
will be shown for the next few
weeks.

The main gallery exhibits the
work of the advanced painting
classes and the sculpture class.
"Advanced" is not an adequate
term as many of the, finest pieces
of work have been done by stu-
dents with no background of for-
mal art training. At first glance
the sculpture exhibit seems to be
an extravagant display of beaten
bronze and iron, figures as well as
fired and glazed clay pieces. As
the art department cannot afford
such expensive materials, Miss
Huper has shown her students
ways to achieve the look and qual-
ity of these metals.

The flowing figure of a veiled
woman is a bronze-finished pla-
ster. However, the artist has
used aluminum wire for her frame-
work and given body to the figure
with strips of paper towel dipped
in wet plaster. The bronze relief
on the wall that resembles a piece
of medieval battle scene is also a
plaster cast. The simple relief of
llama-like figures is a sheet of
beaten lead, the only real piece of
metal work in the entire sculpture
exhibit.

Some of the paintings in this
room are the result of an assign-
ment to paint pictures for the
game room in the new Faculty
Club. The beautiful portrayals of
chess, bowling, bridge, and domino
games are striking in their orgin-
ality and difference from the usual
abstract paintings of fish or build-
ings. Some of the other paintings
are taken from classroom still
lifes and outdoor sketches, each
done in highly individualized color
schemes. The mattings and frames
chosen for the paintings are in-
teresting and uniquely suited to
the particular picture.

In the hall outside the gallery
are several tables which display
some of the most interesting art
work in the exhibit. One table is
the project of two art majors who
plan to teach elementary art next
fall. They have put on display
several methods of printing that
children enjoy and that give in-
teresting results. Pop-string print-
ing, potato printing, and string and
block printing are a few examples.

Other tables exhibit beautifully
shaped glazed ashtrays, bowls and
vases which students made under
the direction of Mrs. Whatley.
Some of the dishes have a mottled

appearance caused by the use of a
"feather glaze." A ceramic piece
painted with this glaze comes out
of the kiln with interesting color
effects produced by chemical re-
actions that occur during firing.
One of the most interesting pieces
among the ceramics is a reddish
teapot covered with heavy lumps
of white glaze. This piece has been
made by building up coils of clay.
In fact, all of the ceramic work
on display has been made by hand
methods. ,

The work hung in the hall is
that of beginning art students.
Their first experiments in line and
shape are seen in some brightly
colored abstract and non-objective
paintings. The watercolor paint-
ings of still lifes are each indi-
vidual in approach and are exer-
cises in understanding solid shapes,
their balance and relation in a
picture.

The time, work and thought put
into this exhibit have been very
worthwhile, resulting in a beauti-
ful, varied display of art work
that the entire campus would en-
joy. It would be unfortunate to
miss seeing the originality and
efforts which art students are
capabb of producing.

Harris Plays Bach,
Debussy for Recital

A large audience of Atlanta
residents and Agnes Scott students
and faculty heard Mrs. Irene Left-
Wich Harris present her piano re-
cital in Presser Hall at 8:00 p.m.
January 8. Mrs. Harris' program
consisted of works which are well-
known and loved by students of
music

After her opening number, "Air
With Variations" by Handel, Mrs.
Harris played "Rondo" by Hum-
mel, "Partita in B-flat Major" by
Bach and two intermezzi and a
rhapsody by Brahms. Her closing
number was Debussy's "Pour le
Piano."

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that really counts. Making a
change like this is definitely going
to effect the amount of money
collected, but we want it to. There
is nothing real behind a contribu-
tion of over a thousand dollars
from any one class. We are not
capable of this.

Therefore, we, the class of 1958,
would like to offer Dixierama,
our Junior Jaunt, as the testing
ground for a principle. We want
you to give. We know you want
to give, but we also want to keep
it a part of service and love. We
believe our changes will work
because we believe in you. We are
willing to try to make them suc-
ceed.

Can't we all work together this
year? Can't we take Junior Jaunt
out of our billfolds and put it
back in our hearts?

Pi Alpha Phi Hosts
All - South Tourney

Nine colleges and universities
were represented at the All-South-
ern Debate Tournament held on
the Agnes Scott campus January
11 and 12.

At the end of all debates four
different trophies were awarded.
In first place for the "Over-All
School" trophy was David Lips-
comb. Second place was won by
Tennessee Tech, and South Caro-
lina came in third. %

The trophy for Best Negative
Division was won by South Caro-
lina. In second place was David
Lipscomb and, in third place, Van--
derbilt. Howard was the winner of
the Best Affirmative Division,,
with David Lipscomb and the Uni-
versity of Miami in second and
third places, respectively.

John Jellicorse, from the Uni-
versity of Tennessee, and Ramona
Allison, from Howard, tied as first
place winners of the Best Indi-
vidual Trophy. In second place was
Roderick Davis from Howard.
Third place was awarded to Carl
Stem from Vanderbilt.

The topic for debate was: "Re-
solved that the United States
should discontinue direct econom-
ic aid to foreign countries."

Pi Alpha Phi expresses appre-
ciation to members of the Agnes
Scott community who served as
judges, hostesses and time-keepers
for the tournament.

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Teams Set Practice Schedules;
Badminton Club Lists Tryouts

By Helen Hendry

A preliminary meeting and rules clinic on Monday, January
6, marked the beginnings of the 1957 Basketball Season at
Agnes Scott. Miss Kate McKemie opened the meeting with
a review of all rules and discussed the added and changed
rules for this year. .Practice times for each ^lass were decided
upon and the following schedule

was set up for the season: Seniors,
Mon. 4-5, Thurs. 5-6; Juniors,
Mon. 5-6, Wed. 4-5; Sophs, Mon.
5-6, Wed. 4-5; Frosh, Mon. 4-5,
Wed. 5-6, Thurs. 5-6.

To erase the problems of main-
taining "B" as well as "A" teams,
a plan for a new type of secon-
dary tournament was set forth
for the approval of the group. At
the first game, Friday, January
18, all who practiced during the
preceding two weeks would be
eligible to play. Following this
game, the class "A" teams would
be chosen and a second tourna-
ment held for all who are not on
any of the regular class fceams
and who wish to play.

The teams in this new "B"
tournament would not necessarily
be composed of members from the
same class. This, then, would do
away with the usual upperclass-
dilemma of lacking sufficient
players.

The first game of the season
will get underway' at 4:00 this
Friday afternoon. A tinge of ex-
citement will be added to the
games, as the respective opponents
will be chosen immediately prior
to the first game and not before.
For the choosing, four managers
will be placed, blindfolded, one at
each corner of the court. The four
will then walk toward the center
of the court and the two touching
first will oppose each other, as
will the remaining two.

Managers of each team urge
their classmates to come out for
this important first game at which
the schedule for the season will
be determined. Managers for the
1957 season include: Seniors, Mar-
gie Hill; Juniors, Carolyn Tinkler;
Sophomores, Suzanne McMillan;
Freshmen, Nancy Duvall.

Lists are up in the mail room
for signing for the singles and
doubles badminton tournaments
which begin January 24 and 31,
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in the tournaments is unlimited,
and as participation counts toward
class spirit, beginners and advanc-
ed players alike are encouraged
to enter.

After the tournaments begin,
players should complete their
matches within the set deadline.
Nets will be up and equipment
available at the following times:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-
5:00; lunch, 1:00-2:00; nights.

Badminton is a sport which is
fast increasing its claim to popu-
larity on campus. The relatively
new Badminton Club at present
has fifteen active members to its
credit and will add to its mem-
bership in February when tryouts
will be held.

Runita McCurdy is the newly-
elected president of the club, and
Archer Boswell acts as the A. A.
manager in charge of all badmin-
ton activities.

Salk Shots Reduce
Epidemics of Polio

"I didn't think this could happen
to us," said Mrs. Richard Greeno
of Camp Douglas, Wis., as her
sixth child was struck down by
polio. None of the Greeno children
had been inoculated with Salk vac-
cine. "We never thought we need-
ed it," their mother explained.

But the polio virus did not re-
spect what she thought.

All Americans in the age group
from six months to 35 years should
act now to protect themselves
against "polio season" next sum-
mer, authorities working with the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis urge.

The Marchtof Dimes 1957 cam-
paign, in which funds are raised
to finance needed care of polio
patients, is also urging those who
contribute to get vaccinated for
their own protection.

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The influence of the educate^
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 insghts. 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, GEORGIA

The Agnes Scott News

VOL. XLII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, January 23, 1957

No. 10

onor Committee Authorizes
Rule Studies, Interpretations

(Editors note: This is the first in a series of articles concerning
Agnes Scott's honor program sponsored by Student Government.)

Last quarter during the week of October 15, the Agnes
Scott campus had its annual Honor Emphasis Week, at which
time particular attention was given to all aspects of the
honor program.

Basic plans for this week were formulated before school
began at a retreat held at Camp
Roosevelt. At this time the Execu-
tive Committee of Student Gov-

?rnment detected the need for a
more extensive program of honor
emphasis, which resulted in their
securing the help of Christian
Association and Athletic Associa-
tion. Thus, all these major stu-
dent organizations on campus
pledged their support to the honor^
program. It was felt that by the
combined efforts of the three as-
sociations, a larger number of stu-
dents on campus would be mpre
effectively reached. Such joint ef-
fort would also provide these or-
ganizations with a real sense of
unity.

At the beginning of fall quar-
ter, an Honor Committee was set
up consisting of four members
from the Executive Committee,
two from C. A. and two from A.
A. This committee met regularly
from the beginning of school in
order to discuss every aspect of
the honor program and to make
more detailed plans for Honor
Emphasis Week.

Plans were made for the three
associations to meet three con-
secutive Monday nights preceding
Honor Emphasis Week. At these
meetings, basic principles of the
honor system were discussed,
problems were examined and
methods of presentation were de-
cided upon. These preliminary
meetings were valuable in that
they helped the associations to
grasp for themselves the real
meaning of the honor system, and
in so doing they were better
equipped to present the honor
program to the student body.

During Honor Emphasis Week,
many suggestions were made for
possible rule changes. In order to
take action on these suggestions,

a Rules Committee was set up
by Executive Committee. The Ju-
dicial Chairman heads up this
committee composed of five Ex-
ecutive Committee members. This
group ' meets every Saturday at
10:45 to study rules, consider sug-
gestions, and clarify rules which
seem to confuse the students.

Results of this committee's
work have been profitable to
date. Many minor yet significant
changes have come about. For
example, the Rule^ Committee
studied the automatic penalty for
forgetting phone co-op, which was
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Theater Arts Hour
Will Spotlight Frost

Robert Frost's "The Mask of
Reason" will be the featured work
in a speech hour to be held this
afternoon at 5 o'clock in the Re-
bekah Scott speech studio. Hav-
ing as its four principal characters
Job, Job's wife, God and Satan,
the recitation will star Miss Ju-
dith Kase, Dr. Edward McNair,
Dr. George P. Hayes, and Mr.
Richard Valente, director of the
Oglethorpe Players of Oglethorpe
University.

Included in the afternoon's pro-
gram, a quarterly project of the
speech department, will be sev-
eral of Frost's lyric poems read
by first year speech students.
Members of advanced classes will
present more lengthy works by
the poet, including "The Death of
the Hired Man," "Home Burial,"
"Paul's Wife," "The Witch of
Coos" and "The Mask of Reason."

The college community is in-
vited to attend this hour of read-
ings.

America's Poet Laureate
To Pay Annual ASC Visit

On Tuesday evening, January 29, Robert Frost, America's
Poet Laureate, will be presented by Lecture Association in
Gaines chapel at 8:30 p.m.

Four time Pulitzer Prize winner, Mr. Frost was first
brought to Agnes Scott in 1935 by his friend, Miss Emma May
Laney, then on the English fac-
ulty here. Since 1945, Mr. Frost
has visited Agnes Scott each year;
1957 marks his fifteenth visit to
the campus. Miss Laney has re-
turned to Agnes Scott for a visit
during the poet's stay here.

Tickets for students and fac-
ulty members who wish to sit in
the reserved section for the Rob-
ert Frost lecture may be secured
this week in the book store free
of charge. Reserved tickets are
not available for guests.

Mr. Frost's books are currently
on sale at the main desk in the
library. There are three editions |
for sale: The Complete Works at
$4.50 per copy, The Road Not
Taken at $3.50 per copy, and the
Modern Library edition of his
poetry at $1.45. Students who wish
to have books autographed by Mr.
Frost must place their orders with
the librarian before 5 p.m. Satur-
day, January 26.

Frost Collection

The Robert Frost Collection,
Agnes Scott's outstanding collec-
tion of books and papers of the
famous poet, is now on display in
the McCain Library. The collec-
tion, which ranks with perhaps
two otljer such collections of the
poet's works in the nation, is a
valuable asset to Agnes Scott. It
contains many of the poet's early
volumes, including a copy of his
first, A Boy's Will, which was
printed in England in 1913.

The numerous later books in-
clude both limited and trade edi-
tions printed in England and Am-
erica. One limited edition of in-
terest was printed on the Dart-
mouth campus by students. Some
of the most valued items in the
collection are Christmas cards
containing poems by Mr. Frost,
many of which are quite valuable.
The library has recently received

to her upon her retirement last
June. In addition to enlargement
of the Frost Collection, the pro-
ceeds from the endowment fund
will be used for the proper display

Robert Frost and Emma May Laney enjoy a special luncheon during
the poet's last visit to the college.

his 1956 Christmas poem, "Kitty
Hawk, 1894."

The Frost Collection also con-
tains anthologies, two of which
are foreign, book jackets, critical
works, theses on Mr. Frost's
works, book introductions written
by the author, letters, and poems
which Mr. Frost copied by hand
for the library. Most of the books
have been autographed by the
poet.

Laney Fund

The Robert Frost Collection will
be enlarged and maintained by
proceeds from the Emma May
Laney Library Fund. The perman-
ent $5,000 endowment was estab-
lished by the faculty, the staff,
former and present students, and
friends of Miss Laney as a tribute

of Miss Laney's gift of her collec-
tion of the letters from Carl Sand-
burg and John Galsworthy and
for the acquisition of masterpieces
in English literature.

Miss Laney tells of an incident
in which a faculty child of some
years ago gave the renowned poet
the top juvenile accolade: after
hearing Mr. Frost's pleasant, in-
formal talk, the little boy Re-
marked judiciously, "He's as good
as Bob Hope!"

Mr. Frost will arrive at Agnes
Scott on Saturday, January 26.
Informal conferences and lunch-
eons, so that students may meet
and talk with the poet, will be
announced later.

Lightning, Sprinkler System, Elevator
Share In Evolution of Main Building

By Langhorne Sydnor

In the year 1891 Agnes Scott Institute experienced two
major stages of development Main Building was completed
and Miss Louise McKinney journeyed from a teaching posi-
tion in West Virginia to live and teach at Agnes Scott. Miss
McKinney taught here for 46 years and still resides on South
Candler Street. She and Dr. James

Main Building, Agnes Scott Institute

Ross McCain, President Emeritus
of the college, today provide a
rich supply of source material
concerning the history and back-
ground of the Institute and of
Main Building.

Main Building, or Agnes Scott
Institute as it was originally in-
scribed, was begun in the year
1890. Before and during the con-
struction of the building, the
young women who attended "the
Institute" held classes in a small
white house which still stands
across the railroad tracks. After
playing their part in the construc-
tion by laying the bricks in the
"Dieckmann corner," sixty girls
moved from the white house into
Agnes Scott Institute, which, at

that time, was the one and only
building "on campus."

Since Main was the center of
all activity for the school, some
of the rooms which we now know
as bedrooms or date parlors at
that time were practice rooms or
recitation rooms. The outer con-
struction of the building has even
been changed. There were two
wings which extended from either
end of the building into what we
now call the quadrangle.

In the wing off of the End Date
Parlor was the kitchen, which
served the school dining room on
the basement floor under the Date
Parlor. In the wing which extend-
ed from what we now call the
McKinney Room was the power

plant which pumped water and
provided heat and electricity for
the school. Miss McKinney recalls
that at that time Agnes Scott was
the only building in Decatur to
have electric lights and it was
quite a thrilling thing for the
town people to see them go on in
the evening.

Besides the dining room in the
basement there was a small gym-
nasium, the business office where
books and supplies could be
bought, and the treasurer's office.
On the first floor the Deans Of-
fice was exactly where it is today
and across the hall to the left of
the entrance was the President's
Office. Dr. McCain remembers
how he enjoyed meeting the girls'
callers as they waited for the
young ladies in his office.

Agnes Scott's date parlors were
originally recitation or class
rooms. Each teacher had a room
in which a certain "number of
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2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS $ Wednesday, January 23, 1957

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Lonesome Dime Initiates XetUr Do Mt
1958 Junior Jaunt Drive

The "Silhouette" of 1953 included the above picture among
its photographic memories for the year. What was the event?
Shellbound II!

"Dante under the Dinner Table," once a familiar and much-
talked-of work of art, has now been virtually lost in the files
of the museum of lost art treasures.

The 1957 "Silhouette" has reserved space for bringing
back to life once more this picture and others like it. But
photographs cannot capture mere figments of the imagina-
tion. They require substance. And substance for Shellbound
means lights . . . action . . .

What about it? D.R.

Forward March !

"Let's finish the job!" This is the theme of the 1957 March
of Dimes campaign against polio.

The March of Dimes will be finished with polio when polio
is finished as a crippler of human beings and when repair of
the damage it has done is carried to the limit of our know-
ledge and ability. This cannot happen all at once not even
with the help of the Salk vaccine.

Since the vaccine was scientifically appproved for general
use in April, 1955, almost 43,000,000 Americans have begun
the course of three shots which are necessary for maximum
protection. In the months ahead, it is the hope of the Nation-
al Foundation for Infantile Paralysis not only that these
millions will complete the course but that as many more will
start it. J

Today there is a growing movement for campus vaccina-
tions against polio in colleges and universities throughout
the nation. Increasing numbers of academic institutions are
providing Salk vaccine for their students and young faculty
members as part of an over-all program aimed at increasing
immunization of the nation's most susceptible individuals.

At Stanford University in California, a vigorous campus
vacination program is being supported by "an enthusiastic

committee of students" serving the Stanford University Heal-
th Service, through the cooperation of the local chapter of the
National Foundation.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower says: "The American
people recognize a debt of gratitude to the National Founda-
tion for Infantile Paralysis and to its founder, the late Presi-
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose personal courage in over-
coming the handicap of poliomyelitis stands as a symbol of
the fight against this disease."

So "Lets finish the job!" means "Let's start finishing the
job." The whole job will take years. It is no quick matter to
put out a fire that has raged through our country each sum-
mer for many years. The challenge of meeting a disaster is
never limited to absorbing the loss of what has been de-
stroyed; it must include the cost of rebuilding, replacing,
restoring, so that the human body is once again a fitting
dwelling place for the human spirit. G.A.R.

Dear Editor,

The Silhouette staff feels that
the annual must represent the

R y Nanc y Kimmel <W M Agnes Scott, especially in

We were sweeping up the remains of a once glorious and the ways in which it is outstand-

well fed china piggy bank, when we discovered, lodged up ing and distinct. Agnes Scott is

in the tail, one single solitary dime. How could we have over- noted for its academic standing;

looked this during the past week of pocket emptying? this can be shown with words.

It was a very old dime, dating back to the nineteen forties, But there are other things about

and had been well worn and dulled Agnes Scott that only the student

by constant usage during the past d /.T sooner then, he mum- reaRy know and feels _ the friend _

ten years. The problem was what bled between nibbles on the do*r ^ and cooperation on campuSf

to do with the silly thing. You mat from Oman's back porch. "I ^ reli?ious irit the earnest

can't buv anything worthwhile Pf? you re stuck with it. Well, quegt for {YU{h and understand .

with one dime anymore. Every- gw* the wa ? the cookie crum- in g. These things an annual should

thing respectable costs at least es 1 try to portray photographically if

more than $2.98. discouraged, we tried it * w ishes t o" represent a school

So-we started out across cam- t0 & * to someone deep accurately

pus to find someone or something 111 study m tne h brary. However, there is one other

that could tell us what we ought ohe Sobbed her books, jumped aspect of our campus of wnich we

to do. The bookstore was closed into her coat > and headed for the are proud the warmth and "hu-

and we weren't hungry or thirsty, stairs - " You must be craz >"' 1 doiVt manness" of our faculty. The

besides, the coke machine had a warU >' our Slll - V old dime. ^ Trying staff ha5 reserved a spec ial page

sign on it thatf said: "Changer is to give a dlme awa ^ HA! " in order to reveal this "gentilesse"

out of order.|" Well, we couldn't They wouldn 't even take it at lhrough pictures of 'Shellbound

waste a whole nickel on a coke. the desk ln the l lbrar y as a be- mr of course> we have academic

The dime was beginning to forehand payment on any books pictures of our pro f e ssors, but we

make a black place in the middle we mi S ht have overdue in the fe8l that tney are more than lec _

of our moist palm. But we went rutur e. turers; they are a vital part of

on. There couldn't be anything Bv this time the Liberty head our campus life .

worse than making that dime feel 011 the front . slde of our o]d dime We would now like to know

unwanted. It was the principle of was makin S a ver > r sad face. But wne ther the faculty have become

the thing that counted. A whole fin ally, remembering what Ish pedantic and forgotten the adage

dime with no place to go. Dear! said - we found ourselves an old hat m vvork and no play makes

We offered it to Ish, but he said D9X and P ut the dime ln there - Jack a dull boy" or whether they

it wouldn't even make the down Panting JUNIOR JAUNT on the are honestly too involved in the

payment on a can of Red Heart, side > we Peeked through the slot im p r0 vement of our minds (which

fish flavor, so it wouldn't have in the t0 P to the lonesome little need it) to spare time for the

done him much good. "My fa- dime, greatest' show on earth,

vorite class, the Juniors," he said, " Just y u wait about twelve Snall a page in tneir life g0
"have been doing a lot of money more months, Miss Liberty, and
collecting lately. Why don't you y u win be the most Popular lady
give it to them?" on campus."

"But Ish, that's all over. They And since then a nickel and a
won't do any more of that until quarter have joined her in the
next year." box. Who knows, something great

"You should have found that might come of this.

blank forever?

Mary Oates
Editor, Silhouette

Press Scripts

The Town and Country of Wes-

leyan reports that college's "Fine
Arts Festival." The emphasis of
the week was on literature, paint-
ing and scupture, graphic arts,
and music. Many outstanding peo-
ple in these fields participated,
and both guests and students pre-
sented lectures, plays, and recitals.
"Freedom is more often de-
By Byrd Bryan stroyed by misguided friends than

Two weeks ago. President Eisenhower presented his Middle by malicious opponents." "A
East Doctrine to Congress. He asked for the authority to use command of facts by a free and
United States armed forces to insure protection of the politi- analytical mind is this nation's
cal integrity of these areas and to grant military and econo- greatest resource." The Tiger,
mic assistance to those countries desiring such aid. Americans Clemson College,
then sat back to notice the reac- ^ , r

Internationally Speaking . . .

President's Middle East Policy
Brings Mixed Reaction Abroad

The Agnes Scott News

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tion to this doctrine from various
parts of the world.

This reaction has been mixed.
Many Americans were concerned
more about whether or not the
president should have such power.
Some said that the doctrine would
be "an undated declaration of
war." However, Congress moved
slowly in expressing any opinions.

Iraq, Turkey and Iran, bound
to the West by oil ties and mili-
tary alliances, welcomed the pro-
gram. However, Jordan, Syria and
Egypt were deeply suspicious.
Saudi Arabia is tied to the United
States by her oil and an alliance,
but she has also committed her-
self to aid Jordan by an agree-
ment with Egypt and Syria.

Russia has branded the pro-
gram as one of imperialistic in-
tentions and as one to "suppress
the movement for national inde-
pendence." Red China agrees with
Russia. In a declaration from Mos-
cow it was stated that Russia and
Red China condemn the program
and intend to "continue rendering
the necessary support to the peo-
ples of the Near and Middle East."

This Red promise means, prob-
ably, that the Communists will
try to win over Egypt and other
Arab states by matching the U.
S. aid. However, it is felt that the
Communist world will not be able
to compete with the economically
stronger United States.

Fb~e-C<XS~r : Ft-os f y buj w<MrW\

Wednesday, January 23, 1957 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3

NEA Recognizes CentennialJ Honor
Improves Educational Facilities

cu n

Changes in the materials and equipment of American
schools are hinged closely to changes in life outside the school,
observes the historian, Dr. Edgar B. Wesley, who is writing
the story of the National Education Association's first 100
years. The NEA will recognize its centennial in 1957.

"It is now difficult to name a
product which the schools do not
buy or one that has no education-
al utility," he says, pointing out
that in 1857 a building, some seats,
and a few books met the require-
ments of the typical school.

"Making no pretensions of being
charitable or disinterested but
frankly embracing the motivation
of the capitalistic system, com-
mercial suppliers of the tools of
education nevertheless have made
contributions of great value to the
cause of education," he says.

Commercial exhibits in connec-
tion with NEA conventions began
with the 1880's, mixed with ex-
hibits of school work. In 1924 com-
mercial exhibitors became organ-
ized as the "Associated Exhibitors
of the NEA." They have estab-
lished a code of ethics for them-
selves and pledged to limit them-
selves to "reliable" firms produc-
ing "tools for education."

Recognizing that textbooks and
school equipment today are great-
ly improved, Wesley cites some
freakish fads ofg yesteryear in
school supplies and equipment.
Collections of orations, printed
"with marks for emphasis, tones,
inflections, and gestures," were
popular in days of "elocution," he
says. An interlinear translation of
"Caesar," meant to bring relief
to the poorly-prepared and over-
worked teacher, started the "pony"
which has operated sub-rosa to
"relieve" some unscupulous stu-
dents unto this day.

A magnetic globe, accompanied
by small magnetic pieces repre-
senting races, animals and vegeta-
tion, demonstrated "gravity" to
geography classes in an early in-
novation. Another was a map on a
white satin bag that could be in-
flated into a twelve-inch globe.

Despite the influence of such
fads, Wesley says, the suppliers of
educational materials and aids to
teachers must be recognized not
only as contributors to the effec-
tiveness of teaching but as promo-
ters of educational progress. Rep-
resentatives of major textbook
publishers from the early days on
have often been well-dnformed
men who carried educational ideas
from school to school and helped
good ideas spread, he points out.

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* '60 Club

In cooperation with the fresh-
man class meetings, '60 Club is
conducting a special series of five
programs on "The Abundant
Life." Beginning this series, Miss
Miriam Koontz addressed the
class on Monday, January 21, on
"Signs of Maturity" and led a
follow-up discussion at the '60
Club meeting on Tuesday after-
noon.

According to Carolyn Mason,
'60 Club program chairman,
"these programs are planned to
help the freshmen find answers
to some of the major questions
which confront college students
and to guide them toward a rich-
er experience in college and later
life."

French Club

The regular meeting of the
French Club will be held on
Thursday, January 24, at 4 :30 p.m.
at Kennedy House, 341 S. Candler
Street. The program will feature
scenes from "Le Petit Prince"
presented by members of the 101
French classes.

"La scene du Mouton" will be
played by M. Pierre Thomas and
Marcia Tobey, "La scene de la
Rose" will star Anne Corse, Aud-
rey Johnson, and Paula Pilkenton.
Mary Anne Donnell and Kay Lamb
will enact "La scene du Roi," and
Martha Sharp and Nancy Awbrey
will play in "La scene du Vani-
teux."

"La scene^du Buveur" will be
dramatized by Patricia Perin and
Leoniece Davis, and Sara Anne
Carey and Crawford Feagin will
be "Le Businessman" and "Le
Petit Prince." "La scene du Ren-
ard" will present Martha Starrett
and Emily Bevins; Barbara Harri-
son and Charlotte Henderson will
tell the story of "L'Aiguilleur."
"La scene de l'Echo" will be acted
out by Kay Walters, Betsy Roberts
and June Hall.

Council Arranges
Sophomore Series

In concurrence with the fresh-
man and senior discussion groups
this quarter, Advisory Council has
arranged a series of sophomore
discussions, to be held Monday
nights at 8:30 p.m. in Walters Rec
Room. The first of this series,
"Qualities of Gracious Leader-
ship," led by Mrs. Sims, was Jan-
uary 21.

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a four-day campus. The commit-
tee felt that this penalty was too
strict and recommended that a
three-day campus become auto-
matic. The Executive Committee
accepted this.

Formerly, there was confusion
about a rule which says that a
student must sign out when visit-
ing in a home off-campus. The
committee clarified this to mean
"paying a Visit" (such as having
a meal in a home), not just "run-
ning by to say "hello."

The Rules Committee also dis-
cussed the possibility of sopho-
mores riding with seniors at night
without chaperones. This was
recommended to the Privilege
Committee and accepted.

The student body is urged to
attend the meetings of the Rules
Committee. Suggestions for rule
changes and clarification may be
given to any member of the Ex-
ecutive Committee.

Many questions concerning Ag-
nes Scott's honor program were
asked during Honor Emphasis
Week. Feeling that the campus
should have these answered, Stu-
dent Government has asked to
have some of the honor program's
basic policies interpreted by Dr.
Alston and Miss Scandrett. These
interpretations will appear in the
"Agnes Scott News" in the weeks
following, and it is hoped that
these articles will answer some ba-
sic questions.

This should be a time of honor
reemphasis. Agnes Scott's honor
system can be effective only by
having times of examination,
evaluation, and interpretation. In
these next few weeks, students
will be able to examine honor as
it is exercised in community liv-
ing.

Student meeting tomorrow, Jan-
uary 24, will feature a mock Exec
meeting. Students are invited to
attend and learn how the com-
mittee handles cases.

Dixie Debs

Huper To Address
Prospective Wives

"Deck the Hearth" is the subject
to be discussed at this afternoon's
marriage class. Speaker is Miss
Marie Huper, Assistant Professor
of Art, who will present some or-
iginal ideas on the planning and
decorating of an apartment or
home.

Sponsored by Mortar Board, the
marriage classes are designed for
all seniors and engaged girls.
They are held each Wednesday in
207 Campbell Hall from 5 to 6 p.m.

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Scotties Revisit Old South,
Sway Under Spanish Moss

By Carolyn Magrudor

The Old South in song and dance reigned supreme this weekend
both on the Agnes Scott campus and elsewhere, and Scotties re-
sponded to this "days of yore" theme in their best Southern manner.
Nancy Kimmel and her co-workers are to be commended for staging
a production that captured all the gaiety of that period, yet left the
audience with a certain nostalgic twinge as the last notes of -Dixie"
faded away in the finale ... a most difficult feat to have accomplished
so well.

Throughout the weekend, out-of-town guests were seen aplenty
strolling the grounds. Dot Martin, Mary Ruth Watson, Keo Keller, 1
Nellie Strickland, Jo Sawyer, Gretehen Elliot, Jan Matheson,
and Shirley McDonald were a few f the lucky girls who had
imported dates" for the dance. Ramona Cartwright, who has
never missed a Junior event yet, breezed in on her way to Washing-
ton to attend the Inaugural Hall, where she found Marianne (wiiiis.
The K.A.'s, long known to be the Confederacy's staunchest up-
holders, held their annual Convivium in honor of Lee's birthday at
the Piedmont Driving Club. Seen sipping their mint julep-less's
were Libby Hanna, Peg Elliot, Boo Florence, Sue Lile, Carol Rogers,
Betty Garrard, Jimsie Oeland, Drew Blankner, Margaret Benton,
Doreen Greenfield, Nancy Bowers, Nancy Niblack, Susan Foxworth,'
Portia Strickland, and Nora Ann Simpson. Another Tech group,
the Sigma Nu's, formally entertained Pat Gover, Ann Blackshear,
Liz Shumaker, Dale Dick, and Carlanna Lindamood with a supper
and dance at the Standard Country Club.

Over Emory way, the Sigma ( his and their dates journeyed to
Avondale for a party at^the American Legion Club there. Judy
and Jody Webb, Sandra Diekerson, Margaret Fortney, and Lila
McGeachy partook of the fun and fellowship these good brothers
offered. More Emory socialites Included Camille Strickland, La-
Vonne Nalley, Mary Rivers Stubbins, Kendall Hood, and Lynn
Frederick who danced with the S'.A.E.'s.
An extended survey of Emory's fraternity row saw Mary Hart
Richardson, Diane Parks, "Pee Wee" Fowlkes, and Sara Lu Persinger
partying at the Delta Tau Delta house. The Phi Delt's made a special
evening of it with an excursion to Snapfinger Farm accompanied by
a host of Scotties. Liz Acree, Cynthia Butts, Myra Glasure, Barbara
Specht, Boogie Helm, Tissie Rogers, and Jean Salter were among
those that left the lights of the city behind and hearkened to the
country's call. ,

The hold-over of "The Pajama Game" continued to attract many
Scotties who returned to campus humming "Hey There, You With
the Stars in Your Eyes." . . . Nancy Awbrey, Sara Margaret Heard,
Suellen Beverly^ Ann Whisnant, Judy George, Carolyn Hazard,
'Audrey Johnson, and Curt Swords can be counted as some of those
with new playbills for their bulletin boards.
A combo was in order at the Tech Beta House, and Dolly Bates,
Eve Purdom, Martha Davis, Sarah Adams, and Helen Scott Maddox
took full advantage of a night of music there. The Phi Delt engineers
played host to Jill Imray, Val Edwards, Dana Hundley, Nancy Frank-
lin, Sally Smith, Eunice Simmons, and Kay Richards, to mention a
few. Cathryn Collins, Rene Shenk, and June Connally enjoyed the
hospitality of the Kappa Sigs nearby.

Individual Recognition this week goes to Sara Townsend, a new
member of the Senior Carat Club, also to Paula Bagwell and Kay
Fuller, the recipients of a Sigma Nu and Beta pin respectively. And
to Louise Rigdon, the new Emory A.T.O. sweetheart, plus Anne
Dodd, who received a similiar honor from the Tech Chi Phi's, our
heartiest Congrats. Finally, a warm word to "Monk" Talmadge
and Frances Johns, the lucky winners of the Frosh Date Raffle . . .
some people have all the luck.
'Bye now.

The Educated Woman

The influence of the educated
American woman is one of the
Strongest forces lor good in
our national life today.

It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow specialized
training, that has developed
her abilities ana 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, GEORGIA

I

4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. January 23. 1957

Freshmen, Sophomores Score Seen in Passing
Wins in Basketball Competition

By Helen Hendry and Nancy Turner

Class competition for the basketball championship started
off with victories for the freshmen and sophomores over the
seniors and juniors on January 18.

Freshmen Seniors

Getting off to a fast start, freshman, Sylvia Saxon, scored
two points in a lay-up shot in the

first few seconds of the game.
In the first quarter the freshmen
dominated the ball with the guards
setting up a strong zone defense
to offset any senior attack and
the forwards keeping good control
over the ball. Peace Fewell's lay-
up shot made the score 4-1 at the
end of the first quarter.

The second quarter again showed
the freshman skill as Nancy Du-
vall, Caroline Michael, and Jane
Norman sparked the defense, and
the forwards added six points to
their score. Margie DeFord and
Carolyn Herman connected with
two lay-ups to bring the score to
10-5.

The seniors came back fighting
after the half with Herman and
DeFord leading the offense and
scoring four points each. Boo Flor-
ence sank two balls to give the
freshmen four points, and both
sides made free shots on fouls to
bring the score to a 17-15 fresh-
man advantage.

In the last quarter the score
was tied twice; once at 20-20 and
again at 22-22. The freshmen
pulled ahead by making good the
free shots that they received for
senior fouls.

At the end of the game the
score stood at 27-24, showing that
the freshmen have a team that
will be stiff competition for the
other classes.

Sophomores-Juniors

Fast - moving, smooth - shooting
Charlene Bass netted a total of
14 points in the game Friday to
spark the Sophomore team to a
slim 30-27 victory over a tena-
cious Junior six. An atmosphere
of excitement and tension marked
the nip and tuck battle between
the two evenly-matched teams as
opposing forwards met point with
point in a furious scoring contest.

In the first minute of the game,
Soph Sarah Brown connected with

a free throw to give the Sopho-
mores a short-lived edge over their
opponents. The Juniors then took
the lead with a free throw and a
toss from Becka Fewell. A beau-
tiful overhead crib shot by
Brown tied the score, but the lead
again shifted as Hazel Ellis, a
good, smooth ball-handler, began
to rack up points for the Juniors.

The second quarter saw the
Sophs ready for action. Aided by
an able defensive trio, Mitchell,
Harris and Shaw, the Sophomore
forwards broke to the basket time
and again to tilt the score in their
favor. In the last minutes of the
quarter, the hard-pushed Juniors,
now trailing 15-11, encroached on
the Sophs' lead as Nancy Kim-
mel's high, long shots began to
meet the basket.

The Juniors got off to a fast
start in the second half, tying the
score 19-19. The fast Soph for-
wards seemed unable to break
through to their basket as they
had done previously, and needless
bouncing and passing slowed their
offensive game. Junior guard Mar-
tha Meyer starred in the defen-
sive play, grabbing rebound after
rebound from the forwards' grasp.
A sudden scoring splurge in the
last minute brought the excite-
ment to a pitoh, and two shots in
the remaining seconds clicked to
clinch the win for the Sophomores.

Social Committee
Schedules Movie

Come one! Come two, to see
Social Committee's movie "My
Cousin Rachel/' starring Oli-
via DeHaviland and Richard
Burton, on Saturday, January
26, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 207
Campbell Hall. Admission fee
la 35 cents.

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Juniors runhing around the cam-
pus Saturday with armloads of white
ruffles and net petticoats.

* *

Spanish Moss, import left over
from "Dixierama," hanging from
bare limbs of the elm tree by Wal-
ters.

* * *

Gray cat, delighted at so much
male company in the Hub on the
night of Junior Jaunt, ignores the
girls seen everyday to snuggle in
blue serge and charcoal flannel laps.

* * *

Forlorn male, seated in a corner
of the Hub, sewing a letter on his
gold athletic sweater.

* * *

Petite history professor, straining
for a top-row mailbox, "Pm going
to buy myself a periscope to see if
it y s worth the stretch."

Former Professor
To Conduct Chapel

Chapel on Friday, January 25,
will be led by Miss Emma May
Laney, Professor Emeritus of
English, who is now living in
Denver, Colorado. Miss Laney is
staying in the guest room of Wal-
ters Dormitory and has come to
be at Agnes Scott during Robert
Frost's annual visit. Arrangement
was made for Miss Laney's return
when she retired from the faculty
last spring.

* * *

"Alexander Hamilton 200th
Anniversary of His Birth" will be
the topic of Dr. Walter B. Posey's
Convocation speech on Wednes-
day, January 30.

* * *

Dr. Paul Tillich, University Pro-
fessor at Harvard, will speak on
"Religion and the Arts" in Gaines
Chapel on Thursday evening, Jan-
uary 31, at 8:00. The University,
Center is sponsoring Dr. Tillich's
visit.

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McKinney, McCain Recount
Tales Of Agnes Scott Institute

(Continued from Page 1)

young ladies sat," similar to
homerooms. The End Date Parlor
originally had a double purpose.
In the day time a partition cut
the large room into two small
class rooms, and in the evening
the partition was raised for a
study hall.

At the opposite end of the
building there was not a' hall
separating the McKinney and
Dieckmann rooms; rather, this
section was one large room in
which chapel was held. After the
hall was placed there, the Dieck-
mann room was the music studio.

On the second and third floors
were bedrooms with a bath at
each end of the hall. The teachers
lived on these floors also, and
Miss McKinney recalls how close
a relationship the students and
teachers enjoyed. "It was more
like a family."

When asked about a communi-
cation system within the building,
Miss McKinney said that they had
what were known as speaking
tubes on each floor. She chuckled
over, fond memories of amusing
incidents concerning those tubes.
The girls arose in the morning
and went to bed at night at the
signal of a whistle from the power
room.

On the fourth floor of Main
were the music practice rooms
and the two rooms belonging to
the Propylaeum and Mnemosynean
Literary Societies. It was up there
that the girls enjoyed "shindigs"
and fellowship on Saturday nights.

The tower room has an inter-
esting background, for in there
was and j still is a water tank
which supplied the school with

water. On this tank are names of .
girls who were given the privi-
lege of writing their names for
initiation. The tank could still be
used today with the artesian well
which is at the side of Buttrick.

The school library began its
evolution in the President's Of-
fice where there was, according
to Miss McKinney, a bookcase
containing only books by Scott,
Dickens, and Thackeray, and a
dictionary. From this place the
library was moved to the second
floor tower room; from here it
was finally located in the End
Date Parlor on the first floor.

Main Building has had several
renovations since it was first
built. In 1943 the sprinkler sys-
tem was put in. In 1949 one of
the girls struck a match near one
of the pipes and the building was
instantly flooded. In 1941 the
elevator was installed and new
hardwood floors put in. The light-
ing system was also improved.

In 1951 lightning struck a cor-
ner of the tower and a buttress
was knocked off and fell through
the attic into the room of one of
the students. This touched off the
sprinkler system and again every-
thing was flooded. For almost a
year after that accident Main was
completely empty. Since that time
Main has essentially been as we
know it today.

With the gradual appearance of
new buildings to take much of the
college activity away from Main,
the building which was originally
known as Agnes Scott Institute
has evolved and changed until it
is hardly recognizable as the first
and only building.

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No. 11

Alumna To Present
Recital in Maclean

Miss Charlotte Key, a 1951
graduate of Agnes Scott, will ap-
pear in an organ recital in Maclean
Chapel Friday afternoon, Feb-
ruary 1, at 1:30. Included on the
program will be "Prelude and
Fugue in D Major" by Dietrich
Buxtehude, Chorale Prelude on
"These Are the Holy Ten Com-
mands" by J. S. Bach, "Variations
on a Theme of Clement Janne-
quin" by Jehan Alain, and "Chor-
ale in A Minor" by Cesar Franck.

While at Agnes Scott, Miss Key
was a member of Mortar Board
and Phi Beta Kappa, and served
as editor of the "Agnes Scott
News." After studying for three
years at Julliard School of Music
in New York City, she was in-
structor in music and college or-
ganist for one year at Western
College for Women, Oxford, Ohio,
before taking her present position
as organist and choir director of
the First Baptist Church, Rome,
Georgia.

English Professor
To Speak on Yeats

The college community and the
general public are invited to hear
Carlos Baker lecture on "Yeats
and the Irish Renaissance" on
Thursday, February 7 at 8 p.m.
in Gaines chapel.

Professor Baker is head of the
English Department at Princeton
University and is a distinguished
literary critic. He has published a
number of books on such diverse
figures as Shelley and Hemingway
and is a frequent contributor to
varied periodicals including the
book section of the "New York
Times," where he often reviews
books in the fields of fiction and
romantic poetry.

Professor Baker is said to be
an urbane land witty lecturer and
a person who makes easy connec-
tion with his audience. In his lec-
ture at Agnes Scott he promises
to talk about how Yeats' part in
Irish nationalism and his associa-
tion with the Abbey Theater af-
fected his lyric poetry. Yeats' work
as director of the Abbey, his
friendship with Synge and Lady
Gregory, and his whole participa-
tion in the Young Ireland Move-
ment connect him with an excit-
ing chapter of literary history.

Besides lecturing in the evening,
Professor Baker will meet infor-
mally with the class in Romantic
Poetry at 12:10 p.m. and with the
class in the Novel at 3:30 p.m.
His visit in the University Center
opens with >a lecture at Emory on
February 5 at 8 p.m. on the sub-
ject of "Ancient Wisdom and
Modern Fiction, an Analysis of
the Use of Biblical Themes in
Modern Novels."

Velkoff Will Speak
In Marriage Class

Dr. Abraham Velkoff, well-
known gynecologist, will present
a study of "interior designs" to
the marriage class this afternoon.
Dr. Velkoff's lecture will be the
first of his two lectures dealing
with sexual relationships.

As usual, the marriage class will
be held from 5 to 6 p.m. in 207
Campbell Hall.

ilosopher To Discuss
Religion and the Arts

World-famous religious philosopher Paul Johannes Tillich
will speak in Gaines chapel Thursday evening, January 31,
at 8 p.m. Dr. Tillich's subject will be "Religion and the Arts."

Now University. Professor in Harvard University, Dr. Til-
lich was born in Prussia, the son of a Protestant minister. He
received his education from vari-

Dr. Paul Tillich

possible all information concern-
ing outer space, the solar system,
and your conservatory to me. I
need all information on January
30, 1957.

Thank you,

Your school friend,

Robert Frost was so impressed
by the Observatory, it is reported
that he has mentioned it several
times in* his talks all over the Uni-
( Continued on Page 3)

Sfudents, Scouts, 'Spacemen
Enjoy Bradley Observatory

By Celeste Rogers

Most of the girls at Agnes Scott take very much for granted
the strange little building which stands' at the top of the
wooded hiil just across Dougherty Street. There are undoubt-
edly some students who have never even seen Bradley Ob-
servatory. And yet, Agnes Scott receives wide recognition
from many sources because of the
astronomical facilities found here.

Bradley Observatory not only
brought acclaim to Agnes Scott,
but it brought astronomy to the
Southeast. It was the first of its
type in this area and was the first
observatory to be built in the
United States since 1917. There
was no good telescope south of
Virginia at the time.

It has fostered widespread in-
terest in astronomy, as evidenced
in Ynany ways. Groups from col-
leges and universities frequently
request permission to visit it. This
month alone, Dr. William Calder,
head of the Physics Department
and a well-spring of information
about the Observatory, has re-
ceived over two hundred calls
from groups Individual parties,
Scout groups, scientific clubs, and
others who wished to visit it. Al-
though Dr. Calder admits the
number of calls was unusually
large this month, such avid inter-
est keeps him extremely busy
throughout the year.

Outer Space

Interest in astronomy is dis-
played in other ways also, such as
by this typical letter which
reached the astronomy depart-
ment recently:

Dear Sirs:

Please send me as quickly as

Seen in Passing . . .

Novice bridge flayer with usual

beginners lurk makes a baby slam

cm her first (26 points) hand.
$ $ *

Male faculty members stumble
through umbrellas in the dining '
hall lobby.

H 4 ^

Pledge in abbreviated cost inn
draped with borrowed raincoat,
braves the dinner li?ie escorted by
sympathetic hostess.

ous European universities, includ-
ing the Universities of Berlin and
Breslau. Before beginning his
teaching career, he served during
World War I as war chaplain in
the German army. After the war,
Tillich taught theology at the
University of Berlin, was Profes-
sor of Philosophy of Religion at
Dresden and Leipzig, and Profes-
sor of Philosophy at the Univer-
sity of Franki'ort-am-Main.
Critic of Nazism

Dr. Tillich came to this coun-
try in 1933 when, as an outspoken
critic of Nazism, he was com-
pelled to leave Germany after the
rise of Hitler. He became a Uni-
ted States citizen in 1940.

From his arrival in this country
until his retirment in 1955, Dr.
Tillich was Professor of Theology
at Union Theological Seminary in
New York City. He then served
on the faculty of Harvard Divinity
School and is now University Pro-
fessor, a title reserved for a small
number of scholars free to work
on the "frontiers of knowledge"
without restriction as to field.

From his early German writ-
ings up to the present, Dr. Til-
lich's main, interests have always
been the boundary line between
theology and philosophy, and gen-
erally between religion and cul-
ture. In his earlier years, his in-
terest was in the relation of re-
ligion to social and political life,
later becoming centered in the re-
lation between religion and depth
psychology, as well as religion and
the arts especially the visual arts.
Author

In addition to his lecturing, Dr.
Tjllich is at present completing
the second volume of his life work,
systematic Theology. He is

author of The Protestant Era;
The Shaking of the Foundations;
The Courage To Be; Love, Power,
and Justice; The New Being; and
Biblical Religions and the Search
lor Ultimate Reality.

Dr. Tillich has also had several
books published in German. In
1956 he received the Goethe Plaque
of the City of Frankfurt, Ger-
many, for his achievements "dur-
ing an era of recklessness and
calamitous upheaval, in sustaining
the concept of the dignity and
freedom of the individual."

CA To Feature Hall,
Religious Speaker

Dr. Warner Leander Hall, Sr.,
pastor of the Covenant Presbyter-
ian Church in Charlotte, North
Carolina, will be the featured
speaker during Religious Empha-
sis Week, February 12-15. Chris-
tian Association is currently mak-
ing plans for the four-day ob-
servance, which will include morn-
ing chapel talks, individual con-
ferences and evening discussions
in the Hub. A communion service
on Friday evening will climax the
week's activities.

Dr. Hall has been pastor of the
Covenant Church for ten years.
Before that time, he was located
in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. During
the summer of 1955, he was ex-
change minister at Kilmarnock,
Scotland. Some of his formal edu-
cation was obtained at Edinburgh.

The Warner Halls have two
children: Warner, Jr., who is a
senior at Davidson College, and
Nancy, who is a senior at Myers
the Park High School.

Students wave from the root of Bradley Observatory where they enjoy frequent "astronomical out-
ings." Built in 1950, the Observatory brought acclaim to Agnes Scott College and introduced astrono-
my to the Southeast.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. January 30. 1957

'Something'

College study is often proof of the old adage: The more
one learns about a subject, the less he finds he knows about
it. Fortunate is the day when the student, pouring over an
old subject, hits upon a new idea. Out of the darkness of
"nothing" appears a momentary light of "something."

In the words of Robert Frost:
"Others taunt me with having knelt at well-curbs
Always wrong to the light, so never seeing
Deeper down in the well than where the water.
Gives me back in a shining surface picture
Me myself in the summer heaven godlike
Looking out of a wreath of fern and cloud puffs.
Once, when trying with chin against a well-curb,
I discerned, as I thought, beyond the picture,
Through the picture, a something white, uncertain,
Something more of the depths and then I , lost it.
Water came to rebuke the too clear water.
One drop fell from a fern, and lo, a ripple
Shook whatever it was lay there at bottom,
Blurred it, blotted it out. What was that whiteness?
Truth? A pebble of quartz? For once, then, something." D.R.

Junior Jaunt Poll

Students State Opinions of New Charity Drive

By Virginia Keller and Nellie Strickland lack of response on the part of

Question: What is your opinion of the new type of Junior the student body By next year

Jaunt money-raising campaign this year? Do you have any all the 'bugs' should be out of

comments or suggestions that would be helpful in planning the system.'

Intellectual Delight

One of our most challenging and beneficial opportunities
as members of the Agnes Scott community is the privilege
that we have of hearing many fine lecturers and scholars,
often internationally known in their respective fields. These
speakers are brought to our campus under the auspices of
Lecture Association or the University Center and they pro-
vide stimuli for greater intellectual growth not only for stu-
dents but for visitors as well. It is an opportunity that we
should not take for granted but should delight in and ap-
preciate.

Last night we heard once again America's poet laureate,
Robert Frost, entertain and stimulate an overflowing and
enthusiastic audience. Mr. Frost is always a most welcomed
visitor on the Agnes Scott campus and offers an unforgetable
experience in his annual lecture.

Tomorrow night, Dr. Paul Tillich, professor at Harvard
University and visiting scholar in the University Center, will
speak in Gaines Chapel on "Religion and the Arts." Dr. Tillich
is one of the most outstanding philosophical theologians,
according to Mr. Kline, and is paying his first southern
lecture visit. Hearing Dr. Tillich will be a rare and broaden-
ing experience. L. S.

future campaigns?

Louise McCaughan, junior:

type of money-raising campaign
was bound to produce some dis-
content and misunderstanding. If
given another year to be perfect-
ed, it should become an important
contribution to the promotion of
spirit."

Moore, sophomore: "Al-
though the in-
tense competi-
tion in the past
has tended to
obscure the real
purpose of giv-
ing, it was in-
stru mental in
building school
spirit through
working for a
Moore common cause.
Perhaos some modified form of
competition to eliminate the
more cut-throat aspects of class
rivalry could be worked out."

"The radical change in the

Frances Broom, sophomore :
"For the good ot
the campus and
the spirit of giv-
ing, the new sy-
stem is advis-
able. However,
to the recipients
of the contribu-
tions for physi-
cal welfare and
education, it is
the amount

Dryden

Broom

which is made available and not
the spirit in which it was raised
that is more important. It is
necessary to decide which goal is
more important."

Mary Ann Campbell, junior:
"The concentration on a few large
money-raising projects proved a
Treat asset to co-ordination of ef-
fort. I was disappointed in the

House is virtually assured this
week.

In the Senate, Senator J. Wil-
liam Fulbright of the Senate's
Foreign Relations Committee
wants a grand debate of Secre-

Orientation

The number of Hungarian students in our country may
reach a total of betwen 1500 and 2000. Much is being done
to help these new students. An orientation program has been
set up to help them learn the English language and to be-
come acquainted with American life.

The Institute of International Education is the sponsoring
agency for the orientation program. This agency has also
taken a leading role in initiating a general scholarship pro-
gram. The Institute along with the World University Service
has circularized 1200 colleges and universities for offers for
scholarship aid for Hungarian students.

Two orientation centers have been established so far, one
at Bard College in New York and the other at St. Michael's
College in Vermont. The main purpose of their programs
will be to equip these university students to take advantage
of the numerous offers of scholarships extended them by
American colleges and universities. G.A.R

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Stewart, Nancy Turner.

pressed through both the Presi-
dent and the Congress.

Congressional approval would
strengthen the President as he
carried the policy out. Also, the
Congress would be more likely
to work cooperatively with the
President if they do approve of
the proposals.

Internationally Speaking . . .

ike's Middle East Policy Gains
Ground in Washington Circles

By Byrd Hoge

Eisenhower's Middle East Policy seems to be gaining

ground in Washington. Saturday, the House Foreign Affairs

Committee urged the administration to act boldly in the

solving of specific Middle East problems. The Committee's

report was a formal endorsement of the Eisenhower Doctrine.

Success for the resolution' in the ., ' . _

President s coming to Congress

for approval of a policy of such
import as this one would not in-
fringe upon the executive prero-
gative in conducting foreign af-
fairs. The resolution was solely

"A declaration of solidarity of the
tary of State Dulles' conduct of people of the United States ex _

our foreign policy. However, he

added that Senate action on the

Middle East proposals should not

be hampered by a long debate. He

believes that the Senate sihould

first act upon the Middle East

proposals and then look into the

matter of Dulles' conduct of

American foreign policies.

The House committee has sup-
ported the President's request for
the authority to use American
forces against obvious Communist
aggression in the Middle East and
for power to give this area econo-
mic aid up to $200,000,000 without
legislative restrictions.

The House Committee's report
urged that the administration
take some positive steps in deal-
ing with the fundamental pro-
blems in tihe Middle East such as
the Arab-Israeli dispute, the Suez
Canal dispute, and the issue con-
cerning refugees. Although the
committee supported the Middle
East proposals it made clear the
fact that these proposals fell short
of dealing with the immediate
problems of the Middle East. The
report urged the administration
to make leading steps in bringing
peace and security to this troubled
area.

In addition, the committee re-
jected the idea that the resolution
would either enlarge or diminish
the constitutional powers of the
presidency. It also stated that
the resolution was free of any
implications that would set a pre-
cedent for action that would
weaken or restrict the presidency
in the future. It said that the

Laura Dryden, senior: "I don't
think anything I
can be' morel
effective t h a n \
class competi-
tion. This year's!
minimized em-l
phasis on rivalry
between classes I
was good, but I?
think that from I
the money angle
last year's Junior
Jaunt was more successful."

Patti Forrest, sophomore: "At
first, I was disappointed in the
lack of class competition. How-
ever, as the campaign progressed,
the spirit of cooperation between
the classes made a wonderful con-
tribution to campus spirit as a
whole. I feel that there should be
some plan for having a Junior
Jaunt queen.

Virginia Redhead, senior: "The
new spirit behind the money-rais-
ing campaign was excellent. The
thermometers were particularly
good in promoting and sustaining
enthusiasm. In view of the fact
.that it was an entirely new type
of campaign, a smaller quota
might ihave been advisable.

(Continued on Page 4)

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A Word to the Wise (?)

"He read the textbook,
He studied the notes,
He outlined both.

Then he summarized his outline.
Then outlined his summary on
3x5 cards.

Then reduced the card outline to
one single card.

Boiled the card down to one sen-
tence.

Boiled the sentence down to a
phrase.

Boiled the phrase down to a word.

Entered the exam.

Analyzed the question.

And then, forgot the word."

Adopted from "The Reflector" of
State College, Mississippi, as cop-
ied from a University of Chicago
publication.

Droo^le for fhe* \)<xy

or-

Wednesday, January 30, 1957 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3

Institute of International Study
Reveals Scholarship Openings

By Gene Allen Reinero

Opportunities for international study in 1957 are many
and varied. Several European countries are offering study
programs to American students.

British universities are offering six-week summer study
courses at Oxford, at Stratford-on-Avon, and at the capital
cities of London and Edinburgh.

A limited number of scholarships
will be available. Two full schol-
arships are reserved for graduate
students. Closing date for schol-
arship applications is March 1,
1957; for regular applications,
March 30, 1957.

The French Government is of-
fering university fellowships and
teaching assistantships to Ameri-
can graduate students during
1957-58. The fellowship awards
are for students with definite aca-
demic projects or study plans. The
assistantships afford language
teaching experience and an op-
portunity to become better ac-
quainted with France. Closing date
for application is February 1,
1957.

Opportunities for American
graduate students to study in
Switzerland during 1957-58 have
been made available by Swiss au-
thorities. Closing date for appli-
cation is March 1, 1957.

The Austrian government is of-
fering four scholarships for grad-
uate study during 1957-58 to Am-
erican students. March 1, 1957 is
the closing date for the competi-
tion. The awards may be used for
study at an Austrian university
or institution of higher learning
in all fields.

The Israeli Government is of-
fering a research fellowship for
the 1957-58 academic year to an
American student. This award is
for a graduate student who wishes
to engage in a research project.
Closing da^te for applications is
February 28, 1957.

The eligibility requirements for
applying to any of these study
programs are: U.S. citizenship;
bachelor's degree by date bf de-
parture for those schools offering
graduate study only; demonstrat-
ed academic ability and capacity
for independent study; good moral
character, personality, and adap-
tability; and good health.

In addition to the study oppor-
tunities listed above, "Classrooms
Abroad" is offering a Berlin study
program. A group of twenty sel-
ected American college students
will be able to visit Berlin this
summer to study the language,
culture, art, and civilization of
Germany during a six-week stay
in the former capital.

Full information on the 1956
trip and plans for the 1957 trip
can be obtained by writing to
"Classrooms Abroad," 525 George
Street, New Haven, Connecticut.

cu n

ewS

Pi Alpha Phi

"Resolved: That Studies Should
Not Interfere With Social Life"
was the topic of a practice debate
held by members of Pi Alpha Phi
at their meeting on Tuesday, Jan-
uary 22. On the affirmative side
were Rosalyn Warren and Helen
Hendry, while Grace Chao and
Virginia McClurkin debated the
negative.

Blackfriars

At a business meeting of Black-
friars held on Thursday, January
24, committee reports on the
club's fall production, "This, the
Theater," were read. Plans were
also discussed for the spring quar-
ter play to be presented the first
week of April.

Eta Sigma Phi

The regular meeting of Eta
Sigma Phi was held on Thursday,
January 24, at the home of Miss
Kathryn Glick, club sponsor. A
program on "The Position of Ro-
man Women" was presented by
Joyce Thomas.

'60 Club

"Knowing Your Body" was the
topic of the program presented
by Mrs. Pat Keyser at the meet-
ing of '60 Club on Tuesday, Jan-
uary 29. This is the second in a
series of programs being spon-
sored by the club in co-operation
with the freshman class meetings.

Glee Club

Members of the Glee Club have
begun work in preparation for
their spring concert to be present-
ed jointly with the Princeton Glee
Club during April.

Chi Beta Phi

The regular meeting of Chi Beta
Phi will be held on Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 5 at 5:00 p.m. in room 207
Campbell Hall. Dr. W., J. Frierson
wll give an illustrated lecture on
"Chromatography."

Atlanta Symphony
To Present Concert

The Atlanta Symphony Orches-
tra will present its eighth concert
of the season the evening of Feb-
ruary 7 at the Atlanta Municipal
Auditorium. Berl Senofsky, vio-
linist, will be t}ie guest soloist. He
is the first American-born and
American-trained musician to win
the Queen Elizabeth of Belgium
International Music contest.

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ted States. The Atlanta Astrono-
my Club, one of the most active
clubs of this type in the nation,
has made the Observatory its home
and meets there every month.

1947 was a lucky year for Ag-
nes Scott, when Dr. Calder left
an excellent observatory at Carle-
ton College in Northfield, Minne-
sota, and came to the campus.
Since then he has become an in-
tegral part of campus life with his
harp playing, his singing dog
"Stormy," his genuine friendli-
ness, and his "tours of the sky"
on the Observatory roof with
classical music in the background.
Planetarium

The first year that he was here,
he began working on a home-
made planetarium. It was com-
pleted two x years later after a
great deal of work and was soon
to play a significant role in the
building of Bradley Observatory.
School children flocked to see the
stars projected upon a quilt ceil-
ing rigged up by Dr. Calder.

The excitement spread and Dr.
James Ross McCain, President
Emeritus, admits that it' was this
little planetarium which fostered
much of his enthusiasm in astron-
omy. At any rate, shortly there-
after he began planning for Agnes
Scott to build an observatory. For
some time, the schools in the Uni-
versity Center had talked abbut
an observatory in the Atlanta area.
Now Dr. McCain began making
concrete plans.

It took a great deal of personal
work on the part of our President
Emeritus to secure the funds for
this project. The Bradley Foun-
dation in Columbus contributed
$5,000 tc the newly-proposed plan,
and other foundations were also
generous.

The Aluminum Company of
America gave the quarter-inch
aluminum plate for the dome,
which was in itself a tremendous
gift. The R. D. Cole Company in
Atlanta, maker of water tanks,
agreed to make the dome, but
later said if they'd known what a
hard job it was going to be they
wouldn't have undertaken it. The
telescope had been used by a mul-
ti-millionaire in Philadelphia just
as a hobby, and Agnes Scott pro-
cured this, outbidding such schools
as the University of Washington.

Other individuals contributed to
making this plan a success. Dr.
Calder designed it totally, except
for architectural technicalities. It
took about a year to build the
Observatory. It was completed in
the first part of 1950 and dedicat-
ed the same year.

Telescope

Bradley Observatory's telescope
is a thirty-inch one, and although
this may sound tiny in comparison
to the 200-inch one at Mt. Palo-
mar, it is the largest in the South-
east. It is especially good for ob-
servatory purposes, although not
as well-suited for photographing.
Dr. Calder tells of the difficulty
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Between Semester Invaders
Storm Southern Stronghold

By Carolyn Magruder

Agnes Scott was literally invaded last weekend by a host of college
men from other campuses that were enjoying the breathing spell
of "between semesters" holidays. Even the uncooperative elements
couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of those Scotties who, ready for a
mid-winter pickup, went all out to show their visitors the best of
what Atlanta has to offer. So a good time was had by all . . .

Davidson led in the Southern trek by descending en masse on
the campus. Susan Purser, Betty Jean Meek, Peggy Edney, Jane
King, Mary Dunn, and Sally Meek were among the ones that looked
especially happy to see the North Carolina caravan arrive, plus
Caroline Fruit t who hosted a N.C. State fellow. Other irls who were
squired by "Foreign Men" include Barbara Lake? IT. of Kentucky,
Helen Burkitt Vanderbilt, Gretchen Elliott ( lenison, Pat Perin
U. of Fla., Jean Salter and Scotty Maddox-Auburn. Visitors do
make the world go 'round, n'est-ce pas?

However, the Scotties who had to content themselves with the
local gentry didn't do too badly for themselves. The Tech Navy
dance at the Officers club at Chamblee saw Lynn Frederick, Jeanne
Slade, Leonice Davis, Dale Dick, Judy George, and Joan St. Clair
waltzing with the men resplendent in dress blue and gold braid. Back
at the S.A.E. house, Boogie Helm, Cynthia Grant, Betty Lewis, Bar-
bara Alderson, Runita McCurdy, and t Kay Weber tripped the light
fantastic with another group of engineers.

Come more "slide-rule students," the Kappa Sigs held a rush
party which attracted Martha Bethea, Peg Elliott, Corky Feagin,
Lil Hart, Janie Matthews, Rosemary Roberts, and Sylvia Saxon.
Nearby Linda Nichols and Ann Whisnant partied at the Phi Kappa
Sigma house and Dolly Bates, Laura Parker, and Barbara Spec lit
made merrie with the Phi Sigma Kappa's. A slightly different aspect
of night life found Libby Gay and Dana Hundley cheering the Tech
swimming team on to a final spurt at the meet.

Other not strictly fraternity dates found Eve Purdom, Pat Lenhardt,
Marcia Tobey, Kay Fuller and Shirley Lawhorne forgetting their
cares amidst the entertainment offered by Carmichael's floorshow.
At the Dinkier Plaza, Blythe Posey, Caro McDonald, and D. A. Taylor
sat beating out the rhythm of the Washboard Band there, while
Annette Teague, Randy Norton, Patti Forrest, Jane Kraemer, Wardie
Abernethy, Eleanor Lee, and Susie Bailey congregated at Mammy's
Shanty for. food and fellowship.

