The Agonistic
Vol. VIII
AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1922
No. 1
SESSION OF 1922-1923 BEGINS
OPENING EXERCISES IN
CHAPEL,
Mr. J. K. Orr Speaks—Dr. Gaines
Outlines Growth of Agnes
Scott.
Agnes Scott opened formally this
year with the exercises held in the
chapel at 10 o’clock the morning of
the thirteenth. By that time most of
the students, both old girls and)
Freshmen, had arrived, and these
with a large number of alumnae,
‘trustees and other friends of the col-
lege formed an audience that crowded |
the assembly hall.
The devotional program began with
the reading of the nineteenth Psalm
by Dr. Clinton, of the Ponce de Leon |
Methodist Church. This was follow-
ed by a prayer from Dr. McGeachy,
pastor of the Decatur Presbyterian |
Church. Dr. Gaines then introduced
Mr. J. K. Orr, who is chairman of the
Board of Trustees and a speaker that
never fails to delight an Agnes Scott |
audience; and this time he was at his |
best.
Then Dr. Gaines took this occasion
to tell some very interesting and en-
couraging facts and steps in the
development of Agnes Scott as a col-
lege. It began, he said, as an elemen-
tary and grammar school in one build-
ing with four teachers. There were
63 pupils. Now there are 450 students
enrolled; the faculty numbers fifty-
six; the institution owns twenty-one
buildings, and best of all Agnes Scott
which was a “Seminary for Young
Ladies” is now a _ full-fiedged “A
Grade" College for Women, with a
curriculum that compares favorably
with those of other older and larger
institutions,
Dr. Gaines told something of the
high ideals of Christian womanhood
which the college has always striven
to inspire in its students. He spoke,
too, of the mental attainment which
Agnes Scott girls have had held up
as a standard; and of the opportuni-
ties for social development which are
offered. .
Lastly Dr. Gaines told some of the
pressing needs that will bring about
the greater Agnes Scott which all of
us are desirous of seeing.
SULGRAVE MISSION VISITS
AGNES SCOTT.
Sir Charles Wakefield, Former
Lord Mayor of London, Speaks
to Students.
Agnes Scott was honored on Tues-
day, September 19, by a visit from
the Sulgrave Mission. This mission,
which arrived in Atlanta Tuesday
morning, ig made up of a number of
prominent Englishmen. Sulgrave, the
home of George Washington’s ances-
tors, has been purchased by wealthy
Englishmen and is being preserved
as a memorial of the Washington
family. Sulgrave Institution is located
there. The purpose of this institu-
tion is to foster a feeling of friendly
interest between England and Ameri-
ca. Those who visited Atlanta Tues-
day represent this institution.
Agnes Scott was one stop made by
the mission during an automobile
ride in and around Atlanta. At twelve
o'clock a large number of students
and members of the faculty gathered
on the steps of Main building. As
the visitors approached, college songs
were sung in their honor. Sir Charles
Wakefield, former Lord Mayor of
London, and other gentlemen of the
party left their automobiles and stood
with the students while a picture was
made by newspaper reporters.
Sir Charles then with an English)
drawl spoke a few words to the
students, telling them of the wonder-
i
ii
!
WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S
WHAT ON THE CAMPUS, |
The organizations on our campus
are so many and varied that it is al-
most as hard a job for the old girls
to keep up with all of them as it is
for the new girls to learn them, At
first all of these organizations seem
rather vague. We hear chance words
about the Athletic Association, the
Student Government and others, but
we are left in the dark as to what
these definitely are.
First and foremost at Agnes Scott
is the Student Government Associa-
tion. As our president, Hilda McCon-
nell, so ably told us the other evening,
this is a student, not a self-govern-
ment. Of course, there are the visi-
ble signs of it—meetings, rules, ete.
—but it is the intangible part of stu-
NEW STUDENTS.
The following is a list of the new
students at Agnes Scott:
Aiken, Martha Pierce,
|Ga—3 Inman.
Albury, Sarah Marion, Tampa, Fla.
—25 W. H.
Asbury, Sarah Frances,
Ga.—44 Main.
Bailey, Frances Celeste, Faunsdale,
Ala—72 Main.
Jefferson,
Elberton,
Bargeron, Grace Oia, Springfield,
Ga.—102 Main.
Bates Helen Adeline, Atlanta, Ga.
—§i Main. ’
Berger, Eleanor, Atlanta, Ga,—58
Main,
Berman, Corena, Elberton, Ga.—40
R. S. A.
Beverly, Elizabeth, Thomasville, Ga.
—100 Main.
Brown Mary Dudley, Salisbury, N. C.
;—62 Inman.
Browning, Rachel Virginia, Wythe-
ville, Va.—63 Main.
Brunson Bertha Bernice, Laurel,
Miss.—3 Lupton.
Bull, Margaret Gertrude, Kunsan,
Korea—54 Main.
Byers, Esther, Spartanburg, 8. C.
—57 Inman.
Caldwell, Mary Palmer, Atlanta, Ga.
—33 Inman. 7
Callahan, Lillian
Okla —23 W. H.
Callen, Mary Elizabeth, Selma, Ala.
—63 Main.
Cannaday, Katherine, Roanoke, Va.
—102 Main.
Carpenter,
69 Main.
Carrere, Elizabeth, Augusta, Ga.—
15 W: H.
Clark, Verna June,
Ark—78 Main.
Coleman, Edythe, Atlanta, Ga.—69
Main.
Colyer, Mary Ellen, Jacksonville,
Fla.—47 Inman.
Conner, Mary Frances, Eufaula, Ala.
—78 Main.
Cowan, Sarah Will, Conyers, Ga.—
Main.
Curtis,
Main.
Dargan, Mary Louise, Spartanburg,
S. C—57 Main.
Davis, Clarkie, Columbus, Ga.—68
Main.
Debel, Margaret Eunice, Savannah,
Ga.—84 Main.
Dinwiddie, Agnes Elizabeth, Glen-
side, Pa—48 Main.
Dismukes, Helena, Columbus, Ga.—
$2 Main.
Doggett, Elizabeth, Kingsport, Tenn.
—26 W. H.
Douglas, Elizabeth, Clinton, S. C.—
94 Main.
Duls, Louisa D., Charlotte, N. C.—
6 W. H.
Alice, Muskogee,
Edythe, Atlanta, Ga—
Arkadelphia,
56
Lorene, Jasper, Ala—62
ful part that educated women must
play in the future of the world. “God
bless you all, young ladies of Agnes
Scott,” he said in closing.
a
“(Continued on page 3).
Dumas, Gene Inman, Mobile, Ala.
—102 Main.
Dunn, Jeffy, Haynesville, La—27 W.
H. ‘
Elder, Zala, Enid, Okla—4 and 5
Lupton.
Fain, Ellen, Rock Hill, S. C—53
Inman.
Fearrington, Harriet Permelia, Ma-
rietta, Ga—23 W. H.
Ferrell, Dora, LaGrange, Ga.—96
Main.
Freeman, Mary E., College Park,
Ga.—56 Main.
Garrard, Margaret,
—87 Main.
Gay, Elise, Biloxi, Miss—S$2 Main,
Columbus, Ga.
Gilchrist, Edith, Courtland, Ala.—
25 -R. S: H: ~
Goldberger, Elise, Isola, Miss.—25
W. H,
Goldberger, Hilda, Isola, Miss—20
W. H.
Joodwin, Lucy T., Marshallville, Ga.
—80 Main.
Graeber, Catherine Elizabeth, Yazoo
| City, Miss—46 Inman.
Graham, Carrie Augusta, Norfolk,
| Va.—4 and 5 Lupton.
Gregory, Mary Elizabeth, Vienna,
Ga—21 W. H.
Gresham, Eleanor Spencer, Russell-
ville, S. C—3 Lupton.
Grimes, Virginia, Statesboro, Ga.—
LR. §: oH:
Hallum, Sarah Elizabeth, Carrollton,
Ga.—103 Main.
Hamilton, Zona Martha,
ville, Ga—100 Main.
Hammond, Mary Ella, Griffin, Ga.
|—77 Main.
| Haslam, Blanche, Piedmont, Ala—
4 RS. H:
Hermance, Helena
Canada—70 Main.
Higgs, Charlotte, Charlestown, W.
Va.—79 Main.
| Ivey, Martha,
| Main.
Jennings, Mildred Louise, Augusta,
Ga.—78 Main.
Johnston, Ruth, Macon, Ga.—53 In-
man.
| Jones, DeCourcey, Albany, Ga.—93
Main.
Jones, Emily Capers, Quitman, Ga.
—64 Main.
Thomas-
E., Toronto,
Americus, Ga.—96
Kelley, Cloah, Buford, Ga.—49 In-
man.
Kennedy, Margaret Evelyn, States-
boro, Ga—77 Inman.
Kuliz, Mary Elizabeth, Salisbury,
N. C.—62 Inman.
Kuhlke, Dessie Gray, Augusta, Ga. ;
—24. W. H.
Land, Augusta, Hamlet, N. C.—63
Inman.
Land, Virginia, Hamlet, N. C.—63
Inman.
Lazarus, Frieda, Quitman, Ga.—58
Main.
Leonard, Martha, Talbotton, Ga—
87 Main.
Lewis, Mary Ellen, Douglasville, Ga.
—101 Main.
Lingle, Nan Russell, Richmond, Va.
—90 Main.
Lipscomb, Frances, Demopolis, Ala.
—6§ Inman. '
Little, Elizabeth Louise, Atlanta,
Ga—69 Main.
McCaskill, Georgia, Fayetteville, N.
C.—101 Main.
Mackenzie, Sarah E., Ensley, Ala.—
6 R. S. H.
Malone, Betty Helen,
Miss.—48 Main.
Martin, Helen Clark, Charleston, 8.
C—5h W. H.
Martin, Margaret
ville, S. C—94 Main.
Martin, Martha Gell, Hufaula, Ala.
103 Main.
Marvin, Margaret Winston, Birming-
ham, Ala.—60 Main.
Mock, Catherine Slover,
ville, N, C.—93 Main.
‘ Morrow, Mildred Anne, Springfield,
Tenn—102 Main.
Nimmons, Lucia, Seneca, S. C.—7$
Main.
North, Josephine Gardner,
City, Miss—46 Inman.
Offutt, Lucy Vernon, Bloomfield, Ky.
-72 Main.
Ogden, Grace Augusta, Mobile, Ala.
Greenwood,
Green-
Rankin,
Thomas-
Yazoo
—23 Inman.
Overstreet, Grace, Baxley, Ga.—18
W. H.
Owen, Dorothy W., Springfield,
Mass.—24 Inman.
Owen, Ruth W., Springfield, Mass.
—24 Inman.
Peeler, Virginia,
70 Main.
Perkins, Florence
lanta, Ga—91 Main.
Huntsville, Ala.—
Elizabeth, At-
Pfeeffer, Louise, Brunswick, Ga.—
95 Main.
Pitman, Katherine Montgomery,
Huntsville, Ala.—11 Inman.
Pitts, Mildred Lee, Elberton, Ga.—
44 Main.
Ponder, Sarah
Ga.—1 Inman.
Pou, Loulie Redd, Columbus, Ga.—
24 W.H,
Proctor, Margaret
City, Ark—40 R. S. H.
Ramage, Mary Allene, Mobile, Ala.
—23 Inman.
Ramsey, Helene, Louisville, Ga.—54
Main.
Randolph, Elizabeth,
3? R.:S. H.
Redding, Ethel Reece, Biloxi, Miss.
—§82 Main.
Reece, May,
Lupton.
Richardson, Nellie Bass, Hawkins-
ville, Ga-~—-42 Inman.
Roberts, Elizabeth,
—0 Main.
Rose, Susan M., Fayetteville, N. C.
—43 R. S. H.
Rosenberg, Bess
Circle, Ga—98 Main.
| Ryttenberg, Lydia Rose, Sumter, S.
| S.—18° W.. H.
| Salter, Hlizabeth
Ala.—21 R. S. H.
Saxon, Emma, Atlanta, Ga—8s8 In-
man,
Ernestine, Rutledge,
Iola, Junction
Asheville, N.
C:
Charleston, W. Va-—
5 ‘
Richmond, Va.
Anita, Social
Gs
Birmingham,
(Continued on page 4).
dent government underlying the ac-
tual mechanism which makes it mean
so much to every Agnes Scotter. Bach
girl in school is part of this big, stu-
pendous organization, and as a part
takes pride in holding up the high
ideals which are the embodiment of
all that is visible of our student gov-
ernment workings.
Linked closely to our student gov-
ernment is the Y. W. GC. A., which
has as its president, Eloise Knight. It
is the purpose of the Y. W. CG. A. to
maintain the standards of Christian
womanhood, to aid in charitable
causes, and to provide us with one of
the most appealing and enjoyable
events of each week—our service on
Sunday evenings. This association is
truly one of the most active and hen»
eficial of our campus organizations—
an association which fosters the won-
derful spirit which prevails at A. S. ©.
and makes our college so distinctly in-
dividual,
To meet our athletic needs is the
Athletic Association with Lib Hoke
as president. At all times of the
year, this association furnishes some
entertainment for those of us who
would grow mentally and physically
weary if kept at an eternal routine of
studies. Very soon now begin the
hockey practices; later will come bas-
ket-ball, track, tennis and hiking.
Blackfriars, our dramatic club which
furnishes us with so many enjoyable
plays during the year, has for its pres-
ident Valeria Posey. It is a much
coveted achievement to belong to this
elub, and admission is gained only
after try-outs.
The “Silhouette,” “Aurora,” and
Agonistic are our three publications.
The “Silhouette” is the annual, which
is greatly looked forward to at the
close of each year. The editor-in-
chief this year is Alice Virden. The
“Aurora” is our quarterly publication
which contains solely our literary at-
|tempts and the contents vary from
poetry to short stories. The editor-in-
chief is Lucile Little. Our Agonistic
—Mary Greene, editor—is published
weekly and gives the school news
week by week.
There are two literary societies, the
Propylean and the Mnemosynean,
which two have been merged into one,
Pi Alpha Phi. This society sponsors
the debating for which A. S. C. is be-
coming famous, as shown by the suc-
cesses in the triangular debates,
Quenelle Harrold is the president.
The Lecture Association, though
very new, has accomplished much. It
brings to us many prominent persons
in different walks of life, and thus
furnishes us the opportunity of en-
lightening ourselves in many branch-
The president is Emily Guille.
Among our other clubs are the
French, Mathematies, Cotillion and
Glee Clubs—the latter of which puts
on the “Messiah” each Christmas, B.
QO. Z., K. U. B. and Folio are the
more literary of our smaller clubs, for
admission into which certain try-outs
must be met successfully. All of these
clubs are alive and wide-awake, 59
find your place in some of them, ay.
do your part in their work during the
coming ‘year. . 47?
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WELCOME TO AGNES SCOTT.
The Agonistic wishes to extend a hearty greeting to the new-
comers at Agnes Scott. We take pleasure in this, for we feel that
we are welcoming you to things new and worth while, to interesting
but untried fields of thought and activity, and to a boundless and
perhaps as yet little realized opportunity for self-improvement and
for service to others. Agnes Seott offers to her students the essen-
tials which other colleges of her standing offer: education, friend-
ship, and an effective training in assurance and dependability
gained from participating in the various branches of college ac-
tivity. The difference seems to us to lie in the fact that Agnes
Seott represents the ideal and spirit of each of these. Therefore
it is with a sense of pride that we welcome you at the beginning of
this session and with a feeling of joy that we share with you the
privilege of calling Agnes Scott your Alma Mater.
THE INMAN FAMILY AND AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE.
By the will of Miss Jane Walker Inman, who died in Atlanta
during the summer, Agnes Scott College received a gift of $100,-
000 for endowment. This was given by Miss Inman as a memorial
to her brother, the late Samuel M. Inman,
This generous and unselfish act brings to mind a series of facts
which show the help and encouragement which the members of the
Inman family have given to our College.
for many years before his death the chairman of the Board of
Trustees of Agnes Scott. Inman Hall was a gift to the college
given by him as a memorial to his first wife, Mrs. Jennie D. Inman.
The present Mrs. Samuel M. Inman is now a member of the Board
of Trustees. The College feels grateful for such loyal friends.
READ IT,
We wish to call the attention of our readers to the new alumnae
column headed ‘‘Browsing with An Alumnae.”’ This column is
written by members of the Alumnae Association and contains val-
uable bits of news and thought which interest the members of that
organization. We feel sure that your time will not be wasted if
you read this column,
ON COMING BACK.
(By One Who Has Tried It.)
“No, V’ll never come back! Nothing will ever be the same!”’
says the senior at commencement when her friends try to comfort
her with words like these: ‘‘You must spend the ngiht with us
when you come back next year.’’ At the time she really means it.
She faces the awful fear that the gates of Agnes Scott are closing
to her forever and ever, that she’ll never have her old place any
more, that the dreams and tests and term papers and friends of
four wonderful years are part of a past that is vitally interesting
only to her.
And then—
September comes. And September brings with her, when she
comes, to Agnes Seott dozens of new faces, entrance exam. prob-
lems, old girls with suspicious looking summer acquisitions and—
last year’s seniors! She said she wouldn't She said she couldn’t.
But when September came, she had to. She was homesick for a
glimpse of Ella and her not-to-be-borrowed pencil, of the squirrels
on the campus, of the tea room and its celebrations, of Main Hall
and its throng of hurrying feet and smiling faces. She was home-
sick for the dear reverence of Y. W. service on Sunday night,
for the ‘‘Hey’’ heard on the campus, for the thrill of hearing
““Aneient of Days’’—most of all, for the gentle weleome of our
Agnes Seott mother, Miss Hopkins.
So she comes. And she finds that the gates are not closed.
She finds that the gates are really home gates—open forever, with
love and peace and new inspirations waiting for her inside. She
finds the reason for it all. She is glad to know that hundreds of
other girls ean have the joy of four years like hers She finds that
friends are made to keep and that Agnes Seott may still be served,
and she goes away happier than ever, to possess the title, an Agnes
Seott Girl.
NEW FACULTY MEMBERS AR.
RIVE.
Miss Davis is gentle and charming in
manner and has already won many
friends at Agnes Scott.
Professor L. W. Summers comes to
Agnes Scott from Emory. He also
is a member of the sociology depart-
ment and is the possessor of a Mas-
ter’s degree.
Miss Frances K. Gooch, who was
head of the expression department in
1920-1921, has returned to Agnes Scott
to resume her work. She will again
Seven Additions.
The opening of this term finds not
only new students at Agnes Scott,
but also seven additions to the fac-
ulty. Of these, two have taught here
formerly and one is a graduate of last
year’s senior class.
Miss Jean Davis, professor in the
Samuel M. Inman was|
TO NEW GIRLS.
Enjoyed.
might well be called “spicy.”
In the first place, unlike most forma
gay and giddy. The old girls met al
the end they all turned up smiling.
Gypsy Songs, Dances. and. Punch
If variety is the spice of life, the Y.
W. GC. A. reception for the new girls
laffairs, no one was bored, and in the
second place every one was dressed
up in her very best and felt extremely
the new girls and the new girls met
all the old girls—and the faculty—
and though the Freshmen appeared to
be rather snowed under for awhile, in
FRESHMEN ENTERTAIN AT
FLOOR PARTIES.
On Friday night floor parties were
|held in-each dormitory on the campus.
|social committee of the college Y.
W. C. A., and were for the purpose
of introducing all the girls on a hall
1} ' each other, of letting them know
who’s who on their floor, and of giv-
ing the Freshmen their first taste of
the fun of dormitory life.
were al-
Freshmen and old girls
, lowed to taste something more sub-
stantial than fun for huge bowls of
peanuts, cheese tidbits and chocolate
drops came to the party, too, and were
given a hilarious welcome.
There were songs, of course. There
, ' a !
And then the gypsies! Oh, yes! is a mandolin or guitar on almost
they were everywhere—red turbans, every hall, and “Hottentot” and
yellow skirts, green beads and brass
Instead of making gypsy
they served the
bracelets.
stew over a fire,
most delicious punch and even threw
in for good measure, tiny hand-paint-
ed tambourines with fortunes hidden
on the back.
Of course, conversation and refresh
ments didn’t occupy the whole even-
“The
ing. Lillian
Gypsy Trail”
whirled through a graceful little tam
McAlpin sang
and Margaret Powel
| bourine dance.
—and then went home with the pleas
had not known before.
| GIRLS GIVEN SEPTEMBER
| 14 IN SUMMER HOUSE.
homesick that first week
Y. W. C. A. tea. We old girls have al
just about the nicest thing there is
the new girls were taught it Thurs
day afternoon, September 14, at 4:30
lat the summer house.
In the first place, we got to wear
our prettiest dresses and that dis
pellied any blues which might have
we
got over to the summer house, Va-
leria Posey met us and pinned our
Seeing everybody in-
troduced to us like that, made us feel
so at home, and so like we knew
everybody that before we knew it we
were laughing and talking with girls
been accumulating. Then, when
names on Us.
whom we had never seen before, o1
with those whom we had often seen
but whom we had never known.
Virginia Ordway was there,
our chairman of the Social Depart
ment of the Y. W., and responsible
Eloise
Nancy Evans,
Lillian Thompson, Jack Evans, Mary
Linn
Martha
for the whole party—and
Knight, our president.
Ella Smith, Martha
Louise Buchanan,
Keesler,
Manly,
Being so well entertained, no one
left until the orchestra was exhausted |
ant feeling of knowing some one they
Y. W. C. A. TEA FOR NEW
We thought we were going to be
back at
school, but we couldn’t very well with
all that was going on—especially the
ways known that the Y. W. C. A. is
but we learned it all over again, and
too—
*“Whoop-er-up,” “Oh, Oh, Oh,” and
most of the other college songs were
sung till everybody was hoarse. A
|good many of the girls had been to
summer camps and had some cute
songs they sang there to teach to the
rest.
And always there are stunts and
.|games. Wherever A. S. C. girls gath-
er, their “pep” and originality will
show itself in the clever stunts they
give, and the stunts put on at the
1) hoor parties were no exception.
Like all nice things in this world,
the parties had to come to an end, but
they were a huge success in getting
people acquainted with their neigh-
|bors, and in letting the new girls
| into all the campus and faculty gossip
which was handed down to the old
girls, and which they feel it is their
duty to hand down to incoming gener-
ations of Agnes Scott girls. The floor
parties broke up with girls who had
been calling each other “you in the
pink dress,” or “that tall one,” hailing
each other familiarly as Grace or Mar-
garet, as the case might be.
The following girls were hostesses
at the floor parties:
Rebeccah—Third floor, Margaret
Hyatt, Baron Hyatt; second floor,
Georgia Mae Little, Ella Smith.
Inman — First floor, Virginia Per-
kins,
hanan; second floor, Beth McClure,
tmily Guille and Pearl Smith; third
floor, Polly Stone and Frances Amis.
Main—Second floor, Quenella Har-
rold, Virginia Ordway; third floor,
Lilla Sims, Sara Morehouse.
White House—Loulie Pou,
Kuhlke, Olivia Swann.
Dessie
NEW SILHOUETTES IN TEA
ROOM.
Have you seen them, girls? There
»| they all are, in their quaint costumes,
the ladies in hoop skirts and the gen-
tlemen with their long tail coats. They
are the new-comers who grace our tea
-|room walls; all extending to us a wel-
come back to A. S. C. Now indeed
we can call that delightful place where
we spend so many hours “The Sil-
houette Tea Room.” We are delighted
that ‘they appeared in time to help
us welcome the new girls, and we
Bowen and Walker Perry, who are hope the girls, both old and new, will
members of the entertainment com-|8ive them a hearty welcome at the
mittee, were “receiving’—why, we/|tea room.
simply couldn’t help being sociable
|'These parties were sponsored by the)
Lillian Thompson, Louise Buc-)
Deen eee eee een EEE
Y. W. C. A. GIVES RECEPTION
DAY STUDENTS’ COLUMN
DAY STUDENTS’ COLUMN.
The Day Student officers for this
year are:
President—Martha Eakes.
Treasurer for Budget—Elizabeth
Askew.
Athletic Manager and Cheer Leader
~—-Marion Johnson.
Member College Council—Daisy
Frances Smith.
There are 116 day students so far
—the old ones as peppy as ever and
the new ones ready to join their en-
ergies to make this year the best
yet, especially in good fellowship with
the whole college. Let’s all pull to-
gether.
O Boarder: Did you promise to
buy a brick for the Day Student
House? Please remit to Daisy Fran-
ces Scott, Treasurer for this fund. O
Boarder, did you fail to buy a brick?
Now is your chance,
Last May in the rummage sale to
which many of the boarders contrib-
uted, the day students made $61.23,
besides having a great time together
in gathering the rummage, finding
just the place on Edgewood avenue
and transporting the salable goods
hither, and lastly in discovering
what constitutes good salesmanship.
The credit for the successful comple-
tion of the rummage enterprise goes
to Martha Eakes and her energetic
committee, who, we hope, before long
will be undertaking the same thing
again. Moral: Save your rummage
for the day students and help them add
little more to their fund for the
Cay Student House.
a
Some of the boarders may remem-
ber that during the last two or three
weeks of school there were boxes in
each dormitory where they were asked
to drop magazines, newspapers and
scrap paper. The day students were
collecting this and realized from its
sale $17.72, all duly banked and added
to their Day Students House fund.
This year we hope to carry this on
more efficiently with the help of all
the boarders who will give us their
magazines and papers when they are
through with them. The committee
from last year with some of the new
girls will soon start this business
again. They are Margaret Bruner,
chairman; Elizabeth Askew, Anna-
dawn Watson, Isabelle Clark and Olive
Hall. Save papers for the Day Stu-
dent House!
Hewley’s Drug Store
FORMERLY DR. RILEY'S
The Store with a Smile
Phone Dec. 0640
315 E. Gollege Ave.
Alumnae Tea Room
EVERYTHING GOOD
TO EAT
Hours: 8—2:15, 4:30—7:30
and having just the time of our lives.
You would think that all that would
have been quite sufficient, but as an
added attraction—and it was quite an
attraction, too—came some of the best
punch you ever tasted. Let's all give
three cheers for the Y. W. and espe-
cially the entertainment committee!
this year is Mr. W. B. Baker of Em-
ory University. He is teaching at
{Agnes Scott during the absence of
Miss McDougall, who is doing gradu-
ate work at Columbia University. Mr.
Baker comes to us highly recom-
mended.
The library has once more changed
hands. Miss Genevieve White now
hands us our copies of Crawshaw
and Edersheim. She is a graduate of
the Atlanta Library School. The stu-
For Catalogue.
Address
Agnes Scott College
DECATUR, GEORGIA
———— Spacious and beautiful grounds,
elegant buildings with modern
conveniences,
faculty. Courses leading to A. B.
degree. Best advantage in music
and art.
full and able
F. H. GAINES, D.D., LL. D., President
dents find her pleasant and consider-
ate in her relations with them, and
she is becoming one of our most pop-
ular “Agnes Scotters.”
Cama Burgess, who received her
sheepskin from Agnes Scott last year,
has stepped into Frances Charlotte
Need a New Pen
—a New Pencil ?
—a New Note Book?
?
department of sociology, was a mem-
ber of our faculty three years ago,
and is remembered by many of the
members of the present senior class.
Miss Davis received her M.A. degree
at Bryn Mawr and since then has
done graduate work at the University
of Wisconsin and has studied abroad.
become director of Blackfriars, our
dramatic club, in which organization
she met with much success during her
previous connection with Agnes Scott.
The college community welcomes her
and wishes for her a pleasant and
successful year.
The head of the biology department
Markley’s shoes and is most vigorous
ly correcting history notes.
Miss E. H. Haynes
Miss Randolph in her six-hours-of-ex
ercise campaign.
at Danville, Virginia.
is assisting
Miss Haynes is a
graduate of Randolph-Macon and has
taught at Randolph-Macon Institute
Come to us. We have many supplies for college
students, including Fountain Pens and_ Eversharp
; Pencils and many styles of Loose Leaf Note Books.
FOOTE & DAVIES CO.
THE COLLEGE PUBLICATION HOUSE
Edgewood and Pryor
THE AGONISTIC
Smoke and Cinders
Where’s the other side of the
Nan:
campus?
Nancy: Over yonder, of course.
Nan: No, it’s not, either. I was
just over there and somebody said it
was over here.
Freshman: Oh, Eloise, I like your
table. I believe I'll sit here all the
time.
Fresh (signing for the tub before
reception): Will I have to bathe every
day at this time?
Friendly Fresh (feeling at home af-
ter one day) to Lib. Ransom: Don't
you want to go with me to mail call?
I'm a new girl, too, but I came yester-
day, so I know where the mail room
is. I'll show you; come on.
Freshman (to Dr. Gaines in his of-
fice): Is this where I take my phy-
sical examination?
With the beginning of a new col-
that there be explanation and discus-
sion, and perhaps an apology or two.
However, we're hoping that such an
unpromising opening may be _ side-
tracked by the mere reading of the
ititle of this column. “Browsing” is
such a comfortable, cozy sort of word.
One may expect all sorts of surprises
and chats, for one never knows ex-
actly what is coming next on the
menu and program.
And, too, it’s a column to be writ-
ten exclusively by alumnae—alumnae
old and young, alumnae with most
modern ideas, as well as those who
vie with the tartar-like Mrs. Grundy,
grumbling and acid. But it will be
fun for us to supply the articles (if
they may be called by such a digni-
fied term) and it is our hope that
“what those alumnae are up to!”
Maybe you'll disagree! In this case
there’s nothing that we like better than
argument. So you merely send your
disagreement to the editor, and
Grace: Are you an old girl? await developments. You think that
Margaret: No, I'm just eighteen. |the alumnae are about as interesting
as a back number of the “Saturday
Mary: I must look as green as I Evening Post?” Well, the only thing
feel. that we can quote (you always call us
: ; the “gone-on-befores”) is “as we, even
pees Sas thety so shall you be!” But enough; read
Mary: Vic Howie chased me all
over the campus awhile ago yelling
“Mary Greene.”
Catherine (to Soph collecting cur-
tain rent): My roommate, Florence
Brawley, isn’t here, so I'll pay her cur-
tain rent and then you needn’t bother
her about it.
our column.
I’ve heard that Vachel Lindsay fas-
cinated (isn’t that word used circum-
spectly) all at Agnes Scott last year,
when the Poetry Club and the Lecture
Association combined to let him know
about Agnes Scott. I'm waiting for
the time I shall hear him myself, for
I understand he’s coming to this part
of the country soon.
Fiat WARE YOmto repert:tor Ene But have you read his newly re-
Be P vised “Art of the Moving Picture?”
pos Well, bgnese if the Sophs He’s yery enthusiastic over its use
Have: Saying! to) do" -wikly “it, “wel (though I hear his royalty amounts
TOREXE: to a paltry ten cents a copy). For
those who want a book taking mov-
Fresh: Do you call that thing on ing pictures seriously, you'll find
your head a hat? none better. Mr. Lindsay himself
Soph: Do you eall that thing in
your hat a head?
Mixed Company: Cold baths are
healthy. ...O, you can get used to
them. ... You ought to take them,
ete.
Vic: Well, there’s one thing cer-
tain: You'll never see me taking a
cold bath!
For a Change Here’s One on the
Sophs.
Soph (entering darkened White
House room Sunday night at 8:30): |
Look at the Freshmen!
ready!
Asleep al-
Miss Sutphin and Miss Finnell (sit-
ting up suddenly in bed): What?
Elizabeth (on Decatur car Saturday
afternoon about 6:10): I’m so seared
we're going to be late. Step over there,
Martha, and tell that motorman to
hurry!
Martha (shouting out on platform):
Say, Motorman, I want some supper
and it’s getting late. Step on it!
Senior: Manager of the laundry’s
been having fits; did you hear about
it?
Junior: No, what’s the matter?
Senior: Some Freshman had her
first name stamped on all her laundry!
Senior (to White House Freshman
who is carrying a lamp under one arm
and pillow under other): You're not
moving, are you?
Fresh: Yes, you know Mrs. Har-
ding is so much better that we feel we
ean leave her now,
Fresh: Say, Nannie Campbell, got
any idea where I can get a real good
Levy jack?
FRESHMEN ELECT NAN LIN-
GLE FOR CHAIRMAN.
At a meeting of the Freshman
class held Wednesday night, Septem-
ber 20, Nan Lingle was elected tem-
porary chairman of the Freshman
class. This is the first move that
has been taken toward the organiza-
tion of that class. Plans for the Soph-
omore-Freshman contest of wits are
now being made, and the Freshmen
are promising to put up a hard fight
to win the famous cat.
highly recommends and refers in the
introduction of the new edition to Vic-
tor O,
Making.” It is one of the few books
that are in cinema literature to stay.
It’s intended for the maker of photo-
|plays, in contrast to Lindsay's vol-
ume, which, he says, is “not for every
office boy who wants to make easy
money in the movies.”
Mr. Freeburg has a second book,
“Pictorial Composition in the Movies,”
almost ready for publication.
A most imposing letter head—
“American University Women’s
Paris Club,
“4 Rue de Cheureuse, Paris,”
begins a letter to us from that longed-
more alluring than a personal invita-
tion to live in a Parisian Club?
Doesn't it sound quite Bohemian?
Many a time when we were major-
ing in French, and day-dreaming
about the glories of Paris and the lure
a place like this. “Oh, it’s such a
friend who went on a Cook tour in
1911, when prices were down, and
the price of four included two pieces
of baggage! (For present regulations,
see Cook’s pamphlet.) Maybe she
Cheureuse!
that some of us are studying French
at the Sarbonne, or the College de
France, and living quite luxuriously at
the University Women’s Club.
Common-sense Mrs. Grundy.
Common sense applied to “the wild
young things” has diagnosed them “as
being merely the children of the larger
household of the nation who have
been brought up to have their own
way, and to be both seen and heard
every minute of their lives.”
For the past years as the battle
has waxed strong between the Puri-
tans and the antis we have hoped
more and more for someone who
would advise “college treatment.”
There is no place where the spolied
darlings of the younger generation, and
the “wild young people” will more
quickly reach an equilibrium than at
college. We are counting on our col-
leges to bring these youngsters “to
themselves.” And it is with special
concern that each alumnae looks to
you'll turn to this column and see}
We shouldn't be surprised to learn |
umn in a newspaper, it is inevitable
|spot and read over
for spot. It cordially invites us to
stay at “the above address” when |
we're in Paris! Could anything be
of the Chateau country, we longed for)
risk to live in Paris,’ exclaimed our |
didn’t know about number 4 Rue de>
| BROWSING WITH AN ALUMNA |
Agnes Scott. We want to know what
you're doing for morals and manners.
Do you think you're succeeding?
We're Eligible to Intercollegiate Ath-
letics,
You may be rather surprised to
know that the very fact of having
stopped running up and down the
tumpy old hockey field behind the li-
brary does not entirely cut us off
from the delights and whacks of
hockey! No, indeed! The United
States Field Hockey Association has
inaugurated a branch for alumnae,
and the Agnes Scotters need not hide
and banish their powers after gradu-
ation. There are local associations
formed in Boston, Philadelphia, New
York and in Michigan, but in addition
many cities are beginning to work
along this line through a select group
of ex-hockey stars. Wouldn’t a few
sweaters with A. S. C. boldly stand-
ing forth look well on these hockey
fields? We're trying to get our alum-
nae interested—and then Agnes will
finally be in on intercollegiate ath-
letics!
Maria Chapdelaine.
With my two years of college
French far in the background, it’s an
effort for me to awaken myself from
a sluggish mind and read a good
French novel in the original. So it’s
only an unusual occurrence, or, more
accurately, only an unusual story
which will lure me from the tran-
quillity of a good English translation
to the somewhat hazardous reading
of the original.
Browsing in Brentano’s the other
day brought me face to face with an
entire shelf of paper covers, printed
with the simple caption, “Maria Chap-
delaine.” [ opened one of the books
and the next thing I remembered was
the feeling of exceedingly damp feet,
resulting from the puddle of water
which had drained off of my umbrella.
Then I realized I had stood in one
fifty pages of
Maria Chapdelaine in French, even
though my feet were inundated and
Freeburg’s “Art of Photoplay °"€ #™m was piled full of shopping
effects!
Add to this startling statement the
WITH THE
ALUMNAE
One of the nicest things about com-
ing back to Agnes Scott in the fall
1s the news that we hear of those who
have graduatd the preceding spring
and of others “who have gone on be-
fore.”
lege there have been several of the
old girls back to see us. We love to
have them and it is always interest-
ing to find out what they are intend- |
ing to do.
Althea Stevens has been back an4d
has played for us several times at
prayers. She is going to teach piano
in Jacksonville, Fla., this winter. W-
are very proud of the fact that Althea |
is now a Fellow of the American
Guild of Organists.
Ethel Ware, who also graduated
last year, is to teach in Monroe, Ga.
Sara Fulton, a graduate of ‘21, is
going back to Pensacola, where she
taught last year.
Elizabeth Wilson is doing Y. W. C.
A. work in Atlanta.
Sarah Till passed through Atlanta
on her way to New York, where she
is intending to get her master’s degree
at Columbia University.
We are glad that we are to have
Cama Burgess with us for another
year, for she is going to be an assist-
ant in the history department.
Ruth Pirkle is teaching in Cum-
ming, Ga., but we will see her quite
frequently, for she is close enough
to Decatur to come back and continue
her study in voice.
Ruth Scandrett is a student secre-
tary in the South Atlantic field of
fact that I hadn’t read some of the
book reviews proclaiming it to be:
“Among the few great books of our
day, Maria Chapdelaine has the su-
preme simplicity of a master work.
“Like pictures by Millet in their
rugged peasant strength, like the
glimpses Carat gives of quiet pools
and softly greening leaves.”
Yes, truly, you must read this tale
of the Lake St. John Country in the
original French. Louis Himon will
not disappoint you—nor, more import-
ant, perhaps, confuse you with com-
plex complications. Its simplicity
makes its charm.
Elkin Drug Co.
Face Powders
Perfumes
Rouges
Norris’ Delicious Candies
Maer’s French Chocolates
We want you to make this your
store---courteous polite serv-
ice is a
habit at
ELKIN DRUG CO.
East Court Square and Sycamore Streets
SEE THE NEW
STYLES AT THE
Fashion Show
Benefit Crippled
Children’s Home
8 P. M. Auditorium, Sept. 26th to 27th.
BUY A TICKET THIS WEEK AND GET RESERVE SEAT FREE.
J. P. ALLEN & CO.
Since the opening day of col-|
the Y. W. C. A.,
Atlanta.
Lucy Wooten has also been a vis-
itor here this week. She says that
she is going to be a lady of leisure
this winter.
Ruth Virden is in Y. W. C. A. work
in Jackson, Miss.
Ruth Hall is also in Y. W. C. A.
| work in Norfolk, Va.
with headquarters in
Many of the girls have recenly re-
ceived announcements of the marriage
of Harriet Scott to Mr. G. M. Bowen.
Jeannette Archer is going to stay
at home this winter, but she is in-
tending to study medicine next year.
It seems that Nell Buchanan is do-
ing her best to fulfill the class
prophecy of 1922, for she is studying
law.
Helen Barton is going to teach in
a private school in Sewanee, Tennes-
| see.
Anna Marie Landress, who gradu-
jated year before last, and who is now
Mrs. Cate of Korea, has a little son.
Frances Charlotte Markley, also of
|the class of ‘21, is teaching in a pri-
vate school in Princeton, N. J.
SULGRAVE MISSION VISITS
AGNES SCOTT.
(Continued from page 1).
Among those who visited Agnes
Scott were: Sir Charles and Lady
Wakefield; Miss Wakefield, their
‘daughter; Lady Haworth, wife of the
President of the Manchester Chamber
of Commerce; Sir Arthur Haworth;
Harold Spender, editor and author;
Hon. D. S. Edwards, high commis-
|sioner of Commonwealth of Australia;
Harry S. Perris, publisher and direc-
|tor of Suigrave Institution; and Lady
|Grant of Nova Scotia.
Altering and Remodeling
Phone Decatur 1311
Mrs. Flora Houston Jossey
Modiste
Hemstitching and Pecoting
Weekes Building
40 1-2 Sycamore Street DECATUR, GA.
|
DON'T FORGET
BAILEY BROS.
Shoe Shining
Repairing
Phone Dec. 172
110 Atlanta Ave.
Lawrence's Pharmacy
Weldon Hotel Building
Drug Business In Every Detail
| Prescriptions
A Specialty
Agnes Scott Girls Welcome
Were Still
Going to
College }
Frohsin’s is thirty-four years
young and going to college
every day. Never too old to
learn.
Not the superior know-it-all
sort, but very human and al-
ways trying to improve.
Been studying especially hard
for months, planning and do-
ing, to be ready for the teach-
ers and students at Agnes Scott
| who will come here for their
apparel.
i
Think we know our
lessons. Ask us.
Ttohsin's
Correct Dress for Women
50 WHITEHALL
ae
ATHLETIC, DEPARTMENT
a few words of introduction. Then
each manager told us the particular
merit of her particular department.
Oh, it was a jolly rally, full of pep!
HOCKEY COACH TO COME
HERE FROM ENGLAND.
Think of being coached by a real
English hockey player! The English,
you know, have the best method in
the world. Every girl interested in
hockey will now have the chance to
be shown the game to the very best)
advantage. Thanks are to be given|
to our athletic board for this privilege.
THE ATHLETIC DEPART-
MENT.
How do you feel? Does study tire
you? If a student receives the right
amount of food, rest and exercise, her
It is bringing one of the eight Eng-
lish hockey players who are in this
country coaching all women’s college
teams under the auspices of the
United States Field Hockey Associa-
tion. She is an official instructor
from the English Field Hockey Asso-
ciation and will come to us from Vir-
ginia the last week in October.
Let’s all go out for hockey and
practice hard. Then we will be ready
for this English instructor to help us.
Athletic Board Banquet for Miss
Haynes.
Last Wednesday night the athletic
board gave a banquet for our new
assistant gymnasium instructor, Miss
Harriet Haynes. Homage was also
paid to Althea Stephens, who served
as the worthy president of last year’s |
board. The alumnae tea room was a
good setting for the table, which was
beautifully decorated in the college
colors, purple and white. Fifteen |
members were present,
Athletic Rally Thursday Night.
I'm a Hottentot from Agnes Scott,
And a player of basket-ball!
And thus our voices rang as we
danced around the big bonfire down
mental efficiency as well as her phy-
sical efficiency will be increased to a
marked degree. In this case, she, as
executive head, can control her
courses of study. On the other hand,
should her vitality be low, due to
improper food taken at irregular in-
{tervals, insufficient rest and exercise,
her work will control her. Are you
jat the mercy of your studies, or have
|you turned the tables?
The department of physical educa-
tion can help you. Im our new gym
system, each girl has the privilege of
taking the form of exercise that ap-
peals to her most. Exclusive of the
Seniors, of whom are required two
hours of exercise per week, six hours
will be given to athletic activity by
each student. A certain amount of
regular gymnasium work is required,
of course; but, by the elective meth-
od, one can concentrate on one spe-
cial line of sports. Considering the
fact that one succeeds more readily in
activities in which she truly delights,
there should soon be evidence of ath-
letic proficiency.
“If you are running in low gear,”
says Douglas Fairbanks, one of Amer-
ica’s foremost athletes, “shift it into
second and throw it into high.” And
we would add, “Keep running in
on the field. Elizabeth Hoke spoke
high.”
GROUP MEETINGS FOR Y. W.
Cc. A. AND STUDENT GOV-
ERNMENT IN THE DIF-
FERENT BUILDINGS.
A group of meetings was held by
the Student Government and Y. W. C.
A. Associations on last Wednesday
nizht, The new girls on every floor
were invited to come to the room of
some old girl. There the rules of the
two organizations were read and the
aims and ideals of each explained.
Peanuts, fruit and candy added to the
pleasure of the meetings.
NEW STUDENTS.
(Continued from page 1)
Seott, La.—85
Main.
Shadburn, Susan, Buford, Ga—1 R.
S.-H:
Simons, Sadibel, Columbus, Ga.—59
Main.
Mildred, Oakdale,
Smith, Martha Jane, Watkinsville,
Ga.—80 Main.
Sprinkle, Evelyn, Marion, Va.—48
Inman.
Swann, Olivia, Ensley, Ala—27 W.
H.
Sherman, Ladelle, Haynesville, La.
—27 W. H.
Tennent, Susan Frances, Augusta,
Ga.
Terry, Annie Wilson, Millbrook, Ala.
—35 Inman.
Terry, Margaret W., Millbrook, Ala.
—35 Inman,
Terry, Margaret S., Hamlet, N. C.
—84 Main.
Thomas, Marie Carnelia,
Ala.—101 Main.
Thomasson, Johnny V., Sautee, Ga.
—1 W..H.
Thornton, Arnoldina, Elberton, Ga.
—44 Main.
Tucker, Florence
S. C—15 W. H.
Tufts, Margaret, Banner Blk, N. C.
—19 Inman. ‘
Wallace, Sadie Sue, Rutledge, Ga.|
—62 Main.
Watterson, Frances, HBatonton, Ga. |
—80 Main.
Wing, Virginia C., Atlanta, Ga—4
RB. 3: 2H:
Winn,
man.
Wright, Mary Frances, Jackson, Ga.
—40 R. S. H.
Zellars, Mellie,
R. §. Hi.
Clanton,
Allen, Beaufort,
Lucy, Clayton, Ga—66 In-
yrantville, Ga.— 54
The bride tripped slowly down the)
aisle;
Her gown proclaimed a costly staile,
Exquisite lace half hid her smaisle;
But oh!—those hose of cotton laisle.
—Medley:
And with reverence give thanks
| For the standard that’s thine,
And when others beside us they por-|
fore,
And the lesson that's graven deep into
our hearts,
Thou shall ‘grave on ten thousand
and more.
Knowledge shall be thy shield,
And thy fatr coat-of-arms,
FRESHMEN ENTERTAIN COL-
LEGE COMMUNITY.
Wednesday night immediately af-
ter prayers, the Freshmen in pig-tails
in and presented to
the college community an original
came skipping
Van Lingle was the chairman
and the following
numbers were presented:
Clog Dance—Martha Leonard-Mary
Garrard.
Recitation—Martha Ivey.
Original Song—Elizabeth Roberts.
The Gold Dust
Tucker and Partner.
stunt.
of this program,
Twins—Florence
Discourse on Worms.
Egyptian Dance — Mary
Dargan.
Dialogue set to Music—Mary Dud-
ley Brown and Partner.
Louise
Songs Every Agnes Scott
Girl Knows
ALMA MATER.
When far from the reach of thy 'shel-
tering arms,
The band of the daughters shall roam,
Still their hearts shall enshrine thee,
Thou crown of the South,
With the memory of youth that has
flown.
Dear guide of our youth,
Whose spirit is truth.
The love of our girlhood is thine.
Alma Mater, whose name we revere
and adore,
May thy strength
ne'er decline.
and thy power
Agnes Scott, when thy campus and
halls rise to mind,
With the bright college scenes from
our past,
Our regret is that those years can ne'er
return more,
And we sigh that such joys cannot
last.
Wherever they are,
Thy daughters afar,
Shall bow at the sound of thy name,
And the noble ideal that’s thy aim.
tals shall throng,
Think of us who have gone on be-|
Fair symbol of tight,
The purple and white,
Which in purity adds to thy fame,
A Record without blot or shame. \~}
|| Decatur
THE AGONISTIC
SOPHOMORE WEEK BEGINS
AT AGNES SCOTT.
Tuesday night, September 19, ex-
éitement spread over ‘the college
when the notices were read that the
Freshmen were requested and strongly
advised to remain in the chapel after
prayers, and the college community
invited to remain.
Darkness and quietness reigned
over the chapel, the few giggles
quickly being suppressed by stares
from all over the room. The dole-
ful minor notes sounded and the
Sophomore president and committee
walked in, in stern and solemn file.
The president, Georgia May Little,
read the rule that should govern the
conduct of all Freshmen, beginning
on Wednesday morning at 7:20 to con-
tinue through Saturday at midnight,
surrounded by the members of the
Sophomore committee, who are: Mary
Anne McKinney, Mary Jarman, Euge-
nia Thompson, Dorothy Keith,
Frances Bitzer, Elizabeth Griffin, Ella
Smith, Mary Keesler, Maria Rose,
Martha Lee Manly, Mary Stuart
Timms, Margaret Hyatt, Ellen Wal-
ker.
On! here's to the rep, the pep, the
name of Agnes Scott,
For it is a jolly thing to be a Hot-
teniot;
There may be schools that we have
known as dandy as can be—
But, oh, you Agnes S-c-0 double-t!
There's Math and then there's Histry
and English themes galore,
And French tests rith questions that
we never saw before,
But tho’
and flunked, the only place for me
we've worked, and quizzed,
Is our own Agnes S-c-o-double-t!
Yawning in the mawning,
When the Big Ben gives its call,
Just begun on Lecture I
An’ I got to do it all;
Well, I wish I was in bed,
With those notes all in my head,
Then
marcning.
I wouldw't be yawning in the
Early ev'ry mornin’,
Belis! bells! bells!
While I'm still ayawenin’,
Bells! belis! bells!
Summon me to classes,
Bells! bells! belis!
Ring for grits and ‘lasses,
Bells! bells! bells!
Mornin’, noon an’ night time,
Well! well! well!
Td like to live forever
Without another dog-gone bell!
Agnes Scott, yow're all right,
Yowre ali right, yowre ali right,
Agnes Scott, yowre all right,
You bet you are!
Your girls are clever,
Both now and forever,
Agnes Scott, yowre all right,
You bet you are!
Whoop ‘er up! whoop ‘er up!
Whoop ‘er up some more.
Agnes Scott is the spot
That we do adore.
She’s such @ peach |
She's won our hearts.
She surely plays the game.
She is not rough,
She is not tough,
But she gets there just the same.
FOR THE BEST THINGS TO EAT GO TO THE
White House Cafe
143 Sycamore St. |
We specialize on home-made pies,
cakes and sandwiches.
J. W. McKay
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS
and SHOES
121 Sycamore St., Decatur! Ga.
Compliments of
A. S$. TURNER
525-535 North McDonough St.
Dec. 0098 |!
BLUE TRIANGLE NEWS
new jhelpless: of the community; it estab-
lishes world fellowship between
girls of every land; it makes possible,
a closer relation between the students
fand industrial girls of Atlanta, and
it keeps us in touch with the local,
national and international work of
the Y. W. C. A. Besides these things,
it sets the social standards of the
college community and provides rec-
reation and entertainment for both
With the beginning of the
school year, the Y. W. C. A. opens out
many new fields of opportunities to all
Agnes Scott girls, both old and new.
Nearly two hundréd Freshmen have
just entered upon a new phase of their
lives in our college community.
They are all seeking wider acquaint-
ance, deeper experience and broader
sympathies, and the Y. W. C. A. with
its various committees and organiza-
tions is willing and ready to help}
each new girl find herself and get|
the most possible out of her years at
college.
The fields are open, not only to new
girls but to old ones as well. ‘Our
Alma Mater expects us to grow in
service and Christian usefulness each
day of our lives so that in the years
that come we may be a credit to our
institution and may lead lives of
greater Christian usefulness. The Y.
W. C. A. beckons to us to rise higher
in our practical Christianity and gives
opportunities for practical experience
along many lines.
If this year we can take some add-
ed responsibility in the various de-
partments of the Y. W., if we can find
new channels of usefulness, if we can
put more meaning into our prayers
and more love into our Bible study,
we cannot fail to gain new and broad-
er visions of the world’s need and its
challenge to our powers.
Our organization provides for social
welfare work among the needy and
new and old girls.
The officers of the local organiza-
tion and those who have charge of the
various activities are:
President—Eloise Knight.
Vice-President—Beth McClure.
Secretary—Bulah Davidson.
Treasurer—Baron Hyatt.
Chairman Social Service Committee
—Mary Goodrich.
Chairman Membership Committee—
Beth McClure.
Chairman Publicity Committee—
Bulah Davidson.
Chairman Finance Committee—
Baron Hyatt.
Chairman Religious Work Commit-
tee—Pearl Smith.
Chairman Social Work Committee—
Virginia Ordway.
Chairman World Fellowship Com-
mittee—Josephine Logan.
Undergraduate Representative —
Victoria Howie.
These girls are anxious and willing
to help you in any braneh of the
work that may interest yau, so feel
free to call on them at any time.
ATHLETIC SONG.
I'm a Hottentot from Agnes Scott,
A player of basket-ball;
I jump so high, I serape the sky,
And never, never fall.
When once I get the ball
I toss it above them all;
Til get it in, my side shall win—
My foes sha’n't score at all.
One day I went on fun intent,
A-prancing to the gym;
Ij not too late, fd learn to skate,
Then I'd be in the swim;
Instead, I hit the floor.
Tull never walk any more,
I broke my skate, and split my pate,
I tell you I was sore.
And so, you see, at A. S. CG.
There's something every minute,
You surcly have to hustle here
Or else you won't be in it:
We're crazy bout the gym,
The hockey and the swim,
So now three cheers, and each who
hears
Will raise it with a vim—
Hi, rockety, whoopety, he!
What's the matter with A.
She’s all right!
Who's all right?
A!
S!!
Cll!
8S. C.?
,
Ansley - Doster Drug Co.
Decatur’s Leading Drug Store
Phones: Dec. 0203, 1171, 9104
Waterman Fountain Pens, Eastman Kodaks
and Radio concert daily.
Decatur Bank & Trust Co.
4% Paid on Savings Accounts
J. HOWELL GREEN, President
C. M. SAUNDERS, Cashier
Watkins’ Candy Kitchen
Corner Church & Sycamore St.
Just below post office
Fresh wholesome candies made
daily. Come to us.
RADIO CONCERT AT AGNES
SCOTT.
The first radio concert given at
Agnes Scott was presented Thurs-
day, September 14, through the kind-
ness of Mr. Thurston Hatcher, of At-
lanta. Saxophone and piano selec-
tions, as well as vocal numbers, were
heard over this new and marvelous
machine. Some of the numbers were
blurred but the majority could be
clearly heard. This was the first time
that many Agnes Scott girls had ever
seen a radio, and Mr. Hatcher’s gen-
erosity is much appreciated.
The Agnes Scott orchestra is soon
to broadcast a program over W. S. B.,
the radio station of the Atlanta Jour-
nal.
Put Your Savings
In The
FOURTH NATIONAL BANK
Everitt Hardware Co.
Flashlights, Alarm Clocks, Curtain
Rods, Push Tacks, Ete.
Phone Dec. 1264 103 Sycamore St. We Deliver.
Lindsey-Beverly Co.
Commercial Printing
East Court Square
Decatur, Ga,
IT PAYS TO BUY AT
SCOFIELD’S
WHERE YOU GET
“Everything in
Good Eats”
SCOFIELD GROCERY CO.
Phones: Decatur 145-740
DECATUR, GEORGIA
WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF
Dry Goods, Notions, Ready To Wear,
Shoes, Hosiery and Kindred Lines.
If in need of anything in our line we will be more
than pleased to show you
GLOBE DRY GOODS STORE,
what we have.
139 Sycamore St,
Decatur, Georgia
ss
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! FIRE DEPARTMENT AT
- -\. AGNES SCOTT ORGAN.
IZES FOR YEAR
a
Ruth Almond Elected Fire Cl
f,
Other ‘Officers Elected and Fire
“fe pues Begin,
.
Agnes’ Bae is now ready for. any
blaze that dares spring up, for our
Bie department thas been thoroughly
ized, and each member of it
riled in her work. There never has
been a serious fire at Agnes Scott, and
eyery precaution is being constautly
taken. to preyent one, but if a fire
should break out, from the wiring of
_ ‘the building, or any other cause, the
‘students are ready for it.
Ruth Almond is chief of the fire de-
partment, ‘and slie has organized a
company in each of the dormitories.
_ Bes' sides the captains and first lieuten-
“ants; who are to ring the gong and
cut off the main light switch,
Be rea fire), each hall has its sec-
ond lieutenants. These girls, equip-
ped with flashlights, make sure that)
every room is vacated, so. ,_ that: no
_vheavy sleeper will sleep ‘on | through
the emptying of the building, and per=
: ‘haps, in the event of a serious fire, be
smothered to death.
Each hall is equipped with buckets
for carrying water, and with portable
‘chemical fire extinguishers. | The
bucket brigade has charge of the act-)
ual work of putting the fire out on
holding it in check until | the Decatur
fire department can get here—a.mat-
ter of only a few mainutes.
There is no reason why, exercising
all the precautions that we do, there
should ever be a fire at Agnes Scott,
but fires belong to that category of
————-unceriuin things tiat occur without
any reason at all. If one should
break out here, however, we feel con-
fident of mastering it in a very short
time. The girls who hold offices in
the fire department organization are
all possessed of cool heads, and at the
drills given every few weeks, it is
found that the dormitories can be
emptied in a very short time, with
very little noise, and no panic. Drills
will be given frequently at first until
the students can come up to the point
of emptying a building in less than
two minutes.
The girls composing the fire depart-
ment this year are:
Chief—Ruth Almond.
Rebekah Scott Halli—Captain,
Mary Evelyn Arnold; First Lieuten-
ant,” Jack Evans, Second Lieutenants,
Mary Mann, Mary Ann McKinney,
Margaret Wood, Mary Keesler, Ruth
Kennedy.
Bucket Brigade—Chief, Edna Swa-
ney; Elizabeth Salters, Margaret Hy-
att, Joe Douglas, Susan Rose, Rosalie
James, Martha Bowen, Melly Zellars,
Corena Berman.
Inman Hall—Captain, Polly Stone;
First Lieutenant, Margaret Henry;
Second Lieutenants, Frances Gilliland,
Anna Meade, Emmie Ficklen, Sarah
Dunlap, Sarah Tate, Lillian Thomp-
son.
Bucket Brigade—Chief, Margaret
McColgan, Dudley Elizabeth
Brown,
Blalock, Emily Spive nnie Wilson
Terry, Grace August: den, Cath-
erine Pitman, Eleanor Gresham, Ern-|
estine Ponder. 8
Main Building—Captain, Minnie Lee
Clark; First Lieutenant, Lucy Tim
merman; Second Lieutenants:
Faw, Sara Frances Asbury, elma
tordon, Blizabeth Little, Miltred Jen-
nings, Ethel Reddings, Georgia Mc-
Caskill, Zona Hamilton.
