Agonistic, 1927-1928

VOL. XIII

AGNES SCOTT OFFICIALLY
OPENS FOR 37TH SESSION

Exercises Included Message
From Trustees, Welcome
by Mrs. Guy and Address
by Dr. W. H. Boggs.

Patrons and friends, as well as stu-
dents, both new and old, filled the
chapel on Wednesday morning, Sept.
14, to witness Agnes Scott open her
thirty-seventh session.

The devotional exercises were con-
ducted by Dr. J. W. Quillian, the pas-
tor of the First Methodist Church of
Decatur. Dr. G. M. Howerton, the
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church of Portsmouth, Ohio, made the
opening prayer.

Several short addresses of welcome
were made. Mr. J. K. Orr, chairman
of the board of trustees, spoke in be-
half of that board. Mrs. J. S. Guy,
the president of the Alumnae Associa-
tion, welcomed the old and new stu-
dents in the following cordial address:

“To you members of the student-
body, especially to the class of 731, I
bring greetings from the Alumnae.
To those of you who have spent a year
or more here in these walls, further
words of welcome would be useless,
but those of you who are here for the
first time perhaps might be interested
to know that every daughter of Agnes
Scott is extending to you, through me,
as president of the Alumnae Associa-
tion, a most cordial welcome this
morning. .

We are glad that you are here, and
we hope that. you will enjoy your
stay to the fullest extent. The Alum-
nae are proud of these walls—proud
of the wonderful progress that Agnes
Scotr Has imatie since vur cay. We
gained much in our years of work
here, and we can but feel that it is
your privilege to gain a great deal
more than we did. We feel and we
want you to feel that our school is
second to none. May you secon become
an integral part of this studert body.
We believe that you will find here op-
portunities that are worthy of your
best endeavor.

You are here because you have at-
tained excellence in your several
schools. You represent a highly select-
ed group of young women. There is
not a slacker nor a shirker in your
midst. There is no place here for
such. Have a good time as you go
about your work. Broaden your life
and character by contact with others.
This is one of the greatest privileges
in college life. Study intelligently,
but do not grind. Give the best that
you have, and the best will come back
to you.

Feel always that the Alumnae are
interested in each and every one of
you. Today you become one of us—a
child of this most happy family, and
we, the older sisters, extend to you a
hearty and cordial welcome. We wish
for every one of you the best that
life has to give, and we believe that
you will find it here. Make friends
of your teachers. Cultivate their ac-
quaintance outside the class rooms.
Link yourself at once with at least one
college activity. Develop your indi-
viduality, and reflect the loyalty and
spirit of Agnes Scott in your character
and your daily life.

Feel free always to call upon your
older sisters, the Alumnae, and know
that you will always find in them
sympathy and interest.

It is my very great privilege in be-
half of the Alumnae to welcome you
new girls into the fellowship of our
student body and to offer to you our
good offices at any and all times.

You old girls—we are glad to have
you back with us again. We hope that
you have had a splendid vacation and
that you feel refreshed for another
year of fine work. We know that
you will make these new sisters of
Extend to
them a helping hand and give them
always of your love and sympathy.”

Dr. Quillian represented the local
community and told the students how

Athletic Rally to
Come Off Tonight

Don’t Miss the Snake Dance

Each old girl remembers the fun
she had at the Athletic Rally last
year, the snake dance down to the
gym, and the speeches down there.
She will be glad to know that there is
to be another athletic rally this year.
Those who know, say ii. is to surpass
even last year’s in meaning and hilar-
ity, and you know what that means.
If you don’t, bear with us for a time,
and you will see.

This rally is to stir up enthusiasm
for athletics that will lust through the
year, enthusiasm enough to make
everyone come down an! root for their
team in any and every kind of game
or meet.

Then, keep one date open on your
calendar, for “it won’t be long now”

|until the Athletic Rally and you cer-

tainly don’t want to miss it.

GEORGIA SYNOD TO
MEET IN )ECATUR

Agnes Scott Wil! Entertain
at Lunch: on.

The meeting of the Georgia Synod
will be held this year in Decatur, VUct.
4-6, with the Decatu: Presbyterian
Church as headquarters.

Agnes Scott has inv ted the Synod
to luncheon on the snd day of the
convention. One hvr fred and fifty
guests! That appeals delightfully to
hospitable. persons. <t on second
thought, just exactly how and where?

As usual Miss Hopkins has ar-
ranged a neat plan which will work
smoothly with our co-operation, and
it is very simple, involving quite a
treat. In event of fair weather, a
large table will be placed on the lawn,
spread with picnic fare. Inman porch
will act as dining hall in case of rain.
Five or six girls from each table are
asked to volunteer to go to this pic-
nic. Imagine being asked to volun-
teer for such a novel treat! Those
who remain at their regular tables
will have the honor of entertaining the
guests. So each of us will have an
opportunity to show real Agnes Scott
hospitality on Wednesday next.

Will we co-operate? We are Hot-
tentots!

“ABUNDANT LIFE IN
CHRIST” Y. W. THEME
FOR COMING YEAR

“T am come that they might have
life, and that they might have it more
abundantly” is the theme which has
been selected by our Cabinet for Y.
W. vespers this year. The various
programs will be attempts to show us
how we may be our highest and truest
selves, and to give us a conception
of a truly abundant life. Christ lived
an abundant life, therefore He is our
pattern. Cabinet wants the programs
to be definite and helpful so various
topics connected with our college life
will be discussed and their relation to
an abundant life and the development
of personality will be shown. As we
want to know something of the lives
of people outside our own group, there
will be some discussion as to why
there are some people who do not
have an abundant life. It is the de-
sire of Cabinet to make the program
interesting and helpful to every Agnes
Scott girl.

glad Decatur was to have them back
again.

After Mary Rountree had sung a
very delightful song, Dr. W. H. Boggs,
pastor of the Druid Hills Presbyterian
Church, made the keynote address of
the occasion. He took as his theme
the verse from the Bible which says,
“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do,
do it with all thy might.”

“The Ancient
Beautiful Things”

Eugene O’Neill, in “The Fountain,”
speaks of “the thousand moods of
beauty that make up happiness.” To
you who are entering upon the first
of your four years at Agnes Scott
there will come many revelations of
those moods of beauty, and in the later
days, when you look through your
treasure chests of shining hours, you
cannot think of your days at Agnes
Scott without such tenderness as
breaks the heart.

First of all is the beauty of the
campus. There will be golden days of
October when you sigh at the ery of
autumn leaves against a smoky dis-
tance. There will be cold winter after-
noons when you come back from town
in the twilight, to find the lights shin-
ing through bare, bending branches
of the trees. There will be long, sing-
ing April days when the joy of life
glows on the campus and in your
heart. There will come the starry

jnight when, for the first time, you see

the moon through Main Tower, and
thrill to the sweetness of the honey-
suckle. There will come an eestasy in
your heart too great for expression
when you see the library windows,
darkening blue in the dusk. You will
not be able to hold them close enough,
these days of wonderment.

There is an overwhelming beauty in
Agnes Scott’s customs and traditons.
Investiture, with the throbbing organ
notes of “Ancient of Days’’ and the
sweet solemnity of the cap and gown.
will send you far un the highroad of
learning. Christmas carols, sung
softly down the halls in a gray De-
cember dawn, will bring to your hearts
a new and happier meaning of Christ-
mas, Installation service will bless
you with the silent peace of shining
tere eiisk sale <p Pein danthr <f
feeling too deep for utterance. Some
one’s Hoasc talk will make your heart
ery out in wonder that beauty and
service can be so exquisite, and when
the “Alma Mater” sweeps across your
heartstrings you will feel that emo-
tion can reach no, higher, finer point.

But Agnes Scott’s greatest beauty
—her deepest loveliness—lies in her
dreams. You may perhaps find white
hyacinths for your soul in her campus
and in her traditions, but in the glory
of her vision you will find yourself.

“Something will sing: Be glad!

You have had all your heart’s desire:
The unknown things that you asked
When you lay awake in the nights.
Alone, and searching the dark

For the secret wonder of life.

You have had them (can you forget?)
The ancient beautiful things.”

There will come to you an over-
powering happiness for the glimpses
of wide horizons you have had from
high, far-seeing places, for the old
loveliness you have found in the past
and for the shining of the uplifted
chalice which you find before you. You
may rejoice at Agnes Scott’s other
beauties, but her dreams will be as a
eandle, held in your hand against the
outer darkness.

Our New Bookstore

Answering a need which has been
long felt on the campus, the adminis-
tration has established the Bookstore,
with the Athletic Board as a sort of
advisory committee. Its shelves and
showcases are not only stocked with
books but also with sports goods, cos-
metics, tooth paste, writing material,
candy, and stamps. The hours are
most convenient, 8 to 9 and 11 to 12
in the morning, 1:10 to 4:10 in the
afternoon; and the location in the
Home Economics Building is such that
it is easily accessible to everyone. If
there’s ever anything not there that
you want, those in charge will be glad
to order it for you.

A great addition to the attractive-
ness down there is Carolina McCall,
one of our favorite alumnae. So, to
enjoy your purchasing and get the
most for your money, trade with
Carolina.

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1927.

NO. 1

Y. W. C. A. EXPRESSES
WELCOME TO FRESHMEN

Fashion Show
Friday Night
Frocks and Coats Furnished

by M. Rich. Sponsored
by the Agonistic.

Wanted—The most attractive girls
at Agnes Scott! The night of Sep-
tember 30 will certainly be a red let-
ter day in the lives of all those who
can answer to that description because
on that night, in our very own chapel
auditorium, immediately after prayers,
they will have the chance of wearing
the latest styles in clothes, just “off of
Broadway’’—In other words, that’s the
date of Rich’s fashion show in which
Agnes Scott girls will be the models.

Mr. Rich has been in New York for
the past week buying clothes for
Rich’s Harvest Sale, which begins the
week after the show—and Agnes
Scott is to be given the advantage of
sale prices! All the clothes will be
moderately priced and within the
bounds of the college allowance.

Clothes to fit the needs of Agnes
Scott girls will be shown especially,
for two Agnes Scott girls, Miss Rosa-
line Jones and Miss Ruth Harrison,

class of ’25, who are at present in|

the advertising department of Rich’s,
will be in charge of the show.
Wanted—All the rest of us, who are
not lucky enough to be models, to
make up the audience. Admission 25c.
This will go into the Agonistic treas-
ury to be used on the paper, so you
will get it all back again. The Agon-
istic is happy to sponsor a fashion
show ich prem es to display such

_ | fascinating and practical styles as Mr.

Rich will bring back from New York.

Grandmother’s
Party Satur-.
day Night
Elisabeth Tepan, Jo Walker,

Raemond Wilson and
Mary Cope Entertain.

A large and gay crowd of old, old
grandmothers and old, old grand-
fathers, and the very youngest of
grandchildren met last Saturday night,
in the gym, for the grandmothers’
party, which is given every year by
the juniors to their freshmen sisters.

It was wonderful to see the remark-
able boldness with which the grand-
mothers and grandfathers undertook
the modern dance, and their ability in
execution was truly marvelous. Be-
side dancing together, the grand-
mothers and grandfathers and their
grandchildren, under the authoritative
leadership of Sara Townsend, played
many games in which the “old folks”
took almost as much delight as the
“children.”

There were three special features on
the program. Dear old Granny Jo
Walker told a very amusing story
which her grandmother used to tell
her about how John blew out the
eandle. Grandmother Elizabeth Ty-
son, a very modern grandmother, con-
vinced everyone that there really are
fairies by her story about a little
boy’s really, truly, sure-enough ad-
venture with an _ honest-to-goodness
fairy. The feature that was most
likely to capture grandmother’s heart,
because it brought back memories of
her far away youth, was a minuet
danced by Raemond Wilson and Mary
Cope.

By far the most popular among the
guests were the grandfathers. Such
fluttering you have never seen as went
on among the dear old ladies when
Colonel Jack Anderson or Captain
Pasco approached, although the Colo-
nel, poor man, was cripple, and the
Captain stone deaf. Neither were the
ladies indifferent to the quiet friendli-
ness of Mayor Julian nor to the
smiles of kind-hearted Major “Dit”

Tea and Reception Given in
Their Honor

On September 13th and 14th when
the many trains bearing freshmen en
route to Agnes Scott puffed into the
Terminal Station there were always
at least two girls with purple ribbons
pinned on their shoulders waiting to
meet each train. These girls were rep-
resentatives of the Agnes Scott Y. W.
C. A., for the Y. W. is always on the
spot to welcome all new students.

But a mere welcome is not enough
—the freshmen must be made to feel
that we are genuinely glad to have
them with us and that we all really
want to know each one personally.
So again the Y. W. arose to the oc-
casion and entertained at a charming-
ly informal tea on Friday afternoon
on the west campus. This affair was
a delightful way of meeting every-
one.

Then Saturday night the Y. W. C.
A. acted as hostess at an elaborate re-
ception given in Rebekah Scott lobby
in honor of the faculty and the new
students. Delicious refreshments were
served by the social committee, and
a delightful and entertaining pro-
gramme was rendered as follows:

Song, Mary Rountree.

Pattie the Comforter, Lillian White.

Dance, Virginia Earle and Rae Wil-
son.

Reading, Polly Vaughn.

It is no wonder that in the annual
First Impressions of College the Y.
W. C. A. plays such an important and
beloved part.

Classical Club Holds
First Meeting

The Classical Club held its first
meeting of the year Tuesday after-
noon, September 21st, at the Alumnae
House. The faculty members of the
Greek and Latin department and the
officers of the club were present. The
officers for this year are: Frances
Craighead, president; Dorothy Harper,
vice-president; Julia McLendon, secre-
tary and treasurer. Until this year
freshmen have not been admitted as
members of the classical club but
provisions have been made for organ-
izing a club among freshmen. Mary
Shephard, Virginia Branch and Miss
Hammond are to have charge of the
freshmen club.

Plans were also made for a tea,
which will be given Friday, September
30, at the home of Miss Torrance on
Clairmont Road. Invitations are to
be sent to all advanced students of the
Latin and Greek departments. The
Classical Club will have charge of the
selling of Christmas cards this year
and promises some lovely cards, so
place your orders early and avoid the
“holiday rush.”

Worth, who had grown quite plump
from laughing.

Never have we seen such primping
as went on among the grandmothers
that night. There were, it is true,
some of the old ladies, such as Au-
gusta Roberts, Ray Knight, Eleanor
Morgan, Helon Brown, Lilly Billing-
rath, decorously and sweetly dressed
in black. Susanne Stone wore a real
grandmother dress. But, alas, some
other grandmothers dressed as if they
were no more than eighteen!

The grandchildren all wore rompers,
or romper suits and socks and hair
ribbons. Some of them brought their
playthings—animals, dolls—and they
were on the whole most remarkably
well-behaved children. It is true,
however, that some of the little girls
frightened the little boys, who were
very timid and bashful. During the
course of the evening suckers were
passed around, and chocolate ice
cream. Everyone had fun, and, if I
have heard aright, not a single grand-
child forgot to say, “I had a very
good time. Thank you so much for
the party!”

Che Agonistic

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STAFF OF AGONISTIC

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Exchange: ditor 3 2 2 eee Alice Jernigan
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MANAGEMENT :

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REPORTERS FOR THIS ISSUE
Frances Brown, ’28
Geraldine Le May, ’29
Dorothy Hutton, °29
Eleanor Castles, ’30
Mary Ray Dobyns, ’28
Mary Waller Shepherd,
Edith McGranahan, ’29

EDITORIAL

It is with sincere enthusiasm and trembling hopes that the
staff of the Agonistic presents to you the first issue of your paper
—that weekly publication which should carry facts of every happy
and important event that takes place on the campus.

In arranging these bits of news for you the staff has decided
upon a two-fold aim, both parts of which are essentially related.
That aim is: To advocate honesty and courage of opinion; to
stimulate vital thinking.

It is the ambition of each group of workers to construct a
finer object than the one which last passed thru their hands, or

Olive Spencer, ’29
Sally Cothran, ’29
Elisabeth Tyson, ’29
Irene Lowrance, ’28
Virginia Earle, "30
Carolyn Nash, ’30
Vera Kamper, '28

a finer creation than another’s which last they admired. So it is

with the staff. We wish to give you a better paper than you
have ever had before. We should, for we have the tried theories
of the past to guide us. Since it is not enough to keep abreast but
vital that we carry on, we meet a serious but welcome responsibil-
ity in the very success that the publication met during the
past year. Yet we have found what we believe has been the weak-
est points, namely, stereotyped articles, absence of individuality,
and evidence of a lack of serious thinking.

Because we feel that greater interest in our columns and im-
proved literary merit may be attained by the positive qualities of
simple honesty of opinion, backed by vital thinking, we present
these principles to you as factors in our aim for the year.

A change in the date of sending material to press will enable
your cubs to actually report on what they saw and played and
heard at the grandmother’s party last Saturday night, or what
they will actually think after hearing John Erskine lecture on
another Saturday night in March. We almost always carry favor-
able reports of our lecturers. Altho’ favorable, such accounts
usually bear the additional quality of honesty, for the Lecture
Association sees to it that we have a good program. This year,
however, we shall make a special effort to report the concensus
of campus opinion on every important happening, be it a lecture
on Neolithic man, or the program of the current International Re-
lations Club.

Criticism is of no value if not evolved more or less inde-
pendently, entirely without prejudice and quite in a spirit of
sympathy. To citicise one must hold an opinion. To hold an
opinion one must have a background of knowledge. Each Agnes
Seott student has this background in a general way at least. The
only thing that remains is to use the background of knowledge
and the mind that acquired it to THINK until a definite opinion
of your own rises from the chaos of unformed ideas. Having
reasoned, hold to your own opinion against persuasion or bombast.
Conform only when you are shown that you erred in logic.

The Agonistic hopes to stimulate thinking by giving a place to
opinions of the students. A column designated “Open Forum” has
run intermittently for years. We wish to make this a regular,
lively, uncensored column carrying your ideas on facts of or solu-
tions to campus problems. Do not think that your opinion will
not count for one of the distinctive features of our college is that
faculty and trustees are intensely interested in your wishes and
constantly work for your happiness. An article in print will do a
great deal toward bringing matters before them and to the at-
tention of the student body. Try it and see. Formulate ideas now
to express in October’s second issue when Open Forum column
will be started.

The Agonistic is your paper. It is the staff’s part to please
you in giving you college news and to mentally stimulate you by
reporting campus opinion. Help us and you and Agnes Scott to
a successful year by developing within yourself that power of
thought which Byron called “the magic of the mind.”

THE AGONISTIC

| Dearest Giddy:

In the general dash and dodge of

| the first week of school I’ve just been

incapable of finding any time to write
you.
my Senior Lights (that’s the way I
feel about ’em). Really, it is heaven-
ly not having to go to bed in the dark,
but they certainly don’t help us to fol-
low Ben Franklin! As Bee and Anne
say, “We just have to sit up with our
lights.” I guess we'll get over it
sometime, though.

But there are so many things to
talk about, it’s impossible to go to
bed early. For instance, all the Euro-
pean reports. I think Mildred Green-
leaf takes the cake on that. Darling,
she fell backwards into the Grand
Canale! Yes, really! And Miss Gay-
lord, who opportunely grabbed Mil-
dred’s foot as it was
appearing, pulled her out.
says the Canale tastes awful, and
that she held on to her pocketbook, but
all her paper money was soaked. The
full moon and the fiesta on the Grand
Canale as she reports it, however,
amply compensated for the ducking.
|And then some senior asked if the
Grand Canale was in Holland!

Pat Collins and Carolyn Essig seem
to have deyeloped quite an en-
thusiasm for tennis over the summer.
None of us could understand at first,
but the explanations are awfully nice-
looking. Wonder how many love
games they have!

Speaking of Lila, the other day she
told me that every time she got Sleepy
she got all waked up. Now just what
did she mean by that?

But it’s not only gossip that has
kept me busy. The answers to fresh-
men questions is equally as bad. For
instance, explaining to a distressed
freshman that the phone in Main
wasn’t really horribly deformed, but
that she had been trying to get central
over the tube. Or consoling freshmen
who haven’t yet learned the fickle
ways of college folk and get all
wrought up when the girl who bor-
rowed their penny pencil in the library
to sign up a book forgot to return the
pencil. I informed her about the rule

Now I am taking advantage of

never to lend anything that fou ex-
pect to get back without taking the
name and address of the borrower.
That ought to be in the Student Gov-
ernment hand book, I think. The way
these freshies are being drilled in the
rules of S. G.
them, but they get rather mixed up
sometimes on the finer distinctions.
Such as listing going over busy signs
and talking in the halls after lights as

My
rather pointed remarks about wanting
to go to sleep and being unabel to
with a light on and a typewriter click-
ing. So I guess I'll have to be a
martyr.

Yours with hurt dignity,

Aggie.

P. S—Have you heard about all the

|girls leaving A. S. for universities?

Pat Rogers at Georgia, Evelyn Wood
and Gene Kirk at Alabama and others.
From convent to co-ed, huh?

NOMINATIONS ARE
ANNOUNCED FOR
STUDENT OFFICES

Nominations of candidates for the
offices of Vice President of the Ath-
letic Association, Undergraduate Rep-
resentative of Y. W. C. A., and As-
sistant Editor of the Aurora were made
last Wednesday evening. This was
made necessary by various changes
and withdrawals that left vacancies in
the student offices, as filled at elections
last spring.

The nominations were as follows:

Committee nominations: Vice Presi-
dent of the Athletic Association, Mary
Mackey Hough; Undergraduate Rep-
resentative of Y. W. C. A., Margaret
Keith; Assistant Editor of the Aurora,
Mary Ellis.

Popular nominations:

Vice President of the Athletic As-
sociation: 1, Mary Mackey Hough; 2,
E. Gobere, V. Carrier, E, Grier.

Undergraduate Representative of Y.
W. G..As 1

Assistant Editor of the Aurora: 1,
Mary Ellis; 2, Alice Jernigan; 3, Mar-
garet Armstrong.

Elections were held this morning
after chapel, too late for final results
j to appear in this issue.

just dis-|
Mildred |

is awfully good for |

“Offences to be Dealt With Severely.” |
roommate has been making)

Margaret Keith; 2,|
Eleanor L. Norris; 3, Frances Brown. |

Do You Write? Do
You Draw? Enter
Aurora Contest

Artists and writers, attention! Two
prizes offered by the Aurora have been
announced recently. The artists will
compete for a new cover design and
the art editorship. The girl submit-
ting the winning design will receive
five dollars cash prize and will be-
come Art Editor of the Aurora, and
the design second in rank will bring
the artist two and a half dollars in
cash and the Assistant Art Editorship.
This contest is the opening of a new
field in the Aurora. Heretofore the
chief interests have been literary, but
this year we are inaugurating an art
department. We feel that this new
branch of work will not only create
more interest in the Aurora, but will
also add a great deal to its appear-
ance. The Art Editors will have
|charge of new headings which we
want to put in and of illustrations.
All entries in the contest must be
handed in to Emily Kingsbery, No. 10
Rebekah Scott, by 6 p. m. of October
15. The judges of the contest are
Miss Lewis, head of the Art Depart-
ment of the college; the business man-
ager and the editor-in-chief of the
Aurora. Rules are posted on the

| bulletin board in Main.
|

Freshmen Organize
Early to Prepare
for Stunts

At a class meeting last week Dell
Arbuckle, from Davidson, N. C., was
elected chairman of the freshman
class. Everyone seemed to approve
of the choice but Dell herself, who said
in her election speech, “You chose the
bummest one in the class but we’re
going to win the cat anyway.” Men-
tion of the cat brings to mind the
stunt and both classes are hard at
work for the big night, October 8.
The freshmen, in their election, chose
Elizabeth “Bib” McKee and Mildred
McCalip as cheer leaders, and pep
meetings have already begun. It
would be hard to say which have the
more lusty lungs, the freshmen or
sophomores, but anyone within a mile
of the campus can testify that neither
sound very consumptive.

Preparation for the two stunts can
probably account for the sudden craze
for local color that has sprouted on
the campus overnight. Help from the
sister classes this year is very limited.
The freshmen are allowed a junior ad-
visor for every committee and the
sophomores are receiving almost no
help at all. This makes the contest
more thrilling than ever before, and
all interest is centered on the night,
October 8.

The other contest which has been
announced is to run all through the
year for the best college story pub-
lished in the Aurora. There is a
wealth of material on the campus—
or with college girls off the campus—
which ought to be utilized in story
form. The prize for this contest will
be a book of the latest fiction or a
collection of short stories and will be
awarded in May, 1928. The judges
have not yet been selected.

The first issue of the Aurora goes
to press October 20. Essays—long or
short, on any subject—stories—not
necessarily college ones—poems, all

Mother: “You never come into the
house without making an attack on
that dish of doughnuts.”

Tommy: “That’s all right, now;
y’see a home run doesn’t count un-
less a feller hits the plate.”

have their place in the Aurora. Put
them in the Aurora box in Main or
bring them to No. 10 Rebekah. All
stories of college life which the
authors wish to enter in the college
story contest should be marked as
such.

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THE AGONISTIC

3

SOCIETY

“The harder we work, the harder
we play”—that’s our slogan here. And
judging from the merry round of so-
cial activities with which this year’s
begun, we ought to accomplish a lot.
It seems that there are more week-
end invitations, more parties, and
more visitors than ever.

Our popular freshmen are torn be-
tween table parties and student gov-
ernment classes, hall parties and Latin
prose, teas and history notes. And in
the throes of such, “grandmothers”
bravely rush in and carry the be-
wildered or lonesome ones off to the
movies or the Tea House, or back to
“kid-land”—as they did on Saturday
night.

Welcome, freshmen! We love your
fun and pep, and glory in your popu-
larity!

Visitors.

Miss Eleanor Hutton, of Savannah,
Ga., visited her sister, Dorothy, for
the week-end. Mable Marshall enter-
tained them at the Tea House Satur-
day night.

Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Goodrich spent
several days with their daughter, Mary
Jane, at the opening of college.

Mary White and Sarah Tune, of
Columbus, Ga., spent Wednesday of
last week at the college with the Co-
lumbus girls, en route to Hollins Col-
lege.

Frances Murray’s mother, who is on!

her way to South America, spent sev-
eral days here.

Mary Johnston, of Macon, is visit-
ing her sister, Sara, in Ansley Hall.

Claremond Harper stopped over on
her way to Randolph-Macon to visit
her sister, Dorothy, Sunday night.
“Dot” gave a feast in her honor.
Rachel Paxton, Mable Marshall, Mary
Ficklen, Susanne Stone, Ruth McLean,
Lib Lynn, Sally Abernathy, and
Catherine Pasco were the lucky guests.

Julia Terrell, of Atlanta, spent Sat-
urday night a week ago with her
grandmother, Rachel Paxton.

Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Nunnally, from
Monroe, Ga., visited their daughter,
Clara Knox Nunnally, last week.

Mary Webb’s parents from San An-
tonia, Texas, spent a while with her
at the opening of college.

Quite a few old girls were back for
the first week-end at school. Among

Fashions for
The Youthful

the gowns are smart,

the coats are smart,

the accessories are smart
—and all are reasonable

also furs, millinery, negligees,
hosiery, costume jewelry, bags,
beauty salon

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them were Martha Johnston, Maurine
Bledsoe, Elizabeth Sorrier, and Ellen
Stevens.

Alma Fraser Howerton’s mother
was here for the college opening.

Harriet Smith’s parents spent sev-
eral days in ‘Decatur at the opening |
of school.

Parties, Dances, Etc.
Mary Ray Dobyns and Janet Mac-
Donald entertained their table on
Tuesday night of last week.

“Gebbie” Knight and “Dit’? Worth
took their grandchildren, Louise Miller
and Helen Ray, to the Tea House Wed-
nesday for supper.

Frances Brown, Irene Lowrance and
Mary McAililey gave a party for their
table last Wednesday night.

Virginia Love and Elizabeth Roark |
entertained their table on Saturday
night.

Hazel and Helon Brown, Lucy and
Pete Grier, Sally McFadgen, Virginia |
Miller, and Peggy Lou Armstrong at-
tended the reception given by Dr. Mc- |
Geachey for the students of Columbia

Theological Seminary.

Virginia Love and Elizabeth Roark |
entertained in the Tea House for Lib
Sorrier on Monday of last week.

Alice Glenn attended the Capital)
City Club dinner-dance last Saturday.

Helen Hendricks, Lila Porcher and
Gussie Dunbar, who spent last week-
end at the Dunbars.<n. Atlanta, at-|
tended the A. T. O. dance at Emory.

Cara Hinman entertained Saturday
afternoon at a lovely tea at her home |
on Piedmont Avenue. About two hun- |
dred and fifty of her Atlanta and col-
lege friends were present. Cara has
just returned from a year’s study in
Geneva, Switzerland.

Katherine Lott, Frances Craighead, |
Alice McDonald, and Louise Girardeau
entertained at a table party Thurs-
day night in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
William Craighead Thatcher III, of
Chattanooga, Tenn. Mrs. Thatcher
was formerly Miss Margaret Gholston
of the class of ’27. Miss Ruth Me-
Donald, '27, and Miss Julia Napier
were also guests.

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Sundays and Week-Ends.
Mary Ruth Roundtree spent Sun-

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day with her mother, who is ill at the
Davis-Fischer Hospital in Atlanta.

Sally Peake visited in Atlanta last
week-end,

Elizabeth Woolfolk was the guest of
Mrs. Oscar Palmer in College Park for
a week-end.

Lilla Mills spent the week-end with

|“Red” Hudson in Decatur.

Elizabeth Dawson visited Mrs. Hugh
Carter in Atlanta last week; Clemmie
Downing was the guest of Mrs. F. A.
Rheberg.

Betsy Bennett, Myra Jervey and
Mary Ann Phelps spent Sunday in At-
lanta.

Frances Glenn and Pauline Moose
took dinner with Mrs. Sartor Sunday.

Betty Hudson and Shirley MePhaul
spent last week-end with Shirley’s

jaunt in Atlanta.

Gebbie Knight spent last Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Narmore (Nancy
Lou), in Atlanta.

Sally Abernathy had dinner with
her cousin, Miss Nettie McMullen, who
is a missionary to China, on last Sun-
day.

Mary MeAililey spent last Sunday
with her uncle, Dr. McAililey, of At-
lanta.

Ellen Gathwaite spent last week- |

end with Mrs. Bellingraph in Atlanta.

The following girls were home for

Day Student News

Now that Agnes Scott has opened
its doors, Decatur finds its street car
business picking up, and its drug
stores at “Little Dec.” rushed during
lunch hour.

The day students greeted each other
hilariously on the first day, and then
began to count up those who were
missing and those who had remained

faithful. Sad to say we find that we
have lost from our number Mary
Tucker, Christine Wolfle, Susan

Pierce, Betty Bush, Ruth Mallory,
Helen Thompson, Miriam Battle, and
Josephine Callis. The biggest surprise
of all is Louise Kelly’s marriage, to
take place on November 24th. Mar-
garet Andrea, fortunately still with us,
wears a beautiful diamond and seems
to have intentions of following in
Louise’s- footsteps some day. We are
delighted to haye with us again Cara
|Hinman, quite Frenchy and “chic”

the week-end: Frances Welsh, Eloise
| Gaines, Esther Nesbit, Bet Cole, Mary
Blalock, and Lalline Stallings.

| Martha Kirven visited her aunt in
Atlanta last week-end.

Ruth Pringle and Florence Hill
|visited Penelope Brown
Sunday before last.

Mildred Dunean and Elinor Belling-
rath spent last week-end with Miss
June Bellingrath in Atlanta.

|
Eliza Ramey was at Anais Jones in
Atlanta for the week-end; Emily Cope

was guest of Vera Kamper.

In Step With Style

Every pair of shoes is brand new since the reopen-
In fact a

ing and rejuvenated shoe department.
step ahead of the mode

J.P Alten & Co.

“Tbe Store all

omer Know”

in Atlanta |

visited Frisky Cooper, and Jo Walker |

after her year of study abroad. Cara,
by the way, celebrated her return,
with a lovely tea last Saturday after-
noon at her home, “Stonehurst,” on
Piedmont Road. We are all excited to
have as one of our freshmen Florence
Eeckford, a sure enough “sassiety
belle.” The Girls’ High Alumnae,
every year used to having many sister
alumnae joining their ranks as Hot-
tentots, regret to say that this year
Girls’ High sent only two. However,
we are comforted by the fact that we
have at least quality if not quantity.

The day students intend to enjoy
the activities of Agnes Scott this year
more than ever before. Last week the
freshmen, under the instruction of Pat
Collins, our representative to Exec.,
attended Student Government classes
for the first time in history. With
Helen Respess, as our representative
on Y. W. C. A., and Frances Hargis
as our president, we expect to do won-
ders this year.

Soph: “Dr. Sweet is familiar with
many tongues.”

Fresh: “Oh! a linguist, eh?”

Soph: “No, a physician,”

Beggar: “Kind lady, I was not al-
ways like this.”

Lady: “No. Last week it was your
other arm that was missing.”

We Extend a Cor-
dial Welcome

to the Agnes Scott
teachers and girls. Our
dresses and coats are
smart as can be. All the
newest shades and fab-
ries are represented.
You'll love to wear these
charming things.

Your visit will be ap-
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spirit warmly—in a cosy Bradley sweater

up especially for Agnes Scott. White with
purple shawl collar and the seal of your

the collonade;

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Bright little slickers that will carry you safely to the library—
to town—on the rainiest days! Guaranteed water-
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WJ Relay: When Mildred Greenleaf was in}
AT HLETIC NEWS 1. Juniors. Venice she fell in a canal. Not long
2. Seniors. afterward a huge tidal wave was
3. Sophomores. noticed in Atlantic City.

A good crowd saw the first swim-
ming meet of the year last Thursday
hight. This was an exhibition meet! Gentle Reminder: We’d never know| Anxious Mother: “And is my girl
to create interest in swimming for the | some folks were on a vacation if they |really trying?”
coming year, Each event was en-| didn’t come back, Tired Teacher: “Very.”
thusisstically received by the specta-
tors.

The feature of the meet was a tilt-
ing contest. After the rules of the .
contest had been read and applauded, Presenting New Stvles
the two participants came forth, suit- Y
ably arrayed. Each entered the water for

and was raised to the shoulders of her | ‘ :
The College Miss

trusty steed. With lance (alac, a
broom!) in hand, the two contestants

closed upon each other, and, after a Aa “¢ 1
few moments combat, Martha Riley A Vai lety of Allur ee Styles From the
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40-yard dash, free style:

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8. Ehrlich, sophomore. Ht Styles
Breast stroke, for form:

1. Dobyns, senior.

2. Owen, sophomore.

3. Worth, junior.

20-yard dash, racing back stroke:

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2. Hough, senior.
3. Owen, sophomore.

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EDITORIAL

WILL
INTEREST
FRESHMEN

VOL. XIII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDN

NO. 2

SOPHOMORE REIGN TESTS
METTLE OF FRESHMEN

Groups Entertain College
Community at Three
Stunts.

Sophomore week has come and gone
with a bang and no casualties have
been reported. The tortures were in-
troduced after Student Government

s

Association assembly
week when the lights went off and the

“Sophomore Commission marched in
single file singing the Freshman death
knell. Certain members of the class
lower down were requested to furnish
entertainment for the college com-
munity at stated occasions, and rules
were read out as follows:

Sophomore-Freshman Rules
Whereas, we the undersigned, cogni-
gant of the inordinant, immature state
of the Freshman mind, both individ-
ually and collectively, and being de-
sirous of chastening the refractory

‘spirits of the insurgents and main-
taining undefiled the heretofore ir-
‘reproachable usages which have exist-
ed at Agnes Scott as unwritten law,
do hereby without harsh, censorious,
or denunciatory expression, but with
benevolent and philanthropic intent,
decree and validate the following judi-
cious ordinances.

Therefore, to all whom these pre-
sents may concern, be it known and
resolved:

__ Biwot, that every Freshman, in per-)

son and property, shall from this
moment until midnight of Friday, Sep-
tember 30, 1927, be in complete and
humble subjugation to the wishes of
each and every member of the Sopho-
more class.

Second: In order to promote fellow-
Ship and class unity every Freshman
shall wear certain insignia indicative
of her lowly estate, said insignia to be
purchased immediately following the
adjournment of this august body.

Third: That we may inculate habits
of neatness in the younger generation,
no Freshman shall profane the velvet
sward of our campus for any purpose
other than to retrieve and dispose of
any and all extraneous matter which
may lie thereon.

Fourth: To instigate healthful and
sensible practices:

Freshmen will not be allowed at any
hour of the day to wear high-heeled
shoes or silk stockings; only sensible
oxfords and gymnasium hose will meet
the rigid requirements of the powers
that be.

Likewise, they shall rise from their
couches each morning and grace the
festive board.

Fifth, to encourage the habit of
yegular attendance, Freshmen must
under no circumstances absent them-
selves from either chapel or prayers.

Sixth, in order that at all times they
shall remember their inferior rank,
during the period of their penal gemi-
tude, the specie under discussion shall
at no moment have access to any en-
trance of Agnes Scott Hall other than
the rear door.

Seventh: To develop the unselfish
spirit representative of Agnes Scott,
these initiates shall not dare to par-
ticipate in the daily onslaught upon
the mail room, but shall defer the
pleasure of letters from home—or
elsewhere—until all upper classmen
shall have departed.

Kighth: To stimulate school spirit,
it is demanded of Freshmen that they
make themselves letter perfect in cer-
tain school songs, which are to be
sung individually or as a body, regard-
less of time or place, at the pleasure
and discretion of any Sophomore.
These songs are posted on the bulletin
board in Agnes Scott Hall.

Ninth: In order to foster the rules
of courtesy, it shall be the duty of

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last Tuesday |

| West Chester, Pa.

\tian college, in China.

New Professors
Boast High Degrees

Facts Indicate Interesting
and Varied Experiences

The old students who happen to
possess the “daily theme eye” can ob-
serve several changes on the campus
not least of these changes comes from
the presence of new faculty members,
and absence of many with whom we
have worked, Our
this year are as follows:

In English, Dr. George P. Hayes of
He received his
B.A. degree from Swarthmore and his
M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard.
His latest teaching has been as head
of the English department of Robert
college, Constantinople.

In economics, Dr. James M. Wright,
who took his B.A. degree at William
Jewell college and his Ph.D. from
He has been head of
she department at Centre college.

new professors

Johns Hopkins.

In Bible, Dr. Charles A. Logan, who |

took his B.A. degree from Centre col-
lege and his B.D. degree from the
Presbyterian Theological seminary of
Louisville, Ky. Dr. I¢ean for many
years has been doing missionary work
in Japan.

In physics, Miss Helen Gilroy. She
took her B.A. and M.A. work at Bryn

‘Mawr and has practically completed

her Ph.D. work at the University of
Chicago. She has been head of the

|physics department at Canton Chris-

Miss Gilroy is

lacting as professor during the absence

of Miss Howson, who is on leave.

In Latin, Miss Charlotte Hammond.
She took her B.A. at Agnes Scott and
her M.A. at the University of Chicago,
She is acting as assistant professor

during the absence of Miss Martha |

Stanfield, who is on leave.

There is an additional instructor in
the psychology department, Miss Ethel
Pike, who received her M.A. at Emory
University and who has been head of
the department at Grenada college.

Miss Estelle North, who has grad-
uated from the University of Wiscon-
sin, will be assistant in physical edu-
cation.

Miss Grace Strauss, who graduated
from the University of Georgia with
Phi Beta Kappa honor, will be in
charge of mathematics.

Among old Agnes Scott girls coming
back are: Elizabeth Cheatham of the
class of ’25, who is connected with the
English department. Margaret Whit-
tington in chemistry; in physics, Eliz-
abeth Lynn; Carolina MeCall, who
graduated last year, will be an as-
sistant in English and also in the book-
store. Helen Lewis (and
Ramsey, also of the class of ’27 are
back, the former as a fellow in his-
tory, the latter as a fellow in chemis-
try.

RESULTS OF STUDENT
ELECTION ANNOUNCED

The results of the student election,
which took place last Wednesday in
the chapel are as follows: Vice presi-
dent of the Athletic Asspciation, Mary
Mackey Hough; undergraduate repre-
sentative of the Y. W, C. A., Mar-
garet Keith; assistant editor of the
Aurora, Mary Ellis.

Frances |

Lecture Association
Promises Erskine

‘Clever Impersonation of
Last Year’s Speakers
Is Feature

The Lec-
ture Association is again hard

“History repeats itself.”
at
work planning for the college com-
munity interesting and educational en-
tertainment. Saturday, October 1,
during the chapel exercises, Emily
Cope, president of the Lecture As-

sociation, announced a stunt—the pur-
pose of which was to introduce to the

minds of all old students, the world-
famous men whom, last year, we heard
and in part learned to know.

As Marian Greene walked with stud-
ied steps across the platform, nose
glasses between elegantly poised
finger tips, Mr. Hugh Walpole him-
self was before us in all his glory of
novels and English “beans.” When
he announced his subject, “The Evolu-
tion of the Novel,” the audience wisely
accepted the fact that the novel had
evoluted.

Mr. Walpole began his talk with an

excellent conception of the noyel.
“The complete novel consists of—
three toreadors, one bull; two tore-
adors, one bull; one toreador, one bull;
one bull.
Mr. Walpole liked America, finding
ifault with the overheated lecture
rooms alone, which caused snappy
flourishes of a white linen _handker-
| chief,

Mary Reviere’s slightly stooped car-
riage marked Amundson as a man no
longer young, a fact his deep and
strong voice firmly belied. He came
bearing a most impressive map on
which to trace his airplane flight
“Prom Rrhome to Nome!” Clever ob-
servers in the audience noted the in-
teresting fact that the parchment ma-
terial apparently used by the far
northerner for maps, bears a striking
lresemblance to our ordinary bath
towel, being very flexible so that it
might even be rolled up on a curtain
rod. We were not surprised to learn
that a large part of the white expanse
was called the “region of inaccessibil-
ity.” But it was a task to smile
knowingly when, after a series of revo-
lutions the pointer was placed in the
center of the white expanse and
Amundsen announced: “Und dar est da
nord pol. Und dar ist whvare I leaned
over da zide und dropped da American
flag—rrhight on da nord pol.” For
there was not a sign of a pole, only
inaccessibility. But Amundsen seemed
so pleased that we did not tell him
that the picture proved it was all a
mistake, about the pole.

Came Gregory Mason, the delight of
feminine hearts. Lila Porcher’s strut
was little short of a masterpiece,
especially as the ensemble was en-
hanced by a wee black mustache and
white riding breeches, all capped by
one of these helmets that might seem
|but an inverted tin wash bowl upon
an ordinary head. He displayed house-
hold utensils and gods of these primi-
tive people who inhabited the lost
cities of the Yucatan and pictures of
those who lived in nearby huts.
These folk of the Yucatan are rapidly
becoming civilized. Indeed, on the
backs of two of the pictures displayed,
we noted remnants of a Fashion Show
| advertisement.
the state of fashions as shown in some
of the earlier pictures, the progress
seems nothing but miraculous.

Last and least, but only in statue,
came Lillian Le Conte as charming
Mrs. Maude Wood Parkes. Her soft
lavender and grey dress, and full
pompadour mode of hair dressing re-
minded us of the lovely grey gown
Mrs. Parkes wore upon her last visit
to us, and the coils and coils of her

|

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: s |Agonistic last Frida ight
incoming Freshmen and recall to the | 3 ee

When one considers

SCHOLASTIC MERIT ACKNOWLEDGED

Eight of the Class of ’28, Four of ’29
and Three of ’30 Earned

Great Success

Frocks and Coats Appealed
Distinctly to the Col-
lege Girl.

The Fashion Show given by the
in the
chapel was one of the most attractive
Although the
audience was small, its enthusiasm
made up for its lack in numbers. The
costumes, which were furnished by M.

Rich Bros., were not over-elaborate

events of the year.

and expensive, but were suited to a
college girl’s needs and pocketbook.
Dresses for every need of the col-
legiate miss were colorfully modeled,
from the morning suits worn by Hilda
Kalmon, J san Sims and Elizabeth Ty-
son, to evening dresses and wraps
worn by Helen Hendrix, Kitty Hunter,
Julia Rowan and Lou Robertson.

Some of the most attractive models
were the afternoon dresses worn by
Sara Johnston, Annie Zilla Watson,
Jean Kennedy, Helen Johnston, Jo
Walker, Louise Sherfesee, Mary Cren-
shaw, and Mary Mickey Hough. The
mogels then Came Yut in’ the newest
styles of fur, velvet,.and cloth coats.
The heart of every girl there beat for
at least one dress and coat shown—
probably many sighed for all of them.
In all events Mr, Rich is preparing to
widen his doors to take care of the
rush of Agnes Scott students intent
on being collegiately, beautifully, and
inexpensively dressed.

Athletic Rally

Every Sport Offered By
Physical Ed. Dept.
Demonstrated

One of the most outstanding events
of the past week was the:annual Ath-
letic Rally, which took place Wednes-
day night. It was a time in which the
new and old girl alike experienced the
true Agnes Scott spirit, which pre-

vails in every phase of our college life |

as well as on the athletic field.

A proper beginning of the rally was
the snake dance from the chapel to
the scene of the big bonfire in front
of the gym. The friendly rivalry be-
tween the classes was quite in evi-
denee and had not the “all-powerful”
Sophomores used their temporary au-
thority in quieting the Freshmen, that
loyal buneh would still be giving
fifteen rahs for their class.

Mary Perkinson gave the official

| welcome of the Athletic Association to |

the new girls and explained what “the
Athletic Association is, hopes and
does.” It hopes that every girl will
join in the search for “fun for all and
«ll for fun,” and each one will do her
part in carrying out its program for
‘he year, which includes “the develop-
ment of a sportsmanship spirit . .
the gaining of a spirit of good fellow-
ship and a finer sense of comradeship
. and the development of a keen
health concept.” Her conception of
good sportsmanship was very im-
pressive.

In order that the girls might be ac-
quainted with the varied program of
sports offered, each sport manager
was introduced and permitted to pre-
sent her sport in the form of a skit.

Since they were presented in sea-
sons, the sports which last all year
were introduced first. These are lost
and found, manager, “Bee” Miller;

Coveted Honor.

Fashion Show

|

One of the outstanding and most
awe-inspiring events of the year oc-
curred last Thursday during the regu-
lar chapel period, when arinounce-
ments of the honor roll for last year’s
Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen
was made by Dr. McCain.
nothing more

There is
impressive than an
academic procession and the solemn
singing of the Alma Mater, which
stirs the heart of every one of Agnes
Scott’s daughters. To this was added
the pride and happiness of each girl
that attained such honor. These are
as follows:

From the Junior class: Leila An-
derson, Myrtle Bledsoe, Frances Camp-
bell Brown, Elizabeth Grier, Janet
MacDonald, Mary Perkinson, Rosaltha
Sanders, Mary Shepherd.

From the Sophomore class: Vir-
ginia Branch, Elizabeth Hatchett,
Geraldine Le May, Eleanor Lee Nor-
ris.

From the Freshman class: Lilian
Cook, Muriel David, Dorothy Smith.

Mary Shepherd Is
Mentioned in Briand
Speech Translation

Hats off to Mary Shepherd, who has
recently won honor for herself and
for A. S. C. The cireumstances were
thus:

About a year ago, at the League of
Nations, Briand made a remarkable
speech on the admission of Germany
into the League. This speech, in
which he pledged the obliteration of
differences and the preservation of
European peace, made a marked im-
pression on the Americans present. So
impressed were they, that, on their
return to America, they offered a prize
for the best translation of this speech
into English. They had a dual hope
in offering this prize: first, that the
speech would be read by the American
youth, and second, that a translation
might be preserved for those coming
after us. The contest was thrown
open to all American college students.
Agnes Scott responded, of course—and
this is where Mary comes in. She, with
five other Hottentots, handed in a
translation—and Mary received honor-
able mention. When you consider that
about seven hundred translations were
handed in, and that Mary is one of
forty-two to receive this honor, you
will join us in saying: “Congratula-
tions, Mary—we are all proud of you!”

|camp, Mary Nelson Logan, and hiking,

Charlotte Hunter. This was taken
off by a scene at the lost and
found stand, in which a grief-stricken
Freshman recovered her camp pack,
which she had lost while obeying the
commands of a Sophomore. The first
season included swimming, Sarah
Southerland; hockey, Elizabeth Flinn,
and tennis, Mary Mackey Hough. Rep-
resentatives from each of these sports

.| went through their favorite plays and

strokes illustrating the degree of ex-
cellency that might be attained.

The second season includes basket-
ball and swimming and after a con-
vincing illustrated poem (apologies to

|all poets), everyone knew that “a keen

concept of health” could be gained by
basketball and swimming.

The most attractive presentation
was that of the last season—track,
baseball, swimming and tennis. It was
a clever adaption based on the song,
“Positively, Absolutely.”

The rally ended with a big dance in
the gym.

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EDITORIAL

THE STUNT AND 1931
Saturday night, October 8, will be more than the night when
two stunts are presented in the Gymnasium. More than the night
when rival classes pit their talents and ingenuity. More than the
night when voices are raised and spirits are high. Above these
facts, it is the night on which Sophomore dominance ends and in-

tense class rivalry culminates. With the singing of the Alma
Mater all partisan feeling will merge into one great love and desire
of service for Agnes Scott alone.

Taking all of these meanings into our connotation of Stunt—
initiation, rivalry, labor, sportsmanship—we may say that the
Stunt is one of the most important events in the history of the
class of 731.

The purpose of initiation is not that the Sophomores may
ommand the Freshmen, That were a poor purpose, indeed. But
itiation is primarily for the benefit of the Freshmen as a class.
sets them apart as a united body, giving them.a common cause
r which to band together. It is easy to see that without some
rong urge for union, there might be but a straggling body in
place of the active whole. Thus, though initiation may be con-
sidered a scourge—-when wool stockings are hot and placards
bothersome—it is a mild scourge that whips you together, It
tests the spirit of the individual. Remembering that initiation is
a tradition, that the Sophomores were Freshmen last year, and
that you will be Sophomores next year, you should adopt the atti-
tude of the true sportsman. In such a case sportsmanship means
a generous spirit and wholehearted conformity to the present order
of things. It is appreciated, Freshmen! And we know you have
it. No one who saw you run or roll the gauntlet on the colonnade
thought other than, “Sports—all.”

As initiation unites, so the Stunt holds a mirror before the
class. In preparing for it the Freshmen immediately learn to

know the ability and dependability of each member, the good
leader and the good follower. Such knowledge is of inestimable
value to the success of the class. It also tests the individual, for
there is work for each in preparation for the Stunt, be it attending
rehearsals, making costumes, manufacturing scenery or just
cheering with an abundance of faith. Then you are offered your
first opportunity for service to Agnes Scott through your class.
The way you conduct yourself during initiation, the way you are
working for the Stunt, the way you will take the decision—should
it mean victory or a little less—all tests your true character, and
will, we trust, develop it admirably.

If you have not thought of these days as carrying so deep a
significance—if you know you have not put your best self into the
work, decide now to take the first and second step of the stairway
of character building that leads to the true Hottentot, the first
step demanding self surrender in behalf of the whole, the second
requiring a sportsman attitude in the finest sense.

It is a time of beginning for each of you. It is for you to
make your life here what you would have it. Introduce us to your
best self that Agnes Scottt may be proud of her leaders of 31.

“good day?” as she gathered up her
papers.

after the laughter and applause
had ceased, Miss Torrance explained
the system now in use of buying $2
season tickets—thereby saving money.

To the great joy of all, she an-
nounced that John Erskine has accept-
d the invitation to be with us in
March. We are hoping that Ellenor
|Cook and Eugenia Folliard in “Folk
Songs” and Commander Byrd will also

LECTURE ASSOCIATION
PROMISES ERSKINE

(Continued From Page 1.)

very white hair. She began her talk
with an “aw-fully long sentence,”
which required a dainty sip of water
for the throat. Mrs. Parkes’ lecture
involved so much intelligensia that we
normal beings slipped mentally and

gave ourselves up to the charm of her|consent to be our guests. However,
voice and personality. She concluded |this is not certain.
with the plea that we take up arms for} The Lecture | Association gives

our rights!—a radical-sounding ad-|promise of providing for us the four

SOPHOMORE REIGN
TESTS METTLE
OF FRESHMEN

(Continued From Page 1.)

said lowly genus to draw out and re-
place the chair of any Sophomore at
her convivial board.

Furthermore, Freshmen must re-
move their headgear at whatsoever
time or place they may chance upon
the

Sophomore class, must curtsey, and

any member of the faculty or

preface any remarks addressed to said
persons with “Ma’am” or “Sir,” re-
spectively.

Lastly, each Freshman shall be
under the special jurisdiction of a par-
ticular member of the newly inaugu-
rated but highly efficient committee of
forty-eight, and shall report daily, be-
tween the hours of seven and eight
P. M., to her respective guardian,
whose name she will find posted on a
bulletin board in Agnes Scott Hall.

Thus endeth the precepts which
shall be as the laws of the Medes and
Persians.

(Signed, sealed and witnessed, this,
the 27th day of September, 1927.)

The rule stating that the frosh
could not enter the mail room until
after their elders and betters had de-
parted was greeted with thunderous
applause on the one part and ominous
sighs on the other. After the reading
of rules the Freshmen “ran the gaunt-
let,” one of the famous traditions. The
“gauntlet” is similar to a food chopper
taking the victim in whole and de-
positing him in pieces at the end.

Wednesday morning a mad rush took
place caused by the difficulty of find-
ing the necessary gym hose, low-
heeled oxfords, and caps. By break-
fast the scramble was on in full swing
and from then on the Freshmen spent
their spare moments amusing the
Sophomores and cleaning up the cam-
pus, Some of them were requested to
get in the receptacle for trash and
render vocal selections to the great
annoyance of the Phi Beta Kappa
aspirants in the library. Thursday
night after Vespers, Freshmen Quarles

+and Blalock presented a stunt in which

the entire Freshman element of the
third floor of Main was starred. The

stunt was good enough too for the)

Sophomores to be uncomfortable, for
though the plot was not original the
actors were excellent. Freshman
Chandler’s disguise was complete and
Freshmen Hudson and Winter showed
exceptional ability.

The next act was presented between
the halves of the hockey game. This
entertainment furnished by Freshmen
McKee and Peck is reviewed in de-
tail in the sporting section.

On Friday afternoon at the appoint-
ed hour the Freshmen assembled at
the back of Inman and furnished music
for the enormous crowd which had

| gathered for the fray. After the song

service the trembling frosh put on
their waste paper baskets and were
led to the walks in the rear of Main
which they proceeded to scrub with
their tooth brushes and Octagon soap.
Then certain groups squeaked like
shoes, flashed like lightning, played
football, hockey, and gave exhibitions
of dancing. The party was closed
with a grand final number, during
which many important members of
the rebels lay on the grass, face down,
while the remainder of the class sang,
“Home of virtue, faith, and knowl-
edge.” Incidently one of the chorus
in reporting it afterwards said she
sang, “Home of Virgil, some one else,
and knowledge.” The Commission
formed in line and each guest thanked
them for the lovely time and asked to
be allowed to come again. (This was
compulsory.)

On Friday night the entertainment
was furnished by Freshmen McPhaul
and Childress. This was rather breath-
taking in places and everyone who had
eyebrows raised them.

Sophomore Week is a time in which
the Freshmen are judged by the col-
lege community at large. 781 is to be
congratulated on the sportsmanship
of the class as a whole and of the in-

monition, had it not been punctuated
by an altogether pleasing and feminine

most interesting programs of the
year. We can’t afford to miss them.

dividual,

IRENE HAT SHOP
MASONIC BUILDING

Cordially Invites Agnes Scott to
Decatur’s Beautiful

Hat Shop

If you’ve ever tried to make a speech

on ten minutes’ notice, or tried to write
an English theme when your daily
theme eye was supposed to be on the
hymn book, or searched frantically
among your memories for an inspir-
ation the night you were scheduled to
brighten the hours of the Poetry Club,
you know just how we feel, trying to
write Exchange with one Randolph-
and two Quaker
Campuses in our mail box this week.
“You can’t do that!” But in case any
of our readers are familiar with that
little motto which begins “Never say

Macon Sun Dial

‘die,’ say—’ here goes:

The aforesaid Sun Dial has an ex-
ceptionally good initial issue, devoted
almost entirely to Freshmen and to
Blue Ridge. Agnes Scott girls who
attended the Conference will find the
Conference article very interesting. As
for the Freshmen—

A Word to the Freshman

Another summer has come and gone,
and now we are again Randolph-Macon
girls in every sense of the word. Old)
acquaintances are renewed, old mem-
ories awakened, old tales retold as we
Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores fit
ourselves once more into the scheme of |
Randolph-Macon life. Yet just a few |
Septembers ago we too were Fresh- |
men, with Randolph-Macon and all of
its boundless opportunities before us.
We, too, were eager and ready for
our first plunge into a new world—a
college world—a Randolph-Macon
world, and we have not yet forgotten
the problems that arose, nor the kind
“old girls’? who helped us over the
stumbling-blocks. We are ready now
tw do for you What they did for us—
and more if possible. Ask us, Fresh-
men, we are eager to help you.

“Why do you call your alarm clock
Macbeth?”
“Macbeth doth murder sleep.”
—Chaparral. ,

We sympathize—having gotten up
at dawn to write this column.

Increased Attendance at Higher Edu-
cational Institutions

The attendance in the 913 colleges,
universities, and professional schools
of the United States has increased
nearly six times as rapidly as popula-
tion in 34 years, from 1890 to 1924.
From 121,942 in 1890 the number of
students in these institutions amount-
ed to 664,266 in 1924, a growth of four
hundred and five per cent.

—Dearborn Independent.

If you don’t believe this, go and look
at the Freshman class roll.

Take heart, Freshmen; it might
have been worse! Notice this from
the Quaker Campus—

Challenge

The class of 1930 hereby challenges
the class of 1931 to a tug o’ war to be
held Friday afternoon, September the
16th, at 4:30 P. M.

(Signed) Joseph Ringland,
Earl Reece,
Class of 1930.

Also from the Quaker Campus:
Too often the concept of college
with which Freshmen come to college

jis the “rah! rah!” idea; athletics, sport

clothes, parties, whoop-em-up good
times, immunity from the law and
work; the college student is in a class
by himself—presumably. College is
thought of as a four-year-loaf, the
chief end being a good time. To be
sure, college ought to be a place of
good times and happiness. But please
take this from me: The highest kind
of happiness, and the keenest, is that
which springs from creative mental
activity. And the college “student”
who tries to get this from mere physi-
cai and social play hasn’t begun to
discover the meaning of happiness. In-
tellectual adventure and loyalty to
spiritual values is the paved highway
to enjoyment. These other things are
only detours.

And here the thread of our story
breaks. (Really, we had no idea it
would last this long!) Continued in
our next.

GENTLEMEN
PREFER COFFEE

Boys, I have lived; my life is now
complete. I have attended Senior
ecffee at Agnes Scott. Not only have
I attended, but I have sat at the same
table with two vice presidents of Stu-
dent Government, one Silhouette edi-
tor and, most alarming of all, one
faculty. Needless to say, my style was
exceedingly cramped. My one consola-
tion is that I was not forced to stand
while several dozen young women sang
sweetly “How Do You Do?” That’s
a painful experience, I know.

Life’s darkest moment! When the
clouds finally rolled away I began to
enjoy myself exceedingly. I had been
told that the tea room was unusually
attractive. I really can’t say, for at
the present moment I can remember

nothing of the tea room. I can recall
a great deal of noise. (Have you ever
stood before a parrot cage at the z00?
—that last remark wasn’t intended to
be personal; it just entered my mind
and I inadvertantly wrote it down).
But excuse me, I’m wandering. Some-
how out of the din I managed to catch
a word or two—‘Psych”—‘cute”’—
“Grand Canale’—(you’ve heard that
one before? My mistake). One young
person, to my extreme mortification,
asked me if I were a Freshman at
Tech. Imagine! I could hardly re-
strain myself. And I think I remem-
ber a cup of coffee, but it’s a small,
fleeting memory.

You really want my impression of
Senior coffee? Well, ’ll be back next
Sunday with five frat brothers.

And if anybody asks you who sent
these roses, just say,

“AN OLD ADMIRER.”

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THE AGONISTIC

Hockey

A magic word!
hibition game!”
Magic or not, Hottentots turned out to
“spectate” on the eventful 29th. The
Freshies under their green lids looked
like so much verdure adorning the

Bix.
Another magic word.

“Hockey!”

bleacher. The Sophs too were out in
full force. In fact, everyone was pres-
ent to witness the mighty conflict be-
tween the Juniors and Seniors.

The teams strode out to their places
on the field, the Seniors in their true-
blue jackets, the Juniors in their fiery

Three cheers for the Seniors—they
won the game! Two more for the
Juniors, for they were the noblest of
losers:

The line-up:

yellow. The fight waxed hot and even
hotter and at intervals the players
gasped! To dash from one end of the
field to the other with an elusive
hockey ball rolling away in front of
you, and a flying half back at your
heels is no funny joke!

But let me tell you what was a
funny joke! If there was anyone
present at the first of the game who
was in “no mood for violent mirth”
that person’s mood certainly passed
into a different state by the end of
the intermission between halves. Bib
McKee, and Ruth Peck, under orders
of the “committee of 48,” gave an en-
tertainment out on the field for the
amusement of the community. They
succeeded beautifully. The first act
was a snake dance effect, with Bib
and Ruth leading. The band was com-
posed of gaily attired rats, and the in-
struments such articles as pails, peach
cans, dishpans, a drum, ete., all of
which tinked grandly to the tune of
“Hail, Hail, the Rats Are All Here.”

The second act was another proces-
sional, this time of a royal nature. It
was led by no other than “May Queen”
Harriet Smith herself, all laurel-
crowned, and escorted by a most val-
iant train of Rats. She was seated |
magnificently in the midst of the field, |
and two nymph and sylphs executed ay
lovely and fatitastic seart dance bes!
fore her august presence. This charm,
ing company broke up all too soon,
and filed away to the tune of Wag-
ner’s “Wedding March.”

The game was resumed.

Worth scored first for the Juniors.
Grier and Riviere did the same each
scoring a point for the Seniors.

Our Faculty
On Leave

Now that everything is getting set-
tled and we are becoming used to so
many new faces on the campus, we
are also beginning to feel the lack of
certain familiar old ones. Several of
our last year’s faculty have left us for
good and a number are on leave of
absence.

Miss Laney, who was on leave last
year’ is still at Yale finishing her

Seniors. Juniors
Perkinson ~_~-~~- a .. Welsh
Riviere —________ Qin, Sear Worth
Walker: ....-..2 Cok... G. Kaight
Be Grier 5 ty 1a E. Morgan
Carrier —....-— a Wesae — Spencer
Ramage —......- et ee j-- Rice
M. Riley —~----— Ones Fa oS {. Pasco
McDonald —___ ~~ ie tl eco M. Lanier
MeKinnon 55 ea ae J. Hutton
Crenshaw —_____~ Pe Be a j--Le May
Brown ..—-——.: Goal Guard--- Logan

Come out, all ye femalés, and play
the game you will love, you will get
much “kick” out of it (some upon the
shins).

The class hockey mgnagers for this
season are: |

Senior—M., Riley.

Junior—Tyson./

Sophomore—G. Nash.

Freshman—C, Hudson.

The schedule of games will be pub-
lished in next week’s Agonistic.

As for swimming.

After a whole day of math, French,
history, lab, and what-not that goes
to “whup you down,” just try one
good old plunge to spruce up your
spirits and cool down your brain! This
is a good chance to improve your
stroke (if you have one!) or get more
form injthat new dive.

Give the pool a chance and see what
she can do for every Hottentot!

The swimming managers for this
season are:

Senior—Mary Ray Dobbins.

Junior—Martha Riley Selman.

Sophomore—Margaret Ogden.

Freshman—Julia Thompson.

All ye: mermaids wha wisk to lear
the ins and outs of the teaching of this
delightful sport—hearken! On Tues-
day afternoons at the hour of 3:10 is
held a class in the coaching of swim-
ming. This course is to be taught by
Miss North and promises to be an ex-
ceedingly interesting one to those who
love this phase of athletics.

Our A. S. C.
Orchestra

Our A. S. C. Orchestra is all ready
to begin hard practice and, judging
from what I have heard of its plans
for the year, there are many good

times in store for us.’ Mary Riviere, |

the leader, has said that one of the
big features of the year is to be a
dance, given early this fall for the
college community. No doubt antici-
pation of this gala event will run high.

FICTION FACTS

The Books of the Week, Re-
. viewed by Mary
Crenshaw.

Dusty Answer, by Rosamonde Leh-
mann, is a novel that is glowing with
Judith
Earle is the heroine who has grown

life and intensified emotions.

up with visions of the past ever

around her. Children had lived next
door but when they moved away they
grew up in a way that was not her’s
but Judith fell to expecting of them a
development of old promises. The rest
of the novel shows effective tragedy
in the companionships of the children.

-|The prose that is used by the author

is perfect yet the book never ends—
Judith gets a dusty answer,

-|“Oh, what a dusty answer gets the

soul
When hot for certainties of life.”

Death Comes to the Archbishop, by

Willa Cather, is a hymn to spiritual |

beauty. This is a severe pure story
that is filled with the love of man for
man, the love of God for man, and the
love of man for God. Their story
doesn’t offer the reader the interest-
ing lure of a fair frail heroine. It is
a story about a young man, Jean La-
tour, who enters New Mexico and of
the good works he wrought there. This
story is by an author that is very ap-
pealing to her southern readers.

High Winds, by Arthur Train, is a
very modern novel. This author shows
all the horrors that can befall the
modern society woman who gets a
Paris divorce and expects to find hap-
piness in a life of wealth with an un-
couth man.

A very interesting book that has
just been published is by Jean Aubrey,
called the Life and Letters of Joseph
Conrad. Conrad’s tales of land and
sea are well liked by book lovers and
so an intimate look into his life is
especially interesting. This book
brings the reader into close contact
with both Conrad, the visible outward
man sailing visible and troubled seas
and the other Conrad whose mind voy-
aged thru seas of imagination and
thought.

The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes
is a very interesting book for the per-
son whose taste is inclined to like
mystery and plot. Sherlock Holmes
has become a character whose fame
has spread all over the world through
the wonderful art of his creator, Sir
A. Conan Doyle. This book has some
fine short stories all filled with intensi-
fied action and emotion.

Elmer Gantry, by Sinclair Lewis, is |

having a very unusual popular appeal
at the present time. The book is being
read more for a subject of conversa-
tion than for any good that can come
from it. The plot, a trivial one, is con-
cerned with a small town boy who is
educated into the Baptist ministry and
the affairs of the heart that follow his

The fight for the cat is on; the air
is electric with the buzz-buzz of elab-

orate stunt plans, and meanwhile we’re
being entertained at the expense of the
Freshmen. After the clever, dramatic
presentations Thursday afternoon at
the hockey game, and Thursday and
Friday evenings after vespers, we
shouldn’t wonder if the Sophomores
were getting nervous about that cat.

We will see! In the meantime, we
are managing to subdue our excite-
|ment enough to enjoy gaieties and the
presence of old friends on our campus.

Ellen Walker spent several days
| with Jo last week; Martha Linn Man-
ley, who is visiting in Atlanta, came
jout to give us the “once-over”; Leila
Joiner spent last week-end with the
Carrier-Gralles-Cook family; Miriam
Arrington, en route to New York,
stopped over Thursday and Friday
with Edith MceGranahan; Elinor Ben-
nett was the guest of Ted Wallace for
the week-end. Ruth Johnston and
Frances Buchanan were visitors of
Baby Sara last week.

Mildred Greenleaf’s mother, from
Charlotte, N. C., was here for several
days last week. Mildred entertained
for her with a luncheon in the Tea
House.

Margaret Rice’s mother and
Frances McEwing’s mother and
father were also visitors of last week.

Katherine Allen’s sister, Elizabeth,
of Lafayette, Ala, spent last Thurs-
day with her.

Parties, Week-Ends, Etc.
Mary Crenshaw and Eriine M:
gave a reception on the night of
tember 26, from "9 til 10:30 o’e
About a hundred guests were invit

Martha Brown spent the week-end

with Claudius Layton in Atlanta and
went. to the Tech-V. M. I. game.

Among the grandmothers entertain-
ing their grandchildren in the Tea
House on last Wednesday were: Geor-
gia Watson, Bayliss McShane, Mil-
dred Greenleaf, Elizabeth Tyson,
Sarah Johnston, Louise Robertson,
Hazel and Helon Brown, and Hazel
Hood.

Mildred Greenleaf took lunch in At-
lanta last week with Mrs. Dunett,
whom we know better as “Miss Cora
Morton.”

The Classical Club had a tea on Fri-
day afternoon at the home of Miss
Torrance, 804 Clairmont Avenue.

work for her Ph.D. We are very proud| All Hottentots will le interested to
to hear that she has been given one of | know that the members of the orches-
the two scholarships offered to women | tra this year are: |
at that university. She taught at} Violins—S. P. Armfeld, A, Turner,
Hunter College, New York City, dur-|R. White, S. Curry, L. Moore, J. Bland,
ing the last summer term. A. K. Golucke.
Miss Daisy Frances Smith is at the] Mandolins—M. Brown, R. Paxon, P.
University of Pennsylvania getting an |W. Niles, K. Pasco, L. Fowler.
M. A. She also won a scholarship. Saxophones—M. Ritiere, S. Town-
Miss Martha Stansfield, of the Latin |*°"d-
department, is at the University of Orchestra Bells—H.
Chicago. She has been given a fellow- Piccolo—J. SeEBRECY
ship there, an honor given to only four Drums—H. Anders
out of many applicants each year. The Piano—M. Chapmal, C. Payne, S.
winner must have done exceptional Abernathy, A, Moore.
graduate work, especially in the field] _

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career after he had been ordained. It | _
is after all a very unnecessary bit of |
characterization in that Mr. Lewis
tries to make the case of Mr. Gantry |
into a general case.

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The most “social”? event of the week

was the reception given at the Semi-
nary last Friday night. Quite a few
Hottentot’s were invited, among them:
Julia Thompson, Mary Ann Phelps,
Vera Kamper, Lucile Bridgman, Eliz-
abeth Grier, Mary Ficklin, Emily
Moore, Betty Hudson, Helen Ander-
son, Sara Townsend, Myra Jervey,
Elizabeth Ruff, Mary Ray Dobyns,
Mable Marshall, Alma Fraser Hower-
ton, Elizabeth Roark, Rachel Paxon,
Josephine Walker, Mary Belle McCon-
key, Elizabeth Lynn, Margaret Ogden,
Mary Ramage, Shannon Preston,
Martha Riley Selman, Allen Davis,
Elizabeth Keith, Virginia Stokes,
Frances Campbell Brown, Florence
Hill, Mary Perkinson.

GIDDY GOSSIP

Giddy, M’ Dear:

You would just “bust” out erying
if you could have seen these dozens
and dozens of poor, pathetic little
Freshmen running, hopping on one
foot and skipping around the campus.
Their green caps are the most un-

earthly unbecoming shade and their

heavy black cotton stockings make
them look like little Orphan Annie.
When Saturday came the upper class-
men were just as much relieved as

esnmen

if she reads them all she’ll have no
time to study. It’s a serious matter!!
As for Helen Johnston, I think she
must be Elinor Glyn in disguise. It
seems that one of the Birmingham
Don Juans has been worshiping her
from afar for some time, but last
week his all-consuming devotion
sought expression in a most ardent
love letter. It’s a shame we don’t
know who this budding author is. Such
potent talent should not be ignored.
Baby Sara says getting a letter like
that is no unusual occurrence. “It”
just runs in the Johnston clan.

I'll write you more news next time,
Giddy, because between now and then
lll go over to see Mildred Greenleaf.
She always knows the latest scandal.
Yours till my Senior lights go out,

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sweeter dispositions than blondes.”

“They say brunettes have
Fresh: “Well! my roommate’s been
both and I can’t see any difference.”

Jo Morrison: “Allow me to present
my wife to you.”
“Thank you, but I have one.”

Miss Gooch: “What steps would
you take if you saw a lion on the
campus?”

Miss Pasco: “Long ones.”

Dressmaker: “Your dress will be
done as soon as I sew the fastener.”

Flapper: “All right, make it
snappy.”—Ex.

Fresh:

day in the week.”

Soph: “Really?”

Fresh: “Yes, this is it.”

“Shall we sit this out?”

“Oh, I’m so tired. Let’s dance.”

Joe:
Coe:

he: “Which do you think are the
most interesting years of a woman’s
life?”

He: “The first two or three years
that she is twenty-one.”

Prof: “‘I have went.’ That’s wrong,
isn’t it?’

“Bib”: “Yes, ma’m.”

Prof: “Why, Miss McKee?”

“Bib”: “Because you ain’t went yet.”

Prof: ‘What is the greatest water-

“T have a dress for every| power known to man?”

Stude: “Woman’s tears.”

VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS

If you have traveled over the cam-
pus as “restrictively” as the Two
Black Crows, you surely have noticed
the wonderful improvements here and
there. I don’t mean improvements in
just one vicinity—but, verily—every
building, or nearly every building, has
improvements.

Consider the ancient Philosophy

Hall (Home Ec., Freshmen!), merely
consider the new book store. Next, let
us turn our steps toward Main and
try to realize that we have at last an
additional telephone in the basement.
The booths are painted over, too—by
the way; but Mr. Cunningham pride-
fully informed me that they were
painted over every summer. The only
excuse I can give for our not having

Ralph Holland drawn all over the
walls, and have you forgotten Theo-
dosia Hollingsworth’s memorandums
of telephone numbers, and K. A, sym-
bols. But maybe only the hoary-
headed Seniors remember so far back
as four years ago, or nearly four.
Anyway, to get to the point, my theory
is that the paint on the booths is so
quickly covered over with impression-
istic drawings that one can not ap-
preciate the paint.

I think we should notice the air of
luxury about the place. How can any-
one simply go to a meal in Rebekah
without being overcome by the sense
of eiderdown under her feet. Such an
Oriental atmosphere created by the
new Christmas rugs (red and green)
should be abolished—the girls are apt
to think they are in Turkey and thus
lose their sense of responsibility—to
study, I mean.

Now that you are in Rebekah, move
a little farther on into the dining
room. A glittering brightness catches
the eye: New service spoons! Then
the tinkle of crystal floats on the air:

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thin tumblers! But maybe all of you
haven’t noticed these additions—per-
haps our waiter just rates more than
yours does.

Egad! (to quote Major Hoople and
Mary Crenshaw) I had nearly for-
gotten the marble palace, meaning, of
course, Ansley Hall and Gaines Cot-
tage. One marble palace is endowed
with hardwood and tile floors, and the
bureaus are decorated with aesthetic
pink roses, I am told. I didn’t see any
on the bureau in Dave Warfield’s room
—maybe she sandpapered them off.
Don’t blame her—free country and
we’re in the army now!

Gaines is greatly improved by new
cream shades, which stay up most of
the time, the draperies look so much
better that way, you know! And
don’t let me forget to mention the

Th

Neer B ° m, green, rose
color. Panhellenic Datesus, I guess
you’d call it. In fact, the idea of
new wall papering is an excellent one
if you don’t get fooled and bring green
and gold curtains to school, when you
find that the room has been papered
in blue and silver!

I could have stopped abruptly at
that point—Elizabeth Bennett does
such things—and everybody admits
that she sets the precedents in At-
lanta and makes or breaks the rules.
But I must make a note of the great-
est improvement on the campus—long
hair in place Greta Garbo bobs, on so
many of our would-be stylish beauties!

Prof.: “Why were you late to class
this morning.” ’

Helen Johnston: “Why, Prof., the
bell rang before I got here.”

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The literary and artistie cirel
|the campus seem to have been cau
lin the general whirl of meetings in!
the last week.

Tuesday night the Pen and Brush
Club held an important business)

year was mapped out.
stood that many interesting side trips |
for the members are to be made this
year. Among them will be one to the
beautiful High Museum in Atlanta.

B. O. Z., our campus short-story
writing club for upper classmen, held
an interesting meeting last Monday
with Virginia Norris. After a brief
business session, at which Virginia

Norris was elected to succeed Ella
Mae Hollingsworth as secretary, the
members enjoyed discussing the

stories they are now working on.
Carolyn Essig read a very attractive
story, which she has just completed.

A novel feature of the meeting was
the reading of bits from an old note-
book, containing stories by such popu-
lar members among our alumnae as
Polly Stone and Elizabeth Cheatham.
Minutes were found here that gave
evidence of the club’s existence as
early as 1915, when poetry, literary
criticism, and essay writing seem to
have been included in the general pro-
gram. Another lucky find was a May
Day scenario, written in collaboration
by the club members, and presented in
the spring of 1916.

Blackfriars held their first meeting
of the year a week ago Friday. The
president, Mary Sayward, occupied the
chair. The work of the members dur-
ing the past summer was discussed,
and Miss Gooch gave a very interest-
ing account of her work at the*Curry
School of Expression in Boston, A
tentative program for consideration
this fall was presented, consisting of
the following plays: “The Trysting
Place,” by Booth Tarkington; “The
Purple Dream,” a play in one act with

tertainly "abr prologue and epilogue, by Donald L. will er
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ward to a good year. The officers o
the club are Edna Volberg, pre: n
Dit Worth, vice president;
Miller, secretary; Elizabeth Halbert, |
treasurer. The programs this year are
to be worked out on the principle of
the ‘Practical Application of the
Chemistry As It Is Taught Here,” The
club meets every second Friday in each
month and all students of chemistry
are cordially invited to attend.

The Poetry Club is to take a promi-
nent part in the college activities this
year, Emily Kingsberry the able presi-
dent, says: “Great interest is ex-
pressed in the announcement that
Edna St. Vincent Millay will lecture
here under their auspices.”

The Cotillion Club has already had a
meeting this year and has decided that

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president; Theresa Barksdale, secre-
tary and treasurer; Miss Randolph and

i | Miss Hollingsworth have been chosen
as the faculty members. This club

upholds certain standards of dancing

and the tryouts conform to this. This

meeting, at which a program for the|#lub is the most prominent and active
Tt is under- Sorta! organization on the campus. Be-

sides giv.i.e weekly tea dances it en-
tartains the college community at uvo
latge dances yearly.

Much collegiate interest will be
centered this year in the Math Club
for the president of this club is Eliz-
abeth Roark, who has arranged a very
interes\ing and yaried program for the
year, featuring lecturers from Emory
and Tech. All higher math students
are eligille for membership in this
club that neets every other Tuesday
night and all math students are in-
vited to the meetings. Other officers
of this club are Jack McClellan, vice
president, ana Katherine Pasco, secre-
tary.

The Classical Club has undertaken
an extensive program for the year.
Friday afternoon Miss Torrance and
Miss Fried entertained at a lovely tea
in honor of this club at their lovely
home on Clairmont. Mary Ruth Roun-
tree sang several lovely songs during
the afternoon. Receiving with Miss
Smith were Miss Hammond, Miss
Frances Craighead, president of the
club; Dot Harper, vice president; Julia
McLendon, secretary and treasurer,
Miss Luey Mai Cooke, program com-
mittee. Much interest is centered in
the announcement that Miss Mary
Shepherd will have charge of the
Freshman Latin Club, which will be
distinct and separate from the Classi-
cal Club for higher students.

The French Club is looking forward
to a mighty good year. Two weeks
from the present date Julia Napier

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Day Student News

Now that we've settled down to
hard work, and most of us have en-
joyed at least one pop test, we find
ourselves regarding the library as a
sort of second home. However, we’re

not so beset by work that we can’t find
time to indulge in a few gaieties, Six
of our day students: Hazel Wofle,
Betty de Saussure, Dorothy Cheek,
Anna Knight, Sarah White, and Ray
Knight were seen last Saturday night

at the Decatur Y. P. 8S. L. dance at the

Decatur Woman’s Club. Speaking of
dances brings us immediately to Flor-
ence Eckford. In last week’s issue
she was spoken of as being a Fresh-
man. With many apologies for our
error, we wish to let the world know
that she is a member of the Sopho-
more class,

We all regret to hear that last Fri-
day Martha Riley was injured when
the automobile that she was driving
was overturned. We don’t know how
great her injury is, but we certainly
hope she will recover rapidly.

Last Friday the first Day Student
meeting of the year was held. A
finance and entertainment committee
was appointed, which promised many
social gaieties for the Day Students
this year. Frances Hargis said that
the Day Students would have frequent
meetings this year, and Helen Respess
announced that plans for the Day Stu-
dent Y. W. C. A. were being made.

GLEE CLUBS TO BE
BROUGHT HERE

A short but important business
meeting was held by the Glee Club
last Wednesday night in which many
interesting plans were discussed for
the coming year. The college students
may confidently look forward to un-
usually good musical programs, given
both by its own Glee Club and Choral
Society and by the leading college
clubs of the south. The most promi-
nent prospects are the Alabama Glee
Club, the W. and L. Troubadours, the
South Carolina Gamecocks, and the
Davidson Glee Club.

|Goy was unanimously lected Busi-
ness Manager for this year and Vera
Kamper was elected Publicity Man-
ager, Virginia Miller, the President,
gave a most inspiring talk, which was
receiyed with great enthusiasm by the
other vlub members. After the meet-
ing, there was a short practise of the
special chorus.

Professor: “Do you have any trouble
with ‘shall’ and ‘will’?”

Freshman; ‘No, the Sophs say
‘You shall,’ and I say, ‘I will.’ ”

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ATTEND
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AGNES VOL.XIl=~=~S~*é<“—«s~*t*t*tst*s*~*CSAGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, 6A, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1927.

FRESHMAN

Hoasec Announcement Made

At Chapel

M. Anderson, V. Carrier, M.
R. Dobyns, E. Grier, M. B.
McConkey, M. Rice, M.
Reviere Are Chosen.

The most imposing and seriously
joyous times of the year are those
occasions on which Hoase makes its
public appearance, and calls unto her-
self those who have held high the
ideals of Agnes Scott, and expressed
their love in definite services.

“Ancient of Days” was played dur-
ing the academic procession, while the
student body stood in reverence. The
hymn for the morning worship, “Re-
joice, Ye Pure in Heart,” was fittingly
chosen. The exercises were then turned
over to Carolina McCall. In the name
of Hoase she announced new members,
first giving a brief talk so filled with
beauty and meaning, so inspirational,
that we are happy to print it here:

“At this season of the year when
the earth seems to gather unto itself
all the richness of its beauty and look
back upon its glories with lingering
wistfulness, it seems a time of retro-
spect and of meditation. When the
hills are wrapped in the mist of little
memories, and the meadows lie dream-
ing in the sun we, too, turn with quiet
thoughts to those things which we
hold dear, and strive to evaluate them.

“Therefore, it seems peculiarly fit-
ting that at this gracious season we
should pause. to think upon our love
for Agnes Scott. I am glad, then,
that at this time of the year Hoasc
makes one of its public appearances.
I would that we should pause and
think of Hoase and what it has meant
to Agnes Scott, and what we dream
it should be to Agnes Scott.

“T love to think Hoasc belongs to us
all, that potentially every girl is
Hoase. To some come greater oppor-
tunities. There are, too, those girls
whose service is so unobtrusive, so
perfect and silent that we never come
to know it. But to every girl who
loves Agnes Scott Hoase belongs.

“What does Hoasc mean to us? It
is the living, breathing symbol of our
faith in the ideals of Agnes Scott.
The dominant ideal here should be, and
I believe is, the intellectual ideal.
Hoase would inspire every girl with a
zeal for learning, would fill her with
a love of knowledge for knowledge’s
sake. I like to remember that John-
son said the difference between a
lettered and an unlettered man was as
the difference between a living man
and a dead one. Hoase then would re-
mind every girl that the greatest serv-
ice she can render her college is to
maintain a high scholastic standing,
and thus enrich her own life and the
life of her college. In this materialis-
tic age we sometimes fear that learn-
ing is forgotten. Hoasc would fire in
the heart of every Agnes Scott girl
the unpurchasable desire to search for
truth.

“oase is more than the guardian of
the intellectual ideal, it is the tangible
expression of the youth and mirth and
love at Agnes Scott. It binds each stu-
dent body together in a fine gold chain
that is love. We see a little reluctant-
ly the old dear faces replaced by the
new and eager—change—change, but
we know Hoase renewing itself each
year renders the perishable moment
imperishable and lovely.

“Hoasc, we believe, too, is not a re-
ward but a challenge. Even as the
youths, as they knelt to be knighted,
felt the light blow of the sword that
made them knights came not as a re-
ward but a challenge awakening them
to a chivalrous attitude towards life,
even so would we have Hoasc be to
its members not a reward but a chal-
lenge to a chivalrous attitude towards
life. Hoase is service. We would
have it wake you everyone to service.

Services Saturday

Phi Kappa Kappa
Is Organized

Officers Elected and Plans
Made at First Meeting.

A gay crowd came down to the Gym
last Thursday at 5 o’clock to laugh
and talk and have a pleasant time at tea
But withal, a serious purpose lay be-
neath—the organization of Phi Kappa
Kappa (Freshman Classical Club). The
Freshmen exhibited keen and active
interest in the formation of this club,
which is expected to give them much
pleasure this year.

There was a pleasant interval de-
voted to getting acquainted. The re-
ceiving line was composed of Miss
Smith, Miss Torrance, Miss Freed,
Frances Craighead, Lucy Mai Cook,

Dorothy Harper, and Mary Shepherd.
Mary Ruth Roundtree rendered a
beautiful song and Sally Abernathy a
piano selection.

The chief business event of the
meeting was the election of officers.
Helen Kauffman, the new president,
certainly has the ability to achieve
success and make the club a real force
on the campus. She will have excel-
lent helpers in the vice-president, Har-
riet Smith, and secretary-treasurer,
Alma Teaser Howerton.

Since the club boasts «yer fifty mem-
bers, four groups were formed within
the society, in order to secure smaller
units which could more easily work to-
gether, and with a view to increasing
interest by a competitive meeting later
in the year, at which each group may
strive for the honor of presenting the
most attractive program. Each group
elected a chairman to lead work with-
in the group, and who, with the offi-
cers of the club and the chairmen from
the other three groups, will constitute
the program committee of the club.
Eleanor Norton was chosen as chair-
man of Group A, Louise Ware, of
Group B; Laura Robinson, of Group
C., and Elizabeth Heath, of Group D.
When the business of the meeting was
concluded, the remainder of the time
was spent chatting and enjoying re-
freshments of punch and cakes. The
Classical Club is very proud of her
younger sister, Phi Kappa Kappa, and
wishes the new club the best of suc-
cess!

Service that is not a feverish endeavor
—not the eternal doing of every task
demanded until you became machines
whose only virtue is its energy. No,
we would make service mean in the
simplest and most commonplace words
—a willing spirit. That is a spirit
that has its foundations laid on a life
of thoughtful repose.

“This we would have Hoase mean to
every one of you for it belongs to you
all. In days gone by, when the Crusad-
ers set forth on their quests, there was
a little band at the forefront who flung
their banners to the skies. Hoasc
would be your banner bearers, flinging
the emblems of your love and faith to
the sun and wind—and behind in firm
array come all of you who love Agnes
Scott.

“Rejoice, indeed, then ye pure in
heart to hear the names of these, your
banner bearers, who shall lift your
standards against the skies:

“Miriam Anderson.

“Virginia Carrier.

“Mary Ray Dobbyns.

“Elizabeth Grier.

“Mary Belle McConkey.

“Margaret Rice.

“Mary Riviere.

“At this time, according to the con-
stitution, new faculty members have
been elected. They are: Miss Hearon

and Miss Torrance.”

BELL BLACK CAT

‘Synod of Georgia

Is Entertained At
Agnes Scott

Glee Club Program and
Brief Talks Feature
Luncheon.

The Synod of Georgia, which had
been holding its meetings in the De-
jeatur Presbyterian Church, was enter-
tained at luncheon by Agnes Scott last
Wednesday, October 5,

The ministers and their wives ar-
rived promptly at 12:40 and were
ushered to their places by various
Agnes Scott girls. There were about
one hundred and fifty guests in ad-
dition to the Agnes Scott girls.

The Glee Club sang several num-
bers, during the course of the meal,
which were greatly appreciated and
loudly applauded.

The first of these was a welcome to
our guests, “Agnes Scott Girls Want
to Greet You.” This was followed at
intervals by “The Cuckoo Clock,” “The
Whippoor-will,” “Whoop-Her-Up,” and
“Home of Virtue, Faith, and Knowl-
edge.” The members of the synod re-

sponded to these by yells and songs,
especially the bachelors. Mr. William-
son from Griffin led most of these, one
of the most outstanding being fifteen
rahs for the Seniors. He also called a
meeting “of all bachelors immediately
after luncheon in the various parlors,
to plan a mode of attack.” This was
greeted by many laughs, jokes and
much good fun by both the students
and the synod. The married men, not
to be outdone, aiso announced a meet-
ing of those who were unaccompanied
by their wives.

Many of the visitors were quite
anxious to sing to Miss Hopkins and
carefully inquired if she would like it
before doing so. Dr. Anderson, of
Savannah, led “Stand Up, Miss Hop-
kins,” and when she graciously rose,
playfully announced that he had had a
bet on her standing up. He thanked
her for permitting him to win. Thus
the affair was thoroughly enjoyed by
the college community and its guests
seemed to have a merry time, too.

Dr. McCain then rose to give a short
welcome to our guests and to make a
few important announcements.

After these, Janet McDonald, presi-
dent of the Student Government As-
sociation, welcomed the visitors to
Agnes Scott and in a few words told
the visitors of the two things which
every girl who ever attends Agnes
Scott carries away with her: namely,
the word Honor, and all that the word
implies, and secondly, the realization
of our high scholastic aims. Janet ex-
plained in some detail the working of
the honor system as it prevails here
on the campus and assured our friends
that though there is always plenty to
keep us busy in an academic way,
still no girl is “worked to death.”

The other speaker at the luncheon
was Jack Anderson, president of the
Y. W. C. A. Jack also welcomed the
visitors and outlined the Association,
its aims, and the chosen theme for
the year. Then she explained the
duties and importance of two of the
committees, World Fellowship and Re-
ligious Work. In conclusion, Jack in-
vited the Synod members to visit the
Vesper services, whenever they happen
to be in this vicinity.

The luncheon was a very enjoyable
affair and one which will be remem-
bered with much pleasure by the Synod
members as well as the Agnes Scott
girls.

WE BEG YOUR PARDON

Last week’s Agonistic carried a
statement of Poetry Club’s plans for
the year, including the fact that
Poetry Club would sponsor a lecture
here by Edna St. Vincent Millay. We
were misinformed. No official plan for
Miss Millay’s presence here has been
seriously considered.

Lively
Feature Open Forum
Several Suggestions Made to

Executive Com-
mittee.

Following Student Government on
Tuesday evening, October 4, the meet-
ing was thrown open for the first
Open Forum of the year. Margaret
Ogden, who is the chairman of the
Open Forum committee, presided.

The first question brought up was
whether the pianos in the practice
rooms off Rebekah Scott lobby should
be used by girls having dates. Janet
MacDonald presented the question. It
was decided after some discussion that
since practicing is done on these
pianos all during quiet hours, the girls
could use them to entertain their
friends. We are put on our honor,
however, to allow no dancing. Such
an action would be a serious breach
of the honor system.

Janet also introduced the question
of chaperonage to football games. The
Executive Committee had discussed
the matter and decided that three or
more girls should be allowed to go to
a football game in the afternoon with-
out a chaperon. The motion that

finally carried, however, was that two
girls should be allowed to go to a game
unchaperoned.

The subject of lights until eleven on
Saturday night wis brought up by
Helen Sissons. Mverybody seemed
very enthusiastic over the idea but at
first unable to give reasons why this
privilege should b «granted. Finally,
however, the following reasons were
summed up: We can sleep later on
Sunday morning; lights later would
encourage the hospitable Southern
custom of visiting; and we could study
longer on Saturday night, and lessen
the necessity of studying on Sunday.
By a unanimous vote it was decided
to lay the request before the faculty.

Mary Jane Goodrich gave some sug-
gestions for more careful attention to
library rules, and asked for their ob-
servance.

The delivery of special delivery let-
ters twice on Sunday instead of once
as is the present method was requested
by a decisive vote.

Sarah Johnston, secretary of the
Executive Committee, read the sug-
gestions for the changes in the riding
rules. They were unanimously ac-
cepted. :

Since there was no further business
the meeting was adjourned.

A.S.C. Girls to Ap-
pear at Howard

If you are an ardent reader of the
current theater literature you will
know that this is College Week at
the Howard. Thursday night a quar-
tet of our own Agnes Scott girls will
sing. These are Vivian Bryant, first
soprano; Lilian Clement, second so-
prano; Ruth Thomas, first contralto;
Mabel Dumas, second contralto.

They will sing two numbers, one at
6:30 and one at 8:30. It is rumored
that Thursday night faculty chaper-
ones will be in great demand.

SENIOR CLASS COL-
LECTS LAUNDRY—
AND PERCENTAGE

Girls, have you wondered what the
sweet strains of harmonicas echoing
thru our halls on Monday and Thurs-
day mornings were? It is our own
musical Seniors collecting laundry and
dry cleaning for the Knight’s Dry
Cleaning Company in Decatur. Clothes
are collected Monday and Thursday
mornings at 8 and may be gotten Tues-
day and Thursday from 5 to 6 in the
basement of Main. One-day service,
prices reasonable, satisfied customers!
No excuse for not haying cleaned
clothes now!

Diseussion Is First PreshiaarGl: Class to Win

Decision Since ’22. Color
and Excellence Charac-
terizes Both Stunts.

Do you suppose the gym, even if it
stands a hundred years, will ever be
draped in such flaunting colors, or be
rocked with such roars of enthusiasm,
as it was last Saturday night?

The Freshmen and Juniors had
transformed the left half of the build-
ing with the aid of much crepe paper
and glue, into a medieval castle hall
hung with golden tapestries “embroid-
ered” with dark, mysterious lady-fig-
ures and strange ’3ls. While on the
right the Sophomores had created a
veritable China-land of dragons and
pegodas in red and white.

The yells! Positively deafening!
The Freshmen and Juniors, led by
“Bibbs” and Mildred, raised voices one
hundred per cent strong; the Seniors
and Sophomores, wearing their cun-
ning red coolie hats, madly waved be-
ribboned canes and shouted “Hail to
the Sophomores!” with might and
main.

Finally, lights lowered and the
Freshman Stunt began as Elaine Ex-
ton stepped before the curtain and
gave the prologue:

“In the days of long ago,

Of Knights and Ladies fair—”

We all agree that “ye tunney-
ment” was “a ryght pithy, pleasaunt
and merie trashidie” that most clever-
ly presented a medieval version of the
recent Dempsey-Tunney bout in the
“Tunney-ment” between the Green
Knight and the Black Knight for
Lady Agnes’ ‘hand,

The Green Knight, laid out for nine
counts, rallied bravely and ran through
the Black Knight with one desper-
ate thrust, rescuing his lady from the
villain, who was soon fitly disposed of
in the trash can.

Thus ended the “Trashidie” which
was kept from becoming too depress-
ing by the dances of the lords, ladies,
snd peasants, and by the witti.ms of
the two jesters (and, by the way, they
say “Chopine” didn’t understand why
‘it is great to be a Georgian!!”)

Freshman cast:

1. Ladie Agnes, of Scott-land—J.
Thompson.

2. Sir Rodent, Green Knight of
¥rosh-land—Dittie Winter.

3. He Who Laughs Last (jester to
Sir Rodent)—Chopin Hudson.

4. Lord Nightmare, Black Knight
of Soph-land—Weesa Chandler.

5. Redde Roudie (jester to Lord
Nightmare)—Helen Jackson.

6. Count of ‘'yme—Harriet Smith.

Stunt committees:

1. Writing Committee—J. Thomp-
son, B. Hudson, A. Arbuckle, A. A.
Quarles, S. MePhaul, H. Jackson, W.
Chandler, E. Exton.

2. Mary Catherine Gay, Stage Mer.

3. Jean Grey, Costume Mer.

4, Cheer Leaders—‘Bibbs” McKee,
Mildred McCalap.

After intermission—when Martha
Stackhouse had presented Adele Ar-
buckle with the 2044 pennies collected
from the Freshmen by the Sopho-
mores for various fictitious causes, and
the Freshmen had shown their ap-
preciation by long and lusty yells—
the lights lowered for the Sophomore
stunt, and the curtain rose on a
Chinese temple—vivid with red, green
and gold, misty with the smoke of in-
cense. In the background sat the evil
and imposing Budda; on his left stood
the beautiful Dignity of Learning, and
around them were grouped veiled, in-
ferior gods.

The action of the allegorical plot
centered around Lee Frosh Foo, the
novice who had just entered the tem-
ple; Fri Voli Tee, the enticing dancer
in the temple; and Lee Senior Su, Lee
Junior Wu and Le Soph Loo, priests of
the order who were instructing the
newcomer and warning him against
the charms of Fri-Voli-Tee, on whom

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EDITORIAL

TRYOUTS AND YOU

That there is “something every minute” and that at A. S. C.
“vou surely have to hustle . . . or else you won't be in it” was
demonstrated by tryout announcements made last week. Invita-
tions for new members were issued by almost every organization
on the campus, including Cotillion, for the perfect ballroom
dancers, Agonistic, for efficient clubs, as well as those artistic and
literary organizations whose aim is to encourage original produc-
tion and to perfect by criticism.

You miss a great part of college life and throw away possibly
your best opportunity for self-development if you do not answer
the calls and try. ‘

Discrimination is the most worth-while quality to be culti-
vated in connection with activities. First you must discriminate
among organizations. Many doors are opened to you. If you tried
to enter everyone you would probably spend most of your time
going in—and coming out. Carefully answer the questions:

“Am I interested in this club, its purposes, its policy?” If you
are not vitally interested, so that you will put yourself, with love
and strength into work for it, do not offer yourself for a place
wherein another might accomplish more. For acceptance carries
with it an obligation as well as an honor.

Another question that well might be asked is:

“Does my talent lie in this line? Can I offer my best to Agnes
Scott thru this activity?” It is right that you should use your
natural gifts and by exercise develop them. Try out for every
club concerning which your answer to the first question can be in
the affirmative. If you can answer likewise to the second question
—excellent. But of the two the first, involving your interest and
sincerity, is more vital, for will accomplishes where latent talent
amounts to nought.

The relative amount of time that may be devoted to activities
is an open question on which divergent views are held. Here again
each individual must discriminate. We would but remind you that
the end and aim of college education is intellectual growth. On
our campus scholastic and extra corricula activities are peculiarly
related. The large majority of our clubs are either in direct con-
nection with an educational department or have for their purpose
the development of one definite quality. Both types promote in-
tellectual growth as positively as class room work.

Because of individual differences each must decide the maxi-
mum amount of time she can spend on activities while maintain-
ing a good scholastic average. Then go in for the maximum num-
ber of minutes, extra corricula!

Almost every student comes to college with an idea of what
she hopes to do when four years have passed. These organizations
on the campus offer practical experience in many phases of work.
They give you an opportunity to test the type you think you like
best—to test it comparatively and in detail. Therefore are they
a practical help in choosing your life work.

To return to the first step, the tryout. Never be afraid or
bashful at the thought of presenting your effort. The girls who
wear pins that you would like the right to wear, are most happy
when you display interest in their organization, particularly to
the point of seeking membership. Your effort is appreciated. For
your tryout to be worthy of acceptance genuinely thrills them. If
it falls a little below standard, you may believe me, they are
hurt at the thought of your disappointment. They think none the
less of you, rather admire you for your effort.

Once admitted, you find a social element, a congenial atmos-
phere that makes your college days happier. Friendships are made
and deepened. There is a wonderful thrill that comes from being
connected with activities—a thrill of “belonging,’ a thrill of
service.

Your hands can not serve the most, your life can not mean the
most, your happiness can not be most complete unless you seek to
identify yourself with campus activities.

Meetings in Literary
And Art Circles

Pi Alpha Phi

Helen Louis, who is still the life of
the campus, although a “dignified
alumna,” entertained the members of
Pi Alpha Phi with a delightful and
instructive talk at the meeting of the
club Thursday evening. A brief busi-
ness meeting was held. Mary Shep-
herd was elected secretary, Louise
Sydnor, treasurer, and Bee Keith,
member of the debating council. Each
was elected by a unanimous vote.

Helen Louis then talked to the
members, about what they owed to Pi
Alpha Phi, and what Pi Alpha Phi
could give them. She opened by say-
ing that she was glad of an op-
portunity to talk, as she was afraid
that this year she might be sup-
pressed, which is a terrible thing for
one with such pronounced loquacious
tendencies. In her discussion of what
the members owe the club, she ex-
planed that Pi Alpha Phi demands,
first, time—time spent in extensive
reading, then thought—concentration
used in organizing material, and last
but not least, personality—the ability
to get yourself across to an audience.
The object of a debater is to make an
audience become vitally interested in
a subject, in which it probably has no
interest.

But Pi Alpha Phi has rewards for
the efforts of its members. Helen
vividly described the pleasures and
benefits reaped from debating. De-
bating develops in a girl tolerance,
which is valuable in life and sports-
manship, which is even more im-
portant. A good debater must be able
to see both sides of any question. If
she cannot sympathize with her op-
ponent’s point of view she cannot
answer it. A successful debater must
also learn to be a gracious winner, and
a cheerful loser. The delights of de-
bating are equal to those of any sport.
Friends are made by common excite-
ment over victory, and common disap-
pointment at defeat, and Helen testi-
fied that after the first weakness of the
knees is overcome, the thrill of speak-
ing to an audience, is a thrill never to
be forgotten. She concluded by say-
ing that she hoped that this year,
which will be an unusually important
one, would also be an unusually suc-
cessful one for Pi Alpha Phi.

After this interesting talk, to which
Helen’s attractive personality was ad-
ded, the meeting “adjourned to the
punch bowl,” and lovely refreshments
were served.

A very delightful meeting of B. O. Z.
was held the night of October 3, with
Anne McCollum as hostess. Two very
interesting stories were read. Vir-
ginia Norris’ story, “The Finger of
God,” proved to be a stirring tale of
the South Seas and a missionary who
was called upon to make an unusual
and horrible sacrifice. After this story
had been commented upon and criti-
cized by the club members, Anne Mc-
Collum read an attractively realistic
story of college life on which she was
working. It is full of humorously and
tragically familiar details, and is told
in a clever and original style. It will
appear in the first issue of the Aurora.

It was decided that B. O. Z. would
meet again October 17 to judge try-
outs.

The Mathematics Club met last
Tuesday night in Science Hall. The
meeting was led by Irene Garretson,
who gave a very interesting talk on
“Some Recreations in Geometry.” She
showed how some impossible state-
ments could be proved true, such as,
part of a line is equal to the whole
line, or part of an angle to the whole.
The club meets regularly every first
and third Tuesday night at seven p. m.
The programs are always exceedingly
interesting, and all students in ad-
vanced mathematics are invited and
urged to come.

The regular weekly meeting of the
Glee Club was held last Wednesday
night in which many plans for an
operetta, “The Gitana,” that is to be
presented on December 3, were made.
This light opera promises to be un-
usually colorful and enjoyable, both in
stage-setting and music and, although
comparatively short, the plot is in-
teresting and intriguing. The club ap-
pointed a committee for costumes and
Mrs. Johnson outlined the story to
the members. One chorus was com-
mitted to memory and another one

The Stunt has been so much “the
thing” that our young athletes have
not been given an opportunity to come
forth in glory during the past week,
but merely to resort to informal Grade
B exercise.

But if we can’t announce that a cer-
tain class is nearer the athletic banner
this week than last, we can tell you
of a great honor which has come to
Agnes Scott. She has been appointed
one of the editors of the Sports-
woman page for A. C. A. C. W. In
case you think I just got started and
ran out too many A. C.s, I’ll prove the
point in longhand—Athletic Confer-
ence of American College Women.
Colleges are considered editors of this
page, the work being done through a
student appointed by the president of
the Athletic Board. Mary has named
Eleanor Castles for the place. We are
proud of this recognition of our col-
lege!

Tennis is coming on in full swing,
with an inaugural exhibition game
planned for this week. The following
class managers have been appointed:
Senior, Sara Glenn; Junior, Rachael
Paxon; Sophomore, Miriam Kaufman;
Freshman, Elizabeth McKee.

Aims of the Association

At first thought, one might say that
the Athletic Association has for its
aim the promotion of athletics here
in college. Nor is this wrong, but the

members were unable to be present,
the meeting proved to be a very in-
teresting one. We were delighted to
have with us a number of our alumnae
members.

The first business of the evening
was the election of a new secretary to
fill the vacancy left by Ella Mae Hol-
lingsworth. Mary Riviere was unanim-
ously chosen for this office. Several
contests, national and sectional, were
brought to the attention of the club.
Poems were then read by the various
members and discussed and criticized.
Subjects varied from the lightly
whimsical to the purely beautiful and
colorful. In all, we hope for a very
successful year for Poetry Club.

The club adjourned to meet with
Miss Janef Preston, October 18, to
judge tryouts, which are due at that
date.

The regular meeting of Blackfriars
was held Friday afternoon, October ‘7.
The announcement was made of the
resignation of Lillian White, secretary,
and Marion Green, treasurer, both
resignations made necessary by a
change in our point system. Polly
Vaughn and Sarah White were elected
respectively to fill these vacancies,

A very attractive program had been
arranged by Elizabeth Allgood, the
reading of Yeats’ “The Land of
Heart’s Desire.” The girls taking part
were Bee Keith, Margaret Gerig, Dor-
othy Cheek, Frances Hargis, Sara
Carter, and Muriel Neary.

After the play, Miss Gooch read an
interesting article from the new Jour-
nal of Expression concerning a play-
writing prize of $1,000 offered for the
best play to be written by any stu-
dent—quite inspiring for the more am-
bitious.

o
er

Athletic Association has other and
higher aims than this.

It aims, first of all, to get each girl
interested in, and participating in,
some form of sport. It aims to instill
in everyone a love of good sportsman-
ship, clean playing, and real skill; to
show that the way in which one plays
the game counts for more than
whether one wins or loses; and to
teach rooters to applaud their op-
ponents’ skill as well as that of their
own team.

The association is interested, also,
in clean sports in high schools, and
trys to encourage high school girls to
higher ideals of sportsmanship by in-
viting them out to college for a spe-
cial Play Day.

Then, too, the Association aims to
keep in touch with other colleges,
corresponding with them, and send-
ing representatives to meetings of
Athletic Council of American College
Women.

The Athletic Association wants each
girl to put her whole heart into every-
thing she does, knowing that then she
will find in her duties and pleasures
that inspiration, joy, and finer view-
point which interest and participation
will give. It hopes that the coming
year will teach you how to have a
profitable and enjoyable use of leisure
time and how to have real sportsman-
ship.

A WORD OF APPRE-
CIATION TO MISS SMITH

It is with a regret equal to our joy
at having Miss Hearon with us again
that we say good-bye to Miss Smith.
She has most capably filled Miss
Hearon’s place here during her ab-
sence, and has made a number of
friends on the campus. Having just
landed from an interesting European
trip, Miss Smith received Dr. MeCain’s
urgent letter for help, explaining that
Miss Hearon’s continued illness would
prevent her from returning to Agnes
Scott for at least a month. Miss Smith
responded immediately, and a few days
later was speeding on her way south.
She leaves us next week to continue
work on her thesis for her doctor’s de-
gree, carrying with her quite a bit of
our love and admiration.

Miss Hearon returned Sunday to fill
her old place in the school and in our
hearts.

Edwin T. Meredith, of Iowa, former
Secretary of Agriculture, says he be-
lieves the principal issues of the 1928
campaign should be farm relief and
prohibition, with a plank calling for
strict enforcement of the Volstead
Act in the Democratic national plat-
form and an attack on the Coolidge
administration for failure to enforce
it.

well started. Thus, at the outset, the
operetta gives every promise of suc-
cess.

Poetry Club held its first meeting of
the year with the president, Emily
Kingsbery on Tuesday night, October
4, Although several of the regular

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Girls, you’ll have to admit there’s

nothing that equals the stunt! It
has May Day’s elaborateness, Senior
Opera’s campus jokes, and the De-
bate’s enthusiasm (without that
friendly class rivalry) all packed in
one exciting night. And there’s nothing
that ever thrills the Freshman’s heart
so—unless it is Christmas holidays.
We offer cheers and congratulations
to the winners and cheers to the losers,
too!

Visitors
Miss Althea Bland, of Charlotte, N.
C., is visiting her sister, Miss Mar-
garet Bland, for ten days.

Hilda McCurdy’s mother came Fri-
day to visit her for several days.

Dot Dudley entertained her mother
and Laura Hill last week-end.

Violet Scott had a friend from Lucy
Cobb for the week-end. They attended
the Tulane game.

Grace McLaurin, ex-’28, visited Eliz-
abeth Williams for the stunt.

Alice Jernigan’s mother spent last
week-end with her.

Marguerite Russell, '27, who is
teaching at the A. and M. School in
Clarksville, Ga., visited here last week.

Betsy Davidson entertained in her
honor at the Tea House Saturday
night.

Mary Chew, of Decatur, was Clem-
mie Downing’s guest for the week-
end.

Lib Norfleet and Lib Lilly came
down Friday for the Tech-Tulane
game on Saturday afternoon and the
Stunt on Saturday night. They spent
some time with Jack Anderson and
Mary Perkinson.

Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Jervey, from
Mobile, Ala., visited Myra for the
week-end.

We are glad to see Lib Clark, ’27,
who is visiting Carolina McCall for
two weeks.

Virginia Carrier’s family motored
down from Asheville, N. C., and spent
from Wednesday til Friday in Decatur.

Dr. McClelland, of Maxton, N. C.,
visited his daughter, Lois, last week.

Penelope Brown, of Atlanta, was
the week-end guest of Ruth Pringle.

Juanita Patrick’s father visited her
last week.

It is often difficult to entertain in
our rooms, and often the tea room is
filled, so two of our alumnae, Mrs.
Davis (Elizabeth Lockhart) and Mrs.
Whipple (Carolyn Smith), are helping
solve the problem of social duties.
They will help with any sort of en-
tertainment—luncheons, bridge part-

ROSY SMITH

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Quite a few A. S. C. girls attended
the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta last
week. Among them were: Elizabeth
Williams, Letty Pope, Elizabeth Ruff,
Elise Gibson, Elinor Lee Norris, Vir-
ginia Norris, Harriet Williams, Vir-
ginia Love, and others.

Estelle Bryant and Hortense King
were the dinner guests of Estelle’s
uncle at the Winecoff last Wednesday
night.

Clemmie Downing had lunch with
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Johnston last
Thursday.

Elizabeth Dawson spent Wednesday
night with Louise Brewer.

Helen Johnston and Betty Hudson
spent Sunday night with Elizabeth
Smith in Atlanta.

Virginia Stokes and Mary Webb en-
tertained Carolyn Essig and Emily
Kingsberry in the Tea House Wednes-
day evening.

Mary Ray Dobyns, Janet MacDon-
ald, Martha Riley Selman, Elaine
Jacobsen, and Mary Nelson Logan en-
tertained their grandchildren, Julia
Thompson, Martha North Watson,
“Chopin” Hudson, Christine Cheney,
and Katherine Morrow, at the Tea
House last week.