Over Emory way the "professional men," free from the strain of
exams, invited a number of Scotties to celebrate with them. Betty
Cline, Anne McWhorter, Caroline Romberg, and Priscillia Gainer
danced at the Zip's "denture domaine." The medics hosted Dot
Huddleston, Liz Shumaker, Margaret Minter, Curt Swords and
Sara Townsend at the Phi Chi house.

The Emory Sigma Chi's Iheld their famed Sweetheart Ball at the
Standard Country Club. Ann Lowry, Janice Bowman, Sissy Hurley,
Kay Lamb, Jorie Muller, Susan O'Neal, Kay Richards, and Helen
Smith hummed "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" in the wee small
hours. On fraternity row the Sigma Pi's attracted Margaret Rice,
Liza Morris, Anne Akerman, Suzanne Manges, Helen Salfiti, Sarah
Lu Pers'inger and Fran Shepard. A concluding flashback to Tech
saw Pat Gover, Linda Jones, and Raines Wakeford behind the green
door at the A.T.O. "ihood" party

Orchids to Janice Jones who is the proud owner of a Tech Chi Phi
pin. And to Carolyn West with her newly acquired Sigma Chi
jewel and to Carolyn Davies, who is displaying a Colgate Commons
Club pin, further good wishes. Barbara Myers proudly displays a
birthday diamond. Finally, the "Man of the Week" award goes to
the pledge who braved the dining hall in such an abbreviated
costume . . . Bravo to him and Mrs. Lanier.
Keep your morale Ihigh . . . Bye now.

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4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, January 30. 1957

Fewell Spurs Frosh Victory;
Juniors Defeat Seniors, 33-20

By Helen Hendry and Patricia Stewart

Peace Fewell was undisputed high scorer for the Fresh-
man team as they racked up their second straight victory
of the season by clowning the Sophomores, 31-29. The Fresh-
men surged ahead in the first quarter with Fewell, Saxon,
and Florance each scoring within seconds of one another to
grab a quick 5-0 lead.

A sudden splurge of energy
from the Sophomore guards slow-
ed the Frosh shooters while Char-
lene Bass broke to the basket for
a score and Ruth Currie tossed
from the side to threaten the
Freshman lead. Both teams of-
fered a strong defensive with the
Sophomore guards sparked by
Marion Walton exceeding in speed,
and the Frosh trio led by Willa
Muse excelling in rebounds.

The second quarter saw the
Freshman forwards connecting to
increase their lead. As in the first
quarter the Sophs made a quick
comeback after a slow start, and
a hard, fast struggle ensued. The
Sophs slowly encroached on the
Frosh lead until in the last three
minutes the score stood at a tight
18-16 difference in favor of the
Frosh.

The second half was marked in
general by numerous fouls. Both
teams fought desperately for the
lead, and the result was haphazard
passing and shooting which ham-
pered both teams.

In the last three minutes of the
game, a beautiful side shot by
Bass tied the score 29-29. Then
the fouling took its toll. Spectators
watched tensely as three consecu-
tive fouls were called on the
Sophomores. Two out of the three
throws were completed to give the
winning 31-29 score to the Frosh.
Juniors vs. Seniors

The Seniors, crippled by the
loss of forward Jackie Murray,
proved easy prey for the spirited
Juniors Friday to the tune of
33-20. The Juniors, led by their
almost infallible forwards Becca
Fewell, Hazel Ellis, and Nancy
Kimmel, captured the lead early
in the game and remained well
ahead throughout.

Ellis and Fewell began in the
first quarter to show their well-
coordinated teamwork that result-
ed in their scoring 16 and, 14
points respectively. The first quar-
ter was marked by aggressive
playing on each side which re-
sulted in a multitude of foul shots.

The Junior team continued their
scoring until they led by 12 points,
then , put in their second team.
The Seniors, crippled in number
of players and reserves, now be-
gan to move. Virginia Ann Red-
head and Margie DeFord began
scoring on the eager but unor-
ganized Junior second team.

But with the Seniors gaining
rapidly through Redhead's and
DoFord's scoring, the original Ju-
nior team was sent back in.
Junior guards Meyer, McCall and
Sydnor soon ended the scoring by
Senior forwards and once again
the spectators were given the
treat of watching the excellently
planned plays of the Junior for-
wards.

Final score: 33-20.

C. J. BUiCE

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Magazine Reveals
Contest Deadline

March 15, 1957, is an important
date for all writers, would-be and
otherwise, for this date is the
deadline for "Mademoiselle's" big
fiction-writing contest.

This contest, an annual project
of "Mademoiselle," is open to all
women undergraduates under
twenty-six who are enrolled in ac-
credited colleges or junior col-
leges. Stories must be original
and the characters must be ficti-
tious. The length should be be-
tween 2,500 and 5,000 words, and
any contestant may enter more
than one story.

Two winners will be chosen by
the editors of "Mademoiselle" and
will be awarded $500 in cash and
publication in the magazine. How-
ever, "Mademoiselle" often buys
at regular rates the compositions
of those winning honorable men-
tion. The names of the winners
will be announced in the College
Issue of "Mademoiselle" in Au-
gust, 1957.

Observatory . . .

(Continued from Page' 3)
in keeping this telescope clean. Its
mirrors are aluminized on the
outside, making any ordinary
cleaning procedures impossible.
He has to watch it constantly, and
in damp weather the room must
be heated to prevent condensation
on the mirrors.

Dr. Calder once fraught a class
in telescope making at the college,
but finally arrived at the conclu-
sion that girls were not the best
students in that particular field.
Accoustics

The original planetarium, which
was first in the basement of the
old science hall, is now in the
basement of the Observatory, in
a small, dome-shaped room. Dr.
Calder tells many funny stories
which happened in this room due
to the odd acoustics of the curved
ceiling. Often he heard the con-
versation of a student and her
date whispered right in his ear,
although they were sitting across
the room from him in the dark
watching the stars and planets
move across the ceiling.

Agnes Scott is fortunate to have
the opportunity of seeing the great
dome slowly rumble around until
the stars shine through the open-
ing in the ceiling, of seeing Saturn
with its rings, and of seeing the
breathtaking beauty of a nebu-
lous star cluster.

Heavens above! We thank our
lucky stars for Bradley Observa-
tory!

DeKALB-DECATUR
THEATER

Wednesday Saturday
The Girl Can't Help It

Cinemascope
with

Tom EWell, Jane Mansfield
Edmond O'Brien

Monday and Tuesday
"War and Peace"

Henry Fonda Jose Ferrer
Katherine Heburn

Members of children's art class enjoy clay modeling;.

Times 7 Military Editor To Speak
About Current World Situation

Hanson W. Baldwin, Military Editor of "The New York
Times" who will speak here Wednesday, February 6 in Gaines
Chapel, sponsored by Lecture Association, comes from a fam-
ily rich in the traditions of both the military and journalism.
He was graduated from Annapolis, but three years later
resigned from the Navy to become

a cub reporter.

In 1929 Baldwin joined the
"New York Times." His dual back-
ground became increasingly valu-
able as the war years approached.
In 1937 he was appointed military
and naval correspondent for the
"Times" and traveled throughout
Europe to inspect military devel-
opments. He covered almost all of
the widely-flung battle areas of
World War II, from the South
Pacific to North Africa, England
and France, always getting as
close to the front line as possible
to observe actual battle strategy.

Since the war, Baldwin has cov-
ered almost every important mili-
tary maneuver and has made ex-
tensive cross-country tours of
military posts, including guided
missile and rocket firing installa-
tions. A close observer of the
atomic bomb for many years, he
is one of the few men who can
analyze it in terms of its non-
military, as well as its military,
repercussions. During the Korean
War, he made extensive inspection 1 s

trips to Korea, Japan, Indo-China,
Formosa, and Hong Kong.

has edited motion picture shorts,
was formerly a radio commentator
on a weekly program, and appears
frequently as a guest authority on
such shows as "Town Meeting of
the Air." The Pulitzer Prize-win-
ning journalist's articles have
been published in the leading na-
tional magazines Saturday Eve-
ning Post, Reader's Digest, Life,
Harper's, Foreign Affairs, The
Atlantic, Look, and many others.
Military Lecturer
In addition to his public talks,
Mr. Baldwin has lectured at the
country's top military institutons,
including the National War Col-
lege, Naval War College, Armed
Forces Staff College, and the Air
War College. The University of
Syracuse School of Journalism
awarded him the distinguished
service medal in 1944, and he re-
ceived an honorary degree from
Drake University in 1945.

Wide lame

Not merely a military columnist
Baldwin has gained fame in sev-
eral other media as well. He is
author or editor of eleven books,
including The Price of Power,
Great Mistakes of War, and
Power and Politics the Price of
Security in the Atomic Age. He

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who know him well, would like to
have more time to devote to a
of long-range historical
trends and of the concepts now
guiding defense policies. In the
meantime, he is busy writing a
history of World War II that may
well take "the rest of his life-
time."

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Donaldson Teaches
Juvenile Art Class

A new addition to the Agnes
Scott curriculum is an art class
for faculty children. The class is
under the direction of Jean Don-
aldson and will meet every Sat-
urday through March 2.

Jean, assisted by Mary Kinman,
is conducting this class as part of
her independent study program.
Her study is on the purposes and
procedures of art in the elemen-
tary school. In order to do re-
search on her subject, she started
the class for faculty and some
non-faculty children.

There are fourteen children in
the class, divided into 1 ?so age
groups: 6-8 and 8-10. -John Kline,
Judy Rogers, Susanne Turner,
David Garber, Mary Cartledge,
Bill and Elizabeth Fox, and Julie
Vail are the faculty and staff
members' children taking part in
the class.

The group has been working in
clay and experimenting with dif-
ferent materials. Plans are made
for the younger children to work
with sand by digging designs and
then pouring in plaster. They may
also do finger painting, wire sculp-
ture and pipe cleaner sculpture,
simple printing using various ma-
terials, and perhaps attempt a mu-*
ral to finish the course.

Poll . . .

(Continued from Page 2)

Eileen Graham, junior: "I think
it was much better this year be-
cause the student body worked to-
gether as a whole; however, I
think Junior Jaunt will be more
effective next year when students
more fully grasp the purpose of
this sort of program. It is my
opinion, too, that students should
know the specific money goal."

Kit Crosby, senior: "I think
Junior Jaunt was based on a good
idea this year because this way
so much pressure and strain was
removed from everybody; as it
was, Junior Jaunt was getting to
be too big. Also, I think it would
be better to announce the goal."

Grace Molinenx, senior: "With-
out the competition, I think Junior
Jaunt was a lot less effective this
year, although some of the less
desirable features were elimi-
nated."

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The Educated Woman

The influence of the educated
American woman is one 61 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 ins gilts. As
homemaker-citizen and as ca-
reerist-citizen, she justifies
magnificently the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
big for her right to learn what
she wished to learn.

ACNES SCOTT
COLLEGE

DECATUR, GEORGIA

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VOL. XLII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday February 6, 1957

No. 12

Religious Emphasis Week To Feature
Hall Charlotte Minister, As Speaker

This year's Religious Emphasis Week, February 11-15, will
present as principal speaker Dr. Warner L. Hall of the Cove-
nant Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina. The
theme for 1957, "The Relevance of the Christian Faith," was
chosen by Dr. Hall after consulting Christian Association
Cabinet in order to select a topic
which would be of interest and
pertinence to the campus commu-
nity.

Dr. Hall will open R. E. Week
with a talk in Chapel on Tuesday
entitled "The Relevance of the
Incarnation: You Can't Go Home
Again." Wednesday, at Convoca-
tion, he will speak on "The Rele-
vance of the Life of Christ: W T hat
Does a Christian Do?"; and his
topic for Thursday is "The Rele-
vance of the Death of Christ: Do
We Need a Savior?"

The guest speaker will conclude
his series of talks on Friday with
an address to the community on
"The Relevance of the Resurrec-
tion: A Foothold in Time." Dr.
Hall will also speak to the '60 Club
on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. in Wal-
ters Hall; on Wednesday to the
Marriage Class and, at the same
time on Thursday, to the Bible
Club and those interested in
church-related vocations.

Personal conferences can be ar-
ranged from 2:30 to 4:00 each day,
Tuesday through Friday. Those
interested are asked to sign up on
the schedule sheet at the Informa-
tion Desk in Buttrick or to con-
tact Martha Riggins. Students are
encouraged to make appointments
singly or as a group. At the con-
clusion of Religious Emphasis
Week a communion service will
be held in Maclean Chapel at 6 :45
p.m. with Dr. Hall and Dr. Alston
officiating.

A native of Covington, Tennes-
see, Dr. Hall received his A.B. de-
gree from Southwestern University
in Memphis, his B.D. at Louisville
Presbyterian Theological Semin-
ary, and his Ph.D. at the Univer-
sity of Scotland in Edinburgh. He
has also studied at the University
of Berlin in Germany and was re-
cently presented with an honorary

lege and of the Consolidated Pres-
byterian College.

In 1955 the guest speaker serv-
ed as an exchange minister to the
West High Church, Kilmarnock,

Military Columnist To Lecture
On 'Security In Atomic Age

Hanson W. Baldwin, Military Editor of "The New York
Times," is said to know "more about what the General Staff
is thinking than anyone on the Staff." Reporting on military
affairs for the past 25 years, he is considered one of the most
brilliant columnists of our time. When he speaks here on
February 6 in Gaines Chapel un

HALL

Doctor of Divinity degree from
Southwestern.

Dr. Hall has held pastorates in
Mississippi, Kentucky and Ala-
bama. His denominational services
include Moderator, Synod of Ala-
bama; member of the General
Council of the Presbyterian
Church, U.S.; chairman of the
Home Missions Division of the
Board; trustee of Davidson Col-

Scotland. He is also a representa-
tive of the Presbyterian Church,
U.S., on the World Presbyterian
Alliance.

A well-known Religious Empha-
sis speaker at many schools and
colleges, Dr. Hall will lead Clem-
son College in a week of religious
services shortly before he comes
to Agnes Scott.

Lapp Relates History of Campus Horsemanship;
Recalls Activities at Stable Behind Steam Plant

By Catherine Girardeau

A glimpse in the direction of the steam plant may reveal
an interesting building quite unfamiliar to the average Agnes
Scott girl the Stable. Equestrians on campus will recognize
the forsaken edifice as the once famous home of such re-
nowned horses as Daisy Mae, Sky Rocket, Scatterbrain, and

Hindu.

Horseback riding, which has
been a part of the "sports program
for a long time, has fluctuated ac-
cording to circumstances and the
amount of interest on the part of
the students. In 1931 riding was
taught by Miss Carrie Sinclair.
The horses were brought in from
a stable in Avondale.

Mrs. Adolf Lapp recalls that by
the time the groom reached Agnes
Scott with the horses, he looked
like the Pied Piper "with every
dog and child in town tagging
along behind." At that time there
was a small "rough and ready"
riding ring where the tennis courts
are now located.

Later on> horses were provided
by an Englishman, Mr. Savage.
However, traffic hazards were
proving dangerous as the area

around Agnes Scott built up grad-
ually. For a while, the girls rode
out at Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Wheeler's riding school in north-
west Atlanta, where the horses
were the best trained of any they
had ridden. The girls gave horse
shows and exhibitions periodically.

Interest in horseback riding was
maintained steadily by Mrs. Lapp,
who continued to teach from 1932
to 1953, wth the exception of 1939-
40 when Mrs. Taylor, an experienc-
ed equestrian, came to Agnes Scott
as an instructor in the spring and
fall. Although the war years in-
terrupted the riding program tem-
porarily, enthusiasm surged high-
er than ever when riding classes
were resumed in 1945.

In February, 1945, Dr. J. R. Mc-
Cain announced that the greatly-
anticipated plans for building a

stable and a new riding ring on
the campus were being completed.
Riding was to be taught every day
with the exception of Sunday,
which was rest day for the horses.
Faculty members were to have ex-
clusive use of the horses on one
day a week.

During this period, the riding
fever really hit the campus. Mrs.
Lapp taught from early morning
until evening. Nightfall was the
only thing that tore the enthu-
siasts away from the beloved
horses.

The two years with the stable
on campus were eventful ones.
Students and faculty equestrians,
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TTTTTTTTTT y TT " 1

NO AGNES SCOTT NEWS

In order that the "News'*
staff may participate in the ob-
servance of Religious Emphasis
Week, there will be no edition
of "The Agnes Scott News"
next week. The next edition will
appear Wednesday, February 20.

der the auspices of Lecture Asso-
ciation, his subject will be "Secu-
rity in the Atomic Age."

Baldwin accumulated knowledge'
and accuracy of his subject by
refusing to be a "desk" reporter.
Almost constantly traveling, he
has been to Europe countless
times, has visited military instal-
lations and war outposts through-
out the world, and is a close ob-
server of all military activities
and developments in the U.S. He
usually spends one week out of
every month in Washington, divid-
ing his time between the Pentagon
and the State Department.

Baldwin first cultivated his
practiced eye for military analysis
at Annapolis, from which he was
graduated in 1924. After gradua-
tion, he spent thirteen months in
Europe as an ensign.

Cub Reporter
Next, he became a cub reporter
on the "Baltimore Sun." In 1929
he joined "The New York Times"
and since 1937, he has been re-
porting and explaining military
matters. Sensing the oncoming
war that year, he spent four
months in Europe, learning all he
could about the growing military
establishments in Germany, Italy
and Russia.

He comments that in Russia, "I
wasn't allowed to see any military
installations at all and had to col-
lect my information second-hand.
I visited the military museums,
and talked with as many govern-
ment and newspaper people from
other countries as I could, men
who had already been in Russia
for some time." In spite of these
obstacles, he built a strong back-
fog of information that served his
readers well during the war years.

Appointed the "Times" Military
Editor in 1942, Baldwin covered
the battle areas of the South Pa-
cific, North Africa, England and
France. His articles from the Pa-
cific won him the Pulitzer Prize
in 1943. Aboard the cruiser "Au-
gusta" during the Normandy in-
vasion, he remained in France,
reporting battle strategy, until the
St. Lo breakthrough.

During the Korean War, his
stories from Korea were probably
the first to explain the Russian
m

weapons used there. This trip in-
cluded an inspection of the fight-
ing fronts and naval forces oper-
ating in Korea as well as an ex-
tensive tour of the Pacific area
Japan, Indo-China, Hong Kong
and Formosa.

Atomic Developments
Mr. Baldwin has watched close-
ly the development of the atomic
bomb, as well as that of guided
missiles and rockets. He attended
the second atom bomb test at
Bikini, and the first public test
of the bomb in Nevada in 1952.
At the second test in March 1953,
he crouched head down in a five-
foot trench with troops and sel-
ected observers. The story he
wrote of this experience is con-
sidered a classic.

Baldwin has gained a formidable
reputation as one of the few men
in the country who can analyze
(Continued on Page 4)

Princeton Scholar
To Visit Tomorrow

"Yeats and the Irish Renais-
sance" will be the subject of a
lecture by Carlos Baker tomorrow
evening, February 7, at 8 p.m. in
Gaines Chapel. The public is in-
vited to the lecture.

Professor Baker is head of the
English Department at Princeton
University and a distinguished lit-
erary critic. A frequent contribu-
tor to varied periodicals, including
the book section of the "New York
Times," he has published a number
of books on such diverse figures' as
Shelley and Hemingway.

Velkoff To Continue
Marriage Lectures

A continuation of last week's
lecture will be presented this af-
ternoon by Dr. Abraham Velkoff
at the marriage class. On Wednes-
day, February 13, Dr. Warner
Hall, pastor of the Covenant Pres-
byterian Church, Charlotte, North
Carolina, will give a talk on the
adjustments of a newlywed couple
in alj areas of living. Dr. Hall is
this year's Religious Emphasife'
speaker.

The marriage class is held
weekly on Wednesdays in 207
Campbell Hall from 5 to 6 p.m.

Baldwin

Seen in Passing . . .

Affareutly interested in 'panto-
mime as a means of better under-
standing a difficult subject, two
Biology 101 students for tray hydra
by somersaulting and waving arms
{tentacles) .

Four liberal arts seniors, wishing
for a little ?nore technical knozvledge,
feer in at the wizardry of an auto-
mobile's engine.

* * *

Scores of students leave for a
housefarty in the rain, arms full of
suitcases and garment bags, trying
in vain to keef the net and taffeta
gowns fresh for the ball.

2 * THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday February 6, 1957

Thoughts

Raindrops sparkle on green tufts of grass. Damp moss
clings to darkened limbs of pine trees. Pigeons gently "coo"
while hunting for their morning meal.

Well-washed is the world about us. Have we noticed?

When at last a ray of sunlight pierces the white of morning
mist, blue sky appears and for a while, wisps of clouds are
tossed about by a playful wind. We take a deep breath of
the cool freshness around us and pause to exclaim to a friend
our delight.

It may be an ill wind that blows rainy weather to a com-
munity, but such a wind has brought simultaneously to Agnes
Scott several weeks of inspiration. Frost, Tillich, Baldwin
and Baker the list of visiting lecturers runs almost like a
jingle with an intellectual twist.

On the eve of two such weeks comes perhaps the most
inspirational time of all . . . Religious Emphasis Week. During
this time the campus, outwardly cleansed and refreshed by
the natural elements, will have a chance to breathe again
a deep, cool freshness. D.R.

Community Project

The fight against polio has become a community project
on our campus. Faculty as well as students have been urged
to receive their innoculations. Only by immunizing every
person in a community can polio at last be conquered.

Response to polio innoculations on campus so far this year
has been very good. At present about one sixth of the campus
has been injected with the Salk serum at our infirmary. This
includes those who have just begun the series of three shots
and also those who have had the second and third ones. Some
students have been innoculated elsewhere by local doctors
or health departments. This raises the percentage.

Most of these who have begun the injections will be fully
innoculated by the beginning of polio season. However, even
one or two injections will be some protection.

The infirmary reports that three to four girls come each
day to begin the series of injections. The response has been
greater this quarter than it was in the fall. The infirmary
encourages everyone to come. G.A.R.

Guest Editorial

Growth

Growth surrounds us here at Agnes Scott. Our classmates
grow and change, making even last year's photos comical.
Our college grows, tearing down obsolete structures to make
room for a modern dormitory and green lawns. Our library
grows, adding new books, periodicals and recordings.

If environment is any valid influence on us we can not
escape growth of some sort. And we have grown. We have
gradually become authorities on critical analysis and micro-
scopic observation, on hockey, skit writing, fraternities and
Atlanta shopping.

In our college growth, however, we may have neglected
the field which we most need to cultivate that of Christian-
ity. Religious Emphasis Week, which starts Monday, offers
an invaluable opportunity for us to evaluate what spiritual
growing we have done and are yet capable of doing.

Dr. Warner Hall, an exceptional thinker and speaker, will
be on campus Tuesday through Friday to guide us as far
as we are willing to go and to grow by chapel talks, classes,
personal conferences, and Hub discussions.

Christian Association hopes that the coming week will
not be just one week out of 52 during which we emphasize
religion, but rather the beginning of the most important
growth of our lives our Christian growth which, finding
deep roots in college will continue and discover fulfillment
for life.

Randy Norton, for Christian Association.

The Agnes Scott News

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REPORTERS

Sarah Adams. Mary Byrd. Caroline Dudley, Nancy Graves. Hazel-Thomas King, Mildred
Line, Suaanue Manges, Louise McCaughan, Mary Jane MUford, Caroline Miller, Mary
Moore. Celeste Rogers. Helen Salfltl, Sally Sanford, Jo Sawyer, Carolyn Smith, Pat
Stewart, Nancy Tuner.

Roving Reporter Investigates Future
Agnes Scott Study Abroad Program

By Nancy Kimmel

This is the time of year during which many of the ''other,"
small, independent liberal arts colleges for "young ladies"
are bidding their young ladies goodbye and sending them
off to face the world "abroad/' Most of these colleges en-
courage their students to plan to stay a whole year in order
to see the country in the round,

to get in some of the activities
characteristic of the country in
the summer as well as the winter,

am very much interested in mis-
sionary work and would appreciate
several years study in the medical

and also to slip in some trips to Apartment of the University of
the rest of the continent during Johannesburg. Besides, I believe
the vacation, not to mention the that civilization is moving to Af-

fact that they are encouraged to
meet and grapple with society
the people.

It is obvious that Agnes Scott
does not have such a program.
Alas! We are so sheltered. Our
meeting and grappling with soci-

ety is limited to these United J&J^^J** *f

States. Think of the chances we
are missing to develop our abilities
and insights. Think of how we
have been limited in our fight for

Ish: "I'd be awfully ungrateful
if I didn't like it here."

Murphey H. Candler: "Oh, I
don't know. How much do cigar-
ettes cost in Paris? Could we have
a course in creative listening,

Seine around ten in the evening?
You better let us think about it
for around six months."

Susan R. Hemisphere: "As ev-

the right to learn what we wish eryone knows, I am well-traveled

to learn. And to show that Agnes and have been around quite a bit.

Scotties have been thinking about There is nothing so enriching as

what they wish to learn, we have travel. There is no book which can

conducted a poll. Question: Would describe how it feels to splash in

you sanction a program called the moat at the Emperor's Palace

"Agnes Scott Abroad"? in Tokyo or run barefooted

Penelope Smith: "Definitely. I through the halls of Windsor

Internationally Speaking . . .

Egypt Opposes UN Expansion;
Liz Taylor Acquires New Mate

By Byrd Bryan

Saturday, February 2, Egypt's foreign minister announced \~ ~ T "c"i.""i7"k "lj w *y , * /
to the United Nations that Egypt would not agree to an " e SeS _ ! zL2*J?
expanded role of the UN emergency forces after Israel makes
her withdrawal. Egypt maintains that the UN forces should
take positions only on both sides of the armistice line and
not in the Gaza Strip or in the

Castle. Ah. world. Wait for me."

The D.O.: "Absolutely not! How
in the world could we handle sign
out slips in ren different lan-
guages. We can't even read these
English scrawls."

A young, blonde, underground
agent in the D.O., with eyes half-
closed: "Need you ask?"

Patience Alabaster: "What
would Mother say?"

Agnes Scott: "Why should I
go away? I've still got two more
levels to go before I finish the
books in this library."

Oh, well, we tried.

f^re^S Scripts

The Technique of Georgia Tech
tells of a new radio show in the
making. The purpose of the pro-
gram is "to bring to view some
more subtle news events on cam-
pus ... to catch the flavor of
Tech the human side."

Also, from Tech Perry Como
will select this year's Blue Print
Queen and her 'court.

* * *

Columbia College's Post Script
reports the opening of a new aca-
demic building at that college in
February.

* * *

The Sophomores of Hood Col-
lege are planning their Annual
Soph Review. "Cupid Rides Again"
will be the theme of the Valentine
dance following the production.

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w . Common Market. This was a slight
Gulf of Aquaba. She further main- ** X to

l j , v i 4. v t ttv t 4wo ,,o+ victory for Mollet, who had not
tamed that the UN forces must J

have the consent of Egypt in the * uc \ a favorable vote,

entrv, stationing and deployment Now he has to fight to get the

of the forces. The UN now has a Assembly to approve of a real

new headache.

Third Marriage

Saturday also saw the third
marriage for Elizabeth Taylor.
After disposing of hubbies Nicky
Hilton and Michael Wilding, she
acquired a new one, Michael Todd.
Todd has also been married twice
before. The simple civil ceremony
took place in Acapulco, Mexico.
Singer Eddie Fisher and his wife,
Debbie Reynolds, were witnesses.
Marriage seems to be a game to
them. How shall we score it
three-love, or three down and ?
to go ? ? ?

Common Market

Last week French Premier Guy
Mollet fought to get "that great
spoiler of dreams," the French
National Assembly, to approve of
the bold plan of a Common Mar-
ket in Europe. This Common Mar-
ket would include six of the west
European nations and would cre-
ate a tariff-free trading area al-
most as large as the United States.

The Assembly displayed their
ancient fear of German domina-
tion. Five former . premiers spoke
against the move. It seemed as if
the dream of the United Europe
was slipping from Mollet's hand.
At last he cried, "How often be-
tween an America sometimes too
impulsive, sometimes too slow to
understand the perils, and a Soviet
Union, disquieting and often men-
acing, have we wished for the ex-
istence of a united Europe, a
world force not neutral but inde-
pendent? This dream, this hope is
today within our grasp. Have w T e
the right to let it escape?"

The Assembly replied with a
'no* by a vote of 331 to 210 in ap-
proval of the principles of the

Common Market, not just the prin-
ciples of it.

As the result of tryouts held
recently, twelve new reporters
have been added to the staff of
"The Agnes Scott News." These
include: Sara Anne Carey, Bet-
ty Cline, Nancy Duvall, C orky
Feagin, Bonnie Gershen, June
Hall, Betsey Hammond, Sid
Howell. Frances Johns, Caro-
line Mikell, Ann Norton and
Rosemary Roberts.

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Wednesday February 6, 1957 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3

Alumnae enjoy outing in riding ring, site of present tennis courts.

Librarian Tells of Frosty Ride,
Recalls Supper on Horseback

(Continued from Page 1)

among whom are Mrs. Edna H.
Byers, Miss Kathryn dick, Miss
Ellen Douglass Leyburn, and Miss
Laura Steele, kept the horses busy.
Often they would go for supper
rides on the wooded paths behind
campus in the area of Mimosa,
Hancock, and Winnona Drives.
The area around Columbia Sem-
inary also used to be a favorite
place to ride.

Mrs. Byers tells how she and
other faculty members used to
take "the friskier horses" out ear-
ly (about 6 a.m.) to wear them
down for the students who would
ride later in the day. The librarian
enjoyed the beautiful rides in the
woods, which she describes feel-
ingly: "The exhilaration of riding
early in the morning as the birds
were singing, in autumn when the
leaves were falling, or in the
spring when the flowers were com-
ng out is wonderful."

Riding certainly had its humor-
ous moments. Mrs. Byers remem-
bers one freezing cold morning
when she was out with Miss Laura
Coldin, formerly an assistant li-
brarian here. As the riders ap-
proached a stream, Miss Coldin's
horse decided to lie down in the
middle. And he did!

The May 16, 1945, "Agnes Scott
News" records the following bit
of information: "Agnes Scott's
riding academy has gone coed!

Most any morning will find a
bunch , of little boys down by the
ring. One 11-year-old can stay all
day he's been expelled from
school." The accounts of horses
being scared by lawnmowers and
a huge cardboard box are also in-
cluded in the sports coverage of
this era.

Mrs. Byers relates the story of
a girl who got a horse for grad-
uation and brought him out to
show him off around campus on
Baccalaureate Sunday. Realizing
that she would not be able to ride
him home, the student persuaded
Mrs. Byers to do it for her.

Mrs. Lapp recalls that one of
the most memorable and reward-
ing experiences she had was, in
teaching faculty and alumnae chil-
dren to ride. "It was a wonderful
chance for alumnae to come back
and renew acquaintances. The chil-
dren loved it, too," she states.

After it became harder to rent
good horses for the stables, the
horseback riders had to change
their procedure. They began to
ride out at North Fulton, and most
recently at the excellent academy
of the Joe Vogts. B. C. Regen,
'56, laid the groundwork for the
new student riding program.

Although the stable is not in use
now, there is plenty of opportunity
for those who would give "a king-
dom for a horse" to pursue their
horseback riding or to begin it.

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Towle Silver Show

Mortar Board will sponsor a
showing of silver by Towle Sil-
versmiths Manufacturing Com-
pany in the Dieckmann Room in
Main from 9 to 5, February 15. At
this time one hundred Agnes Scott
students will be asked for their
individual opinions about a silver
display which the Towle represen-
tatives will bring. This study is
part of Towle 's research program,
but the products of several silver
manufacturers will be exhibited.

Towle representatives will be
fully equipped to answer any
questions in regard to the pur-
chase and care of silver. Inter-
views with the students will last
approximately five minutes each.

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Folio

A special called meeting of Fo-
lio, freshman creative writing so-
ciety, will be held on Friday af-
ternoon, February 8, in the living
room of Hopkins Hall. At this
time, submissions of prospective
new members will be read and
discussed.

I. R. C.

The regular meeting of the In-
ternational Relations Club was
held on Monday, February 4, in the
End Date Parlor of Main. Plans
were discussed for the club's par-
ticipation in the Atlanta Flight
International program to be held
on February 16.

'60 Club

Continuing a series of programs
on "The Abundant Life," Miss
Nancy Burkett and a panel of
three psychology majors led a dis-
cussion on "Approaching Prob-
lems" at the '60 Club meeting on
Tuesday, February 5.

Social Committee Movie

James Mason will star in the
movie "Desert Fox," sponsored by
Social Committee on Saturday,
February 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Room
207, Campbell Hall. Admission fee
is 35 cents. Refreshments will be
served in the Hub immediately fol-
lowing the show.

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Scotties Brave Precipitation,
Pour To Off - Campus Parties

By Carolyn Magruder

A veritable galaxy of social events studded many a Scotty's social
calendar, last weekend in spite of the "profuse precipitation" which
hovered about the Atlanta and Decatur areas. Umbrellas of all hues
and sizes could be seen pouring out of Main each night, and girls
scurried off in various directions with determination that while
one's hair may fall, our spirits never . . .

The K.A.'s at Tech feted a goodly number of Scott girls with a
spaghetti supper and dance. Pat Anderson. Barbara DuvaU, Peg
Elliott, Ann Trotter, Kay Lamb, Kay White, Drew Blankner, Lil
Hart, Boo Florence, Mary Wilson, Ann Parker, Sue Lile, Ivy Furr,
Mary Jane Pickens and Margaret Collins employed their best
Italian etiquette to enjoy this unmanageable dish. A few blocks
away, Carolyn Cushman, Mary Rivers Stubbins, Anne Dodd, Mar-
garet McElway, and Patti Forrest partook of the Chi Phi's hospi-
tality at a house dance there.

Theatre-goers last week included Jeanne Slade, Sybil Strupe, Sandra
Dickerson and Beverly Delk who journeyed to the Atlanta Community
playhouse for. the production of "I Am a Camera." Bopene Bogle
and Julian Preble enjoyed a more graceful evening of ballet at the
Tower Theatre.

Entertainment on the "hot and sweet side" was furnished on the
Tech campus where Eve Purdom and Andy Lowry reveled in a
jazz concert sponsored by the engineers. A quick switch from jazz
to Dixieland, found Jo Hathaway and Susannah Mas ten seated at
"Hank and Jerry's" surrounded by murals and that mad, mad
music.

That spectacular new gym at Tech which makes "spectatoring"
a pleasure attracted Peggy Fanson, Deene Spivey, Peggy Edney,
Cynthia Grant, Sally Fuller, Nancy Christian, Jean Porter, Dot Ripley,
Marjorie Erickson, and Eve Herriot to watch the Yellow Jackets
trounce Alabama on the basketball court. Out at Lakewood Skating
Rink, Margaret Dexter, Patsy Roden, Jean Salter, and Curt Swords
did some actual participating on the ice covered floor.

Two big formats were in order over the weekend. The Sigma Nu's
at Emory held the White Rose Formal at the Standard Country
Club and Dale Dick, Doreen Greenfield, Tommie Lewis, and Sally
Fortson donned their best for this occasion. Marian Barry, Cathryn
Collins, Cynthia Butts, Eunice Simmons, Mary Jane Pfaff, Carlanna
Lindamood, and Lila McGeacy testified they "could have danced
all night" at the Tech Sigma Chi's Sweetheart Ball held at the
Cherokee Town and Country Club. In the best Agnes Scott tradi-
tion, Kay Weber was chosen Sigma Chi Sweetheart which truly
made this evening a memorable one.

For a few miscellaneous gatherings . . . Kay Fuller, Marcia Tobey,
Kay Richards and Dee Harvley partied with the Emory Beta's and
Suellen Beverly and Jo Sawyer with the Tech group of the same
name. Supping with the Emory ATO's were Llewellyn Bellamy, Willa
Dendy and Lynn Frederick. Kay Armitage, Grace Mangum, Emily
Bivens, Phyllis Cox, and Lucy Puckett accompanied the Tech Delt's
out to Groovers Lake. Snap Finger Farm was the scene of an Emory
S.A.E. party enjoyed byjRaines Wakeford, Marianne Gillis and Fran
Gwinn. ,

Special Tributes ... to Dee Dee Doan who received a Tech Sigma
Chi cross, and Jimsie Oeland beaming over a K.A. jewel. Also to
Carolyn Langston, a recently "ringed" gal, our heartiest eongrats.

A merrie monsoon season to all . . . bye now.

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The Educated Woman

The influence of the educated
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
homemajker-eitizen 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, GEORGIA

4 # THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday February 6, 1957

Juniors Upset Freshman Drive;
Sophomores Overwhelm Seniors

By Helen Hendry

Nancy Kimmel scored 16 points in the second half of the
Jr.-Frosh tilt Friday afternoon to lead the Junior team in an
exciting comeback which resulted in a 33-30 upset over the
first-seeded Freshmen. This defeat was the first mar on the
record of the scrappy Frosh team which had seemed well
on its way to a perfect season.

Displaying their usual initiative,
the Freshmen surged ahead in the
first quarter. Frosh marksman
Peace FeweU tossed in nine out of
10 points, while a strong Fresh-
man defense held the Juniors down
to a score of four.

The second quarter saw the Ju-
niors still trailing. Unable to
break through to the goal, the
Junior shooters bombed the bas-
ket with long field shots but with
little success. Freshman guards
Wilma Muse and Jane Norman
proved a dual hindrance to the
Juniors' offensive game by col-
lecting rebounds and sending the
ball down the court to their own
waiting forwards. The Freshmen
scored 11 points to strengthen
their lead, and the quarter ended
21-7.

Third Quarter

The third quarter marked the
beginnings of the Junior rally.
Forward Martha Meyer shifted
to regular guard position, and the
Junior defense tightened. Mean-
while, forwards Ellis and Kimmel
combined scoring forces, racking
up 12 points to encroach on the
Frosh lead. At the end of the per-
iod, the Frosh saw a short rally
and the score remained tilted, 27-
19, in their favor.

An explosive fourth period cli-
maxed the Juniors' struggle for
the lead. Early in the quarter, the
Junior guards broke into a man-
to-man defensive, and succeeded in
holding the Frosh forwards at bay.
Thus hampered, the Freshmen tal-
lied only three points during the
entire quarter. The Frosh defen-
sive remained strong, and the Ju-
niors again resorted to field goals.
This time Kimmel's deadly long
hoop shots began to click, and the
Junior offensive tallied a total of
14 points. In the last minutes of
the game, the Juniors grabbed the
lead. The Freshmen fought hard
to regain top position, but were
unable to break through to the
basket. The Juniors gained the
ball and froze it in the last sec-
onds, and the whistle marked a 33-
30 victory over the Freshmen.

The results of Friday's basket-
ball games established a three-
way tie between the Juniors, the
Sophomores, and the Freshmen
for first place in the tournament.
Each of these teams has won two
games and lost one game.

Sophs-Seniors

In the first game the Sopho-
mores beat the Seniors by using
excellent team work, good floor
play, and exceptional accuracy in
connecting for scores. The Senior
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sank a push-up shot and a foul
shot. Ruth Curry and Charlene
Bass tied up the score with a foul
shot and a push-up shot, respect-
ively.

As the Sophomores began to
warm up, they started breaking
through the senior defense and
holding the senior offense with
man-to-man guarding. DeFord
scored two points' for the Seniors,
and Carolyn Herman connected
with a foul shot, after which the
rest of the first quarter was dom-
inated by Sophomore play, with
Curry scoring five points, Bass
adding four points, and Isabella
Strait bringing the Sophomore to-
tal to 16 points with her four
points. In the end of the quarter
Herman connected a left-hand
hook shot, making the score 16-8.
Best Play

The second quarter was the best
of the game, as both teams set up
a defense that was hard to break
through. Sis Burns, Marjorie Hill,
and Nancy Brock held the Sopho-
mores to six points made by Betty
Edmunds and Martha McCoy.
Jackie Murray made two points
for the Seniors as Susannah Mas-
ten, Eleanor Lee, and Martha Jane
Mitchell prevented other scores
with their guarding.

In the third quarter the Sopho-
mores dominated the play with
Bass showing her skill in hook
shots and long shots to make eight
points, Edmunds sinking two balls
in from under the basket and one
foul shot, and Curry connecting
with a hook shot and a foul shot.
Murray and DeFord scored seven
points for the Seniors, putting the
score at 39-17 in the Sophomores'
favor.

Peggy Conine led the Sophomore
scoring in the last quarter by add-
ing seven points to their score.
With Curry's and Strait's six more
points for the Sophomores, and
Murray's and DeFord's five points
for the Seniors, the score stood at
53-22 when the final whistle blew
a victory for the Sophomores.

Baldwin . . .

(Continued from Page 1)

the political, moral and economic
influences of our newest weapons.
When members of his Annapolis
graduating class of 1924 selected
him 30 years later, in June 1954,
as the man who has "brought the
most credit to the Academy and
the Naval Service," his citation
read: "Baldwin's keen, honest an-
alysis of a fast-changing military
world and his integrity, bear out
the old adage that at times the
pen is mightier than the sword.
Although not in uniform, he is as
dedicated to the Military Service
as any gold-striped admiral or
four-star general ... In the present
troubled war-threatened years,
this military analyst is carrying
out a duty to his country tar
above and beyond himself."

CA Schedules Week
Of Personal Prayer

Personal Devotions Week is
scheduled for February 17-24, im-
mediately following Religious Em-
phasis Week. Formerly, this week
preceded R. E. Week. In announc-
ing this year's change, Christian
Association has expressed the
thought that practical suggestions
for strengthening students' spiri-
tual lives are more needed follow-
ing a week of spiritual stimulation
than before.

Dr. Alston will speak in chapel
Tuesday morning, February 20, on
personal devotional life. Wednes-
day chapel will feature a student-
led program on the "whys, wheres,
and hows" of personal devotional
life on the Agnes Scott campus.
Morning watch services will be
p held Tuesday through Friday
mornings from 8:00 to 8:30 at a
place to be announced.

Dr. Chang will emphasize de-
votional life in faculty vespers
Monday, Wednesday and Thurs-
day nights. Sunday afternoon ves-
pers on February 17 and 24^will
concern "The World Day of Pray-
er" and "Discipline in the Devo-
tional .Life."

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Dance Group To Give Recital
Portraying Cycle Of Seasons

By Suzanne Manges

The Dance Group of Agnes Scott College will present its
annual program on Tuesday evening, February 19, in Gaines
Auditorium. .Theme of the ballet will be the four seasons
with the action and choreography based on the continuous
cycle of the seasons. The four principal roles to be danced
are those of Winter, danced by

Nancy Trowell; Spring, Carlanna
Lindamood; Summer, Louise Rig-
don; Autumn, Frances Patterson;
and Zephyr, the West Wind, Helen
Sewell.

The first scene opens as Winter
enters with her train of icicles,
snowflakes, and hail. Winter
dances with her companion ele-
ments until two elves enter and
build a fire which causes her to
melt and drives her companions
away.

Following the exit of Winter,
Spring enters, accompanied by her
joyous blossoms and flowers. It is
during the dance of Spring that
Zephyr, the gentle West Wind,
makes her first appearance in a
dance with Spring. These two
exit following their dance, making
way for the entrance of Summer.
The leaves of Spring are wilted
from Summer's heat and the
Naiads, or water nymphs, revive
them with their refreshing damp-
ness. While Summer is dancing
with the revived flowers, she is
captured by the Satyrs, only to
be rescued by Zephyr.

Following the exit of Summer,
Autumn enters. She and the Au-
tumn leaves do a vivid dance to-
gether and then the leaves flutter
away. After the leaves have flut-
tered away, the four seasons do
a dance together based on an
adagio movement, one that is slow
and stately. At the end of this
dance, Zephyr leads the leaves
back on stage. As Winter ap-
proaches, the leaves begin to die
and are covered by falling snow-
flakes. Thus the ballet ends with
the implied continuation of the

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cycle of the seasons as winter once
more approaches.

The program is under the direc-
tion of Dance Group chairman,
Carlanna Lindamood. The entire
dance group has worked on the
choreography with each of the
seasons responsible for her own
choreography. Pianist for the pro-
gram will be Mrs. James Grizzard
and the costumes are being de-
signed and made by Leone Bowers
Hamilton.

Alstons Fete Whale,
Set 'At-Home' Night

Dr. John S. Whale, visiting pro-
fessor at Columbia Theological
Seminary, and his wife were honor
guests at an informal reception
which Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Alston
gave on Monday evening, February 1
4. Members of the faculty were
invited to meet Dr. Whale, who
spoke at a recent Convocation
chapel.

Dr. .and Mrs. Alston have an-
nounced that they will be at home
to students from 7:00 to 10:00 on
Sunday evening, February 10.

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No. 13

Ripples V Rhythm

'Magic Mirror Will Reflect
Scenes From Dolphin Pageant

By Millie Nesbit

Leave your cares behind for a trip into the charming, fairy-
tale world of make believe! "The Magic Mirror" will be pre-
sented by Dolphin Club as its annual water ballet on Thurs-
day and Friday, February 21 and 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the gym.
Tickets may be secured from any member of Dolphin Club
or at the door.

A narration of the story of
"Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs" by Nancy Kimmel and
appropriate background music will
follow the entire story- of the bal-
let. First, a duet by Marian Hage-
dorn and Mary Ann Henderson
portrays Snow White's dream of
her prince who will someday come.
Next the wicked queen, Louise
Almand, consults the magic mir-
ror, which tells her that Snow
White is the fairest in the land.
The angry queen sends the hun-
ter, Libby Hanna, into the forest
to kill Snow White, Mary Jo Co-
wart. A scene of a storm in the
forest follows.

Snow "White, Caroline Phelan, is
awakened by animals of the forest
who lead her to the cottage of the
seven dwarfs. In the next scene
the dwarfs -come home and find
Snow White. Meanwhile, the hun-
ter, Louise Law, returns to the
wicked queen, Carolyn Barker,
and they rejoice over Snow
White's heart he has brought. The
queen, Louise Almand, is enraged
when the mirror again tells her
that Snow White is fairer than
she. The queen and five helpers

concoct a poisoned apple for Snow
White.

Seen in Passing . . .

Valentine orchid in florist box at
her side, freshman makes a careful
incision into her earthworm during
Thursday lab.

* * *

Scam faring across the grass in jront
of Camf belly a tiny brown squirrel
with a rabbit-sized white fuffball
tail.

* * *

Taking advantage of time before
the belly student tears of en birthday
fackage to froduce white, lacy slif
just as biology teacher strolls in.

College To Honor Founder
in February 22 Program

February 22 is celebrated all over the United States as the
birthday of the first President, but it brings special observ-
ance at Agnes Scott because the founder of the college, Colonel
George Washington Scott, was also born on that day. With
aid in planning from Dr. Frank Henry Gaines, pastor of the
Decatur Presbyterian Church

Dolphin Club members rehearse for Thursday night's water ballet.

Charming awakens Snow White,

The scene changes to t:ie
dwarfs' cottage as the dwarfs go
to work and leave Snow White,
played by Frances Patterson. The
wicked queen enters and gives
Snow W T hite the poisoned apple.
The dwarfs return to mourn Snow
White's death. The finale follows,
in which Ann Blackshear as Prince

and rejoicing follows.

Supervisor of the pageant is
Miss Glendora Boyce. The back-
drop is by Ann Akerman. Nancy
Christian is in charge of costumes
and Ann Whitfield will supervise
lighting effects.

Roberts Corresponds With Hungarian Scientist,
Collaborates in Study of Plant Tissue Enzymes

By Nancy Duvall

Not all interest in Hungary and the Hungarians is as far
away as Care and UNESCO. Right here on the Agnes Scott
campus Dr. Lorin Roberts of the Biology Department is work-
ing with and in contact with a Hungarian in Hungary.

About a year ago Dr. Roberts received a letter from a
Hungarian plant physiologist, Dr.

Bela Jambor, Chairman, Institute
of Plant Physiology, L. Eotvos
University, Budapest, in which Dr.
Jambor stated that he had read
a paper which Dr. Roberts had
published. Dr. Jambor said that
be was working on the same pro-
ject and wanted to exchange ideas.

This appeared to be of mutual
benefit because Dr. Jambor was
well informed about scientific ac-
tivities in Germany, Hungary, and

American ideas on this problem.
These two decided to work to-
gether on their research the lo-
calization of certain enzymes in
plant tissues. The laboratory work
is done in Hungary where Dr.
Jambor, as head of the school, has
many workers to carry out the
experimentation.

Naturally, when the revolt oc-
curred, Dr. Roberts was worried
about his friend, and he got in

Russia and Dr. Roberts knew of | touch with the Red Cross and

Dr. Roberts pn -parrs to send books for library of Hungarian friend.

ether relief agencies trying to find
out about Dr. Jambor. Finally, in
the first week of January, Dr.
Roberts had a letter from Dr.
Jambor in which the Hungarian
said that his school was practic-
ally destroyed. The library, includ-
ing his personal one, was* com-
pletely destroyed and most of the
equipment was lost. Dr. Jambor
asked Dr. Roberts to see if he
could secure some help from
Americans.

Dr. Roberts has been trying to
help in two ways by getting
books and by getting equipment
and instruments. He has written
to several U. S. scientific book
publishers, Care Books Program,
UNESCO, and the U.S. govern-
ment through Senator Russell and
Senator Talmadge. He has also
written to the American Society
of Plant Physiologists and the
American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science, which re-
ferred him to the Rockefeller
Foundation. So far, he has been
successful in his efforts to obtain
books but is still hoping for equip-
ment. This research w T as approxi-
mately half-finished when the re-
volt occurred, but the two scient-
ists still plan to publish a paper
revealing some of the results this
summer.

Of course, this connection has
had more than scientific interest
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Colonel Scott established the De-
catur Female Seminary in 1889,
making good use of his third for-
tune.

Colonel Scott had moved south
from his native Pennsylvania for
his health and had done very well
in the mercantile business, but he
lost everything in the War Be-
tween the States. A 'highly suc-
cessful cotton "factorage and com-
mission business" brought him a
second fortune, which also was
lost everything in the War Be-
ner. With Florida phosphate,
Colonel Scott started a fertilizer
company, and later transferred
his business interests to real
estate. Pie then was able to con-
vert his prosperity into philan-
thropy, which included a school
for young women.

This week's Convocation will be
held on Friday, instead of Wednes-
day, to honor Colonel Scott. Dr.
James Ross McCain, president
emeritus, will speak to the com-
munity about Colonel Scott's life
and his work in founding Agnes
Scott College.

Alumnae groups in all parts of
the country will be celebrating
the date with luncheon meetings.
The Charlotte, North Carolina,
group will hear Mr. C. Benton
Kline, assistant professor of philo-
sophy, on February 22. That same
day Miss Nancy Groseclose of the
biology department will meet with
the Valley Club of Virginia at
Waynesboro. Dean S. G. Stukes
will talk in Richmond, Virgina, on
Founder's Day and will speak to

the Washington group on Feb-
ruary 23. The Birmingham chapter
will hear an address by President
Wallace M. Alston on February
23.

Campus To Release
Suppressed Desires

Suppressed Desires Day is
scheduled to begin at seven o'clock
in the morning on Thursday, Feb-
ruary 21. During the following
twelve hours of the day, the mem-
bers of the campus community,
both faculty and students, have
been invited to express some of
their subdued desires. The student
chapel on this day will be devoted
to a celebration of the fiftieth year
of Student Government. Special
indulgences granted for the day
include:

Screaming in the Library from
12:30 to 1:00 p.m.

Wearing bermuda shorts and
kilts, blue jeans or pedal pushers
to classes.

Wearing shirttails out.

Calling professors by their first
names.

Riding in the elevators in But-
trick and Campbell Halls.

Eating in the faculty dining
room.

Those who wish to participate

in the activities of the day arc

asked to make a contribution ^

one dollar; all money collected v

_ ..ma
be added to the Junior Jaunt C

ity Fund. Tickets will be sole

Buttrick Lobby and in the dorr

tories on Wednesday.

Alumnae To Sponsor Annua
Career Discussions, Coffees

Career opportunities following graduation from a liberal
arts college will be the subject under consideration during
Career Week, February 25 March L The Vocational Guid-
ance Committee of the Agnes Scott Alumnae Association
sponsors Career Week annually as a service to students.

In previous years, the emphasis
has been on careers available to
majors in a certain field. However,
this year the committee is trying
to emphasize the importance of
a liberal arts education and the
variety of career opportunities
available to graduates with a B.A.
degree.

The program for the week in-
cludes Convocation Wednesday,
February 27, and two Career Cof-
fees Wednesday and Thursday at
7 p.m. in the Alumnae House.

Mrs. Allen Lockerman will
speak in Convocation. Listed
among Atlanta's Women of the
Year in 1948, Mrs. Lockerman at
present does free lance public re-
lations. Previously she worked
with the F.B.I, and with the "Chi-
cago Tribune." Since coming to
Atlanta she has been Women's
editor and feature writer on the
"Atlanta Journal" and Assisstant
Editor and columnist on the
"Atlanta Constitution."

The fields to be discussed at the

career coffees are science, crea-
tive writing, teaching, business,
and group work. Agnes Scott
alumnae will be present each
night to discuss and answer ques-
tions about these fields.

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Spencers To Speak
In Marriage Class

The marriage class this after-
noon will be led by Mr. and Mrs.
John Spencer, a young couple of
Atlanta. The topic of the lecture
will be "Feather Your Nest." It
will include the Spencers' <advice
on financial problems which di-
rectly involve young married cou-
ples. Such problems as: insurance,
charge accounts, banking, joint
savings, checking accounts, bud-
gets, loans, and installment pur-
chases will be discussed.

The class is held regularly in
207 Campbell Hall from 5:00 to
6:00 p.m.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, February 20, 1957

Great Scott

Greatness, elusive a trait as it is, has apparently proved
itself a virtue among men. The exclamation "He's great!"
may refer to anyone from the football star diving over the
goal line for the winning score to the concert violinist finish-
ing up the last strains of the Beethoven Concerto.

Greatness has challenged individuals in many ways during
the course of history. Some would paint pictures or design
cathedrals. Others would create poems or deliver eloquent
speeches. Still others would demonstrate athletic prowess or
win victory on the battlefield.

On February 22, Agnes Scott will pause to recognize the
greatness of one of her forefathers. Colonel George Washing-
ton Scott, born 128 years ago this day, was a business man,
soldier, Christian gentleman and philanthropist. He is best
known to us as the founder of the Decatur Female Seminary,
forerunner of Agnes Scott College.

From a modest one-building beginning, Agnes Scott has
grown to its position today among the top colleges of the
nation. Progress and change have been apparent in the life
of the institution. Yet, we may note that the ideals of the
school have remained essentially the same.

Colonel Scott early endorsed the Agnes Scott Ideal drawn
up by Dr. Frank H. Gaines, which 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. In writing of Colonel Scott, Dr. Gaines has 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 ... He entered upon
and continued the work in the spirit of humble but strong
faith in God, in the spirit of prayer, of love far his fellow-
men and of service to God." Herein lies his greatness.

We do well, in observing Founder's Day, to honor one who
conceived of the education of a woman as the training of a
whole family and dedicated "his prayers, his encouragement,
his counsel, his constant support" to making this Ideal be-
come a reality. D.R.

Spiritual Boost

In Christian Association's guest editorial February 6, we
find these words: "Christian Association hopes that the com-
ing week will be . . . the beginning of the most important
growth which, finding deep roots in college, will continue and
iiscover fulfillment for life."

After a week of religious emphasis led by Dr. Warner L.
L, the Agnes Scott campus has surely had an opportunity
Christian growth. As we heard about the "Relevance of
e Christian Faith," were led in stimulating discussions, and
iw evidence of deep Christian convictions in Dr. Hall, those
-ith open and seeking minds found fuel for Christian growth.

r. Hall with his engaging humor and personal warmth
reatly enhanced the meaning of Religious Emphasis Week.

As a followup of RE Week, Christian Association has set
February 17-24 as Personal Devotions Week. During this time
we may strengthen our own personal spiritual lives through
vesper meditations and morning watch services.

These two weeks offer us unlimited opportunities for
strengthening our Christian faith. May we be challenged by
them. L.S.

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Coed Trend Shows Decline
Since Days of Seminary

By Suzanne Manges

The sight of coeds on the Agnes Scott Campus, which to-
day is a rare occurrence, was not so unusual to the Agnes
Scott of 1889. This was the first year of life for our institution,
and Agnes Scott was then known as Decatur Female Semi-
nary.

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Due to the poor school system
in Decatur, Dr. Frank Gaines,
with the assistance of Colonel
George Washington Scott, founded
this school for the young ladies of
the Decatur community. Miss
Nannette Hopkins was brought
from Staunton, Virginia, to serve
as Principal, and the faculty con-
sisted of a group of four: two re-
gular teachers, an art teacher, and
a music teacher.

The range of academic work
covered approximately the first
through seventh grades. However,

one year here at Agnes Scott, he
speaks of his five male companions
and their experience of attending
classes with the "young ladies."
Classes were held in the White
House, a large house which stood
on the site of our present Main
Building. After the erection of
Main, Colonel Scott had the White
House moved, and the little round
house that is now the prayer room
was one of the buildings adjoining
the original White House.

The work of the boys and girls

since grades were added from year during this first session at^ Agnes
to year, a pupil often never gra-

duated or was in the graduating
class for two or three years con-
secutively.

The student body consisted of
61 students, six of whom were
boys under the age of twelve.
These six boys were sons of Deca-
fcur families who wished to give
their sons a better education than
the one offered by the Decatur
system. Only two of these six co-
eds are living tody. One of these
two men lives in California, and
the other, Mr. Donald Donaldson,
resides in Decatur.

Although Mr. Donaldson does
not remember the details of his

Scott consisted of the usual read-
ing, writing, arithmetic, and copy-
book work, with the program of
work often selected by the parents
of the children. No letter or nu-
merical grades were given for the
work.

These six coeds may well have
set a precedent for Agnes Scott
College. In 1940, attendance pri-
vileges were granted Emory and
Tech students. Since this time,
these schools have contributed a
number of coeds to the Agnes
Scott campus.

All that remains is for a coed
to take a degree from the college.
That would really set a precedent.

Emory University has recently
celebrated its 120th anniversary.
Dr. Hollis Edens, alumnus and
president of Duke University, was
the featured speaker at the birth-
day celebration which was held at
the University gymnasium.

The Davidsonian reports that
the students of Davidson College
are heartily in favor of <a proposal
to drop the requirements of Latin
and Greek for the A.B. degree. An
editorial expresses the hope that
they "shall at last be emancipated
from academic slavery."

cjCetter ^Jo ^Jlte Editor

The following letter from Dr. J.
Davison Philips, Minister of the
Decatur Presbyterian Church,
acknowledges Agnes Scott's par-
ticipation in a recent clothing
drive for Kentucky flood victims.

February 8, 1957

Dear Editor,

I would like to express to all of
the students at Agnes Scott who
participated in the clothing drive
for the Kentucky flood victims our
heartfelt appreciation. The re-
sponse was most encouraging in
every way.

You may be interested to know
that the clothing was shipped on
Friday and will be delivered by
Monday at the latest to the people
of the Lothair community. This is
the area served by the Rev. and
Mrs. William C. Brown and from
their reports, the needs are quite
acute following the flood.

Many homes were completely
destroyed. Most of the families of
the area suffered almost -total loss
of clothing and household goods.
The churches were heavily dam-

been a delegate to the UN and
ambassador to both Britain and
the United States. Gromyko
speaks English fluently and has
many contacts with the West.
These factors might have influenc-
ed the shift. With this advantage
over Shepilov, Gromyko probably
has a better understanding of the
ways of the West.

ernment is providing food and we
are seeking to meet some of the
other emergency needs of the chil-
dren and the adults.

With sincere appreciation for
the fine cooperation and response
of the Agnes Scott students, I am,

Cordially yours,
J. Davison Philips

Internationally Speaking . . .

Changes in Russian Ministry
May Indicate Revised Policy

By Byrd Bryan

Russian diplomacy and politics have been as changeable
in the past year as the weather in Atlanta. Last week there ^The'coal mines are Hooded
was a change in the Russian Foreign Ministry. Although the . t

_ v\.. s . ^ f - i L n l,t +v.~ +,v~ ^ovKr and will not be back in operation

Foreign Ministry m Russia is dictated to by the top party *~
leaders, changes in the head of the ministry could easily be for a number of weeks. The gov
interpreted as symbolizing policy
changes.

Andrei Gromyko has replaced
Dmitri Shepilov as Foreign Mini-
ster. This shift has caused much
speculation on the part of Western
observers. One view is that Shepi-
lov was not satisfied in this diplo-
matic post and was transferred to
propaganda work, in which he is
an expert. In view of the fact that
the Soviet youth has been showing
signs of discontent, propaganda is
now particularly crucial. If this
be the case, the shift has little
significance.

On the other hand, Shepilov has
been identified with the "soft po-
licy" Russia has pursued during
the past year. Gromyko is identi-
fied with the "cold war policy."
Since the upheavals in Russian
satellites last fall, she has been
diverted from her "soft policy" due
to economic and political necessi-
ties.

Economically the "soft policy"
was a strain on the economic
health of Russia as she tried to
match economic aid in countries
in competition with the United
States assistance program. The
"soft policy" advocated a loosen-
ing of coercive bonds in order to
"win friends and influence people."
however, this loosening boomer-
ranged and the satellites attempt-
ed revolutions.

Some few believe that Gromyko
was selected to replace Shepilov
for the sake of expediency. Shepi-
lov was unfamiliar with interna-
tional diplomacy; Gromyko has

Wednesday, February 20, 1957 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3

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Hungarian

Pressor Hall

Dogwood Tree at Presser Elicits
$10,000 Alteration in Blueprint

By Gene Allen Reinero

The year 1941 marked the first great step in Agnes Scott's
expansion program. In this year the building of Presser Hall
was completed.

Plans for building Presser grew out of the desire to build
a Memorial Chapel for Dr. Gaines, Agnes Scott's first Presi-
dent, and also from the need of

a music hall and practice rooms.
The first chapel at Agnes Scott
had been in the Main Building
where the McKinney and Dieck-
mann rooms are now located.
When Rebekah Hall was built,
chapel was held there in what is
now the Recreation Room. The
music practice rooms were on the
fourth floor of Main right above
the bedrooms. This posed an ob-
vious problem. As the college ex-
panded, the need of a larger cha-
pel and additional music facilities
became more acute.

Presser Hall was so named be-
cause of the large gift, $65,000,
given to Agnes Scott by the Theo-
dore Presser Music Foundation in
Chicago. Today a bust of Theo-
dore Presser can be seen in the
main lobby of Presser. The total
cost of the Gothic style hall was
$300,000.

In 1940 the University Center
was organized in Atlanta, and
Agnes Scott was asked to empha-
size music and have an auditorium
that other near-by colleges could
use. The plans were changed to
include two auditoriums instead
of one. It was decided to make
the larger one into a chapel and
let it be the Memorial Chapel to
Dr. Gaines. It was to be used for
religious services and also as a
theater. The red curtains on the
stage when drawn were to be used
to set the religious atmosphere
and when open, the theater feel-
ing.

The college had the dramatic
use in mind when building the
auditorium. The stage is well
equipped for giving theater and
music productions. There are an
orchestra pit, eighteen lifts for
scenery and a motor, and a big

storeroom beneath the stairs.

The smaller auditorium, known
as Maclean Chapel, was designed
for recitals and musical programs.
It was named after Joseph Mac-
lean, the first full Professor of
Music at Agnes Scott. The organ
that had been in the Rebekah
chapel was moved to Maclean. The
organ that is now in Gaines Cha-
pel was designed piece by piece
by Dr. C. W. Dieckmann who was
at that time head of the Music
Department.

Dr. James Ross McCain, Presi-
dent Emeritus of Agnes Scott, re-
calls several interesting stories
about Presser. One has to do with
the construction of the building.
The dogwood tree that now stands
on the bank between Presser and
the little quadrangle was in the
path of the original blueprint. In
order to save the tree, the Hall
was built in an L shape around it,
costing an additional $10,000. So
Dr. McCain calls it the "$10,000
dogwood tree." However, skirting
the tree turned out to be econo-
mically wise, because a basement
was added to the building that had
not been included in the original
plans.

This same dogwood tree former-
ly decorated the lawns of Dr.
Frierson and Dr. Calder. Their
houses stood where the long wing
of Gaines now is. When the build-
ing was started these houses were
moved to their present location.

Another historical fact Dr. Mc-
Cain remembers concerns the
Protestant Radio and Television
Center at Presser. The Center
first began broadcasting here
from the tiny room next to the
big recitation room. For six years
Agnes Scott loaned the Center
music facilities and all programs
went out live from Presser.

(Continued from Page 1)
for Dr. Roberts. His friend, Dr.
Jambor, sent him a pictorial book
about Hungary and writes in his
letters about his way of life. For
example, Dr. Jambor has three
houses (because "rent is cheap")
-but can't afford a car. He has a
radio but cannot buy a television
set. Dr. Roberts, in trying to illu-
strate our way of life, sent Dr.
Jambor a Sears & Roebuck catalo-
gue.

Dr. Jambor is quite a linguist.
He knows five languages Hunga-
rian, German, Russian, French,
and English which Dr. Roberts
thinks must be self-taught because
Jambor takes everything literally.