Bucket Brigade—Chief, Sara More-
house; Mildred Pitts,
Thornton, Kate Higgs, Verna Clark,| course, so early;
Mildred Seott, Attie
Pheiffer, Elizabeth Callen,
Gallaway, Leone Bowers.
White House—Captain,
Strauss; First Lieutenant, Julia Pope;
: (the |
een thing to be done in case of an
Arnoldiva | arrangements
LAST YEAR’S SOPHOMORE HOCKEY TEAM WHICH WON
CHAMPIONSHIP IN
INTER-CLASS. GAMES.
LOWER HOUSE BEGINS WORK
Nannie Campbell in Charge. Com-
mittees Appointed.
Last Tuesday night the lower house
}.0f the executive committee of student
government held its first meeting to
make plans for the coming year. Nan-
nie Campbell, as first vice-president
of student government, is in charge
of this new branch of student gov-
ernment. She gave a brief talk on the
ideals of this organization, and sug-
gested plans for some constructive
work by committees on our campus.
The members of this lower house
are:
Senior—Philippa Gilchrist, Lucy
Howard, Mary Stuart McLeod, Eliza-
beth Parham, Eva Wassum.
Junior—Emmie Ficklen,
Lane Comfort, Franch. +tmis,
ret Powell.
Sophomore—Louise
Mary Jarman,
Irregular—Elizabeth Fore.
Presidents of Classes—Mary Good-
rich, senior; Helen Wright, junior;
Georgia May Little, sophomore; Nan
Helen
Marga
Buchanan,
Lingle, freshman; Eunice Evans, ir-
regular,
Fire Department—Hileen Dodd,
Ruth Almond.
Editor of “A gonistic’’—Mary
Greene.
Vice-president Y. W. C. A.—Beth
McClure.
President Athletic Association—
Elizabeth Hoke. 4
Committees.
Discussion Meetings—Eva Was-
sum, chairman; Ruth Almond, Frances
Amis, Emmie Ficklen, Elizabeth Fore.
Library— Mary Stuart McLeod,
chairman; Hlizabeth Parham, Mary
Jarman, Bunice Evans, Louise Buch-
anan.
Point System—Philippa Gilchrist,
chairman; Mary Goodrich, Helen
Wright, Beth McClure, Nannie Camp-
bell.
International Relations—Elizabeth
Hoke, chairman; Lucy Howard, Mary
Greene, Hileen Dodd, Helen Lane
Comfort, Margaret Powell.
LECTURE ASSOCIATION
if
Seyeral Noted Speakers Under
Consideration,
The first meeting of the Lecture
Association for the year was held last
week. Both the faculty and student
members were very enthusiastic over
the plans for this year. No definite
could be made, of
but the various sug-
Alford, Louise] gestions and conjectures as to the|
Roman] speakers for the series were indeed
interesting. _Hugh Walpole, who is
Marian| pleasantly remembered from a_ visit
three years ago, was mentioned as one
Second Lieutenants, Jeffy Dunn, Mari-| of the most delightful speakers who
an Albury, Sibyl Callahan.
Bucket Brigade—Chief,
Ferrington, Lydia Pyterbury,
Swann, Grace Overstreet, Johnny V.
Thomason, Lillian’ Middlebrooks.
Lupton—Captain, May Reese.
has been at Agnes Seott. Gutzon
Harriet} Borglum, the sculptor, who is espe-
Olivia | cially interesting because it is he who
is carving the “Battle of Atlanta” on
Stone Mountain, was mentioned also
(Continued on page 4.)
MAKES PLANS FOR YEAR*
{eduipment, which enable “him to reach
PHYSICAL EDUCATION RE-
QUIREMENTS.
The following are the requirements
in physical education for this year:
For Freshmen, Sophomores and Se-
niors:
Six hours of exercise a week, two
of which may be walking. The re-
maining four may be chosen from
swimming (which is required of those
not knowing how to swim). Dancing,
gZames (required of Freshmen), hock-
ey, hiking (on Friday or Saturday),
and tennis.
For Seniors:
Two hours of exercise a week, one
of which may be walking and the oth-
er elected.
FIRST OPEN DISCUSSION
MEETING TO RE_AHELD!
October 10 is Date.
The first open discussion meeting
of the Student Government Associa-
tion will take place on Tuesdday night,
October 10. At this meeting problems
presented by any student will be dis-
cussed and any suggestions for reform
in existing laws or conditions will be
acted upon. Every student is asked
to bring before the meeting any phase
of Student Government about which
she is confused or which she thinks
is able to be bettered by some new
plan,
Last year these open discussion
meetings had important results,
Through their aid the Sophomores
were allowed to have their annual
raid, twenty minutes of grace was ad-
ded to time limit, and Juniors and
Seniors were granted the privilege of
Sunday visits to Atlanta without per-
mission. The discussions are well
worth while, and all are urged to be
present.
PUBLICITY MAN
FOR AGNES SCOTT
Mr. Legare Davis Begins Work.
Mr. Legare Davis, who is a promi-
‘ ‘pent publicity man, has been engaged
Shy the authorities to put Agnes Scott
efore the public. Mrs Davis has a
| Jarge force of workers and extensive
every part of the South Every day
hé-attains news and items of inter-
est ‘tio the college andysends them
to the"pew spapers whose, Yeaders will
be glad to.know what is lgtppening at
Agnes Scott),.Mr. Davis i§ ¢onnected
with thirteé ndred newspapers and
through them gives Agnes Scott prom-
inence and gains for the college many
friends. The work of Mr. Davis will
mean a great deal to the college and
will be far-reaching in its effects.
Some time when we hear ofsour names
being in our nome, nadattee connec-
tion with Agnes Scott we will know
the publicity man has been at work.
In other ways we will know of him,
too, for there will be news of Agnes
Scott in hundreds of newspapers.
K. U. B. has met with Mr. Davis
and has found that they both have
(Continued on page 4.)
THE VARIED ACTIVITIES OF
K, U. B.
When publicity is mentioned at
Agnes Scott the average student
thinks of the “Agonistic.” But to
about ten upper-classmen the word
publicity calls to mind K. U. B., for
K. U, B. is one of the chief means
| by which Agnes Scott is kept before
her many outside friends and well-
wishers.
K, U. B. is the Journalism
which was organized*four years ago
for the purpose of giving Agnes Scott
publicity in a conservative, loyal way.
The members of this club have all
faken an active, ¢heerful interest in
college activities, particularly in writ-
ing for the “Agonistic,” and, during
their membership, have contributed
articles to the “Constitution,” ‘‘Geor-
gian” and other papers. Admission to
Club
the chib is three “ry outs, which are}
held twice a year.
The roll of K, U.
Hyde,
Janice Brown,
B. is at present:
Bleanor president.
vice-president.
Frances Amis, secretary-treasurer.
Nannie Campbell, Mary Greene,
Frances Gilliland, Victoria Howie,
Daisy F. Smith, Polly Stone, mem-
bers.
Dr. McCain is the honorary faculty
member for K. U. B, and the club
owes much to his encouragement and
advice.
On Monday night, September twen-
ty-fifth, K. U. B, met with Mr. Davis,
the official publicity man for the col-
lege. Plans for the year were dis-
cussed, and a co-operative news-gath-
ering system was planned. Mr. Davis
has consented to give a series of talks
on journalism and it is thought that!
“Agonistic’ reporters and those in-}
terested in journalism will be invited |
to these lectures.
Try-outs for K. U. B. will be held in
the near future and all who are in-
terested are asked to consult with
any one of the officers of the club.
AGNES SCOTT ORCHESTRA
WILL PLAY FOR AT-
LANTA JOURNAL RADIO
200,000 People in 46 States Will
Hear Program.
Saturday, November fourth, from
seven to eight o’clock, the “Atlanta
Journal” radio, W. S. B., has asked
the Agnes Scott orchestra to play for
them. We are all thrilled at the pros-
pect for it igs quite an honor for our
orchestra to play for over 200,000 peo-
ple in 46 States of the Union. Think
of our songs being sounded over al-
most the whole world!
The entire orchestra is going to
play our college songs. Then there
will be several solos, by the flute and
violin, and also some duets and trios.
The orchestra consists of six violins,
two flutes, three cellos, eight mando-
lins, two guitars, and a banjo, also a)
drum and piano.
The orchestra will be assisted by
Misses Lillian McAlpine and Frances
Gilliland, both of whom are talented
singers of Agnes Scott.
The orchestra leader has promised
a well-rounded program and we only
wish that we could hear it, too.
No. 2
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN
PLANS FOR DAY STU-
DENTS’ COTTAGE.
$1,072.45 Collected Already.
Both students and faculty at Agnes
Scott will be interested in Jearning
the latest developments in plans for
the day students’ cottage. Miss Daisy
Frances Smith, treasurer for the Day
Students’ Cottage Fund, has given the
to the ‘“Agonistic.”
Through subscriptions of the student-
body and faculty and through the in-
dividual efforts of several of the day
following facts
students $1,072.45 has been collected
up to this time.
hope
amount to $3,000, for
meeting of the Board of Trustees it
was decided that, when this goal was
reached, the college from its Building
Fund would contribute at least a like
The day students
this
at the annual
soon to increase
amount,
The cottage is to be a brick-veneered
It was at
first thought that it would be located
house with two stories.
on the vacant lot between Lupton
but
seems best on account of the size of
the cottage that it be built on the
strip of ground behind Rebekah Scott
Hall. Miss Smith tells us that Dr. Mc-
Cain thinks that there
and Dr Gaines’ home, it now
is no reason
why the work should not be begun be-
fore Christmas.
contributions ‘which
Among the
have been received by the treasurer
the following are especially appreci-
ated: Mrs. Shmuel Inman of Aulanta,
$100; Mrs. T. L. Cooper of Decatur,
$100, and Dr. Gaines, $50. Members
of the Agnes Scott faculty have given
substantial help amounting to $290, As
all pledges to the “Buy-a-Brick” cam-
paign of last spring have not been
paid at this time, it is impossible to
state the exact amount of the stu-
dents’ contribution.
It will be remembered by those
who attended Agnes Scott last year
that the day students collected old
magazines and newspapers, which
they sold for the enlarging of their
cottage fund. This was done _ for
only three weeks, but the sales
brought $18 into the treasury. This
{
| work will be continued during this
| year, and it is hoped that those who
| board in the dormitories will co-oper-
j ate with the day students.
GLEE CLUB AT AGNES
SCOTT PLANS YEAR
Operetta ‘‘Egyptian Princess’’ to
Be Given Before Christmas.
All of the old girls know of the
wonderful work of our Glee Club last
year, and both old girls and new are
expecting great things of it this year.
Last year under Miss Curry’s direc-
tion they gave several concerts and
just before commencement they gave
the lovely Operetta “La Gitana.”
All of the work for this year has
not been planned but they will sing
on October 25 at the U. D. C, Conven-
tion and as last year they will prob-
ably sing in Atlanta. They are also
planning to present to the College just
before Christmas the Operetta “The
Egyptian Princess.” The cast for this
operetta has not yet been chosen but
we know from the work of each mem-
ber of the Glee Club last year that we
will not be disappointed when we look
forward to a yery lovely operetta.
We are more than glad to welcome
back Miss Curry who both organized
and directed the Glee Club:so well last
year and we are also glad that most
of the members are back, Try-outs
are being held now for new members
in the Glee Club and every girl with
a good voice is doing her part. We
may expect an even bigger and better
Glee Club in 1922-23,
2 THE AGONISTIC
: . : STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Che Agonistic SPEECHES IN CHAPEL
. ‘ At a meeting of the students, held)
Agnes Scott College Weekly. after chapel Thursday morning, Sep-
tember 28, the ideals and purposes of
the Student Government Association
STAFF OF AGONISTIC. formed the subjects of short talks
Mary Hemphill Greene ........ cpalbieasaere sivas . .Editor-in-Chief pe 2 members of each class. Eliz-
3 = : . abeth Ransom represented the Se-
Dorothy Keith os hee ene Bara liie nave mals boa Maat Assistant Hair | otra; Natty Wake, dhe Suniben
FLANGES Gi ANG.-o.5.s yee aos cee wiser oe 9 bw Oe views Hae Alumnae Editor
Louise Buchanan >. e3e:8 ©,,0.15);8) Oe e DT eee BWI d i6e Siete e650 Athletie Editor Edith Coleman, the Freshmen.
Elizabeth Griffin ...........-. Aig abate lor mbahenece mitione 68 Exchange Editor
Georgia May Little ..... Sarena Bie wid shes wees .......-d0ke Editor
Frances Amis ae ass Aipisiaieew a sera lies are Y. W. C. A. Editor
Hall McDougall Py SRT, teteee seen eens Business Manager PAL Glan. ie the oie ce tae J
LS ENG SS 1014 OR gre Ie ........Assistant Business Manager
Franees Bitzer pratense Oo Rey ene Cirettaton Manager
REPORTERS FOR THIS ISSUE.
ELIZABETH GRIFFIN
NANNIE CAMPBELL
VICTORIA HOWIE
JANICE BROWN
EUGENIA THOMPSON
ELEANOR HYDE
POLLY STONE
ELLEN WALKER
Subscription price $1.75 per year,
in advance. Single copies, 6 cents.
Published weekly. Owned and published by Students of A. 8S. C.
Entered as Second Class Matter.
A PLEA FOR OUR ADVERTISERS.
Every week a number of establishments in Atlanta and Decatur | pa por these and have’ withessed
advertise their business in ‘‘The Agonistic.”’
This fact shows their
active interest in Agnes Scott and their desire to be on friendly
terms with the students.
and the advertisers is, of course,
but the fact that many firms of bo
Agonistic’’ is an indication that
The relation between our publication
not based merely on sentiment,
th cities refuse to patronize ‘‘The
the relation is more than a busi-
ness one. Because of this feeling of friendly co-operation, if for
no other reason, it is important that our advertisers alone should
receive our patronage.
Without a large amount of advertising none of our three pub-
lications could exist.
A sum is received each year from the bud-
get by the ‘‘Aurora,’’ the ‘‘Silhouette’’ and ‘*The Agonistic,’’ but
this amount falls far short of being
The only other means of support
The existence of these three vital
lege is therefore dependent on
them.
Again, itis by favoring only
may hope to attract the interest o
sufficient for running expenses.
is
sources of interest in our col-
the firms which advertise with
It is a plain duty to give them our support.
these places of business that we
f others.
gained from advertising space. |
TINOPLE.
“The Agonistic” was asked to print
the following letter:
Manager “Agonistic,” Care Agnes
Scott College, Decatur, Ga.
Constantinople, 12th June, 1922.
Dear Madam:—
Give us Liberty!
Or give us Death!
We are told there is no other way
of pacifying the Near East, but by the
calm of death, by the returning of the
Greek and Armenian population to the
slaughter.
But we, the Greek women, who have
our fathers killed, our mothers de-
famed, our folks expatriated, our
churches and burial grounds desecrat-
ed, our boys forced to embrace Islam
our girls imprisoned in the harem
(our babies die of hunger and thirst
we, will not accept empty promises.
’
We seek the final and complete de-
liverance from the foreign yoke of our
| nation.
Our men are battling the blood-
| thirsty tyrant in the battlefields of
Asia Minor. They are fighting the
battle of civilization against barbar-
ism. |
“The purging of Turkey from all
the Christian elements, constitutes the
Nationalists,” says the official Nation-
alist Daily of Kemal. The Turk must
he judged by his performance during
It is a self-evident fact | the last 600 years of his occupation of
that business men who gain patronage without the expense of ad-| Christian lands.
vertising will not be eager to pay
is only just that those who show
return, receive our greatest consi
its readers to support only those
for what they already have. It
us most consideration should, in
deration. ‘‘The Agonistic’’ asks
firms which advertise with us.
DR. GAINES AND THE MAKING OF AGNES SCOTT.
At the beginning of this session, Dr. Gaines outlined for us the} defamed, their goods confiscated. And
history of Agnes Seott in its development from an institute to a
college of first rank. The college
four teachers and a student body of sixty-three.
one building, and this a rented one.
ment.
began as a grammar school with
There was only
Neither was there an endow-
Million and a half of Armenians and
Greeks have been slaughtered in cold |
blood, during the world war, in Asia}
Minor and Thrace. The massacre of,
Armenians in Cilicia occurred only)
yesterday. Today the Greeks on the:
Coast of the Black sea are being ex-|
terminated, expatriated, their women
as if these have not been sufficient,
we are now being asked by the power-
ful of the earth, to turn to the hang-
man cur freed brethren of Asia Minor
and Thrace, who for a year and a half
These facts together with those which show the rapid| have breathed the invigorating breezes
growth of the school to the present Agnes Scott have become famil-| freedom, and to return them to the
jar to every student.
In making his outline, Dr. Gaines omitted
only one thing, the great part which he himself has played in mak-
ine ‘‘a Greater Agnes Scott.”
Nichantache, 79. |
rock foundation of the policy of the
\DR. COPE OF CHICAGO
SPEAKS IN CHAPEL
;
‘
His Subject.
chapel.
daily.
great teachers of the world.
ceed.
vitation to come again.
i
Authors’ Earnings Again.
Away back in March, 1856, the
Longmans sent Thomas Babington
Macaulay a check for £20,000 on ac-
count of the profits of the third and
fourth volumes of his famous
tory of England.”
check in the English publishing world,
_-and a larger one could scarcely have
been drawn elsewhere, until we
eame to John Morley’s biography of
Gladstone. Some of us know that the
amount paid by the Macmillans to the
proprietors of the book, the Glad-
stone family, was larger by several
thousand pounds than the Macaulay
check. We also know that John Mor-
ley’s honorarium for writing the life
was £10,000, supplemented by £3,000
when it won such a success; for with-
in a year or two the people of Eng-
land, America and other lands had
spent £105,200 in buying copies, and
it has sold steadily ever since.—From
the “London Graphic.”
Noseless Statues.
When the Apollo (now of the Bel-
yidere, Vatican) was dug up at An-
tium the first question asked by an-
tiguaries the world over was: In what)
condition is his.nose? For in ancient:
as in modern times the first thing
done by persons who assaulted a
statue was to break its nose.
Bunyan’s statue in London has just
had a new nose affixed. Francis Duke
of Bedford, who stands in Bedford
Square in a haughty attitude and trail-
ing a sort of bed-quilt after him, has
had several noses in consequence of
losing them in succession whenever
the populace mistook him for an em-
blem of current aristocracy. Now they
have made him a nose of granite and
stuck it to the effigy by a cement
which hardens in the air contin-
uously.
Every public garden in Europe pos-
sesses one or more statues, good,
blood-thirsty tyrant for the extermina-
tion and of the remaining Christian
population.
And shall we choose naked and
During the early years in the life of the college there were | wanderers, timid and outcast, to seek
many times when the outlook was so discouraging that there |#Sylum in other countries? NEVER.
seemed little possibility of continuing Agnes Scott even as a gram-
mar school.
through Dr. Gaines’ untiring eff
Agnes Scott began at last to grow into a real college.
was to bring into existence an ed
The trustees themselves often lost hope.
It was only
orts and unfailing optimism that
His idea
ucational institution in which the
ideals of learning should be combined with all that is noble in
Christian womanhood. This was
cess is seen in the college of today.
a hard task, but Dr. Gaines’ sue-
No small part of Agnes Scott’s
greatness as a college lies in the fact that its development was
guided by a man of strong character and with the truest notions
of what is best in education.
To Dr. Gaines more than any one else
is due the honor of the making of Agnes Scott.
STUNTS POSTPONED.
Both Classes Work Hard.
The contest of events between the
Freshman and Sophomore classes was
postponed from September 30, until
Saturday, October 7. This was done
with the consent of both classes be-
cause more time was needed in plan-
ing and practicing for the “stunts.”
_ The nature of the productions of
the contesting classes is kept a secret,
but it is generally understood that
they are of much interest. The Fresh-
men and Sophomores are both working
hard and are putting up a good fight
for the famous and much desired
Black Cat.
CHURCH AFFILIATION.
The churches of Decatur have all
been looking forward to the time
when the Agnes Scott girls would re-
turn and again affiliate with them. It
will mean a great deal to you while
you may feel free to call at any time.
The various pastors of the Decatur
churches have visited us and invited
us to attend their services and it is
the hope of the Y. W. C A. that every
girl of the college community will
make her church home in Decatur or
Atlanta, while she is in college.
PATRONIZE
OUR
ADVERTISERS
The inhabitants of Thrace and Asia
Minor will defend by armed resistance
the liberty, which was acquired by
rivers of blood of the whole Greek
race, and after struggles of ages and
uncalculable sacrifices.
In these painful moments of danger
and in this erisis, we beseech your
help, noble ladies of America, who
having had the good fortune to see
the light in the land of freedom and
enjoyed its blessing, we beg of you to
join your tender appeals to the free-
dom loving inhabitants of the United
States, to interest them in what is
being conspired and seek to make
| secure the freedom of our freed broth-
ers and that those still under the
tyrant’s heel be freed,
Do not permit, we beseech of you,
the return, not even of a single soul
of our freed brethren to serfdom.
To you, dear ladies of the United
States, appeal, on you we repose our
faith, we beseech of you that you en-
lighten the public opinion, and raise
high your freedom loving voices
through the press, through the clergy,
collectively and individually, through
your representatives at Washington
and the State Legislatures, that no
such outrage may be consummated in
the 20th Century.
Thanking you in advance, we re-
main Respectfully,
President, Sophie C. Spenoud
Secretary, Athena A. Navaso.
are noseless. Pan, who appears
ble to replace.
his sardonic grin needs no nose.
\Education Along Religious Lines
On Wednesday morning Dr. Cope of
Chicago who is interested in education
along religious lines spoke to us in
We not only enjoyed Dr.
Frances Bitzer, the Sophomores; and| Cope’s very interesting and entertain-
ing lecture but we also derived much
The general trend of the speeches benefit from it. As he told us, educa-
was a plea to the students to co-| tion is not simply the receiving of a
operate with the Student Govern- diploma from some college nor are
ment officers not only in the letter We educated in all that the word
means when we.stop going to classes
Life and experience are the
We are
AN APPEAL FROM CONSTAN- | never educated but we must always
|press forward to the goal, for it is
better to strive onward than to suc-
We were glad to have Dr. Cope with
us, and we extend to him a hearty in-|
“His-
That was a record
though moss grown—except that they
in
most of these gardens, seems to have
suffered universally the loss of this
feature, which nobody takes the trou-
The idea being, per-
haps, that Pan, easily recognizable by
DAY STUDENTS’ COLUMN
|
The first Day Student meeting was
held soon after school started, the ex-
cellent attendance of 61 prophesied
good gatherings at the regularly chosen
itime—every other Wednesday at 1:30
in Room 42 Main.
The purpose and use of the Buget
was explained by Elizabeth Askew, the
Day Student treasurer, in order that
the new girls might understand the
return value on their investment.
The Day Student Cottage was dis-
cussed, progress so far and work for
the future. Several projects were
considered through which new and old
girls can have a part in building their
much needed house. We are still col-
lecting paper, are planning for an-
other rummage sale, and just at
present are putting on united effort
on a scheme, the success of which will
later be reported in this column.
An original and poetic announcement
of the hike given Friday to the new
Day Students was announced by
Mavin Johnson, hike leader, This in-
vitation well foretold the jolly time
and the happy congenial crowd—that
is, for those who had foresight enough
to arrange to go.
Our Hike Manager, by the way, is
planning “sings.” We hope they can
be managed once a week at our usual
meeting time, 1:30, when we can’t dis-
turb the busy students. Or perhaps
we'll have a hike, and then do our
singing when we're far out with na-
ture and no one to criticise.
Day Student freshmen are going to
have grandmothers this year! Doesn’t
that sound thrilling? That is, for
those Day Students who know what
they had by some lucky chance, or
missed by an equally ill fated one.
Martha Fakes, President of the Day
Students, is seeing to the grand-
mothers. All the Freshmen have to
| do is to be the very best grandchildren
| possible, and wait and see what sur-
prises the grandmother can evolve
from their fertile imaginations. And
here’s to whoever started this grand-
mother proposition anyhow!
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OUR
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Smoke and Cinders
More Apropos.
The notice in the rooms of hotels
which reads: “Have you left any-
thing?” should be changed to “Have
you anything left?’—Detroit Motor-
ist.
Miss Culberson: Comment forme-t-
on-le present subjonctif d'un verbe reg-
uliere?
Freshman: Je regule, tu regule, it
regule, mons regulions, vous reguilez,
ils regulient.
Possible Explanations.
Hubby: “Of course, dear, it’s only
a rough idea of mine, but do you think
its possible that there’s ever such a
thing as a printer's error in that
cookery manual of yours?’’—London
Opinion.
Passing the Buck.
“Why do we permit Paris to dictate
our fashions?”
“We wouldn’t dare make _ the
kind of clothes we like to wear,” an-
swered Miss Cayenne. “So we pay
Paris a little extra for taking the
blame.’”’"—Washington Evening Star.
Home: Sleeping quarters adjacent
to a garage—The Periscope.
Here lies the bootlegger, Josephus Mc-
Naught,
Who sold many a bottle and never got
caught.
He tasted his sample, his head hit the
pave,
And now the corn flowers grow wild
on his grave.
A little boy, a little bow,
Shooting a little shaft
Is what makes this old world
Go round, and broke, and daft.
—Pithy Paragraphs.
Getting Old Fast.
Voice Over Radio: Rey. Man is
hearing the radio concerts on his sev-
enty-fifth birthday, this week.
Mr. Stukes: “A famous English)
scientist can read-any—one’s mind.”
Virginia: “Horrors!”
Eugenia, reading the Eng. IL,
questions on Beowulf: “What is the
A. S. attitude toward nature? Thinks
deeply, then writes: “Most girls think |
little of nature, but the Agnes Scott
girls are very fond of it.”
Newish: “What course do you
take?” |
Senior: “A. B—absolutely broke.”
Freshman: “There are ten pages
gone out of this Latin grammar; why
didn’t you tell me?”
Sophomore: “Well, the girl who|
sold it to me last year didn’t tell me.
I thought it was a secret.”
This is What Our Jokes Comprise.
Miss Torrance: “Name a Greek
god.”
Freshman: “Hades.”
The bell had just rung, Mary: “Is
that the ten-minute-of bell?”
Anne; “No, it is the 20-of bell.”
Mary: “Well, then, what time is it?”
Frances: “If Thanksgiving comes
on Friday, I'm going home for the
week-end.”
Freshman to Soph.: “Have you an
Inorganic Geometry’!”
Sees Sunny Side.
An optimist can always see the
bright side of the other fellow’s mis-
fortune——Richmond News Leader.
Whatever trouble Adam had
No man in days of yore
Could say, when he had told a joke,
“I've heard that one before.”
—Martha Washington, Washington.
Mr. Stukes looked reprovingly at
Alice for idleness:
Alice: “Mr. Stukes, I can’t study
when you are talking.”
Mr. Stukes: “Oh, yes, you can, now
what must you do to study?”
Alice: “Oh, I know, I must be con-
secrated.”
English teacher (bursting into a
noisy room just before time to begin
class): “Has Hades been turned loose
in here?”
Betty: “No; Paradise Lost.”
THE AGONISTIC
| BROWSING WITH AN ALUMNA
Women: Their Achievements.
Recent announcement by Dean Wil-
liam Danach shows that a Woman,
Marjorie Frances Murray, of Bing-
hamton, N. Y., stands first in the
graduating class at the medical
school of Columbia University. Miss
Murray is a graduate of Bryn Mawr.
This is especially interesting in
view of the fact that last year, too)
(the first to include women grad-
uates) the medical class was led by
a woman. In 1921, Mrs. Linch Miller,
of New York City, the wife of a cler-
gyman, was graduated at the head of
the class.
In the list of 1922 honors, another
Bryn Mawr graduate, Virginia K.
Frantz, of New York City, was second.
The third honors were ably borne by
a mere man—John C. Wells, of Mid-
dleton, Conn.
* + *
Kansas City has two women mem-
bers on the city Board of Aldermen.
+ * #
Miss Florence Momberger, of Erie
county, New York, is deputy sheriff,
although but 22 years old. She is
known to handle a pistol and hand-
cuffs!
Applied Psychology and Building
Business.
One of the most unique business
propositions and practical application
of psychology imaginable, is the New}
York organization known as the “Busi-
ness Builders.” When I had finished
an evening with them in the Knick-
erbocker Building in New York City,
where they have their offices, I felt as
if I had been back in a_ glorified
spirit meeting at Agnes Scott, just
after we had won from Sophie New-!
comb. This is the only business or-
ganization in the world, which has
open meetings—one can attend any
or all of them—and there’s nothing
but pride in their hearts, either, for
their organization.
The brains and directing force of
this organization is Jimmy Elliott, a
little fellow who came back from Eu:
rope after the war with a big idea,
and enough confidence in that idea to
make it into the live organization
known as the Business Builders.
And today he is recognized as one
of America’s greatest writers of man
and business building materials. To
hear him talking to his men one
| would know that he really believes)
what he says about success and hap-'
piness. * * “You must give your all
to the job, or nothing. Half of your-
self won't do! A man's success and,
happiness depends not only upon what
he thinks, but also upon what he
does.” |
Every Thursday evening all the}
sales force (for that’s the genus of the
Business Builders) comes together in
the large auditorium of the Engineers’ |
Building on Thirty-Seventh street, for!
A Warning.
A little collegiate flapper,
Thought a flunk slip or so didn’t mat-|
ter.
She jazzed week-ends at crack
town
Spent study hours down town,
And now she’s gone home to the
mater.
—Goucher College Weekly.
George to Ella: “I'd rather hear you
laugh than eat.”
Ella: “Then give me your lunch and
I'll laugh for you.”
“There is nothing new under the
sun,” says King Solomon. ‘Except
what has been forgotten and redis-
covered,’ replied Marie Antoinette’s
dressmaker.”
| man, French and Italian.
|events was charging the students in!
| proportion to
“What kind of a newspaper do you
have in that little town you live in?”|
“A tri-weekly.”
“What! In so small a place?”
“Yes; they publish it one week and
try to the next."—U. C. C.
“The New Student.”
One of the most interesting trends
of modern student thought is express-
ed in the new fortnightly paper, “The
New Student,” which is published by
the National Student Forum, 2929
Broadway, during the college year.
Articles from “The New Student”
have been quoted in papers ranging
from “The Providence Tribune”
“The San Francisco Examiner.” There
to|| East Court Square
a rousing meeting. And if you could
hear their half-hour, or hour, of sing-
ing—parodies on college songs, the
latest hit from “The Follies,” or ludi-
erous rounds! And then they have a
lecture by a real speaker who knows
his subject and knows men. After all
of this comes business discussion, be-
tween the various sales units which
compete against one another.
If I had majored in psychology I'd
be giving you pointers or applied prin-
ciples. In spite of my lack I know a
good thing when I see it.
International Summer Schools in
Europe.
Last year when the Women’s Inter-
national League for Peace and Free-
dom met in Austria it was attended by
300 students from 20 counties. With
such success behind them they were
encouraged to hold two summer
schools this summer.
The first was conducted by the
German section of the league in Burg
Lavenstein, a castle of the eleventh
century, restored and modernized.
This session, held the first two weeks
of August had noted lecturers—Ber-
trand Russell, London, Dr. Blanche
Reverchon, Paris, and Heinrich Voge-
ler, Worpswede. The discussion cen-
tered around international problems.
The second school, held the last
weeks of August in Varese, Northern
Italy, dealt with international aspects
of history, government, the youth
movement, literature, art and pacifism.
Among the instructors were Bertrand
Russell, Rev. John Haynes Holmes,
Gertrude Bacr and Carlo Schanzer,
who was Italian delegate to the Wash-
ington Conference. Lectures at both
schools were given in English, Ger-
One of the curious schemes of the
the wealth of their)
countries. The charge for Americans,
including lodging, board and tuition!
for the entire period was only forty
dollars—and we're the wealthiest na-}
tion.
Some day we hope students from
Agnes Scott will be among those plan-
ning and thinking out the problems}
of the nations. Even though we are
not now taking part in these sui: |
mer schools, yet we can keep in touch,
with their aims, and their growth.
EXCHANGE.
The “Agonistic’ wishes to acknowl-
edge the receipt of the “Howard
Crimson” of Howard College, Birming-
ham, Alabama, and of the “Blue
Stocking” of the Presbyterian College
of Clinton, South Carolina.
As yet the exchange department has
been unable to secure copies of the
various college magazines with which
to exchange. It hopes, however, to
be able to have on hand, by the next
issue of the “Agonistic,” many inter-|
esting paragraphs about our other col-
leges and their papers.
must be a reason—wouldn’t you be in-
terested in learning why?
“The New Student” is making a
special study of college journalism, |
and we alumnae are anxious to see
the rating which our “Agonistic” will |
receive. It proposes to publish a study
of college papers, giving the percent-
age of space devoted in each to ath-
letics, social notes, local news, articles
and editorials on general news, edu-
cational and student government in-
novations, comic columns, correspon-
dence, ete. Isn't this a double dare to
every student at A. 8. C.?
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Flashlights, Alarm Clocks, Curtain
Rods, Push Tacks. Etc.
Phone Dec. 1264 103 Sycamore St. We Deliver.
Lindsey-Beverly Co.
Commercial Printing
Decatur, Ga,
.
WITH THE
Any one who lives in Inman prob-
the
that suddenly
ably wondered at shrieks of
“Buddy”
the third floor, Saturday afternoon, for
issued from
Evelyn Byrd, otherwise known as
“Buddy,” had returned to spend two
or three days. Ali the old girls were
disappointed at the beginning of the
year, when they found that “Buddy”
was not going to come back, because
everybody learned to love her in the
two years that she spent at Agnes
Scott. 7
Anny Gambrill and Ivylin Girardeau
were at the college just a few minutes
the other day. Ann is going to stay
at home this winter, while Ivylyn is
tea teach in Lewisburg, Va. Marga-
ret McLaughlin, . Charlotte Newton,
and Aimee D. Glover are also teach-
ing in Lewisburg this winter.
Some of the girls have recently re-
ceived announcements of the mar-
riage of Faustelle Williams to Mabry
D, Kennedy.
Helen Crocker has also been mar-
ried this summer.
Miss Samille Lowe of Washington,
Ga., who graduated in 1918, has mar-
ried Mr. Hall Skeen of Decatur.
Miss May Smith, who graduated in
1917, and who afterward came back as
an assistant in chemistry, is at Rush,
Medical School, Chicago.
Eunice Dean is teaching school in
Anderson, S. C. Birdie Rice is also
teaching.
The Laird-Schober
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ALUMNAE
SALLIE HORTON ENTERTAINS
| BLUE RIDGE DELEGATION.
The students of Agnes Scott have
about decided that the thing to do is
to go to Blue Ridge for social purposes
as well as for other reasons. Last
Sunday night Sallie Horton enter-
tained the Blue Ridge delegation at a
lovely tea. The time was spent in
going over the happenings of those
jten golden days and in exchanging
stories of the summer yacation. And
the feature of the evening was a meet-
ling of the K. K. Klub, which requires
a trip to Blue Ridge before member-
ship can be obtained. The delicious
tea, sandwiches, and pickle confirmed
the belief that Sallie is one of the
nicest and most thoughtful girls of
the delegation.
| NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN.
Hall MeDougall was recently elected
by the students as Business Manager
of the “Agonistic.” This office is one
of the most important as well as the
most difficult to handle on the campus.
Hall promises to be a capable officer
and is to be congratulated on her suc-
cess,
Several places on the executive com-
mittee of Student Government have
also been filled. Polly Stone will
represent the Junior class and Mary
Anne MeKinney was chosen by the
Sophomores as a member of this com-
mittee.
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FRANCES GILLILAND SOLO-
IST AT CATHEDRAL.
Agnes Scott students will be in-
|terested in learning that Frances Gil-
\liland has accepted a _ position as
| contralto soloist at St. Philip’s Cathe-
dral in Atlanta. Frances has a pleas-
ing voice and has taken an active part
in musical affairs on the campus. Last
year she had a leading part in the
Glee Club Operetta “La Gitana” and
also in the Glee Ciub concert at Com-
mencement.
Altering and Remodeling Phone Decatur 1311
Mrs. Flora Houston Jossey
| Modiste
Hemstitching and Pecoting
Weekes Building
40 1-2 Sycamore Street DEGATUR, GA.
DON'T FORGET
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Shoe Shining
Repairing
110 Atlanta Ave.
Phone Dec. 172
Lawrence's Pharmacy
Weldon Hotel Building
Drug Business In Every Detail
Prescriptions
A Specialty
Agnes Scott Girls Welcome
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JOSEPH HERGESHEIMER.
“The Literary . Digest” recently
asked a number of the most important
editors and publishers of the United
States to give their choice as to the
ten most prominent literary figures
which have appeared in America in
the last ten years. Joseph Hergeshei-
mer received the largest number of
votes. The following sketch taken
from the “New York Herald” will
prove interesting to those at Agnes
Becott who have read some of his
books and stories:
“The first paper in this series of
sketches dealing with Mr, Booth Tark-
ington pictured the subject figuratively
‘sitting for seven years on a rail fence
in Indiana,’ like the hero of his novel
‘The Gentleman from Indiana.’ Fully
twice that number of years Mr. Jos-
eph Hergesheimer had to wait be-
fore winning appreciable recognition.
He was writing industriously with the
dawn of the present century. Yet it
Was not until the summer of 1914 that
his first novel, ‘The Lay Anthony,’
was published. The talent was always
THE AGONISTIC
EXCHANGES
The Assyrians as Binders.
The Assyrians, in addition to the
use of papyrus and palm leaves, also
used clay on which to record legal
documents and other records which
they wished to make permanent.
When a record on hardened clay was
required to be conveyed from one
place to another the Assyrians put a
cover on it. They took moist, clay
and rolled it to the required size and
thinness, usually about 3-16 inch
thick, and wrapped it around the
baked clay record, incising a label
and address on the thin cover, which,
as it dried, effectively ‘bound’ the
record. Great numbers of documents
thus protected have been unearthed.
These are the oldest bindings in ex-
istence, and many of them have pre-
served their contents in perfect con-
there; the long battle against discour-)
agement indicates a courage of the
finest order.
“As Llewellyn Jones has said: ‘The)
first demand that the larger public!
makes upon a novelist is that his per-|
sonal life shall be as romantic as his|
novels. Fortunately Mr. Hergesheimer |
can meet that demand—certainly any
one who can recognize romance when|
he sees it will recognize it in Mr.|
Hergesheimer’s life.’ As the name in-
dicates, he is Pennsylvania Dutch.
Born February 15, 1880, brought up}
in a Presbyterian home, his youth was)
passed in a state of ill health which!
interfered with systematic study but)
which gave him time for the profitable)
reading of many paper covered novels.
After very little schooling he entered
the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts
at the age of 17 to study painting.
“At 21 he came into some money and
went to Italy, living in Venice until
his funds were exhausted. Again at
home, he went off on a walking tour
in the course of which he fell in with
a woman novelist who enlisted his aid
in her proof reading. A certain hos-
tility to what he read planted in him
the seeds of authorship. He did not
like what she had written and deter-
minded to try fiction himself. In a vil-
lage in the Virginia mountains he
went seriously to work, writing and}
rewriting one story from beginning
to end twenty times, part of it a
hundred times. For fourteen years
he worked in this spirit. Then he sold
his first tale.
“Mr. Hergesheimer has always found
particular joy in the reconstruction of
earlier periods of American life, and
before writing he has literally drenched
himself in the atmosphere of the par-
ticular time and environment in mind.
For example, before a line of ‘Java
Head’ was penned he had read nearly
a hundred books dealing with old
Salem as it was in the days of the
clipper ships and the town’s maritime
supremacy. The result was, as Mr.
Jones has pointed out, that the author
felt while writing, and the reader feels)
while reading, that it is not the
twentieth century but the early nine-
teenth, that the life about is the life
of old Salem, that ‘the odor of Chinese
cargoes almost lingers in the physical
nostrils and the eye is filled with pea-
cock blue and other royal colors and
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years—From “A Short History of
3ookbinding” in the ‘Publishers’
Weekly.”
Concerning Lloyd George’s Memoirs.
One comes to the conclusion that Sir
William Berry has made a shrewd as
well as an enterprising deal in giving
£30,000 for the world publication of
Mr. Lloyd George’s “Apologia pro-
Vita Mea,” though perhaps he is too
original a man to repeat Cardinal
Newman’s title. If the ex-Kaiser’s
war memories were worth £50,000 to
the Harpers, and that is what they
are paying for them, Mr. Lloyd
George’s are worth twice as much.
He has a better story to tell, a more
human story, a story which has
touches of nature, drama and history,
far transcending any whispers that
can rise from the ruins of a throne.
It will go round the world and back
again, like the roll of the British drum,
if only it be written with the simple
abandon of one of the Premier’s Welsh
speeches, a “human document,”
It must be personal as
not
a document,
well as particular, and as Mr. Lloyd
George can be most personal when
he is talking, not when he is writing,
one sees him dictating it while pac-
ing Street, smoking a cigar—From
the “London Graphic.”
dazzled with the reflections of silk.’
To which comment Mr. H. M, Boynton
adds: ‘His saturation with the atmos-
phere of the Pennsylvania of the early
‘iron masters’ had a plain enough basis
{in his birth there and descent from a
| foundryman,
But how dees he come
|to know Salem, in Massachusetts, with
its altogether different stock, and tradi-
tions, and color of the past?
What inner sympathy enabled him to
distill a human story out of it?’
“But in ‘The Three Black Pennys,’
which many regard as his finest novel
thus far, it was not a picture of one
period that Mr. WHergesheimer at-|
tempted but picture of three. Three
men of three different generations
move through the tale, yet in a sense
the three men are one, in youth, in
early maturity and in old age, for it
is a story of one blood, for though
the individual may pass it is in the
blood that the essential identity lies.
Three sharply outlined backgrounds
are flung before the reader: the Amer-
ican Wilderness which Howat Penny
in 1750, the Philadelphia in
which Jasper Penny lived in 1840 or
thereabouts and the New York of the
1880's where Jasper’s grandson, an-
other Howat, plays with opera pro-
grams and dawdles over rare china.
“Mr. Hergesheimer’s life in the moun-
tains has been reflected in several of
his stories, notably in ‘Mountain)
Blood.’ It is the story of Gordon}
Makimmon, a middle aged stage
driver, who is squeezed out of his
property by a local skinflint, who mar-
ries for her money the daughter of a}
local ‘capitalist’ and treats her abom-}
inably, speedily transferring his affec-
tions to Meta Beggs, a discontented
school teacher, who at heart belongs to
the oldest profession in the world.
What reader can forget Mr. Herge-
sheimer’s description of this woman,
revolting at the monotony of the life
about her, hating her pupils and the
bare walls of the school house and
dreaming of wild, sensual life in some
European capital. Boldly she offers
herself to Makimmon; but she must
have her price.
“Meta Beggs was the mask, smooth
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and sterile, of the hunger for adorn-
ment, for gold bands and jewels and
perfume, and draperies of silk and
scarlet. She was the naked idler
stained with antimony in the clay
courts of Sumaria; the Paphian with
painted feet loitering on the roofs of
Memphis while the blocks of red sand-
stone floated sluggishly down the Nile
.|for the pyramid of Khufu the King;
she was the flushed voluptuousness
relaxed in the scented spray of pagan
baths; the woman with white piled
and powdered hair in a gold shift of
Louis XIV; the prostitute with a
pinched waist and great flowing sleeves
ot the Maison Doree. She was as old
as the first vice, as the first lust bud-
ding like a black blossom in the mor-
bidity of men successful, satiated.
“In considering Mr. Hergesheimer’s
novels his shorter stories must not be
overlooked. There is found an oc-
casional reader who, professing not to
care for
or ‘Java Head,’ or ‘The Lay An-
thony,’ has found stimulating delight
in ‘Tolable David,’ or ‘The Dark
Fleece,’ or ‘Wild Oranges,” or ‘Tubal
Cain.’ ‘The Dark Fleece’ is a story
‘The Three Black Pennys,’|
BLUE TRIANGLE NEWS
Religion, Service, Ideals.
The leaders of the Y. W. C. A.
meetings on Sunday nights are now
discussing three topics that are very
fundamental in the life of every girl,
not only at Agnes Scott, but the
world over. On Sunday night, Sep-
tember 24, Victoria Howie talked on
“Religion, and Its Relations to Our
Daily Lives.” She brought us an
echo from the great conference held
at Blue Ridge in the spring and en-
deavored to show us how and why
religion is the main thing in life and
how we can make it mean more to us.
Mary Goodrich talked Sunday night,
October 1, on “Service.” The bless-
ings and benefits of service were
plainly pointed out and discussed. The
Y. W. C. A. tries with the helping
hand that it holds out to everybody
in every land, to live always in ac-
cordance with the Master’s plan of
service and helpfulness to others. Our
religion gives us a broader vision of
service and helpfulness and enables
us to get the most possible out of
our lives. Next Sunday night, Octo-
ber 8, the topic for discussion will be
“Ideals.” While we are in college our
ideals mean a very great deal to us.
On them depends whether we live up
to the honor system and all the tra- —
ditions that those who have gone on
before haye set for us and whether
we really amount to anything after we
leave college. The ideals that we
have now may not be all attained
and yet if we have no ideal in mind,
no goal in view, we can not go very
far along the road to success. Our
ideals of religion and our ideals of
service are the goals that we hope
to attain and without these ambitions
we can not hope to be successful!
of a Forty-niner who returns to his
New England home. ‘Wild Oranges’
tells of a man and a woman in an
orange grove of the Georgia coast. The
background of ‘Tubal Cain’ is the
the blast furnace district of Pennsyl-
vania in the early nineteenth century.
Seldom has Mr. MHergesheimer at-
tained a greater dramatic height than
in depicting the encounter between the
relentless hero of ‘Tubal Cain,’ as
hard as his own iron, and the bullying
duelist from New Orleans.
“To sum up briefly, here is the order
in which Mr, Hergesheimer’s longer
books have appeared: ‘The Lay An-
thony,” 1914; ‘Mountain Blood,’ 1915;
‘The Three Black Pennys,’ 1917;
‘Gold and Iron,’ 1918; ‘Java Head,’
1919; ‘Linda Condon,’ 1919; ‘Cytherea,’
1922. Mr. Hergesheimer’s new novel,
‘The Bright Shawl,’ a tale of Havana
in the last days of Spanish rule, is an-
nounced for publication this autumn.”
PUBLICITY MAN FOR A. &. ©.
(Continued from page 1).
the same purpose in their work. In
the future K. U. B. expects to work
with Mr. Davis and to do what they
can to help him with the publicity of
the college.
LECTURE ASSOCIATION
MAKES PLANS
(Continued from page 1).
as a prospective speaker. John Er-
skine, one of the foremost scholars of
this country, was a suggestion that
was unanimously approved. Other
prominent men and women were
spoken of and discussed.
It was decided, however, to give
the student-body a voice in selecting
the speakers for the year and until
its opinion is ascertained, nothing
final will be decided. An opportunity
for expressing this opinion will be
given some day soon in chapel; and
every girl is asked to keep in mind
and bring up the name of the speaker
she would most like to hear,
Emily Guille is student chairman
of the Lecture Committee. The fac-
ulty members are Miss Herron, Miss
McKinney, Miss Laney, Miss Davis.
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Vol. VIII
AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1922
No. 4
Voters’ Lez gue Organized
NEW TRUSTEES ELECTED.
Synods of Alabama and
Georgia.
Ala——Four prominent
as dalusia,
ee ians of Alabama were elected
Board of Trustees of Agnes Scott
ia
to th
Co 2 or young women, in Decatur,
ean by the Synod of Alabama
meeting here, and will assume their
duties in the building of a Greater
Agnes Scott at once. The new trus-
tees, whose nominations: were present-
ed by Dr. F. +H. Gaines, president of
Agnes Scott. H. G. Armstrong, of
Selma; W. A. i ngrath, of Montgom-
the Rev.
ery; oR: Bolyns, of Bir-
mingham; and Rey. Dunbar H. Ogden,
of Mobile.
All of these men have long been
known for their interest in the growth
of Agnes Scott, and the building and
expansion program of the college to
which the people of the South pledged
$850,000 in 1919 and 1920. They have
added to the existing Board of Trus-
tees under the new charter framed and
granted the institution.
Dr. Gaines, one of the best known
and best beloved of educators in the
South, who was a pioneer in higher
education for women in the South,
and who has been especially active
rs the founding and development of
Scott, addressed the Synod. Dr.
ati 5
the institution and © its ‘progress
through the thirty-four years of its
bistayy etn orig of the loagline Ameri
ie ee “
ean colleges for women.
- The work of them, whose standards
of education ate of the highest in
training Christian womanhood and
developing Christian character were |
described, and the “Greater Agnes
Scott, with increased facilities and en-
roliment was predicted. Dr. Gaines
declared that “unless education was
dominated by a sound Christianity it
was a menace to the world,” and he
told the Synod that “Christian educa-
tion was the greatest need of the
modern world.”
Augusta, Georgia—The rapid growth |
of Agnes Scott College for young
women in Decatur, and the steady
development of “A Greater
Scott” through increased endowments
of friends of Christian education in
the South, featured the address of Dr.
J. R. MeCain, vice-president of Agnes
Scott, before the Synod of Georgia
meeting here today.
(Continued on page 4)
HILDA M’CONNELL, CORRIE
SCANDRETT AND NELLE
BUCHANAN TO GO TO
RANDOLPH-MACON.
Intercollegiate Student-Govern-
ment Association Held
There.
Late in November the annual con-
ference of the Women’s Intercollegiate
Association of Student Government
will be held at Randolph-Macon Wom-
an’s College in Lynchburg, Va. This
association is made up almost entirely
of Northern colleges.
one of the four colleges south of the
Mason-Dixon line which are full mem-
bers. The others are Randolph-Macon,
Newcomb, and Mississippi State. Hol-
lins has the privilege of sending a
silent delegate; that is, one who does
not have the right to vote.
This is the first time that this con-
ference has met in the South. It is
a sign of recognition by the Northern
colleges which we are, very glad to
see, It means a great deal to know
that our standards are reaching the
accepted point Pe sicnes and that
our. association is in line with those of
the leading large sollepes of the coun-
try.
» The president ot the conference is
always the president of the Student-
(Continued on page 2.)
told of the early history of |
Agnes |
‘GRANDMOTHERS EN-
TERTAIN IN THE
GYMNASIUM
Grandmother Gaines Tells Delight-
ful Stories.
Many happy events have featured
the social life of Agnes Scott during
recent weeks, but na occasion has been
more joyous or more uniquely beauti-
ful than the “Grandmother Party” of
Saturday evening.
The spacious gym was made attrac-
tive for the affair with artistic screens,
rugs, tables, easy-chairs, soft cushions,
and bright garden fiowers—the old-
fashioned varieties so much loved by
our grandmothers.
Just at eight o’clock—for the hour
must be early for “les petits enfants”
—the Junior-Senior Grandmothers, at-
tired in staid costumes’ of ‘black and
gray, with be-specatcled eyes and
smoothly parted hair,,came leading
their excited little granddaughters be-
side them. These baby freshmen were
donned in socks and pinafore slippers,
| daintily frilled dresses with sashes of
blue and pink, and wore their hair in
the much beribboned pig-tail style of
years gone by, Some were timidly
bashful, while others indicated their
disapproval of the adage, “children
should be seen and not heard’? by in-
dulging in constant giggles and much
noisy chatter.
The most interesting feaiure of the
entertainment was the thrilling bed-|
time story told so) gua
———— — . -; = ;
| Grandmother Gaines, as she Saf in her
face |
,great arm-chair, her beautiful
|wreathed in happy smiles, while her
| delighted grandchildren grouped them-
selves round about her, anxious that
jno single word of hers escapé their
eager little ears.
(Continued on page 4)
FRENCH CLUB
"ELECTS OFFICERS
Polly Stone and Mary Palmer
Caldwell Hold Offices.
The French Club organized for this
year at its first meeting on Friday
night, October 13. The President,
meeting. There was a full attendance
at this organization meeting, including
all of the French faculty members.
The business of the night was first
taken up. The vice-president and
secretary, elected last spring for this
So the president first called for nom-
inations for vice-president. Polly Stone
received this office and Mary Palmer
Caldwell was chosen as secretary. Dues
for the year were then asked for.
one. Apples and peanuts were passed.
Some French songs, familiar to the
old members, were then sung. These
songs and others are to be printed in
(Continued on page 4)
LECTURE ASSOCIATION NOT
PECULIAR TO AGNES SCOTT
Agnes Scott is| North Carolina College for Women
Plans Year’s Work.
Agnes Scott is not alone in her ef-
fort to keep in touch with current
events through a lecture association
jaccording to a recent issue of The
“Carolinian,” North Carolina College
| for women at Greensboro has an or-
ganization similar to ours through
which they secure not only lecturers
of note out musicians as well.
Their program for this year includes
four lecturers and two concerts. The
lecturers are Hugh Walpole; Dr. H. C.
Herty, former head of the chemistry
department of the University of North
Carolina, Maud Royden, preminent
woman preacher and leader and Dr,
W. E. Dodd, whom we all remember as
one of our lecturers. Only one concert
}
Mille Eleanor Hyde presided over the|
year, have had to resign their offices. |
The meeting then became a social |
POLLY STONE, HALL McDOU-
GAL RANCES GIL-
LILAND OFFICERS OF
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE
OF VOTERS.
Mrs, Chamberlain and Mrs, Brit-
tain Speak,
On last Thursday night a Junior
League of Women Voters was organ-|
Agnes Scott. This League)
will constitute a part of the National |
ized at
League of Women -Voters, the head-|
quarters of which are in Washington.
The purpose of this organization is
“to develop the woman citizen into an
intelligent and
and to turn her yote toward construc-
tive social ends.” To put this pur-
pose into effect the League has ae
lished three principal departments of
work: (1) citizenship; (2) legislation;
and (3) efficiency in government.
The citizenship department,
ing that instruction in the duties of
self-directing voter
beliey-
citizenship and the machinery of gov-
ernment will eventually be accepted
as a function of public education for
both men and women, realizes, how-
éver, that until this fustruction is a
recognized part of our educational
system it must be carried on by pri-
vate agencies. This department is
therefore developing # general scheme
5 phe te #. iis seh i
machinery and principles of govern-
ment, the history and imstitutions of
the United States and the problems
| which the voter has to face,
The legislation department provides
means by which women voters, irre-
|spective of party affiliation, can bring
| their united influence to bear toward
the passage of legislation which em-
bodies the woman's point of view.
The department of efficiency in gov-
ernment works toward the improving
of methods of taking votes, nominat-
ing candidates, writing platforms, se-
curing legislation, and administering
government, so that they may be made
more responsive and responsible to
public opinion.
The League does not intend to be-
come a separate party for women. It
has from the first urged its members
to enroll in the political parties of}
ueir choice. |
The work of the Junior League at
Agnes Scott will be chiefly along the
line of training the students in the
problems of government and citizen-
ship and in teaching them in a prac-
tical way how to meet the problems
which the voter has to face.
On Thursday night Mrs. Harry
Chamberlain, president of the State
League of Women Voters, and Mrs. |
W. K. Brittain, editor of the “New
Citizen,” which is the official organ of
the Atlanta League, made short talks}
in the chapel on the meaning and
purposes of the League and assisted
in the organizing of our Junior League.
When the Agnes Scott League of|
Women Voters had come into exist-
ence, officers were then elected by
those who had joined. Polly Stone,
who has been much interested in the
formation of the organization, was
chosen as the first president. Hall
McDougall was elected vice-president,
While Frances Gilliland will be secre-|
tary and treasurer.
The Agnes Scott League will meet
once a month. From time to time
‘lactions will be staged in order to
instruct the members in the correct
Way of voting and in the whole ma-
inery of elections.
has been arranged so far which is to
be the presentation by William Wade
Henshaw of Mozart’s Musical Comedy,
“The Impressario” with a cast of
famous singers,
jture of the county
\NATIONAL STUDENT COUN. DHAN GOPAL MUKERJI
CIL FOR THE SOUTHERN
AREA MEETS AT
AGNES SCOTT
Undergraduate Field Representa-
tives of Seven Colleges
Present.
during the past week of entertaining
the National Student Council for the
Southern area!
an imposing and august assembly,
and in one sense at least, the implt-/ Garrett Boyd,
eation is entirely true. Imposing be-
cause of the importance of the group
and the responsibility
them;
LECTURES IN CHAPEL
Indian Poet Delights Audience.
The second lecture of the series
| which the Lecture Committee is offer-
ing this year occurred Wednesday af-
,ternoon in the college auditorium. The
Agnes Scott has had the privilege | committee considered itself very for-
tunate indeed in having as a speaker,
Mr. Dhan Gopal Mukerji, who has
/spoken in Atlanta several times under
This imposing title would suggest) the auspices of the Drama League.
resting upon | introduced Mr.
but we found them, none the| spoke of him as a poet, critic and lec-
Miss Hearon presented Mrs. Emma
the president of the
Atlanta Drama League, who in a few
well-chosen, as well as graceful words
Mukerji. Mrs. Boyd
less, whole-souled and happy-hearted | turer of high rank, the author of three
immensely.
National Student
better understood
of the
would be if
|normal people, and we enjoyed them | Volumes of verse, of several plays, and
‘above all as a man wiih a deep un-
Perhaps the work of the members. derstanding of and keen sympathy for
Council | his own country, India,
She said that
we America, though, had a very good right
were to explain that they are what to ciaim part of his allegiance, since
used to be the Undergraduate Field he has lived in this country twelve
Representatives. They represent prac-
tically every type of school
Southern area, normal schools,
versities and colleges.
at the conference were:
Allison Blodgett, Randolph-Macon.
Douglass Davenport,
State.
Bess McCann, Peabody.
Fannie Belle Outler, Wesleyan.
Polly Powell, Brenau.
Lois Williams, State
la WW
uni-
Normal, Farm-
Lucile Yotngblood, University
Kentucky.
(Continued on page 4.)
DE KALB COUNTY TO
CELEBRATE CENTEN-
NIAL ON NOVEMBER 9
Historical Exhibit and Pageant to
Be Features.