Mary Crenshaw, Louise Sherfesee,
Sarah White, and Anna Knight went
to the Demolay dance last Thursday
night.

Emily Kingsberry and Louise Sher-
fesee attended the Zip dance last week.

Frances Craighead, Dave Warfield,
Francis Hargis and Hortense Elton
went to the Junior Chamber of Com-
merce dance Friday night.

Irene Lowrance gave a feast in
honor of the Freshmen from Charlotte
last Sunday night. The guests were:
Jo Houston, Sally Cothran, Sarah
Southerland, Mildred Greenleaf, Per-

Belle Warde Stowe,

ESSAY CLUB FORMED
ON THE CAMPUS

During the last year of college, a
great deal of interest was manifested

in the scheme of the organization of a
familiar essay club. This idea was
decidedly approved by the English De-
partment as a source for material used
in the college publications, especially
in the Aurora. Recently the sugges-
tion was made that such a club be or-
ganized by the members of English
325-26, the advanced course in essays
and essay writing. Miss Christie, the
teacher of the class, has consented to
aid. The purpose of the club is to
foster the writing of original and in-
teresting personal essays by the upper
classmen, and to stimulate interest in
this type of writing on the campus.

The charter members of the club to
which other members will be added
by tryout are Margaret Garretson,
Betty Gash, Mary Lanier, Geraldine
LeMay, Mary Ramage, Hazel Wolfle,
and Mary Ellis.

McLaughlin, Christine Henderson,
“Dit” Quarles, and Shirley McPhaul.

Helen Lewis entertained in honor of
Catherine Carrier, ’25, in the Tea
House Thursday night. The guests in-
cluded: Janet MacDonald, Lib Lynn,
Frances Rainey, Nell Hillhouse,
Georgia Watson, Mary Perkinson, Lib
Clark, Carolina McCall, and Jack An-
derson.

The French Club officers: Louise
Girardeau, Marion Green, Helen Rid-
ley, and Julia Napier, will entertain
the French Club and certain mem-
bers of the Alliance Francaise at a re-
ception at Julia’s home in Decatur
Friday, October 14, at 8:30 P. M. A
special program has been arranged
which will be of interest to all who
come.

Dorothy Harper spent the week-end
with her aunt in Druid Hills.

Hazel and Helon Brown will spend
the week-end with Sallie Abernathy.

Alice Jernigan had a birthday party
given by her table on Wednesday
night.

Mary
with

Mary Gladys Sheffner and
Prim spent Thursday night
Carolyn Payne and Polly Irvine.

Nell Hillhouse and Gwendolyn Me-
Kinnon were guests at a luncheon
given Mrs. Latham at Brookhaven.

Huda Dement and Elizabeth Roark
had dinner with Mary Saywood last
Saturday night.

Emily Cope and Eliza Ramey spent
the week-end with Vera Kamper.

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And, if you want a smart satin

georgette and velvet creation

to date in, or a jersey sports
frock for campus wear, so
should you make a non-stop
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look around, I see all the Day Stu-
dents hard at work,—but yet, none of
them look as though they were on the
verge of a nervous breakdown. I'll
say the Day Students seem to survive
A. S. C. as well as anybody.

There’s a most amusing coincidence
connected with Martha Riley’s auto-
mobile accident, which was mentioned
in last week’s issue. Aside from minor
cuts and bruises, a tooth knocked out
was the only injury that Martha re-
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the tooth knocked out was the very
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recommended to be pulled. Cheap and
quick dentistry—shall we say pain-
less? There are some of us, no doubt,
who prefer the old style of tooth pull-
ing rather than Martha’s very modern
methods.

Dances are still the thing, it seems,
since Frances Wimbish, Sarah White,
Anna Knight, and Ray Knight at-
tended the Demolay dance at the
Woman’s Club in Atlanta Thursday
night.

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I really believe that Y. W. C. A,
will be an active force among the Day
Students this year. Many Day Stu-
dents have promised to join the Y. W.,
and Helen Respess tells us that the
Day Students are to have charge of
chapel Saturday, October 15. Also,
everybody watch for an invitation to a
Day Student party sometime soon, to
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THE AGONISTIC

The following from The Tarheel
may be interesting to those who con-
tend that clothes make the man:
Style Surveyor Says Carolina Students

Are Poorly Dressed

Boys at the University go to classes

in their shirt sleeves because they

can’t afford jackets. The Prince of
Wales is ignored while Stetson “D”
sets styles with his $29.50 suits. A
bumper crop of cotton would change
styles for the year. Hats are an un-
known article on our campus, and they
are even rarely resorted to in off-
campus escapades.

This startling information was re-
vealed in a recent survey being con-
ducted in thirty-six of the largest
schools in America by the New York
Daily News Record to determine the
style trend in college clothes. “Paul
Green made North Carolina famous
with his prize-winning play, but Caro-
lina would come far short of a prize
for what to wear” “The chief
reason for the low standard in styles
is probably economic” and “The stu-
dents have a hard time in paying their
board and tuition.”

The surveyor reminds one of a
Northern missionary to the South who
took a picture of a family while they
were making sorghum, and then took
the same family while they were at
church. “This is how I found them—
that’s how I left them,” he loftily pro-
claimed.

Perhaps this will help some of the
Freshmen who are becoming discour-
aged over sines and cosines, and two
themes a week:

Don’t Be a Coward—Work!

Many of us have a tendency, when
we first catch a glimpse of the mass
of work that lies before us, to be-
come discouraged and disheartened.
We feel that our ability, in compari-
son with the work to be done, meas-
ures far too short, and that we are
not capable of facing the year’s tasks
as we should. This attitude is only a
natural reaction after three months of
recreation and pleasure. It is some-
times hard for us to collect our scat-
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one particular task, but an honest at-
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mountain rather than climb it. This
applies to students at Salem who at-
tempt to evade their work rather than
meet it fairly and squarely.

It is too early in the year for us
to become discouraged. Our work has
scarcely begun, and if we feel doubt-
ful about it now just how will we feel
after we have really plunged into the
year’s work? Do not sit back and
make up your mind not to study and
not to pass a course just because you
do not understand it thoroughly at
first. Study the subject diligently, and
to the best of your ability, and the re-
sults will surely be profitable. Do not
give up too soon,—and remember, only
a coward shrinks from what is ex-
pected of him.

—The Salemite.

Sophomores of the University of To-
ronto went so far in their misinterpre-
tation of the slight hazing privileges
as to impose upon the innocent Fresh-
men the wearing of harem veils. This
offering of “personal indignity” to the
first year students incensed the down-
town newspapers'to such an extent
that the Sophomore class thought it
wisest to annul the mosquito net rul-
ing.

—The Concordiensis (Union College.)

Both the Furman Hornet and the
Union Concordiensis quote Dr. Harvey
Wiley’s article on “Small Colleges,”
which appeared in a recent magazine.
We find this in the Hornet:

Small Colleges

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about the advantage of the small col-
lege in preference to the great uni-
versities where money is not spared to
provide the best in everything pertain-
ing to education. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley
has just written, for a well known
magazine, an article in which he points
out the danger of the “organized fact
mills” as he terms the bigger schools.
He says that one dollar spent in a
college the size of Furman is worth
five spent in Harvard or Yale.

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fit of the small college lies in the fact
that students are recognized as indi-
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Agonistic Staff

The Agonistic staff was quite grati-
fied by the number of try-outs this
year, and even more gratified by the

literary worth as shown in the work
of each of the successful contestants.
These reporters, however, seem to give
evidence of being able to write better
than talk, for when interviewed they
were most inarticulate.

Harriet Todd seemed more inclined
to discuss her new position than any
other. She said she was so pleased
to have made the staff, for she intends
to take an active part in journalism
later on. Jean Alexander, Betty Gash
and many others tried to evade the
probing question by such subdued mur-
murs as “I am quite thrilled,” or “I am
so proud.”

The staff is looking forward to a
successful year with these new re-
porters added to their number. May
they each feel it their duty to help
make the Agonistic a worthy college
weekly for our Alma Mater!

These new reporters are: Mary
Alice Juhan, ’28; Harriet Todd, 730;
Betty Gash, ’29; Margaret MeCoy,
31; Perle Landau, °30; . Elizabeth
Woolfolk, ’31; Katherine Hunter, ’29;
Laura Brown, ’31; Clarine Dorsey, ’30;
Margaret Andrea, ‘29; Dorothy
Harper, ’28; Katherine Lott, ’29; Helen
Jackson, ’31; Dorothy Kethley, ’31;
Jean Alexander, ’30; Martha Stack-
house, ’30; Mary McCallie, ’30, and
Mary Ann Phelps, ’30.

MR. ROBINSON GIVES
TEA IN HONOR OF
MISS STRAUSS

The students are not the only ones
of the college community who have
been “stepping” this season. One of
the most delightful and charmingly in-
formal affairs of the year was a tea
for the faculty, given by Mr. Robinson
Friday afternoon, September 30, at his
home on College Place. The tea was
given in honor of Miss Grace Strauss,
the new mathematics teacher. Over
fifty guests called during the after-
noon.

not so keen that the average individ-
ual cannot make a good record. Op-
portunities are greater. This is the
best insurance the small colleges have.

VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS

To many of us here at Agnes Scott ;the Japanese go into all the world and

ce

he “East is East and the West is
West” just as Mr. Kipling claims it
to be.
this year in having on our faculty two

But we are extremely fortunate

men who are intimately acquainted
with the East. Dr. Logan, who has
spent twenty-five years in Japan and
Dr. Hayes, who has lived and taught
in Constantinople.

For the edification of those of us
who, upon hearing the word “Japan,”
think immediately of cherry blossoms
and kimona-clad ladies, and to whom
the word “Turkey” calls up in our
minds visions of mosques and veiled
ladies and the Thief of Bagdad, I set
out to interview both Dr. Logan and
Dr. Hayes for some realistic details of
the countries which they know so
well.

With notebook and pencil in hand
and trepidation at heart, such as only
an amateur reporter can feel, I ap-
proached Dr. Logan. He agreed to
undergo the ordeal of being inter-
viewed. After we both forgot that I
was on an official errand, he told me
so many interesting facts about Japan
that I am going to have to reserve
Turkey for a later issue.

In answer to my question as to how
Japan looked, Dr. Logan said:

“Take the Apalachian Mountains
from the St. Lawrence River on the
north to Birmingham, Ala., .on the
south and drop them into the ocean.
Make the mountain peaks a little
higher and the valleys a little deeper.
Place on those mountains all the big
cities east of the Mississippi and build
a town the size of Decatur every two
miles—and you have Japan.” (Now
we can see why a place which looks
so small on the map can contain as
many people as Japan claims).

And as to the character of the peo-
ple, Dr. Logan said that they are
most polite; that they possess all the
finer instincts which characterize the
aristocracy of any country whatsoever.
In other words, they are ladies and
gentlemen. They are also extremely
generous, taking a great delight in
giving presents. The birth of a child
and his naming, a wedding or a death,
the arrival of a new neighbor or the
departure of an old one all afford oc-
casions for the bestowing of gifts.

Being very ignorant of Japanese his-
tory, I asked Dr. Logan how long
Japan had been open to foreigners,
and found that this happened as re-
cently as 1860 and was effected by
Commodore Perry. Following this
came the edict of the Emperor bidding

seek knowledge. Thus, it was from

Germany that they learned to build an
army; from Britain, a navy; from
France they received their judicial
system and from America their public
school system. The enthusiasm of
young Japan for education, by the
way, is very intense.

As to the future of Japan, Dr. Logan
made this statement:

“I believe that Japan, not only be-
cause of its great army and navy, but
because of its real moral worth is
going to be one of the great nations
of the earth.”

ELABORATE WEDDING
PLANS OF FALL BRIDES

Of much interest to all Agnes Scott
girls is the announcement of the wed-
ding plans of two of the graduates of
the class of ’27. Lelia Joiner is to be
married to Jack Cooper, November 8,
at the home of a friend in Hollywood,
Cal. The marriage ceremony is to be
very picturesque, with all of the naval
services. Lelia’s trousseau is said to
be marvelous. Her wedding gown is
to be of royal blue faille with slippers
and hat to match. She will carry a
bouquet of lilies of the valley. After
the marriage ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
Cooper will go to Long Beach, Cal.,

for their honeymoon. They will live in
San Pedro until January when they
will stay in Seattle for a few months.
After this they plan to live in Hono-
lulu.

Sarah Shields, ex-’27, is to be mar-
ried to John Pfeiffer on October 18 in
the Methodist church in Dawson, Ga.
Her parents will give a lovely reception
at their home later. The color scheme
of her wedding party is to be turquoise
blue and pale flesh. The four Junior
bridesmaids will wear flesh taffeta,
while the matron of honor will wear
flesh chiffon. Sarah (we can well
imagine!) will be radiant in white
satin, carrying a lovely bouquet of
roses and showers of lilies of the val-
ley. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
Pfeiffer will go to New York on their
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THE AGONISTIC

Station A-L-U-M-N-A-E speaking!
By the kindness of the broadcasting
stations from Korea to Canada we are
able tu tell you just what those girls
are doing whom we miss so much
from the halls of old Agnes Scott.
Now listen in and learn whether it be
a domestie or a literary career that
our ex-classmates are following.

Into some, Agnes Scott has aroused
a great thirst for higher learning. One
must tune in at Radcliffe, Cambridge,
Mass., to be informed of Ellen Douglas
Leyburn, ’27, and Willie White Smith,
’27—for it is here that these two are
studying this winter. Elizabeth Lilly,
27, is studying at the University of
North Carolina. You will remember
Mamie Shaw, ’27, who won the Que-
nelle Harold Scholarship. She is at-
tending the University of Florida.
Eleanor Albright is another of these
students—she is studying at the Nor-
mal School at Richmond, Va. The
great metropolis of New York is the
winter home of five of our girls,
Maurine Bledsoe, ’27; Hulda McNeel,
727; Marjorie Speaker, ’25; Mary
Greene, ’24; Janice Greene, ’24. They
are studying at Columbia.

Let us now tune in on our girls of
leisure—Reba Bayliss, ’27, is at home
in Athens, Tenn., and Blanch Berry,
27, in Lexington, Va. Evelyn Powell,
27, is making her debut this winter in
Little Rock, Ark.

Hush! Do you not hear masculine
voices coming in on the air? Yes,
some of our girls have husbands now—
Louise Buchanan, °25, was married
September 20, to Mr. Thomas Proctor,
Jr., of Birmingham, Ala. On the very
same day Margaret Turner, ’23, mar-
ried Thomas Twitty, of Mobile, Ala.
The bridesmaids were Amy Twitty,
21, sister of the groom; Virginia Burt,
24, and Christine Turner, ’25. Nancy
Tripp, ’23, will change her name Oc-
tober 29 to Mrs. Alexander Capie
Shand, Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa. Louise
Capen, ’27, now writes her name Mrs.
Clinton Baker. Leila Joyner, ’27, is
in Atlanta at present. buying her
trousseau, she is to be married in
Los Angeles. There is much rumor
abroad about some others of our ex-
graduates, too.

It seems I can hear the tap of the
ruler on the desk—it is probably some
of our dignified schoolmams. Joseph-
ine Bridgeman is teaching at Murry
Hill, N. C. (she says herself there is
a population of one hundred and fifty) ;
Frances Buchanan, ’27, is teaching at
Macon, Ga., while Grace Carr is serv-
ing in the same capacity at Birming-
ham. Eugene Dozier, ’27, has a won-
derful dancing class in connection with
the Atlanta Conservatory of Music.
Mary Davis, ’27, is expounding in
Florence, Ala., while Evelyn Albright,
’27, is following suit in Chipley, Ga.
Marion Daniels is teaching at home,
in Charlottesville, Va. At the North
Avenue Presbyterian School we find
Elizabeth McCallie, ’27.

There is hardly a field of service
that our girls have not found. Elsa
Jacobsen, ’27, is assistant Girl Reserve
Secretary at Indianapolis, Ind.

Venie Beth Grant, ’27, is technition
at the Grady Hospital in Atlanta.

Caroline McKinney, ’27, is in the
employment of the Woman’s Dept., of
the City Employment Bureau.

Louisa White, ’27, is working for
the Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta.

Mary Ferguson, ’27, had an inter-
esting summer. She met her parents
at Liverpool, not having seen them | ¥
for eight years it must have been
quite a pleasant experience. (Oe a 2 a ore
toured Europe together. This winter
Dr. Ferguson is teaching Hebrew at
the University of Chicago, and Mary
will attend school there. Miriam Pres-
ton, ’27, is on her way home—home to

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We do not have to turn on the radio
to find some of our girls for they are
right here on the campus with us.
Those that returned to us as assistants
are: Helen Lewis, ’27; Carolina Mc-
Call, ’27; Elizabeth Lynn, ’27; Frances
Rainey, ’27, and Leone Bowers, ’26,
who is now Mrs. C. W. Hamilton.

Thus ends the report of station
A-L-U-M-N-A-E.

“Long, long, may our hearts with such
memories be filled

Like the vase in which roses have once
been distilled,

You may break, you may shatter the
vase if you will,

But the scent of the roses hang around
it still.”

Y. W. Call To
Membership

Last week was Membership Week
for our local Y. W. C. A. At Vespers
on Sunday, October 3, the speaker en-
deavored to show us that the Y. W. C.
A. has a very definite place on our
campus and in our lives, that by be-
coming a member of Y. W. our lives
might be made more abundant. The
only requirement for membership is
the adoption of the purpose of our lo-
eal Y. W. C. A., which is as follows:

“The Young Women’s Christian As-
sociation of Agnes Scott College, af-
firming the Christian faith in God the
Father, and in Jesus Christ, His only
Son, our Lord and Savior, and in the
Holy Spirit, the Revealer of truth and
source of power for life and service,
according to the teaching of the Holy
Seriptures and the witness of the
church, declares its purpose to be:

“1, To lead students to faith in God
through Jesus Christ.

“2. To lead them into membership
and service in the Christian church.

“3. To promote growth in Chris-

tian faith and character, especially
through study of the Bible.

“4. To influence them to devote
themselves in united effort with all
Christians to making the will of Christ
effective in human society, and to ex-
tending the Kingdom of God through-
out the world.”

Cabinet asked that we go at stated
hours to the Cabinet Room where a
Cabinet member was ready to give us
a membership card and to discuss with
us any questions we might have con-
cerning Y. W. As the need, which
everyone feels, for some spiritual life
is realized on our campus, member-
ship in Y. W. is almost 100 per cent.

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Works of American
Art Masters To Be
Exhibited in October

The Associated Dealers in American
Paintings, of New York, will sponsor
an exhibition of the works of Ameri-
can masters of art during October in
the High Museum of Art, 1262 Peach-
tree Street, Atlanta, Ga., under the
auspices of the Atlanta Art Associa-
tion. Prizes are offered for the best
essays on “What Work of Art Among
All Those in the Exhibition Makes
the Greatest Appeal to You and
Why?” The prizes include three etch-
ings by nationally famous artists
selected by the Associated Dealers and
are on view at the High Museum of
Art.

One prize will be awarded to the best
essay written by an adult who has
passed the eighteenth birthday. These
essays belong to class “A.”

Other prizes go to younger contest-
ants.

In addition to these, three prizes of
honorable mention will be awarded, in-
cluding photographs of the works of
art chosen by the contestants, auto-
graphed by the artist, if living.

Rules and regulations for the con-
test are:

Manuscripts must not be longer than
300 words, must be typewritten or
plainly written in ink on one side of
the page only. The pages must be
numbered; each writer must use a fic-
titious name; each essay must be ac-
companied by a small, sealed, envelope
with the fictitious name on the outside
and the real name and address of the
writer on the inside; these will not be
opened until after the contest has been
decided. The catalog name and num-
ber of the work of art chosen, the
artist’s name the fictitious name of the
writer, the class to which he belongs
(A, B or C) and the number of words
in the manuscript must be given at
the top of the first page; address the
essays to “Essay Contest Committee,
High Museum of Art, 1262 Peachtree
Street, Atlanta, Ga.” Manuscripts
must be in by October 22, date of
awarding of prizes will be announced
later. Anyone living in Georgia is
eligible, both prose and poetry being
acceptable; no manuscript will be re-
turned; the decision of the judges is
final; ask at the High Museum of Art
for any further information.

This exhibition is a very fine one,
embracing the work of the best, past
and present American artists. It pre-
sents a wonderful opportunity to study
the growth the country has made.
Members of the committee will be at
the museum to offer suggestions and
help.

The musuem is open week days from
10 to 5:30 o’clock; on Sundays from 2
to 5:30 p.m. Free on Wednesdays and
Sundays at these hours. In addition
to the above-named days, the museum
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GIDBIE

Giddy, Darlin’:

My brain has become so elevated,
Tl never be able to think lowly
“gossipy” thoughts again. J—all of
Rebekah, in fact, has been helping
Carolyn Payne write to her Virginia
love, who has an intellect. It takes a
Webster dictionary to read his let-

ters and an encyclopedia and Sara
Teasdale’s poems to answer them.
(She and Margaret Rice are en-
thusiastically advocating two deliver-
ies of Sunday specials.) Oh, romance
flowers in any season at Agnes Scott.
Janet’s trying to help too by intro-
ducing a “homelike” atmosphere for
dates. Helen Johnston says she thinks
it would help to cage the squirrels—
they make her dates nervous.

And, Giddy, my dear, speaking of
romances, we have a really bookish
one—a summer light opera romance
of a fickle prima donna who has de-
cided she prefers Emory Sigma Nu’s
to Davidson K. A.’s. Poor Piggy!

By the way, Pig Dallis was up here
last week and told us all about El-
mira Caldwell’s wedding. You know,
she married a boy at Georgia summer
school whom she’d only known two
weeks. They’re living in Albany,
Y., now and studying law together.

That must have given Mary Cren-
shaw her idea of a law-affair. She put
on her switch and one of her best
dresses to wamp a “senator.”

“Yes, Ermine, they told me the
Georgia Senate would have lunch with

Clubs Open Oppor-
tunities to Students

Dates of Various Try-Outs
Announced.

With the beginning of school come
various opportunities to the students,
and not the least among them is the
opportunity for trying-out for mem-
bership in the many literary, dramatic,
and artistic clubs. Then the clubs,
their numbers smaller because of the
graduation of many of their members,
are eager for new material, and want
so much for you to try for admission.

Tryouts for B. O. Z. are due October
17. B. O. Z. is quite an active organi-
zation, which encourages short story
writing among the upperclassmen, and
which seeks to promote interest in and
conception of good literary efforts of
the students.

The tryouts for Blackfriars are to
he held on the seventeenth, too. This

;us Wednesday.” I wonder if the Synod

would feel flattered.

They would at least be pleased if
they and Mr. Orr thought that our
chastity of mind and soul could com-
pare with our rooms and our Fresh-
men. During Sophomore week every
building and walk on the campus just
shone. There wasn’t even any dirt
under the beds, and you know that’s
not natural, Giddy. We didn’t want
the poor Freshmen to get dusty doing
the dirty work, so Harriet Smith, after
a “Keep Klean Kampagne,” went a-
wading in the bathtub. You really
should have seen her singing songs
and picking flowers from the marble
brink.

So much cleanness went to Frances
Craighead’s head. It really was quite
tragic. She put her brand-new hat
and shoes for the Tech-V. M. I. game
in her laundry bag—just to bring them
out to school from her home—and
Giddy, whoever collects laundry took
the bag and left poor Frances high
and dry—hatless and shoeless, that is.

The best use for water right now
would be to drown the mosquitoes, but
I don’t believe there’s a chance.

N.|They’re still singing us to sleep every

night.

Since I’ve just had a bath in ink,
writing this, I’d better stop now and
get ready for dinner. Under the cir-
cumstances may I sign myself,

With love, chastily yours,
AGGIE.

is one of the outstanding organizations
on the campus, since it aids the stu-
dent not only in playacting but also in
stage direction. Throughout the year
various plays are presented—including
several one-act plays by the students
of the’ playwriting class.

Poems submitted for Poetry Club
tryouts will be due October 18.

One of the newest organizations on
the campus is the Pen and Brush Club,
tryouts for which are due October 21.
This club encourages both artistic
training and appreciation.

So, do get busy on your “tryouts”
for the club of your choice, because
the club wants and needs you.

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THE AGONISTIC

WE THINK:

Editor’s Note:

If was announced recently that the
Agonistic would carry a column desig-
nated “Open Forum,’ where candid
opinions of the students concerning
campus affairs would be printed. We
think this will be a fine and helpful de-
partment if the students co-operate
and continue to be as enthusiastic as
they were over the first prospect of
having a space set apart for their opin-
ions.

lt has been deemed wise not to call
this column “Open Forum,” because
of confusion that might arise when
we report Open Forum mectings.
Therefore we have designated the col-
umn as above. If you think of a better
heading, drop it into the Agonistic Box.
If you have anything to say about
campus problems—say it in writing,
and this column will welcome it.

Mirabilia facinora!! We think the
Agonistic staff made a progressive
step when it created this column for
people like us. We are a_ timid
bunch—too reserved to express our
ideas in Open Forum on Tuesday
night—and we would end abruptly our
college careers before we would make
an announcement in chapel.

However, our ideas and definite
opinions on Hottentot matters are
numerous. These, we express to our
“intimes.” And now, we indicate our
thoughts through The Agonistic, for
this column reminds us of talking to
our chums after 10:30: the lights are
out—I am not seen; there is no audi-
ence; you may censure me—but [ll
never know it.

This time, I want to say something
about the monopoly of classes by a
few students who are endowed (?)
with over-developed voices and abnor-
mal responsiveness. Governments have
passed legislation for the suppression
of monopolies in business. Why don’t
we protect ourselves ?

Some people seem to consider them-
selves the objects toward which the
instructor directs his every question.
They imagine themselves the focal
points of the professors’ interests. It
would be different if these perverted
students had lived in the time of Soc-
rates and Plato when the teacher
asked questions of separate pupils and
reasoned with each one individually in
his attempt to secure definitions. But
as it is, there are about twenty-five
of us in one class. The instructor asks
a question. She does not have a pencil
in mid-air ready to jot down a 0-100
grade—so she doesn’t designate any
one in particular to answer. However
Miss Some One (let’s call her S. 0.)
replies. Now comes another question.
Again 8. O. responds. The rest of us
answer, too—but our utterances are
mere whispers contrasted with S. O.’s
clear articulation. Another question!
We decide not to continue the exertion
of diaphram and vocal cords when la
profesora pays us no heed. S. O. keeps
on, Three more interrogations—three
more S. O. answers!

Now we try again.

“What construction does temer

take?”—goes the question,
“El subjontivo,” chants the class.

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But it is not heard;

wrong
indicativo” from S. is the only
ears.

Then comes the instructor’s, “Why,
you should all know this material!”

A friend of mine (another timid
soul) wonders if part of the blame

shouldn’t be placed on the teacher for

directing her remarks to one member

of the class. I wonder about that, too.
F. A. C,

An Appreciation

Dr. McCain said he wanted a Fresh-
man Sunday School class, that he
might know the new girls better. Per-
haps he didn’t know how very glad the
new girls were to know him, our Presi-
dent. So far, I have noticed an ap-
paling lack of personal contact be-
tween students and faculty and offi-
cials. I should not think this ac-
quaintance with faculty would be es-
sential, but very profitable if one
wishes to make the most of their col-
lege life.

In Dr. McCain’s class, he has picked
many interesting topics, closely re-
lated to the problems of college life,
which we will discuss from Sunday to
Sunday. Last Sunday it was the
“Student’s Budget” and in the near
future it will be “The Matter of. Time
Well Spent,” “Student Honor,” ete,
How can we Freshmen know the sig-
nificance and meaning of these prob-
lems unless someone explains them to
us?

We Freshmen are rather like a
bunch of sheep—running around, not
knowing where to go or what to do.
One might say—what has a Sunday
School Class to do with that? Just
this—In Dr. McCain’s class we take up
our problems and discuss them for
their spiritual worth, their mental
worth, in fact, for anything which
might be beneficial to us. Dr. McCain,
we appreciate more than you know,
your interest in us and desire to help

us.
E. W., 31.

Freshmen Bell Black
Cat

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the evil eye of Budda glowed (a dire
sign!) for profaning the Dignity of
Learning and enticing the new ones
from their duty to the gods. The
drama, which ended with the murder
of Fri-Voli-Tee by Lee Fresh Foo, was
enlivened by the jokes of Ellee Wing-
Wing (a big, dark mystery) and Teli-
Ring-Ring (the Chink without a care!)
and the dances of Fri-Voli-Tee and
the chorus.

Chief characters:

1. Dignity of Learning—Margaret
Ogden.

2. Fri-Voli-Tee—Anne Ehrlich.

8. Teli- Ring - Ring — Carrington
Owen.

4. Ellee-Wing - Wing — Katherine
Leary.
5. Lee Senior Su—Shannon Pres-
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Southern Council of
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Agnes Seott is to be hostess again. |

Nothing delights her more. The
guests, who will be with us from Octo-
ber 14-16, are members of the South-
ern Division Council of the Young
Women’s Christian Association,

This council is made up of student
representatives from each Southern
State, and a certain number of mem-
bers at large. Our own Jack Anderson
was elected one of Georgia’s repre-
sentatives during the conference at

|Blue Ridge, N. C., last summer.

The purpose of this meeting is to
plan the program for the year’s work.
It is the duty of the Council to carry
out in the Southern States, plans made
by the National Council which met in
New York City last September. The
meeting will be under the leadership
of Miss Katherine Butler of New York.
Miss Butler is secretary of the South-
ern Division Y. W. C. A, As she is an
old friend of every girl who went to
Blue Ridge, her arrival is awaited with
great anticipation.

With Miss Butler, our guest list will
include Theodosia Jones, Elizabeth
Smith, Ida Johnston, Thelma Shad,
Kay Upchurch, Lydia Roberts, Lucy
Stevens, and Ellen Wilcox.

Definite plans for the meeting have
not been decided upon. Most of the
time of these representatives, of neces-
sity, will be taken up with business
meetings. However, a tea is planned
in their honor for Saturday afternoon.

6. Lee Junior Wu—Mary Jane
Goodrich.

7. Lee Soph Loo—Sara Townsend.

8. Lee Fresh Foo—Polly Vaughn.

Stunt Committees:

1. Peggy Lou Armstrong, chair-
man; Mary McCallie, Mary Gregory,
co-authors. ;

2. Eleanor Bonham, costume man-
ager.

3. Myra Jervey, stage manager.

4. Raemond Wilson, director
dances,

5. Cheer Leaders—Jack Anderson,
Helen Anderson, Sara Townsend.

The suspense of the decision was
short, but terrible. As Miss Randolph
rose to give the verdict of the judges,
a hush fell over the house for one
brief moment, and then—a perfect din
of shrieks and yells; green caps flung
wildly in the air; arms stretched and
clutched in wilder embraces—victor-
ious joy, raised to his august majesty,
the Black Cat, who will soon wear the
bell of 731!

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“IT do hate to play with a bad loser,
don’t you?”

“Oh, I don’t know. I’d rather play
with a bad loser than any kind of a
winner.”

Prof.: “What is the difference be-
tween the words ‘bill’ and ‘pill’?”

Stude: “I don’t know—except that
a bill is hard to get up and a pill is
hard to get down.”

“My room-mate has been using a
flesh reducer for a month,”

“Any results?”

“Yes. The roller is much thinner,

”

Daughter: “Dad you don’t allow me
half enough money for clothes.”

Father: “If I did, you would still go
around looking half-dressed.”

Miss Jackson: “What were Web-
ster’s last words?”

Freshman: “Zymosis, Zymotic, Zy-
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All show in some subtle form the de-
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fashions, which, paradoxically, will also be young.
With the demise of the high crown, excessive dents
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bureau.”

Soph: “I can study and still listen
to the Victrola.”

Fresh: “But, isn’t it confusing?”

Soph: “No, each helps take my mind
off the other.”

Father: “Are you sure you can give
my daughter the luxuries to which she
is accustomed?”

Suitor: “I ought to; I’m the one who
accustomed her to them.”

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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19. 1927.

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The

International Relations Club Hears
Dr. Logan Make Talk On Japan

Discusses Political Relations
Between Japan and the
United States.

The first meeting of the Interna-
tional Relations Club this year was
held last Thursday night. After the
roll call and some brief announce-
ments the meeting was turned over
to Dr. Logan, who spoke on Japan.

Dr. Logan said in beginning his talk
that the Japanese claimed their his-
tory went back for 2586 years, that
the line of emperors was unbroken
and that the present emperor was of
the same line of descent, descended
from some goddess. The authentic
history of Japan begins with 451 A. D.
when the country was governed by
the commander-in-chief of the feudal
lords.

As the ideal of Great Britain is Fair
Play, the ideal of France, Equality, the
ideal of America, Liberty, so the ideal
of Japan is Loyalty which heads up
in the emperor. This makes a won-
derful nation and a strong unit.

In 1549 Japan was opened to for-
eigners by the preaching of the Jesuits.
Within thirty years 50,000 or 60,000
Christians had been converted and
soon the number reached 1,000,000.
This favorable progress continued un-
til 1606 when persecutions set in. Be-
tween the years 1606-1614 all the
priests were driven out and the Chris-
tians killed. Then no foreigners were
allowed until 1853 when Commodore
Perry was sent by the United States
Government to see if it would be possi-
ble to form commercial treaties with
Japan. During the time that the
country had, been shut un the only
traders allowed were the Dutch.

Dr. Logan thrilled the hearts of his
listeners as he told how Commodore
Perry’s activities had led to the open-
ing of Japan for America and finally
for the other nations. “But it is Amer-
ica whom the Japanese love,” said Dr.
Logan. America acted as an older
brother and guided Japan into west-
ern civilization. In 1871 Japan sent
out seventy of the nobility over the
world who brought back the news of
the wonderful civilizations of the other
countries. Then Japan sent out more
people who brought back to Japan
the best in all the world and they set
up their present civilization.

Our relations with Japan had been
very pleasant until too many came
over. Under the “Gentleman’s Agree-
ment” Japan promised that if Amer-

json, Miss Edler, Miss

Black Cat Brings
Luck to Freshmen

Juniors

Entertain Sister
Class at Tea-
Dance.

Its great to be a Freshman! Not
only because they won the Black Cat
but because of all the nice things he
brings along with him. Yesterday
afternoon, in his honor, the Juniors
entertained their sisters—the Fresh-
men—with a charming tea-dance.

The decorations were in black and
gold with cunning blaci: kitties grin-
ning from the walls to remind us of
our good luck last Saturday night.

There was a most delightful pro-
gram. Lou Robertson danced,* Eliz-
abeth Tyson gave a reading and
Hortense Elton sang a song in her own
charming way.

After the program, hostesses and
guests danced until the dinner bell
brought them to earth again.

Bacon Bat Honors
Faculty Members
Second Year Faculty Enter-

tains at Sunset
Meadows.

The faculty forgot their worries
about ignorant Freshmen tests to be
corrected, and tests to be made out
and had the time of their lives last
Saturday at a Bacon Jat, The host-
esses of the occasion were last year’s
new members and the honor guests
this year’s new ones. They gathered
at the Alumnae House at 5 o’clock
and then hiked to Sunset Meadows.
Thus they were more than ready for
the delicious picnic supper which con-
sisted of hot dogs, bacon and tomato
sandwiches, roasted corn, toasted
cheese sandwiches, apples, pop-corn,
good hot coffee, marshmellows and
chocolate candy. The only thing lack-
ing was a full moon, but it was not
really missed for the men built a huge
bonfire after supper and all gathered
around it. They talked together,
laughed, joked and thoroughly enjoyed
themselves.

Those on the Bacon Bat were: Miss
Gaylord, Miss Cheatham, Miss Jack-
Lewis, Miss

ica would not try to exclude Japanese, | Preston, Miss Alexander, Dr. and Mrs.

the Japanese Government would
limit the number who wished to go to
America. For many years it was diffi-
cult for anyone to come to America.

The relations were very cordial be-
tween the two governments because
all the diplomatic business had been
carried on in a gentlemanly way. But
soon a cry went up from the California
coast that the white people did not
want their children to be in school
with Japanese children. To a people
of such delicate sensibilities as the
Japanese this wound was not un-
derstood. They believed that America
had some spite on them and that
America was taking it out on their
children.

Many of the Japanese who had come
over to America had been prosperous
and had bought land. America pass-
ed a bill that no Japanese could own
land. Japan had been listening to the
missionary messengers from America
who taught the Golden Rule. Now they
began wondering if America was
practising what she preached, if she
were a lover of Liberty and Justice.

Dr. Logan described the dreadful
events of the year 1924 when Japan
was suffering from earthquakes, fire
and the needs these disasters brought
with them. At such a time America
passed the 1924 immigration bill,
which contained the exclusion bill for
the Japanese. This had been done
without formal diplomacies, and when
Japan was absolutely down and out.

“Tf there is one thing the Japanese

| Logan, Dr. and Mrs. Wright, Mrs.

Sydenstricker, Miss Smith, Miss Phy-
thian, Miss Torrance and her sister,
Miss McKinney, Dr. Sweet, Miss Lynn,
Miss Bland, Miss Gilroy, Miss Hagle-
son, Miss Strauss, Miss Stone, Mr. and
Mrs. Robinson, Miss Pike, Miss Cald-
well, Miss Little, Miss Christie, Miss
Randolph, Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham,
Miss Westall, Miss Florence E. Smith,
and Dr. and Mrs. McCain.

cannot forget,” said Dr. Logan, “it is
kindness.” Japan could not forget the
kindness and sympathy which Amer-
ica had shown in their troubles and
because of their appreciation for these
things the exclusion bill was a harder
slap in the face.

The Japanese called on Dr. Logan to
speak on the subject at a meeting of
the Christian Council. After some
hesitancy, Dr. Logan tried to ex-
plain the difficulty that arises when
two peoples live in one country. He
reminded them of their attitude in
Korea where they assumed the upper
hand and the Koreans became the
servants. “In America, the white
man must be the government and the
colored man the servant,” he said.

Since this time of strained feelings,
others have sought to convince Japan
of the racial question. During the war
we found people living in America who
were not Americanized. Dr. Logan
said twenty-five years ago when he

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NO. 4

Hayes and Carrier
Invincible
Cold-Footed Wilburn, Poker

Face Pasco Quail Be-
fore Tilden II.

The latest campus’ marvel! None
other than Dr. Hayes, who has turned
out to be Bill Tilden II! This discoy-
ery was made in the exhibition tennis
match Thursday afternoon, when Miss
Wilburn and our “Poker Face” Pasco
played Virginia Carrier and Dr. Hayes.

Poor Miss Wilburn got cold-feet to
the extent that she had to wear wool
socks—the nice thick kind that roll
down over your shoes so nicely. Evi-
dently she peeped out of the gym win-
dow and saw Dr. Hayes practicing
his slashing drives, his volleys, etc.,
etc. But her wool socks helped be-
cause she certainly exhibited some
good plays.

Pasco has a serve that blinded Dr.
Hayes even—and that’s saying a lot.
Really, when Pasco served the score-
keeper had a hard time putting down
points fast enough.

Virginia Carrier can get a ball wher-
ever it hits even if it’s a line ball in
the farthermost corner of the court.
In spite of the wonderful playing of
Dr. Hayes, Virginia did not let herself
be overshadowed by her partner’s play-
ing.

This match played by “Cold-Footed”
Miss Wilburn, “Poker Face” Fasco,
omnipresent Virginia and the nocha-
lant Dr. Hayes offered much interest
and merriment to the spectators. Too,
such an exhibition of skill could not
but inspire each to try her swing at
the game, and come out for tennis.

Miss MacDougall

_ Publishes New Book

Result of Work on Malarial
Parasites of Canary
Birds.

Those of us who have been here for
ome time know that Miss MacDougall,
whom we are proud to claim as the
head of our Biology Department, has
been working on a very interesting ex-
periment connected with malarial
parasites in canary birds, Miss Mac-
Dougall started this work two years
ago when she taught for a semester at
the school of Hygiene and Public
Health at Johns Hopkins University.
When she returned to Agnes Scott she
brought the canaries upon which she

|had been working and continued her

experiment here.

Recently the results of this experi-
ment have been published. The effect
of changes in the sugar content of the
blood on bird malaria were studied.
The graphs and tables which she pre-
sents justify the conclusion which is
reached: “The increase of the sugar
content of the blood brings about a
condition favorable for the parasite in
bird malaria, and a decrease in the
blood sugar by the use of insulin
creates a condition unfavorable for the
parasite.” The results of this experi-
ment are very interesting and point
the way toward new methods of treat-
ing malaria. All of us are very proud
of Miss MacDougall and her con-
tribution to science,

Y. W. C. A. SPONSORS
COMMUNITY TEA

The season’s first community tea
brought to last Wednesday afternoon
a pleasantly informal and congenial
hour. Charming as faculty hostesses
were Miss Hopkins and Mrs. Logan,
who, presiding over the lovely silver
service, poured coffee. Dorothy Harper,
Ann McCollum, Emily Kingsbery, and
Jo Walker assisted in entertaining.
Yellow autumn flowers and exultant
chatter transformed the Y. W. Cabinet
room to a place of gaiety.

These teas admirably serve their
two-fold capacity of bringing the
faculty members and the students to-
gether in social interests, and of in-
troducing to the students another
phase of their campus life. To know
that such a tea is to be sponsored
every month is to eagerly anticipate it.

College Council Considers Many

Pi Alpha Phi Sets
Task for Self

Potential Rava bilities of the
Hottentuts As-
tounding.

Pi Alpha Phi, in order to live up
to the boasted democracy of our col-
lege community, has thrown open’ its
doors to all “illiterate, impotent, im-
provident and impolitic Hottentots.”
The above sentence translated simply
means that Pi Alphy Phi, the debating
club of A. S. C., has invited all those
students not members of the said or-
ganization to tryout on Thursday eve-
ning, October 20, ef 7 P. M., in the
chapel. You are ¢e-dially urged to be
present.

This invitation wes issued by Esther
Nisbet last Wednesday morning in
chapel. The aspiratits were given an
opportunity to see and hear what
membership in this worthy organiza-
tion will mean by a debate: Resolved:
“That Pi Alpha Phi Is the Best and
Only Means by Which Illiterate, Im-
potent, Improvident and Impolitic Hot-
tentots may be developed and im-
proved.” The affirmative was upheld
by Polly Vaughan and the negative by
Augusta Dunbar. Both speakers wish-
ed to be warned two seconds before
their debate began, in order that they
might know when they had only five
minutes left.

Accordingly, after Mary Riviere,
timekeeper, had iramatically rung
the dinner-bell the arguments were
begun. They may | riefly be summar-
ized as follows: ~

Affirmative:

I. Introduction:

A. Immediate cause for discussion,
“the impending and imperatively im-
portant tryouts.”

B. Admitted matter—that Pi Alpha
Phi is the only means of developing
and improving said persons.

C. Question is: Is it the best means.

D. Question is to be considered
from these standpoints:

1. Physically: “I stand on my
feet.”

2. .Mentally: “I stand on my head.”

8. Morally: “I don’t know where I
stand.”

Il. Proof:

A. Physically:

1. “Through endurance of the pedal
extremities gained by long hours of
standing.”

2. “Muscular
‘beau gestures.’ ”

3. “Through the fast and furious
pugilistic encounters which terminate
every Pi Alpha debate.”

B. Mentally—because it makes
possible, argument with the three
strongest forces on the campus.

1. Exec.

control gained by

2. Mr. Tart.
8. Your roommate.
©. Morally:

1. Because it is a test of good
sportsmanship since it is a known fact
that the best debaters always lose the
decision.

2. Training for truth-finding in an
opponent’s argument—it is so rare.

3. Encourages the lost art of pre-
varication on which is based courtesy,
chivalry, tact, and friendship.

Ill. “Therefore, I have convinced
myself that Pi Alpha Phi is the best
and only means of developing and im-
proving illiterate, impotent, improvi-
dent and impolitic Hottentots.”

Miss Dunbar, beginning with
“Madam Chairman, ladies, gentlemen
and Freshmen,” gave a noteworthy
refutation of the affirmative argu-
ments. In fact, throughout her speech
she was “able to impale her opponent
on the horns of a dilemma—a peculiar-
ly fitting mode of attack for a rebuttal
speech.” She granted that Pi Alpha
Phi is the only means of developing
and improving impotent, illiterate, im-
provident and impolitic Hottentots but
contested the fact that it is the best.

Suggestions Made In Open Forum

Greater Liberty Granted in

Chaperonage
Rules.

At the last meeting of the College
Council, held on Thursday, October 6,
the several questions brought up by
the student body at Open Forum were
discussed. It was decided that the
privilege of having lights until eleven
o'clock on Saturday nights could not
be granted, because Dr. Sweet op-
posed this as being detrimental to our
health. In fact, she mentioned the
possibility of having breakfast twen-
ty minutes later on Sunday morning,
in order that we might have longer
to rest. However, the latter question
has not been definitely decided upon.

The council said that it was per-
fectly willing to grant the request that
specials be delivered twice on Sunday
instead of once. It is only a question
of whether the Decatur Post Office de-
livers on Sunday afternoon. The au-
thorities there will be consulted, and
the results of this consultation will be
announced to the college community
at an early date.

The question of attending football
games unchaperoned was then brought
up. It was decided that three girls
might go to them, without a chaper-
one, provided that one of the girls be
a Junior or a Senior, and that they be
back on the campus by time limit.

It was also decided that, when going
out for the night or for the week-end,
a girl might leave the campus in a
car with her hostess, and that on Sun-
day one might return from church in
a car if there is an older woman whom
she knows, in the ear with her.

Dr. McCain Attends
Fla. Synod Meeting

Dr. McCain has just returned from
meeting with the Synod of Florida,
which convened last week at Gaines-
ville. He reports that they gave him
a chance to talk as long as he wished
on Agnes Scott. The representatives
informed him that they are planning
to help us find friends in Florida to
assist financially on our proposed
building program.

While he was gone, he had the op-
portunity of talking with three of our
trustees, Dr. E. D. Brownlee, Dr. J.
R. Cunningham, and Mr. C. T. Paxon.
He met numbers of people who told
him that they had daughters or friends
who wanted to come to Agnes Scott,
and they all requested catalogues.

During his stay in Gainesville Dr.
McCain was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
D. A. Shaw, the parents of Mamie,
who graduated here last year, Eliz-
abeth, who graduated here several
years ago, and Jeannette, who is with
us now. He saw Mamie, who is an
assistant at the University of Flor-
ida, where she has one class of twenty-
five young men!

The city manager of Gainesville,
who married a former Agnes Scott
girl, took him around and showed him
the modern heating plants of the city.
Dr. McCain was especially interested
in these because they gave him some
ideas which may be of service here.
Altogether, he reports a very profit-
able as well as a quite enjoyable trip.

She granted that it developed said stu-
dents but denied that it improved.

I. Physically:

A. “TI admit that long standing de-
velops the pedal extremities; but who
wants big feet?”

B. “I admit that large muscles may
be developed by fervent gestures; but
again—what girl wants to look like
Jack Dempsey?”

Il. Mentally: “This is my oppon-
ent’s weakest point.”

A. “We are forced to admit that Pi
Alpha Phi develops the pate, for on
observing the members of that august

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EDITORIAL

VOICES—NOT OF THE SPIRIT

It was about the year sixteen hundred and five that Shake-
speare penned Lear’s praise of his daughter:

“Her voice was ever soft gentle and low; an excellent thing
in woman.”

A moment's pause near a group of our own girls will convince
one that such a sentiment is surely of the remote past. For in
this second decade of the twentieth century we have become ac-
customed—but not reconciled—to very loud voices. There are
those who know fundamentals of vocal expression, those who have
a keen sense of hearing, those who have delicate voices and conse-
quently suffer aching throats after a half hour of vocal competi-
tion. These plomb the depths of their imagination hoping to dis-
cover a means of conjuring up the peace of the days of old.

A loud voice is injurious, disagreeable and such a waste of
energy! We have gradually formed the habit of constantly speak-
ing very loudly because our friends speak loudly. To be heard it
seems we must force our vocal cords to go through all manner
of contortions. Continual straining of vocaltmuscles readily
causes permanent injury. It will take the voice beyond control,
bring about harshness, hoarseness, nasality, squeezing of vowels
and any number of similar defects in tone. Mr. Johnson told one
of his pupils last spring that if she took part in Senior Opera
(which naturally strains the voice, for pure tones are not funny
and Senior Opera must be funny) it would take her voice a year
to recover from the abuse. If a week’s rehearsal and one night of
performance would so affect a trained voice, how gradually but
inevitably will constant strain tell on the untrained voice?

The present custom of loud talking is most painful to those
who are not blessed with overly developed lungs or dulled sensi-
bilities. It positively hurts a professional in this delicate subject
to hear any one err grossly in the principles of speaking. Many
have an acute sense of hearing bestowed by nature rather than de-
veloped through a study of principle. Loud talking is quite as
painful to these, who, alas, have no choice but to begin the pro-
cess of systematic dulling of one of the finest senses given to man.

What can we do here on the campus to remedy such a situa-
tion? The solution is quite simple if everyone will co-operate. If
each would lower her voice to a normal, well modulated tone, we
could pass a group of our girls, enjoy a meal in the dining room,
and hear only a pleasant murmur of conversation in place of the
usual din. This would not only create a much better impression
upon visitors, but would save us—our voices, our nerves. By com-
mon consent the general pitch can be changed from a piercing
scream to a warmly interesting tone.

We would do well to aspire to a beautiful voice, not for the
sake of the voice alone (though that were much), but for the
innate qualities of excellence which such a voice manifests. A
charming voice instantly catalogues one as cultured, well bred. It
usually denotes courtesy and consideration. Indeed, the tone of
veice tells as much about the smaller qualities that go to make
up character as does the shine of a slipper, the cock of a hat, or
the gaze of a pair of eyes.

A student who has just come to Agnes Scott from the North
was asked why she chose a college so far from her home.

“To acquire a bit of that charming Southern culture,” she de-
lightfully replied.

The sweep of our campus, the gleam of white columns thru
the trees, our joyous hospitality, our graciousness—I did not fear
for these. But the Southern voice, whose qualities of gentleness,
modulation and harmony are sung and praised abroad! How would
our voices sound upon the ears of this well spoken Northerner, who
came to us seeking Southern culture? I fear they would offend.
However, if each considers her own voice as her personal respons-
ibility, there is no reason why we may not correct this fault. Let
us attend to it immediately, so that we may give ourselves, as well
as visitors, a real treat—a scene of true Southern culture. Our

Margaret McCoy, 31
Perle Landay. ’31
Jean Alexander, ’31
Mary McCallie, '30
Elizabeth Tyson, °29

campus lends the perfect setting. Let us color it warmly with |

tones soft and low.

Ladies’ Auxiliary
Entertains Pres-
byterian Girls

Quite a lovely social affair, and one
not to be forgotten by many, was the
party for the Agnes Scott girls given
last Thursday evening at eight o’clock
in the gymnasium of the Decatur
Presbyterian Church. The Ladies’
Auxiliary of the church had sent out
many invitations to the Presbyterian
girls in the college. Much interest was
manifested in the party by all those
who had been fortunate enough to re-
-eive the necessary invitations.

Thursday evening at 8 o’clock found
a group of about fifty girls, happy and
eagerly awaiting the arirval of Mrs.
Sydenstricker, who was the charming
and efficient chaperone of the eve-
ning. This group of light-hearted girls
in the charge of the said instructor
found its way to the church. The
guests were met at the entrance to the
gymnasium by Dr. McGeachy, the
pastor of the church.

The hall was very effectively dec-
orated in late summer and early fall
flowers. After the arrival of the
guests, everyone present was told by
Mrs. MeGeachy, the mistress of cere-
monies, to form a receiving line. Then
to the tune of a lively march, the host
and hostesses, who were Dr. and Mrs.
McGeachy, Mrs. Rivers, and Mrs. Cun-
ningham, passed down the line, follow-
ed by each girl as her turn came. The
ensuing introductions and the _ice-
breaking handshakes shook off any
formality that might have been pres-
ent. After these pleasant introduc-
vions each girl drew for a partner whc
took her for some refreshing punch
which was served from artistically dec-
orated tables at either end of the
gymnasium hall. An art exhibit con-
test followed which caused much hilar-
ity. Partners for this event were
secured by the matching up of pictures
of twins—-a feature which in itself
was very interesting. The winners of
the art contest, who were Emily Moore
and Weesa Chandler, were presented
with a box of crayons as the prize. Im-
promptu stunts, contests, games, and
fortunes made up the rest of the eve-
ning entertainment.

As the hands of the clock ap-
proached ten, delicious refreshments,
consisting of block ice cream and
angel food cake, were served the
guests by several ladies of the auxil-
iary. During the entire evening
there was not a dull moment. All
were kept rushing from one contest to
another, while merry laughter and
lively conversation came in between.
Dr. and Mrs. Gillespie of Columbia
Seminary, and Dr. and Mrs. McCain
were among the guests of the evening.

As the time came for parting, every-
one was loathe to go, for the Auxiliary
had given the Agnes Scott girls a
most enjoyable party. Hats off, girls
——and three cheers for the Ladies’
Auxiliary! Already! Let’s go!

INTERNATIONAL RELA-
TIONS CLUB HEARS DR.
LOGAN MAKE TALK

(Continued From Page 1.)

left America the American home was
an establishment of purity and peace
and that one of the causes of its pres-
ent distress was that America had
opened her doors too wide to southern
Europe.

Since Dr. Logan’s return to America
he said many questions had been asked
him. “If Japan were recovering?”
“Yes,” he said, “the wound is heal-
ing.” He cited an instance of Amer-
ica’s sending some dolls over to
Japanese school children. In his com-
munity, Dr. Logan said, there were
only 119 of the dolls for 400 schools.
But they divided them as best they
could, and had a great celebration.
The dolls were received by the Gover-
nor and the festivities lasted three
days.

A prominent newspaperman said to
Dr. Logan at this time that Japan
was comforted by the dolls, but he
felt that America was saying, “Here’s
a doll for you, now run on away.”

Ambassador Bancroft, American
Ambassador to Japan, was recalled to
America on account of his health at
the time of the exclusion bill. It was
a great blow to him and to other
thinking men that such a bill was

passed in the way it was. His part-
ing words to the Japanese were: “Have
faith in Japan, have faith in America.

BAY ol U0e CS

the direction of Helen Respess, rep-
resentative to the Y. W. C. A., had
charge of chapel evercises. A clever
little skit was presented that was very
enlightening to the college community
as to the beneficial relation that
should, and does in part, exist between
the Day Students and the boarders.
Mera Neary first appeared as the be-
wildered Freshman boarder, just step-
ping off the train. Augusta Roberts,
as a helpful Day Student, rushed on
in her Ford, just in time to meet the
train and relieve the poor boarder’s
distress. Then when the boarder be-
gan to get homesick and long for a
homelike atmosphere, Ray Knight in-
vited her to visit her for a week-end
in her home. But the boarder had yet
another care. What church must she
join? Helen Respess finally covered
the boarder’s face with smiles by aid-
ing her to become affiliated with the
right church. Then the scene changed,
Mildred Phippin comes in as Lapse of
Time and Augusta Roberts appeared
as a mournful Day Student who finds
difficulty in joining the college activi-
ties. Mera Neary, as the life-saving
boarder, invites her to spend the night
with her any night that she wishes to
attend club meetings. This little skit
was very helpful in showing everyone
how co-operation of boarders and Day
Students will make everybody happier.

We Day Students are certainly hav-
ing a busy time these days. This epi-
demic of giving tests that seems to be
affecting all the faculty takes up a
great deal of our time. But, strictly
adhering to the theory that “all work
and no play makes Jack a dull boy,”
we are indulging a little in our taste
for dances. Monday, October 10, the
first Emory tea-dance of the season‘at
the Atlanta Woman’s Club was at-
tended by Hortense Elton, Catherine
Lott, Pat Murphy, and Hazel Wolfle.
Saturday, October 8, Anna Knight and
Sarah White attended the Theta
Kappa Psi tea-dance. Hazel Wolfle,
Mary Gladys Steffner, Pearl Hastings,
Virginia Branch, Anna Knight, Sarah
White and Ray Knight were invited to
the K. L. K. dance last Friday night.

By way of reminder to the Day
Students who have either forgotten
about or did not know of two of our
privileges, we wish to announce that a
special plunge period for Day Students
is held every Thursday at 2:10, and
that the Day Students may sign up in
Miss Hopkins’ office if they wish to
spend the night in their room in
Gaines.

Lillie Bellingrath tells us that we
will have a Day-Student hike Wednes-
day afternoon, October 19, if the
weather is fine.

Saturday, the Day Students, under

EXCAROGE

This may prove inspiring to con-
tributors to We Think:

The Crimson-White, of the Uni-
versity of Alabama, is an altogether
interesting and businesslike paper. It
has ten pages of eight columns each,
with an unusual number of ads. In an
editorial on the credo of the paper, the
Crimson-White says, in part:

were highly excited and apparently
disturbed when the Honor Council an-
nounced its intention of publicly post-
ing the names of all students found
guilty of cheating. A vote revealed
almost 4 to 1 opposed to the plan.
Guilty consciences?
—Arkansas Panther.

The most interesting topic in the
Southwestern is the “Date-Booking
Agency.”

No Hitch in Dating Your Choice
Date Booking Agency Blossoms Forth

“Constructive criticism,’ as the
phrase is ordinarily used, is just so
much rot. Nine times out of ten,
‘constructive criticism’ means nothing
more than enthusiastic praise of
Things As They Are. So-called ‘de-
structive criticism’ is in the truest
sense really constructive.”

—Mercer Cluster.

for Business

Be yourself and secure the proper
classification. This unusual request is
made by the Flowers, Patton and
Faires Date Booking Agency, Ince.,
which opened offices recently for the
benefit of those unable to secure social
engagements with. ones of their choice.

Slogans by which the agency hopes
to hoodwink victims blazen thus—
‘Girls Be Sure of a Date Every Week,”
“Our Recommended Dates Conform to
the U. S. Pure Food Laws,” “They All
Come to Us Sooner or Later,” “Not a
Fluke in the Outfit,” “Transfers Ac-
cepted With Transcript of Credits,”
“No Trial No Error.”

There will be a slight extra charge
for “body by Fisher.”

Students at the University of Texas

Judge and trust her by her records.
Judge and trust America by fifty
years of friendship.”

“This is what Japan is trying to do,”
Dr. Logan said, “to judge us by our
past record. Today Japan is one of
the three largest powers because of
her army and navy. She will remain
one of the three great powers because
she has learned humanity, and to be
a friend to man—because Japan prac-
tises the Golden Rule.”

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THE AGONTSTIC

Verily, pride goeth before a fall!
The “pride” of the Freshmen over

their victory slightly preceded the
“fall” of all of us under a seige of
tests! But with it all, we’re living
right merrily.

The Lindbergh episode last week
furnished quite enough excitement for
a month. Loads of people went in to
see the parade, and the more fortun-
ate ones went out to Tech Stadium
to hear him speak. Pernette Adams
got within two feet of the august
gentleman; and Mary Sayward almost
feels that she knows him personally,
because her mother and father sat op-
posite him at the banquet; while
Laura Brown considered herself a
member of the welcoming committee
because she got to go to Candler Field
to see him land.

And speaking of Lindbergh—there
was a party for him in Rebekah din-
ing room. Pernette Adam’s birthday
was last Wednesday, and her table en-
tertained “in honor of ‘Lindy’ and
*Pernie’,” Tuesday night, October 11.
The table was patriotically decorated
in red, white and blue, and miniature
monoplanes were used as favors.

Among our recent visitors have

been: Laura Robinson’s mother, from!

Augusta, Ga.; Lillian White’s young
sister, Clara; Knox Nunnally’s mother,
Josephine Barry’s mother, Sallie
Ferguson and Louise McCullock, who
visited Margaret Ferguson for the
Stunt, Josephine Wells’ mother, Dr.
McPhaul, of Charlotte, N. C., who took
Shirley, Betty Hudson, and “Dit”
Quarles to the Tech-Alabama game
and to dinner on Saturday; Anna
Katherine Golucke’s mother, with
whom Anna Katherine and Mary
Gordon spent the week-end in Atlanta;
Eloise Harris, ’25, for the Tech-Ala-
bama game; Elinore Morgan’s father,
mother, sister and brother.

We are all glad to have Miss Heron
back again with us.

There has been quite a bit of “step-
ping out” around here lately.

Emily Harvey and Lenore Gardner
attended the Emory Campus Club
party in Atlanta last week.

Margaret Ferguson went to the
Delta Sigma Delta dance Friday night.

Ditty Winter was out for lunch and
the Tech-Alabama game Saturday.

Sara Johnson spent the week-end at
her home in Macon.

Chugga Sydnor attended Ben Mil-
ner’s wedding at All Saints Church
last Wednesday night.

The French Club reception on Fri-
day evening at Julia Napier’s home in
Decatur was quite an “affair.” The
club and certain members of the Al-
liance Francais in Atlanta were the
guests of the club officers—Louise
Girardeau, Marion Green, Helen Rid-
ley, and Julia Napier.

There were quite a number of din-
ner parties and “dates” at the Tea
House last Wednesday.

Decatur Woman’s Exchange

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Gifts—Hose—F lowers

Party Orders
Dearborn 3343—Mrs. Cooper

Miss Janef Preston entertained in
honor of Miss Althea Bland, who has
been visiting Miss Margaret Bland.
The guests included: the honoree, and
Miss Margaret Bland, Miss Eagleson,
Miss Polly Stone, Miss Dick Scandrett,
and Miss Gaylord.

“B. W.” Stowe, “Red” Townsend, Zu
Walford, and Bibbs McKee had dinner
together.

Irene Lowrance entertained her
grandchild, Louise Rogers, and Betty
Hudson entertained her grandmother,
Sally Cothran.

Miss Jackson was the guest of
Carolyn Payne and Polly Irvine.

On Thursday, Jack McClelland and
Mrs.:C. W. Hamilton (Leone Bowers)
gave a luncheon honoring Miriam An-
derson. Their guests were: Mary Ray
Dobyns, Elizabeth Grier, Mary Shew-
maker, Mildred Phippen, and Virginia
Carrier.

Sally Cothran and Louise Robertson
entertained at a delightful breakfast
Sunday morning in their room in Ans-
ley Hall. Those present were: Sara
Johnston, Elizabeth Merritt, Harriet
Alexander, Therese Barksdale, Helen
Sisson, Virginia Cameron, Elisabeth
Tyson, Josephine Barry, Mrs. Barry,
Dave Warfield, Aileen Moore, Mildred
Greenleaf and Marion Green.

PI ALPHA PHI SETS
TASK FOR SELF

(Continued From Page 1.)

body we cannot but notice that all of
them have the big-head.”

B. “Everyone knows that a good-
mind is a handicap in debating.”

Ill. Morally: é

A. Impossible because it leads to
divorce. “If, by any chance, a member
of Pi Alpha Phi should marry—an un-
likely occurrence—a divorce is inevit-
able, Men do not like women who
argue, and they cannot abide women
who argue well.”

B. “Members of Pi Alpha Phi not
only prevaricate but, like the pro-
verbial restless sleeper, must be first
on one side and then on the other.”

“In conclusion, I hope that I have
proved to you both by my arguments
and by example, that Pi Alpha Phi
does not improve illiterate, impotent,
improvident and impolitic Hottentots.”

Despite Miss Dunbar’s evidence, Pi
Alpha Phi hopes that you—the judges
—have rendered a decision in favor of
the affirmative and will be on hand
Thursday night to give to Pi Alpha
Phi “the best that you have.”

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With Our Clubs

A brief business meeting of the
Glee Club was held last Wednesday
night, during which the constitution
of the club was reread for the benefit
of the new members and the refresh-
ment of memory of the old ones. Also
a limit for the collection of dues was
set for the first Wednesday in Novem-
ber, after which date those who have
not paid will be automatically exclud-
ed. For the new members, these will
be one dollar, for the old, fifty cents.

Then work on the choruses of the
operetta, “The Gitana,” which is to be
presented early in December, was con-
tinued. Two were reviewed and mem-
orized while a third was well started.
The club is greatly interested and en-
couraged by its director, Mrs. Johnson,
and so on the whole is progressing
rapidly.

Looking to Christmas

The Classical Club remind the stu-
dent body that this organization is
selling Christmas cards and Christmas
stickers. Frances Craighead, presi-
dent of the club, is in charge of the
sales. If you wish to place an order,
ask Frances to send you their assort-
ment from which you can select your
cards. Good news, you won’t have to
pay for them until the orders arrive!

League of Women Voters

The executive council of the League
of Women Voters met Thursday night.
Plans were made for a meeting of the
League next Thursday night, October
26. The fourth Thursday in each
month is the date selected for the
meetings of this organization since Pi
Alpha Phi meets on the first and third
Thursdays and the International Re-
lations Club, the second Thursday. The
officers of the League of Women Vot-
ers for the year are: Frances Craig-
head, president; Georgia Watson, vice-
president, and Elaine Jacobsen, secre-
tary.

Hilda Kalmon: “Do you think it’s
unlucky to get married on Friday?”

Julian: “Certainly. Why should
Friday be an exception?”

Host: “What do you think of these
cigars? Lindbergh gave them to me.”

Guest: “What does he use them for,
sky-writing ?”

Giddy, My Dear:

There’s just too much excitement for
poor unmarried maidens from a female
hinstitoot—Lindy and Ronald Colman
in Atlanta in one week! We only
needed H. R. H. to make the circle

complete. Poor Belle Ward was in a

She couldn’t decide
whether to go to Dee to prayer meet-
ing to see “Secret,” or to Atlanta to
the Howard to see Ronald. “Cause
really, don’t you think ‘Secret’s’ as
cute as Ronald Colman? [f I could just
see myself looking like Vilma Banky,”
she sighed and rolled her eyelashes
some more.

But except for Belle Ward we're all
more thrilled over Lindy. Why, Giddy,
Carolina McCall actually forgot she
was supposed to put up the mail that
afternoon and went tearing off to
town,

Polly Irvine went to Atlanta the
same afternoon and got lost in the
rush. She was so pepped over this
date she was to have with a fatherly
old man, a friend of her family’s whom
she’d never met (the friend, not the
family). He was to take her to a
show and buy her heaps of food, and
to recognize her by her grey hat in
front of the Howard. Well, she got
“stood up,” and we laughed and laugh-
ed ’cause she’d made us all so hungry
talking about what she would have to
eat. She counted seven grey hats and
thirteen fatherly men in front of the
Howard before she gave it up as a
bad job. Unlike most people, anyways,
she prefers her dates on the colonade.
Saturday night her date asked her
what the parlors were like. Polly said
she didn’t know, but she could tell him
about every splinter on the colonade.

Just then Dittie Winter dashed by
with her ears as red as her coat. Mary
Katherine Gay was giggling so we

perfect frenzy.

thought she’d have hysterics before
she could tell us about it. Dittie had
gotten a call from Emory with “Doc
Hall” written after the number, and
don’t think she didn’t ask to speak to
Mr. Doc Hall and “he” turned out to
be the dormitory for pre-med’s.

Dell Arbuckle had most as bad luck.
Did you hear about her call from a
Persian rug man who wanted a date?

But, oh Giddy, the funniest thing
I’ve heard in ages was about a cer-
tain aesthetic upper classman asking
Sara Townsend to “play wood nymph”

with her on the May Day grounds. I
hope she wasn’t as tactless as Dit
Quarles was the other night. Eliza
Ramey was tired leading her—they’d
been doing a lovely waltz to “So
Blue”—and said, “Dit, can you lead
a waltz?” “No. Cutie,” said Dit,
sweetly and convyersationally, “can
you?”

Not much scandal, Giddy, dear. Even
Carolyn Payne doesn’t know any. She
says the dirt’s so clean it’s like sand.
She’s raging around here now cause
Fleming said he had football seats in
the center of the field, and she’s afraid
of getting trampled on.

I’m too sleepy to write any more.
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while I can; the proctor keeps me
awake sh-ing after lights.

As ever,

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THE AGONISTIC

A Reply

In this column last week a Freshman
said that she had noticed an appalling
lack of contaet between student body
and faculty. I know of no institution
where there is more contact. The feel-
ing between faculty and student body,
the friendly interest that the admin-
istration takes in the individual, and
the system of faculty advisors has
been and continues to be a source of
amazement to me. Of course the
faculty can hardly rush up to us, slap
us on the back, and call us, “old
horse!” But I have found them, even
the most formidable, exceedingly
human and with a lack of formality
that was both disengaging and charm-
ing. The faculty takes more interest
in us than we do in ourselves. As for
the administration, they are constant-
ly concerned with our welfare. We do
not think of them as the president and
the dean but as Dr. MeCain and Miss
Hopkins.

M. F. M., °30.

Library Books and Rules

While we are suppressing certain
undesirables in the community, I
would plan for the suppression of
those people who are tampering with
the library books.

Some people—call her or them §.
P.—are causing a lot of unhappiness
and trouble in the library, all because
of carelessness. S. P. is not content
with carrying books from the history
room to the sociology, or psyc,
Latin rooms, not satisfied with taking
them out and leaving no card at the
desk, not content with taking the
books to her room, at an early hour
and leaving no trace of herself or-the
book, but, worst of all, S. P. is losing
the books as fast as possible and is
saying nothing about it. As Mrs.
Maude Woode Park would say, “That
was a long sentence,”

There seems to be a marked lack of
sportsmanship in this procedure. At
least, so it seems; S. P. could tell the
librarian or her helpers that she has
lost a book and then offer to do some-
thing about it. But somehow she
doesn’t; in fact, she even fails to re-
port the loss. As it is, things are
rocking along so that the librarian is
worried and the rest of us poor mor-
tals are getting ’way behind with Eng-
lish or psyc. notes.

On account of these same campus
pests, we are all spending valuable
time tracking over the library, dis-
turbing everyone, in an effort to find
that book which S. P. has carelessly
left in the wrong departmental room
in an effort to seek isolation.

One can plainly see that at the rate
books are being lost, the library is
going to have to be restocked. And
then S. P. and the rest of us are going
to have to pay—well, huge sums of
money which we can ill afford. Why
doesn’t S. P. think of all the trouble
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not “unknelled”?

I don’t know—but it seems to me
that this reckless taking out of books,
which others have signed up and
especially the careless permanent mis-
placing of library books is a breach
of the honor system—and a big one
at that. S. P. would certainly hesi-
take to “borrow” permanently or even
for a week her friend’s dress or fur—
at least not without her consent—for
that sort of action would be regarded
as stealing or confiscation of someone
else’s property.

Or if she had borrowed and lost her
friend’s slicker, certainly S. P. would
tell her about it—i. e., if she were
honest. Then how can S. P. take out
and lose library books without say-
ing a word about it? It seems so in-
consistent with the ideals of an Agnes
Scotter and her love for the honor
system for anyone ruthlessly to scat-
ter books in the wrong rooms, to take
them out without signing up, and to
lose them and never report the loss.

Let’s up in arms, or buy caps and
become sleuths or try ostricism of all
S. P.s, or, at any rate, do something
to awaken in S, P. at sense of sports-
manship and honor.

Do I hear a suggestion?

M. P., ’28.

INDUSTRIAL GROUP
SPEND WEEK-END AT
CAMP HIGHLAND

The Industrial Committee of our Y.
W. C. A. and eight industrial girls
from Atlanta met at Highland Camp
last week-end, accompanied by Miss
Morse, the industrial secretary of the
Atlanta Y. W. CG, A.

Highland Camp, which is seven miles
from Atlanta, is the Y. W. C. A. camp
where during the winter Agnes Scott
girls and working girls meet for the
study of woman in relation to indus-
try.

The camp last week-end was the
first camp of the season. Study of the
subject, “History of Women in Indus-
try,” which is the subject selected for
discussion this year, was begun. It
proved, so the girls said, very inter-
esting and instructive,

The members of the Industrial Com-
mittee, Bee Keith, Anna Mae McCol-
lum, Mary Perkinson, Elaine Jacob-
sen, Julia Thompson and Jean Gray,
report the camp quite a success,

Anne McCollum was applying in At-
lanta for a job as teacher next year.

As a test of her judgment, her em-
ployee asked:

“Miss McCollum, what would you do
with a million dollars?” And she re-
plied: “Oh! I don’t know. I wasn’t
expecting so much at the start.”

ATHLETIC NEWS

“Listen in” on these echoes from the
first game of the Hockey tournament.

“You most certainly should have
witnessed that game! It was too ex-
citing!”

“It was a double-header between
Junior-Seniors and Sophomore-Fresh-
men.”

“It made me want to go out for
Hockey when I’d fully decided not to”
(quoth a Freshie).

“The Juniors and Seniors did some
pretty passing.”

“The Freshies sat in fear and trem-
bling all during the first half, but
they got some pointers on how to play
from the Junior-Senior game.”

“The Seniors won—4-1.”

“The Soph-Fresh game was scrappy
and heartrending.”

“That’s all right, Miss Wilburn said
the Freshmen played well for their
first game!”

“The Sophomores? Oh, Peggy Lou
(she’d never played center before!)
scored a good nine out of every ten
times, she trotted up the field.” -

“And as for Carrington Owen—
she’s the last word in goal guard-
ing, with her hefty boots and iron con-
stitution! (She told a Freshman she’d
found a penny in front of the goal!)”

“The score was 6-0, Sophomores.”

“What is undercutting?”

“Undercutting is hitting at the ball
with the blade of the stick laid back
thus causing the ball to rise.”

“Now, what was your idea in bring-
ing that up?”

“Well, it’s being done here.” There
are several more things “being done
here” in our games that might well
be left out, and several things that
might be added. “Sticks” and “off-
sides” should be dropped from our
vocabulary, and as for good plays—
there are dozens of them given in the
new 1927 handbook which may be
found in the bookshelf opposite the
magazine stand in the library.

Four forty-five is the hour sched-
uled for class Hockey practices. This
means the players should be on the
field then, and not getting ready to
dress. The days are getting short
now, and very little time is left after
five o’clock to practice in.

Swimming practice has begun in
earnest, and “If you don’t believe it,
just come down to the pool and see
during your class practice hours which
are:

Monday—J uniors.

Tuesday—Senior.

Wednesday—F'reshman.

Thursday—Sophomore.

All practices from 5:10-5:40.

“Did her father
away?”

“T should say he did. He got rattled
and said as he handed her over to the
groom, “It is more blessed to give
than to receive!”

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Twenty-Nine Girls Enter-
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Many and happy were the hearts of
those gathered in the propylean Hall
last Monday night, for twenty-nine
new members had been admitted into
the Cotillion Club. The old members
say this year they had one of the very
best initiations in the history of the
club. The initiates came dressed to
impersonate someone, and the result
was very delightful. The popular
“Two Black Crows” were present in
the forms of Dit Quarles and Shirley
McPhaul, and were received with peals
of laughter. Bessie Smith and Gene
Austen, also of Victrola fame, were
impersonated by Jean Coffman and
Jean Kennedy. There were many
others—from organ grinders to Flor-
ida real estate men, including Mr. and
Mrs. Charley Chaplin, Mary Pickford,
bathing beauties of 20 years ago, de-
baters, dancers, Misses Smith, Hop-
kins and MeKinney and others too
numerous to describe. After the in-
itiation ice eream cones were served,

and ‘the usual “good time was had by
all?

The newly-elected members include:
Octavia Young, Nina Hammond, Elise
Jones, Polly Irvine, Betty De Saus-
sure, Dit Quarles, Shirley McPhaul,
Harriet Alexander, Helen Sission, Vir-
ginia Cameron, Vera Kamper, Eloise
Gaines, Anais Jones, Kitty Hunter,
Betty Hudson, Bib McKee, Lila Porch-
er, Helen Hendricks, Belle Ward
Stowe, Lynn Moore, Ditty Winter,
Sarah Glenn, Jean Coffman, Jean Ken-
nedy, Carolyn Payne, Margaret Fergu-
son, Sarah Johnston, Helen Johnston,
Julia Rowan.

The club is proud of its new mem-
bers, and is looking forward to a very
successful year.

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get that lovely new hat from?”

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ago. Seven years ago, I had it newly
prest. Three years ago it was dyed
black. The year before last, I had a
new ribbon put on it. Last week I
exchanged it for one I found in the
maid’s office.”

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VOL. XII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA.,

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1927.

NO. 5

7

VASSAR

ATLANTA A. S. C.

ALUMNAE

CHAPTER MEETS ON CAMPUS

Plans to Refurnish Living
Room of Alumnae
House.

The Agnes Scott Alumnae Associa-
tion of Atlanta held its meeting in the
Anna Young Alumnae House on Oc-
tober 18, with Dr. McCain as host,
and Miss Hopkins, Miss Alexander,
and Miss McKinney as honor guests.

It is the custom of the club to have
a member of the faculty address them
at each of their monthly meetings.
This is one of their ways of keeping
in closer touch with the college. Miss
Gooch was selected as speaker for this
meeting, the subject being her sum-
mer work as director of the “Curry
School of Expression” in Boston. In-
cidences concerning her students added
a humorous element to the instructive
and entertaining talk. She stressed
the importance of the Southern speech
remaining an accent, with its richness
and beauty retained, without making
of it a mere dialect.

The business part of the program
was of particular interest. The or-
ganization, under the direction of
Brown Furnishing Co., is planning to
invest six hundred dollars toward the
refurnishing of the Alumnae House
living room. They expect to have
these changes made by Thanksgiving,
depending greatly upon their annual
bazaar.

._Mrs. Paul Potter, formerly Miss
Lula Woods White, who is chairman

| of the memhership,committee, is most

‘active in her work. She has used the
Alumnae Register for getting new
members. There were over fifty pres-
ent at this meeting including one of
Agnes Scott’s first boarding students,
Mrs. Sturgeon. Mrs. Sturgeon, former-
ly Miss Lula Wright, came to Agnes
Scott when there were only twenty-
one students and three boarders. She
has recently come into the Atlanta
Club and was naturally quite interest-
ed in seeing the progress that Agnes
Scott has made since its Institute days.

At the close of the meeting, refresh-
ments were served by Miss Polly
Stone and Miss Flora Brown.

The Atlanta Alumnae is perhaps the
most active division of our association,
Under the supervision of its new
president, Mrs. W. M. Dunn, formerly

\Miss Clara Whips of the class of '16,
‘it is continuing as a real asset to the
college.

Western Girls
Form Club

Those not lucky enough to live on
the right side of the Mississippi River
were consumed with envy Wednesday
night when the girls from west of the
Mississippi met in the tea room to
xelebrate together. The table had as
its centerpiece a miniature lake on the
shores of which were Indian wigwams
amid pine trees. An Indian warrior
was paddling across the lake in his
canoe. Place cards bore small sketches
of the guests’ respective home states.
Small canoes filled with nuts were the
favors. After a delicious dinner had
been served, the idea of forming a
club was presented and discussed. It
met with great approval by all pres-
ent. Definite plans, however, were
postponed until the next meeting. So
the college community may expect to
hear more of this new organization in
the near future. At the close of the
evening everyone thought with deeper

‘happiness of her home, west of the

Mississippi.

“Out where the skies are a trifle bluer,

Out where friendship’s a little truer,
That’s where the west begins,”

Those present were: Hazel and

Five Organizations

Announce M embers Investiture,

Last Week’s Contestants
Happy Over Success.

B. O. Z. selected four 1ew members
at the meeting held with Jarolyn Essig
on Monday, October 17. A larger num-
ber of tryouts were submitted this
fall than at any time in the memory
of present members. From them, “The
Jade Phoenix” opened the door of the
club to Evelyn Becker. It is a most
exquisitely treated story of a Korean
girl of high birth. It vill appear in
the first issue of the Aurora. Con-
trasting amusingly in ‘itle, setting,
and realistic treatment, came Edith
McGranahan’s “Onions,’ a cleverly
managed story of love— nda bag of
onions. Myrtle Bledsoe’s story was as
a beautifully frail and to iching as the
face of the little doll vwhild Marion,
from whom it was named. The plot
was very original, and m)st excellent-
ly worked out. Mary Elli:’ “Joan” was
an almost perfect piece of character
portrayal and development. Each of
these four girls show promise of ex-
ceptional ability.

The muses must be catering to the
Sophomores these days—at least it
seems so when we learn that the new
members of Poetry Club are: Jean
Alexander, Mary Cope, Alice Jernigan,
and Raymond=Wilson, avivof the class
of °30. The chosen ones displayed
their ability in a variety of subjects,
which ranged from “The Sewing Les-
son,” by Mary Cope, to Raymond Wil-
son’s “A Triolet,” in Cinquain se-
quence. The Aurora will attest to the
talent of our newly recognized poets
by printing some of the accepted selec-
tions.

Tryouts for the French Club were
held Thursday, October 20, in Miss
Gooch’s studio. Selections from plays,
poems, and resumes from trips to
France were presented. Fifteen new
members were taken in, including
Mary Shepherd, Myrtle Bledsoe,
Frances Craighead, Virginia Miller,
Dorothy Coleman, ’28; Nancy Fitz-
gerald, Mary Warren, Pearl Hastings,
29; Elizabeth Berry, Carolyn Nash,
Mary Ruth Roundtree, ’30; Betty Hud-
son, Elaine Extan, Anne McCallie, and
Elizabeth Woolfolk, 731.

Two faculty members, Miss Lucile
Alexander and Miss Margaret Phy-
thian, together with the French
Club officers, Louise Girardeau,
Marion Green, and Helen Ridley, acted
as judges.

Discussions of campus problems, as
well as expositions on international
questions were the subjects of many
interesting debates presented before
the council of Pi Alpha Phi Thursday
night. These debates, that is, five-
minute argumentation on a chosen
subject, were judged from the three
standpoints: of content, of the speak-
er’s poise during the tryout, of the
quality and forcefulness of voice.

The Debating Council appreciates
the interest of those who “tried out”
but selected as new members, Mar-

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Helon Brown, Stamps, Ark.; Lucy Mai
Cook, Minden, La.; Ruth Ethridge,
Idabel, Okla.; Ethel Freeland, Crow-
ley, La.; Betty Gash, New Orleans,
La.; Mary Katherine Gay, Little Rock,
Ark.; Etoile Lumpkin, Amarillo, Tex.;
Mary Belle McConkey, St. Louis, Mo.;
Violet Scott, Oakdale, La.; Agnes
Thorne, Carlsbad, N. M.; Mary Webb,
San Antonio, Tex.; Margaret and
Violet Weeks, New Iberia, La.

Seniors Will Be
Invested Noy. 4

Miss Bland to Make Official
Address

by far the most im-
pressive service of the first semester,
will take place on November 4. Miss
Margaret Bland, graduate of Agnes
Scott and member of the faculty, has
been selected by the Senior class to
make the address.

This service is unique to Agnes
Scott. It was started in a very simple
manner when the Institute became a
College and the fourth year students
had the privilege of wearing the acad-
emie caps and gowns. Then it took
only the usual chapel period, but with
the passing of the years, the service
became more elaborate, the Sophomore
sisters being given a part, and a fuller
realization of its significance has de-
veloped, until it has risen to its pres-
ent importance. Investiture is the
public acknowledgment of the kinship
of the student with the students of all
ages. The academic costume itself, is
that of the seekers after truth of the
Renaissance and denotes, the persis-
tence of scholarship through the cen-
turies. Yet to the Senior, it has a
deeper meaning, for it symbolizes a
special commitment of trust, as they
become the natural leaders of the
school life.

Drive for Y. W.
Budget Is Begun

Goal Lower Than Usual

The Y. W. G. A. offers us opportuni-
ties to give. Thru it, we may give of our
time to others, in the very interesting
fields of social service, which they pre-
sent to us each year. Thru it, we may
give of our money to help carry on the
local work of the organization and to
help others less fortunate than our-
selves.

The budget of the Y. W. C. A. was
presented on Tuesday morning to the
student body by the treasurer, Ruth
Worth. It is the result of careful
planning by the Cabinet, and as Mr.
Stukes says, the one criticism that we
can make of it is that the amount is
perhaps too low. The total of twenty
items amounts to seventeen hundred
sixty-eight dollars, seven hundred and
seventy-five local expenses, nine hun-
dred ninety-three, general.

Tuesday night, after the Student
Government meeting, there was a
stunt which showed how the budget
was brought to Agnes Scott campus.
Peggy Lou Armstrong was the busy
Miss Y. W., who was answering the
many questions of the new girls who
were just arriving on the campus. In
the distance was heard the noise of
hoofbeats and soon three prancing
steeds were seen bearing the budget,
as yet many hundred away. However,
at the appropriate moment the land-
scape faded away and soon the steeds
brought the budget safely to Miss Y.
W.’s desk, where it was joyfully re-
ceived.

The campaign started with every
prospect of success. We know that the
girls and faculty of Agnes Scott will
quickly subscribe the requested
amount.

GHOSTS AND GOBLINS
WILL CONVENE AT
SENIOR PARTY

All spooks, ghosts, hobgoblins and
other members of the college com-
munity are to be entertained at a Hal-
lowe’en masquerade party given by
the Senior class Saturday night. This
year the party is to be in the gym
instead of Inman attic and promises
to be wierdly different. The Seniors
don’t want to tell all of the surprises

they have for us, but it has leaked

CCEPTS CHALLENGE

AGREES TO DEBATE PI ALPHA
PHI AT A. S. C. IN SPRING

Senior Class Looks
To Commencement

Rebecca Scott Chosen Class
Mascot.

A very important meeting of the
Senior class was held in the chapel
on Thursday afternoon. At this time
several class officers were elected, as
follows:

Poet—Myrtle Bledsoe.

Historian—Janet McDonald.

Prophet—Bayliss McShane.

Testator—Emily Kingsbery.

Another interesting election was the
unanimous one of little Rebecca Scott,
of Scottdale, as the class mascot. Re-
becca is a great grandaughter of the
founders of Agnes Scott, and her
mother is an alumna of the college.

The class chose Miss Bland as the
speaker at the Investiture Service in
November. Miss Bland, one of the
faculty members of the class, is a
graduate of Agnes Scott and thus can
fully realize what Investiture means
to the Seniors.

Plans for the Hallowe’en Party to
be given by the Senior class, to the
college community were discussed. The
class was reminded of the tea to be
given for the Sophomore class in the
Tea House next Wednesday afternoon.

The meeting adjourned after the
class managers of hockey, swimming,
and tennis had urged that the girls
come out for the “~“ons sports.

Formidable Court
Judges Rats

Accused Display Rare Tal-
ents.

Sophomore court convened this past
week and sixteen rat cases were on
docket. A large crowd assembled in
the court house more familiarly known
as the “gym.” The funeral march
made famous by Chopin (not to be
confused with our Chopin) and the
Sophomores was excruciatingly rend-
ered as the Sophomore Commission
filed down the side and took their
places. President Stackhouse, judge
ex-officio, had a high seat and the
jurors were arranged on each side be-
low. The seats were suggestively
draped in black. The court was called
to order with a thump of the gavel.
The first prisoner was Chopin Hudson.
Rat Hudson was accused, found guilty
and condemned as were her succes-
sors. Her sentence was to show how a
bacteria would swim. Due to the fact
that she was not, as she insisted, a
bacteria, this performance convinced
the audience only of Chopin’s ingenui-
ty. Another case was that of Adele
Arbuckle, who was required to give us
an animated and accurate account of
a recent date with a dealer in Persian
rugs. Then Rat Grey upheld the fam-
ily honor with the cleverest perform-
ance of the evening. Her interpreta-
tion of a telegram and the take off of
Ella brought down the house. Ditty
Winter ranked high with a vivid scene
of the Mississippi flood being suc-
cessively the wind, waters, levee,
houses, debris, and the lull. Finally
Harriet Smith, who has untiringly en-
tertained us during Sophomore week
and the Frolic, gave us a scenario of
John Gilbert and Greta Garbo. Other
cases included Rats Florence Hill,
Shaw, Sprinkle twins, Exton, Betty
Hudson, McKee, MePhaul, McCalip,
Pringle, and Quarles.

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out that there are to be all sorts of
features, dancing, “wierd spookiness,”
and cider and gingerbread! ’*Nuff sed!
We'll all be there in our most ghostly
disguises.

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Newcomb-Randolph-Macon-
Agnes Scott Triangular
Debate Ended Last Year.

Vassar College versus Agnes Scott!
This will be the phraseology applied
to our intercollegiate activity this
year. The Poughkeepsie, New York,
college has accepted Pi Alpha Phi’s
challenge to meet Agnes Scott here in
debate next spring.

For the last few years Agnes Scott,
Randolph-Macon, of Lynchburg, Va.,
and Sophie Newcomb, of New Orleans,
La., have been participants in a
scheme of triangular debates. By this
plan Agnes Scott debated one of the
colleges in Decatur and sent a chal-
lenging team to the other institution.
On account of the withdrawal of Ran-
dolph-Macon, the 1927 debate on the
Mexican agrarian situation terminated
the triangular debates. Our record
during the seven years of triangular
debates is as follows:

In 1921—Agnes Scott vs. Sophie
Newcomb in Decatur. Decision in favor
of Agnes Seott. Agnes Scott vs. Ran-
dolph-Macon in Lynchburg. Decision
in favor of Randolph-Macon.

In 1922—Agnes Scott vs. Sophie
Newcomb in New Orleans. Decision
in favor of Agnes Scott. Agnes Scott
vs. Randolph-Macon in Decatur. De-
cision in favor of Agnes Scott.

In 1923—Agnes Scott vs. Sophie
Newcomb in Decatur. Decision in favor
of Agnes Scott. Agnes Scott vs. Ran-
dolph-Macon in Lynchburg. Decision
in favor of Randolph-Macon,

In 1924—Agnes Scott vs. Randolph-
Macon in Decatur. Decision in favor
of Agnes Scott. Agnes Scott vs.
Sophie Newcomb in New Orleans. De-
cision in favor of Sophie Newcomb.

In 1925—Agnes Scott vs. Sophie
Newcomb in Decatur. Decision in
favor of Agnes Scott. Agnes Scott vs.
Randolph-Macon in Lynchburg. De-
cision in favor of Randolph-Macon.

In 1926—Agnes Scott vs. Randolph-
Macon in Decatur. Decision in favor
of Agnes Scott. Agnes Scott vs.
Sophie Newcomb in New Orleans. De-
cision in favor of Agnes Scott.

In 1927—Agnes Scott vs. Sophie
Newcomb in Decatur. Decision in
favor of Sophie Newcomb. Agnes
Scott vs. Randolph-Macon in Lynch-
burg. Decision in favor of Randolph-
Macon.

The members of Pi Alpha Phi are
eagerly anticipating the debate next
spring. The entire college is especial-
ly delighted at the prospect of having
the debating team of the renowned
Eastern college as guests of Agnes
Scott.

Dean Johnston
Speaks at Vespers

Dean Thos. H, Johnston of St.
Patrick’s Cathedral, spoke at the Y.
W. C. A. vespers last week. Dean
Johnston is a graduate of the Uni-
versity of Dublin and the National
Theological Seminary of New York. It
is always with great enthusiasm and
pleasure that the Agnes Scotters wel-
come him.

The Dean’s subject was “Giving’”’—
not money, but primarily giving our-
selves. Giving of ourselves gratifies
both the “herd” instinct and the “ego”
instinct. In the course of his talk,
Dean Johnston pointed out that we are
really “gentile beggars’”—that we are
not responsible for our existences, for
the luxuries of modern life, such as
the automobile, telephone, radio, our
opportunities for education or any of
the other wonderful heritages that are
ours. We owe everything to the past.
Therefore, it is only just, as well as a
gratification to our instincts to give
ourselves.

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REPORTERS FOR THIS ISSUE

Frances Craighead, ’28 Mary McCallie, ’30
Mary Alice Juhan, ’30 Vera Kamper, ’28
Louise Girardeau, ’28 Olive Spencer, °29
Sara Glenn, ’28 Miriam Anderson, ’28
Margaret Andreae, ’29 Rachel Paxon, ’29
Frances Brown, ’28 Elizabeth Woolfolk, ’31

EDITORIAL

The class, the college, the community progresses or fails, ac-
cording to the attitude of the individual unit. Such a theory was
advanced long ago and ever since has been demonstrated in the
success or failure of nations, of business concerns, of organizations
of every size and purpose.

This fact strikes us peculiarly here at Agnes Scott where all
activities are in the hands of students. It is up to us, the stu-
dents, not only to carry out but to formulate those plans which
will promote the ideals we ourselves conceive for every detail of
our campus life.

There exists here an individual interest in campus affairs
which vitalizes the whole. That manifest interest is responsible
for the progress Agnes Scott has made in the little things which
grow and combine and work steadily to greater and better things.

It is always to the students from the students that appeals
come for support. We hear such calls with assurance for Agnes
Scott never fails to go over the top. It has seemed lately, how-
ever, that a great many requests have been made of us, particu-
larly for financial support. We feel in our own purses and finding
there more copper than silver, decide to neglect one of the calls,
saying “I can not manage it.” Perhaps there are a few girls on
our campus who actually can not answer everyycall—we are not
speaking of them, but of those who confuse “I can’t” with “I think
T can’t.”

Beside the regular budget and fees, Y. W. has presented her
budget and urged us to give financial support. We are all ac-
quainted with the world-wide religious work that Y. W. promotes,
as well as the innumerable services rendered on our campus. It
could succeed in neither without our support, moral and financial.
The Agnes Scott Y. W. depends on us. The national Y. W. counts
on the Agnes Scott Y. W. Giving, in this case, should be a privi-
lege.

A different sort of an organization but one that needs your
immediate support is the Lecture Association. As you know, no
further contracts will be signed until an estimate can be made
of the way the students will back the association. When you con-
sider that the average amount paid to each lecturer is five hun-
dred dollars, and that you are asked to pay two dollars for a sea-
son ticket admitting you to the four lectures, you will realize that
it is nothing short of folly not to take advantage of such an op-
portunity. This is one of the most advanced and worth while of
our campus organizations. ‘The lectures put Agnes Scott before
the public, bring people here from Atlanta and environs, plants
memories of our college in the minds of the great men and women
who speak to us. It gives us an opportunity to hear and meet
personally people whom the world praises.

So much for financial support. One may weary of constant
calls, but if one pauses a moment to think why the call, she will
realize that each is worthy of her support, and indispensable to
the college.

A vital quality of every organization is that moral support
which its members give in true faith and enthusiasm.

In general, there is splendid class and school spirit. Yet it
would be good to see more rooters in the bleechers cheering on the
hockey players who are carrying your class colors down the field—
more names listed for the tennis tournament, for the sport of the
game if not for the cup; more willing workers when a class or or-
ganizations puts something on; more contributors when publica-
tions call for material.

Above all these and intimately related to each, is the highest
type of support that you are asked to give at Agnes Scott—sup-
port of the system upon which our college is now based, Student
Government and Honor. The large principles are supported with-
out question. But it is the tiny regulation, an integral part of
the larger system, which depends entirely on the sincerity of your
moral support.

Organizations, which are pillars of Agnes Scott, depend upon
each of you, If they are to go over the top this year—if Agnes
Scott is to have a successful and progressive term, you must give
your financial and moral support, your mind, your heart, your
time.

fore the club by the president, Edna
Volberg, consisted of making a new
roll, deciding upon the amount of dues,
and setting a date for the monthly
meetings. It was decided that the
club would meet on the third Monday
night of each month, and that the
dues would be fifty cents a semester.

Mr. Holt introduced as the speaker
of the evening Dr. J. O. Guy, of
Emory. Dr. Guy spoke on the subject
of “Colloids,” a topic of great interest,
since it finds a practical application in
every day life in the making of but-
ter, rubber, cement, textiles, pottery,
ete.

At the conclusion of Dr. Guy’s talk,
the club was invited to a “lab feast.”
Each girl chose a partner and the two,
taking a direction sheet, went up to
the lab and began work on the
“chemistry club special,” one experi-
ment that promises excellent results.
Experiment—Chemistry Club Special

Apparatus—400 cc. beaker, glass
tube, stick, square of white paper,
round paper disk.

Materials—The following will be
procured from the side shelf: one
wiener, one roll, pickel, two crackers,
two marshmallows. The following sup-
plies, for student’s protection, will be
delivered, upon request, by the in-
structors: 300 cc. soup, 50 ec. cream,
10 cc. mustard, 5 cc. ketchup, salt,
pepper.

Procedure:

1. Procure apparatus and materials
from side shelf. Insert into wiener
your stick (see model). Heat over
Bunsen burner, rotating constantly.
Use blue flame (why?). Has a chemi-
cal change occurred?

Open roll lengthwise and carefully
arrange wiener between sides. Submit
to instructor for approval. Secure
from her personal directions for the
completion of the experiment.

Drink soup, eat wiener, crackers,
and pickles.

2. Using same stick, affix a marsh-
mallow firmly on one end. Heat gent-
ly a few cm. above the blue flame un-
til a rich brown color appears. Do
you secure a change in volume?

3. For the best results of the above
two tests, secure 250 cc. of H20 from
the punch table and use as you see fit.

Remarks—Repeat the entire experi-
ment if the procedure has not pro-
duced a satisfying reaction.

Classical Club

According to Lucy Mai Cook, pro-
gram committee chairman, the Classi-
cal Club is going to have a most in-
teresting meeting next month, Mary
Sayward, a “classicist,” was so de-
lighted with the classical club tea a
few weeks ago at Miss Torrance’s, that
she has invited the club to be guests,
November 1, at the home of her par-
ents on South Candler Street.

FIVE ORGANIZATIONS
ANNOUNCE MEMBERS

(Continued From Page 1.)

garet Gerig, ’28; Charlotte Hunter,
Eleanor Lee Norris, ’29; Martha
Stackhouse, Frances Messer, Harriet
Williams, Mary Trammell, Mary Mc-
Callie, ’30.

The Debating Council is composed
of Miss Jackson, Miss Gooch, Dr.
Hayes, Mr. Stukes, Mr. Wright, as
faculty members, and Esther Nisbet,
Janet McDonald, Patricia Collins, Mar-
garet Keith, Mary Shepherd and
Frances Craighead, student members.

Blackfriars held its regular meeting

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GIDDIE

Giddy, Dear:
It has been such a nice week since
I've written you. Not that anything
special has happened, I just have a
lovely, warm, philanthropic feeling
round my heart—renewed faith in
human nature, you know—ever since I
saw Dr. McCain drawing pictures with
a lead pencil on a yellow pad for his
little boy in church. And since Miss
Bland .told me—she sho’ is a good
sport to tell it on herself—that after
the tournament last week she told
Mrs. Hayes in beautiful French, that
her “mother” played such a nice game
of tennis, and since—but I refuse to
vouch for the truth of this, Giddy—I
heard Mr. Tart bet on Alabama in the
game last week.
And then these Freshmen, Giddy;
they make me feel so wise. Martha
Kervin thought it was against rules
to walk on the front campus after
dark; and one of the little Sprinkle
twins (I’m not sure which one) signed
out for plunge period in the register
book—everyeping except “dean’s per-
mission.”
As usual, they’re having trouble
about the tube. Elizabeth Woolfolk
wanted to tube over to the tea house
for breakfast to be sent to Main one
cold morning. The airs of the chil-
dren!
And, Giddy, the other night, Vir-
ginia Shaffner came up to me with
a funny look on her face. She said in
this grimly solemn voice: “I think
somebody’s been playing a joke on
me.” I wondered who would dare to,
and ventured a question. “Well, the
tube rang, and somebody said, ‘Who
is this ?’ and I said, is this?" and I said, "Virginia Shaffner.’| AGGIE, Shaffner.’

on Friday afternoon in Neumosthe

Then they asked me to please call
Mary Pickford. So I yelled for her
two or three times and when I went
to say nobody answered, there wasn’t
anyone there.”

I should have had more sense than
to laugh, for I might have known
she’d get even with me. I was fussing
about being hungry and she told me I
could get some milk at the end of the
hall. She led me to the fire-extin-
guisher and told me to put a nickel in
it and get out a glass of milk—tike
an automat; that Minnie fixed it every
morning. The silly part was that I
believed her. The only reason I didn’t
try it was that I don’t like milk,

“Oh some of them are bright—so
bright they make me feel like I did
when Carolyn found that 1 sat down-
stairs in the picture show.” ‘“That’s as
bad as getting a saucer of ice cream at
the drug store with a date,” she told
me.

But it was about the bright Fresh-
men I was telling you—Harriet Smith,
to be definite. My dear Giddy, she
got a wooden ruler and measured to
see how much wood had been wasted
to make air holes in the closet; then
she multiplied that by the number of
rooms on a wing, and that by the
number of wings in each hall, or some-
thing like that. Anyway, the purpose
was to discover how many extra
wardrobes the school might have had
but for its dreadful extravagance in
airing our clothes. And I’m being ex-
travagant with the time, darling, that
I should devote to better things than
gossip.

Adois, till next week,

AGGIE.

College Day Interests
High School Pupils

Polly Stone Represented A.
S. C. at Colum-
bia, S. C.

Polly Stone was Agnes Scott’s rep-
resentative at College Day in Colum-
bia, S. C., on October 25th. She was
the guest of E. (Wassum) Cunning-
ham, 723, and Helen Wright, ’24. In
the morning an enthusiastic meeting
of Agnes Scott Alumnae was held.

The College Day exercises were held
at an informal tea that afternoon from
4 to 6. Polly effectively represented
Agnes Scott with a delightful talk,
showing view books, annuals, etc.

This College Day is a rather recent
custom, which is becoming more and
more popular. It is a day set aside by
the high schools when representatives
from different colleges are asked to
come and acquaint the Senior Class
with the particulars, pro and con, of
college life. All the leading Southern
and a few Northern colleges are rep-
resented. They are put on by teachers
and university women in the town and
their object is, not to enlist pupils in
one certain college, but to inform them
of the general advantages of college
life.

What a well-informed class that of
Columbia, S. C., must be!

nean Hall. After the roll call, min-
utes, and treasurer’s report that there
was a large-balance to the club's
credit, committees were appointed as
follows:
Program—Hlizabeth Allgood, Myra
Neary, Sallie Cothran,
Sydnor.
Social—Lillian White, Margaret
Armstrong, and Sarah Carter.
Publicity—Sarah White, Bee Keith,
and Irene Lowrance.
Following this came the initiation of
those received in the try-outs last
Monday night. Marie Baker made a
pompous “Major Hoople,” of comic-
section fame, who constantly said,
“Egad, m’ lad.” Of especial interest,
because of the prospective visit to the
college of John Erskine, were Lila
Porcher as Helen of Troy and Au-
gusta Dunbar as Galahad. Lila was
truly the enchanting Helen, with her
long black, curly eyelashes—of black
paper. Jo Smith and Elizabeth Tyson
illustrated the popular record of Two
Black Crows, and were quite as en-
thusiastically received. The last in-
itiates were Raemond Wilson, Carring-
ton Owen, and Margaret Ogden, who
appeared as the Three Musketeers.
These three devilish gentlemen gave a
clever skit which culminated in a
realistic duel.
Refreshments, served by Lillian
White and Margaret Armstrong, ended
this delightful meeting.

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THE AGONISTIC

These windy, cloudless days are just
perfect for camping and football—
everybody can show off her new fur
coat to such an advantage!

The Tech-Carolina game last Sat-
urday had a large number of “root-
ers’ from Agnes Scott. The Charlotte
Club, accompanied by Miss Bland, at-
tended en masse and i long and
lustily for Carolina. While all the
Episcopal girls and Miss Gaylord, Miss
Pythian, and Miss Jackson, as dele-
gates to the National Episcopal Stu-
dents’ Council meeting in Atlanta,
were special guests of Tech, and urged
the Georgians on to victory.

As for camp—Pine Lodge and Ven-
able House have been quite popular
these last week-ends. With the wind
at your back it’s glorious to spend the
afternoon climbing Stone Mountain; or
tramping thru the woods, rustling dead
leaves underfoot; or, as night falls,
standing on the hill, watching the lake
turn blue-black in the dusk, and the
stars reflected scintillating like little
wind-blown lamps; or if you’re not so
energetic, you’re more content to sit
before a dying fire, dreaming and
chatting of—

“. . . October’s bright blue weather.”

Margaret Ferguson spent last week-
end with Mrs. Hawkins in Atlanta; she
attended the Carolina-Tech game Sat-
urday afternoon and the dance Sat-
urday night.

Hilda McCurdy spent the week-end
at her home in Maysville, Ga.

Frances Brown had Sarah Marsh as
her guest at her home in Fort Valley,
Ga., last week-end.

Jo Fairchild spent the week-end in
Atlanta as the guest of Miss Margaret
Moore, and attended the Biltmore tea-
dance.

“Boots” Head went on a house party
at Thomaston, Ga., last week. _

Louise Baker took a party of girls
to her farm near Newnan, Ga., on a
fox hunt. Among the guests were:
Ruth and Martha Bradford, Evelyn
Wilder, Miriam Kaufman, Octavia
Young, Dorothy Coleman, and Dorothy
King from Shorter College.

Laura Robinson spent the past
week-end at home (Augusta, Ga.).

Have You Bought
That Lecture Ticket?

Miss Cook to Open Series
November 15.

Girls, how could we neglect such a
golden opportunity to meet and know
the “great” and “near-great” of our
generation? It is only thru the ef-
forts of the Lecture Association that

Julia Rowan visited in Atlanta last
week-end and went to the game.

Marian Fielder was the guest of
Mrs. McKinney in Decatur last week-
end.

Louise Sherfesee spent the week-end
with Lillian LeConte in Atlanta.

Myra Jervey spent the week-end in
Marietta, Ga. ;

Mary Ficklin was the guest of Ray
Knight last week-end.

Dick Scandrett’s sister, Ruth, ’22,
visited here last week.

Helon and Hazel Brown’s cousin,
Allan Brown, stopped over to see them
en route to Louisiana from New York.

Jessie Hyatt, of Decatur, was the
guest of Ted Wallace and Margaret
Ferguson last Wednesday night.

Mary An Phelps’ uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. John Phelps, were visit-
ing in Atlanta last week and came
out to see Mary An.

Katherine Lott’s mother visited her
last week.

Elizabeth Branch, Ted Wallace,
Margaret Ferguson, and Helen Fox
went to Psi Omega open house Sun-
day afternoon.

Zoo Wolford, Sallie Peake and
Martha Tower entertained Miss Crab-
tree, of the Atlanta Y. W. C. A., and
Miss Wilburn in the tea house Satur-
day night.

Isabelle Wilson, of Decatur, gave a
bridge party at the Hotel Candler Sat-
urday afternoon, honoring Mary Quin-
lan. Among the guests were Helen
Ray, Nancy Crockett, Jo Fairchild, and
Elizabeth Berry.

Mary Jane McCoy, Virginia Miller,
Sarah Hill and Kitty McCurdy had
dinner Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. Me-
Geachy.

Lillian. LeConte attended Sigma
Delta open house at Emory Sunday.

Emily Kingsberry attended the Zip
dance Friday night.

Jo Smith, Lois McClelland, and Lu-
cretia Morgan took dinner with Mrs.
Hamilton (‘“Red” Bowers) on Tues-
day night of last week.

Martha Brown had lunch with Miss
Layton in Atlanta Saturday and went
to the game.

Mrs. Barry has been visiting Jo, and

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we are able to come in contact with
such famous and interesting people as
Dubose Heywood, Hugh Walpole,
Roald Amundsen, etc., and if we do not
back the Association by buying season
tickets, pray, who will?

To fail to buy a season lecture ticket
shows that we have a severe case of
“inferiority complex,” and are prone
to consider ourselves a nonenity in
affecting great causes; or that we are
morons expecting to “fade out” by
second semester!

Negligence on our part in regard
to this important matter shows a lack
of school spirit and patriotism to our
Alma Mater. Furthermore, it is dis-
loyalty to self; and finally, it is an
oversight of our duty to posterity.
Think what it will mean to say to our
grandchildren when they are absorb-
ing such classics as “Galahad” and
“Helen of Troy,” “Oh yes, I knew John
Erskine. I remember once when
a ;? and so on. Let’s buy our
lecture tickets now!!

What gives promise of a most en-
tertaining evening is Miss Cook’s pro-
gram of folk songs and dances, sched-
uled for November 15. This will be
the first of the four lecture series.

Aileen Moore, Virginia Cameron,
Helen Sisson and Therese Barksdale
entertained at the tea house for her
Wednesday and Thursday nights.

Eliza Ramey, Betsy Davidson, and
Frances C. Brown entertained the Vir-
ginia Club in the Cabinet Room Fri-
day evening. Their special guests,
besides the club members, were Mrs.
Gaines, Miss Gaylord, Miss McKinney,
and Mrs. Charles Logan.

Miss Lillian Smith gave a bacon bat
for her Latin 202 class Thursday eve-
ning.

WEA

HINK:

intellectually
curious? I don’t mean that we have
secondary personalities or freakishly
disentegrated characters. I mean,
haven’t we intellectual curiosity?

If you have granted me that point,
I'll pass on to a second. Well, second-
ly, don’t most of us want to satisfy
this curiosity with the least possible
effort? Few of us are given to
scholarly research. We read pp. 24-39
because they are assigned. Pages 23
and 40 are not in our world. And
most of all, the daily newspaper isn’t
in our world. It takes a long time to
unfold the Constitution from the
library rack—and, then, few can pass

Day Student News |

Now that the faculty has been temp-
orarily cured of this epidemic of givy-
ing tests, the day students are up|
to their old tricks again. Lots of
them are awfully busy going out to
parties and shows, ete. Pat Murphy
attended the Georgia-Auburn dances
at Columbus last week-end. Lillie

Aren’t most of us

the murder thrills on the first page
to go on to worth-while information.
So won’t the Agonistic help us out
by presenting in a concentrated column
the world activities of the preceding
week?

Except for the “Decatur, Georgia,”
on the tops of the pages, the Agon-
istic might be the literary production
of an isolated planet.

The Annapolis Log has been success-
ful in combining discussions of world-
wide problems with local items. In
its pages are articles on the manage-
ment of the Navy, scientific research
and political situations at home and
abroad. F. A, C., 728.

and Bettie de Saussure and Kitty
Hunter made Cotillion.

The junior day students who have
cars are running a taxi system—five
cents fare—for the benefit of the
Junior class.

We are proud of the day students
for showing interest in A. S. C. ac-
tivities in spite of their difficulties,
and we wish ’em luck!

Bellingrath and Sara Darrington at-
tended a reception given by non-frat
Emory students at the Decatur
Methodist Chureh Thursday night.
|Miriam Broach informed us that she
went to the “King of Kings” Saturday
night, and she “didn’t sit in the peanut
either!” We noticed that Miriam care-
fully refrained from telling us where
she did sit.

The day students are just going in
for all sorts of activities. Sarah White
is coaching basketball at Girls High
School. Margaret Andraea made K.
U. B.; Marie Baker made Blackfriars,

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THE AGONISTIC

The season’s second hockey game
was staged on Friday afternoon be-
tween sister classes. The Sophs were
outwitted by their Senior sisters with
a score of 3-0. Both sides exhibited
good pass work, but the Sophs’ for-
ward line was especially tricky. The
Senior defense, however, remained
“Stonewall” and the red coats did not
succeed in scoring.

The Freshman-Junior game turned
out quite contrary to expectations, for
the Freshmen, although they have had
only a few hockey practices beat the
Juniors with a score of 3 to 1. Each
side scored during the first half mak-
ing an exciting tie. This was broken
in the second half by the two Fresh-
man ‘scores.