His view of the crisis in Hun-
gary is quite revealing. He is not
a communist. Indeed, he is very
patriotic, and has sent a copy of
Hungary's national hymn to Dr.
Roberts. He feels that the people
should stay in their own country
and help make things right there
rather than leaveing to become
part of another nation.

So, he is staying. Perhaps that
one concept reveals more about
Hungary than all the books he
could send or all the letters he
rould write.

Officer To Discuss
Careers As Woves

LTJG Virginia Bradford, Wave
Procurement Officer, will be on
the Agnes Scott campus from
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday,
February 26, to discuss the Wave
officer candidate program.

The Navy offers young women
an opportunity for travel and ad-
venture while performing a worth-
while job. It is a stimulating and
well paying profession.

Qualified young women are
given sixteen weeks of indoctrina-
tion at Newport, Rhode Island.
They are then assigned to a Navy
shore establishment to complete
their two years of active duty.

Although only juniors, seniors,
and college graduates are eligible
to enter the program, LTJG Brad-
ford will be glad to talk with all
college students who are interested
in the Navy.

Fraternities, Nearby Colleges
Attract Scotties For Weekend

By Celeste Rogers

Whether it is anticipation of nearing exams, or the willingness of
nearby fraternities to furnish exciting social events, it would seem that
practically the entire Agnes Scott campus abandoned their books for
a week-end of merriment.

Doing things up in grand style were the Tech KA's and their dates
at their big formal. Having a gay time at the Naval Officers Club
for this occasion were Portia Strickland, Susanne Robinson, Kay
White, Marion Barry, Margaret Candler, Peggy Edney, Ellen Mc-
Farland, Susanne Meriwether, June Connally, Drew Blankner, Betty
Cline, Susan Foxworth, Sue Lile, Nancy Niblack, and Jimsie Oeland.

Not to be outdone, the Tech Kappa Sigs had a fine time at the
Dinkier Plaza at their big "conclave," as Sally Sanford, Bonnie Ger-
shen, Martha Howard, Margaret McKelway, Janie Matthews, Rose-
mary Roberts, Diane Snead, Catherine Collins, Barbara Brynes, Libby
Hanson, Ces Rudisill, and Suzy Ware can tell you.

Emory had its share of formals, too. Pat Anderson, Anne Aker-
man, Trudy Florrid, and Dot Ripley were some of the lucky girls
attending the Sigma Pi banquet and formal at the Druid Hills
Country Club. At the East Lake Country Club, Patsy Moss and
Randy Norton danced, to sweet music at the Chi Phi Formal.

Numerous other, fraternities were hosts to Scotties this week-end.
At the Tech ATO party were Jill DeBardeleben, Pat Gover, Cynthia
Grant, Linda Jones, June Riddle, and Raines Wakefield, while Kay
Armitage, Deene Spivey, and Mary Ruth Watson trotted over to the
Beta House at Tech. Caroline Phelan, Frances Patterson, and Nellie
Strickland had a really rustic time on the Tech Sigma Chi hayride.
Also over Tech way, the Sigma Nus were hosts to Linda Dancy and
Pat Lenhardt, while Boo Florence and Ruth Leroy partied at the
Sigma Phi Epsilon House.

At Emory, Eleanor Hill, Laura Knake, Dot Martin, Carolyn Spann,
Sarah Brown, and Frances Gwinn helped the SAE's have a big time;
while the Delta Tau Delta's were hosts to Hollis Smith and Karen
Beall.

Out-of-town events lured many girls away, however. Mid-winters
at Davidson were especially attractive to Martha Davis, Rosalind
Johnson, Jane Kramer, Jane King, Lillian Shannonhouse, Mary Jane
Pickens, Phyllis Cox, Sally Meek, Emily Bivens, Kay Richards, Dee
Harvley, and Blanche Helm. Traveling to the Citadel were Wendy
Boatwright, Lillian Hart, Caroline Mikell, and Emily Parker; while
Wardie Abernathy, Cat Hodgin, and Libby Hanna went up to the
University of North Carolina. The University of Tennessee's Pi KA
Formal lured Carlanna Lindamood, while Ann Norton and others
went to Georgia.

An interest in ice-skating was shown in a new way this week-end

as Ann Parker, Sylvia Ray, Andy Lowry, Lulu McCaughan, and Ann

Scoggins enjoyed the Ice Follies.

Sadly enough, time does not allow mention of all the affairs of
week-end before last. However, one must stop to envy Ruth Currie and
Doreen Greenfield for their, trip to Dartmouth for the fabulous Winter
Carnival.

Congratulations to Dee Harvley, new Beta sweetheart at Emory.
Also to Maria Harris, who now wears a Phi Delt sword and shield
from Emory and, to Laura Parker who displays a Tech Phi Sigma
Kappa pin.

Bye now.

Hubbard Will Give
Concert in Gaines

The Agnes Scott Department
of Music will present Arden Hub-
bard in recital Sunday, February
24, at 3:30 p.m. in Gaines Chapel.

The program will begin with
a flute solo, "Concertino" by
Chaminade. The rest of the pro-
gram will be organ music: "Grand
Jeu," DuMage; "Flute Solo,"
Arne; "Prelude in Fugue and A
Major," Bach; "Adagio Movement
of Sixth Symphony," Widor; two
chorale preludes by Peppings;
"Harmonies du- Soir," Karg-Elert;
"Piece Heroique," Frank.

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4 # THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, February 20, 1957

Sophomores Wreak Revenge;
Juniors Tally One-sided Victory

By Helen Hendry and JoAnn Sawyer

A determined Sophomore team, seeking vengeance for a
past defeat rolled to a decisive 30-18 victory over the Fresh-
men last Friday. Backed by a tough guard system, manned
by Maria Harris, Irene Shaw, and Martha Jane Mitchell,
smooth-shooting Soph forward Ruth Currie racked up 19
points to spark the Sophs' win.
Becky Evans scored 7 and Peace

Fewell, 6, for the losing side.
A slow first quarter saw the

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Frosh taking a slight edge over Juniors as they rallied in the se-
their opponents. Sophomore Sarah cond> third, and fourth quarters

Erown took the first goal with a
quick side shot. Fewell retaliated
with a long overhead toss, and the
scoring see-sawed to a 6-6 mid-
quarter tie. A Freshman free
throw and field goal connected
seconds before the whistle to give
a 9-6 lead to the Frosh in the first
period.

Second Quarter

The second quarter picked up as
the Sophs challenged the slim
Frosh lead. The Sophomore de-
fense tightened, and the Frosh
unable to break the strong zone
system, shot from the outskirts
with little success. Numerous fouls
slowed the game, and gave the ad-
vantage to the Sophomores. The
end of the first half saw the score
Jilted 15-9 in favor of the Sophs.

The Frosh threatened a come-
back in the third period as Sylvia
Saxon scored in the first seconds
to close the gap. Bass and Currie
brought the Sophs back into the
game with field goals each, and
the Sophomores set a pace that
remained unchallenged. The third
period ended with the Freshmen
trailing 21-13.

In the fourth period the Frosh
continued to be hampered by their
tendency to shoot outside of the
Soph defense zone rather than at-
tempting to crash through to the
goal. The calm Soph forwards
shot with deadly accuracy to in-
sure their lead, while the Frosh
lagged further behind. Little ac-
tion took place in the last minutes
due to the usual fouling and
stumbling. The Frosh could never
come out of their relapse, and the
Sophs marked up another win to-
ward their claim to the champion-
ship.

Junior Senior Game

Hazel Ellis proved to be the
star forward for the Juniors in
their startling win of 50 to 10
over the Seniors Friday as she
racked a total of 26 points.

Neither team played as well as
they have in previous games. The
first quarter score was 8 to 4, and

did not change for five minutes.
Both team forwards had trouble
finding the basket during this
quarter, but luck was with the

Although the score does not re-
veal it, the Senior guards played
a good game. Sis Burns time and
time again moved in to take the
ball away from the Junior for-
wards.

The Juniors and Freshmen are
tied for first and the Sophomores
are second. Next week's games
could decide the winner of the
tournament.

Blackfriars Choose
'The Chalk Garden'

Enid Bagnold's psychological
play entitled "The Chalk Gar-
den" will be presented by Black-
friars on April 5 in Presser Hall.
The story concerns a grandmother
who tries to govern the life of her
granddaughter after the mother's
second marriage. An English play,
it treats an unusual modern day
situation in a humorous manner.

Casting for the play has recent-
ly been completed. Emily Gillham
Middleton will play the part of the
grandmother. Jene Sharp will por-
tray the mother, while Deene Spi-
vey has been chosen for the role
of the granddaughter. Carolyn
Hazard will play the part of the
nurse. The governess will be play-
ed by Mildred Lane, and two ap-
plicants for the position of gov-
erness in the household will in-
clude Annette Whipple and Ann
Harvey.

Two male roles will be played
by guest actors. Henry Begget, of
Decatur, will portray a retired
judge, and Peter Mettam, who ap-
peared in the scene from "Pyg-
malion" presented by the Black-
friars last fall, will play the role
of the manservant.

Miss Roberta Winter will direct
the play. Miss Judith B. Kase is
the designer of the sets, which will
be executed by members of the
Blackfriars.

General admission price for
guests will be 50 cents. Reserve
seats will be sold for $1.00.

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Wednesday night, Miss Barbara
Daniels, '44, research assistant of
programming for the electronic
computer at Tech will be on hand.
Also present will be Mrs. Charles
H. Williams, '25, head of the ad-
vertising department at Davison's;
Mrs. Ed Daniels, '45, and Mrs.
Kathryn Bowen Wall, '37, of the
Junior League Speech School.

Miss Margaret Drummond, '44,
a graduate student in basic
science at Emory; Mrs. Charles
Day Reed, '42, Capitol reporter
for the "Journal;" Miss Susan
Coltrane, '55, staff assistant in
public relations at the First Na-
tional Bank; and Mrs. Edward Lee
Maxwell, '35, Principal of the
Clark Howell school will be pre-
sent Thursday night.

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Pi Alpha Phi

"Resolved: That Agnes Scott
Students Should Wear Uniforms"
was the subject of a mock debate
held by members of Pi Alpha Phi
at their meeting on Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 12. Debating the affirma-
tive side of the question were Bet-
ty Edmunds and Deene Spivey,
while Mary Clayton Bryan and
Boogie Helm argued the negative.

Folio

Selected on the basis of re-
cently-held tryouts, three new
members were admitted to Folio,
freshman creative writing society.
They include Eileen McCary, Mary
Hart Richardson, and Martha
Starrett.

Eta Sigma Phi

The regular meeting of Eta
Sigma Phi will be held on Thurs-
day, February 21, at 4:30 at the
home of Miss Kathryn Glick, club
sponsor. A program on Roman
Amusements will be presented by
Emiko Takeuchi.

'60 Club

"Your Philosophy of Life" was
the topic of a discussion led by
Dr. Wallace Alston and Dr. War-
ner Hall at the meeting of '60
Club on Tuesday, February 12.
This program was one of a special
series which will be concluded next
week.

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CA Plans Morning Watches
For Personal Devotions Week

This week, February l : 8-23, has been set aside by Christian
Association as Personal Devotions Week for the Agnes Scott
campus community. Following the inspiration of Religious
Emphasis Week, stress J being placed on personal worship.

On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Morning
Watches are beit* held in the,^ on guRday> February 24

Also, for those desiring additional
help in their daily devotionals,
Dr. Alston will have a list of de-
votional books available.

McKinney Room, one of the date
parlors in Main, I'rom 8:00-8:20.
The theme of Morning Watch is
"God, Others, and Me." Jo Flowers
is chairman of the Morning Watch
program commitee, and she led
the first program on Tuesday.
This morning, Wardie Abernathy
dealt with the topic of "God." On
Thursday, Penny Smith will have
the program on "Others," and on
Friday, Pinky McCall will con-
clude, speaking on the relation of
God and Others to "Me."

Chapel on Tuesday was led by
Dr. Alston, ppeaking on "Habit
in the Service of the Souls," and
on Wednesday, the chapel pro-
gram centered around "The Why
and How of Personal Devotions.''
Moderator for this program was
Nancy Franklin. Others partici-
pating were t*enny Smith, Nancy
Grayson, and 4 Mildred Ling.

Evening vespers led this week
by Dr. Kwai Sing Chang will
center around the Personal De-
votions theme, as will Meditation

AA Plays Hostess
At Bermuda Buffet

Monday night the Athletic As-
sociation played hostess at a Ber-
muda Buffet to advisers and mem-
bers of Student Government and
Christian Association. Also invited
as special guests were the advisers
and co-chairmen of the newly-
organized Social Council.

The group gathered for supper
in the "Rec" room of Walters
Dorm, which was decorated for
the occasion in a gala "cherry-
hatchet" motif. A. A. President
Carolyn Herman issued a cordial
welcome to the group, and fol-
lowing the supper the various
Boards adjourned to their indi-
vidual meetings.

Dance Club Offers
Ballet of Seasons

On Tuesday evening, February
19, the Agnes Scott Dance Group
presented its annual program en-
titled "Les Saisons." Under the
direction of Miss Eugenie Dozier,
faculty director of Dance Group,
and Carlanna Lindamood, *chair-
man, the group presented a series
of tableaux based on the four sea-
sons of the year.

The choreography was executed
by the members of Dance Group,
and the music of Alexander Glaz-
unov furnished accompaniment.
Mrs. James Grizzard of Decatur
was pianist, and costumes were
designed and made by Mrs. Leone
Bowers Hamilton and Frances
Patterson.

Assisting in the staging of the
production were: Miss Llewellyn
Wilburn, Physical Education De-
partment; Miss Roberta Winter
and Miss Judith Kase, Speech De-
partment; and Mr. Ferdinand War-
ren and Miss Marie Huper, Art
Department.

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The Educated Woman

The influence of the educated
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 ins.ghts. As
homemaker-citizen and as ca-
reerist-citizen, she justifies
magnificently the faith of those
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VOL. XLII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, February 27, 1957

No. 14

Norton to Head Mortar Board

Seen in Passing . . .

Sophomore seated quite near the
edge at deep end of fool fatiently
waiting through the grand finale at
water ballet before retrieving her
drifting loafer,

* * *

Tall y slim English professor hold-
ing elevator door for several of her
freshman students on Suppressed De-
sires Day.

* * *

Y ell ow- slicker ed sophomore to
classmate hidden under pink pagoda-
shaped umbrella: "You look just like
a toadstool P y

* * *

Two seniors in dining hall cloak-
room trying to decide which 1957
blazer belongs to whom and wonder-
ing why they couldn y t have h-ad time
during the last three years to sew on
name tags.

Dietetic Association
Will Meet March 4

Agnes Scott will play hostess to
the Atlanta Dietetic Association
for the group's monthly meeting
on Monday evening, March 4. Com-
posed of over one hundred dieti-
cians of various hospitals, schools
and manufacturing plants, the
group will meet at 8:00 p.m. in
the lower dining hall.

Mrs. Florene J. Dunstan will be
guest speaker. Speaking of her
recent trip to the East, she will
show slides of her visits and men-
tion some of the Eastern foods she
ate. An invitation is extended the
campus community to attend this
meeting. Coffee will be served fol-
lowing the program in the main
dining hall.

The requirements for member-
ship in the American Dietetic As-
sociation are four years of college
with a major in dietetics and one
year internship in an approved
college or university. Mrs. Ethyl
J. Hatfield, Agnes Scott's dieti-
cian, is a member of the associa-
tion.

The 1956-57 chapter of Mortar Board taps Mary Randolph Norton as next year's president. Left to
right: Becky Geiger, Jene Sharp, Virginia Ann Redhead, Dannie Reynolds, Margie DeFord, Suzella
Burns (1956-57 chapter president), Carolyn Herman, Mary Randolph Norton, Mollie Merrick, Susanne
Benson, Dorothy Rearick, Eleanor Linn and Jackie Murray.

Combined British Universities Team To Oppose
Benton, Breedlove in Exhibition Debate Friday

"Resolved: That Uncle Sam is the Mother-in-Law of the
World" is the subject of the debate which will be held in
Maclean Auditorium on Friday, March 1, at 8 p.m. Gareth
Morison Kilby Morgan and Meirion Lloyd Davies of The
Combined British Universities Team will take the affirmative
side of the issue opposed by Agnes

Scott students Margaret Benton
and Genelle Breedlove debating
for the negative.

Mr. Morgan, a student at the
University of Bristol Union, is now
reading for his B.A. degree in
History, to be taken in June. He
has been active in Bristol Union
debates since 1953 and this year
represented the Union in the Na-
tional Union of Students Debating
Tournament. In the Union he has
been on the Student Christian
Movement Committee and is cur-
rently acting as Chairman of the
N.U.S. Sub-Committee.

Agnes Scott Glee Club To Sing
In Presbyterian Church Service

Traditional sacred music will comprise a choral program to
be presented by the Agnes Scott Glee Club at Decatur Pres-
byterian Church, Sunday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. The concert
will take the place of the regular Sunday evening worship
service.

Opening the program will be
the traditional Agnes Scott an-
them, Mendelssohn's "Bless the
Lord, O My Soul." Other group
numbers to be sung are: Mozart's
"Ave Verum Corpus" (Jesus, Holy
Spirit), Luvaas' arrangement of
Haydn's "Praise We Sing to Thee,"
and "Ye Sons of Israel" by Men-
delssohn-Bartholdy.

Carol Pr.omnitz, violinist, will
accompany the glee club in J. S.
Bach's "Jesus, Joy of Man's De-
siring." Trudy Florrid will sing
"Come Ye Blessed," by Stravin-
sky. A duet, "I Waited for the
Lord," by Eisenhower, will be sung
by Emasue Alford and Marty
Slife.

Miss Roxie Hagopian will direct
the program, and organist will be
Virginia Redhead. Dr. J. Davison

Philips, pastor of the Decatur
Presbyterian Church, is a mem-
ber of the Board of Trustees at
Agnes Scott.

On Sunday, February 17, the
Agnes Scott Music Department
presented one of the Salon Series
concerts of the Atlanta Music
Club at the Atlanta Art Museum.
Under the direction of Miss Hago-
pian, the glee club sang the Seven
Choruses from "Medea of Euri-
pides" by Virgil Thompson.

Accompanied by Mr. Michael
McDowell and Mrs. Irene Left-
wich Harris, the glee club also
presented a group of Brahms' love
songs. Mr. McDowell and Mrs.
Harris played Rachmaninoff's
"Suite" (for two pianos) No. 2,
Opus 17.

At present Mr. Morgan holds the
rank of Trooper in the T.A., 21
Special Air Service and he hopes
eventually to enter Her Majesty's
Overseas Service. Among his spe-
cial interests are mountaineering
and Arctic trawling. He has also
had experience in sheep-hill farm-
ing and road building.

The other member of the debat-
ing team, Mr. Davies, attend the
University College of North Wales
in Bangor, Wales. He received his
B.A. degree with Second Class
Honors in Philosophy and is now
engaged in postgraduate research
for an M.A. He plans to study for
a B.D. in Theology.

In 1954 and 1955, Mr. Davies
served as president of the Stu-
dents' Representative Council and
of the University of Wales Cen-
tral Students' Representative
Council. He participated as a
semi-finalist in the Welsh-speak-
ing Debating Tournament held in

M. L. Davies, British Universi-
ties Debater, will team up with
M. K. Morgan against M. Ben-
ton and G. Breedlove of Agnes
Scott in Friday night's debate.

1955 under the auspices of the
B.B.C. He also represented his
College in 1954-55 at the debating
tournament organized by the Na-
tional Union of Students.

The campus community is in-
vited to attend both the debate
and the reception which will be
held afterward in Rebekah Scott
Hall.

HOASC Chapter
Taps Junior Leader

In an impressive black-robed
ceremony last night, the present
chapter of Mortar Board tapped
Mary Randolph Norton, junior, to
head the 1957-58 chapter. Randy,
an English major from Charlotte,
North Carolina, was chosen on
the basis of service, scholarship,
and leadership to serve as next
year's president.

Treasurer of Christian Associa-
tion, Randy has served on the
Association's cabinet and has been
active in its work since her fresh-
man year. She was president of
her freshman class and a member
of Folio, creative writing club.
She has contributed to the "Auro-
ra." A sports enthusiast, she has
played on her class softball team.

Agnes Scott's chapter of Mortar
Board was established on the
campus in 1931. The successor of
HOASC, local honorary, its pur-
pose is "to promote college loy-
alty, to advance the spirit of
service and fellowship among uni-
versity women, to maintain a high
standard of scholarship, to recog-
nize and encourage leadership, and
to stimulate and develop a finer
type of college woman."

Randy's selection as president of
the 1957-58 chapter is announced
on the eve of general campus elec-
tions. She automatically becomes
ineligible for other major campus
positions in order that she may
devote her energies to the prin-
cipal office for which she has
been selected.

Additional members of the
1957-58 chapter of Mortar Board
will be revealed in April.

Digestion Waits on Appetite
in $500,000 Dining Hall

By Catherine Girardeau

"Now Good Digestion Wait on Appetite and Health on
Both." This motto over the interior archway of the Letitia
Pate Evans Dining Hall has become a familiar by-word to
the Agnes Scott campus since the completion of the half-
million dollar structure in 1950. The new building constituted
improvement in the

a major
school's eating facilities.

The old cafeteria was housed in
the Reception room of Rebekah
Scott Hall, and the kitchen was
downstairs. Seated meals were
served five nights a week with the
students dressed as they do now
for Sunday dinner. Usually the
girls sat in the lounge in Rebekah
and played bridge until time for
the dining hall to open.

Students and faculty both ate
in the same room. There was a
hostess for each table of ten girls
with the meals served family style.
Housekeeping maids and janitors
came over to wait on the tables.
The TV room was also used as a
dining room. The inconvenience of
the kitchen's location made it dif-
ficult to operate the cafeteria,
especially in carting steam tables
back and forth. Surplus food was
stored in a white house located
where Hopkins Hall is today.

According to Mrs. Ethel J. Hat-
field, head dietician, "It would be
hard to find a cafeteria the size
of our present one which is as
well-supplied." Mrs. Hatfield, who
has been here since 1949, helped

with the plans for the new dining
hall. Before coming to Agnes
Scott, she was the therapeutic and
teaching dietician at Vanderbilt
University for seven years.

The kitchen has six large walk-
in refrigerators in contrast to the
two very small ones in the Rebe-
kah kitchen. Here the ice is made,
whereas in the old kitchen it had
to be ground up from chunks.
Another addition is a special ma-
chine for washing glasses. There is
a modern, three- compartment sink
(Continued on Page 3)

Alston To Conclude
Marriage Lectures

Marriage class this afternoon is
the last in a series of classes spon-
sored by Mortar Board during win-
ter quarter. Dr. Alston will speak
on "Permanent Fixtures Around
the House," with special emphasis
on how to ensure a permanent and
enjoyable -marriage.

As usual, the class will be held
in 207 Campbell Hall from 5:00
to 6:00 p.m.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, February 27. 1957

Interested Concern

Tempus Fugit

Time is a fleeting affair. Here one moment, gone the
next we sometimes spend more time wondering just where
it has gone than we do in enjoying it while it is with us.

To a child, every twitter of a bird is a singular event, and
when there are so many impressionable moments, a day
must be longer to contain them. Youth is full, long and me-
morable.

As youth grows to age, however, distinguishable events
tend to blend into one another, and days become marked by
fewer new experiences. Consequently, time appears to grow
shorter, to pass more quickly, and to allow for less accomplish-
ment. Aged seniors can testify to the rapid passage of four
years of college life.

Winter quarter was aptly termed ?! 7,246,200,131,004,000
raindrops in a recent cartoon. Here is a case in point. The
many new experiences and opportunities that presented them-
selves during this period should have tended to lengthen the
days and allow for more accomplishment. But what hap-
pened?

Student reaction against a Founder's Day convocation in-
stead of a holiday ran high. A change in examination schedule
designed to include one more day of classes in an over-crowd-
ed quarter gave rise to complaint. Faculty rejection of a stu-
dent invitation to present "Shellbound" was announced as
primarily due to an overcrowded calendar.

What has happened? Perhaps we have been, as Robert
Frost would say, too eager for maturity. The twitter of birds
is no longer a singular event. Time rushes on. D.R.

Hats OFF!

Scandrett Interprets Policy of Social Activity,
Compares Standards To Well -Ordered Home

By Dean Carrie Scandrett

(Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of three feature articles
sponsored by Student Government concerning basic policies of Agnes
Scott.)

When a student asked me to write an article stating the
position Agnes Scott takes regarding "chaperonage," I im-
mediately began asking her questions. Her answers led me
to believe that the statement should not be about chaperonage
but about the principles underlying the social policies of the
college. Social practices have

changed from year to year, but
the principles underlying them
have remained unchanged.

In so far as it is possible, our
social procedures are those of a
well-ordered home. They are de-
signed with the welfare and the
good times of all the students in
mind. Agnes Scott students come
from homes where love, care, in-
terested concern, fine ideals and
high standards of conduct are felt
and taught. Your parents and
guardians look to Agnes Scott to
provide the same love, care, and
interested concern in an atmo-
sphere where each student can
maintain these same high ideals
and standards.

Because you are a group of ap-
proximately 550, and you vary in
age, in number of years away from
home, and in social experience,
there are times when personal

ily as well as to let Agnes Scott
know her and to feel that she be-
longs. For instance, freshmen are
asked to double-date for a time
with older students who have wil-
lingly accepted the responsibility
of helping them feel socially se-
cure as they meet and make new
friends, enjoy new social experi-
ences, and become acquainted with
Decatur and Atlanta and their so-
cial and cultural activities. During
this time they are also getting the
feel of being a part of the Agnes
Scott community and of represent-
ing the college individually as well
as in groups.

Each year social privileges are
extended until seniors at Agnes
Scott are free to use their judg-
ment in areas of social life. Even
they, though, continue to encoun-
ter social pressures.
And so the idea of the well-or-

and usuaUy enjoy visiting with
them while they wait for you; and
in that we ask for a chaperon to
be at an organized social function
a social custom which society
still expects even in 1957.

Chaperon is a word which is
sometimes irritating to young peo-
ple. My conviction is that, regard-
less of how much interest and care
are shown through policies, the
only effective chaperon is the one
within each of you. It is that fine
set of values which you, yourself,
have acquired and that inner
strength which prompts you to
conduct yourself accordingly and
makes of you a socially free and
accepted person.

All that Agnes Scott can do is
to provide for you the interested
concern of a good home and to
expect of you maturing judgment
and social acumen.

or

pleasure and preferences have to dered home persists in that we ask
give place to that which is for the students to let us know where they

good of the entire group.

Social privileges are graduated
from year to year so that a stu-
dent may have time and opportu-
nity to know Agnes Scott and to
feel a part of the Agnes Scott fam-

are going and with whom; in that
we do set a time of return; in
that some one who is interested
in your welfare and pleasure ''stays
up" until you have returned; in
that we like to meet your friends

Three thousand years ago in Thebes a papyrus sign was
hung up in the market place advertising for the return of
runaway slaves. Romans wrote announcements of gladiatorial
contests on the walls of their arenas. These were our earliest
forms of advertising.

The invention of the printing press in 1450 was a tremen-
dous spur to advertising. The first printed advertisement
appeared in 1480 to announce the sale of a book. The first
newspaper advertising in the American colonies appeared in
the "Boston News Letter" in 1704.

Since this time, advertising has come a long way. Today
it is one of the most powerful forces in American society be-
cause of its tremendous influence on the way we live.

Advertising works on a reciprocal basis. An example of this
can be seen through the newspaper medium. Both sides give
and get. In the newspaper, the advertisers bring their wares
before the public and thus increase their sales. In return,
their business helps support the newspaper. Few of the news-
papers and magazines we read could exist without advertising
columns.

At this time, the Agnes Scott News wishes to express ap-
preciation to its advertising patrons. G.A.R.

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Oedipus Rex Complex

Kimmel Interviews Thespian,
Discusses Drama Over Pizza

oCetter ^Jo ^Jlie^diL

Dear Editor:

We made history in 1957 by hav-
ing classes and convocation on
Founder's Day!

By making history what did we
do ? I would say that fewer people
realized that it was Founder's Day
this year than in past years.

When did the students have time
to think about the meaning of the
day? No one dared to let their
minds wander during class per-
iods. During convocation, some
people admit that they sat up and
thought just which paper, or which
book would have been finished,
if February 22 had been a holi-
day.

Winter quarter is already so
packed that one day does "make
all the difference."
I am sure that all students are
By Nancy Kimmel fo ard K t0 T hearin S Dr -

We had been to the play, which one doesn't matter, but we ^^T^LZ^tl
had definitely been to THE play or so he would have had us ZLT^ SJ^IZ^Z
believe. HE was none other than the young m voice but aged tion wou]d be more attentive and
priest, who had done his part quite well, but wanted to spend Founder's Day would achieve its
the rest of the evening telling us all about it. Well, we weren't purpose and also serve as a day
going to let him. And so it went, ^ ^ ^ p]ay> } of relief-

over pizza, garlic bread, butter,
water, etc., underneath the awn-
ings at Sorrentos:

HE: The trouble with the part
was the crepe hair. It absolutely
drove me wild. After the first re-
hearsal, I thought I was cursed
with it for life. I washed, and
scrubbed, used alcohol and bubble
gum, I even tried to shave it off.
I still have a big blob on my leg
and when I'm out running track
everyone stares. It is really quite
dramatic, don't you think?

We: Athletics are absurd. This
is absurd! (We didn't dare ask
him what he was doing with crepe
hair on his leg. That was much too

(Continued on Page 4)

Yours very truly,
Anne Terry.

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Acting in historic session at
Davidson College last week, "The
College Faculty shattered a 120-
year-old precedent as they voted
to revamp the traditional require-
ments for the arts and science de-
grees." The requirement of two
years of Latin or Greek for an
A.B. degree was dropped, effective
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Letitia Pate Evans Dining Hall

Dining Hall Wins Merit Award
For Superlative Achievements

(Continued from Page 1)
for washing pots and pans, which
contains a special steam sterilizer.

In the physical arrangement as
well as in the increased kitchen
equipment the cafeteria has made
vast changes since 1949. The baker
has a bake shop separate from the
main kitchen, where rolls and
most of the deserts are made.
Employees have a well-lighted,
well-ventilated dining room of
their own; Rebekah furnished
them with merely an old tin
table.

The President's dining room and
the Faculty dining room are also
important additions; each seats
fifty persons. The downstairs din-
ing room is equipped for an over-
flow crowd and for banquets. With
the kitchen facilities all on the
same floor, the dietician's office
is arranged so that she can look
out and see everything that is
going on.

Many visitors come to examine
the cafeteria's facilities and floor
plan. In 1951 'Institutional Maga-
zine" presented it a merit award
"for highest standards of sanita-
tion and for superlative achieve-
ment in storing, handling, prepar-
ing, and serving food." Mr. P. J.
Rogers had entered it in the An-
nual Food Service Contest con-

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is the dining hall hostess. At least
two of the kitchen employees have
been here since before 1949: Gro-
Benjamin, head cook and J. C.
Morgan, second cook. John Hill,
who has been here off and on for
several years, also worked in the
Rebekah cafeteria.

Robinson Hollins, third cook,
has been here since 1951, and
Jesse Armistead is the pot washer
a job which Mrs. Hatfield
singles out as one of the most im-
portant. Mary Jo Appling, who
has been here since 1951, helps
with salads in the kitchen. Henry
Smith and A. Q. Garlington, who
serve in the cafeteria line, and
Robert Moore, janitor, have been
here since 1953. Irene Heard, cof-
fee server, is one of the more re-
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All of the employees are re-
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Rainey To Present
Recital on March 3

On March 3, the Agnes Scott
Music Department will present
Billie Rainey, pianist, in her Se-
nior Recital. The recital will be
held in Maclean Auditorium at
3:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

Billie's selections are arranged
in three groups. The first group
consists of the Largo, Allegro,
Adagio, and Allegreto movements
of Beethoven's Sonata, Opus 31,
No. 1.

The second group is composed
of "Intermezzo, Op. 18, No. 1, by
Brahms; 'Romance" by Schu-
mann, and Rachmaninoff's "Pre-
lude in G Minor."

The third and final group will
consist of Liszt's "Hungarian
Rhapsody," Chopin's "Wialtz in
A Flat Major," and the "Military
Polonaise" by Chopin.

Gym, Drama Class
To Give Exhibition

Gymnastics will mix with drama
on Thursday, February 28, when
sixteen members of the "Gymnas-
tics and the Stage" class combine
their talents in a public perform-
ance to be given in the gymnasium
at 4:00 o'clock. Under the direc-
tion of Miss Judith B. Kase and
Mrs. Adolf Lapp, the group will
present works from both the Eliz-
abethan and the modern eras.

This class, a new addition to the
college curriculum during winter
quarter, has grown through the
cooperation of the departments of
speech and physical education
headed by Miss Roberta Winter
and Miss Llewellyn Wilburn.
Credit is given in physical educa-
tion, while at the same time, in-
valuable experience is gained in
dramatics.

Thursday's program will include
the Dumb Show from Hamlet, an
enactment of the Twenty-third
Psalm, and charades. Musical ac-
companiments will be featured.

Movie and Men!

Got exam blues? Feeling low?
Or just plain ready for fun?

Then come to Social Council's
"Pep-Up" party for pooped peo-
ple! Eats ... all kind's, bridge,
dancing, good music, bingo . . .
with prizes, and, above all,
MEN!!. (Tempting stags import-
ed from Tech and Emory for
all ages and sizes!) The party
starts right after the movie
and this is a good one "Titanic."
So make it an evening and come
to both. The movie will be shown
in Campbell Hall at 7:30 p.m.
on Saturday, March 2.

Admission fee is a mere 35
cents. See y'all there!

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Pre-exam Flings

Fraternity Skits, Winter Balls
Entice 'Agneses Off Campus

By Carolyn Magruder

A steady stream of Scotties poured in and out of Main last weekend
causing our beloved "Agnes Scott Hall" to rival Grand Central Station
itself. Many of those in transit were laden down with their most
bouffant finery, for a multitude of houseparties and formals were on
the social calendar. And so they danced and danced and . . .

Seen journeying: to the Tech Kappa Sig- house for a weekend of
fun were Libby Hanson, Barbara Byrnes, Jean Slade, Winky Stock-
ton, Rene Shank, Corky Feagin, Cathryn Collins, Jane King, Carl-
anna Lindamood, and Annette Whipple. Boo Florence, Mary Jane
Pickens and Martha Bethea joined, the above group for the Kappa's
Black and White formal at which Barabra Byrnes was announced
the new sweetheart and the breakfast held at the Shrine Temple
in Atlanta. The Delta Tau Delta's hosted Mary Clayton Bryan, Karen
Beall, Edith Towers, Nancy Flagg, Leonice Davis, and Marian Barry
at their Winter houseparty. The Belt's formal was held at the East
Lake Country Club and Joanne Beaslcy, Carolyn Hazard, Patsy
Moss, and Diane Parks took full advantage of the gaiety offered
there.

Still at Tech . . . Nancy Awbrey, Hollis Smith, Becky Redick, Patti
Forrest, Judy George, Cynthia Grant, Sara Margaret Heard, Jean
Salter and Dee Harvley turned the SAE house into a girls' "dorm" for
the weekend. Nearby Jane Kraemer, Becky Wilson, Martha Davis and
Helen Scott Maddox evicted the Beta brothers for the weekend oc-
casion. Nancy Alexander and Sandra Dickerson added their charming
company for the Beta formal held at the Henry Grady Hotel, which
we might add, was decorated by the brothers and their dates.

Don't go 'way, there are more BIG festivities to follow. At the
Phi Gam dance held, at the Avondale American Legion Post, Lydia
Dwen, Mary Hart Richardson, Grace Robertson, and Louise Mc-
Caughan tripped the light fantastic as did Anne Selph with the Tech
Theta Chfs at the Dinkier Plaza, and Marianna Sharp at the Pi
KA dance. Seen breakfasting at Crossroads following the TKE dance
were Jo Flowers, Fran Singleton, and Trudy Florrid. Nancy Frank-
lin, Peggy Franklin, Peggy Edney, Jody Armbrecht, Irene Shaw, and
Dana Hundley had a ball at the Biltmore with the Tech Phi Delts.

Believe it or not, other social functions were very much in evidence
last weekend besides les grandes fetes. "Skits-O-Phrenia," always a
big Emory event, attracted many Scotties for the annual fraternity
competitions. Susan Shirley, Margaret Foskey, Mary Ann Donnell,
Kay Fuller, Ann Louise Pyle, Susan Campbell, Suzanne Robinson, and
Doreen Greenfield were among those who clapped for their favorites
there. Drama Tech's production of "Oedipus Rex" found Phyllis Cox,
Margaret McKelway, Nancy Kimmel, Margaret Goodrich, Ruth Leroy
Carol Pike, and Nancy Trowell intent on enjoying this famous Greek
tragedy.

Canterbury Club also hosted a houseparty last weekend although
theirs required more "woodsy" attire than was found in the frat
houses. However, Tweety Trammell, Barbara Alderson, Jo Hath-
away, Pauline Winslow, Laura Parker, Ann Blackshear, Evelyn
Scofield, and, Shelia MacConochie testified that "the country de-
finitely hath its charms."

Skating, in two forms, also furnished an entertaining evening for
several ASCers. Kendall Hood, Ann Tilly, June Connally and Margaret
Fortney watched the "Holiday On Ice" spectacle, while the Roller-
drome drew Jo Sawyer, Mary Dunn, Katie Jo Freeman and Jorie
Mueller to a night of active participation "skimming" around the rink.
Notes of singular importance . . . Looking especially happy be-
cause of weekend visitors (masculine variety) are Betty Cline, Susan
Foxworth, Helen Burkitt, Billie Rainey, Liz Ansley and Curly
Jones . . . Ann Lane, Mary Rivers Payne and May Cliism are still
raving about the Midwinter weekend at Sewanee . . . and Ann Mc-
Whorter is proudly displaying a Zip pin. Millie Nesbit is beaming
over her new diamond, and Gloria Calhoun returned from home
wearing a jewel on her third finger left hand.

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Juniors Defeat Freshman Team
To Tie for First in Hoop Tourney

By Helen Hendry and Nancy Turner

Junior Hazel Ellis tallied 17 points to pace the Juniors to
a 35-25 victory over the Frosh last Friday afternoon, while
Freshman Peace Fewell also scored 17 for the losing side.

The smooth Junior forwards early displayed their prowess
as Ellis tossed for a 6-point lead in the first minutes of the

game. Peace Fewell led the trail-
ing Frosh in a short rally as she
dodged through the junior de-
fense for a spectacular crib shot.
Two free throws and a long hoop
shot by Sylvia Saxon tied the mid-
quarter score at 6-6. At the end
of the period, the Juniors had re-
captured a slim lead, and the
score stood 10-9. ,
Juniors Advance

The second quarter saw the
Juniors advancing their lead,
and the Junior forwards clicked
like a machine as they dribbled
and bounced through the Frosh
defense line. Nancy Duvall led
the Frosh guards in retrieving the
ball, bringing it down to the Fresh-
man forwards, who in the last
30 seconds of the half scored two
goals to threaten the Junior, lead.

The third quarter began badly
with both teams shooting wildly.
The Frosh forwards tightened
their zone, and the Juniors were
forced to resort to long field shots.
During the period, the Junior for-
wards showed little of their form-
er organization and depended on
their strong defensive, sparked by
Martha Meyer, to retain the top
score. At the end of the quarter,
the Juniors led by a slim two point
margin.

The Juniors' fourth quarter
comeback caught the Frosh un-
awares. A steady offensive on-
slaught collected 14 points for the
Junior six, while the Frosh shoot-
ers were 'held to six. The Junior
victory dropped the Freshmen's
standing to third place and clinch-
ed for the winners a two-way tie
with the Sophomores for the 1957
Basketball championship. This tie
is to be played off this week.
Senio rs Sophomores

Neither the sophomore nor the
senior teams showed exceptional
skill in the game on Friday at
4:00. There were careless passes,
diesorganized guarding, and bad
shots adding up to a big free-for-
all.

In the first quarter, Martha Mc-
Coy led the scoring for the sopho-
mores with eight points, and Mar-
gie DeFord and Carolyn Herman
scored four points each for the
seniors. This quarter was the best
in the game, as the scoring was
dominated by neither team, and
there was some organization and
skill in the playing. The score
stood at a 10-8 advantage for the
sophomores at the end of the
quarter.

Second Quarter

In the second quarter the seniors
scored only three points as Curry,
Conine, and Bass scored seven,
four, and two points respectively
for the sophomores to make the
score 23-11 at the half. The third
and fourth quarters were much
the same story with the sopho-
mores leading the scoring all the
way.

DeFcrd scored the most points
for the seniors, as her team kept
trying to lessen the margin in the
score. The end of the game
brought a 36-22 victory for the
sophomores. ,

Runita McCurdy announces the
following new members of the
Badminton Club: Val Edwards,
Martha Ansley, Peggy Bradford,
Kay Weber, Charlotte King, Pey-
ton Baber, Susan Shirley, Sally
Smith, Margaret McKelway.

Committee Selects
'57 Varsity Players

Monday afternoon the Varsity
Council met to elect members of
the 1957 basketball varsity and
sub-varsity teams. Those selected
to varsity include: Charlene Bass,
Sis Burns, Ruth Currie, Hazel
Ellis, Peace Fewell, Maria Harris,
Margie Hill, Martha Meyer, Mar-
tha Jane Mitchell, and Wilma
Muse.

Sub-varsity players are as fol-
lows: Nancy Duvall, Becky Evans,
Becca Fewell, Nancy Kimmel,
Pinky McCall, Suzanne McMillan.

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HE: Well, well, well, you do it
too! Everyone seems to be in that
blasted habit.

We: (Quickly making sure that
our Princeton garter wasn't down
around our toe.) What, What is
it?

HE: You say This is absurd, in-
stead of That is absurd. It is
really quite a foolish habit, don't
you think?

We: We do not. We mean this,
this, this. Not only is it absurd, it
is ridiculous. What do you mean
by that ?

HE: Oh, you are perfectly right
to stick up for what you think.
Anyone has the privilege to think
what he thinks. I have the great-
est respect for anyone who sticks
up for what he thinks, even if it
means he wants to go to church
every Sunday. You don't think
like that, though, do you?

We: (Making sure our Prince-
ton garter was down around our
toes.) Humph!

HE: Come on now, speak up.
I'm only nineteen years old and a
freshman in college, but I do think
I ought to express myself as an
individual. Of course, who am I
to be thinking such great
thoughts, anyway? I haven't the
least basis for them. But I do be-
lieve in being an individual. The
more individuality you can ac-
quire, the better off you are.

We: Not necessarily, look at all
those people in Milledgeville. In-
dividuals to the bone, if they have
any identity at all.

HE: That was a profound state-
ment. I had never thought about
that before. Women do think,
don't they?' Why don't you talk
about it more?

We: We write about it!!!

HE: Talking about writing,
Sophocles did quite well by him-
self, writing the "OOH eeedipus"
and the "Aunty's gone," didn't he!

We: Aggggghhhhh. (Running)

HE: Wait, where are you going?

We: (Pausing, momentarily on
the brink of oblivion) Out, to put
peanut butter in the holes at the
golf club! (To ourselves Never,
never, again!)

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Tumbling class rehearses for exhibition to be presented Friday,
March l at 4:00 in the gymnasium.

Students Offer Organ Recital;
Clubs End Quarter Activities

Four members of the Agnes Scott Organ Guild were fea-
tured in a student recital held on Friday, February 22. The
program included "Fuge from Rhienberger's Pastoral Sonata
in G" played by Nancy Turner; Bach's "Hark, a Voice Saith
All Are Mortar' by Hope Weathers; Mendelssohn's "Second
Sonata" by Peggy Conine; and

Bach's "All Glory Be To God On
High" by Millie Nesbit.

Music Club

The regular meeting of the Mu-
sic Club will be held in Gaines
Chapel at 4:30, Wednesday, Feb-
ruary 27. Mr. Raymond Martin
will present a program on organ-
ists and organ music.

Chi Beta Phi

"The Nature of Mathematics"
was the topic of a lecture given by
Miss J. Leslie Gaylord to members
of Chi Beta Phi at their meeting
on Tuesday, February 26.

Folio

New members of Folio, selected
on the basis of recent tryouts,
will be welcomed at the regular
meeting to be held at the home of
Miss Margaret Trotter, club spon-
sor, at 4:30, Friday, March 1.
60 Club

Concluding the current series
of programs on "The Abundant.
Life," Rev. Leon Smith addressed
mpmbers of 60 Club on "Dating

at the College Age" at their meet-
ing on Tuesday, February 26.
French Club
The regular meeting of the
French Club will be held at 4:30
on Thursday, February 28, in the
recreation room of Walters. The
program will consist of games and
pantomimes directed by Caroline
Phelan.

I. R. C.

Grace Chao and Lea Kallman
will represent the Agnes Scott
International Relations Club at a
joint meeting to be held at More-
house College on Thursday, Feb-
ruary 28.

Alumnae Sponsor Annual
Career Talks, Coffees

Career Coffees, sponsored by
the Vocational Guidance Com-
mittee of the Agnes Scott Alum-
nae Association will be held to-
night and, tomorrow night at
7:00 o'clock in the Alumnae
House

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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
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Big Four meeting. During 1944
he traveled 25,000 miles inside
Russia. He returned to America
after the war to become [foreign
news editor of the UP.

In 1949 he joined the staff of
"The New York Times" and shortly
thereafter became its Moscow
correspondent. Despite restrictions
by Soviet authorities, he has
traveled more extensively in Rus-
sia than any other correspondent.

Times' Moscow Correspondent
Wil! Appear in Campus Lecture

Harrison Salisbury, Moscow correspondent for "The New
York Times," will lecture at Agnes Scott, March 28, on
"American Policy and the New Soviet Challenge." Not once,
but twice, Mr. Salisbury has traveled in the forbidden terri-
tory of Soviet Central Asia. He is the only American corre-
spondent to have penetrated deep-
ly twice in one decade into a
legendary area, which even in the
days of the Czars was sealed off
from prying foreign eyes.

Mr. Salisbury's first visit took
place during World War II when,
as a correspondent for the United
Press, he visited huge Russian
steel, armaments and aircraft
factories. During this 6000-mile
journey through the Urals, Siberia
and Central Asia, he entered such
"forbidden" cities as Samarkand
and Tashkent.

In 1953 he revisited these two
cities as well as Karganada, head-
quarters of thousands of Soviet
slave-laborers, to become the first
American journalist to view the
development of the little-known
modern cities created by masters
of the Kremlin on the northern
borders of Afghanistan and Iran.

Harrison Salisbury has been a
newspaperman ever since his un-
dergraduate days at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota in his native
Minnesota. In 1930 he went to
work for the United Press, cover-
ing the last of the Prohibition Era
gang wars in Chicago.

Transferred to Washington, D.C.,
he worked there until World War,
II when he was sent to London to
head the UP bureau and direct
its European coverage. Special as-
signments took him to North
Africa and Teheran to cover the

Seen in Passing . . .

PANIC s felled out in thumbtacks
on bulletin board opposite bookstore.

* * *

Voice instructor heads across the
quadrangle toward Presser with a
book in her hand, the place marked
by dollar bills.

* * *

A trifle-roll tumble helfs junior

forward to foul out in grand style.

* * *

"Now what would you do if you
didn't have me to take care of you?"
asks frofessor y s tiny blonde daughter
of her baby brother as she adjusts
the shoulder strafs of his bright red
romfers.

* * *

British debaters confuse dimes for
fennies, just to hear tall brunette
bookstore manager explain the value
of American coinage in her drawl-
ing Southern accent.

Student Body To Nominate
957-58 Campus Leaders

Nominations of candidates for 1957-58 major campus of-
fices will be held in Student Meeting tomorrow morning,
March 7. Names of popular and committee nominees will be
posted soon afterward. Campus elections will take place after
spring holidays during the week of April 1-5, it has been
announced by Student Govern-

NANCY KIMMEL

Magazine Accepts
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Two poems composed by Nancy
Kimmel, junior, have been accept-
ed for publication in the Arts Fes-
tival issue of "Coraddi," student
magazine of the Woman's College
of the University of North Caro-
lina. Winners in national competi-
tion, Nancy's poems "Elmhurst,
Illinois, 1945" and "The Noodle
Man" will be commented upon by
a panel of distinguished writers
and critics during the Arts Fes-
tival weekend of March 15-16.

The creative writing program of
the Festival will center around
student work selected for printing
in the "Coraddi." Nancy Hale,
short story writer for "The New
Yorker"; Monroe Spears, editor of
"The Sewanee Review"; and Da-
vid Clay Jenkins, poet, short story
writer and teacher will be among
critics in attendance. Woman's
College poet-in-residence Murray
Noss will preside at the writing
panel.

ment.

Class officers will be nominated
in chapel April 5. They will be
voted on during class meetings the
following Monday.

"Vital Statistics for Voters" ap-
pears in today's "Agnes Scott
News." On this page are listed
the qualifications and duties of the
various offices, as well as the
names of students Who have work-
ed with organizations. Nomina-
tions may be made tomorrow from
among students listed, and other
names may be added.

Penny Smith, president of Stu-
dent Government, urges attend-
ance and active participation of
the student body in nominations
and elections.

Vital Statistics

j Bring page four: ' Vital ;
\ Statistics for Voters 1 ' to *
; student meeting tomor-
: row.

Also under consideration at
Thursday's Student Meeting is the
proposed change in voting system.
A committee composed of students
from every class and headed by
Dannie Reynolds has studied the
present preferential system in or-
der to determine its shortcomings.

Museum To Show
Spanish Paintings

Atlanta Art Association, in spon-
sorship with the Syracuse Museum
of Art, Syracuse, N. Y., will pre-
sent from March 10 through 24
what is perhaps one of the most
important and fabulous collections
of paintings ever shown in Atlan-
ta, as well as in the entire South-
east.

This exhibition of Great Span-
ish Paintings, assembled by Dr.
Reginald Poland, director of mu-
seums of the Atlanta Art Associa-
tion, will hang in the Great Gal-
lery of the Museum. Comprised of
over 40 paintings, the exhibition
will emphasize the individual works
of Goya, Zurbaran and a: selected
group of Spanish Primitives from
the 15th and 16th centuries. Dr.
Poland was formerly director of
the San Diego Gallery of Fine
Arts, where he assembled one of
the finest collections of Spanish
art in the United States .

Paintings for the show have been
lent by the Spanish and Peruvian
Embassies in Washington, D. C;
the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York City; the Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston; the Cleveland
Museum of Art; Samuel H. Kress
Collection from the Museum of
Fine Arts in Houston, Texas; the
Fine Arts Society of San Diego,
California; the Bob Jones Univer-
sity Gallery of Greenville, South
Carolina, and by many other pub-
lic as well as private collections.

Antiquated Agnes Scott Catalogue Describes
The Institute', With Setting of Health Resort

By Langhorne Sydnor

"The situation of Decatur sheltered from the cold winds
of the more northerly section by the Blue Ridge range of
mountains, and yet at an altitude far beyond the malarial
lowlands of the South Atlantic and Gulf States, gives to the
institute many of the pleasant and beneficial effects of a
delightful health resort."

This institute, which was de-
scribed as having the "effects of
a delightful health resort," was
Agnes Scott as depicted in the
fourth annual school catalogue
published for the year 1892-93.
Since that time, Agnes Scott, as
well as the Agnes Scott catalogue,
has undergone numerous changes
and revisions. In fact, the well
rounded, versatile Agnes Scott
College of today would hardly be
recognizable from the stern, con-
servative picture of "The Insti-
tute" found in that fourth cata-
logue.

It is interesting and humorous
to note some of the items appear-
ing in that publication and others
of later years, and to contrast
them to the more liberal and "mod-
ern" ways found exhibited on the
campus and printed in the cata-
logue of Agnes Scott today.

Following the glowing account
of the healthful location of Agnes
Scott, a notice read that "the
Georgia Railroad has on sale com-
mutation school tickets to Decatur
at greatly reduced rates from all
stations between Covington and
Atlanta." But if a young lady pre-

ferred to board at the school, she
could reside in the single school
building which was carpeted
throughout, paying $110.00 for
board and tuition per year, $7.50
for laundry, and $5.00 for medical
(Continued on page 3)

After several months of investiga-
tion of Agnes Scott's system, in
comparison to systems used by
other colleges, the committee has
proposed the adoption of a "weight-
ed" preferential system.

Such a system would require no
radical change in method of vot-
ing, and would allow for equal
consideration of second and third
place votes for every candidate. In
the past, only the second or third
choices listed on ballots support-
ing a minority candidate have
been considered.

A further suggestion offered by
the committee is that both -popu-
lar and committee nominations
appear in an alphabetized list on
the ballot sheets at election time.
Previously only the committee
nominations have been alphabet-
ized; popular nominations have
appeared in order of number of
nominating ballots.

If the proposed change in vot-
ing meets with student approval,
it will go into effect during spring
quarter campus elections.

May Day Committee
Announces Tryouts

As winter quarter draws to a
close, plans are already in pro-
gress for the traditional spring
quarter May Day. Scheduled for
the afternoon of May 11 in the
May Day Dell, this year's produc-
tion, "The Marriage of A Mouse,"
is based on a Japanese fairy tale.

Five leading roles have already
been cast. Chosen to dance these
parts are: Frances Patterson,
Louise Rigdon, Anne Eyler, Car-
lanna Lindamood, and Nancy
Trowell.

Student tryouts for May Day
cast are set for March 21 between
the hours of 4-6 and 7-8 p.m. in
the gymnasium. According to Jene
Sharp, May Day chairman, a large
cast will be needed for the pres-
entation. Students are urged to
compete for the numerous parts
available.

Those students interested in
working with costumes, properties,
and music may contact the fol-
lowing people: Leoniece Davis,
properties; Frances Sattes and
Emily Middleton, costumes; and
Sylvia Ray, music.

Queen of the May this year will
be Cemele Miller. Members of her
court will include: seniors, Nancy
Brock, Sis Burns, Jackie Murray,
and Fraser Steele Waters; juniors,
Emasue Alford, Nancy Franklin,
June Fulmer, and Harriet Tal-
madge; sophomores, Nancy Bow-
ers, Margie Erickson, and Runita
McCurdy; and freshmen, Mary-
Jane Pickens and Judy Sawyer.

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delightful health resort."

No 'News'

There will be no edition of
"The Agnes Scott News" for
the next two weeks, due to
Spring Holidays. The next issue
will appear March 27.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, March 6. 1957

Facts
Dn

'Shellbound'

Interest in the fate of "Shellbound," faculty skit production
extraordinaire, has been widespread this quarter.

A brief view of the situation recalls the presentation in
faculty meeting, October 19, of a letter authorized by Student
Government asking for faculty consideration of the produc-
tion "Shellbound III" this year. A faculty committee, headed
by Miss Roberta Winter, was appointed to investigate the
possibility of staging such a production. This group came
forth with a list of "pros and cons" which was read in faculty
meeting November 9. No specific recommendation for or
against the production was made. Following faculty discus-
sion, a secret ballot was taken, in which the decision was de-
finite. "Shellbound III" was not to become a reality this year.

In the interest of presenting to the student body definite
faculty opinions concerning "Shellbound" and its rejection,
a committee of two from the "News" and "Silhouette" staffs
has engaged in informal interviews with a number of faculty
and administration members. A compilation of views most
widely expressed is found below:

1. "Shellbound" has never been, and was never meant to
be a tradition at Agnes Scott College. The first production
was staged in 1947 and was inspired by the war effort. Con-
trary to popular belief, no mention was made at this time of
the production's becoming a quadrennial tradition.

2. Winter quarter schedule, 1957, proved to be much too
crowded already to include another production. In all of col-
lege history, there has perhaps not been another quarter
which spotlighted quite so many extracurricular events. The
two weeks during which visiting lecturers Frost, Tillich,
Baldwin and Baker appeared is a case in point.

3. "Shellbound" requires an incentive in order to become
a reality. After its second showing in 1953, a faculty committee
debated several months over the question of how best to use
the money from ticket receipts. Finally a decision was reach-
ed to buy the hi-fi equipment now located on the fourth floor
of Campbell Hall.

4. The script used in the two previous productions of "Shell-
bound" is decidedly out of date. Changes in faculty personnel,
as well as the fact that allusions to World War II are outdated,
would appear to require a complete revision of this script.

5. Change in faculty personnel would be responsible for
shifting of responsibilities in the staging of the production.
Two specific instances are the inability of the former stage

Preferential Progress

In chapel last Thursday, the special committee appointed
by Mortar Board to study our voting system presented its
recommendations to the student body. This committee pro-
posed to made a decisive change in our voting system. Now
it is up to the student body to decide whether it is time for
this change to be made.

The present voting system has been inadequate for a long
time. When counting ballots by the redistributation method
after an election, it is often very difficult to determine the
winner. Under the new system the winner would be deter-
mined as that person receiving the greatest number of points.
The voting would still be on a preferential basis, but a first
place vote would count three points, while a second place
vote, two, and a third place, one. The proposed new system
appears much fairer to all candidates.

When the student body votes on this proposal, won't you
give it your support? Vote for a change that means progress.
J. F.

The Agnes Scott IVews

Published weakly 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, ton cents.

Editor DOROTIIY REARICK

Managing Editor VIRGINIA KELLER

Busluoss Manager VIRGINIA McCLURKIN

NEWS STAFF

Assistant Editors JUNE FULMER, GENE ALLEN REINERO, LANGHORXE SYDNOR

Copy Editor CATHERINE GIRARDEAU

News Feature Editor MILLIE NESBIT

Fine Arts Editor NELLIE STRICKLAND

International Editor BYRD BRYAN

Society Editor CAROLYN MAGRUDER

Sports Editor HELEN HENDRY

Administration Editor BARBARA DUVALL

Feature Editor NANCY KIMMEL

Exchange Editor CAROLINE MILLER rv*ll~

Cartoonist JENE SHARP * coue S e

Photographer LUE ROBERT

manager and set designer to accept those positions again.

6. Times have changed since ''Shellbound" was orginially
instigated on the Agnes Scott campus. Students are now in-
volved in more off-campus weekend activities than formerly.
Enthusiastic attendance of students at such a faculty event
as "Shellbound" is debatable.

7. Regarding the possible threat to intimate student-faculty
relationships by the omission this year of "Shellbound" from
the winter quarter schedule, the faculty feels that such rela-
tionships may be expressed equally well through other media.

8. Faculty skits included in the fall Black Cat production
should be sufficient proof of faculty interest in such af-
fairs. There is no need to duplicate such endeavors in an
exclusive faculty production.

9. Preparation for such a major production requires many
hours of rehearsal, painting of backdrops, making of costumes
and arranging of props. It is felt that these hours, except in
the case of a very worthwhile and special project, could be
more profitably devoted to other activities.

What is the answer? Are the faculty and student viewpoints
concerning "Shellbound" not reconcilable?

We firmly believe that "Shellbound" is a good thing for
the Agnes Scott campus. Clamor of students for making such
a production a reality would indicate that the performance
would be well-attended. Certainly, financial incentive could
be furnished by the expansion program being undertaken by
the college. As for costumes and backdrops, student help
might be readily available if solicited.

Reduction of time required for staging and rehearsal might
be effected by a change in plan of presentation. Two specific
suggestions are that "Shellbound" might conceivably by pre-
sented during the chapel hour, or that it could be staged in
the gymnasium some evening following a campus community
picnic supper. Limiting costumes, props, and backdrops to the
bare essentials might also prove to be an acceptable compro-
mise. ^

Not seeking here to condense student opinion concerning
bhellbound," much of which has already found its way to

uJt ?i ge ' We invite ' rather > letters t0 the editor on the subject
Shellbound" is too good a thing to let die forever! D.R.

Good Judgment

ernationa

Lin

By Byrd Bryan

Premier Guy Mollet is the recent
distinguished visitor to Washing-
ton. He is not only distinguished
for being the Premier of France
but also because he has just set a
record for remaining in this office
for thirteen months. Since 1946,
the Fourth Republic has changed
governments twenty-one times.

Although he is a doctrinaire
Marxist, Mollet has achieved few
specifically socialist accomplish-
ments while at the helm of French
affairs. He has failed to solve the
tumultuous Algerian problem, yet
he has improved relations with
Germany, notably the Saar settle-
ment. He is in hopes of topping
his achievements with the Euro-
pean Common Market. He has
said that he will ask nothing of
Washington.

* * *

Last week Queen Elizabeth II
with the assent of Prime Minister
Harold Macmillan decreed that
henceforth her husband shall have
the status of Prince. The Duke of
Edinburgh is now His Royal High-
ness the Prince Phillip, Duke of
Edinburgh.

f~^re55 Scripts

The Furman Hornet reports on
the recent visit of NBC's Monitor
broadcast to the new Furman cam-
pus. Of special interest was the
new library, which will be the
largest building on the campus and
will accommodate 450,000 volumes.

Miss America of 1953, Neva Jane
Dangley, was the speaker at Wes-
leyan College's "Charm Week"
program. Sponsored by Social
Standards, Charm Week has as
its main purpose to make Wesley-
annes more conscious of the nec-
essity and the practical value* of
charm. Town and Country.

President Appraises Non - Drinking Standard,
Clarifies College Position of Total Abstinence

(Editor's Note: This is the last of three feature articles sponsored
by Student Government concerning basic policies of Agnes Scott
College.)

By President Wallace M. Alston

I have been requested to explain Agnes Scott's position in
the matter of the drinking of alcoholic beverages. It is un-
derstandable that students should ask for an interpretation
of our position of vigorous opposition to drinking while a stu-
dent is under the jurisdiction of the College.
The Administration of Agnes

Scott realizes that social drinking
is widely accepted and indulged
in even by some of the families
from which our girls come. We
are also aware of the difficulties
involved in a no-drinking standard
in a community such as ours in
Greater Atlanta where so many
educational institutions are locat-
ed and where an active social life
is to be found.

The "non-drinking code" upon
which we proceed at Agnes Scott
is stated clearly on page 35 of
the Student Handbook for 1956-
1957. It explicitly sets forth the
fact that the College expects ab-
stinence on the part of all board-
ing students while they are under
the jurisdiction of Agnes Scott. It
is to be noted that this jurisdiction
includes traveling to and from the

BUSINESS STAFF

Adrertislnjf Manager LILLIAN KIRKPATRICK

Circulation Staff JO ANN BEASLEY, NANCY TROWELL, BARBARA VARNER

REPORTERS

Sarah Adams. Mary Bjrrd, Sara Anne Carey, Betty Cllne. Caroline Dudley, Nancy Durall,
Corky Feagln. Bonnie Gershen, Nancy Graves, June Hall, Betsey Hammond, Sid Howell,
Frances Johns, Hani-Thomas King, Mildred Ling, Suzanne Manges, Louise McCaughan,
Caroline Mlkell. Mary Moore, Ann Norton, Rosemary Roberts, Celeste Rogers, Helen
3 tlflt'.. Sally Sanford, Jo Sawyer, Pat Stewart, Nancy Turner.

It is further expected that day
students will uphold the Agnes
Scott policy regarding drinking,
even though it is recognized that
their social conduct is not directly
under the supervision of the Col-
lege. Enforcement, however, in the
case of day students, follows when

they attend school-sponsored or
fraternity functions of other edu-
cational institutions during the
school year, as well as in situa-
tions where they represent Agnes
Scott in debates, conferences, and
other intercollegiate meetings.

Why does Agnes Scott insist
upon such a rigid stand? Are we
refusing to recognize the realities
of contemporary social life? Are
we concerning ourselves unduly
about a trifle of behavior when we
insist that our students shall let
intoxicants alone so long as they
are engaged in the work of the
College?

I do not. hesitate to say that I
have a strong conviction that the
time-honored position of Agnes
Scott on the subject of drinking
is right. It is true that the drink
habit is now widespread and that
many highly respectable families
permit young people to drink. We
realize that we cannot alter this
situation appreciably by our in-
sistence upon a no-drinking stan-
dard on this campus.

It is conceivable that young peo-
ple who live under our regimen

here will drink when they are back
home or when they establish
homes of their own. I confess that
I deplore this whenever it hap-
pens. Nonetheless, we at Agnes
Scott have a responsibility to ad-
here to what we believe to be
right while students are under our
care.

It is our intention to make this
life together on the campus as en-
riching and as fine as it is possible
to do, eliminating, wherever we
can, practices that are detrimen-
tal to the physical, intellectual,
moral, social, and spiritual life of
the young people committed to us.
Furthermore, we devoutly hope
that the standards that are upheld
at Agnes Scott will seem so rea-
sonable and so desirable that they
will become a part of each stu-
dent's own ideals and code of liv-
ing.

Let me state even more pointed-
ly 'the College's attitude toward
drinking. We are convinced that
intoxicants have nothing good to
offer to young people. We hold
that, in spite of all the clever ar-
guments to the contrary, alcohol
is a narcotic and is habit-forming.
We recognize that, however we
may rationalize or resent them,
scientific laboratory findings have
established the fact that alcohol,
taken habitually, seriously affects
one's personality, confuses the in-
telligence, impairs skill, deadens
initiative, tends to weaken self-
(Continued on page 3)

Wednesday, March 6, 1957 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS * 3

Catalogue Advises High-Neck,
Long-Sleeve Evening Apparel

(Continued from page 1)
expenses.