On November 9, the one hundredth
birthday of DeKalb county will be cel-
ebrated. Charles D. McKinney, chair-
man of the Centennial Celebration Ex-
ecutive Committee, presided over a
meeting last Tuesday in Decatur, to
discuss Decatur’s part in the celebra-
tion.
The whole is to be a very elaborate
affair. Concessions in and about the
in the Leland Stanford University.
Those present ternoon’s address which
= and. powsr Bred
= . = .
of | strength o
court house lawn have been bought for |
the various exhibitions, which will
consist chieffy of specimens of his-
toric interest to the state.
tures of the county’s history, an his-
torical exhibit, an address on the fu-
by Dr. Andrew
Sledd, and an historical address which
will be delivered by Hon. C. Murphey
Candler. This will prove
teresting, and will disclose facts not
} generally known to the people of De-
Kalb county.
(Continued on page 4)
POETRY CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
The Poetry Club had a most delight-
cabinet room.
realize how
there are on the campus, and when all |
Few people about school
There will |
‘ Py |
be a pageant showing prominent fea-|
most in-|
|ful meeting last Monday night, in the | of today’s
| tinguished
his degree from
Mrs. Boyd
also announced the subject of the af-
was “India,
years and received
Old and New.”
While Mr. Mukerji said many things
Mississippi| that were both absorbingly interesting
and deeply stimulating, by far the big-
gest thing he gave to his audience was
a very real glimpse of his conception
of the spirit of his race. He made
them feel something of the calmness
the mind @nd heart of a
people whose civilization is certuries
old. The theme of his address was
an earnest protest against the modern
ideas of eternally hurrying, of getting
rich quick and against our scheme of
pouring facts in by the bookful instead
of thoroughly digesting each one. He
told of the Indian custom of meditation
for one hour each day for a year upon
one single beautiful sentence and in-
spring thought. Mr. Mukerji said
that almost everything he knew, he
had learned from his mother who did
not even read or write. But she had
taught him that before the head can
use its knowledge the heart must be
educated,
After his lecture the faculty and
students met Mr. Mukerji and talked
With him a few moments in the Re-
bekah Scott Lobby.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
CLUB HOLDS MEETING.
Dr. McLean of Emory Univer-
sity Speaks.
The International Relations Club
held its first meeting of this year on
Monday night, October 6. Altho this
separate organized club we all
the interesting and dis-
speakers it generously
brought before the college community
last year from time to time. It was
these lectures, perhaps, that made
many girls covet membership into the
club. Last year, in order that every-
one have some foundation for the study
is a
remember
s foreign questions, member-
ship was granted only to those who
many budding genuises | had competed one course in European
history. This year, howeyer, the club
the genuises collect, at one time, in|has decided to include the Sociology
one place, the result is really startling.
For genuis burned that night. About
eight poems were Widely dif-
ferent in thought and expression but
most interesting to listen to (especially
if yours had been read and your con-
science was free!)
After the general discussion in which
meter, scansion and jokes were freely
intermingled, Alice Virden, the host-
ess, passed around the most aesthetic
sandwiches imaginable—most appro-
priate for a literary gathering.
When the hilarious members at last
read,
department by admitting any girl who
has taken a course in Sociology. In
this way, the club offers its opportuni-
ties to a much wider cirele, and hopes
to increase its members accordingly.
Last Friday the speaker of the even-
ing was Dr. McLean, professor of His-
tory at Emory University. His sub-
ject, the Near East, is at this time
vitally interesting, and was much ap-
preciated by his attentive audience,
After the lecture, Dr. McLean was
honored with a reception in Rebekah
Scott Lobby where all members had
decided to adjourn, it was to find a|the chance of meeting and talking
| silent colonnade and a deserted cam-
pus.
with him.
(Continued on page 2.)
See alia.
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Mary Hemphill Greene
Dorothy Keith
Ella Smith
Franees B
Elizabeth Cheatham
Monte Sewell
Frances Gilliland
Louise Buchanan
Elizabeth Griffin
Georgia May Little
Frances Amis
Hall MeDougall
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REPORTERS FOR THIS ISSUE.
Margaret Powell
Allen Walker
Eugenia Thompson
Mary Louise Dargan
Eleanor Hyde
Daisy F. Smith
THE AGONISTIC Ae ies
ATHLETIC NEWS
MRS, GAINES GIVES
PROGRAM FOR THE BEN-
EFIT OF NACOO-
CHEE INSTITUTE
A very interesting and enlightening)
program was given Tuesday evening, |
October 10, by Mrs. F. H. Gaines in
the U. D. C. Chapter House. This
entertainment was given under the
auspices of the Woman's Auxiliary of
the Presbyterian Church for the bene-
fit of Nacoochee Institute.
This program, “An Evening of the)
Old South,” has been given by Mrs.
Gaines twice before at the college.
The first time, it was given for the
Literary Society and the second time,
at the request of the Blackfriars.
The first number on the program
was a duet given by Miss Lutphen at
the piano and Pocahontas Wight,
violinist. Next, after a short in-|
troduction, Miss Thomason gaye a
very interesting three-minute talk on |
| Nacoochee. Mrs, Gaines was then in-
| troduced by Mrs. Jeter, president of
Agnes Lee Chapter of U. D. C. After
this Mrs. Gaines gave her famous
talk in “The Old South.” She has
given this perhaps eight or ten times
before U. D. C, chapters and other
audiences. One of her most attentive
audiences was the one she talked to
;man nature, was practically green.
jshe went. Keesler and Swaney scored
|McConnell starred throughout the en-
SENIOR-SOPHOMORE HOCKEY
VICTORY.
After a hard-fought battle last Sat-
urday afternoon, the sister classes of
Seniors and sophomores
claimed victors! The freshman Class
put up a good fight, considering the
fact that their team, true to the fresh-
were pro-
Carpenter made the only goal they
were able to score against the sophs.
Jo Schuesler shot two of the four
goals made by the sophomores. She
made more than one spectacular run
down the field, dribbling the ball as
for the sophs also. On the other hand,
the game between the upperclassmen |
was more evenly matched. The seniors
were at their best, and they deserve
much credit for downing the juniors, |
who, as all good hockey spectators
will remember, were the champion
hockey team of last season. Hilda
tire game, all three of the senior goals
being shot by her. Her team backed
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Entered as Second Class Matter.
DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY.
The point system employed at Agnes Scott does much to divide the
ber of students. However, in spite of this wise precaution, a majority
of the responsibility involved in college activities goes to a comparatively
small number of girls. This is not due to lack of ability or of interest in
other students, but to the fact that certain class members having a more
arresting personality or a greater degree of aggressiveness find themselves
in the limelight in their freshman years and continue to receive a majority
of class and inter-class honors.
This bestowing of responsibility on a small group is due, we think, also
to the fact that a certain mental laziness is evident in student elections
and appointments to office. Whenever a vacancy occurs, most of us quickly
run through the list of those who are already holding office and pick from
their number that student whom we think capable. It is easy to be seen
that this is not a desirable state of affairs.
The Y, W, ©. A. keeps a record of the interests and practical experi-
ences in the line of high school and college activities, of every girl who en-
exeréise more judgment in elections.
This non-division of authority is perhaps mare pernicious in regard to
those responsibilities which do not involve office-holding. In the many little
odd jobs around the campus there is scarcely an equal division of labor.
We have in mind a student who wrote the “stunts” for three organizations,
which were presented in the chapel Saturday night. She probably was
better able to produce more attractive “stunts” than any other member
of those organizations, but it was not fair to ask her to assume respon-
sibility which might well have been held by six people. Neither was it fair
to exclude others from helping.
This condition gives rise to much dissatisfaction among those who
never haye the opportunity of taking part in activities. They are usually
willing to help and in many cases are capable of really good work. We
in Boston this summer.
“the old south.”
talk, that delightful Southern
quartet. The sixth number on the)
program was a collection of four
poems, from Mrs. Gaines’ recently
in’.” They were as follows:
“De Battle Uv de Crater,”
“Dem Suadin’ Ways,”
; “De Ole Black Mammy.”
Quartet.
Be knownst to Hisse’f.”
“Dixie’—Orchestra.
A very appreciative and
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terian school
a great many girls and boys.
NAN BAGLEY STEPHENS
WINS ALUMNAE
PLAY CONTEST
Students at Agnes Scott will be
Mrs. Gaines’
talk is filled with interesting recollec-
tions, very entertaining to the North-
ern people who know so little about
After Mrs. Gaines’
“Ole Black Joe” was sung by a male}
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holding of offices and the doing of other kinds of work among a large num-| published book eah De Voices Call
“An He Mended de Gyardin Wall,”
The program continued as follows:
“Carry Me Back To Ole Virginny”’—
“How Une’ Caesar Got Druk On-
“Old Kentucky Home”—Quartet.
Poem—‘Dear Dixie Land Forever.”
audience was present and a very nice
sum was realized from the sale of
Nagoocite Institute is a Presby-
in the mountains of
Georgia, This school provides cloth-
ing, medicine, food and education for
her to the limit, and in reality, the
‘senior victory was secured by all round
team-work. Every individual player
did accredited work. For the oppos-
ing team, Fanny Swann shot a goal in
the first half and Elizabeth Henry,
who played a good game throughout,
jshot one in the last. Nonie Peck res-
cued the ball many, many times from
te seniors and with a hard stroke
song,
LIST OF NEW DAY STUDENTS,
; The “Agonistic” regrets that through
mistake the names of the day-students
were omitted from the list of new
students, which was published some
time ago. The girls from Atlanta and
Decatur who are attending Agnes
Scott this year for the first time are:
Atherton, Adelaide; Barr, Annie
Lellian; Beauchamp, Lorraine; Ben-
nett, Louise; Bell, Mary Lee; Bird,
Eunice Lee; Bolles, Lois Adelaide;
Burnley, Marguerite; Carter, Annette;
large) Chapman, Julia; Clarke, Isabelle;
Clement, Lillian; Clinton, Marjorie;
Colemgn. Willie May: e
thy; Cooper, Frances; Dennington,
Louise; Farrar, Virginia; Greer, Juani-
ta; Griffin, Sara; Hall, Olive; Hol-
sent it racing toward the other end
of the field.
The line-up was as follows:
Rachels
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Sophomores Freshmen
M. Keesler ..... CF.... E. Carpenter , ‘
as 2-5 | REE Ss oravoiass M. Zellars Q
By. Thompson ....LI....... D. Owens w~
E. Swaney ..... BOW eieeicrave sieves E. Gay
Jo Schuesler ...LW.. L. Ryttenburg <
N.. Evans: 32.02% OH Sseni BE. Zellars
G.. M. Little: ...2.. RH.... S. Johnson ) |
Bp GETS oy nei spe EGET oipi¢, goes E. Jones
A. Thomas ...... RE oseiese R. Skeen
M. A. McKinney ..LF........ E. Fain
S. Fulbright ....GG. J. Smith, Albury
1st half 2nd half Total
SODNS. iss c.5y 1 3 4
Aten AL 7.
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Seniors Juniors :
H. McConnell ....CF -.--L. McAlpine |
A. Meade:.......4 LI ....F. Gilliland
M. Mann y
Li, McClain ....8%. Bele) m0:8 F, Swann }
i. Parham : y
Wi. Poway... cauioas BW pesiec.3 E. Henry
B.. Wassum .... RW .... D. F. Smith
B. McClure ..... CHS eee W. Peck
BE. Guille ....... REG sss M. Powell d
BE. Knight ...... DE case FE. Ficklen y 3
B. HOKE vieiehu e's RF ... D. Scandrett 5
{. Goodrich LF .. H. L. Comfort
B. Davidson ‘ ;
Jo Logan ....... OG iasieces M. Eakes
ist half 2nd half Total ~ \
Seniors ..... 2 1 3
Juniors ..... 1 1 2 }
Prof. Warner Arrived Monday.
The English hockey coach was very
welcome to come into our midst last
Monday. There is a banquet to be
given in her honor Thursday evening
at the Alumnae House by the Ath-
letic board. It is our most sincere
wish that Professor Warner may find
some interesting material here for her
line of work.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
CLUB HOLDS MEETING
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"| ‘The officers of the International Rela- ’
le en
tions Club for this year are: Elizabeth
Rawson, president; Elizabeth Flake,
vice-president, Mary ‘Stuart McLeod,
lingsworth, Virginia; Horton, Marcia;
Hosford, Hazel Annette; Huff, Hazel;
James, Dorothy; Johnson, Sterling;
Knox, Elizabeth; Lawhorn, Laura
Lewis; Liggin, Ruth; Lynes, Mary;
MeMullen, Mary; Mahony, Virginia
Louise; Maddox, Mary Virginia; Mar-
but, Willie Fannie; Martin, Nellie
secretary and Treasurer, ;
The new members on the executive
committee, which has charge of select-
ing and arranging for speakers are:
Elizabeth Malloy and Virginia Ordway.
pleased to learn of the outcome of
the Louise McKinney Alumnae Play
Contest for last year. This contest is
Kate; Matthews,
Frances;
Marcia; Moore, Carolyn; Moore, Lila
Meldrin,
Hewey s Drug Store
Margaret; Monarty, Florence Augusta;
were told by an officer of the Y. W. C. A. that the majority of cases of home-
sickness were found to be among those girls who for one reason or another
have never taken part in college activities. That they have not is in some
cases due to lack of self-confidence, but in others the blame lies with the
students. aA
Mulford, Kathryn; O'Neal, Chloe
FORMERLY DR. RILEY'S
The best remedy to be employed by the student body is the exercise of
held every year among the Alumnae,
and the best play which is submitted
by our Alumnae wins a prize of $250.
Several plays were received by the
judges this year, and of these “Moon-
shine’ by Nan Bagley Stephens was
Luelle;
Skeen, Rebekah;
Perry, Margaret;
die; Rogers, Margaret;
Slaughter,
The Store with a Smile
315 E. Gollege Ave.
Pharr, Ad-
Rogers, Ruth;
Sarah;
Phone Dec. 0640
Smith, Louise; Smith, Sarah; Snow,
Mary Blizabeth; Spratling, Blizabeth;
more thought and consideration at times of elections. Do not choose for an
office someone who already has her share of responsibility. Think of some-
one who is capable and earnest, but who is not already weighted down with
honors.
NEW LIBRARY RULE,
The library is a place where reforms are always in order. There has
just been a new rule added to the list of those already in force. This pro-
vides that all books taken out of the library for the night must be returned
at the beginning of the eight o’clock period, or in other words, at 7:55;
also, that no bock shall be called for during the five minutes which elapse
before the ringing of the second bell.
This is a good rule, and “The Agonistic” wishes to see it observed.
Heretofore there has been much confusion at the beginning of the eight
o'clock period caused by a persistent calling for over-night books which the
librarian has not had time to return to their proper places. It seems to us
that the brief period of five minutes granted to the librarian to set the
books in order will do away with much noise and delay: and will conse-
-guently be of great benefit.
WM. RANKIN Ill, AT HOME TO CALLERS,
earest baby you nearly ever saw and his dancing eyes and ready
enough to cheer the saddest girl on the campus.
fo he weighs nineteen pounds and can sit alone when he has pillows
0 8 him self-confidence.
‘It h coughs don’t get excited and think he has a bad cold, for he has
yer had a moments sickness in his life, and the cough is merely his
ANE f saying, “you aren’t giving me enough attention, I want you to talk
to me”
He will sit upon the bed or in his kiddy coop and play with his ball or!
rubber doll, never crying or giving his mother a bit of trouble, which is
doing fine for any baby, but especially so for him, because he has just
come from his grandmother’s where there are a number of children to say
‘ nothing of grown folks, to keep him entertained.
In spite of the fact that he is a very contented baby, he likes com-
pany. When he hears voices his dark eyes open wider and he sits up
straighter to give his visitor a very smiling welcome.
considered most worthy of winning ee, ecu aul enh:
the prize. eae ee EVERYTHING GOOD
: ; - ae garet; Tucker, Norma; Whittemore,
Nan Bagley Stephens was a student Maud: Whitt oak = TO EAT
at Agnes Scott several years ago. She|_, = a satan eae Margaret Eliza-
merits our congratulations on winning ie FR aa cal Catherine; Woot-|} Hours: 8—2:15, 4:30—7:30, 9:30—10
this contest. 4
STUDENT - GOVERNMENT AS&-
SOCIATION
(Continued from page 1)
Government Association of the hostess
college; so Randolph-Macon furnishes
the president this year. The treasurer
is from Goucher and the secretary from
Swathmore.
Each member of the association is
entitled to two delegates at the con-
ference. These are the Student-Gov- |
ernment president und a junior rep-
resentative. We will be represented
by Hilda McConnell’ and Dick Scand-
rett. Nell Buchanan. our last year’s
president, will also he there. She was
elected Graduate Advisor of the South-
ern Association last spring at New-
comb, and will be sent to the confer-
jence this fall at Randolph-Macon as
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Mr. Stukes: “Now, if you were in
a room by yourself and kept on hear-
ing bells ringing, what would you do?”
E. H.: “I'd try to find out how I
got that way.”
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To write poetry.
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THE AGONISTIC
BROWSING WITH AN
ALUMNA
The Cricket.
Making its initial bow to the public
in August was an interesting little
magazine, “The Cricket,” with two At-
lanta girls, Henrietta Mikell, the
daughter of Bishop and Mrs. Mikell,
and Clayton Calloway, as editors. The
magazine is to be sold for the benefit
of the Near East Relief fund, and it
is unique, not only because of the
youthfulness of the editors, but be-
cause of the many famous and clever
people who are personally interested
in it.
They have done a thing which most
girls interested in stories might do—
written to various authors asking
them for stories. Now the remarka-
ble part is that they have received
replies to their letters, and in some
eases even stories! Among the let-
ters have come some from Booth Tar-
kington, Zona Gale, F. Scott Fitzger-
ald. Margaret Sangster sent a charm-|
ing little poem, “The Cricket,” and
the mother of Marjorie Benton Cooke
has sent permission for them to use
one of her daughter’s stories. Gene
Stratton Porter’s answer was bubbling
with nature love, as one might imag-)
The little magazine is an inter-)
ine.
esting experiment, and a real delight.
Several of the Agnes Scott alumnae)
are especially interested in the ven-|
ture, having assisted in the education
of the editors.
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Eight-Hour Day for Students.
Said President Tullos of Wittenberg
College at his commencement last
spring. Immediately the matter was
heralded and press-agented over the
country. The labor unions counted
the college program as a convert to|
their cause. “The New York Times”
carried an article on “a definite eight-
hour day every day for every
dent,” and the general cencensus of
opinion seemed to be that great
strides forward were imminent in
academic circles.
All of which made me hark back to
undergrad. | days, and begin the com-
putation of an Agnes Scott day, And
now I'm wondering what hour day is
~giuocatod at A_S_ (t Favr honre of
classes, a little lab. and English, even
library work would speedily count to-
ward eight hours. Well do I recall the
time when one of the methodical
seniors, living by schedule, confided in
my freshman ear that her schedule
counted seven and a half more hours
than there were in a week! Wouldn't
she sigh for the eight-hour day for
every student?
But what does such a statement
mean?
in which less than eight hours’ work
is done each day? Im addition, one
must remember that the majority of
colleges have sessions only five days)
a week. Perhaps it is an attempt to/|
smother the “county club” idea of a
college, an idea which never existed
at Agnes Scott. The only thing of
which we're absolutely certain is that
everyone conspired to keep us busy
eight hours plus, when we trod the
classic paths.
Altering and Remodeling Phone Decatur 1311
Mrs. Flora Houston Jossey
Modiste
Hemstitching and Pecoting
Weekes Building
40 1-2 Sycamore Street DEGATUR, GA.
DON'T FORGET
BAILEY BROS.
Shoe Shining
Repairing
110 Atlanta Ave. Phone Dec. 172
“BILLY BOY” DRESSES
Sponsored by
by well-dressed college girls,
Designed for youth with a quaint, prim effectiveness.
Brown, Navy and Black
They announce a new and becoming mode for girls—
with unusual and effective
STUDENT VOLUNTEER
IDEALS
Working almost silently through-
out the school months, with little pub-
licity, little display, the Student Volun-|
teer Band is yet one of the most ef: |
fective factors on our campus. }
There is nothing of mystery about
the organization, the movement,—if
such a really informal band might be
ealled an organization, but there is a
world of depth and sincerity about it.
It is made up of those grils who are
hoping that they may become mis-
sionaries in the years after they leave
school. Indicative of this intention
they have signed what is called a
“Declaration Card” which reads,
“It is my purpose, if God permit, to
become a foreign missionary.”
It may be clearly seen that here no
irrevocable pledge is taken. A student)
volunteer does not feel that it is either |
|instance, Miss Gibbons.
| said she had wanted to get some locks |
GIDDY GOSSIP
Dear Aggie:
I'm just so proud and happy this
week. I don’t know what to do. I
walk around with my head way up
in the clouds. Guess what a great
lappiness has come into my life; Mary
Louise Dargan asked me for a lock
of my hair to go in her famous col-
lection! That’s the biggest honor that
can come to anyone at Agnes Scott
right now, for only the very elect are
represented in the collection. For
Mary Louise
from some of the men faculty too, but,
oh well, you know how it is. Some
\things are physical impossibilities.
The physical possibilities down on
|just or fair to take a pledge which|second floor Inman now-a-days are
she might find it necessary to break jastounding. You know Eleanor Hyde’s
before it could be carried out.
many circumstances might intervene
So }victrola that she keeps at Inman's
“country club”? Well, Margaret Mc-
which would make the carrying out of} Dow, Emily Spivey and Sarah Dun-
a pledge impossible. First of all, no]lap decided that Mrs. Finnell’s grits
one can be absolutely sure that it is}and bacon were making them too fat,
God’s plan for his life to be spent in ‘so they have invested in some of those
stu-|
Can it be that colleges exist’
might arise which would prevent de-|
parture from the home land. And so,
the declaration card is not binding, but |
is only what it claims to be—the |
declaration of an intention. |
The question would naturally arise
“Tf the Declaration Card is not bind-
ing, why sign it at all?” There are
very real reasons why this is done. It
brings together and discovers to each
other those people who have a com-
mon purpose. Then, too, it is a prac: |
tical indication to the Executive Force |
of the Student Volunteer Movement in
New York City that the person who
| signed the card will be ready for the
foreign field in a certain number of
years. Thus they are enabled year by |
year to be informed as to the number)
of missionaries who go out that year,
and also to estimate rather accurately
the number to go out during the suc-
ceeding years. The value of such
definiteness is easily seen.
This executive force of which has |
just been mentioned embodies per-
jhaps more clearly than any other
tangible thing the ideals of the entire,
movement. For _a_ movement of such!
national significance it is
planned but very effective. AS a}
working force it is composed of a|
chairman, vice-chairmen, a treasurer, |
and secretaries of various kinds. Those|
with whom we are more likely to
come in contact are the “traveling
secretaries,”"—young men and women |
who have dropped their college courses
for a year in order to travel for the
movement. As a spiritual force, these
officers of the Student Volunteer
Movement are consecrated men and
women whose lives are living wit-
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the foreign field. Or home problems | “
get thin to music” records, and are
just about to wear out the vie play-
ing them. They certainly are brave
to stand calmly there every morning
at 7:20 and “right roll herd, arms
sideward fling’ while the rest of In-
man streams past them down to
breakfast.
It’s funny how some people are so
fat and strong,
away from pure weakness. Bobbie
Proctor, for instance, and they say
what she does isn’t just fainting
either but good, old-fashioned swoon-
ing, the Kind where you turn deadly
pale, sway this way and that, and
then hit the floor with a plop!
Aggie, was there a girl up here dur-
ing your day named Idele Mobberly?
I'm crazy to meet her. Everybody
while others faint}
| King was telling me about her.
Alumnae News
Miss Mary Wallace Kirk, the loved
and honored former president of the
Alumnae, has been spending the past
week in the Alumnae House.
Lucy Durr,
Student-Government in 1918-19, is
coming back to Agnes Seott for a
visit on the first of November.
Marion Cawthorne, ’21, is writing
insurance for the New York Life In-
surance Co. in Atlanta.
says she’s perfectly darling—Speedy
I raced all over the campus for an
hour this afternoon trying to find
her. Everybody I asked, said the
name sounded awfully familiar, but
they didn’t believe they could place
her. I just must meet that girl.
You should have been here Satur-
day night for the stunts—they were
the cleverest things! The only trouble
was that everybody was in them—we
got real scared for a while there
weren't going to be any girls left over
to be the audience.
So long—more next week,
Giddie.
1917, and who received her medical
Philadelphia, in 1921, is at Blue Ridge
Sanitarium this year.
Beth Allen, 1920,
Arkansas.
Katherine Seay is at the Y. W. C. A.
National Training School, New York
is teaching in
PI ALPHA PHI HOLDS
INITIATIONS City.
\ : Margaret Sanders, of DeVall’s Bluff,
Silver Cup Presented. Arkansas, is coming to Agnes Scott for
Thanksgiving.
Mary Burnett is to be married to
Mr. William Thorington, of Taft, Tex.,
on October 27.
Announcements have been received
the marriage of Katherine Lin-
(Continued on page 4)
Every organization on the campus
has the one @isagreeable character-
istic of try-outs. But they all have
the one pleasant and redeeming fea-
ture cf initiation. And Pi Alpha Phi) of
runs true to form.
On the evening of Thursday, Octo-
ber 5, Pi Alpha Phi had tis initia-
tion meeting. The faculty members
of the Debating Council, Dr. Armis-
tead, Miss McKinney, Miss Hearon,
Mr. Stukes and Mr. Rankin, were pres-
ent besides the regular members.
After the regular initiation cere-
mony, the president, Quenelle Har-
rold, made a short talk on the pur-
pose of the society and the aims for
the year. Arrangements were made
for the first debate. And the teams
were grouped and announced.
An anonymous gift of a silver loy-
ing cup was then presented to the so-} —#£ —#£. —————_______——_
ciety by the president. The cup has
“Pi Alpha Phi” on the front in beau-
tiful engraving. The cup came with
instructions that it was to be present-
ed each year to the best all-round de-
bater for the year. The name of this
girl and the date of the year in which
she won it is to be put on the back.
The president then was asked to
convey the thanks of the society to
the donor.
After this, the meeting adjourned
with all the members looking for-
ward to a most successful year.
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friends from Agnes
Scott College.
Two Stores
32 Whitehall St. 109 Peachtree St.
“What Every Woman Wants’
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107-109 Peachtree Arcade
Frohsin'’s are prepared to
meet the apparel needs of
the College Girl and her
Exclusive Millinery especially suited
for the young lady attending college
C. & C. ROSENBAUM
Teacher.
Successors to Kutz oe
38 Whitehall St. *
Parisian & Fifth Ave, Creations. Suits Dresses
Coats Capes
Furs Hats
Blouses Skirts
Undersilks
Executed with Frohsin's
skill, they adhere to the law
of correctness, and at the
Ansley - Doster Drug Co.
Decatur's Leading Drug Store
Phones: Dec. 0203, 1171, 9104
Waterman Fountain Pens, Eastman Kodaks
and Radio concert daily.
Decatur Bank & Trust Co.
4% Paid on Savings Accounts
J. HOWELL GREEN, President
C. M. SAUNDERS, Cashier
same time, preserve to youth
the bright spirit of youth.
Ask for prices—but no price
can ever adequately sepreeat
Frohsin’s quality.
| Watkins’ Candy Kitchen | Candy Kitchen
Corner Church & Sycamore St.
Just below post office
Fresh wholesome candies made
daily. Come to us.
Attention—Girls |
Did you sample that Delicious
Hollingworth Candy?
Then you know the best. We
have it 50c to $5.00 a box.
ELKIN DRUG CO.
Elkin Corner Decatur, Ga.
who was president of
Dr. India Hunt, who graduated in
degree at Women’s Medical College,
50 WHITEHALL | |
THE AGONIS ELC
EXCHANGES
Intercollegiate Department.
It is our intention to open this new)
department in the next issue, We)
fee] that there is much that is of in-
terest to us happening in other South-}
ern colleges, that we hear of either
indirectly, vaguely or not at all.
Through our reporters in the various
colleges of the South we will give
you up-to-date news of events and
ideas transpiring in these colleges.
For instance, if Columbus, Miss., Col-
lege has a new hut, what is it like?
Will Newcomb have a_ basket-ball
team this year? What are some new
things happening at Agnes Scott?
News of the big Southern Trian-
gular Debate will interest us, and such
things, not only in girls’ but boys’ col-
leges as well. It is a good thing to
compare ourselves with other col-
leges in current events.—Woco, Ala.
News.
When you get into a tight place, and
everything goes against you, till it
seems as if you could not hold on a
minute longer, never give up then, for
that is just the place and time that the
tide'll turn—Harriet Beecher Stowe
(The Mississippi Heights Review).
The “Big Sister” movement has been
installed among the new girls under
the membership committee (at Lynch-
burg College), to relieve homesick-
ness. Isach old girl became a “Big
Sister” to the new students. Last
Thursday the Big
esses to their little sisters. Kid games
were played on the campus and lolly-
pops and punch were served as re-
freshments.—The Critograph.
How Ignorant Are College Students?
(Can You Answer These?)
1. Who is Kemal Pasha?
2. When did a monkey’s bite cause
the change of a nation’s political pol-
icy?
3. What is the difference between as-
trology and astronomy?
4. Where is the republic of San Ma-
rino?
5. Who is Elentherios Venizelos?
DeKALB COUNTY TO CELE-
BRATE CENTENNIAL.
(Continued from page 1)
This event will be a splendid spec-
tacle, and its different episodes will
depict the various historic happenings
in the life of the county. Bands will
be provided for musical entertainment
and, in all, as stated by Mr. Scott
Candler, at least $2,000 will be spent
to stage properly this celebration.
Great interest is being taken all
the county by the people, and
articles of historic value have
been secured for the historical ex-
hibit. This celebration is an event
that comes only once in the lifetime
over
many
of those now living, and a great deal
of interest is being manifested
throughout the county.
NEW TRUSTEES ELECTED
(Continued from page 1)
expansion program of the institution, 7
to wiiich the people of the South have |
}
pledged $850,000 and described the
work of Agnes Scott in training Chris- |
tian womanhood and character, and of
its high standards of education.
The enrollment of the college is
now at its capacity limit, until addi-
tional facilities are provided, Dr. Me-
Cain declared, but he pointed out that
the building program of the institu-
tion, for which the campaign for a
“GREATER AGNES SCOTT” was con-
ducted, has not been completed. He
said that work on the expansion pro-
gram was going on as rapidly as funds
from the campaign pledges were
available.
The Laird-Schober
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are numerous—and so
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FRENCH CLUB ELECTS
OFFICERS
(Continued from page 1)
The Agonistic. Please, one and all,
bring this to the next meeting.
The purpose of the French Club is to
French students in their work,
and it is an organization. becoming
more prominent every year. The first
of its activities this year is a stunt in
the “House Wheel.”
NATIONAL STUDENT COUN-
CIL FOR THE SOUTHERN
AREA MEETS AT AGNES
SCOTT
(Continued from page 1)
Faculty representatives were:
Miss Emily Cox, Greenville Wo-
man's College.
Miss Mary Wallace Kirk, Tuscum-
| bia, Ala.
Mrs. Annie M. Fertig, West Tennes-
see State Normal.
The conference
meetings were not
The déle-
gw .2 so that
We hau .; portunity of
meeting them perc: cally ond of learn-
}ing what the National Student Coun-
‘cil was in a very concrete and pleas-
ing way.
GRANDMOTHERS ENTERTAIN
IN THE GYMNASIUM
(Continued from page 1)
Games of childhood and days of
“auld lang syne,’"’ accompanied by the
ever-popular “all-day-sucker,” afforded
|hearty merriment. Delicious punch was
served throughout the evening. The
beneficent Grandmothers were untiring
in their efforts to make every minute
a happy one for their young proteges.
To her Grandmother each little fresh-
man gave a good-night hug,
Then sleepily toddled off to her own
wee bed, so cozy and snug.
To illustrate the change in meaning
of certain words, we cite browse. In
our youth, only cows browsed. Now,
alumnae and history majors have the
habit.
FOR THE BEST THINGS TO EAT GO TO 0 THE
White House Cafe
143 Sycamore St.
We specialize on home-made pies,
cakes and sandwiches.
Compliments of
A. S. TURNER
525-535 North McDonough St.
Dee : Phones: Decatur 145-740
ges Dee. 0098 |!) pecaTur, GEORGIA
Sisters were host-
| Into a washbowl she is
THE DREAMS OF A FRESH-
MAN
An Agnes Seott freshman lay snugly
in her bad,
With no thought of the future troub-
ling her head.
Dreaming sweetly was this freshman
so dear,
DAY STUDEN
Sale of Christmas Cards.
The Day siudents cleared approxi-
mately $34 for their cottage in a re-
F A Pe ; re re, Miss Alex: na-
Of days in the past with their joy and cent VERGS Miss lexander gra
ehoss ciously gave us the use among the
e Day students of a plan through
As she slept, happy incidents passed
in review—
Her high-school graduation, her dress
so new,
The class prophecy she had so grand-
ly read,
The many nice thiugs her friends had
sweetly said.
which she has raised money for meet-
ing a pledge of the Decatur Alumnae.
We gained for ourselves choice Christ-}
mas cards and for the Day Student
cottage a nice commission on the |
same. Not having invaded the Aigm:|
nae’s territory—the boarder—we iva
for them, and will do anything we
can to secure for them, success in
their sale this year of such lovely
and desirable Christmas cards at unu-
Sually reasonable prices.
The two Day students who gained
such a good sale for us in the short
She dreamed of a moon-lit porch, a
cozy swing,
Of moments that passed on swift fly-
ing wing,
Of words that were whispered soft and
low,
z : “ aaa
Bringing the thrill that only love can ee Bag “axe seta Phipyer oo
Bhan Sarah Fullbright. But here's also to
; . . ‘ !
The past was the present, she thought! every Day student who did her part!
TS’ COLUMN
Last Friday the Day students held
a peppy hike out toward Emory. There
was an unusually good crowd who had
a thrilling time marching to every
imaginable Agnes Scott song with
sufficient swing to it to keep every
hiker from losing step. Coming home
| we stopped long enough to learn the
first verse of our Alma Mater with
|the idea of knowing all three per-
fectly before so very many hikes have
past.
Sarah Fullbright was recently elect-
ed as Day student hike manager, and
though we are sorry indeed to lose
Marion, we submit ourselves athlet-
ically to Sarah's care.
* ¢ + ®@
The Day students had a glorious
time at the grandmother party. Thank
you, Martha, for getting us grand-
mothers or grandchildren, as the weno
may be. “ie
as she slept, | a
And o’er brow and cheek a rosy flush
crept.
She dreamed—but suddenly, across
happy slumber, damood to Mr. Richard Catlett,
Came harsh sounds, horrible and with-| Clarkesville, Tennessee.
out number. At a recent meeting of one of the}
committees in the Decatur Alumnae
Club, it was decided that some time
before Christmas, they would have a
basket sale. There were also rumors
of a play to be given sometime in the
Ghostly figures crowd speedily into}near future. Those who have seen
the room, other plays by the Agnes Scott
Looking witchlike and wierd amid the| Alumnae in the past will be delighted
gloom, with this news for, as we sing:
The freshman awakes with a start of «Oy pere’s to the Alumnae,
surprise, All hail, all hail, all hail them,
The meaning of all this she cannot) ppore's nothing that they cannot do.
surmise; They've got the spirit,
With fear and foreboding, she is al-|pye kind that never faileth,
most dead, And proved it too.
As she is ordered quickly out of her| ney are the kind of girls that are
bed. always on the top,
They always do their best and they
never, never stop,
So here’s to the Alumnae.
All hail, all hail, all hail them,
There’s nothing that they cannot do.
ALUMNAE NEWS
(Continued from page 3.)
of
Without ceremony, the door is wide-
open thrown,
In rushed mumblings as by some ill-
wind blown. +
With no one to aid, and no means of |
defense,
With trembling
With no sense,
limbs, and a brain
commanded to
stand,
And sing, “Rescue the
this band,
| With : =n What 4o her next © all)
“peti,” ~ Lo ’
And sadly dreams that into torment
she has been cast.
Perishing,”’ to
oe RS 4%
STUDENT VOLUNTEER
IDEALS ¢
(Continued from page 8.). ,
nesses of the cause they ee
close to their hearts. Powerful
personality and deeply spiritual, they
have built up the Movement year by
year until it has become one of the
most all-pervasiye and potent forces
in American student life.
Jack (returning with girl after a lit
tle walk and talk): Say, Jim, what
dance is this? 1"
Jim (returning from room after a
little nip and sip): Ish Shenior Hop,
Jack.—Lord Jeff.
BOOKHAMMER
Hair Dressing Parlor
481% Whitehall St., Auanta
Phones M. 0214 and 0215
FOR
Birthday Cakes and Mints
For Benefit of ete:
}On their miserable mission, further
She is carried, an unwilling victim, to! walk these ghosts, CHRISTIAN CHURCH
the hall, These white-robed figures, now as ————————————
With quick spoken promises of pOos- silent as posts. o;. ®DDO@®@®DSOOHOOLOOHOHOSHOGHHHOSSS
sible spanks, , You ask the cause of this queer mid-|2 3
She hears, “Down on your knees; and night freak? oa ©
count the planks.” Why it’s a SOPHOMORE RAID—|% Thurston Hatcher
; ‘CAUSE IT’S SOPHOMORE WEERK.. e
On all fours, liké a beast, she is told Mary Freeman, '26. |©
to prance, © $ College
Then boldly stand forth, and do a clog 4 Ph t ve
dance. * i] V/ S 0 ograp Ss
Standing on a trunk. loudly she does . . McKay bs
proclaim, =, °° The | inest in Atlanta
“The sw eetness Ota man—his mus- DRY GOODS, NOTIONS @ i
tasche and aim.” and SHOES : Studio: 58 Whitehall St
Many more stunts she is ordered to 121 Sycamore St.. Decatur. Ga, = .
perform. PPDOOE SLOPELOP LOO DIL ABLO ILS
Amid jokes an¢@ laughter that roar
like a storm. *
Then back to her bed it is suggested
that she creep, |
Close her weary eyes and go quite!
sound to sleep,
Upon her couch} the Freshman oun
ples and shivers,4
With head that ach: 3 and with heart
that quivers. i
When the day begins to dawn, she falls
to sleep at last
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Vol. VIII
Che Agonistic
AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1922
No. 6
Hoasc Presents Stunts
HOASC INITIATION AND
BANQUET.
Beautiful Entertainment in Tea |
Room,
Following the public announcement
in chapel on last Wednesday morn-
ing, the seven new members of Hoasc
were formally admitted into the organ-
ization on Tuesday night, October 31st.
Initiation was held in Mr. Dieckmann’s
studio at half-past seven.
After the ceremonies the members
adjourned to the tea room where a
banquet was held. On the table were |
large yellow chrysanthemums ar-
ranged in baskets tied with black
tulle, while place cards and tall yel-
low candles completed the decorations.
The menu was as follows:
Grape Fruit
Chicken a la King
Stuffed Celery Potato Chips
Ice Cream Cake
Demitasse
Spirits rose high in Such a blithe
atmosphere and sounds of revelry is-
sued from the festal hall.
source of disappointment and regret to
everyone that the three faculty mem-
bers were unavoidably prevented
from lending their presence to the as-
sembly, and they were greatly missed.
It was a rare pleasure and inspira-
tion to the undergraduates to have
present four alumnae members—Emma
Jones, Janef Preston, Cama Burgess
and Elizabeth Wilson, who, although |
they are such people of affairs yet
Ynanagea to dtiend. “Tie other niein-
bers present were: Hilda McConnell,
Beth McClure, Quenelle Harrold, El-
eanor Hyde, Eloise Knight, Alice Vir-
den, Nannie Campbell, Mary Goodrich,
Emily Guille, Elizabeth Hoke, Lucile
Little, Valeria Posey, Elizabeth Ran-
som.
CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER.
Thanksgiving Celebrations in
Near Future.
November brings to us a series of
interesting events which cannot fail to
prove exciting and enjoyable to Agnes
Scott students. The following is a
list of the most important happenings:
November 4: On this night Hoase
presented a series of stunts. tach
organization on the campus gave a
clever and original stunt. They were
each sponsored by one of the mem-
bers of Hoasc.
November 16: On this night Mr.
Hamilton Holt, a foremost American
lecturer, will be here. Mr. Holt is a
great believer in “The League of Na-
tions” and has been abroad investigat-
ing this year. He is also a firm friend
of our own ex-President Woodrow
Wilson, who gave so freely of his
time and health to his country. He
has been sought many times to lecture
here, but until now has been unable to
come. The Lecture Association is one
of the newest but most important or-
ganizations on the campus and it has
proved its value by bringing to Agnes
Scott many noted lecturers. Last year
we heard Dr. Robinson on “Sapho”
and “The Grotesque and Humorous in
Greek Art.” Dr. Divine also gave two
lectures and Dr. Stockard gaye two
most interesting lectures on “Thyroid
Glands.” Vachel Linsey, one of the
greatest American poets, read some of
his most famous poems and told us
some of the history of his life, which
is something like the minstrels of old.
This year they have had Dr. Cram,
the foremost American architect of
3oston, and Mr. Dhan Gopal Mukerji,
who lectured on “A Comparison of
Eastern and Western Civilization.”
The next lecturer is to be Mr. Holt,
who has a_ world-wide reputation.
There are many other noted lecturers
who will come to us at different times
to lecture on subjects of world-wide in-
terest.
November 18: This night has been
(Continued on page 3.)
It was a)
PI ALPHA PHI DEBATES.
October 8 and October 26 Dates
of Meetings.
“Nature knows no pause,” wrote
Goethe, “and attaches a curse upon all
inagtion.” _
Similar words, with especial refer-
ence to mental activity, might fittingly
fall from the lips of Quenelle Harold,
president of the Pi Alpha Phi Debat-
ing Society, for it is upon such a creed
as this that the organizaiton seems to
be tounded. Indeed there is no rest
allowed the brain when. once it has
stood the test and becomes an active
factor in this society where the young
idea is trained to develop along log-
ical and arguméntative lines, and to
express itself in flowery flights of elo-
quence or with forceful brevity, ac-
cording to the temperament of the in-
dividual mind.
only recreation is the solving of such
momentous problems as, “Should the
United States join the’ League of Na-
tions?”’—or, “Resolved, that women
should don long dresses, and that men
should wear mustachios,.”
On October 8, in the Propylean Hall,
the subject for debate was, “Resolved,
that the debt owed the United States
by the nations associated with her in
the World War should be canceled.”
The affirmative speakers were Valeria
Posey and Louise Mahoney; negative,
Olivia Swann and Mary Goodrich;
judges, Miss Hale, Miss Gibbons, and
Mr. Rankin. Their decision was ren-
dered in favor of the negative.
October 26, the question, ‘‘Resolved,
that the United States Government
should acquire and operate the coal
mines,’ was debated. Affirmative,
Margery Speake and Quenelle Harold;
negative, Maude Foster and Daisy
Frances Smith; judges, Miss Goodwin,
Miss-Laney, and Mr. Stukes. The af-
firmative was the winning side.
The date for the inter-collegiate de-
bate—among Sophie Newcombe, Ran-
dolph Macon and Agnes Scott—will, be
announced within a few weeks. In the
meantime it is highly expedient that
all prospective debaters work with re-
newed vigor and enthusiasm—
Work, work as never before;
Work, work, and then some more,
For to win that famous debate
Means work—work early and late.
“Mr. Park, what did your daughter
learn at college?”
“Says she can’t tell me.”
“Why not?”
“A secret.”
“Nonsense!”
“No, she-learned the basket bal! sig-
nals.”—Exchange.
In this society one’s |
MEMBERS OF HOASC ACT AS
SPONSORS.
Every Organization on Campus
Represented,
On Saturday night Hoase acted as
sponsor for a series of entertainments
given dathe.ee! ahony) s
organization on the enous presented
a stunt. Before the staging of each
of these a member of Hoase read a
short poem which expressed the spirit
of the organization represented. <A
chain representing the chain of col-
lege activities was formed by the ad-
dition of a link as each organization
presented its stunt.
The program was as follows:
Student Government, sponsored by
Hilda McConnell;
Y. W. CGC. A., sponsored by Eloise
Knight;
Blackfriars, sponsored by Valeria
Posey;
Glee Club, by Nannie Campbell;
Pi Alpha Phi, by Quennelle Har-
rold;
Literary Societies, by Lucille Little;
Athletic Association, by Elizabeth
Hoke;
Lecture Association and Internaticn-
al Relations Club, by Emily Guille;
Day Students, by Beth MecLure;
Orchestra, by Mary Goodrich;
French Club, by Eleanor Hyde;
Publications, by Alice Virden;
Cotillion Club, by Blizabeth Ransom.
The Student Government Associa-
tion stunt was a clever comparison
of conditions as they are now in con-
trast to those which existed in 1902.
The Y. W. C. A. Stunt showed in
the case of one Freshman the good
which this .organization brings to
every college girl.
The Blackfriars’ stunt was a scene
at a meeting of the club when try-
outs were being judged. The Sleep-
Walking Scene from “Macbeth” and
the scene between Juliet and the
Nurse in “Romeo and Juliet” brought
roars of laughter from the audience.
Pi Alpha Phi staged a debate, Dr.
Armistead was the sole member of
the winning team and was presented
with a beautiful and appropriate gift
of a bucket of enormous size. This
stunt was very laughable.
The Literary Societies presented a
domestic scene. A! literary mother
“shows off” her children, Folio, K. U.
B., Poetry Club, and B. O. Z. to her
visitors. Each of the children dis-
played their talents to advantage.
A series of sporting pictures made
up the Athletic Association stunt.
This was an especially artistic stunt.
The Lecture Association and the
International Relations Club offered
us a great attraction in the public
(Continued on page 2.)
|e
ant hostess.
| unusual
POETRY CLUB MEETS
Autumn Leaves Furnish Inspira-
tion for Poems,
The Poetry Club had a meeting of
interest last Wednesday
miss’ lauey imide wa veryy
Miss McKinney and Miss
STUDENTS’ COUNCIL MEETS
TUESDAY.
Reports of Committees Given.
The monthly meeting of the Stu-
dents’ Council of the Student Govern-
ment Association was held on Tuesday
night, October 381. Nannie Campbell,
vice-president of the Student Govern-
ment Association, presided at the meet-
ing. The roll of the members was
called, and it was found that only about
a half of them were present.
After this
the reports of the various committees
were called for.
Eva Wassum, chairman of the open
discussion group meetings, reported
that one meeting had been held and
that plans for others had been made.
Subjects for open discussion group
meetings are being collected from the
students. A stunt was presented by
this committee to encourage order in
the library.
Elizabeth Hoke, chairman of the in-
tercollegiate relations committee, re-
ported that publicity had been given in
“The Agonistic” to the Lecture Asso-
ciation at North Carolina College for
Women.
Mary Steward McLeod, chairman of
the library committee, said that her
committee had been engaged in tracing
library books which have not been re-
turned on time and in placing placards
in the library which encouraged the
best of library etiquette.
After the reports of these commit-
tees the decisions of recent cases which
have come before the executive com-
tree "WELe" ‘TEad "ts “We STiNIeInS
Council.
Randolph were present for the first
time this year and added much to the!
enjoyment of the meeting by their
helpful criticism and comment, The
society was also glad to welcome Miss
Warner, the hockey coach from Eng-
land, as a guest. Her unexpected re-
mark that elm leaves are brilliantly
yellow in the fall in England came
at a crucial moment in a certain dis-
cussion that cannot be told of in these
columns. Elizabeth Enloe, who needs
no introduction because of her Aurora
and B. 0, Z. fame, was present also,
and gratified the society by bringing
a very pleasing contribution § that
| brought forth much comment.
Ellen
Lowe,
Janice
Poems by Elizabeth Askew,
Walker, Lucile Little, Marjorie
Alice Virden, Mary Colley,
Brown were read and criticized fayor-
ably or unfavorably as the case might
be. There were not many remarks of
the latter variety, however, since the
poems were unusually good, Autumn,
or rather the many-colored trees of au-
tumn, seemed to be the fount of in-
spiration for the largest number—that
lis, if a tree may be called a fount,
Mary Colley, the president of the
club, told of the plans for selling last
year’s Year Book. This sale occurred
on Friday night. The books may be
secured for seventy-five cents.
Miss Laney told of very interesting
offers of prizes to the writers of poet-
ry: One from Southwestern Univer-
sity of a hundred dollars; one from
Janef Preston and Frances Charlotte
Markley for the best lyrie by a mem-
ber of the poetry club; one of ten dol-
lars from the last year’s Senior mem-
bers of the society, and one of ten dol-
lars from Frances Harper to the girl
in Miss Laney’s English Eighteen class
who writes the best poem,
After this, Miss Laney served ice
eream cones, which, needless to say,
were greatly enjoyed,
The first hundred years of prohibi-
tion are the wettest.
The meeting then adjourned,
FRENCH CLUB HOLDS MEET-
ING.
M. Loridous Tells of His Travels
Abroad.
The French club held its second
meeting for the year on Friday night,
October 27. A very interesting pro-
gram was enjoyed by the large num-
ber of members who were present.
Eleanor Hyde, the president of the
French Club, presided with dignity.
Polly Stone, the vice-president, acted
as secretary in the absence of Mary
Palmer Caldwell, and read the min-
utes of the last meeting. These were
approved by the members, and the
program for the night was begun.
M. Loridons’ lecture on his travels
during the summer was the most im-
portant feature of the evening. M.
Loridons has lectured at Agnes Scott
on several previous occasions, and
what he has to say is always enjoyed.
M. Loridons assisted with the program
on the subject of Moliere last year,
During the past summer a series of
interesting experiences were enjoyed
by him in his travels. He visited
Spain, Newfoundland, England, Scot-
(Continued on page 4)
SOCIOLOGY III CLASS MAKES
VISIT TO OFFICES OF BELL
TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Last Thursday, the Sociology III
Class was lucky enough to have the
Bell Telephone Company send cars out
for them to take them in ‘to see the
theories they were studying put into
practice. They went to the Main, Ivy
and Hemlock exchanges. Lunch was
served them in the attractive lunch
sooms of the Main exchange. They
both saw and heard many interesting
things, such as a $75,000 double cable,
some even held this in their hands
(imagine having $75,000 in your hands
at one time), and then one kind oper-
ator allowed them to listen in for a
‘}minute on a long distance call between
A year ago it was the bobbed hair
craze that was growing. Now it’s the
bobbed hair.
What good does it do the worm to
turn? He’s the same on all sides.—
Life Lines.
New York and New Orleans. Then
they also saw the attractive club
‘rooms for the benefit and pleasure of
‘the girls who work there. About 5
o'clock the Sociology Class ended a
very pleasant day as the guests of the
‘Bell Telephone Company.
2 THE AGONISTIC
: 5 ENTERTAINMENT FOR MISS
Che Agoni stic WARNER.
m Miss Warner is being kept busy dur-
’ ing her brief stay here with us, with
Agnes Scott College Weekly. everything from hockey to banquets.
On the night of her arrival, Miss Ran-)
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REPORTERS FOR THIS ISSUE.
ELLEN WALKER JANICE BROWN
MARY FREEMAN MARY CODLEY
ALICE VIRDEN ELIZABETH GRIFFIN
Subscription price $1.75 per year, in advance. Single copies, 6 cents.
Haynes and Mrs, Randolph were in-
vited.
Thursday night the athletic board
entertained Miss Warner at a banquet
in the tea room, and Friday night they
took her to a theatre in Atlanta. Miss
Warner has proven herself to be very
popular, and we hope to be able to
enjoy the pleasure of having her with
us again next year.
Published weekly. Owned and published by Students of A. S. C.
Entered as Second Class Matter.
THE RUSHING WEST.
A phrase from the lecture recently given here by Dhan Gopal Mukerji,
the Indian poet, comes often to our minds: “You are always in a hurry,”
he said; “you never stop to meditate.” He gave an illustration from his
own experience. An Indian teacher sat under a tree teaching to a handful
of pupils the Indian theory of life and of religion. Slowly and with infinite
care he taught and re-taught each new idea. As he was talking to his pu-
pils, an Englishman rushed by at topmost speed, going to his tea. One of
the little group asked the teacher the cause for the man’s evident hurrying.
The teacher answered, “In the West there is always rushing. It is for the
West to hurry and for the East to think.”
We accept this whirlwind view of our Western civilization only with
reservations. But we do feel that there is more need for that time in each
day which, as Mr. Mukerji says, should be spent in meditation. Consider
our own college, which ranks among the best in the South. There is too
much rushing here. We are always pressed for time. We go quickly from
one task to another, and sometimes we miss obtaining the full significance
of the new ideas which we hear. We seldom have time in a year’s work
to do any real constructive thinking on more than one subject. In one of
the English classes, a student remarked a few days ago, “We never have
time to read any books just to enjoy them.” Many of the students fail to
read the daily papers for the same reason.
This idea of a constant confusion and hurrying is a false one. We
really do have time to think and to solve the real problems which are pre-
sented to us every day. Many of our students, though we sorrowfully admit
that they are in the minority, derive a rich benefit from taking time to let
their constructive mental power have full play. When they study outward
events, they stop to find their significance; when they read a book or a poem,
they search earnestly for its full meaning. Such should be a college educa-
tion. A period of real thinking and not one of a hurried amassing of facts
with no meaning. A constant fight against time is not necessary and is far
our highest ideals of an education which produces culture in the highest
DR. CRAM TO FORM PLANS
FOR A GREATER AGNES
SCOTT.
Surveyors Now at Work.
A greater Agnes Scott is in the
minds and hearts of all now. We have
dreamed for years of the day when we
could with comfort accommodate about
a thousand girls, with plenty of dormi-
tory space, library space and class
room space. We have dreamed also of
the day when we should have a larger
auditorium that would meet our needs
and a modern gymnasium with a large)
tile swimming pool. It seems that our
dreams are now about to be realized.
First, Dr. Cram, the foremost Ameri-
can architeci, came down to look over
the present buildings in order that he
might draw up plans. Then, for the
last few days, surveyors haye been at
work surveying all grounds in order
to send to Dr. Cram concrete and cor-
rect specifications of the grounds of
sense of the word.
POETRY CLUB SELLS YEAR
BOOK.
The Poetry Club is one of the young-
est organizations on the campus, yet
it is interesting to note just how
much it has accomplished in the short
time that it has existed. Perhaps the
most important accomplishment was
the publication of a year book. This
is more than ever worthy of considera-
tion in view of the fact that the club
had been organized only about a year
when the material for the book was
collected. All of the poems were gone
over, and it was very hard to select
the best ones from so many fine pro-
ductions, but after much deliberation
the committee decided on a selection
of poems which seemed to be repre-
sentative. The committee endeavored
to have a standard to which the poems
would adhere, and as a result a book
was published which has real value,
Not only does it have intrinsic merit,
but it should be of especial interest to
the students of Agnes Scott because
the poems were written by their fellow
students. Some of the copies were
sent to prominent poets, Karle Wil-
son Baker showed marked approval
and was especially enthusiastic over
the poems of Marjorie Lowe.
There are a few books left to be
sold this year on account of the book’s
late publication in the spring. These
will be sold on Thursday night in
Main Hall from 7 o’clock until 7:30
by a special committee. The price has
been fixed at seventy-five cents as a
special concession to residents of
Agnes Scott, and at one dollar to non-
residents. Those wishing to buy the
books can procure them at that time.
Virginia: Say, what do you think
of political parties?
Quenelle: Don’t know; never at-
tended one of them,
PRESS CLUB AT WESTERN
RESERVE UNIVERSITY.
K. U. B., Take Notice.
The Press Club is now well under
way, with Sigma Delta Chi, the hon-
orary journalistic fraternity, acting as
sponsor. Its purpose is to take care
of publicity in regard to the student
life and activity of the University. An
exchange department will be main-
tained with high school and college
papers and magazines, and subscrip-
tions will be made for athletic maga-
zines and dailies,
The aim in the last particular is to
keep a record of men who might make
good athletic material for this univer-
sity. A careful check is to be kept
on all items useful in thesé connec-
tions, and a file maintained in the gym-
nasium office. The sphere will not be
limited, only to athletics, however, as
it will take in all activities (glee club,
dramatics, debating, ete.) in which
students participate. It is the inten-
tion eventually to make the file of ma-
terial ayailable for students them-
selves who might wish to look up any
item concerning another person.
One phase of the work to be taken
over by the Press Club is to mail per-
sonal sidelights of students to the high
school. This was originally started
by the executive secretary, but this of-
fice is now too busy to take of it.
Once fully established, it is the in-
tention that the heads of the various
activities take supervision of their re-
spective part of the work. The less
important part it is hoped to have men
do on the basis of securing honorary
membership as a reward for their
services.
Entire charge of the work is to be
confined to men in the University. An
advisory committee will later be ap-
pointed to consist of the heads of ac-
tivities, and leading figures on the
Agnes Scott, soethat he may at once
draw up working plans for this great-
er Agnes Scott.
DEATH IS SUDDEN OF THOS.
NELSON PAGE, VIRGINIAN.
Famous Diplomat, Lawyer and
Author Passes Away at Plan-
tation Home.
Thomas Nelson Page, lawyer, diplo-
mat and author, dropped dead of heart
failure at 1:20 o’clock Wednesday
afternoon, while walking in the garden
of his old plantation home, “Oakland,”
in Hanover county.
Mr. Page was educated in the
schools of his native state. He en-
tered Washington and Lee University
at the time General Robert E. Lee
was iis president. Leaving that in-
stitution, he taught school for a year,
and then entered the University of
Virginia, taking up the study of law.
He graduated under the late John B.
Minor in 1874, and engaged in the
pactice of his profession in Richmond.
A fondness for literature caused Mr.
Page to devote much of his time to
literary pursuits and his writings were
sought eagerly by some of the largest
publishers in the country. His quaint
style of writing added an attraction
to his stories that was _ irresistible,
and he soon won a host of admirers
among the readers of popular maga-
zines and periodicals to which he
contributed.
Some Famous Books.
“Marse Chan,” was one of his first
productions. The story was publish-
campus,
ed by a New York magazine while
Mr. Page was a lawyer at the local
bar. This story has often been de-
clared Mr. Page’s best literary work.