With rare judgment, the Freshmen
pinned their hopes to Martha North
Watson, a speedy left wing; Bibb Mc-
Kee, another “fasty;”’ Chopin Hudson,
and Jean Grey, goal shot.

The games were not quite up to
usual standard as several of the teams
missed some of their regular players.

The lack of familiarity with the
rules of hockey tends to slow up in a
game. This fault was evident in both
of the games this week. Let us know
our grits when we get in a game, for
we want to make it as interesting and
fast as possible. There will be rule
books and posters by the hockey box.
Watch for them.

Overheard in the gym:
Shower A to Shower B:

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May take advantage of our special

prices on portraits, given the other girls

having “Silhouette” pictures made.
Photographs make ideals Christmas

ELLIOTTS’ Peachtree Studio

Howard Theatre Bldg.

those mermaids would turn us off
when they get through their ablutions!
I get tired and all out of order trick-
ling along all day!”

A forlorn wet suit: “Don’t ever think
The

towel and I have lain here on this

you’re the only neglected one!

chilly floor for, lo, these many hours,
when a kindly lift would have taken
no time at all, and put us in our
proper place.”

Quoth soap scooter: “If I could
speak I’d say, ‘Don’t drink the soap.
Some one else needs it just as much
as you do!’”

Why Vassar Studies

Why study? Vassar girls are in-
fluenced mainly by “interest in the
subject and the amount of work ex-
pected or necessary, with sense of
future value and marks next but of
considerably less importance.” This
conclusion is drawn by Katherine H.
Pollak, writing in School and Society,
from explanations of division of time
made by 89 Seniors, one-third of the
class, for the second semester, 1924-25.
“According to the students them-
selves,” writes Miss Pollak, “there is a
fairly even balance between those in-
ventives (requirements and marks)
which indicate lack of intellectual in-
dependence and those more desirable
ones (interest and value) which one
would expect to find predominant in
the adult scholar.”

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The Shaped Brassiere

Dainty brassieres are one of the most es-

sential things in a girl’s wardrobe.

And

the smart girl (speaking in all senses of
the word) wears either the Cup Form or
Flaming Youth style, in silk jersey, lace,
or crepe de chine, with satin ribbon straps.
Both Cup Form and Flaming Youth styles
are made to fit, shaped to give proper sup-
port without binding the young, pliant
figure.’ (If you have made the mistake of
wearing your brassieres too tight or wear-
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the Cup Form model a corrective meas-

ure.)

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“The Store all \Vomen Know”

Red-Headed Club
Seeks Members

Brilliance Within and With-
out—Requirement.

To make amends for the glaring
omission in Anita Loos’ “Gentlemen
Prefer Blondes, But They Marry Bru-
nettes,” classification, the titian-haired
members of the college community put
their brilliant heads together and
formed a Red-Headed Club. This was
last year, and the organization then
was very informal, simply: “Have you
red hair?” “Yes.” “Then come to the
meeting of the Red-Headed Girls’
Club.” But the meeting, according to
those present, was absolutely darling.
All the Red-Heads wore red dresses,
and the decorations and refreshments
carried out the red color scheme. The
business was dispensed with after the
election of Miss Gaylord faculty mem-
ber. It was decided that there should

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ber with the reddest hair should be
acknowledged as a sort of overlord.
Here, however, unforeseen difficulties
arose, because Jane Grey and Sara
Townsend both claimed the honor and
nobody could decide to which one it
really belonged.

The next meeting will be held in the
near future for the purpose of select-
ing new members. Those aspiring to
join this organization should know
that the qualifications for member-
ship have been raised, for they will
be required not only to have red hair,
but also to prove to the satisfaction of
the others that it is red. In this way
the club hopes to have new members
of extraordinary brilliance both inside
and out.

JOKES

Virginia Shaffner: “The trouble
with Sarah Glenn is that she doesn’t
know her own mind.”

Belle Ward Stowe: “She hasn’t
missed much of an acquaintance.”

Miss Eagleson: “Miss Cothran, what
is a mouth organ?”
Sally: “The tongue, ma’m.”

Dr. Wright: “ ‘Life’ is about the most
practically constructed word in the
English language. Three-fourths of it
is ‘lie’ and half of it is ‘if.’”

Room: “Stop acting like a fool!”
Mate: “I’m not acting!”

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ORGANIZATIONS

VOL. XIII

= Che Agonistic

SUPPORT
OUR
ORGANIZATIONS

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1927.

NO. 6

PLAYWRITERS ORGANIZED AT Survey of Posture on

‘Alumnae and Students Unit-
ed in Common Interest,
With Miss Stephens and
Miss McKinney Fac-
ulty Members.

The Playwriters, is one of the
younges® but most active, organiza-
tions on the campus. It was formed
last spring as a result of the un-
usual success of Miss Nan Stephen’s
class in playwriting. Four one-act
plays written by members of this class
were produced by Blackfriars in 1926,
and an evening’s program of three
one-act plays in 1927. Miss Stephens
has given her classes such inspiration
and training along dramatic lines, that
the members of the class decided that
in order to sustain and promote inter-
est in the writing of plays, a club
should be formed.

The first meeting of this year was

called on Friday, October 28, by Emilie
Ehrlich Strasburger, who came from
Savannah, Ga., to preside. Frances
Freeborn read the constitution, which
states the two-fold purpose of the
club: ‘

1. To promote interest in playwrit-
ing on campus of A. S. C.

2. To encourage continued activity
in this line among the alumnae.

Definite arrangement thave been
made whereby the alumnae may be
stimulated. Notice of all interesting
prizes awarded in the dramatic field
are sent to them thru the secretary.
They have, too, the privilege of indi-
vidual criticism which a play-reading
committee will be glad to offer on any
manuscript they might send to the

club. This committee is to be ap-

pointed by the president, and will in-
elude Miss Nan Stephens and Miss
Louise McKinney. Professional eriti-

eism, such as these two are capable of
giving, will be of inestimable value to
the amateur playwrite.

The present officers of the club
were elected last spring for a two-
year term of office, Emily Ehrlich,
president; Carolyn Essig, secretary
and treasurer. After a brief discus-
sion it was decided that the office of
vice-president should be added and
that these offices should always be
filled by a girl living near or in De-
catur, in order that she might attend
to all immediate business in the ab-
sence of the president. Frances Free-
born was elected to fill this place.

There are to be two regular meet-
ings a year, the first Friday in October
and the second Friday in April.

Successful completion of the play-
writing course on a unanimous vote of
the members makes one eligible for
membership. It is required that each
member submit one play during the
year, in this way assuring the activity
of the club.

In appreciation to Miss McKinney
for what she has done for dramatic
interest on the campus, the club
unanimously voted her its Patron of
Honor.

Interest in this organization has ex-
tended beyond the campus. To en-
courage the club in its first year, the
Agnes Scott Alumnae Association has
offered two prizes in money, for the
best one-act and three-act plays writ-
ten by a member of the Playwriters.
The Atlanta Drama League has offer-
ed two similar prizes. The latter will
be opened to members of this year’s
playwriting class also. The Drama

" League has manifested a most gratify-
ing interest in dramatic activity on our
campus. At the request of the League,
‘and under its auspices, the plays writ-
ten by present playwriters and excel-
ently produced by Blackfriars were
presented at the Atlanta Woman’s
Club in 1926. A similar request fol-
‘lowed the presentation on the campus
in 1927.

Arrangements were made for the
binding and keeping of all plays that
win recognition thru the club. The
first of the number to achieve profes-

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THEIR FIRST BUSINESS MEETING

Blackfriars An-
nounce Program

Three One-Act Plays, Includ-
ing “The Trysting Place,”
To Be Presented.

Blackfriars has chosen for the fall
program to be presented November 26,
three one-act plays, “The Purple
Dream,” “The Trysting Place,” and

“Figure Head.”

“The Purple Dream,” by Donald
Breed, is a one-act play with a pro-
logue and an epilogue. It is, as its
name implies, a dream and is some-
what fanciful in treatment.

“The Trysting Place,” by Booth
Tarkington, is a one-act play about
modern society.

“Figure Heads,” by Louise Saund-
ers, is a fantasy dealing with the
romance of a prince and a prin-
cess who will be king and queen.. The
plot contains conflicts and difficulties
which make the play of dramatic in-
terest.

The casts for the plays have not
been selected.

Prize Offered for
Stone Mi. Essay

Mr. Dennis Lindsey Gives
$25.00 to Essay Club
for Contest.

The DeKalb Wonder, a local pub-
lication, has recently announced its in-
tention of offering to Agnes Scott stu-
dents a prize of $25 to be awarded the
writer of the best essay on Stone
Mountain. Mr. Dennis Lindsey, busi-
ness manager of the paper, has
asked the Essay Club of the cam-
pus to sponsor the contest and to
select the twelve best tryouts for
publication, which will appear, one
a month, for a year. The award of
$25 will be made May 1, 1927, and the
prize essay will be chosen from one
of the selected twelve. The treat-
ment of the subject may be on any one
of several lines. A list of suggestions
is being collected by the Essay Club
and will be made known to any would-
be contestants. It is to be hoped that
much interest will be manifested in
the idea and that many students will
try their talents along this line.

Investiture Will Fol-
low Little Girl Day

Seniors Will Wear Gingham
Dresses and Hair Rib-
bons Thursdays.

Investiture, that custom which be-
longs alone to Agnes Scott, will be
held Friday morning, November 4, at
10 o’clock in the chapel. Miss Mar-
garet Bland, one of the faculty mem-
bers of the class of ’28, will give a
short address after which the Seniors
will receive their caps from Miss Hop-
kins as an outward symbol of the
place of leadership they hold in the
college community.

Since after Friday, the date of In-
vestiture, no Senior will dare to be
other than dignified, the class will have
its last fling at youth on Thursday,
Little Girl Day. This is the day when
all Seniors, dignified or otherwise, will
return to their lost childhood, external-
ly at least. Visitors must not be as-
tonished if they meet groups of sweet
little kindergarten maidens carrying
their books and dollies and skipping
on their way to school—they are only
Seniors dressed up.

Agnes Scott Campus

Statistics Compiled by Ath-
letic Ass’n Show Room
for Improvement.

Your Athletic Association for the
past few days has been making a sort
of survey of the campus posture in an
effort to find out just what was and is
wrong with Agnes Scott, posturally
speaking. And, really we found out
some amazing things. For instance:

DID YOU REALIZE THAT:

1. Out of 67 people in the Bible
class, only 19 sat straight?

Out of 24 people in an Education
class, only 30% sat straight?

' Out of 10 people in Social Psye. only
2 sat unhumped?

Verily the great un-humped are de-
creasing.

2. Out of 74 girls and faculty who
inhabit the Library only fifteen sat up
straight?

3. Out of 409 people who attended
chapel last week, 121 girls walked out
of chapel in a, more or less, slue-footed
fashion and 28 had on heels between
two and four inches high?

Out of those same 409 girls, only 62
walked out holding their heads proud-
ly erect and back straight, while the
OTHER 347 drooped out in a discon-
solate manner?

4. Out of 208 people who went out
he back door of Main Building, only
107 carried themselves as college
women should?

AND—(Published by Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co.) — Why stand
straight? For better appearance?
Yes, partly. For added poise and dig-
tity? That also. For the stimulating
effect upon self-confidence and dig-
nity? Still another benefit. But most
ul ail—beeause erect posture ts an im-
mediate tonic with no bad after effect.
It makes one feel more buoyant, gives
a physical sensation of freedom and
ease in the body.

But there is more than that to be
gained from good posture. A straight
body, carried correctly, gives one bet-
ter health and added strength—it fre-
quently corrects physical troubles that
no amount of medicine will cure.

Those headaches of yours, the feel-
ings of depression—that the world is
against you—may easily result from
the way you are carrying yourself. The
working machinery of the body is
meant to be uncrowded.

When you “stand tall,’ and hold
your spine straight, these organs have
sufficient room in which to carry on
their work. When you slump over
with rounded shoulders or spine curved
in at the waist, you squeeze the or-
gans together. Free action of the
heart is threatened, your blood can-
not circulate so freely—some parts of
your body may get too little blood and
some too much.

When your chest is contracted your
lungs cannot expand. Shallow breath-
ing starves your blood for the life-giv-
ing oxygen which every part of your
body must have.

It is not necessary to have a perfect
figure to stand or sit properly. Buta
perfect body can be ruined by bad
posture.

STAND TALL — STAND COR-
RECTLY—STAND STRAIGHT!

Four Admitted to
Pen and Brush Club

Artistic Talent and Appre-
ciation Shown in the
Tryouts.

The club officers and Miss Lewis
recently judged tryouts for the Pen
and Brush Club. A fruit oilette by
Mary Crenshaw, Martha North Wat-
son’s portrait of an old woman, a gal-
ley sketch by Lila Porcher, and Clem-
mie Downing’s paper on the picture of
“The Man With the Glove,” were the
accepted selections.

The club is planning a productive
year in its work—part of which will
be to display and sell Japanese
sketches before Christmas.

HALLOWE'EN EVENTS FEATURE
WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR

Juniors Open Very
Attractive Gift Shop

Linens, Scarfs and Many
Novelties on Dis-
play.

Our newest addition to the campus
is the Junior Gift Shop. We felt
quite proud, at the first of this year,
of our new book store with its various
sidelines of articles, and now that we
have a real gift shop of our own, we
feel that all the campus lacks is a
gasoline filling station to make us a
separate and “self-supporting” com-
munity.

The Junior Class, in opening this
shop, is not only helping itself, but
the whole college as well, for its prox-
imity and clever suggestions can save
us all time and brain energy in our
shopping. The shop is located in the
gym, in the lost and found store, and
is a branch office of the Attic Gift
Shop, of Marshall, Mo. The store car-
ries goods from otuer shops, also, as
exquisite linens fror: the Atlanta Linen
Shoppe. This week they are taking
in a supply of daintily colored place
cards made by the Pen and Brush
Club. From time to time the shop will
have woolen scarfs made by the
World War veterans. Other articles
carried are sewing baskets,
Scott leather blotters, leather picture
frames, lamp shades, dresser shades,
and clever novelties of all sorts.

Think how much time the Junior
Gift Shop will save us. No longer
will we have to spend an hour on the
Decatur car, just (o ouy that birth-
day gift, and for Christmas shopping
it is a life-saver. Every time new
stock comes in it will be announced on
the bulletin board. Day students are
invited to bring their friends to look
over the shop. Stand by the Junior
class and do your Christmas shopping
early.

May Day Committee
Looks to Spring

Tryouts for May Day Sce-
nario Due Novem-
ber 12.

The May Day Committee held its
first meeting last Thursday afternoon
in the gym. The question of scenario
writing was discussed. It was de-
cided that tryout scenarios should
be due November 12, and that
no especial type should be required
as a basis. Ideas of all kinds if proper-
ly worked out will be acceptable. The
committee hopes that there will be
many tryouts from which will be
selected the theme for the next May
Day pageant, for it is essential that
we combine beauty of music, of story,
and of dance in order to make this
presentation the best of its kind.

Members of the May Day Committee
for 1927-28 are Anne McCollum, chair-
man; Mary Ray Dobbins, Raymond
Wilson, Mary Nelson Logan, Hazel
Brown, and Mary Ellis.

Meeting of
_Essay Club

Betty Gash, Mary Lanier
and Mary Ellis
Hostesses.

The newest organization on the
campus, the Essay Club, held its first
meeting last Monday evening in the
Tea Room. Hostesses for the occasion
were Betty Gash, Mary Lanier, and
Mary Ellis. The official organization
of the club was effected and a com-

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Agnes’

Seniors Entertain College
Community at Party, and
Sophomores at Tea.

Hobgoblins and jack-o’-lanterns ran
riot last week. It was indeed Hal-
lowe’en on the campus.

The Hallowe’en party, given Satur-
day night by the Senior class for the
college community, was a gala oc-
casion. A bonfire and a real witch’s
cauldron served to guide the guests to
the gymnasium. Here decorations of
autumn leaves, corn and sugarcane
stalks, jack-o’-lanterns, and streamers
of orange and black crepe paper gave
a perfect setting for Hallowe’en witch-
ery.

Dance music was furnished by an
ideal four-piece orchestra. On the
dance floor every nationality seemed
to have its representative; Bohemia,
China, and Arabia being no exceptions.

Mary Reviere—with two rows of
gold teeth, straggling hair, bare feet
and florid countenance—held forth in
one corner, with all a fortune teller’s
charm. Here many learned whether
their futures boded ill or good, and all
learned to respect the prowess of the
soothsayer,

At the truly witching hour Polly
Stone told a ghastly ghost story as
only Polly could. Suffice it to say that
enough was intimated of amputated
right hands that performed most grue-
some antics to send many to bed with
chills.

Cider, spicy cookies, and toasted
marshmallows were served, carrying
to completion the Hallowe’en idea. All
those who went haye unanimously
voted the Senior entertainment one ot
the greatest social successes of this
autumn season.

Dr. and Mrs. MeCain entertained de-
lightfully for the Seniors and the
Freshmen.

The color scheme of black and
orange was carried out very artistical-
ly. Grinning jack-o’-lanterns and
huge black cats told that it was Hal-
lowe’en and with corn to pop, marsh-
mallows to toast, apples on a string to
bite, and sugarcane (which some of the
girls had never seen before!) even the
Seniors felt that they were really
children again enjoying Hallowe’en for
the first time.

The Senior tea given for the Sopho-
more last Wednesday in the Alumnae
House may claim the distinction of
novelty.

Burning incense, the oriental pro-
gram, and the coolie coats of those as-
sisting in serving, created a most ar-
tistic Chinese atmosphere.

During the tea Mary Reviere played
“Song of India” on the zilophone;
Virginia Miller sang, accompanied on
the zilophone, and Mary Seyward gave
a reading taken from “In a Shantung
Garden.”

Josephine Walker poured tea and
Mary Belle McConkey, the president

fghe Senior class, received the guests.
Many of the Sophomores took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to become
better acquainted with the members of
their sister class.

Nor were departmental groups to be
outdone for a most enjoyable event
was the party given by Professor and
Mrs. H. A. Robinson at their home on
College Place.

From four to six all Freshmen and
Sophomores taking mathematics under
Mr. Robinson were invited, and from
seven to eight the Junior and Senior
math majors were the guests.

As the guests entered an attractive
favor was presented, Hobgoblin masks,
or caps. Everyone was kept in lively
spirits by the amusing contests and
games. Sarah Townsend, with an im-
promptu orchestra furnished music for
the occasion, affording many conjec-
tures as to the selections. Fortune
telling by Madame Trigonomystic,
otherwise known as Miss Strauss, ad-
ded to the hilarity. True Hallowe’en

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THE AGONISTIC

Remarkable Regis-
ter of Agnes Scott
Alumnae Compiled

Agnes Scotters, past, present, and
Here is the answer to all
your questions about your friends or
your mother’s friends who have at-

“When did she graduate?”

“Where does she live?”

See the new Agnes Scott Alumnae
Quarterly, compiled by the Alumnae
You will find
each girl registered in her proper
class, away back to the old Academy
No facts have
There is an alphabeti-
cal list of the “Alumnae of Agnes
Seott College” followed by “Graduates
by Classes,” “Married Names,” “In-

2 —
Che Agonistic
Subscription Price, $1.25 per year in advance. .
Single Copies, 5 cents.
Published weekly. Owned and published by the Students of
Agnes Scott College. future!
Entered as Second Class Matter.
STAFF OF AGONISTIC tended Agnes Scott.
Editor-in-Chief ______--------------------------Carolyn Essig “Who is she now?”
UCT AES irl OG S11) go oo ne ee eee Elizabeth Merritt
Alpmnae Wditor:-2 32 ee ee ~_Edith MeGranahan
Athletic Jeditor. = eee Chopin Hudson
Bxchanere BGi0r eS Alice Jernigan | 8°¢retary, Polly Stone.
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Society manors eo ee ee Irene Lowrance |and Institute days.
MANAGEMENT been left out.
BUSipOss NU BHNOCr 8 ee oe ee Lillian White
Assistant Business Manager_._----------- Martha Riley Selman
Girculation: Manaver> =~ Louise Girardeau

REPORTERS FOR THIS ISSUE

Jean Alexander, *30. Mary Ellis, ’29

x ’ Betty Gash, ’29
Carolyn Nash, *30 es zi ES
Belle Ward Stowe, ’30 Spee ial

fF aura Brown, ’31
Dorothy Hutton, ’29

ton, Kitty Hunter, ’29
Mary McCallie, 30 Clive Spencer, ’29
Harriet Todd, ’30 Mary Alice Juhan, '29

EDITORIAL
TEN MINUTES A DAY

Each day that has passed since September 14 has bound us
more closely to Agnes Scott and to life on the campus. Classes are
regular, studies absorbing, activities steadily increasing their de-
mand of time. Thus it is easy for our life here to become utterly
sufficient unto itself. Ours is so complete and so happy a com-
munity existence that world affairs, state and national events, out-
side of sports, possibly, may seem to intrude rather than form a
part.

But if we permit life on the campus to be completely suffi-
cient, we defeat one of the most vital aims of a college education.
This aim has been so discussed and disputed by the learned, that
we withdraw all pretentions when we assume: that education is
not only instruct in life and progress of the past, but to awaken
one to the vital present; that education should enable one to treat
and meet problems of the present the more intelligently, for the
study of similar conditions in the past.

Eliot defines the cultivated man as one of “quick perceptions,
broad sympathies and wide affinities.” This certainly implies an
interest that extends beyond any campus.

A personal danger lurks in self sufficiency. It costs one’s
sense of proportion, that normal standard which helps in the order-
ing of a life according to the best formula. Then, as an intelligent
body, it is our duty to keep well informed, so that we may con-
tribute healthy opinions of problems that are before the world.
We may have little power now, as far as votes are concerned, but
this is the time when we should be training ourselves, in order that
we may use intelligently our votes and influence when the time
arrives. Occasionally, in the immediate past, concensus of college
opinion has been obtained by straw votes, notably on the League
and prohibition questions, and results sent to Washington. This
does not sound as if college opinion were discredited. If you have
not kept up with the facts of a question, independently sought out
arguments and justly reached your own conclusions, you are not
prepared to express an opinion.

The author of an article that appeared in “We Think” column
of the Agonistic last week, realized that everyone was “intel-
lectually curious” but that few were so, intensely enough to satisfy
that curiosity. She suggested that this publication carry a column
of concentrated weekly news. We have done this in the past,
under the heading “Smoke From a Thousand Cities,” but lately we
have had an overabundance of material, and in selecting and re-
jecting have given precedence to campus news. Are we right to

think you prefer campus news, if there is to be a question between
the two? Lack of space has kept from the paper each week at
least two pages of news, already written up. We can not afford to
regularly enlarge the paper, for in putting out four pages, unless
there is an exceptional week of advertising, our accounts just bal-
ance. If, in view of this, you still wish a current event column,
let us know, for you shall have what you want.

Yet you can easily inform yourself of current events, ever
altering, and of transient interest to you. There is an inexhaustible
supply of current material in the library. Ten minutes a day with
the newspaper will fairly re-create you. Any number of political
and economic magazines offer facts to the more inquiring.

Don’t fail to do all in your power to make these precious
years most rich and complete. They can not attain the highest
degree of completeness unless you manifest a broad interest in
the life of today, political, economic, scientific. Ten minutes a
day will help tremendously to keep you informed, to keep you keen,
end vividly alive.

stitute Alumnae,” “Geographical Lo-
cation” and “Academy Alumnae.”

Of interest to everyone, even the
present freshman class at Agnes Scott,
is the brief summary of our college’s
history, given in the front of the
catalogue:

“Agnes Scott College for Women is
located in Decatur, Ga., six miles from
Atlanta, the capital and largest city
nthe state. Agnes Scott was founded
in 1889 as “Agnes Scott Institute,” and
during the sixteen years, until 1906,
when it became “Agnes Scott Col-
lege,” sixteen hundred and sixty-three
(1663) students passed through its
halls, sixty-eight (68) of them re-
ceiving diplomas.

“Agnes Scott College” dates from
1906. In that year for the first time,
the graduating class of six (6) stu-
dents received the B.A. degree. From
then until May, 1927, when the grad-
uating class numbered one hundred
and three students (103), the college
has granted this degree to eight hun-
dred and twenty (820) young women.

Besides the regular college work,
there was from 1906 to 1913 a sep-
arate institution at Agnes Scott known
as the “Agnes Scott Academy.” The
alumnae records of the Academy show
eight hundred and twenty-one (821)
students, with thirty-six (36) grad-
uates. The Academy was abolished
in 1913.

There are today five thousand two
hundred and thirty-eight (5238) alum-
nae of Agnes Scott. Twenty per
cent (20%) of these live in Atlanta
and Decatur; another twenty-seven
per cent (27%) in other cities in the
state of Georgia, and fifty-three per
cent (53%) in other states and coun-
tries. They are scattered over six
continents, seventeen countries, and
forty-one states and the District of
Columbia.

“The tiny ‘Agnes Scott Institute’ of
1889 with its handful of pupils has
grown until the year that has just
passed, 1926-27, saw a student body
of five hundred and fifty-four (554)
registered from twenty-one states of
the Union and five (5) foreign coun-
tries.”

PLAYWRITER’S ORGAN-
IZE AT THEIR FIRST
BUSINESS MEETING

(Continued From Page 1.)
sional recognition is Miss Margaret
Bland. Her one-act play was one of
the most enthusiastically received of
the Carolina Playmaker’s program last
year.

The alumnae members present at
the meeting included Margaret Bland,
Susan Clayton, Emilie Ehrlich Stras-
burger, Frances Freeborn, Helen
Lewis, Polly Stone, Louisa Duls,
Rachel Hinderlite, Elizabeth McCallie,
Grace Augusta Ogden and Roberta
Winter are numbered among the active
alumnae members who were unable to
attend. The club is represented among
the students by Carolyn Essig, Frances
Hargiss, and Lillian Le Conte.

With the Playwriters so enthusias-
tie over their own organzation, with
the privilege and inspiration of Miss
Stephens’ and Miss McKinney’s guid-
ing hands, with interest already mani-
fest beyond their own circle, there is
every reason to believe that the Play-
writers will attain real recognition in
the field of Drama.

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Giddy, Darling:

This would be no place for you; we
are entirely too highbrow. We have
developed a psychological complex. Tis
very hard on poor Carolyn Nash, who
doesn’t know there is any difference
in the “nature” of red and green. And.
my dear child, psych, instead of de-
veloping a sweet maternal instinct in
Sarah Glenn, has made her perfectly
heartless. She met a lone defense-
less child on the campus, waylaid it
and started asking it questions about
how its IL Q. was, and making it say
s-s-s-moke and stand on its head. I
don’t know what might not have hap-
pened if the mother hadn’t appeared
I have heard that then was wher
Sarah ran.

But did you hear about Miss Gay-
lord? She went to an Episcopalian
supper of some kind in Atlanta, where
a Tech boy was quite attracted to her.
He wanted to know where she was at
school. “At Agnes Scott,” she told
him. “And how long have you been
there?” was his next question. “Seven
years,” she said. “Buck up old thing,”
he comforted her. “I’ve been at Tech
five years.”

They say he’s not the only Tech boy
interested in Agnes Scott. It’s a pity
old Emily Duke isn’t back; she and
Julia Rowan could have such a good
time comparing notes on our old
friend George.

Katherine Owen and Kitty Reed
have some mutual friends too—yon
should have seen the Santa Clause box
the “friend” sent—of shoes instead of
stockings. However, I don’t think it
was supposed to have anything to do
with Cinderella, since the shoes were
high laced-up ones with red spike
heels. But the shoes were full of

many things, so no one can say the
friends were “Scotch.” Speaking of
the Scotch, Giddy, did I ever tell you
about Kathryn Craighead’s dad calling
her up from Atlanta when shé was
visiting in North Carolina, just to tell
her a Scotch joke?

I’m wandering again. What was it
I was telling you about? Oh, the
funny present of shoes, but funnier
than that is the present a boy gave
Liza Ramey—a pig! Can you® imagine
her in connection with that particular
species of the barnyard? I can’t.
Speaking of Liza, she’s planning to go
abroad this summer, and has worked
out a very fine scheme for obtaining
necessary funds. It has something to
do with “a house by the side of the
road.” You'll have to see her for
further information.

And I want some further informa-
tion, too. (They say I can get it from
Dit Quartles and Sara Townsend) as
to why Pasco thinks Bibb’s hair is too
short, and what made the screen fall
out of the window.

Oh, I’m as full of mysteries as “At-
lanta Life,” this week, Giddy, and I’ve
never been so consumed with curios-
ity. Whose was the strange voice that
invited Lila Porcher to a midnight
party at the Biltmore? Do you think
it could have been Earl! Carrol’s? And
who, Giddy (it must have been a
Freshman), told Dr. McCain she
couldn’t ride back to school from
church with him cause it was against
tules to ride with a man?

Maybe by next week I will have un-
earthed some clues.

So I must away to my sleuthing.

Adieu, my dear Watson.

Yours for bigger and better detec-
tives,

Aggie.

FICTION FACTS

Books of the Week Reviewed
by Mary Crenshaw.

“Impatient Griselda,” by Dorothy
Scarborough, is a very interesting
book. It gives a clear insight into a
wife’s psychology which arises from
the author’s viewpoint. The plot is
concerned with Irene, who is the sec-
ond wife of a man who married her
after the death of Lilith so his infant
would have a mother. Irene is offered
kindness instead of love. What she
does when the same incidents happen
to her daughter is interesting to say
the least. The book is far from tragic,
being quite full of gracious incidents
and familiar characters.

“We,” by Col. Charles Lindbergh, is
a book that is worthy of favorable
criticism. It is a record of the prep-
arations and of the incidents preceding
his famous flight across the Atlantic.
It tells all of thrills that permeated
the lonely but victorious flight against
adverse winds and sleet. It is inter-
estingly written in the modern day
manner.

“The Romantic Comedians,” by
Ellen Glasgow, is interestingly writ-
ten in a charming manner, and con-
ceived in beautiful prose. The plot is
concerned with an old judge who typi-
fies all the courtliness of the gentle-
men of Virginia. How the charm of
youth intoxicates him and causes him
to marry a young, attractive girl who
sees only his age and not his kindli-
ness, is the keynote to the novel. The
book is a trifle long and drawn out
with many repetitions, but still is very
charming.

“The Old Countess,” by Anne D.
Sedgewick, is a uniquely interesting
tale. The book is written in an inter-
esting manner and is quite well
phrased. The action centers around
the Old Countess, who is quite a
wicked old person who clings to life
with an avaricious hand. How she in-
fluences the two young people who
come in contact with her and with
Marthe, her friend, forms an unusually
heart-twisting story. It is written with
the same charm that brought this
author to the front ranks by her sweet
story, “The Little French Girl.” Need-
less to say the Countess is not very -
unlike the main character in “The
Tatooed Countess,” by Carl Van Vech-
ton.

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THE AGONISTIC

There have never, in the social an-
nals of A. S. C., been quite so many
functions in one week as there were
last week. The Seniors were dated
so heavily that they had to put notices
on the bulletin board in order to re-
member their engagements! Nor have
individual social engagements been
neglected.

There have been a number of “fam-
ily” visitors lately; among them were:

Mary Quinlan’s mother; Jane Bailey
Hall’s mother, who is to be in Decatur
until Christmas; Mary Jane McCoy’s
mother; Jane Eave’s father; Helen
Duke’s mother; Frances Willis’
mother; Agnes Skelton’s family; Jean-
ette Nichol’s grandmother; Dit
Quarles’ mother and father; Mildred
Duncan’s mother.

All the girls in Gaines Cottage en-
tertained at a Hallowe’en party in the
tea room Wednesday night for Mary
Mackey Hough and Bet Cole, in honor
of their birthdays.

Dresses and

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of College Life!

Smart Sport Dresses of
Wool Crepes, Jerseys for
class room wear are most
attractive.

Chic Satins and transpar-
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afternoon wear are charm-
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Our Evening Dresses, for
more formal wear are in-
deed lovely.

These are, of course, most
reasonably priced from

$14.75 to $69.75

Our Coats are the very
smartest, and the prices on
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Sara Johnston and Elizabeth Merritt
were the guests of Mrs. Jack Porter
for luncheon at the Atlanta Athletic
Club Thursday.

Elizabeth Williams’ brother gave a
dinner in her honor at his home in At-
lanta last Sunday night. Among the
guests were Elise Tibson and Lettie
Pope.

Peggy Lou Armstrong, Shannon
Preston, Eleanor Bonham were the
ruests of Raemond Wilson Sunday.

Emily and Mary Cope had dinner
at the Pi Kappa Alpha house at Tech
on Sunday.

Lillian White, Margaret Rice, and
Bayless McShane were the week-end
guests of Georgia Watson at her home
in Thomson, Ga.

Helen Johnston spent the week-end
with Nancy Simpson in Atlanta and
attended the Chi Phi tea-dance.

Mary Ann Phelps was the honor
guest at a dinner party at Mrs. Dud-
ley Cowles in Atlanta Monday night.

Helen Ridley spent the week-end in
Atlanta with Frances Wimbish.

Louise Sherfesee and Mary Mackey
Hough visited Sara White in Atlanta
last week-end.

Elinore Morgan spent the week-end
at her home in Alto, Ga.

Louise Ware went, home to Law-
renceville, Ga., for the week-end.

Francés Brown and Sarah Marsh
spent the week-end at Bessie Tift.

Jack MecLellon and Miriam Ander-
son spent the week-end with Mrs. J.
L. Phippen, of Decatur.

Dittie Winter visited her cousin in
Atlanta last week-end and went to
the dance at Garbers.

Clemmie Downing and Elizabeth
Dawson visited in Atlanta last week-
end.

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It will be a pleasure to
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Exchange

Professor Ellsworth Huntington, of
Yale University, after careful re-
search and study, has stated that the
time is coming when America will no
longer have good looking women. He
has investigated carefully and studied
past records which, he claims, show
a decrease in the number of fairest
of the fair sex.

—Technique.

Individualism Versus Co-operation
Originality is a virtue; excessive in-
dividualism is decidedly a fault. In
the college community of which we
are each members, self-interest, per-
sonal desires and inclinations have to
be daily—we might say hourly—sac-
rificed in order that the welfare and
happiness of the group may be ad-
vanced. We must develop the group
consciousness and the ability to act
in accordance with the standards,
aims and rules of the group, in order
to fit successfully into the scheme of
thing's, and to live harmoniously in our
little college world.
—The Salemite.

A patron of the Repertory Theater
of Boston stirred by the startling num-
ber of suicides among college students
during the past year has offered $1,000
for the best American play which shall
hold up faith in life to the youth of
America. The award will be made
through the trustees of the Repertory
Theater, the announcement of the
prizes having been made by them. Any
person who shall have been a student
in any college, university or dramatic
school in the United States at any time
during the calendar of the year of 1927
is eligible to compete.

—Furman Hornet.

Attitude

We frequently hear students say
that they do not like this or that ac-
tivity of college life, or that they de-
spise certain courses of study. The
entire round becomes a burdensome
drudgery to them, and they work only
because they have to work.

It is true not only of college life,
but of any activity of life outside of
college, that we can work ourselves
into a feeling of displeasure for any
situation whatever, if we allow our-
selves to look upon things in the
wrong way. Is it any wonder that we

MEETING OF
ESSAY CLUB

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mittee appointed to draw up a Con-
stitution and By-Laws. As a result
of elections for officers, Betty Gash
was made president and Margaret
Garretson, secretary. Business, such
as the name, the purpose, time of
meeting, conditions of try-out, was
discussed at great length. The name,
however, is as yet undetermined. Mem-
bers of the club hope to make this or-
ganization popular on the campus and
feel confident of finding the work en-
tirely enjoyable under the capable
guidance of Miss Christie as advisor.
The next meeting will be held Novem-
ber 14 at the home of Mary Ramage
in Decatur.

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Station A-l-u-m-n-a-e

Gr-r-r-r pop!
at Agnes Scott College, Decatur,
Georg--ia. There will not be time to-
night for the stock exchange and
weather reports for the station is
swamped with telegrams from Agnes
Scott fans asking for the fate report
of the graduates of our station.

As our first speaker tonight we
have Mr. Dan Cupid, who will render
his report as to the damage done by
his darts. Stand by for a moment
please, Gr-r-r.

Dear listeners-in, the first victim I
have on record is Helen Bates, ’26, who
was wedded to Mr. Fred B. Law in
August. It was a “Hottentot” wed-
ding—-Virginia Browning, ’26, and
Vera Kamper, ’28, were bridesmaids.
Her address is 1613 Rugby Rd.,
Schenectady, N. Y.—if you wish to
send your many happy wishes. Sonia
Roskin did not escape my arrow either.
She was married in August to Mr.
George Meyers and is keeping house
at 327 Ashbury Ave., Oak Lane, Pa.
Her husband is principal of the High
School there. Louise Kelly, ex-’29,
will be married Thanksgiving Day to
Dr. James W. Crowder of Chester, 8.
C. In my last shooting match I hit
the heart of Katherine Pittman, ’26,
squarely—she married Mr. Webster C.
Brown, of Chattanooga, Tenn., on Sep-
tember 26. These days I’m so efficient
by frequent practice that I didn’t miss

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my target when I choose Emily Zellars,
125, who will wed Mr. Duncan M. Me-
Neill, of Laurinburg, N. C. He is a
graduate of Oglethorpe and Harvard
Law School. That ends my report for
tonight, ladies) Thank you, Gr-r-r.

We will next hear from the Secre-
tary of Education. Stand by for a
moment.

Good evening ladies. I have a very
favorable report to make in regard to
the education of our youths. The
various parts of the country are very
fortunate in having the following

oung ladies as teachers: Cephise Cart-
wright, ’27, is teaching at Gibson, N.
C., while Marcia Greene, ’27, is lo-
cated at Caphville, Tenn. Beth Walker,
25, is hard at work teaching civics at

Augusta High School, having spent a
month this summer at New York. The
Owen family is certainly doing its bit
by the world. Ruth Owen, ’25, teaches
Latin at Avon High School, Avon, N.
Y., and Dorothy Owen, ’26, is instruc-
tor of history, English and French at
Walpole, N. H. Isabel Ferguson, ’25,
having received her M. A. at the Uni-
versity of Chicago last year, is putting
it to good usage at the Western Ken-
tucky State Teachers’ College. Her
address is 1405 State Street, Bowling
Green, Ky. Maria Rose, ’25, is teach-
ing seventh grade math at Charlotte,
N.C. Ellen Fain, ’26, is again lending
her service to Hendersonville, N. C.
We have two girls enjoying Florida’s
“sunny clime,” Katy Mitchell, ’27, is at
Kissimee, Fla., and Sara Tate, ’25, at
Bartow, Fla. Another of our alum-
nae is teaching at Monroe, N. C., Lit
Griffin, ’25; while Katherine Killiland,
27, is at Griffin, Ga. This ends my re-
port for this week. Thank you.

Gr-R-R. Station A-l-u-m-n-a-e
speaking. I just received a telegram
from Emmie Sackson, ’24, who is now
in the Fordham branch of the New
York Public Library, requesting that
this station give a report of several
girls whom she has named, In answer
to this telegram I will say Miss Daisy
Francis Smith, ’24, is at the Univerity
of Pennsylvania. Her address is 3439
Woodland Ave., care Red and Blue
Inn, Philadelphia. I bet it is an inter-
esting place. Marjorie Speak, ’25, is
taking a course at Columbia Uni-
versity. New York is more popular
than ever this winter. Dorothy Cham-
berlain, ’27, and Janice Brown, ’24, are
both taking library courses at Colum-
bia. Virginia Owen, ’26, is working in
New York. Phillipia Gilchrist is study-
ing at the University of Wisconsin,
415 Sterling Place, Madison, Wis.
Betty Little, ’26, is taking a kinder-
garten course in Atlanta. Jane Small,
ex-’27, is making her debut this winter
in Atlanta.

Further telegrams will be answered
later. Station A-l-u-m-n-a-e signing
off at ten o’clock, Central standard
time. Goodnight! -

dislike our work if we look upon it as
something which must be done to avoid
direful consequences? It is a well-
known principle of life that if we give
to anything in which we are engaged
the best that we have, the best will
come back to us. Quite naturally you
get little help or pleasure from the
different activities of life when you
give to them only your grudging,
mediocre, self. We benefit from school
life only to the extent that we try to
make it what it should be.

Express your constructive thought
by putting your very best efforts into
whatever task confronts you, and you
will marvel at the results. Those
things which were before unpleasant
will become interesting and even en-
joyable.

—B. C. Bee.

Decision

Some great author has wisely said,
“Once to every man and nation comes
the moment to decide.” I believe that
very few of us ever really analyze this
proverb. Does it mean that we are to
be forever on the watch for some tre-
mendous moment in our lives when
decision will mean either prosperity
or ruin? It might mean that, but I
believe that we can give it a more
practical interpretation.

Every day of our lives we are called
upon to make decisions, not once, but
many times. In our every day school
life our greatest task is to decide. If
we have a hard lesson for tomorrow,
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before class, or shall we study it now
while we have ample time? Decision
involves a struggle with the current.
Failure to decide will cause us to drop
back in the struggle. Decision is neces-
sary for progress. I have not distin-
guished between right and wrong de-
cision, because in practical life, I do
not believe that is the question. What
we speak of as a wrong decision is
usually no decision at all. The ques-
tion is, decision or indecision? We
let opportunities slip by, not because
we decide wrongly, but because we do
not have the courage to decide at all.

These little deciding moments in our
lives are our opportunities. We should
welcome them and decide while de-
cision is easiest. Let us not become
victims of the habit of indecision. Let
us not wait to decide until we are
moved by compulsion, but make our
decisions as we face them.

—B. C. Bee.

Why Come to College?

“To be at home in all lands and all
ages; to count nature a familiar ac-
quaintance and art an intimate friend;
to carry the key to the world’s library
in your pocket and feel its resources
behind you in whatever task you un-
dertake; to make friends among men
of your own age who are to be lead-
ers in all walks of life; to lose oneself
in generous enthusiasm and co-oper-
ate with others for common ends; to
learn manners from students who are
gentlemen and form character under
professors who are Christians—these
are the returns of a college for the best
four years of one’s life.”

“Education is not to make us seem
to be greater to the world, but that
the world may seem to be greater and
richer to us.”’—Barbe.

—The. Tiger.

THE AGONISTIC

Speaking of one-minute -to-play|dashing up and down the field was
Say, hockey has football beat |somewhat impeded by the length of

thrills.
by half a dozen heart “palps The
double-header Friday was the hardest,
swiftest, and most exciting of the
games so far.

The Freshman-Senior game was
called first, and began, literally speak-
ing, with a “whack.” The surprise of
the season (for the unconquered
Seniors) came when the Freshmen, or
rather Bibbs McKee, made first. goal.
Things began looking black for the
Seniors when the Freshies thought
they had another goal; this, however
(as Polly Stone would say!) proved to
be an offside. Mary Perkinson saved
the Seniors’ “rep”? with a swift shot,
and tied the score for the first half.

The Sophomore-Junior game began
with an atmosphere of bulldog stub-
bornness that prevailed throughout
their game—thanks to Dit! “Red”
Townsend and “Skid” Morgan col-
lided, but not without using their
heads! (“Skid” knows “Red’s” is hard-
est!) The prettiest play of the game
was made when Peggy Lou Armstrong
made a record run down the field with
the Sophomore ball to the goal, with-
out any interference from the Juniors.

my

“Dit? Worth later scored for the
Juniors and the first half ended with a
tie.

The second half of the Freshman-
Senior game, the Seniors mopped up
with three goals (Pete Grier, 2; Jo
Walker 1), but not without some ef-
fort on both sides. Chopin Hudson,
as Mary McCallie says, really should-
n’t be allowed to play; she’s just too
good; she monopolizes the field!

The Sophs and Juniors were slight-
ly inconvenienced by a lack of suffi-
cient fight in their second half—but
only slightly. Really, you’ve never
seen such a mad scramble as took
place around the Soph goal. Due to
Mary Nelson Logan’s excellency as
goal guard, the Sophs were unable to
score, and the game ended 1 to 1—no
score in the second half.

For clean, hard fighting that was
the best game yet. And even the
Charlotte girls admit that the Sopho-
more-Junior clinch in the second half
was as thrilling as having the Caro-
lina ball come within one-yard of the
goal line twice at the Carolina-Tech
game.

The Hockey fans for the afternoon
were rather few and far between; but
there was quite a bit of yelling, es-
pecially by Mary Trammell for the
Sophomores and Seniors! The bleach-
ers were the scene of some dispute be-
tween certain Freshman and Sopho-
more partisans, but no casualties re-
sulted.

The chief sidefield attraction of the
afternoon was Miss North, whose

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Come In Every Mail
Catherine Graeber, Speedy

King and Nancy Tripp
Marry This Month.

And still more weddings! One would
think Agnes Scott a veritable matri-
monial agency, judging from the rate

her skirt. “No, she didn’t have a new
hair-cut, either; she merely fell in
the pool while teaching the 3:10 diving
class!”

Miss Kirk Represents
A, &. Cz at Phila.

Two Hundredth Anniver-
sary of Presbyterian
School Celebrated.

A celebration, commemorating the
founding of the first Presbyterian
school for higher education in the en-
tire United States, was held in Phila-
delphia from October 2 to the 5th.
This was the two hundredth anni-
versary of the founding of Log Col-
lege, which for some years was sit-
uated just outside of Philadelphia. AI-
though there is no documentary evi-
dence that Princeton is the same or-
ganization as Log College, yet this is
generally accepted, since Princeton
was established the very year that Log
College was discontinued: by the same
people who had managed Log College.

Those in charge of the two hun-
dredth celebration desired to have both
the North and the South well repre-
sented. Many college presidents were
there. Two Dean of Women, one from
the North and one from the South,
were asked to bring greetings. Miss
Hopkins was asked to represent the
South but, since the date was so near
the opening of college and conflicted
with the meeting of the Synod of
Georgia, she felt that she could not
go. So Miss Mary Wallace Kirk, a
graduate of A. 8. C. and a member
of our Board of Trustees, consented to
go in her place. She was here the
seventeenth on her return trip from
Philadelphia and reported that the
celebration had been very interesting
and well worth-while.

The accused: “I was not going forty
miles an hour, not twenty, not even
ten, in fact, when the officer came up,
I was almost at a standstill.”

Judge: “I must stop this or you will
be falling
shillings.”

into something. Forty

at which our alumnae are maried off.
Catherine Graeber is marrying a min-
ister with a very aristocratic-sounding
name, Reverend William Crowe IV.
Everyone who knows the groom says
he is “just the cutest thing,” and “per-
fectly adorable.” All the upperclass-
men remember Catherine as one of the
best-loved girls of the class of ’26. She
was marired Tuesday, October 25,
in Yazoo City, Miss., and they are to
live in Tuscumbia, Ala.

“Speedy” King, or rather Mary
Evelyn King, ’24, was married to
Mr. Harry Day Wilkins, October 29, in
Bay View, Va.

Nancy Tripp, ’23, is to have a honey-
moon in Europe. She was mar-
ried October 29 at high noon, to
Mr. Alexander Capie Shand, Jr., at
All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta.
On their honeymoon they will visit
Beth (McClure) McGeachy, ’23, who
is living in Edinborough, Scotland.
Beth McClure married the son of Dr.
McGeachy of the Decatur Presbyterian
Church.

We wonder what Nancy and Beth

would have thought four years ago if }-

they had known all this was to hap-
pen. Which makes us wonder if “Ag-
gie” will have intereSting things about
us in her matrimonial columns in a few
years or so.

Dad: “And now, my dear girl, when
you finish college what are you going
to do?”

Daughter: “I’m going to work with
you, Dad.”

Dad: “But, my goodness, I have re-
tired.”

Daughter: “Exactly, pop.”

Prof: “You ought to get to work—
idleness is a sin and laziness kills peo-
ple.”

Stude: “Gosh! What a magnificent
death to die.”

Senior (after having presented the
little freshie with some candy): “And
now, my dear, what do you say?”

Fresh: “Got any more?”

Kathryn Craighead: “How do you
manage to get such bargains when you
go shopping?”

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Faculty and Student

One of the best things about Agnes
Scott is that it is small enough for
students and faculty to have more
friendly relations with each other than
would be possible in a large universi-
ty. Students like to know teachers
better; often they are interested in the
same kind of work and need inspir-
ation and guidance. And from the fact
that our teachers here keep certain
times free for students to visit them,
and some even have regular teas, we
are convinced that the teachers would
like to know us better.

Yet this ideal situation is in danger
of being rendered impractical because
of a certain tendency on our campus.
This is the belief among some of us
that a girl is friendly with a teacher
for the purpose of obtaining a “boot-
lick” from her, of getting on her “good
side.” Such an idea smacks of high-
school days and “teacher’s pet,” and
is utterly unworthy of college stu-
dents. Have you ever seen the know-
ing looks given you as you walked
across the campus with a member of
the faculty, or been unmercifully
teased just because you had a friend-
ly chat with a teacher on a subject of
common interest? No wonder we are
not so keen on being seen in con-
ference with a teacher! Shall we al-
low the opinions of a few to mold our
social life? Rather let us direct pub-
lic opinion.

No harmony or real understanding
can result in a e¢Ommunity where there
are opposing forces. Likewise no in-
dividual can derive the greatest bene-
fit from a life void of the association
of others. From the discussion of
problems and the formulating of new
ideas one’s whole character is con-

stantly being molded. Why then, when
Agnes Scott is expressly a small com-
munity so that we may have per-
sonal contacts with a greater number
of people, should we let this splendid
opportunity of greater co-operation
between faculty and students slip by
just because a few of us think there
is an ulterior motive in our friend-
ships? After all, our highest aim
should be for the greater good of our
college, and we as teachers and stu-
dents should work together for the
advancement of knowledge. Let us
then erase the word “bootlick” from
our minds, and make of our relations
friendships that will make our college
life more worthwhile. M. G., 729.

HALLOWE’EN EVENTS
FEATURE WEEK’S
SOCIAL CALENDAR

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refreshments were served, consisting ~
of apples on strings, peanuts, various
kinds of candy, punch and cake. A
genuine good time was reported by
each guest.

Indeed, the goblins and the ghosts
left all their terrors at World’s End
this year, and brought only joy and
sociability to Agnes Scott.

“Grandmothers,” by Glenway Wes-
cott, is one of the most interesting of
the new books received. This book
gives a segment of American life from
pioneer days to modern times. Many
characters are woven into the plot.
The story is laid in a small town in
Wisconsin, but events lead to various
places such as Chicago, London, and
Cuba. This book really makes one
feel what a grand and glorious feeling
it is to be an American.

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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1927.

Pi Alpha Phi Will
Debate Englishmen
Uncompromising Pacificism

As Effective Attitude To-
ward War Subject.

Pi Alpha Phi has scheduled a debate !

with one of the two teams of English-
men who are in the United States
this year, according to an announce-
ment made Saturday morning at the
chapel hour. The Cambridge team
travels only in the West and South-
west. The team which is debating in
the East and South this year was
selected by the National Union of Stu-

‘dents and is composed of graduates
from the University of Reading, the
University of Edinburgh, and the Lon-
don School of Economics and Political
Science. It is this team with which
Pi Alpha Phi has scheduled a debate
for November 28.. Emory will debate
the English team the following eve-
ning on the subject “That This House
Deplores the Corrupting Influence of
the Democratic Principle Upon Mod-
ern Life.”

Eight girls have been chosen to do
intensive work on the subject, which
is: “That the Only Effective Attitude
Towards War Is An Uncompromising
Pacificism.” Our team plans to debate
the negative of this question. The
eight girls now working on the debate
are: Carolyn Essig, Mary Shepherd,
Patricia Collins, Esther Nisbet, Mary
Riviere, Janet MacDonald, Eleanor Lee
Norris, and Frances Craighead. After
the eight have given two preliminary
debates, the team will be chosen.

At the meeting of Pi Alpha Phi last
Thursday one of the six subjects offer-
ed by the English team was debated
and it was decided that this question

was net best suited for formal debater,

The question as worded for the Pi
Alpha Phi debate was: “That All
Radio Broadcasting Should be Under
National Control.” The affirmative
was upheld by Polly Vaughan, Char-
lotte Hunter, and Mary Shepherd. The
negative by Helen Sisson, Mary Tram-
mel and Emily Harvey. The de-
cision was in favor of the affirmative.
There was also a brief business ses-
sion at which Mary Reviere was elect-
ed treasurer of the organization.
Before the end of the meeting the
' eight new members gave an amusing
and delightful debate on the subject:
“Resolved, That the (W)hole of the
Doughnut Is a part of the Doughnut.”

Dr. Davis Urges
Chureh Affiliation

His Talk a Part of Church
Affiliation Week
Program.

Dr. Davis of the Central Presby-
terian church spoke to the girls in
chapel Tuesday, on the value of
church affiliation during the college
years.

Dr. Davis pointed out that the
years of college work equip the young
person physically and mentally for
life and its great work, but so often
the student goes forth into the world
a mere babe in spiritual development.
He stated that our education is not
complete unless religion forms a part.

Sometimes when the young go to
college, they think, “Now I'll take a
four years rest and won’t have to
engage in religious activities?” This
is the wrong attitude, because the
years at college are spent in formu-
lating beliefs and proving theories that
have been merely accepted heretofore
because of family tradition and en-
vironment and we should test our re-
ligious beliefs, and the church is ready
and willing to help us.

When we come to college, it is a dis-
tinction that sets us apart as leaders
and the home church is looking to us
and depending upon us to bring home
spiritual inspiration and take an active
part in the church life, but, if we have
neglected to take advantage of our re-

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The long-expected November 4 final-
ly came, and at 11:30 A. M. a large
crowd of people had gathered in the
chapel to witness the Investiture of
the class of 1928. The Sophomores
entered in a double file to the strains
of “Ancient of Days,” and formed an
aisle through which the faculty and
Seniors entered.

Dr. William Ray Dobyns, of Bir-
mingham, Ala., made the opening
prayer. After this prayer and the
singing of a hymn, Dr. McCain wel-
comed the many visitors—friends and
relatives of the Seniors. He then in-
troduced Miss Margaret Bland, one of
the faculty members of the Senior
class, who made the address of the
occasion, in which she interpreted to

the .Senioeys and elite friends the

meaning of the Investiture service.

“We have come together,” said Miss
Bland, “for the service of Investiture,
a service whose purpose it is to give
to those girls who have worked hard
and successfully for three years the
right to wear the academic cap and
gown, the symbol of scholarship. And,
so, I think it would be well for us to
consider for a few moments what this
symbol stands for? After all, what
is scholarship? I know of one person
who started his scholarly career as a
linguist. Then he narrowed his field
to the study of classic languages, and
then to the study of Greek, and then
to a special study of the Greek of the
Fifth century, B. C., and finally he
spent two years of his life on the
study of one Greek verb. He defined
modern scholarship as knowing more
and more about less and less.

“Many people believe that intoler-
ance is always the mark of a scholar,
some believe that drudgery is scholar-
ship, and some maintain that scholar-
ship should be purely enjoyment.

“First, let us consider whether or
not intolerance is the mark of a
scholar. Many girls go off to col-
lege and come home discontented and
unhappy because they find no intellec-
tual companionship in the social life
about them. I have even heard grad-
uates of Wellesley, and Bryn Mawr
complain that the people in the south
run from culture as if it were a big
black bear. Of course, their attitude
is exaggerated but there is some truth
in the fact that in our small towns,
one is not apt to find a large number
of people who have intellectual in-
terests and one who has just come
from college full of enthusiasm for
books and study is apt to feel a little
lonely among people who talk only of
bridge games and neighborhood gossip.
And, so, it is perhaps natural that a
would-be scholar finding herself a
little isolated, should draw apart from
her community and live in the aloof
planes of her mind as an intellectual
nob, intolerant of those about her. But
this does not seem to be true of the
greatest scholars of the world, for
they seemed to be able to find some
deep human interest in all about them.
Villain, in writing a biography of
Dante, one of the greatest scholars as
well as poets of the world, says that

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“Though he was always studying, he
never seemed to do so and was able to
live pleasantly with his companions.”
So, it seems to me that true scholars,
without giving up their interests in
books should be able to adjust them-
selves so that they can live pleasantly
with those about them. But the ques-
tion of intolerance of scholars in one
field for scholars in another field is a
serious one. I have known scientists
who shrugged their shoulders con-
temptuously at an interest in the study
of the classical languages. And I have
seen those in the field of literature
absolutely blind to the keen delight
to be found in mathematics. The most
significant example I know of is that
of a botanist who was heartbroken
because his son refused to follow his
particular line of study.

“What did the son study,’ I asked.
‘History? Philosophy? Languages in-
stead of Botany?’

“<«Oh, no,’ was the answer, ‘he was
a botanist, too, but the father had
spent his life on mushrooms, and the
son took up the study of lichens.’

“So it seems that intolerance in a
scholar is a little absurd, for, if people
have the true spirit of intellectual ad-
ventury, they can see that lines and
parallellograms can hold a fascination
just as well as the philosophy of the
Middle Ages or that the study of elec-
tricity or chlorine gas can be vital as
well as the study of the rise and fall
of empires.

“Then, putting aside intolerance,
should drudgery be scholarship? Sir
Joshua Reynolds, in his ‘Letters to the
Idler’ made the remark that painter
or genius should not stoop to drudgery
in which the understanding has no
part. When I come into contact with
groups of students in undergraduate
work and in graduate work, I begin to
wonder, for drudgery and drudgery
without understanding seems to be
their standard of scholarship. Listen-
ing to their conversations, I am re-
minded of what Goethe once wrote to
a friend, ‘The people of the court
praise the scenery highly and have no
enjoyment of it.’ In the same way,
students praise books highly and seem
to have no enjoyment of them. They
speak, not of what they are reading
but of how many pages they read last
reek, of how many they are reading
this week, and how many more pages
they will have to read before the next
week is over. They count the redun-
dant words in ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ They
get into violent discussion as to
whether one obscure poet in the fif-
teenth century influenced a more ob-
secure poet of the sixteenth century.
They spend months and years counting
Elizabethan expressions that occur in
the words of the Victorians. They dis-
sect, they classify, they pigeonhole the
living beauty of their literary heri-
tage. They remind one of the medie-
val scholars who spent years of study
in trying to decide the important ques-
tion as to how many angels could
stand on the point of a needle. I once
read some chapters of a doctor’s dis-

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sertation oi Mark wain. The author
wished to prove that Mark Twain was
influenced by nature and, so, he labor-
iously undertook to enumerate inci-
dents where wild animals and natural
forces were mentioned. It read some-
thing like this: ‘Mark Twain, in the
course of his works, mentions wild
animals 28 times, elephants 10 times,
camels 9 times, hipnopotami 6 times,
field mice 3 times,’ and again, ‘Mark
Twain mentions storms 17 times, 5 hail
storms, 7 rain storms, 3 claps of thun-
der, and flashes of lightning.’ If one
has but an item of imagination. One
can see the incongruity of the two pic-
tures that flash fo the mind’s eye—

Mark Ty.1ain a neard an old tramp
steamer on .! issippi, his head
bare in + face cooled by

the touch of .tcnu.4 and then, the
student, trying to proye Mark Twain’s
love of nature, in some dim library,
buried beneath reference books, ad-
justing his hornrimmed glasses as he
laboriously thumbed hundreds of
pages, counting “1, 2, 3, claps of thun-
der,’ and ‘1, 2, flashes of lightning.’
Could this drudgery without under-
standing be called scholarship? I think
not.

“Then if intolerance and drudgery
are not the marks of the scholar, is
enjoyment scholarship? Several years
ago there appeared in the Atlantic
Monthly an article that presented the
view that students should not seek to
know the names of the authors of
masterpieces nor to learn details
about their lives. For, the writer
argued, what can it matter whether a
man be named Smith or Marlowe,
whether he lived in England or East
India, what can it matter whether he
liked roast beef or got along with his
wife, as long as he left such perfect
lines as,

“¢Was this the fact that launched a
thousand ships?’ or

“What is beauty? saith my suffer-
ings then,’

“This is the theory of those who be-
lieve that scholarship should be pure
enjoyment. I had a professor once
who held this view. He was an earn-
est young man, just out of college and
was determined to make his classes ap-
preciate literature. He required from
us no knowledge of facts about what
we were reading but insisted only that
we should enjoy. I remember nothing
of what I was supposed to learn in the
class but I have an indelible picture
of Mr. X, strutting back and forth be-
fore the class, his coat tails flapping

and bidding us, ‘enjoy, enjoy.’ He
would recite in earnest tones,
“<Tomorrow and tomorrow and to-

morrow
Creeps on this petty pace from day
to day,’

“Then he would look out over the
class with a smile, as if to say, “That
is literature. Now appreciate.’ But
as we remained immobile and unin-
spired before him, he would mop his
brow with his blue striped handker-
chief, and remark for our benefit,

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Miss Cook and
Miss Folliard Will
Entertain Tuesday

Folk Songs and Dances in
Picturesque Costumes of
Eastern European
Countries.

The Lecture Association takes great
pleasure in announcing the appearance
of Miss Ellenor Cook, assisted by Miss
Folliard, before the Agnes Scott com-
munity, and the Atlanta and Decatur
public, November 15, in the Agnes
Scott auditorium. Miss Cook will pre-
sent, in genuine costume, folk songs
from lands of Eastern Europe, where
she has made an extensive study of
such. She has made several visits to
these picturesque countries, living in
small villages and visiting the nobility
Last summer she gave a command per-
formance for Queen Marie of Rou-
mania.

Her programmes are not only un-
usual and appealing, as a result of all
these experiences, but they are also
educational and tend to promote a
better understanding of and more
sympathy for these countries. “It is
not merely because she sings delight-
fully the vivid and melodious folk
songs of Eastern Europe, nor just be-
cause these songs are rare, freshly
unearthed bits of the age-old music of
a dull mediaeval peasantry, nor be-
cause she and her partner wear cos-
tumes that dazzle with their brilliancy
of color, nor that Miss Cook is today
the successful artist that she is; but
because she has combined these ele-
ments; interwoven their individual bits
into a fabric that is a perfect whole,
and thereby evolved a complete pro-
gram, So entertaining and delightful
that it holds you enthralled during the
entire performance.

Few artists of recent years have
won such immediate success as this
Junior League girl, a graduate of
Miss Porter’s School at Farmington.
the comes to Agnes Scott highly prais-
ed by all that have heard her. We
hope that a large crowd will take ad-
vantage of this wonderful opportunity
for spending a most pleasing and en-
tertaining evening. Her programme
is as follows:

Folk songs from Czechoslovakia—
“The Cowherd,” “The Postman,” “Bag-
pipes,” “On the Field of Hroznov,”
“Don’t Come to Us, Sonny,” “Sedlak.”

Piano duet, “Slavic Dance,” Dvorak.

Dance, Czechoslovak Beseda.

Piano solo, “Hungarian Rhapsody,”
Liszt.

Folk songs from Jugoslavia and

Poland—‘Scene From Zagreb Mar-
ket,” “Kolo,” “The Little Hare.”

Polish Dance, Mountain Dance from
Zakopane Cavalry song.

Piano solo, “Polonaise,” Chopin.

Folk songs from Roumania and
Hungary—‘Two Maidens Washing
Wool,” “Rare the Barley.”

Dance, “Hungarian Cbardas.”

Intermission.

Folk songs from Russia—‘Troika,”
“Cossack Lullaby.”

Dance, “Ukrainsky.”

Piano solo, “Humoresque,”
maninoff.

Easter song.

Night (Notchinka).

Dance, “Russian Lujock.”

A Russian bethrothal scene, intro-
ducing the popular folk songs, “Along
the Street Snow Has Drifted,” “The
Lovely Maiden,” “Gretchaniki.”

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AGNES SCOTT TO BE
REPRESENTED AT
S. G. CONFERENCE

Janet MacDonald, our Student Gov-
ernment president, will leave this week
to attend the annual conference of the
Woman’s Intercollegiate Association
of Student Government. It will be
held this year at Smith College,
Northampton, Mass.

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EDITORIAL

On last Friday, that clear, bright November day, our Senior
class appeared for the first time in academic robes, as a unit, set
apart. One by one the members of the class came to be invested,
starting the thread of another year across the tapestry of Agnes
Scott’s history. Investiture is her individual ceremony at which
Miss Hopkins, investing the Senior with academic cap and gown,
acknowledges her before faculty, students, friends and family, as
a scholar and as a leader in the college community.

Dr. Dobyns said truthfully: “It is a time of joy and promise.”
Yes, joy, that the Senior has so worked and lived that she has
fulfilled the trust and is worthy to receive. recognition. Promise,
that she will continue to honor the trust, ery r

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be lost ivretrievebl if any of the Soctady "i
lightened because heart and mind were ill pr
be looked forward to and lived toward.
Each girl who becomes a student here is invested with a trust
as surely as the Senior is actually invested with an outward sign | y

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With Our Clubs

Literary, Artistic and De-
partmental Groups Meet
During Week.

Amid the white-robed ghosts and

gaily robed figures that filled the
streets Monday night, October 31, the
members of B. O. Z. made their way
to the home of Miss Christie to hold
their third meeting. .
All formality laid aside, Carolyn
Essig, president of the short-story
club extended a most cordial welcome
to the four new members, Evelyn
Becker, Mary Ellis, Edythe McGrana-
han, Myrtle Bledsoe, and in brief gave
to the club some interesting plans
that she hoped would materialize in
a few weeks. The only story of the
evening, “Brunhilda,” was read by
Emily Kingsbery—a story which veri-
fied the fact that there is real literary
talent in B. O. Z.

It was a most enjoyable meeting,
bright with orange candles and a
erackling fire. Hallowe’en dainties
and favors presented after the meet-
ing adjourned, played their part in
evoking the spirit of the night.

Poetry Club met with Miss Bland
on Tuesday night, November 1,
around the open fire in Boyd parlor.
The meeting was very informal, to
the delight of the four new members,
Raemond Wilson, Mary Cope, Jean
Alexander, and Alice Jernigan.

The club decided to call Virginia
Earle’s charming poem “Caution.”
Myrtle Bledsoe read two of her
earlier sonnets and a more recent
poem, which was unusually good. Alice
Jernigan read “Tavern.” Miss Bland’s
poem, composed on the spur of the
moment, was delightfully original,
and Emily Kingsberry’s “Magic” and
“To the West Wind” were full of a
lovely lyric quality. While Miss Bland
served refreshments, Miss Preston
read clever selections from A. A. Mil-

Payne; ; ‘Thou py Nigh,” by
Miss Vera Kamper; “Danny Boy,” by
iss Leonora Briggs; “To Welcome

of fulfillment of that trust. If she would but recognize the trust = ” by Miss Octavia Young; “Dream
and live toward it day by day, her own investiture would bring | Castle,” by Miss Hortense Elton, and

with it an added fullness and joy.

This trust is primarily of scholarship. Recommended and ac-
cepted, you are trusted to possess an intellectual interest that will
stimulate your mind to study and profit thereby; else you not only
fail your purpose here but deprive others to whom the privilege of
Agnes Scott’s training might mean a great deal. Secondarily, this
trust is an abstract, but exalted appeal to honor and to ideals. For
a response to this appeal is certainly, in part, what scholastic at-
tainment at Agnes Scott connotes. One can not study here four
years without knowing moral honor intimately, and without. pos-
sessing a certain personal morale that a life demanding depend-
ability and constancy developes. The degree to which personal
honor and discipline develops, will vary with the individual as
widely as the marks that denote scholastic standing will vary. We
are not all capable of reaching the high standard of the latter that
is set for recognition, but each student is capable of reaching a
standard that, in view of her own abilities, is admirable. This is
the important thing—to set your personal standard high in rela-
tion to your talents, and to work sincerely, joyously, understand-
ingly, to the ideal of the best that lies within yourself.

If you keep before you the thought of the trust that Agnes
Scott, places in you, and if you live toward the fulfillment of that
trust, investiture will have for you a true and glorified meaning.

Scott to help furnish this room with
desks and tables where our budding
geniuses may create masterpieces,
where cruel editors may criticise and
cut them down, and where files may
be kept of everything printed here. It
is your duty to posterity. Think how
much your grandchildren will giggle
over the pictures of funny dresses you
wore and the way you did your hair
when you were young and the “stilted
style of the day as shown in the Aggie

Tabard Inn Room
Given Publications
Will Be Attractively Fur-

nished. File to Be Kept
of College Publications.

Do you like to have an Agonistic in
your mail box every Wednesday? Do

you enjoy a little recreation like read-
ing an Aurora? Do you want to have
a Silhouette to show your friends?
Well, do you want to have a nice virtu-
ous feeling just for having a good
time at the Publication Ball?

Then come help with the publication
room. The Physical Education De-
partment has been nice enough to let
us use the old Tabard Inn room in the
gym, but, unfortunately, it’s empty.
So it’s up to you who read and enjoy
the various publications at Agnes

and the Aurora.”

Break your dates and help preserve
history by coming to the Publication
Ball, Saturday night, November 19.
The proceeds will go to furnish the
room and the ball won’t cost as much
as a movie in Atlanta.

We promise you a big surprise,
something really new and different in
the way of entertainment and food.
Remember, just follow the crowd to
the gym.

‘Grandma” and “Roses After Rain,”
by Mrs. Harallson.

Mr. Johnson then welcomed the new
students and gave a short talk of ad-
vice.

Work was then continued on “The
Gitana,” and the choruses are pro-
gressing rapidly.

On Saturday morning the club sang
“Unfold Ye Portals,’ from the “Re-
demption,” by Gounod, at chapel. The
solo part was sung by Miss Virginia
Miller.

The Agnesi Mathematics Club held
its regular monthly meeting in the
physics lecture room last Tuesday
night, November 1, at 7:30 o’clock.

Elizabeth Roark, the creatine had
charge of the meeting. First of all
she illustrated some fallacies that may
grow out of mathematical problems.
She then showed the audience how to
fold squares and rectangles of paper
in such a way as to get pentagons,
hexagons, etc. One of the audience
proved such an adept at cutting and
folding paper into unusual shapes
that she was requested to illustrate
her work.

A motion was made and carried
that the club have pins. As there was
no further business the meeting, which
had proved to be interesting as well
as instructive, was adjourned.

Phi Kappa Kappa held the first
meeting on November 1 in Mr. John-
son’s studio. The new president,

Helen Kauffman, presided. Plans for
the year were discussed, and the con-
stitution ratified. After the business
had been completed a clever program
under the supervision of Laura Robin-

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Giddy, M’love:

At last it has become cold enough to
think about Christmas holidays—just
about five more weeks now. Last
week was so discouragingly warm, but
I did enjoy it, or part of it. Specially
Sunday, Carolyn Payne suddenly felt
the call of the forests, the desire to
have her spirit atune with Mother Na-
ture. Accordingly we started out Sun-
day morning with many books of
poetry to read in the woods under the
falling leaves. But in her eagerness
Carolyn came a little too close to Na-
ture—verily drenched in it. In fact,
she fell in a ereek—straight down a
red mud bank into the water, in a clean
white flannel skirt. That dampened
both of our spirits, so we went back
to school.

Nothing happened the rest of that
day, except usual number of callers
who can’t seem to take in that Agnes
Scott does not have open house on
Sunday afternoon. Therese’s “Red”
says he’s “found that out.” But he
ought to know even library and gym
rules by now; he can qualify as an
alumnus.

Sunday night, as usual, “Lou”
Robertson had her call from Tusca-
loosa, and—as usual—didn’t want to
go talk to it. There were six people
down in the phone room when she was,
waiting to call Hemlock 4019.

And I, as usual on Sunday nights,
was homesick. I s’pose I deserved to
be though because I didn’t go to
church i in the morning. But I shall go

ner’s “Now We Are Six +.” The club at

and they had a little private. drill.

That’s the only way Helen Ander-
son will get any exercise for the next
two weeks, unless somebody will run
around the college—inside the campus
—with her.

She should have been in the parlor
the other night when everybody was
playing something like “Turn over
fruit basket” or “Kitty wants a cor-

son was presented.

A representation of the first beauty
contest was given. The cast was as
follows:

Prologue—Katherine Morrow.

Juno—Frances Murray.

Minerva—Harriet Smith.

Venus—Wallace Anthony.

Helen of Troy—Octavia Howard.

Paris—Annie Zellah Watson.

Jester—Ruth Dunwody.

Paris played his part quite realistic-
ally and his moustache was greatly
appreciated in this feminine communi-
ty. The jester also was effective in

this role,

Most of the Freshmen were pres-
ent and derived amusement as well as
information from the program.

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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DECATUR,

ner.” It was all on account of Nina
Hammond’s date. He walked into one
of the parlors which was filled up and
said, “I’m sorry to disturb you all, but
I engaged this room last week.” And
do you know, Giddy, they all got up
and left!

Now if it had been Betty Reid who
told them to move, I wouldn’t have
blamed them for doing it. Why, my
dear, they say she lives in such a
dangerous part of the country that
she has to sleep with a pistol under
her pillow.

The mere mention of a pillow makes
me sleepy, and I have to get a marcel
and manicure at Chopin’s Beauty
Shoppe before I go to bed.

Good-night, darling,

NINETY-FOUR SENIORS
ARE INVESTED
(Continued From Page 1.)

Shakespeare’s great stuff! great stuff!

The class is dismissed.’

“Then I know of another teacher
who tried to impart to her class a little
of her great love for poetry. She told
them how beauty is sometimes like a
lagger in the heart, stabbing one more
poignantly and more hurtfully than
pain. When a few days later she read
test papers, she was surprised to find
this reflection of the thought she had
given to her pupils:

“*Poet’s songs are lovely,

About the spring and rain;

Bust, bust my heart with beauty

AGGIE.

That would not bust with pain.’

“From these examples, you will
probably agree with me that those
who approach scholarship simply for

the sake of enjoyment are dangerously

like that group of ladies who effusive-
-@€njoy music when they even fol-
low the program of a simple concert.

“Then if intolerance is not to be the
of the scholar, if drudgery is not
larship, what is scholarship? Per-
haps no one knows. Perhaps if it is
not intolerance it is a wide human un-
derstanding of all life and all the de-
sires to know; perhaps if it is not
drudgery without understanding, it is
good, hard, honest intellectual labor
with an understanding of values, with
a deep knowledge of the power that
the past has to speak to us with a
new accent; perhaps, if it is not en-
joyment, it is a high effort to reach
that ‘wide, sunlit human level where
truth and goodness and beauty remain
the same from age to age.’ Perhaps
it is some high ideal not entirely il-
lusory that those with eager minds
and earnest hearts might attain some
day. And, so, Seniors, we would now
give you greeting on the road to
scholarship, as you wear for the first
time its symbol, may your minds be
eager enough and your hearts earnest
enough for you to attain the ideal.”

At the conclusion of Miss Bland’s
talk, the entire Senior class arose and
one by one walked up to the platform,
where Miss Hopkins put each girl’s
cap upon her head, thus giving her
the right to wear the academic cos-
tume. After all the Seniors had been
invested, the entire audience joined
in singing the Alma Mater.

GEORGIA

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buildings with modern conveniences,
full and able faculty. Courses leading

to A. B. degree.

music and art.

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Hair Ribbons and |Last Open Forum Campus Financial
Sashes Dot Campus| Accomplishes Little

Seniors Play as Little Girls|Change in Spring Holiday

the Day Before Formal
Investiture.

“Backward, turn backward, O Time in
thy flight,

Make me a child again just for—”
tomorrow.

This must have been the prayer of
most of our Seniors on Wednesday
night. For lo! when we (Freshies,
Sophs and Juniors) were calmly and
composedly eating our breakfast on

Date Defeated. “Bootlick”
Evil Calls Forth Protest.

Open Forum was held again at the
Student Government meeting Tuesday
night, November 1. Mary Jane Good-
rich presided. The meeting was one
of general discussion, where the petty
agitations of the past month were laid
before the student body as a whole,
discussed and voted upon.

It was suggested that Seniors who
are attending a show in Atlanta with
a date might be allowed to stay until

Thursday morning a large number of |the end of the show and to return to

little children skipped into the dining
room with their toys and singing
“School Days, §
Golden Rule Days.” It really seemed
as if kindergarten had been given a
holiday.

After forming a circle about the
tables these same light-hearted chil-
dren sang “Good Morning to You” (to
us, rather). And then, much to our
disappointment the little tots waving
their dolls, ran away under “London
Bridge.” It was the beginning of Little
Girl Day—that last day on which the
Seniors could have their fling before
Miss Hopkins should invest them with
their academic caps and gowns and
sombre dignity, which is the external
evidence that they have at last “put
away childish things.”

the campus after time limit. There
was no discussion, however, and the
subject was dropped. After that fol-
lowed a discussion concerning the
prevalence of the term “boot-lick.” A
suggestion was made that the word be
dropped from our Agnes Scott vocabu-
lary since the idea conveyed, and the
word itself, are both unworthy of the
dignity of Agnes Scott ideals.

The only motion of the evening was
one concerning Spring Holidays. It
was moved that we ask to have the
time of our spring vacation changed to
Easter so that it might coincide with
the spring vacations of other schools.
The motion was voted upon and de-
feated upon the grounds that such a
change will place our holidays too
near our final examinations.

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Seniors Collecting Laundry
and Juniors Selling Gifts
Bring in the Pennies.

Here at Agnes Scott we have several
|financial enterprises which make us
feel almost self-supporting.

The Seniors have taken as their spe-
cialty the dry cleaning and laundry.
We really feel that we have service de
luxe with a smiling maiden to murmur
softly (?) on Monday morning, “Have
you any laundry or dry cleaning?” She
tells us that work will be returned the
next day—or even the very same day,
if we’re in that big a hurry. The
Seniors gleefully say that they’re
making “verra beeg money” and that
Agnes Scott girls demonstrate that
they really believe that cleanliness is
next to godliness.

The Juniors, not wishing to be out-
done by their rival class, have convert-
ed the Lost and Found Store into a
charming gift shop. From 4-6 and
7-9 we may go to the gym and see all
the dear little Christmas and birthday
presents. This week they tell us they’ll
have “Aggie” blotters and pen-wipers,
silk undies and hosiery, and I suppose
“sugar and spice and all that’s nice!”
So they insist that we come and find
out for ourselves “what a whale of a
difference just a few cents makes.”

DR. DAVIS URGES
CHURCH AFFILIATION

(Continued From Page 1.)
ligious opportunities, what can
take them?

But aside from the equipment for
the future and the help we can be
when we return home, church affilia-
tion while at college gives us an op-
portunity to serve now. The local
churches need us. They look to the
young women of Agnes Scott and the
students of the neighboring institu-
tions to help them. They feel that we
are exceptional young people and our
presence inspires the Sunday School
teacher to present truths to the college
mind, and the minister to preach better
in order to hold the attention of this
thinking part of the audience. But in
addition to the inspiration of our pres-
ence, we ourselves are always benefit-
ed, for there is always a need for
teachers. So many of the girls teach
classes at home and the various de-
partments are anxious to have their
co-operation now during the college
years. So it seems that the logical
thing to do, and the thing that will
benefit all parties concerned, is for us
to affiliate with some local church.

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Facts of Current
History

News of the Day in Brief

Editor’s Note: This column is in-
cluded today, in response to requests
that have come to us from the stu-
dents, and thru the “We Think” col-
umn of this publication. We hope this
is what you want, and that you will
follow up details of these events in
newspapers and magazines.

President Coolidge received on No-
vember 2, a memorial bearing the sig-
nature of about 700 prominent church-
men in all parts of the United States
expressing support of the proposal of
M. Briand, French Minister of Foreign
Affairs, that France and the United
States enter into a treaty to outlaw
war between the two nations. Those
signing it feel that its acceptance
would make it clear to all nations
that the United States is willing to
avoid war.

The meeting between President Cal-
les and Dwight W. Morrow, the Amer-
ican Ambassador, at the former’s
ranch near Mexico City is construed
as an important development in estab-
lishing good feeling between the Mex-
ican and United States governments.

The sixth Pan-American Congress
is to be held in. Havana, Cuba, Jan.
16, 1928. Ten American delegates are
to be headed by former Secretary of
State Hughes. There will be an at-
tempt to strengthen this government’s
prestige in Central and South Amer-
ica, and to present the American doc-
trine of mutual assistance to the
Southern republics. It will give the
government an opportunity to place
before the Central and South Ameri-
can yvepresentatives, policies which
have been under criticism, such as the
dispute with Mexico, the Tacna-Arica
arbitration and the recent activities of
the United States in Nicaragua.

An assertion was made noeanet by

Alumnae House
Is Refurnished

Living Room Pieces Repre-
sent Early American
Style.

The Agnes Scott Alumnae are very
proud of the new furnishings of the
living room at the Anna D. Young
Alumnae House. These were present-
ed by the Atlanta Club and were de-
signed by Mr. Harrington at the
Browne Decorating Company in At-
lanta. The room is fitted in the early
American style, which harmonizes so
suitably with the architectual design
of the house. The chief articles con-
sist of two lovely Chippendale chairs,
upholstered in yellow brocade; a Sher-
aton sofa upholstered in striped moire
of green, gold, rose, and gray; and a
mahogany round table. These are all
low, giving to the room the effect of
height and width, which is increased
by the inconspicuous but handsome
gray rugs. The windows are hung
with chintz overdrapes and fine net
curtains, while the gilded cornices and
bronze andirons, fender, and candle-
sticks in the fireplace and over the
mantel, are all in keeping with this
period. These are further enhanced
by two porcelain vases which are
genuine antiques, and a bowl of flow-
ers, likewise on the mantel. A table
lamp, a floor lamp, and two luxuriant
ferns give charm and a homelike at-
mosphere to the whole.

The furniture that was formerly in
the room has been moved upstairs and
the sewing room is now an informal
lounge.

RACHEL PAXON ENTER-
TAINS MOTHER AT TEA

Rachel Paxon entertained at a tea
Friday evening in the Alumnae House,
honoring her mother, Mrs. Charles T.
Paxon, of Jacksonville, who is her
guest for a few days.

Receiving the guests
Paxon

with Mrs.
and Rachel were Mrs. R. S.

ies | Abernethy (of Winter Haven, Fla.),

Preeti of the United
States and to Sate away the trade that
she has regained since the World War.
If continued this will become disas-
trous to our South American inter-

ests.

Furious denunciation of Joseph Sta-
lin, general secretary of the Commun-
ist Party, and the Central Committee
of the Communist Party, led by Leon
Trotsky and Gregory Zinovieff and the
no less furious condemnation of the
opposition leaders by the majority of
their hearers marked the debate of
the joint plenary session of the Cen-
tral Committee and the Central Con-
trol Committee ten days ago, which
voted for the expulsion of Trotsky and
Zinovieff from the Central Committee.
Both Trotsky and Zinovieff felt that
the opposition was gaining ground and
that sooner or later the workers would
rally to their standard.

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The lower floor of the Alumnae
House had been decorated with chrys-
anthemums and lighted candles. The
punchbowl, garlanded with grapes,
was placed in the dining room where,
Miss Little and Miss White presided,
assisted by Sallie Abernethy. Assist-
ing in serving were Miss Lynn, Dor-
othy Hutton, Mabel Marshall, Sally
Sutherland, Lucile Bridgeman, Letty
Pope and Helen Ridley.

Many guests called during the re-
ceiving hours. The tea was one of
the loveliest parties given this sea-
son.

Harn, and

Wang Chung-wei, a leading National-
ist, at Canton means the transfer of
the entire Nationalist movement to
Canton for a new beginning. The aim
is said to be the launching of a new
drive against the North in the spring.

An important milestone in the
growth of Canadian nationality was
eached when on September 15, Canada
was elected a member of the Council
of the League of Nations.

DeKalb Theater

Decatur
Thursday, Friday,
Nov. 10-11
CLARA BOW
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| “HULA”

Saturday, Nov. 12
FRED THOMSON
—ji—

“The Two-Gun Man”

Monday, Nov. 14
GARY COOPER

“NEVADA”

Tuesday, Nov. 15
ESTHER RA LSTON
—

“FASHIONS FOR
WOMEN”

Wednesday, Nov. 16
FLOYD HUGHES and
M ARY. ASTOR

“Forever After”

THE AGONISTIC

To the Editor of the Agonistic:

Some of us read your editorial con-
cerning bad and unpleasant voices and
loud talking with a great deal of in-
terest. We intend to co-operate! WE
THINK that a little attention might
well be put on grammatical construc-
tion at the same time. To show that
the grammar is not perfect about the
campus, we wish to submit the follow-
ing phrases and sentences which have
been collected as they have fallen from
the lips of some Agnes Scotters during
the past week.

“When one goes to school six days
out of the week they don’t have time
to fix up much.”

“She was just—you know—not feel-

ing well.”
“Ain’t these good seats?”
“It wuz me.” ‘Yeh-er, I like it

that-a-way.”

“Him an’ another boy wuz up in
Atlanta.”
“There was quite a few things.”
“Buy me those little seedless grapes,
like those kind better.”
“I know my lesson good today.”
“TI felt badly yesterday.”
“He don’t want that to happen.”
“She told it to him an’ L”
“J will be there most all day.”
“Between you an’ I, I don’t think he
wuz right—”

“One must be cautious or they will
confuse this with the other event.”

“The reason is because she don’t)

want to get sick.”

“You must pay doos (dues).”

“Yeh-er, this is her.”

“She couldn’t hardly walk—”

“T hadn’t only one to wear.”

“To reasonably require—”

Think these over. Can you correct
them? Do you know what is wrong?
Do not be guilty of similar errors!

F. G.

That careless English is a real fault,
and one that is evident upon our cam-
pus, is proved by two articles sub-
mitted this week on the subject. What
are we going to do about it? Let us
start immediately, to listen to our-
selves!

That more attention should be paid
to the correct usage of the English
language by Agnes Scott students.
Pure English on the campus is as re-
freshing as it is uncommon. It ought
to be the indication of our culture and
the means of expression of our intel-
lectual powers. A “pure and noble”
sentiment does not deserve the attri-
butes if expressed in impure and
ignoble language. A cultured person
does not deserve the attribute if he
neglects the rules of speech. Not only
is it important to make an effort to
speak correctly at school, but also out-
side, at home and elsewhere, as Agnes
Seott “specimens” reflecting the in-
fluence and teachings of our college.

I do not suggest that we, in the Ro-
tarian manner, have a “Better English
Week,” for everyone would discard for
seven days only, the favorites: ‘Tell
her to please wait on me,” “the reason
is because,” “I can’t help but,” and
“we won’t hardly.” We would pick
them up again with a sigh of relief
such as we utter when we again put
on eomfortable old shoes. I should
rather suggest that we realize our re-
sponsibility as college students, to use,
at all times, the most perfect vehicle
possible to express our thoughts.

M. B. M.,. ’28.

There are five hundred and one se-
lections in our hymnal but out of these
we sing only about twenty-five and
eoncentrate on about eight. These
hymns may be beautiful but there are
many others that are just as lovely.
In chapel we sing “Dear Lord and
Father of Mankind” and at Vespers we
sing “Purer Yet and Purer.” The
next day we reverse it and sing
“Purer Yet and Purer” at chapel and
“Dear Lord and Father of Mankind” at
Vespers. Of course, it really is not
quite as bad as this, but we do seem
to lack variety. Perhaps there may
be a reason such as the choir or the
organ, which is rather temperamental;
but I think the trouble is that we have
formed a habit which is about to add
itself to the rest of our traditions.

F. M., ’30.

One wonders, not so hopefully, how
many out of the 364 intelligent people
that signed the Y. W. C. A. member-
ship pledge this year stopped a minute

WE THINK:

before they dashed their name confi-
| dently on the proper line. The mem-
|bership basis, you may recall, is this:

“Any student may become a voting
member, provided:

“1, That she is in sympathy with
| the purpose of the Association.

“2. That she is a memebr of a Pro-
testant Evangelical church.

“3. That she reaffirms the following
declaration: ‘It is my purpose to live
as a true follower of the Lord Jesus
Christ.’

“Any student may become an asso-
ciate member provided she declares:

“<1. TI am in sympathy with the
purpose of the association.’ ”

“A member of the Christian evan-
gelical church.” A clause which places
full Y. W. C. A. membership on a
previous church-affiliation basis, so
that, reading the membership card,
girls note this condition of necessary
church membership, and because they
do fulfill this condition, sign the
jpledge. Just like that—and it is done;
member of a Christian evangelical
church, member of Y. W. C. A. What,
then, of those who because of this
previously mentioned clause cannot be-
come any but an associate member of
the organization, although they may
|be quite possibly as fully in sympathy
jwith its purpose as the sometimes
complacently careless church member
herself? Why bar any one from a
|Christian association who admits to
being thoroughly in accord with the
aims of that association, because for
jsome particular reasons she has not
}seen fit to join a Christian evangelical
}church? Why should the membership
lof the Y. W. C. A. exactly coincide
with that of the aforementioned
church, when by extending its field a
little bit, it might include girls who
believe in and would work for it, con-
secratedly, intelligently, and who
would otherwise be excluded? This sit-
uation is possible and more, is prob-
able.

Surely any girl who is so much a
Christian as*té in li ith th
pose of the
admittance
to sincerely

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Juniors to Sponser
Syncopated Fair

Booths Are Named From
Popular Song
Hits.

The greatest advantage of the sea-
son is open to us, and conveniently lo-
cated on Agnes Scott campus.
Hottentots enjoy the advantages of
Grand Opera in the spring, the many
theatres and frequent circuses in At-
lanta, the excellent speakers brought
to us by our Lecture Association, and
now, most wonderful of all, we are to
be given opportunity to visit the Syn-
copated Fair, sponsored by the Junior
class, Saturday night, November 12,
in the gym. This marvelous wonder-
of-wonders is to be with us only one
night, but the Juniors assure us that
there will be ample room to accommo-
date the crowds. There will be numer-
ous booths named after popular
songs, from which may be purchased
the latest in edibles and drink. The
main feature of the evening will be a
modern version of Shakespeare’s
“Julius Caesar” rendered in popular
song. Seldom, indeed, has such a gi-
gantic production for entertainment.
enlightenment, and refreshment been
produced outside of New York, and we
are indeed proud and delighted to have
this Syncopated Fair on our own cam-
pus. Don’t forget the date, Saturday
night, November 12, at 8 o’clock, in
the gym.

personal basis of membership, with
the church membership clause struck
out, mean a great deal more to the
church member herself, where her en-
trance is based on sympathy with the
aim, and not on a previous, often
mechanical church membership. Do
not misunderstand this, the organiza-
tion should not and would not belittle
the church. But Y. W. membership
would be an entirely personal matter,
an open road which anyone, knowing
and appreciating its goal, would be
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There are other pictures we keep
seeing, feeling that we want to give
you. Singing on the steps of Lee
Hall; white columns straight and
colossal behind us, the sky behind blue
mountain ridges in front of us, and
singing on our lips and in our beings.
Streams that one never could find the
end of their winding ways, mountain
laurel and rhododendrun startlingly
and palely lovely; the lantern parade
of vividly glowing colors; the instal-
lation service of white candles in a
blue, blue atmosphere; friendships
pledged across the steady and glowing
light of a candle; healthy ladies climb-

ing, swimming, rowing, living; minds purposes.

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keenly broadening; and hearts wonder-
ing if they could steep in enough of
blue beauty to keep them so for all
time!

We, whom you sent to the mountain-
tops, would like to bring you blue-
beauty, blue-strength and _hill-top
height. We can only give you now
our sincere thanks for the trust you
gave us—that tryst in the Blue Land.
Perhaps, the year can tell you some
of the things that are lying inarticu-
late and strangely silent in us now.

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THE AGONISTIC

Well, at last the Seniors are real,
“sure-’nuff” Seniors. Some are happy;
others are not so happy, because they
feel it is the “beginning of the end.”
Altogether, investiture proved a right

joyful affair. There were many famil-
ies and relatives on hand for the oc-
casion, and quite a few parties were
given in honor of the visitors.

Among the visitors for Investiture
were: Mary Ray Dobyn’s mother, Bee
Keith’s mother, Lucy Mai Cooke’s
aunt, Mary Riviere’s family, Jo Hous-
ton’s mother, Hilda and Kat Kalmon’s
mother, Ted Wallace’s mother.

The following girls entertained at
luncheon in the Tea House Friday
after Investiture, honoring Mrs. Jones,
Mrs. Gaines, and Mrs. Kamper: Anais
Jones, Eloise Gaines, Vera Kamper,
Chugga Sydnor, Eliza Ramey, Emily
Cope and Jo Walker.

Mrs. Dobyns entertained at dinner
in the Tea House Wednesday night.
Her guests were: Mary Ray Dobyns,
Martha Riley Selman, Janet MacDon-
ald, Mary Riviere, Harriet Smith, and
Elaine Jacobsen.

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Therese Barksdale, Helen Sisson,
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night.
Harriet Williams and Martha

Shanklin were hostesses to the Vir-
ginia Club Friday night.

Elizabeth Tyson, Bo Skeen, and
Julia Napier went to Isabel Wilson’s
party for Mrs. Ray Roberts, formerly
Mary Ansley, Wednesday afternoon.

Elinore Morgan and Mary Shew-
maker attended Mary Harvey’s debu-
tante tea Thursday afternoon in At-
lanta.

Lila Porcher and Gussie Dunbar
went to a barn dance given by the
Governor’s Guard on Friday night.

Carolyn Essig attended a dance at
the Ansley Roof Garden last Friday
night.

Julia Mullis spent Wednesday night
with Emily Kingsbery in Atlanta;
they went to the Gip dance.

Betty Fuller attended a bouffet sup-
per at the Psi Omega House Sunday
night.

Katherine Owen had dinner Sunday
night with her aunt in Atlanta.

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Dr. Hayes Speaks Briefly
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Turkey.

The Agonistic staff entertained at
the Tea House last Tuesday afternoon
for the purpose of bringing together

staff members and reporters for a so-
cial hour, seasoned with a bit of busi-
ness.

Tt was a delightfully informal affair
with tea and sandwiches, after which
Carolyn Essig discussed the plans for
the paper and the improvements ex-
pected in the coming year. The big
event of the afternoon was a talk by
Dr. Hayes about journalism in Turkey.
He gave an interesting resume of his
experiences at Robert College in Con-
stantinople, and told also of his meet-
ing with Turkey’s foremost woman
journalist and novelist, whom he
helped in translating some of her
works into English.

The entertainment aroused new in-
terest in the paper. Everyone connect-
ed with it is enthusiastic in the plans
for making it better than it has ever
been.

Virginia Stokes took dinner with Dr.
and Mrs. Gillispie at the Seminary
Sunday.

Dittie Winter and Mary Catherine
Gay lunched in Atlanta Sunday.

The following girls visited in At-
lanta last week-end: Evelyn Ollif,
Ruth Pringle with Penelope Brown;
Helen Duke with her grandmother;
Margaret Ferguson with Evelyn
Donahue; Virginia Baker with Mar-
jorie Smith; Emily Cope and Eliza
Ramey with “Frisky” Cooper; Chugga
Sydnor with Eloise Gaines; Jo
Walker with Vera Kamper; Aileen
Moore with Olive Spencer; Sarah Low
Bullock with her ex-roommate at
North Avenue Presbyterian School.

Ruth Peck went home to Fort Mc-
Pherson for the week-end.

Lucille Bridgman visited her grand-
mother in Decatur over Sunday.

Katherine Morrow spent the week-
end with her cousin in Decatur.

Louise Baker, Miriam Kaufman,
Evelyn Wilder, Ruth and Martha
Bradford spent last week-end in Co-
lumbus, Ga.

Helen Fox visited Mildred Jennings
in Augusta last week-end.

Anita Boswell had Frances Murray
as her guest at home (Greensboro,
Ga.) last week-end.

Gr-r-r-pop!
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Geor- | port.

g-i-a. Dear listeners-in, you have just
heard the dance program broadcasted
by the A. S. C. orchestra, and the bed-
time story entitled “Too Sleepy to
Listen.” Telegrams and phone calls
are swamping the station demanding
that we hasten on with the main fea-
ture before Pi Alpha Phi decides that
radio should be under government con-
trol.

G-r-r-r. In order to render as much
benefit as possible to our fans Station
A-l-u-m-n-a-e has decided to give in
brief every week those events which
appear on the front pages of our news-
papers. Stand by for a moment.

Dear Listeners-in the first current
event concerns the gift presented to
Agnes Scott by Marie Brown, of Ish-
pemming, Mich—twenty evergreen
trees, from the forests of Michigan,
which now beautify the grounds
around the Alumnae House. You will

Elise Roberts visited Edna Earle
McGehee at Brenau for the week-end

Pernette Adams went home with
Frances Welsh to Marietta for the
week-end.

Laelius Stallings spent the week-
end with her aunt in Newnan, Ga.

Adele Arbuckle was the guest of
Caroline McKinney in Decatur last
week-end.

Anna Katherine and Mary Gordon
Golucke went home to Crawfordsville,
for

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week-end.

Belle Ward Stowe went home (Char-
lotte, N. C.) for the week-end.

Carolyn Payne visited her family at
Birmingham, Ala., last week. They
have just moved there from Macon.

Among our recent visitors: Virginia
Shaffner’s aunt from Winston Salem,
N. C.; Frances Glenn’s mother, Ann

Ehrlich’s father; Lucille Bridgman’s
father; Mary Roundtree’s sister; Vir-
ginia Sear’s mother and brother.

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The following young ladies the sec-
retary of education recommend to
your attention in one of his articles—
Edith Gilchrist, ’26, who is instructor
of playgrounds at Birmingham, Ala.;
Larson Mattox, ’25, is teaching at
Pensacola, Fla.; Fanny Swann, ’26, at
Mobile, Ala.; Courtney Wilkinson, ’27,
at Lynchburg, Va., and Margaret Bell
at Cheritan, Va.

Since the Senate is not in session the
only meeting I wish to report is that
of the Decatur Agnes Scott Alumnae,
which convened Tuesday, October 31.
At this time the following officers
were elected: President, Mary Knox,
’26; vice president, Martha Crowe,
727; secretary and treasurer, Elizabeth
Lynn, '27. Mr. Stukes, of the Agnes
Seott faculty, gave a very interesting
talk.

According to Boque—Maurine Bled-
soe, ’27, has returned to her home in
Asheville, N. C., from New York—
she was mighty glad to get back to
her mountains and lakes. Hazel Huff
Monoghan and Elizabeth Kivinia Hud-
son visited Agnes Scott during In-
vestiture week. Ernestine Hirsch, ex
29, is at Wheaton College, Mass., this
winter. Charlotte Smith, ’25, having
received her M.A. at Emory last year,
is at home this winter in Atlanta.
Virginia Suric, ’27, is visiting for a
month in St. Louis.

The Agnes Scott community is look-
ing forward to Thanksgiving week
when so many of the members of
the Alumnae will return to eat turkey
and cranberries with us. A feast for
the eyes is in store also—a great
drawing card, I should think, for at
this time the movie of Commencement
Day at Agnes Seott will be shown. A
mighty fine picture—the censor report
—the actors being faculty, trustees,
Senior class and Alumnae. I’m afraid
'some will desert their present career
and flee to Hollywood.

Station A-l-u-m-n-a-e signing
Good-night!

off.

Miss McKinney: “What is the past
tense of poet?”
Miss Bledsoe: “Waste basket.”

Abie: “Oh, Rosie; ours must be
true love, all right—because I notice
when we hold hands it just makes
both of us speechless.”

Rosie: “Don’t be foolish, Abie. How
could we speak when we’re holding
each other’s hands?”

Some More Scotch.

She: “I hear that the Scotchmen
are trying to put an end to all the
jokes about them.”

He: “And why?”

She: “Every one of them are at
a Scotchman’s expense.” —Ex.

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THE AGONISTIC

Don’t ever think that wasn’t one
whiz-bang game last Friday when the
Seniors and Sophs bullied off and
away! “Twas hear-rending. The ball
went hither and yon between the 25-
yard lines among the swift driving
sticks of the dashing teams. It
was no use for rooters to sing
about “Roll up the Score,” for each de-
fense was so good that scores just
weren’t being made, and each offense
was so good that they had it nip and
tuck to see who could do the best pass
work. Upon being asked who starred,
someone said, ‘‘No one outshone any-
one else, but there was such good
teamwork.” True test of a good game!
The Seniors maintained their rep by
winning with the score of 1-0.

The Junior-Fresh game gave an un-
usual thrill. In the first half the
Juniors did not have such a_ hard
tussle with their young sisters as in
the last game, and the flighty, though
determined, Freshmen had a score of
three goals piled up against them as
the whistle blew. During the inter-
mission the Freshman team reconnoit-
ed and reclothed themselves with the
fighting spirit. They proved valiant in
their second trial and kept their sisters
from scoring, taking the ball again
and again right up near the Junior
goal, and making good two shots
squarely between the posts. As the
last tantalizing minutes of the game
whizzed by it looked as though a tie
would be the outcome, and the teams
were nearly on their heads with excite-
ment and determination. The hopes
of the Freshmen were not to be real-
ized, however, as the fray ended ab-
ruptly with a score of 3-2 in Big
Sisters’ favor.

Lib Flinn’s challenge to cheerers to
support their teams had its effects, and
a goodly number was out doing its
duty on the sidelines. The peppy ole
Sophs appeared on the field in the
form of a snake dance, with colors fly-
ing and voices ringing as the game
was about to begin. Their color scheme
you know is always so effective! To
save the best for the last—among the
distinguished of the onlookers were
Dr. Dobbins, Dr. McCain, and several
directors of physical education from
Atlanta schools.

Try this in your room:

Can you touch the wall with the
back of your head, shoulders, hips,
calves of your legs and heels, and hold
this position as you walk away from
the wall?

Or grasp the two knobs of a door
and make every inch of your spine
touch the edge of the door?

Or touch the wall only with chest
and toes, then step back and hold your
body in the same position?

Now stand naturally and ask your
candid (?) roommate whether or not
you stand correctly with head up, chin
in, back straight, shoulders flat, abdo-
men in, weight on the balls of your
feet.

Yo! ho! ho! and a bottle o’ dope!

Twenty-two maidens on a field of
green

Over math, history, German, etc., the
rest had lost all hope.

Yo! ho! ho; and a bottle o’ dope!

But the twenty-two maidens were joy-
ous and serene!

Do you know why? Because they’d
forgotten every care and woe over a
glorious game of hockey. We know!
We've tried it! Forget you have “so
much to do” and come on out for the
class practices in hockey and swim-

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the way; you’d think those tennis
tournament lists were poisoned, or had
hydrophobia from the way people seem
to shy off from signing up! Take your
best friend’s hand (we hope she plays
tennis) and make her go with you to
sign. Show your class spirit! The
tournament looms in the near future!

Freshmen! It is never too late to
go out for your class swimming and
hockey teams. The squads are not
picked until the end of the season, so
you still have a big chance of making
good.

Some suggestions as to how to ob-
serve “slump” signs in the library:

After sitting straight in one’s chair,
pull said chair up close to table so
that one’s front is barely touching the
table, and one’s back is comportably
supported by the solid wood of chair-
back (instead of an all too flexible
backbone). The table will support
the arms,” and the floor the feet. In
this way, all parts of the body are at
rest, and the pate can develop very
nicely. Also, that torturous bending
of the neck over one’s work is pre-
vented, and a much better appearance
insured.

This matter of posture on the cam-
pus must be attended to by one and
all. “We know how,” but we just don’t
think. Let’s keep tab on our posture.

DAY STUDENT NEWS

Those whe were,so fortunate as to
attend the Y. W. vesper service Oc-
tober 23, heard helpful talks given by
several of the day students. Helen
Respess, Y. W. representative for the
day students, was in charge of the
program, which dealt with church af-
filiation, the subject of prinie interest
on the cam : owing
Helen Res
vantages
Bellingrath nde.
the Presbyterian chitohes of Atlanta
and Decatur; Mildred Phippen wel-
comed every one to the Baptist
churches, and Helen Respess cordially
invited all to attend the Methodist
churches. Evelyn Becker told us of
the great appreciation of churches in
Korea. We are glad that the day
students took advantage of this, one
of their opportunities to co-operate
with the boarders.

School and Class
Spirit Challenged
Sophomore Athletic Chorus

Make Their Debut at
Hockey Game.

Stunt night and debate night are
two mountain peaks of enthusiasm to
For
the rest of the time there is a consider-
It is not that we
lack spirit, for these two occasions

which we rise during the year.
able drop in spirit.

show that we have it. We simply do

not express it, although we have op-
portunities every week at the athletic

contests in which our classes partici-
pate. What we need is a little impe-

tus. To meet this need the Sophomore
class has organized a Sophomore Ath-

letic Chorus. The purpose of this

chorus is to promote class spirit, to
familiarize the class with its songs,
and to encourage attendance at ath-
letic contests. At the try-outs last
Wednesday twenty-two members were
accepted. They are Mary McCallie,
president; Mary Trammel, secretary;
Blanche Miller, cheer leader; Elise
Derickson, Augusta Dunbar, Polly
Vaughan, Virginia Sears, Lynn Moore,
Anne Turner, Gladney Cureton, Sara
Prather Armfield, Clarene Dorsey,
Anna Katherine Golucke, Violet Scott,
Mary Louise Thames, Elizabeth Eaton,
Mildred Lamb, Helen McLauren, Har-
riet Williams, Sallie Peake, Jo Smith,
and Raemond Wilson.

Although a new thing on the cam-
pus, the S. A. C. has made a very
uspicious beginning. Their debut was
made at the hockey game Friday. A
section of the grandstand was elab-
orately decorated with red and white
erepe paper bows. The Sophomores
came from round the gymnasium
wearing their colors and carrying
canes with streamers. They gave a
snake dance on the hockey field fol-
lowed by cheers for each class.

The Sophomores feel that though
he awakening of spirit within their
would justify the existence of the
organization, the ultimate aim
d be to arouse school spirit in
general and to have some real compe-
tition in songs and yells.

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Cothran?”

S. Cothran:

Mr. Stukes: “Then what happened?”

“How much time did

“Three hours, sir.”

S. Cothran:
me up.”

“My roommate woke

Miss McKinney:
was a great Dane.”

B. W. Stowe: “Well, I never knew
that Shakespeare wrote about dogs
before.”

“Hamlet certainly

Helen Anderson told someone that
she called her fellow “Fermented”
’eause he turned on her.

E. Merritt: “Harriet, how can you
study when Therese is typewriting?”

H. Alexander: “Oh, I can read a
chapter between clicks.”

Dit Quarles (at vaudeville): “Bib,
why do those three actors sing to-

gether all the time?”

Bib McKee: “I guess it’s because
none of them want to take all the
blame!”

M. Greenleaf: “Marian, did you see

the Tuileries when you were in
Paris?”
M. Green: “Well, we called, but they

weren’t in.”

Caroyn P.: “Hey, Polly, turn off the
light!”

Polly L: “What for?”

Carolyn: “I want to write a night
letter.”

Miss Gooch: “Did you ever notice
how a woman lowers her voice when
she asks a favor?”

Dade Warfield: “Yes, ma’m, but she
raises it when she doesn’t get it.”

Prof.: “Can’t you think of any-
thing better to do than loaf?”
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WORLD
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WEEK

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1927.

NO. 8

A. S. TEAM THAT WILL MEET
ENGLISHMEN IS ANNOUNCED

Will Uphold Negative Side
of Uncompromising Pac-
ifism Question Novy. 28.

The debaters, who are to meet the
visiting English team November 28,
were chosen by the Debating Council
Friday night. They are: Carolyn
Essig, Mary Riviere, and Mary Shep-
herd, with Eleanor Lee Norris as alter-
nate.

The question is, Resolved: “That the
Only Effective Attitude Toward War
Is an Uncompromising Pacifism.” Our
debaters will speak on the negative,
contrary to the example of the other
American universities who have de-
bated the subject with the English
team. The girls who have been work-
ing on the question predict a merry
fight over peace.

The student body is acquainted with
the history, distinctions and prowess
of the Agnes Scott team. Perhaps
there will be some popular interest in
getting a line on the guests before

they arrive. We give abridged
biographies of the three, as sent out

by the manager of their tour. Descrip-
tion of personal appearance is not in-
cluded.
Mr. Frank Ongley Darvall,
University of Reading

Mr. Darvall was born in 1906. He
was educated at Dover College, one of
the younger English public schools,
where he took a prominent part in
athletics and swimming as well as
playing Rugby football and hockey.
He began early to develop a proclivity
for debating and was Secretary of the
School Debating Society, He was also
sub-editor of the school magazine,
_ “The Dovorian.”

In 1923 he entered the University
College of Reading with a minor
scholarship. He very quickly became
prominent in university life and in his
first year was Secretary of his Hall
Debating Society and founded a politi-
cal club. He is a keen Liberal.

In 1925 he was secretary of the
Debating Society and was nominated
by the college for imperial debating
team. At that time he was also edi-
tor of the college magazine.

In 1926 he was elected president of
St. David’s Hall, president of the Stu-
dents’ Union and the Representative
Council, and president of the Debating
Society. In the same year the Uni-
versity College of Reading obtained its
charter. Mr. Darval is therefore the
first persident of the Students’ Repre-
sentative Council of the University of
Reading. He is also vice-president of
the National Union of Students and

has represented English students at}
Among all |

international conferences.
these many activities he yet finds time
for an interest in dramatic art. He is
dramatic critic for his University
Magazine and has also taken a promi-
nent part in the university play.

He has remained true to his early
political convictions and is now well
known in Liberal circles. He is on the
local executive of his party and was
a delegate of the constituency to the
National Liberal Convention in 1925.

His university career has been as
brilliant academically as socially. He
was one of the only two students to
obtain first class honors at the London
external B.A. examination in 1926 in
mediaeval and modern history.

Mr. Andrew Haddon,
University of Edinburgh

Andrew Haddon was born in 1904 at
Howick, Roxburghshire, a little town
whose sons have an unrivalled reputa-
tion for local patriotism. He is a
grand nephew of “J. B. Selkirk,” one of
the greatest of Scotland’s minor poets,
and spent his early life in the border-
land of Scotland, that romantic coun-
try which has produced more famous
men per cent of its population than
any other part of Great Britain. His
father, Lieutenant Colonel Haddon, a
lawyer by profession, a soldier by vir-
tue of a lifelong connection with the
Volunteer and Territorial Armies, and

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Int’! Relations Club
Hears Talk on Con-
stantineple

Dr. Hayes Stresses the Pic-
turesque in Turkey. Com-
pares Religious Spirit of
Turk and Greek.

An interesting meeting of the In-
ternational Relations Club was held
Thursday evening. Dr. Hayes gave an
enlightening talk on ‘onstantinople.
He told of the approath to the city
with its towers and mirurets silhouet-
ed against the sky. He described the
bazaars where one spends hours drink-
ng coffee and inspecting Oriental
rugs. The Eastern atmosphere is
found there—men in small booths
carry on all kinds of work from weav-
ing to carving of jewels. The early
Christian church, St. Sophia, now a
Mohammedan mosque, Was the scene of
a unique religious ceremony described
by Dr. Hayes. Only the men were al-
lowed at the great mosque on this oc-
casion when they received power from
above. The women went to the smaller
mosques. Dr. Hayes viewed the cere-
mony from the gallery, where Euro-

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A.S. noe to
Come “Home”
Alumnae Entertained Dur-

ing Thanksgiving at
Home-Coming.

Thanksgiving—and the week-end
following it is the time for “old”
Agnes Scott girls to come “home.”
Polly Stone has made this Alumnae
week-end and she expects many of the
former students to come back to their
Alma Mater. On Thursday morning
the guests will witness the inter-class
athletic meet and probably see the
game in town that afternoon.