The courses of study offered in
the year 1892-93 consisted of three
levels primary, preparatory, and
collegiate each lasting for four
years. In the collegiate depart-
ment, a School of Moral Sciences
included studies in psychology and
philosophy. Physical Culture was
the name given 'to the department
of physical education and the ref-
erence to it found in the catalogue
is especially interesting. It reads:

"In these days, when public
thought is so constantly directed
to physical training, it seems
scarcely necessary to mention the
importance of the subject. But the
stooped shoulders, weak backs,
poor lungs, and shattered nerves
of many of our girls shows that
the subject has not yet received
the attention it deserves. The In-
stitute Gymnasium contains the
best apparatus, including Horizon-
tal and Vaulting Bars, Horses,
Flying-rings, Chest-weights, Clubs,
Wands, Dumb-bells, Rings, Hoops,
etc."

The general rules and regula-
tions set up for the school year
1892-93 are particularly humorous
to the "modern" reader. The fol-
lowing are a few:

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

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

"Unless specially excused, pupils
must repair to the Study Hall at
7:00 p.m.; at 9:30 they must pre-
pare for retiring and at 10:00 the
house must be quiet.

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

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

Gradually the visitor regulation
broadened and a rule appearing in

a catalogue -a little later stated
that visitors could be received dur-
ing recreation time and on Tues-
day and Wednesday evenings. Calls
could not be made or received on
the Sabbath, however, and this
rule was in effect for a long while
after the founding of the school.

In -a small pamphlet stating the
rules and regulations in 1908, other
interesting items were found.
Guests were more welcome, but
had to leave in the evening "be-
fore 9:45 or the hour fixed for the
closing of the house." Gentlemen
callers were required to present
letters of introduction from par-
ents or guardians. No student was
allowed to use the telephone. Stu-
dents were not allowed to leave
the grounds without permission,
unless accompanied by a chaperon.

From the 1897-98 Agnes Scott
Catalogue comes this interesting
item:

"Each outfit (wardrobe) should
contain, besides school dresses,
one street suit and wraps of light
and heavy weight. A simple eve-
ning dress, high-necked and long-
sleeved, will be found convenient
but not necessary. Pupils will not
be permitted to wear low-necked
dresses." Contrast this to the pres-
ent Campus Dress Guide!

A student's relation with gen-
tlemen was very strictly supervis-
ed from the earliest days of the
Institute. In the 1912-13 Rules and
Regulations booklet, it was stated
that "students meeting gentleman
friends in Decatur or Atlanta, shall
not go -to the soda fountain or
moving picture with them, and
shall not stand on the street talk-
ing for any length of time."

In the 1914 issue of Students'
Handbook, ithere is a rule which
reads :

"Freshmen, Sophomores, Ju-
niors, and Irregulars are not al-
lowed to use artificial light be-
tween the hours of 10 p.m. and
6:20 a.m. Flashlights excepted."

Swimming regulations were
printed in the Student Handbook
(Continued on Page 6)

2^

All Ka.'J \ ~ Bi-ave. hew world!

'News Makes Weekly Appearance
With Assistance of New Era Printers

By Virginia Keller

Since the invention of movable type by Johann Gutenberg
in the fifteenth century, the printed word has exerted a
powerful influence in world history. In the days of the Ameri-
can Revolution, Benjamin Franklin's presses busily turned
out the paper money necessary to keep the ragged forces
supplied with essentials. Even to-
day, in Communist - dominated
countries, freedom-loving patriots
haunt dark basements where a
long printing press issues words of
hope to oppressed peoples.

Although used neither as money
nor as a propaganda sheet, "The
Agnes Scott News" is proud to
share in the traditions and respon-
sibilities of the world of printing.
The tabloid-size sheet which ap-
pears in students' mailboxes each
Wednesday afternoon represents
the efforts of a veritable conglo-
meration of students and printers
who struggle with facts, deadlines
and machines to produce each
edition.

The "News" feels itself unusual-
ly fortunate in having as its
printer the DeKalb New Era
Printing Company. Although the

crude press of Gutenberg has been
streamlined and improved in these
days of modern technology, the
New Era printers take personal
interest in their publications. In
addition to the "News," the New
Era company also publishes the

Fred Hill, foreman, and Tom Pendergrass prepare the press for
action.

Jimmy Nash, linotypist, manfully struggles with society column.

"Aurora" and Campus Directory
for Agnes Scott as well as news-
papers for Georgia State College
and Oglethorpe University. Its
main publication, however, is the
"DeKalb New Era," a weekly
newspaper of the happenings in
DeKalb county.

Agnes Scott's relations with the
printer begin each week on Mon-
day morning when stories for the
Wednesday issue are sent over to
be set up. The "galley," proofs of
each story that has been written,
are returned on Monday afternoon
to be corrected. Layout of the
pages is made by the editorial
staff on Monday night.

It is on Tuesday that the final
corrections and changes are made.

(Continued on Page 5)

Drinking . . .

(Continued from Page 2)

control, lessens endurance be it
in driving an automobile, shooting
at a target, engaging in classroom
activity, dating, handling a ma-
chine, or playing games that re-
quire skill and accuracy.

We are persuaded that the re-
sults of drinking, even moderate
social drinking, are indisputably
detrimental to the drinker. Agnes
Scott does not believe that the
finest type of intellectual, moral,
and spiritual womanhood can be
cultivated if we temporize with the
drink habit. We cannot believe
that the purposes and ideals of
the College are compatible with
the deliberate indulgence in what
is so often degrading to body,
mind, and spirit.

From the point of view of those
who are charged with responsibili-
ty for the welfare of young people
on a campus like this, let me say
a further word. Life in this great
community is complicated in many
ways. We live at close quarters in
a metropolitan area and in a uni-
versity center with thousands of
other college young people.

I, for one, would not assume the
risks of trying to guide a college
like Agnes Scott if our students
were permitted to drink. I believe
our problems of social relationship
would increase a hundred-fold if
we could not count on the sobri-
ety, good judgment, and the dig-
nity and self-respect that our
present policy with all the diffi-
culties inherent in it confers.

^t) avid 5

Decatur, Gcr.

The Educated Woman

The influence of the educated
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, GEORGIA

4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS # Wednesday, March 6, 1957

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 student
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 meetings.

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.

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 pub-
lications. 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 val-
uable. Impartiality in dealing with students. Carefulness in details.

Betty Cline
Nancy Edwards
Punky Fambrough
Susan Foxworth
Pat Gover
Eileen Graham
Nancy Grayson
Nancy Holland
Lea Kallman
Millie Lane
Carolyn Magruder
Pinky McCall
Caroline Miller

Jlmsie Oeland
Phia Peppas
Caroline Phelan
Julian Preble
Celeste Rogers
Caroline Romberg
Helen Salflti
Jo Sawyer
Liz Shumaker
Joan St. Clair
Nancy Trowell
Susie Ware
Rosalyn Warren

JUNIOR OFFICERS

Lower House Chairman

Duties Head the work of Lower House, setting up committees
and directing their work. Act as parliamentarian for the Student
Government Association. Act as the N.S.A. representative 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 cam-
pus 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. Act as Secre-
tary of the executive work of the student government. Keep min-
utes 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 files of judicial cases. Secretary of the judicial
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.

Wardie Abernethy
Betty Garrard
Judy George
Libby Hanna
Carolyn Hazard
Martha Holmes
Jane King
Jane Kraemer

Llla McGoachy
Suzanne McMillan
Donalyn Moore
Jorle Muller
Ann Rivers Payne
Lillian Shannonhouse
Anita Sheldon
Kay Wilson

Christian Association

The first requisite for ail officers of C.A. is a strong working
Christian personality, having the resource of a vital relationship
with God.

SENIOR OFFICERS
President

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 Head Community Service Council. Assist the president
and search out new areas of off-the-campus social service. Plan-
ning and supervising all such projects.

Qualifications Same as the president.

Freshman Advisor
Duties Have charge of writing letters of welcome to the
freshmen j 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.
Jean Clark Pinky McCall

Anne Corso l>ot Kipley

Punky Fambrough Caroline Romberg

Nancy Grayson Frances Sattes

Sue. Lilo Marilyn Trlbble

Ann Lowry Rosalyn Warren

Lea Kallman

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 payments specified in the budget.

Qualifications Ability to take responsibility in money matters,
careful attention to details.

Mary Hammond
Eleanor Lee
Susanne McMillan

Paula Pilkenton
Betsy Roberts
Barbara Varner
Kay Wilson

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 ex-officio 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. Hare
charge of all recreational activities pertaining to A.A. Serve as
a member of Orientation Committee and Social Committee.

Qualifications Interest in sports and A.A. Ability to direct
open houses or other social functions with mixed groups. Willing-
ness to cooperate.

Anne Blackshear
Libby Hanson
Shoila MacConochie
Martha Meyer
Judy Nash
Julian Preble

Lue Robert
Ces Rudislll
Joan St. Clair
Harriet Talmadge
Margaret Woolfolk

JUNIOR OFFICERS

Secretary

Duties Keep record of all proceedings of A.A. Board. Conduct
all regular correspondence pertaining to the Association's affairs.
Post 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 president.
Qualifications Ability to keep accurate books. Dependability.

Archer Boswell
Ruth Currie
Libby Hanna

Pat Lenhardt
Jorie Muller

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. 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. Enough 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-
ness staff.

Qualifications Experience 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
records. Be able to write clear business letters.

Editorial

Barbara Duvall
Nancy Klmmel
Carolyn Magruder
Caroline Miller
Gene Allen Reinero
Celeste Rogers
Pat Stewart
Langhorne Sydnor

Business

Lillian Klrkpatrick
Nancy Trowell

Silhouette

SENIOR OFFICERS
Editor

Duties Sign all contracts with printer, photographer, and en-
graver. Plan the lay-out for each page, and contents for eaeh
section. Supervise and check all writing and proof-read final copy.
Be responsible for having photographer take all necessary pic-
tures. Coordinate all start's which she has selected.

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 tho annual. Make the final check on class

sections, names, and pictures. Cooperation with the editor.

Qualifications A marked sense of responsibility. Ability to
write clearly. Interest in annual work. Some originality.

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 selling ads
and should be able to make a good Impression on prospective

advertisers. She must be very dependable, and must nave Initia-
tive in thinking of new places to get ads. Ability to organize a

capable staff is necessary.

Editorial

Anne Akerman
Emasue Alford
Becky Barlow
Carlanna Lindamood
Celeste Rogers
Caroline Romberg
Ces Rudislll
Pat Stewart

Business

Mary Helen Collins
Susan Foxwortb
Helen Hachtel
Millie Lane
Jan Ma this
Carolyn Magruder
Anne McWhorter
Deene Spivey

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

Diana Carpenter
Nancy Edwards
Nancy Klmmel
Phla Peppas
Susan Rlffe

Business

Jo Ann Hodge
Cat Hodgin

Social Council

SENIOR OFFICERS
President

Duties Call and preside at all meetings of the Social CounclL
Plan campus social events and in every way possible, provide for
campus entertainment. Maintain social standards of campus.
Serve on Representative Council and Orientation Committee.

Qualifications Organizational ability, initiative, awareness of
social needs of campus, interest in provision of campus social
activity.

Vice-President

Duties Carry out the duties of the president In her absence.
Serve in whatever capacity the president appoints.
Qualifications Same as president. Spirit of cooperation and

enthusiasm.

Mary Jo Co wart
Martha Davis
June Pulmer
Sara Margaret Heard
Lea Kallman
Pinky McCall

Nancy Niblack
Caroline Romberg
Ces Rudislll
Langhorne Sydnor
Nancy Trowell

JUNIOR OFFICERS

Secretary

Duties Keep record of all proceedings of the Social Council.
Conduct all correspondence pertaining to Social Council's affairs.
Keep a record of all persons not on Social Council who have con-
tributed to the workings of Social CounclL Keep attendance rec-
ords. Send out notices of all meetings.

Qualifications Ability to do detailed work efficiently. Ability
to record accurately. Initiative, promptness, interest.

Treasurer

Duties Handle all financial transactions of the Social CounclL
paying out bills at the president's or vice -president's request.

Qualifications Ability to keep books accurately, careful atten-
tion to details, dependability.

Wardie Abernethy
June Connally
Anne Dodd
Pattl Forrest
Lynn Frederick
Betty Garrard

Judy George
Libby Hanna
Ann Harvey
Mary Ann Henderson
Janice Jones
Nora Ann Simpson

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

needed for presiding at lectures. Executive ability.

Treasurer

Duties Take charge of Lecture Association funds and keep
accurate records. Serve on student committee and go to luncheons,
etc., for the visiting lecturer.

Qualifications Dependability and accuracy. Intellectual Interest

Anne Blackshear
Diana Carpenter
Eileen Graham
Sara Margaret Heard
Susan Hoge
Nancy Klmmel
Carlanna Lindamood
Carolyn Magruder

Carol Pike
Julian Preble
Jo Sawyer
Joan St. Clair
Louise Rigdon
Langhorne Sydnor
Marilyn Trlbble
Nancy Trowell

JUNIOR OFFICERS

Vice-Chairman

Duties Serve on the student committee (representing the stu-
dent body). Be in charge of some campus arrangements for lec-
turers. Attend dinners for lecturers. Arouse campus Interest In

lecturers.

Qualifications Intellectual interest. Poise and dependability.
Margaret Abernethy Runlta McCurdy

Suzanne Bailey Donalyn Moore

Ann Dodd Lillian Shannonbouse

Pattl Forrest

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 productions problems and remedies. Must be responsible
and dependable. Should be able to work with other people and
get along with them. Should he open for suggestioni.

Nancy Klmmel Nancy Trowell

Betty Lockhart

Class Officers

Juniors

Martha Meyer
Punky Fambrough
Martha Davis

Sophomores

Li la McGeachy
Carolyn Hazard
Lynn Frederic*

Wednesday, March 6, 1957 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 5

Ninth Graders Delight Teacher
Despite Spit-balls, Hiccup Siege

By Jean Hodgens

It finally arrives your first day of actual teaching. After
a week of learning names, your big moment comes. Your
debut, a well organized, clear presentation of compound sen-
tences.

You've never been so terrified. Thirty-six ninth graders
are pretty frightening, and then
there's the teacher, too. She's just
pretending to check the attend-
ance register. She's actually tuned
in to everything you're saying.

After what seems hours of ex-
tolling the beauty, poetry, and
continuity of compound sentences
and coordinate conjunctions you
feel that they are now ready to
practice working with these gram-
matical gifts. You pause with the
sudden realization that you don't
know what to call these chunks
of humanity, ranged before you
in wiggling rows.

They notice the silence, and for
once give you their complete and
undivided attention. Shall you say
"Students"? Certainly not the in-
fantile "boys and girls." The most
appropriate appellation would be
adolescents, but that always sug-
gests delinquents.

The situation begins to get out
of hand (namely yours). This was
never discussed in education class.
The class, thinking they've over-
come an ally of their great Ad-
versary, the principal, fairly glow
with delight.

However, all is not lost, for you
hear yourself saying "People, open
your book to page ninety-one, prac-
tice four." "People" an all en-
compassing word. Certainly there
could be no ill will aroused by that
nominative of address. Thus you
win the first round, and thereby
enter the exciting business of stu-
dent teaching.

After the initial shock of your
first class, you soon begin to ex-
perience more fully what it means
to be a teacher. You realize your
position and are alert to the fact
that in students' eyes you are
fair game. Very quickly you pick
up a few tricks of the trade. With
the law of averages being as it
is, you are positive that five boys
just can't all have hiccups during
one period Your eyesight definite-
ly improves; you can now spot a
potential spitball even in its un-
developed stage. After school (dur-
ing your "free" time) you spend
hours grading papers which, when
returned, receive only a fleeting
glance before becoming ammuni-
tion for the waste basket.

As time rolls on, you become
better acquainted with your stu-

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that teachers are the most indivi-
dual and fascinating group imagin-
able. You feel a little tug at your
heart when a student, though
struggling manfully consistently
fails.

At the end of your teaching, you
regretfully leave your school. It
hasn't been easy; it's much less
tiring to go to class, but you
wouldn't have missed the experi-
ence of teaching for a million
afternoon naps. The memories
you've stored, the fun you've had,
the problems, major and minor,
you've confronted, each of the
"people" you've taught, all these
and a multitude more compose the
definition of the one word, teach-
ing.

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In Faculty Recital

On Sunday, March 24, Mrs. Lil-
lian Rogers Gilbreath will present
her faculty recital in Gaines Chapel
at 3:30 p.m. Mrs. Gilbreath's pro-
gram will consist of Divaldi Bach's
"Organ Concerto in D Minor,"
Beethoven's "Sonata, Opus 81a,"
also given the French title of "Les
Adieux," Cesar Franck's "Prelude,
Fugue, and Variations," and three
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The managing editor arrives at
the print shop about 10:45 a.m. to
find the foreman, and head print-
er, Fred Hill, placing the last min-
ute corrections in the form. At the
linotype machine, which resembles
an oversized typewriter and on
which the stories are molded into
lead type, the head linotype opera-
tor, Chuck Wheeler, declares that
the headline writers must be in
love because the headlines won't
fit right.

While Fred inks the layout for
another proof, another linotypist,
Jim Nash, complains good natur-
edly about last minute changes in
the society column, adding names
of those recently acquiring rings
and pins, and suggests that per-
haps the world might not come to
an end if these names were omit-
ted until next week. Each change
or correction requires the resetting
of a whole line or paragraph.

Tuesday afternoon, the manag-
ing editor returns with the cor-
rected layout proof. Fred obliging-
ly shifts two stories which would
"look better the other way" and en-
gages in a friendly debate over such
subjects as how many "S's" go
where in the word "discusses."
After two more proofs are cor-
rected, the form is finally ready
to go on the press. With the help
of Tom Pendergrass, whose spec-
ialty is church bulletins, Fred ad-
justs the press ready to roll.

At this point, the publication of
the paper passes from human to
mechanical hands as over 800
copies of the paper are turned out
in a matter of minutes. The print-
er delivers the paper on Wednes-
day morning ready for the cir-
culation staff to go to work.

The "News" staff is finished for
another week. But there will al-
ways be another week. And yet,
no matter how routine the work,
there is always the exhilarating
thrill of producing the printed
word.

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Balls Climax Weekend Whirl
As Scoff ies Dodge Study Blues

By Carolyn Magruder

The winter social whirl, which had gathered such momentum by
weekend before last, slowed down to a dignified walk last weekend
as the threat of exams loomed near. A last minute fling was evident
in some quarters, however, as term-paper-laden Scotties resolved
to "eat, 'not think,' and be merrie" for tomorrow we will surely cram.
Perhaps the biggest and most colorful event taking place was the
Tech Navy Ball held at the Naval Officers Club at Chamblee. Joanne
Beaton, Julia McNairy, Emily Bivens, Leonice Davis, Becky Redick,
Janice Bowman, Lou Healey, Mary Grace Palraour, Nancy Trowell,
Helen Burkitt, Willa Dendy, Anne Dodd, Helen Scott Maddox, Pat
Gover, Linda Jones, and Betty Gzechowicz donned their most fetch-
ing attire to complement the navy and gold uniforms of their escorts.
The Sigma Phi Epsilons, Tech variety, also went formal with a
dance at the Georgian Terrace Hotel where Celia Crook, Boo Florence,
and Patsy Rhoden enjoyed the gaiety offered there. At the Standard
Town and Country Club Ellen McFarland and Andy Lowry danced
with the Tech Lambda Chis holding their winter ball ... or should
we call it pre-spring?

Parties here and there . . . The Tech ATO's went festive at Fritz
Orr's and Gretchen Eliot, Carolyn Hazard, Eleanor Lee and Jill
DeBardeleban joined in the merriment ... A "country hick" party
plus combo was in order at the KA house at Tech. Val Edwards,
Helen Culpepper, Lillian Hart, Diane Parks, Judy Webb, Suzanne
Meriwether, and Drew Blankner scurried into their tackiest togs
to "make hay while the moon shone".
Over Emory way the Betas, Sigma Chis, and Phi Delts joined forces
to sponsor the annual Miami Triad held this year at Robinson's Trop-
ical Gardens. Corky Feagin, Kay Fuller, Betty Cobb, Susan Hogg,
Kay Richards, Fran Singleton, Margaret Minter, Jody Armbrecht,
Maria Harris, "Tweedie" Trammel, and Dee Harvley attended this
gala triple treat. Out at Snapfingers the Emory KA's entertained
Doreen Greenfield, Carol Rogers, Jean Salter, Mary Ann Henderson,
Audrey Johnson, and Nora Ann Simpson. On campus, Susie Ware,
Marianne "Gillis," and Caro Spann enjoyed the SAE house dance while
Anne Akerman and Lulu McCaughan partook of the Sigma Phi's
hospitality.

Returning to the engineers, we find Sally Fuller, Mary Jane Pfaff,
Jane Law, Jorie Mueller, Dot Martin, Mary Dunn, Kay Weber, Jane
Kraemer, and Sandra Dickerson abolishing pre-exam blues with the
Sigma Chis and Libby Hanson and Janie Matthews doing likewise
via the Kappa Sigs. A quick shift to the athletic scene saw Lynn
Frederick, Raines Wakeford, Laura Dryden, Martha Holmes, Nellie
and Camille Strickland and Marian Walton in the bleachers at the
Tech basketball game.

Lone notes . . . Wardie Abernathy* spent a weekend away from it all
at the University of North Carolina while Sallie Meek and Ann Rivers
Payne agreed that there's no place like "home," especially when male
visitors are on hand . . . Congrats to Nancy Snipes, Judy George, and
Caroline Pruitt, our newest engaged gals and to Babe McFadden, who
is wearing a White Cross from a Tech Sigma Chi.
Bye now, and have a happy holiday.

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6 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, March 6, 1957

Sophs Capture Championship;
Varsity Defeats Brenau, 38-26

By Nancy Turner and Helen Hendry

Wednesday, February 26, the same two teams that met for
the hockey championship battled in the gym for the basket-
ball championship. Lady Luck sided with the sophomores
this time to give them a 36-25 victory, thus winning their
first team sports championship in their history at Agnes
Scott.

The story of the game is one of
good play on both sides. In the
first quarter, the sophomores
came in with determination to
break their old record of losing to
the upperclassmen and establish-
ed a 10-0 lead within the first few
minutes of the game. Charlene
Bass was connecting with nearly
every shot and scored five points
for the sophomores in that quarter.
High Scorers

Isabella Strait and Ruth Currie
scored four and two points re-
spectively, as guards Maria Har-
ris, Martha Jane Mitchell, and
Suzanne McMillan snatched the
ball from their opponents every
time it came <to their end of the
court. Hazel Ellis land Becca Few-
ell put in three points and two
points respectively for the juniors
in the last few minutes of the quar-
ter to bring the score to 11-3 at
the end of the period.

The second quarter gave the
juniors a better score as they got
five points and the sophomores
were held to seven points. Carolyn
Tinkler, Martha Meyer, and Pinky
McCall set up a guard defense that
was harder for the sophomores to
break through, and Hazel Ellis did
her usual job of good floor play
and shooting to add to their of-
fense.

The second half showed the ju-
niors and the sophomores making
equal scores in both quarters. To
score was a fight for each team,
as the juniors were charging to
catch up, and the sophomores were
trying to keep up with their op-
ponents as well as to stop them
from further scoring. Martha Mey-
er was the star of that half as she,
usually a guard, scored six points
for the juniors.

At the close of the game, every-
one felt that both teams had ex-
hibited excellent skill and good
sportsmanship. Congratulatdonls,
sophs !

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Last Thursday afternoon, mem-
bers of the Agnes Scott basketball
varsity and sub-varsity defeated a
visiting team from Brenau by a

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score of 38-26. Ruth Currie racked
up 11 points for the home team,
while Brenau's Nancy Trainer
claimed 12.

Agnes Scott took an easy 17-7
lead in the first period and had
little trouble maintaining a 10
point advantage throughout the
game. Hampered by a slow start,
Brenau's forwards failed to
threaten to close the gap, but the
rather inconsistent Brenau defense
successfully halted the purple and
white team's scoring streak in
the second and fourth quarters.

For the past few years, Agnes
Scott has toyed with the idea
of inter-collegiate basket ball
games. Last season, players travel-
ed to Brenau for one game, and
the preceding year Agnes Scott
played hostess to Georgia.
Inter-Collegiate Contests

In discussing the past and fu-
ture of these games, basketball
manager Ruth Currie stated, "The
major problem with our partici-
pating in inter-collegiate games
is the time factor. Since Friday
is reserved for our own class tour-
naments, it is difficult to find time
to hold these extra games. How-
ever, I believe that games with
other schools are worthwhile pri-
marily because they unite players
of different classes. We tend to
emphasize class competition in our
matches, and inter - collegiate
games would give us a chance to
establish more school spirit. Also,
players of both teams always seem
to enjoy playing against one
another."

For the past few years, the
tendency has been to increase the
number of inter-collegiate games
in both basketball and hockey.
There has also been an increased
amount of interest on the part of
other schools to have these meets.
It will be interesting to note the
outcome of the present rather in-
definite trend.

History . . .

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of 1917. No person could stay in
the pool for longer than one-half
hour; no person could use the pool
more than once during the day;
and there was a limit of four per-
sons in the pool at one time.

The handbook of 1922-23 had
several humorous articles. It stat-
ed that it was necessary to have
a faculty chaperon for automobil-
ing with men.

"Those students whose parents
do not approve of dancing are put
on their honor not to dance. Men
are not permitted to be present
at dancing.

"Restriction is the penalty for
speaking to men in public places
for over three minutes by Sopho-
mores, Freshmen, and first and
second year Irregulars."

One of the most lasting regula-
tions placed on the girls who came
to Agnes Scott was compulsory
attendance at Sunday school and
church. This request was in effect
until quite recently.

In a report on the progress of
the social activities and privileges
of the Agnes Scott girls made by
Miss Scandrett in the 1946-48
Alumnae Quarterly, this statement
was made in explaining the in-
crease of freedom the student body
has known since the early days:

"The use the students have made
of their freedom has justified its
existence. They appreciate and
cherish the confidence placed in
them and they are fully aware of
the fact that the abuse of any
privilege will reflect adversely on
Agnes Scott students and will
rightfully result in its termina-
tion.' '

Redhead To Present
Recital in Maclean

The Music Department will pre-
sent Virginia Anne Redhead in
her senior piano recital March 21
at 8 p.m. in Maclean Chapel. The
first part of her program will con-
sist of .the "Prelude and Fugue"
from "The Well Tempered Clavi-
chord" by Bach and the first move-
ment of the "Appasionata Sonata"
by Beethoven. The second section
will be made up of three of Cho-
pin's works, "Nocturne," opus 48,
No. 1; "Fantasie Impromptu," and
"Etude," opus 10, No. 8. The final
numbers will be "Romance" by
Sibelius and "Prelude" from "Pour
le Piano" by Debussy.

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Kimmel Says Fond Farewell;
Awards Outstanding Subjects

By Nancy Kimmel

The purpose of this article is to bid goodbye, goodbye, good-
bye. There may be time and opportunity for us to get in a
few more next quarter before new appointments and elec-
tions are made, but this is the official time because we are
fully expecting to be done away with completely during the
ffin&I week of this quarter.

If we should happen to survive,
well and good, but we seriously
doubt it. Therefore, we would like
to take this time and space to say
thank you, not only for your com-
ments, but -also for your willing-
ness to be commented on. That is
the educational spirit.

But now, the awards, given to
those outstanding persons who,
during the past three quarters,
have been featured in one way or
another within this column.

Most Popular Subject: Ish, that
loyal and well-known dog who be-
came so famous he was forced
into retirement from the campus
scene. He, like Greta Garbo, must
want to be alone, or could it be he
developed T.B. from living in the
Hub? We are gratefully indebted
to him for the Thanksgiving ar-
ticle which he supervised, wrote,
and hung on the fire hydrant.

The Disappointed Reader: Miss
Nancy Burkitt, who read this col-
umn each week, awaiting the ar-
ticle we promised to write about
her. Scri-ry, it was censored.

Most Popular Newcomer: Mrs.
Pepperdene. During two short
quarters she founded a new socie-
ty, was eleoted president by ac-
clamation, and rose to greater
heights in the eyes of freshmen,
etc., than has ever been reached
before in such a short period of
time. Long may she reign!!!!

Most Popular Censor: The edi-

tor who let us say anything we
wanted to say about anything ex-
cept the opium den on the hockey
field. This was a wise decision
because she knew it wouldn't last
long and would have been of little
interest to our readers. Hers is
wisdom, not prudence.

The Poorest Wretch: Roberta
Winter long suffering, unobtru-
sive, omnipotent, enlightened, but
unsympathetic.

Favorite overheard conversa-
tion:

Dr. Alston (in passing): "Are
you going to the tumbling exhibi-
tion, Dr. Snakes?"

Dr. Stukes (eagerly, wdth pained
expression and empathy): "What?
When? Who tumbled? Was she
hurt?"

Our Ideal: Miss Penny Smith,
whose name has become the sym-
bol of everything worthwhile at
Agnes Scott during the past three
quarters. No one has given so
much.

Staunchest Supporters: Mi Hi cent
McSalamander and Dean Guerry
S. Stukes, who have been in the
background of every article that
has appeared under the above by-
line, who have smiled, and cough-
ed, and giggled, and spluttered,
and in the end, patted our shoulder
and whispered: "Peace be with
you, my child."

And now, farewell. The same to
all of you.

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VOL. XLII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, March 27, 1957

Number 16

Blackfriars Club To Present
'Chalk Garden/ Broadway Hit

By Celeste Rogers

"The Chalk Garden" by Enid Bagnold has been proclaimed
by New York critics as "delightful and shatteringly funny."
This play, having been on Broadway only a year ago, was
recognized in "The New Yorker" as being "real wit turned
up for the first time this season . . . inhibited by some of the
most spectacular eccentrics you

have ever met."

Now the Agnes Scott campus
will have the opportunity to enjoy
Broadway entertainment as the
Blackfriars present this high com-
edy in Presser Hall on Friday
night, April 5. "The Chalk Gar-
den," along with "My Fair Lady"
and "No Time for Sergeants," has
been listed as one of the ten best
plays of 1955-1956. Opening at
the Ethel Barrymore Theater in
New York on October 26, 1955,
"The Chalk Garden" ran for al-
most six months and was equally
well received in England a few
months later.

The play, which tells of a world-
ly woman who has turned her im-
aginative granddaughter into an
impish, spoiled extrovert, is a
mixture of both the comic and
the profound. Its literate comedy
is interlaced with truth, wonder-
ment, and mystery, all tied togeth-
er with a neat twist in its tantal-
izing plot.

The action takes place in a
charming English manor house
which is dominated by Mrs. St.
Maughem, its unorthodox mis-
tress, who stomps around in her
gardening clothes, filling the r oom
with flowers and her own particu-
lar philosophy of life. Her sixteen-
year-old granddaughter is a mix-
ture of precocious oddities; she is
partial to pyromania, uninhibted
mischief and sweeping dramatics.

Crigler Will Name
'57 Students Elected
To Phi Beta Kappa

Elections to Phi Beta Kappa,
honorary scholastic society, from
Agnes Scott's Class of 1957 will
be announced during Convocation

on Wednesday, April 3, by Miss
Elizabeth Crigler, secretary of the
Beta Chapter. "Emancipation by
Education" is the topic of the ad-
dress to be given by Dr. Paul L.
Garber of the Bible department,
who is the present president of
the chapter.

She delights in telling, everyone
about the time she was present,
at the age of four, when her fath-
er shot himself, or the time she
was violated in Hyde Park at the
age of twelve.

Miss Madrigal, her governess, is
something of a mystery, avoiding
all references to her past. She is
enchanted with the St. Maughem
household until the sudden ap-
pearance of a judge out of her
beclouded memory threatens her
new-found happiness. It is here
that the play reaches a gripping
climax, a startling contrast to its
delirious lunacy.

Americans know Enid Bagnold
best through three books: "Serena
Blandish," a best seller which was
adapted into a smash hit play;
"National Velvet/' which follow-
ed its literary popularity by be-
coming a successful movie; and
her recent best seller, "The Loved
(Continued on Page 3)

Alumnae Establish
Award in Debating

Accomplishment in the art of
debating is at last to be recognized
on the Agnes Scott campus. An
award to each year's outstanding
debater, known as "The George P.
Hayes Debating Trophy," has
been established by two alumnae
of the college: Mrs. Preston Mc-
intosh (Louisa Aichel, '47) and
Mrs. Larry E. Pedrick (Dale Ben-
nett).

The award is to be in the form
of an engraved silver tray and
will be awarded at a Convocation
in late May of each year. The de-
cision of the recipient of this
award is to be made by a faculty
committee. It is the hope of the
donors that the award will be
capitalized some time in the fu-
j ture.

This offer to establish a debat-
award was presented by letter

! and unanimously accepted at the
j faculty meeting held Friday,

Ferdinand Warren's painting; entitled "Rabun Gap" may new be
seen hanging in the Frances Winship Walters Infirmary. A gift of
Miss Mary Virginia Allen, Assistant Professor of French, the paint-
ing is hung In memory of Mi>s Louise Halo, Professor of French at
Agnes Scott from 1921' to 1951.

Harrison Salisbury

Soprano Will Sing
In Four Languages

The Music Department will
present Marty Slife, mezzo-sopra-
no, in her senior recital at 8:00
p.m. on April 2 in Maclean Audi-
torium. Sylvia Ray will accompany
her on the piano.

Marty's first group of songs will
be the Italian numbers, "Voi che
credete" by Hasse, "Lungi da te"
by Bononcini, '*Hai core, o cru-
dele" by Manzi, and "Va per lo
mare" by Scarlatti. Her second
group will consist of four French
songs, "Le temps des lilas" by
Chausson, "Le coeur de ma mie"
by Jaques-Dalcroze, "L'ile incon-
nue" by Berlioz, and "Ouvre tes
yeaux bleus" by Massenet, and
will be followed by the aria, "Ne
me refuse pas" from Massenet's
opera "Herodiade."

"Canzonetta" by Loewe, "Lied

der Ghawaze" by Weingartner,
"Zueigning" by Strauss, and "Mein
Madel hat einen Rosenmund" by
Brahms, four German pieces, Will
form the third part of the pro-
gram. Marty's closing numbers,
sung in English, will be "O, Do
Not Grieve" by Rachmaninoff,
"Orpheus With His Lute" by Sul-
livan, "The Last Hour" by Kram-
er, and "I Saw A Little Tailor"
bv Warren.

Senior Wins Grant
To Study in France

Mary Ashford Oates, Class of
'57 at Agnes Scott, will be a stu-
dent at the University of Lyon,
France, next year. Mary, an honor
student and this year's "Silhou-
ette" editor, has been awarded a
Fulbright grant for study abroad.
Her study will be in the field of
European history and philosophy
in the age of the Enlightenment,
with emphasis on Franklin, Rous-
seau, . and Lafayette as centers of
interest.

The grant of 490,000 francs for
living expenses plus transporta-
tion, tuition, books, and incidentals
is for one academic year. All ar-
rangements for the program and
transportation are being made by
the United States Education Com-
mission for France. There is an
orientation period of three weeks
in Paris, beginning October 2.

Lyon, in the southeast of
France, is near Lake Geneva. On
weekends and holidays, Mary
hopes to learn to ski in the nearby
Alps.

Moscow Correspondent
To View Soviet Challenge

Pulitzer Prize-winner Harrison Salisbury has traveled more
extensively in the Soviet Union than any other foreign corre-
spondent except his predecessor on the "New York Times"
staff, Walter Duranty. Sponsored by Lecture Association, Mr.
Salisbury will speak to the Agnes Srott College community
tomorrow evening, March 28, at

8:00 p.m. in Presser Hall. His
topic will be "American Policy
and the New Soviet Challenge."

The now-famous correspondent
received his BA degree from the
University of Minnesota in 1930.
That same year he went to work
for the United Press in Chicago
to cover the last of the gang wars
of the Prohibition Era. One of the
outstanding stories of this period
covered by Mr. Salisbury was the
income tax evasion trial of Al
Capone. Later, when he had mov-
ed to a UP editorship in Washing-
ton, D. C, he deserted the re-write
desk long enough to cover the
assassination of Senator Huey
Long and the ensuing excitement
in Louisiana.

During World War II, Salisbury
was appointed London manager of
the United Press and Director of
European coverage in 1943. Spe-
cial assignments took him to North
Africa and to Teheran to cover
the Big Four meeting there.

In 1944 the journalist made his
first visit to Russia on a 6000-mile
odyssey through the Urals, Siberia
and Central Asia, visiting big Rus-
sian steel, munitions and aircraft
factories as well as the "forbid-
den" cities of Samarkand and
Tashkent. He spent eight months
inside Russia, visiting various lib-
erated cities and front areas and
spending considerable time with
the Red Army.

At the end of the war, he re-
turned to the United States to
become Foreign News Editor of
the UP, covering the inaugural
conference of the United Na-
tions at San Francisco and subse-
quent UN sessions until the end

of 1948. In 1949, Mr. Salisbury

joined the staff of the "New York
Times," and three months later,
he was in Moscow as its corres-
pondent in the Soviet Union.
In 1953, he embarked on a trip
(Continued on Page 4)

Murdock To Speak
On African Culture

"Cultural History of Africa" will
be the topic discussed by Dr.
George P. Murdock, Professor of
Anthropolgy at Yale University,
when he visits the Agnes Scott
campus April 1. Dr. Murdock will
speak Monday afternoon at 3:00
in Maclean Auditorium. A Uni-
versity Center Visiting Scholar,
he will speak at Emory and Ogle-
thorpe Universities April 2 on the
topic "Anthropology As A Com-
parative Science."

Dr. Murdock has acne field
work among the Indians of Brit-
ish Columbia and in Australia and
South America. He has held major
offices in anthropological and so-
ciological societies in America and
in Europe.

His work include: "Our Primi-
tive Contemporaries," "Outline of
Cultural Materials," -and "Outline
of South American Cultures." In
the general field of sociology, his
recent book, "Social Structures,"
is considered an outstanding work.

Dr. Murdock will have lunch
with Agnes Scott's sociology and
economics majors Monday at 1:00
p.m. in the dining hall. Anyone
interested in anthropology is in-
vited to join the group.

A collection of her short stories
can be purchased in the library.

Winner of 19570. Henry Award
Will Address Student Authors

Flannery O'Connor, a young Georgia author whose fiction
has won recent critical acclaim, will speak at Agnes Scott
on the writing of fiction. The informal talk will be given
April 1 at 5:00 p.m. in the lowe^ dining room of Letitia Pate
Evans Hall.

Miss O'Connor received her BA :
degree from the Georgia State be glad to answer an y Questions
College for Women and a master's
degree in fine arts from the State
University of Iowa. She is the
author of two books, Wise Blood
and A Good Man Is Hard to Find.
Her short story "Greenleaf" re-
ceived first prize in the 1957 O.
Henry Awards. This author has
had her stories published in "Th- 1
Partisan Review," "Harper's Ba-
zaar" and other magazines.

The ability to reproduce rhythms
and the language of local people
is one of the outstanding qualities
found in Miss O'Connor's stories.
Possessed of a dry wit and a sim-
ple and direct manner of address,
she is the first author in several
years to speak on creative writ-
ing to a general audience at Ag-
nes Scott.

Her talk is open to all students
interested in creative writing and

to the public. Miss O'Connor will Flannery O'Connor

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. March 27, 1957

Heads 'n Shoulders

It's good to hear from Ish again, what say? After these
many months, it is consoling to leam that this individual is
stiirconcerned about his foster parents. And then, he out-
right speaks what's on his mind. You know, that dog has a
head on his shoulders . . .

Speaking of heads on shoulders, a great many such are ap-
parent to a casual observer of life on this campus. Particular-
ly, as spring election time draws near, heads appear grouped
together discussing, speculating . . . Were Ish back in his
"Hub" abode, he would be surrounded by heads, shoulders
above his own perhaps, talking about the outcome of these
elections.

Last fall's Presidential Mock Election demonstrated the
enthusiasm and vital concern of the college community in
the national political scene. Banners were waved. Speeches
were applauded. Through the efforts of a great many interest-
ed voters, Ike was elected to the office of President.

Agnes Scott's own election system is designed to dispense
with the more elaborate campaigning present in other elec-
tions and on other college campuses. It is felt that on a cam-
pus such as ours, where everyone is supposed to know every-
one else, there should be no need for cutthroat competition
and lavish spending on propaganda devices. These undesir-
able practices, by tradition, have been removed from the week
of elections. Along with them go some of the glitter and gla-
mor usually associated with such an occasion.

Does this mean that we are trying to soft-pedal elections?

Conversely, elections should prove to be more significant
and important than ever when handled in this fashion. Know-
ledge of qualifications and careful consideration of candidates,
as well as attention to the matter of voting itself are of ut-
most importance.

With heads on our shoulders, surely we will not pass lightly
over our privilege and obligation of intelligent voting. D.R.

Intellectual Stretch

With the visits of three outstanding scholars to the Agnes
Scott campus, this coming w T eek will offer another period of
stimulating talks and valuable experiences for the Agnes
Scott community. On Thursday night Mr. Harrison Salisbury,
Moscow Correspondent for "The New York Times," will be
presented by Lecture Association. On the following Monday,
the sociology department will bring Dr. George P. Murdock,
Professor of Anthropology at Yale University. The same after-
noon Miss Flannery O'Connor, a recognized novelist and
literary personality, will speak under the auspices of the Eng-
lish department.

This week of lectures can mean a great deal to the indivi-
dual. It can be a period when we attempt to broaden our in-
tellectual scope. The very act of taking ourselves to the lec-
tures and forcing our minds to follow what is said is a form
of discipline which will stretch us intellectually.

We should view this opportunity of meeting and hearing
well known people as a challenge and inspiration for our own
attainments. This week should be acknowledged as a time
v/hen we can benefit by new experiences when our lives as
students can be enriched by having heard and met such not-
able persons.

The lectures should be something to which we look forward
and to which we voluntarily take ourselves rather than or-
deals that we are "required" to attend. L.S.

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Letters to the Editor

Student Calls for Presidential Consideration;
Ish 7 Relates Parable of Shellbound Tortoise

Dear Editor: ity, one that we must accept even

Because of my ineligibility, because I would not wish to be though we are incapable of the
considered for a student government office, and because no greater one. May we vote, not with
one else has spoken, I am writing this letter. I have been some- our hearts alone, but with our
what stunned by much of the election talk around campus, heads.

It seems that the question is not
who is capable of such a job, but
who deserves the honor. Someone
is romantically overlooking the
problem.

The Presidency of Student Gov-

. , . all my personal problems, multi

ernment is not an honor ten min-
utes after the voting. We can

We want a great leader, but we
don't want her to lead us over the
edge of a cliff. We want a warm,
human, sensitive individual, but
will she break under the strain of

Respectfully submitted,
Nancv Read Kimmel

(Editor's note: The
item comes by "doggie
from a kmg-lost friend.)

following

never know the complete signifi-
cance of this office. How can we,
completely out of the situation,
understand half of the terrible
weight that falls on one pair of
shoulders?

Dear Editor,

I hev ben away frum u-all fur
sum tim now, but I want u 2 no

plied by six hundred?

Of course we want her to under-
stand us, to work for us, but she
will have to be, for her own pro-
tection, secure enough within her- T still think uv u a lot. I red in a
self to withstand the suffocating re . se nt "Nus" sumthin thet re-
tension. But most of all, she must m i n ded mi uv an ol fable I no.
have a wisdom that eliminates It > s th story uv "How th Tortoise
It isn't something that can be foolish judgments, indecision, and Got His shell."
saved for one special part of the single vision. How many of us are

day; it is an overpowering respon- truly wise? Long ago, it sems, longer ago

sibility which calls for a selfless- This is not a minor thing, this then any-1 ken remember, th tor-
ness beyond the majority of us. giving the "honor" to one of us. toise hed no shell. Hi wuz th Y-
She must rework the whole pat- It is our decision. Our future de- sest uv all th animules in th for-
tern of her life. I could not accept pends upon us. How can we. with est, 'n' gretly respected bi th rest,
this responsibility. I know of no a clear conscience, stand and Th tortoise alzo hed kwite a sense
one I dislike so much as to sug- grumble next year about some-
gest she make this sacrifice. thing which we have done to our-

And the qualifications? Do we selves?
want that great whoop-dee-doo I am only suggesting that we
spirit? Over what?

uv humor, 'n' often hi wood enter-
tain th uther animules with his
clever joks and triks.

Day bi day th tortoise gru Y-

Independent Idea

Yale University Establishes
Scholar Of House Program

seriously consider this responsibil- SC r 'n' Y-ser, 'n' finally hi wuz so

Y-s thct hi realized how child-ish
it wus 2 bi humorous. No matter
how much th uther animules beg-
ged 'n' pleaded with him, hi re-
fused 2 provid ani further enter-
tainment.

1 day, in th middle uv the for-
est, hi found a shell 'n' cralled in-
A senior-year program without any formal class require- tQ it Bein> vepy Y . s> hi s00n dis .
ments and which allows students to work solely at what m- covered thet hi cud escap the
terests them most may sound like a college-boy's dream Far pleez m m uther animules simply
from being a dream, however, this program is currently m by Greeting in-2 th shell, Alas,
operation at Yale for 15 carefully-selected students. Moreover, y d5d this so offen thet hi got
Yale officials agree that this F ran kiin; Leontiev, the Russian stuk in th shell, W 2 this day, th
Scholar of the House program, pu bii c ist, critic and sociologist; tortoise is bound fest 2 his shell
which was started as an experi- pa tterns of economic industrial 'n' obliged to karry it wherever
ment 10 years ago, is so success- growtn in underdeveloped areas of hi gos.

ful that it has become a perman- tne wor i d; social Darwinism as a 2 bad I hcv forgotten th moral
ent part of the University's curri- f. a c t 0 r - m anti-conservative 2 this story, but mcbbc yor reed-
thought; the problem of alienation ers will bi able 2 supply 1.
in William Wordsworth, and I mis u a lot. Du u mis mi? Hu
Matthew Arnold; Leon Blum and nos I mai bi bak sum tim if u
the death of the French Third
Republic; and the origin of Dos-
toyevsky's concept of the hero.

culum.
Backbone

of the program, in-
deed, the justification for this
innovation, is the requirement that
each Scholar of the House must
submit no later than May 1 of his
senior year a scholarly thesis be-
tween 200 and 600 pages long or a
creative work of equal scope.
Moreover, he must submit to an
oral examination which involves
him in his general field, not simp-
ly the small area of his project.

Actually, the student applicants
themselves as well as a faculty
screening committee determines
who is admitted to the program.
It is not enough for applicants to
have a minimum average of 85, or
even a project which justifies a
year of intensive study. Some-
thing more is demanded. ''Many
an applicant has blandly admitted,
after such a going-over, that his
purpose was not so sure nor his
project so entrancing as he
thought," says Richard B. Sewell,
Associate Professor of English at
Yale.

Where once the program attract-
ed mainly creative writers or stu-
dents majoring in English, today
other academic disciplines are
represented. Students in philoso-
phy, political science, romance
languages, anthropology, history,
classics, mathematics and the bio-
logical and physical sciences are
participating in the Scholars of
the House program.

Topics under investigation this
year include: the origins of the
American concept of liberty; the
mind and thought of Benjamin

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Wednesday, March 27, 1957 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3

Juniors Gain Urban Experience
In Washington Square College

Junior Year in New York, a new plan through which college
students across the country can take advantage for one year
of the educational opportunities in the New York metropoli-
tan "urban laboratory," will begin in September at New York
University's Washington Square College of Arts and Science.

The plan has been adopted in

response to requests from stu-
dents in other colleges and uni-
versities, according to Dean
Thomas Clark Pollock of Wash-
ington Square College. It calls for
the acceptance of a limited num-
ber of candidates who have com-
pleted their sophomore studies in
good standing and have the rec-
ommendation of the academic of-
ficers of their institutions. These
students would return as seniors
to their own colleges to complete
the work for their degrees.

The Junior Year in New York
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New York University, a private
(institution, was (established in
1831. Washington Square College
is located at historic Washington
Square in the heart of New York
City, 10 minutes from mid-town
Manhattan with its theaters, con-
cert halls, and art museums, some
15 or 20 minutes from the United
Nations, and 10 minutes from the
Wall Street business district.

The College is a four-year co-
educational institution, open to all
properly qualified students with-
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national origin. Men outnumber
women in the ratio of about two
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the student body of about 3,000
included 179 students from 44 for-
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Chalk Garden . . .

(Continued from Page 1)

and Envied."

A change has been made in the
Blackfriars cast since the first
announcement concerning the cast-
ing. Because of an injury to her
foot, Emily Gillham Middleton will
no longer play the part of Mrs.
St. Maughem. The assistant direc-
tor, Nancy Kimmel, will play this
role.

Tickets to "The Chalk Garden"
will soon be on sale on campus.
For 50 cents and $1.00 everyone
can thoroughly enjoy "an evening
at the theater."

Agnes Scott Alumna
instructs in English

Visiting instructor in the Eng-
lish Department during spring
quarter is Miss Marie Woods. Miss
Woods is an Agnes Scott gradu-
ate, holding the B.A. degree. She
was elected to Phi Beta Kappa
and to Mortar Board while a stu-
dent at the college.

Having received her M.A. de-
gree from Radcliff College, Miss
Woods is currently pursuing work
leading to the Ph.D. at Emory
University. She was a resident
fellow at Radcliff College and
taught from 1954 through 1956 at
Wilson College, Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania.

Miss Woods is filling the place
left vacant by Mrs. Margaret J.
W. Pepperdene, who is engaged in
research and writing during the
spring and summer quarters on a
Guggenheim Fellowship.

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Scotties Galavant About Town
Despite Scarcity Of Escorts

By Carolyn Magruder

Scotties, returning to campus after Spring holidays, faced the pros-
pect of a rather quiet weekend, mainly because the Engineers and
Emoryites were still enjoying a few days of leisure before their next
quarter began. Nevertheless, a number of those deprived of escorts
managed to spend their time profitably seeing the latest shows, or
browsing through Atlanta's numerous stores where the latest spring
ensembles are being alluringly displayed. A few of the hardier, souls
worked in some tennis, matches, while others swarmed onto the Inman
sundeck to begin the grueling task of acquiring a tan that would pro-
vide the perfect accessory to new cottons and the bevy of spring
parties just around the corner.

The Tower theatre, where "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" was
playing, attracted a multitude of Scotties. Anne Dodd, Margaret
Minter, Runita MeCurdy, Maria Karris, Sissy Daniels, Anne Rivers
Pa^ne, Irene Shaw, Betty Edmunds, Joanne Brownlee, Lavonne Nal-
ley, Jean Clark, Barby Sinclair, Hazel Thomas Ring and Janice
Jones were among the many who enjoyed this all-tune favorite. At
the other end of Peachtree, Beverly Dell?, Peggy Fanson, Harriette
Lamb, Ann Parker and Caroline Dudley thrilled to the spectacular
grandeur of "Cinerama Holiday."
Seen at various restaurants and night spots . . . Martha Riggins,
Dannie Reynolds, "Pinky" McCall, Mary Rivers Stubbins, and Carolyn
Barker feasting at a banquet at the Dinkier Plaza . . . Rae Carole
Hosack and Nancy Settle reveling in a bit of old Italy at Caruso's . . .
Betty Cobb enjoying the entertainment offered at Carmichael's . . . and
Carol Rogers, Nora Ann Simpson and Sheilia MacConochie tapping
their feet at Hank and Jerry's.

Proving that winter sports need no longer be confined to winter
months were Peggy Edney, Sally Smith and Mary Clapp who, with
their dates, composed a party of ice skating enthusiasts. And lastly,
credit for the first picnic of spring quarter must go to "Mother Wee"
and her Hardeman crew, i.e., McDonald, Ellis, Stewart, Barlow etc.
who journeyed to Pine Lake for an outing, well chaperoned, of
course, by none other than Ramona Cartright.
Special Congratulations ... to Carol Rogers with her recently ac-
quired KA pin from an Emory fellow and to Dale Dick who was pinned
with a Tech Sigma Chi Cross ... to Billie Rainey, Nancy Holland,
Harriet Easley, Sally- Fortson, Frances Shephard, and Susie White
who are all wearing diamonds of the third finger, left hand variety . . .
and to Peggy Wilson Are, Virginia McClurkin Jones, and Jackie
Johnson Woodward, newest members of the "Mr. and Mrs." group.
Watch out for Spring fever: it's very prevalent these days.
'Bye now!

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Pulitzer Prize Winner Covers] d u l> %
Foreign Affairs, U S Politics

(Continued from Page 1)

to Soviet Central Asia, visiting
Karganada, the home of prison
labor; Alma Ata, capital of Kazak-
stan; and other famous cities of
that region. This far-reaching trip
to Soviet Asia was the first ever
made by any American correspon-
dent to all of these cities and the
most extensive ever made in mod-
ern times by any foreigner to this
area, which even in Czarist days
was sealed off from the outside
world. In his report to the Ameri-
can public, the tall slender "New
York Times" correspondent gives
an eye-witness report of the tre-
mendous industrial area which the
Communists are building in "for-
bidden" Central Asia.

Soon after his return to the
United States from his Moscow
assignment, Mr. Salisbury wrote
a long series of penetrating art-
icles for the "New York Times"
called "Russia Re-Viewed." The
articles also served to earn for the

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veted of journalistic awards the
Pulitzer Prize, which he won for
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Mr. Salisbury expanded his or-
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eminently readable book called
Americans in Russia, published
early in 1955.

Since his return from Russia,
Mr. Salisbury has been covering
general assignments for the "New
York Times." When a group of So-
viet farmers toured this country 1
during the summer of 1955, he was
the natural choice of his editors
to accompany the Russians on
their history-making trip through
Midwest farmland. During the
presidential political campaign of
1956, he was assigned to cover the
compaign activities of Adlai E.
Stevenson.

Tennis Club

Tryouts for membership in the
Tennis Club will be held on Thurs-
day, March 28, from 4:00 to 5:30
on the tennis courts. In case of
rain, the tryouts will be postponed
until Thursday, April 4.

Dolphin Club
Following a party for its present
members, Dolphin Club will hold
tryouts for new members tonight,
March 27. Additional tryouts will
be held next Wednesday night,
April 3, at 6:30 p.m.

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Results of the Agnes Scott Bad-
minton Tournament have been an-
nounced by Archer Boswell, AA
badminton manager. In the singles
tournament Ann McKelvie defeat-
ed Sylvia Saxon for the champion-
ship. In the doubles match Ann
McKelvie and Helen Hendry de-
feated Archer Boswell and Kay
Weber 15-10, 15-4, to emerge
victorious.

During spring holidays, Ann Mc-
Kelvie represented Agnes Scott at

the Intercollegiate Mid-Southern
Badminton Tournament which was
held in Memphis, Tennessee.

A meeting of players and mana-
gers last Friday afternoon mark-
ed the official opening of the 1957
softball season. A tentative sche-
dule was set up. and the following
practice times were decided upon:
Seniors and Juniors at 4:00 on
Mondays and 5:00 on Wednesdays;
Sophs and Freshmen at 5:00 on
Mondavs and 4:00 on Wednesdays.

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Campus Elections Attract Record Crowds

Edwards, Lile, Meyer To Head
Major Organizations in '57-58

Nancy Edwards, Sue Lile and Martha Meyer have emerged
as the trio of presidents who will head the main campus
organizations during the 1957-58 term. The three were elect-
ed in Agnes Scott's spring elections which began Monday,
April 1, and will continue through Friday, April 5. Nancy
is president of Student Govern-

ment, Sue will lead Christian As-
sociation, and Martha heads Ath-
letic Association.

A native of Auburn, Alabama,
Nancy has been active in Student
Government work since coming to
Agnes Scott. She is this year's
president of Hardeman Cottage,
and as a member of Exec, has
served on both the chapel and
honor committees. Sue is from

Little Rock, Arkansas. She has
been secretary of Christian Asso-
ciation for the past year and has
taken an active part in cabinet
work. Martha, from Kingsport,
Tennessee, has served this year
as president of her class.

Elected 1957-58 editor of "The
Agnes Scott News" was Lang-
horne Sydnor from Lynchburg,
Virginia. Langhorne has served as

Edwards

Lile

Meyer

an assistant editor for the past
year. Celeste Rogers, former fea-
ture editor of the "Silhouette,"
from Atlanta, will edit the annual.
Nancy Kimmel, this year's asso-
ciate editor of the "Aurora," will
be that literary magazine's edi-
tor. Nancy is also from Atlanta.

War.die Abernethy, from Char-
lotte, North Carolina, has been
elected to head Lower House dur-

ing 1957-58. A sophomore, Wardie
has been a member of Lower
House and Executive Committee.

Jo Sawyer, from Winter Park,
Florida, is the new vice-president
and judicial chairman of Student
Government. Jo formerly held
the position of student recorder.

Marion McCall, from Knoxville,
Tennessee, will be vice-president
of Christian Association. She has

been on Executive Committee and
is past secretary of Student Gov-
ernment.

Judy Nash, rrom Charlottesville,
Virginia, has been elected vice-
president of Athletic Association.
Judy is past secretary of A.A.

Barbara Duvall, from Decatur,
former assistant editor, will be
the new managing editor of "The
Agnes Scott News."

Donalyn Moore, sophomore
from Decatur, has been elected
to the office of student recorder
for Student Government.

Large attendance characterized
the first two days of elections.
Enthusiasm is expected to con-
tinue as elections move into their
final stages Thursday and Friday.
If not completed by Friday, ballot-
ing will continue on Monday, April
8.

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VOL, XLII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, April 3, 1957

Number 17

Blackfriars Add Final Touches
To 'Chalk Garden Production

By Celeste Rogers

Excitement is growing among the Blackfriars as the finish-
ing touches are being added to their spring quarter theatrical
production, 'The Chalk Garden." In just two nights, the cam-
pus community will be able to share this excitement as they
sit in front of the footlights and watch the curtain rise on
fascinating and hilarious charac-

ters. On Friday night, April 5, at
8:30, this play, which is one of the
best high comedies written by a
contemporary author, will b^ pro-
duced in Presser Hall, and it prom-
ises to afford a night full of en-
joyment.

Preparations have been under-
way for weeks, in order that this
play may be one of the best ever
produced at Agnes Scott. The set,
which is professionally built and
painted, has gone up under the di-
rection of Catherine Hodgin and
Gene Allen Reinero, co-chairmen
of the scenery committee. This is
a realistic set showing a drawing
room of an English country manor.
The interior of the house has been
furnished according to the time
and place by Nancy Flagg, the
props chairman.

Jo Ann Beasley, who is in charge
of sound, and Caro McDonald,
who is in charge of lights, have
been practicing so that all stage
effects will run smoothly on the
night of production. Blackfriars
actresses have little trouble in
transforming themselves into Eng-
lish folk of varied character with
the help of appropriate costumes
provided by Frances Sattes and
her costume committee.

Posters seen about campus and
in Decatur advertising the play
were designed by Nancy Kimmel
and Carol Pike and executed by
Carol Pike. Programs are being
printed under the supervision of
Nora King. Joann Hathaway is
house manager and announces that

NOTICE

The next edition of "The
Allies Scott News" will appear
on Thursday, April 11 rather
than on Wednesday, April 10.

cokes or coffee will be sold at
intermission in the Little Quad-
rangle, if weather permits.

Marilyn Tribble is stage mana-
ger, and has been supervising the
many rehearsals which will make
Blackfriars' production of 'The
Chalk Garden" a very professional
one. Miss Roberta Winter and Miss
Judith Kase of the Speech De-
partment have devoted many hours
to directing and advising members
of the cast.

"The Chalk Garden" has been
proclaimed by New York critics
as "delightful and shatteringly
funny." This play, having been on
Broadway only a year ago, was
recognized in "The New Yorker"
as being "real wit turned up for
the first time this season ... in-
hibited by some of the most spec-
tacular eccentrics you have ever
met."

Tickets are now on sale for
$1.00 and 50 cents.

Seen in Passing . . .

"Noble Prize:" To education pro-
fessor who valiantly recovered zvind-
scattered notes left outside Presser
and carefully put them in correct
order for the careless owner.

Biology instructor jumping to grab
at a fine branch just out of reach.

* * *

Cub Scouts trooping noisily
through the library in search of a
sister, soon followed by a red- faced
mother zvho rounds them up a?id
back into the car.

* * *

Me?nber of the history department
standing in line at 7:30 a.m. to beat
the deadline for buying 1957 auto
tags.

* * *

Two white narcissus blossoms, a
gift to professor of Oriental Philo-
sophy, turning green after a day in
an old quart ink bottle.

Lecturer Will Bring
Fable of Friendship

Sponsored by the University
Center, Dr. Paul Clyde will address
the Agnes Scott community con-
cerning "A Fable of Friendship:
Chinese Thought on America" at
Convocation on Wednesday, April
10. Dr. Clyde is Professor of His-
tory at Duke University.

* * *

In order to attend the Southern
University Conference at the
Shamrock Hotel, President Wal-
lace Alston will spend Thursday
and Friday, April 4-5, in Houston,
Texas.

Delegates To Attend
Chemistry Meeting

Journeying to Miami, Florida,
next week end to attend the 131st
National Meeting of the American
Chemical Society will be Dr. W.
Joe Frierson, Professor of Chem-
istry, and two senior chemistry
majors, Dorothy Rearick and
Anne Terry. Approximately 6000
persons are expected to attend the
meeting which will be composed
of 189 different sessions to be held
April 7-12.

Over 1300 papers will be pre-
sented during the meeting days.
The Agnes Scott delegation will
attend primarily the sessions in
analytical chemistry.

Field trips planned for conven-
tion delegates include visits to the
chemistry department, tropical
food research laboratory and ma-
rine laboratory of the University
of Miami.

Class of '57 Elects
Burns Life President

Recently elected life president
of the Class of 1957 is Suzella
Burns, from Knoxville, Tennessee.
A Bible major, Sis is 1956-57 pres-
ident of the HOASC Chapter of
Mortar Board.

Assisting the president as one-
year secretary will be Charlotte
Holzworth of Decatur. The two
will work jointly in arranging for
next year's first reunion for the
Class of 1957.

Phi Beta Kappa Honorary
Announces New Members

Beta of Georgia Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa named eleven
new members this morning, following an address by Dr.
Paul L. Garber on the subject "Emancipation by Education."
Dr. Garber, head of Agnes Scott's Bible department, is this
year's president of the chapter. Miss Elizabeth Crigler, Asso-

ciate Professor of Chemistry and
secretary of the Beta Chapter,
read the names of those seniors
elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

The following students received
this honor: Elizabeth Ansley, De-
catur, Georgia; Mary Beaty, Dav-
idson, North Carolina; Byrd Hoge
Bryan, Atlanta, Georgia; Cathar-
ine Crosby, Bradenton, Florida;
Rebecca Deal Geiger, Decatur,
Georgia; Carolyn Herman, La-
Grange, Georgia; Virginia Keller,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Anne

Lane, Clemson, South Carolina;
Mary Oates, Fayetteville, North
Carolina; Jean Donaldson Pervis,
Atlanta, Georgia; Dorothy Rear-
ick, Miami Shores, Florida; Vir-
ginia Redhead, Greensboro, North
Carolina; and Frazer Steele Wat-
ers, Decatur, Georgia.

The Beta of Georgia Chapter of
Phi Beta Kappa was established
at Agnes Scott College in 1926.

Alumnae members elected dur-
ing the past year by the chapter
include Anna Josephine Bridgman
and Ruth Slack Roach.

Seminary Professor To Discuss
Qumran Scrolls, Biblical Study

Dr. Frank M. Cross, Jr., Biblical scholar, will speak in
Maclean Auditorium on Tuesday, April 9 at 8 p.m. The topic
for his lecture will be u The Qumran Scrolls and Biblical
Studies."

A native Southerner, Dr. Cross is Associate Professor of
Old Testament at McCormick

Theological Seminary. After grad-
uating from Maryville College, he
received his Bachelor of Divinity

degree from McCormick Theolog-
ical Seminary and his Doctor of
Philosophy degree from Johns
Hopkins University. His interest
has been primarily in the field of
Old Testament and Semitics.

In 1953, Dr. Cross was appointed
a permanent member of an eight-
man international staff charged
with publication of newly-found
manuscripts from the area of the
Dead Sea. His responsibility is
publication of the Biblical group
of the largest find, that of so-
called Cave Four, Qumran.

Dr. Cross is a frequent contribu-
tor to numerous journals, of which
"The Journal of Biblical Litera-
ture," "Biblical Archaeologist,"
and "Christian Century" are a
few. He is co-author of a book in
the American Oriental Series en-
titled Early Hebrew Orthogra-
phy, which was written in col-
laboration with D. N. Freedman.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. April 3, 1957

Potpourri

"We love you, Mr. Stukes." So read the dinner napkins at
a recent festive occasion, and so run our sentiments. Never
has there been a friend so consoling, or dean so deserving
of love and praise. Six hundred strong, united in secret, then
openly exultant, we join to express a portion of our gratitude
to one who has ever given untiringly of himself in service
to students and the college. Truly, there will never be another
S. G. Stukes!

Elections call forth mixed emotions. Those newly elected
to office disguise trembling knees and humbled hearts to
blossom into smiles and face the future with courage. Those
time-worn souls who now retire from active duty breathe a
sigh of relief, at the same time remembering the joys of work
that has been theirs. Congratulations and sympathy may be
equally well expressed to those assuming new duties and to
those casting them aside.