His dialect stories of the negro of
ante-bellum days are regarded as
among the best. His intimate knowl-
edge of the negro, gained through as-
sociation in a land where the natural
instincts of the race are pronounced,
added a touch to his stories of the
old-time darkey that has not bee
duplicated by other writers.
Twenty-five years ago Mr. Page
abandoned the practice of law and
devoted his entire attention to literary
work. Since that time he has written
a number of books which make up a
part of the country’s best literature.
In addition to this work he kept up
his magazine writing and through this
medium contributed much to the pub-
JUNIORS AND SENIORS PRO-
CLAIMED VICTORS.
By the close ‘score of 3-2, the
Juniors managed to defeat the Sopho-
mores on Saturday, the 28th. The
Soph’s defensive was poor during the
first half, thus making it possible for
the Juniors to make three goals, two
of these were shot by McAlpine and
the third by D. F. Smith.
In the last half, the Sophs came
back with a vim and were able to
prevent their opponents from running
up a higher score. However, the ball
got mighty close to the Junior’s goal
several times, and twice there was
a 25-yard bully in their end of the
field. The Sophs fought hard and
with “bull-dog” determination. Thus
they scored twice. One goal was
shet by Walker, the other by Keesler.
The line up Was:
Sophomores Juniors
M. Keesler Cc. ¥. L. McAlpine
E. Kell Ry I, E. Henry
E. Thompson L. I. M. Mann
J. Schuessler R. W. D. F. Smith
E. Walker L,. W. F. Swann
N. Evans Ge t. N. Peck
I. Ferguson R. H. E. Askew
E. Griffin L. H. H. L. Comfort
G. M. Little R: EF B. Davidson
L. Phippin L. F. D. Scandrett
S. Fulbright G. G. M. Eakes
The Seniors were not playing their
best Saturday, but, with all that they
managed to drag the Freshmen down
into defeat. However, the Red-
Jackets made the first goal, which
was shot by S. Smith. It was the one
and only goal for the Freshmen, the
first and the last. Their opponents
made two goals, but with much op-
position. Both of them were shot by
Campbell.
The line up was as follows:
Freshmen Seniors
E. Carpenter C.F. H. McConnell
J. Smith Rts V. Posey
D. Owen aT: N. Campbell
H. Hermantz R. W. E. Wassum
V. Owen L. W. A. Meade
E, Spivey CH. B. McClure
S. Johnson R. H. E. Knight
E. Jones » ORE: P. Gilehrist
E. Fain R. F. E. Hoke
L. Thompson L. F. M. Goodrich
L. Bowers G. G. J. Logan
ALUMNAE NEWS. _
Marion McCamy of the class of
1920, was at Agnes Scott on October
25 for the announcement of Hoasc.
Gena Calloway spent the last week-
end at the college. Gena graduated
last spring and is this year teaching
mathematics at Augusta, Ga.
Marion Hull, ’22, has just returned
to Atlanta from a month’s visit to
Washington, D. C. She is planning
extensive travels for the early part of
the winter.
Laura Oliver and Ruth Keiser are
expected to visit us some time in the
near future.
Mary Caldwell is at St. Luke’s hos-
pital in Richmond, Va., taking a
nurse’s training course.
lic thought on current topies, politi-
cal and economic.
in addition to his degrees frem the
two Virginia institutions where he
received his education, Mr. Page was
honored with degrees from many of
the leading universities and colleges
throughout the country.
Athletic News
PEPPY HOCKEY COACH.
Since the arrival of Miss Warner
(the English hockey coach) the athle-
tic field has been alive with many
practices and much interest has been
registered in the new rules and regu-
lations which she has introduced. She
has given us several interesting talks
in which she has described most fully
each position on the field. Hence-
forth, we hope to play a more
scientific game after the fashion of
the English.
Miss Randolph has recently intro-
duced a new plan for marching out
of chapel which is a great help for
keeping order, both in the chapel and
on the colonade. This method has
been tried successfully at both Smith
and Wellesiy and we think it will be
successful at Agnes Scott. This plan
is for all to remain seated until one
verse of the song has been finished
then at the beginning of the second
verse the first rows rise and march
out by twos, then the next rows, etc.,
until every one is out. This is a much
quicker, quieter and more orderly way
of marching cut after chapel.
There has recently been a new rule
added to the gymnasium rules for this
year. When we have a day too rainy
for tennis a notice will be posted on
the bulletin board and the tennis for
this day will have to be made up by
an hour's walking. This was found
to be necessary because of the con-
fusion caused by having to make up
the tennis missed on rainy days.
MEMBERS OF HOASC ACT AS
SPONSORS.
(Continued from page 1)
appearance of several noted speakers.
Vachel Lindsay, Dr. Stockard, and
Baron Korf gave very enlightening
talks.
The French Club stunt was very
entertaining. It was a scene in a bus
filed with Cook’s tourists who were
seeing Paris. Miss Prunella Priscilla
Perkins and the beef king from
“Chicawgo” found much difficulty in
making themselves understood.
The Publications stunt came next.
Out of a book came Aurora and her
suitor Sil O Ette, who engage in a
violent struggle over Add. All ends
well, however, when they divide poor
Add between them.
The Cotillion Club presented a lone-
ly dance.
The Glee Club, Day Students, and
Orchestra also presented enjoyable
and appropriate stunts.
Hoase stunt night is always a fea-
ture cf the year which is anticipated
pleasantly and which never fails to
entertain the audiences which gather
to see the attractions. The stunts this
year were unusually clever and well-
acted, and a very enjoyable evening
was afforded those who were present
at their presentation.
Mary G. (temperamentally): IT
wanta fly.
Eloise K. (calmly):
several on the ceiling.
Well, there are
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THE AGONISTIC
Smoke and Cinders ||| Y. W.C. A. News
Boys will be boys and girls will, too,
in a few years. In order that the Y. W. C. A. may
get the point of view of the Freshmen
class on all branches of its work and
may better understand the relation-
ship existing between the Freshman
class and the Y. W. C. A., Freshman
Commission was formed. This com-
mission is composed of one-third of
the Freshman class who serve for the
first three months and a second third
who serve the second three months,
and the remainder of the class who
serve the last three months of the
year. These shifts are made so that
all new girls may become acquainted
with the workings and ideals of the
college Y. W. C. A. and in order that
they may all discuss the work of the
Association in general and any specific
problems that may come up in the
Freshman class.
Beth McClure, vice-president of the
Y. W. C. A., has charge of the meet-
ings and tries to help all new girls to
realize the true spirit of the Y. W. C.
A. in order that they may transmit
what they have gained to other mem-
bers of the class and may help the
aim and real spirit of the organiza-
tion to pervade the whole campus.
Thus we see that the responsibility
of the members of Freshman Commis-
sion is really great and it is import-
ant that every member make the most
possible of this opportunity for work
and understanding of the aims and
ideals of the Y. W. C. A.
If brevity is the soul of wit, there’s
nothing funny about study hour.
Fond Parent—‘It’s very chilly,
Ethel, you'd better take a wrap.”
Ethel—*No need, mother, I’m go-
ing out with Bill tonight.”
—Exchange.
“Do Englishmen understand Ameri-
can slang?”
“Some of them do. Why?"
“My daughter is to be married in
London, and the earl has cabled me to
come across.”—Boston Transcript.
Louise: “I wonder how many men
will be made unhappy when I marry.”
Bright Listener: “Depends on how
many you marry.”
Little Bess—Mamma, do dogs get mar-
ried?
Mother—Certainly not, dear.
Little Bess—Then what right has
Prince to growl at Fannie when they
are eating breakfast?—Ex.
Soph—‘Hear about the fellow who
stepped off the hotel roof yesterday
while watching an airship?”
Fresh—‘‘Heavens, no, did
him?”
Soph—‘Nope—he had on a light fall
suit.” —Ex,
it kill
Sunday night service holds a great
treat in store for all the members of
the college community. Miss Randolph
has very kindly consented to lead the
meeting and it is needless to say that
it will be interesting and worth while.
All of us who were here last year |
remember Miss Randolph’s good
talks at Sunday school, and we are all
looking forward to hearing her again.
Personal Pronouns.
Mable: “I'm going to sue Mr.
Cousins for libel.”
Ruth: ‘What for?”
Mable: “He wrote on my Lit. theme,
‘You have bad relatives and antece-
dents.’
Chapel Speaker: “I’m happy to see
all these shining faces before me this
CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER.
morning.” (Continued from page 1)
Beth: “Sara, lend me your powder
puff,”
k reserved for the Juniors, and it has
; been reported that they are going to
He: “Each hour I spend with you
present a stunt the name and purpose
is like a pearl to me.” of which will be announced later.
She: “Aw, quit stringing me.” November 25: The alumnae are
planning a big surprise for Agnes
Ora: “Is this cup sanitary?” Scott on this night. Last year the De-
DAY STUDENTS’ COLUMN
Lorraine Beauchamp To Be Married.
Day students are the possessors of
a rare distinction. One of our num-
ber has become the heroine of an amaz-
ing romance! Nothing could have
been more dramatic than the knowl-
edge, bursting madly upon A. S. C.,
that Lorraine Beauchamp is to be mar-
ried; and nothing more incomprehen-
sible than the unthrilled calm with
which she announced the fact. The re-
porter was (and has been since hear-
ing of it) far more excited and alarmed
and terrified than the heroine herself.
There is about the whole thing an
alluringly bookish bizarrety: Lorraine,
big blue-eyed and flapperish, the bride
of a Methodist preacher!
“Imagine me with a ‘flock,’”
gled—but we could not, try as we
would. It is with impish glee that
she looks forward to shocking some
staid and pious small town.
The college as a whole does not know
Lorraine, so short a time was she
with us. But those of us who do know
her—faculty and girls, too—regret sin-
cerely that her, decision was ‘so sud-
den.”” She had entered with greatest
interest in college activities—had de-
signs for trying out for Folio, and is
the author of an essay in the No-
vember number of “Aurora.” She
wants to keep in touch with the life
of the college, and has requested that
the college publications be sent to her
after she has become Mrs. Frederick
Harris.
she gig-
a month. When asked how she was
ever brave enough to say “Yes,” she
considered a moment: “Well, you
C.& C. Rosenbaum
Successors to
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MILLINERY
38 Whitehall St.
A Warm Welcome
Awaits the Agnes
Scott Girls Here—
—and besides
Ida Twin: “It must be.
uses it.”
Everybody |catur branch of the alumnae gave
“Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch,” by
Emma Jones. Who that was here last |
year can forget the wonderful acting
of Miss Louise Ware as Mrs. Wiggs,
or the many little Wiggs children?
They always present one of the best
things of the year for as we sing,
“All hail, all hail them; there is noth-
ing that they cannot do.”
November 30: <A day of joy will this |
be, for, first of all, it is our first holi- |
day. Then, the last hockey game of
the season comes between the two
classes who have been most success-
ful throughout the season, for the
championship of 1922. Then, we have
Prof—‘Late again.”
Fresh—‘Not a word, Prof; so am I.”
—Yale Record.
First Gentleman—‘Did you get
home last night before the storm?”
Second Gentleman—“That was when
it started.”—Selected.
He took her rowing on the lake,
She vowed she'd go no more.
I asked her why—she answered me:
“He only hugged the shore.”
the most attractive
collection of hats
anyone would wish
to select from.
Moderately Priced
Come to see us!
—Exchange.
our first big dinner, evening dresses,
turkey, candies and everything.
The pessimist puts two and two to-
gether and gets four, but the optimist
gets 22.
November is always a gay month
with us, but this year it is especially
full of interesting and thrilling events.
Physics Prof.—Mr.
transparent object.
Rat Jones—Eh! a doughnut.
Jones, name a
Crawford: I hear you had a house-
warming at your place last night. Why
didn’t you ask me around?
Moye—“I passed Shakespeare to- Crabshaw: It was an impromptu il
day.” fair. The tenants of the apartments
Libba—“Did he speak?” had just heard that the landlord was
held up and robbed.
Ace—Whence the black eye, old
thing?
King—Oh, I went to a dance last
night and was struck by the beauty of
the place.—Mississippian.
Teacher (to inattentive pupil):
“Eyes that see not and ears that hear
not.”
Pupil:
“And brains that are not.”
—
Attention—Girls
Did you sample that Delicious
SHollingworth Candy?
Then you know the best. We
have it 50c to $5.00 a box.
ELKIN DRUG CO.
wee eee wwe eee
Hats of Distinction
Lawrence’s Pharmacy
Weldon Hotel Building
Drug Business In Every Detail
Prescriptions
A Specialty
Agnes Scott Girls Welcome
DON’T FORGET
BAILEY BROS.
Shoe Shining
Repairing
110 Atlanta Ave. Phone Dec. 172
Put Your Savings
In The
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Lindsey-Beverly Co.
Elkin Corner Decatur, Ga
Commercial Printing
East Court Square Decatur, Ga,
Lorraine has known Mr. Harris only}
DEAREST AGGIE?
I take my typewriter in hand this
week to tell you some awfully import-
ant news: Agnes Scott has some in-
ternational relations all its own. — All
last week Miss Warner, who is a
hockey coach from ye merrie England,
has been here observing our game and
telling us how the thing really ought
to be done. She was perfectly charm-
ing and thoroughly English, even to
the four o’clock tea habit. You should
have seen Anna Meade hot-footing it
over to the alumnae house every after-
noon and brewing Miss Warner’s cup
promptly on the stroke of four. Miss
Warner was simply shocked at iced
tea; she wrote home that over here
they gave the girls cold tea, and with
no cream in it. Those good old stand-
bys; grits and hot dogs, and ice cream
cones, were brand-new articles of food
to her. Think of a hot dogless life,
or even a single summer without the
mental, moral and physical support of
ice cream cones.
Miss Warner thought Agnes Scott
girls were lovely, and here’s where we
put one over on Randolph Macon—
that our voices were simply like
“liquid music,” compared to the harsh
tones heard at R. M. W. C. Wouldn’t
we like to have Miss Warner as one
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see,” she replied, “it was his birth-
day.” After all, Lorraine’s latest is
not so remarkable: of her one must
learn to expect the unexpected.
While we shall miss her on the cam-
pus, we wish for her the greatest hap-
piness, and shall remember long the
breath-taking bit of romance she sup-
|plied to hum-drum days.
GIDDY GOSSIP
of the judges when we debate with
Randolph-Macon?
Besides the international relations
interest, a reform movement has swept
over Agnes Scott here lately. Elma
Swaney and Alicia Young have formed
a society for the purpose of stopping
all little boys on the street and beg-
ging them not to smoke if they ever .
expect to become big, strong, handsome
men, like the Nunnally tea-hound type.
And Ruth Harrison has evidently be-
come quite dissatisfied with the gen-
eral appearance of her fellow classwo-
men, for she is advocating raising a
fund to supply Rebeccah Scott with
more bath tubs, A good many of the
Sophomores are urging reforms upon
the campus, for instance Mary Jarmon
who, having noticed the decrepancy of
the student body, pleads strongly for
elevators in all the buildings.
The spirit of dissatisfaction and un-
rest has communicated itself to the
faculty even, for we find certain mem-
bers of the English department neg-
lecting their arduous tasks of correct-
ing English I and XI papers long
enough to indulge in a heated argu-
ment as to whether elm trees turn
yellow in the Fall or not,
Did I write you about Helen Wright
and Virginia Burt getting their dates
all mixed up and trying to go to see
“Fitzie”’ on Sunday night? It’s that
new play at the Atlanta, you know.
Well, so long, Aggie; more next week.
GIpDIE.
Miss Warner: Now, look one way
and roll the ball in the other direc-
tion.
Mary J.: But, Miss Warner, we
have the honor system here!
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If one craves argument there is no
question more useful than, “Who are
the greatest living Americans?”
Magazines and newspapers have
waxed eloquent, bravely applauded, or
bitterly bemoaned the names which
have achieved the columns of the
great,
Among the lists compiled by various
agencies one of the most representa-
tive is that printed in the “New York
Times’—It is a compilation of lists
submitted by a large number of rep-
resentative men and women. Of more
than a hundred different men named
on their lists, the following twelve
received the greatest number of votes:
Thomas A Edison
Charles W. Eliot
Henry Ford
Herbert Hoover
Charles Evans Hughes
John J. Pershing
John D. Rockefeller
Elihu Root
John S$. Sargent
William H. Taft
Booth Tarkington
» Woodrow Wilson
“The list is given in alphabetical
order, but it may be said that Mr.
Edison received the highest vote.
Whether or not the list is good is
another question for argument. What
constitutes greatest? Is it relative
or absolute? And do not Charles P,
Steinmetz, the Mayo brothers, as well
as numerous others belong among the
lists of the great?
Some time ago we had a list of
the greatest American women—the
argument there is at least less
lengthy! Evidently they haven't ar-
rived among the upper set, though
they're on the way.
BORES,
Maybe you know the wit which
flows from the ready pen of our
modern punsters, and have entirely
forgotten that such folks as Bill Nye
and Josh Billings shook the sides of | Lady of the Lake.”
us ancient Agnes Scotters. But even
GREEN APPLES.
If we may be permitted a reprint
from “The New _ Student?’ It’s
rather an unique idea, and we thought
you might like it: it bears the name
Green Apples.
“Youth is supposed to be particular-
ly fond of green apples, half baked
ideas and other indigestible comest-
ibles. Age used to be especially apt
on pointing out the connection be-
tween the indulgence of this appetite
and the later colic. How often has
not an old man watchd a younger
one consuming Darurnism and proph-
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esied a pain? He went the same
way, so he did, and he knows how it
ends.
“But the real truth is that the
green apples of the old man’s youth
have long since ripened and become
a most healhtful and innocuous diet
even for the very young. The green
apples of this generation are probably
hardly recognized, and are doubtless
eaten if at all, with little or no diffi-
culty.
‘Tat adh . that is the difficulty
youth has become wary. He
would rather starve than suffer colic,
He has become mentally emaciated.
Let him take a good feed from the
tree of knowledge—ripe or unripe the
apples are better than those hand-
picked fruits, taken from goodness
knows where, packed in barrels,
ripened by steam and fed to us with
a censored spoon.
In other words, why not expose
yourself to new ideas, new situations,
new people. Colic? Pooh! if you
have never had one you don’t know
the capacity of your digestion. You
might turn out to be an ostrich.
FRENCH CLUB HOLDS MEET-
ING.
(Continued from page 1)
land and France. He described charm-
ingly Loch Katrine, which was cele-
brated by Scott in his poem, “The
Fontainebleau
with its grand forest also made an in-
though their wit has succumbed to the | teresting feature of his lecture,
keener, more subtle humor of Irvin
Cobb, George Fitch or Edna Ferber
(and you know the others) one can’t
forget some of their clever thrusts.
Old Josh Billings may be anti-
quated, moss-backed and cobwebby,
but when he says something true
you might as well laugh and then
maybe smile the other direction, so
prepare;
“A man’s a bore who talks about
hisself so much he don’t give you a
chance to talk about yourself.”
B. 0. Z, TRY-OUTS.
Try-outs for B. O. Z., the literary
club tor sophomores, juniors and
seniors, were submitted on Monday
and the new members will
nounced some time this week.
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After the program was completed an
informal reception was given in honor
of M. Loridons in the Y. W. C. A, cab-
inet room,
An amusing incident occurred be-
tween M. Loridons and Eleanor Hyde,
the president of our French Club. She
was trying in vain to make the French
language express her thoughts. “Je
on ne peut pas exprimer avec la
she said,
M. Loridous: “En France, quand |
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Voice of girl dressed ready for gym,
ing fashions: “Well! Paris hasn’t
got a thing on me!”
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The following were the most popu-
lar books at the publie libraries dur-
ing the month of August, according
to the list in the October number of
the Bookman, compiled by Frank
Parker Stockbridge in co-operation
with the American Library associa-
tion:
Fiction.
Comes.” By A. S. M.
Little, Brown.
By Booth Tarking-
“If Winter
Hutchinson.
“Gentle Julia.”
ton, Doubleday.
“The Head of the House of Coom-
Hiller: “Howard, did you take a
shower?”
Howard: “No. Is there one miss-
ing?”
—Clemson Tiger.
It is impossible to educate a man
without his consent, —Exchange.
Father: “This thrashing I’m going
to give you will hurt me more than
it will you, Johnny.”
be.” By Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Stokes.
“Robin.” By Frances Hodgson Bur-
nett. Stokes.
“The Vehement Flame.”
garet Deland. Harper.
By Mar-
Johnny: “Well, don’t be too rough
on yourself, pop, I ain’t worth it.”
—Technique.
Seen in front of a Peachtree
Church: “Morning Service 11:00,
‘Prepare for the worst.’ Quartette
will sing.” —Technique.
“Maria Chapdelaine.” By Louis
Hemon. Macmillian,
“Brass.” By Charles G. Norris.
Dutton.
“The Glimpses of the Moon.” By
Edith Wharton. Appleton.
“St. Theresa.” By Henry Sydnor
Harrison. Houghton.
“The Beautiful and Damned.” By
F, Seott Fitzgerald. Scribner.
General.
“The Outline of History.” By H. G.
Wells. Macmillan,
“Story of Mankind.” By Hendrik
W. Van Loon. Boni & Liveright.
“Queen Victoria.” By Lytton
Strachey. Harcourt.
“Americanization of Edward Bok.”
By Edward Bok. Scribner.
“The Mind in the Making.” By
James Harvey Robinson. Harper
“Painted Windows.” Anonymous.
Putnam,
“Outwitting Our Nerves.” By Jack-
son & Salisbury. Century.
“The Mirrors of Washington.”
Anonymous. (Clinton Gilbert) Put-
nam.
“The Outline
Arthur Thomson.
“Conquest of Fear.”
Doubleday.
of Science.” By J.
Putnam,
By Basil King.
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Fiction.
Hutchinson's “This Freedom.”
Dell's “Charles Rex.”
Marshall's “Big Peter.”
Weigall’s “Bedouin Love,”
Wharton's “Glimpses of the Moon.”
Hamilton's “Rustle of Silk.”
“Georgian Stories.”
Non-Fiction.
Guedalla’s “Second Empire.”
Barne’s “Eastern Congo.”
McKenna’s “Tex,”
“The Pomp of Power.”
West's “The Judge.”
Dyott’s “Silent Highways of
Jungle.”
“Anatole France and his Circle.”
Williams’ “Empire Nicholas II.”
Lynd’s “The Sporting Life.”
Lynd's “Books and Authors.”
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Would-be-Suicide: “Don’t
me, I want to die.”
rescue
Swimmer: “Well, you'll have to
postpone that, I want a life-saving
medal.” —PExchange.
ONLY THE BRAVE CAN STAND
THE FARE.
In the dining hall the murmurs go
From table to table, and they grow
At each new meal of fiercer mood
At crimes committed in the name of
food.
Can it be that ten short days ago
We ate and throve, knew not the woe
Of saltless meat, of soup that tastes
Like the arid air over desert wastes?
Did cnee we know what bacon ’n’
eggs were,
Who face the matutinal muffin with
fear?
Oh, Caesar had his Brutus,
And Napoleon his Duke,
And Goucher, too, is doomed
By the menace of a cock.
—Goucher Weekly.
THESE WILD WOMEN.
The printer in the open shop set
up a poster to advertise an address
by a militant suffragette.
ject »was, “Woman: Without Her,
Man would be a Savage.” When the
‘speaker called for the posters the
proofreader had to leave town sud-
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City Swell—‘I would give five dol-
lars for just one kiss from a nice
little innocent girl like you.”
Village Bell—‘Oh! how terrible!”
C. S—‘What? Did I offend you?”
Vv. B-—“No; I was just thinking
about the fortune I gave away last
night.”—Chaparral.
—Exchange.
MYSELF.
I have to live with myself, and so
I want to be fit for myself to know.
I want to be able, as the days go by,
Always to look myself straight in the
eye;
I don't want to stand, with the setting
sun,
And hate myself for the things I've
done.
I don't want to keep on a closet shelf
A lot of secrets about myselt-
And fool myself, as I come and go.
Into thinking that nobody else will
know
The kind of a man I really am;
I don’t want to dress up myself in
sham
I want to go out with my head erect,
I want to deserve all men’s respect;
But here in the struggle for fame and
self
| want to be able to like myself.
I don’t want to look at myself and
know
'That I'm bluster and bluff and empty
show.
I can never hide myself from me;
I see what others may never see;
I know what others may never know,
I never can fool myself, and sv
Whatever happens, I want to be
Self-respecting and conscience-tree.
—KEdgar A, Guest.
Miss Warner: “Oh, Miss Randolph,
your dress is ripping!”
Miss Randolph, excitedly,
herself over: ‘‘Where?”
looking
Mr. Stukes: “Miss Hyde, what’s
Her sub-|the most important part of a joke?”
Eleanor: “The point.”
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Vol. VIII
SENIORS
AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1922
RE INVESTED
HAMILTON HOLT TO LECTURE
President Woodrow Wilson
Foundation To Be At Agnes
Scott.
The third lecturer of the series |
which the Lecture Committee is bring-
ing to Agnes Scott is to be Dr. Hamil-
ton Holt. He will speak in the col-
lege auditorium at 8:30 Thursday
evening. After his lecture the com-
mittee will give an informal reception
in the lobby of Rebekah Scott to
which the college community is in-
vited for the purpose of meeting Dr.
Holt.
Agnes Scott is to be congratulated
upon its good fortune in securing
Hamilton Holt as a speaker. Not only
is he an editor and author of wide
renown, but he is famous as a
patriotic American who sincerely loves
his country and is doing his utmost
to bring about a course of action that
he believes will be for the lasting good
of the United States.
In 1918 Mr. Holt visited all the
battlefields of the allied armies as the
official guest of the various govern-
ments. When the covenant of the
League of Nations was drafted, Mr.
Holt was in Paris, and Colonel House
appointed him a liaison officer be-
tween the American Delegation and
the League to Enforce Peace. Later
Mr. Holt toured the United States
with Dr. Shaw, Mr. Taft and others,
speaking in favor of the League. Mr.
Holt visited England, France, and
Gémimny Ugain the simmer oo02920,
and since then hes kept in close touch
with the situation here and abroad.
During the Presidential Campaign of
1920 Mr. Holt took a leading part as
an advocate of American entrance into
the League of Nations and has main-
tained this position ever since. He
is now the executive director of The
Woodrow Wilson Foundation. Mr.
Holt is the founder of the League to
Enforce Peace; the Italy America
Society; the Japan Society; the
Friends of Poland, and is actively in-
terested in other organizations that
have as their object the furthering of
International Friendship.
He was editor of The Independent
for many years and is the editor of
Undistinguished Americans and Com-
mercialism and Journalism.
The Atlanta Constitution in an is-
sue of last week tells of the meeting
between Hamilton Holt and Wood-
row Wilson. “Hamilton Holt, execu-
tive director of the Woodrow Wilson
Foundation, and ardent champion of
the league, who has just returned from
Geneva, conferred with the former
president at length yesterday, it be-
came known today, and reported de-
tails of the work of the International
body. Mr. Holt expressed no hesi-
taney in saying that three years may
see the United States sitting at the
council table at Geneva and his maxi-
mum is ten years.”
At a meeting of the Lecture Associa-
tion last Tuesday, plans for the year
were discussed. There was great dis-
appointment when Miss Hearon an-
nounced that the only date Hugh Wal-
pole could give would come during Dr.
Campbell Morgan’s week of lectures.
So of course the prospect of having
Hugh Walpole will have to be post-
poned for awhile, It is impossible for
John Erskine also to come this fall;
but there are hopes of securing John
Livingston Lowes, critic and scholar,
as a very adequate substitute. The
scientific lecturer will be Dr. Smith,
of Columbia. Miss Davis has not yet
‘been able to get in touch with Maude
Royden, whom we are looking forward
to hearing; but hopes to make an en-
gagement with her soon.
No. 7
INVESTITURE
DeKALB CENTENNIAL HELD
Agnes Scott Takes Part
Thursday, November 9, was Centen-
nial Day—the day on which DeKalb
county's one hundredth birthday was
celebrated. It was one of the unique
events in the history of the county
and will be remembered for a long time
by all who attended or took part in it.
Twenty or thirty thousand visitors
filled Decatur’s streets on that day.
The events consisted of a great his-
torical pageant which formed on Clair-
mont Avenue, and moyed at ten
gelock.. The line of march was by
Way of west court square, where a
large reviewing stand was erected, and
along McDonough Street to College
Avenue, thence along College Avenue
to Candler Street, thence along Trinity
Place to Church Street, along Church
to Sycamore, and along Sycamore to
East Court Square where the floats
were disbanded on Clairmont, and
the marching groups on West Court
Square.
At 11:30 the addresses of the day
were delivered at the Presbyterian
Church. Hon. Charles Murphy Can-
dler delivered the historical address,
and was followed by Dr. Andrew Slead, |
who spoke of the future of the county
and its people. At the close of the
speaking the medals were awarded to
the winners in the historical essay
contest at the Presbyterian Church.
At 2 p. m. a great agricultural meet-
ing was held at which members
of the faculty of the state college of
agriculture were the speakers.
The historical exhibit was displayed
in the court room, and was open prac-
tically all day.
One feature of the pageant was a
sham battle in front of the reviewing
stand by the R. O. T. C. of Emory
University. All the schools in the
county had been invited to take part
in the pageant and thousands of chil-|
dren of children from the city and
county public schools, and students of
Emory, Agnes Scott and other institu-
tions took part.
A large number of highly interest-
ing objects were shown. They ranged
all the way from trunks brought over
in the Mayfiower—and also the Sun-
flower—to dresses worn at balls where
great dignitaries were entertained.
Among the exhibits were letters writ-
ten by General Lee, home-spun clothes
made of DeKalb county cotton during
the Civil War, weapons from the
many other highly interesting things.
Several excellent bands were engaged
‘and a supply of stirring music was
abundant.
At this meeting it was decided that
for students the price of admission to
single lectures would be lowered from
one dollar to fifty cents. This applies
to the pupils of high schools as well
as to those of the colleges in this
vicinity.
He: I thought we were engaged.
She: We were.
Jules: He gave me fifty frances.
Antoinette: Liens, he is an Amer
ican.
Jules: Maisnon, he was absolutely
sober.—Litfe.
Revolution and the Indian wars, and}
DR, ARMISTEAD MAKES AD-
DRESS
Seniors Don Caps and Gowns
The Investiture Service of the Sen-
lior Class was held on last Wednesday
morning at 12:30 o’clock. A large
|crowd was present in the chapel to
|witness the formal donning of caps
land gowns by the Seniors. The serv-
ice was an impressive one.
Mr. Dieckmann played and the choir
sang “Ancient of Days” as the proces-
sion entered the chapel. First came |
the members of the Sophomore class, |
lall dressed in white. They formed a}
[double row in the See aisle through |
which the academice procession pass-
ed. Miss Howson-and Mr. Stukes, the
Senior faculty marshals, entered |
first, followed by Dr. Gaines, Miss
| Hopkins, Dr. MeCain, Dr. Armistead |
|and the other members of the faculty. |
The Seniors then passed down the}
carrying their}
jaisle to their places,
leaps in their hands.
Dr. Gaines began the service with
a short prayer after which all joined
lin singing “All Hail the Power of
Jesus’ Name.” After this Dr. Gaines
announced that Dr. Armistead would
address the Senior class.
| Dr. Armistead began his speech by
isaying that at few times of our life
are we able to recognize crucial points
but that the present occasion repres-
| ented such a crisis. The significance
|of the service, he said, could be found |
'in the costume which the Seniors were
|wearing. These were worn by the
students of the Middle Ages and have
come to mean for us the true spirit
of eternal learning.,| Therefore, he
continued, Seniority means respon-
sibility. One phase of this respon-
sibility, the relation of the Senior to)
academic work, was especially ap- |
propriate to be mentioned at this oc-
casion. What duties and what priv-
ileges has the Senior as regards her
academic work? Dr. Armistead then
quoted two passages which, he said,
gave the purpose of the Liberal Arts
College. The first, by Matthew
Arnold, is: “The end of true education
K. U. B, REORGANIZES
Four New Members Taken In.
Last Tuesday night, K. U. B. held
a meeting extraordinary for the pur-
pose of reorganization. Hithereto the
big object of the journalism club has
been the giving of college news to the
Atlanta and Decatur papers. Its aim
was to aid the Agonistic also and to
send items of interest about the girls
to their home papers. This year,
however, the first and last of these
functions have been taken over by
Mr. Legare Davis whom the college
has engaged as a sort of general pub-
Hcit;-manerger
It was decided, therefore, that K.
U. B. should adopt the suggestion of
Mary Greene, the editor, and take as
its special province, the Agonistic. It
is earnestly hoped that by this action
of K. U. B. our paper will be greatly
helped in taking what is surely a
rightful place among the really good
college publications of this nature. A
short meeting once a week has been
planned in which the news items of
the week will be brought up; the
Agonistic of the previous week dis-
cussed and criticized;
from other college papers taken into
account, and made use of whenever
possible.
In addition a definite course in
newspaper writing was decided upon
that hopes to make really efficient
and interesting reporters from the
membership of K. U. B.
Four girls who have done excep-
tionally good and faithful work on the
Agonistic, the club voted to receive
into its ranks. They are Dorothy
Keith, the assistant editor, Elizabeth
Griffin, exchange editor, Georgia May
Little, joke editor, and Louise Buch-
anan, athletic editor.
ARCHEOLOGICAL AND BIBLI-
CAL CLUB ORGANIZED.
Dr, Chas. A. Campbell First Lec-
turer.
knowing the best that has been
thought and said;” and the second
taken from the Scriptures is “Ye shall
know the truth and the truth shall
make you free.” Dr. Pritchard of
the Carnegie Foundation has summed
is to know ourselves and the world by
The bible department under Mrs,
|Sydenstricker, has recently organized
a club for those who are majoring in
bible, “The Archeological and Biblical
Club.” At the first meeting of
the club a few nights ago the follow-
jing officers were elected: Emmie
up these two in a practical way in
defining true education as the ability
to attack problems and to solve them
intelligently and the ability to dis-
criminate values.
This practical result, said Dr. Arm-
istead, should be the outcome of our
system. However, the college often
fails because it holds to no one theory
of education. We learn the best that
has been thought and said but the
truth, thus learned, does not make
us free. As a result of this the leaven
of true culture fails to penetrate into
students. The average college grad-
uate falls into the ranks of the world
\ first
Ficklen, president and Sallie Horton,
secretary and treasurer.
This club plans to bring a noted
lecturer here for each meeting. The
speaker was Dr. Charles A.
|Campbell, pastor of the Druid Hills
Presbyterian Church, who gave us a
most interesting lecture and also, as
he was a native Scotchman, read some
of Burns’ poems. This was the first of
the many interesting and instructive
programs to be given this year.
She: Don’t you think talkative wo-
men are the most popular?
He: What other kinds are there?
—Bean Pot.
(Continued on page 3.)
suggestions |
GEORGIA POETS HONORED
Marjorie Lowe’s Poem in ‘‘Poets
of the Future,’’ Helen Faw
Honored.
By Herman D. Hancock.
Great writers have said that the
universe is only a pulsation of that
motion of things which is represented
by the rythmic movement of poetry.
If this be true, schools of Georgia
should feel proud that four of her sons
and one of her daughters are repre-
sented in the largest collections of
English college verse known as
“Schnitkind’s Anthology of English
College Verse.” The Georgia schools
which have students so honored are
Agnes Scott and Emory university.
The compilation of verse is done by
Henry H. Schnitkind, Ph. D., in which
he selects from thousands of poems
submitted to him those which he
deems best and publishes them in a
volume known as “Poets of the
Future.” It is a distinct honor to be
included among those selected, and it
is the ambition of would-be Byrons
and Shakespeares to be mentioned as
one of the few who receive the honor.
The five Atlantans who have re-
ceived the coveted honor in the sixth
edition of Dr. Schnitkind’s work were
Miss Marjorie Lowe of Agnes Scott
college, and Richard Johnson Broyles,
Brooks Phillips, Edwin Ames Gilliam
and Charles Bowie Millican, all of
Emory.
Agnes Scott Senior.
avethor of “Harvest,” is
a senior at Agnes Scott. While at-
tending school there she has received
many honors in both a literary sphere
as well as in student activities of a
less literary nature. She is a char-
ter member of the Poetry society, or-
ganized to stimulate interest in writ-
ing and a love for the muse. The soci-
ety, of which Miss Lowe is secretary,
published last June a handbook which
has received favorable comments from
poets and critics in the south and
east.
Several of the contributions of Miss
Lowe were singled out by Karle Wil-
son Baker, well-known Texas poet.
Miss Lowe is also winner of a song
writing prize contest held by the Ag-
nes Scott Athletic association last
year. “Harvest,” which received one
of the prizes awarded by The Chris-
tian Index to Georgia students, ap-
pears in “Poets of the Future,” and
follows:
Missa Lowe,
Harvest.
I think God made the earth for me
to tread
With joyful steps. Shall I let beauty
burn
About me in the fields and never
turn
My eyes to garner glory that when
fled
Is lost forever? God can dare to
spread
His treasure on the grass, but I
must learn
To gather loveliness of flower and
fern
And bind them
golden thread.
up with memory’s
And when dark days have emptied
earth’s sweet stores,
I yet may lift my hungry heart to
where
White sheaves of clouds drift down
the distant shores
Of the sky, and ask that I may some
day fare
As far into my soul: then I for one,
Will not care when the harvest time
is done.
—MARJORIE LOWE.
Richard Broyles seems to be a fa-
yorite with Mr. Schnitkind, who has
given the Emory student a place in
the anthology three times. His first
contributions, “The Scars” and “The
Funeral,” appeared in the edition of
1915-1916; “The City That Lost Its
(Continued on page 4.)
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SUPPORT FOR THE ‘‘AGONISTIC.”’ ;
K. U. B. has recently changed its functions from those of a jour-
nalism club with the purpose of advertising the college to the pub-
lic by means of the Atlanta and Decatur newspapers to those of a
elub whose first object it is to support The ‘‘Agonistic.’’ There
has been felt a great need for suc
h an organization for a long time,
but on account of various conditions it has not been formed before.
The ‘‘Agonistic’’ not only plays an important part in thought
and interest on the campus, but more than any other means it
brings Agnes Scott into a real contact with other colleges. Only
the ‘Aurora’ can compare with The “‘Agonistic’’ in this respect.
But the comparison plainly favors the latter for while the maga-
zine appears only four times a year The ‘‘Agonistic’’ goes to
numerous colleges all over the country every week. And although
the best literary work at Agnes Scott is represented in The)
* Aurora,’’ every phase of college activities and interests is found
in our newspaper. ron
However, although it is true that The ‘‘Agonistic’’ exercises a
much wider influence than The ‘“* Aurora,’’ we regret to say that in
our opinion the latter is a much better magazine than The Agonis-
tic’? is a newspaper. There is no reason for this to be true, and
we feel that the explanation lies in one of our previous state-
ments: ‘‘The ‘Aurora’ represents the best literary efforts at Agnes
Seott’’—The ‘‘Agonistic’’ does not.
In times past the idea has been encouraged that The ‘* Agonis-
tic’’ is a kind of reporters club for Freshmen. It is to be enjoyed,
or deplored, as the case may be, along with English I and then to
be thrown aside. We remember hearing some one remark that no
one would care to spend more than a year’s work on The ‘‘ Agonis-
tic.” This idea has seriously damaged the worth of our paper.
It is inferior to those of several colleges which we could mention;
and there is no necessity for this inferiority. :
The main fault lies in the fact that we have too many mcom-
petent reporters. This seems a rather bold statement to make, To
the majority of students nothing seems simpler than to dash off
an article for The ‘‘Agonistic.’’ It is not so simple as it seems.
From experience, we feel safe in saying that not more than twen-
ty-five Agnes Scott students know the essentials of a really gooc
news article and also in saying that of these not more than ten
are connected with The ‘‘Agonistic.’’ We are rather handicapped
by the lack of a course in Journalism. As it is impossible | for
the English Department to offer such a course at present, K. U. B.
has sought to remedy these conditions in turning Its energies to-
ward ‘‘Agonistic’’ work.
In the near future a group of associate members are to be chosen
for K. U. B. These members alone will have the opportunity of
writing for The ‘‘Agonistic,’’ and from their number the officers
and staff of the newspaper will be chosen. K. U. B. will become a
very active organization, meeting once each week for discussion
of the latest issue of the paper and hearing lectures on journalism
from time to time. We feel that in this way alone can The ‘* Agonis-
tic’? hope to better itself.
Associate membership in K. U. B. is not restricted to any class
of students. Any one who has the good of our weekly publication
at heart and who shows an aptitude for journalistie work has a
chance of being chosen as a member. For the next two issues all
students who would like to become associate members of K. WB.
are asked to report for The ‘‘Agonistic,’’ for from their number
the new members of the club will be chosen. We wish to urge
those who are interested, even in a slight degree, to help us. We
need support and are relying on the students’ aid.
Miss Delma assisted by Miss
Beyers gave the following program:
A group of Scotch songs.
A group of French Action songs.
A group of Chinese songs including
an Aria from L’Oracolo.
A group of Chinese Drolleries.
MISS MILDREN DELMA GIVES
PROGRAM
Atlanta Alumnae Assoc‘ation of
Agnes Scott Sponsor.
Saturday night, November 11, un-
der the auspices of the Atlanta
Alumnae Association of Agnes Scott,
presented Miss Mildren Delma as-
sisted by Miss Ethel Beyers in a musi-
cal concert. These were assisted by
Misses Curry and Sutphen who gave
a piano duo “La Sevillane by
Chaminade; and by Mrs. Earl Jack-
son, who gave a reading from Miss
Nan Bagby Stephens’ play “Moon-
shine’ which won the Louise McKin-
ney Alumnae Play contest.
A group of Folk songs from Spain
and South America.
The last two the Chinese and Folk
songs were in costume. Miss Mildren
Delma has given several concerts in
and around Atlanta but nowhere has
she been more appreciated than here
at Agnes Scott.
DAY STUDENTS’ NEWS
Santa Claus was in evidence in
Day Student circles last week, not,
of course, accompanied by the con-
|ATLANTA STUDENT VOLUN-
TEER UNION MEETS AT
AGNES SCOTT.
A very attractive program was of-
\fered at the last monthly meeting of
the Atlanta Student Volunteer Union.
| Brazil was the foreign country which
became our topie of consideration at
this meeting, and, after the devotional
led by Mr. L. K. Patton, of Georgia
/Tech. ‘Two short but very interesting
{talks were given on Brazil. One of
these was given by a native Brazilian,
!Mr. Carlos Ghodino, of Emory, and
|the other by Mr. Staton, of Tech, who
| is planning to sail for Brazil next
summer.
The fact that both of these speak-
lers were personally interested in their
| subject added much to the enthusiasm
and interest of the talks. Mr. Ghodino
spoke of the Brazilian attitude toward |
the missionaries,—“the attitude of the
starving to the person bringing food.”
By his people missionaries are held in
high esteem and are looked to as
spiritual leaders and educators. Mr.
Staton in his talk gave his reasons for
wanting to go to Brazil. The same
reason that is first and foremost in
took precedence with him. He wished
above all “to save a human soul.” But
he also believed that for political
reasons it was highly important that
Brazil should be Christianized in the
near future,—with North and South
America united as Christian nations
we may effectually resist the dan-
us from the continent.
These meetings, which are held on
the first Sunday afternoon of every
month at 3:15
volunteers only. Many students from
Cox College, Emory, Tech and Ogle-
thorpe are present and all of those
‘Agnes Scott students who wish to
;eome are cordially invited. Our next
|meeting will be the first Sunday af-
|ternoon in December and our subject
is to be Africa. Men from Emory
twho have chosen Africa as their field
for service will present Africa’s needs
and claims.
EXERCISE VOTING POWER
**Silhouette’’ Seeks Opinions
If you are too young to vote but
are eager to exercise your natural
prerogative as a member of the Junior
League of Women Voters here is your
chance to do so, and at the same time
support the “Silhouette” which needs
your help. It is important for every-
body to vote on the six types given
below, for otherwise the decision will
rest in the hands of a few who may
choose the wrong person, with the
result that the smartest girl in school
will never know she is the smartest,
and so will not scintillate as she)
might. Sign on the dotted lines im-
mediately, and someone will come to
your room on Wednesday night to
collect your votes.
Most Athletic
MOSt OTISINAN Gore ocsecieteeskw sissies ws
Most Handsome
Most Brilliant
Best Disposition: »» o<scosecsiciccacaaes
Typical Agnes Scott Girl
ventional snow and sleigh-bells. But
his pack of little bundles looked
natural, and the things inside were
most Christmasy. Wasn’t he early?
You question skeptically. Alas, you're
too old to be fooled: you've guessed
already that I’m talking about Lucile
Phippen and her Christmas cards. If
you were not one of the fortunate
ones to whom she presented small
packages of the daintiest of cards,
you've missed a very nice feeling. As
all of us remember, Miss Alexander
ceded to the Day Students her Christ-
mas-card privileges until October 15th,
in order that the commission realized
from their sale might help swell the
fund for the Day Student cottage. A
very considerable profit has been
realized, and all Day Students are
grateful to Sarah Fullbright and
Lucile Phippen, who managed the
sale and distribution of the cards.
* * *
It is a point of pride with us Day
Students to make ourselves as nearly
a part of the college and all its activi-
ties as possible. After all, the little
matter of geography—where we hap-
pen to live—is not so important as
spirit, as interest in the things the
girls of Agnes Scott are doing. In
this column hereafter, we will include
short items that suggest how enthu-
siastically Day Students are partic-
ipating in college activities of all
kinds. Look out for them—see if you
can’t swell the number and broaden
the scope of Day Student interests.
the lives of practically all missionaries |
gerous influx of “isms” which threaten |
are not for student}
PRESIDENT MARION PARK IS
BRYN MAWR ALUMNA
Dr. Marion Edwards Park, the new
president of Bryn Mawr and succes-
sor of Dr. M. Carey Thomas, is a
graduate of Bryn Mawr of the class
of 1898, and took her Doctor of Philos-
ophy degree there in 1918. It is cer-
tainly a source of great pleasure to
all the Bryn Mawr Alumnae that one
of- their number has been placed in
this important position. Persons in
close touch with college affairs al-
ready predict for her a great future
las Bryn Mawr’s second woman pres-
ident.
It is obvious that President Park's
administration, while carrying on the
policies of Dr. Thomas will be dis-
tinctly her own. Dr. Park has great
| personal charm, but of a different sort
lthan that of Dr. Thomas. It is this
quality which friends of the college
believe will give her, almost at once,
a great hold on the hearts of the stu-
dent body.
From 1918 to 1921, she was acting
and associate dean of Simmons Col-
‘lege, and from October of last year
until June had been dean of Rad-
cliffe College. She was born in
| Gloversville, N. Y., and comes of dis-
{tinguished New England ancestry,
"among them being Jonathan Edwards.
WOMEN FOLLOW THEIR STAR
Women will not lose American cit-
izenship in the future, nor their right
BROWSING WITH AN ALUMNA
to vote here, by marrying foreigners.
The Senate on September 9 passed
unanimously and without debate, an
act making this change in our laws.
The House had already passed it.
Women who have heretofore lost
citizenship rights by marrying foreign-
ers may be naturalized and again be-
come American citizens. Thus men
and women now have entire political
equality.
* *
Evangeline Booth, who has been
head of the Salvation Army in the
United States and its possessions
since 1904 has received notice that
she will be removed from her ark
in this country, thus contemplating a
change in the system of management
in this country. She is the daughter
of Rev. William Booth, the founder
of the Salvation Army.
* *
“and the last shall be first!” So
runs the story of woman's suffrage in
Georgia. With the appointment of
Mrs. W. H. Felton, of Cartersville, to
the place made vacant by the death
of Senator Thomas E. Watson, for the
first time in the nation’s history a
woman has been made a member of
the United States Senate.
* *
- *
Some may call
This verse,
And some
May call it
Foolishness;
But
If you can do
Better, why just
Come and tell us.
WHAT STUDENTS SEE IN
COLLEGE GAREERS.
“To the eye of the typical college
boy, so far as my observation goes,
college is a place o/ many attractions;
but the principal aid characteristic at-
tractions are not fiose of learning or
“intellectual intertéurse” as Dr. Eliot
puts it. To but few is the college
a place of scnolurship, or even one
where the student is to be prepared
for greater efficimcy in the earning
John
one of the
of his living;” ‘says Palmer
Gavit, commissioned by
New York papers to make a survey
of college educatipn. He visited four
of the larger institutions in the Hast,
Yale, Princeton and Dart-
His articles attracted the
Harvard,
mouth.
widest attention among folks interest-
ed in education,
“After questioning a very consider-
able number of college boys of every
elass or type I conelude that in the
average case learning for its own
sake plays a relatively small part
What the
typical boy sees in college appears
in the complex of motives.
to be not any educational process that
he is to undergo through instruction
so much as a chance to live, in all
that the word may be taken to mean
in a very pleasant environment and
amid most interesting events and
social activities for four years or more
before the hurly-burly and the more
or less irksome routine of hard work
in the outside world swallow him up.
“During the past few weeks in
various places I have been asking
many college boys of many different
colleges as I chanced to meet them
what they regarded as the net ad-
vantage acquired in their college life.
The answers were all prompt and glib
enough; you could make them into
a formula on a rubber stamp or set
them to music. With a proportion of
exceptions so small as to be almost
negligible, the list of advantages had
to do with purely social relationships
and experiences. The fellow students
from every class and corner of the
earth whom he met and the helpful
and enjoyable friendships that he
made; the teamwork in which he
participated, the executive experience
he gained as manager of some athletic
group or as editor of a periodical; the
democratic atmosphere in which he
lived (every college is democratic, if
you let its adherents tell it!), the self-
reliance he attained, and so on. I
can count on the fingers of one hand
—anyway not more than two—the
men who even mentioned spontaneous-
ly the studies they pursued or any
purely intellectual activity in which
they engaged.”
There is no doubt but that Mr.
Gavit, with unusual insight has dis-
covered some of the ideas and condi-
tions which exist at the present time.
As collece studenis and college grad-
uates what is our answer to the ques-
tien?
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THE AGONISTIC
Did I hear somé!'one say swimming
pool? Or is t some pleasant fantasy,
and I am té awake and find “it all
a dream.” Jo, girls, glance towards
the conservitory and you will see
what our /lumnaée and Board of
Trustees hae accomplished during
the summer, towards Shorter’s swim-
ming pool. Some say anticipation is
greater than realization, but to have
the dream ¢f nine years materialize |
proves an exception’ to the rule.—
Periscope.
Dr. Coates, (hearing noise under
bed)—*Who is that under there?”
Burglar (knowing Doctor well)—
“No one.” '
Doctor—‘Well, welt; I could have
sworn I heard some one.”—The)
Reveille.
If you have time to spare, don’t
spend it with someone who hasn’t.—
Exchange.
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BROKE, BROKE, BROKE
Broke, broke, broke,
Cease for a2 minute, O Refrain, |
For I would that I could hear
The jingle of money again.
a
O well, for the boy has money,
He doesn’t have to count the cost
alway.
O well, for the girl who has plenty,
She gets what she needs each day.
And the stately faculty draws a salary
At the end of every month;
But oh, for the joy of having again
The feel of the coin I knew once.
Broke, broke, broke,
’Tis all I can sing, O Refrain.
But O for the touch of the vanished
coin
That may never be mine again.—
Exchange.
A good name will wear out, a bad
mame may be turned; a nickname lasts
forever.—Zimmerman.
EXCHANGES
Than a Might Have Been by far,
mouth and Amherst, Williams College
has arranged debates during the year
Smith.—Exchange.
change.
Blues.
One-third of the population of
America are of foreign birth; one-
A man dismisses, without notice, his
thought, because it is his-—Emerson.
TO BE OR NOT TO BE.
I'd rather be a Could Be,
If I could not be an Are,
For a Could Be is a maybe
With a chance of touching par.
I'd rather be a Has Been
For a Might Have Been has never
been
But a Has was once an Are.
“My girl is so ignorant she thinks
that a football coach has four wheels.”
—Exchange.
Mistletoe thrives better in winter,
but human parasites prosper the year
round—Hornet,
Where, oh where, is the good old
prof, who gave an occasional “A”?
—Goucher College Weekly.
Success seems to be the one thing
for which no labor-saving devices have
yet been invented.—Exchange.
Following in the footsteps of Dart-
with the debating teams of Vassar and
Teacher—Now, children, it is a
curious fact that the bee stings only
once.
Boy—But isn’t once enough?—Hx-
change.
Oh, scissors, let’s cut up! — Ex-
Unless you can say something that
is worth while, keep silent!—Queen’s
tenth belong to the negro race.—
Queen’s Blues.
IRVIN COBB, STORY TELLER
OF U.S, A.
Irvin Cobb, Kentuckian, is called
the story-teller of the U. 8. A. He is
the author of “Old Judge Priest.” He
wore the first wrist watch—it attracted
attention even on the battlefields of
Franee. He is an all-around writer—
fiction, wit and humor—under which
head perhaps you will recall the time
when you so immensely enjoyed “Eat-
ing in Two or Three Languages,”
“Speaking of Operations,’ “Cobb’s
Bill of Fare” and we had just as well
say it, “Cobb’s Anatomy.” And un-
der “Miscellaneous” we recall “Paths
of Glory,” “Speaking of Prussians”
and other things worth reading.
George Ade says “Cobb’s stories are
drenched with unforced humor and
leavened with real sympathy.” Cobb
is an American humorist—he is as
much at home in the great metropolis
exchanging jokes with his fellow trav-
eler in the Pennsylvanian as he is
down in the blue grass regions of his
own state sitting on the topmost rail
watching the thoroughbreds and cre-
ating fresh humor for the many who
are waiting for it. Cobb is Cobb! He)
is not any more like Mark Twain than
Don Marquis is like him. He is just
as original in his own way as the taste
of an unripe persimmon and as de-
lightful as the latter is disagreeable.
Irvin Cobb’s first long novel was en-
titled “J. Poindexter, Colored.” Do
you recall old Judge Priest’s Jeff? If
you do you will also recall that while
he was always in bad standing, he and
the judge managed to live together as
master and servant for many years.
jand in life after graduation.
Well, upon making his appearance in
New York’ Jeff became “J. Potudex-|
ter,” though he was still “Jeff down
in Kentucky. In this book Cobb lets
Jeff tell his own story, in his own blue
grass language, and there is no story
more interesting than Jeff’s, especially |
when retold by Cobb.—Constitution.
DR. ARMISTEAD MAKES AD-
DRESS.
(Continued from page 1)
and becomes a follower rather than a
leader. A Meredith comedy situation |
is developed when the college whose
purpose it is to produce leaders in|
reality tends to smother leadership,
Dr. Armistead concluded by saying
that the highest duty and privilege
of the Senior is to do her own think-
ing. “Know thyself,” a maxim of the
ancient Greeks, has come down
through all the ages as the essence of
true education.
Dr. Gaines then rose and spoke a
few words to the Seniors. The great-
est privilege of the Senior class, he
said was to perpetuate the high ideals
of Agnes Scott both on the campus
He also
pointed with pride at our Seniors as
an encouragement to those in lower
classes to persevere to the end.
After these brief remarks the
Seniors were invested with their caps
and gowns. Miss Hopkins stood on
the platform and placed a cap on each
Senior’s head. The Alma Mater was
then sung and the academic proces-
sion marched out of the chapel.
Isn’t It Great
to have Confidence in
Your Drugegist?
Dealing with us once means a
Continued
Patronage.
Polite, Prompt Service is a Habit at
ELKIN DRUG CO.
Elkin Corner
Decatur, Ga.
Athletic News
Upper Classmen Victorious
|
|
Dearest Ag:
So many things have happened dur-
The sister classes played against ing this past week that I hardly know
each other the afternoon of the fourth, Where to begin to tell you about them.
The Seniors and the Sophs fought |Judging from recent happenings on
hard and
halves,
score stood three to three; therefor
the tie had to be played off. Th
Seniors made the first goal, thus gaiz
ing for them a victory.
evenly throughout
Campbell
fatal one,
one, and Posey shot th
The line-up was thus:
Walker shot
all three of the Soph goals while Mc-)|
Connell shot two of the Senior goals,
both| the campus, we are all going straight
When “Time” was called the
to perdition.
To begin with, that good, kind, sweet
Mr, Holt has suffered a change of
heart, and for the entire past week
has been making quantities of deadly
chlorine gas over in the lab, forcing
innocent protesting chemistry I stu-
dents to help him in this foul deed.
You can just imagine, Aggie, how
awful it is. You know that’s the gas
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Seniors Sophomores they killed soldiers with during the
H. McConnell .... CF .. HE, Thompson | W@t. I don’t feel near as sorry now
V. Posey ....... Ry B. Kell | for all those soldiers who were gassed
N. Campbell ..... Ll E. Swaney| 2S I did before I sniffed chlorine my-
BE. Parham ..... RW .. J. Schuessler|S¢!£; after a couple of whiffs or so,
t. Macias ...... LW. .....H, walker death really seems a pleasant alterna-
A. Meade tive.
B. McClure ..... iy | eee N. Bvans Not only has Mr. Holt lowered his
BE. Knight ...... n= dene A. Thomas standards of good will toward his fel-
BE. Guille <:o.6:. TT soos E. Griffin lowmen (fellow-girls, in this case, if
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The line-up ran thus:
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Gilliland and D.
society, by its own confession, is com-
posed entirely of lost souls. Almost
every night they meet in the chapel
and loudly and musically proclaim to
the world that “all they, like sheep,
have gone astray.” The Student Volun-
teer Band really ought to get busy and
do a little personal work among mem-
bers of the choral society. This wick-
ed, wicked campus we live on! They
even tell me that Mr. Stukes became
so wrought up over the dishonesty that
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complete disguise — one that would
deceive even the most elect into think-
ing he was what he aint, and with the
cheerful help of Mary Goodrich he got
together a splendid wardrobe for the
part. Time alone will show whether
jhe uses the disguise or not.
3ut all the news this week isn’t
gloomy. For instance, it is rumored
|that a new building is soon to go up
lon the campus. So guess again. It
isn’t a gym, or a student building, or
a new dormitory, but a cute little barn
for Margaret Powell to keep her spot-
ted cow in. Valeria Posey, as pres-
ident of Blackfriars, presented her
with it, and Margaret is thrilled to
;}death over having a dear cow all her
own, and a spotted one at that.