Friday, however, is the big day for
the alumnae as this, Nov. 26th, is
Anna Young’s birthday, for whom the
Alumnae House is named. In the
afternoon there will be a tea for all
the visitors as well as the members
from Decatur and Atlanta. Mrs. Little
from Marietta, Ga., is the chairman
of the entertainment committee and
Miss Phythian the house chairman.
These with the alumnae officers will
form the receiving line. At this time
many beautiful gifts are presented to
the house.

Saturday night Blackfriars will pre-
sent three plays, Between the second
and third of these a film will be shown,
taken last commencement which
shows the class of ’27, the faculty,
alumnae and trustees. Also there are
several lovely pictures of the campus,
which shows off to its hest advantage
at this time of the yee x.

SYNCOPATED FAIR OFFERED
NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT

Dr. Logan Enfhently Suited
to Speak on Subject.

The Bible Club, at the first meeting
of the new year on Monday night, en-
joyed a most interesting talk by Dr.
Logan on “Religions of Japan.”

The first religion of Japan, Dr.
Logan stated, has no founder, no
creed, no code of ethics, no system and
no preaching, and yet is the main re-
ligion of that country. It is the Shinto
religion, or the “way of the gods.”
Nature, heroes, emperors, graves and
ancestors are worshipped. There are
two books of this religion; one, the
Kojikee, completed in 712 A. D., and
| the other, completed in 720 A. D.,
which contain the historical records
of Japan. This religions is divorced
from all ideas of morality and gives
no idea of a creator. In fact the
Japanese consciousness is almost de-
void of a sense of creation or of a
creator.

They think of the Sun Goddess as
the mother of the Emperors, and this
worship of the sun is the basis of all
other religion. The Japanese line of
emperors has never been broken as far

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Questionaire Results Compiled

A questionnaire was given to the student body by the Y. W. C. A. World Fellowship Committee in chapel on

Saturday, Oct. 29, and the results were tabulated for the information of the committee.

But since the questions

were meant also to stimulate interest and discussion, the results are published below. The last tvo questions were
definitions, only a few of Which could bé pritited due to"the great number of answers.

FRESH. SOPH. JUN. SEN. FAC. TOT.
‘Tru, False Tru. False True False Truc False TrueFalse True False
1. Membership to the World Christian Student Federation is
attained by payment of one dollar__._~----------------- 86 68 21 68 16 38 15 80 4 5 92 194
2, The World Christian Student Federation is for the pur-
pose of establishing Y. M. and Y. W. C. A.’s throughout
the ‘world.__—---..-----.-.---.-~--~=----------~-----=- 90 8 56 27 85 17 24 22 '4 9 209 88
3. The United States Policy in China has always been
Gd oe ng 8 fo Sco) 1 GGL, Rae a a Sn Sane Sos Se mrp een ap ye Puree RO ee 52 53 28 66 26 38 16° 29 5 8 122: -179
4. Therefore there is no widespread feeling against America. 42 63 26 56 14 88 8 385 1 10 91 202
5. America should give up all rights of extra-territoriality
Na Os) 11\: Maen ae oe ee ae Se eee eee 52 47 46 40 28 22 29 15) 9 3 164 127
6. The Nationalists in China are Bolshevists_-—-~---.--~--- 35; 165 18 ¥2' 18 ‘88 10; 85' 30 9 £71. 3219
7. The British policy in South Africa is above reproach_-_--~~- 50 46 651 29 24 26 19 26 2 8 146 184
8, Ghandi is a staunch supporter of the British Imperial pol-
icy in India_._--~----~------------------------------- 39 50 27 42 16 26 14 28 2 8 98 164
9. War is sometimes justified__-----~-------------------- 91 14 73 14 36 15 $1 18° 9 5 240 61
10. War is never justified —---—-—----------~-~--~-------- 15; 89) 48 76: 16 85 43: 81°56 7 6B 238
11. There should be equality between an American and
Frenchman of the same intellectual and moral level, good
breeding, as each country sees it, being the same___----- 69 687 2 51 $f 44 1 28 #O 292 xd
12. There should be equality between an American and Italian
of the same intellectual and moral level, good breeding, as
each country sees it, being the same__.-...-.---.---~--- 82 23 82 7 49 38 42 8 18 O 268 £=86
13. There should be equality between an American and Jap-
anese of the same moral and intellectual level, good breed-
ing, as each country sees it, being the same_-_-__--.--- 69: 84. 64 25 44 7 89 4°18 #jO 229 170
14. There should be equality between an American and Afri-
can of the same moral and intellectual level, good breed-
ing, as each country sees it, being the same_------~---- 41 6b 46 42 85 17 24 19 12 1 158 144
15. Race is a barrier which will never permit youth of the
world to bind themselves together in perfect brotherhood 62 42 47 44 18 33 26 18 2 10 155 147
16. All men, regardless of their race or color, have the same
right to an abundant life__----_-_-__------_-~--------- 100 6 84 6 50 2 44 1 18 O 20% 14
17. God is the father of those only who accept Him_-_-~--- 1 (04. 15 74 10)°98 “3 42° 96 8: 44 1256
18. The chief danger to the white races arises from the ar-
rogant contempt for other races, which has provoked fear
and hatred in Teturmccocsscwenaess anceps e eee eee 86 17° 84 6 48 <2 87 8 42 2 267 35
19. There is no physical or intellectual inferiority in the yel-
RO Wana 6. dae eee enna e aewe ee aenee 54 48 86 52 31 20 27 17 10 2 158 184
20. The episode of Christ cleansing the temple is an argument
for war when. a necessity........----.--~---------.~---- 48 58 86 47 18 34 81 14 1 12 134 160
21. The New Testament teaches that war shall go on till the
eye we Oy 14 : eae a oo yee RT Opes ee eet eee ORE 62 39 50 384 25 25 27 18 8 10 167 126
22. Christ advocated war when He said: “I come not to bring
PRES EACRRSPDIS GEC OO ca ere Conner eras wire O 94:1 S6 12 61 6 40: TL 12 27 -288
23. There is a difference, practically speaking, between social
equality and racial justice-._-._-.~-..--.------------- 94 10 78 7 45 4 40 4 12 1 269 26
24. There is a resolution before the U. S. Senate for outlawry :
BTS OI eg re oe ee 45 45 40 88 26 21 15 30 38 7 129 141
25. I have read a book on war or world brotherhood within
SHOMIECIN CAT... Seen ee ei ee ee ed 12 89 14 78 12 88 11 84 4 9 243 58

but not in practise.
“Brotherhood is the recognition of others as equals socially,

What is war?

“According to the “Big Parade” and “What Price Glory” it’
being oyerpopulated, and to relieve the pent-
and highly dramatic moments, and also a chance for people

“An immoral method of establishing right.”

up feelings and situations of the races.
to get cynical and express their opinion on war.’

s hell, but it’s a necessity to keep the world from

It is a chance for theatrical

“War is the evidence of selfishness, ignorance, and misunderstanding between individuals or nations.”

“War is hell on earth.”
What is brotherhood?

“Brotherhood is not equality. But it recognizes that God is the Creator of all men, and that all men are of one
blood. There is no such thing as equality in the world, even in fhe same family.”

“Brotherhood is the kinship of men thru their relation to God the Father.”

“Brotherhood is that feeling which exists between men and nations,
all have equal opportunities for mental, moral, and physical betterment.
social equality.”

“Brotherhood is a
I’ve seen many people that I’d hate to

fictitious and rather impossible ideal, stating that all are brothers.
be brothers with, and I’m no snob.”
mentally, and spiritually, and in the eyes of the law.

culminating in a constant effort to see that
Brotherhood does not necessarily include

It works fine in theory,

It is a relation represented by Christ’s attitude toward the Samaritan woman.’
“Brotherhood is the joint effort of all classes and races to follow the truth.”

“Religions of J apan, ” | Julius Caesar, As Presented,
Address to Bible Club| 4

Roaring Comic Opera,
Abounding in Synco-
pated Airs.

A big success was the new and orig-
inal Syneopated Fair held in the gym
Saturday night. Nothing like this has
ever been given at Agnes Scott before,
and everyone asked, beferehand,
“What is a Syncopated Fair?” Those
who attended this novel entertainment
are able to answer this question, and
they all agree that it was worth the
price several different times. It was
worth it to see some of the clever
costumes at the dance, such as “red
hot mamma,” and “it all depends on
you.” It was worth it, to see the bril-
liant comic opera “Julius Caesar,” pre-
sented by musical geniuses of the
Junior class, and it was worth it to
hear Katharine Pasco sing, even
though the audience could hear only
snatches of her operatic singing, be-
tween the roars of laughter.

The Syncopated Fair consisted of a
dance in the gym, at which the girls
impersonated various popular songs,
and a musical comedy, given by the
Junior class during intermission. Both
features of the entertainment were a
great success, and we hear that the
play made such an impression on the
representatives from the Metropoli-
tan Opera Company that they expect
to produce it themselves.

The musical play was merely Shake-
speare’s “Julius Caesar” put to
music. The story was the same as
that of Shakespeare’s well known play.
Dot Cheek stepped before the curtain
and. read, before each act, the story of
the opera. In the first act Calpernia
tries to dissuade Caesar from going to
the senate, because his shirts, “like
all Gaul are divided into three parts.”
Caesar insists, however, on going. The
second act opens with the plotting of
the conspirators. Then the soothing
soothsayer warns Caesar and the con-
spirators. Mark Anthony next offers
the crown to Caesar. “Caesar having
given that bit of jewelry the onceover
decides to refuse, “but soon laments
his mistake. At this point the conpir-
ators enter, and Caesar is “punched,
socked, biffed on the bean and
bounced off into the next world.”
While Brutus is begging Caesar’s for-
giveness to the tune of “Forgive Me,”
Caesar’s ghost rises up and sings his
amazement and surprise. The next
heroic lay is sung by Anthony over
dead Caesar. Mark sets out to round
up the tricky Triumphirate who start
in to beat up Brutus and his gang.
Here the second act ends. The last act
is the scene of battle. This is a tragic

act, for in it Cassius, Pindarus, Casca,
and Brutus kill themselves, falling so

as to form an attractive design. “And
thereupon the curtain closes leaving to
all the sad, tragic lesson of being care-
less with one’s pocketknife.”

The characters in this epoch-making

opera were:

Oaesarsconcnesueuete secs M. Green
Ca lDernin nen M. R. Selman
Mark Anthony__------------ E. Tyson
OCtaViNban aoe wens C. Hunter
OTUs ee en barca E. McGranahan
BVUUIS anno aa ee P. Adams
CSRS hone ene Mary Ficklen
Ot a ee ee at an is = se re Baby Sara
Soothsayer__-...---- Katherine Pasco
og ta to: nig V1 eS Ea M. N. Logan
Gen.- Nuisance... ---=..=- S. Cothran

ATTAY oo caceinnanaeeae E. Rice,

H. Ridley, E. Hatchett, R. Paxon
DOOY see en wanes M. Lanier
Wind0Wesrsos— os oats R. Worth
Te (-) ps Oe a ae os SP D. Cheek
Prolowues-scso oS Jane Grey

Some of the popular song hits were,
“Caesar, my caesar,” to the tune of
“Juanita;” “Caesar don’t care and he
don’t mind,” to the tune of “Me Too;”
“Forgive Me, Please Forgive Me, I
Didn’t Mean to Make You Die,” sung
by Brutus to the tune of “Forgive
Me,” and Mark Anthony’s lament over

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EDITORIAL

A BOOK, A PRECIOUS THING

|

First Appearance of “Arlequinade
—— Aurora Wins Praise

Newly Included Art Depart

ment Adds Decidedly to
Attractiveness. Each
Dept. of High Merit.

The Aurora, the quarterly mag-
azine published by the student body
and containing poems, stories, and
assays by the Agnes Scott students,

Edith McGranahan | has made its first appearance for the |“

year 1927-28. We are delighted with
the new cover in which the Aurora ap-
pears, and think that the many il-
lustrations in the magazine are
charming. The effort which the edi-
tors of the
year to increase the artistic value of
the publication has met with the en-
thusiastie approval of all members of
the college community, and we wish
them continued success in this new
line of their endeavor.

The subject matter of this first issue
of the Aurora is very interesting and
varied in content. We enjoyed thor-
oughly reading it from cover to cover.
The poems are very good, especial-
ly Myrtle Biedsoe’s “Cvepus’ de Du
Matin,” and Alice Jernigan’s “Tide.”
We liked Anne McCollum’s “Lettres de
Mon Boudoir” because of their real
college girl spirit and their delightful
humor. We also thought that the
books in the Beok Nook were very in-
erestingly reviewed.

We are sure that all of the Agnes
Scott campus and all of the friends of
Agnes Scott join with us in con-

In this day of prolific production, adequate printing devices | pratulating the staff of the Aurora on

and a paying public, books, as books, are no longer precious.

I|this year’s first issue of the magazine,

would not have again the dearth of written literature that was an|and in wishing them even better suc-

aspect of life in early nations. Even during the period of highes
literary development in Greece, there did not exist anything that

4) cess during the coming school year.

Lila Porcher: “I am wedded to my

could be described as a system for production and distribution of | apt!”

books. The few manuscripts that had been produced and that

possessed any measure of authenticity, were contained in royal | vere the

archives or such a state collection as that of Athens, or in the
studies of the small groups of scholarly teachers whose fame was
sometimes in part due to the fact that they were owners of books.
In these olden days, books were precious. It is this feeling of the
preciousness of a book that I would have us know, in spite of the
fortunate change in number and accessibility of books.

Nothing proves the present attitude of disrespect for a book as
conclusively as a glance through those on reference in the library.
Corners are turned down, notes made in the margins, passages
unscrupulously underlined.

To mark one’s own book is an excellent habit, that indicates
appreciation and very often the scholarly attitude. But marks in
a library book more often denote the horn-rimmed drudge, who
reads the book, without enjoyment, to glean concise statements
that will look well in a note book. Checking or underlining phrases
as she goes, she collects them more easily—but too often leaves as
mere words upon a printed page, the true beauty of the thought
and expression.

In “Areopagitica’”’ Milton judges “. . . as good almost to killa
man as kill a good book; who kills a man kills a reasonable creature,
God’s image; but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself.”

The person who mutilates a book does not exactly destroy it,
but certainly condemns it to a lingering death. Worse than that,
he destroys the clear thread of conveyance of reason from the book
to the minds of subsequent readers. Facts and modes of expres-
sion appeal differently to different people. By underlining a phrase
that appeals to you, you force your choice upon the eye and mind
of another, for it is almost impossible to resist the emphasis a
mark gives to a sentence. Who has a right to destroy for another,
a part of the reason to be found in a good book?

An essential part of a university is a library. The better
equipped this department, the greater advantages the university
is prepared to offer. At Agnes Scott a certain financial allottment
is made to the library annually for purchase. But if books have
been abused, the money must be spent to replenish and not to in-
crease the number of volumes.

Ruskin has said: “We may obtain a glimpse of a great poet
and hear the sound of his voice; or put a question to a man of
science and be answered good-humoredly. We may intrude ten
minutes’ talk on a cabinet minister; or snatch once or twice in our
lives the privilege of throwing a bouquet in the path of a Princess,
or arresting the kind glance of a Queen. These momentary
chances we covet, and spend our years and passions in pursuit of
little more than these; while meantime there is a society continual-
ly open to us, of people who will talk to us as long as we like,
whatever our rank or reputation.”

If, in reading for history notes, we think of ourselves as being
in the presence of a statesman, or in reading for biology, of being
in the presence of a great scientist, or in reading for English, of
being in the presence of Princes, of fancy’s children, of thinkers—
perhaps we shall be ashamed of the stubby pencil and inky pen.
If we think or feel, we will leave unharmed, in form or reason,
Agnes Scott’s collection of books, the “true university of these
days.”

Emily Kingsbery: “Better get a di-
n—on the grounds of deser-
tion.

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French Club
Clever Acting and Fluent

French Make Delightful
Play a Success.

One of the most delightful programs
shat has been presented on the cam-

ous this year was that of the French |

lub at its meeting last Monday after-
j noon. A French play, “Arlequinade,”
was the feature of the program and
was most attractive with its charming
ilittle love story of Columbine and
| Arlequin.

| The parts of Columbine and Arle-
jquin were excellently played by Anna
‘Mae McCollum and Emily Kings-
bery respectively. Arlequin was the
poet lover who appeared on the scene
in a red suit, carrying a red rose, thus
proving to Columbine that he was her
true lover, according to a sorceriere
whom she had consulted. Pierrot
gave the humorous element to the
story by his curiosity and natural
stupidness which caused him to inter-
rupt continually the love scene of
Columbine and Arlequin. It was one
of his pranks that ultimately resulted
in winning the consent of Columbine

| FRESHMEN HOLD ELECTIONS
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The Freshman class now boasts of
in organization as complete as that of
he upper classes as the class met
Thursday afternoon in the chapel to
elect officers for the year. Dell
Arbuckle, who has been serving as a
temporary chairman, was _ elected
|president, Chopin Hudson, vice presi-
dent, and Elaine Exton, secretary. We
feel sure that these girls are compe-
tent to earry on the work of the
Freshmen with as much success and
spirit as they, as a class, always show.

father for the marriage of the two
lovers. The occasion was celebrated
by a dance given by Emily Cope,
Eloise Gaines, Elizabeth Cole, Virginia
Earle, Anna Knight, and Sarah White.
Other actors in the play were Cas-
sardie, Margaret Andreae; the sor-
ciere, Sara Douglass, and Pierrot,
Louise Girardeau. Each of the actors
distinguished herself by good acting
and by her fluent French.

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World Fellowship .
Pageant Given
Sunday Night

The program at Y. W. C. A. vespers

Sunday night, November 13, was
presented in the form of a pag-
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“Brotherhood in God.” Polly Vaughn
read the description of a dream—a
dream in which we saw “the world
when it was young and grey and
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some large, perfect symmetry, a great
and perfect puzzle which men were to
fit together. Again He seemed to say
that parts of this great puzzle were
then scattered all over the world, and
that, at all times, it was in the power
of the people to discover them, and
fit each part into the other, and so
make at last a perfect whole and a
perfect symmetry. He urged all men
to take these several parts and fit
them, with great care, into the per-
fect puzzle and perfect plan.”

And, while Polly read on, many na-
tions, one by one, brought golden frag-
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gether into that perfect symmetry that
is called World Fellowship in God.

The dream was finished and players
of pageantry and audience alike bowed
their heads in singing the Y. W. C. A.
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that Mr. Dennis Lindsey has offered
a prize of $25 to the Agnes Scott
girl writing the best essay on Stone
Mountain. Twelve essays are to be
published in the “DeKalb Wonder,”
but the prize essay deos not neces-
sarily have to be one of these twelve,
as the contest does not close until
May 1, 1928, while the essays are to
be published monthly from now on.
The next publication goes to press on
November 20, and Mr, Lindsey is very
anxious to have the first of this series
of essays appear in this issue, so we
hope that someone will step forward
and respond to this call. We appreciate
very much Mr. Lindseys offering this
prize, and want to show that we do
by having an essay ready for the
next issue of the “DeKalb Wonder,”
as he has asked. No limit is set as
to the treatment of the subject—you
may write on the carving, the history
of the mountain, or any phase of the
subject that appeals to you. Mr. Lind-
sey first considered opening this con-
test to other schools but finally de-
cided to limit it to Agnes Scott, so we
ought to be grateful to him. As was
stated last week, the newly organized
Essay Club is sponsoring this contest
and any member of the club will be
glad to be of assistance to any con-
testant. Now is your chance to win
$25. Too, let us show that we ap-
preciate this opportunity given us, by
having an essay ready for Mr. Lind-
sey by November 20. Essays may be
placed in the Agonistic Box in Main
and should be labeled on the outside
to avoid confusion.

Soph: “And remember, young lady,
politeness costs nothing.”

Fresh: “Oh, doesn’t it? Then try
putting ‘I remain your obedient ser-
vant’ at the end of a telegram.”

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(Continued from Page One)

a farmer at heart, is a well-known per-

|sonality in the South of Scotland and

the owner of one of the most up-to-
date dairy farms in the country.

Andrew Haddon’s education was be-
gun at one of the old village schools
for which Scotland is so famous, and
at the age of twelve he was sent to
the Edinburgh Academy to continue
his schooling. With the exception of
the Royal High School of Edinburgh,
the Edinburgh Academy is the most
famous school in Scotland. One of its
founders was Sir Walter Scott and
among its pupils have been men of
such international reputation as
Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir James
Clerk-Maxwell, Andrew Lang, Lord
Haldane and Lord Finlay, president of
the Permanent Court of International
Justice. Andrew Haddon took the
Greek side and won several class and
special prizes. He served in the Offi-
cers’ Training Corps, played Rugby
football, and in his last year was head
of his house.

He left the Academy from the
classical seventh class in 1922 and
went on to the University of Edin-
burgh. He was capped Master of Arts
in 1925 and is now in his last year of
study for the degree of Bachelor of
Laws in preparation for the Scotish
bar. Since his admission he has
thrown himself with unusual zest into
the social life of the University. He
has been a member of the Students’

Representative Council for four years |

and is now one of its presidents and
convener of the International Academ-
ic Committee. He is a member of the
International Committee of the Stu-
dents Representative Councils of Scot-
land and head of the travel department
of that body in Edinburgh.

At the C. I. E. Council meeting at
Prague in 1926 he was one of the
Scottish representatives and he rep-
resented his University in the same
year as the I. S. S. Conference in
Yugoslavia.

He takes a keen interest in national
as well as university politics and has
served as secretary, vice-president and
president of Edinburgh University
Unionist Association. He took an ac-
tive part in the election of Sir John
Gilmour to the office of Lord Rector
of Edinburgh University and was cap-
tured by the Liberals during the cam-
paign. His opinions follow the dem-
ocratic idealism of Mr. Baldwin and he
is a firm believer in the mission of the
British Empire. He takes a keen and
practical interest in social problems
and is one of the student residents at
Edinburgh University Settlement.
Among his special interests, the chief
is in the history, romance and story
of Scotland. He is an ardent nation-

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and has rowed for his faculty. His
chief outdoor hobby is gardening.
Mr. John Ramage,
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Political Science
John Ramage has been for four
years one of the most influential and
widely known men at that justly
famous institution, the London School

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of Economics and Political Science.
Despite his youth (he is only 22),
he has had a wide. experience of
political and social work and is known
as a speaker outside as well as inside
university circles. Before his uni-
versity days he was one of the secre-
taries of the local organization of the
British Labor Party. He is on the
executive of the London branch of the
Independent Labor Party. For two
years he was on the executive body of
the Students’ Union of the London
School of Economies and he repre-
sented the University of London
against the Australian team which
toured Europe and America. This de-
bate which was presided over by the
Secretary of State for Dominions, the
Right Honorable L. S. Amery, M. P.,
attracted widespread attention to the
vexed color problem of a “White
Australia.”

Mr. Ramage has been actively en-
gaged for some years in adult educa-
tional work, particularly among sea-
men. He was a leading member of the
British Delegation to the conference of
the International Student Service in
Karlovei, Yugoslavia, in the summer
of 1926. He is the author of an
article on economic conditions in South
East Europe published in the October,
1926, number of the “Social Review,”
the leading Engilsh socialist monthly,
to which Mr. J. Ramsay MacDonald is
a regular contributor. Ramage com-
bines practical knowledge of economics
and politics, both national and inter-
national, with eloquence and social en-
thusiasm; and he carries them all with
modesty and homely wit.

Religions of Japan
Address to Bible Class
(Continued from Page One)
back as it can be traced in history.

One of the interesting features of
these religions is their shrines, which
are found all through Japan. There
are 179,716 shrines of the Shinto re-
ligion alone. In these shrines are three
objects of worship. First, a jewel—a
crystal, representing the soul. The
first crystal was supposedly dropped
down from heaven and is worshipped
by the emperor. Second, a mirror,
worshipped because it reflects the
image of the worshipper, and there-
ore of his ancestor, and third, a sword,
the symbol of authority.

The third religion of Japan, accord-
ing to Dr. Logan, is the Michi, or “The
Way.” This is supposedly intuitive—
even the teachers do not attempt to
define it. Confucius divides this
Michi into five relationships; that of
ruler and subject, of father and son,
of husband and wife, of elder brother

and younger brother, and finally of

friend and friend. The Michi follow-

ers have a prayer they chant, which,

when translated, is:

“If your heart will follow the Michi
way

The gods will protect you if you do
not pray.”

In connection with this ideal of re-
ligion Dr. Logan pointed out that the
Japanese have made loyalty their ideal
of life, just as Americans have liberty
for theirs. He also stated that we
westerners are born vertical, while the
easterners are born horizontal.

The fourth Japanese religion is that
of Buddhism, which was brought to
Japan from Korea. This religion is
extremely popular and today there are
about two hundred thousand temples
of Buddah in existence. There is also
a new type of Buddhism prevalent,
which is believed by three-fourths of
the Japanese people. Salvation by
faith is stressed, with Buddah as the
idealized saviour.

The fifth and last religion mentioned
by Dr. Logan is that of Christianity.
He said that there are as many living
temples of God today as there are
temples of Buddah. The Christian
religion is spreading rapidly, as is
testified by the fact that the Bible
Society in Tokio sold 1,715,000 copies
of the Bible last year. Dr. Logan
closed with the hope that this last and
greatest religion would soon take the
place of all others.

The Bible Club is fortunate indeed
to have had this delightful address of
Dr. Logan’s and trust he will be kind
enough to speak again to them,

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THE AGONISTIC

The Athletic Association of Bre-
nau College has extended to Agnes
Scott an invitation to attend their
“Play Day,” which will be held in
Gainesville on November 19.

The plan is to have all sports, but
in no sense will there be any inter-
collegiate competition. Stress will be
laid on the play spirit and the love
of sports for fun and good fellowship.
The activities will include hockey, soc-
cer, volley-ball, swimming, basket-ball,
tennis, baseball, dancing, canoeing, and
other sports.

The following program will be fol-
lowed:

Arrive 10:30 A. M.

Two hours of activity.

Luncheon and rest.

Three hours of activity.

Dinner.

Kid party.

Sleep at camp.

Midnight feast.

This “Play Day” is being carried
out on a large scale, thirty Southern
colleges being represented. Among
these are Wesleyan, Bessie Tift,
Shorter, University of Georgia, An-
derson College, Birmingham-Southern,
Judson and Converse.

The Agnes Scott representatives
will be Sarah Southerland, Virginia
Carrier, G. B. Knight, Carolyn Nash,
and Mary Perkinson.

Color week! This is something new
at A. S. C. It is to be one of the
many features of Thanksgiving week.
The P. E. department is giving us a
play week instead of routine gym
classes. All these girls who have
labored so hard in gym for lo these
many days, who have not placed in
class teams are to exhibit their hereto-
fore hidden prowess in various and
sundry contests of hockey and swim-
ming. Among the events for the swim-
ming contests are the chariot race,
arch relay, and several other equally
delightful sounding events. “All For
Fun and Fun For *_this is our
motto and our aim for Color Week.

“The day was cold and dark and
dreary.” But we were fooled! The
sun came out in full force and
dried (?) up the moisture to the ex-
tent that the hockey game was played
after all. My dear, you simply should
have seen that game! It was a knock-

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out, drag down! (Two-thirds of the
players were dragged down on account
of the dampness, and one person was
knocked out. She wasn’t unconscious
or anything like that! She only want-
ed to give some one else a chance to
play. That was Martha-North-Wind.)
To proceed. The class of ’28 played
the class of ’31 first. Little-bittie Vir-
ginia Carrier played two whole posi-
tions for the Seniors. For the Freshies,
Martha and Mary Sprinkled right val-
iantly—(zounds! a pun!)—and Caro-
line Heyman verily outdid herself at
full-back. She was a match for big
Mary Crenshaw, who many a time
swept the old ball just out of reach of
the goal. But bless your heart, the
Freshies did put one through, and the
game ended with a tie, 1-1.

When the Juniors and Sophs got
out on that field, you’d have done well
to dodge the mud and sparks. With a
bully-bully here, and a dribble-dribble
there, and a here-Peggy-Lou, there
Helen Ridley, everywhere Pasco, the
game was on! The allies could have
won the war in a day with Carring-
ton and Mary-Nellie for defense!
They’re impervious! We could rave
on at length about everybody’s play-
ing, but we’d fill up the Aggie. Any-
way, the Sophs won with a score of
1-0.

Hottentots! Be out to support your
teams next Friday! It is the final
game of the Hockey Tournament—
Senior vs. Junior, Soph vs. Fresh.

DAY STUDENT NEWS

All the best people are coming
Thursday to the day student tea-dance.
The day students hope to make a
big annual affair of this tea-dance.
There'll be plenty of good music, food,
entertainment, and fun. Last week
on Wednesday the day students had a
meeting to plan for the tea-dance.
Committees were appointed, and every-
body became very enthusiastic over
this, our first entertainment of the
season. The entire college community
is cordially invited to come. The ad-
mission is only twenty cents. Tickets
are now on sale, and any day student
can tell you where to purchase them.
So, everybody—don’t miss the great
annual day student tea-dance, the so-
cial event of the season, on Thursday,
Nov. 17, from five till six o’elock in
the gymnasium.

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Dance Popular.

Lila Porcher, Helen Hendricks, and
Lynn Moore entertained the Cotillion
Club at the second tea-dance of the
season on last Wednesday afternoon
in the gymnasium. The punch-bowl
was placed in the entrance hall on a

table artistically decorated in gold and
white. These colors were carried out
in the flowers and tapers in the gym,
Delicious cake, punch, and candy were
served.

Among those present were:
Hollingsworth, Miss Wilburn, Eliza
Ramey, Mary Mackey Hough, Therese
Barksdale, Emily Cope, Josephine
Walker, Chugga Sydnor, Eloise Gaines,
Anais Jones, Vera Kamper, Helen Sis-
son, Virginia Cameron, Louise Sher-
fesse, Mary Crenshaw, Louise Robert-
son, Sarah Glenn, Polly Irvin, Jean
Coffman, Nina Hammond, Dit Quarles,
Bib McKee, Hilda Kalmon, Katherine
Kalmon, Carolyn Payne, Betty Hud-
son, Shirley McFall, Elise Jones, Sarah
White, Mary Gladys Steffner, Mary
Prim, Pearl Hastings, Kitty Hunter,
Olive Spencer, Elizabeth Cole, Jo
Houston, Margaret Ferguson, Julia
Rowan, Harriet Alexander, Sara John-
ston, Elisabeth Tyson, and others.

He: “Would a kiss be out of place?”
She: “It doesn’t need to be.”

Julia Napier: “What happened to
that aviator friend of yours? I haven’t
seen you with him lately.”

Hortense Elton: “Oh! I gave him
the air.”

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The college community was delight-
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Int'l Relations Club Hear

Talk on Constantinople

(Continued from Page One)

peans are allowed. The men stood in
rows, facing Mecca, with hands out-
stretched to receive the messages from
At the call of the priest they
all knelt and touched their heads to
the floor.

He compared the Greeks and Turks
and brought out the fact that the
Greeks commit atrocities as well as
the Turks. He gave as a reason for
the fact that Americans never hear of
Greek atrocities the suppression on
the part of the newspapers of items
dealing with them. He considered
the Turks in Constantinople to have
more religious spirit than the Greeks.

Most of the Turks seemed to think
that the Lausanne Treaty was the
best arrangement possible at the time
and urged its acceptance on this point.

Dr. Hayes pointed out the ad-
vantages offered to those teaching at
the American colleges in Constanti-
nople. The Woman’s College and
Roberts Colleges, for men, are under
American auspices. He told of fasci-
nating vocations in Egypt, Vienna,
Palestine, and Greece, and suggested
the possibility of Agnes Seott girls
teaching there. All the students are
taught English, internationalism is
stressed.

nesday afternoon in the Y. W. GC. A.
cabinet room. This tea was one of a
series of teas given during the year
and sponsored by the social commit-
tee of the Y. W. C. A.

The hostesses for the occasion were
Mary Bell McConkey, Lillian White,
Bayliss McShane, and Frances Craig-
head. The guests were served refresh-
ments, consisting of coffee and cakes
from a table graciously presided over
by Miss Bland and Miss Gaylord.

During the hours from four-thirty
to six quite a number of students
called. Much interest and enthusiasm
was manifested by all who came.

Syncopated Fair
Novel Entertainment
(Continued from Page One)
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have tuck it
Now by gosh you’ve gone and kicked
the bucket.
You were some big sheik all right,
But Brutus knocked you out of sight,
Caesar, bye-bye.”
The Syncopated Fair was a great
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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1927.

NO. 9

Miss Ellenor Cook
and Eugene Folliard
Entertain College
First Offer of Lecture As-
sociation Enthusiastically

Received by Capacity
House.

A program which we venture to call
unique was given the college com-
munity Tuesday night, November 15,
when the Lecture Association present-
ed Miss Ellenor Cook and Miss Eu-
genia Folliard in their program of
European folk songs and dances. One
of the most impressioned facts was
that these two young ladies were un-
usually accomplished as well as
charming. Miss Cook and Miss Fol-
liard have spent a great deal of time
in Czechoslovakia, Jugoslavia, Poland,
Roumania, Hungary, and Russia,
where they learned the folk songs and
dances of these countries, the cos-
tumes which they wear during their
performance are real peasant clothes,
purchased from natives of the various
countries. Many of them were spun,

woven, and embroidered by some peas- |

ant woman.

One of the most elaborate costumes
worn by Miss Cook was a wedding
dress made by a girl of Jugoslavia.
Miss Cook said that the girls of this
country are required to make at least
seventeen dresses, all elaborately em-
broidered before they are considered
eligible for marriage. Since the mar-
riageable age for girls in Jugoslavia
is fifteen or sixteen, the girls must be
very industrious,

The program began with songs and
dances from Czechoslovakia. Through-
out one was impressed with the charm
-and personality of both Miss Cook and
Miss: Folliard.~ One quaint song from
Czechoslovakia was about a girl who
wanted to marry a tailor instead of a
gardener, because a tailor would make
her a jacket from someone else’s cloth!
Aside from the fact that Miss Cook
first gave the English translation of
her songs, her dramatic quality and

expression made one feel that she un- |

derstood her songs almost word for
word. Miss Folliard played selections
from four famous composers of East-
ern Europe: Dvorak and Liszt from
Czechoslovakia, Chopin from Poland,
and Rachmaninoff from Russia.

Miss Cook wore a Roumanian peas-
ant dress which she wore when she
called on Queen Marie. If she in-
tended, by referring to the visit with
the queen, to call attention to the
lovely silver, black and gold woven
material, she overstepped her mark,
for the dress was appreciated the mo-
ment she appeared in it. The visit
to the queen was quite another thing,
and still another, Miss Cook’s charm-
ing reference to the royal family.
Queen Marie told “little Nicky” to
“run upstairs and bring me those two
large photographs from pappa’s desk.”
One was of Carol, whom Queen Marie
said “has made us so much trouble.”
The photographs were to show Miss
Cook the authentic Roumanian shep-
herd boy’s suit, which had been dupli-
cated for Miss Folliard’s costume.

The program closed with a Rus-
sian betrothal scene in which the
young man (Miss Folliard) placed a
huge wreath of flowers on the floor for
his lady to jump in. After the per-
formance the college students and
faculty were permitted to meet Miss
Cook and Miss Folliard personally at
a reception given by the Lecture As-
sociation. They were found to be
equally as delightful as their stage
appearance had promised.

Athletic Apples
For Pink Cheeks

Athletic Association Spon-
sors Sale of Fruit.

Apples—big apples, red apples—be
athletic and buy an apple! This is
the slogan seen all over our campus

Roberta Winter’s
Play Published in

Journal Expression

Bishop Whipple’s Memorial
Written in Playwriting
Class Last Year.

In the September issue of the Jour-
nal of Expression appeared a number
of especial interest to all Agnes Scot-
ters, past and present. This was a one-
act play, “Bishop Whipple’s Memo-
rial,” written by Roberta Powers
Winter, of the class of ’27, in the
play writing course, under the direc-
tion of Miss Stephens. The account
of how it happened to be published in
this magazine is very amusing. It
seems that while Miss Gooch, head of
our Spoken English Department, was
teaching in Boston last summer she re-
ceived a group of plays, accompanied
by a letter from the editor of the
Journal of Express’on asking her to
select the best of the plays for pub-
lication in his magazine. Miss Gooch
after reading them all, informed the
editor that none of the plays were
very good and offered to send him a
j}much better one. She sent Roberta’s
charming little comedy and he was so
delighted with it that he published it

which was the one mentioned above.

presented here by Blackfriars along
with three other «ne-act plays last
|February. The leading part, of
| Louise, “who althoigh a middle-aged
invalid, and blind, does not allow phy-
sical infirmities to interfere with
executive ability,’ was played by Mary
Sayward. Auguste Roberts was the
fourteen-year-old colored maid, indis-
pensable in Louise’ 3 various projects;
Josephine Walker ee Laura, a friend
of Louise’s, several years younger than
she. Josephine Wachtel was Albert, a
successful Washington business man
about thirty-six years of age.

The plot of the play is as follows:
The winter before Bishop Whipple
died, he had a marble baptismal fount
put in the church, when Louise had
planned a mahogany and gold one. He
| wouldn’t give in, thus giving Louise a
dose of her own medicine, so she de-
termined to give him a memorial. To
raise funds for the memorial she is
giving an entertainment, the success
of which depends on the singing of her
friend, Laura. When Laura, how-
ever, hears that her former fiance,
Albert, with whom she has been es-
tranged for five years and who has
been away, is returning and intends
to be at the celebration, she refuses
to sing because she does not want to
see Albert. Louise does not accept
Laura’s refusal, and when Albert calls
on her she gives him a part as a pea-
nut seller in the festival. On the pre-
tense of keeping Albert and Laura
apart during the celebration she allows
them both to use her house to hide in,
but of course, they come together and
are finally reconciled, for which they
refuse to give Louise credit. She
doesn’t mind this, since her memorial
is a suecess. The comie element is
predominant in the part of Mima.

The Journal of Expression is a new
magazine, this being the first year of
its appearance. It is published by the
Expression Company of Boston, Mass.,
and contains articles by people famous
in the realm of spoken English. Our
own Miss Gooch has in it a short re-
port on “The International Conference
for English Speech.”

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ing the sale of this healthy fruit for
the remainder of the school year. It
is a new idea on our campus. Taking
the place of the Junior Chocolates sold
last year.

Now when you have a material cray-
ing, make your way quickly to one of
the following rooms, which stands
ready to serve you—21 or 63 Rebekah
Scott; 43, 15, or 47, Inman; 95 Main;
or 21 White House; purchase an apple
for five cents—and “keep the doc-
tor away.”

in the very next issue of his magazine, |

“Bishop Whipple's Memorial” was |

| giving season at old Agnes Scott! The

‘students are looking forward with
great enthusiasm to '- first holiday
of the season on Virer 3 , November

/24th. Although

|turned into gay butterflies.

Turkeys Bring First
Holiday to A. S.

Cotillion Club Dances and
Thanksgiving Dinner Are
High Marks of Gaiety.

The turkeys are fattened and the
pies are steaming hot for ’tis Thanks-

* Gente t aeving to
grandmother's kh we shall have
many pléegsant ¢ jses for us right
here on our cam, a |

The fun begins Wy einesday after-
noon with a ten-mb. hi e to Atlanta, |
with hot waffles and «syrup awaiting
us at Childs’ Restaurant. —

The street car wil! Sorry us back to |
college an time for the “dance of the
season,” given the college community |
by the Cotillion Club of Agnes Scott.
The gymnasium will be a gay sight
dressed in colored balloons and bright
leaves. Music will be furnished by a}
five-piece orchestra from Atlanta. |
During the evening a program of two
attractive numbers will be presented—
a Balloon Dance by Lila Porcher,
Emily Cope and Mary Cope; a clog-|
ging dance by Kitty Hunter and Olive
Spencer. Delicious refreshments will
add to the success of the evening.

Thursday morning every one will be
atforded the supreme pleasure of the
day—that of giving the alarm clock
a punch in the nose at seven o’clock |
with the joyful realization of—no
classes today! Thursday afternoon
will see most of our number mounting

the street car to Atlanta. Many will
be off to Grant Field to cheer for)
“their” team—while others may

choose the Howard.

‘Phanksgiving sight promises to be |
an affair long remembered. When the
dinner bell rings at six-fifteen the
Agnes Scott community will have |
Pinks and
lavenders, laces and ruffles, satins and |
taffetas will flit into the dining room.
Then the fun will begin—such food as |
would suit the most fastidious will be |
ours for the eating, turkey and
eranberries and all things good.) |
seasoned well with hearty laughs and |
gay merriment—a lot to be thankful |
for.

After another evening of dancing,
Agnes Scott will retire—weary per-
haps—but mighty thankful for “this
our Thanksgiving Day.”

Superlatives Chosen.
By Student Vote |

James Montgomery Flagg
to Select Beauties.

We are sure that the Silhouette is
going to be very attractive this year
with its beauty section and superla-
tives. The girls for the beauty sec-
tion are to be selected by James Mont-
gomery Flagg. The photographs have
been sent in and we are anxiously
awaiting his decision to know who are
our eight most beautiful girls. The
superlatives were voted on last week
by the student body and the results
are as follows:

Miss Agnes Secott—Jack Anderson.

Most popular—Sara Townsend.

Most original— Margaret Arm-
strong.

Most attractive—Josephine Walker.

Most athletic—Katherine Pasco.

Most intellectual—Janet McDonald.

Best dancer—Lila Porcher.

May Day Scenario Is
Selected

Schemes for Dances to Be
Begun in Classes Soon.

The May Day Committee takes
great pleasure in announcing that the
theme of our next May Day will be
based on the scenario submitted by
Carolyn Essig. The idea of the pro-

lheld at Smith College, Northampton, |

| sciousness”
third session which eas

Report of Stadent

Government Con-
ference Is Heard
Janet MacDonald Represent-

ed Agnes Scott at An-
nual Meeting.

|
At the twentieth annual meeting of

the Woman’s Intercollegiate Associa-
tion of Student Government which was

Mass., from November 10 to 12, Agnes
Scott was represented by Janet Mac-
Donald.

There were four general sessions.
The first took up the “Realm of Stu-
dent Government,” and the address |
'was made by Miss Mary E. Woolley,
president of Mt. Holyoke. After her
talk there were discussions led by
Wellesley and Bates on the extent of |
faculty administration in Student Goy-
ernment and Student Government
funetions other than judicial.

The subject of the second session |
lwas the “Curriculum.” Prof. Fay of
ithe history department of Smith ex- |

|plained the new curriculum at Smith.

All subjects are divided into four
groups: languages, fine arts, natural
sciences. and history and philosophy. |
Each student must, during her first
two years, choose two subjects from
each group. :

“The Awakening off. Group Con-
was the apie at the

conducted by
Mr. Horton Batcheider, headmaster of
Loomis Boys’ School. Later there was |
an open discussion cf the practical ap-
plication of the honor system.

The subject of the fourth session
was “Seeing Beyond College Walls”
and talks were made by Mr. Kinsolv-
ing and Prof. Hurl.w of Smith. They
urged students tuTake aostreng-stend.
on the questions of war and disarm-
aments.

Then there were five discussion
| groups on the following subjects: The
|Freshman Problem, Vocational Guid-
‘ance, Methods of the Judicial Board,
Public Opinion, and Attendance and
Residence.

After the business was over there
were a number of social functions.
One of the most attractive was the
dinner at the Crew House, which is a
large and charming shack on the lake
at Smith. Afterwards there was a re-

leeption at the Students’ building. One |
lafternoon the delegates motored to}

Mt. Holyoke for tea and on the return
there was a formal banquet at Smith.

The withdrawal of Smith, Wellesley,
Vassar, Bryn Mawr, and Mt. Holyoke
was made with many regrets on both
sides. These colleges feel that this

lassociation is too inclusive to meet

their needs, since there are large and
small colleges, and co-educational col-
leges from all parts of the country.
These five are going to form an as-
sociation to convene in the spring.
This will correspond to the Southern
Conference of which Agnes Scott is a
member. Although they will support
only one national conference, The Na-
tional Students’ Federation of Amer-
ica, they wish to be allowed to send
each year a “fraternal delegate” to
the Woman’s Intercollegiate Associa-
tion of Student Government in order
to keep in touch with this association.

Next year the conference will be
held at Western Reserve university in
Ohio which will be the first time in
several years that the association has
met in the west or at a co-educational
institution.

duction is to be that of the history of
the dance in all of its delightful
phases. Opportunity is given for
color, dance, and pantomime in beauti-
ful combination. Included in the pres-
entation will be representative dances
from practically every country.

The selection of the scenerio was a
task of difficult nature occasioned by
the number of attractive themes sub-
mitted. The committee wishes to thank
all who gave suggestions in any way
and hope that the coming May Day
will be thoroughly entertaining for the
entire college community.

| will be put to the house.

Ltativo national stu

Debate Between ne
and Englishmen Is
Scheduled Monday

Visiting Team Represents
“National Union of Stu-
dents” of England.

The approaching debate between
Agnes Scott and the Englishmen
which is to take place in the Bucker
Scott gymnasium Monday evening,
November 28, at 8 P. M., continues to

ibe the most talked of event on the
| Campus.
| Carolyn
|Mary Shepherd, will uphold the neg-

Agnes Scott, represented by
Essig, Mary Riviere, and

ative of the question, Resolved: That
the Only Effective Attitude Towards
War Is Uncompromising Pacifism,

‘against the Englishmen who will sup-

port the affirmative. Contrary to our
usual method of rendering a decision
by vote of three judges, this debate
That is, ac-
cording to the English custom, each
member of the audience who, after the
debate, believes in pacifism, votes for
the affirmative, and vice versa. The
point being, the side which gets your
vote should have convinced you—not
just appealed to you through logic or
emotion. Agnes Scott, and particu-
larly her debaters, trust each Hotten-
/tot will vote according to her own
wane stions, realizing that she can best
| serve her college by acting justly.

The English debaters are repre-
sentatives of the National Union of
Students’ Debating Team, an organi-
zation of which England is very proud.
It is a federation of the Union So-
cieties, Student Unions, and Guilds of
the universities and colleges of the
whole country south of the Tweed,
and is recognized as the only represen-
Se. pthaekat

The union was founded in 1921 on
the crest of the international move-
ment which swept through the uni-
versities in the years immediately fol-
lowing the war. It was founded
largely by ex-service men, in order
that England and Wales might be rep-
resented in the newly formed Confed-
eration Internationale des Etudiants.
It has always regarded the promotion
of international friendship and under-
standing as one of the major ends of
its own existence.

The English Union has taken the
lead in promoting similar movements
in the British Dominions. It organized
in 1924 the first conference of the
Students of the British Empire, and
has done a great deal to pave the
way for the subsequent foundation of
national unions in Canada, Australia,
and New Zealand.

An essential feature in this policy
is the encouragement of the inter-
change of students and ideas from
country to country. Among the Eng-
lish speaking peoples a convenient
method of promoting this end has been
found in the debating tours which in
recent years have been known to the
American public. The National
Union of Students of England is the
only body which can issue a national
invitation or send out a representa-
tive national team. The team touring
the Eastern States in its name is the
first team to debate the United States
not as representatives of a single uni-
versity but as representatives of Great
Britain.

In the national field the Union is the
mouthpiece of student opinion. It or-
ganizes every March a congress at-
tended by some 500 students from
most of the universities of the British
Isles.

It has as its president, Viscount
Cecil, lately an influential member of
the cabinet, and among its vice presi-
dents, a figure well known in America,
the Earl of Balfour.

The representatives that this Union
is to send to Agnes Scott are from
three of its most outstanding institu-
tions, University of Reading, Uni-
versity of Edinburgh, and London
School of Economics,

Reading is the youngest university
in England, having completed in 1926

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EDITORIAL

Thanksgiving Day observance is the expression of our coun-
try’s faith in God as the Father, and as the giver of all good gifts.
This particular manner of worship has been so linked with the
history of our country, that it brings a deep significance to the
hearts of Americans.

Just three hundred and six years ago, when the Pilgrim
Fathers at Plymouth gathered their first harvest grown from seed
prayerfully sown in the “new land,” Bradford, governor of these
early colonists, named a day for Thanksgiving and Prayer.

Two years later a day of fasting in the midst of drought was
changed suddenly to Thanksgiving by the coming of rain during
prayers. Gradually the custom prevailed of appginting annually
a Thanksgiving day at the end of the harvest season, but the day
was not regularly observed until the time of the Revolution. Con-
gress recommended its observance each year during the war, and
again in 1784 for the return of peace. After the adoption of
the constitution, Washington appointed such a day whereon the
nation should give thanks for the general benefits received. Since
1864 when President Lincoln appointed the last Thursday in No-
vember as the official day for the giving of thanks, presidents
have followed his example, so that even now those who make up
the nation in 1927, are asked to set aside tomorrow, the last
Thursday in November, and to give thanks for the realization of
blessings which have surpassed the ken of the valiant forefathers.

Let us not think of Thanksgiving as a symbol of turkey,
holiday and dance, but let us remember that praise and thankful-
ness which prompted the establishment of the custom. To be able
to look back of our customs, to know and to feel the reason for
their origin, gives to life a deeper meaning. For the important
thing is that the heart of the individual be joyful and glad for
the gifts that God has given, else were the songs of the nation
as “sounding brass.”

Here with blessings so numerous about us, it is not hard to
give thanks—rather harder to remember to give thanks, and to
stop to realize just how manifold are our blessings. Let tomor-
row be truly for us a day for the giving of thanks to the God
whose “loving kindness” America has indeed cause to know,

“endureth forever
And His faithfulness unto all generations.”

(really Ann McCallie) by making her
draw pictures of a man, and not know
that she was supposedly Miss Dexter?

Faculty Take Off

Reveals Talents
In Imitation

Students Granted a Peep at
Faculty Bacon Bat Which
Took Place at Sunset
Meadows.

A faculty bacon bat isn’t to be wit-
nessed by many uninitiated, but Agnes
Scott students have at last “rated”—
thanks to the Seniors—for in their
take-off last Wednesday night they
presented a faculty bacon bat in Sun-
set Meadows.

There was no trouble in recognizing |

the members of our faculty, for each
member of the cast mimiced perfectly.
Who could watch Lillian LeConte test
the mental ability of Ann Robinson

And white hair is just as becoming to
Virginia Norris as it is to Miss Mc-
Kinney. Other members of the facul-
ty who attended this delightful bacon
bat were Mr. Cunningham, Mary Say-
ward; Miss Edler, Bayless McShane;
Ann Robinson, Ann McCallie; Ellen
Hayes, Jeanette Shaw; Miss McKin-

ney, Virginia Norris; Miss Dexter,
Lillian LeConte; Miss Hopkins,
Josephine Walker; Dr. McCain,
Marion Green; Mr. Robinson, Mar-
garet Armstrong; Nurse Robinson,
Augusta Roberts; Mrs. Robinson,
Louise Giradeau; Mrs. Hayes, Mar-
garet Ogden; Dr. Hayes, Emily
Kingsbery.

They seemed to enjoy themselves
immensely and the large number of
students and visitors who attended
the take-off may now class themselves

as among the “privileged few.”

With Our Clubs

The Essay Club, which now goes
under the imposing title of “The Cat
and the Salutation,” held its second
meeting last Monday evening at the
A
most interesting program was given,

home of Mary Ramage in Decatur.

including the reading of original es-
says by Hazel Wolfle and Mary Ram-
age. Reports on present day essay-
ists were made and modern style dis-
cussed. The constitution of the organ-
ization was presented and voted upon.
After being entertained in delightful
fashion by the hostess the club re-
turned to college with Miss Christie.
Those present were Betty Gash, Mary
Lanier, Margaret Garretson, Hazel
Wolfie, Mary Ramage, Geraldine Le-
May, and Mary Ellis.

The Classical Club had its second
meeting of this term Thursday night
at Mary Saywards on S. Candler St.
All the members of the club, including
this year only the Sophomore, Junior,
and Senior Latin and Greek students,
walked or rode over to Mary’s chap-
eroned by members of the Latin and
Greek faculty.

Mrs. Sayward and Mary received
and Florence Smith ushered the guests
into the room where the meeting was
held. Doorthy Harper, vice president,
presided in the absence of Frances
Craighead, the president. A very en-
joyable program had been planned by
Lucy Mai Cooke, program committee
chairman.

Julia McClendon, secretary-treas-
urer of the Classical Club, told of an
anonymous donation given for excava-
tions which are to be made at Athens.
The sum is quite imposing and if the
Greek authorities are willing, the dig-
ging is soon to start—which is ex-
pected to yield very interesting infor-
mation about civilization before the
present Athens.

An interesting paper was read by
Miss Torrance, “Virgil’s Sources for
the Names of the Warriors in the
Aeneid.” The paper included excerpts
from her doctor‘s thesis, which was
read before the S. E. Classical So-
ciety at Washington and Lee last
spring.

Delicious refreshments were served
after the meeting adjourned, sand-
wiches, cakes and tea. Mary Sayward
read a humorous poem and her sister,
Madeline, ex-’29, sang, bringing to a
close a very enjoyable evening.

The next meeting of the club will
be held Friday, December 2.

K. U. B. held its regular meeting
Wednesday afternoon, November 16,
in the cabinet room. This meeting
was primarily to receive the new mem-
bers. The purpose of the club was
presented to them and clippings from
some of the Atlanta papers were
passed about to show them some of
the club’s work. Each new member
then took the pledge. Dr. Hayes, who
has been elected faculty member for
this year, was present at the meeting.
The club has been divided into two
sides, with Virginia Norris as head of
one and Helen Ridley head of the
other, which are to have charge of the
elub’s work alternate weeks. One of
the most important features of the
afternoon was the election of Mary
Ray Dobyns as home town news edi-
tor. K. U. B. undertakes to keep the
home town papers posted as to the
activities of the girls here and when a
girl receives any honor her home town
paper is informed through K. U. B.
This is one of the most important and
most useful parts of the club’s work.

MISS EDNA JOHNSON
TO TALK IN CHAPEL

Miss Edna Johnson, secretary of the
Student Volunteers’ Association, will
talk in chapel Wednesday morning,
November the twenty-third. Her talk
will include a discussion of the voca-
tional aspect of missionary work and
a report on the recent convention held
in Detroit.

Miss Johnson will be at the Alum-
nae House during her stay at the col-
lege. She is interested in having con-
ferences with all the Student Volun-
teers on our campus, in order to give
them information on Student Volun-
teer problems.

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GIDUIE

Giddy, Old Thing,

I’m feeling very English, by Jove,
from looking at Clemmie Nette Down-
ing’s picture of the man with the
mustache. You remember, Giddy, all
the pictures she had last year? Well,
this is a new addition and I have never
heard of anybody so interesting. He’s
a real Englishman (except he doesn’t
wear a monocle, Clemmie says) and
he goes to Oxford. But the exciting
part is that he ran in the Olympic
races and won the track championship
for England. How about that? And
he’s “jolly well” in love with her too.
Why the other day he wrote her a
seventy-seven page letter; it was so
big that it had to be called out with
the packages—really and truly. Lib
Dawson said she thought she’d never
get it up the steps. Oh, and he’s
going to come all the way over here
to see her this summer.

Gee, it must be great to be attrac-
tive!

You know, all of a sudden, every-
body’s getting so interested in being
attractive. Ye Shoppe of Helen’s and
Chopin’s ought to do a thriving busi-
ness—but not the barb-ing depart-
ment, One just must have long hair
nowadays, Giddy. Everybody’s doing
it, especially the Ansley bunch. Baby
Sara is the only one who consistently
goes to the barber shop and she sorta
disapproves the theory of “long hair
for a man’s ideal girl’—with that
sweater and K. A. pin. I don’t know,
though. Chugga says her “Soc” never
thought about proving his love until

DEBATE BETWEEN A. S.
AND ENGLISHMEN
SCHEDULED MONDAY

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a history -of thirty years, at which
time it received a charter from the
King. It has seven hundred full-time
students, and a total of fifteen hun-
dred. It is famous for the best known
agricultural department in the coun-
try, as it is the seat of the National
{nstitute for Research in Dairying. It
prides itself, however, on the value it
sets on the humanities. The largest
faculty is that of letters and the best
postgraduate school is that of history.

The University of Edinburgh was
founded by a grant signed by King
James IV in 1582, and throughout the
years of its existence it has main-
tained such high standards as to give
its graduates good scholastic reputa-
tion. Its faculties are those of Law,
Divinity, Medicine, Arts, Sciences, and
| Music. About four thousand students
‘are enrolled, of which one-third are
women.

The London School of Economics
was founded by Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
Webb as a center of advanced study
in research and social sciences. Under
the leadership of its present director,
Sir William Beveridge, who is also
vice-chancellor of the University of
London, the London School of Econ-
omics has trebled its size and is now
after thirty years of life the greatest
institution of its kind in the world.

| legiate.

GOSo1P

she let her hair grow, and now!—why
my dear, last week he sent her a
dozen and a half pink roses, and this
week a huge bottle of shiek perfume.

And having shaggy hair is so col-
Carolyn Payne says she
doesn’t feel as if she “belonged” since
she can put hers up in a regular knot.

Mr. Elliot nearly had a fit over Sara
Townsend’s hair. He thought it was
“so striking, Miss Townsend; you must
let me tint your pictures.”

Margaret Mennis’ pictures are so
eute, She sat with her finger punched
in her cheek for about fifty seconds;
then she took it out and the man
snapped her—quick. It made the love-
liest dimple, like the girl’s in “Old
Ironsides.” That was the best picture
I’ve ever seen at the Erlanger, Giddy.
Julia Thompson said she liked it too,
even if she didn’t get her money’s
worth there. She went upstairs in the
“peanut,” and sat through the per-
formances waiting for them to pass
the peanuts. But the hero was so
good-looking, she shouldn’t have
minded the lack of refreshments. Like
Kitty Reid, who saw Dr. McCain lead-
ing prayers at the first of school,
and said she would go to prayers every
night if that cute boy was going to be
there.

All of which goes to prove again the
value of beauty, Giddy. Remember to
send in your picture to Howard
Chandler Christie. I must stop now
and run over to get some “beauty
hints” from Lillian Le Conte—on the
subject of the most becoming varia-
tions of light hair.

Yours for a new Miss America,

Aggie.

Day Students
Give Tea Dance

Those who were so fortunate as to
attend the day student tea-dance last
Thursday will tell you that they hope
the day students will entertain fre-
quently. The orchestra very obliging-
ly furnished snappy music, and free
refreshments were served. Mary Say-
ward entertained the dancers with a
recitation, and Betty de Saussure and
Hazel Wolfle danced a hornpipe that
brought down the house with ap-
plause. Another feature of the tea-
dance was a waltz contest, judged by
Miss Wilburn. The winners of this
contest were Frances Hargis and
Martha Riley.

When the supper-bell rang and the
orchestra played “Home Sweet Home,”
everybody left the gym with gay and
happy memories of the afternoon’s de-
lightful entertainment.

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Here’s Hope for the Intellectuals

Women who have spurned member-
ship in Phi Beta Kappa because of its
reputation as a bar to matrimony need
to reconsider. Two professors at the
University of California have com-
pleted a study of the comparative mat-
rimonial advantages of the “dumb”
and the bright girls, and their con-
clusions show the grades of the mar-
ried students are a shade higher than
those of the unmarried. Women Phi
Beta Kappa at the University, from
1874 to 1910, were found evenly di-
vided in the married and single groups.
Feminine scholarship is expected to
advance in proportion to the impor-
tance of this announcement.

—S. C. Gamecock.

Springfield, Ohio.—(IP)—Something
new in international intercollegiate de-
bates will be inaugurated here on De-
cember 1, when the co-ed debating
team of Wittenberg college will meet
an English men’s debating squad made |
up of a Welchman, a Seotchman and
an Englishman.

“Resolved, that co-education is a
failure” will be the argument that the
foreigners will support, while the co-
eds will defend their own side of the
question.

—Quaker Campus.

James Rowland Angell, president of |
Yale, in the October Harper’s dis-|
cusses the overpopulation of the col-
lege. This state of affairs means that
attending college is the popular thing
today, the thing that young people are |
accepting-as their parents did the high |
school education.

The thirst for collegiate experiences
that is urging eager youth, he speaks |
as a wave that is sweeping them into}
colleges. And “the impression is wide-
ly prevalent that too many young
Americans are going to college.”

There is no doubt that there is a
college interest uppermost today. Pic-
tures of campus life are before the
eyes of youth; books of college life are
plentiful. And in consequence, boys
and girls in many instances are going |
for the interesting adventure.

Standards cannot be the same with |
these changing circumstances, and
Angell offers several plans that could
be tried, but all will take time. The
college that attempts to raise stand-
ards as the wave comes in is the col-|
lege for the real student who desires
the higher education as well as the!
collegiate experience. The real stu-
dent too in addition to choosing the)
college that answers her need looks |
forward to the university. The M. A.
degree is today what the A. B. was
not many years ago. If too many
people are getting the A. B. degree,
the road is opening up beyond for the}
scholar.

—wWesleyan Watch Tower.

The following from The New Stu-
dent is worth thinking about:

Unprecedented Sacrifice

If a cyclone had taken its course
through the Harvard campus, it could
not have caused more consternation,
wonderment, and gasping than did the
recent resignation of the Harvard foot-
ball manager. Let to choose between
the glory of an “H” in a task that is
one of the most cherished in Cam-
bridge, and an “A” in his studies, the
student turned to the “A.” Harvard
found it hard to believe that a man
with his hand on the glory that is
granted but few should renounce his
opportunity. Some of the students
snickered and muttered something
about lack of spirit. But there were
others who hailed the act as a much-
needed victory for scholarship. The
Harvard Crimson believes the trend
is away from over-emphasis on extra-
scholastic activities, and hails the
resignation as a victory for the cause
of learning. It believes that the man-
ager is free from “any stigma of dis-
loyalty” that would have been charged

}acts;

to him had he cast his lot with scholar-
ship a few years ago.

Character

“Should any man tell you that a
mountain had changed its place, you
are at liberty to doubt it if you think
fit; but if anyone tells you that a man
has changed his character, do not be-
lieve it.”

These are wise words by Mahomet.
It is axiomatic that once a man’s
character has become settled it is un-
yielding. No man can expect to live
one way today and change his mode of
life entirely the next day. Just as
/surely as you are doing what you are
/now doing, so shall you be doing the
same thing tomorrow!

In all the ages, men have tried to
change characters at slight notice.
Character is not like a tenant. It does
not move out of its bodily habitation
yearly. The snake changes its coating
every year; a person holds his charac-
ter eternally.

Bartol once said “Character is the
diamond that scratches every other
stone.” A diamond has the reputa-
tion of extreme firmness. Can we not
then desire a diamond-like character?
Is there any better place to start
building such a firm thing than here

}in college in our youthful days when

we are really forming our life habits?
It is to our advantage to watch our
watch our relationships with
others; keep ourselves ever friendly
and ready to give a word of cheer to
those that need it. Thus we can be
of service to our fellow-students, and
really build a character that will be
a credit to ourselves, our state and
our country. America needs men of
character. Let’s not fail America in
her hour of need.
—Emory Wheel.

Thirty-six states are represented in
the 598 members of the Freshman
class at Smith College.—Philadelphia
Ledger. —Sun Dial.

We find this in the Randolph-Macon
Sun Dial and feel that it is peculiarly
applicable to Agnes Scott:

The Essential Quiet

Each fall at the beginning of the

college year one is impressed all over

jagain by the strenuous, never-ending,

bustling activity of college life. After
several weeks of such activity we be-
gin to feel that there is a terrible
monster somewhere driving us on,
driving us too fast to enable us to do
our work well, and devouring any
precious, spare time that might be
left. Our bodies become tired, our
minds chase back and forth from point
to point. We are tormented by the
things we should do, the things we
want to do, and the things we have
not done.

It is at such a time that we need
to stop still and allow ourselves to
grow quiet. It can be done. Besides
resting physically there is such a
thing as giving our minds a breath-
ing spell, stopping our thoughts in
their mad whirl and reconstructing
them into clear, cool thinking. Each
task of the day should be approached
with confidence, with no fear of the
outcome, with only a desire to do well
as much work as we are able to do.
To do work well it is necessary to
think quietly and sanely, remembering
all the while that it is not the final
thing that counts, but the quality of
our thought and work each minute of
the day. There is a power in being
quiet, for only in this way do we
really live.

Is this true at Agnes Scott?

Swallowing An Education Whole

“American college students swallow
the knowledge offered them with a
provoking readiness,” said President
George Zook of Akron University. This
statement, half-humorous, yet having
an underlying seriousness, should
cause college students to stop and
think of its significance.

‘A college education is supposed to
be a term of individual research, lead-

mation.

individual effort.
Develop the

type of mind,

questioning, critical
Do not allow

which you do not understand. Hold
them to account for every dubious
statement which they make, and not
only will you yourself obtain material
benefit, but the classes will become
more interesting and instructive.
—Salemite.

After our last year’s agitation for a
cut system, we should be interested
in this from the Sun Dial.

New Cut System

A new cut system has been intro-
duced at Lynchburg College. There
will be no difference between an ex-
cused and an unexcused absence; an
absence is an absence and has the
same effect upon a student’s academic
work. A student will be automatically
dropped from the course when his total
absences are equal to twice the num-
ber of recitation or lecture hours a
week. Laboratory hours are not
counted. After a student has been
dropped from a class he can be rein-
stated only by examination. Except
in case of sickness, examination for
reinstatement must be taken within a
week from the date when the student
was dropped from the class. In case
of sickness the examination will be

left to the discretion of the teachers. |

This examination is not a penalty, but
a means of insuring the teacher that
the student has kept up with his work
in spite of absences.

Harvard Crockery

Wedgewood pottery plates, bearing
designs and views of buildings identi-
cal with those used in 1821 will be the
official crockery for Harvard Uni-
verysity dining halls. The plates will
be in sets of twelve, each one of the
series showing a different Harvard
view, and all bearing the blue border
design which was on the university
crockery a century ago. The plan for
distinctive Harvard plates was put into
motion by President Lowell last
spring, and a member of the architec-
tural faculty was put to work on the
designs. Not long afterwards, work-
men, excavating for a heating tunnel
behind University Hall, discovered
fragments of the blue Staffordshire
dishes which were used in the Com-
mons from 1821 to 1841. It was then
decided to use the old blue border.
Harvard’s archaeological plates will be
ready late this year.

—The New Student.

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A fine, cold day came last Friday
for the last hockey game of the sea-

son. The bleachers were full of en-
thusiastic spectators who cheered
their teams. The teams played

splendidly for the keen,

biting air
seemed to give them more pep.

The Freshman-Sophomore game
was called first and at the end of the
first half the score was 3-2 in favor
of the Sophs. Next the Junior-Senior
game started and before the time-
keeper’s whistle blew, the Seniors had
scored three goals. No score was
made in either game in the second
half. The line-up was as follows:

Freshman-Sophomore game:

SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN
M. Shanklin.___R.. W._----~ B. Knox
GCG. Nash-— Re ia M. Sprinkle
M. Armstrong__C. F,________ J. Grey
R. McLean-__-___- L. L____.M. Sprinkle
E. M. Winslow--L. W._-—-—- L. Miller
M. Arwood____-_ ify: a R. Pringle
MD OB bg «1 aera On C. H.___--_C. Hudson
B.Sserry Ly Hasse K. Purdie
E. Harvey__-_- R.. Won Hammond
S. Townsend_-___L. F..____ M. McCalip
C..'Owen-— Goalkeeper___J. Terrell

Junior-Senior game:

JUNIOR SENIOR
Ficklen__._____ R. W._-_M. Anderson
L. Fowler__-_-- R. L.____M. Perkinson
G: Bu Knieht. C.F J. Walker
H. Ridley_____- i, tes, oe E. Grier
M. Lanier_____-_ i: Wiese V. Carrier
E. Merritt___-~- RAGA a F. Hargis
Ke Pasco... Oribs- M. Riley
. Rieas. 2s | OR See ae M. Riviere
S. Sutherland___R. F.._..__M. Sayward
G. LeMay__---- | AS Se M. Crenshaw
M. N. Logan_Goalkeeper____F. Brown

The Seniors won this year’s hockey
championship, with five victories and
one tie. The Sophs won second place
in the hockey championship with three
victories and one tie. The Juniors
and the Freshmen tied for third place,

each winning one victory and one tie.

Play Week has been arranged for
those not on the regular class teams.
There will be swimming, hockey ‘and
captain ball games and everybody is

expected to come and have a good
time.

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THE AGONISTIC

Views and

Interviews

Several weeks ago Dr. Logan told
us about the Far East. This week Dr.
Hayes consented to tell us about the
Near East. I interviewed some of the
girls first and asked them what they
would like to know about Constanti-

nople. Jean Gray wanted to know
if they still had many harems. Dr.
Hayes said not in the cities. They

were too expensive. “In the coun-
try, though, they are an economy be-
cause that means more hands to work
on the farms.”

I asked him about the women, their
clothes and education. I cannot de-
scribe how women dress,” he said
naively. Then he added, “When I
first went over they wore veils and
dark silk dresses, either black or blue
but always sombre. Now, of course,
the veils are put aside. In the coun-

try they wear long, baggy trousers.
As for education they receive very
little. It is elementary and inadequate.
Things are beginning to improve now
and there is the American College for
Women.”

Constantinople is going through a
period of transition. The European
section is quite modern, but the real
Turkish section is distinctly Eastern.

“What in Constantinople interested
you most?” I asked.

“T think the Mosque of St. Sophia.
It has a wonderful and imposing in-
terior. There are no columns, only a
vast space. Once a year they have a

night of prayer during which there is
a special accession of grace from god.
On this night foreigners are admitted
to the balcony and they all take the
The Mosque, which was

opportunity.

| built by Christians, faces the East so
the Turks, who always face Mecca,
stand in rows facing the southeast.
They wear their fezes and at the call
to prayer they all fall on their knees.
They are very devout. I did not feel
such a spirit of prayer in the Greek
church.”

I asked him if Constantinople were
beautiful. “Constantinople is wonder-
fully situated,” he replied, ‘on two
very different bodies of water. The
Sea of Marmora, which is very beauti-
ful, is warm and sunny, like the Medit-
erranean. The Bosphorus much
cooler. Most of the summer embasies
are there. In this part of Constanti-
nople are many palaces, in ruins,
which adds to their beauty. There is
one of a Kedive of Egypt. Then there
are the Turkish cemeteries with won-
derful Cypress trees. On a bright
day the Bosphorus is a very rich blue.
I have not seen anything so beautiful
since I returned.”

is

Class of : OL

Agnes Scott is proud of this class of
31, which has come to her with high
recommendations, and is_ proving
steadily that the praise that came be-
fore was deserved. The Agonistic
prints this list which will be a big help
when Christmas cards start on their
way:

Allen, Dorothy Jane, Shellman, Ga.

Anthony, Mary Wallace, Greenville,
South Carolina.

Arbuckle, Adele Taylor, Davidson,
North Carolina.

Baker, Virginia Ramsey, Monticello,
Kentucky.

Baston, Louise Virginia, Thomson,
Georgia.

Bellingraph, Mary
gomery, Ala.

Blalock, Mary, Jonesboro, Ga.

Bland, Jane, Shelbyville, Ky.

Boswell, Anita, Greensboro, Ga.

Brown, Laura Morrison, Staunton,
Virginia.

Bullock, Sara Lou, Danielsville, Ga.

Chandler, Anna Louise, Washington,
District of Columbia.

Cheney, Christine, Allgood, Ala.

Childress, Molly Watt, Greensboro,

Elmore, Mont-

| Alabama.

Clark, Jane, Birmingham, Ala.

Crockett, Nancy Jane, Waynesville,
North Carolina.

Daniel, Marjorie Louise, Senoia, Ga.

Davis, Ellen McDowell, Louisville,
Kentucky.

Dean, Annie, Woodruff, S. C.

Duke, Helen, Fort Valley, Ga.

Duncan, Mildred Elmore, Birming-
ham, Ala.

Dunwody, Ruth La Roche, Butler,
Georgia.

Etheredge, Margaret Ruth, Idabel,
Oklahoma.

Extau, Elaine, New York, N. Y.

Fairchild, Josephine Kenton, Jack-
sonville, Fla.

Fielder, Marion, Villa Rica, Ga.

Friedman, Helen Adele, Tuscaloosa,
Alabama.

Gay, Mary Katherine, Little Rock,
Arkansas.

Gillespie, Mary Elizabeth, Franklin,
Tennessee.

Goldthwaite,
gomery, Ala.

Golucke, Mary Gordan, Crawfords-
ville, Ga.

Gray, Jean McCulloch, Henderson-
ville, N. C.

Hammond, Nin,.. -nderson, Savan-

Ellen Phelan, Mont-

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Head, Miriam, Fort Meade, Fla.
Heath, Elizabeth, Stillmore, Ga.
Helm, Ruth, Roanoke, Va.
Henderson, Christian, Charlotte,
North Carolina.
Herbert, Martha Louise, Hayesville,
North Carolina.
Heyman, Caroline Friedheim, Cam-
den, S. C.
Hill, Florence Alden, Aiken, 8. &.
Hill, Sarah Dumond, Richmond, Vz

Haughton, Eleanor, Montgomery,
Alabama.

Howerton, Alma Fraser, Ports-
mouth, Ohio.

Hudson, Annie Chapin, Columbia,

South Carolina.

Hudson, Betty, Birmingham, Ala.

Johnson, Frances Eugenia, Albany,
Georgia.

Johnston, Helen Lewis, Birmingham,
Alabama.

Jones, Caroline Elizabeth, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.

Jones, Elise Cecile, Starke, Fla.

Kauffman, Helen, Clearwater, Fla.

Keith, Elizabeth, Louisville, Ky.

Kelly, Elizabeth Little, Monticello,
Georgia.

Knox, Betty Virginia, Marietta, Ga.

Lumpkin, Etoile, Amarillo, Texas.

McCallie, Anne Elizabeth, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.

McCalip, Mildred, Yazoo City, Miss.

McCurdy, Hilda Camp, Maysville,
Georgia.

McDonald, Eugenia, Yatesville, Ga.

McEwen, Frances Carolyn, Birming-
ham, Ala.

McKee, Grace Elizabeth, Faunsdale,
Alabama.

McLaughlin, Jane Elizabeth, Char-
lotte, N. C.

McLean, Ruth Carolyn, Asheville,
North Carolina.

McPhaul, Shirley Brown, Charlotte,
North Carolina.

Manry, Helen Pittman, Edison, Ga.

Miller, Louise, Gonzales, Texas.

Minnis, Margaret Eleanor, Au-
gusta, Ga.

Morrow,
lanta, Ga.

Murray, Helen Frances, Petersburg,
Florida.

Murgrane, Frances, Shelbyville, Ky.

Nichols, Jeanette, Fort Valley, Ga.

Niles, Fanny Willis, Griffin, Ga.

Norton, Eleanor Mary, Miami, Fla.

Nunnally, Clara Knox, Monroe, Ga.

Olleff, Mary Evelyn, Register, Ga.

Peck, Ruth, Atlanta, Ga.

Pringle, Ruth Peety, Charleston,
South Carolina,

Posner, Anna Elizabeth, Birming-
ham, Ala.

Potter, Mary Worford, McMinnville,
Tennessee.

Purdie, Katharine,
North Carolina.

Quarles, Alice Houston, Charlotte,
North Carolina.

Ray, Helen
North Carolina.

Reid, Kitty, Greenville, Miss.

Robinson, Laura, Augusta, Ga.

Rogers, Lena Lowe, Grand Junction,
Tennessee.

Katherine Elizabeth, At-

Fayetteville,

Conley, Waynesville,

Rogers, Mary Margarite, Grand
Junction, Tenn.
Rogers, Martha Louise, Grand

Junction, Tenn.

Rowan, Julia, Concord, N. C.

Shaffner, Virginia, Winston-Salem,
North Carolina.

Shaw, Jeannette, Gainesville, Fla.

Shelton, Agnes, Savannah, Ga.

Smith, Elizabeth, Atlanta, Ga.

Smith, Harriet, Birmingham, Ala.

Sprinkle, Martha, Marion, Va.

Sprinkle, Mary, Marion, Va.

Stallings, Laelius, Newnan, Ga.

Stokes, Virginia, Fort Hamilton,
New York.

Terrell, Julia, Brunswick, Ga.

Thompson, Julia, Richmond, Va.

Theabold, Martha Virginia, Gray-
son, Ky.

Thorne, Agnes, Carlsbad, New Mex.

Tower, Martha Eggleston, Arling-
ton, N. J.

Ware, Louise Felker, Lawrenceville,
Georgia.

Watson,
Alabama.

Watson, Anne Elizabeth, Marianna,
Florida.

Webb, Mary Bryant, San Antonio,
Texas.

Weeden, Elizabeth Ann, Florence,
Alabama.

Weeks, Margaret, New Iberia, La.

Wells, Josephine Sherman, Annis-
ton, Ala.

Willoughby, Gertrude, Gainesville,
Florida.

Winter, Mary, Leland, Miss.

Woolfolk, Elizabeth, Fort Valley,
Georgia.

Martha North, Opelika,

THE AGONISTIC

The approach of Thanksgiving and
the realization that it is only three

more weeks til Christmas holidays
have created an atmosphere of sup-
pressed excitement, a sort of tension
of social activities that promises to
break in a wild burst of enthusiasm.
In the meantime we’ve all decided to
get up all our Bible notes and work
on our term papers in earnest, and
then have our fling!

“Dit” Quarles spent the week-end at
home (Charlotte, N. C.). She went
to the wedding of a friend.

Elizabeth Woolfolk went home
Fort Valley, Ga., for the week-end.

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Ruth Pringle spent the week-end in
Atlanta with Sallie Spalding.

Jo Walker, Martha Riley Selman,
“Dell” Arbuckle, Martha Stackhouse,
“G. B.” Knight and Mary Belle Mc-
Conkey, presidents of the Freshman,
Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes,
went to the Tech-Oglethorpe game

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the president of Tech. They also had
lunch at the Y. M. C. A. Building.

Anna M. McCollum, Virginia Norris
and Bee Keith spent Sunday with
Emily Kingsberry.

Dorothy Harper went home to Al-
|bany, Ga., for the week-end.

Chopin Hudson, Sarah Southerland,
“Gq. B.” Knight, Carolyn Nash, Mary
Perkinson and Miss Wilbur spent the
week-end at Gainesville, Ga.; they at-
tended “Play Day” at Brenau.

Frances Craighead’s and _ Louise
Girardeau’s table went on a “wienie”
roast Saturday afternoon.

Louise Sydnor attended a dance at
the Biltmore Wednesday night.

Alice Glenn and Julia Muliss went
to a Sigma Nu dance in Atlanta.

Eliza Ramey spent the week-end
with Anais Jones and went to a dance
at the Athletic Club Saturday night.

Mary Crenshaw, Bet Cole, Louise
Girardeau and Virginia Skeen enter-
tained at a house party last Week-end
in Atlanta. The guests were Louise
Sherfesee, Lillian White, Mary
Mackey Hough, and Irmine Malone.

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All of the “old” Agnes Scott girls
are taking great interest in the new
department of dancing recently opened
by the Atlanta Conservatory of Music
under the direction of Eugenie Louise
Dozier, for Gene, as she is known to
us, is a Hottentot. As a graduate of
26, she took leading interest in every
artistic activity on the campus and
it was largely through her ability as
chairman of the May Day committee
during her junior and senior years,
that the May Day programs for the
last two years have been such suc-
cesses. She will long be remembered
as “Little John” and “Diana.”

Concerning her, the Atlanta Con-
servatory says, “Eugenie Dozier has
been chosen, not only for her ability
as an interpreter, but also as an in-
structor of first rank. Miss Dozier has
made an exhaustive study of music
with the view of combining the two
arts.” She offers an unusually large
field in this art which consists of:

1. Physical Culture—Including ex-
ercises for the correction of physical
defects, for the development of
strength and the ability to relax with
the aim of gaining grace and beauty
in physical perfection.

2. Eurythenics—A study and culti-
vation of rhythm, the fundamental
principle common to all the arts.

8. A thorough study of the funda-
mentals of dancing, based on the ballet
technique of the classic schools.

4. National and Folk Dancing—

(a) European—Including Russian,
Polish, Scandinavian, Dutch, Irish,
Scotch, Old English, French, Spanish,
and Italian.

(b) Oriental—Including Egyptian,
East Indian, Chinese, and Japanese.
5. Greek Dancing—A _ study

plastic and veil dancing.

6. Composition—A study of the in-
terpretation and _ visualization of
music, together with the fundamentals
of dance composition,

7. Ball Room Dancing—Including
instruction in the basic fox-trot and
waltz steps for beginners, as well as
in exhibition dances for those more ad-
vanced.

of

They attended the game Saturday
and were entertained at a dinner party
Saturday night and an open house
Sunday afternoon.

Bet Cole attended the wedding of
her cousin, Martha Bergstrom, Wed-
nesday afternoon and served at the
reception which followed.

Mary Mackey Hough spent Monday
night with Anna Knight and attended
the Sigma Pi “wienie” roast.

to These

This is a very queer world and we
have all been brought up under
various and sundry methods of train-
ing. Yet, it seems that there should
be one common ground for all of us:
that of general appearance and con-
versation at the festive board.

It is very thoughtless, I believe, for
a girl to come continually and eternal-
ly (almost) to dinner without chang-
ing from her school dress to a nicer,
fresher dress. I'll admit, none of us
has many elaborate dinner gowns, but
at least, we have a change of clothing
which does not have all the ear-marks
of a day spent in a laborious search
for knowledge or exercise. Not that
it really matters, yet, somehow, it
seems more polite to change to an-
other dress since dinner is supposed to
be a part of our social life. I am not
talking about people who occasionally
do not have time to slip on another
frock—it’s those who present a rather
unkempt appearance with their
rumpled frock, unbrushed hair—and,
at times, dirty hands and nails. Some
people have rather delicate sensibili-
ties and when they see other girls at
the table with dirty hands, it almost
spoils the meals.

As for conversation—that old adage
about having table talk only pleasant
is a pretty good one, I think—for
when people look at the bacon and say
contemptuously—‘um-dead!!” or look
at lamb and shout forth, “Dead goat!”
or speak vaguely about “rotten eggs”
—really it’s almost enough to make
the rest of the girls at the table lose
their appetites.

And honestly, I think the girls mean
well who rather thoughtlessly present
—well—anything but a neat appear-
ance at the table, and who even more
thoughtlessly makes undesirable re-
marks about the food. Still, one can’t
help wishing they’d be more consider-
ate and suppress themselves—a bit.

typ We

There is a lot of criticism floating at
random around this campus, especially
criticism of the campus publications.

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Sarah Glenn and Louise Sherfesee
spent last week-end with Julia Mc-
Cullough in Atlanta.

Aileen Moore spent the week-end
with Kitty Hunter.

Julia Thompson, Sara Hill and
Laura Brown entertained the Virginia
Club on Friday night.

Among those attending stunt night
at Emory were Alice Glenn, Pauline
Mouse, Mary McAlily and “Pete”
Grier.

Women Know"

WE THINK:

Silhouette—wish to give evidence of
our best work. They are products of
Agnes Scott minds, by, and for Agnes
Scott people; and random criticism of
them casts a reflection not only on the
editors, but also on us, for they are a
part of us. These publications try to
reflect Agnes Scott; the editors do
their best to make this a true reflec-
tion. Any worthy criticism or sug-
gestion we may have is willingly heard
iby the editors and the staffs of our
publications. Things we don’t like, if
brought to their attention, may be
abandoned and better things adapted
in their places. The Agonistic, the
Aurora, and the Silhouette want and
need criticism, but they want it to be
worthy and just, and to be made pub-
lic, that is, to be brought before the
attention of the staff or the editor,
and not to be whispered around in a
discontented undercurrent. Let us be
frank; let us criticize our weeklies,
monthlies, and yearlies; but let us be
sure that our criticism reach authority.
Then, and only then, can it be helpful
and stimulate better work.

FICTION FACTS

“The Plutocrat,” by Booth Tarking-
ton, can not fail to interest the person
who is at all curious about Europe and
tourists. It is written in a splendid
fashion, full of excellent descriptions
of unusual places. The plot is center-
ed around the modern conception of
the type of tourist, very rich and very
ignorant, who is willing to pay any
price to see the sights. This pluto-
erat and his family produce a curious
change in the ideals and thoughts of a
snobbish young playwright. Read
“The Plutocrat” and see the Mediter-
ranean through the eyes of a connois-
seur.

“Jalma,” by Mayo de La Roche, is
an excellent book. It was awarded
the title of prize story of the Atlantic
Monthly and for this reason alone
should be interesting. The setting is
laid in Canada. It is very different
from the usual type of story, in that
life therein portrayed is steady and
fixed in its channels. The author
ruthlessly portrays the characters
which are an old grandmother and her
two sons and their sister Meg. The
life at Jalma is described in terms
which show the author’s keen psycho-
logical insight, humor, and interpreta-
tion of life.

“Disraeli” is an interesting book by
the French author Andre Maurois, the
author of “Ariel and Mape.” As may
be seen from the title, it is a story
of Disraeli, the “descendant of a de-
spised race,” who was dominated by
curious gifts. It describes vividly how
he disentangled himself from the black
gulf of debt, and determined to take
life by a short cut; how he became the
Queen’s favorite, It is full of interest-
ing reminiscences.

“Detours,” by Octavus Roy Cohen,
is an excellent funmaker. It is filled
with laughs in the author’s inimitable
manner. It is a book of ten short
stories about white folks. This is

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jrather unusual, since the author’s forte

usually lies in stories of the white
folks “carbon copies.” Several of these
stories are really fine. In “Interlude”
he dives into deep psychology. In
others he follows O. Henry, giving a

| dramatic and unexpected turn to the
ends.

SOPHOMORES EN-
TERTAIN SENIORS
AT TEA HOUSE

The Sophomores were at home to
the Seniors Wednesday afternoon
from 4:30 to 6 o’clock at the Tea
House. The Thanksgiving motif was
carried out in the invitations and dec-
orations. The reception room and
dining room were attractively decorat-
ed with brilliantly colored autumn
leaves and orange candles. In the
center of the dining room table was
a large pumpkin filled with fruit and
on either side were lighted tapers.
During the afternoon an interesting
program was presented. Peggy Lou
Armstrong gave a reading from QO.
Henry; Mary Ruth Rountree sang
“Reveries”; and Raemond Wilson and
Mary Cope gave an attractive harvest
dance. Russian tea and petit-fours
were served.

6

THE AGONISTIC

Fire Department
Rules-Regulations

The Fire Department has started on
its program for the year, and since it
involves a number of changes, we feel
that the best way in which to give)
everybody information about these
rules is to publish them in the Agonis-
tic along with a few remarks on the
subject of fire prevention in general.
The Fire Department, although not
well known, is one of the most im-|
portant organizations on the campus
because of the fact that it involves the
saving of life in case of fire. We are
all rather too apt to take fire drills

Smoke From a
Thousand Cities

The League Assembly at the Geneva
Conference voted to accept the Polish

/projection for outlawing wars of ag-
| gression and the settlement of conflict

of whatever nature by pacific means.

The Navy Department will not take
disciplinary action against Rear Ad-
miral Thomas P. Magruder, com-
mandant of the Fourth Nayal District
at Philadelphia, on account of the
article he published in the current is-
sue of the Saturday Evening Post
criticizing the naval establishment.

and precautions as a matter of course, |
thinking that no fire of any conse- |
quence will ever occur on the campus.
But there have been a number of small |
fires on the campus in the last few
years, and there is no reason to sup-|
pose that there will never be any |
more. The most frequent cause of fires
are electric irons and small lamps. It
is so very easy to attach an iron to
the plug in the hall, leave it for a
moment to go to our room to get some-
thing while it is getting hot, and then
forget all about it. In the meantime
the iron may cause a very serious fire.
So please, we beg of you, do watch the |
irons when you have them attached |
to the plugs. Another ever present |
cause of fire is the ancient custom of |
wrapping some cloth around the lamp |
to keep it from shining in your eyes. |
It takes only a very few minutes for
a cloth wrapped around a light to
catch fire, so we ask you never to use|
such a method of dimming the lights. |
Also, if you have any lamps in your |
room except the regular study lamps |
provided by the college be sure that
the cords are in good condition and
are of the sort that are recommended |
by the insurance companies, because if
a fire of any proportions were to occur
from the use of such a lamp the in-
surance company would grant no pay-
ment of insurance.

If, in spite of all these precautions,
a fire should occur, be sure you know
what to do. If you see that the fire
is serious and spreading go at once
and ring the fire alarm. Then report
to the fire captain in that particular
building, or to one of the lieutenants
if the captain is not to be found. After
the bell has been rung, the procedure
will be that of the regular fire drills.
In order to help in putting out a fire
everybody should learn where the fire
extinguishers are kept in her own
dormitory and learn how to use them.
If you don’t know where the extin-
guishers in your dormitory are, ask
the captain or one of the lieutenants.

If you have read the handbook, you
should know what to do at a fire drill.
In the three big dormitories, Main, In-
man, and Rebekah, everyone is re-
quired to close her windows, get a wet
towel, put on a coat or bath robe and
go at once to the lobby. There are
two lieutenants on each wing whose
duty it is to see that every girl is
aroused and that all windows are

President Coolidge thanked him for his
suggestions but said he could not re-
duce the Naval Department.

Recent newspaper articles in their
accounts of the American Legion
parade in France impress us as being
greatly exaggerated. We can hardly
believe that the hard feelings which
the French bore toward Americans
could be completely forgotten in the
excitement of the parade.

During his visit to Paris, General
Pershing imparted to the newspaper
men an outline of the plans for the
three main American war monuments
in France. One will be built near
Chateau Thierry, one in the center of
the Meuse-Argonne battle area, and
one in the Saint Mihiel sector.

Europe is uniting in an economic
alliance. The new French tariff is a
symbol of a changed alignment in in-
ternational affairs, of a new Eurepe
that purposes to bid for its share of
world trade, and of a fear of the
United States.

The economic entente of Germany,
France and Belgium is already an ac-
complished fact. Duties on American
goods are raised to unprecedented
heights, threatening the extinction of
large American interests in France,
while German products are allowed far
more favorable treatment.

A new envoy, Dwight W. Morrow,
of New York, friend and classmate of
Mr. Coolidge, has accepted the ap-
pointment as Ambassador of the Unit-
ed States to Mexico.
the most difficult of all American dip-
lomatic jobs.

they work. The demonstration will
last from 2:30 to 4 p. m. and all offi-
cials of the fire department are re-
quired to be present at some time dur-
ing the afternoon.

In order that everyone may know
who is the fire captain in her dormi-
tory, theix names are as follows: in
Rebekah, Mary Riviere; in Main, Lu-
cretia Morgan; in Inman, Ethel Free-
fand; in Gaines, Louise Girardeau; in
White House, Lucile Bridgman; in
Sturges, Hazel Hood; in Lupton, Mil-
dred Greenleaf; in Ansley, Sally Coth-

This is one of |

Miss Charlotte Jack-
son Visits College

Miss Charlotte Jackson, an alumna
of Agnes Scott, and who is now a life
work secretary of the Committee on
Christian Education and Ministerial
Relief, has been spending a few days
on the campus.

Friday morning she gave an inter-
esting talk in chapel on vocational
guidance and extended an invitation to
the girls who wish help in securing
positions for next year to come and
see her in the Alumnae House. She
was also eager to have conferences
with any of the girls who wanted to
talk over any of their interests.

Many of the girls took advantage
of this opportunity and called upon
Miss Jackson. Sunday morning she
talked to Dr. MeCain’s Sunday School
class, and in the afternoon she center-
ed her talk to the student volunteers
and their friends around the five
points: Preparation, Personality,
Placement, Practicability, and Power.

Miss Jackson was entertained ex-
tensively by her former friends of the
college community and her newly-ac-
quired ones. It was a pleasure to
have her here and we feel that the
results of her visit will be far-reach-

ing.

A Youth’s Prayer on the First Day at
College
By P. R. Hayward
(The Orange and Blue, Carson-
Newman)

Lord, I stand today on the threshold
that opens into a new world. This
very day I am pushing that door aside
to see what mysteries lie beyond it.

Enable me, O Lord, to pass through
this doorway boldly. May I fare forth
into the unknown with high courage
and a happy heart!

Grant that I may enter that door-
way into college life humbly. Save
me from false pride in myself. Make
me grateful for all those who have
served their fellows that college may
exist and that I may exist and that I
may reap the harvest of their loving
toil.

Enable me to enter that doorway
hopefully. May I see with a clear
vision what the years can bring to
me!

May I enter that threshold joyously,
happy in new friends, new tasks, new
glimpses of truth, and new powers in
my life!

And may I enter sacrificially, de-
termined that, having received so
much, I will give my all! Amen.

—The Emory Wheel.

Count Tolstoy’s “The Prince of Out-
laws” has just been translated into
English. This tale is as familiar to
the Russian people as Ivanhoe is to us.
It tells of the awful reign of the half-
made “Ivan the Terrible.” It is rather
voluminous, filled with a mass of ac-
curate details about this period in his-
tory.

closed and doors open. Each lieuten-
ant will account for the girls who live
on her wing and will report to the
captain who will not call the roll for
the whole building. Whenever a cap-
tain or a lieutenant goes out for the
night, she must appoint someone to
take her place in case of a fire drill.
In the cottages and White House, it is
not necessary to bring a wet towel, but
all the other regulations must be ob-
served. The penalty for failure to
close the windows or for failure to
bring a wet towel where one is re-
quired is a knock. The penalty for
talking in the halls during a fire drill
is also a knock. These penalties should
be reported to the captain. The penal-
ty for failure to attend a fire drill is
restriction unless the girl has a valid
excuse. For the first month, there
must be fire drills once a week, given
with the hall lights on. Thereafter
there shall be one drill a month given
with the hall lights off. The fire chief
may at any time give an unexpected
drill to any dormitory.

Later on in the year there is to be a
daylight drill for the whole campus,
the signal to be given by the power
house whistle. The plans for checking
up on attendance have not been com-
pleted as yet and will be published
later. There will be a demonstration
of the way to use fire extinguishers on
Friday afternoon, October 14 on the
campus behind Main Building, and we
would like to have as many girls as
possible come and try them to see how

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RECITAL

Che Agonistic

ON
SATURDAY
NIGHT

VOL. XIII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1927.

NO. 10

AGNES SCOTT MEETS |
BRITISH IN DEBATE

Question That Involved In-
ternational Dispute: That
the Only Effective Atti-
tude Towards War Is An
Uncompromising Pacif-
ism.

House Renders Overwhelm-
ing Decision in Favor of
Negative, Upheld by A.S.

The intensely interested audience
which filled the gym last Monday
night was well rewarded for its at-
tendance by the delightful and excel-
lent debate between the representa-
tives of the National Union of Stu-
dents in England, and the Agnes Scott
team, on the subject: Resolved: That
This House Believes That the Only
Effective Attitude Toward War is An
Uncompromising Pacifism.

The National Union of Students’
team, which upheld the affirmative,
was composed of three members, John
Ramage, of the London School of
Economics and Political Science; An-
drew Haddon, of the University of
Edinburg; and Frank Darvall, of the
University of Reading. Agnes Scott
was represented by Mary Waller Shep-
herd, Carolyn Essig, and Mary
Riviere, who discussed the negative
side of the question.

The argument for the affirmative
was opened by Mr. Ramage. He as-
sumed that the negative wanted to
abolish war, just as the affirmative
did; and that the discussion was to
center on the most effective method of
achieving that end. He advocated a
change in mental attitude; the re-
moval of the belief that war is ever
to be an ultimate contingency in
human affairs; a refusal to even al-
low it to enter into the calculations of
statesmen. Since it is impossible to
satisfactorily define an “aggressive”
nation, complete and uncompromising
pacifism is the only effective attitude
against such a nation.

The affirmative argument was con-
tinued in a persuasive and delightful
fashion by Andrew Haddon. Mr. Had-
don advocated aggressive pacifism, a
concerted attempt on the part of all
peoples to make pacifism their na-
tional policy. Nothing in the world is
worth the sacrifice of life; but leaders
are afraid of popular opinion; and it is
the duty of the individual to show that
he is more interested in peace than in
war. He refused to consider the past
failures of pacifism, as cited by the
negative, as proof that it was in it-
self a failure; because final success is
always built on former failures.

The final speaker for the affirmative
was Mr. Darvall, who discussed the
practical and economic sides of the
question. He suggested that stability
was never really assured under the
present system, and that economic im-
perialism, fostered by the present sys-
tem, was the cause for many wars. It
is therefore to the interest of the in-
dividual and the nation, that war
should be abolished because it is the
chief cause of instability and economic
ruin.

The case of the negative rested on
three main points: First, that pacifism
had always failed; second, that it de-
stroys the economic integrity of a na-
tion, and third, that it fails to remove
the causes for war. The first speaker,
Mary Shepherd, cited the examples of
the Quakers in this country, the
ancient Chinese, and pacifist parties in
England, France and America, as
proof of the failure of pacifism. Car-
olyn Essig, the second negative
speaker, gave a very comprehensive
and clear discussion of the economic
drawbacks of pacifism, showing that it
would not only leave a nation de-
fenseless against an outside aggres-
sor, but that it would also remove pro-
tection from civil dangers. She con-
tended, that with our economic system

(Continued on Page 2)

Glee Club to Present
“Gitana” On Dee. 10

Several Ballets Will Feature
Colorful Gypsy Oper-
etta.

The “Gitana” will be presented on
Saturday, December 19, in the gym-
nasium-auditorium by the Agnes Scott
Glee Club. This is a tuneful and
colorful gypsy aperetta in two acts,
composed by the well-known English
musician, Mr. Vincent, and offers
wide range for dramatic, as well as
vocal, talent.

The Glee Club has been working
hard on the musical scoré for the last
two months and several attractive bal-
lets have been perfected under the di-
rection of Hortense Bilton, who sang
with the Atlanta Light Opera Com-
pany last summer. The cast, al-
though not yet publicly announced, is
exceptionally good and the voices of
the chorus well blended.

The club has received much praise
from musical authorities on account
of its exceptionally food work and
delightful harmonies. The operetta
gives every promise of being a popu-
lar success.

Aurora Material
Is Due Dee. 3

Day Students May Obtain
Copies From Circula-
tion Manager.

All day students who have paid
their budget and who have not yet re-
ceived a copy of the Aurora are re-
quested to get their Auroras from
Ermine Malone, circulation manager,
second floor Gaines.

We wish to remind all those inter-
ested that contributions for the Janu-
ary issue of the Aurora should be in
the Aurora Box in Main Hall not later
than December 8. Co-operate with
your magazine, and startle the editor
by filling the Aurora Box by that date!

The Aurora exchanges have been
placed for your convenience in the
library on a shelf just below the Agon-
istic exchanges. Look them over, de-
cide how the Aurora compares with
the magazines of other colleges, and
hand in your criticisms to the editor,
or drop them in the Aurora Box.

HOWARD KESTER
SPEAKS IN CHAPEL

Mr. Howard Kester, executive secre-
tary of the Youth Peace Movement,
spoke in chapel last Friday morning,
November 25. His talk was about the
conference which the movement he
represents is to hold in Holland in
August, 1928. There will be 500 dele-
gates from all parts of the world, 80
of whom will go from the United
States. The conference is to be held
in the form of a congress. Votes
will be taken on important questions
concerning peace and the delegates
will report the steps taken to their
own countries. Ghandi and several
other well-known peace enthusiasts
will be present.

Mr. Kester spends all of his time in
preparation for this conference. He
would like for Agnes Scott to be rep-
resented.

REPRESENTATIVE S. G.
CONFERENCE CHOSEN

Nell Hilhouse was elected last week
to represent Agnes Scott at the Na-
tional Student Government Conference
which will be held at Nebraska Uni-
versity, Lincoln, Nebraska. The con-
ference will begin on December 15, and
last through the 17th.

Faculty and Shidenis
Celebrate the Birth-
day of Anna Young

Mrs.

S. R. Young, Mother of
Beloved Professor,
Receives.

The birthday of Miss Anna Young
was observed last Friday, November
25th, at a beautiful tea given in the
Anna Young Alumnae House. During
the afternoon many of her former
friends called. Miss Young was one
of the best loved professors that
Agnes Scott has ever had. She held
the chair of mathematics during many
years and her loss has been greatly
felt not only by her many friends
among the faculty, but also by a host
of the alumnae and students.

The reception was under the chair-
manship of Miss Margaret Phythian.
The house was delightfully decorated
with pink rosebuds, blue larkspur, and
golden chrysanthemums. The table
in the dining room held a beautiful
bouquet of these surrounded by un-
shaded tapers.

Receiving were Miss Hopkins, Dr.
McCain, Mrs. S. R, Young, mother
of Miss Young; Mrs. J. J. Eagan and
Mrs. Paul Brown, her sisters. The
tea was enjoyed by several of the
alumnae who came to Atlanta
especially for this event; including
Mrs. A. L. Davis, of Brazil, who was
formerly Elizabeth Gammon of the
class of ‘17; the members of the facul-
ty who knew Miss Young, and the
presidents of the various student or-
ganizations of the campus.

Dr. Frank Morgan
To Give Lectures

It is with great pleasure that the
college community anticipates the
coming of Dr. Frank Morgan to our
campus from December 6th through
the 10th. Everyone who attended com-
mencement exercises last year re-
members his wonderful bacculaureate
sermon.

Dr. Morgan is pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church in Augusta, Ga.,
and is one of the most popular min-
isters in this section of the country.
He is in great demand for conferences
and meetings and is especially popu-
lar with young people. Dr. Morgan
will speak to us at the chapel hour and
in the evenings he has been invited to
members his wonderful baccauleaur-
eate sermon.

The general theme which Dr. Mor-
gan has selected is “Christ’s Call to
Men” and he will discuss it under the
following topies:

First day, “Christ’s Call to Realiza-
tion.”

Second day, “Christ’s Call to Salva-
tion.”

Third day, “Christ’s Call to Separ-
ation.”

Fourth day, “Christ’s Call to Rest.”

Fifth day, “Christ’s Call to Fellow-
ship.”

The series of services promises to
be most helpful to each and every
Agnes Scott girl and we are indeed
fortunate in having this opportunity
to hear Dr. Morgan.

Spoken English Stu-
dents to Give Recital

Reading of Three Plays
Features Program.

Miss Gooch’s pupils in spoken Eng-
lish will give a recital December 3,
at 8:30, in the chapel.

Lillian White will read “A Sunny
Morning,” the Quintero brothers. This
is a charming Spanish play.

Sara Carter will read “Ashes of
Roses,” a poetical drama, by Con-
stance d’Arcy MacKay.

Mary Seyward will read a “Freudian
Comedy,” by Susan Gasbell.

BLACKERIARS PRESENT
THREE ONE-ACT PLAYS

Varsity Is Held in
Spectacular Game

Last Thursday afternoon, amidst a
blaze of color—mvaning ourselves—
the most exciting hockey game of the
season was played. The varsity met
the faculty and—well, I won’t tell
what happened just yet. The game
was called for 3:10, but it was not
until a few minutes later that the ex-
citement began. Swooping down from
the north (?) came a wild looking
band, brandishing their weapons in the
air. Red bandanas and sashes gave
them a ferocious ldok, while the dear
little caps of the “sub-debs” were very
becoming, even if a trifle large! After
waving proudly to the bleachers they
took their places en the opposite side
of the field and cheered manfully.

After many distant rumblings, our
band appeared, and with Dell Arbuckle
drum-majoring they paraded up and
down the field, giving us several stir-
ring selections (alliteration!) After
this came the climax—our varsity
team—dressed in white with decora-
tions of collegiate little purple bows.
We were very proud of them, and
cheered in our noisiest way.

And then the game—the great

game, started. It was very exciting!
With Carrington Owen as one goal
guard and Dr. McCain as the other
the players were unable to penetrate
their armor. There was much dash-
ing up and down the field, with Mr.
Robinson and Dr, Hayes falling down
and having to be recovered quite
often. Also, at least once, Chopin
succeeded in hurling Dr. Wright’s
stick far from. the
bleachers at this point).
, Between the halves “ye Agnes
Scotte girles” showed their school girl-
ish pep by a snake dance, led by Red
Townsend. All over the field we went,
singing and cheering until in one
group, we yelled boisterously for our
team and the faculty.

But during the second half also the
faculty proved too strong for us, al-
though Dr. Wright told us that if the
girls didn’t score there were no merit
grades for us! We did our best but
they were too swift and strong. So
we’re mighty proud of both of our
teams.

The line-up was as follows:

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VARISITY. FACULTY.
M. Anderson.__-R. W.---- Mr. Wright
GriNash.-_ 2s. RoE Miss North
M. Armstrong___C. F._____- E. Spivey
is AOD. wan. Lis, Ieee! F. Rainey
V. Carrier..-__— In Wiese Dr. Hayes
Bo inne soo R. H._-.Miss Wilburn
C. Hudson_...-- 8) MN oY ee Lib Lynn
M. Riley_..._-- LsHissee Miss Strauss
M. Crenshaw__R. F.-Mr. Cunningham
M. Sayward... i. H. Lewis
CxOwensso.u Gi G@raaaas Dr. McCain

Agnes Scott Talent
On Emory Campus

Ella Mae _ Hollingsworth,
Former A. S. C. Student,

Phoenix Contributor.

The first co-ed contribution to the
Emory Phoenix, the first story in the
November issue, was written by Ella
Mae Hollingsworth, transfer from the
Agnes Scott to the Emory campus.
“The Destiny of Love” is an interest-
ingly unusual and thrilling murder
story, which B. O. Z. enjoyed hearing
at one of the meetings late last spring.
“The Poet,” a poem by Ella Mae, also
appears in this issue of the Phoenix
and is, we think, one of the best con-
tributions.

Ella Mae Hollingsworth was elect-
ed last spring assistant editor of the
Aurora, and secretary of both Poetry
Club and B. O. Z. It was with great
disappointment that we learned that
she would be unable to return this
year, and we wish to congratulate
Emory on having such a valuable ad-
dition to the student body.

“Figureheads” Takes Audi-
ence to Realm of Phan-
tasy, “The Purple Dream”
to Dreamland, and “The
Trysting Place,” to a Mod-
ern Hotel.

Exeellent Acting, Clever
Lines and Attractive Set-
tings Are Combined.

The Blackfriars made their first
presentations Saturday night with
three delightful plays—‘Figureheads,”
“The Trysting Place,” and “The Pur-
ple Dream.” All three presentations
were most successful and the audience
felt that Blackfriars has a promising
year ahead of them.

“Figureheads” was a delightful
fantasy, a story of the princess of the
Realm of Phantasy. She was a self-
willed little princess and rebelled at
the expressed wishes of her subjects
that she marry the Prince of Dom-
Dometer. She refused to receive the
envoys or to listen to anyone on the
subject—but one handsome young man
gained access to her room by scaling
the tower and there plead the cause of

the prince. Still wilful and desirous
of showing her independence the
beautiful princess commands the

young man to marry her because she
loved him and also so that she could
teach her subjects a lesson. Wasn’t
it delightful that this young man
should turn out to be the Prince of
Dom-Dometer?

“The Trysting Place” was a comedy
by Booth Tarkington. The trysting
place was a room just off the lounge
of a hotel and was the secret meeting
place of each member of the Briggs
family and their objectionable lovers,
the whole story revolving around
Launcelot Briggs, the boy obviously
under twenty, who was paying many
attentions to a widow in the hotel. Af-
fairs became very complicated until
they were unraveled and revealed by
the Mysterious Voice.

“The Purple Dream” was also a
phantasy—the dream of a maid who
considered herself ill-treated by her
mistress. In the dream the maid be-
came a princess who was disguised as
a maid and she completely humiliated
her haughty mistress and daughter by
making them assistant cook and hand-
maid in her castle.

The casts for the three plays were:

Figureheads
Prologie: <2 2123 aes Lillian White
The Princess Felicia of Ponderay,
Mera Neary
Gertruda, her maid__Augusta Roberts
A, Guard. o. oes Augusta Dunbar
Prince of Dom-Dometer,
Margaret Armstrong
Another Guard____-_- Dorothy Cheek
The Trysting Place
Mrs. Curtis, a widow____Lila Porcher
Launcelot Briggs....Elizabeth Tyson
Mrs. Briggs, his mother_Hileen Moore

Jessie Briggs _.__- Josephine Walker
Rupert: Smith... -_ Louise Sydnor
Mr. Ingoldsby___--_- Marian Vaughan

The Mysterious Voice_...? ? ? 2? ?
The Purple Dream

Mrs. Carver Blythe..Margaret Gerig
Isabel, her daughter__.__Sarah Carter
Mary Ellen, the maid__Lillian LeConte
Atkins, the butler_.__Marian Vaughan
The Dream Sir George,

Margaret Keith
The Real Sir George.._Marian Greene

DELEGATES ELECTED
DETROIT CONFERENCE

At the quadriennial Student Volun-
teers’ Conference which meets at De-
troit, Mich., December 28 to January
2, Agnes Scott will be represented by
Jack Anderson, Miriam Anderson, and
Ruth Worth. About five thousand
delegates are expected. The general
subject of the conference is “The place
of missions in the world today” and
among the speakers there will be
Sherwood Eddy, Rheinhold Neihuhr,
and Mordecai Johnson.

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Rosaltha Saunders was hostess at
Sage 3 = ae an interesting meeting of B. O. Z. Fri-
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Single Copies, 5 cents. on Candler Street. Due to the un-
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Published weekly. Owned and published by the Students of Carolyn’ Wenig. the secretary; Virginia
Agnes Scott College. Norris, presided. After the discus-
; sion of several items of business,
Entered as Second Class Matter. Rosaltha read the only story of her
— ; evening. It was a sketch of a very
STAFF OF AGONISTIC interesting and individual old lady,
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ARSISERAE TORTORS 52s trcostcy ce Bese Elizabeth Merritt |Georgia mountains and who had a
Alumnae Editor Edith McGranahan passion for pitchers. The details were
2 =~ a ae Te J : very good.

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change dalton 6.45 ee ee ee Alice Jernigan | story by the club, delightful refresh-

OMA CMGTGON Seine ene ee Louise Sherfesee | ments were served by the hostess. —
SEOTR EY, POQHOT ices oes ene at Irene Lowrance| B- 0- 4. is looking forward with
much pleasure to the next meeting
MANAGEMENT to be held December 5 with Mrs.
Business: Manager. 9 Lillian White |Dieckmann. Plans are being made to
Assistant Business Manager___-_____-____ Martha Riley Selman |ivite to this meeting all former mem-

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REPORTERS FOR THIS ISSUE
Belle Ward Stowe, ’30 Miriam Anderson, ’28

Jack McLellan, ’28 Jean Alexander, ’30
Betty Gash, ’29 Mary McCallie, ’30

aw, ’2
Virginia Earle, ’30 mene i

: Vera Kamper, ’28
Harriet Todd, ’30 R. Paxon, ’29
Martha Stackhouse, ’30 Katherine Lott, ’29
Laura Brown, ’31

Kitty Hunter, ’29

EDITORIAL

WASTING TIME

“Just another day wasted away .’ How many of us
have to say that each night? And we really think we are busy
the whole day and never have a spare moment!