On the eve of leaving office, this editor must express to
those with whom she has worked a deep sense of gratitude for
the unselfish service they have rendered. To members of the
editorial staff, reporters, and business staff members, a hearty
"Thank-you." And to those about to take over the keys of the
typewriter, a sincere "Godspeed. " The future lies in your
hands.

* * * *

Friend William would bid us: "Stand not upon the order of
your going, but go at once "
And so, adieu! D.R.

Kimmel Reveals Student
Repeats 'Swan Song 7 For

By Nancy Kimmel

Will you bear with us for just one more time? It seems the
awarding session was not enough to satisfy, not only those
in charge, but the many persons on campus who have been
looking for the space to express themselves. Hundreds of
letters have come in during the past weeks, full of suggestions.

Perhaps they felt they were g ^ p Qf ^ ^

safe, thinking we had gone off the ..^ ^ { _ ^

air, or perhaps it was their great sumbudfiee doQO smnting abooot
plea to be heard. Well, it may be ^ s ^ ^ Dem BeeeBeees
a surprise, but we've listened, and ^ mQr ^ nQ fc djs &

edited, and are now presenting the manr fer de er de ad .

most outstanding suggestions of minstrashun er de st00 _, ints?
the many received. May we sug- whu{ doQ yu suggess fep BeeBees
gest, since these are obviously
from a variety of personalities,

Suggestions,
Dissatisfied

in disappearing ink and unsigned,
that several classrooms on the
Presser side of Buttriek be sound-
proofed.

S. And since it is the end, and
personal, and all that sort of non-
sense, we don't mind suggesting
that everyone come to the Black-
friars' play this Friday night at
3:30. Enid Bagnold calls it the
"Chalk Garden.'* We think you'll
call it FUN.

Presence, Please

"The play's the thing" is a well-known saying that is
especially appropriate on our campus at this time.

This Friday night our drama group, Blackfriars, is present-
ing "The Chalk Garden." A recent Broadway hit, this is a
stimulating and delightfully entertaining play.

Each year Blackfriars produces two plays for the enjoyment
of the campus community. As members of the community we
should support this group by attending their performances.
The whole group under the able direction of Miss Roberta
Winter and Miss Judith Kase works hard to make each play
an excellent performance in every way.

Work on "The Chalk Garden" has been going on now for
several weeks. Back stage crews as well as the acting crew
have put in long hours in preparation for this play.

But a play is not a play without an audience. The audience
makes the play and nothing makes a drama group feel so
good as seeing a "full house" on performance night. G.A.R.

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(The Infirmary says: 'Try more
that y0U t3ke th6m in S3me orange juice in the morning and

do get more sleep. You'll feel bet-
ter.")

4. NO EXAMS!!!! (This was,
needless to say, the most popular

manner.

1. "Would the 'Agnes Scott
News' take pains, under the new-
regime, to get a feature editor
who will keep her word? We do suggest ] on ~)

not like to be disappointed. The
article, promised in the gradua-

5. Several anonymous students
suggested over and over again

tion issue last year, about Miss that a pool taWe be installed in

Winter's trained flea has never -
appeared. Neither has the one

about me, censors or no. There Hayes be permi tted to take off

Walters, bermudas be allowed in
the classrooms, and that Dr.

seems to be an undependability in
low-minded persons. Disrespect-
fully, An Assistant Dean."

(Please in defense of that flea
article Miss Winter lost it last
summer going through customs.

his hot jacket in the spring and
come to class in his shirt sleeves.

6. An English major still insists
on a new course for next year:
"Wouldn't someone be willing to
give three hours credit in Crea-

She is greatly upset about the tive Listening? There just aren't

whole thing.)

any courses listed now which ap-

2. Two inmates of fourth floor peal to my natural abilities.'
Main suggest that B.B. shot be 7. Several bashful professors
sold in the bookstore. have quietly submitted a request,

Internationally Speaking . . ,

Nasser Denies Courting Reds;
Navy Launches Atomic Sub

By Byrd Bryan

Last Saturday President Nasser loosed a charge against
the United States. He accused America of trying to starve
Egypt into following United States Suez policies. Reportedly
Nasser is disturbed by the insinuations of the American press
that he is courting Soviet Russia. He denied this by saying
that "dealing with Soviet Russia . a .

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oCetter to tli e Editor

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Greetings from the North coun-
try! Although we are from the
land of the Arctic snows, your pa-
per is widely read and appreciated
here on our campus. News from
the sunny South is always wel-
come.

I am writing in response to an
article on page two of the Febru-
ary 20 issue of the "News," con-
cerning the attendance of coeds
at Agnes Scott. The closing para-
graph reads: "All that remains is
for a coed to take a degree from
the college. That would really set
a precedent." I heartily agree
with this and I want you to know
that, if the opportunity ever pre-
sents itself, I'm willing to try!

Sincerely,
Frederick Gaiser
Kalamazoo College
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The Sweet Briar News reports
on a recent conference at Sweet
Briar on "Womanpower." Woman-
power in relation to the total labor
market and especially in relation
to education and training is the
topic for the first of a series of
regional conferences arranged by
the National Manpower Council,
New York.

TWom phe

Wednesday, April 3, 1957 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3

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Friday, March 29, was a day set aside as an expression of
love for Dean Samuel Guerry Stukes who has served in addi-
tion to his teaching and administrative duties as ''counselor
to students, back-patter, sounding board, and giver of loving

advice."

As Penny Smith, narrator of the
skit presented at noon in Gaines,
remarked, we are living proof that
a woman (600 of them, in fact)
can keep a secret. Since the mid-
dle of fall quarter a steering group
representing faculty, alumnae, ad-
ministrators, and student body
has been working on plans for the
surprise, which would show at
least the appreciation for the in-
tangible gifts which Dean Stukes
has given unceasingly throughout
his forty-four years of service at
Agnes Scott College. The secret
was kept in spite of close calls
such as the one which arose when
he picked up in curiosity the mic-
rophone which was silently record-
ing his voice in the lobby of But-
trick.

Miss Leslie Gaylord of the
Mathematics department and Pen-
ny Smith, president of Student
Government, were appointed co-
chairmen of activities for "Stukes
Day." Correspondence with trus-
tees and members of Mr. Stukes'
family was Miss Gaylord's main
assignment, but she also attended
to last minute details such as hav-
ing phony appointments made for
the afternoon of March 29 so that
Mr. Stukes would plan to be on
the campus.

Penny Smith was responsible
for the student participation, and
was master of ceremonies during
the program, with the aid of sound
effects from the organ of Virginia
Anne Redhead. Mrs. Roff Sims,
Professor of History, was the cen-
ter to which all gifts for Mr.
Stukes would be sent.

A skit-writing group headed by
Carolyn Barker wove the facts
into "This Is Your Life, Mr.
Stukes," which 'began with the
birth of Little Guerry, who laugh-
ed and giggled instead of crying.
After stating that most children
are pacified with candy, Penny
presented Mr. Stukes with a pack-
age of his favorite since child-
hood, blue cheese. To the delight
of the audience, such student
pranks as the dawn milkings'of a
cow belonging to the president of
Davidson College were revealed.
Mr. Stukes received his B.D. de-
gree from Princeton University
and, having decided to enter
Christian education rather than

Stukes

the ministry, he was soon teach-
ing at Agnes Scott at the tele-
graphed request of Dr. F. H.
Gaines.

Memories of chaperoning and

train-meeting, of being hauled into
a police station after going
through a red light at Five Points
(he is color blind), of radio in-
struction to student pilots during
World War I were followed by
the story of Mr. Stukes' courtship
and marriage to Miss Frances Gil-
leland, a student at the College.
Mr. Lewis H. Johnson, who had
given Mrs. Stukes voice lessons
while head of the music depart-
ment, was a guest on the program
and supervised the mock recital
which was attended by Mr.
Stukes. Visits in his Hupmobile,
notes passed by Miss Gaylord, and
the use of Miss Louise McKinney's
dining room as a date parlor fur-
thered the romance.

Another surprise for Mr. Stukes
was the appearance of his daugh-
ter Marjorie, now Mrs. J. B.
Strickland of Lewisburg, Pennsyl-
vania, with her young son, Peter,
who had been staying at Miss
Gaylord's in order not to be seen
before the program.

Prop chairman Celeste Rogers
chose an ingenious device for rep-
resenting the help which Dean
Stukes has rendered to students.
A large brown door, replica of the
one outside his office in Buttrick
Hall, was entered by several
gloomy, dejected, depressed girls.
One by one, they left his office

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grinning, while the audience heard
only the bubbling laughter of Mr.
Stukes, played by Peggy Fanson.

The scene from a recent faculty
meeting sowed Mr. Stukes as the
perfect faculty - student liaison.
After reading the bogus letter re-
questing permission to present
"Skit Day," he asked that the fa-
culty be good sports in the face of
ribbing from the students. He
felt that "The students just need
this!"

The luncheon, arranged by
Frances Barker and Mrs. Ethel
J. Hatfield, the college dietician,
was served to all members of the
Agnes Scott community and their
guests. Seated at the head table
over which John Flint, for many
years a member of the dining hall
staff, presided, were many of
Dean Stukes' close relatives.

As groups left the dining hall,
they gathered on the steps and
lawn to await the climax of the
day. On the steps of the building
Mr. Stukes was given the keys to
a metallic-rose Oldsmobile by Dr.
Alston on behalf of all the friends
who had contributed toward the
gift. During lunch, the car, had
been driven to the front of the
dining hall, where it was "wrap-
ped" with a clear plastic cover
and wide blue ribbons.

Even greater than the tangible
gift perhaps was the spirit which
pervaded the whole campus
throughout the day. It was one
of smiles, excitement, and self-
less love the family feeling of
which Dean Stukes is the "Con-
stant Symbol."

Sophomores Plan
Mardi Gras Dance

Sophomores are eagerly plan-
ning costumes they and their dates
will wear to the Mardi Gras
Dance, scheduled for Saturday,
April 6, from 9 to 12 p.m. This
festivity, limited strictly to mem-
bers of the sophomore class and
their dates, will be held in the
Walters recreation room.

Requirements for entry to the
dance are $1.00 per couple and a
mask each. Costumes are not es-
sential, but the Mardi Gras spirit
is. On the basis of the best cos-
tume, a Queen of the Mardi Gras
and her court will be chosen.

Music for dancing will be pro-
vided by Neil Montgomery's or-
chestra. Two singers will be fea-
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Clear, Balmy Days Enhance
Scotties Spring Social Whirl

By Carolyn Magruder

The Spring social whirl gathered momentum last weekend, aided
by the balmy weather and many Scotties eager to participate in fes-
tivities of all sorts. Everything from the circus to the cinema was
on the program as the "D. O." bustled once again and impatient dates
swarmed the hall in Main, checking the wall clock again and again
and . , .

Three Tech fraternities, the Betas, Phi Delts and Sigma Chis,
joined forces to become triple hosts for the Miami Triad, held this
year at Robinson's. Among the myriads of Scotties who enjoyed this
gala event were: Liz Acree, Sally Fuller, Cynthia Butts, Lillian Hart,
Ellen McFarland, Dana Hundley, Martha Holmes, Runita McCurdy,
Jorie Muller, Annette Teague, Martha Davis, Carolyn Smith, Lang
Sydnor, Nancy Edwards, Betty Cline, Carolyn West, Becky Wilson
and at least twenty others. The Standard Town and Country Club,
scene of the Phi Chi medical fraternity formal, attracted Sandra
Diekerson, Jo Sawyer, Frannie Barker, and Sara Townsend for
another evening of dancing 'til the wee hours.

Proving that no one ever outgrows the thrill of a circus were Sylvia
Ray, Peyton Baber, Kay Wilson, Wynn Hughes, Kathleen Kirk, Laura
Westbrook, Margaret Salvadore, Archie Boswell, Sylvia Saxon, Judy
Nash, Bonnie Gershen, Ces Rudisill and Harriet Talmadge who watch-
ed the F.S.U. State Circus perform in Decatur, and gasped at the
aerial antics of their star tight-rope walker, Ramona Cartright.

A weekend in the country was on the schedule of a host of Scotties
who traveled with Dec Pres to Rutledge, Ga. for a retreat. Seen re-
turning tired, tanned, and happy were Anne Eyler, Cardy Howard,
Kay Lamb, Jean Clark, Martha Riggins, Martha Jane Morgan, Mary
Clapp, Anne Terry, Angeline Pope, Carolyn Hoskins, "Pinky" Me-
Call, and Marion Barry. Another "nature girl," Carolyn Langston,
picnicked at Vogel State Park.

Other fraternity party-goers last weekend included Nancy Flagg,
Emily Bivens, Annette Whipple, Carolyn Herman, Dannie Reynolds,
Pat Lenhardt, and Jackie Rountr.ee who socialized with the Delts at
Tech. Linda Dancy, Corky Feagin, Betty Cobb, and "Tweetie" Tram-
mell partied with the Emory Betas at the Venetian Country Club.
Bessie Murphy, Nell Archer, and Mary Mac Witherspoon enjoyed the
hospitality of the Tech Phi Kappa Tau's while another engineering r
group, the Lamba Chis feted Marianna Bramlitt and Carolyn Hazard.
A last look over Emory way revealed Peggy Edney, India Clark, Maria
Harris and Joyce Thomas having a ball with the Phi Delts.

Of special interest . . . Anne Corse traveled to Presbyterian College
for a weekend of fun . . . Other "roadrunners" included Melba Cron-
enberg who journeyed to Auburn and Frances Jean Elliott to
F.S.U. . . Sallie Meek and Mary Byrd entertained their best beaux
around the campus vicinity . . . Carol Pike rates special congratula-
tions because of her new T.K.E. pin from a gentleman at Tech. Best
wishes also to Susie Ware with an S.A.E. pin from Emory and to
Susie Miller who is displaying the Phi Delt sword and shield.

Newest members of the "Sparkler's Club" are Frances Holtsclaw,
Carolyn Barker, and Tesa Hand, who are sporting third-finger gems.
'Bye now

Decatur, Ga.

The Educated Woman

The influence of the educated
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.

AGNES SCOTT
COLLEGE

DECATUR, GEORGIA

4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, April 3, 1957

ASC-Princeton Choral Groups! (f I f]
To Give Public Concert April 11

"Davidde Penitente," an oratorio by W. A. Mozart, will be
the featured presentation of a joint concert to be given by
the Princeton University and Agnes Scott College glee clubs,
Thursday, April 11. The concert will be presented in Gaines
chapel at 8:00 p.m

In addition to the feature num-
ber, each glee club will present
a separate selection of choral
works. Under the direction of
Miss Roxde Hagopian, the Agnes
Scott glee club will render a group
of Brahms' love songs. The Prince-
ton glee club, under the direction
of Dr. Weinrich, will present a
varied group of selections.

Sponsors of the program are
the Atlanta Princeton Alumni As-
sociation group. Following the
concert, a formal dance will be
given at the Capital City Club
honoring the two glee clubs.

Princeton's glee club was first
organized in 1856, and in 1894 ;
made its first tour. During its
present Southern jaunt, the club
will perform with the glee clubs
of Hood College in Frederick,
Maryland, and Randolph-Macon
Women's College in Lynchburg,
Virginia, as well as Agnes Scott.
Also included on the itinerary are
engagements in Florida and other
southern states.

Versatility of musical selection
is a trademark of the Princeton
glee club. Performances such as
one of Randall Thompson's "Test-
ament of Freedom," with Serge
Koussevitsky and the Boston
Symphony in 1946 attest to its
ability to perform serious music.
On the other hand, the club has
always had an extensive reper-
toire of college, Negro spirituals
and even popular light music.

Another feature of the glee
club is a group of specialty sing-
ers, the "Decemvirs." This year,
these twelve singers have been
specializing in madrigals.

Director of the glee club, Dr.
Weinrich, has served as director
of music at the Church of the Holy
Communion in New York and was
head of the organ department at
the Westminster Choir College
from 1934 to 1940. His present
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The entire Agnes Scott com-
munity and the general public are
cordially invited to attend the
concert. Tickets are priced at
$1.00 for the campus community
and all students in the Atlanta
area and $2.50 for the general
public. Tickets may be purchased
in the lobby of Buttrick beginning
April 8.

Concerts To Begin
For Emory Festival

One of America's outstanding
chamber music groups ,the Beaux
Arts Trio, will appear during Em-
ory University's Festival of Music.
The concert series will begin on
Monday evening, April 8, as the
Trio presents its program. All per-
formances will be heard at 8:30
at the Glenn Memorial Auditorium.

This musical group, having or-
iginated at the Berkshire Festival
in Massachusetts in 1955, is com-
posed of pianist, cellist, and violin-
ist. Manahem Pressler, Israeli
pianist, won the Debussy Prize at
the age of 17 and has appeared
with the Philadelphia and New
York Symphony Orchestras. Ber-
nard Greenhouse, who performs on
the Stradivarius cello, was a Fel-
lowship student at Julliard School
of Music in New York.

Another Stradivarius instrument
is played by Daniel Guilet, violin-
ist. Having received his musical
education in Paris, Guilet came to
the United States in 1941 and be-
came a member of the NBC Sym-
phony, rising to the position of
concertmaster in 1951.

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The regular meeting of Folio,
freshman creative writing society,
was held on Friday, March 29, at
4:30 p.m. in the living room of
Walters Hall. At that time con-
tributions were read by Corky
Feagin, Sybil Strupe, and June
Hall.

Pi Alpha Phi

Tryouts for membership in Pi
Alpha Phi will be held from 4:00-
5:15 today, April 3, in the McKin-
ney Room of Main. These tryouts
are open to all freshmen, sopho-
mores, and juniors, and new mem-
bers will be selected on the basis
of five-minute speeches.

Music Club

"Cello and Contemporary Cel-
lists" was the topic of the program
presented by Pinky McCall at the
monthly meeting of the Music Club
on Wednesday, March 27.

Eta Sigma Phi

Members of Eta Sigma Phi met
at Kennedy House on Thursday,
March 28. A program of slides of
Greece and Rome was presented
by Miss Elizabeth Zenn.

Chi Beta Phi

The regular meeting of Chi Beta
Phi was held at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday,
April 2, in 207 Campbell Hall.
Charles B. Vail of the chemistry
department spoke on "Creation
and Genesis."

Exec, Lower House
To Hold Joint Picnic

Lower House will entertain the
outgoing Executive Committee at
a wiener roast tonight, April 3,
at the barbecue pit. This year the
two groups have been striving for
a closer relationship and for a
more unified Student Government
Committee. It is hoped by both
groups that this relationship will
grow closer in the coming years.

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Bonfire, Pep Rally To Initiate
Class Competition In Softball

By Helen Hendry

Friday afternoon, sister class will meet sister in the first

games of the 1957 softball season. At 4:00 the Seniors and

Sophs match prowess, and the Juniors and Frosh vie in the

second game at 5:00. Class managers for the teams include:

Seniors, Anne Terry; Juniors, Pat Stewart; Sophomores,

Leoniece Davis; Freshmen, Jill _ _ .... . . ...

vided by the Athletic Association

for campus use. Students riding
school bicycles are requested to
follow the posted regulations, re-
turning the bikes to the science
hall after using them and report-
ing any damages or needed repairs
to some member of A.A.

Imray. Jorie Muller is the present
head manager in charge of the
tournament, and Miss Kate Mc-
Kemie will act as team coach for
this season.

Bonfire

To initiate the softball season
in good spirit, there will be a pep
rally Thursday night at 10:00 on
the hockey field. All students are
urged to attend to cheer their
class teams.

Tennis Club

Tennis Club held tryouts last
Thursday, March 28 and elected
Susan Shirley and Sheila Mac-
Conochie as its new members. A
relatively new club on campus,
Tennis Club now has an enroll-
ment of 13, including the following
old members: Jorie Muller, Ann
Blackshear, Nancy Edwards, Judy
Purcell, Margaret Woolfolk, Maria
Harris, Judy Nash, Sis Burns,
Susan Hogg, Pat Lenhardt, Betty
King.

Beginning April 8, the spring
quarter double tennis tournament
will be underway. All players are
urged to participate.

Bicycles

Bicycling is sure to be a popular
sport on campus this spring, and
all students are encouraged to
take advantage of the bicycles pro-

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VOL. XLII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Thursday, April 11, 1957

Number 18

Mortar Board Elects Ten Juniors

CA Sets Program
For Easter Week

From April 14 to 21. Agnes Scott
will observe Holy Week. The over-
all theme for this special week is
"Is It Nothing to You, All You
That Pass By?"

Christian Association has care-
fully planned for specially mean-
ingful chapel programs during
Holy Week for the campus com-
munity. A schedule for the week
is as follows: Tuesday, Dr. Thomas
McDill will speak on "The Incar-
nation and the Cross"; Wednesday,
Dr. Alston will speak on 'The Cry
of Dereliction"; on Thursday, a
worship service on the last sup-
per will be led by Becky Geiger;
Friday, a Good Friday service will
be led by Pinky McCall; and on
Saturday, Miss Mary Boney will
present "The Rending of the Veil."
Vespers during the week will be
led by Dean S. G. Stukes.

The Holy Week will be climaxed
by an Easter Sunrise Service
which will be held on theUawn in
front of the infirmary. Dr. Stukes
will give an Easter message, while
the Agnes Scott Glee Club will
provide special music.

In addition, there will be morn-
ing watches on the infirmary lawn
from Tuesday to Friday at 8:00
a.m. On Tuesday, "The Betrayal"
will be led by Martha Riggins; on
Wednesday, "The Struggle in Geth-
semane" led by Kay Wilson; on
Thursday, "The Last Supper" led
by Randy Norton; and on Friday,
"The Cross" led by Diana Car-
penter.

Princeton, ASC Glee Clubs
To Present Concert Tonight

Climaxing its 1956-'57 musical season, the Agnes Scott Glee
Club will present a joint concert with the Princeton Univer-
sity Glee Club tonight at 8 p.m. in Gaines Chapel. Featured
presentation of the concert wall be "Davidde Penitente," an
oratorio by W. A. Mozart.

Soloists for the oratorio will be
Emasue Alford and Trudy Florrid,
sopranos, Marty Slife, second so-
prano, of the Agnes Scott Glee
Club, and Samuel Williams, tenor,
of the Princeton choral group.
Organ accompaniment will be pro-
vided by Mr. Raymond Martin.

In addition to the oratorio, each
glee club will present a separate
group of musical selections. Under
the direction of Miss Rcxie Hago-
pian, the Agnes Scott Glee Club
will render a group of Brahms'
love songs including "Upon My
Fingers Glowing," "From Yon
Hills," "Seat Thyself, My Dearest
Heart," "A Tremor's in the
Branches," "Nightingale," and
"Spiteful Neighbors." Hazel-Thom-
as King ar.d Sylvia Ray will play
the duet accompaniment.

For its sec! ion of the program,
the Princeton Glee Club has cho-

sen "Father, Thy Holy Spirit
Send" by Franck, "Adoramus Te"
by Lassus, Dering's "Cease Thy
Affections," "Trinklied" (Drinking
Song) by Schubert, "Ca' the
Yowes," a Scottish folk song,
Poulenc's "La Belle Si Nous
Etions," and "Couldn't Heah No-
body Pray" by Bartholomew.

A special double sextet, the
Decemvirs, will sing an anony-
mous selection entitled "Amo,
Amas." Soloists for this part of
the program will be Charles
Ayers, Thomas Byrnes and
Samuel Williams. Director is Carl
Weinrich and accompanist is Ed-
ward Said.

Tickets will be on sale this af-
ternoon at 4:00 p.m. in the mail
room and at the door. All mem-
bers of the Agnes Scott commu-
nity and the general public are
cordially invited to attend.

s Leaders Ws!l Compose
'57-58 Service Honorary Group

Following an address given this morning by Mr. C. Benton
Kline, Jr., Assistant Professor of Philosophy, the 1956-57
HOASC Chapter of Mortar Board tapped ten juniors to com-
pose the 1957-58 chapter. These juniors, all campus leaders,
were thus recognized for their leadership, scholarship and
service to the college.

The Princeton University Glee Club which will join the Agones Scott Glee Club in a concert tonight.

Those named as new chapter
members are:

Diana Carpenter, of Charlotte,
North Carolina. Diana has served
on Lecture Association and on the
literary staff of "Anrora." Next
year she will be chairman of Lec-
ture Association.

Nancy Edwards, of Auburn, Ala-
bama. Active on Student Govern-
ment's Executive Committee, Nan-
cy has served on both the chapel
and honor committees. She has
recently been elected to head the
student body as 1957-58 Student
Government president.

Nancy Grayson, of Charlotte,
North Carolina. Nancy served this
year as student treasurer and
treasurer of Student Government.
Next year, she will be Christian
Association's freshman adviser.

Nancy Holland, of Marietta,
Georgia. This year's Lower House
chairman, Nancy was on Executive
Committee during her sophomore
year. She has recently been elect-
ed orientation chairman.

Nancy Kimmel, of Atlanta,
Georgia. Nancy has been art chair-
man of May Day committee for
two years. She has been active in
Blackfriars and on the staff of
the "News" and the "Aurora."
She will be next year's editor of
the "Aurora."

Sue Lile, of Little Rock, Arkan-
sas. Sue has served as secretary
of Christian Association and has
been active in cabinet work. She
will head Christian Association as

its new president.

Marion McCall, of Knoxville,
Tennessee. Secretary of Student
Government this year, Marion
served on Executive Committee
during her sophomore year. She
has been elected vice-president of
Christian Association.

Mary Randolph Norton, of Char-
lotte, North Carolina. Randy has
been Christian Associations treas-
urer during the past year She was
tapped recently as 1957-58 presi-
dent of Mortar Board.

Phia Peppas, of Atlanta, Geor-
gia. Day student representative to
Lower House, Phia has served as
that group's treasurer. She has
been exchange editor of "Aurora."
Next year she will be day student
chairman.

Marilyn Tribble, of Lockhart,
South Carolina. Marilyn has been
active in Blackfriars and has
served as costume chairman. She
has been head of publicity for
Christian Association.

Elected by the 1956-57 chapter
as an honorary member is Dr.
Mary Lily Boney, Assistant Pro-
fessor of Bible. Miss Bone/ has
been adviser to Christian Associa-
tion for five years and has served
as a housemother for the same
length of time. She is chairman
of the chapel committee.

Mortar Board's initiation service
will be held this afternoon. It will
be followed by a tea given by
Miss Carrie Scandrett honoring
the new chapter members.

Community Completes Election
Of Student Leaders for y 57-58

Elections of Agnes Scott campus leaders for 1957-58 were
completed Monday, April 8, after six days of voting. Those
elected besides the twelve previously announced are as
follows:

Cecily Rudisill, from Charleston, South Carolina, was
elected associate editor of the '
"Silhouette." Ces has served as
sports editor of the annual this
year.

Mary Helen Collins, of East
Point, Georgia, will be business
manager of the "Silhouette." She
has served as associate business
manager of the publication.

Gene Allen Reinero, from De-
catur and former assistant editor

of the "News," was elected busi-
ness manager of the "Agnes Scott
News."

Having served as this year's
Lower House chairman, Nancy
Holland, from Marietta, Georgia,
was elected to serve as orienta-
tion chairman for 1957-58.

Phia Peppas, from Atlanta, will
head the day students in the com-
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2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Thursday. April 11. 1957

As IVgw As Spring

The year's at the spring
And day's at the morn;
Morning's at seven;
The hillside's dew-pearled;
The lark's on the wing;
The snail's on the thorn:
God's in his heaven
All's right with the world!

It is the magic of springtime that inspires the human heart
to find expression in words of the poet, Browning. It is the
newness and freshness of a radiant spring morning that make
the heart sing and lighten life's load of trivialities. It is with
new energy and vigor that spring bursts forth to carry on
nature's work. The world takes on an appearance of cleanness
and perfection that only spring can provide.

And with the advent of this season it is significant that the
campus community is also prepared to renew and refresh
itself for the coming year. Spring elections are now over. The
rising leaders are on the door step of a year which will chal-
lenge their abilities, ingenuity, and patience. Like spring,
leaders have been chosen who are ready with new energy
and vigor to carry on the jobs which the experienced leaders
leave.

The "Agnes Scott News" congratulates the newly elected
officers. It is an honor, nevertheless an opportunity for one's
best work and service. L.S.

Chi Beta Phi

The regular meeting of Chi Beta
Phi will be held on Tuesday, April
16. at 4:45 in 214 Campbell Hall.
Kit Crosby will give a talk on her
independent study in projective
geometry. "

I.R.C.

Members of the freshman class
are invited to attend the meeting
of the International Relations Club
to be held in the End Date Parlor
of Main on Monday, April 22. At
this time new officers will be
elected as well as CCUN delegates.

Organ Guild

On Friday, April 5, Nancy Flagg
and Peggy Wilson Are played se-
lections as previews of their senior
recitals. On April 12 new officers
will be elected for next year.

Eta Sigma Phi

The regular meeting of Eta Sig-
ma Phi will be held on Thursday.
April 11. At this time, Miss Eliza-
beth Zenn will show slides of
Greece and Rome.

Folio

Members of Folio will meet in
the basement of Walters Hall at
5:00 on Thursday, April 18, to dis-
cuss plans for the club's annual
publication.

University of Vienna To Offer
Summer Work to Americans

The University of Vienna Summer School at St. Wolfgang,
Austria, will offer courses open to American students from
July 14 to August 24, 1957, it was announced by Kenneth Hol-
land, President of the Institute of International Education,
1 East 67th Street, New York City.

Closing date for admission
June 15, 1957. Closing date ^or ^
the competition for eight scl
ships is April 15, 1957.

Designed to promote better un-
derstanding between Europeans

s 4 . & , . j burg and the festival, and to near-

and Americans, and to provide an , , . . . , , .,.

_ ' ,. , , .by places of interest. Students will

in Austria's Salzkam-
mergut district. In addition to
course work, the summer school's
$210 fee for tuition and mainten-
ance will include trips to Salz-

international educational experi-
ence, the curriculum features be-
ginning, intermediate and advanc-
ed German courses and courses
in the history of music and Aus-

also be able to arrange an excur-
sion to Vienna.

The eight scholarships for tui-
tion, room and board, are avail-
trian art, the formation of the able to well-qualified students who
modern European mind, and the would be unable to attend the
history of Middle Europe. Psy- summer school without financial
chology, political science, modern assistance. Applicants for these
diplomatic history, and interna- awards or for general admission
tional law are also offered, should write to tke Institute of
Courses other than German will International Education, 1 East
be conducted in English. To be 67 Street, in New York, or to its
eligible for entrance to the three regional office at 401 Milam

or six-weeks courses, American
applicants must have completed
at least two years of college work
by June.

An opportunity is provided for
summer study combined with out-
door vacation life at a mountain
lake; courses are held on a lar^e
estate on the shore of Lake St.

Building, Texas Avenue and Milam
Street in Houston. The Institute
is screening U. S. applications for
the Vienna Summer School pro-
gram.

P

s Scripts

Spring's Song

Aiumnoe Association Institutes
New Plan for Class Reunions

Agnes Scott College is experimenting this year with a
new plan for class reunions. Alumnae will gather here Satur-
day, April 13, at 10:45 a.m. to celebrate their homecoming
instead of the usual program of holding reunions at Com-
mencement time.

What has suddenly descended on the Agnes Scott campus?
What has made it almost impossible to study, to stay indoors?

Something is in the air and nothing can stop it or control
it. It must run its course. The good, clean smell of freshly
cut grass and the gay chirping of birds awaken our senses.
Suddenly our campus is transformed by the loveliness of
white dogwood, red azaleas, and fresh green leaves.

The natural beauty of the campus is enhanced by the ex-
cellent care Mr. Rogers and his staff give to it. The college
wishes to thank these men who contribute to making spring
even more lovely.

* * *

As we gaze at the beauty of nature it seems as if spring has
rolled out a plush green carpet especially to welcome the
alumnae who will be holding their class reunions this week-
end. Spring is the most inviting time of the year to return
to the campus to visit. Renewing old friendships in this plea-
sant atmosphere brings back memories of former springtimes
spent here as a student.

* * *

Another group we wish to welcome to our campus is the
Princeton University Glee Club which arrives today. To-
night this group and the Agnes Scott Glee Club will present
a joint concert. This is an opportunity for all of us to enjoy
an evening of music. G.A.R.

The Agnes Scott News

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REPORTERS

Sarah Adams. Mary Byrd. Sara Anne Carey, Nancy Duvall. Corky Feagln, Bonnie
(Jershcn. Nancy Graves. June Hall, Betsey Hammond. Sid Howell, Frances Johns, Mildred
Ling, Suzanne Mangon. Louise McCaughan, Caroline Mlkell. Ann Norton, Rosemary
Roberts, Helen Salfltl. Sally Sanford, Jo Sawyer, Nancy Turner.

The Dix Reunion System will be
used again this year by which
classes that were at Agnes Scott
during the same year will hold
their gatherings simultaneously.
Classes of 1900-03, 1919-22, and
1938-41 are scheduled to reunite
on this year's homecoming day.

Classes which have not had re-
unions for a long period of time
will hold milestone reunions. The
classes of 1912 and 1917 will hold
their milestone 45th and 40th re-
unions. Also, last year's class will
meet for the traditional first-year
gathering.

Opening the program, a panel
discussion will be held in MacLean
Auditorium. The topic for discus-
sion is "Five Areas of Major Cur-
riculum Changes in the Past 15
Years." Members of the panel in-
clude Miss Marie Hooper, art;
Mr. Michael McDowell, music; Dr.
William Calder, astronomy; Dr.
Richard Henderson, education;
Mr. Benton Kline, philosophy. Dr.
Guerry Stukes will moderate.

Immediately following a tour of
the campus conducted by the
Granddaughters' Club, the alumnae
will be feted at a luncheon in the
Letitia Pate Evans Dining Hall
at 12:30 p.m. The presiding officer
will be Mrs. C. Dixon Fowler of
Atlanta. Brief talks will be given
by Dr. Wallace Alston and Miss
Carrie Scandrett.

Coffee will be served at 2:00
p.m. in Walters* Recreational Hall.
This will enable the alumnae and
faculty to meet informally.

Members of the Alumnae Asso-
ciation Executive Board are Mrs.
Scott Candler, Jr. and Mrs. H.
Clay Lewis, vice-presidents; Mrs.

E. C. Colwell, secretary; Mrs. D.
A. Lackey, treasurer; Mrs. J. C.
Read, alumnae trustee; Mrs. T. M.
Callaway, entertainment chair-
man; Mrs. Henry Newton, house
chairman; Mrs. Joseph C. Massee,

The Critograph of Lynchburg
College reports that, according to
a national survey of college stu-
dents, college women are thought
to be better dressers than college
men.

The Georgia Tech Technique re-
cently published the new regula-
tions limiting coeds living on cam-
pus. The female engineers have to
sign in and out, "in ink." This
mus: be done if they plan to be
out of their residences after 8:00
p.m. They must be in at 11:15

nomination chairman; Mrs. J. E. Sunday through Thursday and at
Lay, special events chairman; Mrs.

Lorton Lee, vocational guidance;
and Miss Anne Worthy Johnson,
direction of alumnae affairs. All
are from the Atlanta area.

midnight on Friday and Saturday.
The number of "sign-outs" per
week are: Freshmen, 3; Sopho-
mores, 4; and Upperclassmen, 5.

Thursday, April 11. 1957

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS

Gay Tables, Japanese Lanterns
Recapture Memory of Tearoom

By Catherine Girardeau

"With the passing of the tearoom went one of the most plea-
sant memories of Agnes Scott/' reminises Miss Louise Mc-
Kinney, Professor Emeritus of English. Back in 1915 when
alumnae and the campus as a whole felt a great need for a
more extensive social life at Agnes Scott, the happy solution
to the problem was a tearoom for

students, faculty, and guests. A
junk room in the basement of the
old science building was quickly
converted into a tearoom which
was named "The Silhouette" after
the annual.

Gaily painted tables, walls
adorned with silhouettes of danc-
ing belles, and Japanese lanterns
swinging from the ceiling provided
festive atmosphere. The tearoom
which was operated by Martha
Bishop, an alumna, specialized in
"steaming soup that defies the
cold winds; nice, crisp donuts
sprinkled with sugar; wonderful
salads of 57 varieties; marvelous,
hot chocolate that is guaranteed
to revive drooping spirits; and the
daintiest kinds of sandwiches that
disappear as if by magic." A pic-
ture of this renowned social cen-
ter with the preceding description
can be seen in the 1921 "Silhou-
ette."

In 1922, the Anna Young Alum-
nae House was opened and the
tearoom was moved. With an in-
crease in facilities and an excel-
lent kitchen, the tearoom operated
on a full scale basis. Visiting
alumnae and overnight guests ate
here regularly. The tearoom was
the scene of numerous parties,
teas, luncheons, and even wedding
receptions. The large dining room
adjoining the living room was
used for parties also.

Both faculty a_nd students loved
to go to the "teahouse" for snacks
and meals. The most popular meal
with students was breakfast. Cin-
namon toast, a special treat, and
coffee were only a dime. Faculty
members particularly liked to
gather at night for coffee parties
since coffe was not served in the
school dining room. (The school
doctor did not think that coffee
was good for the girls.) The tea-
room was open continually until
10:30 at night.

During the first few years the
tearoom was managed and run
by the Alumnae Association until
the job became too big. Florence
Brown Arnold succeeded Martha
Bishop as manager. Mrs. Fanny G.
Mayson Donaldson was another
one of the early promoters of the
enterprise. The venture was a
success financially as well as so-
cially in the early years of its
existence.

The depression years caused a
financial strain in the operation
from which the tearoom never
fully recovered. The rising cost

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of living, food restrictions, and
the problem of help were terrific
during the war and also the post
war years.

When the Letitia Pate Evans
Dining Hall was opened in 1950,
the tearoom was discontinued.
The plan was that it would be the
central eating place for the cam-
pus community and guests. There
are still a few hangovers in equip-
ment such as tables, chairs, china,
'nd silverware which are used in
the alumnae house. There are two
huge 1925 gas stoves which Miss
Ann Worthy Johnson, alumnae
secretary, will gladly sell to any
prospective customer.

Faculty members especially re-
gretted the end of the tearoom
^ince they had done their enter-
taining there. The tearoom was
horn out of a pressing need and
idded a. delightful stimulus to
campus social life during its 35-
vears existence.

Seen in Passing . . .

Two freshmen, one fitching and
one hitting and both tired of run-
ning after the balls, snag high school
boy to field for them.

Bdntam-zceight me?nber of Black-
friars' stage crew frantically fulling
curtain zvith all her might during the
curtain calls at "Chalk Garden"

Blonde four-year-old visitor to the
Day Student Room, remarking to the
horror of a few that she had just
"ome from John Kline* s home and
f hat John "has the chicken fox"

Seal I Offers Book
\s Gift for Library

As a gift from Mrs. W. R. Beall,
he Agnes Scott library recently
eceived two volumes of the limit-
d edition American Keepsake
eries published by the Kingsport
'ress. The books, Trial by Wilder-
ess, material from George Wash-
Dn's journal, and Poetry and
'rose by Abraham Lincoln, are
mited to 1,500 copies solely for

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Millie Lane

Lane Earns Award
As Actress of Year

At the production of "Chalk
Garden" by Blackfriars on April
5. the Claude S. Bennett Trophy-
was awarded to Millie Lane as
best actress of the year. Millie
played the part of Miss Madrigal
in "Chalk Garden."

Honorable mention went to Lea
Kallman for the best portrayal of
a bit part. Lea was the tailor in
"Taming of the Shrew," one of
the six scenes produced in "This
the Theatre."

The Bennett award is made an-
nually to the member of Black-
friars considered to have tjxtfie the
best acting by a group of judges
who see both of Blackfriars' pro-
ductions. The judges for this year's
award were Mrs. H. Clay Lewis, a
former member of Blackfriars,
Miss Dean Dickens, of sr. uion
WAGA-TV; Miss Helen Strick-
land; and Mr. Alton Hobgood,
Professor of Drama at Georgia
Tech.

UDC Chapter Fetes
Smith, Poet, at Tea

In honor of Miss Daisy Frances
Smith, an Agnes Scott graduate
of 1924, and author of a book of
poems entitled Half Breed, the
Agnes Lee Chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy
gave an autograph tea on April 6.
Miss Smith's collection of poems
has just been released.

The Agnes Lee Chapter has also
shown interest in Agnes Scott
through an endowment of $1,000,
the income of which has been used
for purchase of books on southern
history and literature.

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Blue Skies, Spring Blossoms
Entice Scotties Out of Doors

By Corky Feagin

With blue skies and blossoming dogwood demanding to be appre-
ciated, the scholars and preachers' daughters left echoing halls be-
hind last weekend as "one flew east and one flew west, and one
flew . . ."

Well, a flock of 'em flew down to Augusta for the Master's Golf
Tournament: Margaret Benton, Xancy Edwards, Caro McDonald,
Susie Ware, Frances Gwinn, Dot Huddleston, Frances Patterson,
Martha Ansley, Jo Ann Beasley, Jackie Rountree, Sis Burns, Mary
(ale, Julia Curry, and Betsy Crapps, to name a few.
Spring Frolics at the University of Florida drew Ann Norton,
Martha Sharp, Mary Wilson, Beverly Rippard, Jill DeBardeleben,
Mary Rose Speer, Jill Imray, and Lois Barineau. Wendy Boatwright
and Fran Singleton partied at Clemson, while Barbara Alerson ran
up to U. T. Archer Boswell and Bonnie Gershen enjoyed the social
festivities of Alabama.

A good part of fourth Main (plus Margaret Salvadore of Walters)
spent the weekend at Judy Harrold's home in Athens: Frances
Broom, Anne Moore, Barbara Lake, Caroline Pruitt, and Pauline
Win slow.

If the weather was any indication, the Presbyterians and Episco-
palians were predestined to have successful conferences. Among the
many Scotties at the Presbyterians' World Missions Conference at
Rock Eagle were Shannon dimming, Charlotte Holzworth, Eileen
Johnson, Suzy Benson, Helen Mabry, Mary Rivers Stubbins, Jan
Fleming, Nancy Patterson, Hollis Smith, Mary Mac Witherspoon,
Lisa Ambrose, Kit Sydner, Suzanne McMillan, and Jane Law. The
ASC contingent at Canterbury's College Life Conference at Salem
Campgrounds consisted of Cynthia Grant, Laura Parker, Sheila Mac-
Conochie, "Boo" Florence, Evelyn Scofield, Ann Scheller, Caroline
Mikell, and Corky Feagin.

Enjoying the sun at ever popular Allatoona were Mary Jo Cowart,
Rosalyn Warren, and Celeste Rogers.

Meanwhile, the home fires at Tech and Emory were stoked by
members of the Sunbathing Association of the Inman and Rebekah
porches.

Frenching it up at the Tech Kappa Sig Parisian party Saturday
night were Renee Shenk, Peggy Bradford, Janie Matthews, Bar-
bara Byrnes, Katherine Hawkins, Cathryn Collins, and Carlanna
Lindamood. June Hall and Ellen McFarland socialized with the Tech
ATOs, while the A TO brothers at Emory entertained Willa De^dy,
Emily Parker and Louise Rigdon at their Sweepstakes Dance.

Also seen at Emory at the AKK dance were Caroline Dudley, Cat
Hodgin, Edith Hurt, Curt Swords; at the Delt house Alice Prather,
Ann Parker, Jane Prevost, Harriet Lamb, Dieneke Nieuwenhuis, Mary
Ann Fowlkes; and the Sigma Chis entertained Susan O'Neal, and
Leslie Sevier.

Beverly Delk, Ann Whisnant, Mary Byrd, Nancy Grayson, and
Jennie Grace Walker were getting the winter residue worked off
at the skating rink Friday night.

Carolyn West and Rosalyn Johnson were at the Progressive Club's
Beaux Arts Ball (see Sunday's Society Section front page).

Everybody squeal: two more Pond's girls on campus, Laura Dry-
den and Marianne Gillis.

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The influence of the educated
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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THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Thursday, April 11, 1957

Sociological Society To Meet; Elections
ASC Students Will Register

By Sara Anne Carey

Sociology and economics students from Agnes Scott will
assist in the registration of sociologists from all over the
south April 12 and 13 as the Southern Sociological Society
holds its annual meeting at Atlanta's Henry Grady Hotel.
Atlanta is the the center for the Society, which has over 500
members in all parts of the South,
mostly teachers or research per-
sonnel. Miss Mildred Mell and
Miss Anna Greene Smith of the
Sociology and Economics Depart-
ment here are on the arrange-
ments committee for the meeting.

According to Miss Smith, this
meeting will provide a rare oppor-
tunity for the students to meet
nationally-known sociologists and
to hear outstanding papers read
by them.

Programs will deal with such
topics as race relations, prob-
lems, industrial sociology, com-
munity sociology, medical sociol-
ogy, and social theory. Each pro-
gram will consist of the reading
of several papers by leading so-
ciologists.

Miss Smith points out that, since
over a hundred papers will be pre-
sented during the course of the
meeting, several programs must
be presented at the same time.
However, she adds that it is con-
sidered perfectly good manners to
leave while one paper is being
read in order to hear part of an-
other, so as to get the fullest
benefit from the meeting.

Students of sociology from other
institutions in this region will also
attend the meeting. Delegations
will be present from the Universi-
ties of Tennessee, Georgia, Flori-
da, and North Carolina.

Seniors To Present
Joint Organ Recital

Nancy Flagg and Peggy Wilson
Are will present a joint senior
organ recital on Monday, April 15,
at 8:00 p.m. in Gaines Chapel.
Neither Nancy nor Peggy are mu-
sic majors, but both are students
of Mr. Raymond Martin, of the
Agnes Scott College Music De-
partment.

Included on the program will be
the following selections played by
Nancy Flagg: "CariJlon," by Vi-
erne; two Choral Preludes for the
New Year, by Bach: two pieces
for the musical clock, by Haydn;
"Pastorale," by Franck; and "Song
of Peace," by Langlais.

Peggy Are's portion of the pro-
gram will consist of a Choral Pre-
lude to "Magnificat," by Buxte-
hude; "Chorale in B Minor," by
Franck; "Folk Tune," Whitlock;
"The Nativity," Langlais; and
"Toccata" from the Fifth Sym-
phony by Widor.

Members of the Agnes Scott
community and the public are in-
vited to attend the recital.

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Librarians To Hear
Frederic Melcher

The librarians of the institutions
included in the University Center
of Georgia will have as their guest
April 15 and 16 Mr. Frederic
Melcher, who is editor and pub-
lisher of "Publishers Weekly." Mr.
Melcher will speak at a dinner
meeting for librarians of Agnes
Scott, Emory, Georgia Tech, and
the University of Georgia on Mon-
day, April 15, at the University
and on Tuesday, April 16, at Tech's
Price Gilbert Memorial Library at
8:00 p.m.

According to Mrs. Byers, Agnes
Scott librarian, Mr. Melcher was
one of the first to recognize and
praise Robert Frost for his poetry
and "has done more to promote
the making, selling, and reading
of books than any other man."

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Theater Announces
Summer Musicals

Atlanta's Municipal Theater Un-
der-the-Stars announces plans for
its fifth summer season to be held
July 9 through August 18. Among
the musical shows to be presented
this season are: "Damn Yankees,"
"Wizard of Oz," "Carousel,"
"Plain and Fancy," "Where's
Charley," and "Pajama Game."

Auditions for ensemble singers
and dancers will be held soon in
the auditorium of the O'Keefe
High School at 6th and Techwood
Drive, N.W. Singers' auditions will
be held April 27 at 10:00 a.m.;
dancers may audition May 11 at
10:00 a.m. In addition to having a
good voice and stage presence,
singers must be able to read music
at sight. Dancers must be well-
schooled in ballet, modern, toe,
and tap dancing.

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NOTICE

Tryouts for reporters an the
Agnes Scott "News" will be
held Monday afternoon, April
15 at 4:30 in the "News" room
of the Hub. Everyone interested
in writing for the paper is urged
to attend this meeting.

ing year.

Sara Margaret Heard, from
Shreveport, Louisiana, was elected
president of the newly-organized
Social Council. Sara Margaret was
a member of Cotillion Club and
represented her class on Social
Committee.

Nancy Grayson, from Charlotte,
North Carolina, will be the fresh-
man Christian Association advisor
next year. Nancy has served on
Christian Association for the past
year.

House president of Inman will
be Punky Fambrough from Co-
lumbus, Georgia. Punky has been
vice-president of the junior class
this past year.

Carolyn Hazard, a rising junior
from Orange, Virginia, was elected
secretary of Student Government.
Treasurer of Student Government
will be another Virginia girl, Patti
Forrest, from Richmond.

Sheila MacConochie, from Char-
lottesville, Virginia; Harriet Tal-
madge, from Asheville, North
Carolina; Julian Preble, from
Lynchburg, Virginia; and Caroline
Romberg, from Gainesville, Geor-
gia, will serve as house presidents
of Rebekah, Walters, Main, and
Hopkins, respectively.

Elected secretary of Christian
Association was Eleanor Lee, from
Spartanburg, South Carolina. Mar-
jorie Erickson, from Decatur, was
elected treasurer of C.A.

Jorie Muller, from Winter Park,
Florida, will serve as secretary of
Athletic Association and Ruth
Currie, from Carthage, North
Carolina, will serve as treasurer
during the coming year.

Diana Carpenter, from Char-
lotte, North Carolina, and past
publicity co-chairman of Lecture
Association, was elected chairman
of Lecture Association. Millie
Lane, from Clemson, South Caro-
lina, was elected treasurer of Lec-
ture Association, and Runita Mc-
Curdy, from San Antonia, Texas
will serve as vice-president.

Elected as vice-president of So-
cial Council was Martha Davis,
from Louisville, Kentucky. Martha
served as secretary of her class
this year. Katherine Jo Freeman,
from Boston, Massachusetts, was
elected secretary of Social Coun-
cil, and Martha Holmes, of Lex-
ington, North Carolina, will serve
as treasurer.

Nancy Trowell, from Cleveland,
Ohio, will head May Day Commit-
tee, and Cat Hodgin, from Thom-
asville, North Carolina, will serve
as business manager of the "Au-
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Agnes Scott archers stretch their bows in warm spring sun.

Muller Will Attend Conference;
Bonfire Tonight Opens Season

By Jo Sawyer

Jorie Muller will represent the Agnes Scott Athletic As-
sociation at the meeting of the National Athletic Federation
of College Women on April 15 at the University of Nebraska.
Jorie is to lead a discussion group on the purpose of NAFCW
and its activities. The NAFCW conference is held every
other year for the purpose of al-
lowing athletic associations of
various college campuses to dis-
cuss their activities and plans.

The first Softball game of the
Softball

season was rained out Friday so
the sister classes will play each
other this Friday. The bonfire also
rained out last week will be held
this Thursday night.

Tennis

The 'tennis doubles tournament

started Monday. April 8. A chart
containing results of the matches
is on the bulletin board in the
mail room.

Extra Plunge Periods
The Life Saving and Swimming
Instructor's class is managing the
pool on Saturdays from 3:30 to

4:30 in the afternoon and from
7:30 to 8:30 at night for free
swimming.

Statistic !

The other day our vice president in charge of good
news announced that someone, somewhere, enjoys Coke
58 million times a day. You can look at this 2 ways:

Either we've got an incredibly thirsty
individual on our hands. Or Coca-Cola is the
best-loved sparkling drink in the world.

We lean to the latter interpretation.

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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, April 17, 1957

Number 19

Speakers Highlight
Holy Week Series

This week Christian Association
is conducting a special Holy Week
series entitled "Is It Nothing To
You, All You That Pass By?"

A carefully coordinated sched-
ule of morning watches, chapel
programs, and vesper services is
being carried out.

The morning watches are being
held on the infirmary lawn each
morning at 8:00 a.m.

Yesterday Martha Riggins had
the first of the watches, "The Be-
trayal"; this morning Kay Wilson
led "The Struggle in Gethse-
mane"; tomorrow Randy Norton
will lead "The Last Supper," and
Friday "The Cross" will be led
by Diana Carpenter.

Chapel programs for this week
have been scheduled as follows:
yesterday, Dr. Thomas McDill
spoke on "The Incarnation and
the Cross." Today in Convocation
Dr. Alston spoke on "The Cry of
Dereliction"; tomorrow Becky
Geiger will lead a worship service
on the Last Supper; a Good Fri-
day service will be led by Pinky
McCall; and on Saturday, Miss
Mary Boney will present "The
Rending of the Veil." Vespers this
week are being led by Dr. S. G.
Stukes.

An Easter Sunrise Service on
the Infirmary lawn will climax
the week's activities. Dr. Stukes
will give the Easter message, and
the Agnes Scott Glee Club will
provide special music.

Herman

AAUW Grants Memberships
To Two Agnes Scott Seniors

Carolyn Herman and Emily Starnes were presented with
honorary memberships in the American Association of Uni-
versity Women at a party in Miss Scandrett's home Monday
morning, April 15. Carolyn was given a membership in the
national association and Emily was honored with a mem-
bership in the Atlanta Chapter of

AAUW. Mrs. Walter B. Posey,
president of the Atlanta Chapter,
and Mrs. James H. Carter, incom-
ing president, were among those
present at the party Monday.
AAUW members who are in the
Agnes Scott community were also
invited. Louise Rainey and Har-
riette Stovall, who both received
honorary memberships when they
graduated from Agnes Scott, were
among the guests.

Every graduate of Agnes Scott
is eligible for membership in the
American Association of Univer-
sity Women, which accepts grad-
uates of 366 approved colleges.
The AAUW is organized on the
national, state, and local levels.

10th National Student Congress
Will Meet on Michigan Campus

"The American Student Profile and Promise,' , the Tenth
National Student Congress, will be held on the University
of Michigan campus August 20-30. More than 1000 delegates,
who have been duly selected to represent their student bodies
by the democratically elected student governments or their
certified alternates with voting

privileges, will attend the annual
Congress to discuss, debate, and
vote on policies of the Association,
which will mandate a framework
of action for the ensuing academic
year. Besides helping to formulate
the objectives of the Association
for 1957-58, delegates will elect
national officers to carry out the
legislation enacted by student gov-
ernment representatives.

Sponsored by the United States
National Student Association, the
Congress provides facilities for
the student, leaders of this coun-
try to meet and discuss mutual
problems, programs and plans in
workshop settings. The Associa-
tion, which represents over 720,000
students in 326 colleges and uni-
versities, joined together by their
elected student governments, es-
tablishes, through the democratic
processes of the Congress, the poli-
cies and programs of USNSA.

Keynoting the 10th Congress
will be Dr. Buell Gallagher, presi-
dent, City College of New York.
Accompanying Dr. Gallagher on
the speaker's platform will be
other prominent statesmen, edu-
cators, and world leaders.

(Continued on Page 3)

Banquet Will Honor
Fraternity Initiates

On Thursday, April 25, the Beta
of Georgia Chapter of Phi Beta
Kappa will meet for its annual
banquet. The banquet will be held
at 6:15 in the Faculty Dining
Room following the initiation of
new members at 5:30. Those at-
tending will be members of the
chapter and guests, including ini-
tiates, local alumnae members,
and members emeritus.

Dr. Paul L. Garber, president of
the chapter, will preside, and
Mary Stuart MacDougall, Profes-
sor of Biology, Emeritus, will ad-
dress the group. Miss MacDougall
was head of the Biology Depart-
ment for many years and has
written a biology textbook, Biolo-
gy, the Science of Life, in collab-
oration with Dr. Robert Hegner.

Two of the newly-elected mem-
bers, Jean Donaldson Pervis, who
is now living in Texas, and Ruth
Slack Roach, alumna initiate from
Lexington, Kentucky, will not be
present.

The members seek together to
make use of their college back-
ground for the enrichment of their
lives and the lives of others.

Local AAUW groups inform
themselves on the needs of their
communities, cultural, educational,
and other needs. They then give
their support to forward-looking
programs of legislation and pro-
vide leadership for projects of
service in the community. The
AAUW also encourages awareness
of national and international af-
fairs.

Our United States Association
is a member of the International
Federation of University Women,
which unites college and univer-
sity women of 33 countries.

Pretty young gym teacher sun-
bathing on the hockey -field during
softball practice.

* * *

Dejected biology student wonder-
ing why her beloved frog was seen
isolated in a bottle labeled "miss-
fit." "Hozv can I fart zcith him
when Pve been so close to him these
fast weeks?" she was heard to say.
4? sjs *K

Eyes -peering from the Hub and
out of all windows on cam f us when
(he bus bearing the Princeton^ tail-
clad boys roared to the front of the
dining hall to let them file off for
the usual once over that male visit-
ors get on our campus.

Faculty Announces
Scholarship Award

In Convocation April 10, it was
announced that Carolyn Magruder
has been chosen to receive the
Harvard summer school scholar-
ship awarded annually to one ju-
nior from Agnes Scott. The sum-
mer study program begins July 1
and will continue through August
21.

Harvard offers this award to a
limited number of institutions
throughout the United States. At
Agnes Scott, a faculty committee
is designated to choose the reci-
pient of the scholarship.

Carolyn will have the opportu-
nity to take two courses and has
chosen history and philosophy for
her fields of study .

New '57-58 Officers To Attend
Leadership Meeting Tuesday

On April 23 from 4:45 to 6:00 p.m. the members of Mortar
Board will sponsor a leadership conference for those students
who have been elected or appointed to positions of responsi-
bility on campus. The group will meet in Room 207 of Camp-
bell Science Hall where a skit, pertaining to the subject of
leadership, will be presented by

Mortar Board.

Following this, the group will
go into committees which will
meet in both Campbell and But-
trick Halls. The new presidents of
campus organizations will be div-
ided into three sections, depending
upon the size of the group they
are to lead. Discussion in Group
One will be led by Penny Smith,
Margie DeFord and Carolyn Her-
man. The subject of the talk will
be the necessary qualifications for
a person who is to lead a large

SIASG Delegates
Convene in Athens

Five of the 1957-58 officers of
Student Government represented
Agnes Scott at a meeting of the
Southern Intercollegiate Associa-
tion of Student Governments Ap-
ril 11-13. The Association, which
includes women's student govern-
ments throughout the Southeast,
held its annual conference this
year at Rock Eagle State Park
near Eatonton, Georgia.

Those representing the Student
Government of Agnes Scott were:
President Nancy Edwards, Judicial
Chairman Jo Sawyer, Lower House
Chairman Wardie Abernethy, Sec-
retary Carolyn Hazard, and Stu-
dent Recorder Donalyn Moore.

group and discussion will be di-
rected toward group dynamics
and control. Group Two, led by
Becky Deal Geiger and Susie Ben-
son, will study the challenge to
leadership. Margaret Benton and
Martha Riggins will address Sec-
tion Three on the subject of in-
terest groups and special clubs.

The secretaries of the various
student organizations will meet
with Jene Sharpe to discuss prob-
lems related to their particular
position such as how to take min-
utes and the proper form for
correspondence.

Mollie Merrick and Dannie Rey-
nolds will meet with the treasurers
to explain the essentials of bank-
ing such as how to balance a led-
ger and write checks.

The house presidents for 1957
will be addressed by Miss Scan-
drett and V. A. Redhead on the
special duties and problems con-
nected with their position. Such
questions as where to purchase
materials and how to establish
contact with the newspaper will
be answered for the Publicity
group by Diana Carpenter.

The purpose of this year's lead-
ership conference is to deal with
the specific problems of our cam-
pus community and to give the
new leaders ideas which will be
helpful to them when they assume
office.

Internationally Speaking . . .

Economic Tension Intensifies
Red -Inspired Riots In Chile

By Carolyn Magruder

To any uninformed outsider, the recent riots in Chile which
resulted from a government announcement of a one-cent
bus fare increase may have seemed a typical example of
hot-headed reactionism so often associated with our South
American neighbors. But the Chileans themselves realize
that the riots really are the result '

of deep-seated economic tensions
built up for many years.

Since the war, Chile, formerly
the world's exclusive and richest
source of copper, has been forced
to compete with other nations for
the international copper market.
Moreover, the Chilean nitrate in-
dustry has been dealt a nearly
mortal blow by a rival German
process, thus heightening the eco-
nomic instability and inequality
of this land. It is no wonder that
foreigners have described Chile as
floundering in a virtual "Alice in
Wonderland" economy where in-
flationary forces have produced
widespread labor unrest and social
discontent.

Whether Chile's president, Car-
los Ibanez, will be able to inject
the needed disciplinary measures
into this chaotic scene remains a
puzzlement. There is no doubt that
a small but well-organized group
of Communists played a decisive
role in inciting the violence that
accompanied the recent student
demonstrations. But it may be
this very fear of a future Com-

the democratic groups in Chile to
unite for common action to check
this spreading threat.

Many anxious eyes are going to
be turned on this elongated coun-
try stretching along the west coast
of South America during the next
months, awaiting the outcome of
the present convulsive situation.
Civil war a military dictator-
ship Communist conquest or
a democratic triumph: these are
the alternatives. Which will Chile
choose?

Alumnae To Gather
April 23 in Walters

The Atlanta Alumnae Club will
hold its April meeting on Tuesday,
April 23, in the recreation room in
the basement of Walters Hall.
For the past year the organization
has sponsored a series of programs
on the subject, "Let's Take A
Look at Ourselves." In keeping
with this theme, the coming meet-
ing will feature an exhibit of work
in the fine arts carried on by the

group's members. Mrs. Bealy
munist insurgence which will force ' Smith is in charge of the program.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, April 17. 1957

'Something' Gained

"Is it nothing to you, all you that pass by?" This is the
question which appears in "The Lamentations of Jeremiah"
of the Bible and which reveals the "affliction," "vileness,"
and deep "sorrow" which, in words of Jeremiah, characterized
the city of Jerusalem. This is also the question which has
been chosen to be the theme of our 1957 Holy Week observ-
ance.

Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Taken out of
context and related to our own modern, individual lives in
this Easter season, this question may well have significance
lor us. Often we become so wrapped up in our worldly, every-
day affairs that we casually "slide over" the meaning of Holy
Week and of Jesus Christ's supreme sacrifice. We don't for-
get that it is the Easter season, that Christ died on the cross
for us, but we fail to find the true meaning and spiritual
strengthening which can come from that knowledge.

Christian Association offers the entire campus community
an opportunity to observe Holy Week and in it to find the
truest significance. Careful planning has been done to provide
chapel programs, vesper services, and an Easter Sunrise Ser-
vice which best enhance the reverence and joy of the season.

Let us make this Easter "something" for us "something"
glorious and wonderful which comes from our heartfelt un-
derstanding of Holy Week and Jesus Christ's resurrection.
L.S.

'Venerable Volume Reveals
Unexplored Fields For Study

By Corky Feagin

It's SPRING!!! (For the benefit of unobservant people.)
The Hub is empty on warm days, for now we spend our time
sunning on Inman porch, dreaming about this summer or
next year. (Much more interesting than that English paper
due tomorrow, and think of that golden tan with a white for-
mal for IFC!) . t . , . ,

constellation study, celestial
Lmmm . . . time to trunk aoout JL

ro . , . * sphere, Stardust, Blue Moon,

courses tor 'd(-dS, taking into con- \ e
. , . . , Stormy, WGKA fm, narp appre-

sideration prerequisites for ad- * ' .

c . , , ciation, Stone Mountain,
vanced courses. Some of the nooks

and crannies of that venerable 333c CONVERSATION. Small
volume (the catalogue) are vir- talk, chit-chat, intellectual discus-
tually unexplored, and we simply s ion, current events geared to
had to share with less well in- teas, rush parties, blind dates,
formed sister Scotties the most embarrassing situations,
delicious tidbits.

AND SPEECH 105. A course de-
signed to meet the individual
needs of students.

CU n

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305. ENGAGEMENT BREAK-
ING. Modern method of extricat-
ing self from embarrassing situa-
tions. Prerequisite: Conversation
101 GENERAL BRIDGE. The 333c or permission of instructor,
fundamental principles of bridge

as exemplified by a study of ele- 316b - OLD SOUTH. The origin,
mentary bidding, finessing, and development and present day
scoring. The work of the three mechanics of the Kappa Alpha
quarters is coordinated and forms Fraternity. Survey of places to
a course in general introductory rent, buy parasols, Confederate
bridge. uniforms, swords, fans.

215 BRIDGE. Appreciation of 337c. HUMAN SKELETON

and practice in tricky and effec- (formerly 219 Dooley) A close

five bidding. Prerequisite: Bridge analysis of bones in the Homo

101. sapiens.

Unity of Spirit

Agnes Scott's newly elected and appointed officers will
gather together next Tuesday afternoon to discuss the respon-
sibilities of being leaders. We feel that this Leadership Con-
ference sponsored by Mortar Board is beneficial to both the
officers and the college community. It enables the student
leaders to realize fully the duties their offices entail. The
Conference also provides a time for discussing the various
problems encountered in their jobs. The girls who are going
to lead us in the next school session will have an opportunity
to become better acquainted with those with whom they will
work. Although they know one another already through
campus affiliations, it is important that they feel a unity of
spirit as they work together for the betterment of the entire
college.

A leadership conference such as this also benefits the col-
lege community in that it offers more thoroughly trained
persons for a better co-ordinated program of service. H.T.K.

The Agnes Scott IVews

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Agues SeoU College. Office on second floor Murnhey Candler Building. Entered as

second class matter at the Decatur, Georgia, post office. Subscription price per year
$2.00 ; slnglo copies, ten cents.