The whole campus has blossomed
forth into a regular aquarium here
lately. Ansley-Doster Drug Store gave
away a bowl of gold-fish with every
dollar purchase for a while, and Agnes
Scott literally marched up the hill with
twice a hundred girls, and then march-
ed down again bearing as many bowls
of gold-fish. Some of them have names
that would make any self-respecting
gold-fish turn up his toes and die, For
‘instance, Olivia Swann’s is named
“Incomprehensibility’ and Dessie
Kuhlke’s “Indifference.” Wonder if
that could have been the trouble with
Gertrude Green’s fish? Anyway, they
died, and were given Christian burial,
all Rebeccah Scott assisting at the
ceremonies,
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THE AGONISTIC
Alumnae News
Among those who are to return to
Agnes Scott for Thanksgiving are
Carolyn Moore and Eunice Dean.
Carolyn Moore is from Eufaula, Ala.
Eunice Dean has been teaching this
winter at her home in Anderson, 8. C.
Both of these girls graduated in the
class of 1922
Miss Llewellyn Wilburn, who gradu-
ated in 1919 and who has been an
instructor in the physical education
department at Agnes Scott for the
past three years, is studying at Colum-
bia University, New York.
Ruth Pirkle, of Cumming, Ga., was
9n the campus last Saturday.
Eugenia Pugh, who was at Agnes
Scott in 1920-21, has been visiting her
sister.
Jeanie Johnston and Mary Flodding
were at the college Saturday night to
take part in the Alumnae stunt.
Helen Connett, of St. Joseph, Mo.,
was married to Mr. Ralph T. Amer-
man on November 4,
Lula Groves Campbell was married
to Mr. George Melvin Ivey on October
10th.
News has been received of the
death of Mrs. D. F. Fallow, July 5,
1922. Mrs. Fallow,, before her mar-
riage, was Miss Patty Monroe.
GEORGIA POETS HONORED
(Continued from page 1)
Faith,” in the fifth edition, is a rec-
ognition of the ability of a man who
has the distinction of being recognized
in a literary way as few southern col-
lege poets have been.
Theodore Stanton, of Cornell uni-
versity, used Mr. Broyles’ poem, “The
Sears,” as the motto for his trans-
lation from the French saying, “I
have found nothing anywhere quite
so good.”
Was College Editor.
Broyles was twice chosen editor in
ehief of The Phoenix, Hmory’s month-
ly college magazine. He has also
served on the editorial staff of “The
Emory Campus,’ Emory’s annual. Fol-
lowing his graduation from the school
of liberal arts, he served on the edi-
torial staff of The Constitution. Dur-
ing the war Broyles was a captain in
the service overseas. He is a mem-
ber of the Alpha Tau Omega
fraternity, and Sigma Upsilon liter-
ary fraternity. He is now a student
of theology at Emory university.
His poem, “The Grey Wedding,”
follows in part:
The Grey Wedding.
Chill winds of wasted effort blew full
blast,
Commingled with the haunting wail
of wounded hope.
And through the old, old house where
life had passed
Blind wishes came within my heart
to grope,
And whisper
wine,
Of all the joys that would, in turn,
be mine,
of the frolic and the
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SCHOOL.
For some time the members of the
Y. W. C. A. cabinet and all those most
vitally interested in the Agnes Scott
Sunday School have felt that some
kind of change was needed to make
the Sunday School mean more to the
college community as a whole. Here-
tofore assemblies have been held from
, faculty advisors,
|has an enviable record as a student
9:15 to 9:30 and individual classes
from 9:30 to 10:00. A great deal of
good has been derived by those who
attended from both the assemblies and
the classes, but the assemblies, es-
pecially, have often had a very small
attendance in proportion to the num-
ber of girls in the college community.
The Sunday School leaders have ap-
preciated most deeply the faithful at-
tendance of those who have come and
the untiring efforts of Miss Randolph
and Miss Davis, who have led the as-
semblies, and also of the various
teachers of classes; but they have felt
that more of the girls of the college
community ought to be reached by
the Sunday School than are reached
by it.
They have taken into consideration
the fact that all Agnes Scott girls lead
a very active life six days of the week
and really need rest on Sunday and
that Sunday morning is the only time
many of them have to rest, so they, in
consultation with Dr. Sweet and other
have decided that
it would be a better plan to discon-
tinue the 9:15-9:30 assemblies and let
each individual class decide at what
time it would be most convenient to
meet—either Sunday morning, after-
noon or evening. The classes will
meet in the various buildings on the
campus so that they will be easily ac-
cessible to all students who would like
to attend, and it is hoped that the
attendance will be very much in-
creased because much help and real
inspiration can be gained from these
A. NEWS
classes. This plan was put to a vote
in the assembly last Sunday morning
and was almost unanimously agreed
upon.
Mr. Stukes’ teachers’ training class
will probably be held at the usual
time (9:30) in the usual place but
Mrs. Sydenstricker’s and all the others
can be arranged at their regular meet-
ings.
Freshman Commission Chosen.
The members of the Freshman class
who are to stand as a link between
their class and the Y. W. C. A. form
Freshman Commission. It is the pur-
pose of this commission to acquaint
the new girls with the workings and
ideals of the Y. W. C. A. and also to
discuss the work of the association in
general and to discuss any problems
that may come up in their class.
Those who are to serve as members
of this commission for the first third
of the term are as follows:
Martha P. Aiken, Grace Bargeron,
Corina Berman, Rachael V. Browning,
Esther Byers, Mary E. Callen, Bliza-
beth Carrere, Mary E. Colyer, Lorine
Curtis, Margaret HB, Debelle, Elizabeth
Douglas, Jeffie Dunn, Harriet P. Fear-
rington, Margaret Garrard, Lucy Good-
win, Mary E. Gregory, Sara E. Hallum,
Blanche Haslam, Martha Ivey, De
Courcey Jones, Margaret E. Kennedy,
Augusta Land, Martha Leonard,
Frances Lipscomb, Sara Mackenzie,
Margaret R. Martin, Catherine Mock,
Josephine North, Grace Overstreet,
Virginia Peeler, Katherine Pittman,
Loulie Pou, Helene Ramsey, May
Reece, Susan Rose, Elizabeth Salter,
Susan Shadburn, Evelyn Sprinkle,
Margaret Terry, Johnny Thomasson,
Margaret Tufts, Virginia Wing, Millie
Zellers.
The eighty girls who affiliated with
the Decatur Presbyterian Church were
invited to dinner by the members of
that church last Sunday evening.
Should I throw Sorrow by,
And leave the weighted sigh
For older folk whom youth no longer
claimed.
wishes, blind, but
blood flamed,
Ye did not ‘hear the wild winds blow:
Ye ne’er could all my phantoms know.
Whether it were of wrong or right,
Sorrow and I were wed that night.
Brooks Phillips is an instructor in
the department of English at Emory
university. He is from Harvard and
oC playful and
and as a producer of many pieces of
Invorthy literature. His poem, “Pray-
er to the Virgin,” follows:
Prayer To The Virgin.
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And thou in heaven to plead for me?
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Before I laid me down to sleep
I asked thee me in peace to keep.
i dreamed of Thine angels around my
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O Holy Mother, what cruel fear
imbraced me fast when the hour was
near!
White is thy breast, and white the
brow
That bends above me in stillness, now.
White are the doves, white-winged
and fieet
That cleave the glory about thy feet.
(The lines above are based on the
actual death of a young lady in a
dormitory fire. While writing, I had
in mind the old conception of Mary
as the refuge and protector of youth
and innocence—aAuthor’s note.)
—By BROOKS PHILLIPS.
As author of “I Love a Butterfly-
Maiden” and other poems of note.
Bowie Millican, a native of Rome, Ga.,
and a graduate of Emory university
with the degree of bachelor of arts
prefixed with the distinction “magna
cum laude,’ has a record which will
have to be the standard which Emory
men will strive to attain until another
man shall set a new record.
Many Activities.
Mr. Millican was student, author,
athlete, and an executive all com-
bined. He had many honors and af-
filiations. He is a member of the
Chi Phi fraternity, Sigma Upsilon,
Alpha Epsilon Upsilon scholastic
society, Phi Gamma literary society,
and a number of other organizations.
He is a member of D. V. S. and
Pyramid Honor society; was president
of the university under the student
government system, and was three
times elected to the student activities
council.
His poem, “I Love a_ Butterfly-
Maiden,” which appears in the recent
edition of Schnitkind follows in part:
| Love a Butterfly-Maiden.
I lave a butterfiy-maiden
With a beauty gorgeous yet fantas-
tic—
Her forehead lofty and Grecian:
Her tresses glossy as the plumage of
a raven,
Hyacinthine, and cut short in the
Bohemian spirit of the eternal girl
Within her growing woman’s bosom—
A wisp dashed carelessly across the
forehead
As a curtain draped over the portrait
Of one of Leonardo’s women.
Edwin Ames Gilliam, of Decatur, a
student of Emory university, is the
other member of the Emory student
body to receive the honor of having a
production published in Mr. Schnit-
“Poets of the Future.” He is
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Upsilon, and of Alpha Ipsilon Upsilon
scholastie society.
His poem, “A Sonnet,’ follows:
Sonnet.
In this calm season of the southern
year
When soft autumnal hzes, like the
swell
Of ocean, twine the isknd hills and
dwell
In upper air serene—yet half in fear
Of vagrant winds: We know that we
are near
To heaven. Around us World, and
Life, and Time.
Deep musing go, as to a stately rime;
And what we long have loved grows
doubly dear.
How still the night! and what a hal-
lowed peace
Sheds now its spirit o’er the race of
man;
As years to years succeed, and cares
increase,
With willing heart we quit the trou-
bled van
Of worldly strife, and seek the calm
that drives
Spring’s turmoil from the autumn of
our lives.
—EDWIN AMES GILLIAM.
Others Mentioned.
In addition to having five of her
young students represented in the Dr.
Schnitkind’s work by having their
poems published, Atlanta has four
more of her college members given
honorable mention in “Poets of the
Future.”
Miss Helen Faw, a junior at Ag-
nes Scott college, a member of B. O.
Z., the Poetry society, a contributor to
the handbook published by the so-
ciety, and author of “Sonnet,” is
given this distinction.
Messrs. Thomas Partridge, author of
“De Lan’ o’ Love;” Ernest Colwell,
author of “Fishin’,” and Lloyd Chap-
in, author of “The Harbinger,’ are
given honorable mention by the noted
collector and critic of English poetry.
These men are students at Emory
university.
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MERRY
CHRISTMAS
Vol. VIII
He Agonistic
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1922
No. 10
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
DR. CAMPBELL MORGAN LEC-
TURES ON THE RECORDS
‘The Historic Christ as Revealed
in New Testament Literature’’
The coming of Dr. Campbell Mor-
gan to Agnes Scott was one of the
notably splendid things that hus hap-
pened this session. He was here
from the fourth of December till the
ninth. During these five days, he
talked each morning in the chapel to
the students, the faculty, and as many
from Decatur and Atlanta as could
find seats. He spoke also at the
Pecatur Presbyterian Church in the
evening, and many from Agnes Scott
were faithful attendants there.
The general subject of his addresses
was “The Historic Christ as Revealed
‘yn New Testament Literature.” On
Monday morning Dr. Morgan’s sub-
ject was “The Records and the Record-
ers.” In this, he gave a summary
view of the Gospels as a whole; and
very vividly and sympathetically told
something of the personality and life
of each of the four chroniclers: Mat-
thew the Publican, John Mark, Luke
the Physician, and John the Fisher-
man. He said that all books about
Christ obtained a foundation from and
were dependent on the New Testa-
ment. There were four gospels in
order to present four phases of truth
concerning Christ. The discussions
of the four following mornings took
up in as detailed a fashion as the
limited time permitted these four
aspects of Christ’s nature. “Jesus as
the King,” shown in Matthew, “Jesus
the Servant” as revealed in Mark,
“Jesus the Man,” as Luke describes
Him and “Jesus the Eternal God” as
John wrote of Him.
Dr. Campbell Morgan is perhaps the
best known Bible student in the
world today. He admits that he has
been seeking to prove its eternal
mysteries for thirty-eight years; and
kis masterfully, scholarly discourses
would surely attest the truth about
the depth and breadth of his learn-
ings. It was a privilege indeed to
have Dr. Morgan at Agnes Scott; and
the instruction and inspiration gained
from his talks and personality will
long be remembered.
THE CHORAL CLUB PRE-
SENTS ‘‘THE MESSIAH”’
Musical Directors of the South
Guests
Sunday, December 17th, at three
o'clock the Glee Club, directed by
Mr. Johnson and accompanied by Mr.
Dieckmann, according to their usual
custom, gave “The Messiah,” by
Handel.
This was especially appropriate at
this time of year, when our thoughts
were turning to Christmas and its
meaning.
“The Messiah,’ composed in 1741, is
one of the greatest oratorios ever
written. The greater part of the
words are taken from Isaiah, thus
giving the score a double significance.
The leading soloists were Miss
Margaret Battle, soprano, of the
North Avenue Presbyterian Church;
Miss Eunice Curry, contralto; Mr.
A. W. Browning, tenor, of the Ponce
de Leon Baptist Church, and Mr. Ed
A. Werner, bass, of the North Ave-
nue Presbyterian Church.
There were a number of choruses
sung, among which were the famous
“Hallelujah Chorus” and “All We,
Like Sheep Haye Gone Astray.”
There were a great many guests
from all over the city, as this event
is one which people appreciate very
much. The special guests of the
Society were the ‘musical directors
of the South who are now meeting in
Atlanta.
PSE POR BIA PAAR POL BOP PAE BOAO BOMB
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FRENCH CLUB .HOLDS
MEETING
Christmas Play Presented
Visions of Santa Claus and well-
filled stockings! or if those are too
juvenile for you, at least a prospect
of a well laden tree and a goodly
quantity of Nunnally’s Special. But
at any rate, Christmas is in the air—
also in the French Club, as those who
attended the farewell reunion of that
organization Yor this year will joy-
fully attest. The meeting Wednesday
night was particularly enjoyable, as
it gave a chance to see another play
before the holidays, and incidentally
to peep into a real French home on
“the night before Christmas’, to hear
Frances Guilliland sing, and to see
those attractive tableaux presented
which were both beautiful and strik-
ing. And even though he goes by
another name, among the French,
Santa Claus was still the same jolly
old man—don’t you wish it would
“snow” often? Then to end the even-
ing with a thoroughly Christmas
Spirit French carols were sung, and
everyone was glad that the Christmas
season brought a Christmas meeting
of the French Club.
“Bon Noel!" to everyone of you.
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
AT VESPERS
the Student
Volunteer Board presented a very in-
teresting meeting for our Y. W. C. A.
Service. The speakers of the evening
and Mr.
the Emory
Mr. Mullinax spoke
Last Sunday night
were Mr. Perry Mullinax
James Dombrowski
Volunteer band.
of
in an introductory way of the move-
ment and as followed by Mr. Dom-
browski, who made a very forceful
challenge for the call of mission
At the close of the service,
Mr. Tom Sharp, who is at the head
of the movement spoke to the volun-
teers in the Propylean Hall. The
meetings were instructive as well as
interesting to all who were present.
werk.
Silent Night
Silent Night, Holy Night,
All is calm, all is bright,
Round you Virgin Mother and Child.
Holy Infant, so tender and mild,
in Geauenly peace,
Sleep in Heavenly peace.
Silent Night, Holy Night,
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from Geaven afar:
Geavenly Gosts sing Alellulia;
Ohrist the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born.
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SENIORS PRESENT ‘‘A MID- |DOUBLE QUARTETS SING AT
WINTER NIGHT’S SCREAM’’
A Modern Interpretation of
Shakespeare
Shakespeare has done well! The
world knows it, the school knows it,
and the Senior Class knows it too!
There is just one criticism, how-
ever, which the Seniors feel might
be brought against that great artist.
Namely, that many of his mightiest
scenes are so scattered through a
number of plays that, ordinarily,
people are apt to lose much of their
force and beauty.
This defect the class sought to
remedy by giving a drama entitled
“A Mid-Winter Night’s Scream,’”—
the culmination of almost two weeks
of careful thought and planning.
Viewed from either the literary or
the psychological stand-point the play
might be accounted a thorough suc-
cess. It may be deemed quite a schol-
arly achievement to combine such
famous scenes from “MacBeth” as the
Witches’ Scene, the Sleep-Walking
Scene and the Death Scene, with the
Court and Casket Scenes from “The
Merchant of Venice.” This was what
the Seniors did in a very effective
way. Likewise, throughout the play
many gems of Shakespearian epigram
were gathered from all sources and
grouped in a most convenient manner.
From a psychological point of view
the play showed great keenness of in-
sight and persipacity of intellect. The
class understood that if the produc-
tion was to be dramactic, there must
be some controlling purpose in order
to co-ordinate scenes which might
otherwise seem unrelated. Accord-
ingly, a modern motif was introduced
with rare success.
But a brief excerpt of the play is
enough to convince anyone of its in-
trinsicment.
Bassanio had offended Shylock
greatly by biting his thumb at him.
The matter was brought into court
and Shylock demanded redress in the
nature of five pounds of Bassanio'’s
flesh. Portia plead for mercy but
Shylock proved relentless. A bond
was then drawn up wherein it was
agreed that after one week of grace
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WOMAN’S CLUB
Agnes Scott and Emory Give
Program
On Thursday night, December 13,
a double quartet from Agnes Scott
gave half a concert at the Woman's
Club Auditorium in Atlanta. That
may sound rather strange because our
Glee Club never does things by
halves; but you see the Emory Glee
Club was the other half and both
groups made an exceedingly pleasing
and peppy whole.
The concert was given for the en-
tertainment of a convention of musi-
cal supervisors. The program con-
sisted of choruses by Agnes Scott and
Emory, solos by the best singers of
the Emory Glee Club, a charming duet
by Frances Gilliland and Lillian Me-
Alpine, and a solo by Miss Curry.|the other day, “Isn’t there anything
The girls who sang were:
Elizabeth Hoke
Lillian McAlpine
Frances Gilliland
Dick Scandrett
Ruth Almond
Lillian Clements
Martha Eakes
Mary Phleger Brown
Elizabeth Lockhart
Charlotte Keesler
CLASSICAL CLUB ORGANIZED
Beth McClure Elected President
During November one of the live-
liest organizations on the campus was
organized—the Classical Club. All stu-
dents of Greek or Latin are eligible
for membership and a large number
were present at the first meeting.
Miss Smith acted as chairman. An
interesting program, beginning with
the singing of a Latin song, was pre-
sented. A Latin play with the char-
acters in ancient costume was given
by Dick Scandret, Helen Wright, Eliza-
beth Lockhart, and Mary Mann,
A committee with a representative
from each class was appointed to
agree on officers for the club. Beth
McClure was elected president. It
was decided that the club should meet
on the last Thursday of every month.
Delightful refreshments were served
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HOLLY AND MISTLETOE
Agnes Scott Prepares for a
Holiday
“Jingle bells, jingle
the way,
Oh what fun it is to have a Christmas
Holiday!”
The Campus echoes the spirit if not
the words of this very true song. For
a while the heavy burdens that dog
our footsteps leave for parts un-
known, and our faces which usually
wear the imprint of care are wreathed
in smiles of bliss, We grow festive,
and joyously thrilled at the sight of
a wreath in a window. Our jaded
nerves are calmed by the signing of
carols. We go to town, living the
jam and push and happy faces of lit-
tle children, and we buy Christmas
presents for those we love the most.
We do not believe those who say it
is not pleasant to shop at Christmas,
Christmas shopping becomes a thing
of delightful leisure after our strug-
gles with Latin and Trig.
But going home is the supreme joy.
Buying our tickets becomes a thing
of solemn ritual. We are haunted
with a vague fear that the train will
leave us or something. We lock se-
curely our ticket in our trunk, for-
getting that they are of superlative
value only to ourselves, and then be-
come obsessed with the fear that we
will forget and send the precious
thing off with the trunk and be left
ticketless.
At last we are on the train. Can
there be anything to equal the—me-
ment when the wheels first begin to
move, and we know we are really on
the way to the promised land? We
have visions of happy faces in open
doors silhouetted against the glow of
a firelit room, of holly wreaths and
mistletoe, and we even dare to hope
timidly for that which seems not
evenly remotely possible—a white
Christmas morning.
We have a feeling of convictions
that such joys are not undeserved by
us, and that we are getting a just re-
ward for our labors. But there is one
thing of which we are certain, there
is no fun like that of having a Christ-
mas holiday! :
bells, jinele all
BLACKFRIAR TRYOUTS HELD
Twelve New Members Taken in
A freshman was heard to remark
on this campus you can get into with-
out trying-out?” She was promptly
squelched (in the negative) and just
aS promptly resolved that, in that
case, she would systematically try
out for everything (even as you and
I must admit we did when freshmen.)
But the air was suitably saturated
with the spirit of tryouts last week,
Everyone you met was either prepar-
ing a Pi Alpha Phi speech, had jus
written a story or, the greater of th
evils, was rehearsing a Katherine an
Retrucio scene, or a Mrs, Malapro
one.
Now if you have never tried out fo
Blackfriars, you can never know th
totally lost and utterly null and voi
feeling which you—the so-thoug
epitome of diramatic ability— ca
feel when parading your pitiful littl
scene before the faculty and Blac
friar members. Nothing goes as yo
intended it to, nothing carries a
well, and all of your premeditate
emotional gestures seem to laugh yol
to scorn and to defeat their own p
poses—Oh, indeed, a tryout is a pai
ful thing, and most painful of all a
those of Blackfriars’.
Then why do such things try o
twice each year? From the awft
tales told about the tryouts—how a
the faculty die laughing when not
ing funny has happened, and loo
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Agnes Scott College Weekly
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year, in advance. Single copies,
Published weekly. Owned and published by students of A. S. C.
Entered as Second Class Matter.
The Agonistic is glad to resume its duties after a suspension
of several weeks on account of unforseen difficulties during which
it was unable to continue its publication.
Sinee the last issue of
the Agonistic¢, it has changed printers and The Index ‘Printing Com-
pany is now publishing it.
The Agonistic hopes that after this
forced rest the issues will be much better than ever before.
“Twas the night before Christmas,
And all thru the house not a creature was stirring,
Not even a mouse.’’
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Tis the week before Christmas at Agnes Scott, but all over the
campus every creature is stirring because the true Christmas spirit
has invaded Agnes Scott.
Each day carries a crowd bent on
Christmas shopping to town and each night new packages are
added to the wee mysterious ones already here.
and rush is on, but as each one
The last hurry
dashes around the thought sings
over and over ‘‘Just a week before Christmas.”
Aenes Seott is saying ‘‘Merry Christmas’’ and so the Agonistic
, =) * ca] . >
wishes
“A merry Christmas to all
And to all a Good-night.”’
SOCIAL SERVICE DEPART-
MENT HAS ANNUAL
CHRISTMAS TREE
Santa Claus Visits Associated
Charity Children
Christmas here! Did you see
Santa Claus? Well, if you didn’t,
you've missed a lot, for the jolly old
fellow alighted from his sleigh Satur-
day afternoon and, in the absence of
a chimney to the Gym _ building,
slipped in through the back window
and loaded the big Christmas tree
with gifts for the children from the
country near Decatur and Atlanta.
Santa had intended “laying his finger
aside his nose” as soon as the gifts
were on the tree, but the children
were having such a good time that
he could not resist the temptation of
presenting the gifts himself. And
O yes—sh-h-h! We've found out that
Santa likes music, or at least we
think he does, for he has a voice like
Mary Jarman and you know how
crazy she is about music. Well, the
jolly old man was late in arriving be-
cause of the traffic system in At-
lenta (the Bells were frozen) and so
Josephine Schuessler told a story and
Mary Freeman danced. After Santa
appeared there was an uproar in the
y¥m and the kids were so excited
that they could hardly eat the apples,
oranges, and cream and cake that the
girls served. The rest of the after-
noon will bear no description—words
fail me—pandemonium reigned in the
form of cap pistols and fire crackers
and I'm sure I don’t know where we
or they would be this minute if their
would-be-guardians and protectors had
not shooed them off home.
is
WHITE CHRISTMAS SERVICE
The annual white Christmas serv-
ice of the Y. W. C. A. was unusually
impressive in its sweet solemnity this
fear. The white tree formed the
background of the stage where the
vested choir sang Christmas carols.
Some of the members of the Freshman
class, wearing white, brought in the
white candles and placed them in the
windows, and Hilda McConnell read,
“The Coming of The Prince,” a beau-
tiful Christmas story by Bugene
Field.
This service was very much as the
been in the past, but somehow there
SENIORS PRESENT ‘‘A MID-
WINTER NIGHT’S SCREAM”’
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Bassanio must lose five pounds of
flesh in payment to Shylock. No
sooner was the bond sealed than
Bassanio began secretly to take Wal-
lace reducing exercises—at Portia’s |
instigation. Matters were compli-
cated by the arrival of Lord and Lady
MacBeth. MacBeth fell in love with
Portia. He discovered that she loved
Bassanio, but that she wished him
thin. He knew nothing of the fate
which threatened Bassanio and leap-
ed to the conclusion that if Bassanio
remained fat Portia would no longer
love him. He planned eventually to
kill Lady MacBeth, but enlisted her
support in keeping Bassanio fat. In-
trigue is black and the plot deepens.
Every obstacle is put in Bassanio’s
way, but in one grand climatic scene
he conquers all of his enemies and
claims Portia’s hand. There is one
last brief but mighty struggle when
both MacBeth and Shylock claim the
right to choose Portia. The three
men are forced to choose a casket and
Bassanio again comes out victorious.
It is to the further credit of the
play that it ends fairly happily. There
are but two deaths and these are very
convenient, since the villians are thus
disposed of.
seemed to be more of the real spirit
of Christ in the meeting than usual.
The story of “The Coming of the
Prince,’ which showed so beautifully
what the real spirit of Christmas is
—love for others, kindness to all, and
self forgetfulness—seemed to be felt
in the heart of every person present.
This was a very fitting service with
which to close the work of our local
Y. W. C. A. for the year 1922, not
only because it was appropriate to
the Christmas season, but because in
showing the real Christmas spirit it
pointed out the ideal at which the
Y. W. C. A. always aims—living up
to, in this life, the ideal which Christ
would have us live up to.
CLASSICAL CLUB ORGANIZED
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and the meeting adjourned informally.
Everyone who was present at that
meeting is enthusiastic about the
Y. W. C. A. Christmas services have|club and it will without doubt be a
great success.
THE AGONISTIC
PICTURES FOR SILOUETTE
MADE
The relentless eye of the camera
was turned upon Agnes Scott during
Thanksgiving week and several days
after, while pictures for the annual
were made.
server from an airplane might have
imagined that a nest of ants were
changing their place of habitation,
INTERCOLLEGIATE NEWS
Mills—Mills College, with a desire
to try something new in the way of
During this time an ob-| examinations, has adopted a method
used at Girton College, Cambridge.
This method has not been used in
all the classes at Mills but is being
judging from the dark stream of indi-| tried in one of the English courses.
viduals garbed in cap and gown, or
street dress who passed over the path
to Science Hall. There, in an atmos-
phere delicately laden with the fumes
of hydrochioric acid gas which was
being evolved in the Chemistry labo-
ratory, the sittings were made one by
one, and few were they who escaped
the camera’s gaze.
Emmie Ficklen, aided by her two
able assistants, Eugenia Perkins and
Elizabeth Henry, has charge of the
photographic work of the Silhouette.
“You hayen’t had your picture made”
and “I've come to collect” are their
war cries as they dart about the cam-
pus waving the white slips of paper
so systematically provided by the
photographer. The photographs are
being made by White Studios of New
York.
BLACKFRIAR TRYOUTS HELD
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like the proverbial image of granite
when you have just made “such a
cute speech,” and how the other on-
lookers look grim and unapproach-
able—from all this, it would seem
toat, at best, the old girls, who are
not gripped in the throes of unsus-
pecting ignorance, would certainly
never be inveigled into trying out.
But Blackfriars is such an impor-
tant organization on the campus, and
membership into it is so eagerly
cherished that, last Monday night,
more than twenty girls faced the
ordeal. The tryouts were, on the
whole, exceptionally good, and as a
result of the night twelve new mem-
bers were taken in:
Ellen Walker, Mary Anne McKin-
ney, Monte Sewell, Rosamonde Neiss-
ler, Frances Alston, Marjorie Lowe,
Weenona Peck, Margaret McColgan,
Frances Lincoln, Elizabeth Cheatham,
Mary Palmer Caldwell and Frances
Gilliland.
The group of girls contains valua-
ble material which Blackfriars needs,
and they are to be congratulated on
their splendid achievements in getting
into the organization. And so, if the
freshman’s question were put to them,
they would probably say, “No, but
after it’s over ain’t it a grand an’
glorious feelin’?”
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAIN-
MENTS IN THE DINING
ROOMS
Faculty Gives Christmas Dinner
to Students
Perhaps in all life there is noth-
ing so delightful as a surprise, unless
it is the anticipation of something
blissful about to happen. It would
seem that we have a double measure
of delight, for did not the faculty
give us a lovely surprise Christmas
dinner Friday night, and are we not
looking forward with even greater
pleasure to Christmas dinner at home ;
next Monday?
The oceasion Friday ‘was very
lovely in every respect. The din-
ing rooms were enchantingly decorat-
ed with holly, tiny sparkling Christ-
mas trees, one on each table and
burning candles. The dinner itself
was all that heart could wish; grape-
fruit, chicken-salad, asparagus on
toast, potato chips, celery, olives, am-
brosia and fruit cake, hot chocolate
and mints.
The Rebekah Scott dining room
had Dr. and Mrs. Gaines as its guests.
Mr. Cunningham and Misses Kathe-
rine, Mary and Margaret Cunningham,
and Miss Louise McCain, Miss Ran-
dolph and Mrs. Randolph were vis-
itors in the White House dining-room.
Everyone was in the gayest of
spirits, and both the faculty and stu-
dents took advantage of the occasion
to serenade each other.
“Oh my! oh me! We are the facultee
If anybody loves the students
It’s we, we, we, we, we!”
An impromptu song that seemed to
express a universal emotion was this:
“Oh you may wonder why we are
so jolly
We're going home to a house full of
holly
It won't be long ’tll we see our beau
And stand beneath the mistletoe!”
The questions are given to each stu-
dent, who then has the right to put
them away until she feels prepared
or inclined to answer them. She can
write as long as she desires, the only
requisite being that she record the
time used on the paper when she
hands it in,
Student Council Adopted at Georgia
Tech
There has been a campaign on
foot to establish a Student Council at
Tech and recently each student was
asked to vote for or against the
council and also a list of men who
have been nominated by the Anak
Society as members of the Council.
The results were in favor of the new
organization by a large majority.
There are 5 Seniors, 4 Juniors, and 2
Sophomores on the Council; also the
President of the Senior class, Presi-
dent of the Pan-Hellenic Council
President of the Y. M. C. A. Cabinet,
Editor of the Technique, and Presi-
dent of the Athletic Association (this
office as yet not filled) are ex-officio
members. According to the constitu-
tion of the Council the class repre-
sentatives will elect their successors.
It is understood that the Honor Sys-
tem still prevails and all class work
will be done under the old system.
The Council will take over all duties
formerly coming under the supervi-
sion of the now extinct Honor Court.
College Courses for Women in
Industry
Bryn Mawr College is to open a
summer school for women in industry
and will cooperate with organized
labor in and about Philadelphia in pro-
viding educational facilities for wom-
en and girls actually engaged in mills
and factories. An eight weeks’ course
is planned, to consist of such subjects
as English literature, history, econom-
ics, government, labor movements, in-
dustrial organization, elementary law,
physical geography, physiology and
hygiene, and community life. The
expense is to be defrayed by scholar-
ships provided by workers’ clubs,
trade unions, and men and women
who believe in the extension of edu-
cation to industrial workers. The
only requirements for admission are
good character, good health and the
evidence of ability, although each
candidate must be able to read and
write English, That the Bryn Mawr
idea is neither unpractical nor based
on a misunderstanding of the condi-
tions involved is proved by the fact
that seventy young women workers
have already applied for admission
to the courses.
The Colleges as Patrons
“Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)
has done a new and stimulating
thing. It has endowed a poet, essay-
ist, and dramatist (Mr. Perey Mac-
Kaye) as Fellow in Dramatic
Literature, with a professor’s salary,
a house and a studio, with no assign-
ed duties except to work at his art,
and with all opportunity for associa-
tion with faculty and students. The
objects held in view by the univer-
sity are two. One is the advancement
of literary art. The other is to
leaven the increasing materialism of
the American university by the pres-
ence of one whose work is the em-
bodying of the ideal.
“Anything which will free men of
high endowments to do their
best work deserves the praise of all
- But what primarily concerns the
colleges is the effect on them. It is
good that those watch towers of hu-
manity should extend their horizons.
University men near great centers
have the chance to keep in touch with
the large actualities both in life and
in art. This is more difficult for in-
stitutions in the country, where life
tends toward dead routine and talk
toward the local as much as it does
in small communities not blessed with
a watch tower.
“As to the students, the men in
general admire visible success and
pursue studies which they haye heard
lead toward it . . The typical man
of enterprise and physical yigor goes
in for engineering, law, economics, or
chemistry . . . He hardly thinks, un-
forced, of a study not visibly related
to his life work But daily
association with a magnetic per-
sonality, who may be giving ex-
pression in the forms of the past to
what people today are thinking and
feeling, can hardly fail to make the
literature of the past seem more sig-
nificant and vital. Dven the rough-
neck Pharisee who passes by on the
other side of the hall may admit that
reputation and influence without
wealth mean success.”—School and
Society.
STUDENT FRIENDSHIP FUND
OF $830 IS PLEDGED BY
STUDENTS
“So now three cheers for A. S. C.,
we'll raise it with a*vim!” Why?
Because we are proud of her for her
generosity to her sister-students in
the European countries—and the re-
sult shows that she is worth every
particle of loyalty we possess.
The total amount pledged for the
Student Friendship Fund is $830—
truly a good amount! In this, as in
everything she undertakes, Agnes
Scott has done her very best. And
that “best” is always something to
take notice of. The work of collect-
ing these pledges is going on rapidly
now, and every one is asked to co-
operate with the work again in having
the amount pledged ready for the col-
lector.
Of course, we remember that Christ-
mas shopping is the order right now
—and that all our money is going for
that. But don’t let's forget that we
have pledged ourselves to this amount.
Remember the lives we will save and
the fun (do they in those war-torn
conveniences,
and
countries have such?) we will give
our fellow-students. Our own Christ-
mas will be far happier if we remem-
ber we have helped in raising this
sum of $830.
BLACKFRIARS PRESENT
PLAYS
“Sir David Wears a Crown’’ and
‘The Will o’the Wisp’’ Given
On December 3, the Blackfriars, the
dramatic organization of Agnes Scott,
presented their annual fall plays.
Those given this year were “Sir David
wears a Crown,” and “The Will O’ the
Wisp.” Each year Blackfriars reserve
the Saturday night after Thanksgiv-
ing and each year the old girls, hay-
ing tested the ability of the Black-
friars, and the new girls, anxious to
see what the much talked of organi-
zation can accomplish, eagerly await
the first plays. Nor were either dis-
appointed, for the plays were both
usual and striking and well presented.
“Sir David wears a Crown” was
a sequel to a play which they gave a
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Agnes Scott College
DECATUR, GEORGIA
Spacious and beautiful grounds,
elegant buildings with modern
full and able
faculty. Courses leading to A. B.
degree. Best advantage in music
art.
For Cataloaue,, FE, H. GAINES, D.D.,LL-D., President
THE AGONISTIC
SMOKE AND CINDERS
DOMESTIC SCIENCE
Mistress—“Mary, what a kitchen.
the lobby like that?” Every pot, pan and dish is soiled;
The offender—‘‘Boss, I ain’t whist-
lin, I'se pagin’ Missus Jones’ dawg.”
—Life.
cyclone! What have you been doing?”
Mary—‘“Well, ma’am, blessed if it be
my fault. The young ladies has just
been showing me how they bile a
pertater at their cooking school.”
—Pearson’s Weekly.
Freshman—“‘And, honey, you just
can’t imagine how many dates I’ve
already got for the holidays!”
Sophomore—"Thanks, it would be
useless, You've
them yourself.”
H. G. Wells was defeated for Par-
liament, Apparently Mr. Britling
saw through it.—Life Lines.
already imagined
Dear Santa Claus;
I am an innocent little college girl
and I have been very good. I have
gone to bed every night at ten
o’clock, whether anybody told me to
or not. Please sir, all I want is some
brains and some grits, but I am not
selfish—thinking only of my own de-
sires. Bring Miss Smith an automa-
tically ventilated room; bring Miss
Gooch a dictionary, so Spoken Eng-
lish won’t have to look up words for
her; and bring Miss McKinney a type-
Santa Claus for
Baby Margaret, describing her first
ride in an elevator, said—‘*We went
into a little house and the upstairs
came down.”
— Boston Transcript.
At the Student Government meeting
during the vote on having dinner at
night—“Say, sis, you'd better sit
down. Your one dress is liable to
wear out some time!”
Sunday School Teacher—“Can any-
one tell me where Noah lived?”
Pupil—"I don’t think he had a regu-
lar home. J guess he and his family
belonged to the floating population.”
—Life.
writer. Kiss Mrs.
me.
Gratefully,
An Agnes Scott Hottentot.
Miss G—‘Now then, have you
proved that proposition?”
Lucy—‘“Well, ‘proved’ is a strong
word, but I can say I’ve rendered it
highly probable!”
Mr. Morgan—*“Miss Knight, you are
the living image of my fiance.”
Mary G—‘She is? Oh, show us
her picture! Why, she’s
cute. She don’t look a bit like Bloise!”
Frances—‘Do you think the end of
the world is near?”
Marion—“It’s nearer than ever be-
ist Little Girl—‘Pass the g’avy,
please, sis.”
Agitated manager—‘“Say, don’t you
know that you shouldn't whistle in
cai 2nd Little Girl—‘Well, if I couldn’t
BOOKS say g’avy any better than g’avy, I'd
e say g’ease!”
When I met her first
E gave ber a hook: of iverses; He (at 2 A.M.)—‘Well, I must be
On her birthday off.”
E gaye “her a: Gary | She (yawning)—“That’s what 1
And then she graduated.
I gave her a set of Emerson's
Essays.
thought when first I met you.”
—The Log.
A stout woman bought two tickets
jfor theatre seats so as to be more
comfortable.
Attendant—*“Pardon me, madame,
Mamie—“Did Mary do what you told but who is going to use your other
her, and not give you a Christmas
present?”
Luptonite—“‘Yes, the stingy pig.”
We're married now—
I give her a check book.—Life.
seat?”
Ss. W. (sharply)—‘“I
occupy them both.”
Attendant—"‘Just as you like, only
they happen to be on opposite sides
of the aisle.”
am going to
“I've heard she walks in her sleep.”
“Fancy—and they with two automo-
biles.’""—Ideas. —Baltimore Sun.
out are to be greatly congratulated.
The new members are:
PI ALPHA PHI TAKES IN
NEW MEMBERS
Bleven new members were admitted
into the Pi Alpha Phi debating so- FRANCES AMIS
ciety on Thursday night, December] RUTH LIGGIN
fourteenth. Admittance into this or-| VIRGINIA BURT
LILLIAN THOMPSON
EUGENIA THOMPSON
MARY BREEDLOVE
MARY ANN McKINNEY
LUCILE LITTLE
MILDRED PITNER
CLARA MAE ALLEN
LARSEN MATTOX
der is determined by try-out debates
and on this occasion the subjects were
based on some phase of the Allied
War Debt question, the judges being
the members of the Debating Coun-
cil, The ability to debate well is
a very rare one, and the debaters
chosen from the large number trying
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: CONOVER, CABLE, KINGSBURY
AND WELLINGTON PIANOS
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Gome of the celebrated Mason X Gamlin
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Victrolas, Victor Records, Sheet Music and a full line of Saxophones,
Ukuleles, Guitars, Mandolins, Violins, and other Musical Merchandise.
Isn’t It Great.
to have Confidence in
Your Druggist?
Dealing with us once means a
Continued Patronage.
Polite, Prompt Service is a Habit at
ELKIN DRUG CO.
Elkin Corner Decatur, Ga.
the table looks like the day after a|the parting of the ways.
ATHLETIC NEWS
Hockey Season Over,
Basket-ball Begins.
We stand, at the present time, at
Behind us
is a glorious hockey season, which
terminated Thanksgiving. Before us
is a basket ball season, full of possi-
bilities.
Our most worthy seniors walked off
with the hockey championship with-
out losing a single game. On the
memorable Thanksgiving day the
reshmen redeemed themselves by tak-
ing the game away from the juniors. |
The score in games is:
Lost|
Won
DOMIOLE: Siecaicspe soe 6 0
DANIOTS: seyursik siers sts-s ole 3 3
BODIES: G cesaie weer 2 4
Freshmen ......... 1 5
Had we played an intercollegiate
hockey game with Newcomb or Ran-
dolph-Macon, our line-up would have
been The All-Star Hockey Team:
Center Forward—H. McConnell,
(senior).
Right Inside—M. Keesler, (soph.).
Left Inside—E. Parham, (senior).
Right wing—E. Wassum, (senior).
Left wing—J. Schuessler, (soph.).
Center Half—W. Peck, (junior).
Right Half—E. Spivey, (freshman). |
Left Half—E. Knight, (senior).
Goal Guard—J. Logan, (senior).
Right Fullback—E. Hoke, (senior)
Left Fullback—C. Scandrett, (jun.)
MRS. HAZEN SMITH AT
AGNES SCOTT
Talks at Prayers of True Christ-
mas Spirit
Last Thursday morning, Mrs.
Hazen Smith (who was Miss Ruth
Slack during her college days) gave
us the happy surprise of a visit. Mrs.
Smith is a well-known and greatly be-|
loved alumna of Agnes Scott and, as
this was her first visit since last’
spring, she was more than joyously
welcomed. On Thursday night she
talked at prayers for a short time
about the real meaning of Christmas.
She said the modern tendency was to.
commercialize everything and, as a!
result, the true significance of such |
celebrations as Christmas and Easter]
was forgotten. She closed by making
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GIDDIE GOSSIP
Agnes Scott girls.
I am an absolute half-wit to sit Giddie, you should have been here
down and write a letter tonight when Briday night. We had a lovely Christ-
I have so awfully many things 1|™#S Party in the dining-room. Every-
ought to be doing. There aré my thing was decorated with red and
English XI notes due Tuesday, and green, and there were little Christ-
a Spanish book report Wednesday, mas trees with lighted candles on
and Bible I and History III term pa. each table. We sure do love parties
pers both due Wednesday too, not to at this place—White House dining
speak of three tests. Ol, Giddie what |70°™ got so jolly they burst into
shall I do? ll be ashamed to go home song. Heres one of the original ones
Christmas and face everybody after aes ong of the tables‘sung:
making such awful failures on those es ask us why we are s0 jolly
tests and thats exactly what I’m go- It's because we're going home to a
ing to do,—fail them, flunk ’em, in house full of holly.
other words, for I've got the C, S. so| it Wont be long ’till we see our beau
bad I simply cannot stady. And stand beneath the mistletoe.”
Those fast, fast White House girls!
No wonder Dr. Arm shook his head
at them, and said, “Young ladies, I
am surprised.”
Oh Giddie, its simply grand to
think what a short time it is ’till we'll
all be home. I can’t wait to get
there and see everybody. John How-
ard Payne surely was right when he
|said “there’s no place like home.”
Let me tell you what an awful
tragedy has come into my life. Oh,
its terrible, its horrible, its—its sim-
ply the worst thing in the world! A
horrible old boy that was out here
the other night told me—oh Giddie—
I can’t even bear to repeat it—that
there isn’t any Santy Claus! Anyway
I'm going to hang up my stocking,
for I don’t believe he knew what he
was talking about.
No more days *till vacation. It’s
most time to go to the station and
let that good old train carry me
home.
Merry Christmas, Giddie,
Yours for a huge time during the
Dear Giddie:—
You know what the C. S. is don’t
you? Theres a perfect epidemic of
it here now—its awfully catching.
Every time anybody goes to town and
sees all the stores and decorations,
they come back with a bad case.
Somebody said C. S. stood for “Can’t
Study” as well as for “Christmas
Spirit,” and they were just about
right. How can we study, I’d like
to know, with holidays starting Wed-
nesday, and such a Christmasy feel-
ing in the air? And yet, how can
we not study with so many tests, and
term-papers and notes due? To study,
or not to study, that is the question.
Whether it is better in the mind to
make good marks or to make beaded
bags.
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Everybody is making beaded bags.
Charlotte Keesler started it, and the
beaded-bag fever is as eatching as the
C. S..—every girl in Rebeccah is mak-
ing one for her mother. The lady at
the notion counter at Chamberlain’s
said that whenever anybody comes in
and wants 15 bunches of irredescent | holidays.
beads, she puts them down as being Aggie.
a plea to the college girl to prepare {sonality. She has charge of the Re-
herself for doing something worth-
while after college days were done.
ligious Education department of the
Presbyterian Church Board and
makes all Presbyterian
schools and churches in several of the
Southern States. She was at Blue
Ridge last spring; and it is hoped that
she will be there with us next year.
Ellis
Millinery
Company
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of distinction, and different
It is always a great pleasure to
have Mrs. Smith with us, for she
visits to
helps us in many ways and inspires
in us noble ambitions and aims by
her lovely talks and charming per-
{
College Girl
Needs
The college girl who is
going home for the Christ-
mas holidays will want
to refresh her wardrobe.
With this idea in mind,
we have made special ef-
fort to assemble the ap-
parel of youth.
Weare prepared to fill
her every need, from her
school room frock to her
evening gown.
Ttohsin’s
Correct Dress for Women
50 WHITEHALL
We will be pleased to see
our many friends from
cAgnes Scott College.
Two Stores
32 Whitehall St.
109 Peachtree St.
Fashionable
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For JUNIORS and MISSES
They tell the story of youthful styles---with elaborate buckles at side fastenings
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$39.75 to $9875
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They're perennially young!
of softest pile fabrics--many with big fur collars.
THE COMMUNITY’S DEMAND OF
THE COLLEGE
The Bryn Mawr Alumnae Bulletin
for November carries a complete
transcription of the address delivered
by Dr. Park at her inauguration as
President of Bryn Mawr College, Oc-
tober 2, 1922. The entire address,
dealing with the growth and function
of the woman's college might well be
given; since space is limited, we
quote but one section, the crystalliza-
tion of some of our own ideas:
—‘if for four years the student is
to be often shut away from the busy
human activities to which in the end
she will returf, the community has
a right to ask not only that her in-
telligence should be trained but that
in that important period her social
imagination should not be dulled, that
her sympathy should not be played
upon and lessened but should be set
on broad and strong ‘foundations;
that she ‘learn respect for her own
spirit and for the spirit of each in-
dividual she meets. They can demand
that she come out to her life as a
member of society with perceptions
quickened, no sentimentalist, no
moral bully, demanding and reject-
ing in accordance with her own stan-
dards alone. 2
“There is only one way to make
certain this result, Within its nar-
row class rooms the college must see
to it that she is taught with breadth
of view, and this not only in so-called
safe subjects, but in so-called dan-
gerous subjects, in economics, and
history and psychology and religion;
taught with sincerity which will call
out sincerity in her; with imagination
which will create for her a true and
breathing picture of the world she is
to meet; and with liberty of spirit
which will make her all through her
life demand for herself and others the
same quickening air. I have said that
the community must demand this of
the college; at the moment it is more
often true that the college must create
the demand.”
“THE MIRRORS”
Many persons are now telling in-
teresting stories about who didn’t
write the “Mirrors of Washington,”
and “Behind the Mirrors!” The
guessing contest was closed by the re-
cent announcement of the publishers,
Z. P. Putman’s Sons, that Clinton W.
Gilbert of the Philadelphia Evening
Public Ledger, was the author. Not
the least surprised man to learn
he guessed wrong, will perhaps be
‘Senator Hiram Johnson, who took ex-
ception to a characterization attribut-
ed to Senator Borah: “I fight for
principles; Johnson fights on person-
alities.”
Mr. Johnson was very certain that a
Washington correspondent, between
whom mutual dislike was rampant,
had held up the Mirrors. Prickly
words were exchanged. They ceased
when the newspaper man said: “You
may be sure, Senator Johnson, if I
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BROWSING WITH AN ALUMNA J! Day Student’sColumn
were attempting to write a book on
outstanding personalities in Washing-
ton, I should not have included you.”
NEWS
Studying human nature’ through
the newspaper has been a breakfast
accompaniment for the past few days,
and its been such a satisfactory con-
test to find the most unusual item
each day. Maybe you think it’s not
fun, but how are these for starters?
“Play Pinochle Five Days: Three
Syracuse University Men Win a Mara-
thon.” “Aha,” say I, “they're teach-
ing new subjects since I went to
college.” And then I read on to see
that three assiduous youths claim to
be the victors in 120 hours of playing.
Disheartened because of the interfer-
ence of academic work, perhaps, they
are planning to stage a real contest to
run day and night through the Christ-
mas holidays.—Yes, we're conyinced
that things are not as in the good old
days!
“Wedding Gifts to Blind: Asks to
have gifts sent in cash, to be applied
to helping the blind.” Even the
finance’s gift of several thousand is
to be used, states the article, which
in complete self-possession, seems not
at all surprised at it’s unique informa-
tion. Truly it’s curious how news-
papers can contain such human bits,
and yet spend many lines o’ type on
the latest theory for the murder!
Why don’t you start the searching con-
test—though I warn you it will lure
you into strange company.
AND WALPOLE REFERS TO WELLS
Memories of flu quarrentine and
Hugh Walpole! As he leaned over the
edge of the Agnes Scott platform, giv-
ing deliciously humorous touches to
the stark reality thet was the Russian
Revolution, we forgot the forbidden
joys of a germy city and reveled in
his pictures and words. Now he’s
back in New York again with many
lectures. on the English novel. Wells,
with the gyrations of his mental ap-
paratus comes in for a share of dis-
cussion.
Speaking of H. G. Wells, Mr. Wal-
pole said, “I should like to find the
man who first said to Mr. Wells, “My
word, what a lot you know about
things!’ Since 1914, Wells, the artist
has ceased to exist. The war swal-
lowed him up. He pokes his head up
now and then above the waters to
shout, ‘I know how to settle it’; and
Saturday’s solution is far different
from Tuesday’s, because the deeper
he sinks the faster his brain works.”
Now, as you may recall, Kansas is
in the midst of a religious contro-
versy between theologians and his-
tory professors over the fitness for
the student of Well’s Outlines of His-
tory. According to press reports the
Outline is not fit for students because
of the naturalistic views on Christian
doctrine and the improper moral
viewpoint. The schoolmen endorse its
value because of its broad viewpoint
for history in general. The students
‘condemn it because it is “dry.” Many
appeals against the use of the book
have been forwarded to Governor
Allen, but he has put the question up
to the State Board of Administration
where it is now pending.
Won't somebody please send the
Board Mr. Walpole’s remark:
“The Outline of History that every-
body talks about, is a very good novel
for a man of his age. I suppose there
are some truths in it. I expect with-
in the next five years,—possibly four—
there will be a new Outline of His-
tory.”
However, Mr. Walpole paid Wells
the tribute of keeping the world “men-
tally up to the mark,” and declared
that “in a hundred years Wells will be
recognized as truly representative of
our times.”
IT PAYS TO BUY AT
SCOFIELD’S
WHERE YOU GET
“Everything in
Good Eats”
Scofield Grocery Co.
Phones: Decatur 145-740
DECATUR, GEORGIA
THE AGONISTIC
Think of this! In the recent issue
of Aurora, the November, seven con-
tributions are from the facile pens of
Day Students. This does not mean,
it is true that seven Day Students
contributed. But even at that, the
figures prove that we're decidedly “in”
things around this campus.
On the other hand, only two of us
at present are contributing to Agonis-
tis as reporters or department editors,
while one Day Student is to be found
on the staff of Aurora.
Do these statistics bore you? In
case they do, of course, stop right
here and read ‘Smoke and Cinders”
again. Otherwise, haste on and you
will find disclosed further information
regarding our class.)
The Day Students: starring on the
regular class hockey teams are these:
Sarah Fullbright, Lucile Phippen,
Daisy Frances Smith, Fanny Swann,
Rebecca Skeen, and Frances Alston.
On the whole, our part in college
matters is gratifying—and yet, can’t
we improve it?
ALUMNAE NEWS
One of the nicest things about
Thanksgiving is that it brings so
many of the old girls back to spend
the holiday at Agnes Scott. During
the week of Thanksgiving this year,
there were sixteen of last year’s girls
who returned,
Lilburne Ivey, Martha Lee Talia-
ferro, Laura Oliver, Lucia Murchison,
Gena Calloway, Joy Trump, and Caro-
lyn Moore were here for the whole
time. Hariett Scott, now Mrs. Gratin
Bowen, came on Sunday, but had to
leave the following Wednesday.
Eunice Dean of Anderson, S. C.,
was in Atlanta, but came out to
Agnes Scott two or three times.
Ruth Keiser and Elizabeth Perry
spent only one night here.
Elizabeth Wilson, Julia Jamieson,
and Ruth Scandrett were here Thurs-
day night for dinner.
Lucy Durr, of Montgomery, Ala.,
who graduated with the class of ‘19,
spent Thanksgiving with Emma Jones
in Decatur.
BLACKFRIARS PRESENT
PLAYS
(Continued from Page 2)
few years ago. “The Six who pass
while the Lentils boil.” It was the
story of the crowning of “Sir David,
Little Boy.” The second, “The Will
O’ the Wisp” was a weird Irish story
of the call of the “other people,” to
follow them over the cliffs and into
the sea. The wierd and beautiful
story was well presented.
Blackfriars has indeed added an-
other success to her already long line
for these two plays were not only |
interesting but the interpretation of
the characters was unusually good.
Miss Gouch, the dramatic director,
and each member of the casts de-
serve a great amount of credit for
the successful production of these two
plays.
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For hours sometimes I ‘sjt and,
study on my History 1.
EXCHANGES
SLANG
“My dear! I haven't cracked a book, —
‘Till growing tired at length I quit,| How can I pass today?
and do net study but just sit.
—Exchange. A Freshman. |
A PRACTICAL USE FOR
‘ GEOMETRY
Be. original.
angle or a parallelogram,
then respect your wishes.
—Exchange..
.
NOT SO GOOD
I've dashed around most madly
To appointments every way—”
I jarred out of my bed at six
To read that old “King Lear,”
And now I have a French exam!
If some one makes
; You understand, !
you mad, call “her an isosceles tri-, my Geer
She will)! amble aimlessly around,
The library each night;
I try to find translations
So I'll get my Spanish right.
But luck is quite against me,
Latin Teacher—“Children, who is|/'™ & hopeless wreck I fear,
Cicero?”
So I'll toot down to the Tea-room—
Brilliant Pupil (in back of room) |Y°U Understand, my dear!—Ex,
—Cicero is Mutt’s son!’—Exchange.
Teacher—“Why did the Normans
and Saxons fight at Hastings?”
Johnny—“That’s where they hap-
pened to meet.”—Exchange.
“Just why did you leave college?”
“The dean did not go into details.”
—The Technique.
Chem. Prof.—“In the day time we
breathe oxygen. What do we breathe
at night?”
Fresh—“Er-er, uh, nitrogen!”
—Technique.
Student—“Have any of your child-
hood ambitions been realized?”
Prof.—“Yes, when my mother used
to cut my hair I always wished I was
bald-headed.”"—Ex.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
What a lucky stiff you are,
Twinkling there as if you thought
You knew an awful lot.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
If I could only get as far
Away from hour exams as you—
Maybe I could twinkle too!—Ex.
Freshman—Huh?
Sophomore—What?
Junior—T didn’t gat the question.
Senior—Pardon me, I did not com-
prehend the nature of the interroga”
tion —Ex.
“What Every Woman Wants”
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107-109 Peachtree Arcade
Three negroes were up before the
jcourt for stealing; one a horse, one
a cow, and the other a wagon.
were questioned by the judge,
“Sam, where did you get that cow?”
“Your Honor, I’se had dis cow ever
since she was a calf.”
They
“Jake, where did you get that
horse?’
“Your Honor, I raised dis horse
from a colt.”
“Olin, where did you get that
wagon?”
“Your Honor, I had this wagon ever
since it was a wheelbarrow.”
—Progressive Farmer.
While boating on the bay one night
I saw the ocean’s arm
Steal gently round a neck of land
To keep its shoulder warm.
This made me jealous as could be,
It really made me sore,
And so I paddled toward the land
And closely hugged the shore,
—Technique.
Hewey’s Drug Store
FORMERLY DR. RILEY'S
The Store with a Smile
Phone Dec. 0640 315 E. College Ave.
The
Gift Suggestion Box
for
Agnes Scott Girls
The term “Suggestion Box” Is a
good one for our store. This is
We have an
exactly what it is.
endless fot of those new and un-
usually attractive things which
college girls like to give and re-
ceive.
GIFT DEPARTMENT
Xmas Cards
WRITING MATERIALS
VICTROLAS—RECORDS
GOODHART-TOMPKINS CO.
“GIFT HEADQUARTERS”
83 PEACHTREE ST.
COMPLIMENTS
WILSON & TUGGLE
325 E. College Avenue
Phone Dec. 0929
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Vol. VIII
INMAN COUNTRY CLUB
OPENS
Wedding of Prominent Citizens
Celebrated
The town of Inman was the scene
of two brilliant functions on Satur
day night, February 3, when affairs
of no less interest than a wedding
and the formal opening of the coun-
try club took place, followed by the
biggest dance the town has witnessed
this season.
The marriage was unique in that
it was transacted between two of the
town’s most prominent young people
The bride, Miss Frances Lincoln
Richardson, is a popular member of
the younger set, and the groom, Mr
Sam Horton, is a rising young busi-
ness man. He has recently accepted
a position with the Inman Bottling
Works.