How many of us come to meals and sit down with a sigh and
start immediately on a debate with someone across the table as
to who has the most to do? I’m sure we are all guilty of just
this procedure. And yet just as soon as the meal (say it’s lunch)
is over our roommate or best friend comes up and asks us to go
to town to a show. Nine out of ten of us will go, but “gripe,” to
use the vulgar expression, all the way there about how much work
we have to do and how entirely unreasonable Professor So and So
is to expect us to accomplish so much in such a short time. And
we ask if he thinks we have anything to do bet study for his
courses?

At dinner practically the same conversation takes place. Wé
get someone else who was reasonably happy and contented in a
“bad humor,” as we say, by our complaining. And that night we
sit down to study but those two girls across the hall are having
so much fun talking we go across to see what it’s about and
settle down for a regular old “bull session”—that lasts until lights.
What have we accomplished today? And the next day more as-
signments are made, thus giving us more to complain about.

We have all heard the old proverb—‘Never put off until to-
morrow what you can do today,” but our motto today seems rather
to be:

“Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow.”

Today may be an ideal day to take those history notes that we
should take—but it’s too pretty a day to study in any old library
and besides tomorrow we can get the books just as well, so we go
off to play tennis, bridge or get other recreation that we’re cer-
tain we need. And when tomorrow comes someone comes from
home and of course we want to go to town and see him so we
do—and still the history notes aren’t taken and thus we get be-
hind. Now that we’re once behind we might as well wait and take
a day off to catch up sometime and take life easy for a while.
But when notes are asked for there’s a mad scramble in the
Library for the books and we may be unlucky and not get the
ones we want at all. Therefore more cause for complaining!

All this may seem exaggerated to you now as you read this
over but if you stop and look yourself over I’m sure you'll agree
that you, too, are guilty of wasting time. How much better it
would be to complain less and work more!

WE THINK:

In the November 9th issue of the
Agonistic “F. M.” made the statement
in the We Think column that “out of
the five hundred and one selections
hymnal we sing only about
twenty-five and concentrate on about
eight.”

For those who may be interested the
following information is given. At
the beginning of the semester forty-
seven hymns were selected to be sung
on the forty-nine chapel days ending
November 19th. Ten of these hymns
were to be sung three times, thirty-
one hymns twice, and six hymns once.
For various reasons—among them the
occasions on which student meetings
occurred after chapel—some of the

in our

repetitions of these hymns were not
necessary, and the actual result of the
original listings is as follows: Five
hymns were sung three times, thirty-
five hymns twice, and seven hymns
once.

This system of selection of hymns
has been used since the fall of 1923
and it has been found sufficiently
satisfactory to warrant its continu-
ance to the present time. To imply
that shortcomings on the part of the
Chapel Choir are making too many
repetitions of hymns necessary is not
only to imply something that is abso-
lutely silly, but shows no appreciation
of an unselfish and beautiful service

Blackfriars held their regular meet-
ing Friday afternoon at 5 o’clock. The

GIDDIE
GOSo LP

Giddy Dear:

There has been so much excite-
ment since last I wrote you that I
hardly know where to begin. Helen
Ridley, in fact, lost her dress, instead
of the proverbial shirt, in it all; and
Frances Musgrave got so worried
about. having C. S. she had to dash
down to Dr. Sweet’s to ask just what
the disease is, and what she had bet-
ter do for it. And poor Sally Coth-
ran! She’s having such dreadful eye
trouble she had to go home for a few
days (don’t say anything about it,
Giddy, only a few of her very intimate

meeting was called to order by Mary friends knew she was leaving).

Sayward, the president, and _ the
Blackfriar pledge was repeated. Sara
White called the roll and read the
minutes of the past meeting. Polly
Vaughan, treasurer, made an an-
nouncement about ordering pins. The
president asked for the co-operation
of all the club in putting on the plays
next week. The meeting was then
turned over to the chairman of the
program committee, Elizabeth All-
good, who had arranged for the read-
ing at a delightful, short, character

play, ‘Cinderella Married.” The
characters were:

Cinderella: —.<..-==—-= Lillian LeConte
The -Prince.......--=. Polly Vaughan
Nanny, the maid____---- Sara White

Lady Arabella, Lady in Waiting,
Lila Porcher

Lady Carolyn, Lady in Waiting,
Belle Ward Stowe
Robin, the milkman__-_- Marie Baker

The Chemistry Club met on Mon-
day, November the 21st in the chemis-
try lecture room. After a short busi-
ness meeting in which the president
announced the committees for the
vear, the meeting was turned over to
the speaker of the evening, Dr. Sellars
of Oglethorpe University. Dr. Sel-
lars spoke on “Some Whys in Analiti-
cal Chemistry.” He briefly reviewed
the separation of the metals into
various groups in order to detect and
confirm their presence. He then gave
some fine points to help students over
the more difficult tests of qualitative
analysis.

At the conclusion of Dr. Sellars’
talk, delicious coffee and sandwiches
were served and everyone enjoyed
meeting Dr. Sellars.

CAMPUS CALENDAR

November 30—Cotillion tea dance,
5 to 6 P. M., in gymnasium.

December 1—First water polo game
of season, 8 P. M., gymnasium.

Phi Alpha Phi regular meeting 7
P. MY

December 2—Second Red Candle
Service at 10 P. M. in chapel.

December 3—Operetta “La Gitana,”
by Glee Club, 8 P. M., in gymnasium.

December 4—Regular Student Vol-
unteer meeting, 2:30 P. M.

December 5—B. O. Z. meets with
Mrs. Dieckmann, 8 P. M.

December 6—Poetry Club meeting,
8 P. M.

December 6—Dr. Frank Morgan ar-
rives to hold series of meetings.

December 7—Alumnae vs. Student
basketball game.

THE REAL MEANING OF EDUCA-
TION

Most of us misunderstand the word
education. We usually think of it in
terms of books, schools, and study.
And yet there are well-educated people
who have never studied a book nor at-
tended a school. It was James Free-
man Clarke who said, “Education in
the true sense is not mere instruction
in Latin, English, French or history.
It is the unfolding of the whole human
nature. It is growing up in all things
to our highest possibility.” We can
receive an education from home life,
intercourse with friends and neigh-
bors, travel, and life in general with
its joys and sorrows. According to its
root meaning, education is a “leading
forth” or “drawing out,” which signi-
fies an unfolding of all “those powers
of head, heart, and body that will best
help to develop the understanding,

faithfully rendered the student body.|train the temper, cultivate taste, and

C. W. D.

form good habits and good manners.”

But the scandal, Giddy—have you
heard it? Miss Smith was talking
about it the other night. There is—
whisper it—‘‘bootlegging” going on
between the faculty and students on
this campus. The source of it all I
cannot discover, but a costumer in
Atlanta said he had rented some
things to a Miss Hootch at Agnes
Scott. Sounds as if conditions were
getting pretty serious.

You never can tell, though, just how
serious a thing is, Leonora Briggs
says, even when you sponsor the L.
S. U.-Tech game and his company for
him. “For square diamonds are almost
twice as expensive as round ones,” she
told the members of a psych class.
“They told us when we were looking
at them last week.”

I have heard that Mary Crenshaw
will have no trouble getting a diamond
when she wants one. A _ gentleman
friend of hers remarked that she was
one girl he wouldn’t mind proposing
to—she would be so nice about helping
you. I couldn’t make Pasco tell me
anything about her proposal this sum-
mer, except that it was on a beach in
the moonlight and that he is good-
looking. She says she doesn’t know
how big he is—she’s “never been
around him.”

But beaches and moonlight can’t
compare with the Hudson and West
Point uniforms, according to Margaret
Ferguson and Virginia Stokes. And
Giddy, Virginia was at the Hop filmed
for “Dress Parade” at the Howard
last week. She added, when she told
me about it, she wasn’t interested in
meeting the hero, William Boyd. “I
was having too much fun to bother.”
Imagine not breaking your neck to
meet a celebrity. I’m so proud cause
I know Frances Craighead; she gets
letters from the president of student
government at Heidelburg, whom she
met this summer. His name is Otto
Something Awful. She had a very fat
letter from him but she didn’t seem
much excited over it, not as much as
Olive Spencer was over her date for
the football game last week. Olive
was trying to make a great impression
on him, and talk very intelligently.
They were at the game and he, much-
ly excited, said “Watch those three
backs,” and Giddy, Olive asked him
which one it was—that she’d heard of
halfbacks and quarterbacks, but not of
three-backs.

I believe that’s as bad as
Chandler thinking Sophomore

Wesa
raid

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was Investiture, or Carolyn Nash cry-
ing because Virginia Shaffner caught
flies in the library just like Virginia’s
cousin, Emil (that Carolyn loves)
does.

Since this is Color Week, Giddy, I'll
have to be athletic and go buy an

apple.
Bye-bye, darling.
Love,
Aggie.
P. S.—Giddy, James Montgomery

Flagg sent the “beautiful” pictures
back to Chugga—special—and she
won’t tell, even by grinning, who got
in. Don’t you think that’s mean?

A. S. C.

AGNES SCOTT MEETS
BRITISH IN DEBATE

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based, as it is, on competition, pacifism
could never be put into effect.

The closing speech of the negative
was made by Mary Riviere, who dis-
cussed the various causes of war, and
the failure of pacifism to remove these
causes and hence to prevent war. She
successfully met the Englishmen with
their own weapons of wit and satire,
and made her points convincingly.

The refutations were given, for the
affirmative, by Mr. Ramage; and for
the negative, by Mary Shepherd. After
these, the audience voted according to
the English custom, on their personal
convictions in regard to the question,
and the decision was in favor of the
negative—a decision which gives a
true indication of the excellence of the
Agnes Scott debate, but offers little
hope for future peace of the world.

The debate was doubly interesting.
not only because it was the first time
that Agnes Scott had ever debated a
man’s team, but also the first time
that Agnes Scott had met an English
team. The debate brought out some
very interesting contrasts in the
methods. The Englishmen discussed,
rather than debated. The speeches
were largely extempore; their delivery
was smooth and charming, and their
wit delightful. We will not soon for-
get the “far flung bottle line” between
Canada and the United States, or the
English Sheepshead. On the other
hand, the case of the negative was
much more clear and concise in the
minds of their audience.

The Englishmen were certainly rep-
resentatives of which any nation
might have been proud, even Scot-
land, as Mr. Haddon pointed out, and
no matter what the decision, the de-
bate could not have failed in its real
purpose—that of promoting student
friendship,-understanding and good-
will.

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THE AGONISTIC

“Sometimes we’re happy; sometimes

we’re sad!” We were very happy to
have a holiday—with so many visitors
and alumnae for Thanksgiving—to
erown the week-end’s triumph with
Blackfriar plays; and to begin the new
one with the debate. We’re very sad
and “let down” now that all the festiv-
ities are over, but we’ll all be happy
again by tomorrow night when we
sing, “Two more weeks ’til vacation!”

Miss Jennie Green from Wesleyan
was the guest of Helen Hendricks for
Thanksgiving.

Alice Jernigan’s father and brother
visited her, taking Alice back with
them for the week-end.

Olive Graves had Thanksgiving din-
ner with Mrs. Mallard, her aunt, in At-
lanta.

Emily Spivey, ’25, was the guest of
Jack Anderson for the holidays.

Louise Fowler, Mary Lanier, and

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Mary Alice Juhan all went home for
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Emily Kingsbery had dinner with
her family in Atlanta Wednesday
night and attended the Nine O’clock
Ball at the Piedmont Driving Club.

Ellen Goldthwaite and Elmore Bel-
lingraph spent Wednesday and Thurs-
day at the Biltmore with Elmore‘s
mother. They attended the Tech-Au-
|burn game.

Virginia and Eleanor Lee Norris
had luncheon and attended a show
Saturday afternoon with a “friend
\from home.”

Floyd Schoolfield, ex ’29, was the
guest of Dot Hutton for Thanksgiv-
ing.

Pernette Adams’ mother and father
came to spend Thanksgiving with
her,

Elizabeth and Louise Winslow were
the guests of Effie Mae Winslow for
the holiday.

Kathlene Grey, ex ’28, and Nell
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here for Thanksgiving. They visited
Irene Lowrance and Frances C. Brown.

Evelyn Wilder’s mother and sister
visited her last week.

Marian Fielder and Sarah Bullock
had Eloise Martin and Christine
Adams as their guests for Thanks-
giving.

Elizabeth Ruff’s sister was here for
Thanksgiving. Mary Brown and
Catherine Allen, also, had their sisters
as guests.

Sara Frances Anderson and Geral-
dine Le May were guests of Mary
Ficklin and Susanne Stowe at the col-
lege for Thanksgiving.

Marie Terrell spent Thanksgiving
and the week-end with Martha Brown.

Anna Posner had Elizabeth David-
son as her guest of Thanksgiving.

Mr. Bedford Brown, of Charlotte,
N. C., spent Thanksgiving and the
week-end in Decatur. He visited
Laura and Frances C. Brown, who
are his nieces. They attended the
Tech-Auburn game.

Mary Riviere’s mother spent the

week-end with her.

Annie Dean’s mother and aunt were
here for Thanksgiving.

Mary Noel Bennett was Polly

Irvine’s guest for the holiday.

Martha Ransom’s mother, Elise
Jones’ mother, Margaret Ogden’s
brother, and Elizabeth Merritt’s sister
were all Thanksgiving visitors.

Dell Arbuckle’s father spent
Thanksgiving with her. He came down
Wednesday to attend a chemical fra-
ternity convention and stayed until
Saturday.

Margaret Minnes went home to Au-
gusta, Ga., for Thanksgiving.

Jeannette Nichols went home to
Fort Valley, Ga., for the holiday.

Mildred Greenleaf went home with
Raemond Wilson for Thanksgiving.

Martha Stackhouse visited Eliz-
abeth McCallie in Atlanta for Thanks-

giving.

Elise Derickson went into Atlanta
for the week-end.

Helen Mowry spent Thanksgiving
at Bessie Tift, Forsyth, Ga.

Pauline Willoughby’s brother spent
Thanksgiving with her. He took
Pauline and Eleanor Bonham to the
game.

Two More Weeks

til Vacation

Christmas frost is in the air, and Christmas merri-
ment! The excitement of going home—and with a new

evening frock for gala occasions!

Red Cross Cam-
paign Begun

Our annual Red Cross campaign is
under-way! In the midst of stuffed
turkeys, football games, and dances
we are called upon to think of those
less fortunate than we, to whom even
the barest necessities are denied, and
to express our thanks by giving others
something for which to be thankful.

For the benefit of those who were
not in chapel on Tuesday, the twenty-
second, we might say that the object
of this drive is to secure 100 per cent
membership among the students and
faculty. The membership fee is only
one dollar. Augusta Roberts is in
charge of the campaign and the girls
on the Y. W. Social Service Commit-
tee are assisting her. During the en-
suing week they will make a room-to-
room canvass in the dormitories and
they hope to have that characteristic
Agnes Scott response. All who join
will be interested in knowing how
their money is used, Half of it goes
to the national chapter and the other
half to the local chapter in DeKalb
County, of which Miss Hancock, an
Agnes Scott alumna, is secretary. This
chapter is the fifth largest in Georgia
and does much in the way of giving
medical aid to poor families, providing
orphanages, supplying food and cloth-

ing for the needy and otherwise be-

friending the friendless. So we may
feel assured that each cent of our
dollar will go a long way in helping
someone and each dollar will go to-
ward making us 100 per cent.

Dorothy Allen spent the week-end
in Atlanta.

Caroline Dalton, of Suffolk, Va.,
Va.. visited Zou Weolford Thanksgiv-
ing. Among those entertaining for
her were Zou Woolford, Bib McKee,
Sallie Peake, Sara Townsend, Dorothy
Smith, and B. W. Stowe.

Bib McKee’s family spent Thanks-
giving with her.

Mary Brown’s sister and a friend
spent Thanksgiving with her.

Mary Perkinson, Shannon Preston,
and Peggy Lou Armstrong spent
Thanksgiving with Elizabeth Flinn.

Sally Cothran went home (Char-
lotte, N. C.) for the holiday.

For the home-folk

will expect you to be just a little smarter and look just

a little lovelier after your months at college, and what

better way to prove both than to have tucked away

in your trunk the loveliest frock you have ever worn!

Evening frocks, priced from $25.00 up.

J.P Alten € (0.

“The Store all

Women Know”

Relation Between
Faculty and Students
Subject of Vespers

Everyone was so delighted when one
of the most beautiful of all the Christ-
mas hymns, “Hark the Herald Angels
Sing,” was announced at the last Y.
W. Vesper meeting. Helen Ridley
conducted the meeting, which was on
the general subject of the relation be-
tween faculty and students. She read
a passage of Scripture which showed
that, while different people have differ-
ent gifts, yet they are all the gift of
one Spirit and attain their fullest ex-
pression through co-operation.

Georgia Watson made the talk of
the evening. The true teacher does
not try to impart wisdom to her stu-
dents, for she knows that this is im-
possible; rather does she lead them
to the threshold of their mind. She
is a friend of the student in the truest
sense of the world, one who advises,
helps, enjoys a good time with her
students and yet always holds before
them the noblest example of intellec-
tual attainments and of life. As an
example of the noblest of teachers,
Georgia chose two, one from the
ancient and one from the modern
world, Socrates and Alice Freeman
Palmer. Socrates did not try to im-
part his own knowledge to his stu-
dents, but sought to make them think
and express their thoughts. Alice
Freeman Palmer, the woman who did
so much for Wesley, by her example
of scholarship and interest in intel-
lectual things was a true incentive to
the many who wished to follow in
her footsteps. fl

FIRST RED CANDLE
SERVICE IS HELD

Friday night, November 25, was the
beginning of the Red Candle Services
which, until Christmas, take the place
of the regular evening watches. The
service was opened by a Christmas
hymn; and then Edith McGranahan
read a passage from Isaiah and a
poem—“Christmas,” by Alfred Noyes.
Virginia Miller sang “’Twas_ the
Birthday of the King;” and Martha
Stackhouse led in prayer. It was a
very impressive service; and it, to-
gether with the following ones, will
bring the true Christmas spirit closer
to us.

Kitty Reid and Katherine Owen
spent the week-end with Katherine’s
aunt in Atlanta.

Wesa Chandler, Chopin Hudson and
Julia Thompson spent Thanksgiving
with Sara Lane Smith in Decatur.

Lois McLellan and Juanita Patrick
went to the Delta Sigma Delta dance
Wednesday night.

Dit Quarles spent the week-end in
Atlanta. She attended the Biltmore
Tea Dance Saturday afternoon.

DeKalb Theater

Decatur
Thursday, Friday, Dec. 1-2
CLIVE BROOK

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“Underworld”

Saturday, Dec. 3

JOHNNY HINES
peak Tieeent

“The Brown
Derby”

COMING DEC. 8-9

“The Four Horse-

men of
Apocalypse”

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All day Monday people were agog
with anticipation over the season’s
swimming meet, and when 8:30 came
there was a mob gathered about the
shores of our aqua pura a la chlorine.
Seniors, Sophs, Juniors, Fresh were
all there with lusty lungs to cheer on
their mermaids, and the judges fairly
bristled with importance as the meet
was about to take place. The first
event went off with a mighty splash
for a goodly number entered the 40-
yard dash. Alice Jernigan lowered
the record of 28 seconds to 27 3-5,
Martha Riley Selman swimming it in
the previous record, 28 seconds. The
feature events were the candle race,
made very effective by turning off the
lights as the contestants swam with
lighted candles, and the swimming to
music, with Sara Townsend as
orchestra.

Summary of swimming meet:

Diving—Hilda Kalmon, ist; Kather-
ine Kalmon, 2nd, Senior; Hudson, 3rd,
Freshman.

40-Yard Free Style—Jernigan, Ist,
Sophomore; Selman, 2nd, Junior; Hud-
son, 3rd, Freshman.

Crawl for Form—Selman, Ist,
Junior; E. Williams, 2nd, Senior;
Owen, 3rd, Sophomore.

Breast Stroke for Form—Thompson,
Fresh; Knight, Junior, tied 1st; Owen,
Sophomore, 2nd.

Candle Race—Ridley, Junior, Ist;
Dobyns, Senior, 2nd; Thompson,
Freshman, 3rd.

Flutter Kick—Jernigan, 1st, Sopho-
more; Peck, Freshman, 2nd; Kings-
bery, Senior, 3rd.

20-Yard Back Stroke—Hudson,
Freshman, 1st; Hough, Senior, 2nd;
Knight, Junior, 3rd.

Relay—Sophomores,
2nd.

The final score of the swimming
meet was:

Juniors, -26.

Sophomores, 25.

Seniors, 21. t

Freshmen, 19.

1st; Junior,

Color Week, a new experience
for many of us, accomplished a great
part of its purpose at A. S. C., which
was to create an enjoyment of ath-
letics purely for the sport and not for
the “do or die” competition between
classes. It was a grand and glorious
feeling to know that you were not
compelled to go to a gym class for a
week, and yet you were not being en-
tirely left out of the fun that’s al-
ways to be had down at the gym.
The swimming pool room was so gay-
ly bedecked with its colorful balloons
and different colored caps of the swim-
mers that one might have thought
Miss North was having some sort of
carnival or circus. You missed a lot
when you didn’t see those swimming

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meets. Why Miss North’s weensy
beginners just took to the water like
so many ducklets at “King Pigeon”
and the chariot race. The captain ball
games and hockey were loads of fun,
too. Everyone had an equal chance,
and everyone put themselves into the
frolic with all gusto.
The results of Color Week are as
follows:
Red Black Blue Yellow

Captain Ball__ _- 2 1 2
Swimming ___ 4 3 5 1.5
Hockey: 1 1 = 1

We thank our gym department for
giving us Color Week and want it
again next year!

“Coming attractions” at the gym—
basketball and water polo! Hurry and
finish these Thanksgiving boxes so you
can begin saving up wind for the
winter sport season.

Japanese Prints to
Be Sold Again

They say that opportunity knocks
but once, but here is an occasion
when, fortunately for procrastinators,
she returns to knock again. Those
who missed the Pen and Brush Club’s
exhibition of Japanese prints will have
another chance to see them this week.
The day will be announced. Don’t
forget, girls, that they are very inex-
pensive, and the only obstacle to their
use as very acceptable Christmas
presents, is that you will probably be-
come so attached to those you buy that
you will want to keep them your-
selves!

Aggie’s Funny Bone

Sara Townsend: “Some people have
eyes and see not, ears and hear not.”

Helen Anderson: “But never tongues
and talk not.”

Fresh: “Professor said he thinks I
am a wit.”
Soph: “Well, he’s half right.”

Prof: “Don’t you know anything
about literature?”

Student: “Sure. I’ve written to all
the toothpaste companies for it.”

—Ex.

Room: “My room-mate never gos-
sips.”

Mate: “Neither does mine. By the
way, what does your room-mate call
a Ge

Miss Gooch: “Why did you drop
Shakespeare in modern garb?”

Notorious Plagiarist: “Too many
people threatened to sue me for steal-
ing their plots.”

“And what did papa say when you
told him you couldn’t sleep for think-
ing of me?”

“He offered me a job as night-
watchman in his factory.”

Herbert: “You flappers don’t know
what needles are for.”

Vivian: “Well, I do.
the phonograph.”

They’re for
—Ex:

Doctor: “Do you ever talk in your
sleep?”

Patient: “No, but I often talk in
other people’s sleep.”

Doctor: “But how can that be?”

Patient: “I’m a college professor.”

Frances Craighead: “I often won-
dered why the English were tea drink-
ers.”

Kathryn: “You did?”

Frances: “But I know now.
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“Oh here comes our alumnae, oh how
in the world do you know?
You can tell them by their winning
smile they have on all the whole
—the while.
They have on all the while.”

Every train into Atlanta Thanks-
giving caused Agnes Scott to sing
more enthusiastically—for each train
brought more of our members “home”
again. It was a rare treat Thanksgiv-
ing night—not only to feast on turkey
and cranberries—but to feast our eyes
on the familiar faces that we have
missed so long from the halls of Agnes
Scott. Can you imagine anything
more natural than to see chatting to-
gether at one table Ellen Fain, Mary
Ella Hammond, Florence Perkins,
Evelyn Kennedy and Olivia Swann?

After dinner coffee was served in
the lobby of Rebekah Scott by the
faculty in honor of the alumnae. Later
at the dance in gym sponsored by the
Y. W. C. A. we had the chance of
seeing more of our girls.——Emily
Spivey, '25; Annie Wilson Terry, Que-
nelle Harrold, ’23; Elizabeth Gam-
mond Davis, who has been seven
years a resident of Brazil; Floyd
Schoolfield, ex ’29; Josephine Wachtel,
ex 29; Kitty Gray, ex ’28, and Ann)
Heys, 727.

Saturday night the members of the
class of ’27 that had returned for
Thanksgiving celebrated with a love-
ly dinner party in the Tea House. It
included the following girls: Marcia
Greene, Marian Daniels, Mae Erskin
Irvine, Anne George Irwin, Cleo Mc-

Laurine,
Russell,
White and Marjorie Wakefield.
Everyone had been anxiously look-
ing forward to the night when the one-

Louise Plumb, Marguarite
Roberta Winter, Louisa

act plays should be presented by
Blackfriars—for everyone had heard
of the added attraction in store. It
was a moving picture of Commence-
ment Day. All over the gym could be
heard shrieks of laughter as each rec-
ognized herself. It brought back many
happy remembrances.

Thus ended another Thanksgiving
week with our alumnae. A _ perfect
celebration it was, our only regret
being that every single Agnes Scott
girl could not be with us to spend
the holiday.

NOTICE
The day students may get their
Agonistics from the day student room
every Wednesday afternoon.

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THE
GITANA

SATURDAY

VOL. XIII

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HANDEL’S
MESSIAH

SUNDAY

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1927.

NO. 11

Three Reading's
Feature Spoken
English Recital

Varied Themes Give Scope
_ to Real Talents of Misses
White, Carter and Say-
ward.

A delightful program of one-act
plays was presented in the chapel by
three talented members of the spoken
English department on ‘hi night of
December 3, each was ° * done

and enjoyed by the fk re-
ciative audience. |

The program was op: by ‘p
of three Japanese songs “ss Vir-

ginia Miller, accompanied by Miss
Elizabeth Grier.

The first play, “A Sunny Morning,”
by Serafin and Alvarez Quintero, was
charmingly given by Miss Lillian
White. It was the story of a gentle
old Spanish lady and an ill-tempered
old Spanish gentleman who happened
to sit on the same bench in the park
one morning. The old gentleman was
inclined to be cross and grouchy but a
bit of snuff served as peacemaker and
the two old people became quite
amiable. Finally each discovers in the
other a former lover but neither
guesses that his identity is known by
the other. And so they part, unaware
that the other has guessed his secret.

“Ashes of Roses” was a tragedy by
Constance D’Arey MacKaye. Kitty
Clyde was an actress who had for-
saken the country and her country
lover for the footlights of London.
She had become a successful actress
and had won fame, but vealized that
after all fame is an empty thing. The
scene of the play is Miss Clyde’s dress-
ing room on a spring night just be-
fore time for the actress’ appearance.
The coming of spring had made her
a little homesick for the country and
her country lover as she realized that
the fame she had won was really not
worth the price she paid. Just then
Phyllis, a country maiden, comes to
the great actress for advice about her
love affair and reveals unknowingly
the fact that Kitty’s former lover,
faithful to her for so many years, has
fallen in love with Phyllis. Phyllis
fears that some day his first love will
return but Kitty assures her that this
will never happen and sends her away
happy. This play was splendidly done
by Miss Sarah Carter. The part of
Kitty Clyde was a rather difficult
one, but the whole was well portrayed
by Sarah.

The last number was “Suppressed
Desires” by Susan Glaspell and George
Cram Cook, a Freudian comedy given
by Miss Mary Sayward. Henrietta
Brewster is intensely interested in
psycho-analysis and the Freudian
theory of dreams. Stephen, her long-
suffering husband, has endured many
miserable hours because Henrietta in-
sists upon analyzing his every move,
even waking him in the middle of the
night to find out what he is dream-
ing about so that she can discover
what are his suppressed desires.
Mabel, Henrietta’s sister, arrives for
a visit and she too, is subjected to
psycho-analysis. But the tables are
turned on Henrietta when both
Stephen and Mabel secretly visit Dr.
Russel, the eminent psycho-analysist,
who tells Stephen that he has a sup-
pressed desire to be freed from the
bonds of matrimony and that Mabel’s
suppressed desire is Stephen. Quite
differently does Henrietta feel now,
but peace is restored when she
promises to give up her hobby and
the other two promise to forget their
suppressed desires. The play was very
entertaining and full of amusing inci-
dents. It was delightfully presented
by Mary Sayward and was thoroughly
enjoyed by the audience.

The whole performance was very in-
teresting and entertaining. Those who
did not attend missed a real treat.

Dr. Gordon Jennings
Long Next Lecturer
“Literature and Leisure”

Will Be Subject of Ad-
dress in February.

Dr. Gordon Jennings Long, who
will speak February 10, on “Literature
and Leisure,” is the next speaker billed
by the lecture association.

Doctor Long reteived his Ph.D. de-
gree from Johns Hopkins and holds an
honorary degree from Oxford. For
sometime he was Latin professor at
the University of Chicago, and after-
wards taught at McGill college in
Canada. At present he is back at the
University of Chicago as dean of the
Graduate School of Arts and Liter-
ature, and as Professor of Latin in
the Graduate School. Dr. Long is edi-
tor of the University Press, which
publishes editions of school books as
well as the various college publica-
tions. He has himself edited several
books, including works of Terrence,
and of Horace.

Dr. Long is especially interested in
Roman private life, and teaches a
class on this subject which is always
crowded, according to Miss Torrance
and Miss Freed, both of whom have
had courses under him. Miss Tor-
rance and Miss Freed add this final
leaf to his laural crown as a teacher,
by saying that even, éven his Latin
prose classes are popular!

Not only is Dr. Long a real scholar
and an excellent teacher, but also a
well-known lecturer and after-dinner
speaker. He is a witty and interest-
ing talker, admired as a speaker by
all who hear him, and his charming
personality wins over all who have the
privilege of meeting him.

Alumnae Basketball
Team Meets Varsity

Star Forwards On Both
Sides Keep Baskets Trem-
bling. Final Score, 32-10
in Favor of Varsity.

The basketball season opened last
Friday night with an Alumnae-Varsity
game, a big crowd of enthusiastic
spectators, and the consumption of
many athletic apples. The tests
scheduled for the next day became of
secondary importance when Miss Wil-
burn began shooting goals a la
Eleanor Castles, and when Miss Bland,
as side-center, became too swift even
for Miriam Anderson. It is needless
to say anything about the playing of
‘Trueheart” Thomas, Elizabeth Lynn,
and Sara Slaughter, except that they
played true to their form of bygone
years. Nor is it necessary to com-
ment on the playing of the student
varsity, for it was quite evident
that they “knew their = stuff”’—
the score was 32-10 in their favour.

Just to prove what a good game
it was we will quote a remark over-
heard on the sidelines: “Why go to
the Georgia-Tech game now—I ask

you.”

The line-up was:

ALUMNAE VARSITY
Wayt sascos2 see ase Castles (22)
Thomas:/(2).<-.-- Knight, G, B. (10)
UCHR OM len aoter aso eeeee Dobyns
Bland pe anon Anderson M,
VAY erst eto si coe eae nee Woolford
eeeilincy.) 2 Sa Greer E.

Substitutes—Wilburn (6) for Wayt,
Wayt for Thomas, Slaughter for
Hutcheson, Lynn for Slaughter, Wayt
for Bland, Flanding for Wayt, Slaugh-
ter for Lynn, Flanding for Hamilton,
Wilburn for Hamilton.

Day Student News

Wednesday, November 30, the day
students had their first Y. W. C. A.
meeting of the year. Helen Respess,
day student Y. W. C. A. representa-
tive, presided. Sara Townsend taught

us some peppy songs, “I’d Rather Be a
Hottentot Than Rockefeller’s Only

Paul Blanchard Will
Lecture on Heart of
Chinese Revolution

Spoke at Agnes Scott Few
Years Ago On Labor
Problems.

Club
and the League of Women Voters are
Paul
Blanchard, Tuesday night, December

The International Relations

bringing to the college Mr.

13. Mr. Blanchard is widely known as
a successful lecturer at forums, clubs

and colleges. During three years of

lecture work in American colleges he
addressed over 125,000 students. Those
of this college who heard Mr. Blanch-

ard on a previous visit here some

years ago say that he is a most in-
teresting and fascinating speaker.

To quote from a pamphlet on his
\lecture, “The Heart of the Chinese
Revolution,” which he will deliver to
the college Tuesday night: “Paul
Blanchard has just returned from his
second journey to China in two years
where he made a special study of the
uprising of the Chinese masses in the
Nationalist revolution. In Shanghai,
Nanking and Hankow he interviewed
the men and women who are doing
most to shape the new China—Eugene
Chen, Chiang Kai-shek, Barodin,
Madame Sun Yat-sen and many
others. In this lecture he gives in
graphic style the picture of the
Chinese workers in the new industrial
system, the foreign gunboats and the
fight against imperialism, the uprising
of the oppressed peasantry, the begin-
nings of feminism, the influence of

communist propaganda, and America’s
relation to the struggle.”

The college community is invited to
attend this lecture, which is sure to
be both profitable and _ interesting.
Afterwards the International Rela-
tions Club and League of Women
Voters will give a reception in Re-
bekah Scott hall.

“Romans” Entertain
King at C. C. Meeting

Celebration of Saturnalia
Includes Playing of Games,
Consulting of Sibyl, and
Singing of Xmas Carols.

The regular meeting of the Clas-
sical Club was held Friday night. The
subject of the program was the Roman
Saturnalia which corresponds to our
Christmas. Bee Keith, king of the
Saturnalia, wore a toga with a purple
border, like those we read about in
“De Senectute.” Every member pres-
ent was asked to pretend that she was
a Roman, and entertain the king.
Latin games, such as knuckle-bones,
heads and ships, and charade, were
played. The Sibyl (Florence Smith)
was consulted and the fortunes which
the fates had in store for each one
were blown on leaves. In answer to
the king’s request for the history of
the Saturnalia, Sarah Marsh gave a
very interesting talk on that subject.
As a reward for the entertainment
rendered, the king had his slave (Lucy
Mai Cook) serve apples and nuts to
the guests. The meeting closed with
the singing of several Christmas
carols translated into Latin.

Heir,” and “Smile, Smile, Let Me See
You Smile.” Margaret Armstrong,
the World Fellowship chairman of Y.
W., made a very interesting and in-
spiring talk on our attitudes toward
other nations and races. Augusta
Roberts, Social Service chairman of
Y. W., told us how we, as day stu-
dents, could serve in this department
of Y. W. When the meeting adjourned
everybody de} arted hoping that Helen
would plan anther day student Y. W.
meeting soon.

Handel’s Messiah to
Be Sung Sunday
Beautiful Oratorio Is an An-

nual Feature of Christ-
mas Time.

One of the most loved traditions of
the college is the singing of Handel’s
“Messiah” at Christmastide. The
singing of this oratorio, based on the
life of Christ, and especially com-
memorating his birth, helps in a very
beautiful way to give us the real
Christmas spirit.

The Messiah will be presented by

ithe Choral Society in the chapel Sun-
\day, December 11, at 3 o’clock, under

the direction of Mr. Lewis Johnson.
The assisting artists wil be: Mary
Buttrick, soprano; Eunice Curry Pres-
cott, contralto; Vaughan Ozmer, tenor,
and Walter Herbert, bass.

The Messiah was first performed in
Dublin, Ireland, in 1742 and was re-
ceived with the greatest enthusiasm.
It continues to be the greatest and
most loved of oratorios. This work
has probably been given publicly more
times and in more countries than any
other musical work for large chorus.

In response to a special invitation,
the Shoral society gave the Messiah

lat Park Street Methodist Church De-

eember 4. The soloists for that oc-
casion were: Vivian Bryant and Mary
Ruth Rountree, sopranos; Ruth
Thomas, contralto; Homer Faulkner,
tenor, and Walter Herbert, bass.

Y. W. Constitu-
tion Is Revised
Proposed Amendments Are

Given Unanimous
Voie.

Y. W. Cabinet recently undertook
a revision of the Y. W. constitution.
The constitution had not been amend-
ed or revised since 1922 and hence-
forth was not up-to-date. Cabinet
carefully studied the constitution and
made the necessary changes to bring
it up to a present day working basis.
The revised form was submitted to
the Association and unanimously ac-
cepted.

In addition, two important amend-
ments were proposed which are: a
change in the basis of membership
and an amendment to the method of
making amendments to the consti-
tution. According to the provisions
of the constitution the clauses deal-
ing with the basis of membership and
the method of making amendments
can not be altered or repealed except
by a unanimous vote of the associa-
tion for two successive years. When
these proposed amendments were pre-
sented to the student body they re-
ceived a unanimous vote but they
cannot be incorporated into the body
of the constitution or made effective
unless they are given a unanimous
vote again next year. The proposed
amendments read as follows:

1. “Amendments may be made to
the constitution by a two-thirds vote
of the Association, provided the pro-
posed amendment has been read to the
Association two weeks beforehand.”

2. Basis of Membership—‘The
membership shall consist of any per-
sons connected with the institution
who are in sympathy with the pur-
pose of the Association and who will
make the following declaration: ‘It
is my purpose to live as a true fol-
lower of the Lord Jesus Christ.’ ”

The proposed change in the basis of
membership is of great importance to
our Association. Below are given the
reasons for desiring the change which
Cabinet presented to the Association:

‘1. We feel that if any girl can
conscientiously sign the membership
eard, we should not deny her full
membership in the Y. W. C. A.

2. “We want to make the purpose
of the Y. W. C. A. mean more to
the members, and we believe that it
will mean more if girls come into
membership on their beliefs and pur-

“The Gitana,” Color-
ful Operetta, to Be
Presented Saturday
Scenes and Musical Themes

Will Vary From Gypsy
Camp to Stately Court.

The Glee Club will present a color-
ful gypsy operetta, “The Gitana,” in
the auditorium of the Bucher Scott
Gymnasium Saturday evening, De-
cember 10, at eight o’clock. This oper-
etta is a lively comedy in two acts,
written by Joseph L. Roekel.

The scenes of “The Gitana” are laid
near the woods of Granada and in the
court of the Alhambra. The story
centers around the heroine Zayda,
who is the lost daughter of the King
of Spain and who has been cared for
by a band of gypsies. Her memories
of the past are aroused by the song
of the page, who comes from the
court of the Alhambra. After many
unusual and exciting incidents the
princess is restored to her father, the
King of Spain. Great rejoicing fol-
lows this happy event.

The following cast has been select-
ed:

King of Spain_--.------ Mr. Johnson
Queen of Spain__----- Virginia Miller
Ladies Isabel and Alda,

Mabel Dumas and Imogene Haralson
AN PASS Fee ee nee eae Ruth Thomas
TayOecaaseek os seeos Mary Rountree
The Ladye of the Enchanted Fountain,

Vivian Bryant
Spirits or the Fountain_-._~-- Lillian

LeConte Hortense Elton, Sara Curry

The cast is admirably supported by
a lively band of gypsies. The pic-
turesque backgrounds of the Spanish
woods presents a lovely setting for the
gay colors of the gypsies and their
light tuneful dances. Snappy tunes,
bright colors, and shaded lights pro-
duce a wonderful effect. Many at-
tractive ballets have been arranged
under the skillful direction of Hortense
Elton. All the choruses have been
carefully selected and arranged, and
skillfully trained.

The Glee Club has been working un-
usually hard the past season on this
performance, which gives every
promise of being an outstanding suc-
cess. Admission will be only fifty
cents and all are urged to come early
and “avoid the rush.”

CAMPUS CALENDAR

December 7—After dinner coffee in
Inman lobby.
December 8—Meeting of College

Council, 3:10 P. M.

December 8—Pen and Brush Club,
7:15 P.M.

December 9—Red Candle Service, 10
P. M. in chapel.

December 9—First water polo game,
4:10 P. M. in gym.

December 10—Christmas tree for
community children, 2:30 p.m, Old
gymnasium,

December 10—Glee Club Operetta, “La
Gitana,” 8:30, gym.

December 11—White Christmas Vesp-
ers, 8 P. M., chapel.
December 11—Messiah,

chapel.
December 12—Chemistry Club, 7 P.
M., Miss Elise Shaver speaker.
December 13—International Relations
Club with Paul Blanchard, speaker.
December 13—Cotillion Tea Dance, 5
P. M., gym.
December 14—First interclass basket-
ball game, 8 p. m., gym.

3 EF. MM,

poses rather than on the fact that
they belong to some church.

8. “We do not believe that this
change in our basis of membership
would show any lack of appreciation
of the church and we do now, and
shall continue, to encourage church
attendance, church affiliation, and
church membership.

4. “We, as Cabinet, would like to
see this change brought about be-
cause we believe in the personal basis
of membership and we should like to
work on that basis.”

THE AGONISTIC

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REPORTERS FOR THIS ISSUE
Harriet Todd, ’30 Rachel Paxon, ’29
Belle Ward Stowe, 30 Olive Spencer, ’29

Jack McLellan, 28 Kitty Hunter, 29
Virginia Earle, ’30 pais cs le

Sally Cothran, ’29
Clarene Dorsey, ’30

Betty Gash, ’29
Elisabeth Tyson, ’29 Ray Knight, ’29
Jean Alexander, 730 Dorothy Hutton, ’29
Carolyn Nash, ’30 Esther Nisbit, ’29

EDITORIAL
IN THE CLASSROOM

The class hour is, ideally, the time when the instructor guides
the students, and each student gives to the class the best that she
has gleaned from the study assigned—the most worth while re-
sults of her creative reaction to the facts. If this ideal method
were always followed, the class hour would be a source of in-
conceivable benefit to each member, and of equal joy to the pro-
fessor.

We seldom know these ideal classes because the very nature
of the method requires sincere co-operation of each member, and
anything that depends upon every unit of a group is difficult to
attain. But in this case the result is indeed worth the effort!

The object of all class discussion is primarily contribution to
thought. To that end each idea should be tested before it is glibly
rolled off in speech, and then, clothed in words that do not belie
the fact that it really is a thought. To say of Hamlet, remember-
ing the scene with Rosencrantz and Guilderstern, “Oh, I think he
is darling !’’; to say of permutations: “I don’t see how it works out
that way—nor the sense in it all,” and then to pay only vague at-
tention to the explanation, reveling in a warm, personal sense of
abused justice; to slumber during Latin translation and then ask
innumerable questions on construction and phrases; to make
stupid remarks in biology lecture because you can not think of
anything wise to say, and just feel in a talkative and giggly mood;
to say of Peer Gynt, when someone has expressed disapproval of
his character, “Why, I think he is perfectly cute!” is an absurd
waste of moments that are literally golden opportunities.

’Tho there is little excuse for the person who constantly in-
terrupts another and monopolizes the discussion, betraying impo-
liteness, selfishness and intolerance, such a person occasionally
brings out a real point. On the contrary, the sweet young thing
who employs adjectives such as “cute” and “darling,” as premises
in her opinion of literary characters on whose least weakness
volumns have been written, does nothing but confuse the class.
No two people have been known to agree exactly on the essential
elements of any modern slang expression. Regardless of how
deeply one searches, it is one’s own illusion and not a definite mean-
ing that is found. Such an expression may be convenient in casual
conversation, but it is utterly meaningless in a class discussion—
and quite exasperating, you may be sure!

It is always disturbing not to hear exactly what a person is
saying in class. Tho’ voices seem never to lack volumn on the
campus, a few students have the habit of mumbling their answers,
of talking to the professor to the exclusion of the class, of holding
their fingers self-consciously over their mouth while speaking.
Every one wishes to hear, to agree or disagree. And, indeed, if
you have something to say, there is no reason to say it apologetic-
ally or doubtfully. It is the thought behind your statement, and
your own conviction that the class will admire, tho’ it disagree
with you in fact.

It is in the less formal classes—those whose subjects permit
them to be “delightful’—that these bits of thoughtlessness are
most noticeable. The delightfulness is destroyed accordingly. If
each will take herself as a personal responsibility, to be cautioned
in consideration for others, definiteness of expression, and sincer-
ity of thought, classes on our campus will be the richer.

Views and Interviews

Superlatives Tell Their Ideas
of Fun.

“Christmas is coming, and—oh,
won’t it be fun!” This, or words to
this effect, can be heard almost any-
where on the campus and at almost
any time now, but just what is meant
by the word fun? or just what do we
Agnes Scotters think is fun.
should get a very good idea from an
interview with our superlative girls.
(We also get some very varied re-
sults). When we asked Miss Agnes
Scott nee Jack Anderson,
for a moment and then said the Tues-
day night sing and basketball, but her
idea of the most fun was a bacon bat.

Lila Porcher said that when she saw
last year’s graduates running aroun
having a big time and coming back on
visits, she thought she would rather
just do nothing.

“My idea of fun

is scratching

matches, tearing up paper, and holler- |

ing! and experimenting, trying to get
rid of my freckles.” Who would have
said this but Sara Townsend?

On being interviewed, Janet Me-
Donald answered right off the bat.
‘V’d rather talk and argue with people
who don’t agree with me, and put
forth a lot of radical ideas that nobody
really believes in, but I do get a lot
of fun playing with them.”

Jo Walker said she loved good
dances, football games, and plays; and
on the campus she liked athletics,
stunts and the dances. Then she
added, “But the most fun is being a
Hottentot.”

When we asked Margaret Arm-
strong, she looked at us with a very
suspicious eye and asked if it were
for publication, for in that case she
should say intellectual pursuits, but
her real idea of fun was doing what
she wasn’t supposed to.

Julia Rowan said that so many
things were fun that she couldn’t de-
cide which was the most unless it was
“just living.”

We might have expected Pasco to
say a swim, but although she didn’t,
it was not far removed from water—
her answer was walking in the rain.
But her other answer expresses most
of our ideas of fun. She said getting
off the train at five-thirty on the morn-
ing of December the seventeenth.

EXCHANGES

COURSE IN LOVE LETTER WRIT-
ING OFFERED

Brief lessons in love letter writing
have added recently to the enjoyment
of a European history course at Sioux
Falls College. The instructor read the
letters of Napoleon Bonaparte to
Josephine in order to present the
human side of the famous general.
Members of the class, however, are
profiting by the models given them
and have shifted their interest from
European history to the art of letter
writing —Smith College Weekly.

—Sun Dial.

MT. HOLYOKE STUDIES ALLOW-

ANCES

To answer the question, “What
should be the allowance of the college
girl?” the statistics class at Mt. Holy-
oke is to study the expenditures of
students. Members of the class will
ask 350 picked students to keep strict
account of the amount and purpose
of what is spent. Printed schedules
are planned to minimize effort and
give the greatest amount of informa-
tion. —Sun Dial.

In the midst of all our studies and
college activities we often look so far
ahead and see so much that is re-
quired of us that we feel that we can
never accomplish it all. In this way
we become discouraged. Do you not
think that there is such a thing as
taking too broad a view of life? Na-
ture herself believes in meeting oc-
casions as they arise. She gives us
time on the installment plan—never
even a whole day at once. If we do
our best as students each day, realiz-
ing that tomorrow cannot harm us
today, when we will have finished our
college careers and look back over the
whole we will see that it is good be-
cause we have made good the parts of
which it is composed.

—Campus Quill.

We |Giddy, Sugar:

Your poor friend is still blushing
Oh, ’tis dread-
ful to be tactless, especially to any-

with embarrassment.

she thought body as nice as Dr. Hewey. You know

I’m trying to be somebody’s ideal girl,
too, with long hair, but indeed the way
to a “crown of glory” is far and
Christmas holidays are near. So while

q|i was in Dee this morning, I dashed

up to Mr. Hewey and said, “Oh, Mr.
Hewey, what would make your hair
grow?” Then I looked at him—and
remembered. Truly, Giddy, I nearly
went through the floor. Still that’s no
worse than Helen Anderson, I suppose
she goes with two boys in Anderson,
both named Charlie, and my dear,
she sent the same Charlie two pic-
tures exactly alike, both autographed,
“to dearest Charlie.” I know he either
thought he was drunk, or else died of
the shock.

Shocks aren’t good for people,
either, Giddy. I haven’t felt the same
since I went to the Oxford debate and
they gave me a program—at Agnes
Scott—without advertisements on it.
But it was a good debate, and we all
remembered we were ladies and had
as nice manners as if we were used
to hearing Englishmen “shooting the
bool.” One of them fell for Mary
Riviere, Giddy, and called her up the
next morning, and she won’t tell any-
body what he said.

But there’s no use trying to keep

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Even Janet
can’t do it. Did you hear about her
telegram? To begin with, Miss
Gooch had been fussing at her about
her voice. A day or so later Janet
started getting circulars and whole
posters about Lucky Strikes, “your
throat’s protection.” As a climax came
a wire from John McCormack saying
“T highly recommend Old Gold’s—not
a cough in a carload.” Janet feels
deeply indebted to John as well as to
Martha Riley and Mary Ray, who all
have her interests\at heart.

Those that know, Giddy, say that
other peowe’s “interests” are safely
buried and covered with drifting au-
tumn leaves. They say, too, that some
people have been known to walk more
than a mile to disembark from a ship
of the desert.

But there, Giddy, they will say I’m
gossipping, and I don’t want to give
people an opportunity to talk. As Sara
Townsend’s Clemson love (the one we
fly back to like an aeroplane) said,
“Write to me, sweetheart, because I
love you 4

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fuses to delay his arrival later than

while strolling (with

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December. The library. Girlish heads
bent under desk lights, eyes intent on
printed pages. Cold air that rushes

threateningly under one’s umbrella
when it’s raised. One light in the gym
—the Junior Gift Shop. Business

should be picking up, with everybody
so inflicted with the “C. S.” Science
Hall, dark, mysterious. Gaines—
laughter and the syncopated moan of

a Victrola. The Tea House and ten
o’clock lunches. Fat people seem to
eat continually. Eating seems to
make one more sociable than usual.
Lights blinking in Inman. The usual
Freshman uproar in Main before
“lights.” Dates hurrying across the
colonade—hurrying to escape the
blowing rain. Rebekah Scott again!

Chopin Hudson’s sister and Miss
Manita Bullock, of Athens, Ga., who
is directing a play in Atlanta, spent
the week-end with Chopin. Among

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The Cotillion Club has been enjoy-
ing weekly tea-dances given by differ-
ent members. Last Wednesday after-
noon from 5 to 6 o’clock on the stage
of the gym the club was entertained
by Lillian LeConte, Josephine Houston
and Mary Mackey Hough. The stage
was made very attractive by beauti-
ful ferns. Tea and sandwiches were
served. Those dancing included:

Miss Bland, Miss North, Eliza
Raimey, Mary Mackey Hough, Therese
Barksdale, Lillian LeConte, Josephine
Houston, Lois McClelland, Polly
Irvin, Carolyn Paine, Bet Cole, Louise
Sherfesee, Sara White, Sara Glenn,
Harriet Alexander, Marian Martin,
Sally Cothran, Louise Robertson,
Helen Sisson, Virginia Cameron,
Emily Cope, Mittie Morrow, Julia
Rowan, Josephine Barry, Elise
Jones, Olive Spencer, Eloise Gaines,
Anais Jones, Jean Kennedy, Jean
Coffman, Sara Johnston and Elisabeth
Tyson.

those entertaining for them were

Julia Thompson, Wesa Chandler, Sara
Townsend and Helen Anderson.

Eleanor Haughton, Mildred Duncan
and Elmore Bellingraph had a visitor
for the game and week-end, Meredith
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WE THINK:

As college graduates, the alumnae
of Agnes Scott College will fare forth
into the localities from which they
come, as leaders, and above all, as
As the

knowledge of parliamentary law will
not only be expected but required of
us all. For a long time there has
been some displeasure voiced at the in-
formal and very unparliamentary
manner in which the majority of our
campus meetings are conducted.

It is fully realized and appreciated
that lack of time often necessitates
informality of our meetings. How-
ever, it does seem that one organiza-
tion should try to keep us all up with
the proper methods of conducting a
meeting. Student Government, includ-
ing as it does all of the student body,
seems to be the organization admir-
ably suited for this task. Surely a

club women. latter, some

short business session on Tuesday
nights, conducted along the lines of
parliamentary law would be beneficial
and enlightening to us all.

Many of us were fortunate enough
to hear Mrs. Maude Wood Parks last
spring, when she paid us a short but
very delightful visit. Her lecture,
from the standpoint of one of the
outstanding club women of today,
surely inspired those who heard her
with the desire to become clubwomen
themselves. Such poise as clubwomen
possess is the outgrowth of training,
and surely no time seems more fitting
for instruction than this plastic time
of our college careers.

To give the Agnes Scott girl some
knowledge of parliamentary law will
surely fit her further for the task be-
fore her, to become a leader and
capable club woman.

D. W. H., 729:

Helen Duke, Jeanette Nichols, and
Lib Woolfork had three visitors for
the week-end, Frances. Boyles from
Ward-Belmont, Hastletive Fagan and
Elizabeth Newton from Shorter.

Lynn and Aileen Moore’s father
spent the week-end with them.

Laelius Stallings went home for the
week-end to Newnan, Ga.

Dittie Winter spent the
with her cousin.

Ruth Pringle spent the
with Lib Smith.

Sara Townsend’s mother and sister
spent the week-end with her.

Margaret Minnis spent the week-end
in Atlanta.

Helen Johnston spent the week-end
in Atlanta with her cousin.

Belle Ward Stowe and Julia Thomp-

week-end

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son had supper with Mrs. Lack Smith
in Decatur Sunday night.

Mary Ruth Rountree’s sister and a
friend spent the week-end with her.

Mary Brown’s mother spent the
week-end with her.

Lillian White’s mother and father
spent the week-end with her.

Lillian White attended a _ dinner-
dance at East Lake Country Club
Wednesday night.

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Marian Greene entertained at a tea
in Lupton Wednesday afternoon from
five to six o’clock in honor of Mildred
Greenleaf’s birthday. Georgia Watson
and Mary Ellis poured tea; Elizabeth
Merritt, Sara Townsend, Belle Ward
Stowe, Helen Anderson, and Sara
Johnston served. About seventy-five
guests called during the afternoon.

Sarah Glenn’s sister, Susan, visited
her last week-end. They attended the
game, the Biltmore tea-dance and a
bouffet supper at Bet Cole’s Saturday.

Lillian LeConte, Betty Hudson, and
Shirley McPhaul attended the Sigma
|Nu dance Saturday night.

Jo Fairchild went to the Biltmore
tea-dance Saturday afternoon and to
Garber’s Saturday night.

Skid Morgan and Helen Ridley spent
the week-end with Mary Warren.

Dorothy Dudley spent Friday and
Saturday nights with her mother at
the Biltmore.

Martha Tower visited Mary Prim
for the week-end.

Miss Annie B. Daniel, of Augusta,
Ga., visited Marjorie Daniel for the
week-end.

Edith McAllister from Woman’s
College was the guest of Hortense
King for the week-end.

Lenore Gardner’s mother and father
were here for the week-end and took
her to the game.

Betty Fuller spent the week-end
with Della Carlisle, ex ’28 (who is now
going to Georgia!), in Decatur.

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THE AGONISTIC

Read this before asking questions:

You have to be a reader of the
Agonistic to have questions answered
in this department. It is only neces-
sary that you avoid questions that
would call for unduly long answers
such as sketches of lives. Do not in-
quire concerning age. Write on only
one side of the paper. Sign your full
name and address; only initials will be
published if requested.

Martha from Mass.: Thanks for the
roses. Yes, Margaret Debele, ’26, is
teaching history and English at the
Savannah High School. Marguerite
Russell is keeping the library quiet
and issuing books to eager students
at Duke University.

“Collie” Chicago, Ill: Hold on to
that picture of me, it’s very valuable.
I’ve grown so old I won’t have any
more taken. You asked about Louisa
Duls, she is teaching English at the
Charlotte High School. Last year it
was Latin—and I hear she made her
students carry on their class conversa-
tion in that language.

“Cottontop,” Atlanta, Ga.:
Eve’s leading man for life is
Walter Strong, I understand.
again!

Peg of Hollywood: Don’t bawl me
out and I'll try to reform. Evelyn
Wood, ex ’29, and Eugenia Kirk, ex
29, are making their new pictures at
the University of Alabama. Susan
Pierce, ex 729, left in the fall for
Randolph-Macon. Yes, she has black
hair.

Watermelon Seed, Piqua, O.: Miriam
Arrington is her real name. Miriam
has gone to New York for the winter
to study voice. We expect to hear
Miriam in a role of a prima-donna
very soon. Polly Brown, ex ’29, is
cultivating her voice at the Conserva-
tory of Cincinnati: Florida Richard,
ex ’29, is enjoying her winter im-
mensely traveling in Cuba and in
various southern climes. She is 5 feet
and has light hair. Lyle Watters, ex
29, and Kitty Martin, ex ’29, are
leaving the campus of the University
of Kentucky this winter. Florence
Perkins, ’26, is teaching at the Wash-
ington Seminary in Atlanta. Olivia
Swann, ’26, is getting local coloring
for her next picture, “The School
Master,” by taking a professorship at
the Birmingham High School. Your
other questions are answered else-
where in the Gold Mine of Useful
Facts.

“Pep,” Wheatina, N. C.: Virginia
Hollingsworth, ’27, gives her birth-
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is teaching in Greensboro, N. C. Anne
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Aggie Fan, Decatur, Ga.: For the
benefit of you and others who are in-
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Phi Alpha Phi Hears
Debate on Haiti

At the last regular meeting of Phi
Alpha Phi which was held Thursday
night in Propylaen Hall, the subject of
the debate was Resolved: That Ameri-
can Intervention in Haiti Is Justifiable.

The affirmative was upheld by Har-
riet Williams, Mary McCallie, and
Mary Shewmaker and the negative by
Margaret Gerig and Martha Stack-
house. Due to the absence of Elaine
Jacobsen her speech was read by
Frances Craighead.

The affirmative side based their case
on the three issues that it was neces-

sary at the time, that the intervention
has proved beneficial to Haiti, and
that it was in defense of the Monroe
Doctrine. The negative pointed out
that the United States had no legal
right to intervene, that the marines
had used undue force after their ar-
rival, and that the occupation had
taken away Haiti’s sovereign rights.

The debate was very spirited in spite
of the fact that four of the speakers
were making their debut. The decision
was rendered in favor of the affirma-
tive.

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Anna Knight: “I understand that
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Miss Jackson: “Why, Miss Knight?”

Miss Knight: “Because very few
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Basketball practices:

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Sophomores Wednesday.

Juniors Tuesday.

Seniors Thursday.

Polo practices are at the same hour
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The first water polo game of the
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NO. 12

The “Gitana” Is
Charming Success
Excellent Voices, Beauty of

Costumes and Scenes
Mark Performance.

“The Gitana,” light
opera, was presented by the Glee Club
last Saturday night in the gymnasium-
auditorium. This is a colorful and
tuneful operetta by
Roeckel and is full of life and pep.
The scene is laid in a forest in Gra-
nada, the Alhambra, and the
time, the days long ago.

The action centered around Zayda,
played by Mary Rountree, the darling
of a merry group of gypsies. While
they sang and danced together they
were interrupted by,a royal page who
anxiously inquired if they had seen

a charming

in two acts

near

the queen’s falcon, which has been lost.
They laughed and teased the page, but
finally showed him the bird perched in
a tree nearby. they
would not let him go until he had
sung them a song. He was in despair
but ended by singing a quaint old
lullaby, the queen’s The
gypsies listened half scornfully, half-

Nevertheless

favorite.

admiringly, but soon their attention
was called to Zayda who had become
strangely moved by the music. Their
woner increased when she joined the
page in tue song. ‘Having finished,

her in their song ae dances.

The second scene of the first act re-
vealed an enchanted fountain deeper
in the woods. Zayda in her perplexity
sought the Ladye of the Fountain and
implored her to explain her vague
memories recalled by the song. The
Ladye only mysteriously hinted to her
that the song which she remembers
so well, will be the means of restor-
ing her to her parents. She rejoiced
while the Sprits of the Fountain en-
joined her to patience and hope.

In the second act, the court of Spain
was gathered in all its splendor in a
vain attempt to ¢heer the king and
queen who, after many years, still
grieve over their kidnapped daughter.
The king had sunk into a deep melan-
choly from which nothing could rouse
him. As a last resort the gypsies are
sent for. They proudly presented
Zayda to sing. She was impelled by
some strange impulse to sing the
Inllaby that the page had sung in the
forest. To the amazement of the
court the king started at the sound
of her voice. Yes, Zayda was the long
lost princess. The operetta closed with
a finale of thanksgiving in which all
joined.

The characters were admirably
played. Agnes Scott is proud to pos-
sess such charming voices in her Glee
Club as revealed in this first appear-
ance of the season. The principals

were
VEL) Gf a aE ere afar Mary Rountree
1 ee Ruth Thomas

Ladye of the Fountain,
Vivian Bryant
Spirits of the Fountain,
Spirits of the Fountain____ Lillian Le-
Conte, Hortense Elton, Sarah Currie
Kine or Spain. Mr. Johnson
Queen of Spain__-_--- Virginia Miller
Ladies of the Court,
Jennie Lynn Nyman, Vivian Bryant,
Annette Colwell, Imogene Harrel-
son, Mabel Dumas, Charlotte Hunter
They were assisted by a large and
well-trained chorus; while the dancers,
Hortense Elton, Lillian LeConte, Mary
Crenshaw, and Jean Kennedy, proved
to be one of the hits of the program.

Hottentots Bring Chrcinas. to Children

Stockings Filled for Each Child Surround Decorated Tree in Old
Santa Claus Himself Presents Gifts

Gymnasium.

Last Saturday afternoon the
“Aggie” girls played Santa Claus to
all the little children from the Decatur
Orphans’ Home and the Atlanta Wel-
fare Association, who would otherwise
have had no Christmas. Each girl,
who wished it, was given the name and
age of a child for whom she was to fill
a stocking.

At 2:30 they arrived—tiittle children
of all ages and sizes—their eyes big
with anticipation of Santa Claus.
There was a scramble for each of the
girls to find “her child” and then they
went into one of the rooms of the old
gym to play London Bridge in one
corner, drop the handkerchief in an-

other, and a lively game of ball in
another. All around the walls were
tots on chairs drawing pictures of
what they said represented themselves
and Santa Claus.

And then—oh, then, came the tree!
The most marvelous tree, glittering
with tinsel and balls—green and red.
Hidden in the branches and all around
on the floor were countless stockings
—full of dolls, trains, teddy bears
jumping jacks, pistols, candy, nuts,
oranges—and everything else that
makes a little boy or girl think that
Christmas and Santa Claus are the
most wonderful things in the world.

Old St.
presents.

Nick himself gave out the
He said he had come from

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onal
Speaks to Clubs

“Heart of Chinese Revolu-
tion” Discussed By
Speaker.

The League of Women Voters and
the International Relations Club held
a joint meeting Tuesday evening in
the chapel. Frances Craighead, presi-
dent of the League of Women Voters,
introduced the speaker of the evening,
Mr. Paul Blanshard. Mr. Blanshard,
lecturer, writer and economist, chose
as his subject, “The Heart of the
Chinese Revolution.” The lecture, how-
ever occurred at too late a date for
the substance of the discussion to be
included in this week’s Agonistic.

After the lecture, the audience was
invited to meet Mr. Blanshard at a

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the North Pole in his airplane with a
gift especially for every little boy and
girl. And there seemed to be for
everybody, just what they wanted.
After every one’s arms were full they
went back into the play room where
there were cakes and cones piled high
with pink ice cream. All the new
automobiles must be tried, and the cap
pistols fired. It resembled our Christ-
mases at home, long ago, only this

*|one was multiplied about a hundred

times.

Then, with arms laden, the
ones started away. Those of us who
watched them go felt the real Christ-
mas spirit and remembered—“As ye
have done it unto the least of these,
ye have done it unto me.”

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At Open Forum

Relative Value of Depart-

mental Clubs Is
Discussed.

Margaret Ogden presided at Open
Forum Tuesday night, December 6. In
accordance with several requests, the
meeting was conducted

on strictly

parliamentary lines. The first motion
was that we ask the faculty to insti-
tute two rules as follows: All term
papers will be announced two months
before they are due. All tests will be
announced two class meetings in ad-
vance.

The Freshmen requested three trips
to town this week in order to do

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incon Minister Ad-
dresses Bible Club

Native Country and Per-
sonal Experiences De-
scribed by Dr. Shahbaz.

Dr. Y. H. Shahbaz, a native of Per-
sia, gave a most interesting talk at
the regular monthly meeting of the
Bible Club Monday night, December
5. Dr. Shahbaz gave a short sketch
of his life to explain how much the
opportunity of speaking to the club
meant to him.

He was born in an ancient city of
Persia and as a boy attended a mission
school, where he was converted
Christianity. After completing his

education in Persia he decided to come |
He |
landed in New York with no knowl-|

to America for frther study.

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|several other silences:

“Christ’s Call’ Is
Taken As Theme
Religious Week
Dr. Frank Morgan Leads

Series of Five Serv-
ices.

Dr. Frank Morgan, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of Augusta,
|Ga., led a series of services during Re-
ligious Week at Agnes Scott. The
first talk was given on Tuesday, De-
cember 6, at the chapel service. He
|began by saying that his theme for
the week was to be Christ’s call to
/men, and that he wanted to empha-
|size the chief notes in this theme. His
|subject for Tuesday was Christ's call
to salvation, which he considered the
fundamental thing in Christ’s call to
|men.

He used as his text Acts XVI:31—
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and
thou shalt be saved,” the statement

°|made by Paul to the Philippian jailer.

In considering this call to salvation
there are three questions, said Dr.
Morgan, that must be answered.

The first of these questions is ‘What
do we mean by being saved? and
from what are we to be saved?” Dr.
Morgan said he was glad the Bible
was silent on that point, and quoted
one in Psalm
CIV :16—“the trees of the Lord are
full;” one in Genesis XXV:8—Abra-
ham died “an old man, and full;” and
one in Exodus IIl:14—“and God said
unto Moses, am that Iam .. . thus

\s et chou Hex unto tbe children of

ae:
of the thing from which we need to
be saved. Complete salvation, says
Dr. Morgan, covers life at every point
and guarantees a body free from all
complaints, a mind free from unde-
sirable thoughts, and an idea! spiritual
existence. But none of us are yet
saved in the fullest sense of the word
as we learn from Paul in the Epistle to
the Romans. Paul says that salvation
is not accomplished in a moment; that
it implies immediate justification when
righteousness is imparted to us; sanc-
tification, which is righteousness
through the years implanted in us;
and glorification, rightousness im-
ported to us for all eternity.

The second question is “What do we
mean by ‘believe’?” No man can
compel himself to believe a thing, but
the belief that saves a man is not
merely an intellectual assent to cer-
tain truths. “You can be as ortho-

’|dox as the devil and be damned like
»|the devil.”

The nature of a belief of
any value is that which is reflected in
a man’s actions. Here Dr. Morgan
used an effective illustration of a man

to |

who believes that if he puts a light-
ed match too close to a tank of gaso-
line, the gasoline will explode. But
this belief is not of any value un-
less it is reflected in the man’s ac-
tions. We must believe with our will.
It is not merely intellectual compre-
hension that we need but volitional
surrender, and the belief that ex-
presses itself in surrender shows it-
self in a man’s conduct. The most im-
portant thing is to begin by obeying
what we do believe. Faith is always
based on reason; man knows the truth
experimentally.

The third question is “Whom do we
mean by the Lord Jesus?” And it is
necessary to be careful at this point.
By the Lord Jesus we mean the Christ
of the New Testament who is God in-
carnate, man perfect, sinless, and un-
lfallen, Saviour by way of the cross
and the blood, and Lord by way of the
lresurrection. No one can deny any
of these and still believe the New
Testament. And it is this Christ whose
lfirst call to us is a call to salvation
by belief in Him as a Person.

Dr. Frank Morgan his

continued

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With Our Clubs

Meetings in Artistic and
Literary Circles Feature
Week’s Calender.

B. O. Z. met with Mrs. Dieckmann
last Monday evening at her home on
The
stories of the evening were read by
Edith MeGranahan and Evelyn Becker.
Edith’s was a charming theme of a
little orphaned girl who loved dearly
the new little boy at the home and
years

Clairmont Avenue in Decatur.

Carolyn Essig
eee ne oad Elizabeth Merritt

Chopin Hudson

who found her life in later

greatly interwoven with his. Evelyn’s
“Twenty-Four Hours”
tremely vivid sketch of the Japanese

earthquake. Her descriptions were
very life-like and her knowledge of
the disaster was well portrayed.
The hostess served delightful re-
freshments and the club enjoyed thor-
oughly the social hour which fol-

rs, Ee Ae Irene Lowrance

was an ex-

Lillian White

Rachel Paxon, ’29
Esther Nisbet, ’29
Margaret Andreae, ’29
Harriet Todd, *30
Geraldine LeMay, ’29
Miriam Anderson, ’28
Mary Crenshaw, ’28
Mary Ellis, *29

Vera Kamper, ’28

will be held the week of return from
Christmas vacation.

Poetry Club met Tuesday night, De-

cember 8, with Virginia Earle. After
a discussion of business, members of
the club read poems. Alice Jernigan’s
poem was called “De Senectute.” Vir-
ginia Earle read a Christmas poem,
“Noel,” and one “To a Member of
Poetry Club.” Mary Cope’s ‘“Van-
ity” which Emily Cope read, was even
better than “Futility,” which appeared
in the last Aurora. Mary Shewmaker
read “Winter.” Myrtle Bledsoe’s “To
a Professor Reading ‘Blounuef’ to His
wise men from the east came t0| Class” was quite unusual, and her son-
net was beautiful. Georgia Watson
read a sonnet which was full of vivid
images. Raemond Wilson read a

This advent, over nineteen hundred years ago, brought into} charming little pocm, “Without Even

the world the spirit of Christmas, which is both of the earth and
heaven. Christmas, with its holly and bright fires, gay shop dis-|P°°™s were “Realism
plays, tinkling bells, and spirit of eagerness and joy; Christmas
with cold winds rushing through clear air, and far above, the
gleaming stars, the same that lighted the way for the heavenly
hosts who sang over Bethlehem, “Glory to God in the Highest.”
At Christmas time of all times of-the-year, the challenge of. the

Kingsbery’s two
” and “I Wonder
What the Moon Thinks.” Virginia
Sevier, an old member of Poetry Club,
was present and read “Premonition.”
She assisted Virginia Earle with the
refreshments.

Poetry Chibwill meet next

a Name.” Emily

with

stars comes most clearly to us. Brick house and skyscrapers have |Emily Cope on Tuesday night, Janu-
risen about us. Books that tell of the past that made the present |®"Y *-

GIDBIE
GOSo\1P

Merry Christmas, darling!

Are you as excited as I am because
it’s just the day after tomorrow that
we go home? Home, Giddy—doesn’t
it sound grand! That’s really what
Christmas means when you're at
school anyways, and I’ve never seen
any one crowd get as pepped over
anything before. I even saw somebody
with tears in their eyes last night
when we sang about “all going home
to a houseful of holly.” I could get
tearful over Christmas songs too if I
were in the Glee Club and was plan-
ning to get up at five o’clock Friday

lowed. The next meeting of B. O, Z.!morning to carol the rest of the school.

Noble girls. It will work them down
as much as the Freshmen’s three times
zo town. They really showed brains,
Giddy. But you know, I don’t believe
they’re as excited as the other class-
women. Shirley and Betty just sorta
grinned this morning when they told
me they only had one more paper doll
to take down off the wall and that it
was only one day and two halves,
forty-eight hours or 2,880 minutes (I
refuse to vouch for their multiplica-
tion). But Carolyn Nash told me, just
as seriously, last night, that she woke
up every night and expected to see
Santa Claus coming out of the radia-
tor. Carolyn Payne carries out the
Christmas motif beautifully, too. She
even calls her A. T. O. love “Santa
Claus” because he’s growing a mus-
tache to surprise his family. No
doubt he will succeed.

Oh, people that live in Atlanta or
Deeatur can’t thrill half enough. But
they got enough excitement out of
the Tech-Georgia game to do them for
a while. Ella got in on that too; she
won a double dope off of Chugga. I’m
wondering wheye she got her little tip
about Tech. JT was so funny, Giddy,
After the games, Cornelia Taylor and
her date stopped by a filling station
to get some gas, and Cornelia said,

forget that day, either. She lost her
third Beta pin then.

I really know much good gossip,
Giddy but it’s a bad policy to make
enemies of friends at this time of the
year. (I wonder how many people
have stopped getting letters, very sud-
denly.) Oh, for a true love like Lib
Hatchet’s Durward, who’s writing her
every day, trying to make her promise
to give him a date every night that
she’s home!

But I must stop and write pleasant
letters myself—to pseudo Santa
Clauses. So—’til January and exams
darling—and in the meantime,

Many, many wishes for a lovely
Christmas with much _ mistletoe,
etcetera.

Aggie.

P. S.—Giddy, yesterday in Psych
class Miss Pike asked Peggy Lou to
classify the teacher-hating instinct,
and Peggy Lou told her it was “self-
protection.”

VARIED SUGGESTIONS
AND REQUSTS MADE
AT OPEN FORUM

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their Christmas shopping.

A complaint was made about having
to receive orders from the drug stores
in Main Hall. This seems to be very
inconvenient to those living in the
cottages.

The most important business of the
evening concerned the question of the
departmental clubs. The campus has
been criticized as being over-organ-
ized. Some girls feel that they are
under obligations to belong’ to the club
of their major subject although they
may have very little time to spare.
On the other hand, since membership
counts three points certain Seniors
cannot belong to the club of their
major subject. It has been suggested

and the present that is making the future, have informed our
minds, but at the same time held them. Routine has gradually

tethered the courage. So there comes a time when minds are tired
and spirits are exhausted. At all times, but most of all at such

a time, look to the stars. They have lessons to give, not at all in
a dogmatic way, but lessons that come as shining, quivering
shafts of truth that go first to the heart, then joyously to the
mind, and make one rise on tip-toe in ecstacy.

The stars give us a conception of the true size and value of
things, if we will but look to them. They teach us that the world
of brick and stone is a secondary world; that the important thing

is to know one’s self, and to live brightly—in work? in joy? in
faith? In all three, true to the soul that is your own. That is

why all the world may look to the stars, for the stars, in their
far-away radiance, send down as many essential teachings as there
are eyes to see. The little lesson shafts may bend or break into
three or four bits to enter a heart, or combine with bits to enter

another heart. It matters not to the stars. For they know it is
best for him who looks, to feel according to his own soul. They
know, too, that he who looks will learn the essential things, that

the world of brick and stone is secondary, and the important

thing is to know one’s self and to live. To look at the stars and at
one’s hands, to look at the stars and at one’s heart, to look at the

stars and at one’s hopes, is to know one’s self. For one who knows
himself, the stars have a beauty and a truth that sends to the

human heart a faith, and lends a reflected glory.

several years, Miss Hopkins having

GLASS OF SWEETBRIAR
VISITS AGNES SCOTT

been present at her inauguration to
the presidency of Sweetbrier
In the short interval be-

two

years ago.
fore the luncheon at which Miss Hop-
kins entertained at one o'clock, Dr.

Agnes Scott was honored with a
distinguished visitor Wednesday, De-
cember 7, in the person of Dr. Meta
Glass, president of Sweetbrier Col-

Glass renewed her acquaintance with
Miss MacDougall and Miss Westall,

Dr. Glass, being en whom she had known at Randolph-

lege, in Virginia.
route to Javksonville, Fla., to attend
a convention of the Southern Associa-

tion of Colleges and Preparatory
Schools, unfortunately was able to
spend only the few hours between
trains in Atlanta.

She was met in the morning at the
station by a group of Sweetbrier
alumnae who drove her about the city
to show her the points of interest, and
at twelve-thirty brought her out to
the college. She was received at the
Alumnae House by Miss Hopkins, with
whom she has been acquainted for

Macon. There were present at the

luncheon, in addition to Dr. Glass,

Miss Hopkins, Miss MacDougall, and
Miss Westall, Dr. McCain and Miss
Alexander. After the luncheon coffee
was served to which a few other mem-
bers of the faculty were invited. Then
Dr. Glass expressed her desire to see
our library and gymnasium, She was
especially delighted with the gym-
nasium and said that she hoped to
have just such a one at her college.
Later in the afternoon her friends
called to bring her to the train and

The Agnesi Math Club held its regu-

rr

lar meeting Wednesday, December 7.
Miss Gilroy gave a lecture on Chinese
mathematics. She told us some of
the Chinese discoveries in mathe-
matics, adding, however, it was doubt-
ful whether the Chinese discovered
them before anyone else. During her
lecture she showed Chinese numerals,
pictures of Chinese instruments and
many Chinese scenes. The lecture was
an interesting one and brought out
the fact that mathematics is very
much the same in all countries.

Phi Kappa Kappa met on Wednes-
day evening in the Propylean Hall.
After a short busines session the pro-
gram was placed in charge of mem-
bers of the Classical Club, who pre-
sented the Roman Saturnalia given be-
fore the Classical Club last week.
| Margaret Keith, as king of the Satur-
nalia, entered in purple-bordered toga.
The king was attended by a slave
(Lucey Mai Cook), who saw that the
royal commands were carried out. All
those present were bidden to have a
good time and charades were given by
groups of revelers. Many had their
|fortunes told by the sibyl (Mary Shep-
herd), who rustled her leaves and gave
jeach applicant a leaf inscribed with
the decree of the fates. The king
then desired that some one recount the
history of the Saturnalia, for this
Roman feast is particularly interest-
ing to us, since in it is found the
origin of many of our Christmas cus-
toms. After games of “knuckle bones”
and “heads and ships” had been
played, all sang Christmas songs in
Latin. The king then declared the
feast at an end, and bid all return for
the Saturnalia next year.

thus ended her delightful visit.

Dr. Glass was educated at Ran-
dolph-Macon and Columbia, where she
received her doctor’s degree. In ad-
dition to being president of Sweetbrier
she is also the sister of United States
Cenator Glass of Virginia who has
made a distinguished record in Con-
gress.

1

that the clubs should be made a part
of the curriculum for majors only, and
should not count in the point system.
There were numerous objections to
this, so that it was decided that the
matter should be brought before the
college council for discussion.

“Oh, has Georgia changed her colors,
or, is that a new school?” pointing to
the boy who was filling the tank and
wearing a sweater with a huge “G”
on it. Her date said he wished he’d
gone to that school—Good Gulf gave
their athletes such attractive letters.

Frances Craighead says she’ll never

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get to church, however, and be on

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when we see white candles and hear
Christmas carols.
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This is the last you’ll hear from us
til ’28—-so Happy New Year!
“The Hottentots.”

Visitors
Jane Clark’s brother came to see her
last week-end.

Kate Kingman, of Fort Benning,

was the recent visitor of Dave War- |

field.
Mary Wallace Armstrong had Mar-

| earet Folger, of Brenau, as her guest

|last week-end.

Miss Nonie Barksdale, of Emory,
spent the week-end with Mary Fick-
| lin.
| Chugga Sydnor’s mother, who visit-
jed her last week, was extensively en-
tertained. Mrs. McCain entertained
at luncheon for her Wednesday. Miss
Lucille
Thursday night. Friday she lunched
with Mrs. Jones (Anais' mother) in
Atlanta and had tea at Betty Little’s.
Bayliss McShane took her to dinner
Friday night. Jo Walker and Anais
Jones honored her with a_ theater
party Saturday.

Virginia Sevier, ’'27, is visiting on
campus and in Atlanta til Christmas
| holidays.

Week-Ends, Ete.

Sarah Johnson spent the week-end

Parties,

with her cousin, Mrs. Keely.

Virginia Cameron, Helen Sisson,
and Therese Barksdale spent last
week-end with Mrs. Will Smith in At-
lanta.

Harriet Alexander visited her
cousin, Mrs. E. B. Gause, last week-
end.

Aileen Moore was the week-end

guest of Jean Sims.

| Jean Coffman spent the week-end
|with Frances Craighead; they went to
|Garbers Saturday night.

| Jo Houston went home (Charlotte,
N. C.) Thursday to be bridesmaid in
the wedding of Catherine Wooten.
Lila Porcher and Helen Hendricks
|spent last weck-end with Gussie Dun-
| bar.

| were in Atlanta for last week-end.
Helen Johnston was guest of Lib
Emith in Atlanta.
Ruth Pringle spent
with Sally Spaulding.
Dittie Winter and Mary Katherine
Gay visited Sara Smith in Atlanta
last week-end.
Clemmie Downing spent last week-
end with her mother in Atlanta.
Virginia Cameron and Helen Sisson
attended a bridge-luncheon at
home of Georgianna Deans Saturday.
Josephine Barry and Sally Cothran
took dinner with Mrs. Charles Metz
Sunday.

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To each of these girls, who just last
|year on this day were singing with us

\“two more days ‘til vacation,” we

wish a merry merry Christmas, and a

1928 that will be filled with happiness

land success from January 1—'til the

jbells of a new year chime again.
Roll call of the whereabouts of the

class of ’27!

| Albright, Eleanor—Studying at

| Normal School in Richmond.

Albright, Evelyn—Teaching in Chip-

| ley, Ga.

Baldwin, Ewin—Studying at Columbia
University.

Bansley, Louise—Working with Geor-
gia Railway and Power Co. in At-
lanta.

Bayless,
Tenn.

Bell, Leila—Teaching in Mayo, Fla.

Bernhardt, Emma Louise—Studying
at library school in Atlanta.

Berry, Blanche—At home, Lexington,
Virginia.

Bridgman, Josephine — Teaching
Merry Hill, N. C.

Buchanan, Frances—Teaching in Ma-

the

Reba—At home, Athens,

in

con, Ga.

|Buckland, Charlotte— Teaching at
home, Jacksonville, Fla.

Burns, Georgia Mae—Teaching in

Thomason, Ga.
|Capen, Louise—Married, Mrs. George
Baker.

Carr, Grace—Teaching in Birming-
ham.

Cartwright, Cephise—Teaching in Gib-
son, N.-C.

Chamberlain, Dorothy—Studying at
Columbi/a.

Chembcrs, Frances—Teaching in At-
lanta.

Clark, Elizabeth—At
Point, Miss.

Clayton, Susan—Working in Atlanta.

Clement, Lillian—At home, Decatur.

Home, West

To study in Washington
Christmas.
Coleman, Willie May—Mrs. Glenn

Duncan, of Decatur.

Colwell, Annette (Carter)—At home,
Decatur.

Cowan, Mildred—Teaching at Avon-
dale Estates High School.

Crowe, Martha—Working at Rich’s in
Atlanta.

Daniel, Marion—Teaching
lottesville, Va.

Davis, Louise—Teaching.

| Davis, Mary Lloyd—Teaching in Flor-
ence, Ala.

Dobbs, Frances—Teaching in Black-
ville, S. C.

Dozier, Eugenie—Has a_ studio of
dancing in connection with Atlanta
Conservatory of Music.

Dumas, Mabel—Married.

Ehrlich, Emilie—Mrs. Strasburger.

Ferguson, Mary—Studying at Uni-

| versity of Chicago.

Freeborn, Frances—Teaching in De-
catur High School, also has private
pupils in elocution.

in Char-

Gilliland, Katherine— Teaching in
Griffin, Ga.

Grant, Venie Belle— Working in
laboratory at Grady Hospital, At-
lanta.

Green, Marcia—Teaching in Caph-

ville, Tenn.
| Heath, Mary.
Florida.

Teaching in Bronson,

Mary Crenshaw’s and Ermine Ma-
lone’s table gave a party at the Tea
House Monday night in honor of Zu
Woolford’s, Mary Crenshaw’s and
Helen Hendrick’s birthdays.

Mary Ruth Roundtree, Mary Ficklin,
Susanne Stone and Octavia Young en-
tertained Mrs. R. T. Harrelson, of De-
catur, at dinner Friday night.

Clemmie Downing, Elizabeth Daw-
son and Louise Brewer will attend the
debutante party of Florence Ecford
Thursday.

Jo Walker attended the medical
dance at Garber Hall Wednesday.

Emily Cope and Jo Walker had din-
ner with Anais Jones Sunday.

Ann Todd entertained a number of
her friends by a bridge party Satur-

day afternoon. Among the guests
were: Frances C. Brown, Laura
Brown, Mary Bell McConkey, Nell

Hillhouse, Gwendolyn McKinnon and
Mary Ramage.

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| Sevier, Virginia—At home,

Hedrich, Mary—Teaching.

Henderlite, Rachel—At home, Gas-
tonia, N. C.

Henderson, Elizabeth— Teaching in
Orlando, Fla.

Heys, Ann—At home, Americus, Ga.

Hollingsworth, Virginia—Teaching in
Greensboro, N. C.

Horton, Marcia—At home, Decatur.

Irvine, Mae Erskine—Teachnig at
Tuscumbia, Ala.

Irwin, Anna George—Working in
State Laboratory at Montgomery,
Alabama.

Jacobsen, Elsa—Assistant Girl Re-
serve secretary for Indianapolis,

Indiana.
Johnson, Martha—Teaching voice and
piano at home, Greensboro, Ga.
Joiner, Leila—Mrs. Jack Cooper.
Kunnes, Pearl—Studying at Colum-
bia.
Landau, Ida—Working with Dr. Bunce
in Atlanta.

| Leonard, Louise—Teaching at Spar-

tanburg, S. C.

| Lewis, Helen—Fellow at Agnes Scott.

Leyburn, Ellen Douglas—Studying at
Radcliffe.

Lilly, Elizabeth—Studying at Uni-
versity of North Carolina.
Lovejoy, Louise—Working in lab-

oratory at Grady Hospital in At-
lanta.

Lowe, Lamar—At home, Atlanta.

Lynn, Elizabeth—Fellow at Agnes
Scott.

McCall, Carolina—Working at Agnes
Scott.

McCallie. Elizabeth—Working in office
of North Avenue Presbyterian
School, Atlanta.

McDonald, Ruth—At home, Atlanta.

McKinney, Caroline—Working with
Community Employment Service in
Atlanta.

McLaurine, Cleo—At home, Charlotte,
North Carolina.

|McMillan, Ruth—At home, Atlanta.

|McNeel, Hulda—Studying at Colum-
bia.

Maner, Kenneth—Teaching in Coving-
ton, Ga.

Mitchell, Catherine—Teaching in Kis-
simee, Fla.

Morrow, Mildred—At home
club work, Springfield, Tenn.

Nelson, Emily—Studying.

Nimmons, Lucia—Teaching in Mayo,
Florida.

Norfleet, Elizabeth—Working at home,
Winston-Salem, N. C.
Owen, Virginia—Studying

York.

Pittman, Stella—Studying at library

school in Atlanta.

doing

in New

Plumb, Louise—At home, Augusta,
Georgia.
|Powell, Evalyn—Making debut in

Little Rock, Ark.

|Preston, Miriam—Teaching in Korea.

Rainey, Frances—Fellow at Agnes
Scott.
‘Rankin, Douglas—Teaching near

Fayetteville, N. C.

Russell, Marguerite — Librarian
Duke University.

Sanders, Elizabeth—At home, DeVall’s
Bluff, Ark.

at

Hender-
sonville, N. C.

Shaw, Mamie- -Studying at University
of Florida.

Shields, Sarah—Mrs. John Pfeiffer.

| Smith, Willie White—Studying at Co-

lumbia.,

Stillman, Sara—At home, College
Park, Ga.

Strickland, Edith — Teaching in

Wrightsville, Ga.

Wakefield, Margaret—Working in At-
lanta.

Weems, Mary—Teaching in Carters-
ville, Ga.

White, Louisa—Working at Coca-Cola
Co., Atlanta.

Wilkinson, Courtney— Teaching at
home, Lynchburg, Va.

Winter, Roberta—Teaching in Athens,
Tennessee.

Zachr)’, Grace—Studying at Columbia.

Ann Robinson: “Father, did you
enjoy yourself when you were a Fresh-
man ai. college?”.

Mr. Robinson: “Did 1? Why, those
were the happiest years of my life.”

THE AGONISTIC

New Word Added to Harvard
Vocabulary

A new word has entered the educa-
tional vocabulary of Harvard univer-
sity, and that word is “Vagabondjing.”
According to the most recent reports
on the undergraduate vernacular, the
term has come into general use to
describe the newly established prac-
tice of roving from class to class, ir-
respective of courses elected, in order
to hear the various lecturers on the
faculty.

The idea of classes as a means only
to credits seems to have fallen into
disrepute recently, both among stu-
dents and faculty, and “Vagabonding”
has become a common practice among
the whole student body this fall. The
Harvard Crimson, undergraduate
newspaper, publishes each day a list
of lectures to be given by faculty men
in well-known. courses for the con-
sideration of those who have decided
to take up “Vagabonding” for the day.

By taking advantage of this prac-
tice two or three times a week many
student are broadening their college
courses considerably, according to of-
ficial Harvard opinion, and the facul-
ty looks with tolerance and encourage-
ment on the practice. Since the Har-
vard system requires a comprehensive
general examination before a degree
can be awarded, much of the informa-
tion gained in this way can be con-
verted to useful purposes.

—Smith College Weekly.

Mount Holyoke has passed a rule
requiring freshmen to be in bed every
night at ten o’clock with the excep-
tion of one twelve or two eleven
o’clock sit-ups a week during the first
semester!

—Smith College Weekly.

Self-Analysis

The famous artist, Whistler, whose
work is found charming by even the
most severe critics, was once painting
the portrait of a very ill-tempered
man. The painter put forth the very
best talent he had in the painting of
the portrait, but after its completion
' the model said, “I like it very well
but I’ve told you every day that I don’t
like the way the ear is painted—it has
too many shadows.”

Whistler, the artist of artists, an-
swered calmly, “Yes, that’s true. You
must change that when you go home.”

Ridiculous as this may seem, some
criticisms we make are just as fool-
ish; we criticse others when our
faults are just as numerous as theirs.
In the majority of cases we would find,
in analyzing our judgments, that we
are as much in the wrong as those we
are judging and, if subjected to simi-
lar circumstances we would do the
same thing that we criticized them so
harshly for.

If all of us eriticized ourselves as

WISHING YOU ALL

A Merry Christmas

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A Happy New Year

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severely as we do others, then there
would be no need for censuring our
neighbors.

—Randolph-Macon Sun Dial.

Dancing Aids Athletics

Notre Dame’s football coach, Knute
Rockne, requires all men on varsity
football squads to take dancing les-
sons. He believes that dancing will
teach co-ordination of mind and body.
|Qne who has mastered the art of the
ballroom should increase in speed and
accuracy on the football field.

Dancing is becoming recognized as
an aid to various forms of athletics,
and especially to the backfielders on
‘he football team.

Rockne says that as teamwork is
j}harmony, or rhythmic control of the
bedy, a goed dancer should furnish
good teamwork. Therefore, he says,
dancing is of especial value to foot-
ball, where speed, accuracy, co-ordi-
nation, and teamwork are essential.—
Ring-Tum-Phi (W. & L.).

—Randolph-Macon Sun Dial.

Minnesota is to produce its first all-
college movie this year, the leading
parts being taken by outstanding
members of the dramatic societies.

—Smith College Weekly.

JUST BECAUSE

Just because a gir! doesn’t act
jJust like you, or
Just like you think she should act;
Just because her clothes don’t look
Just like yours, or
Just like you think they ought to look;
Just because she doesn’t talk
Just like you, or
Just like you think she should talk;
Just because a girl’s herself instead of
Just like you, or
Just like you think she ought to be;
Is no reason she isn’t
Just like she ought to be.

—Rotunda.

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A RUSHED AGE

We are too much today inclined to
rush matters. We do not take time to
think—languidly, wanderingly. We

gather our knowledge on the run, so

to speak, like a woman hurriedly grab- |

bing up parts of her clothing as she
rushes from a burning house in the
early hours.

Once away from the scene, with
time for reflection, it is a miracle if
we discover ourselves even decently
clad, and certainly what we have
hastily donned must be re-arranged.
True cultural benefits do not come in
one night, and the best dressed minds

are so because of studied reflections |

before a good mirror.
Some of us, however, need more |
silver for our mirrors. Leisure comes
where the bread and butter is assured. |
and cultural reflection comes with leis-
ure.—Daily Texan.
—Panther.

HONOR SYSTEM AND

GOSSIP

Since the first week of school the
thinking girls of the student body
have joined with the Council, in their
concern over rumors and gossip which
are spreading like wild fire over the
school from day to day.

In a student body of a thousand
plus, there are fifteen girls on the Stu-
dent Council. Although it should not
be true, it is a deplorable fact that
with a few exceptions, these fifteen
girls are the only ones in the student
body who feel any responsibility what-
ever in reporting the misconduct
which they see. In other schools in
which the Honor System is effective,
everyone feels that she is a member of
the Student Association and lives up
to her duties. Here, it seems, that no
one is willing to help make our Honor
System function. There is a general
opinion that only Council girls will re-
sort ene, and as long as they are not
xround, although other girls see things
which they know are against the rule
and are hurting the reputation of the
school, their duty seems to end with
starting gossip and helping to exag-
gerate the rumors, which are unfairly
overworking and worrying those who
have a true interest in the College.

If the whole responsibility of rule
breaking and misconduct is put upon
the Council, then to what must they
resort in order to see that the rules
are kept? Must they be policemen?
Must they stoop to “snooping”? If
this must be done, then hadn’t the
Honor System better be done away
with entirely?

Wake up, girls, to your responsibil-
ity. Help the Council keep the stand-
‘ng of your Alma Mater from being
lowered by petty or major lawbreak-
ers. Realize what the Honor System
means, and act accordingly.

If there is no foundation for the
gossip and rumors you hear, then
ignore them. Do not pass them on
in order to make interesting conversa-
tion. Think how the reputation of
each girl in school influences the repu-
tation of the College as a whole.

The Council loses enough sleep over
the cases they have. Don’t let your
savor of a “choice bit” make them
waste more time and energy over
cases which they are afraid they
should have and haven’t.

THE

If things you hear and know have |

foundation, take them to your Council.
If they have no foundation, then for

| story

}rendered by the choir.

|carols filled the air,

\feature of the

the good of the school, help to stop
the circulating stories, which must be
hurting someone and which certainly
are not helping anyone.

—Rotunda.

Margaret Rice: “Are you suscepti-
ble to cupid’s arrows?”

Georgia Watson: “It all depends on
the beau.”

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The last of four Red Candle services
was held Friday night, December 9.

Esther Nisbet read the Christmas
as it is found in Matthew’s
gospel, after which Ruth McLean led
in prayer. “The First Noel’ was
Marion Green
read very beautifully “Star of My
Heart.” The service was closed by a
Christmas hymn and the Y. W. bene-
diction. These services are among the
most impressive held during the year
They have fostered a real Christmas
spirit on the campus, and have been
an inspirational preparation for the
White Christmas.

As the distant strains of Christmas
a hush, deep and
profound spread over the people in the
chapel. Those distant voices singing
the well-known carols, “Tidings of Joy
and Comfort” and “The First Noel,”
brought to the heart and mind of each
one thoughts of the Christ Child and
ct His birth. The girls in the choir

|singing that Latin anthem, “Venite,

Adoremus,” walked
aisle and took their
platform.

The stage was artistically decorated
in green and white. The seats, ar-
ranged in a semicircle, were draped
with white. In the middle of the set-
ting a tree, with snow and _ icicles
hanging from it, had been set up.
White candles had been placed in all
the windows and around the stage.
These candles furnished the only light
for the service.

The Christmas music was a special
service. Two lovely
carols from foreign countries were
rendered by the choir. These songs
were “What Wonders Fill the Sky”
(Austria) and “Excelsis! Gloria!”
(Belgium). “O Holy Night,” a French
carol, was beautifully sung by Mary
Riviere. A quintet, composed of Mary
Riviere, Charlotte Hunter, Peggy Lou
Armstrong, Lucile Bridgeman, and
Mary Jane Goodrich, rendered another

stately up the
places on the

Christmas selection. That beautiful
hymn “Silent Night” was sung by
Mrs. S. G. Stukes in her clear con-

tralto voice.

Janet McDonald in a very pleasing
manner read “The Story of the Other
Wise Man,” one of the most beautiful
of the Christmas stories. The message
of service found in this story, struck
deep in the hearts of those present.
Martha Riley Selman was the efficient

*lleader of the service.

The picture of a choir, dressed in

white, holding lighted candles, and
standing against a green and white

background, the beautiful rendition of
Christmas carols of the different na-
tionalities, together with the Christ-
mas message from “The Story of the
Other Wise Man” left imprints on the

hearts of all—impressions of the
Christmas season and of all the
beautiful and hallowed associations

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VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS

Edythe Prays and Ponders
Over Nicknames, Then
Sets Out to Find
the Truth.

There’s but one thing I would rather
have than a million dollars—no, it isn’t
an “A” in chemistry— it is a little old
nickname. I used to pray every night
for one. I used to organize clubs just
in the hope that they would foster
nicknames. But I’ve long since given
up all hopes—I’m just not the type I
guess. I sit and envy the girls that
are blessed with “adorable names.”
I’ve often wondered how it all came
about—so the other day I set about to
ask them.

Jack Anderson received her name as
the outcome of a terrible disappoint-
ment—she turned out to be a girl. The
Anderson family had plenty of girls—
what they wanted was a boy. Her
father started it—and that is the
reason we all snicker when Dr. McCain
says “Miss Leila.”

Rebecca was just full of these lucky
ones—the next one I visited was Bee
Keith—(otherwise Margaret). “When
I was real small, just learning to talk,
[ couldn’t say ‘Margaret,’ and I kinda
lisped on ‘me,’ so instead of ‘me wants
that’ it was ‘Bee wants that.’” She
says it may be because her nurse was
as Miss Beeman. “You know the as-
sociation. But you never ean tell
where kids get what.”

Once upon a time Ruth Worth went
to a camp—and at that camp there
was another Ruth. “When one was
called—both came running. It was evi-
dent that something must be done.”
So “our” Ruth got Ditto.

Elaine Jacobsen received her nick-
name late in life she savs. “It all hap-
pened my Freshman year—you know
how the grits and butter makes one
gain—hence the name.”

I was looking through the catalogue
the other night when my eye rested on
the name Marion Vaughan. Who could
that be—could it possibly be Polly?
That’s exactly who it was and here is
the story from her own lips. “My
grandmother had just finished reading
a book entitled “Peggy Come to Town”
when my sister Evelyn was born—so
it was ‘Peggy’ really come to town.
When I came along a little later I was
the other character in that book,
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Dit Quarrels told me a_ bed-time
story about her name the other night.
“When I wasn’t more than two feet
long—honest—why my nurse used to
sing me to sleep humming ‘Di Ditty

Dee.’ So Dit got worked out of that
—somehow. Isn’t it perfectly silly—
not a bit of point to it.”

Elizabeth Grier received her nick-
name in the most unique way. Just
think she got her name way across
the ocean and brought it all the way
to America with her—and she still has
it. When I sat on the trunk and
talked to her about it, here is what
she said: “You know Lucy went to
school several years before I did. She
was always saying ‘for Peter’s sake,’
it got to be a perfect joke. When I
started to school two years later why
I was the ‘Peter’s sake’ it seems. It
has been Pete and Peter ever since.”

I thought it was about time for a
taste of the romantic when I spied
Louise Sydnor—I beg your pardon—
Chugga. “My first little sweetheart
gave it to me.”

Bib McKee acqired her’s so long ago
she had to think a long time before
she could even tell me—‘Oh, yes, there
was a little boy in my neighborhood
who couldn’t say ‘Elizabeth’—he called
me ‘Bibicus’—and the world at large
shortened it to ‘Bib.’

Just think if Jack McLellan had
come to Agnes Scott her first year in
an airplane she would never have had
a nickname. Oh, we never know how
near we come to misfortune. Way
down on the train she was introduced
to a crowd of Agnes Scott girls. “I
told them my name was Elliot Mae.”
As much as Agnes Scotters have to do

they couldn’t waste that much time in|’

calling names. “Right there on the
spot they christened me Jack—and I
bet you couldn’t tell me my real name
right now.”

There are some fortunate girls on
our campus who don’t even know how
they received their nickname. But I
can’t imagine Dave’s ever being .called
Ellen either). Anyway, here’s to ye
favored ones—while I sit back and
hope.

Fresh: “Why they’ve spread a lot
of lies about me.”

Soph: “But isn’t it lucky that they
did not spread the truth?”

Sarah Glenn:
clothes.”

Salesman at “Collegiate Shoppe”:
“Athletic, humorous or studious?”

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Miss Edler: “What are the races
that have dominated England since the
invasion of the Romans?”

Bright Fresh: “The Derby and the

Grand National, m’am.”

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Facts of Cur-
rent History

News of the Day in Brief

The national committee was given
a surprise when President Coolidge
amplified his Black Hill statement by
saying, ‘No one should be led to sup-
pose that I have modified my decision.
My decision will be respected.

A Soviet agreement for the first
time to consider joining in a general
European peace program was the chief
result of a talk between Maxim Lit-
vinoff, Russian representative to the
Disarmament Commission, and For-
eign Minister Briand of France.

The final refusal of Sir Austin
Chamberlain, the British Foreign Sec-
retary, thru M. Briand as intermed-
iary, to receive the Soviet delegate is
one of important developments on the
eve of the session of the League of
Nations Council.

A Rumanian says he was offered
$4,000 by an unknown compatriot if
he would assassinate former Crown
Prince Carol.

Two thousand Germans who had
foreign property confiscated during
the war and for which they have not
been reimbursed braved the coldest
winds of the year and paraded as a
funeral procession through the fash-
ionable Kurfuerstendamn on Decem-
er 4,

Excavations at Beisan, Palestine, by
the University of Pennsylvania
Museum’s expedition have resulted in
discoveries of two temples of 1500 B.
C. that will give a new understand-
ing of the ancient religions, particu-
larly in their sacrificial aspects.

Ambassador Herrick has obtained a
promise from French Government for
$1,000,000 American Building in Paris,
which will be a diplomatic and busi-
ness center.

Secretary Mellon rebuked the Cham-
ber of Commerce of the U. S. when he
made public a letter sent to Louis E.
Pierson, president of the organization,
in which he characterized the state-
ments as “hardly worthy of a busi-
ness man’s report.”

Facing a Presidential year, Con-
gress will have before it a number of
major problems in which the weight
of the seven irregular Republicans
holding a balance of power in the Sen-
ate is likely to be felt. Among the
issues confronting the session of Con-
gress are:

1. Tax reduction.

2. Appropriations.

Smith-Vare case.

Flood control.

Wets versus drys.

Farm relief.
Hydroelectric projects:
a. Boulder Dam.

b. Muscle Shoals.
Naval building program.
9. Public utilities.

10. Merchant marine.

3 PSUS

Miss Alexander and
Miss Bland Enter-
tain French Club

Mrs. Hayes Tells Story of
“Le Noel”—Christmas
Carols Are Sung.

The French members of the faculty
entertained the French Club at a de-
lightful tea last Monday afternoon at
the tea house. Miss Alexander re-
ceived at the door and Miss Bland
poured tea. During the hour Mrs.
Hayes, who is a real Frenchwoman,
told the French story of “Le Noel,”
and the members of the club practiced
the French Christmas carols which
they will sing the night of the 15th.
It is a custom of the French Club to go
around to the different dormitories the
night before Christmas holidays and
sing French Christmas carols. They
are plenning to do the same thing this
yeav, making their rounds about 8
r 9 o’elock.

Almost every member of the club
attended the tea and enjoyed the
hospitality of its faculty members.

WE THINK:

Friendships and Gossip

It has been said that friendship is
the most beautiful thing in the world.
Some people on our campus evidently
do not think so, for they seem to take
great delight in breaking new friend-
ships by calling them “crushes”! Could
a more disgusting name be applied to
a relationship which we have always
been taught to value above all else?

A “erush”—we immediately think of
the whole category of unpleasant
things beginning with extremely over-
ripe fruit and ending with a dejected
organdy dress. Could anything be less
uplifting or enjoyable than such
thoughts? And when they are related
to a person whom we love—no wonder
we “drop” that person immediately,
avoid having to speak to her, or even
to see her. Still, deep in our hearts
there lies a secret hurt when we real-
ize how very much we are missing in
that lost friendship. But we can’t re-
new it, for some people will say: “Oh,
look—there go the crushes!”

It has been said that no person ever
has more than one or two great friend-
ships, one or two close friends. Is not
college the noblest place to find that
one “who strikes in us a chord we
knew existed”? Then let’s cherish our
friendships and our friends. And you,
who are wont to call them “crushes”
—spend your time in forming friend-
ships of your own. You'll be far
happier.

As AS PS 730;

“CHRIST’S CALL IS
TAKEN AS THEME
RELIGIOUS WEEK

(Continued from Page 1)
series of talks on the “Call of Christ
to Men” on Wednesday morning. His
theme for that morning’s study was
the “Call of Christ to Separation,” and
he based his talk upon Paul’s words,
“Come ye out from among them and
be ye separate.”

Mr. Morgan first talked about the
pronouns of this text and showed ac-
cording to the teaching of the Bible,
the world is divided into two distinct
races, Adamite and Christian, un-
believers and believers. He then ex-
plained how members of the new race,
the Christian race, come into being. It
is through a free gift of God, which
Christians receive by obeying certain
laws—Repentance of sin, Belief in
Christ, and Confession before the

world. This new birth is a mystery |

which we cannot explain, but it is a
fact which we can experience.

Dr. Morgan then stressed the verbs
of this text. The first verb “come out
from among,” implies a relinquishing
of something. The Christian, then,
must relinquish all close personal com-
panionship with unbelievers and all
things which defile a man physically
or spiritually. But the new Christian
~ace is also told to “be separate.” This
means that they are to live in com-
niunion with Christ, to learn to know
and to do His will.

The indention of the text shows that
it is a quotation from Isaiah. Both
Isaiah and Paul are careful to say
that they are quoting the Lord as
their authority for this call.

Dr. Morgan’s talk Thursday morn-
ing on “Christ’s Call to Realization,”
was of a most inspiring nature. His
text was given from Mark 1:17, “Come
ye after me and I will make you fish-
ers of men.” Christ said this while
in conversation with Andrew and his
brother, Simon Peter. It was His call
to Peter. It is His call to us today.

In his inimitable way Dr. Morgan
developed his text:

1. Christ’s perpetual appeal to men
—“‘Come.”

2. Christ’s ambition for
“Come to become.”

8. Christ’s covenant with men—
“Come and I will make you.”

In the first he enters into a discus-
sion of Christ’s meaning of “Come.”
He defines coming to Christ as know-
ing Him and obeying Him as He is re-
vealed in sacred writings. The ap-
peal is for everyone who, without
pride or prejudice, will seek Him as
he knows Him. However, two things
are necessary for a believer to come
to Christ and find Him—research and
response. These two are comple-
mentary. The second heading, “Come
to become,” is involved with His ap-
peal. Christ calls to come that we
may become—what God wants us to.
Under “Christ’s covenant with men”
we have this thought “We are re-

men—

Murder in the Mail Room

Have you ever committed involun-
tary manslaughter? Yes. In the mail
room! That little girl over there?
Well, you do suppose you gave her a
little push—but, anyway, just a wee
one. This is how wee the shove finally
became—the girl herself was inside
the door, her last earthly hair-pin
gone, her third fountain pen lost, her
sweater stretching three people behind
her, and her only fresh school model
a total wreck. Sounds enormously
rude, don’t you think? Yet we do it
every day. Well, I guess I’ll be more
polite to that girl next time—and if
she’s any kind of a girl at all, she’ll
have to be nice to me. Then—we’ll all
get into the mail room and out again
without being forever afterward
scarred and disabled.

H. W. A.

sponsible for the coming—Christ is re-
sponsible for the becoming.” Also,
“We begin life saying, ‘Give me.’ If
we enter the covenant we end by say-
ing ‘Make me.’”

“Come.” “Come to become.” “Come
and I will make you.” Search and
obey till you find Him. Come and He
will make you—what? I do not know
—fishers of men, possibly.”

Dr. Morgan’s talk in chapel on Fri-
day was on Jesus’ call to service, a
call that comes after He has called us
to salvation, separation and realiza-
tion.

“Peter, lovest thou me?” Jesus
asked three times, and on Peter’s re-
ply given three times that he had af-
fection for Jesus but could not love
Him in the supreme way, Jesus said,
“Fed my lambs, shepherd my sheep,
feed my sheep.”

Jesus often used the figure of the
sheep and the shepherd, perhaps be-
cause He saw in man the helplessness
and foolishness of sheep. Sheep are
attacked by wolves and other wild ani-
mals; men are subject to the attacks
of spiritual beasts of wickedness.
Jesus felt the tremendous need that
men had for a shepherd, and He sor-
rowed over the multitudes, the scat-
tered sheep without a shepherd to
guide them. ,

The shepherd feeds his sheep and
guards them from all that stultifies
growth and destroys life. Just so,
those whom Jesus calls to be spiritual
shepherds to His people, are to feed
them and protect them spiritually.

Jesus calls us to feed His sheep.
Who are Jesus’ sheep? “All souls are
mine, saith the Lord.” Rain, sunshine,
harvest, and home have been given to
all by God. Jesus died that all might
live. So, all are Jesus Christ’s by
creation, by preservation, by redemp-
tion.

We cannot give personal service to
Jesus as did the apostles who served
Him during His ministry on earth, but
He tells us how we may serve. “In-
asmuch as ye have done it unto the
least of those my brethren ye have
done it unto me.”

What a privilege it is to hear Jesus’
voice calling us to service, and when
He asks “Lovest thou me?” to be able
tu answer, “Yea, Lord, thou knowest
that I love thee,” and then to prove it
by going out to feed His sheep.

Dr. Morgan closed his series of
talks on Saturday morning. He em-
phasized the call of Christ to fellow-
ship, and based his remarks on a
verse in Revelation, almost the last
verse of the Bible. Here there is a

thrice-repeated call to men. “And
the spirit and the bride say, come.

And let him that heareth say, come.
And let him that is athirst come. And
whosoever will, let him take of the
water of life freely.”

The basis of the call is two-fold.
The word come implies distance of the
one who is being invited from the

person who is doing the inviting and
the desire of the one who is inviting
to have the other one near him.

Dr. Morgan made a wonderful ap-
peal to answer the call of Christ. He
gave a new vision of what Christ’s call
means in its many aspects. His talks
have meant so much that we heartily
join Dr. McCain in urging Dr. Morgan
to return to Agnes Scott whenever he
will.

Miss Jackson: “Who is Disreali?”

Dot Hutton: “He is Lord Chancellor
and Keeper of the Seal.”

Miss Jackson: “What did he do with
the seal?”

Dot: “He trained it.”

THE AGONISTIC

“4

Friday,

the ninth, was the day of
a big event at the pool, for class com-

petition polo games started with
Juniors playing Seniors, and Sophs
playing Freshmen. Rats and Ca (!)
Sophomores on the sidelines vied with
each other in trying to raise the roof
with their noises.

The Sophs and Fresh started the
match, with the Red-Caps scoring
head-on in the first minute. However,
Freshman Chandler as goal guard
valiantly withstood the onslaughts of
sharpshooter Gernigan, who made
most of the goals scored by the
Sophs. The game waxed and waned
and again waxed hot indeed when Hill
and Freedman scored for the Black-
Cap team. Again the Sophs rolled up
the score, and the game ended 10-2 in
their favor.