I'kiitor

Managing Editor .
Business Manager

211 KNITTING. Creative work
in various fields: argyles. cable
sweaters, etc. Emphasis on aesthe-
tic and phychological considera-
tions of color selection.

101 HANDBOOK. The history,
songs, and rules of Sheltering
Arms Institute for Young Ladies.
The basic course for all other
work at ASC. Student Govern-
ment.

lOlx (Campus 105): This is of-
fered for students whose knowl-
edge is inadeqnate or who failed
to make the deadline after their
ten minutes were used up.

101 ELEMENTARY GREEK.
The essentials of forms and syn-
tax; study of houses at Tech and
Emory, cheese and broccoli. Final
exam consists of practical: getting
to IFC or Dooley's. Weekly labora-
tory under the supervision of the
D. O.

527 FOOTBALL. Advanced
course geared to the needs of stu-
dents dating the Jackets (Yellow).
Prerequisite: Greek 101 or per-
mission of instructor.

204c INTRICATE CALCULUS.
Method of dating two boys at
same fraternity and keep, 'em
both happy.

306c CUR V E REDUCING.
Planing avoirdupoidal residue to
fit in clothes bought before Sept-
ember 17.

423c. HOME EC. Menu plan-
ning, child care, fire building, stove
stoking, floor scrubbing.

213. BASKETWEAVING. The
development of pre-classical bas-
ket weaving in the Fertile Cresent,
the Yucatan Peninsula, and the
Yellow River valley as known
archeologically, with particular at-
tention to Lower Slobovia during
Old Testament times.

LANGHORNE SYDNOB

BARBABA DOTALL

GUNK ALLEN RK1NKR0

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DESCRIPTIVE ASTRO-
Historical introduction,

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Georgia Tech's "Technique" re-
veals its search for the Goddess
of Greek Week conducted by the
fraternity men. The goddess and
her court will be announced at
the annual I.F.C. formal dance
April 27.

Hood College announced that it
will drop the B.S. degree for nurs-
ing. No applicants will be accept-
ed for the nursing degree at Hood
after September, 1957.

These two "thoughts" come
from "The Critograph" of Lynch-
burg College:

"A monologue is a conversation
between a student and a profes-
sor."

"A cynic is one who doesn't be-
lieve in love, but believes in lov-
ing."

Dolphin Club

As a result of recent Dolphin
Club tryouts, ten new members
have been welcomed into the club.
They are: Lucy Cole, Celia Crook,
Mary Crook, Ruth Currie, Jill De-
Bardeleben. Myra Glasure, Mar-
garet Goodrich, Suzanne Hoskins,
Judy Sawyer, and Marty Young.
The officers of the club for next
year have also just been elected.
The new president is Anne Black-
shear, and the new secretary-
treasurer is Marian Walton. As a
project for this quarter, Dolphin
Club members devote their Wed-
nesday nights to helping crippled
children at Emory learn to swim.
Any senior life-savers who are not
in Dolphin Club, but who are in-
terested in helping with this pro-
ject, are urged to contact Anne
Blackshear.

'60 Club

Yesterday, members of '60 Club
delighted the children from the
Negro Mission with an Easter egg
hunt.

I.R.C.

As a part of a series of three
programs on the Middle East,
I.R.C. presented a panel discus-
sion on the Israeli-Jordan problem
at their meeting on Monday.

Folio

Folio meets tomorrow April 18,
at 5:00 in the basement of Walters
Hall to make plans for the annual
anthology. Members are asked to
bring the work which they wish to
contribute to the anthology.

B.O.Z.

Tryouts are now being held for
B.O.Z. The deadline is April 29.

Pi Alpha Phi

Pi Alpha Phi has elected the fol-
lowing officers for next year:
President, Susan Riffe; Debate
Manager, Susie White; Secretary-
Treasurer, Deene Spivey; Histo-
rian, Mary Clayton Bryan; and
Social Chairman, Boogie Helm.
Lucy Cole and Joanne Beaton are
the group's new members. An in-
stallation program will be held on
April 23 at 7:00 p.m.

Association Elects
Southern Chairman

Miss Glendora Boyce, physical
education instructor at. Agnes
Scott, was elected chairman of
the Southern Division of the
American Association for Health,
Physical Education and Recreation
at a recent meeting of the Asso-
ciation in Asbeville, North Caro-
lina. As chairman, Miss Boyce will
have charge of the entire program
at the '58 convention in Louisville,
Kentucky.

Wednesday, April 17, 1957 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3

Colorful History Characterizes

Evolution of ASC Publications

By Caroline Miller

The student publications at Agnes Scott have evolved
through a long and interesting history. Many changes have
taken place since their first editions and some quite amusing
incidents have marked their history.

In 1891 when the Mnemosynean Society was organized,

the first student publication came
into existence. It was called The
Mneniosynean, a monthly maga-
zine, literary character and edited
by the students. Kate (Logan)
Good was the first editor. After
the Propylean Society, also a lit-
erary group, was formed, the mag-
azine became the joint enterprise
of the two societies.

In 1900, as nearly as can be as-
certained from the records, the
name " Aurora" was transferred
from the annual to the monthly
magazine and it has continued
under that name to the present
time. In 1916, however, "Aurora"
changed to a quarterly magazine.
Yearbook Becomes Silhouette
Until 1902, the annual was
known as "Aurora." The first one
was published in 1897. The name
was changed in 1902 to "The Sil-
houette," a name suggested by
Miss Lytle, an English teacher
here.

The following is a quote from
the Annual of 1902 by the editor,
Emily Winn, '03:

"The greatest achievement of
the Junior Class (Class of 1903)
was that of giving to Agnes Scott
'The Silhouette.' When the ques-
tion of having an annual arose
among {he students, the Juniors
with characteristic zeal took the
responsibility upon themselves,
and this little book will always be
cherished as in a peculiar sense
their own."

^Patriotic Gesture

The character of the publication
changed with its name. It was no
longer under faculty supervision
but became entirely the responsi-
bility of the students. Since 1902
the annual has been published
each year except for the year 1919.
The issue of the "Aurora" for Ap-
ril-May 1919 states that the stu-
dent body voted not to publish an
annual that year as a "patriotic
gesture" during World War I.

A letter to Mrs. Byers from a
1904 graduate tells of the "sad
history" of the 1903 "Silhouette":

"In the first place, it was not as
clever as 1902, and we knew it.
Two of us wanted leather backs

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which were quite expensive. Burn-
ed leather was quite popular. We
asked if we two might decide alone
about the covers without disclos-
ing our plans to the others until
the annuals appeared. Did you
ever hear of such nerve!

"Then we locked ourselves in
my room every spare minute we
could get and burned the covers
ourselves. We knew that queer
odors sometimes floated over the
transom, but no one ever said a
word. When the material was ready
for printing, the printers in At-
lanta went on a strike. Finally, in
desperation, we sent the manu-
script to a Chicago firm. The cost
was greater, there was no time
left for careful proof reading, and,
in the end, the printed pages ar-
rived two days after commence-
ment. Some of us had to stay over,
tie the covers on, and mail the
copies to those students who were
willing to trust us with their sub-
scriptions. Needless to say, the
venture was not a financial suc-
cess. The editors felt keenly their
moral responsibility. Through their
senior year free time was dedicat-
(Continued on Page 4)

Stukes Will Direct
Course Selections

The week of April 29 through
May 4 is to be course selection
week for freshmen, sophomores,
and juniors. Freshmen and juniors
will plan their courses for next
year and sophomores will plan
courses and select their majors.
At Convocation, April 24, Dean
Stukes will explain course selec-
tion procedure. After Convocation
instructions will be posted on the
Buttrick bulletin boards with de-
partmental, faculty adviser's, and
major professor's office hours.
Students are asked to pay close
attention to these instructions
and follow them carefully. Course
cards and major cards will be due
May 4, at 1 p.m.

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Providing for complete and in-
telligent consideration of all is-
sues affecting students as stu-
dents, the Congress is organized on
three levels of activity. Partici-
pants attend preliminary orienta-
tion sessions and meet in groups
of 20-25 to discuss proposals of
the sub-commissions; convene to
further discuss proposals of the
sub-commissions in the larger
commission meetings where some
are formalized into reports and
resolutions; and finally, attend
the plenary sessions of the Con-
gress during which they vote of-
ficially upon those resolutions.

Students who take the oppor-
tunity to participate in the Con-
gress will join in the 10th anni-
versary celebration of USNSA's
service to the educational commu-
nity and the beginning of a second
decade of student leadership.

All Saints' Church
Opens New Center

Canterbury Club took possession
of its own College Center in the
new All Saints' Church Parish
House at a dedication service and
open house last Sunday, April 14.

The $75,000 Center, intended to
be used freely by all Episcopal
college students in Atlanta and
Decatur, and their guests, is lo-
cated on the top floor of the Par-
ish House, and consists of air-
conditioned study rooms, snack
bar, music room, chaplain's of-
fices, and lounge. An apartment
in the Center is occupied by two
Tech juniors, George Spragins and
Al Nichols.

The College Center will be op.?n
for relaxation and study and dates
every day of the week, and every
evening until 11:00 o'clock, when
the doors will be closed. However,
students may stay as late as they
wish.

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When Old South Rises Again

By Nancy Graves

With the arrival of Spring on the Scott campus many young girls'
minds and hearts have turned to interests other than purely intellec-
tual attainments.

In keeping with the traditional sweep of new pins and rings
through the campus at this time of the year, Betty Cobb received
a Beta pin and Kathleen Brown an ATO pin. Of course, the biggest
events of the week-end were the annual RA Old South festivities.
The RA's from Tech, Emory, and Georgia joined forces to celebrate
the great occasion. Many of the Scott girls were seen being escorted
by their bearded friends.

Among those seen leisurely eating hog jowls and blackeyed peas
and afterwards dancing to the music of Albert Coleman at the Stan-
dard Club were Marian Barry, Kay White, Margaret Benton, Edith
Tower, Peggy Bradford, June Connally, Diane Parks, Sue Lile, Peg
Elliott, Lynn Frederick, Martha Holmes, and Pat Lenhardt. Some
of the lovely southern belles riding in the "Parade for Southern Supre-
macy" Saturday morning were Nora Ann Simpson, Carol Rogers, Ivy
Furr, Helen Culpepper, and Emma Belle Roan. Still more Scotties at-
tended the beautiful Old South Ball held at the Biltmore Saturday
night. Among those present for the climax of the gala week-end were
June Hall, Mary Jane Pickens, Cathryn Collins, Betty Garrard, Nancy
Bowers, Suzanne Merriweather, and Margaret Candler.

The Old South Ball was not the only entertainment that Atlanta
had to offer festive young girls, for the ZIP formal was also held
Friday night at the Shriners' Lodge. Ann MeWhorter, Anita Moses,
and Lib Geiger were lucky enough to be invited.

The main topic of conversation on campus last Thursday was the
handsome "Ivy-Leaguers," more properly known as the Princeton
Glee Club. After the concert presented jointly by the Agnes Scott and
Princeton Glee Clubs the two singing groups were feted at a dance
given at the Capitol City Club. Helen Scott Maddox, Nancy Flagg,
Karen Beall, Jo Ann Hathaway, Billie Rainey, Liza Morris, and Sally
Fuller all seemed to be enjoying the gentlemen's company.

Quite a few Scotties traveled to other college campuses for still
more parties and dances. As usual, Spring Frolics lured many David-
son fans up to North Carolina. Some of these were Susie Bailey,
Anne Selph, Lillian Shannonhouse, Susan Purser, Carolyn Herman.
Sally Meek, Sybil Strupe, Phyllis Cox, and Martha Davis. Caro Mc-
Donald and Eleanor Lee attended the Germans at the University
of North Carolina, while Jane Law and Lisa Ambrose were visiting
at Darlington. Still more Scotties ventured to Auburn for the Village
Fair. They were Alice Prather, Francis Jean Elliot, Pris Gainer,
and Harriet Lamb. Jill Imray and Val Edwards visited Knoxville
for SAE festivities, and Jean Porter went to Florida State Univer-
sity for the IFC week-end.
Many familiar faces were seen around campus this past week-end,
having returned for Alumnae Day which was held Saturday. Several
of last year's seniors here for the luncheon Saturday and party that
night were Carolyn Moon, Linda Guenther, Mimi Curtis, Judy Brown,
and Sallie Greenfield.
That's all now . . .

Decatur, Go.

The Educated Woman

The influence of the educated
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.

AGNES SCOTT
COLLEGE

DECATUR, GEORGIA

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. April 17, 1957

A Junior batter strikes in first victory of Softball season.

Hard-Hitting Juniors Overcome
Freshman Team in First Game

By Pat Stewart

The 1957 Agnes Scott softball season was opened Friday,
April 12, by a Senior forfeit to the Sophomores and a Junior
win of 12 to 7 over the Freshmen.

The first game of the 1957 softball season saw the hard
hitting Juniors defeat a valiant Freshman team 12 to 7. Rally-
ing in the first inning after two

outs, the Juniors scored 9 runs
before being retired and they held
this lead throughout the game.
The Freshman team, though un-
able to overcome the Junior lead,
never gave up and played well
throughout the game. They held
the Juniors to only three more runs
during the game while scoring
seven themselves four of which
were made in the last inning.

Facing the excellent pitching of
Martha Meyer, the Freshmen were
retired in the first inning with
only one hit a single by Ann
Trotter. Peace Fewell, Freshman
pitcher, retired the first two Jun-
ior batters. The game looked as if
it were to be a pitcher's duel. But
the Juniors, sparked by doubles
by Meyer and Tinkler and a triple
by Ellis, began to rally. Nine
players scored from ten hits be-

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The second inning saw the
Freshmen retired in order, and the
Juniors added another run to their
score. Coming to life in the third
inning, the Freshmen led by Ful-
ler and Fewell scored three runs
while holding the Juniors to only
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thwarted in the fourth inning
when they were retired with only
one hit and no runs. In this inning
the Juniors scored only one run
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With the score at the end of the
fourth inning 12 to 3 in favor of
the Juniors, the game seemed over,
but the Freshman team did not
think so. Taking advantage of the
tiring Juniors, they scored four
runs three of which were scored
after there were two outs against
them. With two runners on base
the team was finally retired by
a strike out. The game ended 12
to 7 in favor of the Juniors.
Senior Forfeit

The Seniors forfeited to the
Sophomores Friday. Ann Terry,
Senior manager, reported that she
does have nine players for a team
but important events caused most
of her players to be out of town
Friday, therefore under the pre-
sent rule requiring that a team
must field nine players or else be
disqualified, she had no choice
but to forfeit. This rule was pass-
ed by a majority of the class man-
agers in the belief that the only
fair thing to do for both teams
involved was to require that each
team field nine players.

Therefore, she urges all Seniors
who possibly can to come out for
practice so that a nine player
Senior team will always be in-
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ed to raising money in various
ways to pay off the indebtedness.
The most ambitious of these was a
"Street Fair" on the fourth floor
of Main. We did have a high sense
of honor."

In 1915-16 Spot Payne ("17) and
a group of students agitated the
question of a weekly paper. On
February 11, 1916, the first num-
ber appeared. It was called "The
Agonistic" and continued under
that name until April, 1939, when
the name was changed to "The
Agnes Scott News."

It is interesting the way the
name "Agonistic" came to be
chosen. A prize of a semester's
subscription to the newspaper was
offered for the student suggesting
the best name and Anne Kyle, '18.
won the prize. This is the way it
happened:

"One Sunday afternoon while I

was drying my hair I took a small
dictionary, went through it word
by word and made a list of all the
words I thought might be appro-
priate as a name for the paper. I
then reduced that list to about
five or six names and turned that
list in for the contest. The word
Agonistic (meaning, according to
the dictionary, 'pertaining to a
sharp mental combat') headed the
list. It seemed appropriate as we
often spoke of Agnes Scott as
'dear old Agony'."

It was published under this
name until 1939 when the name
was changed to "The Agnes Scott
News." This change took place
largely because the name was so
often written incorrectly. It was
frequently spoken of as "The Ag-
nostic." indeed in one of our own
annuals the name was so printed.
And so it seemed the best thing
to change the name.

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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, May 1, 1957

Number 20

Jones To Hold Service June 2

Junior Class Plans
For Annual Banquet

This year's Junior Banquet, fol-
lowing a May Day motif with the
traditional flowers, May baskets
and Maypole, will be held on May
4, 1957, at 7:00 p.m. in the upper
dining hall. This formal affair will
'begin with a party on the terrace
and in the alumnae garden at
6:30 and will end with a dance,
music furnished by Paul Cooper,
in Walter's Recreation Room.

Lang Sydnor is over-all chair-
man of this festivity. The people
who head the specific committees
are as follows: Ces Rudisill is in
charge of the music; chairman of
invitations is Kathy Flory; Ann
Blackshear's responsibility is the
menu; Nancy Franklin is in charge
of the place cards; Nancy Niblack
will plan the seating arrange-
ment; chairman of the decora-
tions is Joan St. Clair; Barbara
Byrnes is chairman of the date
committee; Pat Cover is chairman
of the clean-up committee; Gene
Allen Reinero's responsibility is
flowers; Shirley MacDonald will
plan the entertainment; and Mar-
garet Woolfolk is in charge of the
party on the terrace.

Mortar Board will assist the
Junior Class with the whole ban-
quet and dance. Members of the
Freshman Cla~s will serve as
waitresses.

Branch

Branch Will Speak
In Friday's Chapel

On Fiiday, May 3, Agnes Scott
will have for its chapel speaker,
Mr. Harllee Branch, a prominent
Atlanta businessman. Mr. Branch
will speak on a topic concerning
the advantages of a liberal arts
education. Having served in the
capacity of president of the Geor-
gia Power Company, Mr. Branch
is now president of the Southern
Power Company, and is well known
throughout the South as well as
in the Atlanta area.

Mr. Branch practiced law in
Atlanta for eighteen years. In
1941 he joined the power firm and
in June 1949 was elected director
of the Southern Company. In 1951
he became president of the Geor-
gia Power Company and in Jan-
uary 1957 became president of the
Southern Company.

Mr. Branch is past president of
the Edison Electric Institute which
is the largest trade association of
its kind in the country. He is now
serving as deputy chairman of the
board of the Federal Reserve
Bank and is a member of the
Georgia Nuclear Energy Advisory
Commission.

Mr. Branch is at present living
in Atlanta and is married to
Katherine Hunter, an Agnes Scott
alumna.

Jones

Internationally Soeakinq

Inner Conflicts Rock Jordan;
Wary U. S. Sends Sixth Fleet

By Carolyn Magruder

The Middle East, powder keg of the world, seems on the
verge of a repeated upheaval, although this time the trouble
stems not directly from Israeli-Egyptian sources but from
the tiny kingdom of Jordan caught in the midst of internal
throes. Last week, the United States, fearing possible inter-
vention by Jordan's neighbors

Seminary President To Conduct
Senior Baccalaureate Service

Dr. James Archibald Jones, President of Union Theological
Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, will come to Agnes Scott
in June as the guest speaker for the Baccalaureate service.
Ordained to the ministry of the Presbyterian Church in the
United States in 1935, Dr. Jones assumed his present position
at Richmond twenty years later,
in 1955.

A graduate of Davidson College,
Dr. Jones received his B.D. degree
from Union Theological Seminary
in 1934. He was elected to the
Thomas Cary Johnson Fellowship
and received his Th. M. degree
in 1935. Dr. Jones also attended
New College of the University of
Edinburgh in Scotland as a special
student.

He returned to his home state
of North Carolina in 1935 to be-
come minister of the First Pres-
byterian Church in Henderson, re-
maining there until 1939. From
1939 until 1955 Dr. Jones held the
pastorate of the Myers Park Pres-
byterian Church in Charlotte. He
is the recipient of two honorary
degrees, a D. D. and an L. L. D.
from Hampden-Sydney and David-
son Colleges respectively.

From 1951 through 1954 our
speaker served as Chairman of the

dispatched the formidable Sixth
Fleet to the eastern Mediterran-
ean in hopes of averting a major
conflict in this touchy area.

Jordan's young monarch, King
Hussein, must contend with two
opposing groups within the coun-
try, namely the Bedouins, pro-
Western, nomadic sheepherders
who are loyal to the ruler, and the
sophisticated and powerful Pales-
tinians who have been swelling the
Jordanian population since 1949
when Hussein's grandfather an-
nexed part of Palestine itself. In
last fall's elections the Palestinian-
supported parties won a majority
vote and since then Hussein has
been beset with clashes between
cabinet and army leaders, many of
whom cannot tolerate his Bedouin
policies.

Furthermore, Hussein has taken
a stand against Communist pene-
tration in Jordan and has tried to
influence Egypt, Syria and Saudi
Arabia to support his views. Of
the three countries surrounding
Jordan, Saudi Arabia seems most
eager to accept Hussein's advan-
ces. Egypt and Syria, however, re-
main hostile and aloof, apparently
waiting for a chance to capitalize
on Jordan's factional strife to en-
hance their prestige in the Arab
world.

A recent issue of "The Man-
chester Guardian Weekly" aptly
describes the Middle East as the
"Balkans of our day" in that the
"obscure personal struggles in a
small country (like Jordan) are
influenced by far wider interna-
tional conflicts and may in turn
precipitate further conflicts." Pro-
Nasser forces look upon Hussein
as a threat to their anti-Western
policies and would like to see him
topple from his already shaky
throne. The United States hopes
that such a move can be avoided

perhaps through a show of
strength such as the Sixth Fleet
is calculated to display. An assas-
sination of an Austrian archduke
set off a global reaction in 1914.
The free world fervently hopes
that Jordan will not be the ignit-
ing spark in 1957.

ANNOUNCEMENT

The Agnes Scoti News an-
nounces the addition of seven
new reporters to its staff: Lil-
lian Hart, Laura Ann Knake,
Jane Law, Dian Smith, Ann
Scheller, Edith Towers, and
Carolyn West.

Mary Beaty Earns
Two Study Grants

Mary Beaty, senior, has won
recognition in the form of two
scholarships for graduate study.
The awards include a Woodrow
Wilson Fellowship and a South-
ern Fellowship, both in the field
of teacher education. Mary is a
Latin major and is from Davidson,
North Carolina, where her father
is a professor of Latin and Ger-
man.

Mary hopes to be able to use
both of these awards and will be-
gin her studies next year at the
University of North Carolina on
the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship,
which is a national honor. After
completing next year, she hopes
to take advantage of the Southern
Fellowship at some southern uni-
versity, after which she will prob-
ably teach in a southern institu-
tion.

Dr. Stukes recommended Mary
for these awards; she was inter-
viewed on campus and in Atlanta,
and received notification of them
the first of April.

Delegates To Attend
Scientific Conclave

Milledgeville, Georgia, will be
the destination of several of Agnes
Scott's science students and fac-
ulty members this Friday, May 3.
The occasion is the joint meeting
of the Georgia Academy of Science
and the Georgia Section of the
American Chemical Society.

Participating in the Undergrad-
uate Student Program held Fri-
day morning by the Chemical So-
ciety will be Dorothy Rearick. She
will speak on quantitative paper
chromatography, the subject of
her independent study for the past
year.

Dr. William Calder will show
some slides and speak on the re-
flectivity of the moon at the Geor-
gia Academy meeting.

Other Agnes Scott representa-
tives attending the meeting will
be Dr. W. Joe Frierson, Becky
Barlow, and Jo Sawyer.

The group will attend a banquet
and presentation of the Herty
Medal for 1957 on Friday evening.
Honored as Herty Medalist will
be Dr. Stewart J. Lloyd, Dean
Emeritus of the School of Chem-
istry.

General Council of the Presby-
terian Church. U.S. and he has
also worked with the Field Com-
mittee of the Board of World Mis-
sions, both as Vice Chairman and
Chairman. In 1954 Dr. Jones was
the Moderator of the Synod of
North Ca olina. His experience
also includes several years abroad
and in South America as a special
preacher and missions counselor
to the Belgian Congo and to
Brazil.

A trustee of Queens and David-
son Colleges, Dr. Jones is also a
member of the Southern Society
of Philosophy and Religion, and
the Board of Directors of the
Richmond Area University Center
and the Richmond Chapter of the
American Red Cross.

Dr. Jones is the father of Mary
Jones, who will be graduating
from Agnes Scott in June.

Seen jf^c

addin

9

A large split in the junior-sopho-
more softball game between a junior
and her zuhite gym suit.

* * *

Two sofhomores sneaking iris
from the alumnae garden to send to
a friend at Emory.

A dark-headed under classman won-
dering how to sew up her Tech
friend's boat seat zvith a crooked
needle , when she's never sewed be-
fore.

Rearick

Rearick Wins Key
For Science Work

In the Chi Beta Phi Convoca-
tion this morning, Dorothy Rearick
was awarded the Chi Beta Phi
Key, an award made annually to
a senior science major.

The Key was awarded by Dr.
Alston and was based on interest
in Chi Beta Phi, interest in sci-
ence, and scholarship. The recipi-
ent of the honor was elected by
the Chi Beta Phi members after
a nominating committee consist-
ing of chairmen of all the science
departments at Agnes Scott had
submitted nominations.

Dot is a chemistry major and
this year has done independent
study on quantitative paper
chromatography. She has been
active in Chi Beta Phi and is a
member of Phi Beta Kappa, Mor-
tar Board, Who's Who, and this
past year was editor of "The
Agnes Scott News."

Dr. William H. Jones, professor
of chemistry at Emory University,
was guest speaker for the Con-
vocation. His topic was "The Ac-
celerating Pace of Science."

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS # Wednesday, May 1, 1957

Three Uttle Words

Typed on a three by five card and found at the end of a
notice on the bulletin board are these three words: "Think
for yourself." Probably without even knowing the context in
which they are found, we could attribute such words of sin-
cere, wholesome advice to their rightful speaker Dean
Stukes. For no three words could be more important or more
timely for the average college student, and no other person
could have as much interest and consideration for college
people as Dr. Stukes.

The three words appear at the end of the notice concerning
instructions for Course Selection Week, April 29 through
May 4. They relate to the task of securing course cards, mak-
ing appointments with professors to plan next year's study,
filling out the cards accurately, and finally being prompt in
turning in the cards. The faculty and administration have
cooperated in making this annual spring task as clear and
easy as possible. But the rest is dependent on our own think-
ing and acting. It is just one of the responsibilities that we
must undertake by ourselves.

Dr. Stukes' advice to think for ourselves may be applied
to many facets of our campus life. It is the mature, thoughtful
girl who will realize her responsibilities as a member of
Blackfriars, as a member of the softball team, or as a leader
in her class. The girl who is loyal and conscientious in her
personal roles in life is the girl who realizes her responsibili-
ties and does something about them.

Not just this week does Dr. Stukes' advice Think for your-
self pertain to us but in all phases of our living. L.S.

Letters to Editor

Students 7 Reading Habits Draw
Attention of College Professor

Dear Editor:

Just for kicks, and to see whether the reading habits of
students have changed since my salad days (cira 1935), I took
a poll recently in one of my "education" courses. Your readers
might be intrigued, as I was, by the "fact" that modern col-
lege youth doesn't go for the meaty magazines any more

than did the folks of my genera- . .

^ c , t TOC , sial that students will flock to the

tion. Of course my sample was

-p n ii i t fUo+ reading room out of sheer intellec

awfully small, but I suspect that & n . ; .

Intellectual Isolation

cu n

tual and emotional desperation. It
is only the unsettled situation that
leads to learning.

Cordially,
Dick Henderson

Fire Drills Receive

a statistician would admit, even
without correction for small sam-
ples, that the results are interest-
ing and indicative.

At any rate, of 27 juniors and
seniors, nobody, but precisely no-
body, regularly reads "Harper's,"
the "Atlantic," "Fortune," "Sat- / r\

urday Review, the New Repub AQneS DlSOpprOVal
lie," or the "Survey Graphic." And
certainly not the "Reporter." Or Dear Editor,
the "New Republic"!

But nearly everbody turns to
the daily comics, and to the "So-
ciety" or woman's page regularly

I just have to talk to somebody.
Nobody else will listen to me; but
you won't complain because I
complain, will you? I just never
Looking for new pinnings, no get to bed early any more; and
doubt, or to see how Roomie's face every time I do go to bed at a

decent hour what happens? You
jgularly the S uessed [t We have a fire dri11 -

major daily, but Have you ever heard of anting
so ridiculous? Now you know

yourself, we'll never have a fire in

the middle of the night. Anyway,

the girls at Agnes Scott will have

sense enough to get out if there is

a fire. You'd think that we were

in the army or something with all

this drilling. Have you ever seen

so many steps to climb in Buttrick

and the dorm? You'd think that

we were training for track or

looks in stipple.

Only three read re,
editorials in a

half read either "Life" or "Look."
The most ravenous reading goes
on in the "Post," "Readers Digest,"
"L. H. Journal," "McCall's," and
"Good Housekeeping."

Curiously enough, thirteen of
the group read for fun eighty-six
novels during the past year,
though twenty of these novels
were read by one student (from

Emory). Half the group hadn't something by developing leg

read any for fun.

Three read the "Presbyterian
Survey" regularly, and one lone

muscles.

As I've said before, I just have
so much work to do that I never

customer goes regularly for the get tQ bed early These tea chers

"Christian Observer." just expect too much. There just

I guess times haven't changed isn't time to get it all done. I just

much in the student world of ex- don't have time for anything any

tracurricular reading. Twenty more. Why, just last night I only

"Come in, outside world . . ." And there is one outside
world, that is. This is a fact that we seem to forget ofttimes
in our constant whirl of studies, extra-curricular activities,
and new beaux. If we are to be the educated women that the
ad talks about, can we confine, with reason, our interest and
attention to sixty limited acres of Georgia, U.S.A.? But we
keep up with the news! Bogart died, Grace Kelly's Caroline
was christened, there was no mail delivery Saturday. But
what about those vital decisions, those current issues that
are literally history-in-the-making, events that will determine
the world we, as the rising adult generation, will have in
our hands in a few short years?

Even now many of us are registered voters, holding the
power to approve or to reject a precious heritage that was
not gained through blatant indifference and total disregard
of world affairs. We are a puissant nation, a leader; how long
we will maintain our present position in the struggle against
anti-democratic forces remains for us to decide.

Today we have every opportunity to acquaint ourselves
with the world we are a part of through radio, TV, news-
papers, magazines, movies. Let's be aware! CD.

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Reporters

Sarah Adams, Mary Byrd. Sara Anne Carey, Nancy Duvall. Corky Feagin, Bonnie
Gershen. Nancy Graves. June Hall. Betsey Hammond, Sid Howell, Frances Johns, Mildred
Ling. Suzanne Manges. Louise McCaughan. Caroline Mlkell. Ann Norton, Rosemary
Roberts. Helen Salfiti. Sally Sanford. Jo Sawyer, Nancy Turner.

years ago we used to defend our-
selves against the charge of illit-

had time for five hands of bridge
and a thirty-minute telephone

eracy by saying "We're too busy conversation with (let me see
studying to do any reading. We'll who was it? the one I have a

do that later." But you know,
mountains of evidence clearly in-
dicate that unless meaty and in-
dependent reading is done in col-

date with tomorrow night or the
one I have a date with the next
night?) And how we're supposed
to be able to do so much work in

lege, it's never done later. The such hot weather I'll never know,
arts, in short, are liberal now or Now maybe if all the buildings

never.

I don't think the problem of nar-

were air-conditioned, things would
be a little bit better. Oh my good-

row reading interests will be solv- ness. It's almost six o'clock! I'll

ed by sudden changes in the atti-
tudes of students toward inde-

just never get all that work done
that I have to do for tomorrow.

pendent reading activities. Nor See what did I tell you I just

will it be solved by professorial don't have time for anything any

fiat. It will be solved only by mak- more.

ing a liberal education so exciting, Agonizingly,

so challenging, and so controver- Agnes

Pi Alpha Phi

The new officers of Pi Alpha
Phi were installed and new mem-
bers were initiated at the club's
regular meeting on Tuesday, Ap-
ril 23.

Blackfriars

The members of Blackfriars
have recently elected their new-
officers. They are: president, Mil-
lie Lane; vice-president, Nancy
Kimmel; secretary, Carolyn Haz-
ard; treasurer, Dean Spivey; stage
manager, Marilyn Tribble; scen-
ery, Sissy Hurley and Peggy Fan-
son; lights, Caro McDonald; cos-
tumes, Barbara Varner and Lynn
Frederick; properties, Nancy
Graves; publicity, Kay Weber;
sound, Frances Sattes; make-up,
Barbara Duvall; programs, Nora
King; house, Joann Hathaway.
Social Council

Wednesday, April 24, the Social
Council held a meeting to hear
their "Progress Report." A recep-
tion followed the meeting.

Music Club

The members of the Music Club
elected their officers for next
year on Wednesday, April 24.
Trudy Florrid is the new presi-
dent; Sylvia Ray, vice-president;
Paula Pilkenton. secretary; Carol
'Promnitz, treasurer. An opera
preview was given by Miss Roxie
Hagopian. It was a humorous in-
terpretation called "Once Over
Lightly."

'60 Club

Yesterday '60 Club had a panel
discussion on "What it takes to
be a good sophomore helper." This
is the first of a series of programs
for sophomore helpers. All fresh-
men who want to be sophomore
helpers next year are required to
to attend these programs.

NSA To Study Role
Of Foreign Student

The role of the foreign student
on the Ameiican campus will be in
the spotlight August 17-20 when
a group of American and overseas
students will convene at the third
annual Conference on Foreign Stu-
dent Affairs sponsored by USNSA.
Meeting for three days on the
campus of the University of Michi-
gan preceding the National Stu-
dent Congress, tr.e student leaders
will have a unique opportunity to
evaluate the potential for inter-
national awareness on their cam-
puses by studying ways in which
American and overseas students
can work together to utilize cam-
pus student affairs as vehicles for
achieving a community of in-
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LIBBY HANSON and Nora King try on spring frocks to be worn
this evening at "II Trovatore," which opens the opera series.

New York Metropolitan Opera
To Entertain Atlanta Audiences

One of the cultural treats offered to greater Atlanta is
the annual visit of the Metropolitan Opera Company of New
York City. The series includes five operas which provide
charm, delight, and entertainment for the audience.

First-nighters dressed in their splendid finery will see the
curtain rise on Guiseppe Verdi's

grand opera, "II Trovatore." The
opera has a 15th century Romany
setting. It is a story of tradgedy
and unrequited love. Some of the
most beautiful music in the world
is heard as the tale of Manrico,
the troubadour, and his conflict
with Count de Luna unfolds. One
of the ironies of the story is the
fact that Manrico believes him-
self to be a gypsy and a rival of
Count de Luna when he discovers
in that last act that he is the
brother of the Count. Both men
love Leonora, the noble lady, but
neither succeeds in winning her.
Mistaken Identity
Thursday night's performance is
the popular comic opera, "The
Marriage of Figaro" by Mozart.
The composer's intention in writ-
ing "Figaro" was to ridicule the
aristocracy of his day. In accom-
plishing this, he creates a myriad
of circumstances in which the
characters become involved. After
a series of mistaken identities,
the proud Count Almaviva, a
man with ?, roving eye, becomes
the goat of the play and his ser-
vants become the heroes. When
he attempts to rendezvous with
his maid, whom he has refused
permission to marry his butler,
Figaro, he discovers his wife
dressed in the maid's clothes. He
admits that he has been fooled
and consents to the marriage of
Figaro.

"La Traviata," Friday's produc-
tion is based on Dumas' "Dame
Aux Camelias." Violet t-i, a woman
of questionable morals, is loved
by Alfred, a gentleman. His father
begs her to give him up to avoid
family scandal. As time passes,
her consumption increases and she
is on her death-bed when Alfred
returns. The sudden joy is too
much, however; she sinks rapidly
and after giving Alfred a portrait
of herself, she dies in his arms.

The story of Offenbach's "La

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Perichole" will be performed in
English at the Saturday matinee.
La Perichole, a street singer,
'eaves her fiance to become lady-
in-waiting to Don Andres' late
wife. Since etiquette requires that
only a married woman may live in
the widower's palace, Don Pedro,
governor of Lima, secures her
fiance to be her husband. When
Paquillo sees Perichole as his wife,
he is stunned and, denouncing her
for her faithlessness, he throws
her at the feet of Don Andres, who
orders him to the Dungeon for
Recalcitrant Husbands. Perichole
enters to rescue him. With the
help of another prisoner they free
themselves and as they sing in
the streets once again they re-
ceive the pardon of Don Andres.

Climaxing the week's festivities
will be Puccini's "LaBoheme." In
this popular opera, in which is
found appealing music, Puccini
reveals Bohemian life in Paris
through the characters of a poet,
a musician, a painter, and a philo-
sopher. Rudolph, the poet, falls
in love with Mimi, a pretty neigh-
bor who is afflicted with con-
sumption. Later he abandons her
because they have quarreled. Mu-
sette brings her to the Bohemians'
apartment when she is weakened
by her disease. Here she and her
lover, Rudolph, dream of their
past happiness until she dies
leaving him broken-hearted at the
bedside.

These five presentations will
offer a cross-section of the opera-
tic art. They should provide a
great contribution to the culture
of the comfunity.

Classics Fraternity
Meets for Banquet

The Agnes Scott chapter of Eta
Sigma Phi, national classics fra-
ternity, met Friday, April 24, for
its annual banquet and election of
new officers. Thirteen members
and the advisers, Miss Kathryn
Glick and Miss Elizabeth Zenn,
had a steak supper at Remond's.

After the banquet, elections
were held. New officers for next
year are: president, Mary Ann
McCurdy; vice-president, Barbara
Thompson; secretary, Joyce Thom-
as; and treasurer, Caroline Dud-
ley. Mary Beaty, retiring presi-
dent, presented gifts to the ad-
visers.

Graduates Receive
Master's, Fulbright

Memye Curtis, class of 1956,
has recently turned in her thesis
for her master's degree at Colum-
bia University in the field of Eng-
lish drama. One of twenty stu-
dents at Columbia who started
out to finish her masters work in
less than two years, she is the
only one who has turned in her
paper.

Memye has served as vice-presi-
dent of over 500 graduate students
at Columbia.

Art Study in Paris

Another recent alumna of Agnes
Scott, Katherine Hefner, a grad-
uate in 1955, has received one of
the two Fulbright Scholarships
awarded at the University of
Iowa where she has been doing
graduate work in art. Katherine
will study printmaking in Paris
this next year.

P.

55 Scripts

The following "Steps of Soph-
istication" come to us from The
Highland Echo:

Freshman: "I don't know."

Sophomore: "I'm not prepared."

Junior: "I do not remember."

Senior: "I do not believe I can
add anything to what has already
been said."

* * *

It's about that time of year
when thoughts of next year's
"roomie" and room skip through
our minds. The Sweet Brier
News offers this reminder:

"Your room is the home
Where trouble begins,
Your roomie the gal
Who lacks all your sins."

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Sunkissed Scotties Scamper
To Seek Gaity With Greeks

By Caroline Mikell

An "after-Easter slump" was certainly not evident last weekend,
as Scotties left the campus en masse, complete with newly acquired
suntans, for a gay time at neighboring campuses. Inter-fraternity
Greek Week at Tech proved the most popular attraction, drawing
droves of Scott girls to its many functions. Among the many present
at the T-Day game Friday night were Liz Acree, Marion Barry, Lil
Hart, Patsy Moss, Nancy Bowers, Jan Lyn Fleming, Lucy Puckett,
Ivy Furr, and Anne Corse. Later the same night, Lisa Ambrose, Linda
Clark, Julia McNairy, Ann Norton, Jane Prevost, Ann Trotter, Pegge
Conine, Mary Anne Fowlkes, Dee Harvley, Janice Jones, Anne Black-
shear, and Sheila MacConochie could be spotted among the crowd
dancing to the music of Les Brown on the Tech tennis courts.

I.F.C. activities Saturday were every bit as lively, beginning with
the Les Brown concert that afternoon. Seen soaking' up bits of this
musical culture were Suellen Beverly, Eleanor Lee, Ann Tilley, Wendy
Boatwright, Ann Dodd, Annette Teague, Runita McCurdy, Mary Jane
Phaff, Helen Hendry, and Carolyn Langston. Les Brown took the
spotlight again Saturday night, coming forth with some real dancing
music at the formal at the Biltmore, which attracted such Scotties as
Beverly Delk, Ann Parker, Boo Florance, Martha Ansley, Linda Jones,
Sally Fortson, Nancy Patterson, Frances Johns, Mary Clayton Bryan,
Charlotte King, Suzanne Hoskins, Susannah Masten, Sylvia Ray,
Susie Baily, Carolyn Mason, Frances Gwinn, Jo Hathaway, Susan
Riffe, Caroline Phelan, and Nellie Strickland.

Even with all the festivities at Tech, Emory was not to be outdone,
a fact proved by the big times had at the many fraternity parties over
the weekend. Martha Ann Williamson, Louise Rigdon, Llewellen
Bellamy, Willa Dendy, and Mary Hammond were seen partying at
the ATO House, while the Emory Delta Tau Deltas played host to
Mary Wilson and Diane Snead. Also over Emory way were Barbara
Specht, Anne Whisnant, Kendall Hood, and Susie Ware, guests of
the SAE's.

Pine Lake proved to be a very popular resort as the sun tan season
reached full swing. Finding no places left on the Inman sun porch,
sun worshippers Martha Thomas, Shannon Cumming, Myra Glasure,
Gladys Ferguson, Nancy Glasure, and Margie Hill took advantage
of the beach at the lake.

Church conferences and retreats have not lost their attraction
either, shown by Harriette Lamb, Ethel DuRant, Pris Gainer, and
Cemele Miller, who attended the BSU retreat at Rock Eagle and
Mary Ann Donnell and Becky Reddick, who represented their alma
mater at the MYF conference at Roosevelt State Park.

Journeying to the mountains near Greenville, S.C. for a sporting
weekend were Sue Lile, Paggy Edney, and Sallie Meek, while Carolyn
Cushman was partying at the Vanderbilt Phi Delt weekend and Sally
Fuller was a guest of the Phi Delts at the University of Florida.

Congratulations are in order for Suzanne McMillan and Betty
Cobb, proud possessors of newly acquired Beta pins, to JoAnn Beaton
with her Delta Sigma Phi pin, and to Lillian Shannonhouse, Sid Howell,
and Jody Arbrecht, who are now sporting pins of the Phi Delt variey.
Extra special congratulations are extended to Nancy Settle and Blythe
Posey for their new diamonds (third finger, left hand kind) and to
Ann Gilber, Winkie Sockton, Nancy Bowers, and Carol Pine who are
also flashing sparklers.

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The influence of the educated
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 wore fight-
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4 # THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. May 1. 1957

White House Wardrobes Reveal
Rules for Early Cottage Living

By June Fulmer

In 1889 when Agnes Scott was known as the Decatur
Female Seminary, classes met in a white frame house, which
stood on the site Main Building occupies today. When Main
was built in 1890, this structure was moved to the present
site of Hopkins and became known later as the "White House."
The house was not a part of the
Agnes Scott campus and was ex-
cluded from the grounds by a six-
foot fence. A Mrs. Tufts bought
the house and rented out rooms.

Early in the 1900's a fire burned
down one of the cottages and it
was necessary for the school to
find a new cottage. First it rented
the house and later bought it.
Miss McKinney and the late Dr.
Sweet along with 16 girls moved
into the large and spacious house.
The house soon was named the
"White House" after Miss Louise
McKinney, who was attending a
costume party at the Candlers'
and being unable to decide on
what character she represented
said she was the "Lady of the
White House."

Added Construction

The "White House" was en-
larged by the college and a din-
ing hall was added. The cook lived
in a turret on the roof and the
girls and the teachers feared
whenever the wind blew she and
the turret would fall in on them.

The house served for a good
many years but soon was con-
demned as unsafe. The structure
of the White House remained un-
til Hopkins Dormitory was erect-
ed on its site.

Even though the White House
is gone, the old oaken wardrobes
which served as closets can be
found in several places on campus.
Dr. Calder probably has the most
famous one. He calls your atten-
tion to it by these words, "Young
ladies will conduct themselves ac-
cording to the precepts set forth
inside the door of the apparatus
cabinet in the Optics Lab." Inside
this wardrobe is found a yellow,
ragged piece of paper, glued on
the door. It is entitled: "Informa-
tion for Boarding Pupils." It
reads: "Neatness of person, of

Pan American Club
Meets With Sewell

Helen Sewell, senior, entertain-
ed the Pan American Club of At-
lanta Tuesday, April 16, with a
program of Mexican folk songs.
The club commemorated Pan-Am-
erican Day which was April 14
with a dinner held at Emory Uni-
versity.

Dr. Walter M. Starkey, J. G.
Stipe Lecturer for 1957, talked on
Spanish-American relations. The
Stipe Lecture is an annual event
and is sponsored by Mr. Walter
C. Candler.

dress, of desk, of bedroom is re-
quired. Punctuality at all school
exercises is required. No one will
be excused from meals except for
sickness. Pupils are not allowed
to receive callers on Sabbath . . .
Pupils must have their clothes
and clothes tags marked distinctly
with name of owner. Each young
lady will take her clothes to be
washed to the west bathroom on
Monday morning before eight
o'clock ... No talking allowed (1)
In halls and recitation rooms dur-
ing school hours. (2) After lights
turned off at night (3) During
religious exercises, lectures, and
entertainment.

"No loud and boisterous talk-
ing and romping is allowed at
any time ..." A schedule of one
day's activities is also listed on the
old paper: Rising bell 6:50 a.m.,
Breakfast 7:20, School 8:30,
Dinner 2:00 p.m., Supper 6:20,
Study hour 7-9 p.m.; Sunday
School 8:45 a.m., Sabbath, Med-
iation Hour 3-4 p.m., Sabbath
afternoon.

Although the White House is
gone, the oaken wardrobes remain
as a symbol of the Agnes Scott's
past.

Foreign Students . . .

(Continued from Page 2)
terests.

"A Community of Nations"
theme will serve as a framework
for frank and thorough analysis
of the contribution the student
Trom abroad can and wants to
make to the development of higher
education is this country, along
with broadening his own educa-
tional experience. Discussion will
center on student government ac-
tivities supplementing official uni-
versity programs of orientation
and hospitality and foreign stu-
dent participation in campus af-
fairs.

Overseas students participating
in the Conference will represent
over 30 countries. Invited as of-
ficial observers of COFSA are re-
presentatives of international or-
ganizations, faculty and admini-
stration representatives, foreign
student advisors from member in-
stitutions, and accredited delegates
from foreign student organizations
in this country.

Several official observers from
international organizations such
as the Asian Foundation, Institute
of International Education, and

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According to Mrs. Edna Byers,
librarian, the Agnes Scott Library
has recently received a copy of
"The Pocahontas - John Smith
Story" written by Pocahontas
Wight Edmunds (Mrs. Richard
Cole Edmunds) of Halifax, Vir-
ginia.

Mrs. Edmunds graduated from
Agnes Scott in 1925 and is the
mother of Betty Edmunds, a mem-
ber of the sophomore class.

the American Friends Service
Committee, served as resource
persons and speakers during the
1955-56 COFSA. Outstanding lead-
ers of the educational exchange
program have been invited to
serve as resource personnel this
year.

Organized at the request of
foreign students who attended the
first such meeting organized by
USNSA in 1955, COFSA is planned
and directed by a committee of
overseas students working in co-
operation with the Campus Inter-
national Administrator of the
Association.

Eisenhower's Approval

In greetings sent to 9th Con-
gress delegates, President Eisen-
hower focused attention on the
student leaders of foreign coun-
tries who are invited by USNSA
to participate in COFSA and ob-
serve the democratic processes
manifested by the Congress. The
President stated: "As you ex-
change ideas with your guests
from other national unions, you
will discover new ways of bringing
into our social and cultural life
the 35,000 students from other na-
tions overseas currently studying
in American college. This will pro-
mote international understanding
and bring us closer to our goal of
world peace."

Interested students showld con-
tact their Student Body President
for information concerning appli-
cations, the deadline for which is
June 30th. Further details can be
obtained from the International
Commission, 142 Mt. Auburn St.,
Cambridge, Massachusetts. The
registration fee for delegates is
$10.00.

Delegates who are selected to
represent their student bodies by
their student government at the
third COFSA will enjoy a dynamic
experience in intellectual exchange
and will have a chance to join in
the 10th aniversary celebration of
USNSA's service to the education-
al community and the beginning of
a second decade of student leader-
ship.

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INTER-SQUAD Softball practice during
for Friday afternoon games.

the week qualifies players

ASC Places In Swim Meet;
Tourney Reaches Round Two

By Patricia Stewart

Swimmers from Agnes Scott College participated in Play
Day at Wesleyan College on April 27. Teams from G.S.C.W.,
Wesleyan, North Georgia, Shorter, and Agnes Scott met and
vied for honors in land sports and in racing and form swim-
ming. Agnes Scott entered onty *he swimming contest. Led
by Jill Imray, Agnes Scott placed '
in all events to score third behind

Wesleyan and G.S.C.W. Our team
was composed of Julian Preble,
Sheila MacConochie, Mary Dunn,
Mary Ann Henderson, and Jill
Imray.

* * *

Athletic Association sponsored
an ice-skating party April 25.
Thirty girls left campus at five
o'clock in the afternoon, ate sup-
per, and skated in the rink which
had been reserved for Agnes Scott.

* * *

The first round^ of the doubles
tennis tournament has been com-
pleted. Partners advancing to the
second round are Harris and
Lockhart, Sanford and Forrest,
Edwards and Woolfolk, Nash and
Sawyer, Weber and Dunn., and
MacConochie and Shirley. For the
first time this year there is a
consolation tournament for all
who are disqualified after the first
round. Partners in the consolation
tournament this year are Baber
and Rudisill, Hogg and Pilkenton,
Hawley and Salter, Meyer and
Talmadge, Cronenberg and White,
and McCoy and Smith.

The Sophomores, sparked by the
excellent pitching of Martha Mc-
Coy, Friday defeated the Juniors
6 to 5, tying the Juniors for first
place in the tournament.

The game was a close one with
each team scoring the same num-

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ber of runs per inning until the
fifth inning. Then, with the game
tied 5 up, Martha McCoy hit a
home run to place her team ahead
6 to 5. The Juniors were put out
with the tying run on third to end
the game 6 to 5 in favor of the
Sophomores.

The Juniors and Sophomores are
now tied for first place with two
wins and one loss apiece. The Se-
niors and freshmen are tied for
second with one win and two
losses a piece. The Seniors organ-
ized a team last week and defeat-
ed the Freshmen 12 to 11.

Chi Beta Phi Elects
Robert for Officer

At the regional Chi Beta Phi
Convention held April 26 through
April 28, Lue Robert, a junior at
Agnes Scott, was elected regional
secretary. The meeting was held
at LenoL Rhyne College in Hick-
ory, North Carolina, and was at-
tended by Ann Terry, who served
as regional secretary this past
year.

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Number 21

mele Miller

Miller To Reign As May Queen;
Pageant Offers Oriental Motif

By Sara Anne Carey

With the sound of a gong and the mysterious strains of
oriental music, the May Day Dell will become the scene of
the annual May Day pageant next Saturday at 5:00 p.m.
After the crowning of the May Queen, Cemele Miller, in the
center of the Dell, the Queen and her court will retire to one
side to watch the pageant pre

sented in their honor. The pag-
eant, "Nezumi No Yomeiri" or
"The Marriage of a Mouse," is a
pantomime version of a Japanese
fairy tale, adapted for the May
Day presentation by Nancy Kim-
mel and will star Emiko Takeuchi.

Music and costumes are authen-
tic as well as beautiful, according
to May Day Chairman Jene
Sharp. Emiko obtained some of
the music straight from her home-
land of Japan. For effect, a gong,
wooden sticks, and little drums
will be used in the orchestral ac-
companiment to give the music a
real oriental flavor. The Changs
are lending their own costumes
for the occasion, and, according to
Jene, the costume committee
headed by Frances Sattes and
Emily Middleton has done a mar-
velous job in making the other
outfits needed.

Directed By Dozier

In addition to Emiko there will
be a large cast to act out the fan-
tasy. In important supporting
roles are Anne Eyler, Carlanna
Lindamood, Louise Rigdon, Fran-
ces Patterson, and Marilyn Trib-
ble. Miss Eugenie Dozier of the
Physical Education Department,
which traditionally produces and
sponsors the festivities in the May
Day Dell, is directing the produc-
tion.

All families and friends are cor-
dially invited to share in the May
Day activities, says Miss Dozier.
There is to be no admission charge
for members of the college com-
munity. For others the charges
are 50 cents for adults and 25
cents'' for children.

Mrs. Irene Leftwich Harris at
the piano and Mr. John Adams
directing the student orchestra
will provide the music for the en-
tire festival. Mr. Adams, accom-
panied by Mrs. Harris, will also
play a violin solo, "The Sea in

Springtime," an original Japanese
composition which Emiko obtained
from Japan.

student Committees
In the preparation of the pag-
eant itself Miss Dozier said she is
receiving valuable assistance from
many quarters. Student chairmen
of committees are taking care of
many details. In addition to those
already mentioned, there are Syl-
via Ray, music chairman; Nancy
Trowell, dance chairman; Grace
Chao, who is in charge of wigs;
Barbara Duvall and Diane Snead
in charge of make up; and Leonice
Davis, who looks after the props.
Members of other departments
have also taken a great interest
in the success of the production,
according to Miss Dozier. Mr.
Michael McDowell of the Music
Department helped Sylvia choose
the music; Miss Roberta Winter
and Miss Judith Kase of the
Speech Department gave advice
concerning make-up and stage
presentation; and in honor of May
Day, the Art Department is pre-
senting a display of student paint-
ing and sculpture on the third
floor of Buttrick.

Chemistry Student
Receives Fulbright

In the past two weeks, so much
excitement has come to Dot Rear-
ick, a senior chemistry major,
that even she finds it hard to be-
lieve. For, not has she received
recognition by one award alone,
but there have been four different
events which have caused her ex-
citement.

The most recent of these events
is a prize awarded her at the joint
meeting of the Georgia Section of
the American Chemical Society
and the Georgia Academy of Sci-
ence held at the University of
Georgia last Friday. Dot partici-
pated in a program for chemistry
students in which two prizes were
awarded for the best papers from
a school offering graduate courses
and a school of only four years.
Dot's paper was on quantitative
paper chromatography, the sub-
ject of her independent study, and
she received an award of $25, a
membership in the American
Chemical Society for one year,
and a subscription to a chemical
journal.

Another event which is cause
for excitement is the notice con-
cerning a Fulbright Scholarship
which Dot has won to Johannes
Gutenberg University, Mainz, Ger-
many. She will enter the Univer-
sity on September 20 and will
study analytical chemistry for ten
months.

Last week announcement was
made of the Chi Beta Phi Key
awarded to Dot. On the same day,
word was received of the "Agnes
Scott News" first class rating by
the Associated Collegiate Press.
Dot was editor of the highly-rated
paper.

Dot is active on campus as a
member of Mortar Board, Phi
Beta Kappa, and Who's Who in
American Colleges and Universi-
ties.

Miss Steele

Mr. Kline

Kline To Assume Dean's Post;
Steele Will Serve As Registrar

On July 1, the date of the beginning of the college year,
Mr. C. Benton Kline will assume the position of Dean of the
Faculty, replacing Dr. Guerry Stukes who is retiring at the
end of the year. At this same time Miss Laura Steele will be
made Registrar, in addition to her duties as Director of Ad-
missions.

Mr. Kline, present Assistant
Professor of Philosophy and soon
to be made chairman of that de-
partment, has been a member of

Reception To Honor
Trustee Chairman

Agnes Scott College will honor
the new president of the Agnes
Scott Board of Trustees, Mr. Hal
Smith, and his wife, the former
Julia Thompson, a graduate of
Agnes Scott, at a reception on
May 17.

This occasion will take place in
the Letitia Pate Evans Dining
Hall from 8-10 p.m. and alumnae,
friends of the college in the At-
lanta area, and the entire campus
community are invited. Dr. W. E.
McNair is in charge of the recep-
tion.

CA Report Shows
Receipts, Expenses

From an allotted budget of
$2138, Christian Association has
spent $1252 to date. Seventy per
cent of the $2487 pledged has been
paid.

Christian Association divided
its budget into four parts: Our
World, with an allotment of $515;
Our Country, with an allotment
of $860; Our Community, with an
allotment of $100; and Our Cam-
pus, with an allotment of $633.

Our World sent $500 to the mis-
sion station in Korea. Our Coun-
try sent $169 in dues to the Na-
tional Student Y.W.C.A. Part of
the rest will be used to send
Christian Association's president
and freshman adviser to the
Y.W.C.A. and Y.M.C.A leadership
school in Berkeley, California, this
summer. Our Community has giv-
en $88 to the Community Service
Council. Our Campus has spent
$442 on publicity, vespers, social
functions, printing, Religious Em-
phasis Week speaker, and various
other campus activities.

Margie Erickson, treasurer,
urges all those who have not yet
paid their dues to do so right
away.

Press Association
Judges Newspaper

Word was recently received
from the Associated Collegiate
Press that the "Agnes Scott
News" published during the first
semester of 1956-57 has received
a first class rating. Judgment was
based on papers published from
September to January under the
editorship of Dorothy Rearick.

Notice of the "News" rating
came in the form of a Newspaper
Guidebook which "gives in com-
pact, comprehensive form an eval-
uation of the college publication
and a digest of standards and sug-
gestions for all publications." The
booklet contained scores on all
phases of the "Agnes Scott News."

The range of ratings began with
Ail-American and ended with
fourth class, the lowest rating.
Three newspapers in the same
group as Agnes Scott received
All-American, the only class above
first. Thirteen received first class
awards.

The papers in each group were
compared with each other and
standards were based on the
newspapers themselves.

the Agnes Scott faculty for the
past six years. He is treasurer
of the Agnes Scott Phi Beta Kap-
pa Society and advisor to Mortar
Board. Active in community life,
Mr. Kline, is chairman of the
Committee on Campus Christian
Life of the Atlanta Presbytery and
a member of the Advisory Com-
mittee of the DeKalb Family Ser-
vice Society. He received his A.B.
degree from the College of Woo-
ster and his B.D. and Th.M. de-
grees from Princeton Theological
Seminary. At the present time 'he
is completing the requirements for
a Ph.D. from Yale University. In
order to acquaint himself with
his new duties as Dean of the
Faculty, Mr. Kline has been work-
ing closely with Dr. Stukes for
the past year.

A graduate of Agnes Scott,
Class of 1937, Miss Steele took
her M.A. at Columbia University
and then returned to her alma
mater as secretary to Dr. McCain.
While a student here she was
editor of the "Agnes Scott News'"
and a member of Mortar Board-
She has served as Assistant Re-
gistrar for a number of years
and was made Director of Admis-
sions shortly after Dr. Alston be-
came president of the college.
Miss Steele has been active in
admissions work and represents
Agnes Scott on the College En-
trance Examination Board.

Carpenter Wins Scholarship
For Outstanding Achievement

Recognizing the qualities of
scholarship and leadership, Dr.
Alston this morning in Convoca-
tion awarded Diana Carpenter, a
junior, the annual Houghton
Scholarship. The scholarship
amounts to $400 a year and comes
from a $10,000 gift from the late
Professor M. E. Sentelle of David-
son College.

Professor Sentelle taught phil-
osophy at Davidson. He was a
bachelor and lived a simple life,
saving what he could to promote
fine scholarship. Toward the end
of his lifetime he presented to
both Davidson and Agnes Scott a
gift of $10,000, of which an award
was to be given annually to a
junior showing qualities of schol-
arship and leadership. The schol-
arship is named in honor of Pro-
fessor Sentelle's sister, Janice
Sentelle Houghton, and was first
awarded at Agnes Scott in 1946.

Diana is an honor student from

Charlotte, North Carolina, a mem-
ber of Mortar Board, and newly

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Carpenter

elected Chairman of .Lecture Asso-
ciation.

Also recognized in Convocation
this morning by Dr. Alston were
faculty members who will be on
leave next year and those mem-
bers who will be added to next
year's faculty. More detailed an-
nouncement of these changes will
be made in the commencement
issue of the "Agnes Scott News."

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, May 8, 1957

'What I Aspired...'

"I find the great thing in this world is, not so much where
we stand, as in what direction we are moving." This quotation
comes from the great German philosopher Goethe and ap-
pears to be quite applicable at this time. For within this issue
of the " Agnes Scott News" we have stcries of attainments and
recognition which illustrate the direction in which at least
four members of the Agnes Scott Community are moving.

The movement of Mr. C. Benton Kline into the position of
Dean of the Faculty is a move which has been accepted with
great enthusiasm by the entire community. It is difficult to
have to follow such a man as Dr. Stukes, but because of the
great respect and regard Mr. Kline has won at Agnes Scott,
we are confident of his capabilities and success in his new
role.

Miss Steele has filled her position as Director of Admissions
with the diligence and interest necessary for such a job. Her
new title of Registrar is the natural result of her work and
is an acknowledgement of the loyalty and consideration she
has shown for the college.

Achievements of two students have also been recognized
in this issue. The Houghton Scholarship was awarded Diana
Carpenter for scholarship and leadership. Dorothy Rearick
has received a Fulbright Scholarship for attainments in her
study of chemistry. Interest and aspiration have provided a
"direction" toward which these girls are moving.

The "Agnes Scott News" congratulates these four for the
attainments and honors which they have won in their respec-
tive roles. L.S.

All Work and No Play?

"Archery free shoot on the hockey field". . ."Plunge period
4 - 5". . "Softball game today." Every week throughout the
year the physical education department offers warm invita-
tions to participate in any of its variety of activities; but, un-
like the familiar cry "One for bridge," these invitations are
often repeatedly declined by numbers of students.

While almost all sports on campus have some faithful fans,
and annual performances such as May Day and the Dolphin
Club pageant are always greeted by large and enthusiastic
audiences, many students never avail themselves of the op-
portunity of participation in the activities offered, resulting,
at times, in a rather poor turnout. As the physical education
department is conducting a survey to determine the effective-
ness of the existing program, the students might do well to
consider whether they are taking full advantage of current
opportunities, and if not, why.

Lack of skill, lack of time, and frank lack of interest could
immediately be cited as possible reasons reasons which
could be changed with beneficial effects. For many of the
activities, skill is no prerequisite, and sometimes no requisite
at all, as not infrequently the unskilled participants seemingly
derive as much pleasure as the experts, and participation
offers an opportunity for development and improvement.
While few students here complain of surplus time, and such
activities are undeniably time-consuming, certainly it is time
well-spent in the light of enjoyment, relaxation, and new
associations.

For all those who can overcome the first two objections and
go out for a sport, the third complaint often has a way of tak-
ing care of itself, as, having given it a try, many students are
amazed to discover that they actually enjoy developing Agnes
Scott's third ideal. M.M.

Saturday's Festivities To Mark / 0/1 A

r . a i- .i/^ii r.i \^lub i lewd

Fifty-Fourth Celebration of May

^ ,^r- . . , , , The regular' meeting of the

May Day, 195/ variety, marks the tifty-fourth celebration Music Clu5 wiu be held on Wed .
cf May at Agnes Scott. In 1903, recalls an alumna of that year, nesdav. May 8, at 4-00 in room 4
there was a ''very crude or simple affair compared with to- of Presser Hall Mr John Louis
day's performances," with none of the present colorful dances Adam s, assistant professor of
and elaborate costuming. Sponsored by the college Y.W.C.A. musiC) will speak on chamber
in 1912, the first May Day as we Mn ...
know it was held primarily as a tolWd for ***** untl1 stu " MUS1C '

money-making project. For a a " d audiences wearied of

-consideration," chicken salad and the similarity of the themes. As a
sandwiches, and lemonade out of other field * of le ^ nds and

an imitation well top that adorn- ! dlt ' ons open for use in

cd the campus in those days, were Jf* Da - Participants were noti-

1 several months ahead that

served to students and guests.
The four classes appeared in vari-
ous pastoral costumes, with their
"fudge-aprons" or middies over
the dresses.

The following year's celebration
was an eventful one the first
Maypole dance was performed un-

fied

B.O.Z.

According to Frances Broom,
newly-elected president of B.O.Z. ,
upperclassman creative writing
society, try outs are currently be-
ing held to select new members

the festivities at Agnes Scott's
der the direction of Miss Lothe Semi _ Centennial celebration.

the scenarios in competition were for the club - These new members

due before Christmas vacation, are invited to attend the meeting

and the results were passed on by of the club t0 be held at 4:00

a student-faculty committee. This Thursday, May 9, in Walters Hall,

plan has been followed ever since, French Club

except in 1940 when a committee Members of the French Club

of alumnae were responsible for will meet in MacLean auditorium

for a program of music on Wed-

May Blair, who was held in high
esteem and great awe by fellow
students because she was the first
Agnes girl to have had dancing
lessons!

About this time, Miss Isabel
Randolph of the Physical Educa-

This year's production, entitled
"Nezumi No Yomeiri" (The Mar-
riage of A Mouse), will be per-
formed May 11 at 5:00 p.m. in the
May Day Deli. With its Oriental
theme, the scenario promises a

tion Department suggested a plan colorful and entertaining presen-
for May Day that had been widely tation of Agnes Scott's 1957 ver-
used at Eastern colleges, that of sion of the May Day ce i e bration.
using mythological characters as
a basis for the performances. The
students were to write the scen-
arios and plan the costumes and
dances with the aid of the Physical
Education Department. This plan

nesday, May 8, at 4:30. Elections
of officers for next year will also
be held at this time.