The wedding was
seven-thirty in the lobby of Inman,
the Rev. Frank Bitzer officiating
Miss Lucy Winn and Mr. Marx Jar-
man rendered familiar air of “How
Happy I Will Be,” while Miss Bryte
Daniel accompanied them on _ the
piano, Then while the wedding
march was softly played, the wedding
party descended the stairs. First
came Peyton, the young sister of the
bride, just returned from boarding
school, who bore the ring. She was
a picture of youthful loveliness in
crisp organdie. Next came Miss
Frances Lipscomb, the petite maid of
honer, who was charmingly gowned
in a soft frock of old lace and char-
lotte russe. Then came the bride, a
radiant vision in white blanc mange,
leaning on the arm of her father, Mr.
Ned Richardson. Her long train of
sheer curtain’ scrim Was carried by
lovely little Miss Sarah Slaughter and
debonair ‘little Master. Stirling John-
solemnized at
the groom, who was supported by the
best man, Mr. Vic Howie. Then
while- appropriate music fel upon the
air, they.trothed their, plight. The
bride then. slipped away to. don her
going away. dress, and» ‘as she leaned
over the newel post she threw her
bouquet’ out into space. It was caught]
by little Stirling, who présented it
to Mayor Guille. '-Two- ‘suspicious
looking: characters. were;/seen lurking'||
doorway- after the. ¢er-|-
around the
emonies. They were heavily cloaked |:
and masked and it is supposed that
they Were the Doones, but they were
suppressed by ‘the - Mayor. ' Two ad-
dresses were then made, ihe first, a
general welcome ‘by the Mayor, who
invited the guests to the formal open-
ing dance of the country club and
introduced the speaker of the even-
ingpJudgé Hyde; The Jedze's speech
was devoted to the subject of civic
pride. His declaration that Inman
was one of the most prominent cities
in the world was received with ring-
ing applause.
The dazzling success of the Coun-
try Club dance was due entirely to
the. efforts of the president of the
Country Club, Mr. C, Smith. Many
other civic jimprovements, such as
the’zoo in Inman Park, and the lake
and roof garden were brought about
by this enterprising citizen and his
committee. It was a shock to the
community to learn that the four
elephants in the zoo have been eaten
up by some animal of carniverous
propensities. Every effort is being
made to apprehend these fearsome
pests, and the results will be pub-
lished in “Ye Towne Gossip,” the
town weekly edited by Mr. E. Spivey.
MISS SPINNFY READS THE
“BLECTRA’’
Delights Audience
During the last week, in every de-
partment of study here at Agnes
Scott, we were told that Miss Doro-
thea Spinney, of England, was to give
a reading of a Greek drama on Sat-
urday night, February 10. And need-
less to say we were eager to go.
We went, we saw, and we were
MISS RANDOLPH ENTER-
TAINS EPISCOPALIANS
Ten Girls Enjoy Party at Her
Home.
Wouldn't we all like to be Bpiscopa-
lians though? Why? Because last
Monday night when the Presbyterians
and the Methodists and the Baptists
were boning hard on Chemistry and
French, and Algebra, those lucky
Agnes Scotters of the Episcopal
church just cut work and with-
out a care in the world so’s you could
notice it, away they went down South
Candler Street to Miss Randolph's
apartment.
Miss Randolph was giving the party
in honer of Mr. and Mrs, Pascam,
the new Episcopal minister and his
wife, and they couldn’t have wished
for a nicer place to be introduced to
their future friends, for Miss Ran-
dolph has the littlest, cosiest, homiesi
apartment in the world, and when it
was packed and full running over,
who could help having a good time?
After everyone had been intro-
duced, they talked and talked and
talked, and got acquainted all over
again, The small daughter of Mr
and Mrs, Pascam added a great deal
to the enjoyment of the evening, in
fact she was so adorable that most
ot the girls fell in love with her and
wanted to kidnap her on the spot, but
she, wise child, decided that she was
too young as yet to try the strenuous
life.
Because Miss Randolph was hostess
and because everybody. was naturally
feeling good—time flew by, then re-
freshments, delicious ice cream and
cake were served, and before they
knew it, it was time to sing “Good
Night Ladies.”
The girls, chiperoned-ay Miss Me-}!
Caa, Mrs. Fitzhugh, Miss Miller and
Miss..Gaylord,.. were:- DeC. Jones,
Quennelley Harrold;-Anna Meade,
‘Eleanor Hyde, Josephine -Schuessler,y
‘Louisa. Duls; Margaret Prowell,
na Dismukes, Blizabeth
‘Elizabeth Carrere.
Hele-
Riviere, ‘and
OPEN DISCUSSION. MEETING
FEBRUARY 6
ie Rules Considered
The Open Discussion Student Gov-
ernment meeting for February was
held last Tuesday night, February 6.
These meetings have been under the
/Lower House of Student Government
this year and have been conducted
much more’ quietly and orderly than
formerly, Anyone who has a question
to be discussed hands her question
to. a member of the Committee of
Lower House which has this in charge
and at the next discussion these dilfi-
culties are discussed. Much good has
been obtained from these meetings;
the faculty granted ten light cuts a
semester instead of the former seven
and light cut rooms were prepared
for both Rebekah Scott and Inman,
which makes it much more conven-
jent for girls living in these dormi-
tories and also keeps the rooms in
main from being so crowded.
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SOPHOMORE SISTERS CHOSEN
Valentine’s Day is Exciting for
Juniors and Freshmen
One of the most exciting events of
the college year took place on Wed-
nesday when the future Seniors asked
the members of the present Freshman
class to be their Sophomore sisters.
Invitations were dainty Valentines.
These came through the mail on Wed-
nesday morning, and were a complete
surprise to the Freshmen who were
chosen as Sophomore sisters.
The custom of each Senior’s choos-
i This school
onisti
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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14,
1923 No. il
MISS FRIEDMAN SPEAKS IN
CHAPEL
Tells of Bryn Mawr Summer
School for Industrial Girls
We have often real about the in-
dustrial girl and her problems, but
we were drawn closer to her than
ever before on Monday night, Febru-
ary 6. For we had with us Miss
drnestine Friedman, tue executi-re
secretary of Bryn Mawr’'s eight weeks
summer school for industria! girls.
is conducted by Bryn
Mawr every summer for those indus-
ing a “sister from the Sophomore) trial girls who haye the ambition and
class is one of the most beautiful
ones at Agnes Scott. A Sophomore
sister wears her Senior sister’s ring.
takes a part in the commencement
exercises, and helps carry the daisy
chain,
Next year’s Seniors and their sis-
ters are:
Seniors Sophomores
EB. Swaney M. Greene
K. Higgs C. Davis
A, Thomas EB. Randolph
M. Mann M. Zellars
H, L. Comfort S. F. Asbury
A. W. Terry K. Graeber
BE. Henry M. Bull
F. Myers S. Rose
P. Stone EK. Byres
D. F, Smith Mary D. Brown
M. &. Arnold O. Hall
L. Oliver Vv. Grimes
M. Mobberly Z. Elder
M. Stuart M. Thomas
M. Pharr M. Scott
S. Kinman M. Spreight
C, Richardson W. M. Coleman
'D. Bernhardt A. Rammage
S. Gordon }. Roberts
M. Johnson M. Marvin
R. Bivings F, Perkins
C. Nash ’ kj. Gilchrist
ER. Aekew ~ _L. Meaments.-_.
M, Akers Cloah Kelly
G. Cannon J. North
L. Hendrix E. Fain
J. Brown M. Tufts
F. Gilliland _C. Cannaday
B. King E. Jones
C. Morton G. A, Ogden
M. McDow H, Fearington
V. Howie J. Dumas
N. Evans M. Freeman
B. Davidson S. W. Cowan
K. F’. Gilchrist O, Swann
M. Griffin M. Horton
M. B. Bowdoin B. Carpenter
N. Peek E. Little
H. Wright fy. Coleman
V. Burt H., Hermance
E. Arnold S. Johnson
Barron Hyatt EK. Gregory
M. Smith V.. Peeler
D. Scandrett S. Slaughter
F. Amis R, Skeen
B®. Ficklin I. Lipscomb
©. MeMurry C, Houston
L. McAlpine H. Bates
Attie Alford F. Mathews
M. Bakes S. Smith
M. Powell N. Lingle
FOLIO SELECTS NEW
MEMBERS
Four Girls to be Ia‘tiated Soon
At a meeting of Folio held Friday,
And/ February 2, new members were elect-
last year the twenty minute late rule| eq,
Twice during the school year,
when returning from Atlanta with|Wolio Club, which is devoted to pro-
another girl was granted.
There was only one question to
be brought before this meeting. The
oft diseussed problem of what quiet
rules should remain over dolidays. A
questionnaire had been prepared and
each girl was asked to give honestly
her opinion on each question. The
questions were:
1. Has the noise ever disturbed you
to any great extent?
2. Do you think there should be any
difference in rules the night before
and the night after?
3. What time would you suggest
that they go on?
4. Do you think the person who
wishes to sleep should be considered?
5. What time do you think quiet
conquered. For in Miss Spinney’s|rules should go on the night before
(Continued on page 3, column 4)
the holiday? the night after?
moting interest in short-story writing
among the Freshmen, holds tryouts,
in which all Freshmen are eligible.
The first tryouts, held in November
failed to receive their due and proper
publicity, due to the unfortunate fact
that Agonistic was then on its en-
forced vacation. On this occasion
from a rather astonishing number of
contestants, Olive Hall was elected
to membership. In the recent meet-
ing, the successful stories were writ-
ten by Grace Augusta Ogden, Vir-
ginia Hollingsworth, Louisa Duls, and
Margaret Bull. These girls will be
initiated in the near future.
sity rather tragic to those who must,
be in Folio no more.
the will to study something about
their relation to the world and their
contributions to it.
Miss Davis, our Sociology teacher,
has taught u pthere in the summer-
time. She introduced Miss Freidman
as “the boss who worked me fourteen
hours a day.”
Miss Freidman told us something
about the School and the girls. She
made us feel quite ashamed of our-
selves when she compared the atti-
tude of the industrial and the college
girl. Our industrial sister is terribly
in earnest. This eight weeks summer
school to her is her opportunity—
the difference between a mental life
and a mental death, and she is de-
termined to make the most of it. If
the teacher fails to come, she, with
her classmates, goes to him to de-
mand that the class missed be made
up in some way. To the average
college girl, on the other hand, a
“cut” is the thing to be desired above
all things. At the close of her stud-
jes, she takes back books and or-
ganizes classes among her fellow
workers. That is what education
means. to the industrial girl.
' In these summer schools she stud-
ies Economics, History, Sociology—
ie Subjects Which Win @haMe her to
go back and do most for the girls
who have not had her opportunity.
Every year the definite subjects to
_ (Continued on page 4, column 2
STUDENT VOLUNTEER. CON-
VENTION AT BRENAU
Agnes Scott Well Represented
A conference of the Student Vol-
unteers of the Southern colleges was
held at Brenau the ninth, tenth, and
eleventh of February. The purpose
of this conference was to promote
the interests. of foreign missions. Mr.
J. W. Hassell of Japan was one of the
interesting speakers, and Mr, Stauf-
tau, Educational Secretary from New
York, and Miss Virginia Pritchard, a
“yaveling secretary of the Y. W. C. A.
who was here last week, were also on
the. program. Eloise Knight also
made a very interesting talk.
Agnes Scott was well represented
at this conference. They left here
on a special car Friday morning.
Brenau gave a lovely reception for
the delegates and also gave an auto-
mobile ride over lovely Gainesville.
The girls who went from here
were:
Emily Guille, representative from
¥. Ws C.- As
Lillian McAlpine.
Josephine Logan.
Pearl Smith.
Georgia May Little.
Ella Smith.
Emmie Ficklen.
Mary Goodrich.
Lucile Phippen.
Cora Norton.
Frances Bitzer.
Marjorie Speake.
Julia Pope.
Mary Ann McKinney.
CREDIT TOWARD DEGREE
FOR PI ALPHA PHI
Pi Alpha Phi Debates on Inter-
collegiate Subject
It will be interesting to the college
community to know that twelve mem-
bers of Pi Alpha Phi have been
chosen as having done such good
work this year as to merit receiv-
ng one hour’s credit toward their de-
grees. Pi Alpha Phi is one of the
most worthy and enterprising organi-
;~tions on the campus, and the fact
that these members are to be re-
warded for their work meets with
general approval.
The students who are to receive this
credit are:
Sarah Dunlap
Isobel Ferguson
Quennelle Harrold
Margaret Hyatt
Eloise Knight
Lucille Little
Mary Stuart McLeod
Mary Anne McKinney
Valeria Posey
Daisy Frances Smith
Marjory Speake
Poeahontas Wight
These girls are to be congratulated
for the honor which has been shown
them. It is interesting to know that
from this number the six intercol-
legiate debaters will be chosen.
With the triangular debate in view
Pi Alpha Phi is beginning to work
sarnestly for a double victory over
Randolph-Macon and Sophie 'New-
combe. A series: of interesting de-
bates has been arranged for the in-
terval between now and March 28,
when the intercollegiate conflict will
be staged. Pi Alpha Phi-will have as
questions phases of the subject which
was. chosen recently by the thraeiaal-
leges: Resdlved: > That the United
States, government should cane! the
debts, owed: het by ‘the nations beko-
ciated with her in the World ‘War:?
The firstiaf this series was held last
week.. Quehnelle Harrold and Eloise
Knight. supported the affirmative side
of the question, while Valeria Posey
and Daisy Frances Smith were Joh
the negative side,
On Thursday the 8th, PP 'AlphaPHi
heard a debate on the following sub-
ject: Resolved: That cancellation of
the war debts: is necessary from the
point of view of the allies. On the
15th the debate will be: Resolved:
That cancellation of the: war debts ts
necessary from the point of. view, of
the United States-- Another mineeting
of the club will take place on the 19th.
The question of German reparations
will be discussed at this time. .):)
Those who will participate in thése
debates are Mary Stuart McLeod, Mar-
jory Speake Isobel Ferguson, Mar-
garet Hyatt, Lucille Little, - Mary
Breedlove, Mary Anne» McKinney;
Olive Hall, Poéahontas Wight, Sarah
Dunlap, Eugenia Thompson, and
Louise Buchanan.
On February 23 the intercollegiate
speaker will be chosen. From this
time until March 23, when the three
colleges will meet each other, there
will be a series of debates. At the
first the two affimative speakers will
meet two of those who have been
selected to receive credit for their Pi
Alpha Phi work, but who were not
(Continued on page 2, column 4)
Y. W. C. A. ENTERTAINS NEW
GIRLS
Party in Cabinet Room
Typical of the spirit of sisterly con-
sideration extended to all Agnes
Scott girls by the Y. W. CG. A. was
the party given on last Thursday eve-
ning in honor of the new members
Agnes Scott students will be glad|of our household, the students en-
The acquisition of new members is|to know that Emmie Ficklen was|tering for the spring semester.
in itself an occasion of much joy,| elected Secretary of the Georgia Stu-
However, the old members automat-|dent Volunteer Band. She is one of hospitality can be dispensed than that
ically withdraw at this time—neces-| our most enthusiastic workers in this ¢xtended by Eloise Knight and her
field, and all Agnes Scott is proud of:
{the honor conferred upon her.
Surely no more cordial brand of
efficient board of Y. M. C. A. officers.
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THE HONOR SYSTEM
The Student Government Association has recently arranged for
a series of lectures to be given by several members of our faculty on
the subject of the honor system. The first of these talks was made
by Mr. Stukes two weeks ago and was of much interest of the student
body.
We were glad to receive this week from Washington and Lee Uni-
versity a pamphlet entitled ‘‘The Practical Operation of the Honor
System at Washington and Lee.’’ This was written by Dr, Henry
Louis Smith, the president of the university. President Smith has
given expression to the salient facts of the honor system im such a
concise and interesting way that we feel sure Agnes Scott students
will read with pleasure and profit the following selection which we
take the liberty of printing.
THE ‘““HONOR-SYSTEM”’
By Henry Louis Smith
Introduction
Such words as religion, democracy, liberty, honor, chivalry, ete.,
are incapable of exact definition or delimitation. So with that form
of self-discipline and idealism known as the student ‘‘honor-system.”’
No two campus groups professing to practise it accept the same code
of honor or agree as to the exact function and limitations of the
‘‘system.’? In many institutions it is no more than a traditional
“‘verbal asset,’’ the empty husk of a past reality. In its application
to student conduct it is often fantastically narrow and one-sided, like
the chivalry of the middle ages. It is alsg sometimes unfortunately
‘harsh in its treatment of individual cases. To many outsiders, it
seems, like religion, idealism, and the golden rule, too vague, illogical,
and sentimental to be a really workable program with human nature
as it is.
Yet a life-time of practical experience with the ‘‘honor-system’’
convinces me that of all the character-building agencies of the Ameri-
ean college campus it is by far the most valuable and effective.
Tis Definition
Merely abstaining from faculty supervision, ‘‘trusting’’ everybody,
and ‘‘putting every student on his honor,’’ whether he has any or
not, is as far from the honor-SYSTEM as anarchy from ordered
liberty. ;
The “‘honor-system’’ is a form of student self-government which,
assuming that every student is a man of absolute truthfulness and:
honesty, takes immediate cognizance of all violations of an accepted
code of honor; AND THRU STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS pro-
cures the permanent removal from the student-body of all those who,
by violating in any degree this accepted code, prove that they cannot
thus be safely trusted.
Its Eessentials
That the honor-system may be a working reality and not, as it so
often is, a mere pretense, at least two things are essential:
1st. The whole student-body must be organized to enforce it, and
must accept, willingly and courageously, its heavy responsibilities.
In matters embraced by the accepted code the faculty, while reserving
its ultimate control, relinquishes its disciplinary function not to the
individual student, but to the organized, sympathetic, and willing
student-body.
2nd. Campus sentiment must be overwhelmingly in favor of a
rigid and impartial enforcement. If a student loses caste for reporting
to the honor committee a frat-mate or close associate who has violated
the code, the so-called honor-system at that institution is already a
corpse.
Tn speaking of the practical operation of the honor system, Dr.
Smith gives four ways in which it has proved successful at Wash-
ington and Lee. It will easily be seen that these four are identical
with the benefits of the system as put into force at Agnes Scott.
First, it has freed examinations and class-room work from faeulty
espionage. This is one of the greatest advantages of the honor sys-
tem; and for this reason, more than for any other ,it has met with the
approval of both faculties and student. Mr. Stukes, by deseribing to
us the conditions under which examinations are taken in colleges which
have no honor system, gave us a clear idea of the greater merits of
our present method. ;
Dr. Smith then mentions the safeguarding of personal and eol-
lege property and the giving to student of absolute freedom in the
college libraries as further ways m which the honor system has
‘been beneficial. ;
In giving the fourth practical operation of the honor system Dr.
Smith describes the system of buying and selling which it fosters.
“At Washington and Lee there is a *‘Co-op’’ store ‘«which has a regular
counter piled with priced articles where every customer pockets what-
ever articles he selects, makes his own change out of an open money
box, and departs without the notice or intervention of a salesman.
This system of buying and selling seems to be widespread on the
Washington and Lee campus. Several cases of individual enterprise
“imilar to the ‘‘Co-op’’ store are cited. We have no such store at
Agnes Scott, but the Junior Class manages its sales Heatiiviartoun || AS
THE AGONISTIC
GLASS BLOWERS PERFORM
AT AGNES SCOTT
A very unique event of the past
week was the visit of the glass-blow-
ers to Agnes Scott. There were three
performances of their art—two in the
afternoon and one at night.
The glass-blowers came to us under
their leader, Mr. Howell, who has
studied with the Venetian glass-
blowers. They did artistic as well as
scientific glass-blowing, and many and
varied were the artistic productions.
A glass fountain-pen was given as a
souvenir to each girl who was present.
The demonstration was very interest-
ing, and wholly novel to most of the
spectators.
DEATH OF MADAME SLIFER
Agnes Scott is very grieved to hear
of the death of Madame Slifer on Feb-
ruary 7, 1923. Madame Slifer was
one of the foremost influences in
Atlanta for the propogation of the
French language and French ideals
in the United States. In Atlanta she
has been the factor in helping many
foreigners obtain homes and positions.
and has been fo rthe past few years,
the center from which the French ele-
ment in Atlanta radiated. She was
one of the officers in the Alliance
Francais, and showed a great interest
in Agnes Scott, having spoken to our
french Club a number of times.
FRENCH SONGS
Kindly save these songs and bring
them to the next meeting of the
French Club.
La Marseilaise
Allons, enfants de la Patrie,
Le jour de gloire est arrive.
Contre nous, de la tyrannie
L’etendard sanglant est leve.
Entendez-vous, dans les campagnes,
Mugir ses feroces soldats?
Ils viennent jusque dans nos bras,
Egorge nos fils, nos campagnes!
Aus armes, citoyens, formez
bataillons!
Marchons, marchons
Qu’un sang inpur
Abreuve nos sillons,
vos
Que veut cette horde d’esclaves
Contre nous en vain conjures
Pour qui ces ignoble entraves
Ces fers des longtemps prepares.
Ces férs dés longtemps prepare.
Francais, pour nous, ah, quel outrage,
Quels transports il doit exciter.
C’est vous qu’on ose mediter
Derendre a l’antique esclavage
Aux armes, citoyens, formez yous
battaillons
Marchons, marchons,
Qu’un sang impur,
Abreuve nos sillons.
Amour sacre de la Patrie
Conduis soutiens nos bras vengeurs,
Liberte, Liberte cherie,
Combats avec tes defenseurs,
Combats avec tes defenseurs,
Sous nos drapeaux que la victoire
Accoure a tes males accents:
Que tes ennemies expirants
Voient ton triomphe et notre gloire,
Aux armes, citoyens, formez vos ba-
taillons,
Marchons, marchons.
Qu’un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons.
(Continued on page 4, column 4)
Intercollegiate News
Mrs. Kambo Simango, a native Afri-
can woman, gave the Y. W. C. A.,
a very interesting talk on Monday,
January 8. Her talk was in the
main, a defense of the customs of
African savagery.—Adelphi.
Extensive plans are being made
by President Boatwright for a finan-
cial campaign to secure sufficient
funds for the erection of the pro-|‘he play given by the Juniors.
posed Religious and Social Center
Building on the campus of the Uni-
versity. Dr. Boatwright is pleased
with the excellent start made by
many members of the alumni who
have sent in generous contributions.
Richmond Collegian.
The Young Women’s Christian As-
sociation is interested in a confer-
ence which is going to be held at
Bear Mountain, on February 16 and
17. This conference is under the
auspices of the Student Volunteer
Band, an organization which consists
of students who are planning to do
work in the foreign field after grad-
uation,
Up at the Bear Mountain Inn, they
are going to discuss world problems
and world needs. Foreign travelers
and missionaries will speak to the
students. Then outside—they’re go-
ing to skate, toboggan, ski, and snow
shoe.
At the previous conferences our
girls girls who have gone have had
marvelous times and they are look-
ing forward to even a bette ’ time at
this one. For, although we have no
organized Volunteer Band here, there
are many members of the Christian
Association who are interested in its
work.—Adelphi.
Another Rhodes Scholar
Reserve can still pride herself on
the high quality of her scholarship.
In three years three Reserve men
have won Rhodes Scholarships. The
selection of the third man a few days
‘lago as the only representative from
Ohio and picked from the best that
every college in Ohio had to offer is
indisputable proof that Reserve is
still up a@ong ”em.—Reserve Weekly.
Artist Attractions After Christmas
Artist attractions that Ward-Bel-
mont girls will enjoy after christmas:
January 9—Quartette of Victor Ar-
tists.
February 19—Emma Calve.
March 12—Jascha Heifetz.
March 22—Geraldine Farrar.
March 28—Mischa Elman.
PI ALPHA PHI
(Continued from page 1, column 5)
chosen as intercollegiate debaters. At
the next meeting the negative speakers
will meet two others of these girls.
Then the two alternates will be given
a chance to debate with other mem-
bers of the club. Lastly the affima-
tive and negative teams will debate.
Pi Alpha Phi is one of the most
active organizations on the campus.
The fact that every member has de-
bated at least once shows that they
are wide-awake in their work.
like plan. There is an open money box and a supply of candy in one
room in each dormitory. These illustrations remind us of the tradi-
tional days of King Alfred, when men were so honest that a precious
jewel hung from a tree a year without being removed by the passers-
by.
We are especially glad to be able to publish the views of Dr.
Smith at, a time when our Student Government Association is seek-
ing to give an adequate expression to its aims and benefits. We feel
that the fact that Dr. Smith regards the honor system as the most
valuable and effective character builder in our colleges today is a
weighty argument in its favor.
College Environment
T’S a store’s surround-
ings tha tattractscollege
folk---
May ‘the college set
continue in their enjoy-
ment of selecting
STATIONERY
VICTOR -RECORDS
and many other dainty and
attractive gifts in the
Art Department
conveniences,
DECATUR, GEORGIA
Spacious and beautiful grounds,
elegant buildings with modern
full and able
faculty. Courses leading to A. B.
degree. Best advantage in music
and art.
EXCHANGES
The Goucher College Weekly, Brat-
timore, Maryland, is ene of our most
nterprising college papers. The
material for the December 14, 1922
number is excellently arranged, and
a very attractive front page is ob-
tained by this careful grouping.
There are articles on the Czecho-
Slovakia question, on a local student
meeting, on the first debate, and on
None
af these excerpts seem to be a mere
outline of the subject in hand, but
all of them prove well worth the
reader's while.
A very unique and altogether pleas-
ing phase of this paper is what is
known as its “Open Forum,” a column
on the editorial page devoted to the
expression of student and faculty
opinion on varied subjects. In this
column, as the editor tells us “They
welcome criticism, but resent mud-
slinging.” Here is a practice upon
which it might behoove all the col-
leges to enter—with the probable re-
sult that there would be a great dimi-
nuation in the amount of “mud-sling-
done against the colleges and
their papers.
ing”
In addition to this novel feature,
we wish also to commend the able
business managers of the Goucher
College Weekly on their energetic
work in obtaining their great number
of attractive advertisements.
She:
He:
“Are you single?”
“Do I look like twins?”
—Cento
Zoology professor: “We shall now
give the classification of the lower
forms of animals beginning with Miss
Smith.”—Goucher College Weekly.
“Have you said your prayers?”
asked Willie’s mother.
“Of course,” replied the child.
“And did you ask to be made a
better boy?”
“Yes, and I put in a word for you
and father, too."—Exchange. ve
THE ABSENT MINDED BEGGAR
“Carter is the most absent-minded
chap I ever saw,’ remarked a club-
man to a fellow clubman,
“What's he been doing now?” in-
quired the other.
“Why this morning he thought he’d
left his watch at home, and then he
took it out to see if he had time to
go back and get it.”
“That isn’t as bad,” said the sec-
md man reminiscently, “as the time
when he left his office and put out
a card saying he’d be back at three
o'clock, and then, finding he’d for-
zotten something, went back to his
yifice, read the notice on the door
and sat down on the stairs to wait
mtil three o’clock—Ladies Home
Journal,
THE QUITTER
Robert W. Service
You're “sick of the game?” Well,
now that’s a shame!
You’re young and you're braye and
you're bright:
You've had a raw deal, I know, but
don’t squeal.
Buck up, do your
fight!
(Continued on page 4, column 3)
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AGGIE’S FUNNY BONE
Ambitious yoice student—‘Did my
voice fill the chapel last night?”
One of the audience—‘“It must
have, I saw several people leaving to
make room for it.”
A little girl from Boston was visit-
ing in Atlanta last summer and after
making several mistakes in her Eng-
lish was corrected by her Aunt. She
drew herself up proudly and replied—
“T want you to understand, auntie,
that I do not use my best language
in this place.”
Anne’s) mother—“‘What have you
squeezed up in that hand?”
Three year old Anne—‘A bonnet.”
A.’s mother—“Now, Anne, you could
not possible have a bonnet in that
tiny hand. Come, tell mamma, what
have you in that hand?”
Anne ,(weeping)—“A bonnet.”
A.’s mother—‘Now, Anne, don’t tell
mother a story. I want to know what
you really have in your hand.”
Anne (weeping lustily)—“A_ bon-
net!”
And then Anne’s mother forced open
her hand and found one of the caps
for brother John’s pistol.
DIVORCE A’ LA MODE
She: “Have you seen Kate Kipple-
stone lately?”
He: “Not since she divorced me.”
She: “But I thought you married
Maud Kingsway.”
He: “I did. That was after Kate.”
She: “I used to adore Maud.”
He: “So did I Until I married
her.”
She: “And Kate, too.”
He: “I still adore Kate,”
She: “But she divorced you.”
He: “That’s probably why I adore
her.” .
She: “They say she’s going to
marry again.”
He: “Really? Whom?”
She: “My husband.”
He: “But I didn’t know you were
divorced.”
She: “I’m not—yet.”
He: “So you prefer the single life.”
She: “Not at all, I too, am about
to be married.” “=
He: “Indeed! And the lucky
man?”
She: “Maud Kingsway’s first hus-
band.”
He: “Why, Maud’s first husband
is now married to Alice Dellamy.”
She: “But Alice is getting a di-
vorce.”
Ho: “Of course she is.”
She: “Why do you say ‘of course’?”
He: “Because I’m going to marry
Alice.”’—Life.
There is a small town in South
Georgia which has been made famous
by the two bronze dogs in front of
its court house. Everytime the fire
engines pass, they bark.
“She’s a dumb-bell.”
“Nevertheless a belle.”
“Nevertheless dumb.”’—Life.
er
Mary: “Do you know anything
about Lincoln’s Gettysburg address?”
Louise: “Why, Mary! You ignor-
ant creature! He never lived there!”
At Oxford they are talking of es-
tablishing a college for old men. An
Alma Grandmater, as it were.
—Detroit Free Press.
“IT want to get some money for
these love letters,” said the fair visi-
tor. “They’re the scorching kind,
too.”
“In a breach of promise suit?’
asked the young lawyer.
“Certainly. Did you think I mis-
took you for a publisher?”
Birmingham Age-Herald.
THE CONNOISSEUR
Oh yes indeed, I know woman, I
have spent all my life at her feet.
{ used to be a ladies bootmaker.”
—Le Rire
“Yes, he knows her past; s°
him everything.”
“What courage!”
“What memory!”
—Sar
THE YOUNGER GENER.
“Ali,” said the old cc
sadly, somewhat muddled b
tional grief and the beer hi
ping, “I be just come from b
poor ol, feyther; he were 1
he wer +I only be sevent;
Christm s. We don’t live
old age; ~ow-a-days.”
—London Morn‘
And here’s the latest. A
couldn’t read the correctir
outside of her theme, so she
to the teacher and was t
was this—‘“I cannot read
ing, please write legibly.”
“Pa what are the great
“Fools.”
Lucy: “Listen! That gC
missed me.”
Charlotte: “I’m awfully
Man in park with goat on
protest policeman: “But—
Policeman: “There'll be
get that goat out of here!”
—Consti.
During 1922 the central stations
‘the electrical industry broke three i-
portant records.
First, the amount of energy sold
for the first time exceeded 50,000,000,-
000, kilowatt hours, the total being
52,000,000,00.
Second, the gross income from the
sale of energy passed the billion dol-
lar mark.
Third, the capital now invested ex-
ceeds five billion dollars.
PARTY FOR NEW GIRLS
(Continued from page 1, column 5)
Each new-comer was welcomed with
words so apt and sincere that she at
once realized that she had been un-
reservedly received into the happy,
jolly home-circle of the most splen-
did college of the South. This
warmth of welcome, like a ray of
sunshine on a dismal day, will never
lose its heart-warming brightness un-
til memories of Freshman loneliness
have drifted into the forgotten past.
Despite the fact that the wind
whistled weirdly and the air was cold
and damp on the outside, the inner
temperature was warm, comfortable
and cheery, made so by glowing fires
and the hearty, happy talk and laugh-
ter of the assembled crowd of girls,
both old and new.
The gaiety of the evening was add-
ed to by the cracking of nuts, toast-
ing of marshmallows, and playing of
many unique and unusual games.
The party was delightfully informal,
and proved to be a genuine “get-to-
gether” and “get-acquainted” occa-
sion.
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THE AGONISTIC
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY EN-
VELOPED IN GLOOM
‘LOVE CAURSE
BANNED’
By Rodney Dutcher
Chicago, Feb. 1—The University of
Chicago has passed up its chance to
become the most popular institution
of learning in the world.
It flatly refused yesterday to install
the proposed course in the art and
psychology of love, and Chicago co-eds
and undergraduates must go through
life armed only with such technique
as is gained from experience.
Ukeleles and banjos were silent on
the campus wednesday night. The at-
mosphere was surcharged with gloom.
For weeks the love course had been
agitated by students who wanted to
put the academic and scientific spot-.
light on the tender passion.
They wanted to know how they got
that way.
Professor Tells Why
“The University of Chicago will not
offer the proenoe * “onrse in the DSy-|
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The present oppressive silence will
be replaced by frank discussion. When
we are out of this black night of re-
pression, perversion and_ torture,
plenty of courses will be given on the
psychology of love. But will it be
needed as much then as now?”
—Constitution.
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Ames Scott Girls Welcome
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Pid Euripedes, we see the results of
} tragedy alone.
“ iust fitportant part.”
GIDDIE GOSSIP
Dear Aggie Hon,
. almost forgot to write a letter to
you this week, I was that busy, until
Mary Greene came over tonight and
jogged my memory a bit. We don’t
seem to accomplish so awfully much
iuere, but we're all so awfully busy all
the time we simply can’t get around
to some of the things we want to do.
®or instance, in the way of corres-
gondence: JI write to you regularly
avery week, and I write home for
noney regularly every week, but the
rest of my correspondence 1s pretty
much of a bit on miss affair—some-
times I dont,
The very biggest, nicest news on
the campus this week is that Dr. Arm
is back home again. We didn’t know
we could miss anybody so much, until
he got sick a few weeks ago, but now
he’s back with us again, and all’s
serene,
Some more faculty news: Miss
White, our librarian, had a birthday,
qd not only a birthday, but a party
Rebeceah dining room as well. It
y seemed queer to have a party
/ faculty table, of course the facul-
/do haye birthdays—being, when
. is said and done, More mortals
\ the rest of us, but most of them
sretty secretive abont the dates.
%s a faculty member has a birth-
ake in her own room on that
night, lights the candles all by
blows them out all by her-
#s the cake all by herself,
all by —oh, surely at this
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point she calls some of her hungry
neighbors in! Anyway, we agree
with Miss White in liking a dining-
room party lots the best, and wish
for her many more happy birthdays.
Life for the Atlanta boarding girls
out here is just one long party. That's
the conclusion I'ye reached, after
watching them pack their week-end
bags every Saturday, run home once
or twice during the week, and call
up the house just anythime of day the
notion strikes them, and the lovely
mothers who come out every once in
so often to see how their daughters
are getting on! And, last, (but by
no means least in the eyes of a grits
and spuds fed Agnes Scotter) what
perfectly lovely cake and fudge and
sandwiches these mothers bring with
them when they come! After all,
there isn’t any place like home, is
there?
Oh Aggie, such important meetings
as the juniors have been having here
lately! And such discussions about—
{ really ought not to tell, I suppose,
for the Juniors are keeping it all a
secret. But you won't get this letter
till Wednesday, and by then—Oh good-
ness, I’m about to tell and I’m afraid
{ ought not to anyway, you look in
your mail-box Valentine’s day and
you'll know what I’m talking about.
Oh Aggie, ain’t life grand? And isn’t
it going to be more fun being a senior
next year and having a darling you-
know-what in ’26? I just can't wait,
Yours, walking on air,
Giddie.
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4ISS SPINNEY READS THE
“ELECTRA”’
(Continued from page 1, column 1)
lendering of the tragedy “Electra”
much work. She gives the characters
in all their roles. And by a slight
schange of the draping of a scarf or
the bottom of her costume ghe
changes from one role to another.
Her interpretation of the chorus is
one of the best. This is one of the
most difficult parts in giving a Greek
For the chorus plays
ep Paw Meni at ie Sete A eh ee
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‘cott Girls in
‘ohsin’s
A “bevy” who would’nt
wear any but Frohsin’s
Apparel for the reason
that they could’nt be
comfortable or feel “per-
fectly dressed.”
Here they find modes that
are exclusive at prices that
are moderate.
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Through her own strong personal-
ity Miss Spinney makes you see and
feel that these are human beings, full
of faults and goodnesses like our-
selves, even though many centuries
have intervened since the drama was
written.
Miss Spinney’s reading of the
“Electra” was much enjoyed by those
who were present.
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where customer ownership is grow-
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4 jis le THE AGONISTIC
THE “TOWN TATTLER” IS/ DR. ARMISTEAD RESUMES LOWER HOUSE MAKES FRENCH SONGS
PUBLISHED
HIS WORK
The students at Agnes Scott, es-
Brilliant Editor Bursts Into Fame| pecially those taking advanced Eng-
Spivey Tells The Vital News
The “Agonistic”
erous in recognizing the merits of its
rivals. Recently there has sprung up
overnight on our campus a_publica-
tion which threatens to dim the fame! back again.
of the “New York Times” and the
Hickyille “Astonisher.” This is the
“Town Tattler’ of the Inman com-
munity. The brilliant young editor of
this weekly has but lately been recog-
nized by the journalistic world, but
now the fame of the late Lord North-
ecliffe seems small in comparison with
the widespread popularity and _ in-
fluence of Editor BE. Spivey.
Editor Spivey is a wide-awake per-
son. Nothing in his community es-
capes his eagle eye. There is news
of vital interest from East Point, West
End, and Stone Mountain. This news
is not dry as dust, either. It is con-
cerned with really important affairs—
events which hold the attention and
grip the imagination. For instance,
Frances Gilliland, of Stone Mountain,
received a valentine from unknown
parties. Editor Spivey has—or soon
will have—this choice bit in his trusty
note-book and is getting out his
largest type to announce the fact in
print.
Also Editor Virden of ‘Silhouette’
fame has announced her views on
love. We await eagerly Mr. Spivey’s
editorial comments on Alice Virden’s
opinions, for the latter holds that love
is only charity, after all. There is
room for discussion, and Editor Spi-
vey does not hide his light under a
bushel when it comes to telling what
he thinks.
These are only hypothetical cases,
but they will serve to show the lively
items of the “Town Tattler.”
Assisting Editor Spivey in his stu-
pendous task is a band of reporters
of the most vigorously inquisitive
variety. Far be it from us to cast
gloating glances on the office force
of our worthy contemporary, but we
wish that some of his.able helpers
would shower the benefits of their
journalistic ability on us as well as on
him. ;
Re: yet | fie » “Town. matter" dea. Bot
‘show’ reat development in its adver-
tising department, but we feel sure
that this section will have a better
showing in the next issue. The At-
lantic Ice and Coal Co., the Zoo, Tom
Ritts’, and other thriving establish-
ments will soon be howling to have
“ads” in Editor Spivey’s paper. The
Rotary Club and The Chamber of
Commerce are such old and well-
patronized institutions that they will
probably-not need to advertise.
Editer Spivey, has put us in the
shade. We are no longer able to com-
pete with him. But, being older, we
feel a certain reluctance to yield too
much ground to Editor Spivey’s flour-
ishing weekly. We ‘therefore take
the dignified stand of sponsoring the
“Town Tattler,’ and we sieze this
The Laird-Schober
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—The Muse presentation is
complete—the Fall effects
are numerous — and _ so
charming you are instinc-
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—fourth floor
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for WCMEN
ea MUSE
HOSIERY
GARY
MILLINERY
MUSE’S
“<The Style Center of the South”
Peachtree
Walton Broad
wishes to be gen-| on
jin the interest of a summer
lish courses, were glad that Dr. Armis-
tead, who has been ill for the past
month, was able to meet his classes
Wednesday. Dr, Armistead has
been greatly missed by everybody at
Agnes Scott during his absence and
it is a great pleasure to have him
Pi Alpha Phi has been
greatly handicapped by his not being
able to attend meetings, as it has been
largely through his interest and help
that our debaters have met with such
marked success in their contests with
Randolph-Macon and Sophie New-
combe,
THE EGYPTIAN PRINCESS TO
BE PRESENTED SATUR-
DAY NIGHT
The plans for the Glee Club operetta
are progressing nicely and this enter-
tainment promises to be one of the
most en*oyable of the year. The per-
formance is to be on Saturday night
in the chapel. Tickets will be on sale
at the door on Saturday night,
price of admission being 35¢e, 9° /
hoped that a large crowd will be’ ?
sent to hear this operetta as it A,
mises to be the most artistieé mus),
program to be given at Agnes Sct
this spring.
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MISS FRIEDMAN SPEAKS!
CHAPEL ©
(Continued from page 1, ct
be studied are decided by a c
sion of students and faculty,”
industrial girl is being traf,
eight weeks for the leadership &
people. It is a serious mission.
girls just orr age, isn’t it? It is h
any wonder that Bryn Mawr college
girls have become so very much in-|
terested in these summer schools that
they have contributed toward schol:
arships for them.
Miss Friedman’s lecture was cer- |
tainly very enlightening. It made us
sit up and take stock of ourselves
and wonder whether we could and
would be so interested in education
for ourselves and others as the one
hundred or more industrial girls who
are coming every summer to. Bryn
Mawr. Miss Friedman is. conferring
with the Emory itn vorste officers:
school
for working girls here in Atlanta./
We certainly wish the greatest suc-
cess to such a plan.
q
opportunity to introduce our reader’
to it. We hear that a like publicati
is being boosted in the Rebekah Tow
ship. We feel ourselves getting fi
ther into the background, and th/
fore we wish to be its sponsor /
Read the “Town Tattler, we say
ink is not yet dry on the lates‘
A report has been submitted to ww
Chamber of Deputies recommending
that the French telephone system,
now operated by the government, be
turned over to a private company, The
French telephone system under gov-
ernment management has not been
satisfactory. The development in
proportion to population is only one:
tenth of the development of the
United States.
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INNOVATIONS
The Lower House of the Student
Government Association made itself
useful on Wednesday afternoon by
placing on the door of each room in
the dormitories a blank pad for bor-
rowers, There has been so much com-
mlaint lately of personal property
being borrowed without the permis-
sion of the’ owner that some action
to prevent this practice was deemed
necessary, The blank pads are to re-
main on every door, and those who
borrow personal property from a room
when the owner is absent are asked
to sign their names on this pad. This
plan will doubtless prevent much
needless confusion and many mis-
understandings. It is hoped that the
students will cooperate with the
Lower House in making this plan
successful.
EXCHANGES
(Continued from page 2, column 5)
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DECATUR, - GEORGIA
(Continued from page 2, column 3)
Le Regiment de Sabre et Meuse
Tous ces fiers enfants de la gaule
Allaient sans treue et sans repos
Avec leurs fusils sur l’epaule,
Courage au coeur et sac au dos.
La gloire etait leur nourriture,
lls etaient sans pain, sans souliers.
Refrain:
Le regiment de Sambre et Meuse
Marchait toujours au cri de liberte
Cherchant la route glorieuse
Qui l’a conduit a l'immortalite.
Pour nous battre, ils etaient cent mille
A leur tete ils avaient des rois,
Le general, vieillard debile
Faiblit pour la premier fois,
Voyant certaine la defaite,
Il reunit tous ses soldats,
Puis il fit battre la retraite
Mais eux ne l'escourterent pas.
Athletic News
Double-Header
Lower classmen certainly have
some “class.” Last Friday night, the
second of F'sbruary, the Sen‘ors and
Juniors lost to the Freshmen and
Sophomores respectively. The Fresh-
man team was very even, however
Tucker starred, making twenty-nine
points; and the guards did some good
defense work. The final score was
close in comparison with that of the
Junior-Sophomore. The Sophomore
team did not play all of its regular
members in this game; but, regard-
less, it did the best work of any team
on the floor. Kell and Walker did
some excellent pass-work and good
in Basketball
shooting.
Le choe fut semblable a lah oudre The line-ups:
Ce fut un combat de geants. Senior Freshman
Pour mourir ils seraient les rangs, |Parham (17) ..f.. H. Ferrington (8)
Le regiment, par la mitraille McConnell (8) ...f...N. Tucker (29)
Etait. assailli de partout McClure (6) ...... Beis
Pourtant, la vivante muraille AL MGSAE 62 ce heck Di Ga eracnvacae Redding
Impassible restrait debout. = [| 4a... WiGeetie arene D. James
Refrain apres 3: “Lib” Hope ...... BCs cieatavia E. Fain
ment de Sambre et Meuse WECOUUTE ay. cis si etsin'y Bi iccesstolaiele
snort aux cris de liberte McConnell ........ es er scenctetoae O. Halt
‘stoire glorieuse E. Wassenn ...... aaa ee S$. Johnson
"roit a l’immortalite. PROUAL io se Geass BA) scwaporeterenerenre 37
= ious Junior Sophomore
Dick Seandrett (2)..f....E. Kell (19)
] comme un belle ange HM tT) Comfort... ft)...
Er sejour, M. McDow (8)...f...E. Walker (38)
)) -uton qui se change en B.. THHODTY ia cieccte-s cea: Site easels
4 L. Hendrix...... AG: -savalaioiecs Spivey
Ape {0Ur,: BE. Ficklen....... Bi ea hones B. Walker
J» me, jetaime comme [pn p gmith...... oasis 25: M. Kessler
L. McAlpine........ Bicciecssecaze E. Blalock
horizon noiy Total......+- ee er 57
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mon ame
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MIS§ MAUDE ROYDEN HERE
ON SUNDAY
Noted Minister Addresses
Students
“‘ Ged. is Love’’ Is Her Subject
Perhaps the most notable privilege
conferred om the college community
this year through the instrumentality
of the Lecture Association was that
of hearing Great Britian's distinguish-
ed preacher; Miss Maude Royden, on
Sunday-afternoon, March 11. It was
only due to a well-omened accident
which a-kind Providence provided,
itthat it could be arranged for her to
wome to Agnes Scott; and it is not
too much to ‘say that thanks are
still ‘being rendered for her presence
there as ‘@ guest of the college from
noon, Saturday tilk* Sunday night.
The, theme of Miss Royden’s: stir-
ringly , beautitul” ‘address was “God is
Loye”;"’ and ‘the. passage of Seripture
was, frorii first John, the fourth chap-
ter. Two impressive things from the
sermon itself stand out in one’s mind:
the truth, the bigness, the healthiness,
the beauty: of .her conception of
Christ;.and the other, the assuring
and lovely idea that the things of
00d we love in human beings are all
a part of the divinity of God, and
$0; when we love people, we at the
Same time love Him.
It is the impression of Miss Roy-
den herself, however, that will remain
longest in our minds. Her eloquence,
her amazing tolerance and wunder-
standing of attitudes and points of
view entirely different from her own,
the simplicity and gracious dignity
ot her manner, the radiance” and
edi ek nohsuict her feeling, and the
attractive, appealing charm of a
woman really great, make heroa per-
son to whom it is indeed hard to
lo justice.
"The account of Miss Royden in the
British Who's Who for 1921 will per-
haps give some idea of the wideness
of the range of her worth and thought.
Agnes Maude Royden—Assistant
Merchant at the City Temple, 1917-
1920; founder with Dr. Percy Dear-
mer. of the Fellowship services at
Kensington. Born 1876, youngest
dauzhter of the late Sir Thomas Roy-
den, first, Baronet of Frankby Hall,
Birkenhead. Educated Cheltenham
Ladies College, Lady Margaret Hall,
Oxford. Worked at Victoria Woman's
settlement, Liverpool for three years;
lecturer in English literature to Ox-
ford University .extension délegacy;
joined the National Union of Wom-
en’s Suffrage societies in 1908; on
executive committee, 1908; edited the
“Common Cause” until 1914; wrote
and spoke chiefly on the économic,
ethical, and religious aspects of the
Woman’s movement. Publications,
pamphlets, “Votes and Wages”, “The
True End of Government’, “The
Great seats “How Women usé
the Vote”, :
Maude eerie is the fist woman
to be a regular aSsis8tant in a great
eity pulpit. She was selected to help
the famous American preacher the
Rev. Joseph Fort Newton. of the City
Temple in London= She “became in-
ternationally famous in 1911 and vis-
ited America to deliver_a series of
lectures and to aid in the American
suffrage campaign.” ‘She spoke at the
National Y. W. C. A. Convention in
Hot Springs, in April of 1922, and
during that time preached in several
of the-large churches in New York
City. In the scope of her field of
interests and activity Miss Royden is
comparable, perhaps, to America’s
great Suffrage leader, Dr. Anna How-
ard Shaw, who, it will be remem-
bered, also began her career, a8 a
preacher.
' Miss Dorothy Speer, a recent grad-
uate of Bryn Mawr, and the daughter
of Robert E. Speer was a visitor to
Agnes Scott algo} as Miss Royden’s
attractive travelling companion.
‘their tents.
MISS PALMER GIVES ILLUS-
TRATED LECTURE
Noted Bible Teacher Speaks At
Agnes Scott
On Sunday evening, March 11th,
Agnes Scott was greatly privileged in
having as the speaker at her Y. W.
C. A. service the noted Bible teach-
er, Miss Palmer, for many years a
prominent member of the faculty in
Dr. White’s Biblical Seminary, New
York. Miss Palmer returned just six
months ago from a trip to the Holy
Land, and is now giving illustrated
lectures on her journey, in various
colleges of the country. For her pres-
ence here we are indebted to Miss
Julia Lake Skinner, a graduate of
Agnes Scott and now student at
Dr. White’s Seminary, who urged
Miss Palmer to visit us. The Bible
Club was also active in securing her
services.
The subject ot her talk on Sun-
day night was the Epistle of Paul te
the Philippians. She said that if to-
day a letter -written by.St. Paul could
be discovered; everybody would be
eager to-read it. The Bible contains
many such letters, amiong them “Phi-
lippidns,” which should be perused
with the interest generally accorded
the personal-letters of great men. In
closing.Miss Palmer told the-story of
a little girl who lived in the slums
of. New. York, and had never seen
flowers or living plants of any kind.
One day in school the child became
very interested in trying to copy a
pansy. from several pictures. Luckily,
the teacher received that very day
from her home in the country a box
of flowers, among them some pansies,
which she at once showed the girl.
But jo the feerche surprise, the
child's face fell, as sadly ex-
claimed, “I can’t put the velvet on.
So it is with our lives. We may make
them the best we can but God must
“put the velvet on.” Miss Palmer
also paid a beautiful tribute to the
character of Miss Skinner, and said
how pleased she was to come in con-
tact with the atmosphere that
produced such a girl.
On Monday night, March 12th, un-
der the auspices of the Agnes Scott
Bible Glub, Miss Palmer delivered a
lecture on her trip through the Holy
Land, illustrated by many = slides
made from pictures she had taken, in
large part, herself. One of the most
interesting of thesé slides was a pic-
ture of an eastern sheep fold, with
its one little door. After the sheep
have all gone into the fold, the shep-
herd lies in this little door, so that
anyone entering must pass over his
'body. Miss Palmer told of an east-
érn Shepherd, ignorant of the exist-
encé of Christ, who, when asked
where the door of his fold was, an-
swered, “I am thé door,” the exact
words used by Jésus in John X: 9.
This incident illistrates how much
easier it is for Easterners to grasp
the ideas of the New Testament than
for us. Miss Palmér also told of
her dangerous visit to Beer—Sheba,
where the savage Bedouins pitch
The entire lecture was
most enjoyable, and we congratulate
ourselves on having had the opportu-
nity of hearing such a capable and
delightful speaker.
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MR. LANE ENTERTAINED AT
. ALUMNAE HOUSE
Debaters Discuss Reparations
With Him
A very enjoyable dinner was given
on Tuesday evening, in the Anna
Young Alumnae House, in honor of
Mr. Lane. .Among those present
were, Elizabeth Ransom, president of
‘the Intemational Relations Club; and
three of Agnes Scott’s representatives
in the inter-collegiate debates, Que-
nelle Harold, Pocahontas Wight, and
Mary Stewart McLeod.
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“IONS
HELD
STUDENTS VOTE FOR NEXT | MARGARET RANSOM CHOSEN
YEAR’S OFFICERS ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON
Scandrett, Howie, Stone, Brown,
Greene and Evans Receive
Major Offices
Elections Held Early on Account of
Training Counci’ for Y. W. C. A.
On Monday afternoon, March 19, the
annual student elections were held at
Agnes Scott. This time wis a little
earlier than the usual date; but, due
to the fact that the officeis of the Y
W. C. A. will have to go to Training
Council next week, the elections were
held this week. Nominations were
made last week, and both Committee
and student nominations were posted
at that time.
The’ members of the nominating
committee were in charge of the vot-
ing. Hilda McConnell presided, and
the other members of the Committee
counted the votes. The elections were
as follows:
7 Student Government
Carrie Scandrett was chosen as the
next president by a large majority of
the votes. She was secretary of the
association this year and all the stu-
dents. feel grect confidence in her
ability and interest. The vice-presi-
dents are Weenona Peck, Barron
Hyatt, and Helen Wright..Mary Ann
McKinney, the new secretary, will
have charge of White House next
year. Louise Buchanan, now presi-
dent of the Sophomore <lass, will
be treasurer next year. Elizabeth
Henry will be the student treasurer.
Frances Myers is the new member of
College Councti, and Cora Morton is
chairman of the Auditing Committee.
VA W.-C. A,
Victoria Howie’s opponents for pres-
l ident ot the Yi W. C. A., were elimin-
ated by the point system, and she re-
ceived a unanimous vote for that of-
fice.
became vice-president without opposi-
tion. Frances Lincoln and Margaret
hasj Hyatt are secretary and treasurer, re-
spectively. Frances Gilliland wag re-
warded for a half year of faithful and
successful work Undergraduate
tepresentative by being reelected to
that office,
as
Silhouette
A good annual for next year was as-
sured when Polly Stone was made ed-
itor of the “Silhouette.” Dell Bern-
hardt, who has done such splendid
work on this publication, will be as-
sistant editor. Mary Evelyn Arnold,
as business manager, and Ella Smith,
as assistant business manager, will at-
tend to the financial end of the annual.
Aurora
Janice Brown, who is assistant ed-
itor of the “Aurora” this year, will be
the next editor-in-chief. She is well
fitted for this work as she was 4 mem-
ber of Folio and is now a mémber of
B. O. Z. and of the Poetry Club. Eliz-
abeth Cheatham, a member of ‘the
present staff, is the new assistant ed-
itor. The Pusiness manager is Ellen
Walker, and the assistant business
manager is Betty Little.
Agonistic
Due to the fact that the “Agonistic”
has been made a Senior office, the
In the same way Emmie Ficklen !
FOR MAY QUEEN
Full Cast for Spring Festival
Announced
Margaret Ransom, one of the most
attractive members of the senior
class, has been elected May Queen
and we all are assured that she will
grace her position with great charm
and dignity. As she is seated upon
her royal open-air throne, the lovely
pageant, “Maize Moon,” will be en-
acted before her eyes. “Maize Moon”
promises to be one of the most suc-
cessful and beautiful pageants for
which: Agnes Scott has become
famous. In it there will be origi-
nality of thought and plot, richness of
color, and splendor and daiytiness of
dance and music.
The five leading dancers and
rest of the cast are as follows:
Rising Sun Dorothy Bowron
the
Morning’ Star ......... Hall McDougall
Rising Moon .....:... Louise Brown
Evening Star ..... Elizabeth Ransom
Old "Priests de abe ex: hae Polly Stone
Daughters of Dusk :
L. Clement, R. Harrison, A. Joln-
son, Louise Smith, E. Saxon, A. Car-
ter, D. Ferrell, K. Houston, £, Parham,
MR. LANE LECTURES ON
RUHR VALLEY
Brings News Fresh From France
Students Hear Him With Interest
i
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Of exceptionally vital interést sto
jall the Agnes Scott students was the
lecture by Mr. Lane on Tuesday eve-
ning, March 13. Mr. Lane, who has
been leader of the Junior Red. Cross
of America in Europe for the past
three years, is unusually well fitted
to speak on the subject, “Franeo-
German Relations in the Ruhr Val-
ley.” Practically all the college com-
munity, and especially the six debe-
ters looked forward with great pleas-
ure to hearing Mr. Lane’s address.
To the casual outsider, he told—ué.
there seems to be no apparent change
in the attithdes of the two helligerent
nations; but, to the ‘one ‘wh has
an opportunity to realize to the fulldst
the real state of affairs » the t fact’ thht
France and Ger many are passionately
against each other, is quite evident
also the fact that England; who ap
to the present time has been virtually
with France is certainly not acting
with her in the present developments.
M. Plunkett, L. Curtis, M. Debele, F.\Phis drifting apart, Mr. Lane affirmed
Matthews, Ik. Randolph, H. Benneson, is vehemently denied on both sides
N. Benneson, BE. Moore, E. MeCallie. but is none the less an active tictoc
Spirits of Sleep in determining the outcome of the
J. Douglass, A. Meade, J. Havis. M. j actual dangerous situation,
Pittner, M. Morrow, E. Riviere ; |
Déugiiers of Sun : Mr. Lane then explained the réal
S. Morehouse, F. Harwell, A. Young, basis of French foreign policy, which
P. Smith, O. Swann, K, Pittman. 'E: he stated to be, in a nutshell, fear of
Gay, L. Sims, M. Keesler, S. Slaugh- Germany. This positive fear dates
ter, M. Rose, L. Smith, EB. Coleman, back to 1867, and in reality even
V. Browning S. ‘Tate, much farther, for France has always
Slave feared the rising up of an exceedingly
er. Tucker, V.. Peeler, H. Bordeaux, petite Power cu her Bortheast -fGn-
A. EGwards,-¢. ‘ween. I". Mites rae tier. Jn 1867 when Germany and Aus
R. Owens, E. Perkins, E. Fieklen, F. hates SWUBBIEN, NTERCG. YeMzeO the
hivseimbh: Shaw. the power of Germany was ‘elér
Spirits of Smoke jmous, and ever since has she been
E. Little, A. Minter, BE. Dodd, qjon her guard. oh
Bargeron, G. Henry, M. Meldrim, J.| At present, this strained’ state or
Brown,
lars, FE.
BF.
King, L.
Wright, E.
Winn.
Spirits of Dawn
M. Prowell (lead), Frances Tennent,
Ferrington, M. Brown, V. Watts. |
Old Braves
G. McCaskill,
M. Zel-
Fore,
H.
M.
M.
Jarman, F,
Lowe,
Amis, |
Young Braves
L. McClain, E. Carrere,
fort, H. Hermance, C.