By this time the fervor of the on-
lookers was at a mighty pitch—in-
deed, so mighty that Mary McCallie,
Soph enthusiasm-creator, would sure-
ly have fallen in a swound and no
feigning! if she had not met with the
kindly(?) solicitations of two Rat
friends who applied wet towels dil-
igently to her heated countenance.
(Let it be added—they parted friends.)

The big whack of the evening was
the fast and furious fight between
Juniors and Seniors. Pasco is a shark
at water polo, and no kidding! When
she grabbed that ball there was no
ball at all but a goal instead, and
with Sally and Martha Riley—and, oh
well, the whole team, just backed her
up with the prettiest kind of passwork.
Twin Kalmons were a team in them-
selves, and Mary Ray did a whale of
a good job between those Senior goal
posts! All this sounds sort of fishy
somehow but if you’d been there you
would have seen for yourself how well
Seniors, Juniors, everybody played, so
don’t miss the next polo game!

The Junior-Senior score was 7-2 in
Juniors’ favor. The line-ups were as

follows:

AGONISTIC ’ NINE
SENIORS JUNIORS
Forwards Forwards
K. Kalmon Pasco
H. Kalmon Lehman
M. Rice Southerland
M. Perkinson (2nd half) Guards
Guards Morgan
M. Crenshaw Knight (2nd half)
V. Norris Worth
Goal Guard Goal Guard
M. A. Dobbins H. Ridley

SOPHOMORE FRESHMEN
Forwards Forwards
Jernigan Thompson
Bonham Hill
P. Willoughby Freedman
Guards Guard
Owen D. Keithley
Townsend Goal Guard
Goal Guard Chandler
Ogden

Note: Polo players notify your

team captain ahead if you do not in-
tend to play in a match game. The
Freshmen were severely handicapped
by the failure of this in the last polo
game, and several games during
hockey season were held up until play-
ers could be found. You owe this to
your team and to your captain.

Hockey Traced to the Ancient Greeks

Women on this campus who have
been playing hockey have taken part
in the second oldest sport in the his-
tory of the world. Although hockey
is quite recent in the United States,
handball is the only other game which
is of earlier origin. The beginning of
it is traced back to the early Greeks
who may have learned it from the
Persians, who invented the popular
polo of the present.

Long ago the ancient wonder-hockey
players withstood the attack of from
50 to 300 opponents. Brass balls were
used as late as the 12th century and
there is a record of several suits which
were brought against players for per-
manent injuries received. In old French

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law books there are records which
state that those participating in
hockey will not bring suit, regardless
of the injury.

The American Indian has played the
game for centuries. In England the
sport took another turn when King
Edward III made a law in 1375 forbid-
ding the playing of hockey and intro-
ducing archery in its stead. Richard
II issued a similar edict which he gave
out because he felt it hindered the de-
velopment of archery and took interest
away from training for war. In those
days the penalty for breaking those
laws was very severe—three years in
prison and a 20 pound fine.

In the 19th century organizations
came into recognition like the old one
formed in England called the Marl-
borough Hockey Team. Hockey was
established as a main sport and a
scientific game with the organization
of the National Hockey association in
1886. —Exchange.

FICTION FACTS

“Rebellion,” by Mateel Howe Faver-
sham, is one of the best novels that
has been written in the last year. It
won the Dodd, Mead-Pictorial Review
prize for the best novel submitted in
1926 and ever since has received favor-
able comments from critics. The plot
is concerned with the struggle be-
tween the father, a little arrogant and
stern, and the daughter, wilful and
impetuous. It is not the usual novel
that discusses the flapper era. The
heroine, Jacqueline Burrell is modern-
istic in her ideals but for all that she
rigidly obeys the conventions as her
forefathers had done. She felt, how-
ever, that there was no one who really
understood her, that her father did
not really love her after her mother
died, and these thoughts made her
impetuous and often cruel in her
thoughtless treatment of her father.
She had, early in life, resented his
despotic rule over her mother and an-
nounced that she was a suffragette (at
the age of 13) and that she would
protect her mother who was, however,
very happy in her own way.

Jacqueline expressed the feelings of
the young moderns in a few words
when she said that “When I get mar-
ried I don’t think I’ll have any chil-
dren,” . .. “I read a play in a mag-
azine lately called ‘Are Parents Peo-
ple?’ I don’t think I ever met a
parent who was, so I think it must
be having the children that does it.”
And so from these few insights into
her character, one may see that it goes
deep into life and into the psychol-
ogy of human beings.

It is a poignant drama of the in-
evitable revolt of one generation from
that which nurtured and preceded it.
“It is an affecting story of age which

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Quenelle Harrold
Fellowship Offered

Assists Candidate of Merit
to Do Graduate
Work.

Mrs. Thomas Harrold, Americus,
Ga., gave the College in 1926 the sum
of $10,000, the income of which is to
|be used to establish “The Quenelle
Harrold Fellowship for Graduate
Work,” in honor of her daughter who
took her degree at Agnes Scott in
1923. For the present the annual in-
come is $600.

The award is to be made either to
some member of the present Senior
class or to some aluumna who grad-
uated not more than three years prior
to the election. Unless there is a
candidate of recognized merit, the in-
come may be used for scholarship aid
for undergraduates, preference being
given to Seniors and Juniors.

The award is to be made by the
Academic Council of the College, and
it is not necessarily made to the most

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corner of the world for every member of the

family and for the home—at prices always

outstanding student scholastically. It
should go to the one who will profit
most from intensive work in some par-
ticular field, and who will contribute
most to the world because of the spe-
cial training she will receive through
this fellowship. Personality should be
given careful consideration as it is de-
sired that the holder of the fellowship
reflect credit on Agnes Scott wherever
she goes. It is to be hoped that
“prospective genius” or “prospective
leadership” will be selected as far as
it may be ascertained.

Applications should be filed before
Christmas with the President of the
College. These may be informal in
nature, but each should contain a
statement of the course desired in
graduate work, and preferably the
name of the institution where the
candidate wishes to study.

The first award made last year went
to Miss Mamie Shaw of the class of
L927:

which longs perenially for new scenes
and is impatient of restraint.” The
loves but will not understand, of youth
novel is as well written as may be ex-
pected from an author who is pub-
lishing her first novel but is despite
its immaturity of form and diction a
very interesting novel portraying with
clarity real human beings.

S. G. CONFERENCE IN
NEBRASKA THIS WEEK

Nell Hilhouse left last night to rep-
resent Agnes Scott at the conference
of the Student Government Federation
of the United States, held at the Uni-
versity of Nebraska. The theme of
the first address to be made to the
delegates is the relation of the college
graduate to her community.

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MA —New York

South

Christmas

in the City!”

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PERSIAN MINISTER AD-

DRESSES BIBLE CLUB

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edge of the language, no friends, and
very little money. He had expected
to find every man, woman and child
in America a Christian, and was very
much surprised to see all the people
on the street cars reading the news-
papers instead of reading the Bible.
After learning our language and
finishing college he went back to his
own country to preach Christianity.
He was there during the terrible years
of the war.

For many years Russians, whom Dr.
Shahbaz called the kindest people in
Europe, had been quartered near his
city and afforded protection to the
Christians. But soon after the war
began the Russian troops were moved
and the Christians were left defense-
less. A dreadful persecution broke

PAUL BLASHARD
SPEAKS TO CLUB

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reception in Rebekah Scott lobby
Anais Jones, president of the Inter-
national Club, was in charge of the re-
ception; assisting her were Jean Alex-
ander, Charlotte Hunter, Alice McDon-
ald, Janet McDonald, Irene Lowrance,
and Katherine Craighead.

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out, thousands of Christians being
massacred in one day. Dr. Shahbaz
lost one of his sons during this perse-
cution, but he and the rest of his
family escaped and found a refuge in
an American mission. He tried for a
long time to borrow money to come to
America, offering as high as 1,000 per
cent interest, but no Christians pos-
sessed any money. At last a Moham-
medan friend loaned him a sum at the
very reasonable rate of 135 per cent
interest, and after a long voyage he -
reached America. When he first step-
ped out on the land Dr. Shahbaz said
that he fell down on his knees and
wept for joy, for after being three
years in hell he felt that he had
reached heaven.

For several years he traveled about
the country in the interest of the
Near East Relief. However, he de-
sired to settle down and start his sons
in business. After seeing many parts
of the country he decided to make
his home in the south, because, he
said, he had found the southern people
a very friendly and a very religious
people. So Dr. Shahbaz has come to
Atlanta to live, and he and his sons
have opened an oriental rug store on
Peachtree Street.

Dr. Shahbaz next spoke of the re-
ligion of Persia, which is Moham-
medan. “There is only one God
and Mohammed is his prophet,” he
said was the whole substance of the
Mohammedan religion. This religion
was started by Mohammed in Arabia
about 622 but was soon brought to
Persia, where everyone who would not
accept it was slaughtered. Therefore
Mohammedanism is still practically a
universal religion there.

Before the introduction of Moham-
medanism the religion of Persia was
Zoroastrianism, or fire worship. This
religion was founded by Zoroaster,
who lived in the same city from which
Dr. Shahbaz came, three or four thou-
sand years ago. In every city a sacred
fire was kept constantly burning, and
there are many large hills in Persia
today which have been formed by the
ashes of these fires accumulating
through the ages. To escape annihila-
tion by the Mohammedans, some of
the Zoroastrians fled to India, where
they are now called Parsees, while a
few colonies of these fire worshipers
have been able to survive in Persia.

Then Dr. Shahbaz talked of
Christianity in Persia. Before the war
there were about 200,000 Christians
in Persia, but now there are only about
15,006, the rest having perished in the
persecutions. We could not realize,
the said, what it means to live in a
Mohammedan country. He believes
that what Persia needs is Christianity,
and was enthusiastic in his praise of
the work of Christian missionaries.
eter: to him, the best thing we
can do for Persia is to send her the
Bible.

“There’s Something in a Name”
Wishing a Right

Merry Christmas

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HEALTH FOR

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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA.., "WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1928.

ALL FOR
HEALT

NO. 13

“SPIRIT OF GOOD HEALTH” WELCOMED!
STUDENTS OF AGNES SCOTT GREET AMBASSADOR OF HAPPINESS

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DO YOU BUDGET YOUR TIME?

Happy’s Beauty
Parlors Now Open

Products On Display in
Gymnasium.

he beauty secrets of the years are
ours,

According to the very clever sages

Who write our modern advertising

pages.
he mingled fragrance of a hundred
flowers,
Honey and almond blent in scented
showers,

Sweet-smelling creams that soothe
milady’s roses,
d palm and olive oils that through
the ages
Have aided beauties in their hidden
bowers.

But oh! tomorrow’s beauty will not
think

So much of lotions, powders,
and dyes,

But rather of her food and sleep and
drink,

esh air and laugh-provoking exer-

cise.

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She’ll know the contents of a cooking
pot

Can make complexions beautiful—or
not!

We take pleasure in annoncing a list
of our new products.
Complexion nowders, est...
wholesome cereals.
Powder puffs, made from fluffy baked

potatoes.

Perfumes—squeezed from fresh, lus-
cious fruits.

Eye sparklers, made of phosphorus
taken from tempting creamed
onions,

Vanity brushes—for the teeth

Rouge for the cheeks—carefully pre-
pared from cream-kissed carrots.

Complexion cream—essence of oat-

meal.

softener — picked from the
boughs of the nearest apple tree.

Lip stick, consisting of pure selected
carmine beets.

Vanity cases—in several shades of
green, made of leafy vegetables.

Vanity scales—just as important as
the mirror. Will reflect the
height and weight of your beauty
and the beauty of your height and
weight.

(Notice: Some of our new products
will be on exhibition in the gym Wed-
nesday night.)

Sed from

Skin

a

Announcement Extraordinary

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Will Eradicate Wrinkles and Give the

Mouth a Permanent Curve!

SCENTED WITH

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Great Excitement Reigns on
Campus at Notice of Safe
Arrival of Ship of Good
Health. Students Throng
to Witness Landing and
to Extend Greetings to
Honored Visitor.

PERSONAL PREPAR-
ATION FOR ARRIVAL
SINCE LAST YEAR

“We” Delivers Message of
Friendly Advice and Helpful
Suggestions on Ways of At-
taining Joy and Prosperity.
Claims That Quickest Route
to Happiness is Via Good
Health. Expresses Desire to
Meet Every A. S. Girl During
the Three Days of His Visit.

Cordial Reception to Be Held To-
night in Honor of Distinguish-
ed Visitor, at Which He Will
Be Presented With Medal of
Merit for His Famous Non-
Stop Flight From Realm of
Health and Happiness.

Health Week
Introduced

To those who did not make the ac-
Quemvonce of Hoatth Wocn sass sot,
it may be well to explain just what it
is all about, and why there is such a
thing. There surely must be some
“method in the madness” if three
whole days are devoted to health con-
tests and activities in general. Per-
haps it is all an attempt to better the
poor results of the posture tests. Per-
haps Dr. Sweet has been overburdened
with complaints of broken arches due
to three-inch heels. Or maybe it is
simply a good means for recuper-
ation after exams.

At any rate, it seems to be human
nature for people to forget about the
“sound body” when in quest of the
“sound mind,” unless their attention
is called to it by some special means.
Therefore Health Week.

“But,” you may ask, “Why empha-
size a particular week? Health is
a matter of years, or of a lifetime.”
True, but it is hoped that during these
few days, the value and ideals of
good health will be so impressed upon
each mind that they will remain until
next year.

PROGRAM FOR
HEALTH WEEK

6:45 P.

Wednesday, February 1,
M.—Open house in the gym.

1. Dance.

2. Class competition in tumbling.

Thursday, February 2—1. Tag-
ging of good postures.

7:15 P. M—2. Dormitory competi-
tion in stunts.

Friday, February 3, 7:15 P. M.—
Good posture contest in Gym.

PENALTIES FOR VIO-
LATIONS OF HEALTH
TRAFFIC - LAWS

1. Bad posture—paralyzed pep.

2. Improper shoes—predominating
pain.

3. Lack of exercise—pitiful petre-
faction.

4, Overweight—puffing portliness.

5. Underweight—puny powers.

6. Lack of sleep—perpetual pale-
ness,

7. Too
pimples.

much candy — persistent

Diary of aStomach

10 A. M.—Oh, dear, another hot
day. Wonder if I'll be abused as I was
yesterday. If I am, I am going to
strike. Jest dispascd- oi & half-chewed
breakfast. We ran for the train,
which meant that I was so jiggled
about and so tired that it took me
twice as long to do my work. Hope
she gives me an hour or two of com-
plete rest before anything else comes
my way.

10:30 A. M.—Two glasses of ice-
water just arrived. It will take all
the energy I can pump up in the next
hour to warm me up to normal
again.

10:50 A. M.—Half-chewed break-
fast didn’t satisfy her and she bought
some peanuts and started eating
them.

12 M.—Peanuts have dribbled along
steadily ever since last entry. Think
she has finished them, though.

12:30 P. M.—Decided she wasn’t
very hungry and instead of a good old
solid dinner, sent me down a cold egg-
nog, heavy with chocolate. ’

2:30 P. M.—She has been lifting
some heavy books and, as usual, used
my muscles instead of her arm
muscles, as she should have done.

OR DO YOU SPEND IT AS YOU WILL?

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Tired me more than a six-course dip -
ner.

4:30 P. M.—Have received some-
thing like a half pound of caramels
since last entry. She just said: “Oh.
dear, I don’t feel a bit well. I know
the milk in that egg-nog must have
been sour.” :

4:50 P. M—We were invited out to
have a soda before going home. Had
a lemon phosphate and then ran for
a train.

6:30 P. M—We played a set of
tennis before dinner, and here I am,
all tired out, and a big meal to
handle. :

7 P. M.—Fried potatoes, green
corn, veal and blueberries. What do
you know about that?

7:45 P. M—We are going down for
a chocolate walnut college ice!!!!

8:20 P. M.—Got home and found
someone had made lemonade. She
drank two glasses. That on top of
the college ice settles it. I strike.

9:10 P. M.—She has sent for the
doctor. She says the college ice must
have had something the matter with
it. Her mother says it is probably
the weak stomach she inherited from
her father.

9:30 P. M.—Doctor says it’s just a
little upset, due to the hot weather.
GOOD NIGHT!!

REST

and
Refresh Yourself

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Aqua Vitae
Water of Life

Springs bubbling through the sand,
Fountains twinkling over mossy stones,
Deep wells sunk in the cool earth,

Blue lakes,
Singing rivers,

A shining water tap,
A bubble fountain.

A lapping tongue,

Two Cupped hands,

A bowl of clay,

A erystal goblet,

DRINK

From the beginning to the end,

Aqua vitae
Waiter of Life.

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A frosted silver pitcher,

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EDITORIAL

SLIPPERS FOR CINDERELLA

Dr. Meiklejohn remarked the other day that the American
mind was very clever, but that it thought about the wrong things.
Shoes, for instance, instead of religion. According to the Doctor,
Massachusetts thinks beautifully about shoes, and very badly
about where-we are going in them. Personally, I disagree. I ad-
mit the badness of our philosophy, but I question whether we do
any better by the shoe.

At least, after two days of shopping, what I want to ask is
this: has Mr. Hoover’s bureau of standards waved its wand over
the shoe industry and ruled out as a wasteful side line all heels on
which a person who loves exercise, beauty, and her feet might like
to walk? If we have here merely the tyranny of the mob over the
manufacturing mind, then, alas! I suppose | am doomed to wear
standardized shoes on an unstandardized foot—or pay the price of
individuality at twenty dollars a pair.

The pity of it is that it is really a very fine foot capable of a
smart appearance in proper boots. It might even have made
Trilby look to her honors. It can walk or dance ten miles bare-
foot, and its arch supports were provided by that complex of cumu-
lative forces familiarly called Nature. And must this foot, as
strong as a peasant’s and as slim as a duchess’s, be thrust into a
hideous object called a pump but resembling nothing in nature so
much as a hyena humped upward in the rear?

For consider the foot, not, after the fashion of shoe design-
ers, aS a mere spare part, but as the base of the whole body’s
rhythm. Put the Venus de Milo in French heels, and how would
her god-head vanish! Clap them upon Pavlowa’s winged feet, and
where would be the poetry, the lovely rise and fall from earth to
heaven? Choose then—wings or heels! All dancers answer,
“Wings.” All manufacturers have answered, “Heels”; and the
feet of America freeze into an attitude—motionless, expression-
less, grotesque.

Yet a year or so ago a moment of reason came to costume.
Hair was bobbed, waists were unbound, skirts were brief and free,
shoes almost as lovely as the foot itself—heelless, flexible, filigree
sandals for sport or street or ball, the light touch of art on nature
which gives beauty its deepest lure. Never had we come so close
to the frank grace of Greek sculpture—every pretty girl a Diana
in disguise! Then presto! all the lovely little shoes grew heels, and
Diana could run no more upon the hills. She must come home
in a motor car.

It is not that many Dianas do not still long to run. It is
merely that there are no longer any pretty tripping shoes. For
Thetis must be silver-slippered, and all the slippers have high
heels!

It is true that I shop upon Main Street, where uniformity is
the order of the day. Perhaps there are towns where dealers still
buy for the few as well as for the mob. I wonder. But mine is not
one of them. I live in an Orpheum town, and I suppose I shall
have to wear Orpheum shoes and see Orpheum plays. But I do not
like it. Still, what can one do? The little theatre outside the
syndicate, the solitary independent baker who still makes my crisp
French bread, the old shoemaker around the corner—are these the
only ways to keep the feet of ugliness from stamping out the
beauty and variety of life? If so, then Pan is dead indeed.

Miss Cleo Hearon (Richard Halliburton |Miss Rhoda Kauf-

Dies After IIIness

Loss of Beloved Faculty
Member Felt Deeply
By College.

Miss Cleo Hearon, head of the de-
partment of history of Agnes Scott
College, died at 8:30 A. M., January
llth, at Wesley Memorial Hospital,
after several months’ illness.

Cleo Hearon was born in Lowndes
County, Mississippi, October 27, 1879.
Her father, James Hamilton Hearon,
and her mother, Laura Shinn, were
also born in Lowndes County. Her
father’s family was from Darlington
District of South Carolina. Her
mother’s of Quaker descent, came to
New Jersey in the seventeenth cen-
tury. One of the family moved south
with his slaves when opposition to
slavery grew strong among his
Quaker brethren. A descendant, Capt.
Joseph Shinn, lived in Meckienburg
County, North Carolina, during the
Revolutionary War.

Miss Hearon received her prepar-
atory education in Denver, Colo., and
in Bristol, Va., and her college train-
ing at the Mississippi State College
for Women at Columbus, Miss., and at
the University of Chicago. She
graduated with the Ph. B. degree at
the University of Chicago in 1903, and
she received her M. A. in history from
the same institution in 1909.

She became a member of the facul-
ty of the Mississippi State College for
Women in 1907, at first in the depart-
ment of English, and later in history.
During the year 1912-1913, she was
on leave of. absence from the college
to work toward her Ph. D. degree at
the University of Chicago, and she
held a fellowship from the university
during that year. Her work was of
such excellence that she was elected
to membership in the honor society of
Phi Beta Kappa and in 1913 received
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
with highest honors. Her dissertation
on the reconstruction period in Missis-
sippi, which she presented in fulfill-
ment of the requirements of this de-
gree is an important contribution not
only to state but to national history.
After completing her work in Chicago
she taught in Westhampton College,
Richmond, Va., in Wellesley College,
Massachusetts, and in Ripon College,
Wisconsin. From 1918 until her death
she was head of the department of
history of Agnes Scott College. Dur-
ing the summer of 1926 she was one
of the group of university professors
sent by the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace to study condi-
tions in Europe. For several years
she was regional director of the South
Atlantic district of the American As-
sociation of University Women, re-
signing this office because of illness.

Miss Hearon was a woman of fine
character with highest ideals and
standards. She was untiring in her
devotion to Agnes Scott College. With
her mature judgment and keen intel-
lect, her logical mind and scholarly
instincts she was a powerful force for
the advancement and progress of the
institution she loved so well. Because
of her high scholastic standards and
her devotion to her students no mem-
ber of the faculty has ever been more
loved or respected. Her loss to the
college is irreparable.

Miss Hearon was laid to rest in the
family burying ground near Colum-
bus, Miss. The body was escorted
from Atlanta by representatives of
Agnes Scott College.

A memorial service for Miss
Hearon, impressive in its simplicity
and sincerity, was held on Thursday
morning at the chapel hour.

MRS. JETER READS
“PEER GYNT” AT OPEN

BLACKFRIAR MEET

Blackfriars invited the college
community and friends to their last
meeting, at which Mrs. P. H. Jeter, of
Decatur, read Ibsen’s “Peer Gynt.”

Between acts, music from Grieg’s
“Peer Gynt Suite” was played by Mrs.
R. S. Christie at the piano and Miss
Anna Harwell on the violin. “Peer
Gynt” is considered a most difficult
thing to read. Mrs. Jeter did it ex-
ceptionally well. All who heard her
were very favorably impressed with
her interpretation and characteriza-
tion.

Enjoyed As Mest
Original Speaker

Noted Young Author Takes
Audience to Greece, Tell-
ing of Unusual Sights.

In a month, otherwise devoid of
sunny spots, the short lecture given by
Richard Halliburton on Saturday,
January 14, stands out as an oasis in
the desert (“sunny spots” has nothing
to do with his remarkable lemon-
colored tie nor his reddish-brown
hair.)

Up until the last minute the most
pessimistic of us thought he was
achieving the triumph of his career—
in “standing up” five hundred girls
counting the maiden members of the
faculty. However, after an interim
in which Miss Gooch accomplished
three speeches and all the prominent
girls one apiece, he arrived, escorted
proudly by Miss Torrance and Emily
Cope.

“Children,” the venerable gentleman
began. But the incongruity of the
appellation brought gales of ironic
laughter from row on row of capped
and gowned Seniors and bursts of in-
credulous mirth from the Juniors and
lesser lights

He outlined his early education
which consisted of Greek mythology.
Of Br’er Rabbit and his tar baby and
of the inimitable Peter Rabbit he was
ignorant—and he offered no apology.
The first thing he did when he got out
of college was to go over to Greece
and hunt up a nymph—because he’d
heard a lot about them and always had
wanted to see one. In fact, he almost
did see a whole bunch of intoxicated
nymphs but unfortunately Bacchus
changed them into a flock of goats just
a second too soon.

Finding that nymphs were too elus-
ive for practical purposes he next
turned his attention to the Acropolis.
Owing to/the fact that visitors were
allowed there only three nights a
month—ahd to the fact that he got
there the next night after the third
one he had to remember that there
was a secret gate in the wall. through
which somebody had led an army in
869 B. C. He found this place, and
then, like a lizard he climbed over a
tall, vertical, tin wall—and found him-
self in the Acropolis—bathed in all the
magic of moonlight. Wandering
around, he arrived at length at the
Porch of the Maidens where he en-
gaged in conversation with Perse-
phone and Philomela, learning many
of the details of their private lives,
which began some three thousand
years before—and included such har-
rowing incidents as having once had
the porch whose columns they were,
used for a kitchen! And promising
to say “hello” to their sister Daphne,
who had been taken to Londcn—oh,
no, that wasn’t Daphne over there,
that was only a plaster of paris effigy
of her—Mr. Halliburton proceeded to
his next adventure.

Which was continuing the vogue set
by Lucky Leandy (we don’t know how
long ago) and swimming the Helles-
pont. After going to London and say-
ing “hello” to Daphne Mr. Halliburton
concluded his account of his wander-
ings—amid the continued applause of
his audience.

With his whimsical humor, and all
the color and glow of his imagination,
Mr. Halliburton, if he had been ninety
would have been a charming speaker.

man to Speak on
Public Welfare

Vocational Guidance Com-
mittee in Charge of
Chapel.

The Vocational Guidance Committee
of the Y. W. C. A. has secured Miss
Rhoda Kaufman, Executive Secretary
of the Georgia State Department of
Public Welfare, as their first public
speaker. Miss Kaufman will speak
Tuesday morning, February 7th, at
the chapel hour.

Miss Kaufman has done much pub-
lie welfare work and so will have
many interesting things to tell us.
Augusta Roberts, through whose ef-
forts Miss Kaufman was _ secured,
speaks very enthusiastically of her
and tells what a charming personality
she has and what an interesting talker
she is. Many on the campus are in-
terested in this kind of work, to
whom her talk will be of especial in-
terest, but it is a treat for the entire
community.

Patricia Cole Willard
Is New Interest

Agnes Scott was more than inter-
ested cver the surprise telegram re-
ceived from Helena, Ark.—bearing
these words, “Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Band Willard announce the birth of
their daughter on January 18th.”
Examinations were even cast aside in
the great excitement—for who has
forgotten Miss Cole, former profes-
sor of history here?

We are delighted that the young
Patricia weighs eight pounds, has
light hair and blue eyes—for blondes
are in preference! We are waiting
anxiously for “Miss Cole” to bring her
daughter to visit us—and we shall all
call her “Pat Cole.”

Mrs. Dieckmann
Wins Distinction

The student body is always interest-
ed in and encouraged by the work our
faculty is doing. At present we feel
very highly elated over the acceptance
of an article written by Mrs. C. W.
Dieckmann, a former member of the
English department.

Mrs. Dieckmann has been studying
Chaucer under Dr. S. M. Steadman at
Emory University. Recently Dr.
Steadman submitted an article she has
written on Chaucer to the University
of Chicago. This article has been ac-
cepted and will appear in ‘Modern
Philology,” quarterly published by
the University of Chicago, and one of
the best known journals of its kind
published today.

We are very interested in the publi-
cation of this article, because Mrs,
Dieckmann is an alumna of Agnes
Scott as well as an ex-professor. We
are proud to have this new honor
brought to our campus.

But add to those qualities, youth, an
engaging personality, a reputation al-
ready achieved as an author, a keen
spirit of adventure—and what wonder
if his audience seemed truly apprecia-
tive—in spite of his lemon-colored
tie?

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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DECATUR,

GEORGIA

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THE AGONISTIC

Jean Lamont, Ruth Masengill, Ruth
Hall—welcome back to A. S. C.!

Rosa White’s mother visited her last
week-end.

Dr. Phelps (Mary An’s father)
spent Sunday, January 22, in Atlanta.
Mary An and Pernette Adams went
to lunch with him at the Henry Grady.

Emily Kingsbery and Ann McCol-
lum attended the Zip dance last Fri-
day night.

Chugga Sydnor attended a tea given

by Betty Little in Atlanta Thursday |

afternoon, in honor of Hilda McCon-
nell.

Eyelyn Knight, ex ’28, who is now
teaching at Nacoochee, visited Gebbie
last Wednesday and Thursday.

Dorothy Hutton spent the week-end
with Mrs. L. M. Mack, of Decatur.

Martha Riley Selman, who has been
ill at the home of her uncle, Dr. Sel-
man, of Atlanta, is back on the cam-
pus.

Helen Hendricks spent the week-
end with Hazel Wolfle in Decatur.

Elizabeth Hatchet’s brother visited
her Monday, January 23.

Jean Alexander’s mother and father
came Wednesday and stayed until
Sunday in Decatur.

Martha Brown spent Sunday with
Emma Reckermon in Decatur.

Sally Abernathy visited her aunt in
Atlanta from Wednesday til Sunday.

Betty Fuller spent the week-end
with Mrs. Carlyle, of Decatur.

Mabel Marshall has gone home for
this semester. She is going to Ken-
tucky State the rest of this year.

Lib Woolfolk and Frances Musgrave
went home with Martha North Wat-
son to Opelika, Ala., for the week-
end.

Ann Turner went home to Newnan,
Ga., after exams, and took Kitty
Purdie, Sara Armfield and Sara Hill
with her.

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North Carolina Glee
Club Entertains

Variety of Program and Ex-
cellent Rendering Mark
Performance.

Agnes Scott was very fortunate to
have the university of North Carolina
Glee Club from Chapel Hill, N. C.,
entertain here on Saturday evening,
January 28. The Glee Club, which is
considered one of the best of all the
Southern colleges, has recently re-
turned from a trip in Europe, where
they received special recognition for
their most excellent work.

The entire presentation at Agnes
Scott consisted of ensemble singing,
in which was displayed perfect diction
in their song, as well as ease and
grace in their performance.

The program was composed of folk
songs, chorales, negro spirituals, two
old Christmas carols, and a group of
Russian folk ballads. In the negro
work songs, the Glee Club imitated
by their singing the fatigue of the
old darky as he bent over his plow.
This presentation, which is something
new in the form of negro song's, was

further characterized by the Glee
Club’s finished and artistic produc-
tions.

Among the folk songs, the “Song of
the Volga Boatman” was most en-
thusiastically received by the audience.
It had been arranged by the Glee Club
director, Mr. John Paul Weaver.

The piano numbers rendered by Mr.
Nelson O. Kennedy, instructor of
music at North Carolina University,
were highly appreciated by the audi-
ence.

The program concluded with their
Alma Mater, quickly followed by “I’m
a Tar Heel born and a Tar Heel bred,
and when [I die, I'll be a Tar Heel
dead.”

The Atlanta Journal, in its article
on the performance aptly said, “Ex-
cellent tone, clear diction, and earn-
estness of appreciation marked their
singing.”

After the performance, the Agnes
Scott Glee Clup entertained its visitors
at a delightful reception in the Alum-
nae House.

Maurine Bledsoe was operated on
for appendicitis last Wednesday at
her home in Asheville, N. C. We all
remember how good Maurine was last
year to every “infirmary patient”—so
take a minute to drop her a note!

Mystery of February
4 Disclosed

“Follies of 1903” To Feature
Evening. Presented By
Sophomore Class.

The “Follies of 1903” will be pre-
sented next Saturday night in the
gymnasium. This is a production by
the Sophomore class and is the answer
to all of those eternal question marks
over the date of February 4 that one
meets posted at every corner on the
campus. It is hinted that as a student
Miss Alexander was quite a problem
to the “Exec” of 1903 and Saturday
night will mark the disclosure of her
most grave offenses. Other well-
known personages to be presented in
the “Follies of 1903” are Miss Hop-
kins, Miss McKinney, Miss “Latin”
Smith and Dr. Sweet.

The Sophomore class promises a
wonderful time for its audience. Be-
tween acts music will be provided for
dancing and food will be sold. Special
features for the social hour will be
presented, one of them being a group
of songs by Mary Ruth Roundtree.

This is a wonderful opportunity to
turn a dull Saturday night into one
you will never forget—a show, food
and dancing, all in one night. It’s a
rare treat for Agnes Scott girls!

The Sophomores have not only
combed the campus and Atlanta for
clothes for their party but have bor-
rowed them from neighboring towns
and even from out of the state. All
the ensembles used are authentic.
Although the stunt is the Follies of
1903, there will be costumes repre-
senting styles from 1860 through
1910.

Some of the costumes have the most
romantic histories. There is one hat
which belonged to the great grand-
mother of a member of the faculty!
A number of dresses and petticoats
were part of a trousseau of about
1863 but due to tragic cireumstances
they were never worn. One dress has
a bustle. Another is so small that as
yet no Sophomore has been found who
is able to wear it. The owner slept
in corsets with flav irons tied to the
strings in order to obtain the desired
proportions.

Much excitement has been created
in Main by the unofficial fashion
shows that have been taking place.
Among the collection are high boots,
long plumed hats, turkey feather fans,
and tapestry bags. There are also
jabots, sashes and old fashioned
jewelry. There is a part of a wed-
ding outfit from Virginia, shoes from
Savannah, a cape from South Caro-
lina, tam from Scotland, and numer-
ous dresses from Oxford (Ga.). But
the crowning glory, not even barring
the hats, is a wonderful bathing suit
of 1900.

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Agonistic to Start
Something New

Four Issues of the Paper
Will Be Turned Over
to Classes.

Class issues of the Agonistie will
hold the interest of the college com-
munity for the next few weeks. The
Agonistic staff has decided that it
will try the plan used successfully in
many colleges, and permit each class
in turn to have charge of an issue
of the paper. To create constructive
competition the staff is awarding a
silver loving cup to the class editing
the best issue. The name of the class
and the year are to be engraved on
the cup and the cup is to be handed
down year by year to the winning
class.

The Sophomores will edit the first
issue of the series which will come
out on February 15th, and the follow-
ing issues will be by the Juniors
(22nd), Seniors (29th) and last but
perhaps not least, the Freshmen
(March 7). Each class will have the
full responsibility of its issue, in
gathering its own news and adds, as
well as selecting the class staff, in-
cluding an editor, an assistant editor,
and a business manager. Any member
of the regular Agonistic staff may
serve on a class staff except the edi-
tor-in-chief, Carolyn Essig, the as-
sistant editor, Elizabeth Merritt, and
business manager, Lillian White.

This is an opportunity for everyone
to put into the Agonistic all of the
interesting bits of news that the regu-
lax reporters always miss and all of
the grievances or opinions, compli-
mentary or otherwise, that no one
ever writes. The award is to be made
to the paper that has the best appear-
ance—this includes the color of un-
usual type employed, and arrange-
ment of the page—that is the most
original, and that contains the great-
est amount and best accounts of real
news. The financial result of each
issue will also bear weight in award-
ing the cup. Each class is expected
to get enough adds to pay the usual
percentage on the paper. This amount
has been estimated at the minimum,
so no class need be frightened at the
responsibility. Any cost over the cost
of the regular issue, must be borne by
the class, or paid for through ad-
ditional adds.

It is the present plan to have three
newspaper men from the three At-
lanta papers judge the four issues, but
definite arrangements have not been
made.

So—all together—pull for that cup,
your class—and our paper!

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Rnglish report mean, Miss Wina?”

Aileen: “It must be the room num-
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THE AGONISTIC

GIDDY GOSSIP

Well, Giddy,

All’s well; everything over and no-
body hurt ’cept for an awful flat feel- |
ing. It’s a wonder we’re not all] dead,
though. And they talk about a
“Health Week” on top of Christmas
and exams—weak health would be bet-
ter. I declare, the more I think about
it, the more I marvel at the consti-
tutions of us American girls. Now
just think, first there were holidays,
hectic as Christmas always is (oh,
darling, did I thank you for the beauti-
ful handflerchief? I don’t believe I'll
ever get my thank-you letter finished).
Everybody of course came back with
new vanities and frat rings, to say
nothing of cakes. And, my dear,
Caroline Jones got a diamond! His
name is Alex. But I was discussing
health. Now, Giddy, everybody knows
that exams are extremely
anybody. You can’t play a Vic with-
out getting fussed at, you use up all
your money buying dopes to keep
awake and study, and then you over-
exercise running around hunting a
quiet place to work. Betty Reid told
me she’d never be the same again
since she had to spread her coat in the
bathtub and sit there and work math,

But the most tiring thing, my dear,
is to work up your emotions. And
you should have heard Sara’s brother,
Johnny, singing and playing at Stu-
dent Government the other night.
Giddy, it was just divine! He’d make
Gene Austin and Art Gillham hide
their faces and crawl out the back
door of the theatre for shame at pre-
suming to try to be musical. Honey,
when he sang “Among My Souvenirs”
I had to pinch Dit Quarles to calm
her. And that Clemson thing! I can
understand why Sara loves Maybanks
(who goes there). Belle Warde looked
almost tearful, and she was so dis-
gusted with herself. “Why, do you
know,” she told me very confidential-
ly. “I have hey fever horribly and
I’m ashamed to blow my nose in
church, for somebody might think I
was getting emotional.”

But, darling, don’t let them make
you work too hard. Remember that
happiness and success are dependent
on health (Miss Randolph ought to
merit me in gym for that remark),
and be sure to get enough sleep or
you’ll have circles under your eyes and
they’re not becoming.

With sincere interest in your health,
skin and posture, I am

Very truly yours
Harriet Hubbard Ayres
Nee Aggie.

P. S—Please don’t forget to look
in your waste basket for Ellen Louise
Warfield’s looseleaf notebook.

Miss Jacobson (on a wet day):
“Miss Crenshaw, what dynasty is
reigning now?”

Mary: “Cats and dogs.”

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B. 0. Z. Meets
On Campus

B. O. Z. assembled shortly after the
holidays for a delightful meeting with
Carolyn Essig and Emily Kingsbery
as hostesses.

Definite plans were completed for
the followmg meeting, at which all
alumnae members of B. O. Z. are to
be honor guests. The club possesses
the original minute book purchased
when it was first organized in 1916.
The complete rolls of members there-
fore, make it possible to send invita-
tions to every alumna who lives near
jenough to Decatur to be interested in
the meeting. The novel affair will
take place next Monday evening, Feb.
1, at the Alumnae House. B. O., Z. is
most enthusiastic over the prospect of
renewing old and making new friend-
ships,

The holidays had given each mem-
ber thoughts and ideas for one story
or more, but had, at the same time,
kept them too busy to transfer the
idea to paper, so there was but one
story offered. This was an unnamed
story by Carolyn Essig, brought hope-
fully to B. O. Z. for a christening. The
ceremony was indefinitely postponed,
however, for no one could think of an
appropriate name for the resume of
an interesting girl-reporter’s determ-
ination and adventure that brought
her the position she wanted.

Talk of the holidays and latest
books over delicious refreshments con-
cluded the meeting.

Our Sympathy

The sympathy of the college com-
munity is extended to Miss Eagleson
and family, in their recent bereave-
ment. Dr. J. B. Eagleson, a promi-
nent surgeon and father of our pro-
fessor, died at their home in Seattle,
Wash., on Thursday morning, January
26.

Miss Eagleson left the campus on
Monday morning, called home by the
increasing seriousness of her father’s
illness. Distance made it impossible
for her to reach Seattle until the day
after her father’s death.

Our thoughts are with Miss Eagle-
son and her family during these days
of sorrow.

He: “You didn’t know I was at
the game yesterday, did you?”

Therese Barksdale: “No, who were
you?”

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You know, of course, that J. P. Allen’s new store at Peachtree and

Cain is an accomplished fact!

Perhaps you’ve taken time from

self all the beautiful departments that have been the talk of the

town.

If you have, or when you do, w
will feel at home here, as Agn

Whitehall Street store.

store is the Mezzanine, where deep velvet divans and chairs invite

you to rest from the pleasant ardors of shopping. Quaint spinnet

desks, equipped with stationery

psychological moment has arrived for the writing of a long deferred

note,

Whether you rest, or whether you write, on Allen’s Mezzanine—

as in Allen’s entire store—Agnes Scott girls are at home!

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Best Products of
Playwriting Class
Will Be Produced

Blackfriars to Present Four
Original Plays Feb. 25.

The plays which are chose annually
from those written by the Playwriting
Class, taught by Miss Nan Stevens,
and presented by Blackfriars, have as
their young authors this year: Miss

Frances Hargiss, Janet MacDonald,
Emily Kingsbery and Josephine
Walker. The plays are to be pre-

sented the night of February 25.

“Hero Worship,” by Francis Hargiss, |

is a clever story of a former colonel of
the Civil War. Janet MacDonald’s is
a tragedy of the coal mines of West
Virginia. “Kitty Sees It Through,”
by Emily Kingsbery, is a comedy of
the western North Carolina moun-
tains. “Vice-Versa” is a modern col-
lege story centered around the Tech-
Georgia classic.

The whole college community is
looking to this performance for we
know what to expect when our young
authors and actors join hands!

Vassar and Agnes
Scott to Debate
Government Policy

The subject for the debate against
Vassar will be: Resolved, That the
United States Should Cease Protecting
By Force of Arms Capital Invested in
Foreign Lands Except After Formal
Declaration of War- The subject was
presented by Agnes Scott and the af-
firmative was chosen by Vassar. Right
girls have been ch sen for intensive
work on the debate and two prelim-
inary debates will be held soon. The
eight are: Mary Shepherd, Janet Mac-
Donald, ’28; Eleanor Lee Norris,
Esther Nisbet, ’29; Martha Stack-
house, Polly Vaughan, Frances Mes-
ser, and Augusta Dunbar, ’30.

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Makes a man healthy, wealthy and
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Play basketball and swim some more

And you’ll have health and fun galore!

Hurray for exams! because you get
that grand and glorious feeling of
wanting to soar away on a frisky
brisky breeze, and shout and sing—
when they are over!

Several of us Hottentots “took out”

lhike on Thursday afternoon. With
Charlotte as leader and Miss Ran-
dolph as chaperon we went away and
away off into the woods on a good six
or seyen miler. There wasn’t a peb-
ble in the road that didn’t get at least
one good kick from the hefty toe of
our boots. Not childish—just an ex-
pression of good spirits—“‘euphasia”
as Psychy Woodworth would say.

The hike ended up gorgeously at
Miss Randolph’s house. She gave us
delightful tea in her cosy, attractive
den. Aren’t you envious?

The last double-header basketball
game was played on Friday the thir-
teenth! No wonder those Freshies and
Sophs got beat, and no wonder those
Juniors and Seniors chanted ‘This is
my lucky day.” They got a big
enough scare out of it to be unlucky
though, for believe me, boys, twas a
nip and tuck game—up to the ears
in excitement every second,

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lives and the half ended one point in
31’s fayor. Vot plotting! vot vigor!
As the minutes of the last quarter
dragged near an end someone suddenly
A few moments of

score one point in favor of Seniors—
and—half a minute to play! The
Freshmen grabbed the ball, the ball
flew to the basket, rolled on the edge,
and then it seemed as if that Imp of
Friday the thirteenth just took mat-
ters into his own hands, for he
snatched that ball away from the
basket, gave it to the Seniors out of
bounds, and stuck that timekeeper’s
whistle in her mouth so she couldn’t
help but blow it, The game was done!

The Sophs fared no better. Two
ahead, one ahead, four ahead, the
Juniors stayed with the Soph team
battling away and Soph rooters split-
ting their lungs and Juniors doggedly
making goals.

Again the Friday Imp blew time
this score being 27-21 in favor of the
Juniors.

She: “Are you mad at that match?”
He: “Why did you strike it, then?”
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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA.. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1928.

NO. 14

“Follies of 1903”

Most Original

Entertainment of School Year

Silhouette of Institute Days
Preserves Styles and Fol-
lies of Present Faculty
Members.

Agnes Scott was kept in suspense
about the mystery of February 4th for
a whole month, and the secret, finally
revealed to be the “Follies of 1903,”
was an entertainment that it will never
forget.

Peggy Lou Armstrong and Pauline
Willoughby, as the editor and busi-
ness manager of the 1903 “Silhouette,”
bobbed curtseys to perfection and won
the hearts of the audience with their
girlish modesty, while Polly Vaughn,
the photographer for the annual, at-
tired in a checked coat, derby, Dr. Me-
Cain’s old pants, and a curling mous-
tache was a perfect scream. Then
all the celebrities of the institute had
their pictures made, and each new ap-
pearance was greeted with roars of
laughter. Dr. Sweet, Miss “Latin”
Smith, and Miss McKinney were all
there and Miss Hopkins herself. The
photographer had quite a hard time
making these young maidens assume
a “school-marm” expression.

Shannon Preston, the most athletic
girl, looked adorable with her hair
piled up under a Scotch tam, and the
dear girls nearly fainted when her
ankle almost peeped out from the folds
of her skirt when she posed with her
foot on the basketbal. Betsy Bennet,
the most stylish girl, certainly de-
served her title, for with her muff and
huge bustle she might have stepped
out of an old-fashioned style mag-

Pe abiie.) Tadeed, the simple white frocks

of the editor and business manager
were almost put in the shade. And
what a charming smile she gave when
the photographer told her to look at
the little “gentleman” doll he had
brought for that very purpose.

“Exec” in those days was quite as
stern and important as it is today.
Their countenances were so impressive
when they posed with Miss Alexander,
who was a serious offender because
she sprinkled sugar on the floor so she
could hear the matron coming, that
they nearly frightened her to death.

Mary Cope, in a dress so tiny that it
could have fitted only her, and Peggy
Catron were the representatives of the
bicycle club and had a real two-seated
bike so big that they could hardly drag
it across the stage. Again the catas-
trophe of the photographer’s seeing an
ankle was barely averted when Mary
put her foot on the pedal. Peggy Lou
saved the day by spreading out her
skirts until the foot was safely in
place.

The croquet club, after the pho-
tographer had been informed that the
croquet ball was made to be hit, were
asked to pose with their mallets ready
for action and, since croquet was the
most intellectual game, they must
have intellectual expressions. Mary
Louise Thames, as bathing champion,
brought down the house when she ap-
peared in a real 1900 style bathing
suit. After a great deal of persuasion,
she took off her cape and posed in
the attitude of “doving,’ as the
photographer called it, like Mercury
ready for flight. Last but not least,
Virginia Sears appeared as a charm-
ing sweet girl graduate, and the cli-
max of the performance came when
the girls gathered around and gave
their cheer—

“Rootity-toot, rootity-toot;
We’re the girls of the institute.”

After the stunt there was a delight-
ful social hour. The Virginia reel was
much enjoyed and Mary Ruth Roun-
tree gave some beautiful selections
which were encored again and again.
Eskimo pies were served for refresh-
ments, and the “girls from the insti-
tute” joined the girls from the college
in dancing. The enthusiastic enjoy:
ment of everyone present and the dol-
lars cleared were proof enough of the
complete success of the stunt.

Alabama Glee Club
Booked Sat. Night

Special Rates Made for Girls | «1 jterature and Leisure”

From Alabama

The Alabama Glee Club will be at
Agnes Scott Saturday night, Febru-
ary 11. Those who heard their pro-
gram last year remember it for its
variety and attractiveness. The fact
that the club has been at Agnes Scott
for several consecutive years is proof
enough of the good program they
render. Mr. Tom Garner is the di-
rector of the Alabama Glee Club,
which consists of forty-two members.

A reception will be given for them
and it is sincerely hoped that all Ala-
bama girls will attend. At a call
meeting of the Agnes Scott Glee Club,
it was decided that in the future all
girls from the state of any visiting
Glee Club will be sold reserved seats
for fifty cents. The Alabama girls
will be the first to have this ad-
vantage. Otherwise the prices will
be as usual—fifty and seventy-five
cents for students and seventy-five and
a dollar for outsiders.

Let us give the visiting Glee Club
a warm reception!

Report From Student
Government Meeting

At the last meeting of Student
Government held befove the Christmas
holidays several mattefe_of importance
were brought up, discussed and voted
upon.

For many years there has been a
president and vice presidents of the
Student Government Association, but
due to the action taken at the last
meeting, there will now be a president,
one vice-president and three house
presidents. It is hoped that this
change will relieve the president of
some of her extensive work.

It was decided that due to the fact
that Freshmen can hardly be quali-
fied to vote intelligently even at the
spring elections, their votes shall count
one-half the entire year. This is no
reflection on the Freshmen, for it is
difficult to know who is qualified for
office within the first year at college.

Another action of the association
was to make the presidents of the Y.
W. C. A. and of the Athletic Associa-
tion ex-officio members of college
council.

Because of the few unthoughtful
members of our college community
who disregard the library rules, Stu-
dent Government is going to take over
the enforcement of these rules. The
penalties as yet, have not been def-
iniately decided upon. They will, how-
ever, be stricter than those now in
operation, and will give knocks and
restriction for violation of the regula-
tions.

Lib Norfleet to
Be Married

March 3 Wedding Date of
Jack Miller and Popular
Graduate of 27.

Among the most pleasant of the
spring events will be the marriage of
Elizabeth Norfleet, of the class of ’27,
to Mr. Jack Miller, of Winston-Salem,
N. C. The date is set for March 3.

Our knowledge of the wedding plans
is extremely limited, but it is ramored
that on the wedding trip Lib is com-
ing out to Agnes Scott to make a
brief visit. After that, we hear, they
will journey on to New Orleans.

As you will probably recall, Eliz-
abeth Norfleet is the first of the
superlatives of ’27, to be married—and
we wish her the best of luck always.

|

Dean Laing of Chi- |Health Week Enthusiastically
Cheered to Last Moment

cago U. to Lecture

Lecture Association Brings
Brilliant Speaker and
Classical Student to the
College.

Will Be Subject of Eve-
ning Address.

The Lecture Association takes great
pleasure in announcing as the next en-
tertainment in the season’s course a
lecture by Dr. Gordon J. Laing, Dean
of the Graduate School of Arts and
Literature of the University of Chi-
cago and a professor of Latin in that
institution. He will speak in the col-
lege auditorium on Friday evening,
February 10, at 8:30 o’clock on the
subject: “Literature and Leisure.”
Season tickets admit to this lecture.
Single admission is one dollar.

Dean Laing will also address the
ality, is an eloquent speaker, has the
rare gift of genuine wit, and with it
all his lectures are a most scholarly
presentation of his subject.

Dean Young will also address the
Classical Club in the chapel at four
o’clock in the afternoon of the same
day. To this afternoon lecture the
entire college community is invited.
The subject of Dr. Laing’s address will
be “The Survival of Roman Religion.”

Miss Gooch Receives
Singular Honor

25,000 Copies of “Dramatics
_in the Modern College,”
to Appear in Pamph-
let Form.

In the December issue of the Jour-
nal of Expression there appears an
article by Miss Gooch, “Dramatics in
the Modern College.” Four times dur-
ing the college year the Walter Bacon
Theatrical Publishing Company, of
Boston, sends out pamphlets dealing
with different phases of college dra-
matics. They have asked Miss Gooch
to allow them to reprint this article
for their spring pamphlets material.

Miss Gooch points out the wide-
spread interest of students in dra-
matics—nine-tenths of the students at
some time during their college career
try to get into a dramatic course or
a dramatic club. This is the result of
a fundamental urge, “the faculty of |
mind which makes it possible for us
to ‘other ourselves.’ ”’

The close study of the drama has
many special values to offer us. It
is a tremendously socializing influence,
since it helps us to look at the world
through another’s eyes. It helps to
develop character in that it shows the
relation between character, action, and
events. It emphasizes the necessity
for beauty in our modern world. It
may present to us a tried code of
morals. And it is certain to bring
us closer to a great literature.

Those who actually act develope
other qualities as well. They acquire
a technique of self-revelation, and
learn to know themselves better.
They develop better speech habits
and that all-important quality—poise.

But dramatics in a college does not
touch only those who have the abil-
ity to act. One of the great func-
tions of college dramatics is to train
the audience to enjoy good, worth-
while dramatics. If college audiences
learn to appreciate the best in plays
and in acting, the hope for the future
development of the play is bright.

It is not surprising that the Walter
Bacon Theatrical Publishing Co.
should wish so excellent an article to
reach the public. There will be about
twenty-five thousand copies printed.

Martha Gramlin and Amanda
Groves, of Marietta, Ga., spent Thurs-
day night with Pat Welsh and Per-
nette Adams.

Sophomores to Edit
Agonistic Next Week

First Entry in Keen Class
Contest for the Agon-
istic Cup.

Get ready, fellow students, for the
inauguration of a new era in journal-
ism. Budding genius, clever original-
ity, and probably colorful type will
flaunt upon the pages of our next four
issues of the Agonistic. Just stop a
moment and try to realize the im-
portance of having each class take
over an issue of the paper. Who
knows but that from your own class
some unconscious genius will be given
a chance to manifest her talents, and
will thus be given a start on her way
to brilliance and fame in the journal-
istic world? A remarkable and suffi-
ciently worthy reason for having the
four class issues and then consider the
pleasant change it will be for us who
read the paper. Something different.
Each class is urged to use originality
in arrangement and in new depart-
ments and you just know they will!
And then—consider the handsome
silver cup to be presented to the win-
ning class. This cup will have the
date of the class engraved on it, and
will be handed down from year to
year, since this contest is to be an an-
nual affair,

This is the first time we have tried
this, which is certain to be most inter-
estingly different. The Sophomores
begin by editing the next issue, Feb.
15, and haye elected Alice Jernigan

editor, Polly Vauyit@h assistant editor,-|

and Mary McCallie business manager.
They have already begun work, so,
other classes, get busy!

The Aurora Box
Again Invites
Contributions

Next Issue to Go to Press on
15th. Submit Your
Effort!

First call for material for the next
issue of the Aurora! This popular
magazine goes to press on the 15th
of February. If you want to have
your “A” theme ranking with Ditty
Winter’s It, or that short story
you’ve had in your head for so long to
appear in print beautifully illustrated
by Lila Porcher or Sally Southerland,
this is the time for you to get busy.
If you have ever felt that urgent de-
sire to burst into print—and who
hasn’t ?—-why! here’s your chance all
ready made for you. Just drop your
contributions into the Aurora box in
Main Hall and then think what pride
you'll take in sending the next issue to
the family and with what pleasure
they will see your name on the “con-
tents” page.

Don’t forget the college story con-
test.

A cash prize is offered for the best
story published during the year. A
number of stories have been sub-
mitted. This is your next to last
chance to enter the contest, so come
on through in print by the 15th! Other
type stories, essays, and poems are
equally as welcome.

Dr. Dobyns to Hold
Services in Atlanta
Will Address Men of First

Presbyterian Church, Be-
ginning Feb. 6.

Dr. William Ray Dobyns, of Birm-
ingham, Ala. (better known to us as
Mary Ray’s father), is to arrive in
Atlanta Monday, February 6, to de-

Fe SN Re AA a er eS ne

Miss Sophomore Wins Title
“Miss Health”—Main Car-
ries Off the Brown Jug
With Stunt Honors.

“Extra! Extra! All about Health
Week!” Two little(?) newsboys stood
on the colonnade distributing papers
to the mob coming out of the chapel on
last Wednesday morning. It was the
Agonistic all dressed up in its health-
iest clothes announcing the beginning
of Health Week.

But the formal opening of Health
Week took place that night in the
gym, where the “eye-sparkler” and
all the other “beauty hints” such as
milk and shoes, were on exhibition.
In the Athletic Board room coffee and
cakes (thanks to Jack!) were served
while downstairs there was dancing to
the accompaniment of the famous Re-
viere Orchestra. The most important
event of the evening was the tumbling
acts by our most celebrated athletes.
Handsprings, pyramids—even nose-
dives and all kinds of exciting things
that would have put Keith’s vaude-
ville to shame. The Junior tumblers
were declared victors, and every
Junior present promptly received a big
red apple.

On Thursday the students learned
how to become as straight as the pro-
verbial stick—all the students lucky
enough to attract attention to their
normal good postures, during the day
were tagged with a “G. P.” medal and
thereafter held themselves so straight
that we feared they would break.

On Thursday night came the second

act.of the play—Health.. Each of the.

dormitories gave a health stunt in the
chapel where the results of breaking
the laws of health were graphically
portrayed. Health courts and schools
—maidens with perfect posture and
those without it. But the little brown
jug was given to Main, whose stunt
was the “main event” of the evening—
shadow pictures showed the imperfec-
tion of “Phi Beta Becky,” ‘“Stupie
Sturgiss” and all the others, contrast-
ed with the faultlesness of Miss Venus
Main.

That night gentle snores were heard
all over school—with admirable class
spirit the girls sacrificed mere merits
to win in the sleeping contest. The
next day we found by averaging the
number hours every one in each class
had slept, that the Sophomores were
the champion sleepy-heads.

Seven o’clock Friday night found
the gym buzzing with expectancy. It
is no longer necessary to go to At-
lantie City to see a beauty contest
and we hear that Mack Sennett will
soon be on his way to Georgia. Each
class and organization submitted her
most perfect “speciman.” With wild
cheers from the sidelines they walked
around the gym—truly on a chalk line
—headed by ‘Miss Senior.” Then one
by one the fair ones presented them-
selves before the judges. After an ex-
citing few minutes, Miss Perfect of
last year announced that “Miss
Sophomore,” Lynn Moore, was this
year’s Venus, and to her went the cup.
Second was “Miss Agonistic,’’ Chopin
Hudson, and tying for third place were
Charlotte Hunter as “Miss Pi Alpha
Phi,” Lila Porcher as “Miss Aurora,”
and “Miss Athletic Association,” Sallie
Southerland.

Thus ended Health Week for this
year but aren’t we seeing girls walk-
ing around the campus with springier
step and head more erect than former-
ly?

liver a series of addresses at Central
Presbyterian church. Dr. Dobyns is
to speak each evening (February 6-10)
to the men of the church. An inyita-
tion has been extended by this church
to the men of all the Presbyterian
churches in Atlanta and Decatur to
share Dr. Dobyns’ messages with
them.

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REPORTERS FOR THIS ISSUE

Elizabeth Grier, "28. Mary Alice Juhan, ’29
Mary Crenshaw, ’28 Ann McCollum, ’28
Irene Lowrance, ’28 ame ;
Frances Brown, ’28 Carolyn Nash, °30
Rachel Paxon, ’29

Virginia Norris, ’28
Mary Perkinson, ’28

Mary McCallie, *30
EDITORIAL

It is a good thing that man has made divisions in the mechani-
eal processes of a life which in itself follows a steady unbroken
course. Though a man be growing feeble, he is still childish.
There is no greater magic in the phrase “Just once more” for the
child pleading out of punishment, than for the grey-haired man
planning new business ventures, or the college student making new
decisions. The child, granted his wish, forgets the incident and
plays on in the present, neither looking to the past nor the future.
The ambitious youth and wise man remembers the past, but be-
lieves that if he wills it so, the past may be wiped out and the
future erected. So he lives the present until the future becomes
the past, and is in turn pushed behind—condemned.

It is good so. For belief in anew chance lends wisdom to the

eyes that look over the past. Wise retrospection teaches the way
and the ways, encourages to strive and to profit, renews hope, be-
lief, the vision of the goal. ‘

Thoughtful retrospection can mean all of this, because in
retrospection, one sees myriads of daily acts and weekly duties as
a whole. Isolated happenings take a tangible form. Three or
four meet, build one upon the other, or stretch out, one before the
other, leading ahead, or else they take a vague form and lie about
aimlessly. They are like glittering bits of broken glass that have
never belonged to one piece, each casting reflections at different
angles. Designless actions, without a purpose, can take us no
nearer a worth while goal than such bits of scattered glass can
carry the eye along a definite line. It is this fact that one sees
clearly in retrospection. The whole becomes apparent. The steps
become clearly defined. The value of each act in relation to the
anticipated end becomes evident.

Appreciation of just values is the most essential requisite of
progress and success. An athlete who rushes into a cross-coun-
try race, gloriously out-distancing his comrades, immediately giy-
ing all his strength and all his breath in the first hundred yards
of the race, will never cross the goal. Nor will one who trots with-
out any exertion saving all his strength for a time which he never
thinks at hand, cross the goal before he has been put aside for the
running of another race by a new generation. A debater can not
hope to convince unless he assorts his material, selects the essen-
tial clashes in the argument. and strives with those essentials
until he has mastered all arguments centering about them. The
same situation confronts the student. To rush thru numerous
assigned books before thinking what you are to seek in them is a
fearful waste of time and opportunity. To plunge haphazardly
into activities, not giving yourself time to be vitally interested in
any one, is futile at first glance, and also at the last in retrospec-
tion.

The worth of retrospection lies in the fact that it throws just
values into relief. We can not see the future, but we know the
past, and can build upon the truths it teaches of values.

So, it is good to have a new year come thrillingly with a chal-
lenge, a challenge to look back and then ahead; to have a new
semester offer a definite opportunity, an opportunity that will be
grasped if a conscious sense of just values guides the seeker.

We wish to call your attention to the fact that the article
which appeared in this column last week was taken from the
December number of the 1926 Atlantic Monthly. This acknowl-
edgement was omitted thru error.

matic association plays. Smith under-
graduates felt the same way about
seeing women try to put their hands
in too-big trousers on the stage. So
the two associations now lend each
other to the other, and real men take
part in Smith plays, and real women
in Amherst plays.
—-I. P.

Non-Academic Agitation

“The University of Washington
Daily, after publishing a series of stu-
dent criticisms of the university and
its work, has summarized by blam-
ing the faculty ‘for the lack of intel-
lectual stimulus and study encourage-
ment prevalent on the campus.’ The
main drawback it conceives as ‘the ap-
palling over-emphasis on activities for
activity’s sake, that insistence on ac-
tivities at Washington which results
in the average collegian striving to
be an activity hound from Freshman
days to the end of college.’ The facul-
ty is blamed for having failed to elim-
inate superfluous activities, and the
Daily presents the problem as one for
the teachers to solve.”

—The New Student.

From “The Sweet Briar News it is

noted that a bridge tournament will!

be held in February at that school.

Gift to Heidelberg

Heidelberg University, which is, as
it is stated in Times “known to thea-
tre-goers as the scene of The Student
Prince, known to the learned world as
the oldest of famed German universi-
ties,” will received $400,000 from the
United States. Aroused by the needs
of the university, Jacob Gould Schur-
man, United States Ambassador to
Germany and once a Heidelberg stu-
dent, has undertaken to raise this
fund. —Sun Dial.

Objections to signing honor system
pledges previous to each examination
were voiced by the campus leaders at
the University of California. They
protested that if they are to be on
their honor during examination hours,
why should they need a legal state-
ment to the effect that they are honor-
able? —The Concordiensis.

Wesleyan Rates!!!

Quoting from the Emory Wheel of
January 12: “Although the accusa-
tion is sometimes made that Emory
boys prefer Agnes Scott girls, a check-
up on the outgoing mails from the
Emory post office indicates that the
preference is rather for the good
Methodist sistereen who attend Wes-
leyan College in Macon. So popular
do the young ladies of that school
seem to be with the local boys that
practically twice as many letters go
from Emory to Wesleyan than to any
other girl’s school.”

Just by way of suggestion—the tele-
phone connection between Emory and
Agnes Scott might explain the mail
percentage.

Because of the debate scheduled be-
tween Agnes Scott and Vassar on
March 16, this notice from The Vas-
sar Miscellany News is especially in-
teresting:

Vassar-Wesleyan Debate Scheduled
February 17

A debate with Ohio Wesleyan will
be held, February 17. Subject: Re-
solved, that the U. S. should cease
to protect American private invest-
ments abroad. Vassar will have the
affirmative.

hear about the gorgeous one Jo Barry
is going on? She’s going with a lady
who is a friend of her mother’s, and
neither one of them can speak a word
of any foreign language. “And I can’t

jthpeak Englith much,” Jo said.

She tried to get Sally Cothran to go
with her, but, confidentially, Giddy, I
think it’s a good thing she didn’t. Sally
sleeps in a kimono on the train ‘cause
she’s so scared of wrecks, and I don’t
know what she’d do on a ship.

Speaking of Sally, reminds me of
Caroline. She left an order at Elliot-
Leonard for a picture to be sent to a
boy there. About a week later she
had a telegram from him, “Thanks for
the picture of your friend. Don’t
know her, but she’s good-looking.” He
finally sent the picture to her, and
it was of Lila Porcher.

Some awful funny things happen
from mix-ups through, don’t they,
Giddy. Carolyn Payne has been long-
ing to get in the Flying Squadron be-
cause it sounds so athletic. And some-
body said little Shaw had freckles on
her knees from going in swimming
so much (when everybody knows it’s
‘cause she’s just stopped wearing
sox).

Virginia has just come in and says
Mary Riviere has up nine busy signs.
While I do not notice such unkind
implications about my not studying,
such a fine example ought not be
wasted. Ill stop and hang up our
own busy sign, and at least create
atmosphere.

Travelling is a great strain on one’s
nerves too. It’s all right to go, but
there ought to be a law against com-
ing back (though the conductor would
miss having the “Agnes Scott ladies”
give tone and quiet to his train).
Poor Sally Cothran is so afraid of
wrecks when she spends the night on
a train that she always has to sleep
in her kimono. Jo Barry’s sort of
travelling wouldn’t be so bad though.
You know she’s going to house parties
at Old Miss, Alabama, Carolina, Vir-
ginia, Yale, Harvard and Princeton.
Then she’s going abroad. “Itith a
private tour,” she informed me, “and
not one of uth knowths a_ foreign
language. I can’t even thpeak English
very well.” I bet she has a grand
time anyway. More people have had
week-end trips—after exams, you
know. Thank goodness, they consider
our health once in a while. Lou
Robertson said the dances at Georgia
were wonderful. And that marvelous
Glee Club that was here, Giddy! I do
wish you could have seen those cute
boys; they were a rest for tired

2 j THE AGONISTIC
Che Agonistic Our Exchanges
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Single Copies, 5 cents. The Psychology Department of Bryn |
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Published weekly. Owned and published by the Students of experiments on body weights and ex-
Agnes Scott College. aminations after a period of two -
years. During that time students
Entered as Second Class Matter were weighed before and after their |
wk =: £ mid-year exams, and the results in
STAFF OF AGONISTIC loss or gain of weight were compared
A S ales é ith the number of honor points they
LGM at gh re <5: eo ie Saar COPS. aa Carolyn Essig |" :
5 ? 7am ees ~©|made that year. It was found that
Assistant Editor a+~-------------~---------=-+ Elizabeth Merritt | those averaging a loss of a pound or | Giddy, Old Dear: feminine eyes. My eyes are so tired
SATIVA ETUC COT on ae en errs tee eee Edith McGranahan |less made the best average in honor| This is the most monotonous exist-|now from doing history syllabuses
Poth letie: HiitOle = Chopin Hudson | points. Those who gain or lose more|ence I’ve ever led. I don’t believe|that I really think I had better stop
Recinuen IMibitorec eae. a ee Alice Jernigan than one pound did worse. spring holidays will ever come; if|and get some rest. There’s a good pic-
Snicalitor.._.. i cule Shetienes —Campus News. |some kind friend would only get mar-|ture on in Dee and ne Colman is
i jer anh Pea ae, Ee Oe a er ried. I don’t know whom it was said|even more interesting than you.
DUCISCENH Or. = re eee Irene Lowrance Eds and Co-eds Co-operate about, but it might have been us col-| Your friend from the working class,
MANAGEMENT The girls of Smith College and the|lege girls—‘often a bridesmaid but Aggie.
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Assistant Business Manager a rh St Cre ot Martha Riley Selman it was unsatisfactory to see Amherst|I think a little Mediterranean cruise ed IC ion 25 ac Ss
men dressed as women in the dra-| would suit me better now. Did you Trader Horn, An Auto-

biography of Ad-
venture.

“Trader Horn,” by Trader Horn
himself, is one of the most interest-
ing of the new autobiographies. This
is a true story of actual life as it
occurred on the Ivory Coast of South
Africa in the early and late ’90s. The
style is striking in its peculiarities;
first because of the varied phraseology
or large vocabulary; second because
of the unusual spelling of these words;
and third because of the piquant force-
fulness of the diction.

This is a story of a youthful trader,
who set out from England for Africa,
and of his adventures in that land.

It is unusual in that it is very full
of information of jungle life about
which the ordinary human being is
ignorant. He tells of the hunts for
gorillas in the thick jungle grasses
where they can always be found be-
cause of the life-giving power of these
grasses, whose roots and stems are
full of water.

An introduction to this exciting
autobiography is given by a lovely
woman. She explains how she became
interested in an old pedler who fre-
quently found his way to her home and
how she extracted from him the his-
tory of his past life. At first he
wrote it himself and brought it to
her but she found it more satisfactory
to write down his story as he related
it to her.

This book has found a large sale;
the public’s taste seems to show a
change from mere fiction to more
cultural subjects, to real adventure.

Sophomores Re-
elect Officers

All Agnes Scott is aware of the
“peppiest pep you ever saw—the
pep of the Sophomore class.” The
Sophomores have been coming thru
with a bang on everything this fall,
and are so pleased with the manage-
ment which helps them through, that
they unanimously reelected the group
of class officers in its entirety at a
meeting held Monday.

Martha Stackhouse will remain
class president for the second semes-
ter.

Blanche Miller, vice president.

Raemond Wilson, secretary-treas-
urer.

Dorothy Smith and Mary
representatives to Exec.

Margaret Ogden and Mary Jane
Goodrich, representatives to Lower
House.

Terry,

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THE AGONISTIC

Dit Quarles went home to Charlotte,
N. C., for the week-end.

Lib Woolfolk went home to Fort
Valley, Ga., for the week-end.

Lillian White spent the week-end
in Decatur.

Helen Duke spent the week-end with
her grandmother in Atlanta.

Marie Hulbert visited Margaret
Minnis for the Paderewski concert.

Elizabeth Dawson spent the week-
end with Mrs. Hugh Carter on Spring-
dale Road.

Carolyn Essig entertained at a
buffet supper Sunday evening. Her
guests included Ann McCollum, Vir-
ginia Norris, Bee Keith, Edith Me-
Granahan, Emily Kingsbery, and Pat
Collins.

Betty Fuller went to a dinner party
at the home of Mrs. T. E. Glenn in
town.

Mary MecAliley spent Sunday with
Dr. and Mrs. B. K. Vann.

Mary Ramage entertained at tea
Saturday afternoon in honor of Emily
Ramage and Ellen Stephens, old
Agnes Scott girls who are now stu-
dents at the University of South Caro-
lina. Quite a number of Agnes Scott
girls attended the affair.

Eleanor Lee Norris and Mary Alice
Juhan spent Sunday with the latter’s
sister, Mrs. W. M. Gower.

Pi Pi
Druid

Carolyn Essig attended the
dance Friday evening at the
Hills Club.

week-
Orme

Clemmie Downing spent the
end with Miss Rita Lowe on
Circle.

Nell Hillhouse and Mary Belle Mc-
Conkey had dinner with Mrs. Parker
Sunday evening.

Eliza Ramey and Chugga Sydnor
spent Wednesday night in town.

Jean Alexander was the week-end
guest of Louise Brewer.

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! Charlotte Hunter went to Kitty

Hunter’s for Sunday.

Mr. Wharton and Mr. Gregory took
Elise Roberts, Mary Gregory, and Joe
Smith to a chop suey dinner Tuesday
evening. Exciting adventures with
chop sticks were reported.

Dorothy Hutton, Pernette Adams,
and Myra Jervey were week-end
guests in town.

Joe Walker spent the week-end with
Mary Sayward.

Frances MecCoy’s mother, from Co-
lumbus, Ga., has been visiting her for
a few days,

Bayliss McShane’s mother and
father were here for the week-end of
the 29th.

Julia Pope, ’25, has been visiting her
sister, Letty, for the past week.

Jo Fairchild spent the week-end

with Margaret Moore.

Betty Reid visited her aunt, Mrs.
Hill, last week-end.

Ermine Malone went home with
Mary Crenshaw for the week-end.

Marian Green spent the week-end
with Mary Ellis.

Dr. and Mrs. Dobyns arrived in At-
lanta Monday to spend the week. Dr.
Dobyns is giving a series of addresses
at Central Presbyterian church. Mrs.
Dobyns is staying at the Alumnae
House.

Betty Berry and Miriam Boyd took
lunch with Miss Elma Harwell in At-
lanta Saturday.

Katherine Leary spent the week-end
with Marie Baker in Decatur.

Margaret Ferguson, Helen Fox, and
Elizabeth Branch attended the “Black
Cat” dance Saturday night.

Ruth Bradford spent the week-end
with Mrs. Sam Turner in Atlanta.

Louise Ware spent the week-end in
Atlanta with her aunt.

The Car!

SPRING

Affiliated with
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Program Is Planned

Speakers Obtained.

The Vocational Guidance Committee
of the Y. W. C. A., of which Augusta
Roberts is chairman, has planned a
most helpful and most interesting pro-
gram for the coming eight weeks.
Miss Wilburn, who is the Faculty Ad-
visor for the committee, has kindly
consented to have an office hour from
3:10 to 4:10 every Monday afternoon
at which time she will be glad to talk
with any one, secure information
concerning any desired vacation, and
help in any other way she can.

The committee has also planned to
present a number of speakers about
vocations which are of most wide-
spread interest on the campus.
of these will speak in chapel and the
others will speak at informal groups
on every other Thursday afternoon at
4:10. More definite announcement
will be made from time to time.

Twe Hottentots Join
Matrons Ranks

Miss Charlotte Jackson and
Julia Ellen Wayne Re-
cently Married.

Miss Charlotte Bernard Jackson,
class of 1914, was married December
27, 1927, at her home in Memphis,
Tenn., to Colonel Americus Mitchell,
a retired army officer, who at pres-
ent is studying law at Vanderbilt in
Nashville. The bride’s only attendant
was Miss Mary Wallace Kirk, of the
class of 1911. The couple are now liv-
ing in the Homestead apartments in

Nashville. Many of the Agnes Scott
girls remember with pleasure Miss

Jackson’s visit here in the fall when
she was traveling secretary for the
Committee on Christian Education
and all wish her great joy in this new
adventure of life.

Another member of the class of ’29
has plunged into the sea of matrimony
which so many Agnes Scott alumnae
find delightful. Julia Ellen Wayne
and Mr. Carl Winfrey Pass were mar-
ried January 8, 1928, at the bride’s
home in Atlanta. The young couple
will live in Atlanta.

Eleanor Bonham’s sister, Betty, has
been visiting her for the last week.
She is entering Agnes Scott next fall.

Marian Martin: “Jean, can you lend
me a dollar?”

Jean Coffman: “If it cost 25¢ to go
around the world, I could not get out
of sight.”

Fair Lady: “Is there no succor?”
Brave Knight: “Yes, ’'m coming!”
—Ex.

By the Vocational
Guidance Committee

Interesting and Instructive |

Some ;

Whenever another set of exams hits
our campus Agnes Scott’s esteem for

our Alumnae soars just that much
higher. We are proud of those who
have set our standards. In order to
join their ranks we are willing to
burn the midnight oil!

We are looking forward to the time
when we may enjoy “life” as Leila
Joyner, ’27, now Mrs. Jock Cooper.
She writes that she is “really living.”
At present she is at Bremerton, Wash.,
while the N. S. S. Colorado, on which
her husband is Ensign, is being over-
hauled in the dry-docks. The first of
February she will move to Long
Beach, Cal. ‘

Or maybe we will be able to spend
several months in Europe seeing the
sights first hand as Lucie Howard,
23, who sailed January 14.

Do You Have
A Health Way?

If Not, Try This One.

In the morning, as up I jump,

I land on the floor with an awful
thump.

The very next thing I always do

Is to take a cold splash—a rubdown
too.

Then exercise, not so gracefully, I'll
say,

But it furnishes “pep” for the rest
of the day.

My teeth I brush with up-and-down
motion;

This is the newest and down-to-date
notion.

For health’s sake, I
glasses of water

Before I eat (if I don’t, I oughter).

There are six more glasses, before the
day’s through,

That I must drink; that’s none too
few.

Of leafy vegetables and fruits plenty
I'll eat,

But not so much pastries, candies and
meat.

With chest out, head up and abdomen
in,

(To slump all over is an awful sin.)

My feet well shod with good health
shoes,

(My beautiful toes I must not abuse.)

I walk in the sunshine or take recre-
ation,

Things not adverse to my inclination.

And when I obey these few regula-
tions,

I feel quite equal to ruling the na-
tions.

Just try them for a month or two

And see, my dear, what they'll do for
you.

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These next items I dedicated to
Cupid and his arrows. It seems he
is a very good marksman when he has
an “Agnes Scott heart” as his target.
May Smeth, *17, was married De-
cember 27 to James Bayard Parsons.
He is at present working for his Ph. D.
at the University of Chicago. She
will receive her M. D. degree in the
spring from the same institution.

Roberta Thomas, ex ’27, was mar-
ried October 29 to Mr. Walter Lunn
McKell. They are living in Atlanta.

Hilda McConnell, president of Stu-
dent Government in ’23, will be mar-
ried to Mr. Brainerd Rhea Adams, of
Coral Gables, Fla.

Further study is still in voguel
Sarah Stillman, ’27, is attending the
Atlanta Business College. Pearl Kun-
nis, ’27, is in New York taking a busi-
ness course. Her address is 27 Haven
Ave., New York. Elizabeth Allen, ’20,
is studying at the New York School of
Social Work. Her address being 599
First Ave. Miss Daisey Frances
Smith, ’24, who is doing graduate work
at the University of Pennsylvania, has
changed her address to 223 S. 36th
St., Philadelphia.

Now, Alumnae, we have a great
surprise for you—the third Agnes
Scott Radio Programme will be broad-
cast the 22nd of February from the
Biltmore Hotel. In fifty-five cities
Agnes Seott Alumnae will be listen-
ing to the addresses by Miss Hopkins
and Dr. McCain. Even a party in
Los Angeles, Cal., will hear the Agnes
Seott Glee Club. So do not forget to
tune in at six-thirty Eastern Standard
time!

BETWEEN US TWO

(With Apologies to Life)

Just between m’ an’ you we have
been living a right jolly life for the
past two weeks; I mean we ACTUAL-
LY have! Jolly like an ocean voy-
age, y’ know. SOMETIMES we were
carried HIGH on the top of a wave,
and then again we were swung DOWN
between two walls that SIMPLY
threatened death and despair. I
MEAN it REALLY did! (“It” re-
ferring to the valley of the shadow
of examinations, y’ understand.) At-
lanta Theater programs were ABSO-
LUTELY temptations to forget our
troubles; I MEAN they REALLY
were. And our families were quite
generous with the car-fare and
POSITIVELY urged us to come home,
REALLY they did; so quite a FEW of
us, I MEAN a LOT of us, ACTUAL-
LY went. SOME of our families even
came to see us—REALLY. And
QUITE a few of our B. F.’s cheered
jus with DAILY MAIL and SPE-
CIALS! REALLY we decided exam-
inations were not so POSITIVELY
bad after all. I MEAN we ACTUAL-
LY did!

We Invite All
Agnes Scott
Teachers and Girls

to view our lovely spring

things.

Ensembles, coats, dresses of
the newest mode—are to be

seen.

Reasonable prices prevail.

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THE AGONISTIC

AY ot URE.

Now that exams are safely passed,
and if not passed, at least over, the
day students have taken a new lease
on life. They now grip their books
a little more firmly, clutch the street
car straps a little more hopefully, and
look life squarely and bravely in the
face once again.

This newly found vigor and en-
thusiasm expressed itself in the first
official day student meeting, held last
Friday. It seems that, contrary to
the previous belief among college stu-
dents, examinations do not drain our
rather delicate mental mechanism of
all ideas approaching originality, for
the meeting abounded in them. The
first suggestion was that the day stu-
dents needed to know each other bet-
ter, and in order to do this they
should have more gatherings. It was
then proposed that once a week every-
one should bring lunch and have a
picnic on the grass back of the
library. If the weather is good all
the day students are invited to meet
there next Friday at lunch time.

The next important decision of the
meeting was to begin plans for a rum-

mage sale, sometime in the near
future. All boarders are advised to
polish any rusty looking shoes, and
to mend favorite clothes unless they
suddenly find that these old friends
have joined the ranks of other old
shoes and clothes for the rummage
sale.

It is true that day students have
rather consistently bad posture due to
the evil effect of carrying so many
books on the left, or too much slump-
ing over steering wheels of cars. Be-
cause of this fact much care had to
be taken in choosing a candidate for
the posture contest during Health
Week, but after much deliberation
Alice Garretson was chosen. Miss
Wilburn would probably tell us that
her good carriage is due to the fact
that she lives near enough to the
school to get in her full hour’s walk-
ing a day.

The last matter to be discussed in
the meeting was the request of Pi
Alpha Phi for the use of the day
student hut. It was decided that the
club be given the use of the hut pro-
vided they help furnish our room in
the gymnasium.

WE THINK:

At the last Open Forum meeting be-
fore the holidays a heated argument
was waged about departmental clubs,
whether they should be abolished, or
basis of organization changed, or
should remain as they are. Definite
action will be taken on this question in
the near future. What do you
THINK?

Shall a disinterested minority legis-
late for an interested majority? That
was attempted in Student Government
just before Christmas. When there
were present only two departmental
club presidents and, accidentally too,
a handful of club members, non-mem-
bers tried to push a motion through
the Student Government meeting to

the effect that departmental clubs at
Agnes Scott should be abolished.
Those outside the clubs have already
expressed themselves: they do.not be-
lieve in the clubs and have so indi-
cated by not joining. Why shouldn’t
the question of continuance rest rather
with the clubs themselves? Let them
ask themselves: Are we accomplish-
ing anything? Is there a favorable
ratio between our results and our
energy output? Does there exist on
the campus any organization so sim-
ilar to our own that we could suc-
cessfully combine? And, after con-
sideration of these points by popular
vote let each club decide for itself.
F.C.

Aggie’s Funny Bone

Miss Gilroy: “What makes the world
go ’round?”

Helen Anderson (just waking up):
“Love; nothing but love.”

Eleanor Morgan: “I understand that
drinking is bad for the constitution.”

Mary Shewmaker: “Yes, especially
the 18th amendment.”

Lancelot: “Why did you marry King
Arthur?”
Guivivere: “Well, I married Art for
Art’s sake.”
—Jack-O-Lantern.

Dr. Hayes: “Do you enjoy fielding?”
Elizabeth Cole: “Why, I don’t play
baseball.”

Mr. Robinson: “Miss Fox, explain
the binomial theorum.”

Helen: “Er, excuse me professor my
thoughts seem to be a little tardy this
morning.”

Mr. Robinson: “Tardy?
to be altogether absent.”

They seem

Miss Skeen:
known diamond.”

Lilian Le Conte (absent mindedly,
as usual): “The ace.”

“Name the largest

He; “I’m going to kiss you and kiss
you and kiss you.”

She: “That would only be three
times.” —Ex.

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Gussie: “What’s the difference be-
tween a mouse and a co-ed?”

Lila: “What?”

Gussie: “One harms the cheese and
the other charms the hes”

He. “Whither away, pretty maid?”
She: “Aw wither up yourself and
see how you like it?”

Dr. Hayes: “Miss Knight, do you
mean to say that you wrote this nar-
rative?”

G. B.: “That’s my story and I’m
going to stick by it.”

Lillie: “Pass your exam?”
Jo: “It was this way—”
Lillie: “Neither did I. Shake.”

Emory: “Do you know how to make
a peach cordial?”

Tech: “Sure, send her a box of
candy.”

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Mr. George Collins
To Address College

‘Will Speak at Chapel Hour

Saturday on War, and
at Y. W. Sunday.

Mr. George Collins, secretary of the
Fellowship of Reconciliation and of
the Youth for Peace Movements, will
address the college community on Sat-
urday morning, February 11. Mr.
Collins’ speech will be on War. He
will remain here over the week-end
and speak to the Y. W. C. A. Cabinet
on Sunday afternoon.

To Cut a Figure—
Get a Figure

ODE TO POSTURE
1
Good posture is an asset
Which very few possess;
Sad to relate, the favored ones
Seem to be growing less.

2
We see the folks around us
All slumped down in a heap,
And the way that people navigate
Is enough to make you weep.

3
Some elevate their shoulders,
Some hollow in their backs,
Some stiffen up their muscles,
And some just plain relax.

4

vo

ATHLETICS

and kept the scores piling up, first a

Hair-raising episode witnessed by
A. S. C. crowds on Thursday night!

Pool room filled. Mobs are dazed as
amazing events take place. Junior
crack polo players are matched by
Freshmen sisters. As game starts
Freshmen score one point on free shot
by Sarah Hill. Juniors capture ball
and storm Fresh goal, valiently up-
held by Chandler. Fresh take ball—
miss on trial for goal. Half ends.

Seniors and Sophs join battle. Sophs
score first—one point with E. Bonham
scoring. Rice (Sen.) and Townsend
(Soph.) fight over toss-up many min-
utes. Seniors (V. Norris) seize ball
and score, rolling ball over diving
board. Amidst hard fighting quarter
is called.

Junior-Fresh struggle is resumed.
Game ends a tie, 2-2, but not before
sidelines had suffered from heart
weakening.

Seniors and Sophs take up struggle
at Senior goal which was unpenetrated
in three trials by Sophs. Seniors take
ball up to Soph end. Goal collapses
under the mighty force of the ball.
Both teams score in succession fol-
lowed by 3 or 4 scores as Jernigan—
Soph, shatters goal again at diving

The one who walks with grace and | 9ard.

poise
Is a spectacle so rare
That even down on gay Broadway
The people turn and stare.
5
If you would cut a figure
In business, sport, or school,
Just mind the posture precepts,
Obey the posture rule.
6

Jernigan scores for Sophs, making
result 3-2 in Sophs’ favor.

General improvement in playing as
a whole was noted. Few fouls were
made. Teams were equally matched.
Hooray for polo at A. S. C.!

All the excitement of Health Week
at A. S. C. was brought to a climax by
the event of a mighty clash between

Don’t thrust your head out turtle- |classes in basketball. The Sophomores

wise;
Don’t hunch your shoulders so;
Don’t sag and drag yourself around—
No style to that, you know.

7
Get uplift in your bearing,
And strength and spring and vim;
No matter what your worries,
To slouch won’t alter them.

8
Just square your shoulders to the
world—
You’re not the sort to quit;
It’s not the load that breaks you
down—
It’s the way you carry it.

Raemond Wilson entertained at a
supper party at her home in Decatur
Sunday night in honor of Mary Cope’s
birthday. Those present were Helen
Anderson, Sara Townsend, Belle Ward
Stowe, Dorothy Smith, Zou Wool-
ford, Sallie Peage, and Virginia Sears.

Mary Quinlan has gone home for
the second semester. She was given
several “farewell parties.” Ruth Me-
Lean and Effie Mae Winslow enter-
tained at breakfast for her Sunday
morning; Marion Green took her out
to dinner; Helen Ray and Nancy
Crockett had a dinner party for her
Saturday night.

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winning things for they rolled up the
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the first half. The Freshmen, how-
ever, were handicapped without their
regular team.

A new ball was initiated in Friday’s
games and before the Soph-Fresh
game ended its sides had been tickled
by the inner lining of the goal 13
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Senior, then a Junior. We must say
this for the rooters that true A. S. C.
spirit was exhibited Friday night for
every class was well represented in
both numbers and noise.

The Juniors could hardly keep their
shirts on during that last strenuous
minute when the score wabbled from
side to side nor did the Seniors con-
ceal their emotions, for the gym farely
rocked with the vibration of those
piercing excited shrieks! At the last
half minute Anne, at the scoreboard,
had put up a tie, 25-25. Just one
point would do the work and it did!
Geebie cleared a free shot beautifully
and then the time-keeper’s whistle
bruoght down the house. 26-25—
Juniors!

We want more pep at games! We
all say this but it takes those Sophs to
prove that pep exists in the studious-
est(?) of Hottentots! Juniors! Sen-
iors! Freshmen! Are we going to let
Sophomores show us how to yell?
Well, then, let’s show “we know how”
at the next game of this season!

Frances Musgrove: “Did you ever
hear Marion Talley?”

Martha North: “No,
never play bridge.”

you see, I

Miss Westall: “How can you tell a
poisonous from an _ unpoisonous
snake?”

Student: “By the bite.”

Dit Quarles: “Do your new shoes
hurt?”

“Jenny Shug”: “No, but my feet
do.”

“Why do squirrels like to play
around this institution?”
“Because there are so many nuts

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VOL. XII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1928.

NO. 15

U. of A. Gives Ex-

Classical Club Is

cellent Performance| Made Chapier of

Program Marked by Va-
riety.

The Univer-
sity of Ala-
bama Glee
Club sang at
Agnes Scott
Saturday night
to a large au-
dience. This
Glee Club is an
old favorite
which can al-
ways be count-
ed on for entertainment, and their last
program was no exception. “Uncle
Tom Garner,” of course, came with the
boys, but departed from tradition in
allowing one of the students to direct
most of the numbers.

They “warmed up” by beginning
with one of their school songs, “The
Colors of Crimson and White.” These
colors were repeated in a piece of red
ribbon across the white shirt front of
each man. The entire club sang this
first number, but the next was a sex-
tette of stringed instruments—banjos,
mandolins, and guitars—playing a
medley beginning and ending with
“W. & L. Swing.” After many en-
cores, the rest of the club came out.
They turned to the serious with two
beautiful old hymns: “Lo, How a Rose

E’er Blooming” and “Prayer of
Thanksgiving,” a Netherland folk
song.

But the quartet which followed
seemed more to the taste of the
audience. Their “Old Songs” received
much applause, as did the next charm-
firs Mr;
Harrison, “Give a Man a Horse He
Can Ride.” His encore, “Mother
Machree,” was very lovely.

It was Mr. Nicholls at the piano,
however, who literally brought down
the house.. He showed wonderful
versatility in his playing, from Sibel-
ius’ “Romance,” through “Doll Dance,”
to “Tea for Two.”

He also played for the club in its
next two numbers: “The Bells of St.
Mary’s” and Kipling’s “Rolling Down
to Rio.” As an encore, a comic selec-
tion of the sad fate of Romeo and
Juliet was given, to the tune of “Long,
Long Ago.” This ended the first part
of the program.

The second part followed shortly
with the Glee Club Orchestra. The
members showed spirit as well as skill
and the audience was extremely ap-
preciative, especially of “When Day
Is Done,” so that the “few other
things” promised on the program had
to be lengthened to “many others.”

The whole Glee Club opened the
third part of the program, singing
“The Broker Melody,” and a delight-
ful old English hunting song, “John
Peel.” There was, of course, the usual
negro spiritual—apparently a neces-
sity in a Glee Club’s repertoire.

Two instrumental numbers, omitted
by error from the program, were in-
serted here: a very good banjo imita-
tion of a music box, and a saxaphone
solo, the latter proving “Among My
Souvenirs” to be still popular.

Mr. Camp gave a bass solo, “The
Call,” and his encore number was even
better. The Glee Club gave one of
its best selections after this, the
finale from “The Gondoliers,” by
Sullivan. The accompaniment, played
by Mr. Nicholls and Mr. Smith at the
piano, also added charm. One of the
most beautiful parts of the program
was Mr. Goldman’s violin numbers.
“Pusztak Fia,”’ by Keler Bela, was
lovely, as were the several encores he
was persuaded to give.

The next selection, of a very differ-
ent nature, was a big hit—the “Wrig-
gleyetto” quartet, by special request.

The closing number was, of course,
the Alma Mater of the college.

After the program, Miss Virginia
Miller, president of the Agnes Scott
Glee Club, invited all Alabama alumni

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Eta Sigma Phi

Signal Honor Conferred on
Agnes Scott

The Agnes Scott Classical Club has
been issued a charter which places it
on the roll of chapters of Eta Sigma
Phi, national honorary classical fra-
ternity. This is a great distinction,
of which Agnes Scott is justly proud.
Eta Sigma Phi, an organization of
undergraduate classical students in ac-
credited colleges and universities
throughout the country, has developed
from the Classical Club of the Uni-
versity of Chicago, fot.ded in 1914
exclusively for Greek students, with
a charter membership of thirty-five.

One of the requiren.ents for the
granting of a charter is that the insti-
tution petitioning shall have already
at least one honorary nitional organ-
ization. This requisite was met at
Agnes Scott by Phi Beta Kappa. In

sneaking of the
policy of Eta
Sigma Phi in
regard to ex-
Eansion Dr.
William T.
Lesh of In-
Giana Univer-
sity, says, “The

purpose is to
serve as well
as possible the
cause of classical culture for which
the organization stands. It is be-
lieved that this can best be done

at present by a sympathetic but
careful consideration of the merits of
each petitioning body j.sed on the
strength of the classical department,
the quality and professional activities
of its faculty, and the ability of the
undergraduate organization to endure
as an active influence for classical
learning, as well as on the standing
of the institution as a whole. This
speaks for itself as a tribute to Agnes
Scott and her classical department.
The basis of membership in the new-
ly-created Agnes Scott chapter has
not yet been fully decided upon, the
only requirements so far set being
that members be taking higher Latin
and meriting the work. Redoubled
zeal is expected now in every Latin
class, for one and all will want to go
on with their Latin in the hope of
being admitted to Eta Sigma Phi.

Seniors Sponsor
Fashion Show

The Fashion Show to he given on
Saturday night by the Seniors is
arousing almost as much excitement
as the Sophomore Follies. The campus
is agog with curiosity to see who the
queen and her attendants will be. Will
Hottentots prefer blondes or bru-
nettes? Only Saturday night can tell.
The latest and loveliest frocks for
sport, street, and evening wear, furn-
ished by Allen, will be shown. Admis-
sion to this especially arranged pre-
view of Fashion’s favorites will be
only twenty-five cents.

and all girls who knew boys on the
club, to a reception at the Tea
House.

The program as a whole was ex-
tremely good. In comparison with the
North Carolina Glee Club, here two
weeks ago, voices and technique were
a little amateurish; Alabama believes
in informality and that “good old
Southern accent.” On the other hand,
there was much more yariety to their
program than to Carolina’s, and their
numbers were more familiar to the
audience. Whatever may be said as
to the relative merits of the Alabama
boys—and they won second place in
the Southern Intercollegiate Glee Club
contest—their program was thorough-
ly delightful.

Agnes Scott Heir to
Valuable Property

Income to Be Used for Schol-
arship Aid.

Agnes Scott became the heir to
valuable property in Waynesboro, Ga.,
on February 4 when Judge W. H.
Davis died. Judge Davis’ wife, who
was Miss Marie Wilkins, of Waynes-
boro, attended Agnes Scott Institute
from 1893 to 1897. Miss Hopkins re-
members her as a very sweet and at-
tractive young lady. She died short-
ly after her marriage. Miss Wilkins’
mother, in making her will, specified
that if Judge Davis did not remarry,
the home lot and adjoining place
would be left to Agnes Scott. He did
not marry again and the Wilkins land
was transferred to the college.

In 1920 this property was appraised
at $34,000 and will probably bring
about $20,000 now. The money will
be used as a scholarship fund.

Alexander Stephens’
Birthday Celebrated

Replica of Statue Presented
to State by Gutzon
Borglum.

The celebration of the one hundredth
and sixteenth birthday of Alexander
Hamilton Stephens on Saturday was
of unusual interest to college stu-
dents. It was attended, not only by
prominent Georgians, but by repre-
sentatives of various colleges through-
out the state.

The most significant nart of the
afternoon’s program was the presenta-
tion of the replica of the statue of
Alexander Stephens recently placed in
the Hall of Fame in Washington. This

replica is the
gift of Gutzon
Borglum,
sculptor, to the
commonwealth
of Georgia, and
will be placed
in the Capitol.
The statue was
accepted for
the state by
Governor L. G.
Hardman.

The occasion was marked by the
speeches of distinguished citizens,
among them Attorney General George
Napier, Hon. John M. Graham, and
Mrs. Rebecca L. Felton.

Theater Guild to
Play at Erlanger

George Gaul and Florence

Eldridge in Leading
Roles.

The New York Theater Guild will
present four plays at the Erlanger
Theater on Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday of next week, with George
Gaul and Florence Eldridge in the
leading roles.

The Theater Guild is the most in-
teresting theater in the English-speak-
ing world. It stands for the best,
both in writing and acting. Last year
for the first time the Guild went on
tour, and it is the Theater Guild Re-
pertory Company whose performances
Atlanta will have the pleasure of
hearing next week.

They will present the following
plays:

Monday, Feb. 20—‘Arms and the
Man,” by Bernard Shaw.

Tuesday, Feb. 21—“The Guards-
man,” by Ferenc Molnar.

Wednesday, Feb. 22 (matinee)—
“Mr. Pim Passes By,” by A. A. Milne.

Wednesday, Feb. 22—‘“The Silver
Cord,” by Sidney Howard.

Southeastern Citi-
zenship Conference

To Be Held at Emory

Agnes Scott Urged to Enjoy
Excellent Program.

Agnes Scott students have been
urged to attend tiie Southeastern
Citizenship Conference which is being
held at Emory University February
15-18. This conference was called “for
the purpose of stimulating a wider in-
terest in governmental problems of
national and local character,” and is
open to “college anda university stu-
dents, educators, professional men and
women, and all pers«ns interested in
public affairs.” No fees are attached
to the lectures or to che round tables.

An exceptionally good lecture staff
has been secured. The lecture by Hon.
Adamantios Th. Polyzoides, the edi-
tor of a Greek newspaper in New
York City on “Italy as a Factor and a
Danger in European Politics,” and the
address by Hon. David Lawrence,
well-known newspaper correspondent,
on “The Coming Presidential Cam-
paign,’’ promise to be of especial in-
terest. Among the other lecturers are
Dr. James W. Garner, professor of
| political science at the University of
Illinois, Tagore lecturer in India and
lecturer in French universities; Miss
Rhoda Kaufman, who has_ recently
spoken at Agnes Scott, and Hon.
Robert Latham, editor of the Asheville
Citizen.

This conference is an innovation in
the South, and Emory deserves the
gratitude of local institutions for
bringing such opportunities to this
section.

Miss Kaufman
Speaks in Chapel
Head of Georgia Welfare

Bureau Presented By
Vocational Guidance

Committee.

The Committee on Vocational Guid-
ance presented as the first speaker in
their vocational guidance series Miss
Rhoda Kaufman, head of the Bureau
of Public Welfare of Georgia. Miss
Kaufman is a Phi Beta Kappa grad-
uate of Vanderbilt, and one of the
most prominent people in the state in
the field of social work.

Miss Kaufman, speaking in chapel
Tuesday morning, discussed the wide
opportunities of social service and the
great need for more workers. Social
service she defined as readjustment.

Next she presented the three types
of social service—case work, group

work, and com-
munity work,
and gave sey-
eral helpful
suggestions in
regard to train-
ing for this
particular field.
She empha-
sized the value
of a college
education as a
basis for all training in the field of
social service.

In conclusion, Miss Kaufman urged
the importance of considering one’s
fitness for the work before entering

the social service field.

COMMUNITY COFFEE IS
ENJOYED

One of the most delightful social
events of last week was the coffee held
in the Y. W. cabinet room Wednes-
day afternoon from 4 to 6. Mrs. Syden-
stricker and Mrs. Holt poured coffee.

Lucy Mai Cook, Ruth Evans Massen-
gill, Sallie Abernathy and Elizabeth
Ruff assisted in serving.

Dean Laing of
Chicago Speaks

Heard Friday in Two Splen-
did Lectures.

The college community had an un-
usual privilege on Friday in hearing
two lectures by Dean Gordon J, Laing,
of the Graduate School of Literature
and Arts of the University of Chicago.
Dean Laing is one of the most bril-
liant Latin scholars of his day, and
is especially interesting to Agnes
Scott as professor of many alumnae
and members of the faculty.

In the afternoon Dr. Laing ad-
dressed the Classical Club and all
“friends of the classics” on “Sur-
vivals of Roman. Religion.” The
latter has been compared with the
ruins of Roman temples over which
have been built in the succeeding
centuries other temples falling in their
turn into ruin. This, Dean Laing as-
serted, was not entirely accurate, since
each religion was not really buried
beneath the succeeding one, but
mingled with it.

Roman religion began with Italian
cults which were followed by those of
Greece and the East, and finally by
Christianity. “In any series of creeds,”
Dr. Laing said, “however much the
last may differ from the first in es-
sence, it is in form an evolution of
what has gone before.”

He brought out with specific ex-
amples the influence of Roman re-
ligion on the forms of the Christian
church. The Christmas season is the
suecessor to the Roman feast of the
Saturnalia. Lent, processions (par-
ticularly funeral processions in Chris-
tion countries) tonsured priests, the

| use of bells and incense, and the vener-

ation of saints have all had their
origin in Roman religious ceremonies.

At eight-thirty Dean Laing lectured
on the subject of “Literature and
Leisure.” He did not advocate the de-
votion of all leisure time to liter-
ature. He did affirm, however, that
those to whom books have an appeal
will receive great benefit and pleasure
from the systematic reading of good
literature.

Dean Laing believes that the ap-
preciation of literature should be
fostered in the primary grades through
the wise choice of readers, and in care-
ful selection of histories. In high
schools it is of the utmost importance
to point out the significance, not only
of literature as a whole, but of cer-
tain movements, authors, and books.

College, he said, offers a variety of
opportunities for progress. The
courses and professors should be wise-
ly chosen. “Literature” means writ-
ing as well as reading, and college
should offer inspirations to write.
“There are as many people who can
write but do not,” said the Dean, “as
there are those who cannot write but
do.”

He made the practical suggestion
that we choose one certain period,
author, or national literature, and by
thorough study become masters of
that particular phase. The classics
are not far removed in many ways
from the present time and to those
who have not studied Greek and Latin
many excellent translations are offer-
ed. In the literature of Italy—ancient,
medieval, and during the period of the
Renaissance—there is a wealth of
beauty to be found which makes us
realize that life is something more than
daily routine.

In conclusion Dean Laing urged a
wider study of literature, not only by

the student and, -

college grad-
uate, but by
the business
man as well.
“Tt will,” he
said, “prove a
golden key
which will un-
lock for you a
eastle of en-
chantment.”

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EDITORIAL

WINDOWS

“Outlook” is a word which is used at Agnes Scott with too
little thought for its real meaning. We do not consider carefully
enough the kinds of windows through which we look.

Some of us gaze through windows which open upon a
cloistered court, and as a consequence our field of vision is en-
compassed by the four walls of a particular interest. Knowledge
means little unless it can be translated into our vital personal
experiences. The view into the court may be pleasing enough, but
it is too narrow and confined. We surely cannot say that the
end which we seek to attain by education is entirely an “inlook.”
The greatest scholars of the ages have said that true culture
reaches toward a broad, comprehensive view.

There are others of us who look into the mirror of the Lady
of Shalott, instead of out upon the road below. Too many of us
have thoughts which are only the reflections from the minds of
others. We are too passively receptive. If a professor says that
the United States’ policy in Nicaragua is unjustified, we are at
once ready to call the marines home. If another professor criti-
eizes ““Mother India,” we are ready to launch into a violent tirade
against it without once having opened the book to investigate
the matter for ourselves. Why were we blessed with intelligence

and the power to reason if we were expected to follow blindly |

where others lead? What “curse” do we fear that makes us hesi-
tate to look upon the high road below?

Finally, there are the few who look out as if from a window
in Thrums. Clearly, surely, unafraid, they look down upon the
crossroads, and watch “things happy and mournful and terrible
come into view.”’ Here, then, is the highest purpose of education
—to furnish a window through which “blows lightly the fragrance,
rapture, melody of the world.”

Let us cease this looking inward on a cloister, this timid vision
in a glass which is full of shadows. The world is passing in a
veritable Canterbury pilgrimage outside our windows. Let us
look out, with a clear, accurate, comprehensive vision that re-
lates past to present, questions all things fairly, deals with them
lates pas to present, questions all things fairly, deals with them
without prejudice, and harmonizes the whole with the eternal
order of things. ;

Mr. George Col-
lins Speaks

method, instituting strong military
and naval regimes, he condemned as
preparing for war, not against it.
The second method, securing peace
by justice and cooperation, if adopted

Secretary of Fellowship of
Reconciliation Heard
in Chapel.

Mr. George Collins, Secretary of the
Fellowship of Reconciliation, spoke in
chapel Saturday morning on the sub-
ject, “How Can the World Get Secur-
ity?”

“The peoples of the world long for
peace,” said Mr. Collins, “and want
to live together in peace and harmony.
The question is, how can the world
obtain security for this peace?”

Mr. Collins discussed the two
methods of securing peace. The first

by the United States, would mean giv-
ing up control in Latin America and
the Philippines, spending the money
heretofore appropriated for war on
education, and forgetting selfish mo-
tives for the support of international
peace agencies.

“Tt Is a question as to whether we
owe our loyalty to the state or to the
Kingdom of God,” said Mr. Collins, in
conclusion. “Women are more given
to the service of God than are men.
Consequently, the acceptance of the
theory of justice and co-operation rests
largely with the womanhood of the
world.”

WE THINK:

Or do we?

The old, old question—and resigned-
ly, with infinite patience and patron-
izing finality one is answered, “we
do.” We think deeply and boldly, be-
cause we hang proudly onto a bor-
rowed piece of someone else’s tattered
cynicism, because we wave childish-
ly the banner of somebody's careless-
ly-proven radicalism. We think, be-
cause we take sociology and psychol-
ogy and can carelessly diagnose the
peculiarities and ailments of the uni-
verse and our friends. We are a
thinking group of students. We don’t
know just how we think, or what we
think, or when we think, but anyhow,
we do it. We think so much that we
enjoy being with ourselves. We think
so much that we read, ravenously. We
think so much that we are interested
in other viewpoints, even those out-
side our own little circle. We think
so much that—well, we think.

Assuredly, we think.

A member of Phi Beta Kappa was
invited to deliver an address before a
convention last year. His intellect, it
‘s known, is unsurpassed by few men
of his time. He is an authority in
many fields. Every magazine in the
country has published the results of
his research. His name appears in
the headlines of our largest news-
papers. He is respected by this gener-
ation, and rightly so. The auditorium
was full; standing room was not avail-
able fifteen minutes after the doors
were open. But, do you know that
every person was asleep, figuratively
speaking, after the first few words of
his address. There was squirming and
moving. Men looked at their watches,
and women planned their new dresses.
What was the trouble, you will at
once ask? His intelect had not failed
him. His address was adequately
prepared. His failure lay in his de-
livery. He had never had any voice
training. His voice cracked and flat-
ened. He had no change of pitch; un-
important ideas were expressed in the
same tone as the important ones. He
had cultivated his mind, but had failed
to cultivate his voice.

This very thing is happening on our
campus every year. Girls spend four
years at Agnes Scott giving fifteen
hours a week to the development of
their minds, and their speech must get
along the best it can. Of course, much
ean be done by the individual alone,
but for stimulation and inspiration a
special course under “an instructor is
more preferable. We are indeed lucky
to have such a course offered on our
campus. It is especially adapted for
the development of the voice.according
to nature. It is as normal a thing
that one should speak in a pleasant
tone as it is for one to walk upright.
It is as necessary that one have poise
before an audience as it is that one
be properly dressed.

Speech is something that cannot be
neglected without serious harm to the
negligent one. It is for us then to
take advantage of our opportunities
and develop our medium of speech
along with our intellect. We think
every graduate should be required to
have had at some time during her
college course a course in Spoken Eng-
lish.

J. L. S., 730.

In our life at college there seems to
be too little leisure time. We live by
a set schedule of classes, meetings,
meals, and study hours. This fault is
one which seems to exist not only in
our own college but in most of our
American colleges.

We students move in such a con-
stant round of lectures, classes, and
books, that we have little time to
find the true relation between our
different classes. The majority of us
have too little time to learn to know
the members of the faculty out of
class as we would like to. About cur-
rent events, new novels, new poems,
and new dramas we know almost
nothing. It is rare that we have time
even to think about matters that are
not closely related to our studies
which in many cases are concerned
with ancient Rome and the Middle
Ages rather than present times.

College was described to us as a
place of the mind; we sometimes feel
that it is a place for the notebook. We
believe that college should help us to
find ourselves, and our places in the

world. Many of us are succeeding
only in losing ourselves in a maze and
jumble of facts. I believe that the
only remedy for this is a little more
time—time to relate the facts we learn
to each other, to our own ideas, to our
problems, and to our lives.
H. W., ’30.

Occasionally something has been
said and, less often, something has
been done to alleviate that feeling that
exists between what the majority of
Agnes Scott students speak of as “the
two sides of the campus.” But has
the student body, as a unit, ever made
a concentrated and sincere effort to
erase that imaginary line? Why
should a territorial or geographical
line exist at Agnes Scott when no so-
cial demarcations exist? There can
be no basis for any physical divisions
on our campus as long as there are
no social distinctions. Does it not
seem reasonable that by making a
serious effort to cross the imaginary
boundary often enough we can bring
about its gradual disappearance just
as a persistent path can be effaced
by constantly crossing it? Let’s try.

M. A. P., ’30.

The semi-finals are over. Many of
our grades are in. Some of us are
disappointed. We had hoped to high
merit and we only passed. Some of
us failed. The whole course becomes
a grade. What a relief it would be if
we did not have to be bothered with
grades, if we could study for intellec-
tual curiosity, take the exams for
the purpose of unifying the course,
and feel that we had done our best. In
the last analysis, we all know that it
is not the grade that counts, but what
we have gotten out of the course.

We look forward to the time when
Agnes Scott will cease to distinguish
between “pass” and “merit.” We feel
that study should be for study’s sake,
and not for grades. It is very hard
not to consider grades when we know
that they must come. We feel that we
should be much happier and could
study much’ better if we did not have
that deadly distinction between “pass
+” and “merit —” haunting our every
course, S. F. M., 730.

There are few virtues so glorious
as being an individual, but there are
none so dangerous. Too many of us
at Agnes Scott are engaged in culti-
vating ourselves as individuals. All
of us are exceedingly grateful for our
immortal souls, but does it not seem
just a little crude to be pushing them
forth for public display? There are
numbers of people who get as great
a joy from “trailing clouds of glory”
as others do, but they do not walk
about the campus with a rapt (though
somewhat strained, we must admit)
St. Cecelia-like expression on their
faces. It might be well for those
individual persons to come to a basket-
ball game once in a while and ac-
quire a little mob spirit. We do not
advocate keeping our feet in the mud,
but we do protest against keeping our
heads in the clouds seven days out of
the week. Occasionally some very in-
teresting things happen down here on
earth—we think. A. E. J:, 30.

We think that the discussions about
over-organization on the campus have
been misdirected. For our part, we

think there is a time and place for
each club that we have. However, we
do believe that the same girls join too
many of these clubs and that girls get
in clubs in which they have no real
interest just for the sake of belong-
ing. In the last analysis we attribute
this try-out and get-in fever to the
fact that girls want a long list of ac-
tivities to put under their Senior pic-
tures in the Silhouette. Think for a
moment. How many girls have you
heard say, “Sure, I'll be glad to do
that. It will be something to put in
the annual in addition to ‘B.A. History
and English’ ”?