IRC.

As a CCUN project, members
of the International Relations
Club are collecting books and
magazines to be placed in Asian
schools and libraries. These will
be collected in the dormitories on
Thursday night, May 9.

Internationally Speaking . . .

'Ban The Bomb' Cries Russia

Pre** Scri u As U N Seeks Disarmament

Now that spring is finally here
and the sun is shining, this
thought suggested by The Hornet
must pass through the teachers'
minds:

"Oh, give us the man who Sings
at his work." Carlyle.

"Oh, give us the man who Does
his work." Teacher.

* * *

In The Red and Black the stu-
dents' thoughts are reflected:
"We Wonder . . .
When students will ever get
the time to read all those
books they're required to
buy."

* * *

For the lucky seniors who are
contemplating jobs after gradua-
tion, The Scandle Sheet makes
this forecast:

Employer: "Okay, I'll give you
a job. Take this broom and sweep
out."

Applicant: "But I just graduat-
ed from college."

Employer: "Okay, I'll show you
how!"

By Carolyn Magruder

Ever since 1949 when the Soviet Union exploded its first
atomic bomb, the West has been profoundly interested in
working towards international control of the deadly weapons.
Russia also has ventured an apparent willingness to lessen
the threat of nuclear warfare. However, whenever actual
disarmament talks have been ar-

ranged, Soviet representatives
have never given any guarantee,
suitable to the West, that their
"soft" words will be translated in-
to like deeds.

At a recent meeting of the UN
Disarmament Subcommittee in
London, the same drama was re-
peated once again, only this time
the Russian cry of "ban the bomb"
seemed to be backed by a more
conciliatory attitude toward such
Western proposals as aerial in-
spection and establishment of con-
trol ports at strategic points. Al-
though such gains are undoubted-
ly limited ones, nevertheless a con-
structive start, no matter how-
small, might lead to future agree-
ment of sizeable consequences.

testing, especially where radioac-
tive "fall-outs" are involved. Re-
cently, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, in
a broadcast to fifty nations, dra-
matically warned that radiation
from nuclear explosions "repre-
sented a danger to the human
race . . . and the further explosions
of atomic bombs will increase this
danger to an alarming extent."
This statement was immediatedly
repudiated by several leading
atomic scientists, but that there
are certain testing hazards in-
volved cannot be denied, and it is
impossible to predict the ultimate
outcome of these accumulated ex-
plosions.

The pressure of the Disarma-
ment Subcommittee to reach a

There has been a growing fear positive settlement will probably
among peoples of many countries be increased by these latest anti-
concerning the dangers of nuclear (Continued on Page 4)

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CONFUCIUS SflY

TO SCOT r, i hi.:

MAN HAS TWO ENDS.
THE THINKING EMD AND
THE SITTING END. SUCCESS
DEPENDS ON WHICH END
WE USE MOST

(heads We win, tails we lose)

Wednesday, May 8, 1957 # THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3

Nancy Trowell instructs May Day dancers at afternoon practice
session. Senior Opera at 8:00 Saturday evening will climax May Day
entertainment.

Singing Seniors Star in New
Libretto of 'Hansel and Gretel'

By Mary Byrd

The La Scotta Opera Company, composed of members of
the senior class, will present "Babes in the Woods," a comic
opera adapted from "Hansel and Gretel," May 11 at 8:00 p.m.
in Presser Hall.

After much diligent research in the archives of the past
and in the files of "Confidential

Magazine," the directors of the
company can assure us that they
are presenting the story of Hansel
and Gretel in its original, unadul-
terated form. Hansel and Gretel,
they discovered, are in reality the
children of rival broom manufac-
turers in a small hamlet in Ger-
many. By coincidence their par-
ents develop the same plan for
cornering the broom market: the
selling of 'brooms to witches. Han-
sel and Gretel, sent to persuade
the witches to sign contracts, meet
accidentally in the woods. From
then on adventures come to them
in fast and furious succession and
include the dodging of guardian
angels, a fierce battle with a
witch, and a love interest story.
No escapade is omitted by La
Scotta.

The company has incorporated
music of the highest order into its
production. The numbers to be
heard include the "Soldiers' Cho-
rus" from "Faust," "You Did It"
from "My Fair Lady," and "My
Gallant Crew" from "H.M.S. Pina-
fore." The skilled musicians of
the company have, of course,
adapted the works and, have given
them such titles as the Vamp Aria.

A number of celebrated singers
are starring in "Hansel and
Gretel." Martha Riggins is ap-
pearing as Herr Anheuser and
Dannie Reynolds as Herr Busch.
Margie DeFord plays the role of
Hansel and Sara Townsend that
of Gretel. Frazer Waters takes the

part of the witch. The stars of the
show are being supported by a
chorus made up of members of
the senior class.

A large crew is working behind
the scenes to make the production
a success. Carolyn Herman and
Virginia Ann Redhead are over-all
chairmen. Libby Bond is in charge
of art and Jackie Rountree of pro-
grams. Margie Hill heads N the
ticket committee, Jinky Ferris the
publicity, and Helen Sewell the
dance. Costuming is being direct-
ed by Fran Patterson and mimeo-
graphing by Mollie Merrick. Vir-
ginia Anne Redhead, Margie De-
Ford, and Carolyn Herman are ar-
ranging the music, while the script
is being written by Kit Crosby,
Jean Hodgens, Nellie Strickland,
Catherine Girardeau, Libby Bond,
Martha Riggins, Dannie Reynolds,
Dot Rearick, Margie DeFord, Ca-
rolyn Herman, and Virginia Anne
Redhead.

"Hansel and Gretel" is by no
means the first production of its
kind to be staged at Agnes Scott,
as it has long been the custom for
members of the senior class to
present an opera in the spring.
"Here's A Pretty Mess," a com-
bination of the works of Shake-
speare and of Gilbert and Sullivan,
regaled the campus last year. "Der
Rural Mural" was the big senior
class production in 1955.

Tickets for "Hansel and Gretel"
will be on sale at a price of fifty
cents.

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AS Alumnae Board
Meets With Fowler

The annual meeting of the
Agnes Scott Alumnae Board will
be held May 15 at the home of
the president, Mrs. C. Dixon Fow-
ler (Mary Prim, '29).

The main business to be taken
up will be the planning of activi-
ties for the newly-elected regional
directors, Mrs. F. L. Law (Mi.tzi
Kiser, '54) and Mrs. Eugene Rid-
dle (Sybil Corbett, '52).

Mrs. Law, responsible for al-
umnae contacts throughout the
Northeastern states, will discuss
with the Board the program for
alumnae within her district. Mrs.
Riddle is the regional director for
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia, and Tennessee, and will
plan with other members the pro-
gram for alumnae within her re-
gion.

The meeting will begin at 10:30
and continue through a luncheon
given by Mrs. Fowler.

Freshmen Will Give
Party for Helpers

On Monday, May 13, the fresh-
man class will give a party for
their Junior Sponsors and Sopho-
more Helpers. The party is in-
tended as an expression of appre-
ciation for the help given the class
during orientation last fall.

The party will be from 4:00 to
5:30 on the patio between But-
trick and Presser. Invitations are
also extended to faculty advisers
and the entire orientation com-
mittee of this past year. An orien-
tal theme will be carried out in
the invitations and decorations for
the party.

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Red Oldsmobile Here To Stay

Koontz Tells Wedding Plans;
Finery Adorns First-Nighters

By Corky Feagin

Excitement, excitement!!! Miss Koontz's engagement, the C&S
holdup, opera, Kentucky Derby, Junior Banquet take your pick.
But absolutly NOBODY will deny that this was a BIG WEEKEND.

Mortar Board members were the first to hear the announcement
of Miss Mirian Koontz' plan to marry Dr. Mel Drucker, an Atlanta
psychologist, in August.

Nellie Strickland, Martha Holmes, Kay Weber, and Sandra Dicker-
son were guests at the Tech Student Government Banquet at the
East Lake Country Club last Tuesday.

Among those be-minked, be-jeweled, and be-satined ladies driven
up to the Fox in long, shiny black Cadillacs for opening night at the
opera, and, incidentally, for II Trovatore were Pauline Winslow,
Mary Hammond, Nancy Graves, Tesa Hand, Helen Sewell, Patsy Rho-
den, Jo Hathaway, Sara Brown, Camille Strickland, Ann Payne, Betty
Gzechowicz, and Margaret Salvadore.

The bus back from Figaro contained Tomi Lewis, Sissy Daniel,
Grace Woods, Charlotte King, Anne Trotter, Ethel DuRant, Liz Acree,
and Betsy Roberts. Grace Robertson, Bruce Copeland, Fran Elliott,
Pat Perin, Jane Norman, Kathy Brown, Harriet Harrill, Kathleen
Kirk, Jane Smith, and Evelyn Ward witnessed Renata Tibaldi's beau-
tiful performance in La Traviata.

Saturday afternoon Shannon Cumming, Frances Broom, Judy Har-
rell, Ann Eyler, Janie Matthews, Betsy Hammond, Susannah Masten.
Peg Elliott, Ann Louise Pyle, Mary Jane Pickens, and Alice Prather
enjoyed the fluffy La Periehole. Isabella Strait, Cardy Howard, Laura
Westbrook, Scotty Maddox, Wynn Hughes, Lulu McCaughan, Patsy
Rhoden, Peggy Britt, Ann Selph, Ann Rascoe, Barbara Plunkert, and
Sara Lu Persinger were there the final night for La Boheme.

Meanwhile, the uncouth herd proceeded to live it up at various
fraternity parties or out of town.

Locally, the Tech ATO's and KA's had houseparties. The KA house-
party was at Lake Rabun: ask Nancy Niblack, Helen Culpepper, Drew
Blankner, Portia Strickland, Kay White, and Mary Wilson for further
information. The ATO spring formal was held at the Cherokee Town
and Country Club. Kay Richards, Corky Feagin and Liz Shumaker
stayed in the house, while Carolyn Hazard, Lang Sydnor, and Louise
Vanhee returned to Scott after the dance. Doreen Greenfield was at
Lake Burton on the Sigma Nu houseparty.

Boo Florence, Dee Harvley, Sara Margaret Heard, Dana Hundly,
Irene Shaw, Sally Smith, and Joyce Thomas livened up the Tech
SAE-Phi Delt party at Fritz Orr's Friday night.

Marty Young, Becky Redick, and Mary Byrd attended the Wesley
Foundation hayride that same night; while the Presbys of Druid Hills
got 'ligion on a retreat at Allatoona: Pee Wee Folkes, Sara Ann Cary,
Dnieke Nieuenhaus, Celia Crook, Paula Pilkenton, Silvia Ray, and
Roxanna Speig'ht.

Unsatisfied with the magnificent recreational and social advantages
of the Greater Atlanta Area, several girls went a fur piece to find
their lost weekend. Mary Clayton Bryan took off for Princeton; Val
Edwards drawled it at MIT; Carolyn Davies went up Colgate; and
Jean Clark witnessed the Kentucky Derby. Loyal Southerners, Mary
Oates and Betsy Roberts went to Davidson; Myra Glazier and Lucy
Cole went to PC; Wendy Boatwright to Clemson; Nancy Awbrey,
Auburn (Old South); Mary Ann Donnell, Millie Nesbit, Susan O'Neal,
and Leslie Sevier, Georgia. Jean Salter and Mary Crook went down
to Panama City. Some people will do anything for a tan.

Marion Barry and Gladys Ferguson had visitors from P.C.

Congratulation to Anita Moses who returned from Auburn with a
pin.

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The Educated Woman

The influence of the educated
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 te learn what
she wished to learn.

ACNES SCOTT
COLLEGE

DECATUR, GEORGIA

4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, May 8, 1957

Spring Showers Halt Play-Off;
Archery Tourney Is Under Way

By Patricia Stewart

There were no softball games played last week because of
rain, rivo games remain to be played this season followed by
a varsity-faculty game to be played May 17.

Twenty-eight people have signed up for the Agnes Scott
Ping Pong Tournament. Maria Harris, Choon Hi Choi, Eleanor
Lee, and Peace Fewell have ad

vanced to the second round by
courtesy of byes. Anne Lovvry is
in charge of the tournament.

Caro McDonald, AA Archery
Manager, announces the selection
of new class managers who will
serve the remainder of this school
year. They are Sis Burns senior
manager; Caroline Phelan, junior
manager; Nancy Bowers, sopho-
more manager; and Margaret
Goodrich freshman manager.

Caro also announces two Tele-
graphic Archery Tournaments this
spring. The Intercollege Tourna-
ment will run from May 6 to May
17. A Columbia round must be
shot for qualification as well as
for the actual tournament.

The other telegrapnic tourna-
ment is the Queens College Tour-
nament May 13 to May 17. The
tournament will consist of 15 ends
(90 arrows) from 30 yards. A
qualifying round is not necessary.

Lost and Found, sponsored by
Athletic Association, is open Mon-
day, Wednesday, and Friday from
1 to 2 o'clock on the second floor
of the Hub. It has many lost arti-
cles and all students are urged to

Athletic Federation
To Hold Conference

The Georgia Athletic Federation
of College Women Council met at
Agnes Scott May 4 to make plans
for the annual conference to be
held next fall.

Representatives from Georgia
State College for Women, Shorter,
Brenau, and Agnes Scott discussed
plans for the conference which
will be held at G.S.C.W. At this
conference there were represen-
tatives from most of the women's
colleges in Georgia to participate
in discussions, demonstrations,
and athletic contests.

DeKALB-DECATUR
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Wednesday
May 8
"Full of Life"

Judy Holliday Richard Conte

Thursday Saturday
May 9-11
"The Big Land"

Alan Ladd Virginia Mayo

Monday and Tuesday

May 13 & 14
"The Silent World"

Technicolor
Documentary

come by and pick up their belong-
ings.

Warren To Exhibit
Work at Columbus

Ferdinand Warren has been in-
vited to have a one-man exhibition
of paintings at The Columbus
Museum of Arts and Crafts, Co-
lumbus, Georgia.

The exhibition will consist of
oils and encaustics and will be on
view from May 19 through June 9.
A reception will be held at the
museum on Sunday, May 26.

Seniors Introduce
Major Professors

Monday, May 6, the senior class
held a party for the sophomore
class and the faculty from 4:00 to
5:00 in Walter's recreation room.
The purpose of the party was to
give everyone an opportunity to
become acquainted with the peo-
ple in her major department. The
sophomores could meet other
sophomores, seniors, and faculty
members; and the faculty had the
chance to meet the new majors in
his or her department.

During the first part of the
hour, refreshments were served.
Afterwards, everyone met in in-
formal groups according to depart-
ments. A senior was in charge of
each group. She and other seniors
explained how they planned to use
their major after graduation.

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Chorus To Present
MacLeish Lyrics

Friday's chapel will be conduct-
ed by the students of Speech 105.

At that time a chorus of sixty-
five voices will present a sequence
of lyrics by Archibald MacLeish
entitled "Songs for Eve." This is
not to be a worship program, but,
rather, a presentation of a secular
view of the development of man
on the earth. Adam and Eve are
used as symbols in this interpre-
tation of man's evolution.

Among the soloists for the pro-
gram are: Helen Mabry, Nora Ann
Simpson, Sally Smith, Linda Jones,
Betty Gzechowicz, and Anne
Scheller.

International . . .

(Continued from Page 2)

testing reports. No one would be
foolish enough to deny that 'se-
curity" is the watchword of the
day and that such security is
largely dependent on a nation's
having an adequate stockpile of
nuclear weapons to deter aggres-
sion. Thus testing will have to be
continued, until the Great Powers
are mutually willing to make the
necessary concessions, so that a
universal ban on both the bomb
and its preliminary tests will ren-
der its lethal effects obsolete.

Seen jf^assin^

A Biology student zvalhing out of
Lab carefully protecting her frog,
El?no y s, brain.

* * *

Student) standing in front of
Candler Hotel zvdtching three West
Viezv huses go by, zcondering zvhy
none come by going to Atlanta.

* * *

Faculty member standing in the
basement of Buttrick blushing at the
students' congratulations.

Celebrated Artists
Will Give Concerts

Two of the world's outstanding
organists will be special guest
artists at the Southeastern Re-
gional Convention of the Ameri-
can Guild of Organists to be held
in Atlanta May 13-15.

Pierre Cochereau, organist of
the Cathedral of Notre Dame,
Paris, and Virgil Fox, organist of
Riverside Church, New York, will
play concerts in local churches
during the three-day meeting.

M. Cochereau's concert will be
at the Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception on May 14 at 8:30 p.m.
Mr. Fox will play at the First
Methodist Church, Atlanta, on
May 15 at 8:30 p.m. Both of these
recitals are open to the public.

On Tuesday, May 14, at 2:30

Boney Represents
College at Carolina

Miss Mary L. Bone> will repre-
sent Agnes Scott College at the
inauguration of Dr. William C.
Friday, the new president of the
University of North Carolina, on
May 8 in Raleigh. North Carolina.

An alumna of the Woman's Col-
lege of the University of North
Carolina, Miss Boney will march
in the processional with official
delegates from other academic in-
stitutions. The order of the pro-
cessional will be according to the
founding dates of colleges repre-
sented at the inauguration. Har-
vard will take precedence.

Following the inaugura] cere-
monies, Miss Boney will attend an
informal reception given by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Friday for delegates
and out-of-town guests.

President Friday acts as presi-
dent of the three colleges that
compose the University of North
Carolina. Each individual school
is headed by a chancellor.

p.m., M. Cochereau will conduct
a master class in Presser Hall for
the Agnes Scott Student Group of
the American Guild of Organists.
Several students will play and re-
ceive criticism from M. Cochereau.
Tis class may be audited and the
fee is $2.

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VOL. XLn

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wedn<

Number 22

Reception To Honor Chairman
Of Trustee Board Friday Night

Friday, May 17, a reception to be held in the Letitia Pate
Evans Dining Hall from 8:00 until 10:00 p.m. will honor Mr.
Hal L. Smith, the new Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and
Mrs. Smith, the former Julia Thompson, an alumna of Agnes
Scott. The guest list of over 4000 includes a great many
friends of the college from Atlan-

ta and Decatur as well as the en-
tire college community. Prepara-
tions for the reception are going
ahead under the direction of Dr.
W. E. McNair and his Steering
Committee composed of repre-
sentatives from the Board of
Trustees, the Alumnae Associa-
tion, the faculty and staff.

Georgia Tech Graduate

Mr. Smith, a native of Atlanta,
is Agnes Scott's sixth Chairman
of the Board. He succeeds Mr.
George Winship, who died last
June. A graduate of Georgia Tech,
Mr. Smith is president of the
John Smith Chevrolet Company
and the Downtown Chevrolet
Company, an elder in the First
Presbyterian Church of Atlanta,
and a past president of the Atlan-
ta Rotary Club. He is also a trus-
tee of the Tech Alumni Associa-
tion and a director of the Atlanta
Citizens and Southern Bank.

Greeting and guiding the guests

President Awards
Harrold Fellowship

This morning in Convocation Dr.
Alston awarded the Quenelle Har-
rold Fellowship, a fellowship for
graduate study, to Margaret Min-
ter who will graduate from Agnes
Scott in June.

The Quenelle Harrold Fellow-
ship is the income of a foundation
of $10,520 established by Mrs.
Thomas Harrold of Americus,
Georgia, in honor of her daughter,
a graduate in the class of 1923.
The fellowship amounting to $800
is awarded every two years to an
alumna for graduate work. The
Academic Council of the faculty
decided upon the recipient of the
award.

Margaret is an English major
from Tyler, Alabama. She studied
at Harvard last summer under
the Harvard Scholarship awarded
anually to an Agnes Scott junior
and has served as Judicial Chair-
man of Student Government this
past year.

will be the specific duty of a num-
ber of students and faculty mem-
bers. The trustees, who will hold
their annual meeting Friday morn-
ing and will then remain for the
reception, will be in the words of
Dr. McNair, "the supreme hosts
and hostesses." Mr. and Mrs.
Smith and Dr. and Mrs. Alston
wil receive guests at the entrance
to the reception hall. Student hos-
tesses, including both boarders
and day students from all four
classes, wil be stationed at strate-
gic points to direct guests to the
dining hall and to guide them
around the campus to points of
interest including the McCain
Library! the art gallery on third
Buttrick, Walters Hall, Presser
Hall, and Campbell Science Hall.
Refreshments on Terrace
To accommodate the large num-
ber of guests, serving tables are
to be placed outside on the terrace
facing the Alumnae Garden as well
as inside the dining hall. Prepara-
tion of the dining hall for the re-
ception will begin immediately
after lunch Friday. Supper is to be
served picnic - style on the hockey
field or in the lower dining hall,
depending on the weather.

All the preparations necessary
have been arranged under the
guidance of Dr. McNair and the
Steering Committee with its sub-
committees. Dr. James Ross Mc-
Cain is in charge of invitations,
Miss Marie Huper, decorations,
and Miss Anna Greene Smith,
serving and entertainment. Other
members of the Committee in-
clude: Mr. L. L. Gellerstedt and
Mrs. J. E. Reed, trustees; Mrs.
T. M. Kellaway, Jr. and Miss Anne
Worthy Johnson, alumnae; Mrs.
S. G. Stakes, Mrs. W. T. Frierson,
President Alston, Dean Guerry
3tukes, Dean Carrie Scandrett,
Mr. R. J. Rogers, Mrs. Lillian
McCracken, Miss Margaret Phy-
<:hian, Miss Roberta Winter, Miss
Adolph Lapp, Mrs. N. H. Byers,
Mr. W. T. Frie.son, and Jean
Porter ar.d the members of the
Social Council of the Student
Government.

Seniors Announce
Graduation Agenda

With the anticipation of grad-
uation exercises June 3, seniors
are looking forward to Commence-
ment activities which have been
scheduled to begin May 30, ac-
cording to Jean Porter, president
of the Senior Class.

At 9:30 on that Thursday, grad-
uation practice will take place
with the senior picnic to follow at
12:00. June 1 will be Class Day
including the sophomore's daisy
chain at 4:00. At 8:00 there will
be a special music program in
Gaines Chapel by Mr. Michael Mc-
Dowell and Mrs. Irene L. Harris.
Bookburning will take place at
9:00 June 1, followed by the cap-
ping of the juniors at 10:00.

Baccalaureate services will be
held June 2 led by Dr. J. A. Jones
of Union Theological Seminary in
Richmond. At 4:30 on that Sun-
day a special program will take
place for seniors and their fam-
ilies and guests. Seniors and their
families will be guests of the
college for supper at 5:30 Sunday
and at 6:30 the Alstons will enter-
tain seniors and families at a cof-
fee in Rebekah.

Commencement exercises will be
held at 10:00 a.m. June 3. Dr.
Lynn White of Mills College, Oak-
land, California, will be the Com-
mencement speaker.

Committee Chooses
Benton for Trophy

Recognizing the merits of de-
bating, Dr. Alston this morning in
Convocation awarded Margaret
Benton, senior, the first George P.
Hayes Debating Trophy ever
made. The award was in the form
of a silver-engraved tray and will
be presented annually to the se-
nior chosen as outstanding debator
of the year by a faculty commit-
tee.

The Hayes Debating Trophy has
recently been established by two
alumnae of Agnes Scott, Mrs.
Preston Mcintosh (Louisa Aichel,
'47) of Atlanta and Mrs. Larry
E. Pedrick (Dale Bennett) of
Louisville, Kentucky.

Margaret is a history major
from Monticello, Georgia. She has
been active in Pi Alpha Phi, serv-
ing as president during the past
year. She has also served as
Chairman of Lecture Association
this year.

Dr. Lynn White, Jr.

Graduation Speaker To Discuss
'A Temperature of Thine Own'

By Betty Cline

The Commencement speaker for 1957 is Dr. Lyiiii Townsend
White, Jr., nationally known editor and author and President
of Mills College in Oakland, California. The title of his
address is "A Temperature of Thine Own
in Herman Melville's Moby Dick.

Dr. White, a native of San Fran-

a phrase found

cisco, California, is a graduate of
Stanford University, the Union
Theological Seminary, and Har-
vard where he took his doctorate
in philosophy. As Bayard Cutting
Fellow, Dr. White traveled in
Italy and Sicily doing research on
the religious history of the 12th
century.

An authority on women's educa-
tion as well as an historian, he
wrote the book "Educationg Our
Daughters" in 1950. In addition to
the fields of humanistic studies,
family relations, and the education
of women for contemporary life,
bis lectures and writings have
dealt widely with the Renaissance
and Mediaeval periods, particu-

Joanne Beaton, Miss Sarah Tucker , Nancy Holland, Carolyn Mason,
and Jane Kraemer discuss plans for 1957-58 Orientation.

Orientation Committee Makes
Plans For 1957-58 Freshmen

The many plans being made for the 1957-1958 freshman
class promise a successful Orientation program for next fall.
Nancy Holland, Chairman of Orientation, has already met
with various groups to discuss activities for the incoming
freshmen.

The other Orientation officers
who are working with Nancy are
Jane Kraemer, vice chairman;
Joanne Beaton, clerical secretary;
and Carolyn Mason, social secre-
tary. Nancy Burkitt and Sarah-
Tucker are advisors to this board.
These students have been meeting
with other members of the Orien-
tation Council to schedule events
for new students. The Council in-
cludes presidents of Christian As-
sociation, Mortar Board and So-

cial Council; also the freshman ad-
visor to Christian Association, vice
president of Athletic Association,
and the freshman house presi-
dents.

Since freshmen are expected at
Agnes Scott September 12, they
will have four days in which to
become acquainted with school be-
fore upper classmen arive. Junior
sponsors, sophomore helpers, and
the boards of CA, AA, Student
(Continued on Page 4)

fi

Iediaeval

larly in the
Technology.

For his most recent book, an
anthology entitled Frontiers of
Knowledge in the Study of Man,
Dr. White asked seventeen of the
country's most emirent scholars
io comment in non-technical
terms on the discoveries that the
most recent scholarship :'s making
about the nature cf man and of
society. Fields range from econo-
mics to archaeology.

Former President of the West-
ern College Association, he is affi-
liated with the American Council
on Education, the American His-
torical Association, the National
Council of Religion in Higher
Education, the American Council
of Learned Societies and numerous
other learned societies, civic and
social groups. Dr. White's most
recent honor was his 1956 election
to a fellowship in the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.

He has three daughters and
jr.e son.

Dean's Staff Plans
Spring Exam Teas

Exam teas will be held this
quarter for the first time in the
spring. The teas, given by the
members of the Dean's staff, will
be from 3:30 to 5:00 on Friday,
May 24; Monday, May 27; Tues-
day, May 28; and Wednesday,
May 29.

Exaitt chapels will be held at
8:40 a.m. on Saturday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
of exam week.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, May 15, 1957

Guiding Force

jCetter Do Editor ^ nternat ' ona ^Y Speaking .

"Often a retrospect delights the mind" has said Dante. How
true that is when we recall with delight the outstanding
events of the past year. In looking back over the productions
with their coloful and entertaining features, we remember the
laughter with which we viewed the skits, the vividness of
the settings, and the talent of the performers. These are the
things that remain highlights in our minds the things which
we openly praise and compliment.

But hidden behind those external, obvious aspects, lie
hours and hours of tedious planning and preparation. These
are the things we tend to overlook in retrospection. We
neglect to praise the girls who had a hand in writing the skit
or scenario. We forget the girls who have spent hours work-
ing over costumes. And we tend to think that the setting
became beautiful of its own accord! Our appreciation often
goes no deeper than for that which is on the surface.

The strength and guiding force of a production such as
May Day are those people who are willing to work long and
hard in the background. They are the people who give hours
of time to making a thing successful and who receive very
little recognition. Not only in entertainment productions such
as May Day or Black Cat but in other campus activities such
as Orientation Committee is there a whole force working to-
ward the end result. These are the girls who deserve as much
appreciation as any performer or chairman. L.S.

Academic Application

'Til just have to wait until after breakfast tomorrow to
study my English; no time now!" How often have we heard
similar ideas expressed in various forms. How often have we
ourselves put off doing things and then at the last minute
have had to do them in a careless manner.

Especially in the spring do we become slip-shod about
school work. There are too many other activities now, we
say, and something must go. Our academic life is retarded
while our social life spins more rapidly.

Or maybe the problem is that we don't have the interest
now in school work that we had in September when we re-
turned, so eager and ready to seek knowledge. We are almost
to the end, so why not play and forget our studies? After all,
we worked hard fall quarter and winter quarter yes, and
even part of spring quarter. Vacation time is almost here
so we'll begin to get in the swing of that easy life right now.

But are these the attitudes that mature, responsible, and
conscientious students should hold? Perhaps it is close to
the end and we need a vacation. But school is not over yet.
There is much to be gained in the two weeks that we have
left in this session. In every single day there is something of
value that we can learn, if we seek it. There is much for which
to strive in these closing days of this school year. Let each
girl, therefore, apply herself in her academic work, searching
diligently for all that is beneficial to a richer life. H.T.K.

The Agnes Scott News

Published weefcly 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.

Edltor LANGHORNE SYDNOR

Managing Editor BARBARA DUYALL

Business Manager GENE ALLEN REENERO

News Staff

Assistant Editors CAROLINE DUDLEY, HAZEL-THOMAS KING, MARY MOORE

Copy Editor CAROLINE MILLER

News Feature Editor BETTY CLLNE

Society Editor CORKY FEAGLN

Sports Editor PAT STEWART

Photographer LITE ROBERT

Business Staff

Advtrtlsini; Manager BARBARA VARNER

Helpers MARGARET HANSON, ANNE TROTTER, MARIANNE SHARP

'Silhouette's' Editor
Expresses Regret

Dear Editor,

You know, some people have it
easy. Take for instance, a Glee
Club director. They don't have
any trouble deciding who should
be in the club, because a note is
either sharp or flat or just right
and that's all there is to it. Or a
basketball coach has an equally
simple job: the girl who puts the
ball through the net the most
times gets to play on the team.
But annual editors well, that's a
different story. Who ever heard
of annual tryouts? There's no
one certain way to write copy;
there's no one certain way to draw
up a page; there's no one certain
way to know who will be a hard
worker. What can a poor editor
do when 92 people want to work
on an annual and she can't have a
staff but about one-third that
size?

I guess all I'm really looking
for is sympathy. I especially want
sympathy from the students who
said they were interested in an-
nual work but whom we didn't put
on the staff. I hope they can un-
derstand that we did our best. I
mean, after all, working under
the limited conditions of being
without a good crystal ball, how
could we possibly know who would
be good on the 1958 "Silhouette"
staff? We may have passed up a
perfect gem of a worker and we'll
never know it. Think of all the
mistakes we may have made, and
feel sorry for us. We would have
loved to have used all 92 persons
(then maybe those 92 would have
been happy although the rest of
the student body wouldn't have
been when they received an annual
done under those rather "crowded"
circumstances.)

The field was narrowed a little
when a lot of the freshmen who
had signed the first list never
came to the Silhouette room as
the second announcement request-
ed. We figured perhaps they were
not quite as interested. A lot of
factors entered into narrowing the
field still further, and we ended
up with people whom we think are
capable, really interested, and not
too loaded down with other extra-
curricular activities.

Thanks to everyone who showed
their interest in the 1958 "Sil-
houette." It makes us feel the
student body is behind the annual
and is interested in it. Keep on
backing us and we'll try to have
a good annual come spring of 1958.

Sincerely,

Celeste Rogers.

Circulation Managers

MARY GRACE PALMER, MARTHA BETHEA

Reporters

Sarah Aolama. Mary Byrd. Sara Anne Carey. Nancy Duvall, Bonnie Cershen, Nancy
Graves. June Hall, Betsey Hammond, Lllllam Hart, Sid Howoll, Frances Johns, Laura Ann
Knake, Mildred Ling, Jane Law, Suzanne Manges. Louise McCaughan, Caroline MLkell,
Ann Norton. Rosemary Roberts, Helen Salfltl, Sally Sanford, Jo Sawyer, Ann Scheller,
Dian Smith, Edith Towers, Nancy Turner, Carolyn West.

Seen padding,

A dignified junior hopping out of
a window in the stacks of the li~

hrary to evade her pursuer.

* * *

Four zvorried sophomores being

held at gunpoint by campus police

after alarming a cottage with a mask

on the end of a stick.

' * * *

Frustrated freshmen appealing to

Ouija to foretell their futures.

* * *

An Emory boy and his Agnes
Scott fiancee going into the D.O.
bare-footed.

* * *

Brand new cigar in sewer behind
garage in which Mr. Tart keeps his
car.

Unity Marks European Efforts
To Recapture Former Prestige

By Carolyn Magruder

During the half-century preceding the first World War,
Europe was perhaps at the height of her power. London and
Paris reigned as the economic capitals of the world. The Bri-
tish Empire spanned the globe, while England's navy could
boast of no near rivals on the sea. Germaiiy had begun to
flex her industrial muscles and

nations marveled at her increasing
might. To the west, America was
still regarded as a "youngster" by
the Great Powers, her latent re-
sources as yet barely exploited.
To the east, the Russian giant
dozed in a medieval slumber,
scarcely touched by the Industrial
Revolution.

Two major world conflicts plus
a continuing "cold war" have al-
tered this former picture to an
enormous extent. The Soviet
"grab" in Eastern Europe and
Asia; the breakdown of the French
and British colonial monopolies;
the unheralded rise of such "up-
starts" as Nasser, Nehru, Saud
all these developments have dem-
onstrated to the world in a sud-

crippled both economically and
politically is the Europe of today.
Eden's "aggressive" action at the
time of the Suez crisis seemed to
many observers a rash move which
had an aura of hopeless despera-
tion about it.

But if the Suez affair has dim-
inished Europe's prestige even
further in the eyes of other na-
tions, it has possibly had a para-
doxically strengthening effect on
Europe herself. The months fol-
lowing the British and French
"international faux pas" have wit-
nessed several events take place
which seem to have a heartening,
realistic note about them. A con-
crete example is the creation of
a European Atomic Energy Com-

cu n

denly shocking manner just how muniiy (Euratom) which is being

established by France, Belgium,
Italy, West Germany, the Nether-
lands, and Luxembourg for the
common development and use of
atomic power. Euromarket, a tar-
iff-free trade area, is also under
consideration by these same na-
tions.

The recent British announce-
of a new defense plan which will
ideally boost her sagging economic
system while eliminating near ob-

ew5

French Club

Le Circle Francais met Wednes-
day, May 8, at 4:00 o'clock in
McLean Auditorium to enjoy a
program of French music. Lynn
Frederick played the piano; Carol
Promnitz, the violin, accompan-
ied by Patti Forrest on the piano;

Nancy Turner, the organ; and s0 lete troops and equipment could

be another step in this over-all
revitalizing plan. "United we
stand" ... is no cliche in modern
Europe. It is a painfully recog-
nized but true fact. For only poli-
tical and economic unity can give
Audrey Europe a more potent voice in
world affairs and a better oppor-
tunity to cope with future emer-
gencies in the most effectively co-
operative manner.

Paula Pilkenton, the violin, ac-
companied by Sylvia Ray on the
piano. Officers were also elected
at this meeting of the club. The
new president is Lynn Frederick;
vice-president, Caroline Phelan;
and secretary-treasurer,
Johnson.

Granddaughters

Elected at the meeting of
Granddaughters Club on Wednes-
day, May 8, were the officers for
next year. They are: president,
Roxana Speight; secretary-treas-
urer, Marty Young. After the
meeting all members of the club
ate supper together at the Cam-
pus Grill.

B.O.Z.

Thursday, May 9, B.O.Z. met in
Walters parlor to welcome four
new members into the club. The
recently-chosen members are
Anne Trotter, Corky Feagin, Sy-
bil Strupe, and June Hall. Anne
Trotter, Sybil Strupe, and June
Hall read their entries to the old
members of the club.

Tennis Club

Newly-elected officers of the
Tennis Club for next year are
Paula Pilkenton, president, and
Maria Harris, secretary-treasurer.
Spanish Club

The Spanish Club met Thursday
to nominate officers for the com-
ing year. Those nominated were:
president, Hazel Ellis and Kay
Weber; vice-president, Betty Lew-
is and Dot Martin; secretary-
treasurer, Kay Weber and Martha
Ansley.

This quarter the Spanish Club
has held tryouts for those inter-
ested in becoming members of the
club. Each participant in the try-
outs was asked to memorize a
poem or dialogue in Spanish and
present it before the judges. Jane
Matthews, Lesley Sevier, Jo
Stokes, Mary Grace Palmour, Rene
Shenk, and Dieneke Nieuwenhuis
have been accepted and invited
to join.

Wednesday, May 15, 1957 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3

Becca Fewell and Louise Law check the itinerary for their summer
tour of Europe.

Summer Vacation Plans Show
Students 7 Love for Wanderlust

By Lillian Hart

Good afternoon. May I help you plan a summer trip or
place you in a summer job? This agency really goes places
and does things. North! South! East! West! Maybe a little
excursion abroad? Just what would you like? Oh! You have
not decided. Well, that is no problem at all. Let me give you
a preview of some of the small
scale migrations that are going to
take place this summer.

On the express, triumphantly
invading the North, will be found
many charming southern belles.
Some are going as far north as
the wilderness of Canada. Up To-
ronto way at the Big Win Inn
emigres Mary Dunn, Ann Self,
Eunice Simons, Suzie Bailey, and
Marian Walton are to be located
for the summer. Their occupation,
you ask? These dashing young la-
dies are to be waitresses. If this
is too far north for you, there is
New England. There are many re-
sorts there where you could go.

Mountains or Shore?
Tweety Trammell, Edith Towers,
and Beverley Rippard, believing
in the safety of numbers, are go-
ing to the Balsons Hotel in Dix-
ville Notch, New Hampshire. These
ramblers are also hoping that the
tips will be good. Courageously,
Patti Forrest is going all by her
little self to a strange part of the
country the Long Island Sound
region of Connecticut to table
hop at the Shelden House for the
summer. But wait here is a job
that might interest you working
in q resort post office. Peggy
Bradford has nailed down this
job. It is at the Pocono Lake Pre-
serve in the Pocono Mountains of
Pennsylvania. While Peggy is cool
as a cucumber in the mountains,
just two hours away in New York
City will be Elizabeth Acree, at
least during the last part of June.
She is our gal who will be taking
in all of the musicals on Broad-
way. Envy her?

Then in the Southland you will
find many things to do and places
to see. Nancy Holland is going to
spend the summer in Wilmington,
North Carolina. Her job is quite
a catch adviser for the college
fashions in the Belks Department
Store there. Or if you are musical-
ly inclined, maybe Ann Eyler can
solve your problem. She is study-
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lege in Bristol, Tennessee. Or
maybe you are more of a trail
blazer. Camps are your answer.

Moving westward into the land
of the sky blue waters, Michigan,
Gretchen Elliot will make a cute
lab assistant in the hospital at
Alma. Oh, you are not so inclined?
Well, perhaps this will suit you
better. Sally Smith is putting on
her boots and spurs and turning
cowgirl this summer. Out in Estes
National Park in Colorado, Jingles
Sal hopes to be a receptionist. On
a little farther Randy Norton and
Mary Ruth Watson will be hitting
the trail for Yellowstone National
Park. One of these buckaroos will
clerk in a store while the other
will turn domestic. If California is
your aim, that can be arranged,
too. Sue Lile and Nancy Grayson
are wandering, they hope, to
Berkeley to attend the Pacific
School of Religion for six weeks.
But it is not all work and no play.

"Call of The Wild"
There will be time for being tour-
ist in San Francisco. I believe
that this about does our western
front. No! Wait a minute! There
is another group who are evidently
heeding "the call of the wild."
They are making a grand tour of
the fair West and hope to hop up
to Canada and back down to Yel-
lowstone, touring as long as their
money lasts. These unique drifters
are Nancy Edwards, Hazel Ellis,
Caro McDonald, and Frances
Gwinn. In their '57 Chevie they
plan to drift, camping and cook-
ing out along the way. They leave
this one plea, "If anyone lives out
in this direction please let us

Orchestra Reveals
New Concert Plans

The Atlanta Symphony Orches-
tra has announced that its 1957-58
Subscription Series will be pre-
sented at the Tower Theater in-
stead of the Municipal Auditor-
ium. To alleviate the seating prob-
lem at the smaller location, each
concert will be given at two dif-
ferent times, series A and B.

Series A will be primarily a
Thursday series with concerts on
eight Thursdays, two Wednesdays,
and one Friday. Series B will be
primarily a Friday series, with
concerts on eight Fridays, two
Thursdays, and a Saturday. The
pairs of concerts will occur at a
regular interval of every two
weeks throughout the symphony
season, October to March.

A special appeal is being made
for students this next season in
that balcony seats are being re-
served for the eleven concerts for
$6.00 and $8.00.

Concert Schedule

The schedule of concerts, which
begins October 25 and ends March
28, is as follows: Jennie Tourel, a
mezzo-soprano; Leonard Pennario,
pianist; Albert Bolet, guest con-
ductor for the Symphony; "First
Chair Atlanta Symphony," fea-
turing soloists who occupy "first
chair" positions; Arthur Fielder,
guest conducted, well known as
conductor of the Boston Pops Or-
chestra; Lisa Delia Casa, soprano;
Thomas Brockman, pianist; Yehudi
Menuhin, violinist; Whittemore
and Lowe, duo-pianists; Gina
Bachauer, pianist; and a concert
with the Atlanta Symphony and
chorus.

know. A good meal would be nice
for a change."

So you want to get away from
it all. Well, join our globe trot-
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and Kay Lamb plan to drop in on
Princess Grace during one of their
dull nights at Monte Carlo. Pinkie
McCall is doing our hop, skip, and
jump tour of Europe more
time to spend in Scotland. But
during her hop Pinkie hopes to
meet Sis Burns in Germany. Sis
will be a footloose and fancy-free
vagabond letting wanderlust be
her guide. But to some of our
globe trotters relations will be
waiting for them. For Dieneke
Nieuwenhuis, Holland will be her
summer home, while Germany will
be home to Nancy Settle.

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HottentotsDelightfulWeekend

By Ann Norton
Despite rainy weather, which Invaded the campus and surrounding
area, fun-pursuing Scotties had a gay and entertaining weekend.
Among the most exciting of the diversions were the many guests on
campus, Dooley's Frolics at Emory, house parties at Tech, retreats,
and picnics, not to mention just plain ol' "horsing around."
Although May Day was postponed, Senior Opera was a huge success
and drew quite a crowd. The campus was overflowing with many
guests, and seen entertaining some of the 94 guests on campus for
dinner Saturday night were Mary Jane Pickens, Eileene Johnson, Lil
Hart, Judy Sawyer, Martha Meyer, and Margaret Woolfolk.

Dooley's Frolics drew a large number of Scotties to witness the
rousing of Dooley Friday night and his burial at midnight Saturday,
not to mention the music of Buddy Morrow. Among those who at-
tended the various functions of the weekend were Betty Garrard,
Rosalind Johnson, Marianne Gillis, Dee I la r\ ley, Sara Lu Persinger,
Patsy Rhoden, Mary Anne Fow Ikes, Anne Rivers Paine, Carol Prom-
nitz, Betty Cobb, Ethel Durant, India Clark, Curt Swords, Carole
Rogers, Jean Salter, Anita Sheldon, Nora Ann Simpson, Helen
Smith, Caro Spann, Linda Ingram, Llewellyn Bellamy, Roxanna
Speight, Willa Dendy, Betsy Roberts, Maria Harris, Susan Hogg,
Kay Fuller, Barbara Duvall, and Marcia Tobey.
The North Avenuers picked Rock Eagle for their weekend retreat,
and took along Susanne Robinson, Beverly Delk, Carolyn Hazard,
Susannah Masten, Sybil Strupe, Pat Lenhardt, Peggy Edney, Sallie
Meek, June Riddle, Sally Smith, Peggy Fanson, and Eleanor Lee.

The weather certainly did not spoil the fun of the Phi Delts at Tech,
for they journeyed all the way to Saint Simon's Island for their an-
nual house party, and we hear from Dana Hundley, who returned with
a scrumptious tan, that it was quite a weekend.

Jane Kraemer had a good report to make about the Beta house party
at Lake Burton. Pat Gover was also along on this Tech party.
High Hampton Inn in North Carolina was the scene of another
Engineer's house party. The SAE's got out of the Atlanta weather
and entertained Judy George, Sara Margaret Heard, Ann Harvey,
Betty Ellis, and Jane Matthews. Not to be outdone, the Kappa Sigs
chose Lake Winfield Scott at Vogel State Park, and Corky Feagin,
Libby Hanson, Renee Shenk, and Peg Elliott added that Scott spice
to the weekend.

Barbara Specht is the girl to see about such faraway places as Dur-
ham, North Carolina, for she went up to the Duke Spring Formal;
Caroline Dudley journeyed to Raleigh for the Sigma Chi Sweetheart
Ball at State.

Several Scotties took advantage of the fact that it is spring, after
all, and enjoyed picnicing and swimming. Mary Dunn, Jorie Muller,
Penny Smith, Katherine Jo Freeman, and Martha McCoy went to
Pine Lake for swimming. Seen at Allatoona at various times over
the weekend were Mary Jo Cowart, Lang Sydnor, Jean Salter, Mar-
garet Minter, and Kay Weber. Blanche Helm went on the Tech Navy
ROTC picnic this weekend, and Nancy Settle and Rae Carole Hosack
were picnicing in Piedmont Park. On a little different note, we know
that Nancy Graves had lots of fun ice-skating at Lakewood this week-
end.

In addition to the many attractions outside of Atlanta, many
Scotties enjoyed local entertainments. Drama Tech, always popular,
drew Nancy C hristian, Ruth Currie, Mary Dunn, Linda Dancy.

A Dogpateh party was quite a success at the Sigma Chi House
Saturday night at Tech. Among the Li'l Abner's and Daisy Mae's
were Tomi Lewis, Nancy Trowell, Ann Tilly, Kay Weber, Jennie
Grace Walker, Gretchen Elliott, Mary C layton Bryan and Carolyn
West.

A House dance at the ZIP house at Emory was reported to the first
class entertainment by ,Lyn Frederick, Audrey Johnson, Carolyn Ma-
son, Eve Purdom, Anne McWhorter, Martha Davis, and Lib Geiger.

June Hall, Ellen McFarland, Camille Strickland, Kay Richards,
Katherine Hawkins, Liz Shumaker, Sara Anne Carey, Linda Dancy,
and Jill DeBardeleben all went to a tea at the ATO house at Tech
Sunday afternoon.

Another wearer of the diamond was added to the ranks over the
weekend. Congratulations, Rae Carole Hosack!

The Educated Woman

The influence of the educated
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, GEORGIA

4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, May 15, 1957

Curt Swords,. Nancy Christian and Lue Robert, mounted for a class
at Voghtfs Academy will enter the riding show scheduled for May 18.

Riding Show To Highlight Year;
Campus Equestriennes Compete

By Pat Stewart

Riders from Agnes Scott will compete against each other
May 18 at 4:00 in the second Agnes Scott Riding Show in
recent years. Lue Robert, AA riding manager, reports that
the riders will be divided into three classes. Two ribbons will
be given in each class plus the awarding of the riding trophy
in the advanced class. To enter

this class, riders must be upper-
classmen and have ridden at least
two quarters.

Riders competing are Peg El-
liot, Suzanne Hoskins, Marsha To-
bey, Jill Imray, Nancy Brown,
Suzannah Masttn, Mary Ann
Sharp, Hollis Smith, Margaret
Fortney, Mary Rivers Stubbins,
Becky Barlow, Libby Hanson, Har-
riet Harrill, Curt Swords, Judy
George, Sheila MacConochie, and
Lue Robert.

Orientation . . .

(Continued from Page 1)

Government, and Social Council
will be here to welcome them.

Handbook classes will be held
in the mornings. The Social Coun-
cil will present their traditional
fashion show and will include in
it information that will show the
students many phases of college
life. CA is planning a party for
September 13, and the Scott-Tech
picnic wil be given the following
evening.

Nancy Holland says that the
council is striving to have a uni-
que orientation program. In spite
of the numerous festivities plan-
ned for the incoming freshman
class, the success of Orientation
depends upon the teams of junior
sponsors and sophomore helpers.

A retreat is scheduled for this
afternoon, May 15, to give these
sponsors and helpers an opportun-
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Col. E. H. Spackman will judge
the show which will be at the
Voght's Riding Academy at 32
Houston Mill Road, N.E. After the
show there will be a picnic for all
riders.

* * *

Friday's championship game
between the juniors and sopho-
mores was rained out. It has been
rescheduled for Thursday, May
16, at 6:30.

NOTICE

There wil be no issue of the
AGNES SCOTT NEWS on Wed-
nesday, May 22.

The bi<; Commencement pub-
lication costing 15? will be on
sale outside the door of Presser
immediately following gradua-
tion exercises. See your NEWS
representative if you wish a
copy mailed to you.

are. The girls will form discussion
groups to study the purpose and
importance of Orientation. The
retreat lasts from four thirty un-
til eight o'clock with a break for
supper. The purpose of the re-
treat is to unite all junior spon-
sors and sophomore helpers in one
goal, to make each freshman feel
welcome from the first day, and
to draw her into Agnes Scott life
throughout the entire year.

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Debating Fraternity Develops
From Early Literary Groups

This morning's presentation of the newly -established Hayes
Trophy draws attention to one of the school's oldest extra-
curricular activities, for debating has been a part of Agnes
Scott life for almost fifty years. Sponsored by the Mnemosy-
nean and the Propylean literary societies, debating, which
developed around 1910, was con-

fined to inter-society debates un-
til 1914 when an Agnes Scott
team journeyed to New Orleans
to oppose a team from Sophie
Newcomb in "the first debate be-
tween women's colleges in the
South."

"That sounds very unexciting in
the telling, yet from my vantage
point in the list of those present it
still seems a glamorous and im-
portant occasion," relates Emma
(Jones) Smith, member of the Ag-
nes Scott team. "Dr. Armistead
was our chaperon and treated us
with such gallantry that we
wouldn't have changed places with
Alice Roosevelt or Ethel Barry-
more. The Newcomb girls felt that
we took an unfair advantage of
the judges because we wore eve-
ning dresses, whereas they march-
ed forth to battle clad in sensible
white skirts and shirtwaists."
Snake Dance

Interest and enthusiasm back at
the school was at a high pitch,
and "when the news of our vic-
tory (it was a unanimous decision
on the part of the judges) reached
the college, it is told that the stu-
dent body got out of it's collective
bed and snake-danced over the
campus singing 'These bones goin'
to rise again' with Dr. Gaines lean-
ing out of his window and adding
a modest and dignified 'hurrah'
in a moment of silence. That hur-
rah produced as great an effect as
our victory, I think."

Thorough training was given the
teams by Mr. J. D. M. Armistead,
head of the English Department
until his death in 1923, when Miss
Cleo Hearon, head of the History
Department, took charge of the
debating activities until her death
in 1928.

1921 brought several innova-
tions in debating at Agnes Scott.
In that year, Pi Alpha Phi debat-
ing socoety was formed, and the
triangular debates with Randolph-
Macon and Sophie Newcomb were
inaugurated. Under this arrange-

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ment, which continued more or
less irregularly until 1931, the
question was simultaneously de-
bated by the opposing teams at
each of the three schools as the
students waited anxiously for the
results to be relayed by telegraph.

In 1946 Agnes Scott served as
the first hostess for the newly-in-
augurated All-Southern Debate
Tournament. Teams have also par-
ticipated in the West Georgia
Tournament, Georgia State Tour-
naments, Carolina Forensics, Aza-
lea Tournament, Grand Eastern
Debate Tournaments, and the
Grand National Tournaments.
Debate With Cambridge
In previous years Pi Alpha Phi
has opposed teams from England,
Ireland, and Australia, and in 1956
Agnes Scott was the only woman's
college in the country to have the
privilege of debating the Cam-
bridge University team. Last
spring Pi Alpha Phi presented the
college with a new trophy case,
placed on the landing between the
first and second floors of Buttrick
Hall, which currently contains
trophies and first-place certifi-
cates won in the past two years.

While Agnes Scott teams have
often considered questions of great
national and international import-
ance such as the guaranteed an-
nual wage and diplomatic recogni-
tion of Red China, they have also
engaged in humorous debates with
teams from Georgia Tech on such
subjects as "Resolved: That Tech
Men Are Lousy Dates," while in-
terclub debates have concerned
such questions as "Resolved: That
Agnes Scott Girls Should Wear
Uniforms."

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This column points with pride
to an excerpt from an editorial in
Mary Baldwin's "Campus Com-
ments." This editorial was written
on the discontent and controversy
over their non-drinking policy.
The editorial read:

"Agnes Scott, our other Pres-
byterian School, is known to have
a stricter drinking prohibition
than we do. Agnes Scott is one of
the highest academic institutions
for women in the land, and Agnes
Scott has some 400 happy stu-
dents; we barely have 300 and
they're unhappy."

Here are some "words of wis-
dom" from "The Belles" of St.
Mary's in Raleigh:

"We are not perfect, but we
come reasonably close to organ-
ized confusion."

"All of us make footprints on
the sands of time. Some leave the
impression of a great soul others
just the mark of a heel."

Organizations Plan
Community Supper

Christian Association, Athletic
Association, Student Government,
and Social Counc:! are jointly
planning a picnic supper for the
entire college community to be
held Saturday, May 25.

Instead of the usual olf-campus
picnic held each spring, it was
felt that more students would be
able to participate if the event
were held here at the college. The
day will include games in the af-
ternoon, sponsored by AA, a pic-
nic supper at 5:30. and vespers in
the May Day Del) at 6:30, spon-
sored by CA.

Everyone is urged to take ad-
vantage of the recreation which
will be available all during the
afternoon.

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Agnes Scott Observes Sixty - Eighth Commencement

The Agnes Scott News

VOL. XLII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Monday, June 3, 1957

Number 23

Alston Announces Promotions,
Additions To '57-58 Faculty

Several promotions and additions to the faculty are sche-
duled to become effective with the 1957-58 session. C. Benton
Kline, Jr. will be made professor and chairman of the Philo-
sophy Department and Dean of the Faculty. Other promotions
are: Ellen Douglass Ley burn, Professor of English; Mary L.
Boney, Associate Professor of Bi- '
ble; Mary Virginia Allen, Associate
Professor of French; Marie Huper,
Associate Professor of Art; Eloise
Herbert, Assistant Professor of
Spanish; Laura Steele, Registrar
and Director of Admissions.

Paul Leslie Garber will be on
leave during the fall quarter of
the 1957-58 session; Frances Clark
will be continuing her study for
the Ph.D. degree at Yale Univer-
sity; and Chloe Steel will spend
the next college session in Paris,
France, where she will be com-
pleting her doctoral dissertation.

Appointments for the 1957-58
session include: George E. Rice,

Committee To Plan
Fine Arts Festival

At the last Student Meeting of
the year, May 23, members of
the student body heard the pro-
posal of a Fine Arts Festival to
be held in the spring of next year.
A panel consisting of Martha
Meyer, Nancy Kimmell, Sue Lile,
and Randy Norton presented the
suggestion and then opened the
floor for questions and discussion.

The idea of the Festival, as the
student body was told, would be
to combine all of the talents and
work of the fine arts groups into
one large weekend in order to
alleviate the rush and consequent
mediocre productions of the groups
performing on separate dates. The
weekend which would probably in-
continued on Page 8)

Jr., (A.B. at Dartmouth, M.S., Ph.
D. at Pennsylvania State Univer-
sity), Professor and Chairman of
the Psychology Department; S.

A. Cartledge (A.B., M.A. at Uni-
versity of Georgia, B.D. at Colum-
bia Theological Seminary, Ph.D.
at University of Chicago), Visit-
ing Professor of Bible; Myrna
Goode Young (A.B. at Eureka,
M.S., Ph.D. at University of Illi-
nois), Assistant Professor of Clas-
sical Languages and Literatures;
Robert F. Westvelt (A.B. at Wil-
liams, M.F.A. at Claremont Grad-
uate School), Assistant Professor
of Art; Julia Gary (A.B. at Ran-
dolph-Macon, M.A. at Mount Holy-
oke), Assistant Professor of Chem-
istry; Timothy Miller (A.B. at
Harvard, B.M., M.M. at Yale,
Ph.D. at Indiana University), As-
sistant Professor of Music; Mar-
lene T. Carruth (B.A. at Mercer,
M.A. at University of Mississippi),
Instructor in Speech and Dra-
matic Art.

Thelma Richmond (A.B. at
Agnes Scott, M.A. at Stan-
ford University), Visiting Instruc-
tor in French; Martha Colquitt
(B.S. in nursing, Emory Univer-
sity), Resident Nurse in charge of
the infirmary; Louise Harley (A.

B. at Agnes Scott, 1956), Assist-
ant to the Registrar; Nancy Brock
(A.B. at Agnes Scott, June, 1957),
Assistant to the Dean of Students;
Nonette Brown (A.B. at Agnes
Scott, 1956), Assistant to the Li-
brarian; Frazer Steele Waters
(A.B. at Agnes Scott, June, 1957),
manager of the bookstore.

Diana Carpenter

Music Professors
Play in Duo-Recital

The duo-piano concert which
Mr. Michael McDowell and Mrs.
Irene Leftwich Harris presented
in Gaines Chapel last Saturday
evening was one of the highlights
of the commencement week end.

The repertoire included two
selections which were originally
written for duo pianos, "Sonata in
D for two pianos" by Mozart and
"Variations on a Theme by
Hayden" by Brahms. The remain-
ing numbers, "Serenade" by Rich-
ard Strauss, "The Lark" by Glin-
ka, and "Blue Danube Waltz" by
Johann Strauss, have been espe-
cially arranged for two-piano per-
formances.

This year Mr. McDowell and
Mrs. Harris have played for the
Atlanta Music Club Salon Series
and the Macon Music Club. Mr.
Albert J. Kirkpatrick of Wesleyan
expressed his approval of their
Macon performance by praising
their "unanimity of musical ap-
proach" and their "degree of pre-
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Stukes Retires From Position As Faculty Dean
After Forty-Four Years of Service to College

By Caroline Miller

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot
change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wis-
dom to know the difference." This is the motto of a man who
will long be remembered and loved by those who have known
him here at Agnes Scott. Now, at the time of his retirement,
the college pays tribute to Dean

S. Guerry Stukes.

Dr. Stukes has for the past
forty-four years been a guiding
light to all who have known him
during his career at the college.
This career has been one of com-
plete devotion to the school, the
ideals for which it stands, and the
student body. The two most out-
standing qualities of Dr. Stukes,
aside from his fine Christian
character, are his emphasis on
the standards of high academic
quality and ideals and his warmth
and interest in students.

Samuel Guerry Stukes was born
in Manning, South Carolina, on
October 1, 1887. Receiving his
B.A. degree from Davidson Col-
lege in 1908, Mr. Stukes went to
Princeton University for postgrad-
uate work. He planned to go into
the Presbyterian ministry. Prince-

ton granted him the Master of Arts
degree in 1910 and, in 1911 and
1912, Mr. Stukes was working at
the First Presbyterian Church of
Chattanooga, Tennessee, as an as-
sistant in the capacity of Director
of Religious Education. He receiv-
ed his Bachelor of Divinity degree
from Princeton in 1913.

Shortly after receiving his B.D.
degree, Mr. Stukes came to Ag-
nes Scott at the request of the
president, Dr. Frank S. Gaines.
He taught education and philo-
sophy. His duties here were in-
terrupted by World War I, when
he served in the air force. During
the years that followed his return
he was made Professor of Psychol-
ogy, Registrar of the college, and
Dean of the Faculty. Though it
is not an official position, Dr.
Stukes has made one of his most
important and effective contribu-

Dr. Stukes

tions to the college as a "counselor
of students, back-patter, sounding-
board, and giver of loving advice."

Dr. Stukes also has had many
interests outside the college. He is
an active civic worker in Decatur,
has taught the Men's Bible Class
at the Decatur Presbyterian
Church for the past sixteen years,
and is one of Alcoholics Anony-
mous' most frequent guest speak-
ers. He has worked with this
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President Honors
'Stukes Scholars'

President Wallace M. Alston presented the annually award-
ed honors and prizes at Agnes Scott College's 68th Com-
mencement exercises held this morning in Gaines Chapel.

The three students ranking first academically in the rising
sophomore, junior, and senior classes are to be designated as
"Stukes Scholars," in recognition "

of Dean Samuel Guerry Stukes'
distinctive service to the College.
On the basis of work done during
the 1956-57 session, the first
Stukes Scholars are Diana Kay
Carpenter, a junior from Char-
lotte, North Carolina; Wardie
Abernethy, a sophomore also
from Charlotte; and Martha Gill-
reth Thomas, a freshman from
Asheville, North Carolina.

Diana Carpenter is also the re-
cipient of the Jennie Sentelle
Houghton Scholarship. An English
major, Diana was elected Presi-
dent of Lecture Association and
member of Mortar Board during
spring quarter. The scholarship
was made possible by a fund
established by Dr. M. E. Sentelle
of Davidson, North Carolina. The
income is awarded each year by
a committee of the administration
to a student of outstanding char-
acter, personality, intellectual
ability, and scholarship.

Eve Kirkland Purdom of Guil-
ford College, North Carolina, was
awarded the Rich prize of $50 for
distinctive academic work in the
freshman class.

The Presser scholarships in
music, given by the Presser Foun-
dation of Philadelphia, were
awarded to Gertrude Ann Florrid
of Atlanta, Georgia, and to Char-
lottee Crosby Henderson of Mor-
ristown, Tennessee. Both girls are
sophomores.

For the second year the Laura
Candler Prize in mathematics was

Rearick Graduates
With Highest Honor

Dorothy Ann Rearick of Miami
Shores, Florida, was graduated
with high honor at the Commence-
ment exercises this morning, and
eleven seniors graduated with
honor. Based on a four-year rec-
ord, this rating is the highest honor
to be bestowed at Commencement.

Those graduating with honor
are:

Elizabeth Trice Ansley, Decatur,
Georgia; Mary Davis Beaty, Dav-
idson, North Carolina; Byrd Hoge
Bryan, Pearisburg, Virginia; Cath-
arine Allen Crosby, Bradenton,
Florida; Carolyn Isabel Herman,
LaGrange, Georgia; Virginia Tres-
sel Keller, Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania; Ann Carter Lane, Clemson,
South Carolina; Mary Ashford
Oates, Fayetteville, North Caro-
lina; Jean Donaldson Pervis, At-
lanta, Georgia; Virginia Anne
Redhead, Greensboro, North Caro-
lina; and Frazer Steele Waters,
Decatur, Georgia.

received by Catharine Allen Cros-
by, a senior from Bradenton,
Florida. The prize is given by
Mrs. Nellie Candler of Decatur
to the upper classman making the
highest average in mathematics
for the school session.

Mildred Rutherford Lane, a
junior from Clemson, South Caro-
lina, was awarded the Speech
Scholarship for having made the
most distinctive record in speech
the 1956-57 session. This is the
second year Mildred has received
the scholarship.

Eminent Educators
Address Graduates

The graduating class of 1957
had for their Commencement and
Baccalaureate speakers two of the
outstanding educators of our time.

The Commencement speaker was
Dr. Lynn Townsend White, Jr.,
nationally known editor, author,
and president of Mills College in
Oakland, California. At the Com-
mencement service held at 10:00
o'clock this morning in Gaines
Chapel, Dr. White spoke on "A,
Temperature of Thine Own," a;
phrase found in Herman Melville's
"Moby Dick."

"You who are women, and es-
pecially college women, are more
fortunate. Our society is much
more doubtful about you than it
is about your brothers. We don't
quite know what we mean by
'success' for a woman. Thanks to
the older -feminism and the newer
technology, you can now do prac-
tically anything a man can do, if
you want to, and if you are four
times brighter than most men.
You can even be ordained into the
clergy of some of our most respect-
able churches! On the other hand
it is still socially permissible for
you to do all the fine old female
things which the feminists disliked
so thoroughly. In other words, you
face a range of options which
really compels you, as few men
are ever compelled, to ask 'Who
am I, and what is my destiny?'
America offers you no automatic
escape from the reality of your
soul by a stereotype of womanly
'success.' You must think and
choose as few men ever naive to
think and choose."

At the 11:00 o'clock Baccalau-
reate service Sunday morning,
June 2, the graduating seniors,
their families and guests, and the
Agnes Scott community heard as
guest speaker Dr. James Archibald
Jones, president of Union Theo-
logical Seminary in Richmond,
Virginia. Dr. Jones, an ordained
Presbyterian minister, is the fath-
er of Mary Jones, a 1957 graduate.

2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Monday, June 3, 1957

Moments To
Remember

At the close of every school year we reminisce over the
events that have meant most to us during the year events
that have played important roles in our lives and have stood
out as highlights in our minds. Often, though, the memories
which are our most vivid and most cherished are of small,
personal occurences which perhaps have no meaning for
anyone else. They are memories of things done out of love
things done in sincerity and interest with no concern for
their own significance.

As we leave behind this year, there will be some of these
special moments that we will particularly remember. Mo-
ments which we shared with Dean Guerry Stukes moments
which inspired, comforted, and cheered us as we turned to
him for friendship and counsel.