Kyttenberg, F. Formby,
sitzer, H. Atkins, S.
Guille, M. E. Colyer, J.
Maidens
Z. Elder, C. Cannady, F. Turner,
M. Tufts, E. Spivey, W. Peck, M. D.
Brown, M. B. Bowden, EB. Zellars, M.
Jacksorm, F. Brawley, M. P. Brown, R.
Neisler, B. Daniel.
Indians
L. Gause, Ada Pharr, Addie Pharr,
E. Carpenter, L. Pfeiffer, E. Jones, S.
Offult, C. Smith, S. Horton, V. Little,
M. Brunson, E. Blalock, A. M. Terry,
BE. Collend, R. Drane, F. Sadler, L.
Bowers, M. Pharr. ,
Mr. Deickman will compose all of
the music for the dances which Miss
Randolph and Miss Haynes are at
present working upon. The lovely
May Quéen, the béautiful Indian set-
ting, the variety of costumes and
| Gas On
Graham,
V. Howie,
Callahan,
Rolston,
Com-
Ll.
F,
BE.
; dances, and the muscial effects will
present éditor and assistant editor,’ all combine to make the pageant a
Mary H. Greene and Dorothy Keith,
were chosen to serve a second term,
Caroline Smith and Mary Mann are
business manager and assistant bus-
ine&sSs Manager, respectively.
: Athletic Association
Nancy Evans, one of Agnes Scott's
prize’ athletes, was made president of
the Athletic Association. The song
leader is ~ Martha Lin Manly, while
Mary Jarman will again direct the
orchestra. Emily. Arnold. will serve
as the new fire. chief,
The new officers of the Y. W. C. A.
are the ‘only ones who will take charge
of their offices this year,
much-looked-for event.
LUNCHEON FOR MATHEMAT-
ICAL ASSOCIATION
Dr.
Honor Guest
laffairs is coming rapidly to & head.
Germany now plotting revenge
against France, both she and
France realize the growing ascendén-
ey of Germany, who at present has
| sixty million people, as compared with
France’s bare forty million—the Jat-
ter sum decreasing alarmingly each
year. If the natural course of events
allowed to take its way, Franée
knows that Germany will soon be
overpoweringly strong, so she has
resolved that the natural course of
events shall not come to pass.
is
for
is
To meet this condition, there are
two possible policies for France, both
of which she is pursuing. These are,
|to form powerful allies, and to deal
directly with Germany herself. Frawee,
being more néarly sélt-supporting
than any other country of the Worl,
seems to be able to follow out stit-
cessfully her plan of Reépinge Gér-
many hemmed in. in doing this,
France may seem to the world td Be
merely desiring powér, whilé site
really does not seék to be a dominant,
but a prominént nation—for she
earnestly does not seek war agai.
France believes firmly that Germany
can pay, and that she wil] not pay
until under great coercion—therefore
that she, France, is absolutely justi-
fied in going in and seizing German
| soil—the Ruhr Valley, France’s reat
motive in sending her troops into the
Ruhr was for gaining a security, and
it is on this point that she and GreRe
Britain are at odds.
David Eugene Smith the, | daily—even
The situation in the Ruhr changes
hourly. France will
never withdraw her troops. Mr. Lane
stated, until she has. something to
On ‘first consideration we may not|Show for this, her supreme effort at
find much poetry in contemplating|™aking Germany pay.
The vital fac-
Log Sin B and its mumerous friends,| tor for France at present is, whether.
but the members of the Mathematical| Germany should pay, and in so do-
Club, -at. any rate, found much food|i®8,
for delightful thought at the luncheon wealth and power, or
necessarily © accumulate vast
whether she;
siyen - in their ‘honor Saturday March| Should be kept weak, with the prom-
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INTERCOLLEGIATE DEBATES
The intercollegiate debates scheduled for Friday night are occu-
pying the attention of everybody at Agnes Scott. We are thinking
of the enviable record that Agnes
Seott has made for herself by win-
ning double victories for the past two years, and we are feeling
pride in the good work which our speakers this year have done and
are wishing for them a like success.
The intercollegiate debates have meant much to Agnes Scott and
to the other colleges associated with her in the triangle. They have
kept us interested in each other in a friendly way and have formed
_an intellectual bond between the three colleges that could have been
_ attained in no other way which would have been so vital and per-
sonal to all members of the student bodies.
Even the usual link of
college publications does not come near to rivaling the debates, as
the papers and magazines of other colleges are not widely read by
the average student.
At Agnes Scott the debates are the sole way in which the students
come into contact with the activities of other colleges. Since we do
not have intercollegiate athletics, we meet students from different
institutions only in conferences, which can be attended by only a
few girls.
We hear reports of these meetings and unconsciously
receive benefits from them but to most of us they necessarily seem
rather remote.
The debates, however, come home to us.
We hear
the speeches, we see our opponents, we help to chyyy for our team.
The coniact is real tor every one of us.
We truly come to know
something of Randolph-Macon and Sophie Newcomb. This contact
serves the purpose of freeing us from a narrowness as regards the
relative importance of our own place in the world of college ac-
tivities.
Then in a less broad sense
meant effective training for many Agnes Scott girls.
the intercollegiate debates have
In getting
ready for the debates each year, large numbers of students work in
preparing material for others and in preliminary debating. Besides
the debating class, much of this work was done formerly by the
literary societies and is being done now by Pi Alpha} Phi.
This
training in reasoning and speaking is valuable to all who avail
themselves of it.
Therefore, we are glad that Agnes Scott takes part in these de-
bates; and an added pleasure is of course, the brilliant victories that
we have won and the success which we earnestly hope that our
edllege shall achieve in the future.
NELLE BUCHANAN AT DEBATE
It was with pleasure that Agnes Scott students heard last week
that Nelle Buchanan is to be here on March 23 for the debate with
Sophie Neweomb. She will act
debate.
at that time as chairman of the
| 4.
Nelle was a senior here last year and has friends and admirers
by the score. Besides having been Editor of the ‘‘Agonistie’’ and
President of Student Government, she is one of the best debaters
which Agnes Scott has produced,
intercollegiate contests is due to
and a great deal of our success in’
her effective reasoning and pleas-
ing presentation. During the time when.she was a student here she
>» was one of our principal speakers against both Randolph-Macon and
rT
Sophie N
that Agnes Scott is fortunate in
ewcomb and each time her team was successful.
We feel
having Nelle as chairman of this
year’s debate; and we all look forward to her coming with very
great pleasure.
WHAT “EQUAL RIGHTS
BILLS MEAN
Watch for Anti-Protective Legis-
lation, Says Legislative
Committee,
The Legislative Committee of the
National Board, Young Women’s
- Christian Association, is deeply con-
cerned over the activities of the Na-
tional Women’s party to wipe out all
protective legislation for women. Com-
menting upon the “Equal Rights”
Bills the Committee expresses fear
that such proposed amendments or
changes will imperil all progress in
this direction,
To obtain the eight hour day and
a living wage without legislation
would require 127 years, judging from
the rate of progress to date, the Com-
mittee says. Except in States where
laws fix minimum standards for
women, hours of labor are longer for
women than men and wages fall far
below standards of living.
To ask for legal protection for
women workers is not to ask for spe-
cial privileges but merely a specific
kind of protection which may or may
not be needed by men, it points out,
Men ask for the kind of protection
that is needed by them,
Mrs. Harry D. Nims of New York
is Chairman of the Legislative Com-
mittee. Miss Margaret Hiller is Hx-
ecutive Secretary.
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THE AGONISTIC-
DR. DAVID EUGENE SMITH
LECTURES
Mathematics Gains a Soul
How would you paint a picture of
the soul of a truncated prism? That is
if you were a cubist artist and some-
body had asked you to, two weeks ago?
I imagine you would have taken a
fiendish delight in makiag it just as
horrid and mis-shapen a thing as pos-
sible, all done in the dullest leaden
grays and duns and __suuff-colored
browns, That we have reccived a new
idea of the soul of mathematics we
owe to the Mathematical Association
of the South-Eastern States, to our
own Lecture Association, and to Prof.
David Eugene Smith of Columbia
Univyersity—the Smith of Wentworth—
Smith Methematical text-books and
probably the greatest living authority
on his subiect.
On Friday night, Mareh 9, Dr.
Smith, who was here to attend the an-
nual meeting of the Association, which
was held at Agnes Scott, Saturday,
March 10, gave a lecture in the chapel
under the auspices of the Agnes Scott
Lecture Association. By the end of this
lecture we had begun eo catch a
glimpse of the beauty and majesty
of mathematics, of its inherent true-
ness in everytifing; of it as the ex-
pression of perfect order and form and
proportion. We had begun to see that
it wasn’t an inhuman instrument of
torture merely invented by a group of
school-teachers somewhere in order to
make miserable the days of students,
but that it was a reality the expression
of something inherent in the soul of
man, which had been gradually un-
folding throughout the ages. He en-
abled us to see Mathematics in this
light by tracing its history for us and
by giving us a glimpse of those men
who were responsible for its develope-
ment down through the ages.
There were ten ages of Mathemat-
ics, said Dr. Smith, “just as many as
the fingers on my hand.” The first
epoch was that of intuition which per-
haps began a million years ago. All of
nature is naturally mathematics. The
crystals of quartz are as perfect hex-
agonial prisms as would ever be con-
structed by any instrument. Apple
seeds even to the minutest detail are
perfectly regular. The world has al-
ways been mathematically made—
mathematics is only the discovery of
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INSTRUMENTAL CLUB PRE-
SENTS PROGRAM
Mary Jarman Directs Concert
One of the most enjoyable enter-
tainments of the year was given on
Saturday night, March 17, when the
Instrumental Club of the Athletic As-
sociation gave a concert in the chapel.
A large crowd was present at the en-
tertainment which began at 8:30
o'clock, presenting the following inter-
esting program:
I, Selections....Instrumental Club
(a) Melody of Love”
(b) “Habanera” from “Carmen”
—Bizet
Violin Solo........
“Meditation”
Massenet
Selections...from musical plays
(a) “Waltz”’—from Merry Wid-
ow’’—Sebar.
(b) “Chinese - Lullaby”
“East is West.”
(c) “Waltz” from “Gloriana” .
Flute Solo,.......,Mary Jarman:
“Canzonetta”—De Lorenza
. Violin Virtuositiy..Bryte Daniel
. “Toy Symphony” (Hayden)....
Stein) carats ete 648-0 «+...The Children
VII. Vocal Selections, Lillian Clement
VIL. “Waltz” Instrumental Club
“Blue Danube”—Strauss
The whole program was admirably
rendered. Every number was well done
and received much well-deserved ap-
plause from the audience. The selec-
tions which were especially pleasing
were Isabel Clarke’s violin solos,
“Chinese Lullaby,” Mary Jarman’s
flute solo, Bryte Danie)’s violin virtu-
osity, Lillian Clement’s songs, and the
“Blue Danube.” Agnes Scott is proud
that she has an instrumental club
which is capable of presenting such a
well-chosen and beautifully executed
concert as was given last Saturday
night,
Mary Jarman, the director of the
club, deserves a large share of the
credit for the success of - Saturday
night’s performance When she took
charge of the instrumental club at the
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IL. Isabel Clarke
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MISS ALEXANDER DE-
SCRIBES OLD STUDENT
GOVERNMENT RULES —
Miss Alexander was the second
member of the faculty to talk on
ptudent Government and the Honor
System at the regular Student
Government meeting last Tuesday
night, March 13. Mr. Stukes several
weeks ago told what Student Govern-
ment should mean and the trials of
being in a college where the Honor
System was not used.
Miss Alexander gave a-most inter-
esting talk on the beginning of Stu-
dent Government at Agnes Scott and
its growth. It was founded in 1906 at
the urgent suggestion of Miss Hop-
kins who was then Lady Principal.
The student body then was much
smaller than it is now and the Senior
class numbered only six. The stu-
dents were very well satisfied with
Faculty rule and their’ privileges and
-were loath to take on Student Govern-
ment which would bring them a share
of the responsibilities. Miss Hopkins
persisted though and insisted that
the students petition the faculty for
a charter. She carried her point and
the faculty eagerly received the peti-
tion and appointed a committee to
help Miss Hopkins draw up the char-
ter. This was done and the same
girl who was then President of the
Y. W. C. A. was elected the first
President of Student Government.
Of course the growth in numbers
was apparent to all and Miss Alexan-
der read a few of the rules and privi-
leges of these years and we realized
how many, many, more privileges we
have today. E
Miss Alexander said the faculty re:
joiced in the success of the experi:
ment and they were confident that
it would continue to be successful.
These meetings have been most in-
teresting to the students and-we look
forward to other meetings when we
shall hear other members of our
Faculty.
MR. LANE LECTURES ON
RUHR VALLEY
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ise of no dividends to France. Ger-
many is perfectly capable of making
some payments for the first few years
until she is strong enough, and then
of refusing France. And as the sit-
uation seems to have come to a dead-
lock, Mr. Lane stated that he would
like to see the United States, take
some! position, such as the folldwing,
since, if Germany does not pay, Eng-
land and the United States will have
to bear the brunt of the whole war.
Mr. Lane suggested that a commit-
tee composed so as to eliminate any
party questions should be sent by the
United States to investigate foreign
questions, for the express purpose of
discovering whether or not Germany
can pay. The policy of the United
States has been, for the past few
months, to ignore European polities,
but to keep up the morale of the
people by public relief, such as the
work done by the Red Cross. This
policy, he stated, is not a sound pol-
icy for a nation to follow.
It is the duty, Mr. Lane concluded,
of the American people to administer
to a “mind diseased”, and they are
falling short of their obligations.
Every hour awaits expectantly news
of the situation, and also of the po-
sition of the great nations on earth;
and the United States, which so fully
recognizes, its obligation in the one
respect (that of the Red Cross Relief)
should not be much longer in realiz-
ing her much more profound obliga-
tion in other lines as well.
DO YOU PATRONIZE
OUR ADVERTISERS
Intercollegiate News
The Blue Ridge Committee of the
Tech Y. M. C. A. has appointed sub-
committees including Publicity, Pub-
lic meetings, Delegates and Finance.
Many plans were made to strive for a
big Tech delegation at Blue Ridge in
June. North Carolina’s motto this
year is to beat Tech. We are won-
dering what Tech's’ reply will be. -
The many wonderful advantages
offered by Blue Ridge are best de-
scribed by those who’ have been
there—Memories of long hikes in the
mountains, swims in the invigorating
pool, of athletic events, of talks with.
men of wide experience—these and
many other attractions show what
Blue Ridge really is. One is bene-
fited in every way by attending ‘the
conference,
S. ION. A.
For the diversion of the women ot
the faculty the men of the faculty of
Wellesby played bits from .“Treasure
Island.” The four scenes presented
were: one in the Admiral Benbow
Inn; one in the High Street in, Bris-
tol; another, the good ship “Hispa-
niola;” fourth, “Treasure Island.”
The play was so well done that it
was repeated for the students for the
benefit of the Wellesley Fund. *
8S. I, .Ne A;
The students of the University of
Mississippi are planning to set aside
a special day this spring on which
their mothers will be invited to look
over the institution. There will be a
special program for the 6ccasion
which is to be-Known as*“Mother’s
Day.” If the .plan proves: to ‘be a
success it will be made an “annual
affair. Ht
Suck. oly A;
Furman’s Intercollegiate Debating
Teams are hard at work on their sub-
ject “Resolved, that the United States
and Great Britain should cancel their
war claims upon the other allied na-
tions, provided that each of these na-
tions cancel an equal amount of: its
claims against Austria and Germany.”
The triangle consists of the Univer-
sity of Richmond, Mercer, and Fur-
man, The date of the debate is
March 26.
S.1, No AS
LUNCHEON FOR MATHEMAT-
ICAL ASSOCIATION
(Continued from page 1, column 4)
10, in Rebekah Scott dining hall. The
members of the Agnes Scott Mathe-
matics Club felt it indeed an enviable
honor and distinction’ to~meet Dr.
David Eugene Smith socially, as well
as to hear him lecture. As special
guests of honor, in addition to those
who were here in the Mathematics
Association, were Dr. Smith, Dr.
Gaines, Dr. McCain, Miss Hopkins,
Mr. Rankin, Miss Gaylord, and Miss
Howson. The girls who are majoring
in mathematics and who were present
at this most enjoyable luncheon were
Philippa Gilchrist, Elizabeth Hoke,
Ruth Almond, and Otto Gilbert, one of
last year's seniors and a Fellow in
Physics. There were about thirty-
six in all who attended the luncheon.
The menu consisted of the -follow-
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Creamed Chicken on Toast
Stuffed Celery . Turnovers . Olives
Peas Potatoes |.
Tomato Salad
Grape Nut Ice Cream
Coffee |:
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~ AGGIE’S FUNNY BONE
Six year old Mary—“I forgot to ask
Ignorantz
More brains (at piano recital) —
“What is that charming thing he is
playing?”
Less Brains—“A piano, y’ dub!”
. —Boll Weevil.
you to come to my pienic—will you
come?” i i ;
Ditto Sammy—“You're too late. I’ve
already prayed for a blizzard.”
aaa : Life.
~“ Too Good to Lose
The story is fold that one of the
examiners in a certain school was ac-
costed by the athletic coach,
“If you please, sir,” he began, “there
are two spleatid fellows on the foot-
ball team—”’
““Now, stop,” said the professor
severely; “if you want to ask me to
pass t*ese boys, who have flunked
their examinations, just because they
are good athletes, I refuse absolutely.
There’s been—” |
“No, ‘sir; no, sir,” hurriedly inter-
rupted the petitioner. “It’s just thé
other way: "They're such brilliant stu-
dents that I wanted to beg you to
make them flunk, so that we could
keep them for another year.”
-*Columbia (S. C.) State.
Billy—‘An then them Injuns jes’
plain scalped my pa an’—”
George—‘Aw, there ain’t no Injuns
no more, so they couldn’t have scalp-
ed yer old pa.”
Billy—Well, you jes go look at
him an’ see if they left him any hair.”
| “Tell me, do you know what Tellium
is? ...-No? Can you tell me what
Uranium is? ...You can’t tell me that
either? Then let me give you a final
question for you to make good on.
What's the difference betwen Uranium
and Tellium?”
—Sans-Gene (Paris).
“What's all the excitement over in
the freak show?” :
“Some one told Tattooed Bill he
was a marked man.’—Life.
Clerical Sarcasm
There is a preacher in Kansas who
should have his salary raised for mak-
ing the following announcement from
his pulpit: “Brethren, the janitor and
I will hold our regular prayer meeting
next Wednesday evening as usual.”
_—Christian Register.
In Reply
A young man with a pretty but
notoriously flirtatious fiancee wrote to
a supposed rival, “I’ve been told that
you have been seen kissing my girl.
Come to my office at 11 on Friday.
I want to have this matter out.’ The
rival answered, “I've received a copy
of your circular letter and will be
present at the meeting.”
—Argonaut (San Francisco.)
The Joke
Sydney Smith was walking one day
in the rain without an-overcoat. A
friend remarked: “I-wonder you don’t
catch cold—you never wear’ an over-
coat.”
i
Magistrate: “Did the prisoner of- :
fer any resistance?” “No, I never was,’ came the reply.
Officer: “Only half a dollar, yer A man who had heard this story was
Honor, but I didn’t take it.” so amused by it that he deliberately
—Answers (London). went without an overcoat in the hope
that somebody would address the
same remark to him, Nobody did—
and he caught pneumonia, When on
the verge of death he was heard to
mutter, in his sleep, “You never wear
an overcoat.”
-The doctor who
knowing the original story, guessed
rightly that the man might be saved
if he could only be allowed to work
off this joke. .
#8 fon as the patient awoky, he
said, “i suppose you never wear an
overcoat?”
The sick man’s eyes glistened with
joy. Chuckling to himself, he sat up-
right in bed and replied, “No, doctor,
I never did.”
Then,-slowly realizing that. he had
lost the’ great opportunity, he gave a
groan of self-reproach, and died.
—Humorist (London).
Bobby—‘“Daddy, look!
aeroplane.”
Absorbed: Daddy—‘Yes, dear—
don’t touch it.’—Tit Bits (London)..
There’s an
A Bootblack was puffing away at
the end ‘of a cigar, when a gentle-
man, thinking to have a little fun at
.the boy’s exyense, asked “him if he
always- sMokes, cigers, ' .
“Qn * yea sir) pretiy ofted,” "ans:
wered the boy.
“What, brand do you generally
smoke?” asked the gentleman.
“Bobinson Crusoe, sir’ answered the
boy. id
The gentleman pondered a little.
“I never heard of that brand,” he
said.
“Tt’s name I’ve given ’em myself,”
announced the boy. “You se, Guv'nor,
old Crusoe was a cast-away.”
3 INSTRUMENTAL CLUB |
—Judge.
PRESENTS PROGRAM
(Continued from page 2, Column 3)
The prof. rushed into the room ceginning of this ‘year, it was a small
where his wife was sitting: ~~ - organization whose members had but
little training.. From this discourag-
ing start she has organized a club of
twenty-four well-trained members. She
is a musician of rare ability and has
written the parts to many of the selec-
tions which the orchestra plays.
“My: dear,” -said-he-excitedly; ‘guess
what! Intelligence has just reached
me—"
“Well, thank Heaven, Harry,” she
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Dear Aggie:
- Well Aggie elections are all over
but the shouting; thats still going on.
It seems so queer to be getting ready
to turn things over to the juniors—
giving the management of all the big
or izations’ to the little juniors.
But they'll rise to the oceasion; you
wait and see. Right after the nomi-
nations had been posted last week,
I found a freshman standing in Main
hatl reading them. She was sniffing
' BASE-BALL SEASON OPENS
Sophs Defeat Freshies
“Batter up,” .toutéd the umpire,
just before the first struggle between
These
two classes have upheld the tradition-
al reputation fdr enmity; but last
Friday, the 9th, was the first time the
battle was stage’! on a base-ball dia-
mond. At the end of the first inning,
the Sophs had \i4 runs while the
Freshmen had oly 1, The Freshies
put in a new pitcher and began piling
up their score. At one time, the score
was 26-25 in favor of the Sophs, who
broke loose and ran up to 33 with
the Freshies cluge at hand with 29.
shegSaid “Oh Giddie—isn’t it, awful’
Do*you know not a single Senior got
nominated for anything!”
Speaking of
elections, I guess
Line up: : Quenelle and Polly feel elected over
Sophs the new phone up in their room.
’ Quenelle’s brother gave it to her and
Spivey sete eeees ‘Sreacynwrsy catcher | pojty’s brother had it put in- for them
MeKinney USS RAS Ole wid oe 5 cas pitcher} jast week. It certainly is convenient
Phippen PA terre ees Ist base}to have a phone right in your own
SErQUAS: oxc<isaeuie eee 2nd base room—just like being at home. They
Brawley 2. secs dseeessesees 3rd base} have invited some. of their friends to
By WalEG? ois tec A gels ois ores short stop} use it just any time and there has
E. Thompson si}/....... center field| been a perfect stream of people pour-
F. Alston ...... frsceeeees right field/ing into 73 Main ever since it was
Blalock ....<. pe eges* + + + left field} installed. Jinks Burt calls Hal up
Feeshiés every nite over it, and Mary Walkie
Turner. ip sss Oy ee anes cateher| Perry bought a phone pad and put it
Tucker, Zellars .)......6..06- pitcher|"P there by the phone, just to post
Carpenter ..... Bee S505 first base] er calls on.
FIA Son's iays Ate Golde w's.0 2nd base} Aggie, do you remember that for-
G. Davis iia sigee sales ea ..8rd base}merly honored and respected member
BH. Fain «... sa Sida a\2:2\+-,s short stop|of Society, Emmie Ficklen Well
Zellars, Tucker ......... center field|the worst has happened. ‘She has
RGAGIN >. 5:0:0:2:2 Epo cere oie ‘right field) been restricted for a whole week by
Smith, Hoslem ............. left field|/that heartless, reputation-snatching
Sophomores, 33.
Freshmen, 29. ‘
Umpire—Miss Randolph. -
Batting Record to Be Kept
The basebait manager, Daisy
Frances Smith, will keep a record of
the number of runs each player makes
for the entire season.
-
exec, and now here we behold Emmie,
almost finishing her Junior year, com-
pletely crushed. It is the first time
in her college career, otherwise so
Successful. Restricted for a whole
week—her reputation is gone forever!
Another bolt from the blue descend-
ed into our midst last Wednesday
morning. Elizabeth Cheatham spent
the night out here, and White House
The organization of the orchestra is|did not have hash for breakfast!
as follows: 36 Mirabile dictu! Elizabeth has spent
Firs? Violins, the night out here numerous times
Isabel Clarke, Virginia Browning, Vir- both last year and this, and Wednes-
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failed to beam at her from the break-
fast table. All things—even .a’ sur-
cease from hash—come to her who
waits. ‘
You know what they said about the
Senior class, don’t you? That all but
two of them were engaged? Well, I’m
‘afraid the statistics will haye to be
changed, for sincé then Maud Foster
gave an announcement party in the
dining-room, and Potater Molloy—well,
its a long story, mates. It started
about something and when I came up,| When Charlotte Keesler wrote Pota-
ter’s name and ‘address on a dollar
bill as she was leaving for home. And
it ended—well, perhaps it hasn’t ended
yet, but it has progressed to the
stage where Potater gets a letter
from a poor but honest taxi-driver ‘on
Luckie street, with a very romantic
soul.
How do you like the Agonistic this
year, Aggie? We don’t know how
anybody else may feel about it, but
we got a letter from West Point the
other day saying that we were getting
out a corking good paper down here,
now, what do you think of that? It
isn’t exactly tooting our own horn
to tell you either, but just passing on
a toot somebody else gave us.
More next week, Giddie,
MR. LANE ENTERTAINED AT
ALUMNAE HOUSE
(Continued from page 1, column 2)
The dinner proved an_ especial
source of pleasure and profit to these
girls, for they discussed the diii.nent
phases of the reparations questi®
Mr. Lane is an authority on this sub:
ject, for, he has just returned from
the Ruhr Valley, and he gaye them
important suggestions on the subject
of the coming debate.
After dinner the other debaters, and
members of the International Rela-
tions Club, were invited to have cof-
fee with Mr. Lane, so that they too,
might have the pleasure and priv-
ilege of discussing with him the sub-
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YW A. NEWS
(Have.you. already planned how you)
are, going..to spend your vacation? If
you, haven't; the. very. nicest way. pos-
siblo, sere be to spend the first ten
days, of jt, at Blue Ridge, N. C., at
the X, W. Cc. A. Conference. Agnes
Scott, has ‘a lovely. cottage there that
will, accommodate. about twenty. girls
which makes an ideal arrangement|
for all those who go. In the living}
room of this cottage there is a big
open fire place that makes everything
cozy and cheerful on the cool nights,
when the girls come in after meet-
ings, hikes and social gatherings.
The climate at Blue Ridge in “The
Land of the Sky,” is all that anyone
can ask. The Alleghany mountains
provide beautiful scenery. Make the]:
weather pleasantly cool and afford the
best possible opportunities for hiking
and swimming.
Not the climate alone, but every-
thing else, a seems, is idea} too. All
the Y. W. C. A. leaders are there and
many speakers who are known all
;over the United States. Last year
‘Miss Burner, Miss Lumpkin, Miss
Pritchard and Miss Ruth Slack were
there and Dr. Gilky from Chicago and
Dr. Fleming from Philadelphia also
were there. This year some of these
and aznany others as well will be there
to furnish help and inspiration to all
students who atténd: ~~
Schools all over’the South are rep-
resented at Blue Ridge and for many
years Agnes Scott has been well-
ty representatives to this
many again this year. When you go
home for spring holidays talk to your
families about going to Blue
when school is out and convince’
‘that the inspiration and fun that you
'will have there wil] do more toward
starting. the summer off right than
anything else. You will also be in-
lloeal. Y. W. CG. A. next year. Jon-
‘ferences and small group discussions
\give excellent oppertunity for finding
out, how other college Y. W. C. A.’s
do things and how we may improve
our own. So if you haven't already
decided to go, talk it over with your
families during spring holidays and
let's everybody he ready to go as
soon as school is out.
MR. DAVID EUGENE SMITH
LECTURES |
(Continued from page 2, Column 3)
this regularity and the rules governing
it.
The second epoch was that of deduc-
tion, in which the first glimmerings of
progress were beginning to be made.
It numbered among its great heroes
of mathematics, Thales and Pyth-
iagoras.
oe ides and Euclid, whose geometrical
iowa. there, haat year nou Sean-looks have gone through more edi-
drett was.-elected president, which tions than any other book except the
was guite an honor to Agnes Scott
shse this,.was the first year this
—
a TEA FOR MISS PALMER
Bible; through the epoch of Applica-
tion in which came about the inven-
tion of zero by some unknown mathe-
matician of Central America; through
the epoch of Poetry, of which “at its
best, mathematics is almost entirely
composed;”. through the epochs of
Transmission, of Symbolism, of High-
er Analysis—through all these periods
in which, earnest men, men who
were the: amosteserious kind of think-
ers, Strove after the ideal of discover-
ing the rules for the proportion of the
universe and of formulating. them into
mathematical rules. Dr. Smith led
us. He made us realize the human
side of mathematics, .its vital value
to all in’ its developnient, made us see
that it is in the same class with
poetry and great litetature.
After the leeture We had a chance
to meet Dr. Smith personally—as well
as the other mathematical celebrities
j who were here—at the reception given
,by the Agnes Scott Lecture Associa-
. jtion in Rebekah Scott Lobby. Satur-
Open daily 7 a. m.--8 p. m. | Gay morning at 10:30 A, M., Dr. Smith
Sundays 8 a. m.--2 p. m. A
Regular Dinners and Short Orders
SALADS, SANDWICHES, |||
Small Cakes furnished
Last Monday afternoon from five to
six the -girls -whe major in Bible
were delightfully entertained by Mrs.
Sydenstricker at a tea given in honor
of Miss- Palmer. “Miss Palmer, who
is a teacher “in -Dr. White's Bible
School, told. about the work and pur-
pose of this school. Her talk was very
interesting “and inspiring, especially
to those who expect to continue the
study_of the Bible. After Miss Pal-
mer’s talk, delicious refreshments of
tea and cake were served.
The girls enjoyed this hour very
much, and they were _ especially
pleased to have. the opportunity. to
meet and talk dss Miss Palmer.
i ee
Opposite Decatur Post Office
the “Teaching of Mathematics,” which
was open to the students as well. This
Was another extremely interesting lec-
on short notice ture,
Your own chicken or roast cook-
ed for you to carry home.
We feel very grateful to both the
Leciure Association and the Mathe-
matical Association for the treat they
gave us in allowing us to hear Dr.
Smith.
Stella’s Baked Goods on
sale beginning
TUESDAY, FEB. 13th.
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of it here at Agnes Scott, so that we
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On down through the epochs
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We hope Prof. Rankin, who is |
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= \
d
a
THE A ONISTIC
INTERCO flaTE TEAMS |
DEBATE AGAINST EACH
OTHER MONDAY
The first .of the series of the de-
bates between our own teams of In-
ter-collegziate "debaters took place on
Monday ‘evening. Fie subject was
the” real question for the Inter-
collegiate debate which will take
place on the night of March 23, Fri-
day. The question is stated:
Resolved: that the United States
Government shall’ cancel the debts
owed her by the nations associated
with her in the last world war.
The affirmative was up-held by Po-
cahontas Wight first: And the first
speaker on the negative was Quenelle
Harrold, leaving Valeria Posey for
tne negative’s’ second speaker and
Daisy Frances Smithyfor that of the
affirmative. Both sides made a
staunch fight. The decision was ren-
dered in favor of the negative.
This was a strong, spirited debate.
Yet one thing was lscking, How can
we expect our debaters to do their
best and put their »whole soul into
these preliminary debates when they
are forced to spedy to an empty
chapel—or nearly so. Do please help
your debaters by coming. You can
do a better deta “by 1 i pyinging someone
with you. -
The second of the series will
held ee night the nineteenth.
be
BANQUET GIVEN FOR
DR. SMITH
Mr. Rankin Acts As Toast-Master
Mathematics can he used to some
good purpose after all, At least that
is the conclusion that was reached by
all those who attended the delightful},
banquet, given in honor of Professor
David Eugene Smith’ on Wednesday
Archimedes, himself, might
have felt that his work had not been
in yain to have produced such grati-
fying and enjoyable results,
Those who were chiefly interested
in the speeches coulé not be utterly
oblivious. to. the delicious supper.
Fruit-Gocktail
Chicken a la Kiner + -- ;
Cranberries
Green Peas
Stuffed Celery }
s,
Shortcake
Cauliflower
Hot rolls
Lettuce S
Strawberry
Demitassee
Between courses
supplied with food. for, thought,
some of the most prominent
matics professors of the country.
the..guests were
by
mathe
Mr.
gave an address to the Association on; Rankin did honor to the occasion as
toastmaster. Dr. Peed of Emory. Pro
fessor Fort of the University of Ala-
bama, Professor Coleman of the
University of South Carolina and Pro |
fessor Nichol of Louisiana State en-
tertained with most interesting ad-|
dresses. And lest our own mathema-
ticians of Agnes Scott. should be
omitted, Philippa Gilchrist and Lib
Hoke spoke before the august party
Last of all Professor Smith gave a
most interesting talk,
The company could not linger long
after supper, for everyone was eager
to attend Professor Smith’s lecture.
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crawly thing-on the ceiling!”
He-(absent-mindedly )—Never mind,
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“Say, Pa.”
“Well, my son.”
“I took a walk through the ceme-
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“Well, what about it?”
“Where are all the wicked people
buried ?”—Syracuse Orange Peel.
Father (from
isn't it time for
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looking so happy?”
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examined -for appendicitis,”
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long
our
athletic field has at last evolved into!
more than mere talk. That “Ole
Miss” will possess a fine congrete sta-
dium from which the spectators can
view her athletic conflicts is. indeed
an assured fact. Already considerable
progress has been made toward the
Tt will not only be a pleasure while
witnessing games but
ee considerable jiddition ) the
completeness of our campus did’ a
source of great pride to all connected
with our University.—Mississippian.
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Vol. VIII
LIFE OF DR. F. H. GAINES,
PRESIDENT OF AGNES
SCOTT COLLEGE
Thirty-Four Years of Good Work
in This College
Dr. Frank Henry Gaines, our be-
loved founder and president of Agnes
Scott College and one of the leading |
educators of the South, died Satur-
day morning, April 14, at the Pied-
mont Sanitorium. Dr. Gaines had
‘been ill only two days.. Wednesday
morning he led the chapel services
as usual, and feeling a little unwell
Thursday, he went into Atlanta to
eonsult his physician. Later Thurs-
day he entered the Sanitorium where
he died Saturday.
Dr. Gaines: was born July 25, 1872,
in Tellico Plains, Monroe County,
Tenn., the son of John Rhea and
Sarah (Rice) Gaines. On his father’s
side he came of a family distinguished
in the annals of Virginia. It gave to
the war of Independence the noted |
patriot and jurist of the Revolution
Edmund Pendleton and at a later
period, General Edmund Pendleton
Gaines, a gallant officer of the War
of 1812, who earned the soubriquet of
the “Hero of Fort Erie.’ On _ his
mother’s side his family was re-
nowned for its contributions to the
Presbyterian pulpit and its long line
of educators. He secured the founda-
tion of his education in the schools
of his community, then entered Cum-
berland University, from which he
graduated with honors in 1870. After |
spending sometime in Missionary
Work in the mountains of his home
state, he entered the Union Theolo-
gical Seminary in Virginia from which
he graduated with the degree of
Bachelor of Divinity in 1876. During
that year he was ordained to the
Presbyterian minisiry and imme-
diately entered upon the pastorate of |
two churches in Kentucky, at Clinton-
ville and Hopewell. From 1878 to
1884 he was pastor of Hebron church
in Augusta County, Virginia. From
1884 to 1888 he was pastor of Falling
Springs church in Rock Bridge Coun-
ty in Virginia.
While a student at the seminary Dr.
Gaines met Miss Mary Louise Lewis
and in 1877 they were united in mar-
riage. Mrs. Gaines is from Augusta
county, Virginia, and her pioneer an-
cestor John Lewis, founded the town
of Staunton. Her parents were Dr.
William Wellington and Mary (Mc-
Farland) Lewis. Her maternal grand-
father was the Rey. Francis McFar-
land, D.D., a trustee of Washington
and Lee University and one of the
most learned and distinguished minis-
ters of Virginia.
cestors was General Andrew Lewis, a
noted Revolutionary commander and
at his death one of the largest land-
holders of Virginia. Dr.
Gaines have but one son, Dr. Lewis
MeFarland Gaines, a prominent At-
lanta physician.
In 1888 Dr. Gaines accepted a call
to the Decatur Presbyterian church,
where early in the course of his work,
he was to lay the foundation of one
of the South’s greatest institutions of
higher learning.
Dr, Gaines soon recognized the
great need in Decatur for schools and
especially the importance of a Christ-
ian Education for girls, He began
discussing privately with the leaders
of his church and the community in
general, the possibility of establishing
such a school. His suggestions were
received with favor, with the result
that on July 17, 1889, before he had
been six months in his new pastorate
a meeting was held in his study and
there the foundations for Agnes
Scott College were laid.
Colonel George W. Scott, a splendid
citizen, a devoted Christian and a
man of wealth and public spirit, of-!
fered the resolution adopted at that
meeting “to establish at once a school
of high character. As soon as possi-
Another of her an-)
and Mrs. !
ble a charter was obtained incorporat- |
ing the institution under the name
of Decatur Female Seminary. Dr.
Gaines was appointed to visit Vir-
ginia to engage teachers. After dili-
gent search and inquiry he arranged
AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1923
ronistic &
No. 5
DR. FRANK HENRY GAINES
SERVICE FOR P:R. GAINES
His Favorite Scripture Readings
Given
It was with feelings of deepest re-
verence and love that the faculty and
students of Agnes Scott filed into
the chapel on Sunday morning, to at-
tend the student memorial service in
konor of Dr, Gaines, our beloved
President, who lay in state on the
platform. First we sang, “Come
Thou Fount of Every Blessing” which
was one of Dr. Gaines‘ favorite
hymns. Next Hilda McConnell told
how grateful the students were for
being allowed to show our love for Dr.
Gaines by holding this service, Eloise
Knight read from Dr. Gaines’ own
book some of the Scripture passages
he had selected to be read in time of
grief. After that, Mary Goodrich led
us in prayer, asking that we might
be comforted for our loss and might,
with gratitude take to heart the many
lessons which we have learned from
Dr. Gaines, and show, in our lives,
the influence which his life has had
on us.
Lilian McAlpine sang, “My Faith
Looks up to Thee” and after this, our
service, beautiful in its simplicity,
was ended, and only the guard of
honor, composed of a number of stu-
dents, was left in the Chapel.
with Miss Nannette Hopkins, our be-
loved dean, to become principal and
| Mattie E. Cook to become assistant
principal. A subscription of $5,000
|was raised, a building rented and in
September, 1889, the Seminary opened.
Under the charter the pastor of the
Decatur Presbyterian church was ex-
officio chairman of the board and in
general charge of the school. This
continued until 1897 when Colonel
Scott was made chairman and Dr.
|
of the school making it advisable to
relieve him of the additional respon-
sibility of chairmanship. In the
meantime Colonel Scott made his great
gifts of the permanent site with a
fine building and equipment. The
hame was then changed to Agnes
Scott in memory of Colonel Scott’s
mother. In 1895 Dr. Gaines resigned
as. pastor of the Decatur Presbyterian
(Continued on page 2, column 3)
Then Frances Gilliland and |
Gaines secretary, his duties as head)
TRIBUTE BY CHARLES
MURPHEY CANDLER
A Trustee of Agnes Scott College
Writes of its Founder and
President
Dr. Gaines was as full of good
)work as any man I ever knew. In
|his death the Presbyterian church
and the cause of Christian education
has suffered the greatest loss. He
came to Decatur from Virginia in the
| winter of 1888 to assume the pastorate
ot the Decatur Presbyterian church
and continued as such until 1896,
when he resigned in order that he
might deyote his full time to Agnes
| Scott College as its president. His
pastorate was greatly blessed; his
church growing in spirituality and
members.
He preached the gospel pure and
simple, He believed the church to
be the ordained instrumentality
|be established on earth. His texts
were trom the Bible, not from cur-
|rent newspaper chronicles,
His work, as his life, was marked
| by simple child-like faith in God and
His promises. He was a man of
prayer. He carried everything to his
God and his prayers were answered.
| Not long ago he showed me the
original of a signed agreement be-
tween himself, Colonel George W.
Scott, and Captain Milton A. Cand-
ler, two of the elders and trustees
Jof Agnes Scott College, executed
|mMany years ago, in which they obli-
gated themselves to pray daily for
|the blessings of God on Agnes Scott
College, the only agreement of its
kind of which I have ever heard.
Thirty-four years of his life were
consecrated to the Christian educa-
tion of young women in Agnes Scott
College.
The college was his conception and
\for its upbuilding he spent his
strength and gave his life. Through
his presidency he inaugurated three
separate endowment campaigns. At
times others doubted their success
but Dr. Gaines labored and prayed
and each was successful and today
the college has a plant and invested
endowment of a million and a half
dollars, and a student body of young
|/wamen from a score of states. It
stands as answer to the prayers of
}&@ consecrated man of God.
through which God’s kingdom was to)
STUDENTS HOLD MEMORIAL DR. GAINES IS PAID LOVING FUNERAL SERVICES OF PRES-
IDENT OF AGNES SCOTT
Dr. Gaines Laid to Rest in West
View Cemetery.
On Monday, April 16, 1928, the
students and faculty of Agnes Scott
|gathered in the First Presbyterian
Church of Decatur to pay a final tri-
|bute to our beloved president, Dr.
| Gaines. There, gathered together,
sorrowing, we read together the nine-
tieth Psalm and the fourteenth chap-
ter of John, which were Dr. Gaines
favorite passages of Seripture, and
sang together some of his favorite
hymns. And after that, we prayed—
prayed God to bless us, deprived of
our leader, thanked God for giving us
that leader to lift us up by his life.
We thanked Him, too, for the assur-
ance that there had been a place
prepared for this one whom we loved,
a place where there will be no more
death, neither sorrow nor crying,
neither shall there be any more pain,
After these services, led by
terian Church, Dr. Lyons of the At-
lanta First Presbyterian Church, and
Dr. McGeachy of the Decatur Pres-
byterian Church, we carried our pres-
ident to his final resting place in
West View Cemetary. There, after
a short bul poignant service, we laid
to rest the man who more than any |,
other had made Agnes Scott and the
Agnes Scott spirit possible. There,
too, in especial token of their love
j and sorrow, the Seniors of Agnes
; Scott each dropped a rose into the
open grave. And while we sorrowed
there we yet seemed to hear again
the words read that morning: “Let
not your hearts be troubled .
[ go to prepare a place for you.”
Ard we know that they would have
been the words of Dr. Gaines himself
to us in time of sorrow. And so we
were comforted.
a monument. Three
names will be, in connection with
|this great institution, perpetuated
\through time., F. H. Gaines, George
W. Scott, Samuel M. Inman, a trinity
of prayerful,
There is grief today in the hearts
of thousands of young women of the
|South who have been privileged to
sit under the teachings of Doctor
| Gaines and to observe his daily walk
with his great Teacher.—Atlanta
| Journal.
And what
Dr. |
Lacy, of the Atlanta Central Presby- |
consecrated Christians. |
DR. GAINES AND THE MAK-
ING OF AGNES SCOTT
COLLEGE
His Influence on the Progress of
the College
The death of Dr. Frank H. Gaines,
president of Agnes Scott College,
brings clearly to mind his work for
this college. When the thought of
what he has accomplished as its
founder and president comes, the wish
to tell once more his wonderful work
as an educator is irresistible. That
Dr. Gaines was a great and good
man is evident to all who know the
history of the college which is a last-
ing monument to his influence and
achievement.
It was in 1836 that the first college
which conferred degrees upon women
was founded—Wesleyan College. This
meant the beginning of an interest
in higher education for women, but
even after this time higher cultural
opportunities for women were neg-
lected. The Presbyterian church had
attempted to establish schools in
Georzia but had failed and after 1872
had taken no part in educational mat-
| ters. In 1888 the Presbyterian chureh
of Decatur called as its pastor Rev.
| Frank Menry Gaines. He had long
| been interested in the idea of higher
education for women and was im-
press<d with the need of establishing
schools and colleges, Zarly in his
service in Decatur he noted the ad-
vantages of this city as a location for
a school and began influencing others
|to help him in founding a school for
|/young women at Decatur. He met
with an enthusiastic response from
Colonel George W. Scott and others
|and in 1889 the “Decatur Female Sem-
jinary’ was founded with Dr. Gaines
as chairman of the Board of Trustees
and head of the institution. Thus he
laid the foundations for the Agnes
Scott of the present. If he had done
nothing else for the school, we should
owe much to’ him as_ instigator. of
the idea of the institution and as
the one man possessed of the energy
and ambition needed to found it. Dr.
Gaines was truly inspired by noble
ideas of education in the days when
the higher branches of learning were
almost wholly denied to women.
The “Decatur Female Seminary”
seems wholly inadequate in our eyes,
but at least it was a beginning. There
were sixty-three pupils and four teach-
ers. Five thousand dollars was the
amount of money invested in the
school, But however meager were
the material advantages, the “Agnes
Scott ideal,” though not then known
as such, had been formulated and the
school had truly a better foundation
than statistics show. The following is
the ideal, expressed in Dr. Gaines’
own words:
1.“A liberal curriculum fully
abreast of the best institutions of this
country,
2. “The Bible a text book.
3. “Thoroughly qualified and conse-
erated teachers,
| 4. *A high standard of scholarship.
5. “All the influences of the college
conducive to the formation and de-
velopment of Christian character.
6. “The glory of God, the chief of
all.”
The school continued to grow and
in 1891 was renamed, being known
|now as “Agnes Scott Institute.” Colo-
nel George W. Scott had given funds
to the trustees to erect the present
| Main Building and the new nameé was
in honor of his mother, Mrs. Agnes
Seott. Mr. Gaines at this time re-
signed as pastor of the Decatur Pres-
byterian church and became the first
president of Agnes Scott Institute.
Thus, his name is again linked with
the history of the progress of this
college.
The Institute continued to prosper
and to raise its standard each year.
Finally it was ready to become a col-
lege preparatory school and then in
1906 it was admitted into the “Asso-
ciation of Colleges and Secondary
| Schools of the Southern States.” The
work of the Institute was continued
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IN MEMORIAN
‘‘Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me,
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea.
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.’’
Dr. Gaines has gone Home. One day he stepped out of his
office,—not just across the hall to be away for a moment on some
errand of service, but into the Radiant Life to be gone for always
in the perfect service of the King. Just the fact that he has
gone away is so strange, so new, so difficult to comprehend that
we, who im our love for him would have him near, cannot think
yet of Agnes Seott without him; we cannot think of the campus,
the chapel, his office——HIS college, without his own familiar, be-
loved figure. But through all the strangeness and sorrow of these
past days, there has been shining into our hearts the light of one
quiet thought: he has but gone Home. Quietly from his family,
from his friends, from his college and his girls, Dr. Gaines has
passed on. Beeause we know that he has but laid down his life
and his work to take it up again, we cannot mourn without com-
fort when ‘‘that which drew from out the boundless deep, turns
again home.’’ Because the source of his life and power was God
always, there can be no sting in death, or victory in the grave.
Though in sorrowing for our friend, we have passed through the
vatley of the shadow, yet even in sorrow we have irresistibly felt
that the death of him whose strength was God was triumphant,—
the triumphant entering into Life. We thrilled to that convie-
tion as, in those last, simple, loving sentences, we sarig his favorite
hymns; as we listened to the reading of those passages of the
Bible which he himself had many times read for the comfort of |
the distressed; as we stood by his open grave and witnessed the
last tribute of his Senior class. And even as we go about the
doing of the little and the big things that make up our lives, we
shall thrill again to that same conviction of the greatness of tri-
umphant living and dying. |
We grieve that he has gone from us in person. We miss him,
so. But our sadness is touched with the light of a great thankful-|
ness,—thankfulmess for the life which he lived in simplicity, In|
strength, and in sincerity; for the college which he dreamed of, |
and toiled for, and loved into being; for his spirit that is in-
separable from the spirit of Agnes Scott. May it be given to
‘us, the students of the college that is the dream and the crown)
of his life, that with something of his goodness, his faith, his
vision of high things, we may carry on.
DR. FRANK HENRY GAINES
To the hearts of thousands who knew and honored him the}
death of Dr. Frank Henry Gaines, president of Agnes Scott Col-
lege, brings the lament of the poet-king of old, ‘‘There is a prince
and a great man fallen this day in Israel.’’? Princely he was in
devotion to life’s noblest leadings, and great in the good works
that he wrought. His talents, abounding in executive and con-}|
structive power, would have won rare fortune, no doubt, had they |
been exerted in the business world. But freely and joyfully he
spent them in a realm whose glory is service, whose wisdom is
humility, whose values are eternal, whose r
/conductive to the formation and de-
OPERA WEEK IN ATLANTA
Spring with her magic wand is call-
ing the trees and flowers back to life |
and beauty after their long wintry
nap; the warm sunshine mingled with |
the soft breezes of April spreads a
glowing warmth over all the earth.
Into this beautiful and appropriate
petting a week of brilliant opera is
ushered. Atlanta is aglow with its
many visitors and parties and has the
traditional festive atmosphere.
The most beloved and finished ar-
tists are making their appearance this
week before crowded and appreciative
audiences. Among the prominent and
well-known stars acting the leading
roles this year such names as the fol-
lowing call our special attention:
Galli-Curei, Lucrezia Bori, De Luca,
Rosa Ponselle, Antonio Scotti, Orville
Harrold, and D’Angelo.
The splendidly chosen operas all
presenting exquisite music, setting,
and ballet are indeed worthy of the
large, interested, and gorgeously at-
tired audiences assembling Monday
evening and Tuesday matinee. “Romeo
and Juliet” opening the season on the
night of the twenty-third was a color-
ful, artistic, and thoroughly romantic
opera sung in the court language of
the world, French.
dered their parts masterfully and
were called back many times by the
admiring listeners.
The matinee on Tuesday was also |
greeted with much applause. In fact
“Aida” was so beautifully rendered
that the audience became enthralled in
the melodramatic and impassioned
scenes.
The remaining five operas which
have great promise in store for the
rest of this week are: Wednesday
evening, “Lucia Di Lammermoor’;
Thursday, “Don Carlos”; Friday eve-
ning, “L’ Africaine;” Saturday mati-
nee, “La Boheme”; and Saturday eve-
ning, “William Tell.”
LIFE OF DR. F. H. GAINES,
(Continued from page 1, column 2)
church to become in name as well as
fact, president of the institution.
By cutting off the lower grades and
adjing higher the institution grad-)
ually but steadily developed its edu-|
cational standard and in 1905 it be-|
came a college. In 1912 the academy
was discontinued.
In ‘893 Dr. Gaines wrote the |
“Aones Scott Ideal.” He declared the
supreme aim to be the glory of God,
and the plan of accomplishing that
aim embraced seven specifications.
First, a liberal curriculum, fully
abreast of the best institutions, of the
land; second, a sound curriculum with
‘ext books in harmony with the Bible;
third, the Bible as a text book, with a
Bible course necessary to graduation;
fourth, thoroughly qualified and con-
secratea teachers; fifth, a high stan-
dard of scholarship; sixth, the insti-
tution a model Christian home; sev-
enth, all the influences to be made
velopment of Christian character.
The stars ren- |
|not a veneer or sham,
| DR. GAINES AND THE MAK-
ING OF AGNES SCOTT
COLLEGE
| (Continued from page 1, column 5)
as Agnes Scott Academy until 1912-
i913.
It will be interesting to note the
progress of Agnes Scott under Dr.
aines’ leadership. In the matter of
education, Agnes Scott has developed
from a seminary for young girls to a
college of first rank. Of the Class
One colleges for women Randolph-
Macon, Goucher, Newcomb, and Ag-
nes Scott have taken the lead in the
Southern states. At Agnes Scott
from a faculty of four there has been
an advance to a faculty of over fifty.
This progress toward education of
the better kind fulfilled the dream of
Dr. Gaines’ life. It was his most
ardent wish that he might further the
cause of higher education for women;
and, when one thinks of the oppor-
tunities and advantages, that Agnes
Scott has offered to thousands of
young women who sought knowledge,
one realizes that before his death Dr.
Gaines was able to realize his ideal
| and to know that his labor had not
been in vain.
Agnes Scott has advanced as much
in a material way. It began its first
session in a rented building and with
funds amounting to only five thousand
‘dollars. Today the college owns
twenty acres of land on which are
located twenty-two well-equipped
buildings. It is hard to realize in
this day and time when people are
glad to give money to aid the develop-
ment of colleges what energy and de-
termination were needed to finance a
school twenty or thirty years ago.
Then the idea of education for
| women was new, and people were not
as liberal to this cause as now.
Those who are in a position to know
|say that the school and later the col-
|lege were able to overcome their
financial difficulties only through the
|generosity of Colonel Scott and the
juntiring efforts of Dr. Gaines,
The greatness of a college consists
‘of more than a high standard and
beautiful and well-equipped buildings.
{ts greatness lies in the influence
which it has had on its students. Dr.
Gaines’ own words, quoted from his
“Story of Agnes Scott College” show
|}how much the college in working for
|which he spent the best years of his
life, has meant to the students.
“What has Agnes Scott done for
them? It has given them the true
conception of education. A high
standard is nothing more than an
honest standard. By holding its stu-
dents to a high standard it has given
them something real and true and
something
which will stand the test of after
life.
“It has given them real training,
that is, the cultivation and strength-
ening of all their faculties. In doing
this it has to a large degree made
them “problem solvers” in the great
battle of life,
“It has sought to develop in them
the highest type of Christian charac-
How well time has vindicated the
wisdom of Dr. Gaines is well known.
With undeviating consistency he ad-
hered to his Ideal. Of course the rise |
of the college was slow and not with-
out obstacles and difficulties. The |
ter. The moral nature is supreme
in the human soul. To develop and
recognition of “eminent services ren-
dered the cause of education.”
The Agnes Scott girls when first
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Athletics for girls is sure to become
a big factor at Millsaps in the very
near future. Very recently a forward
step in that direction was taken when
the Gizs’ Athletic Association was
organized. A very enthusiastic meet-
ing was held in the chapel and offi-
cers were elected. These officers
backed by every faculty member and
student of Millsaps can place athle-
ties for girls in its proper place.
Of the 20 activities supervised by
the Yale Athletic Association only
football is on an entirely self-sup-
porting basis, according to a report
just made public. Of the other sports,
baseball came clostest to the self-
supporting, while the crew and track
were far the most expensive.
A Spanish Main cruise has been ar-
ranged by Dean A. Wellington Taylor
of the Graduate School of Business
Administrations of New York Univer-
sity. It is expected that a large part
of the company will be made up of
college students who will be able to
combine an interesting and instruc-
| tive vacation with an opportunity to
heath from two to four points toward
'a eollegé degree. Those seeking such
credits will be required to attend lec-
tures given en route by Dean Taylor
ard by Prof. Paul J. Salvatore of the
Department of Spanish of the Stevens
|Institute of Technology. The _lec-
tures will deal with the economic,
political, and historical phases of the
countries visited. The Pautores, the
home of the tourists throughout the
cruise, will leave New York July 21
jae will be back in New York August
9.
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Getting Him Going
Father (from upstairs—‘‘Helen, is-
n’t it time for the young man to go
home?”
Young Man—‘“Your father
crank.”
Father (overhearing)—“Well, when
you don't have a self-starter, a crank
comes in mighty handy,’—Exchange.
is a
A Crossed eyed girl may be vir-
tuous, but she doesn’t look straight.
—Lord Jeff.
‘furnish this nature so that it will
dominate the life is the highest and
most essential feature of education.
| This Agnes Scott has ever sought
to do, that is to say, to form and
develop the highest type of Christian
character.
“It has sought to give its students
the highest conception of life, as an
opportunity for service, and as res-
/ponsible unto God.
“It has sought to lead them to
Ckrist. Scores have confessed their
faith in him, and scores have had
|their spiritual life quickened and
| deepened.”
Dr. Gaines is due honor as a great
|man whether we judge him by his
work or by his character. It is true
\that it is almost impossible to speak
‘of one without mentioning the other,
|so closely was his work a product of
his ideals and ambition. As the first
to express the idea of establishing a
_school in Decatur, as the founder of
the school, as its first and only presi-
|meeting Dr. Gaines thought him aus-| dent, as its leader during its growth
courage of Dr. Gaines never faltered. | tere, but they soon learned that under-| from a preparatory school to a Class
He was always the recognized leader.
He personally engaged nearly all of |
the teachers.
He assumed responsi-:
iches are unsearchable. | bility for the various changes in the | was under his care: and he has sent
neath the diffident, modest manner
was a sympathetic heart, eager to
help and be a friend to each girl who
And with the light of that kingdom full upon him, he took his college’s upward growth. Today it is many fine young women out from his
leave.
The annuals of Agnes
are inseparable. From the small beginnings of 1889, when the |
Decatur ‘‘Seminary”’
pupils and most me
tution of today with a prestige that
ence that is measureless, his has been the pr
whelmed a courage |
upward he labored with heroic resolution, and came at last to)
the mountain top of his ‘‘vision splendid.”’ |
Writing a few years ago of what Agnes Scott has done for the |
hundreds of young women who have come within its eracious |
sway, Dr. Gaines declared: ‘It has given them the true coneep-
tion of education: a high standard is an honest standard. It has |
given them something real and true, not a veneer or a sham.”’
How well do the words reveal his personality! And how widely
are his spirit and «his purpose portrayed in these: ‘‘It bas given
them real training, that is. cultivation and strengthening of all
their faculties. In doing this it has made them problem-sclvers in
the great battle of life. It has sought to develop in them the high-
est type of Christian character. The moral nature is supreme in
the human soul. To develop and furnish this nature so that it
will dominate life is the highest, the most essential teature of
education. This Agnes Sectt has ever sought to do.”