We condemn the whole system of
putting activities in the annual. Some
modest Hottentots do not get full jus-
tice because they will not write a com-
plete list of their extra-curricular
work. Others are so eager to have an
extended list that they write in full,
“International Relations Club” instead
of I. R. C. and put down “proctor” and
“fire lieutenant.” There is still an-
ther group who serve the college
loyally but unofficially and so get no
recognition for their service. After
all, what is the use in putting lists of
activities in the annual? Your col-
lege friends know what you have done
and just how important you are; peo-
ple outside of the college should not
need a list by which to measure your
success. “It is a poor pie that can-
not grease its own pan.”

We think that abolishing these lists
in the annual would relieve some of
the stress and strain regarding clubs.

M. S., ’30.

Books in Demand

At the Library
Fiction

“The Southern Charm,” Isa Glenn.

“Kitty,” Warwick Deeping.

“Jalna,” Mazo de la Roche.

“Dusty Answer,” Rosaond Leh-
mann.

“Adam and Eve,” John Erskine
“Red Sky at Morning,” Margare
enedy. a .

Non-Fiction -

“Trader Horn,” Alfred A. Horn.
“Mother India,” Katherine Mayo.
“The Story of Philosophy,” Will Du-
rand.

“The Royal Road to Romance,”
Richard Halliburton.

“The Glorious Adventure,” Richard
Halliburton.

“Napoleon,” Emily Audwig.

“We,” Charles A. Lindbergh.

At the Margaret Waite Book Shop

Fiction

“The Bridge of San Luis Rey,”
Thornton Wilder.

“A President
Hurst.

“Claire Ambler,” Booth Tarkington.

“The Southern Charm,” Isa Glenn.

“Jalna,” Mayo de la Roche.

“Dusty Answer,” Rosamond Leh-
mann.

“The Bellamy
Noyes Hart.

“Kitty,” Womick Deeping.

Non-Fiction

“Disraeli,” Andre Maurois.

“Mother India,” Katherine Mayo.

“Trader Horn,” Alfred A. Horn.

“T’ve Got Your Number,” Webster
and Hopkins.
“Napoleon,” Emil Ludwig.
“We,” Charles A. Lindbergh.

is Born,” Fannie

Trial,’ Frances

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Georgia Student
Volunteers to
Meet at Macon

Wesleyan and Mercer Will
Entertain Delegates.

The conference of the Georgia Stu-
dent Volunteer Union for Foreign Mis-
sions is to be held at Macon, Ga., from
February 17th through 19th. The con-
ference is being entertained this year
by Wesleyan College and Mercer Uni-
versity, and delegates are . expected
from a number of Georgia schools. The
subject to be considered is “Missions—
A Joint Responsibility.” The principal
speakers for the conference are Dr. C.
Darby Fulton, Dr. W. J. Young, and
Dr. Edward F. Cook. Agnes Scott is
especially interested in this conference
since she is represented on the execu-
tive committee of the Union by Eliz-
abeth Grier as vice president, and
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At an interview in the morning, Dean Laing was asked if he knew
any jokes on our faculty. He replied that he was sorry but he did
not. When asked about Miss Freed, he said that she took her doc-
tor’s degree with utmost ease and wrote a brilliant and scholarly
thesis. He said to the reporter in parting, “If you have to listen to

me twice today, that is unfortunate. This newspaper life is terrible.”

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Elinor Morgan attended a dinner-
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outs Announced

1928 Scenario Full of Possi-
bilities.

“You must wake and call me early,
call me early, Mother dear;

Tomorrow’ll be the happiest of all the

glad new year;

; Of all the glad new year, Mother, the

i maddest, merriest day;

‘For I’m to be queen o’ the
Mother, I’m to be queen
May.”

May,
0’ the

May Day at Agnes Scott has always
been just that—one of the merriest
times of the year, for on that day
the entire community betakes itself
to the green dell back of the gym
where homage in dance and loveliness
is paid to the chosen beauty. The
first A. S. C. May Day was held in
1916. At this time the members of
B. O. Z. produced jointly a scenario
which was duly danced and acted by
interested members of the student
body. After that time the first Sat-
urday in May was set aside for the
performance. Many and beautiful have
been the queens who have ruled over
the assemblages. The list of these
famous Hottentots includes such
names as Julia Hagood, ’20; Mary
Knight, ’22; Margaret Ransom, ’23;
Laura Oliver, ’24, and others within
“our day” at Agnes Scott.

The themes of May Day have been
as varied and lovely as the queens.
“Narcissus,” “Psyche,” “Proserpine,”
“Robin Hood” have had their share
in making college history. Last year
“Endymion” captivated a large audi-

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Exchange

We wonder if this from the Vassar
Miscellany applies to any of us here?
Why—when I know that my doom is
upon me,

Why—when the weight of my prob-
lem appalls,

Why—when the books I must read are

unnumbered,

Why do I stay when my conscience
calls?

Terrible gloom fills my soul with black
horrors,

Helpless I swept to those maelstromic
whirls,

Exams are upon me, my last days are
numbered,

And yet—I continue my bridge with
the girls.

This from the Sou’ Wester announces
a rather unusual innovation—we’re all
for trying it, if it proves effective!

Yell Before Exams

Austin, Texas.—Students at the
University of Texas here have a tra-
dition which calls for a few minutes
of organized yelling just before enter-
ing the classrooms for final examina-
tions. The theory is that the yelling
will pep the students up before the
funeral, and that they will not be in a
condition to yell afterward.

Something Different

It is surprising but also pleasing to
note the title of the leading editorial
in The Bison, the weekly of the Okla-
homa Baptist university. It is, “Thom-
as Hardy, Novelist.”

“The recent death of Thomas Hardy
marked the end of life for one of the
last, and one of the greatest, Victorian
authors. It was over fifty years ago
that the first of Thomas Hardy’s lit-
erary productions was given to the
public; and since that time several
great English novels have come from
his pen.”

It is appropriate that comment
should be made on the death of a bril-
liant literary figure by members of a
university. Perhaps the space would
have been used for criticizing the food
in the dining hall—The Mercer Clus-
ter.

by
and

ence with its beautiful dances
Gene Dozier, Virginia Sevier,
Evelyn Wood.

The May Day of 1928 promises to
be as lovely as its predecessors. The
scenario, “The History of the Dance,”
was written by Carolyn Essig. As the
story this year calls for more types of
dancers than is usual the method of
selecting the cast will be by tryouts.
These will be held Thursday and Fri-
day afternoons, February 23 and 24,
in the gym. All desirous of parts in
the production are urged to sign on
the May Day bulletin in Main Hall.
Don’t forget—the May Day Commit-
tee expects your co-operation in this
moth.”

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Giddy, love,

Did Valentine Day bring you all it
should have brought in the way of
heart-shaped boxes of Nunnally’s and
corsages of red roses? (The latter,
my friends say, require more work to
get). Now, of course, if your birth-
day were on the 14th as Sara Town-
send’s is, you wouldn’t have any
trouble. Maybanks was able to say
literally “to my little Valentine” on
his card. He said some more too, but
I really shouldn’t repeat it. At least
I don’t talk about people (though
those roses did cuss horribly at her
hair).

But Valentines are so romantic,
Giddy, and the Alabama Glee Club
gave us so much to think about—and
look at. Oh, you ought to have seen
the dark-haired one on the end, my
dear. He was just perfect. They say,
though, that you don’t know what a
good-looking man is ’til you see the
picture of Marion Green’s Englishman.
It’s just like a real drama, Giddy. You
know she went to school in France be-
fore she came here, and she met him
over there. She’s been true to him
five years; think of it! And she has
a huge coat of arms in her room that
he gave her. The drama has a trag-
edy(?) too; he sent her some books—
deep intellectual books—for her birth-
day. They were also very heavy
books, and she had to pay much duty
to get them. At least he didn’t do
that on purpose, so it’s not as bad
as some people here who have to pay
nine or ten cents on specials.

But I was talking of romance, Giddy
—everybody is talking it. Must be
first symptoms of spring. Even Miss
Daugherty has found a man she says
she could fall for—Richard Hallibur-
ton. And Belle Warde has all the
worst signs. She sighed ecstatically
the other day as she showed me a
funny little tin thing. “What on earth
is it?” I asked her. “A trowel, my
dear,” she condescended, coming to
earth for a minute. “I cut it in Mary’s
birthday cake and it means I will soon
be a home-builder.” I hope before
she starts that somebody will tell her
that macaroni does not grow on trees,
as she still contends. ¢

Treaily think it’s sweet of the gym
department to help love’s young dream
by taking so much interest in our
health and posture and skins-you-love-
to-touch, and by giving us such help-
ful beauty hints. Why, Giddy, since
Health Week, Laura Brown rolls her
bed down the hall when she spends
the night with Jean Grey, so she can
get all her beauty sleep, and Sally
Peake has won the noble nickname of
Black Beauty. But do you know, the
other day Ora was down the hall
calling “Come here a minute, Black
Beauty,” and Tabby left her mop and
dust rag, and came—just grinning all
over.

Speaking of beauties, did you hear
about Helen of Troy? Frances Craig-
head went as the blond Grecian lady
to W. and L. fancy dress ball. Her
costume was lovely (as pretty as the
ones there’ll be in the Senior Fashion
Show), but she and her date didn’t get
together on the subject, and he went
as a cowboy. It didn’t really matter,
though, for she had already got the
right atmosphere by doing Greek prose
going up on the train (a point in
favor of more Latin majors). And I
heard, my dear, that they threw rice
on her when she left.

Well, as Helen Anderson told Miss
Gilroy in Physics, “Love makes the
world go round,” and she ought to
know, with two Charlies to keep her
in a whirl. My head is in a whirl now
from trying to write to you and listen
to the merits of A. T. 0.’s. I'd better
stop before I reveal some of the sec-
rets of my inmost heart.

Cheerio, darling,

Yours for more coffee and a natural
and homelike atmosphere for dates.

Aggie.

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Society

Lena Lowe Rogers has been at her
home, Grand Junction, Tenn., for the
past week on account of illness.

Aileen Moore, who has been ill at
her home, Morristown, Tenn., has re-
turned to school.

Mrs. Dobyns visited her daughter,
Mary Ray, last week.

Josephine Ewell’s mother spent the
week-end with her.

Anne Erlich attended a Valentine
dance in Atlanta Tuesday night.

Mary Prim gave a delightful birth-
day party for Martha Tower last Wed-
nesday night.

Mary An Phelps, Betty Knox, Dell
Arbuckle, and Frances Welsh had din-
ner with Professor and Mrs. Dieck-
mann last Wednesday night.

Myra Jervey spent the week-end in
Marietta.

Mary and Emily Cope went home
for the week-end to Savannah, Ga.

Anne McCallie’s brother came to see
her last week-end.

Mary Catherine Gay’s father spent
last week-end in Atlanta.

The following girls spent the week-
end in Atlanta: Evelyn Ollif, Clemmie
Nette Downing, Louise Baker, Shirley
MePhaul, Betty Hudson, Crystal Hope
Wellbourn, Ruth and Martha Bradford,
Jo Walker, Mary Ficklen, Ethel Free-
land, Violet and Margaret Weeks,
Harriet Williams, Elizabeth Berry,

Helen Sisson, Virginia Cameron, Har-
riet Alexander, Martha Tower,
Mary Stokely.

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omore Follies.

Helen Hendricks, Alice Glenn and
Dorothy Cheek will attend the K. A.
dance at East Lake Thursday night.

Therese Barksdale attended the
dance given last Tuesday at the Hotel
Candler by the Freshman medical stu-
dents of Emory.

Alice Jernigan’s father attended the
Convention of Railway Surgeons in
Atlanta last week. Bayliss McShane
and Georgia Watson entertained him
at dinner in the tea house Thursday
night.

Betsy Bennet spent last week-end

in town with Mrs. Rogers (Pat’s
mother) and attended the Biltmore
tea-dance.

We wouldn’t mind having mumps if
we were as lucky as Christine Cheney,
whose mother came and stayed with
her for three days.

pose, as they appeared in the ‘Soph-

With Our Clubs

Meetings in Artistic and
Literary Circles Feature
Week’s Calendar.

One of the most interesting club
meetings of the week was the party
given Monday night by the members
of B. O. Z. to which all the alumni
members of the club were especially
invited. Those present were Mrs.
Dieckmann, Miss Preston, Miss Bland,
Miss Cheatham, Polly Stone, Susan

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Views and Interviews

We were racking our brain to think
of something original—and somebody
original—for this column. Finally
we had the bright and original idea
of—sin. Big sins, little sins, pet sins,
secret sins—any original sin—the
Sophomores had a regular man-hunt
Thursday night, tracking these orig-
inal sins to their lairs.

The first person we assailed was
Harriet Smith. She was so startled
by our abrupt question that her
glasses fell off (politely we dropped
ours too). Finally she was driven to
confession—Hershey’s. “Every extra
cent I have—and all my extra time—
I spend on Hershey’s—yesterday, to-
day, and forever—Hershey’s made me
what I am today,” she almost sobbed.
Sympathetically we asked her if she
ecouldn’t break this awful habit. “No,”
she wept, “I just can't help it. Tm
just like Papa.”

Rather alarmed (we had no idea
such an innocent question would
arouse so much disturbance) we
dashed around the corner and ran into
Pasco. Pasco was very frank, though
she said we ought to get a subject on
which she could be more eloquent. “My
secret sin,” she said, “is Conceit.” (She
asked us to put that capital in!) I’m
conceited about two things in particu-
lar—my brains and my ability in

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DeKalb Theatre

Program Week of Feb. 13th
MONDAY, FEB. 13TH

Two Big Features
Charlie Chaplin

“SHOULDER ARMS”
—also—
“Alaskan Adventures”
with
Art Young

TUESDAY, FEB. 14TH
Esther Ralston

“FIGURES DON’T LIE”
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15TH
Richard Arlen
Jacqueline Logan
a—lh—

“BLOODSHIP”
THURSDAY-FRIDAY,
PEB. 16-17TH
Chester Conklin
George Bancroft

—in—
“TELL IT TO SWEENEY”

SATURDAY, FEB. 18TH
Rin-Tin-Tin

—in—
“CLASH OF THE WOLVES”

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Sophs Pile UpScore |S. A. C. Extends Bids| Health Secrets of

Against Frosh

First Volley Ball Game of
Season Featured by
Good Serving.

Fourteen New Members Are
Initiated.

The Sophomore Athletic chorus is one
campus organization of which we have
heard very little and from which we

In the first volley-ball game of the| have heard a good deal. Ever since it
year, the Sophomores piled up the'made its debut at a hockey game in
score against the Freshmen until the} the fall, there have been many Sopho-
final whistle blew leaving the score} mores and much noise at all the ath-
24-17. The Sophomores jumped into|letic contests. The purpose of the
the lead at the very beginning with| club has been to stimulate class spirit.
four straight points under the seryv-| Recently fourteen new members were
ing of Willoughby. Only once during} elected. They will be initiated at a
the game did the Freshmen lead the| recognition party on Thursday. Those
Sophomores, and that was by only one|to whom bids have been extended are:
point. The Freshmen did much bet-| Virginia Shaffner, Emily Moore,
ter playing during the last half but| Frances Medlin, Anne Dean, Harriet
the odds of the game were against} Todd, Katherine Leary, Miriam Kauf-
them and they were unable to score|man, Lillian Russell, Belle Ward
as consistently as their opponents.|Stowe, Jane Eaves, Ione Gueth, Dor-
Good serving featured the game, both| othy Smith, Mary Jane Goodrich, and
teams doing equally well. Helen Anderson.

The difficulty seemed to be in relay- Chandtes; Gay, Porter! McCalip, Hii,

ing the ball over the net. With a|p oi og Wasahatls). Playiia for

little practice this weakness can be
overcome and the game will be surer Wee Sophomores Wie) teen elacea

and much more exciting. Those play- Terry eet age ag
ing on the Freshman team were: eerie ’ i

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Moore Revealed
By Friends

Spare Health and Spoil the
Child—Mother’s
Policy.

There is no use clinging any longer
to the old-fashioned idea that “dark
horses” are risky bets, especially in

the sport world. Where was Lynn

Moore last year when all the organi-
zations were clamoring for a good

representative to enter the annual

Posture Contest? She was then just
a quiet, unobtrusive Freshman, but
the bet of her class for this year in
the making. The dark horse made her
first appearance in the Posture Con-
test of 1928, and as representative of
the class of ’30 staged the most sen-
sational victory of the sporting sea-
son in capturing the loving cup award-
ed to Miss Health.

Moore has refused to discuss her
victory or give any information what-
ever. An Agonistic reporter was able
to obtain only these meager facts in
regard to her past.

Moore was a Mellen’s Food baby, it
has been discovered, and captured all
baby prizes in her home town, Mor-
ristown, Tenn. During her early years
her manager, Mrs. Moore, kept her in
strict training by making her stand
for an hour with her back to the wall
as punishment for her childhood mis-
demeanors. Oatmeal, grits, spinach,
cabbage, carrots and beans were regu-
lar foods on her menu. Eight hours of
sleep every night on a hard, flat mat-
tress kept the soft bones straight that
would have become bent had she been
allowed to sleep on the soft feather
bed that gives beneath the body. (The
soft bed of her older sister. was a
temptation that she overcame.)

Her years in the grammar grades
and high school held no recognition of
her unusual physique. However, one
incident occurred while she was in
high school which threatened to break
down all of her previously acquired
training. It seems that she was jilted
in love during her Sophomore year
and from that time on there has been
a decided droop to her head. Even
today this may be noticed.

We are indebted to friends for these
few facts of her life, for Moore has
remained tight-lipped throughout. The
Sophomores are only thankful that she
did not cling to present-day standards,
and say, when asked to represent
them, “I do not choose to run in 1928.”

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Produced by
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3 Other Loew Acts

On the Screen
NORMA SHEARER

—in—

“The Latest From
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A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

Coming Next Week

“The Enemy”

MORE ATHLETIC
THAN AESTHETIC

Literally and otherwise.

Even Jean Alexander leaves off
writing blank verse long enough to go
to basketball games! Of course that
may be because she’s afraid she’ll hurt
her roommate’s feelings. Jean’s learn-
ing, though—she says that learning to
yell is a simple matter if you'll just
watch Sara Townsend and whoop
when Sara whoops. Jean is learning
to play tennis, too, for a very particu-
lar reason—but you'll have to make
her tell you that.

Of course the teams are quite flat-
tered to see poets, musicians, and art-
ists on the sidelines, and to find the
faculty there is joy unbelievable, Miss
Alexander, Miss Phythian, Miss Mc-
Kinney, Dr. Sweet, Miss White, and
others occupied the balcony one night
not long ago. Come on, Faculty, help
us be “more athletic’—it may have
some aesthetic effect.

Geebie Knight is an aesthetic soul,
in spite of her wonderful athletic
prowess. I heard her say the other
day, “Couldn’t I play basketball by
music!” Now if a word to the wise
is sufficient, our Hottentot orchestra
ought to be overpowered by the
strength of that suggestion. Music
hath charms, you know—think of the
playing we would witness if “sounds
of sweet harmony” improved Geebie’s
technique! One would think that all
of the musicians on the sidelines
would jump at this chance to lend
their talents to such a noble cause. We
used to have an orchestra at games—
here’s to auld lang syne!

Spring sports are not far away now,
and in the spring a young Hottentot’s
fancy lightly(?) turns to thoughts of
—baseball. My, that was a_ thud!
There are indications of keen competi-
tion from now on between the Juniors
and Sophomores, who are at present
running almost side by side in the
race for the athletic banner, the
Juniors being slightly (ever so slight-
ly!) in the lead. Truly the spring
holds much for our athletes as well as
for our poets.

I seem to have gotten back to poetry
again. Nevertheless, I’ve decided ’'m
hopelessly more athletic than aes-
thetic. What would Milton say if he
could read in my mind this distorted
version of his sonnet:

“When I consider how my wind is
spent

Ere half the quarter in this hard game
is past,

And that one goal I’ve tried in vain
to make

Etc., etc., ete.

”

Major in Physical

Education Proposed
Will Open New Field to
Graduates.

There has been a desire expressed
by various members of the student
body that the curriculum offer a physi-
cal education major. The students
are beginning to realize that the field
of physical education offers many at-
tractive vocations to women and
especially to girls of college age.

Summer camps must have efficient
councilors and hundreds of places are
open to young women who are trained
and capable of assuming the guidance
of the activities of a camp. A num-
ber of our Agnes Scott girls spend
their summers in this way. Sara
Townsend, Mary Perkinson, Jack An-
derson, Elizabeth Lynn, and Ray
Knight are only a few of the girls
here who have done this type of work
and are only a very small proportion
of the number who are interested in
doing it. Then there is the ever-in-
creasing demand for physical educa-
tion directors in schools and on com-
munity playgrounds. If conditions are
such that a girl has only the summer
months to pursue some line of work,
the field of physical education offers
her a solution to her problem. If she
feels she must teach during the win-
ter and yet the schoolroom does not
appeal to her, the field of physical edu-
cation solves her problem a second
time.

It is all very well to keep Agnes

Sporting Events of the Week

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Juniors Down Frosh;
Sophs Defeat Seniors

Two of Best Games of Sea-
son Witnessed in Gym.

Two decisive victories were scored
on the basketball court last Thurs-
day night when the Juniors complete-
ly overran the Freshmen with a score
of 36-13, and the Sophomores out-
played the Seniors, netting a score of
29-19,

Lanier led the attack for the Jun-
iors, scoring 27 of the points for the
team. Sprinkle and Knox, of the
Freshmen, shared honors, scoring
equally, and Sprinkle turned out to be
a genius at free shots by shooting
five free shots out of five trials, there-
by making a perfect record for her
team so far as scoring on fouls went.

The Sophomores played one of the
best games of the season. Though
Castles was heavily guarded by the
Senior star guard, McKinnon, she suc-
ceeded in capturing high score with 16
points to her credit. McKinnon, Sen-
ior, is one of the best guards seen on
the floor this season. Guarding honors
for the Sophomores go to Woolford,
who broke up pass after pass as the
ball traveled toward the Senior goal.
Special mention is deserved by the
numerous substitutes on all of the
teams. Their work was unusually
good and they were a credit to their
squads.

The line-ups were:

JUNIOR FRESHMAN
Lanier (27) Sprinkle (7)
Hunter (9) Knox (6)
Pasco Purdie
Gowen Hill
Bridgeman Sprinkle
Ridley Miller

SOPHOMORE SENIOR
Castles (16) Rice (17)
Nash (13) Kalmon
Woolford Dobyns
Flinn Anderson
Arwood McKinnon
Shanklin Carrier

Substitutes: E. Rice, Harper (2),
Grier, and Chandler.

Games Classes
Devoted to Tennis

Wicked Rackets Wielded by

Future Champs.

The tennis courts will be full of
Helen Wills and Suzanne Lenglens by
the spring tournament, for the games
and apparatus classes have turned to
tennis classes for a few weeks. For
the first few classes they are being
taught strokes inside the gym. When
they have mastered the correct form
they will go out on the courts and
learn all of the fine points that make
a good tennis game.

These classes ought to turn out
some excellent tennis players and
some good contestants for the tourna-
ment.

It is predicted that the old veterans,
Pasco, Fowler, Rice, and Carrier, who
always find themselves playing finals
in tennis tournaments, will have to
look to their laurels this spring, for
the tennis class is wielding a wicked
racket.

Scott a Liberal Arts college; we want
to keep it one. But would the incorp-
oration of a few credited courses in
physical education necessarily mean
that it would become a normal school?
Could not some courses in teachers’
training relative to coaching athletics,
and other similar courses be included
in the education department?

Under the present curriculum, an
Agnes Scott girl must spend four
years in getting her A. B. degree and
then if she is especially inclined to-
wards physical education she must
spend two more years in a special
school for physical education. This
means two more years of preparation
than she had planned for and often
financial conditions make this impossi-
ble. She wants and needs the Liberal
Arts course that Agnes Scott offers,
but is there not some way in which
she can acquire a little practical train-
ing along with her physical education
here in order that, while pursuing her
Liberal Arts course, she can at the
same time be preparing to follow her
interests in the vocational field of
physical education ?

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THE AGONISTIC

Day Student News

Every day student at Agnes Scott in
recent years (and perhaps the day
students of former years) have dream-
ed of having a real cottage on the
campus—a cottage with all the con-
veniences of a dormitory and with
perhaps a dining room and a kitchen.
This dream is coming true before
many years, for in the program for
the enlargement of Agnes Scott, plans
have been made for the erection of
such a cottage to stand where Lup-
ton now is. In the completed building
will be all that the day students have
wanted.

In the meanwhile, the faculty has
devoted two places to the exclusive use
of the day students for their meetings.
One of these is the day student hut
which was built last summer and
which occupies a very conspicuous
place on the campus. The other is
the day student room in the gym.

The hut is a comfortable little place
and quite pretty, but it is too small
to accommodate all the day students
and as the room in the gym is larger,
plans have been made to return the
hut to the faculty to be used as they
wish—probably as a meeting place for
some club on the campus. The hut is
to be given with a large presentation
tea. In return for the hut, the day
students will receive furnishings for
the room in the gym so that instead
of keeping up two meeting places they
ean make one more attractive. As the
problem of deciding definitely on one
place to meet was settled, the day
students began to try to settle the
problem of caring for the room in
Gaines that they are to use. Hhereto-
fore, each girl who stayed had to bring
sheets and pilloweases, but now the
day students as a whole plan to get a
supply of bedding and keep it at the
school to be laundered there and used
by any student who wishes to spend
the night.

Day student talent has been evident
in practically every play that has
been given on the campus, so some-
time in the near future, day student
stunt night is going to be held and
then the college community will see
just how much day student talent con-
solidated can accomplish. Every day
student is planning to work hard to
make each stunt number on the pro-
gram a master production.

MR. ROBINSON CALLED
HOME ON ACCOUNT OF
HIS FATHER’S ILLNESS

We regret to announce that Mr.
Robinson and his sister, Laura, were
called home last week because of the
illness of their father. The Agonistic
extends to them the sympathy of the
entire college community.

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Tragedy Fails
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Alumnae Secretary Ambass-

ador Without Portfolio
to Future Hottentots.

It was a duck—one of a whole flock
of yellow-billed, quacking fowls that
waddled across the road in front of
Polly Stone’s little Chey coupe some-
where between here and Dalton. In
sudden dismay she shoved on the
brakes, and the ducks fled—all but
one, who has never quacked since.

Polly Stone and Dick were on tour,
with a view to interesting girls in
Agnes Scott and interviewing pros-
pective students. In Dalton, where
there are a number of alumnae, Polly
spoke to the Juniors and Seniors at
a party given in the high school. Mary
Weems, the May Queen of last year,
you remember, is teaching at Carters-
ville, and here, after a delightful
luncheon with alumnae, Polly talked
once more with the upperclassmen
(pardon me—girls) in the high school.

Neither the duck episode, bad roads,
nor a flat tire could daunt our com-
missaries on their initiate journey.
Indeed, Polly left again last Wednes-
day to visit Greensboro, Warrenton,
Thomson, and Washington.

The value of these trips can be
readily appreciated: they bring Agnes
Scott much nearer to future Hotten-
tots and achieve that personal con-
tact which is impossible in the printed
words of a catalogue.

FIRST PRELIMINARY
FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE
DEBATE IS HELD

The first debate on the subject
chosen for the intercollegiate teams—
namely, Resolved: That U. S. Should
Cease Protecting by Force of Arms
Capital Invested in Foreign Lands,
Except After Formal Declaration of
War—was held Thursday night in the
chapel. Both sides at least seemed to
have the courage of their convictions
and attempted to uphold them valiant-
ly. As is the custom in preliminary
debates no decision was rendered. The
debaters were: Affirmative, Polly
Vaughan and Mary Shepherd; Neg-
ative, Frances Messer and Augusta
Dunbar.

Lib Woolfolk: “Gosh, you’re dumb.
Why don’t you get an encyclopedia?”

Martha North Watson: ‘The pedals
hurt my feet.”

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Spanish. In fact, the only thing I’m
not conceited over is spoken English.”

Encouraged by so much success, we
dared suggest sin to a missionary’s
daughter. Well, you’d be surprised—
but we won’t mention it.

Margaret Gerig said her secret sin
was attempting to be logical, and
refered us to Sara Townsend and the
physics class. We couldn’t understand
Sara’s connection with anything logi-
cal—especially after we’d read the
joke she wanted to put in her column
this week—so we didn’t bother to find
out.

Ditto wouldn’t give herself away at
all. “All my secret sins,” she said,
“are secret.” She is an exceptional
girl.

Bayless McShane owned up to after-
dinner coffee. (You know the Coffee
Club, of course.) “It wakes me and
breaks me”—she was actually waxing
poetic when we left and hurried across
to Sturgis.

Mackey doesn’t think she tells false-
hoods, but “don’t you think I exag-
gerate just a little at times, um?”

We hiked over to Ansley after Sally
Cothran (took a whole notebook along
for our interview with her) but some-
one had spread the news that we were
on the warpath, so Sally had escaped
to Rebekah to spend the night. Noth-
ing daunted, we about faced (our
walking shoes saw lots of service last
night) and headed home. Just as we
reached the colonnade and heard
Sally’s voice down on the far wing—
the lights went out.

Maybe I shouldn’t have mentioned
this—because they’ll soon be sending
missionaries out from town to cleanse
us of our sins—big and little, pet and
secret, but, by all means, original.

The laziest man in the world is the
one who sang:

“Moonbeam,
Yellow Jacket.

Carolyn Nash: “I want to get some
fairy tales.”

Jean Alexander: “Now, Carolyn, you
can’t fool me; I know fairies don’t
have tails!”

kiss her for me.”—

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Clayton and Mrs. Dunn, of Atlanta.
The setting for the event was the up-
stairs clubroom of the tea house (ssh
—it’s really the old sewing room glori-
fied and transformed into a new exist-
ence by wicker furniture and ferns!)

Evelyn Becker was the first on a
most attractive program. She read a
clever story with the appropriate
title of “Old Valentine,” which con-
tained excellent characterization and
interesting oriental atmosphere.

Polly Stone followed with a delight-
ful story, “Oh, Career,” written in
her own inimitable Polly Stone fash-
ion. Need more be said? The story
was of a Georgia girl with theatrical
aspirations whose main asset, her
lovely Southern voice, proved her un-
doing.

Mrs. Dunn, who was Clara Eliz-
abeth Whips, told of B. O. Z. in the
earliest stages of its existence. She
was a member when it was organized
under Dr. Armistead and included all
the literary efforts of the college. She
told of the first May Day scenario
written by members of the club. That
manuscript is still in the elub’s pos-
session.

The entertainment was ably man-
aged by Edith McGranahan, and con-
sisted of puzzles and amusing stunts.
Refreshments followed, carrying out
the Valentine motif.

Poetry Club met Tuesday night,
February 7, with Raemond Wilson and
Mary Cope. The president, Emily
Kingsbery, read a list of prizes offered
by the Georgia Poetry Society and
also by the Bureau of Conservation.
During the rest of the meeting many
delightful poems were read. Among
the most original was Raemond Wil-
son’s sonnet to a chemist in which
she compared him to an alchemist of
old. Virginia Earle’s “Question” was
enthusiastically received. The vivid
word pictures and unusual musical
quality of Alice Jernigan’s “Window”
gave this new poem the characteristic
charm of the rest of its author’s
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ability to create a distinct atmosphere
by the mere sound of words. Last,
and least in form but not in charm,
came Emily Cope’s “Fantasy.”

The meeting adjourned after the
hostesses had served tea and sand-
wiches.

The Agnes Scott Choral Club, with
Mr. Johnson as director, has begun
work on the “Elijah,” which will be
given Easter Sunday. Those who had
the privilege of hearing the “Messiah”
are looking forward with great pleas-
ure to a second treat in the “Elijah.”

On February 6, the anniversary of
the Treaty of 1778 between the United
States and France, the French Club
met in one of the Rebekah Scott prac-
tice rooms. The president, Louise
Girardeau, showed the club its newly
acquired certificate of membership in
the National Federation of French
Associations of the United States and
Canada. Miss Edler gave a very in-
teresting talk on “Bicycling Thru
Brittany.” Then Virginia Miller sang
the beautiful and always popular song,
“Connais-tu le pays.” After the meet-
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AGGIE JUNIOR

VOL. XUI

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA.., WEDNESDAY, FEBRU ARY 22, 1928

PHI BETA KAPPA ELECTS MEMBERS

Chancellor Kirkland Speaks on

Ideal of Intellectual Development

At the first open meeting of Phi
Beta Kappa at Agnes Scott since the
society was granted a charter,
Chancelor J. H. Kirkland of Vander-

bilt University, one of the foremost
educators in the South, was the princi-
pal speaker.

In his introductory remarks, Dr.
Kirkland spoke of his long acquain-
tance with Dr. Gaines and recalled the
days when he inspected Agnes Scott
as a result of her application for mem-
bership to the Southern Association.
He said in part:

“There is an outer life of achieve-
ment and an inner life which controls
it. The outer life is manifest in the
things you see, talk about, or do—in
great cities or buildings—the evi-
dences of material civilization. The
inner life is the seed, the explanation
of the outer, and is manifest in the
ideals cherished, in the hopes, dreams,
and aspirations that are a large part
of our thinking. In this inner life the
real differences of men are most ap-
parent. There is very little difference
in physique, although a difference of
six inches in height would make a man
a giant. There is not such a tremen-
dous difference in intellectual power,
for man has not advanced far beyond
the days of Plato, Socrates, and Aris-
totle. The real difference lies in the
driving power, the will, the inner life.
This explains many lives for a ma-
chine without control is wrecked, and
a derelict on the ocean is dangerous.
We are not safe as long as there is
anything drifting-purposeless. The
inner life guides and controls, always
preceding outer manifestations.

The college president builds up an
ideal institution which may live only
in the world of ideas. He may have
plans and ideals for students of great
intellectual achievement. The value of
a student in college is in proportion as
the student absorbs the ideals of the
institution. The Honor System does
not live in a set of rules on paper,
but in the hearts of the men and
women who are governed by it; thus
it becomes a vital force all-powerful.
The atmosphere that students carry
makes the atosphere of the campus
and is the outgrowth of the inner life
of the campus. The desire of the col-
lege president is to see his high ideals
made the governing principle of the
institution by the students.

The American college is not a pro-
fessional or a vocational school, but
an institution of general training and
eulture that is peculiar to America. It
is founded primarily on an intellectual
basis which is first in time and im-
portance. College is not a place for
every student. Democracy in educa-
tion does not mean that everyone
should go to college, but college means
that a much higher opportunity is
given to the ones who have the abil-
ity to do the work. Many boys hold
places in college with grades which
would lose them their places in busi-
ness. There is no margin for failure
in life; there is too much margin for
failure in college. College is not the
place for intellectual derelicts but it
is for those who can walk the cold and
lonely heights of intellectual life and
find their happiness there. The real
ideal of college life is where the upper
classes are filled by invitation.

The ministry of the college must
have a social tendency. Plato defined
man as a social being. He has definite
relations with his class, society, or
group. No man can save himself with-
out trying to save others. All civiliza-
tion is an expression of united effort.
This is fostered by studies, for the
work in social sciences so popular now
affords a a larger view of society. The

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Blackfriars Will
Present Plays
Saturday Night

Three 1-Act Plays By Mem-
bers of Playwriting Class
to Be Produced

Whenever we see “Blackfriars” in
the headlines we know that an eve-
ning of genuine pleasure is in store
for us. The time draws sigh for such

Blackfriars Enter
Belasco Contest

Miss Bland’s Play Produced |
With Hottentot Cast.

Of great interest to the college com-
munity is the recent announcement
that Blackfriars, the Dramatic Club of
Agnes Scott, have entered the Little
Theater Tournament and David Bel-
asco Cup Match which is to be held
in New York the week of May 7-12.
Miss Margaret Bland’s play, “Pink
and Patches,” which Hottentots re-
member as “The Darned Dress,” pro-
duced by Blackfriars in 1926, is to be
the Agnes Scott entry. The cast will
be: Elizabeth McCallie as Texis;

Frances Freeborn as Rexie; Louisa
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L. Andevame ML Bledsoe, F. Brown,
kK. Grier, K. Papageorge, Attain Honor

Seniors Reveal II-
lustrated Diary
Of Spring Modes
Mary Crenshaw Radiant

Bride As Queen of
Fashion.

The “Diary of a Young Lady of
Fashion in the Year 1928” was un-
locked by the Senior class in the gym
on Saturday night and read by Mary
Sayward to the lovers of “the well-

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entertainment, for the college com-
munity will be afforded the opportun-
ity of seeing three one-act plays pre-
sented on Saturday night, February
25, by Blackfriars in the gymnasium.
The fact that these plays have as their
authors members of the Playwriting
Class, taught by Miss Nan Stevens,
should greatly heighten interest in
them.

The three plays that were chosen for
production this year are: “Hero
Worship,” by Francis Hargis. It isa
clever story of a former Colonel of the
Civil War. “Kitty Sees It Through,”
by Emily Kingsbery, is a comedy of
the western mountains of North Caro-
lina. “Vice-Versa,” by Josephine
Walker, is a modern college story cent-
ered around the Georgia-Tech classic.

Duls as Mrs. Holefield, the mother,
and Mary Sayward as Mrs. Allen.

We are extremely proud of our
Blackfriars for this is a national event
participated in by contestants from all

parts of the country. The number of
contestants for any one year is limit-
ed to twenty. Four prizes are offered
in this contest—the first is the David
Belasco cup and two hundred dollars,
and the other three are two hundred
dollars each. Besides this, the French
publishing Company promises to pub-
lish and distribute the winning plays.
Judges for this tournament are prom-
inent dramatic critics and theatrical
authorities of note. All non-profes-
sional Little Theater groups are elig-
ible for this contest. This includes
college groups, if they feel that they
are capable of competing with Little
| Theater people.

“spring styles.’ The diary was il-
lustrated by models wearing fashion-
able clothes from J. P. Allen & Co.
When the curtain was pulled aside
at eight-thirty there was disclosed
Main Hall, transfered to the stage.
Miss Hopkins, in the person of Car-
olyn Essig, was sitting in her office
among her many flowers checking
over permissions. In the office next
door was Mr. Tart (Hortense King)
giving receipts for the room deposits.
Of course Ella (Virginia Norris), in
her starched cap and apron, was seen
putting up the latest phone call. The
“writer of the diary” in her plain little
gingham dress seemed very sad as
she searched in vain for her name on
the special list. She was wretched
because her diary had proven that.
As she stood there in deep thought
the girls whom she had envied came
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The college community heard with
unusual degree of excitement the
announcement in chapel on February
18 of five new members to the Phi
Beta Kappa Chapter of Agnes Scott.
The girls who were awarded member-
ship are: Leila Anderson, Myrtle Bled-
soe, Frances Campbell Brown, BEliz-
abeth Hemphill Grier, and Evangeline
Papageorge. Agnes Scott sincerely
congratulates them and recognizes the
honor of their attainments.

Miss Lillian Smith, in announcing
the names of the new members of the
Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, gave
a brief summary of the history and
aims of the organization. The oldest
national honor society, was founded in
1776 at William and Mary in Wil-
liamsburg, Va. In 1779 chapters were
installed at Harvard and Yale. By
1927 the number of chapters was one
hundred and seven. It was not until
ninety-nine years after the founding
of Phi Beta Kappa that women were
admitted as members. It is only re-
cently, comparatively speaking, that
chapters have been installed in
women’s colleges. Agnes Scott was
granted a chapter in 1926—the ninth
and youngest woman’s college to re-
ceive this distinction.

The aim of the society is to awaken
a high regard for scholarship, a love
of the search for truth, and a desire
for real achievement and service. The
girls who are selected for membership
in Phi Reta Kappa have done academic
work of a scholarly type, have por-
trayed a real intellectual growth, and
have shown a spirit of unselfish serv-
ice toward their fellowmen.

First Publication of
May-Day Scenario

Physical Ed. Dept. Looks to
Spring-Tryouts Thurs-
day and Friday.

The May Day Committee takes
great pleasure in printing for the first
time the scenario which will be pre-
sented at the next May Day. The
theme is the work of Carolyn Essig.
Her synopsis appears below.

Scene: A field at twilight on the
Eve of May.
Time: In the early days before the

history of the world began, when man
labored and knew no joy.

Part I.

To the musie of the Volga Boatman,
dainty, pink-clad Youth, a maiden and
a bright youth Joy as symbolized in
the dance, are driven slowly and
against their will upon the scene by
six solemn figures, clad in thin, dark,
close-fitting gowns. The six solemn
figures move slowly, finally encireling
Joy and Youth.

Gloom, black-gowned and majestic
in his confident bearing, enters slowly,
beckoning to two groups of five peas-
ants clad in long dark robes. They move
in stumbling fashion to the mourn-
ful music, members of each group
joined by a heavy rope swung from
shoulder to shoulder. One group
settles at left back, the other at right
back, each individual assuming an at-
titude of sleep.

Gloom briefly expresses his triumph,
then beckons to his six followers who
break their circle about Joy and
Youth, revealing these two figures in
a pitiful pose. The followers of Gloom
accompany him majestically as he
leaves for newer fields,

As soon as Gloom is safely gone,
Joy dances to one group of peasants
and Youth to the other. They beg
and implore but can not awaken the
esthetic in their souls, for Gloom has

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THE AGONTSTIC

Editor of Atlantis
Speaks in Chapel

Che Agonistic

Subscription Price, $1.25 per year in advance.
Single Copies, 5 cents.

Owned and published by the Students of
Agnes Scott College.

The college community considered
itself very fortunate in hearing Mr.
Adamantios Polyzoides, editor of the
Atlantis, a well-known Greek publica-
tion, lecture on Thursday upon the
importance of becoming acquainted
with international affairs.

Published weekly.

Entered as Second Class Matter.

STAFF OF AGONISTIC

IBA ELOTaIn-OMICES, = 0 a eee en ee en Carolyn Essig
Assistant Lee dae ieee ee,

Mr. Polyzoides came to America
from Greece twenty years ago to study
the immigrant situation in the United
Elizabeth Merritt | States. He was so favorably impressed

PUsINESS Manager. ee L Se Lillian White with the States that he remained here
: = z and became a naturalized citizen. He
Assistant Business Manager_----_---~-_-~ Martha Riley Selman’ ....- connected with ‘several -publica-

tions in the East and soon was asked
to take over the Greek publication in
New York. The Atlantis is the largest
Edith MeGranahan | foreign daily newspaper in the United

STAFF FOR JUNIOR EDITION
Biditor-in-Chiets— = ee

Aasistantoiditor oa.) Marion Green | States, and has a circulation of over

Athletic Editor G. B. Knight thirty-five thousand copies in this
Th aise. << |. _ en i ee ca _ | country.

Exchange Editor__~_--~---------------~--+---- Esther Nesbit In his lecture he outlined for us the

Joke Editor Sd i a aaa Ruth Worth development of the interest in foreign
SOCICC ECHO = Swe ee Katherine Lott) affairs. ‘

MANAGEMENT In conclusion, Mr. Polyzoides stated

Business: UManancer. 9 5 ee Sara Johnson | that other countries have the same oc-

cupations and interests as America.
Civilization tends more and more to
become unified, and this union will be
quickened and furthered by a more in-
tensive study of foreign affairs.

Assistant Business Manager_________________ Katherine Hunter

REPORTERS FOR JUNIOR EDITION

Elizabeth Hatchett Violet Weeks
Dorothy Hutton Lucille Bridgman

: j Elaine Jacobson
Elizabeth Tyson Charlotte Hunter
Rachel Paxon

Olive Spencer
Betty Gash Sally Cothran
Mary Lanier

Mary Ellis
Mary A. Juhan Dorothy Cherk

Views and Interviews

Boldly I started out on a tour of the
select, the elite—those people of pure
genius who always make A’s and A’s.
In other words, I was about to com-
municate with the newly pledged Phi
Betas of scholastic fame.

Pete was the first one I talked to.
She told me she blamed it all on hered-
ity and environment. “My parents
were both very brilliant,” she said, and
then added smiling oddly at me, “you
know the people around me inspire

EDITORIAL
AGNES SCOTT YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW

Today Agnes Scott lays aside her books and closes the class-
room doors to do honor to two men—George Washington, “father
of our country,” and George Washington Scott, “father of our,™¢:’ Some one told me they wanted
: : .: her in bad enough to give her a private
college." Two centuries ago in the little town of Bridges Creek, | initiation. Do you blame them? “Tell
Virginia, was born a man who has fashioned . State by his power-| them it’s a dig a mystery to me as
ful influence and lofty principles-—it is well that we do him honor. cial Bags gary at eed oa Ae
A century ago in the town of Alexandria, P®, was born another |her watch bracelet.
man of character and ideals, George Washington Seott, who has| Myrtle Bledsoe was in the basement

eioke 4 of the library. ‘“There’s no royal road
founded a college—it is well that we do him honor. to-suctess,” she BSid: “my only explan-

ation is preparation at Girls Hi and
hard work all the way through. I
can’t come down to earth, and right
now I den’t want to study again—ever.
It’s really more a disadvantage than an
advantage. I get such an inferiority
complex when I say ‘no’ in class, and
then there’s the $13.50 for a_ key.
Please say I waive all responsibility
aside. I’m too overwhelmed to know
what I’m saying.”

Frances Brown and Evangeline Pape-
a george were up in the chemistry lab.
We of today ride subways} Fannie seemed as calm as ever but
and play victrolas without one question of “why” or “who.” Some|she insisted she was as excited as

F : Naa Re eqs “ yore Sag A when she first made the Honor Roll.
think of yesterday as the ‘‘dim, dark past,” an unfruitful time, She said she hardly knew what was

bare of genius and invention—of today as an age unto itself, creat-| happening. In fact, she was reading
ed by this generation with no chains of indebtedness linking us| letter during chapel. “I don’t feel a

5 day older,” she said, but there’s a
with the past. difference, for she received two mem-
Today let us of Agnes Scott take from the shelf volumes that| Pets of the chapter in a chaotic room

: % with perfect ease. “My recipe (if you
hold our college history—dust the pages which prove that we are] wanted it) is to acquire an intelligent

an ocean fed by the currents of the past. Had not our founder,|!ook your Freshman year, sleep well

sany s <s é“ » |every night your Sophomore year,
professors, and alumnae seen the vision and “followed the gleam solig wou Sales year, end reat hes

ours would not have been an institution of which we might be|fore exams your Senior year.”
proud. “The purpose which has prevailed at Agnes Scott since its| Evangeline was not so calm. “I’ve

: - F been working on this an hour and
foundation has been to offer the very best educational advantages acve beLsen iiowliers she conuintnal:

under positive Christian influences—the training and furnishing | ‘No, I didn’t expect it. I was vainly

the mind in a modern well-equipped college and at the same time trying to remember whose name was
next on the roll when mine was

the formation and development of Christian character and ideals.” | out. It’s awfully embarrassing, for
It is because this aim has been upheld, it is because these ideals | People will expect me to know every-

. thing. I suppose I'll have to start
have not been meaningless words through the years, that Agnes seatei nome Sie FueneA, tor eee

Scott is respected so highly by the present student body. The] work with a worried look, then smiled.

chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, which has lately been awarded to our| !™ #44 it happened anyway, be-
cause of my family and some

college is not an outcome of the scholastic endeavors of this|others(?).’ I wonder if the announce-

student body alone, it is the regard to a college that has been|™ment didn’t come as a Valentine to
5

molded by the past—it is a manifestation of the ideals and princi- eae

Z Jack was worse than any of them.
ples jestously guarded through the years. With her characteristic dislike for

“The highest point of achievement of yesterday is the starting | Publicity she gave little information

. on 4 : except that she decidedly did not want
point of today.” The plea of the future Agnes Scott is not to fly |i, ed itosmaged. Shielecamed Helm

a new slogan but to keep the old ever pointing toward the sky. | little boy who had done something he

. < isi 7 ae + didn’t want to do. She kept repeat-
evey student must aa a on of the pee remembering that jac Pa he weeny pew! wud TM
in her present there is a future in the making; for Agnes Scott | never live it down.” She does not look
is not the Library nor Main Building. The real Agnes Scott is| forward to a career but is content to

‘ ; aq r go back to her studies at her well worn
—— ! :
enshrined in the heart of every girl! =e

In this progressive age when the daily life is full and over-
flowing with modern conveniences—contrivances that seem by
magic to turn our drudgery into mere play—a time when flying
through the air is no longer a feat to be marveled at, the world
is too preoccupied to pay honor to its contributors. The student
in the laboratory prepares oxygen from the action of heat
on mercuric oxide—yet he does not know that the English chemist,
Priestly, first discovered oxygen in 1774. A man may earn his
livelihood by photography yet probably he does not know that
Daguerre was a pioneer in that field.

out with Miss Mac’s key fastened to :

read |

WE THINK!

One more reference to our thinking.

”

Last week we were told that “we do.
We now assert that we do not enjoy
this type of exercise to any great de-
But why don’t
we? Are we lazy? We are told that
an Agnes Scotter cannot plead guilty
of a low I. Q. and therefore incapacity
for thinking. Perhaps it is our “smug
complacency” concerning things
around us. We feel no need for get-
ting our brain out of joint from over-
activity. Our world is a pretty one,
full of soothing compliments concern-
ing the college woman. Perhaps we
are selfish and fear the just outcome
of our thoughts.

It is evident that the type of think-
ing discussed above does not refer to
the daily dozen we take preparing
Latin and trigonometry. Let it be
granted that the aforesaid are indes-
pensible for the development of segre-
gated brain cells. The question is: Do

gree of strenuosity.

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we consider sincerely and deeply the
world problems which we must face
when we are away from the “shelter-
ing arms.”

Mr. George Collins has been our
guest. And Dr. Eliezer and John
Knox. They brought to us from the
“great world outside” problems which
we found were our problems. Yes, I
believe we have been thinking a little
more since they came. In many groups
we hear the pros and cons of the is-
sues brought out by these men. Some
of us condemn, others approve, both
hastily, and we fear, without much
thinking.

Shall we agree with Pippa that
“all’s right with the world,” or shall
we study the world in its harmonies
and disharmonies and learn how to
right it? I suggest that we have more

speakers to stimulate our thinking,

and that we learn to overcome our

fear of “growing pains” in our brains.
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"Tis the age of Colonial ladies and
white-wigged gentlemen at Agnes
Seott today! Everything modern will
be forgotten in the unique celebration
of the eighties.

Tt is Founder’s Day, and George
Washington’s birthday! We shall
have the traditional celebration at
dinner tonight; but, of course, it is
going to be better than ever before.
The ‘Geniors will vanish, and in their
stead will appear be-wigged and be-
ruffled ladies and gentlemen of Co-
lonial days. George and Martha,
courtly Lafayette, demure Betsy Ross,
loquatious Patrick Henry, and other
contemporary lights are to be our

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guests at dinner, and will make short
addresses. The Sophomores will re-
spond to these speeches by appropriate
and ttineful ditties. The Seniors whis-
pered that the dining room is: going to
be gorgeously decorated, and a real
cherry tree placed on every table.

In Rebekah the following Seniors
have been selected fo take part:
George Washington___--___ Bee Keith
Martha Washington,

Mary Bell McConkey

Lafayette. 2201 LS Lillian Le Conte
Betsey) Ross. == a Jo Walker
Daniel Boone_________- Jack Anderson
Thomas Jefferson___-__- Nell Hillhouse
Benjamin’ Franklin_-_Louise Girardeau
Patrick Henry____-- Janet McDonald
In White House they are:
George Washington__-~- Mary Riviere
Martha Washington_Miriam Anderson
Lafayette__...-_--_ Emily Kingsberry
Betséy Ross__--.--_- Anne McCollum

Daniel Boone -_--=-=--.- Anna Knight
Thomas Jefferson__----- Sarah White
Ben ‘Franklin_____ 1_ Jack MeG@lellan

Patrick Henry-...---+-.-= Pat Collins

After dinner the guests will “trip
lightly” to the gym where the grace-
ful minuet will be danced.

The Colonial dames and their part-
ners will dance until the lights. blink
ten o’clock—when all will flee back to
modern times!

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Agnes Scott College

George Washington
Scott

George Washington Scott, the
fourth child of John and Agnes Scott,
was born in Alexandria, Pa., ‘on Feb-
ruary 22, 1829. As a child he was
not very robust, but suffered from a
form of throat disease. Consequently,
his family decided to send him south
for his health.

Colonel Scott left Alexandria on the
fourth of October, 1850. He arrived
in Atlanta on the thirtieth, and after a
short stay went on to Griffin and Co-
lumbus. Later he visited in southern
Alabama, going from there to the
western part of Florida, where he
lived in Quincy for a year. On No-
vember 5, 1850, he removed to Talla-
hassee, where he was president of
George W. Scott & Co. In 1854 he
married Miss Rebekah Bucher, also
a Pennsylvanian by birth. From the
year 1870 until the yellow fever epi-
demic of 1876 he lived in Savannah,
where he engaged in the factorage and
commission business. Removed to At-
lanta, Colonel Scott was a member of
a local commercial fertilizer firm. In
1877 he moved with his family to the
residential section of Decatur, where

| he lived for twenty-six years.

Colonel Scott died on October 3,
1903, after a brief illness of two
weeks’ duration. He was buried on Oc-
tober 5 from the Decatur Presbyterian

| Church. Dr. Patton and Dr. Gaines,
| president of Agnes Scott Institute,

officiated at the funeral services.
At the outbreak of the War Between
the States, Colonel Stott early de-

coming captain when it was later
mustered as Company D of the Sec-
ond Blorida Cavalry. Colonel Scott
organized the Fifth Florida Battalion,
which was popularly known later as
“Scott’s, Cavalry.” Of this he soon
became lieutenant-colonel. In the year
1864 he was the commanding officer
of the subdistrict of ‘Middle and
West Florida and Southwest Georgia.”
Colonel Seott finally surrendered his
troops to General McCook of the
Union forees on May 18, 1865. He was
paroled on. May 23 of the same year.

In 1868 Colonel Scott was unanim-
ously chosen as the Democratic can-
didate for governor in Florida. Like
General Gordon in Georgia, he was
defeated at the polls, due to the con-
duction of the election under federal
rule ahd to the recent enfranchise-
ment of the negroes. Colonel Scott
never again accepted a candidacy in
politics. | However, he continued’ to
take an active interest, voting nearly
always.

Colonel Seott’s career as a business
man, a church worker, and soldier is a
very fascinating account. It is in him
as a philanthropist that those ais-
sociated with Agnes Scott College are
primarily interested, for to Colonel
Scott are we indebted for the founda-
tion of Agnes Scott Institute in 1891.
In 1907 Agnes Scott College was ad-
mitted to the Association, and Agnes
Scott Academy enrolled as the suc-
cessor to Agnes Scott Institute as a
secondary school. All are familiar
with the history 6f Agnes Scott in
recent’ and present times. Let no one
forget the debt of gratitude to its
founder, George Washington Scott.

Annual Alumnae
Radio Program
Broadcast Tonight

Alumnae in Sixteen States
Listening-In.

From six-thirty until seyen o’clock
on Founder’s Day, the Agnes Scott
alumnae will present its third radio
program. Letters have been sent to
all the Agnes Scott alumnae, advis-
ing them of the program on this date.
It is understood that sixty-two cities
will be among those listening in Wed-
nesday night. These stations are
scattered throughout the states of
California, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

After the program has been broad-
cast the Atlanta Agnes Scott Club
will entertain at the Atlanta Athletic
Club in honor of the occasion. To
this banquet are invited Miss Hopkins,
Dr. and Mrs. McCain, the trustees and
their wives, and all Agnes Scott
alumnae in the city. The program,
given under the able direction of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis H. Johnson, gives
promise of being unusually interest-
ing. It is as follows:

Alumnae Song, Glee Club.

“Here’s to the Rep, the Pep, the
Name of Agnes Scott,” Glee Club.

“I'd Rather Be a Hottentot!”’ Glee
Club.

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THE AGONISTIC

Chips From the

Old Stump George and

“Good morning, Mary Cox.”

“Good mornin’, Miss, Miss Calhoun,
done sent me in heah ta’ clean up dis
heah room.”

“Tt is dirty, isn’t it? But I’m so
tired of sweeping rooms. This is my
third whole year of it!”

“Lawdy! honey, yuh doan’ know

nothin’. I been workin’ heah at dis
heah place eveh since 1895.”

“Why, Mary Cox!”

“Yas, ma’am, an’ when I come, dar
waren’t but two maids and one jani-
tor and dar waren’t nothin’ but Main
building.”

“If you’ve been here ever since ’95,
probably you knew my mother, she
was Miss M eee

“Miss M

M !'! Is you
her daughter? Well, now I do say!
Yes, ma’m, child! I ’member her well;
she was a pretty little girl with black
hair and brown eyes, but yuh doan’
look nothin’ lak her.”

“Tell me some more about Agnes
Scott when you first came.”

“Wall, ah been maid ob all wuks. Ah
been in da laundry, ah been maid on
mighty nair every hall, ah served in
da dinin’ room; an’ one time ’bout 1900
dar wus two little girls what came
down here from Chicago. Dar father
wus one of dem dar railroad or street
car magnets an’ dar ma wanted ’em
to ’ave everything, so she fixed ’em
up a “suit” 0’ rooms an’ she hired me
to be tha private maid! Ah had to
dress ’em and narse ’em, jus’ make
‘em go to bed, and get ’em up. They
wuz little girls, an’ the littlest one
brought all her dolls with ’er. After
dey done been heah a while dey went
up North to some sassiety finishin’
school. Den dar ma took ’em to Eu-
rope to some court or ‘’nother—yuh
know what ah mean—da wuz present-
ed at court and one ob ’em married a
prince! Yas, ’um, she did! I done for-
got ’is name—Mr| Jumpity Jumpity,
or somethin’ lak dat. Yuh see ah
waited on a princess an’ ah didn’t
know it a’ tall!”

“Well, Mary Cox, is Agnes Scott so
very different now from what it used
to be?”

“Yas ma’m! De girls couldn’t go
out wid out a chaperone and they
didn’t have no student gov’ment. An’
dar waren’t no ’biles; the teachers
rode up to school in buggies. Yas,
‘um, honey, dar wus a lot different
‘cept the girls. Day is jus’ ’bout de
same as day wus. But yuh see, it
ain’t been so long ago—jus’ ’bout thir-
ty-two years.”

Well, girls, guess what? I’ve a
prime tale to tell you! Our own Agnes
Scott now so noted for womanly vir-
tues was once a co-educational school!
Yes, actually, men on our campus—
not one but six! Furthermore, there
were, at the time, only three girls
boarding at the Institute. Wouldn’t
a prom have been ideal, but the Vir-
ginia reel must have been rather a
joke, n’ est ce pas? What’s more,
these boys were students here for a
whole year, just think of it! Why it
wasn’t necessary then for girls to be
their own boys, for the real “gent”
was on the field of action.

Now I know you are rather dubious
about this tale. Some of you are
doubtless like the gentleman from
Missouri and crave definite data, but,
scientifically inclined as I am, I pre-
pared you for the worst, so here it is.
One of the most outstanding members
of the male department of the Insti-
tute was Dr. Lewis Gaines, father of
our own Eloise Gaines. ’Tis no wonder
that Eloise came to “Aggie’’—an in-
herited tendeney, I call it.

Another example is closer home. «It
has to do with Meade’s Crossing, just
up the way. Probably you have heard
the conductor on the street car yell
“Meade’s Crossing,” but it didn’t make
your heart beat faster or your breath

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Martha Washington en-
tertained with a series of festivities
at the White House in honor of his
birthday.

George had every patriot celebrate
in the way that pleased her most. The
season opened with an exclusive affair
of unusual brilliance and color.

The Red-headed Red Heads enter-
tained the Red Head Club Thursday
afternoon at Mrs. Leon Hamilton’s.
The Red Heads, attired in most be-
coming costumes of crimson, vermil-
lion, and plain red, played a gripping
game of red hearts. When enough
hearts were broken the ravenous Reds
consumed a delicious red salad course
—and departed,

come more quickly. Well, it should
have, for some thirty-eight years ago
when the conductor called that name,
little Albert, son of Mr. Meade for
whom the crossing is named, set out
on his way to school at Agnes Scott.
Can you beat it? Remember, girls,
we owe Meade’s Crossing a debt! It
brought men to our campus.

Another of the illustrious co-eds
now lives in California. A short while
ago Miss Hopkins received a letter
from him, in which he stated that he
had always loved his alma mater, but

that evidently she was not very proud !

of him, for he had read every line of
the Alumnae Journal and not a word
was in it about him. Shame on Polly,
but I’m sure she will make amends.
So much for the co-ed! Now, let’s
all guess what their chief sport was?

Not
hockey, nor volley ball,

nor basket
ball, but “Indian’”—just plain old In-

dian as we played it in our childhood.
Yes, and the girls were the squaws,

the boys the chieftains. The scene

of their battle ground was the spot
where Main Building now stands.

Imagine that! How times have

changed, but don’t you know they had
fun.
for ye olden times.

“Rootity toot, rootity toot,

Those were the days of the Institute!”

Come on, girls, let’s give a cheer

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

SUMMER QUARTER
ANDERSON ALDERMAN, Ph.B.,

D.C.L., LL.D., President
CHARLES Se Dc MAPHIS, Ped.D.,
L.D., Dean

First Term se 18-July 27.
Second Term—July 80-August 31.
Institute of Public Affairs
August 6-18
The Summer Quarter is an integral part of

the University year, the courses being the same
in character and in credit value as in the
other quarters of the year.

Degrees are conferred upon men and women

for summer work.

Each year more and more college students
tome to the University from the colleges in
North, East and West as well as from
In 1927 there were 2,167 students
registered in the Summer Quarter from 35
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Shirley MePhaul and Betty Hudson
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her aunt, Miss Florence Watson.

Carolyn Heyman had dinner in At-
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Betty Reid spent the week-end with
her grandmother on Peachtree Circle,
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Tysanne Stone spent the week-end
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Myra Jervy spent the week-end with
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Out-of-town guests made the sea-
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Miss Celeste Edwards, of Bessie Tift
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Blackfriars is the dramatic society
of the school and one of the most
active campus organizations. It is
under the direction of Miss Gooch,
head of the Expression Department.

B. O. Z. is the short- story writing
club for Sophomores and upper class-
men. It is very valuable in furnish-+
ing material for the Aurora.

Cotillion Club is the only purely so-
cial organization on the campus. Its
purpose is to further the social life
of the college community by providing
dances at different times during the
year.

Folio is a short story writing club
for Freshmen and Sophomores only.

Glee Club not only gives one or two
concerts of its own during the year
but brings to the college glee clubs
from other colleges.

International Relations Club is for
those interested in present day af-
fairs. At its meetings current events
are reviewed and discussed and in this
way its members are enabled to keep
in touch with what is going on in the
outside world.

K. U. B. is the journalistic club. Its
purpose is to give Agnes Scott public-
ity through the Atlanta papers and
to keep the papers of our home towns
in touch with Agnes Scott activities.

Pi Alpha Phi is the debating club.

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Besides debates given at its regular
meetings, Pi Alpha Phi furnishes and
trains the debaters for any intercol-
legiate debates in which Agnes Scott
takes part.

Poetry Club is for those interested
in writing verse. The poetry written
is read and criticized by the members
at their regular meetings.

The Salutation and the Cat is the
newest club on the campus. It was
organized this fall and has as its
purpose the encouraging of interest in
essays and essay writing and in this
way it helpes to furnish possible ma-
terial for the college publications.

Besides these clubs there are five
departmental clubs whose purpose is
to further interest in the respective
departments. These clubs are: Agnesi
Mathematics Clab, Bible Club, Chemis-
try Club, Classical Club—which has
recently been granted a charter by Eta
Sigma Phi, the national honorary clas-
sical fraternity—and the French Club.
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5

CHANCELLOR KIRK-
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(Continued From Page 1.)
knowledge of studies must be brought
into the melting-pot to show how they
make life. Life is not divided into
separate compartments. All study
goes into the larger question of build-
ing up the civilization of the world.
The purpose of the organization
should be a high one for students take
most interest in these things. No col-
lege songs would be written were it
not for these groups, for none have
ever been written about the glories of
calculus. Thus the organizations are
important and a new beauty should be
placed on them. Your obligation is
to make these part of a higher pur-
pose. If fraternity life breaks down
intellectual life it is a curse to the
institution.

The ministry of the college should
have a spiritual outlook in the broad

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sense. The intellectual basis con-
tributes to knowledge; social
fluences the relation to active world;

in-

spiritual influences your being which
It
“philosophic

is the sum total of human life.
expresses itself in the
mind,” in aesthetic appreciation and
devotion. Men do not live by bread
alone but by aspirations, thoughts,
ideals, hopes, prayers—the expression
of human character. The important
thing is how to approach truth. It
is not what you study, but how and
with whom. You will forget many
facts, half of which are not true any-
way, due to a progressive and chang-

Senior Class Will
Leave Memorial
To Cleo Hearon
Attractive History Room to

Contain Her Personal
Books.

According to the custom of years
past, the Seniors will present Agnes
Scott a parting gift—a sort of “thank

you for all you’ve done for us.” The

ing world. The important thing is how | Sift of the class of 1928 will take the

to study, for the process of study has
been the method of intellectual life in
the development of civilization. With
whom you study—and here lies the
glory of the teacher. Every teacher’s
desk is a throne that dominates the

form of an Hearon Memorial History
room in the library, similar to the
English
For this purpose the present

Armstead Memorial
there.

Economics room will be redecorated

room

lives and influences the characters of | and refurnished by the class, possibly

those with whom he studies. It is
greater to have an astronomer that
teaches “The heavens declare the glory
of God” than one who knows only
statistics of celestial bodies. The
spiritual outlook is to save the college
from material influences.

The finer ideal is not grades but
scholarship; not honors but honor that
is without price; not fine clothes but
a fine spirit; not social distinction but
social service; not loyalty to group
alone but human kindness to all; not a
good mind but a good life; not pleas-
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Gone—and not regretted—are the Victorian days when a
woman’s interests found expression in complicated fur-
belows and frills, and muddled thinking cropped out in the
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet of her costume!
The spring ensemble of 1928 typifies the new era.
combination of coat and frock in one costume shows the
modern tendency to condense, to simplify, to participate
in the world’s forward march.
fabric typify the modern harmony of thinking and living.
The mode has had her costume psychoanalyzed and aban-
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before graduation. A memorial tablet
to Miss Hearon and three hundred of
her personal history books—one of her
gifts to the cdllege—will be placed in
this room. With the graduation of
the class of 1928, practically all of the
girls who were students under Miss

Hearon will have left the campus as
students, and it is appropriate for the
class to present their gift as an ap-
preciation of the service Miss Hearon
has rendered Agnes Scott.

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hat to match. Elizabeth Tyson looked

ILLUSTRATED DIARY | Very “Frenchy” in a vivid red geor-

(Gontinued from Page One)

up to get their flowers and telegrams. | figured georgette to advantage.

gette dress and tan felt hat. Hazel
Wolfe’s petiteness showed off her
A

Someone down the hall was playing an| soft gown of beige chiffon that hung

orthophonic. The first to enter was

in points and flares was worn by

Mary Mackey Hough in a sweater cos-| Charlotte Hunter with a combination
tume consisting of a white silk skirt,| straw and felt hat to match.

green and silver sweater, and a green
kerchief. Behind her came Hilda
Kalmon, her brunette beauty enhanced
by a bright red jersey sport dress.
Julia Rowan was stylishly attired in a
two-piece dress—the blouse was made
of V-shaped stripes. Josephine Fair-
child showed her green sport dress off
to great advantage. The last sport
model was Helen Johnson in a green
sport dress—the jacket of which was
elaborately embroidered in many
colors.

To show the elapse of time the cur-
tain was drawn. During a short in-
termission Olive Spencer and Kitty
Hunter rendered a tap dance. Then
Mary Sayward read another day from
the girl’s diary.

The next scene was a spring after-
noon in Main Hall.
been to town were beginning to re-
turn—Emily Cope in a tan tweed en-
semble suit and tan felt vagabond hat.
Chugga Sydnor wore a stylishly cut
parchment coat with a close-fitting
felt hat of the same color. Edith Mc-
Granahan was attired in a grey en-
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The girls that had!

The plot thickened! The secret of
the whole mystery was disclosed in the
words of her diary:

“Diary, dear, I am so excited that I
can hardly write. Imagine me, the
Dowdy Dorothy of old, blossoming
forth as a blushing June bride! It was
clothes that did it, too, Diary.

To the strains of the wedding march
the bridesmaids walked down the aisle
of the gym—up the steps—on to the
stage. Betty Reid in a pink figured
taffeta, Louise Sherfesee in a black
taffeta trimmed in brilliants, Francis
Craighead wore a becoming white
taffeta trimmed in brilliants. Francis
matched her hair. Louise Robertson’s
evening gown was of flesh crepe heay-
ily beaded in crystals. Elizabeth
Murphy was lovely in a blue chiffon
evening dress. Helen Hendricks wore
a peach colored French-made evening
dress.

Gasps were heard from the audience
when the bride—Mary Crenshaw—at-
tired in a long white satin bouffant
evening dress with real lace inserts,
appeared on the scene. She wore a
veil fastened by orange blossoms at
the side of a pearl crown. The bride’s
bouquet was of white lilies. She was
a picture of loveliness that one reads
about but seldom sees. The groom—
no other than Bee Keith—met her at
the steps and the marriage ceremony
was performed in brief among the
palms and pretty girls. The “wedding
party” followed by the “guests” es-
caped through the front door of the
gym, giving the audience one last
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THE AGONIS ELC

Juniors Win 1928 Basket Ball Championship

FIRST PUBLICATION OF
MAY DAY SCENARIO
(Continued from Page One)
worked his spell. Youth and Joy
settle in heart-broken poses.

The moon and Evening Star begin
their slow crossing of the heavens, the
Evening Star resting at back, center.
Then comes a gilded messenger who
tells Joy that the Queen of Delight
will that night come to be crowned
on this earth before the people Joy has
won to her. Joy sadly points out that
he has failed. As a penalty the Mes-
senger takes from him his companion
Youth. Youth weakly protests, but
the Messenger starts to leave with
her as the Evening Star glides for-
ward. He waits while the Evening
Star tells Joy that in the heart of a
flower to be found at World’s End is
an essence that will make a mortal
respond to the spirit of the one who
waves it. Rejoicing, Joy thanks her,
who returns to the back of the scene
and continues to follow the Moon until
both rest nearer the left. Joy tells
the Messenger to be gone, and to
bring the Queen. The Messenger
leaves with Youth, who leans back
to Joy as she is taken away. Joy
poses, smiles reassuringly to Youth
and leaps off right, to go for the
flower at World’s End.

Interlude.

Silver breezes of twilight, light grey
clouds of early evening dance their en-
trance and remain as an airy back-
ground. A brilliant array of stars
suddenly dot the scene and exult in
wild abandon before taking their posi-
tions. Fireflies and nature sprites
revel during the night. At last pale
green breezes sweep among the stars
which begin to twirl about the scene,
gradualy disappearing. Yellow sun
rays drive away the fireflies. The moon
completes the crossing of the heavens
—golden then orange sunbeams pre-
ceed the morning sun. All dance gay-
ly together but the peasants do not
notice. The sun and the sunbeams
take their places, remaining as a color-
ful background.

Part Il.

Six fairy attendants transform the
scene by tossing garlands of roses over
three arbors on which ancient ivy
grows. Joy dances in gleefully with
the flower from World’s End. Then
comes the messenger heralding the
arrival of the Queen, who enters with
her maids. Youth disconsolately fol-
lows the group, hovering in the back-
ground but later sits at the foot of the
throne.

Joy crowns the Queen ”’Queen of
Delight” in the souls of men for one
brief day on this earth, even as she
is eternally Queen in other spheres,
then escorts her with her maids to
the throne.

Joy carefully waves the flower
plucked at World’s End, over the first
peasant figure, tossing it at its feet.
The figure slowly awakens, slowly
rises, slowly drops the robe, and, an
Egyptian princess, gives herself up to
the dance. Hesitatingly, Egyptian sub-
jects slip from either side of the
scene and imitate, until as a small
company they perform the first prim-
itive dance. Happy, the princess re-
turns to her place. She picks up the
flower, tossing it to Greece, who next
carried on the art. The princess sits
upon the outspread robe, her subjects

DeKalb Theatre

Program Week of Feb. 20th

MONDAY, FEB. 20th
Emil Jannings
“QUO VADIS”

TUESDAY, FEB. 21st
Reginald Denny
— eee
“FAST AND FURIOUS”

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22nd
Thomas Meighan

—
“THE CITY GONE WILD”
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, FEB. 23-24
Clara Bow
—in—
“GET YOUR MAN”
SATURDAY, FEB. 25th
Tom Mix
pes
“ARIZONA WILDCAT”

Founder’s Day
Features Odd-Even
Basket Ball Game

Aha! The day has come! Many
of us have been longing for it; some
have been passively waiting for it—
but now, like Lafayette, it has arrived.
And zip! zam!! zowie!! what all is
going to happen! Among other things
up George’s sleeve is the annual game
between the Freshies and Juniors vs.
the Sophs and Seniors. For all those
who have not seen one of these games
Father Time can only sonorously
prophesy, “It'll be a knockout.” But
for those who have he can gleefully
remind them, “wasn’t it wonderful last
year—Hummmm, more men killed!!!”
And so old Fugiting Tempus and
George himself inyite all Hottentots
to behold this marvelous spectacle of
the Odd-Even Basket Ball game, Wed-

Sophs Are Victors in
Water-Polo Game

The Juniors and Sophomores clashed
last Thursday night in the final water-
polo game of the season. In spite of
the Junior shortage of players the
team covered the pool valiantly and
bravely attempted to beat through
the opposing lines of the sturdy Sophs.

In the first half the Juniors scored
first—Sutherland making a free shot.
At this the Sophomores only played
the harder. Willoughby immediately
scored. The teams were about evenly
matched. Great excitement was creat-
ed by the continual arrival of Pasco
and Jernigan upon the ball at the same
time. The Sophs took the lead and

nesday morning at nine-thirty. If you
want to be the head-man in telling
about this show, you’d better come
early and come prepared to yell!

the half ended when Jernigan success-
fully threw the ball for a goal.

The second half was fully as thril-
ling. Each team scored one goal. The
greater part of the time was spent in
toss-ups as the players of both teams
insisted on catching the ball at the
same moment. The game was fast
and furious. All eyes marvelled at
Pasco, as plunging down the pool, she
passed the ball first to Dit and then
to Sally. The only fault with the
throws for goals was the disastrous
appearance of Sophomore Ogden’s
mighty arms. The Juniors played a
good game, but the Sophs played a
better—consequently the game ended,
3-2, Sophs victorious!

Line-up;
JUNIOR (2) SOPHS (3)
Pasco. 5 - Forward ____ Jernigan
Worth —.-_--.. Forward ___. Bonham
Sutherland ___ Forward Owen-Ehrlich
Bridgman .__ Half-Back .. Townsend
Ridley ~---.- Goal-Guard ~... Ogden

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1. She is Agnes
Scott’s missionary
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2. Agnes Scott was
the first woman’s
college to play this
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3. To act as a con-
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dents from all col-
leges in and around
Atlanta who come
together once a
month to discuss
inter-racial prob-
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the youngest to
have been granted
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reclining about her.

A god, who might have stepped
from the Acropolis, awakens and
drops his robe. After he has per-
formed a few feats Greek Youths and
Maidens enter, bearing gifts to the
god. About him they form lovely
friezes and continue to dance in rites
of worship until he tosses the flower
to Rome, who as a warrior teaches
the subjects who appear at his call,
to glorify war and manly strength in
the dance.

Rome passes the flower to a young
peasant, who, colorfully garbed, steps
from his dark robe, gradually becom-
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group of young peasant girls and boys
join him reveling in the folk dance.

Reverting from this early simplicity
comes the Golden Age of the dance.
An elaborately costumed dancer drops
her dark robe, and entertains until a
group of messieurs and mesdamois-
elles of the court—possibly of Louis
XIV—enter and give a court dance.
Four footmen bring in a sedan chair,
which they place in the center of the
scene. From this steps the Premiere
Danseuse. A company of ballet girls
join her and delight the court with a
brilliant dance.

The court and entertainers go to the
background as Spain rises to glory.
Gypsy maids coquette with gypsy
lovers who use tambourine and guitar
to advantage.

Spain tosses the flower to Italy
under whose patronage Columbine
blooms, early sought by Harlequin.
Columbine tosses the flower to the last
black-robed figure.

A Russian exponent of the Roman-
tic Evolution leaps forth. Slowly a
ballet of Russian dancers gather about
him and begin to execute the steps.
Near the finale, but still in the heat
of the action, gloom slips in furtively.
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finds his spell has been broken. He
calls on flames, which gradually spread
over the scene. Bells of Moscow are
rung in warning and fear. The Rus-
sians finally drive the flames and
gloom away from the presence of the
Queen. Joy adroitly picks up the
flower which Gloom would have seized
as he departed. The Russians, exult-
ing in victory, complete their dance.

Part ITI.

The Queen rises, and as a reward
to Joy for winning the earth to her,
returns Youth, who had early been
separated from him. The two give a
brief dance of gratitude. At this
moment a silvery piping is heard. It
is the Piper of Spring, who trips out,
golden hoof and bright horns of the
satyr-like charmer gleaming. He
dances with Joy and Youth. The
people rise. Representatives of each
group join for a great ensemble ex-
pression, nature elements hovering
about the borders. Then the Piper,
with Joy on one side, Youth on the
other, leads the way, followed closely
by the Queen who would now for
newer fields depart. The joyous grate-
ful people come after her, to bid her
farewell at World’s End.

B. B. Season Closes
With Peppy Games

Seniors Down Freshmen;
Juniors Take Game From
the Sophomores.

Thursday night at the last basket
ball game of the season, amid the wild
cheers and violent yelling from the

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spectators, the Freshmen met defeat
at the hands of the hoary Seniors by
a score of 88 to 15 and the Juniors
carried off the 1928 banner by defeat-
ing the Sophomores, 26 to 22, The
gym was filled and overflowing with
the “peppiest-pep” of the season. Each
girl cheered her team on to victory
and swallowed her chewing gum in
the excitement.

The Seniors and Freshmen started
the ball rolling and the first quarter
ended with a score of 7-3 in favor of
the Seniors.

The second quarter of the Senior-
Freshman game livened up. Chopin
Hudson certainly did her part—being
one of fastest centers on the court
this season. The half ended with a
score of 11-10 in the Senior’s favor.
The Freshmen made a desperate effort
in the last half to bring victory to
their team. The guards did their best
but the Seniors multiplied their speed
by two. Rice scored 16 points in the
last half—making the final score 33
to 15 in favor of the Senior team.

The “cheerers” held their breath
when the Juniors and Sophomores took
their line-up. The championship of
the season depended on this one game!
The Junior team, though badly
crippled on account of the absence of
Knight and Bridgman, executed excel-
lent pass work, Pasco and Fowler
completing beautiful passes in the
center, The guards on both teams
played to the best advantage. Wool-
ford for the Sophomores broke up
pass after pass. The score ran prac-
tically a tie throughout the game,
everybody by this time was wondering
who the victors would be.

The last quarter began with a score
of 16-16 and the ball traveled from one
goal to the other at a rapid rate. But
when the whistle blew the score was
26-22 in favor of the Juniors. This
gaves the Juniors the championship
and the banner goes to the class of
29!

The line-ups were as follows:

Seniors—Forwards, Rice, Harper;
jumping center, M. Riley; running
center, M. Anderson; guards, Mc-
Kinnon, Grier; substitution, Kalmon
for Anderson.

Freshmen — Forwards, Sprinkle,
Knox; jumping center, Purdy; running
center, Hudson; guards, Grey,
Sprinkle.

Juniors—Forwards, Lanier, Hunter;
jumping center, Pasco; running center,
Fowler; guards, Ridley, Sisson.

Sophomores — Forwards, Castles,
Nash; jumping center, Moore; running
center, Shanklin; guards, Woolford,
Armstrong.

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VOL. XII AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1928. NO. 17

Seniors Celebrate Founder’s
Day With Pomp and Ceremony

Distinguished Company of Guests Ap-
pears at Banquet

The illustrious guests who were to appear at the an-
nual Founder’s Day banquet Wednesday night, Febru-
ary 22, were the inspiration of a gala occasion that the
whole college community enjoyed. In the dining rooms
the Juniors and Freshmen at their small tables and
the Sophomores at their long table joined the faculty in
eagerly awaiting George and Martha Washington and
their company of guests who were to attend the sump-
tuous banquet. After all others had found their places,
the guests entered, led by George and Martha Wash-
ington, who took their places at the head and foot of
the long table especially reserved for them. Powdered
hair, graceful fichus, and velvet coats transported every-
one to the days of old.

As soon as the company was seated, George Wash-
ington welcomed his guests and introduced his wife in
a witty speech:

“We welcome you one and all

To Mt. Vernon’s spacious hall.

Though Volstead has emptied the cellar

Of wines—red, sparkling, and mellow,

We are sure he hasn’t spoiled your pep

Nor destroyed that Mt. Vernon rep.

It’s a Chesterfield dinner you’ll realize
Because, my friends, it satisfies.”

“Meet the wife, Martha, pretty and neat,
Now I ask you confidentially, ain’t she sweet?”

To which Martha graciously replied:

“I blush at what my husband said;

The crowd no doubt has gone to his head—

This crowd of beauty and renown,

Of gorgeous suit and lovely gown.

George and I are glad you’re here;

We’re the nation’s best people tonight, my dear.
And now we'll all eat our dinner.

Come try the cocktail; it’s a winner.”

Mrs. Washington’s speeches:

“George told the first American lie
Now listen to it, brother.

We hate to tell the same ole tale,
But we ain’t go no other!”

“Martha was ole George’s girl

So faithful and so fair

He’d tell her when he had late dates
Been crossing Delaware

After these speeches and songs of welcome every-
one turned to the delicious fruit cocktail which awaited
them. As the banquet progressed Mr. Washington in-
troduced several famous guests, the first of whom was
Thomas Jefferson

“Tt is an appropriate time we are assembled here

To celebrate ’76—another Leap Year.

It took a braye man under his wife’s superintendence
To sign the Declaration of Independence,

Such a condition could be braved by but one,
This man I present to you—Tom Jefferson.”

Mr. Jefferson replied in a truly democratic manner:

“Yes, I signed the Declaration.

On independence I was keen.

I’m a perfect bear for the Democrats;
I’m an American, I mean.

And so tonight I give a toast

For a bigger and better state,

For larger dinners year by year,

And may our country rate.”

The Sophomores honored Mr. Jefferson with:

“The Declaration of Independence you’ve always known,
You’ye heard it all your life.

When cold winds blew he drank home brew;

Tom wrote it to his wife.”

In a few moments Mr. Washington rose again with
these words:

“Tt’s a strong right arm that kills the coon,
And such an arm has Daniel Boone.

A stalwart man, both brave and true,

And now he’ll make a speech for you.”

And Daniel Boone replied:

“Priends, perhaps you know how hard it is for me to say

The words which fill my mind today.

I’ve lived so long in lonely woods

And tracked wild animals for my food,

I’ve used the handy grapevine swing

And watched red Indians dance and sing;

Nevertheless, I like to sit and chat

With ladies about this and that,

And though I’m ignorant of Emily Post

I’m happy to offer our President a toast.”
(Continued On Page 8)

And thus did the Sophomores acknowleilge Mr. 2 wing r

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Atlanta Alumnae
Celebrate Founder’s
Day With Banquet

Miss Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs.
Stukes, and Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson Guests of Honor.

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alumnae of Atlanta, Decatur,

and
other nearby towns, together with
their husbands and beaux were invited.
The club was decorated in purple and
white and as far as possible this
color scheme was carried out in the
menu.

Mrs. W. N. Dunn, the president of
the Atlanta Alumnae Association, pre-
sided. There were a few speeches by
Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Sam Guy, the presi-
dent of -the National Alumnae As-
sociation, and by Dr. J. R. McCain.
Before the banquet the guests listen-
ed to the radio program from the
Biltmore Hotel over a radio especial-
ly installed at the club for this pur-
pose.

The special chorus of the Glee Club,
which sang over the radio were guests
of honor at the banquet and gave
several charming selections. Other
interesting features of the program
were solos by Mrs. S. G. Stukes, and
by Mary Ruth Rountree, and a read-
ing by Mary Ben Wright of the class
of ’26. Included among the guests of
honor were: Miss Hopkins, Mr. and
Mrs. S. G. Stukes, and Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson.

Dr. B. R. Lacy to De-
liver Baccalaureate
Sermon Class of ’28

Well-Known on Campus.

Dr. Ben R. Lacy will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon for the class of
28. Known as the “fighting parson,”
Dr. Lacey was chaplain in the army
during the World War. For a num-
ber of years he was pastor of Central
Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. At
the present time, Dr. Lacy is president
of the Union Theological Seminary in
Richmond.

In addition to his being a trustee at
Agnes Scott, he is a favorite in At-
lanta circles. Dr. Lacy has made a
number of informal talks in chapel,
and it is with much enthusiasm that
Agnes Scott will greet him again on
her campus.

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(WSB) at 6:30 P. M. on the night. of

February 22. The time allowed for
broadcasting over WSB is in great
demand and it was only through the
courtesy of Mr. Biggers, who is con-
nected with the Sears-Roebuck Agri-
cultural Foundation and who gave us
his hour, that our program was made
possible. This kindness, I am sure, is
much appreciated both by those at
Agnes Scott today and by the alum-
nae,

The program was as follows:

1. The Alumnae Song (which was
sung for the first time at the Trustee
luncheon last year).

2. Dr. McCain.

8. Mrs. J. Sam Guy, president of
the Alumnae Association.

4. College songs: “Here’s to the
Rep, the Pep,” “I’d Rather Be a Hot-
tentot.”

5. Miss Hopkins.

6. “Hark, Hark,
Schubert.

7 “To a Wild Rose,” by Mac-
Dowell.

8. “Japanese Love Song,” by Broke
and sung by Mrs. Stukes.

9. The Alma Mater.

Words of the Alumnae Song and of
the Alma Mater had been mimeo-
graphed and sent to all of the alum-
nae in forty-one states and they were
asked to sing them with the Glee
Club. Messages from some members
of the faculty had also been sent to
the alumnae. It certainly seems that
February 22 was a red-letter day for
the alumnae as well as for us.

the Lark,” by

STUDENT TAKE-OFF
PRESENTED BY FAC-
ULTY AND ALUMNAE

Tonight is the night! At 7 P. M.
in the chapel. The faculty sponsored
by the Decatur Alumnae is staging a
revenge fully worthy of the years of
seething submission to the annual
faculty take-off. Produced by the stu-
dents. This retaliation breaks all tradi-
tion yet at the same time it provokes
our unreserved admiration and curios-
ity. Now is your chance to see your-
self behind the footlights—even
though by proxy. For the benefit of
our Seotch friends admissions is only
fifteen cents.

Blackfriars Score Success In
Production of 1-Act Plays

Prize Winning Plays of Dramatic Class
Unusually Good.

As a result of the combined efforts and inspiration of
our literary and dramatic geniuses on the campus Black-

; friars scored another triumph Saturday evening, Febru-
| ary 25. For the third time in history they presented a

program of one-act plays written by members of the
play-writing class. The plays chosen to be produced

‘| by Blackfriars this spring were: “Hero Worship,” by

Frances Hargis; “Dust of the Mines,” by Janet Mac-
Donald; “Kitty Sees It Through,” by Emily Kings-
bery; and “Vice-Versa,” by Josephine Walker. Only
three of these were staged Saturday evening, how-
eyer; “Dust of the Mines” is to be presented on April
21, together with Miss Margaret Bland’s play, “Pink

and Patches” (alias “The Darned Dress”), which is to
be taken by Blackfriars to New York for the National
Little Treater Tournament and the David Belasco Cup
contest during the week of May 7-12.

“Vice-Versa,” the first play on the program, was a
comedy, the plot based on an incident of a Tech-
Georgia football game. Mrs. North, unexpected host-
ess to Nancy Carroll and Euretta Webb, the daughters
of her two former college friends, forces the girls
on her son, William North, and his friend, Robert
Foster, as blind dates for the game. Bill tells Bob that
Nancy, Bob’s date, is deaf; he also tells Nancy that
Bob is hard of hearing. As a result, after a few min-
utes of screeching to Nancy, Bob decides he would much
prefer the soft voice and “normal hearing apparatus”
of Euretta Webb (Bill’s date) to the good looks of the

Greatings By deaf Nancy Carroll. On returning from the game Bob

and Nancy discover that neither is deaf; Bill is forced
to confess his trick. Thereupon Nancy and Euretta
make a confession, too; the so-called Nancy was Eu-
eae and “vice-versa”!

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Cast:
Walllign JN One aaa ee ee Louise Sydnor
Mit. NOrph 2 aa poten u eae Lillian White
Robert HOStGR ea eee ee Bee Keith
Euretta Webbs-c-sieessres os Margaret Ogden
Nandy Carrols <5 eae er een naneconons: Raemond Wilson
REDS MOeth «Weer ee eee Mary Sayward

The interest in “Kitty Sees It Through,” the second
play, centered in Kitty, the energetic mountain woman
who was shrewd enough to prevent the loss of the
family savings for Annie Laurie’s “college” by digging
up the ‘ack of money and placing a bag of rocks and
paper inits place. Mary Reviere, in the title role, made
a vigordis and convincing Kitty with an irresistible
sense of ‘humor, Sally Cothran as the dirty mountain
youth driwled “aw Ma” very effectively in protest to
advice of pleanliness.

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Hie eee AL OL UN CG TY GIR nee Oe De er Dorothy Cheek
AyMIG? LAH s oe a Mary Louise Thames
Done... tee ee ae Sally Cothran
Nore DH OnISS': .. = ee eee Belle Ward Stowe

“Hero-Wotship,” the third play of the program, was
also a charater study. It showed the struggle of a
woman’s in for her worthless but dignified husband,
a would-be Gvil War hero, and her love for her grand-
son, Sam, wh) was desirous of a high school education.
Affairs were lrought to a climax and concluded through
Sally, the praud and selfish young married daughter.
Mary Saywar| played “Mrs. Robbins” splendidly; Sara
White made fp excellent “Sally”; she wept with such
deceiving snifiles and sobs! Marian Greene was a
spry and pomybus old veteran as “Robby Robbins”; and
Jo Smith, a dicile but ambitious boy of fifteen.

“Hero Worship” was, dramatically considered, the
best written aid best acted of the three plays.

Altogether this group of plays is the best yet pro-
duced since ob play-writing class began. The Hot-
tentots who faled to see them played have much to
regret. i

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Davidson Glee Club To
Entertain Saturday Night

Saturday eveing, March 38rd, at’ 8:15 o’clock the
Davidson Glee {lub and Orchestra will entertain with
a varied Lim in the gymnasium auditorium. Num-
bers appealing » all tastes will be rendered, including
classical, jazz aid burlesque. Davidson College has an
entirely new mtkic department this year and the vocal
director is said t be unusually splendid. The Glee Club
is reputed to bd one of the best in the South and we
are glad to wekome it back once more. Tickets are
fifty and seventy-five cents and will be on sale in
Main hall from }:10 to 2:10 Friday, March 2, and from
9 to 10 and 11:4 to 12:30 Saturday.

THE AGONISTIC

Che Agonistic

Subseription Price, $1.25 per year in advance.
Single Copies, 5 cents.

Published weekly. Owned and published by the Students of
Agnes Scott College.

Entered as Second Class Matter.

STAFF OF AGONISTIC

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SENIOR EDITION STAFF
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EDITORIAL

Every organization in the world has its knockers but it is
only in the last few years that certain institutions, particularly
city Chambers of Commerce, have set about forming organized
bands of “Boosters.” These groups are for the advancement of
the city, both within itself and before the outside world too. Some-
times they work at home but frequently they 40 on organized
tours over longer or shorter routes, advertising their city all along
the way.

A college like Agnes Scott has no need for a special organiza-
tion such as this; its alumnae and students spread to all parts of
the country and over the world, as it is. From some of the re-
marks one hears around the campus, however, it is to be feared
that all these Hottentots are not boosters. Some are frankly
knockers, and, what is often worse, a few say nice things about
the school but with such an air that they would have done much
less damage if they had made some honest and intelligent crit-
icism.

If you must be a knocker be intelligent in your knocking!
Do not blindly follow what someone else has said and let your opin-
ions be molded by a person who perkaps has a biased point of
view. Think for yourself! Have a reasoi for your likes and dislikes
and be honest about them!

Everyone realizes that there are certain types of girls who
would not “fit’’ here at Agnes Scott. If such a girl asks your ad-
vice about coming here, tell her you do not think she would like
it, but tell her why, not throwing off on the school, but explaining
what Agnes Scott stands for and why she would probably be
happier somewhere else.

Everybody gets tired of schod sometimes but just because
one is feeling that way does not make it the fault of the school.
Search yourself and put the blame vhere it belongs. A person who
makes a habit of knocking indiscriminantly will surely come to
believe her own criticisms, whetker they be true or not, when
probably the fault is in herself.

Do not knock unless you have to and then do it intelligently.
Be a booster and you will be much happier than if you are always
finding fault!

Agnes Scott Offers

Assistant Business Managers____---------_.

it different times scholarships to study
n France. One girl was unable to ac-
sept the scholarship because of family
reasons. The other Agnes Scotter to

Fellowship to a
French Student receive this honor is Miss Vivian
Little, now an instructor in the French

An announcement of great interest |Department of the college. She spent
is that made by Dr. McCain, stating ja most interesting and profitable year
that through the Institute of Inter-|in Paris studying at the Sorbonne.
national Education a Fellowship will| The Institute of International Edu-
be given next year for some French cation through which these scholar-
girl to study at Agnes Scott. This ‘ships and fellowships are offered has
Fellowship includes room, board, laun-|as its aim the development of inter-
dry, and tuition. The Institute will national good will and understanding
seiect for this fellowship some French through educational agencies. Through
student who speaks her own language this body, scholarships are offered
fluently and who will be able to aid from colleges and universities all over
in the Romance Languages Depart- the world. Applications and recom-
ment of the college. mendations are sent in to them, from

This is particularly interesting since which they select those who promise
two girls from Agnes Scott have won to be most worthy of the honors.

Our Foreign
Correspondent

Editor’s Note: The following is a
portion of a letter recently received
from an Agnes Scott girl, Rowena
Runette, who is studying in Paris this
winter. She and her companion, Nancy
Crowther, would have been Seniors
here this year if they had not de-
cided to complete their education at

the Sorbonne.

Everything you do in Paris is really
a part of your education—including
the ordinary, almost daily bus ride
through the gardens of the Louvre
down to the Opera, and the twice-a-
day struggle in ordering food at
various restaurants ranging from a
five-franc lunch to a beautiful, elab-
orate, five-course diner. But our ‘one
serious educational effort is the course
we are pursuing (and haven’t caught
yet) at the Sarbonne—a course es-
pecially for foreigners called the
“Cours de civilisation francaise.” It
is really not so hard, or at least we
don’t take it very hard, spending about
twelve hours a week there but not
doing very much outside work (ex-
cept some private French lessons, for
which we do have to work).

There are between fifty and a hun-
dred people at each lecture at the
Sarbonne, and they are of every na-
tionality and age—lots of American
girls, a few boys, and even some old
men and women. There are about fif-
teen Smith girls, spending their Junior
college year over here, and also a
group of about forty boys and girls
from various northern colleges and
universities, only one southern college
being represented—Randolph-Macon—
all united under the direction of the
University of Delaware. These boys
and girls getting full college credit
have to live separately or two to-
gether in French families and speak
French all the time, besides doing out-
side work.

The walk from our quaint little ho-
tel up to the Sorbonne is always fun
—up the Boulevard Saint Germain,
one of the largest boulevards on the
Left Bank, then into the very nar-
row little Rue de l’Ecole de Medicine
where you always see French medical
and law students, wearing their stu-
dent caps or “berets”; and across the
Boulevard St. Michel to the Sorbonne,
the church of which is one of the very
old buildings in Paris, famous for its
beautiful architecture. But we gen-
erally miss the grandeur of the ap-
proach to the Sorbonne as we try to
avoid the thousand and one taxies on
the Boul’ Mich and then all but run
the last block in order to get there, if
not on time, well—not too late!

Speaking of the Boul’ Mich, that

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is where they have the _ student;
parades, usually with about three |
gendarmes to each student! The

gendarmes must like to show them-
selves, and really, I don’t blame them,
for they are by far the best-looking
men in Paris.

The other day we finally succeeded
in finding (on a street only a block
long) an endowed students’ restaurant
where you get quite a good hot lunch
for twenty cents. I think we were
the only English speaking people
there, and there was such a racket as
I have never heard! It probably seem-
ed especially noisy to us because they
were talking in a foreign language,
which always seems louder. It was an
interesting place to see, though I
doubt if we ever return to face the
great masculine French stare, which
was greatly in evidence there.

We are taking dancing with a small
group of French girls, and those les-
sons are more fun than any we have.
When we go in all the French girls
come up and shake hands with us
solemnly and limply. They would con-
sider it an awful faux-pas not to do
this, but sometimes I almost commit
the unpardonable by forgetting it. We,
Nancy and I, grin a great deal to make
up for any lack of conversation which
might be taken for coldness on our
part. But we do have the excuse of
being too breathless to talk during
most of the lesson.

Perhaps, on second thought, I am
not very competent to discuss the
Sorbonne. A few days ago Nancy and
I passed a side of it we had not seen
before, and without thinking I inquir-
ed, “What is that building over there?
Oh, I believe it’s the Sorbonne!”

WE THINK!

Are Students Adults?

Every request for some new priy-
ilege is met with the question: “Are
the students capable of using this
privilege wisely? Or will they just
consider it a new toy for their pleasure
and amusement?” In other words,
are students adults?

We live in a very compact commun-
ity here at college. Every girl wears
a label before the public—the name of
her college—and it is her duty to see
that that name is guarded from dis-
honor as carefully as her own. For
that reason we have certain regula-
tions, and we sacrifice some of our
individual liberties for the good of the
community.

When we graduate from college we
leave that cireumscribed life, we have
no set rules by which to live. Every
decision will then be made, not so
much in accordance with rules, as in
answer to the question, “Is it wise
and best?” What we will be in our
life outside of college depends on our
ability to make these decisions. But
how much training for independent de-
cisions do we receive in college?

Certainly, the high school graduates
who enter college every fall are not
adults. Presumably, the Seniors who
graduate every June, are. And yet
what has made them so? How much
opportunity have they had to learn to
rule themselves? Our whole lives are
regulated in an attempt to keep us
from doing anything silly, and the
plan also succeeds in keeping us from
doing anything that shows any great
amount of individual judgment. We
do numberless things by rules. We
have our lights turned off for us, and
we go to bed at a certain time. Pre-
sumably we have the same amount of
work to do every day and are ready
for bed at the same hour every night.
And at the end of four years we be-
gin to wonder if after all, we are pre-
pared for life.

The fault does not belong solely to

the administrations of the colleges.
It is the task of the students to prove
themselves responsible. Yet how can
we prove this responsibility unless we
have decisions to make? Our rules
should give an opportunity for individ-
ual development in obeying them; they
should be a little above the weakest
members in the community, so that
those persons may have a chance to
grow stronger.

The supposed abuse of Senior lights
is always pointed to as proof that we
have no judgment. And yet is that
a fair test? For three years we have
nothing to say about how long we
shall sit up; that apparently is pre-
sumed to train us not to sit up. And
then our Senior year we are given the
unlimited use of lights. I venture to
say that if anyone twice our age, liv-
ing in the same carefully regulated
way, were suddenly presented with
some similar privilege, he would be
equally foolish. Our foolishness is
not youth; it is simply human nature.

Some of our regulations fail to con-
sider this. They seem to infer that
Seniors are very wise, and Juniors,
very unwise. We are given no prep-
aration in the use of our privileges.
Would it not be better to give each
privilege to each class in proportion
to its ability to use it? We have
for a long time held to the idea that
Freshman and Sophomores have little
sense of responsibility and less discre-
tion. And yet, in other colleges, they
use privileges wisely. They are ex-
pected to act with a certain amount of
discretion, they are trusted to use
their judgment, and they respond to
that trust.

Until we give underclassmen some
privileges which will call into play
their sense of responsibility, which
will force them to rely on themselves,
we cannot expect to have a Senior
class which does not occasionally abuse
its privileges in a rather childish way.

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Our Library Has

teresting book, which he calls “The
Public Mind.” The author has been

nn Many New Books popularly received both here and

abroad as a specialist-lecturer on pol-

Few of us realize that our Library | itical problems. He is fully capable of
receives new books almost every week. | treating his subject. He suggests that
Several new and interesting books: we may solve the problem of the pub-

have been received, very recently.
The International Relations Club)

' lie mind by educating more conscious-

ly for social judgment, and by using

has provided us with two new books : the education to guide “human na-
discussing the Russian situation—an | ture.”

old subject but one which contains |
‘“Our Times” by Mark Sullivan.

ever increasing knowledge.

Another most interesting book is
It

Prof. Anton Karlgen, who is pro-!is the first of a four-volume work on

fessor of Slav at the University of | the social and political history of the
Copenhagen, treats very fully the Bol-! first twenty-five years of the present
shevist peasant policy, in his book, | century in the U. S. The charming
“Bolshevist Russia.” The author has! and vivid style of the author and the
made many visits to Russia and has,! many illustrations, photographs, and
for many years been a student of Rus- cartoons make up a delightful volumn.
sian social conditions. He presents | Some of us are not interested in
an interesting and vivid account of the| political and social affairs, but we are
social state of Russia after eight years | all interested in psychological facts.
of Bolshevist rule and influence. The Library contains several recent
Another side of the Russian situa- books which discuss psychological
tion is given in the book entitled “Rus- | points of view. We are always fasci-
sia,” by Nicholas Makeen and Valen-;nated by murders,and one book is
tine O’Hara. One of the authors is ainamed “The Psychology of Murder”;
Russian, while the other is a long resi- | another, named “Dreams,’’ contains
dent in the old Russian Empire. These | many interesting illustrations. In ad-
authors attempt to tell the truth dition, we have a volumn, “Spiritual-
about Russia so as to enable the reader: ism,” and a book concerning recent
to form an accurate judgment of the | facts and discoveries about mental dis-
essential factors in the historical! orders.
growth and political situation of this | It would certainly repay us all to
vast country. i browse around in the library and read
Norman Angell has written an in- | some of these books.

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THE AGONISTIC

Giddy Gossip

Giddy Darling:

February 22nd has come and gone.
Shades of a holiday and hooray for
George Washington—Scott! The Sen-
iors looked SIMPLY GRAND all
dressed up like ladies and gallants of
old. Some of them took advantage of
the “day off” and took a few days
off: Therese Barksdale went to
C-h-a-r-l]-o-t-t-e (you know, where
Belle Ward lives) to be in a wedding,
and Margaret Rice visited a debutante
cousin in Mobile for Mardi Gras. They
said they had the MOST WONDER-
FUL time: DANCES, MARVELOUS
MUSIC, CORSAGES, and MEN!

Giddy, ever since I’ve been here I’ve |
always wanted to be a Senior be-
cause then I’d know EVERYTHING,
but now I’m not so sure: I REALLY
MUST tell you what Georgia Watson
said. It even beats that famous
“ibid” joke. The other day she was
holding forth on the dumbness of peo-
ple who didn’t know what i. e., viz., N.
B., etc., meant. Mildred Greenleaf
suspected her of not knowing herself
so she asked her if she knew what
N. B. meant. Georgia said, “Sure, I
know what N. B. means; it means
‘Note Below.’” Now, Giddy, I ask
you, is there any excuse? Why, I
learned that in high school when I
was young and foolish. And did you
hear about Va. Love? They were talk-
ing about Marie Jeritza, the singer,
and somebody said, “Oh, yes, she was
here last year.”
up and said, “She was? What class
was she in?” Can you beat it?

I seem to be talking of no one but
the Seniors, but here is a good one on
Mary Riviere I can’t let by. THEY
say that the other night after Y. W.
Mary cornered the speaker and that
they sang arias to each other from
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Mary can speak Chinese and although
I know you can play Mah Jong with-
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it (and everybody else knowing it too).
Do you, Giddy?

Have I written you about Sally
Peake’s new name of “Black Beauty”?
Well, the other day Miss Smith met
her on the steps. Sally said, “Good-
morning, Miss Smith,” and Miss
Smith (with broad grin on face) said,
“Oh!—Black Beauty!” Now WHAT
do you suppose she meant?

There has been much excitement on
You know
they aren’t as quiet up there as they
might be. Well, the other day Jane
Bailey Hall up and moved to White
House so she could have quiet and,
Giddy, she moved RIGHT NEXT
DOOR to Elleine Winn!

Must run see if Ella has put up a
phone call for me. But I’ve looked
all year and have just about decided
that it takes more than a look to get
one.

Yours ‘til Patty comes back from
college,

AGGIE.

SOCIETY

Agnes Scott has been particularly

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Elmina Calwell or rather, properly
speaking, Mrs. Dudley Wade, visited
Polly Irvine Thursday night.

Mary Ramage spent Saturday night
with Gwen McKinnon. Mary Bell
McConkey, Nell Hillhouse, Gwen Mc-

Kinnon, and Sarah Townsend had
supper at the Ramages Saturday
night.

Alice Glenn and Dot Cheek went to
the K. A. dance Thursday night. They
are going to the Emory concert Sun-
day.

Chugga Sydnor sent Wednesday
night with Sarah Smith in Atlanta.
Eliza Ramey and Emily Cope are
spending Sunday with Frisky Cooper.

Dot Harper went to her uncle’s 73rd
birthday party at Douglasville, Ga.

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Wednesday evening.

the George Washington Scott Banquet at the college

James Eves, Pauline Willoughby,
and Elizabeth Hatchet went to the
basket ball tournament Saturday
afternoon.

Mrs. Keith, Dot Keith, and Anne
McKay are visiting Bee Keith.

Mrs. Doyle is visiting Mary Jewett.

Myra Jervey’s father and mother
spent Sunday here.

Mr. and Mrs. Fowler are visiting
Louise.

Harriet Smith’s father and mother
came Thursday.

Inman News
Hazel and Helon Brown and Jean
Lamont attended the Tech-Georgia
basket ball game.

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Full year courses in most subjects, includ-
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Main News

Helen Maury spent Sunday with
Mrs. J. M. Harvey, of Atlanta.

Martha North Watson went to her
home in Opelika Ala., last week-end.

Nina Hammond spent the week-end
with her aunt in Atlanta.

Frances Stowe, of Charlotte, is
visiting her sister, Belle Ward Stowe.
She has been feted with many parties
and entertainments.

Helen Johnson spent Friday night
with Nancy Simpson.

Mary Ruth Roundtree spent Tues-
day night with Miss Bowie in Atlanta.

Anne Dean and Dorothy Fooshe en-
tertained at a bridge party Febru-
ary 21. The guests were: Esther
Stephens, Helen Maury, Emily Moore,
Jane Eaves, Ione Gueth, Pauline Wil-
loughby, Eleanor Bonham, Harriet
Todd, and Gertrude Willoughby.

Dorothy Fooshe and Esther Steph-
ens spent last week-end with Mrs. T.
P. Haselton in Atlanta.

Miss Augusta Roberts, director of
dramatics at North Avenue Presby-
terian School, spent Saturday night
with Margaret Ogden.

Dittie Winter, Zoo Woolford, Sallie
Peek, Lynn Moore. Julia Rowan, Dit
Quarles, aond Miss Eagleson attended
the Southern Conference basket ball
series Friday night.

Margaret Rice and Margaret Gerig
have returned from Mardi Gras.

Ansley News
Therese Barksdale has returned
from Charlotte where she attended the
marriage of her cousin, Charlotte
Milstead.

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Harriet Alexander spent Wednesday
night with Mrs. Gause in Atlanta.

Gaines News

Louise Sherfesee and Sarah Glenn
afternoon for the friends of Frances
Stowe, who is visiting her sister, Belle
Ward Stowe.

Marion Martin and Jo Houston spent
Saturday night with Frances Craig-
head.

Faculty News
Miss White entertained Polly Stowe,
Miss Phythian and Miss Scandrett at
a breakfast Sunday morning in honor
of Polly’s birthday.

Ermine Malone: “Won’t your family
be all unstrung when they get your
grades?”

Jeannette Shaw: “No; I wired them
last night.”

“T have read,” said Mr. Stukes,
“that the hairs of my head are num-
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back numbers.”

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Annual Struggle
Between Odds and
Evens February 22

Victory Goes to Evens, 39-21

Colorful and skillful teams they
were who met on the field of battle in
the gym at 10:30 the morning of Feb-
ruary 22 to do honor by feat of arms
(get the pun?) to the Father of our
Country, a feat which resulted in the
39-21-point victory in favor of the
Evens over the Odds. The best play-
ers from all four teams were chosen
to represent the sister classes on this

occasion. As follows:

ODDS. POS EVENS.
Fowler —---- Genter == 5 Moore
C. Hudson —_ Side-center .. Shanklin
Knight ~..--- Forward ~.--- Castles
Sprinkle ~__ ~~ Forward —_-..-- Nash
Grey. — === Guard —_--- Woolford
Sprinkle ____- Guard ____ McKinnon

The Evens, attired in billowy red
bloomers and contrasting blue ties, and
the Odds, in regulation bloomers and
fetching yellow ties (reminding us of
Richard H.’s) stood in various poses
of expectant attention as the whistle
blew and Referee Lynn tossed up the
ball as signal that the struggle had
begun. The fight is on!

Shanklin gets ball, but her pass is
intercepted and Odds get possession.
Knight scores a quick one. Back to
center and Castles replies with a score
for the Evens. Players are tense as
ball goes up again in center. Fast
playing, in the midst of which Chopin
wakes up to the fact that the floor is
dirty and scrubs her corner of it in
sitting position. This costs the Odds
‘two points, as Nash gains possession
of ball and throws a goal. Again ball
migrates to Evens’ end of field and
Nash scores another. Applause is
deafening. Odds’ ire is aroused, and
Knight wins two points toward even-
ing the account. Excitement runs
high as a few moments later McKin-
non and Knight have a heavy tussle
over ball, Knight finally arising vic-
torious and scoring once more. Score
even. Balance swings again in favor
of red bloomers and blue ties by two
free throws, beautifully executed by
Nash. Shanklin injures ankle in dash
for ball, and time out is called just
as Woolford and Knight are neck and
neck, With only some brief passing,
the quarter ends.

This gives us a chance to view the
fans turned out to witness the big
game. There are the Freshmen blos-

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soming forth in appropriate green
raiment, yeling away under the compe-
tent leadership of McCalip. Rivals
goaded on by Townsend endeavor to
drown out opponent’s voices. Facial
expressions offer interest psycho-
logical study. f

Whistle blows for second quarter.
Dobyns substitutes for Moore as cen-
ter. Rapid scoring marks this period
of the game, with one time out. Nash
leads in number of goals thrown,
Castles second and Knight third. One
particularly tense moment occurs
when ball rolls tantalizingly around
the Evens’ goal and fails to fall in.