The times that we listened to words of kindly wisdom or
understanding sympathy as we poured out our problems
to him we'll have those moments to remember.

The innumerable times that we heard and were cheered
by that contagious "giggle" we'll have those moments to
remember.

The day of Investiture, as we were inspired by words which
came from a man strong in Christian faith and belief in the
values, traditions, and aspirations of our college we'll have
those moments to remember.

And that celebration of all celebrations Dr. Stukes Day
when we saw the deep humility and appreciation of Dr. Stukes
as he heard the whole school shouting forth his praises and
love we'll have those moments to remember.

Yes, these memories of Dr. Stukes we will have always. It
is with deep love and appreciation for all that he has meant
to us that we honor his retirement. L. S.

Valediction

June! And that wonderful day has come and gone for one
hundred and twenty brand new alumnae of Agnes Scott. Four
years of study, laughter, and heartaches are re-viewed with
mingled feelings of joy and a bit of nostalgia.

We who remain here see them go with a real sense of loss
and with sadness, because they have been a vital part of our
years at college, because we say adieu to some of the best
friends we have had. But we are proud. We send them to
establish homes, to work, to study at schools here and abroad,
to represent us who are Agnes Scott in every phase of life;
to represent our ideals, our aspirations, our spirit. And we
are proud because of the quality, the fiber, the strength
that they have exhibited to all of us who have known them,
worked with them, and loved them. We thank them for the
spiritual, academic, athletic leadership that has sustained us
and given us a solid foundation on which to build; for the
time, talent, spirit, and energy given freely to strengthen
our purpose.

They leave us, but they leave to us the responsibility and
the challenge to continue in their fine tradition. We wish
them a bon voyag e. C. D.

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Members of Motor Boat Club
Receive Applause of Protestor

By V.O.P.

Hi, little people. This is your own Voice of Protest, coming
to you through miles of red tape and, as usual, protesting.
The first thing I want to protest, now that they've finally
given me a chance, in this graduation issue of 'The Agnes
Scott News" now, why should I do that, you may be asking-
well, pal, it's like this. There's '

too much in it about the seniors
and the important people who've
won this or done that or gone
yonder or invented perpetual mo-
tion machines. I'm tired of hearing
about people doing things. Why
can't we go back to the good ole
days when nobody . ever did any-
thing, and everyone was happy,
lazy, and stupid?

Oh, well, since things have
changed, and it seems you have
to praise somebody or shut up,
I'll award some prizes of my own
in the spirit of protest. If nobody
else will applaud them, I guess
it's up to me.

First, to the most protested
and persecuted one goes the big
gold medal with the flower on it.
And the winner is The Rain. Not
only did he make it possible to
postpone May Day, he enabled
everyone to enjoy the bright col-
ors of the umbrellas in Buttrick
and the dining hall, and without
him we would have had no need

Prayer On The Morning
Of Commencement

Father, the high day I have looked

to is beginning.
My mingled feelings drive me to

my knees.
I bow in the still of the morning in

this room which has been my

study and altar and home.
My heart is heavy with regret for

what I have not done in this

place.

I am not the fulfillment of my

own dream today.
Father, forgive my mistakes.
This commencement day I step out

into the unknown.
I have dreams of tomorrow.
My mind is bravely eager, but I

am a child and afraid.
But for the dream Thou gavest

me, I would not think this day

to pass.

I have had strange stirrings that

urge me into it.
It is for tomorrow that I come to

this day.

Make it a lit beginning for what

shall come after;
Keep me humble and simple of life

and clean of body and soul,

Father.

In tomorrow's unknown Thou art
the only known.

Hold Thou my hand.
Louise Foreman Blount

for those brick walks that go ev-
erywhere but where you want
them to.

Second, a big bouquet to the
underclassmen who are coming
back next year to try it again, for
not graduating, transferring, quit-
ting, or generally departing. With-
out them there would be no jobs
for the professors, or the librari-
ans, or the staff.

Third prize of 16.000,001 Blue
Horse wrappers goes to Dr. Stukes
for being surprised so satisfac-
torily. We hope he uses his prize
to get a bicycle and ride over to
see us as often as possible next
year. (He may think he's leaving,
but we won't let him.)

Honorable mentions go to the
following protestors:

To the student who cut her
five-hour course 14 times during
the winter quarter. She is certain-
ly carrying on in the spirit of pro-
test according to the best tradi-
tions;

To the juniors who formed the
Motor Boat Club the evening after
Mortar Board was chosen. Mem-
bership requirements: never has
done anything, majoring in loaf-
ing, and holds no honors or of-
fices. Motto: They also serve who
only race their motors;

To the sophomores who are al-
ways first in the lunch line;

To Ramona Cartwright for get-
ting her name in the gossip column
more than anybody else.

To all the people who did not
get elected to an office.

To the freshmen for becoming
sophomores in only 262 days.

To Tech, Emory, and Columbia
Seminary for having boys, and to
the fraternities for having pins
and parties;

To the pigeons for finding a use
for the doodads on the front of
Buttrick;

To Decatur for only being six
miles from Atlanta.

And to our professors, without
whom we would not have had
nearly so much to protest about.

And now, this is V.O.P. the
voice of the forgotten man, giv-
ing our final approval to our ex-
ams for being over and done with
until December 11. 1957, and
saying, "So long, it's been good to
know you, good-bye, and to all
a good summer."

CU n

eu/5

Blackfriars

Members of Blackfriars have
recently chosen eight new mem-
bers into their group. The newly-
discovered actresses are Margaret
Salvadore, Carolyn Tinkler, Anne
Trotter, . Diane Snead, Suellen
Beverly, Tomi Lewis, Jan Lynn
Fleming, and Linda Jones.

Folio

Folio members have completed
their anthology and it has beeri
sent to press. This anthology will
contain one or more poems or
short stories by each girl. The
members did their own typing and
designed their own cover and are
now awaiting the arrival of the
new Folio anthology.

Pi Alpha Phi

A hamburger fry was recently
held by Pi Alpha Phi in honor of
Dr. George P. Hayes, the sponser
of the Agnes Scott Debating Club.
Pi Alpha Phi members presented
Dr. Hayes with a watch in appre-
ciation for all his services to the
club.

I.R.C.

I.R.C. is proud to announce that
they have collected 500 books for
the schools of Asia. The books
have been packed by the club
members and now await shipment
to the East.

Barbara Varner is being sent to
a United Nations Institute meet-
ing by the club. She will leave for
New York some time this summer.
Organ Guild

The following new officers of
the Organ Guild have been elect-
ed: president, Charlotte Hender-
son; secretary, Rosalyn Warren;
treasurer, Hope Weathers. On
Monday evening, May 19, the or-
gan students presented a recital
in Gaines Chapel.

Glee Club

New officers chosen in recent
Glee Club elections are: Rosalyn
Warren, president; Sissy Daniel,
vice-president; Anne Corse, secret
tary; Lucy Cole, treasurer; Kay
Richards and Jo Hathaway, pub-
licity; and Phyllis Cox and Kay
Weber, librarians. Club members
have received records they ordered
of the "Davidde Penitente" sung
with the Princeton Glee Club in
April.

Spanish Olub

The following officers were
elected at a brief meeting of the
Spanish Club Thursday: president,
Hazel Ellis; Betty Lewis, vice-
president; and Kay Weber, secre-
tary-treasurer. Plans are being
made for many interesting pro-
grams for the club next year.
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Monday, June 3, 1957 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3

'Through the Looking Glass 1

Senior Fun Fills Fairy Tale

By Dorothy Rearick

(with help from Lewis Carrol)
"Child of the pure unclouded brow
And dreaming eyes of wonder!
Though time be fleet, and I and
thou

Are half a life asunder,

Thy loving smile will surely hail

The love-gift of a fairy-tale.
* * *

A tale begun in other days,
When summer suns were glow-
ing

A simple chime, that served to
time

The rhythm of our rowing
Whose echoes live in memory yet
Though envious years would say
'forget'."

Yes, a fairy-tale it seems now,
as we peer back through the look-
ing glass at the four years we,
the Class of 1957, have spent at
Agnes Scott. It all began one fine
September day in the year 1953.

A peaceful college campus was
invaded by a swarm of energetic
freshmen. One hundred ninety
strong, we came from twenty dif-
ferent states and four foreign
countries to a common meeting
ground. Brand new Hopkins Hall
opened its doors to some of us;
others flooded into Inman and
spilled over into Boyd and Ansley
cottages.

Memories of the first few days
of that year include endless lines,
unfamiliar faces, and a circus
party on the infirmary lawn com-
plete with pink lemonade. Orienta-
tion classes once over, we settled
into the routine of college life,
only to find Freshman English
all it was stacked up to be. Our
feeble attempts at creative writ-
ing produced positively unheard-
of results.

Black Cat 1953

Black Cat day came soon to re-
lieve academic pressures. This oc-
casion found 190 voices pouring
forth the melodious strains of
"There is a College in this Land."
Freshman talent was displayed in
versions of the Hot Canary, the
Highland Fling and Agnes Scott
Net, in which detectives Musgrave
and Cansler investigated the case
of "the freshman who couldn't get
in." Class chairman Carolyn Her-
man received the black cat appro-
priately "belled" by upperelass-
men, while cheerleaders Margie
Hill and Doug Pittman led the
freshmen in applauding their
class, winners of the song com-
petition.

Hopkins Hall was officially de-
dicated later in the quarter, and
a tour of the building was arrang-
ed. Dek-It award winners Mac-
Dowell and Hodgens unfortunate-
ly lived in the wrong dormitory to
show off their, room at this time.

A swimming meet early in No-
vember drew a crowd of freshman
participants and spectators. En-
thusiasm ran high as MacConochie,
Molineux, Edwards, Walton and
Musgrave surged ahead in free
style, diving and medleys to bring
victory to their class.

The first snowfall of the year
stole the show from Dr. McDill
during a Monday class meeting
Such a shame the large flakes
melted as soon as they reached the
ground.

February 5 marked a milestone
in college history Suppressed De-
sires Day. Coupled with the Junior
Jaunt effort, the day not only
provided a chance for ringing fire-
bells and screaming in the library,

Internationally Speaking . . .

Cast bursts forth in grand finale of "Encore.'

but also went so far as to do away
with light and water restrictions
in the dormitories for 24 hours!
Freshman money-raising endeav-
vors for Junior Jaunt resulted in
that class's diet of doughnuts for
a week, and a Hopkins refrigera-
tor full of melted ice cream.

Junior Jaunt itself was a
"Dreamer's Holiday," and the
freshman puppet show "Rags to
Riches" delighted the audience.
Ye Olde Court Society turned out
for the Nu Sigma Alpha Ball, with
emphasis on the N, the S, and the
A. "The Firebird," Dance Group
production, starred prima donna
Helen Sewell. A Founder's Day
radio broadcast found Nancy
Brock as a member of a panel
considering the values of a liberal
arts education.

Winter quarter fires in Inman
and Hopkins, and a Christmas
tree decorating party which suc-
ceeded in getting more shaving
cream on the decorators than on
the tree were highlights of the
season.

Sportswise, the freshmen took
top honors in basketball. Athletes
DeFord, Alexander, Beaver, Mills,
O'Neal and Frapart stacked up an
amazing record of six wins, no
losses, to capture the 1954 basket-
ball trophy. In tennis, Sis Burns
early found her way to the top,
with Carolyn Herman following
close on her heels. Sheila Mac-
Conochie represented the class on
the varsity hockey team, and Ann
Whitfield sported a broken finger
as evidence of Softball season.

May Day found a production of
"A Knyght Ther Was." Madge
Martin and Cemele Miller repre-
sented the Class of '57 in the May
Court, while dozens of others
danced in the dell.

Dennis the Menace early be-
came class mascot, and made his
official freckled appearance on
a banner of gold and white. The
Girls' Squirrel Observers Corps of
America came into being on sec-
ond Inman. Here it flourished for
many months, and left its indel-
ible imprint on one Jean Hodgens.

Unknown Phantom

It was an unknown phantom
which struck on first Inman many
nights in succession, and an anony-
mous discus thrower who landed
a ball of green jello in the eaves
of that building which remains
visible to this day. Water pistols
and alarm clocks became notor-
ious in Hopkins Hall.

The close of spring quarter
found t!he class scattering for the
summer months, but a "Blue
Book" newsletter kept tabs on
everyone's vacation activities.
During the course of the summer,

day students prepared name tags
for September's orientation, and
rising sophomore helpers eagerly
corresponded with incoming fresh-
men.

"In winter, when the fields are
white,

I sing this song for. your delight
In spring, when woods are getting
green,

I'll try and tell you what I mean.
In summer, when the days are
long,

Perhaps you'll understand the
song:

In autumn, when the leaves are
brown,

Take pen and ink, and write it
down."

Sophomores !

Suddenly we were sophomores!
Rebekah Scott housed most of us,
but other strongholds were Mary
Sweet, Lupton, Ansley and third
and fourth Main. The year began
early for sophomore helpers; a
"pow-wow" party welcomed the
Class of '58 in fine style. For the
occasion, a dauntless decorations
committee gathered cornstalks in
the rain.

This was the year for "A Man
Called Peter." Imported Model T's
transformed the campus tempor-
arily to that of another era, and
the personalities of Jean Peters
and Richard Todd added a Holly-
wood flavor.

Both movie-making and a fea-
ture article that appeared in
"Mademoiselle" furnished subject
matter for the sophomore Black
Cat song. Dede Farmer, dressed
as Dennis, and cheerleaders Pat
Blackwood and Libby Bond led
the class procession into the gym
where Alley Cat and his Arabian
Harem brought laughs in tine
sophomore skit.

At Investiture time, white-clad
sophomores ushered their black-
gowned sister class into Presser
Hall. English 211 became the sub-
ject of much renown academically.
It was this course which made
Miss Redpath famous and occa-
sioned an all-night Tom Jones
party.

In sports, the sophs again took
first place at the swimming meet,
and our Robin Hoods snot enough
bull's eyes to capture the archery
award. The sophomore "B" bas-
ketball team had an undefeated
season, and Jackie Murray scored
22 points in one game.

The 8th Annual All-Southern
Debate Tournament brought many
startled visitors to campus on the
date of the college's second Sup-
pressed Desires Day. A basketball
game that same day found com-
petition raging between the teams
of Penny Smith and Pat Black-

Chinese Storm US Embassy;
Ike Persists In Budget Battle

By Carolyn Magruder

While a private world of exams and graduation plans have
absorbed most of the past weeks, the international world has
continued to reverberate with various events; no one of
them, perhaps, of earth-shaking significance, but all high-
lighting situations and people which go a long way in ex
plaining the complexity of the

international scene as a whole.

ASIA: Violence flared on the
island of Formosa, resulting from
the acquittal at the trial of an
American soldier who shot to
death a Chinese he accused of
being a Peeping Tom. Chinese
Nationalists stormed the United
States Embassy, leaving the build-
ing in utter chaos. The American
flag was torn to tatters, as the
crowd, urged on by pro-Commun-
ist agitators, demonstrated anti-
American sentiments to an alarm-
ing degree a vivid example of
America's all-to-volatile struggle
to preserve its Asian toehold.

EUROPE: The resignation of
Italy's courtly Premier Antonio
Segni shattered the four-party
coalition that had dominated Ital-
ian politics since 1953. Segni's suc-
cessor, Lawyer Adone Zoli, has
agreed to form what Italians call
a "single color" government com-
posed of Christian Democrats.
Zoli has frequently played the role
of peacemaker between contending
factions in Italian politics, while
his hatred for Mussolini and the
Fascist party dated from child-
hood when he and II Duce were
contemptuous playmates. The all-
Christian-Democratic cabinet, un-
fortunately, lacks an assured ma-
jority in the Chamber of Deputies
and thus can hope to survive only
by ducking controversial issues-

wood. A one-sided game led to
drastic strategy, in which Smith's
team threw nigh passes to Sissy
McSwain in the balcony; Sissy,
in turn, dropped the ball through
the basket and piled up a fan-
tastic score.

Sophomores Model

Rich's Department Store helped
the sophomores present a fashion
show as part of the Junior Jaunt
drive. Door prizes and the latest
spring clothes drew a large crowd.

"The Greatest Show on Earth,
Follies Bercircus" was that year's
Junior Jaunt production. The
sophomore skit, "Nature's Aber-
ration, or The Ape in Our House,"
got snagged late in the week
the idea was all right, but "it just
shouldn't all have happened in the
same family." Powerful sopho-
more spirit and all night lights
came to the rescue. On Saturday
afternoon, rugs and sleeves were
rolled up in Rebekah for four
hours of intensive skit practice
and prop making. The night of tihe
performance found Milton the
Magician and Punjo in the spot-
light. A sawing-in-two stunt re-
sulted in a scream before the cue
was given, and one "almost--sawed-
off" hand. Green smoke and an
egg broken over the head of an
audience participant climaxed the
magic show.

"April in Paris" was the theme
of the big sophomore dance and
party spring quarter. On this oc-
casion, the Rebekah ballroom was
transformed into a terrace over-
looking the Parisian skyline. Re-
freshments were served in the
sidewalk cafe located in the rec-
reation room. A "Bon Voyage"
party for the seniors honored our
sister class in May. Native talent

a bad habit in these critical times.

NORTH AMERICA: In America
the reigning "budget battle" be-
tween Ike and Congress still rank-
ed high in national news. The
President's personal appeal to the
people did not seem to greatly
quiet the "slash spending" cries
echoing throughout the country.
It shall be interesting to see if
Eisenhower's popularity can with-
stand the latest congressional bar-
rage or whether "Modern Repub-
licanism" is to be absorbed into
the party's conservative right
wing by 1960.

Lecture Committee
Announces Agenda

The Lecture Association has
completed its schedule of speakers
for the coming 1957-58 college
year. Only tentative dates have
been set for /the lectures.

In the fall quarter, Lecture As-
sociation will bring to the campus
Dr. Jose Mora, Secretary-General
of the Organization of American
States. Dr. Mora, who was sched-
uled to speak at Agnes Scott this
year, was unable to complete his
engagement because of the out-
break of the Suez crisis which de-
tained him in Washington, D. C.

During his visit to the campus,
Dr. Mora will be entertained ait a
dinner given by President and
Mrs. Alston with the diplomatic
corps of Atlanta attending. The
Pan-American Club of Atlanta
also plans to fete Dr. Mora.

Coming to Agnes Scott on Jan-
uary 14 will be ithe Braum Sweig
Marionettes. The Austrian act
won top accolades at the Edin-
burgh Festival last year.

Robert Frost will make his an-
nual visit to the Agnes Scott
campus the last of January. The
college community always antici-
pates an enjoyable evening with
Mr. Frost on the rostrum.

The final speaker of the series
will be Dr. Arnold Toynbee, noted
English historian and author. The
renowned guest is scheduled to
speak during the last of February.

Diana Carpenter is the chair-
man of the Student Lecture Com-
mittee, and Miss Mildred Mell is
chairman of the Faculty Lecture
Committee.

from the island of "Agnes Scia-
wati" entertained with hula danc-
ing, guitar playing and a rendition
of "A Hundred and One Pounds
of Fun."

Class Spirit!

S.S.S. strange signs bearing-
these letters began to appear all
over campus on the eve of the
scheduled student-faculty softball
game. Sophomores were instruct-
ed to meet in the lobby of Rebe-
kah at 10 that night. To those
assembled at the appointed hour
appeared a swarm of Sophomore
Spirits, clad in white, who climb-
ed through windows, popped out
of date parlors and slid down the
banister distributing candy and
bubble gum. Yes, the sophomores
had spirit coming from every-
where the night of the Sophomore
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4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Monday, June 3. 1957

Clairvoyant Senior Tells Future

By Elizabeth Ansley

It was my first trip to Atlanta
since June, 1957. I bought an
"Atlanta Journal" from a news-
stand which I noticed was one of
a chain owned by my old school-
mate, now multimillionaire, Dot
Rearick. Dot I recalled, had made
her first million on a chemical
invention which allowed women to
change the color of their eyes to
match the shade of their dresses,
and then had returned to her first
love the newspaper. Before I was
able to turn to my favorite edi-
torial, written by foreign corre-
spondent Byrd Bryan, I was dis-
tracted by two noisy teenagers.
They finally went their separate
ways, crying to each other as they
left: "See ya' in the funny papers!"

"Hmph," I sniffed, summing up
all the dignity of my Agnes Scott
heritage, "How corny can you
get?" Thumbing calmly to the
comic section of the paper, I
meditated upon the silliness of
the younger generation, then I
stopped i
It couldn't be, but is was! There
in the "Peanuts" column were
Margaret Minter, Frances Patter-
son, and Martha Jane Morgan, all
vying for the title of Champion
Fussbudget of the world. Over in
the corner was Jackie Rountree,
flirting with Charlie Brown who
was supposed to be going steady
with Kit Crosby.

"Dick Tracy"
Thinking that it must be a wild
dream, my eyes moved to "Dick
Tracy." The caption was changed
to Slick Tracy, alias Mary Oates,
Girl Detective. Mary, just back
from an exciting manhunt in
France, was just starting out on
a chase to overtake the thief who
had stolen Margaret Benton's col-
lection of debating trophies. Her
rigihthand woman was Mary Mar-
garet Moody, known as "M-
cubed," whose mathematical gen-
ius had helped the racket squad
to solve many a tough case. Sus-
pect No. 1 was Eleanor Linn who
was known to need Margaret's
cups and platters to serve refresh-
ments at her annual reception
when the Admiral's fleet came in.

I noticed a new strip entitled
"On the Waterfront." But instead
of Marlon Brando, there was Ann
Whitfield, directing a summer
camp for boys under twelve. She
was having some difficulty teach-
ing Carolyn Barker's five red-
headed, freckled-faced youngsters
tine fine art of swimming. Mem-
bers of Ann's camp staff included
Rachel King, director of arts and
crafts, and Susie Miller, nature
instructor.

Glancing to the next page, I
discovered a Lonely Hearts col-
umn edited by none other than
Miss Penny Smith. Penny had in-
cluded a letter from Japan, writ-
ten by Emiko Takeuchi. Emiko,
as President of the Agnes Scott
Alumnae club of Japan, was in
charge of finding dates for some
of the members for their winter
dance and wanted to know how
to go about grabbing available
men. Penny suggested a Sadie
Hawkins Day race, revealing that
many Agnes Scott graduates had
discovered that a good chase tired
the boy out so that 'he could be
easily caught.

My face red, I sneaked my
glance back to the "Little Abner"
column. The Sadie Hawkins race
had just been completed, and there
were Margie Hill, Laura Dryden.
Hazel Hall, and Carol Pine waiting
their turn for Marrying Sam
to tic the knot. Millie Nesbit and
Sally Fortson had just had a

double, whooping, two-dollar wed-
ding and the excitement had not
died down yet. Congratulating the
girls who had been successful in
the race were other victors from
former years: Marty Slife, Becky
Geiger, Peggy Are, Kathy Butler
and Peggy Baker.

Teachers Meet
At that point I was distracted
from the paper by a crowd of
chattering teachers passing by on
their way to a meeting of the Na-
tional Education Association. The
chief feature of the day was to be
Suzanne McGregor's review of a
book on social studies written for
high school students by Emily
Starnes. In the crowd were Joyce
Brownlee and Lavinia Whatley,
discussing the harmful effects of
comic strips on children. They
were planning to second Julia
Curry's motion that comic strips,
as well as comic books, be banned.
Tapping them on the shoulder, I
informed them that if the motion
passed, many of their old school
chums would be out of a job.

I then invited Joyce, Lavinia,
and their fellow teachers Mar-
garet Foskey, Libby Bond, and
Gay Pound to finish reading the
funnies with me. We laughed and
laughed at Emily Middleton, whose
next door neighbor, Dagwood
Bumstead, had just taken home
his borrowed ladder, leaving Emily
stranded on her roof, and at Ann
Norris Shires, the new, fresh, gay
Little Lulu. Karen Beall was
caught on a small raft in a big
storm along with Pogo, Albert the
Alligater, and Helen Sewell. The
four were passing the time sing-
ing. "O to be in Paris, now That
Elvis is There," or "Three Pennies
in the Water-Cooler." They soon
bumped into anotiher raft carry-
ing Sis Burns, Carolyn Herman,
and Dannie Reynolds who had
gotton lost on their way to an
alumnae meeting.

Gloria Calhoun, who had taken
over Brenda Starr's position as
top reporter for the flash, had just
received a barrel full of no, not
black orchids monkeys, from a
mysterious admirer. Gloria was
working on a feature story about
the Florida Follies, a new vaude-
ville act being produced and di-
rected by Jean Porter and Betsy
Crapps. Several out - of - state
dances were being imported for
the show Dot McLanahan, Nancy
Wheeler, and Billie Rainey. Jene
Sharp, having received her Ph.D.,
was felt to be qualified to write
the script for the act, and Jean
Donaldson Pervis had been hired
to design the stage decorations.
Sara Townsend, noted for her
lovely voice, had been asked to sing
the main part, but had replied that
she had promised to take her high
school biology students on a field
trip.

Goiter's Son Replaces Dennis

Dennis the Menace had been re-
placed by the small son of Lib
Geiger. In the cartoon for the day
he was next door asking Judy Pur-
ccll for a peanut butter sandwich,
and five pieces of cake for dessert,
please.

A new strip called "Carnival Ca-
pers" featured the heartwarming
story of the life of Nellie Strick-
land, girl barker. At the time,
business was not going well and
it was necessary to decide which
members of the carnival staff
would have to be let go. Would it
ho Franny Barker, the sword
swallower, Jo-Ann Beasley, the
fire-eater, Jean Hodgens, the
weight lifter, Nancy Glasure, the
lion tamer, or Martha Walston,

the tight-rope walker?

Several members of the class
of '57 had stepped by mistake into
"Alley Oop" and had gotten caught
in the time machine. Poor things.
There they were back in the Age
of the Dinosaurs. There w T as no
need to be frightened, however,
for several of their classmates
were already there and having a
ball. Nancy Flagg waved gaily
from the back of a blue-green
monster, while Margaret Schilling
Marshall joyfully swung on its
tail. Jackie Johnson, Grace Moli-
neaux, and Virginia Redhead were
playing tag with a ferocious-look-
ing but friendly, fire-breathing
mammal. Mollie Merrick was the
only one who looked unhappy. She
was crying that she had to get
back to her church in Savannah,
but when Doug Pittman offered
to share a ride on a sea serpent,
Mollie dried her tears and joined
in the fun. Ila "John Donne"
Dorough finally discovered the
secret of the time machine, and
everyone returned to the twenti-
eth centrury. They were met by
a joyful crowd including Margie
DeFord, Joyce Skelton, Pat Wal-
ter, and Ann Gilbert, and led by
Ann Lane, who excitedly asked
all about the dinosaurs in hopes
of securing some hot material for
a new novel.

Good-Humour Woman

Exhausted from reading of such
exciting events, I put aside the
paper and hailed a Good-Humour
Man for Eskimo Pie. The Good-
Humour Man turned out be a
Good-Humour Woman, or Martha
Riggins herself. She told me that
Nancy Brock was now the owner
of the Eskimo Pie corporation and
that May Chism was serving as
president. She also passed on the
information that Frazer Waters
was the head of an architects
firm.

While talking with Martha, I
saw Frances Holtsclaw and Char-
lotte Holzworth passing by. I
asked them to stop and finish
reading about our old friends in
the funny papers with me. Giving
me a curious stare, Frances said
she had to get on to the boat
races in Ft. Lauderdale, and Char-
lotte was needed right away at
her Hospital for Aged Kitty Kats.
Helene Lee, Sally Logue, Frances
Cork Engle, and Anise Gann hur-
ried by on their way to a house-
party at the plantation owned by
Dot Huddleston.

Returning to the funnies, I saw
that the "Mutt and Jeff" cartoon
was now peopled by Susan Austin
and Louise Almand. Sluggo's new
girlfriend was Nancy Love. Rex-
Morgan, M.D. had a new nurse,
Catherine Girardeau. Harriet Eas-
ley and Arden Hubbard were
working as co-pilots in "Smilin'
Jack Martin." They were busy
practicing for an air show to be
held at Barbara Myers Air Field
the next month. A revised comic
strip, "The Heart of Jackie Mur-
ray," told of the courageous work
of Jackie who ran a nursery
school. Her pupils included the
children of Pat Tucker, Mary-
Jones. Virginia Fuller, and Caro-
lyn Langston. Jackie was assisted
by Ann Terry and Marianne Dun-
can, and was contemplating the
addition of another member to her
staff, Virginia McClurkin Jones
who had a lot of experience with
children, having three of her own.
Jean Knapp was also applying for
that position. However, Jackie's
main problem was a rival nursery
school set up on the other side of
town by Angeline Pope. Angeline
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Mollie Merrick. Margie DeFord. and Mary Oates compare notes as
they make plans for next year.

Seniors Reveal Fufure Plans;
Many To Continue Education

By Sara Anne Carey

Jiminy Cricket! Everybody's dashing around two-forty
getting ready to go home for the summer or for good! They
hardly have a minute to give your roving reporter. All I
want to know is what the Seniors will be up to next Septem-
ber and, despite all the rushing hither and yon, I have man-
aged to gather a few little tidbits.

Emiko Takeuchi is planning to

take a fast boat to Japan next
fall. Little "Maki Mouse" is all
excited about going home. She is
hoping to teach school there.

Emiko won't be the only world
traveler in the '57 class. Sis Burns
is looking forward to touring
Europe this summer. She plans to j
take it easy around home next
year. Lucky girl!

Looks like the University of
North Carolina will be overrun
with Scotties doing graduate work
next year. Margaret Minter, win-
ner of the Quenelle Harrold Fel-
lowship, is hoping to begin work-
ing for her Master's degree in
English among the Tarheels. Con-
trary to the popular rumor that
she is planning to go into the
poultry business, Penny Smith in-
tends to begin her pre-med train-
ing at UNC, and Mary Beaty will
be working toward her master's
and possibly her Ph.D. in Classics
there.

Not to be outdone Duke has at-
tracted a couple of Scotties name-
ly Carolyn Herman and Martha
Riggins. Carolyn will be studying
(Counseling and guidance while
Martha will work in religious edu-
cation. Then there's Emory, where
Carolyn Langston plans to do den-
tal research starting next fall.

The teaching profession will get
a big boost from this year's crop
of Agneses. Julia Curry, Miriam
Cale, Ann Gilbert, Margie Hill,
Cemele Miller, Anne McKelvie,
and Virginia Fuller are just a few
who will begin doing their bit to
bring up tomorrow's citizens when
September rolls around.

Many of tne seniors nave defin-

Seniors Leave Hi-Fi

Set for Dining Ha!l

Saturday, June 1, at Class Day
the senior class presented to the
school a Stromberg-Carlson High
Fidelity Music System -for the din-
ing hall. This system amplifies
and evenly distributes the music
over the dining area. The seniors
are contributing $50.00 worth of
records to be used with the music
system. These records will be of
I he instrumental and semi-classical
type. Mortar Board will be in
charge of playing these records at
supper time.

The class is also setting up a
fund to be used for vocational
guidance. Miss Murphy will be in
charge of the fund which will be
used for books, testing materials,
and any other means that will be
helpful to students seeking voca-
tional guidance.

ite plans for the immediate future.
Margie Deford is headed for
Princeton Seminary to study reli-
gious education; and Molly Mer-
rick, freshman adviser for the
class of '60, is looking forward to
becoming DCE at the First Pres-
byterian Church in Savannah,
Georgia.

College Schedules
Dorm Renovations

Various changes to be made in
cottages and dormitories have been
planned for the coming summer,
although all plans are not yet
definite.

The plan for fire renovation
will be continued in Rebekah and
will be started in Inman. Living
conditions in Ansley, Hardeman,
and Sturgis will be improved.

McDonough Cottage at 202
South McDonough Street will be
moved, and the cottage at 206
McDonough Street will be wreck-
ed.

Other improvements will be
made with landscaping, Presser,
the gymnasium, and other build-
ings.

SARTOR RESOURCEFUL
OR

THE LIBERAL ARTIST
By Jean Slu rp

O cut away the apron strings
of academic life.

We must remake the unliberal
world with pen and biology knife.

There are diapers to be deftly hung
with artistic, subtle scheme,

And shopping lists to be outlined
by subject, tone, and theme.

How shall the Ladies' League be
taught 'lest we kindly connect

The evils of nipping cooking sherry
as seen in Doppler effect?

Our chemistry will control the
cake, our psych, sly junior
outpace.

With liberal eye and outthrust
chin, the future we will face.

And within our hearts right reason
will say: "Your diploma you'll
always use.

It may not get you a white collar
job, but it's good for resoling
shoes!"

THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS @ Monday, June 3, 1957 5

Seniors Bequeath Possessions
Of Talents, Experiences, Frolic

We, the Class of '57, on this
first day of June, 1957, do hereby
bequeath our most cherished and
our most eccentric possessions to
the classes we leave behind at
Agnes Scott.

We, Mary Margaret Moody, Gay
Pound, Doug Pittman, Harriet
Easley, Catherine Girardeau, and
Libby Bond, will to the Freshmen
of Second Hopkins the following
items: John's Hamburgers; one
Georgia Tech annual; one study
board; and our storehouse of ac-
cumulated wisdom on ALL SUB-
JECTS!

I, Joyce Skelton, will my South
Carolina pronunciation of "cheaze"
(cheese) to Eve Heriot so she can
add it to her Copperhill vocabu-
lary.

We, Mary Oates, Marianne Dun-
can, and Emily Starnes, leave to
Ces Rudisill and Celeste Rogers all
the toil, sweat, tears and hard
work of the Silhouette, along with
our hopes and dreams for the
"Best annual yet"! Here's hoping
you don't catch the mumps!

I, Nancy Love, leave my for-
ever changing hair color and my
trash can to Ivy Furr.

We, Jean Knapp and Marty
Slife, will our daily diaper wash-
ing to the underclassmen who'll
be in our predicament next year.

We, Pat Sanford and Carolyn
Smith, 'being of sound body and
frail mind, hereby bequeath our
two corner seats on the back row
by the window in Mr. Hayes'
Shakespeare class to two other
illustrious back-row sitters: Pat
Stewart and Harriet Talmadge.

I, Mary Kinman, leave to the
art department one-fourth of a
tube of Alizarin Crimson, under
the stipulation that it be used to
further the education of another
broke art major.

I, Marilyn Anderson, will my
ability to cook, iron, and study
for finals at the same time to the
girls getting married this summer.

We, Penny Smith, Margie De-
ford, and Jackie Murray, leave
Sheila!

I, Carolyn Langston, leave my
ability to graduate in three years
to anybody who is willing to take
a chance.

We, Nancy Flagg, Jackie Roun-
tree, and Jo-Ann Beasley, will our
unpaid subscription to the "Atlan-
ta Journal" to all future sociology
majors, for it would seem that
they world greatly appreciate all
articles for their notebooks.

We, Dot McLanahan and Dot
Huddleston, will our three won-
derful years as roommates to any
two girls with the same name who
are willing to accept all the con-
fusion that occurs when somebody
calls "Dot."

We, Nancy Glasure, Jinky Fer-
ris, and Susie Miller, do hereby
bequeath our bull sessions, parties,
and little friends (both alive and
pickled) to any -fun-loving girls
brave enough to major in biology.

I, Lavinia Whatley, leave to the
seniors who will be living with
freshmen next year the wonderful

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I, Lib Geiger, with deep regret
and grave sorrow bequeath an
^xtra year in college to my in-
dustrious roommates, Anne Mc-
Whorter and Pinky McCall, to use
in all their spare time.

I, Dot Rearick, leave my Christ-
mas holidays suntan to Jo Sawyer.

We, Elizabeth Ansley and Sally
Fortson, leave the complete frus-
tration of being half-junior, half-
senior, and a red-headed step-
child to anybody who doesn't have
better sense.

I, Susan Austin, being of sound
mind and feeble age, leave!

We, Helen Sewell and Karen
Beall, leave all our old boy friends
to Ivy Furr so that she can go out
occasionally.

We, Cemele Miller and Margie
Hill, leave our study room in third
Inman, with all its books and
shoes, to the freshmen past, pres-
ent, and future.

I, Rachel King, leave my space
in art lab to anyone who is left-
handed.

We, Frances Holtsclaw and
Charlotte Holzworth, leave our
last names to anyone who can
pronounce them, spell them, or
even tell the difference. We've
given up.

I, Mollie Merrick, will this year's
freshman class to the school to
look after for three more years, in
hopes that they get some of their
questions answered.

We, Carolyn Herman and Mar-
tha Riggins, leave our ability to
smell out the arrival of packages
from home to the girl who is able
to withstand the frustrations of
living with freshmen.

We, 'Marian Hagedorn and
Grace Molineux, bequeath to
Anne Blackshear and Julian
Preble our ability to swim in the
Agnes Scott pool in below-zero
temperature.

We, Mary Beaty and Julia Cur-
ry, hereby will our motto for the
year, "Think Blue," to anyone
who can live in a green room and
use four-year-old blue spreads
and curtains.

I, Martha Jane Morgan, leave
my four years of library duty to
any underclassman who thinks she
really knows the alphabet and
who can keep quiet for an hour
at a time.

I, Emiko Takeuchi, will my zori,
Japanese sandals, to Ann Eyler,
since she has proved that she can
dance in them.

I, Margaret Benton, leave my

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had just bought a huge supply
of spacemen's suits and thus was
much more modern than Jackie,
who 'had only cowboy suits to
offer. Angeline's able assistant
was Susie Benson.

The last column on the comic
page was taken up by one huge
picture of the party celebrating
Virginia Ferris's tenth anniversay
for having played Minnie in the
"Mickey Mouse" comic strip.
Marian Hagedorn was there as
another Walt Disney character,
Daisy Duck. Cemele Miller was
there as Pluto and Helen Hendrey
as Bugs Bunny. Jo Ann Nix, who
had been in charge of the decora-
tions for the party, was dressed
as Elmer Fudd. Other party goers
were Pat Sanford, Nancy Snipes,
Mary Beaty, and Margaret Ann
Zepatos. There was a jazz band
conducted by Virginia Hutchinson.
Marilyn Anderson was beating on
the piano. Miriam Cale was puffing
on the clarinet, and Mary Kinman
was the drummer. Julia Curry
and Ann McKeivie were singing
an original duet entitled, "When
Far From the Reach of Thy Shel-
tering Arms."

Just about that time I noticed
that a policeman had been giving
me a peculiar look. Not wanting
to be picked up for loitering on
public benches, I moved on. But
wanting to be friendly, I waved
to the policeman and said, "See
ya' in the funny papers." You
never can tell.

"fifty term papers due on Mon-
day" to Susie Ware and Shirley
MacDonald. To the rest of the
Hardeman girls, I leave a box
of RSVP paper.

I, Ginnie Hutch, regret willing
my long-waiting trip to the altar
to anyone.

I, Anne Terry, will all the dirty
bottles in the Chemistry Depart-
ment to anyone who will wash
them.

We, Joyce Brownlee, Laura
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Aggies Desert Books To Take
Final Fling At Picnics, Parties

By Renee Shenk

A wonderful week-end to end a wonderful year! Scotties by the
dozens had their last mid-exams fling of this school year by basking
in the sun and dancing under the twinkling stars. Emory and Tech
feted Scotties with "before-exams blasts" to top all of the year.

The KA s at Tech had their last fling of hop and rock, entertain-
ing Babe McFadden, Leslie Sevier, Anne Trotter, Suzanne Meri-
wether, Beverly Rippard, Mary Wilson, Helen Culpepper, Lynn
Frederick, Sissy Hurley, and Edith Hurt.

Tech Delts escorted Hollis Smith, Carolyn Cushman, Sarah Adams
and Nancy Graves to Groover's Lake for a picnic.

Many a laugh was had by all when Tech's mid-week Stunt Night
found Liz Acree, Mary Rivers Stubbins, Jennie Grace Walker, and
June Hall watching the fun and enjoying the competition.

A few well-tanned and many well-burned "Agneses" journeyed
to Pine Lake to bake and brown before the big weekend. Seen there
were Margie DeFord, Joanne Brownlee, Emily Bivens, Angelyn
Alford, LaVonne Nalley, and, Cynthia Grant.

Having fun in the sun with the Tech Betas at Allatoona were
Suzanne Bailey, Mary Clayton Bryan, Helen Burkitt, Jane Kraemer,
and Helen Maddox.
Fritz Orr's was the scene of the Tech Phi Delt's last blast. Among
the celebrating Scotties were Lois Barrineau, Mary Rose Speer, Bar-
bara Alderson, Dana Hundley, Jody Armbrecht, and Maria Harris.
The Kappa Sig's at Tech and a hot combo combined, to show Libby
Hanson, Barbara Byrnes, Winky Stockton, Rosemary Roberts,
Jeanne Slade, and Renee Shenk one of the best times of the year.

Remembering all the good times of the past year and looking forward
to the ones to come in the Fall, the Tech Sigma Nu's waltzed Val
Edwards, Myra Glasure, Tweedie Trammell, and Doreen Greenfield
around the floor of their house and patio. The event of the evening
was the announcement that Slheila MacConochie has been chosen the
Sweetheart of Sigma Nu Congrats, Sheila!

Cantering and romping at the Canterbury picnic were many Epis-
copalian Scotties Susie Miller, Pauline Winslow, Sarah Brown,
Julian Preble, Boo Florance, Caroline Mikell, and Anita Moses,
among others.

T/io' most of the houseparty week-ends are now just happy memories
and peeling shoulders, the Phi Kappa Tau's took NeU Archer with
them, and Marianna Bramlitt joined the Lambda Ohi's.

Not to be outdone by sun burns and weary feet, Betty Lewis is
the proud pinee of a Tech SAE, Becky Evans has the DSD pin of a
dental student at Emory, and Corky Feagin sports the crescent and
star of a Kappa Sig at Tech. Angeline Pope announced her engage-
ment, and Dale Dick has a new ring of the fourth finger, left hand
variety.

Sounds like Spring Quarter was ushered out with a bang, a bop, and
a wonderful, wonderful time. May next Fall bring more parties galore
and fun in store for Scotties who'll dance til' they wear out the floor.
Have a wonderful summer.

The Educated Woman

The influence of the educated
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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COLLEGE

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Kallman Receives McKinney MilTOr Reflects '57 Talent

Award For Book Collection

Lea Kallman, a sophomore, received the Louise McKinney
Book Award, which has a cash value of twenty five dollars,
at the graduation exercises this morning.

In winning the award Lea excelled in presenting a selection
of books which reflect taste and well-developed intellectual
interests on the part of their own-
er and by showing to a faculty
committee that she has a fine
comprehension and appreciation of
the works. Lea's selection of books
evidences her interest in a wide
variety of fields, including geog-
raphy, opera, and poetry. Her eag-
erness to explore her major sub-
ject, philosophy, appears through
such works as Marx's "Capital" and
other writings, and Augustine's
'The City of God." In fiction her
selection, ranging from the whim-
sical "Bach and the Heavenly
Choir" by Johannes Ruber to the
collected works of Rudyard Kip-
ling, has a concentration on Som-
erset Maugham.

The four other students com-
peting in the contest entered col-
lections worthy of careful consid-
eration by the judges. Gene Rein-
ero's selection was built around
standard works dating from the
"Iliad" and the "Odyssey" to "The
Sound and the Fury." Barbara
Harrison showed a practical turn
of mind by her inclusion of cook
books and a thesaurus. Ann Shires'

Last Will . . .

(Continued from Page 5)

Dryden, Hazel Hall, Carol Pine,
Kathy Butler, and Miriam Cale,
will Miss Omwake's pop quizzes to
Martha Meyer, Punky Fambrough,
Margaret Woolfolk, Judy Nash,
and Kathy Flory.

We, Betsy Crapps and Frances
Patterson, of gullible mind and
able body, do hereby bequeath the
management of the Third Main
Salon of Beauty to anyone with a
pair of scissors and a pound of
patience.

We, Nancy Brock and Sis
Burns, leave our place in the al-
phabet to those who also consider
front-row seats a questionable
pleasure.

We, Jean Porter and Sara Town-
send, leave to the sophomores on
Third Walters our dignity, poise,
and serious mindedness. To Eu-
nice Simmons and June Connally
we leave our love for hidden alarm
clocks; to Margaret Fortney, one
dozen new bonnets to replace
those she wore out.

We, Ann Norris Shires, Jo Dor-
ough, Ann Lane, Helen Hendry,
Nancy Snipes, and Anne Gilbert,
do hereby bequeath the upper
room in the Hub to Anne Scog-
gins, for sanctuary.

Witnessed on this first day of
June by Stormy and Ramona
Cartwright, and the proxy ap-
proval of Ish.

Kallman

entry, consisting of works in the
field of modern drama, contained
plays by British, American, and
French writers as well as critical
material and playbills. One unu-
sual feature of Joanna Flowers'
entry was her ownership of a Ger-
man Bible.

The Louise McKinney Book
Award was established a number
of years ago as a memorial to
Miss Louise McKinney, professor
emeritus of English. In order to
be eligible for the prize a student
must enter a collection of at least
fifteen books acquired during the
past year. The winner of the
award is expected to use it for
such intellectual and artistic en-
richment as buying records or at-
tending concerts.

f-^re55 .Scripts

It seems like all colleges are
witnessing the same scene about
this time "The Great Exodus."

Here's a wise word for those
card sharks who inhabit the "Den
of Iniquity" alias The Hub:

"Trust everybody, but cut the
cards."

"The Technician," South-
ern Technical Institute.
* * *

Mary Washington graduates will
receive hoods at Commencement
exercises for the first time. B.S.
graduates will have blue and gold
hoods. Blue and white hoods will
be worn by B.A. graduates.
"The Bullet"

Mary Washington College

(Continued from Page 3)

Spirit Sneak. Such spirit, evident
throughout the course of the year,
was tangibly rewarded with our
winning of the Class Spirit cup
the end of spring quarter.

That year's "Mountain May
Day" starred Maizie Cox, sup-
ported by Donna Walkup in the
role of a bat.

Second Rebekah's "stinky party"
was an original idea. Helen Sewell,
Jo-Ann Beasley, Nellie Strickland
and company gobbled onion sand-
wiches and Cokes on the porch of
Rebekah one night, forgetting it
was the Thursday before Emory's
Dooley's. What business the book-
store enjoyed tine following day
for mints and chewing gum! To
third Rebekah and Virginia Fuller
goes credit for the first roller skat-
ing rink on campus.

Spring elections saw rising jun-
iors beginning to fill major cam-
pus offices: Smith, Redhead, Brock
and Burns in Student Government,
Deal and Merrick in Christian As-
sociation. Ordering of our rings
and fashioning of a daisy chain
for the Class Day exercises of our
sister class finished out the year.
Millie Nesbit and Dennis worked
to keep the class united during
the summer months by means of
a newsletter.

"Without, the frost, the blinding
snow,

The storm-wind's moody mad-
ness

Within, the firelight's ruddy glow,
And childhood's nest of gladness.
The magic words shall hold thee
fast:

Thou shalt not heed the raving
blast."

Back to the stomping ground
again, and this time it was our
sheltering arms which welcomed
the incoming freshmen. As a class,
we were given the command: "Go
ye unto the uttermost parts of
the campus;" and that we did, in-
habiting all known cottages and
then some. Delegations from Alex-
ander cottage, affectionately dub-
bed "Siberia" or "Camp Farthest
Out," found they had to leave
home base at 7:15 in order to get
to breakfast before their 8:30
class. McDonough cottage ran a
close second for being the farthest
from civilization, yet boasted all
the latest luxuries including a
butterfly chair in the living room
and an art gallery with different
pictures each week. Dr. McCain
became the first house-father in
campus history; both "father" and
"daughters" enjoyed every minute

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Sweepstakes beginning at 4:30
in the afternoon were added to
that year's Black Cat; we juniors
succeeeded in edging out the sen-
iors to win the backwards race in
which the last runner to reach
the finish line was declared win-
ner. At ISNOB U. in the junior
skit, students cheered:
"Rah, Rah, Rah,
Sis, Boom, Bah,
Snob, Snub, Snout,
And turn yourself about,"
then sang the alma mater, "How
to be Very, Very Popular!" A
dance in Rebekah climaxed the
activities of the day.

On Hallowe'en night, ghost-
like juniors invaded the freshman
dormitories, distributing candy
and goodies to their new sister
class. November's "Pogo" party
for the seniors was a howling suc-
cess. In true Okefinokee style,
swamp creatures made their ap-
pearance, and green swamp water
served as punch.

A junior class project under-
taken was tihat of decorating the
dining hall. Hallowe'en. Christ-
mas, Valentine's Day, and Found-
er's Day afforded outlets for our
artistic expression. Popcorn and
candied apples were sold by class
members at the hockey games.

Sophocles' "Antigone" was a fall
quarter high light. The Greek
drama featured wedge-shaped col-
umns, a speaking chorus, and one
Tiresias, the blind prophet, who
drew a tremendous ovation.

The pink and silver Christmas
tree decorated for Grady Hospital
by the junior class won first place
in competition. Visiting Cambridge
debaters gave the campus com-
munity an evening of laugfhs in
Maclean Chapel.

Our. Junior Jaunt was staged
immediately after Christmas holi-
days. Broadway musicals came to
life against a backdrop of the big
city's show places in "Encore."
Kit Crosby turned in an authen-

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while three scrubwomen stole the
show. With a little help from Will
Shakespeare, Sara Townsend be-
came famous. Painted paper cur-
tains hung in the gym lent the
atmosphere of a theater during
the big performance, and that of
a ballroom during the dance which
followed. .Rich's fashion show
again helped out in the charity
drive, as did Charlotte Holz-
worth's front porch, headquarters
for old newspapers that the class
collected.

Anne McKelvie and Jo-Ann
Beasley placed first and second
in the badminton tournament that
year. A Coney Island party for the
freshmen climaxed winter quarter
activities.

"Blossom Time" was the theme
of our junior banquet and dance
in April. Pink and white dogwood
trees, park benches beside a lake,
and moonlight set the scene for
a most enjoyable evening. May
Day was "A Harlequinade." Jun-
iors honored in the May Court
were Jackie Murray, Doug Pitt-
man, Betsy Crapps and Francis
Cork.

Spring elections swept Penny
Smith, Margie DeFord and Caro-
lyn Herman into the chief offices
of Student Government, C. A., and
A. A., respectively. Sis Burns had
previously been tapped to head
Mortar Board during her senior
year.

Individual memories of cottage
life during junior year linger, on.
Roll call in Gaines, stewed gold-
fish in Ansley, and the Seven
Deadly Sins in McDonough are
among the many experiences not
soon to be forgotten.

(Continued on Page 7)

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THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Monday. June 3, 1957 7

Statistics Show Large Group
To Assist At Summer Camps

From the various statistics compiled by the Physical Edu-
cation Department it is seen that many of Agnes Scott's
students will be packing their bags soon and traveling to
summer camps to serve as recreational leaders for this
summer.

The department of swimming is
the largest one of interest. At
Camp Rockbrook in Brevard,
North Carolina, will 'be Lucy Cole
and Myra Glasure. Betsy Roberts
will combine music and crafts
with swimming at the 4-H Camps
in West Virginia. Camp Greystone
in Tuxedo, North Carolina, claims
Mary Ann Henderson and Margie
Erickson. Val Edwards will serve
as head instructor of waterfront
at Kingjsport, Tennessee, while
Joan St. Clair will travel to Maine
to teach canoeing and swimming
at Camp Wyonegonic. In North
Carolina Martha Jane Mitchell
will serve on the waterfront staff
at Camp Yonahlossee, and Mar-
garet Goodrich will work at Roar-
ing Gap in that state also. Corky
Feagin and Mary Byrd will jour-
ney to the New England states to
assume duties at Camp Interlaken
in New Hampshire and Buzzards
Bay, Massachusetts, respectively.
In her home town of Charlotte,
(JsTorth Carolina, {Mary Clayton
Bryan will be swimming instructor
at Myers Park Country Club.
Camp Bay Breeze on the Chesa-
peake Bay claims Barbara Varner
for the summer.

Tennis is probably the next
largest department. Paula Pilken-
ton will serve as tennis instructor
at Camp Onaway in Bristol, New
Hampshire, and Maria Harris and
Carolyn Herman will work to-
gether in the department at Grey-
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Merrie-woode. At Camp Glen Ar-
den in North Carolina will be Jo
Sawyer.

Betty Garrard will serve in the
Archery Department at Greystone
in North Carolina. Carl Lindamood
will be in charge of vespers and
archery at Camp Iseguoya in Bris-
tol, Virginia.

Libby Hanna, Lue Robert, and
Becky Barlow will serve on the
Riding Departments in North
Carolina at Greystone, Yonahlos-
see, and Merrie-Woode.

There are various other jobs to
be taken by Agnes Scott students
this summer. Jody Armbrecht will
teach canoeing at Greystone, Jill
Imray will serve as Recreational
Assistant at Saltaire in Fire Is-
land, New York, Wynn Hughes as
land sports counselor at Gay Val-
ley in Brevard, North Carolina,
and Kay Walters as Day School
instructor at the Atlanta Standard
Club. Sco.tty McCurdy will travel
to Blowing Rock, North Carolina,
to work in the Music Department,
while Kay Weber will serve as
Playground Leader in New Jer-
sey. Runita McCurdy will be in
charge of badminton at Camp
Merrie-woode, and Martha Meyer
will direct the golf activities at
Illahee In North Carolina. At
Camp Appalachia in Covington,
Virginia, Boogie Helm will serve
as Dramatics Director. Ruth Cur-
rie, Wardie Abernethy, and Jane
Kraemer will work in the Recrea-
tion Department at Montreat,
North Carolina. Lila McGeachy
will direct the activities of the
six year olds at the Church of All
Nations in New York City, and
Patsy Moss will be in charge of
that same age group at the City
Recreation Park in Gainesville,

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Four dignified juniors on cottage
front forch seriously batting red
bolo bats, each trying to keef the
ball going without 7?iissing.

Kind frofessor refreshing zveary
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Stukes Retires From ASC

(Continued from Page 1)
group for many years.

The students, faculty, adminis-
tration, staff, alumnae, trustees,
and friends of Dr. Stukes "con-
spired" this spring and had a sur-
prise "Dr. Stukes Day." At this
time a "This Is Your Life" skit
was presented, with many of Dr.
Stukes' family and old friends
present. A luncheon was served in
the dining hall, after which a gift
of a new Oldsmobile was present-
ed to a most bewildered and amaz-
ed Dr. Stukes. Since one of Dr.
Stukes' most famous characteris-
tics is color blindness, Mrs. Stukes
had the privilege of choosing the
color, pink, "which would look
nice with her hair."

The Stukes, who will continue to
live in Decatur, will always re-
main a part of the college tradi-
tion.

Georgia.

The group of counselors and unit
leaders includes Pauline Winslow
at Wade Mecum in Walnut Grove,
North Carolina, Laura Parker at
Kanuga, Hendersonville, North
Carolina, Anita Moses at Camp
McDowell in Nauvore, Alabama,
Mary Clapp and Martha Riggins
at Camp Timber Ridge in Austell,
Georgia, Beverly Delk at Burgess
Glen in Greenville, South Caro-
lina, Carolyn Hoskins at Sequoya
in Bristol, Virginia, Katherine
Hawkins at Ridgecrest, North
Carolina, Rosemary Roberts at
Andre Clark in Pleasantville, New
York, and Margaret McKelway
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Some mighty tough seniors engage in gunplay at Last Chance Dairy
Queen.

Senior Year Climaxes 'Fantasy'

(Continued from Page 6)

Summer arrived before we knew
it, and we scattered to the winds.
Dennis and his crew came through
again in August with news of
classmates from all over the
world.

"And, though the shadow of a sigh
May tremble through the story,

For "happy summer days" gone by,
And vanish'd summer glory

It shall not touch, with breath of
bale,

The pleasance of our fairy-tale."

Seniors we were at last! The
biggest and busiest year of all
got off to a grand start with an
Oriental Black Cat observance,
"We Are Siamese, If You Please."
Following the sweepstakes and a
picnic supper, the seniors sang
their fourth and last Black Cat
song, which, although it did not
win a prize, will linger on "all
through the years." Money-'bags
Pete, Tombstone Jones, Slipalong
and the Sheriff did their stuff at
the Last Chance Dairy Queen in
the senior skit. There were three
things that were absolutely not
tolerated at Soaking Wet Gulch
and two of these were Siamese
cats, but Louise Almand and
Sheila MacConochie made the best
of it.

A senior coffee for the fresh-
men ended the round of parties
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inexpensive room decorating, was
a senior class project. A smorgas-
bord supper honored the senior
class the last of September.

October 25 marked the big mock
Presidential election on campus,
at which time Dot McLanahan
and Byrd Hoge headed the forces
of the Democrats and Republicans.
Decatur High School band music
and gigantic banners for each
party set the atmosphere for the
rally. In the balloting which fol-
lowed, it was a grinning Ike who
edged out Adlai to become the
campus' choice for President.

Investiture weekend this time
was our special event, and Dr.
Stukes, class sponsor, was unani-
mously chosen to deliver the In-
vestitute address. Following "Big
Girls' Day" on Friday, the seniors
donned their gowns to receive the
official status of seniorhood be-
stowed by Miss Scandrett in a
solemn capping ceremony. Kathy
McCain, class mascot, made her
first appearance with the seniors
at this time.

"Dixierama," this year's Junior
Jaunt, presented the Old South in
song and dance as a climax to the
annual charity drive. Long-lost
"Lukey" returned from the Civil
War in the senior skit dramatic-
ally enacted by Smith, DeFord,
Austin, Wilson, and company.

Dance Group's production of
"The Four Seasons" featured Fran
Patterson as Autumn and Helen
Sewell as the West Wind. Dolphin
Club, under president Grace Moli-
neux chose the theme of Snow
White for their, elaborate pres-
entation of "The Magic Mirror."
(Continued on Page 8)

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i, 1957

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center field at the varsity-facult game

Juniors Receive Sports, Spirit
Trophies at Community Picnic

_ . on By Nancy Turner

From 4:30 p.m. ur ^ 7;()() m> Qn Saturday> M ay 25, stu-
dents, faculty, and ddministration gathered for fun and food.
Indian Ball (bette kn0W n as roller-bat) and softball were
enjoyed by those who do nQt measure up to team require-
ments in skill b- . the recreation . After stuffing them-
selves with sanr J ^

and tea, the cro
announcement
awards.

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jors walked away with
_ percentage of the hon-
jxey won the softball cham-
aip, the athletic trophy, and
coveted class spirit cup. In-
idual awards went to Ann
zhitfield, who received the soft-
aall sportsmanship award and an
Agnes Scott letter; Ann Terry
and Ruth Curry, who received let-
ters; Carolyn Herman and Jo
Sawyer, who won stars; Sis Burns
and Carolyn Herman, who won the
doubles tennis tournament; Caro
McDonald who won the archery
championship; and Carolyn Her-
man, who was named as the senior
with the most points for the four
years that she has been at Agnes
Scott.

After dinner the crowd moved
to May Day Dell where vespers
were held. The afternoon was one
that everyone enjoyed either as
a final scene by which to remem-
ber Agnes Scott or one that will
make the returning students an-

ticipate next year's activities.

Another event which drew nu-
merous spectators as well as parti-
cipants was the faculty-varsity
softball game held Wednesday,
May 22. The faculty, managed by
Mr. Benton Kline, proved to be
too much for the varsity team as
they were battled to an 8 to 4
victory.

Some of the "professors" chal-
lenging the varsity besides Mr.
Kline were Miss Kate McKemie,
Miss Louise Rainey, Miss Ann
Salyerds, Miss Sarah Tucker, Mr.
John Adams, and Mr. Kwai Sing
Chang. Mr. P. J. Rogers and other
members of the business staff also
added their athletic proficiency to
the talented 'faculty team.

Wounded Victors

Although the faculty showed
their prowess and softball ability
in seven innings against the var-
sity, they nevertheless had bruises
and injuries to show for their
work. Miss Dusty Boyce fractured
her finger in practice and the fol-
lowing day Mr. Kline was seen
with one blue and green finger
bound on a splint.

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Senior History . . .

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Weekly marriage classes attract-
ed many seniors, as did the series
of visiting lecturers during winter
quarter.

Practice teachers were early
risers both winter and spring
quarters, gaining experience not
only in the art of teaching, but
also in that of gobbling breakfast
in two minutes flat. Memories of
teaching days recall sieges of spit-
balls and hiccups, anonymous
phone calls from "the Phantom,"
and extracurricular duties, such
as chaperoning high school stu-
dents to Stone Mountain.

It was a winter quarter fire
drill about 11:30 one night which
sent Main dwellers in varied at-
tire scurrying down to the first
floor. No one was more surprised
on this occasion than Margaret
Ann Zepatos and a number of co-
ed visitors still inhabiting the
date parlors.

In sports, seniors came nigh
bowing out of the picture entirely.
We managed to win tihe badmin-
ton singles and doubles tourna-
ments, however, as well as the
tennis doubles. The most amaz-
ing upset of the year was the
senior victory over the freshmen
in softball. The outcome of this
game was greeted with a jubilant

Arts Festival . . .

(Continued from Page 1)

elude one large production by
members of Blackfriars, Dance
Group, and May Day would per-
haps also include a Glee Club Con-
cert, and literary and art panels
to criticize works of students from
Agnes Scott and the Atlanta area.

"By the concentration of ef-
forts of all the groups and econo-
mizing time by combining the pro-
duction dates, Agnes Scott would
be able to offer to the whole area
a Fine Arts Weekend which would
be her, very best," said Nancy
Kimmel.

After hearing discussion of the
plan, the student body voted to
have the president of Student
Government set up a committee of
faculty and students to plan and
study further into the proposal.

Piano Concert . . .

(Continued from Page 1)
cision and polish" as well as their
technique.

After hearing these artists, the
Agnes Scott audience shared Mr.
Kirkpatrick's feelings and echoed
his praises for their diversified
and enjoyable performance.

GREAT SCOTT, MISS AGNES!!

We've enjoyed seeing you this year and will miss
you over the summer. Come to see us next fall.

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victory party in the dining hall.

"Ein, zwei, drei, vier Lift your
Stein and drink your Beer " rang
through Presser Hall the night of
Senior Opera. "Hansel and Gre-
tel," this year's production, star-
red DeFord and Townsend in tihe
title roles, supported by Curly-
Jones, the witch, and Dr. Stukes,
the sandman. A chorus of four-
teen angels garbed in white, quick
ly shed sheets and halos to be-
come the gingerbread men of the
final scene.

May Day, At Last !

Cemele Miller was finally
crowned queen of the May after
two unsuccessful attempts, thanks
to the weatherman. Sis Burns,
maid of honor, was flanked by
Nancy Brock, Jackie Murray, and
Frazer Waters, senior court re-
presentatives. Star of the Japanese
pageant, "The Marriage of a
Mouse," presented in the dell, was
Emiko Takeuchi.

Senior honors included election
of eleven to "Who's Who Among
Students in American Uuniver-
sities and Colleges and thirteen to
Phi Beta Kappa. Two Fulbright
Scholarships, one Woodrow Wil-
son, and the Quenelle Harrold
fellowship for graduate study were
awarded to class members.

Four full years are over, and
commencement is at hand. The
fairy-tale is finished, yet,
"All through the years, within our
memory,

We will return to walk these
paths "

"Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die:
Ever drifting down the stream
Lingering in the golden gleam
Life, what is it but a dream?"

Fourteen Graduates
Achieve Honor Roll

The Senior Honor Roll for the
1956-57 term, based on academic
work of the past session only, was
announced at Commencement ex-
ercises this morning. Those named
are:

Eleanor Swain All, Pensacola,
Florida; Elizabeth Trice Ansley,
Decatur, Georgia; Mary Davis
Beaty, Davidson, North Carolina;
Byrd Hoge Bryan, Pearisburg,
Virginia; Catharine Allen Crosby,
Bradenton, Florida; Rebecca Deal
Geiger, Charlotte, North Carolina;
Carolyn Isabel Herman, LaGrange,
Georgia; Virginia Tressel Keller,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Ann
Carter Lane, Clemson, South Caro-
lina; Mary Ashford Oates, Fay-
etteville, North Carolina; Edwin
Douglas Pittman, Moultrie, Geor-
gia; Dorothy Ann Rearick, Miami
Shores, Florida; Virginia Ann
Redhead, Greensboro, North Caro-
lina; and Eugenia Cunningham
Sharp, Decatur, Georgia.

Club News . . .

(Continued from Page 2)
Chi Beta Phi

"Elvis Presley's Radius of Gyra-
tion," "What Is It That the Asymp-
totes?" and "Why Was Salicy-
tate for the Molybdate?" were
some of the speeches given by the
newly-tapped members of Chi
Beta Phi in an informal initiation
on May 21.

A formal ceremony followed the
fun, and the seven new members
taking the oath of admission into
Chi Beta Phi were Marian Hage-
dorn, Sara Townsend, Rosalind
Warren, Frankie Lomason, Caro-
lyn Langston, Frances Sattes, and
Shirley Spackman .

Lucky girl!

Next time one of her dates bring up the Schleswig-
Holstein question, she'll really be ready for him.
Ready for that test tomorrow, too ... if that bottle of
Coke keeps her as alert tonight as it does other people.

Bottled under authority of
The Coca-Cola Company by

THE ATLANTA COCA-COLA BOTTLING lu.