A great educator he truly was, a builder, a leader, a benefactor;
a man strong in the strengih that comes from a lofty purpose and
a valiant faith; a doer of the noble, an immortal work, ‘‘and by it
he being dead yet speaketh.’’—The Atlanta Journal.
rated as a class “A” college by the
Its graduates are admitted without
conservatively valued at $750,000 and
its endowment aggregates $750,000.
Dr. Gaines inavgurated and led to
success three separate campaigns for
increased endowment and when others
were doubtful, his faith never faltered.
His trust in God was implicit and
|absolute. His prayers were constant.
Although his heavy burden of exe-
cutive responsibilities left him littl
time for sustained literary work, he
vet found time to write a series of
text books for Bible study which are
considered among the best in this
country, and to deliver frequent ser-
mons which were characterized by a
rare charm of diction and original
thought. Davidson college conferred
upon him at different times the de-
gree of D.D. and LL.D., the latter in
| college to be a blessing in their com-
Seott College and the eareer of Dr. Gaines American Association of Universities. | munities
In his death Agnes Scott, the Pres-
was established with hardly half a hundred examination to such graduate schools | pyterian church and the
ager equipment, on to the far-shinmg insti- | as Columbia University as candidates piener Christian Educatio: ani ot
is nationavide and an influ- for the master’s degree. Its students! firm supporter, friend a =i 1B
esidine genius. Through | come from all the southern States and | toy. e soRRO EAST ae |
trials that would have shaken and crises that would have over- from the East and West. Its build-|
ess manful and a faith less firm than his,| ings, grounds, and equipment are |
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For Cusloass,_., F, H. GAINES, D.D.,LL.D., President
“A” College, Dr. Gaines commands
the respect and admiration of all
who are interested in education,
That his was a great work can be
denied by none. In character Dr.
Gaines was marked by strength and
‘nobility. He had a simple trust in
Ged and he led a life of service tor
man. Hundreds of young women whoa
have been inspired by days spent at
Agnes Scott ho'd his memory in
honor and reverence.
Agnes Scott College
DECATUR, GEORGIA
Spacious and beautiful grounds,
elegant buildings with modern
conveniences, full and able
faculty. Courses leading to A. B.
degree. Best advantage in music
and art.
| GIDDIE GOSSIP
“Gray is an ungrateful cuss.”
“What's he done now?”
“He won a hundred dollars for a
slogan to boost his home town and
used the money to move away.—New
York Sun.
Farmer (to train caller)—‘*What do
you do?”
Caller—‘T call trains.”
Farmer—“Well, call one for me—
I'm in a hurry.’—Octopus.
Formerly “Sister Susie was Sew-
ing Shirts for Soldiers.”
Now “Klever Klara is Kutting
Kloth for the Ku Klux Klian,—BDx.
Diner (trying to cut his steak):
“Say, waiter, how was this steak
cooked?”
Waiter: “Smothéered in onions,
sir.”
Diner: “Well, it died hard.’—Yale
Record.
Question on Youngster Skinny ex- |
am: “Describe action of fire exting-
uisher,”
Bright answer:
left and work like pump.”—The Log.
“And my dear, she was wearing
the most shocking Egyptian gown.”
“Tut! Tut!"—The Log.
Intemperance
The woman was undeniably stout
and she bulged out over her tight
dress wherever such bulging was
possible.
“Look at that woman,” said a slim
young thing. “She looks as if she’d
been poured into her cléthes.”
“Yes,” returned her escort, “and
forgot td tsay when.” ’—Boston
Transcript.
Only a Small Baby
A two-year old girl now living in
Ann Arbor has been in every country
in Europe. Fortunately, being so
young, it is doubtful whether she
knows it—Detroit News.
“We'll sing one more song before
we're dismissed,’ the speaker said.
“Will you lead, Mr. McLeod?”
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Bob (on the front seat, wakes up
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post.”
Ball—*Howzat?”
Golf—*You'’re so light on top.”—
Cap and Bells.
Tipsy—“Shay, a street car hash
just passed here.”
Turvy—‘How do you know?”
Tipsy—-‘I can shee its tracks,”—
Purple Cow.
A man who had been arrested on
suspicion, was appearing before the
magistrate.
“What were you doing when the
policeman came?” asked the magis-
trate. .
“Waiting, sir,” replied the prisoner.
“What were you waiting for?”
“Kor money.”
“Who was to give you the money?”
“The man I had been waiting for.”
“What did he owe it to you for?”
“For waiting.”
“Enough of this tomfoolery.” snap-
ped the magistrate, who by now was
very angry.
“What do you do for a living?”
“I'm a waiter, sir,’ replied the in-
nocent Man.—Exchange.
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Carfare
For hours they had been on the
porch under the tender rays of the
moon, but they sat strangely apart.
“I wish I had money, dear,” he
said. “I'd travel.”
| Impusively she slipped her hand
Therein lay six cents—Exchange.
Eddie Cantor was telling a friend
jabout a poker game he played in.
the gents says that it ain’t necessary
because it’s a gentleman’s game!”
“And how did you come out?” says
the friend.
“Oh, I won every pot but the first
one!”—Judge.
Correct Fashions
for
Classroom
or Campus
Wear-
Much depends upon WHERE
you buy. The Frohsin label
in a garment is the emblem
of much patience, a_ high
linto his and then sped into the!
phouse.
Aghast he looked at his palm.
“Gee, the first pot a guy calls me |
}and when I show my cards one of)
THE AGONISTIC
| Athletic News |
College Track Record
Event Record College
|50 yd. dash...... Gas New Haven
75 yd. dash.,.8 3/5”....Bryn Mawr
Golf—“You remind me of a lamp-| 0 yd. hurdles..9 1/5”....Bryn Mawr
Hop-Step-Jump. .33' 6”....Sweet Briar
| Javelin. ......65 GR Bo) sate Sargent
[DISCUSS s icecnarnwrere BBR caicciate Fla. State
;Baseball throw.218’ 6”....... Vassar
TENNIS
Carlton Smith Coming
The Tennis Department announces
that Carlton Smith, Georgia’s Singles
Champion, will come to show the
Agnes Scott girls the correct method
of playing tennis. He will play on
Monday afternoon, April 30th. Lois
McClain, tennis manager, says that
on the night of the 30th there will
be shown a slow motion film exhibit-
ing the best tennis form and tech-
nique. The film will show William
Jolsaston and Gerald Patterson in ac-
| tion. The former was
champion in 1915 and 1919. The lat-
ter was captain of the Australian
Davis cup team 1922. The perform-
ance will depict every form of stroke
and will be presented in such a way
that the technique can be grasped by}
a novice.
Our tournament will be played off
by May 10th. The upper-classmen
have proclaimed Hilda McConnell,
|singles champion and McConnell and
'MecClure, doubles champion.
ALL-STAR TEAMS
| For Baseball and Basketball
| Baseball Line-up:
national |
/much about fielding.
| pitcher on the team I played on.”
/treated by her husband.
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}H,. MeConnell | sasciews ce eices Pitcher
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|C; Richardson 3.320%.%% Third Base
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Basketball Line-up:
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ONE ACT PLAYS ARE READ
BY THREE MEMBERS OF
EXPRESSION DEPART-
MENT
On Wednesday night, April 18, the
Department of Spoken English gave
a very interesting program in the)!
torm of three one act plays: “Dregs”
by Frances Pemberton Spencer, ‘‘Co-
lumbine” by Colin Campbell Cle-
ments and “A Set of Turquoise’ by
Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
“Dregs” was read by Valeria Posey.
't tells the story of Jim, a criminal, |
who had drugged and kidnapped the
idopted son of the judge who had
sentenced him to prison. It is only
|a painter,
'maintains that
| than
EXCHANGES
We note with interest that again } couldn't find his way down. The boss
-his summer is Winthrop College to
ave its summer school. This ses-
sion is probably one of the largest
of the summer sessions, as it had
1548 students on its campus doing
work last summer. The term is to
2e as usual, six weeks, at the very low
rate of thirty-six dollars for the entire
time. Winthrop is achieving great
success along this line, and we are
truly fortunate to have such an insti-
cution here in our south land.
According to the “Davidsonian,”
Or. Lane, who lectured at Agnes
Scott several weeks ago, just lectured
there on the “Lucerne Conference,”
Dr. Lane was enthusiastically
ceived, and gave a lecture which was
squally as interesting as his lecture
here on “Conditions in the Ruhr.”
re-
Some people are born lucky. Others
ilways have a sneak in trumps.
Crit: “The picture of the horse is
good, but where is the wagon?"
Art: “Oh, the horse will draw
that.”"—-Lyre.
Prof. in English: “What do you
know about Fielding?’
Student: “‘Professor, I don’t know |
I was always a
Genius is nine-tenths perspiration
and one-tenth inspiration. |
An Irishman had carried mortar to |
missed him and ealled up:
“Pat, why don't you come down?”
“T don’t know the way.”
“Why come down the way you went
up.”
“Sure now, and what does yez
think I am?” came back, “I came up
head first.”—Flamingo.
Woman is versatile: She can look
apologetic in a Ford and haughty in
a Packard.—Brown Bull.
Prot.—‘Mr. Pomeroy, what is ordi-
narily used as a conductor of elec-
tricity?”
Pomeroy— “Why, er-r—.”
Prot.—"Correct. Now tell me what
is the unit of electric power*”
Pomeroy.—*The what, sir?”
Prof.—‘That will do; very good.”
The average man’s arm is thirty
inches long. The average woman's
waist is thirty inches around. How
wonderful are thy works, oh nature.
—Central Wesleyan Star.
ODE TO LAWYERS
My law course, ’tis of thee
Short road to lunacy
O'er thee I rave.
Another month or so,
Of studying thee I know
Will lead me straight below
Into my grave-—Furman Hornet.
He (poeticaily)—“I could hang on
your very words.”
She—‘Is my line as strong as
the top floor of a skyscraper and | that?"—Davidsonian.
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Both parts
were read excellently, so excellent
\in fact that the audience at times
could searcely breathe for excite: |
| ment,
“Columbine,” interpreted by Fran-—
eos Harwell, concerns two shop-girls
ot New York—Minnie, who loves such |
things as curly hair and dances and
dates with drummers from St. Louis; |
and Sal, the quieter and prettier of the
two who is in love with “Harlequin,” |
Minnie tries to persuade |
her that there really is no such)
thing as true love, but Sal stoutly |
there is—and more
that—little red-brick houses,
green boxes of geraniums and white
dotted Swiss curtains! The two char-
acters, so essentially different, were
portrayed in a very life-like manner;
at the end you could actually feel
‘Sal's joy when she heard Harlequin’s
Frances Amis read “A Set of Tur-
quoise.” If there had been scenery,
there would have been a fountain, a
marble bench, and an ivy-covered cas-
tle in the back ground, but no scenery
was needed to arouse interest in the |
remarkably clever story. |
The Count of Larra refuses the |
‘ong beneath her window.
|
an hour passes, however, before the
count, who never is jealous, is ready
to plunge his sword into the countess.
Finally, her poor husband loses not
only the turquoises, but a hundred
ducats into the bargain, thus prov-
ing that man is always jealous!
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The other character in the play|out. If she succeeds, his forfeit is)
Jim's wife, who is mis. to the desired jewels. Scarcely
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THE AGONISTIC
Y. W.C. A. News
Agnes Scott girls have always a
deep interest in Y. W. C. A. affairs,
and especially at this time when the
old officers step down from their
place of duty yielding their position to
newly elected ones. Installation serv-
ice, one of the most beautiful and
effective services of the entire year, |
was held Sunday night, April 22, in
the chapel, which was lighted with
the soft candles, rendering the serv-
ice sweetly solemn. The old members
of the cabinet at this time, laid down
their responsibilities, duties and pri-
vileges of being leaders to the new
who are as capable of successfully
carrying on the splendid task given
to them. The old president, Eloise
Knight, in an impressive talk, gave
over the charge of being the guiding
spirit of Y. W. to Victoria Howie,
who accepted gracefully this under-
taking. She showed that she is re-
markably fitted for occupying the
position with which she has been
trusted. She set forth the goal to be
reached and the standards to be
raised during the coming year.
Lilian Clement rendered a charm-
ing solo which was enjoyed.
JUNIOR CLASS PRESENTS
“THE MAKER OF DREAMS”’
Charming Play Pleases a Large
Audience
Dreams—light, airy things, compan-
ions of youth, and spring, and daf-
fodils—from whose irresistible charm
none of us are exempt! Whence do
they come? ‘Who is the weaver of
these delicate fabrics, without which
life would be intolerable? On Sat-
urday night, April 7th, the Junior
Class presented to an enthusiastic
audience the Maker of Dreams him-
self, in a delightful one-act play en- |
titled “The Maker of Dreams.” The
famous French dancers, Pierrot (Vic-|
toria Howie) and Pierrette (Dell Bern-
hardt) are giving a performance,
which, somehow, does not go as suc-
cessfully as usual; and Pierrot's lit-
tie poems, composed now and then
fer the benefit of the audience, fall
fiat. Pierrette is violently in love
with her partner, but he, selfish man,
thinking only of himégelf, does not
see it, and goes away immediately
after the dance. Pierrette, left alone,
falls asleep and has a dream, which
is beautifully interpreted by two
graceful dancers (Fannie Swann and
Mary Freeman). Then Pierrot re-
turns, and the Maker of Dreams
(Frances Amis) comes in. This mar-
velous wizard tells Pierrot that the
girl destined for him has light brown
hair and blue eyes. So Pierrot goes
away; but, after a long and fruit-
less search for his girl, comes back,
only to recognize, for the first time
in his life, that Pierrette has light
brown hair and blue eyes. She
confides 10 him that she has always |
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RECITAL
Miss Frances Gilliland gave a most
enjoyable recital in the chapel last
Thursday evening at half past eight
o'clock. There was a large crowd
present to hear her sing.
WILLIAM W. RANKIN, JR.,
| FRANCES
ENTERTAINS SENIORS
The Senior class were very much
pleased when their president told
them of the invitation from W. W.
|Rankin, Junior, to spend the hour
Miss Gilliland has a contralto voic:|from four to five of the afternoon,
| Fy ‘ .
of pleasing quality and has taken a| Friday, April 6. The whole class
| leading part in the musical activities looked forward to this first afternoon
on the campus, having had important after the holidays.
roles in the Glee Club operettas,, Mrs. Rankin had her lawn fixed
“Gitana”’ and “The Egyptian Prin-|for the party, with rugs and pillows
cess. Her recital was one of the most | Scattered about. There were chairs,
too, for the older and more dignified
delightful ever given at Agnes Scott. '
members of the party. On a table
She was assisted by Miss Lillian Me- | :
Alpine. soprano, and by Mrs Lewis in the center were some white carna-
Ht. Johnson. accompaniest. The pro- | tions—a gift to William Junior—the
y Hows: | silver loving cup given him by his
Sram wae-ne £0 | Senior Sisters at Christmas, And last
Air—-'Tre Lord fe eisent (The j but by BOR ena least—the small
Light of the World)...-.Sullivan| V@ite birthday cake with one wee
: 2. hae candle. ' nA
a? Pr course, since it was a birthday
a, Aria—*Connais-Tu 18 er | party, every one joyfully sang “Hap-
se aNinde aceite (Mignon) Thomas) |. Birthday to You." The espirit-of
Bs BORE. <.0.5:0}0 9:6 ie pap ca RRM bg Ktteenoon Bad Dede Eaithon .cax
| 3. ried out by the Seniors, one and all
a. Love's in My Heart..-.. «Wy codinien, presenting the young gentleman with
b. The Ships See pisinnsicieeiewielt int Saar some toys of every description—there
¢. Sing to Me, Sing ...-.-..-- Homer) vere ducks to float in the water, and
4. . |ducks to walk on land. Every kind
| Two Japanese Songs ........-. Blair) vas well sepresented.
a. Music of the Star-Shine | Then games were played suitable
b. Lonely, Stary Faces: to this oceasion—as an example,
Miss ce Ipine “She’s got a face—what kind?” Then
ee eo v2 there was a contest of songs. The
e : PaaS Ay \ ae Old Irish ee: ee of the baby himself
Vrgasaccan Le : ;
b. Meet Me By Moonlight-Old English Gav ohoit was the raul aa
ce, When Love Is ag teeeee Old Irish | some were so. bashful that they had
to sing in unison—a quartet. In this
number Lucile Little was very promi-
sing.
And of course, every one must have
a. 1 Passed By Your Window...Brahe
'b. Hindu Slumber Song Ware |
\c, All In The April Evening-..Diack
aren 7% Ss her picture taken with the young
Duet—“Quis est Homo”, Hoos host. Dr, Armistead participated in
(Stabat Mater) .......2.. ossini this sport,
To end the good times Mrs. Ran-
kin served the whele group with aw-
fully good ice cream and cake, Then
because it was getting late, reluctant
good-byes were said.
JUNIORS TO PRESENT WIL-
LIAM GREEN HILL
Everyone has reveled in the pranks
of William Green Hill, or suffered
with him when he was sent to bed by
the merciless Aunt Minerva. This
well known hero is coming to Agnes
Scott, not as a book but as a real per-
; The Junior class will present
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/one which is of vital importance to
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Scott should win every intercollegiate
'debate.” The affirmative was upheld
by Mary Anne McKinney as Pocahon-
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Frances Smith; the negative by Isa-
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bent on their intellectual
that there were those studying their
every move in order to be as near
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Lewis H. Johnson as accompanist.
Lilian has a lovely high, clear and
sweet soprano voice, and her ability
as a charming singer has been shown
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and her full possibilities as a singer
could not have been shown to better
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Vol.. VIII
LIFE OF
DR. J. D. M. ARMISTEAD.
Head of English Department
Passes away Monday Morning
All Agnes Scott was grieved to
hear on Monday morning, April 30, of
the death of Dr. J. D. M. Armistead.
The knowledge came as a shock for
he had attended his classes as usual
on Friday morning, and it was not)
fully understood that his illness was |
of such a serious nature. The loss of
one so admired and loved as he, is
deeply felt by the students and mem- |
bers of the faculty who have been
intimately associated with him on
the campus. <A feeling of profound
regret and sorrow because he is no
longer here pervades the college.
Dr. Armistead was born in Lyneh-
burg, Virginia, on January 9, 1871—
fifty two years ago. After complet-
ing his preparatory work for college,
he entered Washington and Lee Uni-
versity. He graduated there at the
age of nineteen receiving an A. B. de-
gree. Three years later he received
a Ph.D. degree from the same in-|
stitution.
Dr. Armistead deyoted his life to
teaching. First, he taught for some
time at the Lynchburg High school,
and in 1905 he came to Agnes Scott
as head of the Department of English
He continued to hold this position
until the time of his death. During
this period of service his high and
noble ideas of what is best in educa-}
tion and his earnest advocacy of in-
dependent and liberal thought and
opinion inspired hundreds of students
who were members of his classes and
who learned. from him far more and
better things than are contained in
text books.
Signal service for the students was
performed by Dr. Armistead. Always |’
holding their interests uppermost in
his mind, he organized B. O. Z., a
writer’s club for Sophomores, Juniors,
and Seniors; Pi Alpha Phi, a debating
society; and Gamma Tau Alpha, an
organization which at Agnes Scott
upholds the same standard of scholar-
ship as Phi Beta Kappva. He showed
marked interest in all student activi-|
ties, especially in the intercollegiate
debates between Agnes Scott, New-
comb, and Randolph-Macon.
Dr. Armistead was a member of the
Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and for
a number of years he was president
of the Atlanta Alumni organizations.
He was also a member of Phi Beta
Kappa.
Great sympathy is felt Lere for
Charlotte McMurray, the niece of Dr.
Armistead. She was a student at
Agnes Scott three years ago and
made many friends who sorrow with
her at this time. Dr. Armistead is
survived also by a nephew, Armistead
McMurray, a student at the Union
Theological seminary at Richmond;
and By an aunt, Mrs. G. A. W. Payne
of Lynchburg.
In honor of the memory of Dr.
Armistead the doors of the college
were closed on Monday. At four
o'clock on that day over a hundred
students and members of the faculty,
as a final token of love and esteem,
gathered at the Peachtree station
from which he was sent to Lynch-
burg for burial.
Funeral services were held at
Lynchburg at four o’clock Tuesday
afternoon, and at the same time a
memorial service was conducted by
the students in the chapel at Agnes |
Seott. Mr. and Mrs. Dieckmann were
present at the services at Lynchburg.
Dr. Armistead was one of the most
popular teachers in the college. The
feeling of the students for him was
more than that of earnest pupils
for a brilliant teacher—it was a warm |
and personal regard for him as a
great and good man. This esteem)
had been expressed for him in numer-
ous small ways. The “Silhouette” was
dedicated to‘him a number of times,
and this year he was chosen by the
Senior class as a faculty member and
was the speaker who addressed them
at Investiture.
His influence will long be felt on
the campus and in the classrooms of
AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1923
No. 4
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DR. ARMISTEAD’S GREAT
SERVICES AS A MEMBER
OF THE FACULTY
Held Interest of Students at Heart
and Worked for Them
Dr. Armistead, as Professor of
English, came to Agnes Scott in 1915,
the year it became a college. From
its very beginning, therefore, he has
been associated with the institution,
and from the beginning he was deep-
ly and unselfishly concerned with its |
development, both in scholarship and
in the fulfillment of the ideals for
which it stands. He worked untiring-
ly and without ceasing for a higher
and higher standard in curriculum. At
the same time he did an inestimable
amount in securing Agnes Scott's. fav-
orable recognition in collegiate circles.
From the time that he came, and
that is ever since Agnes Scott has
been a college he served as Secre-
tary of the Faculty. His work on
committees was perhaps more exten-
sive than that of any other person.
For a long time he was chairman of
the HBlectives Committee and also of
the Committee on Secondary Schools.
At the time of his death, although his
work in that line had, because of his
ill health, been lightened in recent
years, he was chairman of the Faculty
Committee on Debating Societies and
of the Catalogue Committee, and was
a member of the Committee on Curri-
culum.
It was in the relation of teacher
to students, however, that Dr. Armi-|
stead’s helpful influence was most far- |
reaching. As English Professor, un-
til two years ago, he taught almost
every girl who came to Agnes Scott
in one semester of Freshman English;
and thus he came into contact with
more students than almost any mem-
ber of the faculty. His higher Eng-
lish courses were in Debating, in
History of the English language, in
advanced Composition, in Anglo-Saxon |
and Middle English, and in the deve-
lopment of the English and American
novel. In all of these, through his
very real scholarly attitude, the clear-
ness of his thinking, his broad toler-
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Agnes Scott, and his memory will be
sherished by hundreds of young wo-
men who have enjoyed the privilege
of knowing him and of being students
under his guidance.
|DR. VOORHEES OF PHI BETA
KAPPA PAYS TRIBUTE TO
MEMORY OF DR.
ARMISTEAD.
Tells of the Founding and of the
Purposes of Great Organization
|
It was very fitting indeed that we
| should have had Dr. Voorhees,
‘speak to us on Monday night, April
30, the night of the day in which we
lost Dr. Armistead. For Dr. Voor-
hees is the General Secretary of Phi
Beta Kappa and in giving us a glimpse
of the meaning of this, the national
honor society of the United States,
gave us a better glimpse of the mean-
ing of the life of Dr. Armistead who
was a member of this society and
an untiring promoter of it at Agnes
Scott.
Dr. Voorhees told us Monday night,
quite informally, of the origin of Phi
Beta Kappa at William and Mary:
College, in 1776. It was a movement
arising from the students, who felt
there was need for such a society
honoring those students who best at-
tained its goal, the “love of wisdom.”
Since its founding, Dr. Voorhees
went on to tell us, it has counted
among its membership those who
have later reached the highest pin-
nacle of success. In the late disarm-
amept conference, all four of the
United States representatives were
members of the society, the Chinese
‘representative was an honorary mem-
ber, and the French representative
was also an honorary member. Of
the women who have been admitted
to its ranks, one is president of Bryn
Mawr College, another the president
of Radcliffe, and a third Dean of
Women at Browne University. The
first and so far the only woman to
have been appointed a justice of a
State Supreme Court is a member of
Phi Beta Kappa.
to
The visit of Dr. Voorhees to us was
| largely obtained through the efforts
fof Dr. Armistead. As an earnest ex-
| ponent of that “love of wisdom” which
is the fraternity’s watchword, he had
long sought to establish a chapter of
it here at Agnes Scott. He together
with the other faculty members of Phi
Beta Kappa had established Gamma
Tau Alpha at Agnes Scott, an honor
society having the same ideals and
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SE SD Pe
FUNERAL SERVICES OF DR.
ARMISTEAD MARKED BX ~™
SIMPLICITY.
Only Relatives and Friends are
Present.
A dignified simplicity marked the
funeral services of Dr. Armistead.
They were held Tuesday, April 31, at
the home of his aunt, Mrs. G. A. W.
Payne, in Lynchburg, Virginia; and
only his relatives and personal friends
attended. As Dr. Armistead was a|
member of the Floyd Street Presby-|
terian church in Lynchburg, the pas-
tor of that church, Dr. Williams, con-
ducted the ceremony. Dr. Palmer,
pastor of the Westminster Presbyteri_
an church, to which Mrs. Payne be-
longs assisted Dr. Williams.
Dr. Armistead believed that music
was too trying at such a time and in
respect to his wishes the entire ser-
vic was read. At the home of Mrs.
Payne, his favorite chapter of the
Bible, the fourteenth of John’s Gospel,
was given, and this was followed by
the reading of “How Firm a Foun-
dation.”
Dr, Armistead was laid to rest in
the Presbyterian Cemetery in Lynch-
burg. Here the services were con-
cluded by a prayer and the reading of |
portions of the Scripture and of an-
other Hymn, “Oh, God, the Rock of
Ages,” which he had often heard the
students at Agnes Scott sing.
A beautiful part of the ceremony
was the placing on the grave of the
many beautiful flowers, which had
been sent as last marks of love and
esteem. This was done by three
former Agnes Scott students,
had been members of Dr. Armistead’s
classes and who had known and loved
him for a number of years. They
were: Anne Kyle, Caroline Hut-
ter, and Mrs, Brannon, formerly
Gladys Camp. Mrs. Howard, the
mother of Lucy Howard who is a
senior at Agnes Scott this year, also
assisted in placing the flowers.
Mr. Howard and Mr. Kyle, both
fathers of Agnes Scott students, act-
ed as pallbearers.
Among Dr. Armistead’s relatives
who were present and for whom
Agnes Scott feels a great sympathy
were: Mrs. Payne, his aunt; Rey.
McMurray, his brother-in-law; Char-
lotte McMurray, his niece; and Armi-
jtive and helpful in encouraging student
who}
DR. ARMISTEAD AND COL-
LEGE AGC‘LIVITIES
Founder of Gamma Tau Alpha,
Pi Alpha Phi, and B. 0. Z,
No member of the faculty at
Agnes Seott has ever been more ac-
activities than has Dr. Armistead. He
came here as a teacher the first year
that Agnes Scott became a college;
and in the eighteen years of hi+ ser-
vice he not only founded three of the
most important student organizations
but he also made possible, throne birt”
unfailing interest and tireless eiforts
a score of other activities which have
enriched the life of the Agnes Scott
girls.
The establishment of Gamme Tau
Alpha at Agnes Scott was due to Dr.
Armistead. He himself was a mem-
ber of Phi Beta Kappa and was al-
ways eager to encourage true scholar-
ship and high ideals in learning at
this college. For this reason, tozeth-
er with the other faculty members of
Phi Beta Kappa, he founded Gamma
Tau Alpha as an honor society for the
recognition of those students, who, in
words which he often used, himself,
should endeavor with earnestness and
with some small measure of success
“to know the truth and by that truth
to become free.”
B. O. Z., a club for encouragement
of literary production among upper
classmen, was perhaps dearer to Dr.
Armistead than any other organiza-
tion on the campus. It was founded
by him in 1915. He had a feeling of
great personal interest in the mem-
bers of this club, and it was the only
one of the organizations which he
established which held its meetings
in his study. B. O. Z. has always
been a source of pleasure to the stud-
ents who haye belonged to it, and it
has Cone much to ald those
sire to write the short story.
Pi Alpha Phi was one of the last of
the student organizations to be found-
ed. Dr. Armistead was very much
interested in training debaters and
had for several years devoted much
of his time to the triangular debates.
It was chiefly through his help and
instruction in his debating course that
Agnes Scott has been able to mak
her brilliant record. Both the stud-
ents and the college owe him a great
debt for his work along this line
for the success which Agnes Scott has
won in debating has given her among
other colleges, prestige of a king
which is not easily gained.
Besides these organizations whicl
were founded by Dr. Armistead, ther
are others to which he has heen ar
inspiration. He acted as a kind of un
official faculty member for the staff;
of the three publications, ‘Silhouette’
“Aurora,” and “Agonistic.” It was a
[ways to him that the editors went fo
advice and suggestions, and it wa)
from him that they received invalu
able aid. Also, at the time of the
founding of the “Agonistic’ he was
of great help to the students in the
difficult details of the work,
One service performed by Dr. Armis-
| tead which is not generally known
|to the students was his urging that
|they might be allowed to attend plays
and also to present them. At the’
|time when he first came to Agnes
Scott only Shakespearian plays were
enjoyed by Agnes Scott girls, since
the theatre was regarded as essen
{tially immoral. Dr. Armistead was
the first to attack this idea and te
jintroduce more liberal views on the
|subject. Finally, through his efforts
the students were allowed to attend
four plays a year and, still later, te
be free to go to as many plays as
they liked. Dr. Armistead was alsc
actively connected with Blackfriars
and did much to encourage amateur
dramatics in the college.
No member of the faculty was bet-
ter fitted to assume a position of
leadership in student activities than
he, for until the last few years he
taught every girl who entered Agnes
Scott as a freshman. Therefore, he
knew the students personally and be-
cause of his sympathy with them and
understanding of their needs was able
de- *
stead McMurray, his nephew.
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DR. ARMISTEAD.
He’s gone.
I do not understand.
I only know
That as he turned to go,
He waved his hand,
And in his eyes a sudden glory shone;
I was dazzled by a sunset glow,
And he was gone.
Wilfred Gibson’s words about Rupert Brooke, England’s young
soldier-poet, aptly deseribed Dr. Armistead’s going. The steady
courage with which he performed the round of common tasks in
the months when death was near, stirred daily our loving admira-
tion and sheds over us now a sunset glow.
This fearlessness was matched only by the singleness of purpose
with which he worked for sixteen years at Agnes Scott. Believing
in the liberalizing power of knowledge, he enthusiastically de-|
voted himself to making our campus ‘‘a home for the spirit of
learning.’’ Through his genuine scholarliness and his stimulating
teaching, his fine descrimination and his sure judgment, his genial
friendliness and his gracious courtesy, his students gained a real
conception of the culture about which he delighted to talk with |
them.
So, living he ‘‘built a house that is not for Time’s throwing,”’
and dying he has left us a ‘‘gift rarer than gold’’: the memory of
a presence filled with sweetness and light, and the desire to follow,
with him, ‘‘knowledge like a sinking star.’’ We shall miss his
cheering smile and his inspiriting greeting from our campus, but
iz infvenee cannot fail, Nor can wehave any doubt about the way
to pay him our tribute of loving gratitude, for the waving of his
hand as he turned to go says unmistakably, “Seek Truth; find her;
do not yield.”’
FROM A FORMER STUDENT
Dear Editor of the Agonistie :—
I don’t know whether I am presuming or not, but I have just
heard of the death of Dr. Armistead, and as one of his old students
feel that I want to express a few words of gratitude for what he
did for me. It may be too late, and I know what I have to say
isn’t worthy from a literary standpoint, but if you care to, use It.
It has been a long time since I was at Agnes Scott, but the pic-
ture of the eampus and the people I knew there comes to me over
aud over. And almost daily I am reminded of something that
igette crepe and lace.
jpageant was enacted before them.
|Sun Goddess’
THE AGONISTIC
MAY DAY AT AGNES SCOTT
‘‘Maize Moon,’’ an Indian Story,
Presented
Many People Present to See
The Pageant
Margaret Ransom is Crowned as
Queen of the May
The May Day pageant, “Maize
Moon,” was presented at Agnes Scott
theme made it doubly appreciated.
A large crowd of spectators was pre-
sent.
The scene for “Maize Moon” was
lovely and picturesque. A semicireu-
lar stage had been arranged under the
May day oak in front of Inman Hall.
Tall, thick branches and bushes made
a background of green against which
the brilliant coloring of four totem
poles made a striking contrast. A
moss-covered mound at the back of
the stage was the center of action..
At four o'clock the May Queen,
Miss Margaret Ransom, entered with
her six maids: Miss Christine Evans,
Miss Margaret Turner, Miss Mary
Keesler, Miss Lucy Oliver, Miss Eliza-
beth Malloy and Miss Josephine Doug-
las, Miss Ransom was dressed in a
simple, yet handsome dress, of white
canton crepe; while her attendants
wore lovely dresses of white geor-
The maids car-
ried wreaths of sweet peas. The pro-
cession advanced to the center of the
stage where the queen was crowned
by her attendants. After this they
all took their seats on a raised dais
at one side of the stage, and the
“Maize Moon” is an Indian story
which tells a story of the wooing of
Morning Star, a maiden of great |
beauty who has spent her life among
the Daughters of the Sun, by Rising
Sun, an Indian chieftain and the last
of the great race of the Suns. This)
|story gave an opportunity for the use
j}of many lovely and striking costumes.
Morning Star wore an Indian costume
of white with sky-blue beaded belt. |
with red stitching and oe ‘Fhe
costume was of gold
with a semicircle df golden rays
around her head and shoulders. Even-
ing Star wore blue and gold, while the
Moon Goddess was dressed in green |
and silver. Besides the costumes of |
these principal characters, those of|
the Indians were colorful and pic- |
turesque. Among the nature spirits,
the flaming orange of the costumes of |
the Daughters of the Sun, the pur- |
plish blue of the Daughters of the)
Sun, the black and orange of the fire-
flies, the gold of the stars, and the!
gray and blue of the smoke dancers |
were especially artistic and beautiful. |
The dances were well executed and
Agnes Scott did for me, not so much in the classroom lessons I learn-
ed, but in the way these lessons and the teachers I met taught me to
think and feel, and in the things they led me to love. It is in these
daily memories that I shall ever think of Dr. Armistead. I was
fond of him when I was in his classes, but it has only been since
I have experienced more in life that I have realized how mueh he
pave me to take with me out of my girlhood. Te will ever be
for me, and I know that in saying this I speak for all those who
5 * . |
knew him well, the truest possible representative of all that is finest,
cease to grow in the lives of his students, and will always help them
to appreciate what is best and truest in life. : '
J like to think of all Agnes Seott girls having him, at some time,
be true; and I am grateful for my share of what Agnes Scott and
Dr. Armistead gave to me.
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EMORIAL SERVICE FOR DR.
ARMISTEAD HELD IN
college community, had left high
for a teacher; I am sorry there must be those of whom this cannot
showed careful training as well as
native ability. They were all the)
work of Miss Randolph and Miss |
|Haynes of the Physical education de- |
partment, who also trained the dan-|
lcers. The music was melodious and
| well suited to the atmosphere of an |
{Indian theme. It was composed by
Mr. C. W. Dieckmann of the. Music |
Dowell's Indian compositions were)
also used. Great thanks are due to}
Miss Randolph, Miss Haynes, and Mr. |
Dieckmann, for without their faithful |
|vision of the ideals of Agnes Scott |
vand with
Rising Sun was also dressed in white+—
NEW HOASC MEMBERS
ELECTED
Scandrett, Stone, Davidson,
Greene, Howie, and Smith
are Chosen.
Saturday morning, May 5, Hoasc
announced {its new members of the
Class of '24. The announcements of
Hoase are probably the most inter-
esting events of the year. Twice a
year, once in the fall and again in
the spring, they elect the girls of the
next years Senior class who have
shown most clearly their love and
willingness to serve their Alma Mater,
to membership in Hoasc.
This time Dr. McCain gave a short
talk about the ideals for which Hoasc
stood and its purpose, which is not to
honor its members but to allow those
who have proved most eager to serve
Agnes Scott to be the quiet lead-
ers for the next year. He also told
a few of the things Hoasc has brought
to the campus since it was founded in
1916,; the intercollegiate debate be-
tween Randolph Macon. Sophie New-
comb and Agnes Scott, the Lecture
Association and the Poetry club and
many others. He then told a few of
the requirements for membership in
Hoasc, efficiency in leadership of the
right kind, a certain scholastic stand-
ard and a willingness to serve. Then,
he announced the new members of the |
class of '24, Dick Scandrett, Victoria
Howie, Beulah Davidson, Mary Greene, |
Polly Stone, and Daisy Frances Smith.
These girls have all been prominent
in the different activities on the
campus; Dick Scandrett in Student
Government of which she is next
year’s president; Beulah Davidson
and Victoria Howie, who is the 1924)
president, in Y. W. C. A. work, Polly
Stone is Editor of the “Silhouette”
for 1924 and Mary Greene Editor of
the “Agonistic” have done much for
the publications and Daisy Frances
Smith has efficiently upheld Agnes
Scott for two years in the Triangular
Debates. They have each caught the
their willingness to serve)
have done much for their Alma Mater.
BLUE RIDGE GIRLS GIVE
STUNT
With the excitement of commence-}
ment and coming holidays come plans
for Blue Ridge. Although Agnes!
Scotters need very little preparing
to arouse enthusiasm, yet the old
veterans of Blue Ridge gave a stunt
for the benefit of those who have
never taken the trip, just to show
jhave echoed
them how much fun and inspiration!
it really fs.
The stunt was very elaborate, hav-|
ing two whole scenes. The first scene |
showed much chaos and upheayal, in
short the living room was trying to
get decorated. This was finally ac-
complished after much thought by us |
ing articles of apparel to cover the}
pillows and many scraps of cretonne
to make curtains for the one window.
The second scene represented a)
typical evening hour. There were
jokes and laughing and much talk,
but through it all it was easy to see
in scholarship, in elass-toom relations, and in sincere friendship.| Department, who also directed the}and understand the real spirit of
His was a rare gift—that of imparting an inspiration that will never | Orchestra for May Day. Some of Me-| Blue Ridge.
This scene seemed so
vivid that the mountains and the sun-
set could almost be seen from the|
window.
The results of the old mountaineers
the friend of every member of the}
ideals for us, and our love and respect
for him filled the service.
The first hymn was “Ten thousand
times ten thousand,” Then the presi-
dent of the Y. W. C. A. read from
the Holy Bible what was said con-
serning the life of a believer after this
CHAPEL TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
tudents Give Last Expression of
Love and Esteem Felt for Him
It was with a feeling of love and}
orrow that the Agnes Scott students | life of temptation and struggle. A
nd faculty gathered in the chapel | lovely solo telling the glories of
uesday afternoon for a service in Paradise was sung by Miss Curry.
Again the word of God was turned to,
and “a sweetly solemn thought” of
hope and comfort came to us through
the familiar words. A _ prayer of
thanksgiving for the life and influence
of Dr. Armistead and of seeking after
God's comfort and guidance in our
sorrow was offered by Miss Preston.
The last hymn was “O, Mother dear
Jerusalem.” Quietly, after the Y. W.
C. A. benediction, we went out with
the comfort and peace of God in our
saddened hearts and uppermost in
our minds, the loving memory of one
who had meant much to us in many
ways.
emory of one whom they had greatly
steemed and admired. At the same
ime the funeral services of Dr. J. D.
_Armistead were held in Lynchburg,
Tirginia. The memorial service gave
the college the privilege of showing
ts sympathy for the friends in the
istant state and an opportunity to
gain the comfort and blessing of God,
the Father of our Agnes Scott family
which had been touched by distress.
All that was said was marked by a
feeling of Christian gladness in the
victory and freedom from suffering of
the one who had left us to be with
God in His heaven. Dr. Armistead,
work and great ability the May Day | have been successful so far, and they
pageant could never have been a suc-|are hoping for many more recruits.
cess. | At present the girls signed up to go
Those who took leading parts
‘Maize Moon” are as follows: |Helen Lane C
| omfort, Eugenia Thomp-
Rising Sun .....-.03- Dorothy Bowron s0n, Dorothy Keith, Josephine Schues-
Morning Star ........ Hall McDougall | Sler, Margaret Powell, Margaret Tufts,
Sun Goddess: ...cc.s00-: Louise Brown | Margaret Hyatt, Dick Scandrett and
Evening Star
High: ‘PrieStisicuwaxdsiows Mary Jarman | =
Moon Goddess ......... Louise Brown
A solo dance was done by Miss |
Lois McLane as an Indian Warrior. |
“Maize Moon” was written by Miss
Marjorie Lowe, a student at Agnes |
|Scott. She has won many honors for |
jher work along literary lines, having”
been a frequent contributor to the |
‘Aurora” and having had a poem in
Schnittkind’s “Anthology of College
Poetry.” Miss Lowe’s artistic and
| beautiful story assured half the sue-
cess of May Day. conveniences,
The cast of characters is as fol-
lows:
Daughters of Dusk
L. Clement, R. Harrison, A. John-
son, Louise Smith, E. Saxon, A. Car-
ter, D. Ferrell, K. Houston, E. Parham,
M. Plunkett, L. Curtis, M. Debele, F.
Continued on Page 3, Column 4)
For Catalogue,
Address
in are: Victoria Howie, Frances Gilliland, |
MISS MINERVA AND WILLIAM
GREEN HILL GIVEN
Juniors Present Clever Stunt
Miss Minerva and William Green
Hill has always been found to be a
most charming story, and all of its
merits were certainly ably brought out
by the Juniors on April 28 in the
chapel, Its fame had spread all over
Decatur by the arrival of the auspi-
cious night; and posters, of stern Miss
Minerva and mischievous Billy sue-
ceeded in drawing one of the largest
audiences of this year to the chapel.
Polly Stone, as Miss Minerva, was
superb, with her long ‘black skirt,
tight white waist, and high collar—
all of which was accentuated. by her
severe headdress (even as Miss Mi-
nerva herself must have worn) and
high bone collar, to say nothing of
her pious voice and mincing gait.
Fanny Swann made an admirable
Billy, and she and Dick Scandrett (as
Jimmy) delighted the hearts of all
present, especially the small children
of Decatur who could be heard to
cackle out when poor little Billy and
“good” little Jimmy were proved to
be victims of Miss Minerva “the par-
ticularest woman they is.” No one
could have been a better Major than
Mary Greene and the love scenes be-
tween Miss Minerva and said Major
were screamingly funny.
We have, all of us, imagined, ever
since we first read this little story,
just how the character would look
and act; but it was left to the genius
of the energetic juniors to make these
thoughts reality. This they did with
marked success. Every detail was
well worked out, and there was even
the fitting climax of a corsage for
Miss Minerva! Everyone enjoyed
this stunt thoroughly. The Juniors
have proved that anything they
undertake they make a success ané
they did indeed give everybody a very
pleasant evening.
MAY DAY BASKETS.
Sophomores Surprise Senior
Sisters.
“Morning's at seven, alls right with
the world!” So might the Seniors
back Wordsworth’s !m-
mortal verse when they awoke on the
first day of May to find the elft of
love from their Sophomore Sisters.
‘Say it with flowers” was illustrated
nh many lovely ways when the “Httle
sisters” of the class of 1925—as elves
that flit in the night—left out—side
,the door of each big sister a May
basket, filled not only with spring-
time blossoms but with an overflow
of love and best wishes for success
outside the portals of our beloved
Alma Mater.
University of Virginia
Summer Quarter—1923
First Term—June 18-July 28
Second Term—July 30-September 1st
The Summer Quarter is an i ¥
part of the University Year, theta,
being the same in character and credit|
value as in the other quarters of the
year.
Degrees are conferred upon men and
women for summer work.
The Master's Degree may be obtain-
ed in three Summer Quarters.
It offers opportunities unexcelled in
the South and makes a strong appeal
to teachers seeking broader scholarship
and training and wider social contracts,
and to college students desiring to com-
plete degree requirements,
Attendance last quarter, 2523 from
forty states and foreign countries.
The most beautiful and unique cam-
pus in America.
Accommodations at reasonable rates:
Tuition for non-Virginia students $20.06
per term.
Entertainments, music festival, exa-
cursions.
For iliustrated folder and full an-
nouncement write to
| GHARLES G. MAPHIS, Dean, University, Virginia
Agnes Scott College
DECATUR, GEORGIA
Spacious and beautiful grounds,
elegant buildings with modern
full and able
faculty. Courses leading to A. B.
degree. Best advantage in music
and art.
F. H. GAINES, D.D., LL.D., President
The Athletic Board of Goucher Col-
lege has formed the “Goucher Ath-
letic Legion.” The Legion does not
wish to confine its limits to the girls
who actually come out for sports in
college, but to anyone who is inter-
ested in anything pertaining to ath-
letics, practical or theoretical. A list
of about 200, Seniors, Juniors, Sopho-
mores, and Freshmen were invited by
the Athletic Board to join the “G. A.
L.” The meetings will be devoted to
general discussions on subjects relat-
ing to athletics which may be en-
lightening to the athletic body as a
whole. The discussions are to be
short and to the point. After that
there will be stunts of some variety.
The meets, which are to be held once
a month, are to be purely social and
will in no way take the place of the
business meetings of the general
Athletic Association.
quirement for membership is a writ-
INTERCOLLEGIATE NEWS
The Annual Conference of
Western students is to hold its next
Meeting at the University of Tenn-
essee. This conference will mean a
great deal to the University for it will
bring to the student body the view-
point of the leaders of students
institutions.
S. I. N. A.
American young men who look for-
ward to careers as ambassadors,
foreign ministers or other representa-
tives of their government abroad may
now be trained for such a career, ac-
cording to an announcement by the
New York University. Scholarships
are now operative at this university,
which were established by the late
Ambassador Frederic Courtland Pen-
field; these scholarships will be award-
The only re- ed to candidates whose qualifications
best indicate a fitness for careers in
ten application to the Athletic Baward,| the foreign service.
and, after having been enrolled, to
attend the meets regularly. The
Athletic Board invites and will wel-
come criticism, preferably of a con-
structive character, for it realizes that
the Legion will only be a vital factor
in the life of the individual if each
contributes her aspirations.
S. LN. A.
Claiming that 600 students flunked
out of the University of Iowa because
of inadequate training in high schools,
a state representative introduced a|img children we shall all enjoy these. '
bill in the house providing for two
courses of study in high school and a
Mid-.
through all of the largest mid-Western |
THE AGONISTIC
LAST AURORA GOES TO
PRESS
Again, and for the last time this
‘year, the curtain rises, and reveals to
'us who look, one brief act in the
drama of life; men and women, boys
\and girls hurrying to and fro in the
various vicissitudes of fortune now
|falling, now rising, laughing, weep-
ling, loving and living. This is another
!way of saying that the last “Aurora”
for this year is out; and that those of
us who peer between its covers will
find there real living people who
think, and feel and have the same ex-
periences as we ourselves;
stories and poems and essays, brim-
ful of events and emotions and pleas-
ing thoughts.
The stories in the
time are especially fine and cer-
tainly prove just as interesting as
the ones we love to read in the
| “American.” The poems, too, are ex-
| cellent.
|them is a product of Marjorie Lowe’s
|genius is incentive enough to make
us want to read it, but the further
knowledge that this poem is among
| Marjories best should certainly be
sufficient to cause a rush for the
“Aurora.” A special page of child's
|poems is included, also; and having
|been once, carefree curious, wonder-
“Aurora” this
will find
The knowledge that one of)
| es)
GIDDIE
GOSSIP
Dearest Giddie:—
brought Miss Minerva around. Fannie
Well, would you think it, exams are Swann was the cutest thing as Billy
pested- Here it is almost time for
commencement and I'll tell you the
truth, it seems only a month or more
ago since last semester exams. I am
just holding my head with fear and
trembling, I'm afraid it will crack
with all the knowledge it is going to
hold these next few weeks. I’m
afraid I'm a little unbalanced already.
Say Giddie, I’m all bandaged up on
one side. Oh, no, I have not fallen
down the steps or slipped on the
pavement or anything like that but
I laughed so much the other night
| that I actually cracked a rib or some-
thing. The Juniors gave ‘Miss
Minerva and William Green Hill,”
and do you know I simply shook from
beginning to end—I mean from the
|beginning of the play to the end.
Polly Stone was the best Miss Minerva
you ever saw; why she even beat the
real one. Say I wonder if all old
maids do finally get that way? Well,
here is one that is going to take ad-
vantage of every chance she has and
if she is an old maid, it will not be
|
and Dick Scandrett was a typical
“Jimmy” Why I got real home sick
for my kid brother. I'm thinking very
seriously of suing those Juniors for
damage; I couldn't help laughing so
much,
Oh, Giddie, I wish you could have
seen the seniors those May baskets.
They were the prettiest things. I can-
not wait to be a senior and find such aj
basket out side my door on the first
of May. But, I don’t know, from the
smiles of those sophomore sisters, I
believe I'd much rather be a little
sis and have the fun of taking it to
my big sis. Well, I'll tell you right
now if I don’t get to studying on that
History test I have for tomorrow 1
won't be a sophomore or any thing
else; the faculty will politely request
me not to honor the campus with my
presence next year—inferring that I
haven't the sense to stay here—please
forgive me for this atrocious letter
but my brain is such a blank and I‘m
in such a frenzy over exams that I
can't do any better
clause prohibiting interscholastic con- |
tests between high schools of that
state.
Ss. lL N. A.
The students of Bryn Maur College
seek the dropping of Latin as a re-'
quired subject and suggest the in-|
stallment of the three following}
courses: major and post-major cours- |
es in music; an elective course in
modern English prose, poetry, and}
drama; and an elementary course in|
German. The undergraduates also
suggest, in the opinion on curriculum |
united by Marion Edwards Park,)
S. 1. N. A.
Reports from college bureaus of
student self-help prove that any young
man can get an education if he has
industry and vigor to work part of
his time for his sustenance. At Yale.
1202 students working at all kinds of
jobs earned $161,530. At the Uni-
her fault. I was surely relieved when as always
;the Major was so “masterful” and Your Aggie.
| “Salmagundi” is more humorous’
and spicy than ever. In addition, |
there is a special feature pecu-) DR. ARMISTEAD, A MEMBER |E. 0. Z. ELECTS NEW MEMBERS
liarly interesting to Freshmen taking | OF THE FACULTY Tryouts for B. O. Z. were held las<
Miss Laney’s English, a delightful (Continued from page 1, column 2) | week. There were a number of stor-
‘ies submitted this year which showed
book report on “Sense and Sensi-| ance and understanding of the view-|
bility,” entitled “Comparison of the point of others, his philosophic sense | talent and originality. The new mem-
are Ellen Walker, Elizabeth
Women of the Eighteenth Century | or humor, his ability to give so well | P&S a
with Present-day Women. to those whom he taught a helpfully Cheatham, Mary Greene, Vivian Lit-
“A word to the wise is sufficient,” | yiyiq conception of what education in Ue. and Naney Tripp.
and therefore we feel confident that, its broadest sense should mean, Dr. | DR. VOORHEES PAYS TRIB
having received this little hint of the | srmistead succeeded in giving to his UTE TO DR. ARMISTEAD
value and interest of the last | students a very precious glimpse of | (Continued from ‘Page 1, Column 3)
“Aurora” every Agnes Scotter will|the sweetness and light of true know-|standards as the national fraternity.
president, the abolition of quizzes, and
the substitution of more written and
oral reports. Required work, in the
opinion of the students, should be
cut to a minimum and should be com-
pleted by the end of the sophomore
year. It should include two years of
English and one of Science, History,
Philosophy and Psychology. A _ stu-
dent upon entering college has suffi-
cient knowledge of Latin, according
to the report of the students, unless
she {s majoring tn the subject.
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listen and encourage and laugh. He
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prevaded the entire campus, and that
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Hi—See where a pickled bell hop
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Spy—Yeah? Howyyat?
Hi—Saw a lighted cigarette in the
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|
Dearie, since you have went,
My bitter tears have fell
How lonesome J shall was
You cannot never tell
A lot of time has went
Since I have saw your face
And when you have come back |
Don’t never leave this place |
You've left I all alone
You've come and went agin
You've learn’t me that I cannot
Never trust no men. |
But maybe when you've wrote
And showed of me you've thunk
I'll dry these bitter tears;
And won’t feel quite so punk.
—The Log
Sallie—“Oh! Lena, do shut up!”
Lena—“Well, if I did, you would-
n't have any place to board.”
—Queen's College.
Little Boy (at Glee Club)—‘"Ma,
what's that man up in front shaking |
his stick at that lady for?”
Mother—“Hush, son, that’s the di-
rector. He is not shaking his stick.”
Little Boy—‘Then what is she hol-
lering for?”—Ex.
She took my hand in sheltered nooks,
She took my candy and my books,
She took that lustrous wrap of fur,
She took those gloves I bought for
her.
She took my word of love and care,
She took my flowers, rich and rare,
She took my ring with tender smile,
She took my time for quite a while,
She took my kisses, maid so shy—
She took, I must confess, my eye—
She took whatever I would buy,
And then she took another guy.
—Berry News.
How far can
traced?
My grandfather was traced to Aus-
tralia, but he was never caught.
Virginia Reel.
Sylvia—George was the goal of my
ambitions, but—
Marion—But what?
Sylvia—Father kicked the goal.
Bison.
Although he is in love with me,
He loves another more,
Although he wondrous sweet can be, |
Although he is in love with me,
Yet I am not the first, for he
Himself does most adore.
Although he is in love with me,
He loves another more,
H. A-—The Log
ELIZABETH CHEATHAM WINS,
PRIZE FOR LYRIC
DuBose Heyward and Karle Wil-|
son Baker Are Judges
The friends of Blizabeth Cheatham
will be glad to know that her poem,|
“Mood,” was awarded first place in|
the contest for the prize offered by
Miss Janef Preston for the best lyric
poem submitted to the Poetry Club
of Agnes Scott during the year. The
judges this year were DuBose Hey-!
ward of Charleston, S. C., author, to-
gether with Hervey Allen, of “Caro-
lina Chansons,” and “Karle Wilson
Baker of Nacogdoches, Texas, author
lof “Blue Smoke.”
Both judges spoke encouragingly
of the work of our Agnes Scott poets,
DuBose Heyward says: “The award
f the first place was very simple, the
oem “Mood,” standing head and
houlders above the rest, and showing
decided talent. “Riding in October” | the ideal, as it does to be honestly |
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“There were some really fine poems,
and the task of decision was one of
mingled trepidation and delight.
“And I have been sincerely de-
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have sent me. Without any stretch
of honesty, I can say that they seem
to me to be all good. It really seems’
to me quite a remarkable showing. Of
course they are all delicate and femi-
nine and young, but what else should
they be, if they are the honest reac-
tions of college girls? It takes as
much to be honestly feminine and
young and convinced of the reality of
depraved or degenerate; indeed, I
think it takes more, at just this mo-
ment of literary history. So it is the
convincing sinecerety of these lyrics
that pleases me most, and then the
delicacy and shy sweetness and skill.
The skill is often quite unusual, I
think.
“Here are my
three winners,
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SENIORS PRESENT OPERA,
‘‘LUCI DE LAWN-MOWER’”
King Tut Bargains with
Boozsella
Audience Enthralled
The annual opera of the Senior
Metropolitan Company was presented
last Saturday night in the chapel.
eight-thirty the enormous and harmo-
nious orchestra struck the _ initial
chords and the curtain rose on the
first scene of the terribly tragic “Luci
de Lawnmower,”
The story, familiar to opera goers,
is heart-rending. It tells of the fatal
infatuation of Luci, the daughter of
|King Tut, for the socialistic Proleta-
rio, The bass harmonies and the vil-
lian are furnished by Boozsella, the
villain, and Anti Prohib, the court in-
triguer and sister of King Tut.
story centers around the delivery of
some rare hooch for which the king
Promises Luci’s hand to Boozsella.
Naturally, the end finds the whole
crowd dying gracefully, leaving the
unhappy Luci to push the lawnmower
}over the garden and to stare darkly
into the future.
Translated into English,
was as follows:
King Tut
the cast
Ruth Almond
Queen of Sheba ..Elizabeth Lockhart!
IGG eas ee eee Elizabeth Ransom
Proletario: 2... 0.466525 Dorothy Bowron
BOOZSOMIAY oS encieesuesesiee Eloise Knight
Antic Pronib: .cicsacenn oes Lucille Little
| The stage was decorated beauti-
|fully for each act. Two scenes were
laid in King Tut’s garden, waving
palm trees. with a desert waste and
lthe River Nile at the back formed
|the atmospheric setting for first
jact. The court presented an elabor-
ate throne room. Lofty columns rose
to the seiling of the palace, and King
|Tut sat on a _ throne of golden
| horses,
Never has there been an opera
presented at Agnes Scott which was
| more original and entertaining.
= ee a |
order:
‘Mood.’
‘When IT was Small "Twas Natural,’
‘Sacrifice.’ ”
If Agnes Scott was proud of the
admirable work of her Poetry club
before, she is doubly proud because
of the praise and encouragement of
real poets. Elizabeth Cheatham is
especially to be congratulated on her
unusually good work in the club.
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They say I cannot write until I live,
Still grief, or deepest love, alone can
give
True meaning to the halting words
I make.
My spirit stands stiffly in the wake
Of rushing human heart-beats. This
they say.
I know. With clear intensity to-day
I somehow sense the blankness of my
youth,
Perceive the strange irrefutable truth
That makes me cold and far as some!
dim moon,
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And yet do I not love the April?
Soon
Will I not rise to kiss the wet-leafed
day,
And lift my face,
smooth spray
caress the cool
And laugh? it
| Perhaps I do not need to know the
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and student?”
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Elizabeth Cheatham’s: poem is as | :
| follows: MooD A man slightly under the weather
t approached a policeman and said,
“Ossifer, whesh the other side of the
street?”
The reply was, “Over there.”
hich the tipsy one replied:
“Thash funny, Ossifer, over there
To
.
they said it was over here.”
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fond goodnight—
nd she is gone
A smile, a curl,
Another girl—
nd so the world goes on."
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by the love and gratitude of the
students. Perhaps no other professor
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lasting and universal popularity as
did Dr. Armistead. His loss means
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a true friend who leaves a pleasant
memory, a great work accomplished
in this college, and an influence that
will affect future generations of
students upon whom the story of his
life and accomplishment will be be-
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