Half ends with Evens leading by a
good margin. Loyal supporters of
this team rally in snake dance over
court to tune(?) of “Hail, Seniors,
Hail!” Undaunted, the opposing fans
follow suit with an equal amount of
noise. The two factions then assemble
in opposite corners of gym and split
their throats for the remainder of the
time before the whistle summons the
teams back on the court.

Wilburn referees second half, Lynn
acting as umpire. Moore returns to
her place as center for the Evens.
Lanier substitutes for Sprinkle as for-
ward. After some close scoring in
which Castles features, Fowler falls
on her ankle and is seriously injured.
She is carried off the field and put
under the supervision of Dr. Sweet, at-
tending physician. Purdie is put in
in Fowler’s place as center. Some
snappy goal-throwing ensues. Odds
lead during this quarter in number of
points scored. Quarter ends with an-
other exhibition by Chopin, who does
a swan dive onto the court finished up
by a long chest slide. No injury sus-
tained by this feat. Truly the girl
is invulnerable.

The last quarter consists of good,
swift playing. Nash and Castles ex-
cell in the scoring, each making two
goals. Odds gain only two points—
one goal—thrown by Knight. MceKin-
non does some extra-excellent. guard-
ing.

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Varsity and Class Teams
Announced.

With the close of the season, the
polo varsity has been chosen. The
best players from all four class teams
were selected after careful deliber-
ation Those receiving the honor of
varsity players are as follows:

C. F.—Katherine Pasco, ’29.

L. F.—Martha Riley Selman, ’29.

R. F—Sarah Southerland, ’29.

L. B.—Alice Jernigan, ’30; Margaret
Rice, ’28.

R. B—Sarah Hill,
Owen, 730.

G.—Mary Ray Dobyns, ’28.

The class teams from which these
girls were chosen are:

Senior—C. F., M. Rice; L. F., M.
M. Hough; R. F., E. Kingsbery;
B., V. Norris; R. B., M. Perkinson; G.,
M. R. Dobyns. Squad—J. Walker,
Graves, H. Kalmon, K. Kalmon.

Junior—C. F., K. Pasco; L. F., M.

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EATING IT UP WITH EBLY

Now that the Basketball and Water
Polo seasons are over, we are wonder-
ing if the Baseball and Track teams
will have as much in the way of sen-
sational competitions to arouse our

enthusiasm.

That Nash-Castles
simply can’t be equalled!

Will Pasco’s long arm be as effect-
ive in swatting with the bat or sling-
ing the javelin as it has been in manip-
ulating basket and polo balls? That
arm just seems to have an uncanny
way of attracting *em! That’s one of
the main things that got her on both
varsity teams. A good thing, too,
Pasco—an excellent one. Hold on to it.

We want to see Zoo Woolford at
the bat. We are anxious to know if

combination

L. that famous frenzied face so effective

in guarding will be as successful in

0. | baseball.

It is rumored that Dr. Hayes is a
veritable Babe Ruth and Dr. Wright a

R. Selman; R. F., S. Southerland; L. Ty Cobb II. That looks like hard sled-

B., E. Morgan, G. B. Knight; R.

R. Worth, R. Knight; G., H. Ridley, L
Bridgman. Squad—R. Paxon, G. Le-
May.

F., P. Willoughby; R. F., E. Bonham;
L. B., C. Owen; R. B., S. Townsend; G.,
M. Ogden. Squad—A. Erlich, S. Arm-
field.

Freshman—C. F., S, Hill; L. F., H.
Friedman; R. F., J. Thompson; L. B.,
M. McCalip; R. B., D. Keithley; G. Sos 7
Chandler. Squad—R. Peck.

Automobile Mania
Nashes to Nashes, Stutz to Stutz,
If Chevrolets don’t get you
The flivvers must—
Cause “Henry’s made a lady out of
Lizzie.”

“If they adopt simplified spelling,”
remarked the letter B, ‘it’s the only
way I'll ever get out of debt.”

That’s all right, B, though you’re

in debt, you’re never in hot water.

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”|yarsity in their game against the
faculty Friday.

To say nothing of

such oldtimers as Dr. MeCain, Mr.
Robinson, Miss Willburn, and Miss
Randolph. Mr. Cunningham can sling
a wicked curve, if we have not forgot-
ten past experience. Miss North, too,
looks to us like a dangerous opponent.
Come on Hottentots! That’s going to
be some peppy li’l game Friday!

However, leap year may help in
this instance. Girls, how about buy-
ing off some of the male members of
the team? There are bribes and bribes,
you know.

Of course the faculty could bribe
with grades! We hadn’t thought of
that.

Just the same, it’ll be some snappy
game!

That is, if it doesn’t turn out to be
fiction as the Water Polo classic did.
We were all set for the struggle be-
tween the faculty flying squadron and
the polo varsity in the A. 8. C. pool

this week. But evidently there weren’t

enough water wings to go around the
professors—er—that is—to go around
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Scrub Basketball
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Epic Battle

The Scrubs of the four-class basket-
ball teams met Friday afternoon, Feb-
ruary 24, in two rough and tumble
scrimmages—Sophomores vs. Fresh-
men, and Seniors vs. Juniors. The
Sophs crowned the Freshies for a
score of 27-2, and the Seniors suffered
a 6-0 defeat at the hands of the Jun-
iors. Nash and Woolford refereed the
first game, Ridley and Trammell the
second. There was much tense excite-
ment, especially at the end of the first
half of the Senior-Junior game when
the score was 0-0. It perhaps would
have been more valuable to have
scheduled these games earlier in the
season, as a number of unusual and
rather startling plays were executed
which might have been beneficial to
the regular teams.

Enthusiastic cheering by faithful
fans made an integral part of this last
outburst in the cage line. Judging
from the noise, these contests formed
a fitting flourish at the close of an un-
usually good season.

He: “I don’t think I'll be home for
dinner tonight.”

She: “How will I know?”

He: “If I change my mind, I'll
call, but don’t answer, then I’ll get
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Miss Ellen Young
Visits Agnes Scott

Miss Ellen Young, who is known
and loved on our

campus, arrived

February 21 for a two weeks’ visit
here. Miss Young was principal of
Agnes Scott Academy in 1906—back
in the days when all students lived in
Main and all classes were held in the
“old gymnasium building.” Seven
years she served here and was so suc-

cessful in her work that Agnes Scott
outgrew the term “Academy” and be-
came a genuine four-year college. At-
tempts were made to transplant Agnes
Scott Academy so that, under the ex-
cellent guidance of Miss Young, it
might become a preparatory school
for our own Agnes Scott College, but
the trustees were unwilling to have
the name Agnes Scott elsewhere, and
so the idea was abandoned—Miss
Young taking up the work of dean at
Queen’s College, Charlotte, N. C. The
first week of her stay will be spent at
the home of Miss Torrance. However,
we are to have her in Rebekah Scott
dining room for the Founder’s Day
dinner. When she leaves Miss Tor-
rance, she will come to the Alumnae
House as the guest of Miss Hopkins.
We are all delighted to see one whom
we have known before—one who has
so much ability, and who has taken
so much interest in educational work.

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Brilliant Basketball
Season Closes

Selection of Class and Vars-
ity Teams.

One of the best basketball seasons
of the college closed with the Odds
vs. Evens game of the twenty-second.
There has been some exceptionally
excellent playing this season. The out-
standing girls in this line compose the
basketball varsity, recently selected.
They are:

Guards—Woolford, 730; McKinnon,
28.

Centers—Pasco, ’29, jump center;
Hudson, ’31, side center.

Forwards—Knight, ’29; Nash, ’30;
Castles, 30.

The class teams have also been of-
ficially announced:

Senior—M. Rice, Captain.

Guards — MeKinnon, Carrier,
Grier.

Centers—Dobyns, Riley, Anderson,
side center.

Forwards—Harper, Rice.

Squad — H. Kalmon,
Walker, Perkinson.

Junior—L, Bridgman, Captain.

Guards—Ridley, Bridgman.

Centers—Pasco, Fowler.

Forwards—Knight, Lanier, Hunter.

Squad—E. Rice, Sisson, Paxon, S.
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Sophomore—Z. Woolford, Captain.

Guards — Woolford, Armstrong,
Flinn.

Centers—Moore, Shanklin.

Forwards—Nash, Castles.

Squad—Arwood, Trammell, Stack-
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Freshman—J. Grey, Captain.

Guards — Martha Sprinkle,
Grey.

Centers—Purdie, C. Hudson.

Squad—L. Miller, Friedman, Skel-
ton, Chandler.

Forwards—Mary Sprinkle,
Morrow.

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Mr. Stukes Speaks
In Chapel

Under Auspices Vocational
Guidance Committee.

Mr. Stukes, wnder the auspices of
the Vocational Guidance Committee of
the Y. W. C. A., spoke in chapel Sat-
urday morning on the subject of
Unfor-
few choose

“Teaching As a Profession.”
tunately, he said, very
teaching as a life vocation; young peo-
ple, just out of college, teach for a
Asa
matter of fact no occupation offers a

year or two just to waste time.

wider field for service. Girls just leav-
ing school, are best fitted for work
in secondary schools as elementary
teaching requires added training. This
training is very accessible, however,
and beside these two fields there are
often opportunities for teaching music,
dramatics and art. There is a bureau
here which aids in placing students in
these different fields but it is well to
join a regular agency, also.

What are the requirements for sec-
ondary school teachers? First of all
a college degree which includes certain
professional training in the way of
courses in education and psychology.
More and more academic training is
being required also. The time will
come when teachers will teach only
their major or minor subjects, things
they know most about. It is not fair
to themselves, their pupils, or their
school to do otherwise.

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one is a college graduate is no sign
he is a good teacher. Those who feel
they would love teaching, who love the
subject they teach, and who feel they
really wish to work with people and
have ideals for service—these are the
ones who will get the value of the
work.

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Faculty Heart
Throbs

There are ways and means of find-
ing out just what is going on in the
parlors of Main, the colonnade, and
certain little rooms downstairs in Re-
bekah Scott between the hours of
eight and the witching moment of nine
forty-five when the lights wink (and
what is the significant symbolism of
that, Miss Blanko?) but it still re-
mains for some brave and tactfully
sympathetic young maiden to ap-
proach the faculty members, collect-
ively or individually, when they are in
a tender and ruminative mood and find
out exactly who’s what in their lives,
and why.

So far we have only vague and di-
verse rumors with which to let our
imagination play—and that, said John,
is most unsatisfactory!—to those who
seek constantly for true knowledge
and devour facts by the library full.
We thought maybe Polly could help us
out—she usually always does—but this
time she shook her head and widened
her eyes at us and confessed in a hol-
low whisper that she could a tale un-
fold but absolutely not for publica-
tion. Suspicious! We think, let’s go
pump Miss Florine. We found out,
though, that It couldn’t be done. She
admitted that she knew a thing or
two, but declared that she was honor
bound not to divulge a single secret
detail, and even we aren’t depraved
enough to try to persuade a friend to
unbend her honor. Miss Jackson,
whom we bearded at her customary
table in the Tea Room, also refused
to regale us with stories really perti-
nent to our subject. Her manner of
evasion was pleasant but decided, so
with heads slightly bowed as a token
of bitter defeat we came back to our
favorite Freshman tales of love among
the faculty—after all there are none
such in existence and where else.

Take for instance the romantic re-
port of how Mrs. Dieckmann hid for
hours (or was it days?) inside the
organ and suffered tortures all for
her Christian love. How many mod-
ern girls would be self-sacrificing and
ingenious enough to woo in that man-
ner? Echo answers, not many—that
day, alas, has passed.

And how about Mr. Holt’s scaring
the future Mrs. Holt nearly to death
by asking her one day to remain after
class—maybe it was Lab—anyway, to
remain, and then popping the ques-
tion while she was so frightened that
she would have answered “yes” to al-
most anything. We think that was
good psychology—at least it certainly
worked well that time.

Mr. Johnson’s proposal was abso-
lutely the most appropriate and cor-
rect one in the annals of the Insti-
tute. He merely asked Miss Gussie
O’Neal if she wouldn’t accompany him
for life, and she must have answered
politely and more or less casually, “I
shall be charmed to,” because she has
—music! Lohengrin by special re-
quest.

And while we’re being musical, how
about Mr. Stukes and Frances Gilli-
land? Personally we think that the
date pad must have led a tearing exist-
ence during that courtship. Ella says
the girls were simply frantic in their
desire to keep up with the case. And
just to think that the Decatur street
ear, yes, the one we ride every Sat-
urday afternoon, took them to and
fro—wherever they were going on
those trips when all the time Mr.
Stukes was supposed to be Frances’
chaperone. The joke was on some-
one, we ask you who?

We truly could rave on for hours
about mysterious rose bushes planted
on the campus, and fresh flowers daily
laid as offering on a certain historic
desk, and gift Latin grammars, but
our time is up and our space is filled
so we must sign off. If any reference
for all this is required—well, Dame
Rumor hath it!

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WHERE WE GOT
SONGS

Too often we sing our college songs
without thinking and without inquir-
ing how and where we got them. The
first Alma Mater, that of the Insti-
tute, was written by Bell Dunnington
of the class of 1902. She is now Mrs.
T. D. Sloan and lives in Cleveland,
Ohio. She is an aunt of Marion Daniel,
who graduated in last year’s class.

Our present Alma Mater was writ-
ten by Dorothea Snodgrass, ex 710.
After she left Agnes Scott, she went
to Paris where she spent several years.
When she returned to this country she
married an army officer and, as Mrs.

~ John D. Townsend, lives at Plattsburg

Barracks, New York.

Jean Powell, who was here at the
time of the Institute, worte the wods
to “Agnes Scott, My Agnes Scott.”
She is now Mrs. W. H. McCroskey and
lives in Knoxville, Tenn.

Annie Smith, 710, wrote the “Purple
and White.” She was engaged in Y.
W. C. A. work in Georgia for some
time and is now general secretary of
the Y. W. C. A. in Portsmouth, Va.

Louise Davidson, ’09, wrote the
words to our old favorite, “I’m a Hot-
tentot From Agnes Scott.” After she
graduated from Agnes Scott she sang
in concert for a while, and then she
played with DeWolff Hopper in “The
Better ’Ole.” At one time she was the
advance agent for Georgette LeBlanc
(Mme. Maeterlinck), and now she
lives in New York City.

Our Y. W. C. A. benediction was not
set to music by Frances Glasgow, al-
though she was the first one to play
it. It was sung by an Australian
named Brown who came here with an
evangelist,

“Hail Agnes Scott, We Sing to
Thee” was written by Polly Stone,
724, and has been sung by each suc-
ceeding even class, especially on class
day.

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THE AGONISTIC

Senior Traditions

Where They Came From.

The first privilege that the grave

and reverend Seniors adopt whole-

heartedly and without reserve is the
unlimited use of lights—all night if

desired! But we seldom stop to won-

der who were the first Seniors to at-
tain this honor. Back in the days of
the Academy and the Institute the
graduating classes were very small—

in 1898 and again in 1901 there was
only one girl to graduate. Naturally
the Administration wanted to encour-
age more and more girls to take the
full course and graduate, and so the
custom of Senior lights was insti-
tuted in 1900 in order to make the
Senior year as attractive as possi-
ble. At that time there were no elec-
tric lights available after ten o’clock
at night, and all those who sat up
after ten had to use oil lamps. So it
was the thing to do to ask that your
Senior lamp be left burning for you
the day you arrived in the fall of your
Senior year whether you arrived at
midnight or noon. At the first Seniors
were allowed to use their lamps only
until eleven, but since then the custom
has gradually grown up of using
lights as long as they are needed.

Another tradition very dear to the
hearts of all Seniors—especially those
who live in Ansley and Gaines—is that
of coming late to meals. Until 1912
no one was allowed to enter the din-
ing room after the doors had been
closed, but Miss Gude, who was here
at that time in the department of his-
tory, persuaded the powers that be
to allow Seniors the privilege of com-
ing late to meals.

Sophomore sisters have already
passed almost into the realm of the
legendary since the class of 1926 was
the last class to have them. The
custom of each Senior choosing a
Sophomore on Valentine Day of her
Junior year to be her Sophomore sister
was begun by the class of 1917. This
custom continued in force until the
Junior year of the class of 1927 when
they decided to do away with the
custom. The Sophomore sister tradi-
tion was a lovely one, but it seems
nicer to have all Sophomores included
in the commencement festivities than
only the chosen few.

Senior coffee is one of our traditions
of which we are proudest and which
we enjoy perhaps most of all. It was
begun by the class of 1922 who began
to serve coffee every Sunday after-
noon in the tea room. At first attend-
ance was strictly limited to Seniors,
and everyone stayed practically all
afternoon and sat out on the tea room
steps and talked. The Juniors liked
the idea so well that they decided to
have Junior tea, and the Sophomores,
not to be outdone, said, “We’ll have
Sophomore chocolate.” The Freshmen
were feeling rather left out, and so
they decided to have Freshman malted
milk. The three younger institutions
seem to have languished, but Senior
coffee is still flourishing in the pride
of its youth.

The custom to which some girls look
forward from their Sophomore year
on is that of book burning. It has
been celebrated at Agnes Scott ever
since the days of the Institute. Book
burning is regarded by some girls as
a chance at last to get even with the
world in general as a result of some
required course that did not live up
to expectations. At any rate, it’s
lots of fun to throw a whole year’s
work in German prose or in history
notes or in physics experiments into a
blazing barrel and see so much labor
go up in smoke! But the ceremony of
Junior capping which follows the book
burning is one that is dearest to the
hearts of us all as we look back on it
and at the same time look forward to
it. It is then perhaps as at no other
time that we realize just what Agnes
Scott means to us. Until 1918 it was
the custom for the President of the
Senior class to give her cap and gown
to an outstanding Junior at a cere-
mony similar to that we have now;
but the class of 1918 began the custom
of having each Senior take a Junior
to whom she gives her cap and gown.
And now we have added to our cata-
logue of lovely things one thing more
to stand in our memories beside the
library windows at dusk, the scent of
a camp fire on Pine Hill, and Main
tower in the moonlight.

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New Department! Miss Harn Elected

New Books and Current
Magazines Installed

The “bigger and better” slogan that
is so popular today has not failed to

jimpress workers for the greater Agnes

Scott.
improvements on our campus has been

One of the latest important

the opening of the new book store,
which is more exactly a shop that
holds: everything Hottentots particu-
Text books and theme
paper, yes—but more—your favorite
Parisienne tint of rouge, blend of
powder, scent of taleum; chocolates,
salted peanuts, caramels (just a step
from the dormitories, passed after
almost every class!); stationery plain
or with the Agnes Scott seal, stamps,
ink and paste. Indeed, all the little
things are carried that one suddenly
rushes for at the eleventh hour. And
if you will compare, you will find that
several pennies can be saved on many
of the articles. Look it over with an
eye for business and convenience, and
you can not but be pleased.

Quite the most delightful depart-
ment of the store opened just yester-
day—a veritable novel and magazine
section! Several copies of about twen-
ty novels, best sellers of the past
month, are arranged on attractive
shelves to the left of the door, and
near them are current copies of twelve
of the most popular magazines. These
novels will be replaced monthly as the
new supercedes the old in the public

larly desire.

eye. The first shipment includes John
Erskine’s “Adam and Eve.”

These novels and magazines will be
sold at the regulation price. If your
favorite magazine is not on the shelf,
ask the person in charge of the book
store about it, and if a sufficient num-
ber of calls come in, the magazine will
be added to the regular list. Any
novel desired can be obtained within
twenty-four hours.

This department has been opened as
a convenience and pleasure for the
‘students. The books are for sale; they
can not be handled and read in the
shop because the Book Store is re-
sponsible for all depreciation.

Go down to see this attractive new
department. Look over the stock in
general. Realize that the Book Store
is a venture taken by the college for
the students of Agnes Scott. When
you see what it has to offer you, no
urging will be needed for your patron-
age.

Your Attention

“Not in the Catalogue,” a booklet
issued recently by the college, bears
the note: “Revised by present mem-
bers of Hoasc.” The booklet was also
presented to the student body as hav-
ing been revised by Hoasc. Hoase and
Dr. McCain wish to correct this error.
A revision was worked upon but it
was decided that the form in which
it was previously issued should be
used again. Thru error, the acknowl-
edgement was not withdrawn.

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Full Professorships

We are all so glad that Miss Tor-

rance and Mis Harn werde in a recent
meeting of the trustees elected to full

professorships. Miss Torrance, who

has been here since Agnes Scott was
an academy, is one of the most popu-
lar members of the faculty. She is
appreciated not only in her Greek and
Latin classrooms, but also in the Clas-
sical Club, in which she has taken a
deep interest, and as faculty chair-

man of the Lecture Association. Miss
Cook’s enjoyable program and Dr.
Laing’s delightful lecture have begun
what promises to be a very successful
season, with John Erskine and others
already engaged.

Miss Harn, who has been at Agnes
Scott for seven years, is another be-
loved member of the faculty. Her in-
teresting German and Spanish classes
are filled with pupils. Nor are these
zealous students all “Hottentots.”
Miss Gooeh declares that German un-
der Miss Harn is fascinating, while
two of our fellows—Sterling Johnson
last year, and Frances Rainey this
year, are quite as enthusiastic.

The already full-fledged professors
welcome Miss Torrance and Miss Harn
to their fold, while the other members
of the faculty, and the students con-
gratulate them both and rejoice in
their promotion.

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MacDonald, Shepherd and
Norris Chosen.

On March 16, in the gymnasium,
Agnes Scott will debate Vassar on the
question: Resolved, That the United
States Should Cease Protecting By
Foree of Arms Capital Invested in
Foreign Lands, except After Formal
Declaration of War. The team chosen
to represent Agnes Scott in this de-
bate was announced in chapel Tues-
day morning, February 21. Janet Mac-
Donald and Mary Shepherd, with
Eleanor Lee Norris as alternate, will
uphold the negative side of the ques-
tion. This is the first time Agnes
Seott has debated a team from the
North and we are very anxious to
have our best foot foremost. With
such a team, however, there is little
eause for fear.

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Day Student News

Just a few more months and the
Senior day students will draw a re-
gretful curtain over frantic dashing
for eight o’clock classes, plate lunches
at the Tea House and one lone nickel
between Decatur and Atlanta. After
four hectic years of worrying over er-
ratic schedules we begin to think,
“Gee, we are going to miss Sue and
Jane after next year.” Then we wish
that we had known them just a little
better—a little bit more of their per-
sonality—something besides just short
discussions of exams and cuts on the
street car.

So we’ve decided that before we let
them slip away in May, we will in-
troduce you to some of the Senior day
students. You know them already, of
course, but perhaps not as their best
friends know them. There isn’t, as
Miss McKinney would say, “a stock
character” among them.

It is fitting to lead off with Anna
Knight and Sarah White because
everybody knows “the Gold Dust
Twins,” though they don’t look much
alike, except to be blonds, even the
gym department gets them mixed up
and after four years they still say
Anna White and Sarah Knight.

Then there is Celice Hunter and
Hattie Gerschow, brunette and blond
boon companions who major math and
eat their lunches in the big touring
ear in front of Main every day.

In the special group might come
our two Phi Beta Kappas, Myrtle
Bledsoe and Evangeline Papageorge.
Myrtle’s inclinations are literary and
Evangeline’s are scientific. We’re ex-
pecting great things of them some
day.

Then there is the clan that gathers
in the day student room down in the
gym every day. Red Hudson, famous
for her recent case of mumps and
breaking the record for the baseball
throw last year; Elsie Davis, self-ap-
pointed guardian of our newly acquir-
ed white cat and vice president of
the day students; Elizabeth McIn-

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It is with great pleasure that the
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tyre, who when not in the gym is to
be found in the chemistry lab; and
Eunice Ball, the envy of us all be-
cause she doesn’t have to take gym.

Perhaps the largest group are those
who live here in Decatur and can
thumb their noses at street cars: Bo
Skeen, who can recite the list of
every fraternity that rates; Julia
Napier, who goes in for bridge and
Latin with equal finesse; Emily Ram-
age, who keeps everybody in gales of
laughter over her naive relations of
her experiences in boarding school;
Mildred Phippen, who has the most
interesting and neatest notebooks we
ever saw; Mary Sayward, one of our
most talented members, who is presi-
dent of Blackfriars and is going to
New York with members of the
alumnae to compete for the Belasco
Cup; Betty Allgood, of the sad smile,
who can play the piano like one in-
spired; Irene Garretson, with hair like
a crow’s wing and a gorgeous sense
of humor.

Then there’s Alma Metcalfe, who is
smart enough to major Bible and
minor Greek; Martha Overton, a Latin
scholar; Ann Todd, an ambitious
chemist; Rosalthea Sanders, a femin-
ine Mencken; and Pat Collins, some
future day to take Chief Justice Taft’s
place.

Last and noisiest, there is the bunch
that congregates in the basement of
the library: Eugenia Gobere, who
leaves us next year for a medical
course at Yale; Edna Volberg with
hair that would have made Rapuzel
gnash her teeth in envy; Florence
Smith, who lives only for two things—
graduating and John; Martha Riley,
who goes in for the most violent
forms of athletics, and last and nois-
iest your lowly scribe, Frances Hargis.

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who enter the newspaper field after
graduation. “Most everyone
comes into editurial work on a mag-
azine is a college graduate,” says
Joseph Henry Jackson, editor of the
Sunset Magazine.
perience that a person gets in edit-

who

“However, the ex-

ing a college periodical is usually bet-
ter than that acquired by the one who
has merely contributed, well for in-
stance, poetry.” Of outstanding in-
terest are the Smith College Weekly,

The Vassar Miscellany News, The Sun
Dial, The Hornet, and The Technique.
The Tar Heel, published three times a
week, almost crosses the border-line
separating the college periodical from
the newspaper daily.

The Smith College Weekly has pub-
lished a Pictorial Section in addition to
its regular issue for February 15.
This is an individual feature and the
pictures are attractive and interesting.
It is suggested that the addition of
pictures of outstanding people and
teams of other colleges would give an
intercollegiate interest and aid the
growth of student felowship.

The system of Vagabonding found
at Smith fills a need felt in many col-
leges. There are so many sources
offered on each campus that the stu-
dent would like to take for general
cultural knowledge, yet so much re-
quired work that he only succeeds in
getting a very few. The system of
posting the interesting lectures for
the week and granting permission for
attendance should greatly relieve this
situation.

The Vassar Miscellany News is one
of the few semi-weekly college period-
icals. A large part of it, as of the
Smith College Weekly, is given up to
exchange articles and subjects of in-
ter-collegiate interest. Foremost of
the latter type is the appeal of col-
lege presidents for a dormitory in
Paris. “Fifteen prominent university
and college presidents, representing
all sections of the United States, have
issued a joint statement urging that a
dormitory for American students be
included in the building program of
the Cite Universitaire.

The Cite Universitaire, an interna-
tional student city now being built on
a seventy-acre tract at the far end of
the Latin Quarter, Paris, contemplates
a group of dormitories erected upon
the American dormitory plan to house
the students from all over the world
who go to Paris to study.

Each dormitory is to be built on a
site donated by the University of
Paris, out of funds provided by the
country whose students will occupy it,
and will be conducted under the super-
vision of a Council of Administration
composed largely of citizens of the
country concerned. A central building
will provide auditorium, library, res-
taurant and gymnasium facilities.”

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THE AGONISTIC

SENIORS CELEBRATE
FOUNDER’S DAY

(Continued From Page 1)
This time the Sophomores sang:

“Now Daniel Boone was a ladies’ man,
Oh he was wild and rough!
Back in the woods he did all he could
Pioneering cave-man stuff!”

The host then presented the next
guest:

“Benjamin Franklin is next on the list,

We hope of his speech you will get the
gist,

A very, very bright boy was he—

Discovered lightning with kite and
key.”

Who replied characteristically:

“IT? mso glad I can be here

And in your joys have some small
share.

Your good old school I’ll surely back,

For it’s in accord with my almanac,

I approve of all your rules in gym;

Early to bed and early to rise is my
pet whim.

You know my sentiments about French
too,

For I went abroad to parlez-vous.

And this is what I’ve come to say—

That cooperation rules the day,

For if we can’t all hang together

We must each hang separately.”

And was thus commented on by the
Sophomores:

“Franklin was an observant chap;
We'll use this illustration:

He kissed his girl one Sunday night,
Discovered spontaneous combustion.”

Monsieur and Madame Lafayette
put in a belated appearance just as
Mr. Washington was saying:

“He’s laughed and et has Lafayette,
And soon he’ll grace the minuet.
One moment—lI forget,

He has a speech to make you yet.”

The Frenchman’s reply:

“Monsieur, I pray; One moment of
delay

Has cause’ me the regret.
I have try,

La femme she have cry, and helas we
have not et!

My boat she was late, overboard went

‘ the freight

With her trousseau, but now weel I
say—

Au revoir a la guerre, Bonjour a mes
freres,

Et vive la liberte!”

To laugh

Was greeted by the Sophomores:

“Now what would happen if Lafayette
Would at Agnes Scott appear?

We'd all rush out and give a shout,
‘Lafayette, we are here!’”

The next guest to be introduced by
Mr. Washington was Betsy Ross:
“The war would have been a total loss
Without the flag of Betsy Ross.

To give the army such a fit
She sure must have her share of ‘It.’”

Who replied:
“I’m very shy and modest,
But I really must confess
That my nimble needle and five-point-
ed star

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DeK ALB THEATRE
Monday, March 5th
Clara Bow

“KID BOOTS”

Tuesday, March 6th
Norma Talmadge

“CAMILLE”

Wednesday, March 7th
Richard Dix

“THE GAY DEFENDER”

Thursday-Friday, March 8th-9th
Laura LaPlante
“THE CAT AND THE CANARY”

Saturday, March 10th
Jack Holt

“THE TIGRESS”

“T rise on this occasion

At George’s kind persuasion

Not to make a dissertation

Upon the problems of the nation.

There is a great temptation

To indulge in ostentation

And lengthy disputation

At such a fine collation,

But by way of innovation

George is offering syncopation,

And so with great consideration and
due deliberation and premeditation

I ask, not liberty, but recreation.”

The Sophomores’
rendered feelingly:

is the

comment was

“Patrick Henry Freshmen’s
friend;

Combined to make our flag a success.”

To her, the Sophomores sang:

“Betsy Ross, your sewing wasn’t much,

It ain’t your claim to fame.

The trait that’s great you share in
state

With our James Ross McCain.”

The last distinguished guest to be

welcomed was Patrick Henry:
‘Patrick Henry is with us tonight
Famed for orations witty and bright,
And now as he begins his speech
‘Give us liberty’ we beseech.”

And his reply was given in his best
style:

Oh this you’ll plainly see.

During Sophomore raid his cry they
made

‘Give me death or liberty!”

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After the singing of the Alma Mater
as suggested by Mr. Washington:

“We hope you’ve had a good time,

To us the evening has been prime.

Now let’s adjourn to the pavilion

Where some will dance the minuet,
others the cotillion.”

The guests proceeded to the pavilion
where nine couples danced a graceful

minuet. Those who took part in the

minuet were Emily Cope and Ruth
Evans Massengill, Eloise Gaines and
Carolyn Essig, Mary Mackey Hough
and Sarah White, Elizabeth Cole and
Louise Girardeau, Louise Sherfesee
and Mary Crenshaw, Frances Brown
and Irene Lowrance, Mary Ray
Dobyns and Mary Riviere, Lila
Porcher and Sarah Glenn, Anais Jones
and Jo Houston. After Mr. Leonard

had taken some pictures of the dancers:
and the most distinguished guests, the
evening was turned over to the dancers
of the cotillion who were joined with
great gusto by many of the colonial
ladies and gentlemen.

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VOL. XIII

AGews:arTIG

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 198.

JAPANESE SPEAKER TALKS _ John Erskine Lec-
ON CALIFORNIA PROBLEMS) tures Here Monday

Dr. Ellis to Be Com: Com-

MR. R. H. AKAGI
SPEAKS AT Y. W.

Stresses Problems of Second
Generation.

Last Sunday we were very fortunate
in having Mr. R. H. Akagi, secretary
of the Japanese Student Christian As-
sociation, talk to us.
ly interesting to Agnes Scott students
because he was one of the speakers
of the Student Volunteer Convention
at Detroit at which Agnes Scott was
represented. Mr. Akagi spoke to us
about the Japanese problem in Cali-
fornia, emphasizing one phase, that
problem of the second generation. He
said that the Japanese problem was
not getting the support of the Ameri-

He was especial-

can people.

Japanese were first brought to
America as laborers by capitalists in-
terested in the building of the trans-
continental railroad. In 1900, when
it was realized what a vast number
of Japanese were in California, the
first anti-Japanese movement had its
beginning. It was then that in the

schools the Japanese children were
separated from the white children.
This caused a great agitation within
America and Japan. It was smoothed
over, however, by the American gov-
ernment, and in 1902 agreement was
made between the governments of
America and Japan that Japan should
not send any more laborers to the
United States. The Japanese already
in America continued to increase, and
in 1913, a law was passed prohibiting
them to own land in California and
from holding any lease on land for any
longer than three years. In 1921 an
additional law was passed prohibiting
them to own any land or hold any
lease for any length of time. Many
other prohibitions were made; some
of which Mr. Akagi named.

The phase of the Japanese problem
that Mr. Akagi stressed was the prob-
lem of the second generation. To this
belong the children of the first Jap-
anese that came to America and who
are constitutionally American citi-
zens. These people have many prob-
lems. One is the language difficulty.
The parents came to America too late
in life to learn to speak clearly and
correctly the American language. The
children all speak English and can-
not converse satisfactorily in Jap-
anese. Therefore there can not be
satisfying intercourse between parent
and child. This is only one of the
many difficulties that exist. The chil-
dren grow up with American individ-
uality and ideas. These in contrast
with the Oriental background and so-
cial ideas of the parents consequently
cause a breach between the child and
parent. Mr. Akagi said that, although
the children are purely American in
everything but blood, in the eye of the
public, there is no difference between
the parent and the child.

The second generation, he asserted,
do not enjoy social life or religious
life. As most of the parents are
Buddhists, and the children grow up
with Christian ideas, more friction is
caused. And members of the second
generation, although they do not be-
lieve in Buddhism, are made to feel
uncomfortable in American churches.

He stated that these people, whose
position is that of a bridge between
the Orient and the West, are handi-
capped. For, although intelligent,
patriotic Americans, after they grad-
uate from school, there is no employ-
ment for them.

In conclusion, Mr. Akagi said that
the big question was, “Who will lead
the way in solving the problem?” Is
America the answer?

er ep eS SE

mencement Speaker

Prominent Journalist and
Author of Swarthmore,
Pennsylvania.

Dr. William T. Ellis, of Swarthmore,
Pa., will deliver the commencement
day address to the Senior class. In
his letter of acceptance to Dr. McCain
he asserts that he is greatly interested
in Agnes Scott. He was so favorably
impressed with the college through an
alumnae, Mary Wallace Kirk, he has
determined to send his daughter here.
In fact, he has registered her for en-
trance in 1929. Dr. Ellis is a promi-
nent journalist and author. For many
years he served on the staffs of Penn-
sylvania newspapers and afterwards
was editor of the International Chris-
tian Endeavor organ, and “Forward
Presbyterian Weekly.” In 1906-07 and
1910-11 he was sent by a newspaper
syndicate to investigate social, re-
ligious and political conditions in for-
eign countries. It is interesting to
note that although he was sent to
prove that foreign missions were not
doing what they should, Dr. Ellis,
through his investigation, was con-
verted to the cause as we see by his
two books, “Men and Missions” and
“Foreign Missions Through a Journal-
ist’s Eye.”

Dr. Ellis is known throughout the
country as a lecturer and a founder of
the Presbyterian Br- wt herhoe 1 Be-
cause of his interest in Agnes Scott
and his ability as a speaker, we are
sure that his talk to our Seniors will
be most inspiring.

Heifetz to Perform
In Atlanta Friday

Fourth in Series of Artists
Brought By Southern
Music Bureau.

Jascha Heifetz, world-famous young
violinist, who will appear at the audi-
torium Friday, March 9, was born in
Vilna, Russia, February 2, 1901. He
began studying violin at the age of
three, and at the age of five entered
the Royal School of Music at Vilna,
graduating from there in three years.
He was taken immediately to St.
Petersburg and became the pupil of
Professor Leopold Auer. He entered
the Petrograd conservatory when ten
years old, and soon began to give con-
certs in Russia, Germany, Austria-
Hungary. He later met with phe-
nomenal success in the United States,
making his debut in New York Oc-
tober 27, 1917.

The Heifetz concert, under the
auspices of the Southern Music Bu-
reau, is one of the artist series, and
tickets are now on sale at the Cable
Piano Company on North Broad
Street.

VOTE FOR MAY QUEEN,
ELECTION MARCH 8-9

One of the gala events of the year
has arrived. We are now privileged
and urged to cast our vote for the
Senior in college who will hold sway
over our next May Day. The nomina-

tions were made yesterday and today,
and the final elections are to be held
Thursday and Friday of this week.
The ballot box in Main will be the cen-
ter of attraction for the next two days
and everyone will be anxiously wait-
ing to know who the most beautiful
girl at Agnes Scott may be. Be sure
to cast your vote. She is your queen
and you have the right of selecting
her.

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TALKS ON “DELIGHT
OF GREAT BOOKS”

Erskine’s Versatility Shown
by Piano Recital in
Chapel.

The college community enjoyed the
privilege of hearing on Monday night
the well known author, John Erskine.
“Titles are always attached to some
names,” said Dr. McCain in intro-
ducing him, “but since we are so in-

terested in him, we feel that he is our
own and he is just John Erskine to
us.”

John Erskine was born in New York
in 1879. He received his A. B., A. M.,
and Ph. D. from Columbia University.
In 1919 he received his L. L. D. from
Norwich University and his Litt. D.
from Amherst in 1923. From 1903 to
1916 he taught at Amherst College
and since 1916 he has been a pro-
fessor at Columbia University. He is
one of the best known writers of to-
day. His “Elizabethan Lyrics” and
“Selections From the Faerie Queen”
were published in 1903. “Selections
From the Idylls of the King” ap-
peared in 1912, “The Moral Obligation
to Be Intelligent” in 1915, and “The
Private Life of Helen of Troy” in
1925. His “Galahad,” and “Adam and
Eve” have been published more re-
cently. He is also the author of some
contemporary war poems and books
of verse.

The subject of Mr. Erskine’s lecture
was “The Delight of Great Books.” He
began by saying that most people are
not interested in great books. They
may read Homer and Shakespeare, but
only the most powerful compulsion can
make them read the rest.

In the last decade, there has been a
tendency to study literature from a
new viewpoint. We are trying to get
back to the point of view of the more
ancient peoples who heard Homer. The
average student of today studies liter-
ature by asking a fellow student to tell
him what occurs in the story. Whena
elass is asked to write the plot of
the story, the teacher will find as
many different versions as there are
pupils. In the days when Homer was
read, no two people heard it alike.
Literature is the restatement, rewrit-
ing and modernizing of the same old
material, and as time goes on, each
generation prides itself on having
reached the true version of the story,
and each presents an entirely new one.

Mr. Erskine gave two examples to
illustrate this statement. The first is
from Shakespeare’s “Romeo and
Juliet.” Romeo and Juliet are two
young people of rival houses. Juliet
is what is today called a flapper. Her
mother does not trust her and so she
sends a nurse to watch her. She does
not trust the nurse either, however,
and has her daughter watch her. The

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NO. 17-/€

‘DAVIDSON GLEE CLUB

‘Frances Hargis Wins
‘Prize $100 for Play

“Hero Worship” Given First
Place in Savannah
Contest.

| The prize of $100 offered by the
Town Theater of Savannah for the

best one-act play dealing with a
Southern, and preferably Georgia sub-
| ject, has been awarded to Frances

Hargis. Her play. “Hero Worship,”

received three votes, two of which ac-
| corded it first place. Charles D. Co-
' burn, of New York, who was one of
| the judges, gave a Highly compliment-
ary opinion of the play. Any one who
‘saw “Hero Worship” presented in the
| auditorium Saturday, February 25,
| knows that it is worthy of the high-
! est praise.

The scene of Frances’ play is a
small town in Georgia. Frances is
especially capable of handling a sit-
uation of this nature because she has
lived in several little towns in the
state, The real hero of “Hero Wor-
ship” is the old grandmother who
finally succeeds in sending her grand-
son to high school.

The Town Theater of Savannah an-
nounced the contest last October and
named January 15, 1928, as the clos-
ing date. Frances said, that, at Miss
Stephen’s suggestion, she sent her
play in the first part of January and
then had forgotten all about it. Last
Wednesday nigh® (a “ng a shock
perhaps similar to the kind one ex-
periences when a “pop test” is ex-

(Continued on Page Eight)

Agonistic Cup to Be
Awarded Wednesday

Representatives of Journal,

Constitution and College
Have Been Named.

The spirited class contest for the
Agonistic silver loving cup closes to-
day with the appearance of the issue
edited by the Freshman class. For
four successive weeks, starting with
the Sophomores, rising to the Seniors,
and concluding with the Freshmen, a
keen battle of wits and financial prow-
ess has been waged. The staffs have
received enthusiastic and gratifying
cooperation from the classes as a
whole, resulting weekly in a really
fine and original edition of the paper.
The winner need but look back upon
the rival issues to know that the cup,
without doubt, signifies excellency.

In accordance with the plan of the
contest, representatives of the three
Atlanta newspapers and a representa-
tive of the college not definitely con-
nected with the campus, were invited
to serve as judges. Acceptances have
been received from Major Clark
Howell, Jv., business manager of the
Atlanta Constitution; Mr. Hunter

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MRS. AIKEN PRESENTS
“AN EVENING IN DIXIE”

One of the most delightful affairs of
the year was the entertainment given
by Mrs. Joel Aiken, Tuesday evening,
March 6, in the chapel. Her enjoy-
able program, “An Evening in Dixie,”
was under the auspices of the Agnes
Lee Chapter of the U. D. C. Mrs.
Aiken is well known as one of our
foremost authors and dialect readers,
and through her charming presenta-
tion of her subject she brought many
vivid pictures of old Southern scenes
to our minds.

ENTERTAINS AGNES SCOTT

VARIED PROGRAM
SATURDAY NIGHT

Informal Reception Held at
Alumnae House.

The Davidson College Glee Club
made its 1928 bow to Agnes Scott last
Saturday night. As we had been in-
formed in last week’s Davidsonian that
the audience was to be one of “daz-
zling beauty’—each member did her
best to make the statement a true one.
The concert orchestra rendered the
first numbers, “Raymond Overture”
by Thomas, and Beethoven’s “Minuet
in G.” The second number was a
group of songs by the Glee Club, “Col-
lege Ties,” “The Bell Neau” and “The
Brownies,” which showed their ability,
ease and perfect diction.

Mr. Bob Lowrance, baritone, gave a
very pleasing solo, “A Dream,” which
was followed by an encore, “Just a
Wearyin’ for You.”

Messrs. J. P. Thompson, H. R. Mob-
ley and Gordon McSwain, composed a
string trio which was enthusiastically
received, There were selections vary-
ing from “Honolulu” to “Sugar Baby,”
which called forth repeated encore.

The Glee Club again appeared with
“The Blind Ploughman” and “Gone
Where the Woodbine Twineth,” of
which the former was especially good.
The “Sunnyland Serenaders,”
piece jazz orchestra, with Mr. Charlie
Albright as Director gave, to say the
least, a very stirring performance—
full of pep and rhythm.

During the intermission Mrs, Ernest
J. Cullum, wife of the director, sang
several numbers in a beautiful con-
tralto voice.

The clubmen gave “The Broken Mel-
ody,” by Sibelius, and “Mother’s Boy,”
by Towner, which were sung slowly
and with much expression. This was
followed by a violin solo by Mr. C. C.
Orr, Jr., who was one of the Glee
Club’s most accomplished performers.
Mr. Orr’s playing showed both technic
and feeling and was well received.

a ten-

The wildeat quartet was composed
of Messrs. Gray, Lowrance, Foster and
Thompson. They were far tamer in
appearance than we expected but
were very much enjoyed for their abil-
ity and harmony. M.r J. H. Ramseur
with his saw made one of the “hits”
of the evening. Its haunting melody
was particularly effective in “Indian
Dawn” and “Overhead the Moon is
Beaming,” from Rose Marie.

The last group of songs by the Glee
Club was perhaps the best rendered of
the performance. “Bend Low, Oh
Dusky Night,” by Underhill, was
beautiful in its quietness and ‘Winter
Song,” by Bullard, which was given
with much expression and feeling.

The Sunnyland Serenaders again
appeared—collegiate in red and black
“Girl of My
Dreams,” after which the audience
clamored uselessly for more,

The last number was the ensemble
singing of “Oh, Davidson,” which
brought the audience to its feet and
the performance to an end. The sing-
ers showed proficiency in technic and
harmony which made the program one
of exceptional interest.

After the concert the Agnes Scott
Glee Club and friends of the boys en-

tertained the clubmen with an in-
formal reception at the Tea House.

blazers—and gave

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EDITORIAL

There is so much to be said about Friendship, and so many in-
teresting people to know that we could spend our entire four years
at college just making friends! But we are allowed only a small
part of our time for actually doing this, and mamy of us fail to use
the time we have to advantage. The kind of friends we choose
or choose to be largely determines our happiness in and out of
school. Still, there are a few girls who seem self sufficient. That
is, they are quite content with their own work and thoughts.
This is unfortunate, for are they not missing half the purpose of
education? What is education but preparing ourselves for life and
constant association with people? We desire education in order to
give, whether through profession, teaching or homemaking.
There is another type of girl whom you have perhaps heard say,
“Tam temperamental, therefore I can afford to do this or say this.”
And instead of receiving admiration for her individuality, she
hurts her friends and even loses them.

A barrier upon our campus and any campus that makes
friendships difficult, is the distinction between upper and under
classmen, boarding and day students, and students and faculty.
Perhaps it is lack of close association with one another that causes
this, for the easiest way to know people is by constant association
with them. There is often a tendency among a very few Freshmen
to limit their friendships entirely to one or two individuals among
upper classmen to the exclusion of their own classmates. It is
their own fault that they are friendless when those upperclassmen
graduate. This does not mean that a Freshman’s or anyone’s
friendships should be restricted to her class, but friendships within
a class go a long way toward welding it into a common-spirited
whole. We simply cannot limit our friendships if we are to get
the most out of life. We need to associate with those of “‘loftier
estate” for they have something to give us and we them that per-
haps could not be true of our own classmates. It is more often
easier to submit to a stronger will or dominate, and thus dwarf a
weaker will among our friends, but the most joyous friendship is
that of one who challenges, and to whose possibilities yours are
equal. Then it is that your own and your friend’s character will
develop from the contact, for as Emerson says,

“Love is only the reflection of man’s worthiness from other
men.”

Through open heartedness, service, and sincerity on the part
of each of us, there can be no strained relations on our campus
that would keep us from the joys of a friend who is
“An unconscious part
Of every true beat of our heart;
A strength, a growth, whence we derive
God’s health, that keeps the world alive.”

Junior Year Abroad

A yery interesting project is being
tried out by some of the leading
schools of this country. This is the
plan of the “Junior Year Abroad,” and
the offering of certain scholarships
for undergraduate study. Since 1923
this plan has been worked upon and
“the testimony has been uniformly

commendatory, in many cases en-
thusiastic.” “The Junior year abroad”
may, of course, refer to this year
spent in any foreign country. This
statement, however, deals with the
Junior year spent in France, up to
the present the only country where a
carefully planned program correspond-
ing in its main outlines to the Ameri-
can Junior year has been worked out
and put into successful operation. A
like program with like results can no
doubt be worked out in other coun-
tries. Some arguments in favor of
undergraduate study abroad are:

1. “The number of college grad-
uates able to speak and write French
with a reasonable degree of ease and
fluency will be greatly increased.”

2. “The number of college grad-
uates qualified to teach French in our
schools will be similarly augmented.”

3. “The broadening of the individ-
ual’s point of view resulting from a
year of study abroad will prove an
enduring asset not only to him but
to his college and community at
large.”

4. “This year abroad should be an
undergraduate year. Only if it is
possible to take it as one of the regu-
lar four years of the undergraduate
course without postponing the attain-
ment of the baccalaureate, will there
be a significant number of students
availing themselves of it. The aver-
age college student plans to go into a
profession or business upon gradua-
tion, and there are few who consider
spending an extra year abroad.”

A number of scholarships having a
value of $300 each have been placed
in the hands of our Committee for
award. These scholarships are for
study in France and may be used only
by students who are to be members
of a regularly organized group ap-
proved by the Committee. Details in
regard to competition for them will be
sent out within the next month.

A scholarship of $300 is intended to
cover the cost of the round-trip ocean
crossing and of a certain amount of
travel in France, which are the princi-
pal items of expense beyond the aver-
age cost of a year in college in this
country.

The course is especially suitable for
students who plan to major in French.
Smith College admits to its foreign
study unit only those who are major-
ing in French. But the year is adapt-
ed also to those who are majoring in
other fields of literature, history, econ-
omics, ete.

The work covered by this course is
fully equivalent to that of an Ameri-
can college. In addition, the group
has many ‘special lectures on art,
drama, music, ete., excursions to his-
toric places, attendance at the best
operas, concerts and plays, and op-
portunity to meet distinguished per-
sons.

French majors will be especially in-
terested in hearing of the Middlebury
Summer School of French in Vermont.
The Middlebury College was founded
some years ago by the Moody family
and recently has inaugurated the sum-
mer school under the supervision of
Monsieur Molize ex-professor of Har-
vard University, where all of the
courses are given in French. The
building has been modeled after the
chateau and the entire atmosphere is
as near that of France as possible.
The students eat, sleep, converse,
study and live in French, for upon
entrance they sign a pledge to speak
no word of English during the entire
course!

The American Council on Education
is at present engaged in a movement
for the founding of a South Atlantic
Modern Language Association. Pro-
fessor Barney of Greensboro, N. C.,
is chairman of the regional committee
of the Educational Council. The work
of this committee is to make a survey
of the courses of modern languages
in the schools of the country and pro-
mote the best methods of teaching
them.

VOX POPULI

It is a sad and peculiar fact that
we are accustomed to blemish our
beautiful campus with obnoxious bits
of paper. We seem particularly neat
in our own appearance. Why not get
some pride in the aspect of our cam-
pus and help keep it neat and clean?
Spring will soon be here and we sure-
ly cannot let our beautiful shrubs and
flowers spring up to the sight of a

Have you ever been bubbling over
with enthusiasm to impart to some-
one an interesting discovery or a new-
ly-acquired bit of information, only to
have your listener yawn and drawl
with a fastidious tapping of the lips
and a shrugging of the shoulders,
“That’s old stuff’? Have you ever
sat entranced over the eloquent appeal
of a scholarly lecturer only to have

your neighbor remark on the way out,| cast aside theme or envelope! Let’s
“He didn’t say anything new!”?| vanish this Po’ White Trash!
Mustn’t life be terribly dull for the Cc. F..H.

blase creature, especially the young
one, who has been endowed with such
abundant knowledge, or shall we say
such limitless capacity for novelty,
that he is forced to weep with the
tears of Alexander, or search for what
Solomon, some few years ago, averred
did not exist? As far as we can see,
that poor bored youth, sated with life,
has ceased to live and is existing only
in a dormant state. He is suffering
from intellectual gout. We should like
to suggest a few cures. He might take
a little walk across the bridge of San
Luis Rey. Or, better still, he might
open a door, through other languages,
into a new vista of literature, or at
least into a field where he can amuse
himself by confirming his often reiter-
ated statement on the wornout condi-
tion of the universe. Or, he might
devote himself to a little closer scrut-
iny of the subjects he has at hand!
There is nothing like close observation
for opening the eyes to new or unseen
details. We do not entirely censure
the forlorn savant. We pity him. He
is missing the joy of living, of grow-
ing, of acquiring, of working out the
permutations and combinations of this
old world’s old problems. He was born
old, sprung full-grown from the brow
of Minerva! But we also envy him
his opportunity of service. If we knew
so much that nothing was new, we
think we’d impart a little of our
knowledge to our friends!
N. D. F.

CURRENT EVENTS

warfare by prohibiting the building
and use of submarines.

Again the regal “we” begins its
mental process. We have been think-
ing for quite a while now and we have
come to the conclusion that we some-
times border on being irreverent in
chapel. It is hard to keep from shout-
ing to Mary that you, too, flunked that
French test; it is tantalizing to have
the smooth paper of an unopened en-
velope pressed in your hands or peep-
ing alluringly from one of your books;
it is not very easy to keep from asking
Helen if she is going to town this
afternoon; and it is truly maddening
to have to resist taking one last look
at your chem notebook for the test
next period, but you are at college and
you are in chapel.

Chapel attendance will do you
worlds of good if you’ll only let it.
If your nerves are on edge, they will
like Mr. Holt’s most delicate balance
become quieter and quieter and will
finally come lightly to rest on their
apex as Dr. McCain, or Mr, Stukes
finishes the prayer. And you will find
that those new psalms which are some-
times so difficult to catch onto rival
your old familiar favorites in beauty
of thought and melody. Don’t you
think those “silence” cards rather de-
tract from the dignity of the chapel?
Couldn’t we manage to be quiet while
on the corridor? We think so!

“Ye shall reverence my Sanctuary.”
Lev. XIX,

Ea A SR I LE Ne a a RN Oe ee ee ee eee

Ro P., 731.

Quite intesesting because of Mr.
Stukes’ talk in chapel, is the account
of the address given by Dr. E. L.
Hendricks, president of the Central
Missouri State Teachers College, to

The Senate adopted a few days ago
the LaFollette resolution against a

; third term in the presidency.
the conference held recently in Boston

for the purpose of discussing profes-
sional preparation of teachers. Dr.
Hendricks states that equality of edu-
cational opportunities is a farce in
America; and, as one way to remedy
this, that there must be more teachers
who make teaching a profession.

Secretary Kellogg has informed the
French government that he cannot
construe France’s obligations under
the League of Nations membership as
a bar to her joining this and other
world powers in a treaty to outlaw
war.

Air mail service between New York
and Atlanta will begin within six or
eight weeks.

The assertion of Senor Cantillo of
Argentina, in his address before the
League of Nations, that “the Monroe
Doctrine was a declaration of the
political policy of the United States
at the time of the Holy Alliance,
stated to prevent any extension of
that system to America,” created quite
a stir in the League circles on Tues-
day.

Television has been established be-
tween London and Hartsdale, N. Y.,
the demonstration being made by the
Baird Television Development Com-
pany of London.

Frances C.: “Louise is so conscien-
tious she takes notes in child psyc.”

Louise: “Yes, and who borrowed
my child psye notes for exam?”

Lillian (with a sigh): “Gee, I wish
I had.”

Secretary Kellogg said in an inter-
view recently that the United States
would be ready to offer treaties to
other countries outlawing submarine

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Gidd
Gossip

Darlingest Giddie:

i’m awtf’lly scared to write you sence
I’m only one of “those measley fresh-
men” and haven’t learned to use my
daily theme eye yet nor to stop my
sentences when they have one thought
in them nor to exclude the use of
superlatives like i always did in high-
scule—but ennyway i’m called on for
this grate honor of writing you an’
i only hope you can read it. FRESH-
MEN usually know the most of enny-
one when it comes to gossip ‘cause
they’re always stickin’ their noses (an’
mine is pug too an’ i do have the
worst time!) into the hated sophs an’
snooty upperclassmen’s business—an’ i
mean to say they learn a lot too, but
honest i’m so scared cause everyone’s
gonna read this an’ make fun of it
that i don’t know whether i can even
say what I know about jack anderson
(an’ you know it must be the choicest
gossip in the world) an’ that if i was
talking to you i jus couldn’t hold it
back a second unless JANET MeDON-
ALD was ravin’ about us enforcin’
those horrid rules about visiting after
lights, or LILLIAN LECONTE was
ravin’' to HER JACK (i heard one time
when she was comin’ home from char-
lotte—she got up out of bed to read
2 of his notes!), or lauRa brOwn was
holding her own on 8rd floor mAin—
well i guess in enny of thoes cases
i’d have to quit. but what i was on
the point of sayin’ was somebody
asked jAck who did the etching in
her room and she grinned an’ said
“don’t you know i etch all the time?”
(isn’t her grammar horrible? an dont-
cha think i have a chance to pass
enGlish too in spite of this letter).
But the funniest thing yet an what
tickled me to death—cept i was al-
ready so scared i’d a died ennyway
was what happened to dOt sSMITH.
course you already know about the
burglar (i dont know why i said “THE
BURGLAR?” cause i think everybody’s
created one for her own romance. i’m
more in sympathy with that po ol’
maid who grabbed the robber as last
resort than i ever was—since i been
here) eVidently dOt wasnt tho’ cause
when she saw the figure of a man in
her room the other night she faintd
an was dragged off senseless. IT
wasnt a real man at all cause in no

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{time zOU was runnin in frantically
screaming (she went to the v. m. i.
basketball game an almost lost her
voice) “gIve me DR HEWEY’S paste-
board man or he might lose his wig”
jeAn grEY slid down the banisters to
crown the unfottunate burglar with
the BLACK CAT, an diTTie wiNTer
screwed up her hair in MAGGIB’S
fashion to frighten him (BUT did you
know her picture’s in the BEAUTY
SECTION of the V. M. I. annual? she
has such classical features an’ that’s
one reason im glad im a freshman
even if i guess in abuot a week or 2
those sOphs ‘ll beat it out a me), an
the whole gang was there jus like they
was on the campus las’ time when we
heard LOU robERtson was kidnapped
by a burglar only to learn later that
she was sittin on the porch at An-
nesley with a pillow by her side gettin
inspirashun from the moon to write
to one of Cupid’S victims.

yEs, things have been happening—
an im so chocked full of news i dont
know what to say nex ’cept las’ time
i saw BETTY HUDSON she begged
hard to be put in print. i guess the
safest of all her breaks to write about
is the time she asked the beau who
sent her 5 Ibs. of noRRis candy where
he got “that tacky tie” an he answered
“wHy you gave it to me on my birth-
day! (i hope those toothpick-limbs
hold her up now, or ShiRleY as an
ideal roommate will have to help (an
her with rivals such as “the BELLS”
(we here) to keep up with.)

i guess i’ll have to quit now—but
ask dear little eDIth McgrANAham
about the floorwalker at Allen’s an
deLL arBUckLe about the preacher at
WILMINGTON (she was sponsor of
the Track Team at Davidson last
year!)—an try to learn the signifi-
cance between Ruth priNgle an’ S. A.,
and JuliA Rowan an’ “Red-hair.”

Humbly —but hopeful that the
Sophs ’ll have merey if their spring
raid.

AGGIE AMATEUR.

P. S. I—Lib Branch wired her
brother she was gonna get married
the 30th of February. (He is on the
way up here from Florida to adjust
this drastic mistake, so a telegrapm
read.) I’m glad I learned “30 days
hath September . -” but it would

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About the Burglar

(Written by Tabbie, Main’s favor-
ite maid—eye-witness of the famous
Campus Theft.)

As I advansed toward Ansley Build-
ing friday evening I was allmost at
the turning path that goes up too
ansley Rear Door. in a moments time

I Saw a form coming from Behind the

house that Would make one think it|
was a man I was not shure about this
—So I Continued too walk on Slowily
watching the form that I thought too
Be a man. In two minets he was on
the Steeps half Bent—he opened the
Door and was on the onside. I was
called too a stop and Look and I Knew
then it was a man from the Bright
Light I could tell, well it was: I was
So frighten I was allmost petrified.
I was shaken from center to circum-
ference. With all of this I Determined
too know more about this. The Man
Stood half Bent—he Stoops and peeps
—looks—and with one Brace of the
Body he went up the rear hall out of
view. On two or three minets what
filled my eyes again was the man
Coming Back toward the rear door
He then paused for a moment and
again went as near too the Rear
Windows as he could get—peeping—
peering—looking—stopping and listen-
ing and then with face toward Miss
Elisebeth lynn’s Room and with a
Shove of the Door he leeped into the
room: I then made a leep too Main too
notify Mr. White. After I had noti-
fyd Mr. White—the Intruder Come
one way while Mr. White went an-
other. I was Standing on the Steps
at Main and the Burglar Come Dash-
ing By with hat Drawn over The Right
Side of face and hand on hip pocket
and he was Soon out of sight.
TABBY.

big dances! Ted Wallace, Mochy

Ferguson, Lib Branch and Helen
Fox attended the Black Cat dance
Tuesday night. Carolyn Essig and Bo
Skeen made their presence felt at
the Ball of the Nations given by the
Pi Kappa Phi’s at the Biltmore Fri-
day evening. Virginia Baker and Jean
Kennedy were the guests of Mrs. Care
Wednesday night and attended the
Shriners’ Dance. Joe Fairchild and
Betty Reid looked their prettiest at
the Venetian Club Fancy Dress Thurs-
day evening.
QC) ix debutantes visited dis-

tant points last week-end.
Mirian Anderson and Jack Mc-
Lellon visited Frances McCoy in Co-
lumbus. Eliza Ramey and Emily Cope

spent the week-end in Griffin.

Sie: of our belles rate all the

AMPING always has its joys.
® Pine Lodge welcomed Octavia
Young, Elizabeth Heath, Chris-
tine Henderson, Jane McLaughlin,

Mary Doyal, Louise Fowler, Hortence
King, Estelle Bryan and Miss Eliz-
abeth Cheatham last week-end.

NTEREST has been aroused on the
| campus lately because of all our

distinguished visitors. Louise
Barton’s mother spent the week-end
with her. Mr. W. A. Bellingrath spent
Wednesday with Elinore, Mrs. J. W.
Woolfolk visited her daughter, Eliz-
abeth, and Dr. and Mrs. McPhaul visit-
ed Shirley during the past week.

VERYBODY is interested in
iy knowing that Nell Hillhouse’s
grandmother, Mrs. Thomas,
visited her last week-end.
leave that “good to the last
drop” feeling! Zou Woolford
entertained the Sophomore basket-ball
team at a breakfast party given Mon-
day morning. The Y. W. C, A. cabi-
net entertained the advisory board
Thursday night. And last but not least
—a birthday party was given at the
Tea House Wednesday night for Laura
Brown, Chopin Hudson, and Florence
Hill.
OU all know the thrill of a week-
Y end spent in town! Our debu-
tantes, Ruth Pringle, Bib Mce-
Kee, Betsy Bennett, Shirley McPhaul,
Betty Hudson, Harriet Williams, Joe
Fairchild, Mary Stokely, Joe Walker,
Frances Glenn, Lenore Briggs and

Nina Hammond kept Atlanta hum-
ming last week-end.

Not All There

Lawyer: “Was the man you found
under the street car a total stranger?”

Witness (trying to be very careful):
“No, sir, his arm and leg were gone—
he was only a partial stranger.”

be fun if someone ’d run off bein’s EA HOUSE affairs always

this is leap-year.

P. S. If.—Isn’t it a shame, Giddie,
that the girls weren’t allowed to dance
with THE MAN at the big dance on
Founder’s Day? But not being able
to dance with him didn’t keep them
from admiring him—and Giddie—the
admiration’s lasting! Ask Georgia—
or Peggy Lou—she really fell for him
at the faculty-varsity baseball game!!

Curious Son: “Father, why didn’t
Noah swat those two flies in the Ark
while he had such a good chance?”

And— Father: “Son, it’s time for you to
get to bed.”
Girls!!
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Degrees are conferred upon men and women
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Club News

Phi Alpha Phi held a meeting March
I, at which a preparatory debate
against Vassar was given. The query
was, Resolved: That the U. S. Should
Cease Protecting by Force of Arms
Capital Invested in Foreign Lands
Except After Formal Declaration of
War. The affirmative was upheld by
Eleanor Lee Norris and Martha Stack-
house, and the negative by Mary Shep-
herd and Janet McDonald.

The Greek Students of Agnes Scott
and the members of the Greek Guild
of Emory University held a banquet
at the Candler Hotel Saturday night.
Mr. Ajax, president of the Emory
Guild, welcomed the Agnes Scott
girls; and Frances Craighead, presi-
dent of the Agnes Scott Classical Club,
replied for the Hottentots. The place
cards, instead of the ordinary names,
had the names of mythological charac-
ters on them: Hecuba ate with Priam
and Helen with Menelous. The ad-
dress of the evening was made by
Dr. Memminger, an Episcopal minis-
ter of Atlanta, who lectured on Greek
tragedy. Among those present were
Miss Torrance, Miss Freed, Julia Mc-
Clendon, Jack Anderson, Mary Perkin-
son, Frances Craighead, Muriel Griffin,
and Alma Metcalf

Blackfriars met Friday, March 2.
The club decided to repeat “Hero
Worship,” by Frances Hargis, at the
same time that Janet McDonald’s and
Miss Bland’s plays are given.

Friday afternoon, March 9, the Clas-
sical Club will meet at the home of
Julia Napier in Decatur. Miss Ham-
mond will read parts of her master’s
thesis. The meeting will be in the
nature of a tea. Lucy Mae Cook,
Julia McClendon, and Frances Craig-
head will assist Julia Napier.

The League of Women Voters will
give a tea on Wednesday, March 7,
at 4:30 for the members and their
friends. Miss Eleonore Raoul, presi-
dent of the Georgia League, will
speak. At the April meeting of the
League, Colonel George Napier, Attor-
ney General for Georgia, will talk. The
following will serve: F. Craighead,
Jean Alexander, Irene Lowrance, and
Mary Ray Dobyns.

La Cercle Francaise met at 4 P.
M., Monday, March 5, at Carol Hin-
man’s home in Atlanta. The mem-
bers of the club left Agnes Scott in
automobiles. Mrs. Hinman talked on
French art, after which refresh-
ments were served. This club has re-
cently received its certificate for mem-
bership in the Federation De L’al-
liance Francaise Aux Etats—Unis au
Canada.

ELIZABETH NORFLEET
MARRIED

Elizabeth Norfleet, one of the most
popular girls of the class of ’27, was
married to Jack Miller on March 38.
The ceremony was solemnized at high
noon by Dr. Lilly in the Reynolda
Church. Elizabeth Lilly was her maid
of honor and Carolina McKinney,
Mary Martha Librook and Louisa
Kititsky were in the bridal party.

We are all hoping that Lib will not
forget us on her honeymoon and will
stop to see us.

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and
Inspect our Athletic Goods.

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Gym Shoes
Bathing Caps

_THE AGONISTIC

Varsity and Faculty Clash—Faculty Wins| Juniors Water Polo

Siz! The ball went speeding across

the plate into the hands of the catcher.
The breathless spectators immediately

leaned forward in their seats to wit-
ness the outcome of Mr. Cunning-
ham’s swift twirl. It proved fatal, for
Red Hudson was unable to get to
first base on her gallant effort at a
homer. One out! had
really begun with the Faculty in the
field and the Varsity at bat. What

would the outcome be? Another swing
of the arm and Mr. Cunningham was
surprised to find the ball rapidly com-
ing back at him. With an accurate
scoop of one hand he stopped it, then
rushed it on to first before Arwood
could get there. Castle, the next at
the bat, deciding to keep the ball away
from the pitcher’s box slammed it
through shortstop, which put her safe
on first. Dunbar singled through
pitcher’s box. By the time Glenn had
sent a “speeder” to shortstop the
Faculty became alarmed. After Dr.
Hayes had shouted encouragement Mr.
Cunningham, with great determina-
tion, threw a strike right where Paxon
wanted it. But to her surprise it
curved a little too far to the right to
be converted into a three-bagger. In-
stead, it went straight to second base,
where it met Glenn coming in. This
made the third out and the Faculty
went to their trick at the bat.

Dr. Hayes, the spectacular first
baseman, was the first up. He swung
heavily at the ball, and started run-
ning amid the shouts from the grand-
stand. With fear and trembling the
Varsity watched the ball soar through
the air out toward left field, then drop
quietly into the open arms of Arwood.
That was a help! Mr. Cunningham
succeeded in getting on first and stole
second while Miss Wilburn was ap-
proaching first base. Redd Hamilton
was taking her turn at the plate when
Miss Wilburn recklessly started to-
ward second. She was caught be-
tween Nash and Glenn but skillfully
slid to the bag. All of this time Mr.
Cunningham was slyly walking in
home. How proud he was to have
made the first score! Castle sent the
ball spinning across the plate again.
ReddHamilton sacrificed to first, bring-
ing Miss Wilburn in, which made the
second score, Miss North easily got
safe on first on a wild peg from short-
stop. She advanced to third on Pope’s
clean hit to right field. (Much to the
Varsity’s distress Lettie had been bor-
rowed to help the Faculty), The
efficient Faculty shortstop, Dr. Logan,
stood up to hit the ball, He beat the
ball to first in time to see Miss North
tripping gayly in home. Flynn (more
borrowed student material) made the
third out—shortstop to first. This was
the last of the first inning and the
score was 3 to 0 in favor of the
Faculty. Who’d have thought it?

In the second inning the students
started hitting vigorously. This seem-
ingly rattled the Faculty for they
made many unnecessary, though amus-
ing errors. As a last resort Dr. Logan
concealed the ball under his coat in
hopes that he could tag the unsuspect-
ing runner. He failed in his attempt

The game

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but he had urged his fellow players
on to victory for they cunningly
caught three people off their bases. In
dismay, the Varsity realized that they
had lost another chance to score.

Whiz! “Hurrah!” “Stop him!”
“Catch him in home!” In spite of
hostile sentiments Dr. Hayes landed
safely on third base, much to the sor-
row of the students. About this time
Miss Wilburn decided to steal a few
bases but sad to say was thwarted in
her attempt. However, the Faculty
war consoled when they saw Mr. Cun-
ningham again creeping in home. He
always came in at the most unsuspect-
ed time.

The tables seemed to be turning
now. In the first of the third inning
the Varsity stacked up seven runs,
which gave them a lead of two scores.
It was an intense relief to the grief-
stricken ones in the field when the
last out was made. They felt that it
was up to them to redeem themselves.
Well, they did! Dr. Logan, proved to
outclass Ty Cobb when it came to
sliding. He helped to “pile up” four
more runs for his team. An incident
occurred during this struggle which
almost proved to be sad. Dr. Hayes,
wildly running in home bumped into
Paxon, knocking her down. However,
he went back and picked her up as
soon as he had scored.

Dr. Hayes was repaid the next in-
ning, though. He had a scramble with
the ball, which almost got the best
of him but finally he recovered it.
However, by this time, Nash, who had
hit the ball, was standing on the base
grinning. When the Faculty got up
to bat again they added three more
runs to their number.

The last inning was quite exciting.
Mr. Cunningham decided to change
places with Dr. Hayes. With extreme
dread, one by one the Varsity stood
up at the plate. They hit with all
their might but failed to tie the score.

The outstanding incident during the
last few minutes was when Dr.
Logan's hat blew off and he, making
a mistake, caught it instead of the
ball which was coming toward him.

The final score was 13 to 12 in
favor of the Faculty. Both teams

played a skillful game. It was most

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Victors, Seniors Vol-
ley Ball Champions

The Juniors seem to be walking
away with every championship. They
were not satisfied with their triumph
in basketball but stepped right up and
claimed the water polo title, too. Yes,
we admit that they deserved it. Who
wouldn’t shrink away into oblivion at
the sight of Pasco’s mighty strokes
coming through the water. And we’d
better watch out for Sally or she’ll
be swimming the English Channel
next. We are proud of all the team
of '29, They have set a pace that
will cause us to hustle if we expect to
keep up.

The Seniors are the proud posses-
sors of the volley ball championship.
At one time the Sophomores had high
hopes but were soon downcast when
actually confronted by the alert Sen-
jor team. The victors won three
games out of three played, which is
a good record. Though few students
came to witness these games, they
were quite interesting.

interesting and those who did not come
missed the chance of their life to see
some big league playing.

Lineup:

FACULTY VARSITY
Red Hamilton —~ Catcher _. Armstrong

Cunningham _.- Pitcher —-~_- Castle
Hayes —_---- 1st Base ....._-. Nash
North —.--- 2nd Base —--..- Glenn
Wilburn _.__-_ 8rd Base ___--- Paxon
Pope 2222 s2s= Hi Sy Gasca se North
Logan —---<=—- Oh. eee Arwood
Rainey (Flynn) C. Field _.._ Dunbar

Runs:

VARSITY ~ FACULTY
Hudson (1) Hayes (2)
Arwood (2) Cunningham (2)

Castle (1) Wilburn (1)
Dunbar (2) Red Hamilton (1)
Glenn (2) Logan (2)
Paxon (2) Flynn (2)
Nash (2) Rainey (2)
Total 12 Total 13

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ENTERING ON A
NEW SEASON

Come on out everybdy! Fun is at
high tide! The weather’s fine, the
sports better!

This is the beginning of our third
season of sports. We are hoping that
everybody will enter into these games
with the greatest enthusiasm. From
the looks of the number out at the
class practices, baseball and track are
going to be a ripping success this year.

There is nothing more exciting than
a fast game of ball. Baseball is one
game which everybody knows some-
thing about and it is so very easy
to increase your knowledge. Then, it
is not a bane at all. Why, the time
(as well as the ball) actually flies
when you are practicing. If you come
once you'll come again. Did you ever
stop to think that baseball is a great
aid in the exclusion of surplus flesh?
If necessary it can do its part in ad-
ding to a limited amount, too. Come
on, let’s everybody give baseball a
trial!

Track is fully as fascinating as
baseball. You learn to jump, run, and
throw an object a long distance. Aren’t
such abilities worth striving for? It’s
a bet that none of us know exactly
how nimble our bodies are. This is
the chance to test ourselves. How
high can you jump? Come to track
practice and we'll find out.

Of course, we don’t have to be urged
to play tennis, This is just a re-
minder. There is not a prettier game
played and no girl should be in col-
lege and not know how to play. We
have several splendid courts, which
are always neatly lined off. Just
lately new backstops have been built
for our convenience. Let’s all meet
down back of the gym and have a
game. What do you say?

“Our Chinese laundryman has named
his son after Lindbergh.”

“What's that, Charlie Fly?”

“No. One Long Hop.”

Change in Point
System Gives
Chance to All

This year a change has been made
in the giving of points for track. We
are glad to hear this for it gives every
one an equal chance to secure points
on her Agnes Scott letter.
the winners in the tournament were
First
place always got five points, second

Formerly,
the only ones receiving credit.

place three points and third place one
point. Now, points will be given just
as in every other sport. There will be
a track team and squad for each
To belong to the team means
a reward of one hundred points and

class,

squad membership gives fifty points.
Of course, to make the varsity means
the acquirement of three hundred
points. The classes of which the win-
ners of the tournament are members
will receive the points that formerly
were assigned to the individual.
Every student in Agnes Scott should
Think what

it will mean when we are out of col-
lege! There is nothing we could he
more proud of. This new arrangement
was made to help us. We must take
advantage of it.

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Feature Number

When we heard the other day that
the March Aurora was going to be

something quite “different,” our daily
theme sense (the thing that makes
work)
greatly stirred up at the thought, and
we decided we had better see what it
all about. Consequently
marched up to Emily Kingsbery’s
room and asked her to give us the de-
sired information. She said that it
really was a bit different from the
other two, it was to be a Sketch-Book
number!

There will be two long sketches—
both of them interesting character
studies, and several short ones, which
will take the place of the essays in
“Salmagundi.” Then there will be
four short stories, all different in sub-
ject matter and treatment, but all
most interesting, and the poetry, too,
will be as good, if not better than
usual.” After reading the exchange
page in the last Aurora and investi-
gating in the library, we believe that
our Aurora is better than any of the
exchanges—in both short stories and
essays, but especially in poetry. Per-
haps Hottentots are just a bit more
poetically inclined than most college
students.

Besides the short stories, and
sketches, and poetry, there will be
some very good illustrations this
month.

The last Aurora will be a collegiate
number. The story will be published.
You remember it, of course—the best
short story of college life. There will
be college poems and essays, as well.
So all you, who can summon the muse,
prepare to start calling, and to start
writing!

the well-known “eye” was

was we

Miss Louise Pfieffer, ’26, of Bruns-! Lucille married Dr. Shingler, who is a
wick, Ga., was married recently to| Methodist preacher, and they are now
Mr. Lewis. They will make their home| living in Grover, S. C.
in Atlanta. as Georgie May Little had dinner at

Miss Louise Capin, ’27, of Jackson-| the Alumnae House last Sunday night.
ville, Fla., was married on March 3 Miss. Vitginia ‘Burt, ‘24, married
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Americus, Ga. weddings, Virginia wore an exquisite
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The Decatur Alumnae did not have
their regular meeting Tuesday night,
but will meet as usual on next Tues-
day.

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Faculty and Students
Honor Cleo Hearon

Influence of Her Life and
Work Will Be Per-
manent.

The attempt to express our great
loss in the death of Miss Hearon
brought with it much of comfort in
spite of the sorrow. We appreciated
more fully the privilege of having had
her with us, and felt more sure that
her influence would remain as a per-
manent inspiration toward higher
ideals.

From the time when she first came
to Agnes Scott Miss Hearon’s whole
life was devoted to the advancement
of the college in scholarship, to pro-
motion of wider contacts with the
outside world, and to resisting in-
fluences which she felt were detri-
mental to the highest ideals of learn-
ing. It was here that her interest
centered until the very end. The one
thought that shook her wonderful
courage during the last days of her
life was that of no longer being able
to work for and with the institution
she loved so dearly.

In the college she gave herself free-
ly to work which seemed to her to
promote her ideals for it, work in the
debates and other extra curriculum
activities. The organization and to a
great degree the success of the Lec-
ture Association is due to her. With
others she worked long and untir-
ingly in establishing the chapter of
Phi Beta Kappa at Agnes Scott.

In the outside world, too, Miss
Hearon was a force. For several
years she served with distinction as
Regional Director of the South Atlan-
tic District for the American Associa-
tion of Unievrsity Women. On sey-
eral occasions she was appointed to

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important committees of the Ameri-
ean Historical Association—an honor
conferred on few women. In the sum-
mer of 1926 she was chosen as one of
the group of college and university
professors sent to Europe by the
Carnegie Endowment for Interna-
tional peace. Her studies of Missis-
sippi and the compromise of 1850,
and nullification in Mississippi are
important documents not only in the
state but in national history.

Her singularly high intellectual in-
tegrity, keenness of mind, balance of
judgment, and scholarly instincts won
respect and admiration everywhere
and made her a constant inspiration
to higher endeavor not only to her stu-
dents but to her colleagues as well.

We asked some of her former stu-
dents to give us an expression of
what she meant to her classes and the
following was sent, which we feel be-
longs in these resolutions:

“To the students, Miss Hearon was
the visible embodiment and expression
of the intellectual ideal. One could
not hear her lectures without at least
a momentary eagerness to possess
something of her thoroughness and
discrimination of her zest for think-
ing. She allowed us to sit at her feet,
and she made the history of the old
world exceedingly interesting and
vital. In extra-curriculum activities
her advice was invaluable.

But her most distinctive character-
istie was her ability to combine
strength with charm. She was the
social aristocrat, as well as the in-

tellectual—the students ideal of a
gentlewoman.”

To us of the faculty, Miss Hearon
was a woman of great charm, very
reserved and yet with wide social in-
terests. She lived much to herself
but was truly interested in others and
had many friends who were devoted
to her.

As is often true of those of high
intellectual attainments she had a very
simple, though a real faith, which sus-
tained her during the months of her
illness, making her a marvel of cour-
age to those who saw her in her suffer-
ing when she knew that the closing
hour of her earthly life was near.

In the death of Cleo Hearon, then,
we feel that the student body, the
faculty and the college have suffered
an irreparable loss.

The Senior class of 1928 made plans
at a recent meeting to leave their
parting gift to the college in the
form of a memorial to Miss Hearon.
As members of this class are possibly
the last to have felt the full in-
fluence of Miss Hearon’s personality
and intellectual strength, it is fitting
that they should give a tangible ex-
pression to their love and admiration
for her.

They will establish in the library
are Hearon Memorial History Room,
similar to the Armstead Memorial
English Room. For this purpose the
present economics room on the second
floor, southwest corner of the library
will be redecorated and refurnished by
the class, possibly before graduation.
The three hundred personal history
books which Miss Hearon left to the
college will be placed in this room.
The administration is having an ap-
propriate book plate drawn up, that
a reminder of the giver may remain
in every book.

Somewhere in the room will be
placed a bronze tablet bearing a
simple tribute.

It is hoped that this Memorial
Room will serve to give to students
who are yet to come a little of the
spirit of the woman to whom it is dedi-
cated.

The Black List! _

There are one hundred Agnes Scott
students on the so-called “black list,”
For a college like Agnes Scott, this
number is entirely too great. There
really should not be any. For the
majority of the girls, carelessness is
the principal reason for their failure
to contribute their share for the Stt-
dent Budget. The last five dollars
is just as important as the first. They
are to go to the Agnes Scott annual,
and if the Silhouette does not receive
its amount from the budget, it wall
have a difficult time in staying on top.

Realize your duty, Hottentots! Do
your share. Pay your money for the
budget as soon as possible, and get off
the black list! mS

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New Publication
Room Opened

Entertain at After
Dinner Coffee.

Staffs

The three campus publications—Sil-
houette, Aurora, and Agonistie—en-
tertained heir staffs, the members of
the English faculty, members of the
Gym Department, and a few special
guests, celebrating the opening of the
new publication room, Tuesday eve-
ning from 7 to 8. This room is locat-
ed on the second floor of the gym, the
former Tabard Inn headquarters, With
delicious coffee and witty, delightful
conversation, the hour passed quickly
and enjoyably,

The publication room is attractively
and serviceably furnished. Blue is the
dominant note in the decoration. The
three desks with their bookshelves and
blue blotters on the left of the room
are balanced by an inviting easy chair
and console table opposite. Pretty blue
cretonne curtains add a note of bright-
ness, and the rug carries out the
blended rose-colors of the room.

Files of previous issues of all three
publications are kept here, as well:as
current material.
a long-needed addition to our campus.
Three cheers for the publications!

PEGGY LOU ELECTED
BLUE RIDGE CHAIRMAN

Peggy Lou Armstrong was recently
elected chairman of Blue Ridge by a
committee consisting of one repre-
sentative from each southern state.
The committee met recently at Nash-
ville, Tenn., to make plans for the
conference. Peggy Lou, as representa-
tive from the state of Georgia at-
tended this meeting. Peggy Lou is
the first Agnes Scott girl to receive
this honor since Miss Seandreth, who
served as chairman her Senior year.

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Black Friars tryouts will be held
next Monday night, March 12; from
7 *til 8:30 o’clock. Tryouts are open
o Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors.
The selections for trying out will be
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Black Friar tryouts! Show that your
editing ability is only exceeded by
your dramatic ability! The time is
near at hand. Take advantage of this
opportunity and sign today.

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May Day Cast
Is Announced

Leading Characters for An-
nual Festival Chosen.

The first of May has unusual sig-
nifiicance at Agnes Scott, for it brings
perhaps the loveliest of our celebra-
tions, May Day. The scenario for this
year, which was written by Carolyn
Essig, was published several weeks
ago. Now the able committee after
due consideration has chosen the fol-
lowing cast of principal characters:

Bes eee oo ee Lila Porcher
Mouth, =.= Sees. Raemond Wilson
Gloom == ee Ruth Hall
Sitl< see Elizabeth Allgood
fvening Star.—______----- Mary Cope
Premiere Danseuse_. Louise Robertson
Harlequin__________-_-__-Ann Erhlich
Columbime_—-=-==- -.-- Hazel Wolfle
Messenger_-____.-.---- Virginia Sears
Greek:'Got__ sa __ J Margaret Ogden
Egyptian Princess___~—- Polly Vaughn
Roman Warrior__—-_ Margaret McCoy
Comic Uncle_________-_ Sara Townsend

Activities of Dr.
McCain’s§. 8. Class

Announcement has been made of a
party which Dr. McCain’s Freshman
Sunday School Glass is planning for
the cripple children. The Crippled
Children’s Home in Decatur has been
chosen by the Sunday School Class as
the object of its special attention and
the class as a whole has been making
weekly trips to the Home to entertain
the children. The party is to be Sat-
urday afternoon and an interesting
program for the afternoon has been
prepared. The girls are taking puzzles
and games to play with the children.
As a special feature a little skit has
been arranged. Ice cream cones will
be ‘served during the afternoon. The
children range in age from 2 to 14.
All are anticipating the party with
much pleasure.

Dr, McCain’s Class has been very
active of late. Under his supervision
it has gone into a different line of
study. The program of study was ar-
ranged with a view of discussing sub-
jects especially interesting to college
students. So far these have proved
very valuable to the members of the
class,

Another recent innovation of this
class is the open-forum period. For a
few minutes each Sunday, phases of

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Revue

Given By Miss Randolph’s
Classes.

Miss Randolph presented her ad-
vanced students of interpretive danc-
ing in a recital at the gym last Fri-
day afternoon. At the beginning of
the program the whole class gave a
series of rhythms, the first three of
which were selections from Schubert:
an invitation polka, waltz leap, and
leap. After this was a graceful swal-
low dance from Bachman.

The three clogs which followed were
Yankee Doodle (with Olive Spencer
and Kitty Hunter), the newsboy clog
and a Georgia male quartet! Polly
Vaughn, Mary Trammell and Eliz-
abeth Flinn were most convincing
newsboys and the male quartet evoked
thrills from our feminine hearts.

The dances of the small groups were
most charming. They included Liebes-
frend with Lucille Bridgman, Virginia
Earle, and Carolyn Essig and a waltz
from Schubert, followed by Gluck’s
“Andante” (with Elizabeth Allgood,
Julia Napier and Hazel Wolfe), a love-
ty dance which was the literal inter-
pretation of the music, each step tak-
ing the time value of the note.

But best of all was the “Burning of
Moscow,” by Rachmaninoff. Margaret
MeCoy was impressive as the old bell-
ringer, while eight maidens in flame-
colored raiment staged the most real-
istic of fires, Lila Porcher as the
spirit of Moscow rose against the
flames and sent them back. The en-
tire recital was charming, and the
girls in their pastel dancing costumes
were indeed a lovely spectacle.

After the recital, the gym depart-
ment invited the guests to a tea given
in honor of the Juniors. G. B. Knight
presided over the punch bowl. The
room was charmingly decorated with
pussy-willow and jonquils.

the lesson are discussed by different
members of the class in addition to
Dr. McCain’s address. Dr. McCain’s
Class is doing an interesting and
profitable work, among themselves,
and especially among the children of
the Crippled Children’s Home.

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Students Urged to Vote.

Blections—an event of vital interest
to every Hottentot—are to be held this
year on March 19. Student Govern-
ment, ¥. W. G. A., Athletic Associa-
tion, and publications are the most
important phases governing our stu-
dent life. The various officers chosen
for these organizations will carry out
the extra-curricula activities for the
year ’28 and ’29, and each girl has an
opportunity to give her opinion by
yoting for the girl she considers most
worthy of the office.

This is a time when each student
can prove whether she is an “adult.”
Upon each one individually rests the
responsibility of finding the best girl
for the office and of voting for her.
Before filling in the nominating blank,
comes the opportunity to use our in-
telligence and to disregard any preju-
dices. In the case of any indecision,
the present heads of the various or-
ganizations are quite capable of giving
the necessary requirements and the
desired qualities for offices.

ALUMNAE VISIT
HIGH SCHOOLS

Two of our most distinguished
alumnae, Miss Elizabeth Lynn and
Miss Polly Stone, left last Thursday
for a short trip to Griffin, Jonesboro,
and Jackson, Ga. In these towns they
met with the alumnae clubs and were
taken to speak to the Juniors and
Seniors of the High Schools about
coming to Agnes Scott. They came
back Saturday after a most successful
and enjoyable time.

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Thursday morning, April 12, at 9:30
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swimming. An unusually fine program
has been arranged that will not last
over an hour and a half. Other ques-
tions such as camping and suitable
recreation will be discussed.

If there are any who have no classes
at this time it would certainly be edu-
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attend this meeting. It will be held
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The day student meeting, held last
Wednesday, was one of the most in-
teresting held this year.
ly large gathering was present and
several features made the meeting an

An unusual-

enjoyable one.

Francis Hargis, the day student
president, announced that the hut had
been given to one of the campus clubs,
probably Pi Alpha Phi. This club will,
in return for the favor, redecorate the
day student room in the gym.

After the devotional which was led

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boarders.

The principal speaker of the meet-
ing was Bee Keith, who talked about
the work of the Industrial Committee
of the Y. W. The object of this com-
mittee is to help break down the bar-
riers between the working girl and
the college girl. It has done much to
broaden the sympathies and interests
of both classes of girls. In closing,
Bee invited all who were interested in
this line of work to come to some of
the Industrial Committee meetings
every Monday night at the Y. W. C.
A. in Atlanta. She also asked them
to come to the college forum Sunday
afternoon at Spellman College,

The day students are becoming very
famous. First they had two of their
number, Evangeline Papageorge and
Myrtle Bledsoe, elected to Phi Beta
Kappa, and now they have a real
playwright among their group. She
happens to be their president too—
Frances Hargis.

Several of the day students hiked to

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THE AGONISTIC
News Briefs

This afternoon the Cotillion Club
is giving a subscription dance. Again
a red orchestra has been procured, the
same that played for the dance given
on Founder’s Day. Twenty-five cents
admission will be charged and the
money obtained will be used in the
promoting of more social life on the
campus. Punch will be served to the
guests.

On February 28, and March 7, the
Juniors sponsored moving pictures at
the DeKalb Theatre in Decatur. The
first was Bebe Daniels in “She’s a
Sheik,” and the second Norma Tal-
madge in “Camille.”

So far, the Sophomores are ahead in
the race for the athletic banner!

Jo Walker’s play has received rec-
ognition! Last week a man asked for
an interview and wanted to act as her
publicity manager in advertising the
play! He thought there were great
prospects in it.

Faithful Mary Cox, maid of Inman,
was unable to come to work last week.
She was suffering with rheumatism.
We are glad she is back with us now.

Open Forum does have results! That
extra dime that we’ve been having to
pay for the laundering of our counter-
panes has been done away with! Also
—we have some brand new laundry
slips. Our difficulties along that line
ought to be all remedied now.

One of the false alarms of the
“burglar” proved to be Mr. Robinson,
who was racing across the campus one
night last week to catch a train. Some
one seeing such a suspicious looking
action thought that surely the long
looked-for burglar was at hand, and
with great presence of mind, blew the
whistle for Mr. White. After great
commtion, we were all surprised—and
(we must confess) a little disappoint-
ed that our burglar was only Mr.
Robinson.

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All of the best people seem to be
doing away with the old proctor sys-
tem. The Carolinian announces that
N. C. C, W. will adopt the new system
of house committees as soon as sched-
ules can be made and posted.

“Tt may be of interest to students of
sociology and philosophy of educa-
tion,”’ says The Carolinian. “To learn
that the investigations of Dr. Ells-
worth Huntington show that the chil-
dren of large families lead in the ac-
tivities at Yale University.”

Converse, also, seems to have been
afflicted with mumps recently. The
Parley Voo expresses its sympathy in
“Lest Ye Forget or Ode to the Mumps.

Lest ye forget the two who’ve gone
before,

From out our hearts this little verse
we pour;

When all alone and lying still in bed

With hot water bottles around your

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When feeling down-hearted, depressed
and blue,

Remember that we have been through
it too.

We know how you long for the mail
to come,

And happy you are when you get
some;

We know how it hurts for the first
few days,

But the attention you get shows it
pays.

When your glands swell up and are
paining you,

Remember that we have been through
it too.

When you’ve read all the books you
have on hand,

And written all the letters you can
stand,

When your friends forget and your
beau won’t write,

And strictly at nine—click! off goes
the light,

When the flowers that come are not
for you,

Remember that we have been through
it too.

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Rememb’ring that we have been
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AGONISTIC THREE

Hottentots, notice! Help keep the
race of waste-baskets from becoming
extinct. The Arsenal Cannon gives
the appeal to its students.

The Dying Race

Students, rouse yourself to action!
Save the dying race of waste baskets!
Last year approximately one-fourth
of the waste baskets in America died
of starvation. That means, therefore,
that America will be devoid of this
long-standing line of willing workers
by 1950.

Last year at Tech four waste bas-
kets had to be removed to a sanitarium
because they were so neglected.
Starved to death at Tech! Can you
imagine it, when so much good food is
blowing around the campus? Each
student who throws his candy wrapper
on the ground instead of in the waste
basket is aiding the destruction of this
dying race.

Let us show our humanity to dumb
waste baskets by feeding them candy
wrappers, D papers, scrap papers, test
papers, and all other papers so that
Tech may rescue this almost extinct
race.

—Arsenal Cannon, Arsenal Technical
H. 8., Indianapolis, Ind.

The Sun Dial contains a most in-
teresting article among her intercol-
legiate news. “These are busy days
for the educational reformers, both
those who are instituting reforms and
those who are writing critiques for
the magazines. University of Michi-
gan has definitely determined to begin
next fall the plan of conferring two-
year diplomas on students deemed in-
capable of carrying upper division
work.” Some difficulty is anticipated
in the matter of selection, even Presi-
dent Little, foremost exponent of the
plan, questioning grades as a suitable
and honest criterion. None the less,
the plan will be tried.

As the Daily Princetonian com-
ments, “With Michigan trying the two-
year diploma; with Wisconsin study-
ing separate civilizations as a whole
instead of disconnected miscellaneous
courses; with Antioch combining man-
ual and mental labor in its curriculum;
with Harvard introducing two week
‘reading periods’ before examinations;
with Princeton experimenting with the
four-course plan and preceptorial
system, we are entitled to hope for
better things in the line of education
in the course of the next few years.”

New York, N. Y. (By New Student
Service).

Of interest to college publications is
the formation of the Virginia Inter-
collegiate Press Association, which
was organized by the editor of the
Hampden-Sidney Tiger and the editor
of The Rotunda of the State Teachers’
College. This Association held its
first meeting on February 10. This,
according to the Rotunda, proved quite
profitable and stimulating.

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Ghosts of Galahad |Book Store Opens

And Helen Herald

New Department

Coming of Erskine Latest Novels and Mag-

Clever Skit Put On By Lee-
ture Association.

Thursday, after chapel, when a spe-
cial meeting of the student body was

azines Now Sold On
Campus.

The new department of the college
book store was formally opened with

called, the faculty filed out slowly and | tea February 28. Many students ac-

reluctantly, feeling all the while that
mysterious suspense in the air, and
resenting being excluded from some-
thing which promised to prove inter-
esting. But those fortunate ones who
were allowed to stay soon found that
interesting was an entirely inadequate
expression. Who ean describe their
sensations when three ghostly appar-
itions appeared before them—three
specters, called back from the dim
past. In mournful numbers they
chanted their histories, the tales of
their lives in that former existence in
the long, long ago, when one was
the fair Helen of Troy, one, Sir Gal-
ahad, and one, remarkable to relate,
the dual character of Adam and Eve.

Very seldom do these spirits return
to earth and appear before the eyes of
mortals. They came this time, how-
ever, on an important mission. They
came to herald the advent of a great
man, John Erskine by name, a man
who has made them immortal in mod-
ern literature. With soul and rhyme
they entreated their Hottentot friends
to purchase the account of their lives
which they should have read so long,
long ago. And finally, they finished
their chant and with ghostly silence
and speed they fled again to their
abodes in the long, long ago, leaving
the campus to rejoice over the coming
of the great author.

AGONISTIC CUP TO BE
AWARDED WEDNESDAY
(Continued from Paeg One)
Bell, city editor of the Atlanta Jour-
nal; Mrs. Christian W. Dieckmann,
alumna of Agnes Scott and former
professor of English here, who has re-
cently received signal honor in the
field of Chaucerian research. The class
issues and several previous issues for
comparison will be taken to the judges
immediately. Their decision will be

announced next Wednesday at chapel, |

and the cup awarded to the editor of
the winning issue.

These past weeks of general inter-
est in the Agonistic have given ex-
perience to many students who had
served little or not at all on the paper.
Excellent talent has been discovered
in newspaper style of reporting as
well as in the writing of original
articles. Suggestions for new, regular
columns, better arrangement of ma-
terial and more attractive cuts will
add distinctly to the forthcoming
regular issues of the Agonistic.

The contest has also brought forth
the largest edition of the paper ever
published. Last fall the first ap-
pearance in the history of Agnes Scott
of six pages instead of the customary
four surprised the students to great
enthusiasm. This was surpassed by
the Senior class, who put out eight
pages last week. The Freshmen, in
this ten-page edition have broken all
records.

The contest has been most success-
ful in inspiring class spirit, general in-
terest in the detailed work of the
Agonistic, and fruitful in suggestions
and changes that will be carried out
in subsequent issues.

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cepted Helen Lewis’ invitation given
that morning in chapel and came in
from five to six to inspect the new
books and to sip coffee.
they disappointed, for they found
awaiting their inspection a cozy, com-
fortable corner containing the latest
novels and magazines ranging from

College Humor up to Harpers.

The purpose of this department is
to create love of books and to bring
to the campus the best and latest
novels and books of poetry. Among
the books now on the shelves of the
aforesaid cozy corner are, “The Mad
Carews,” by the author of “Wild
Geese”; Booth Tarkington’s latest,
“Clair Ambler,” “The King’s Hench-
man” and Robinson's “Tristram,” as
well as several of John Erskine’s
novels,

From time to time the newest books
will be added for our convenience. If
you don’t believe this go and see, buy
and read,

Nor were

FRANGES HARGIS WINS
PRIZE $100 FOR PLAY
(Continued from Paeg One)

that she had won first place! Frances
said she was actually so excited that
she lay down on the floor and squeal-
ploded in Math or French) a tele-
gram came to Frances, informing her
ed!! (Note: Girls, don’t let the shock
of a pop test affect you in that orig-
inal way—it simply isn’t done in class
rooms), The thought of winning first
place surprised Frances so much that
she forgot about the first prize attach-
ed to it. Frances admitted, however,
that she certainly is thinking about
the $100 part of it now. Can we blame
her?

“Hero Worship” is to be presented
by the Town Theater of Savannah and
if it is successful the play will be en-
tered for the Belasco cup in the Na-
tional Little Theater tournament of
1928. The requirements are that the
play must not take over 30 minutes to

| perform, must not have more than

eight characters and must have only
one set. Frances’ play fills all the re-
quirements and there is little doubt
in our minds as to its success. We
hope Frances will be able to see the
play produced in Savannah and we
wish her all luck for her “Hero
Worship.” Frances herself gave all the
credit to Miss Stephens, who has been
such an inspiration to all the Play
Writing class and whom Frances call-
ed “the sweetest thing in the world.”

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THE AGONISTIC
A.S.C. of 43

Have you ever, as you walked
around this campus, cast your eyes
about and wondered what buildings
would some day replace some of the
present buildings of A. S. C. or what
new, wonderful modern structures
would stand on some of the spots you
daily traverse? Have you ever visual-
ized what the campus of future Agnes
Scott of perhaps ten, fifteen, or twen-
ty-five years hence will hold? If you
would like to get a wee glimpse—a

Aggie’s Alphabet

A is for Aggie, we Rats try to edit,

B is a merit grade for which there’s
much credit,

C is for candy; always it’s wanted.

D is for dining rooms, thrice daily
haunted.

E is for everything here that we do,

F is for Freshmen, seeing things thro’.

G is for gymnasium, gorgeous and
grand,

H is for happiness, found here at hand.

picture pattern of what Agnes Scott | is for I. G., Miss Wilburn’s delight,

aspires to be, stop one day and look
at the plan Dr. McCain has on his
office wall, and ask him to point out
the different buildings and their pur-
poses. It will make you mighty jealous
of those youngest sisters that will be
coming along to A. S. C. in nine or
ten years!

Dr. MeCain himself really said that
it was hoped that those buildings
would be here in ten more years, and
a big start has been made quite recent-
ly when the school bought a house
down on McDonough Street from Miss
Marianne McClellan. There is only
one little corner in the big rectangle
now that doesn’t belong to the col-
lege.

The first new building is to be—can
you guess? A new steam plant, ’way
down beyond the hockey field across
the street car track where it turns at
right angles to Main. The lighting
and heating pipes are to be led
through a man-sized tunnel so that
they can be easily repaired if they
break. This addition is to be started
this year, 1928, and the campaign for
the money for it has already begun.
After the new steam plant and laun-
dry will come a spacious administra-
tion building, new dormitories with
suites, a lovely little chapel nested
down in the midst of all the other
buildings, extended science buildings,
a day student hut, and student activ-
ities building.

What a thrill of anticipation we
have at the thought now and what a
greater thrill of pride we will get
when as the years roll by we come
trooping back at intervals, all old mar-
ried ladies—perhaps—and view our
Alma Mater resplendent in the added
glory of her new equipment—which
is her just reward!

Perhaps—
It’s in the Veiling of
the Hose

Perhaps—it’s not so much the
comeliness of the legs as the sheer
exquisite beauty of the hose—that
is so much admired!

McGallum Hosiery with their per-
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J is for Juniors, for them we will
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K is a knock, we all have a lot,

L is for letters, longed for if not got.

M is for May Day, a gala event,

N for Miss North, on diving intent.

O is omniscence by the Seniors at-

tained;

Some time perhaps ours will be
gained!

P is for package call, posture and
psyche,

Q is for quizzes, a teacher’s delight,

R for Miss Randolph, a dancing ex-
pert,

Whatever the step, she’s always alert,

§$ is for Seniors and their sister class,

T is for tennis; should be played by
each lass.

U is for umpire, usually Liz Lynn,

V is for victory we all want to win.

W is for the kaffles we always adore,

X is a letter math students abhor.

Y is the “why” all teachers dread,

Z is for zest we all have for bed!

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INTERNATIONAL RELA-
TIONS CONFERENCE
TO BE HELD IN S&S. C.

A conference is to be held in An-
derson, S. C., by the Southern Stu-
dents’ Association of International Re-
lations. The conference will take place
at Anderson College, beginning Thurs-
day, March 8. Agnes Scott is to be
well represented at the conference
with Miss Florence Smith, Esther Nes-
bit, and Anais Jones as delegates. One
of these delegates is being sent under
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A prominent speaker of the confer-
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is an admirer of Woodrow Wilson and
formerly lectured on the phases of
Wilson’s life as he saw it, through
intimate contact.

Round table discussions will be held,
and withall a very intereting and edu-
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The delegates will be entertained at
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Miss Cheatham (to class in orienta-
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put in.”

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Big Brother: “Tommy, I wouldn’t
have a dog with such short legs!”

Little Brother: “Aw, shut up, I don’t
care, just so they are long enough to
reach the ground.”

Shirley: “Well, we have to hand Dr.
Hays one thing.”

Zou W.: “What’s that?”

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Mary B. Webb: “But, Miss Wilburn,
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MY DEAR did you know that the
FACULTY of Agnes SCOTT are
simply EVERY day PEOPLE? I
mean they REALLY ARE. ImAGine
my surPRISE! I BELIEVED that
the LIFE of our BELOVED Agnes
SCOTT INSTRUCTORS was simply
a POMPous CEREmony from ONE
day’s END to ANOTHER; a series of
BREATH-taking acCOMPlishments;
of LONG nights of PRAYER for their
BLISSfully IGnorant and PITIfully
USEless PUPILS I mean I REALIly
DID. And so my IDEals are SHAT-
TERed. I mean HOW is one to KEEP
one’s IDeals when one has JUST seen
one’s DEAN (HOW can one SAY it?
One CAN’T, one must WHISPER it)
when one has JUST seen one’s DEAN
running . . . RUNning for a STREET
car. My DEAR, I mean she REALLY
was. Our DEAR Miss HOPkins, her
SKIRTS caught UP with her LOVE-
LY littl HANDS, was SCURRYing
down PEACHtree as FAST as her
TINY feet would CARRY her. Be-
cause she KNEW time limit was SIX
o’clock. And my DEAR, she CAUGHT
it. Can you STAND it? And really
didn’t YOU think that Dr. McCain
spends ALL his TIME simply DELV-
ing in BOOKS of forgotten LORE
and going ALL over the COUNtry
swaying spell-bound AUDiences with
his FIERy eloguent SPEECHES? So
did I, but he DOESN’T. The night
that Dean LAING was here Dr. Mc-
CAIN was simply DASHING to get
his TUX on and he DROPPED his
COLlar button and it ROLLED under
the DRESSER. My DEAR it really
DID, and he got DOWN on his
KNEES to LOOK for it and he
BUMPED his HEAD and he said

TUT! TUT!! My DEAR can you
STAND it? I mean I REALLY
can’t! But the THING that is simp-

ly DREADful is this: Fastidious Miss
AlexANDer eats LIVER for BREAK-
fast. Isn’t it simply SHOCKING! I
mean she REALLY DOES. And she
simply ADORES it. And my DEAR
Miss McDougal won’t eat the EGGS
here. You know those simply diVINE
eggs we have for BREAKFAST? I
mean she really won’t. She says they
aren't DAINTY. By dear, can you
STAND it? Isn’t she simply DE-
LICIOUS? And my DEAR, imagine
how simply SHOCKED I was and how
simply surPRISED I was when I saw
Miss Miller and Mrs. CalHOUN in the
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9:45 P. M.—Hottentot tears herself
away from bull session at the end of
hall to write theme.

9:46-48—Wildly casts daily theme
eye around room.

9:49—Catches sight of dust under
bed. Receives inspiration.

9:50-10:00 — Writes
“Cleanliness.”

10:01—Rises to borrow some more
of roommate’s paper, Passes bureau.

10:02—Catches sight of photograph
of youth with aggressive jaw. Grins
idiotically. Rolls eyes. Bursts forth
with “Mi-hi Blu-hue Hea-evun.”

10:03—Voices from neighboring
rooms: “Sh-sh. Pipe down, willya?”

10:04—Relieves emotion by hurling
book at picture of roommate’s boy
friend. Misses him.

10:05-10:29—Makes outline of afore-
mentioned theme.

10:30—Hears bell resound over hal-
lowed grounds. Darkness.

10:31-5 — Searches for pajamas
amidst pile of garments on chair.

10:36-7—Dons them.

10:38—Rushes into hall. Finds she
is wearing red top and pink bottom.
Aesthetic nature winces.

10:39-40—Conveys to neighbors by
excellent pantomimic expression and
gestures that she is to be waked up
in the morning.

10:41-5—Tries to do handsprings
like the girl across the hall.

10:46—Gives up in despair and re-
turns to room.

10:47-50—Encounters several chairs
and tables with various portions of her
anatomy. Stops to rub knee and won-
der when roommate is coming in, any-
way.

10:51—Overturns bottle of mercur-
iochrome on roommate’s rug.

10:52—Turns rug on other side and
gets in bed.

10:53—-Adjusts comforter.

10:54%4—Turns on one side,
forter falls off.
they REALly were SITting right
THERE and the VAUDEville was
simply KILLing my dear, I mean it
REALly was FUNny and Miss MIL-
LER and Mrs. CalHOUN DIED laugh-
ing—I mean they SIMPly had hys-
TERics and they LAUGHed and
LAUGHed and my DEAR, I simply
couldn’t STAND it, I mean I REALLY
couldn’t. So you see my DEAR, my
IDeals are simply SHATTERed. I
mean I REally never WILL have any
FAITH in anyBODY any MORE be-
cause isn’t it simply dePLORable the
way one’s IDeals always disapPOINT
one and leave one so disilLUSIONed
and simply heart BROKEN. I mean
they REALLY do make one CYNical
my DEAR and I’m CYNICAL now
because I never REALized that teach-
ers are HUMAN BEINGS, I mean I
REALly DIDN’T. ImAGine my sur-
PRISE! And so my [Deals are simp-
ly SHATTERED and my DEAR I
can’t STAND it. I mean I REALLY
can’t!

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10:54—Adjusts comforter again.

10:55—Comforter falls off.

10:56—Adjusts comforter.
10:57—Comforter falls off. Hotten-
tot sleeps.

11:30—The clarion fire-bell rings
out.

11:30%:—Is roughly awakened by
lieutenant.

11:31—Yanks down window, wets
towel, and dashes downstairs.

11:32—Discovers wet towel is room-
mate’s plaited skirt,

11:34—Returns to bed after stub-
bing toe on bed of roommate who has
returned from exciting date.

11:35—Goes to sleep as roommate
begins a discourse on brown eyes.

6:55 A. M.—Dreams that Miss
Daugherty has eloped with Richard
Halliburton. Sobs in sleep.

7:00—A four-letter word beginning
with b, about which Poe wrote a poem,
sounds.

7:01—Cocks one eye out to see if
roommate shows signs of getting up to
procure food.

7:02—Roommate snores convincing-
ly.

7:03-04—Debates whether ’tis better
to roll over and sleep or to eat.

7:05—Gets up. é

7:06—Both tubs occupied. Fights
with fat blonde over lavatory.

7:07—Wins, and washes face with
vengeance,

7:08-14—Dresses. Muttering mean-
while about roommates who sleep in
the morning. Bell is ringing on porch
below. 4

7:15—Rushes to dining room, col-
liding with waiter who is closing door.

7:16-25—Eats.

7:26-38—Fixes liver and waffle
sandwich for roommate. Contemplates
advisability of taking up grits. De-
cides not to.

7:38-40—Goes to room and puts food
on radiator to warm.

7:41—Hurls book at roommate who
grunts sleepily and rolls over.

7:42—Remembers eight o’clock
class. Goes to table and opens book.

7:43-7—Pins on false knot.
AGONISTIC TWO

7:47—Remembers this is Miss Cal-
houn’s morning to inspect.

7:48-49—Sweeps articles on floor
into hall, viz: roommate’s K. A. pin,
silk hose, fountain pen, and book re-
port.

7:50—Goes to table and turns page
of book.

7:51-54—Grabs up and places in
laundry bag miscellaneous articles,
such as: roommate’s picture hat and
tulle evening dress and own overshoes.

7:55-58—Placates roommate who
has discovered articles on floor in hall.

7:59-8:00—Studies.
8:00—Bell rings.
class.

8:05—Answers “here,” adjusts book
at intellectual angle, and assumes in-
telligent expression. Sleeps.

She dashes to

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tertained the Advisory Board at a
dinner in the Tea House, the scene of
many of our social gatherings. ‘The
room was artistically decorated with
spring flowers, carrying out the color
scheme of yellow. Those present in-
cluded the members of the Y. W. C.
A. cabinet, the Advisory Board, and
several guests of honor—all of whom
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JOHN ERSKINE LECTURES
HERE MONDAY EVENING
(Continued from Paeg One)

husband in turn does not trust his
wife, and so it goes. It is all a sordid,
ignoble society.

Romeo, of the rival house, is a bored
young man of the world who has
fallen in love so often he has become
quite tired of it. He accepts the invi-
tation to the home of Juliet with the
hope of diverting his mind from the
ever present Rosalind, who, he feels, is
monopolizing him too completely. He
meets Juliet and falls in love with her,
and they are married. But Paris has
come on the scene and Juliet has mar-
ried him because her father wanted
her to and because she could think of
no plausible excuse at the time.
Shakespeare tells the story in a differ-
ent way. He makes the nurse very
fond of Juliet and Romeo really in
love with Rosalind. Romeo’s friends
tease him about Rosalind, saying there
are twenty finer girls at Juliet’s home
at the ball. Finally, he goes to dis-
prove their statement, but he fails to
do so by falling in love with Juliet.

The second example was of a Fresh-
man version of the fifth chapter of
Second Kings. Mr. Erskine gave his
class this chapter to read. It is the
story of Naaman, the captain of the
host of the king of Syria, whom the
little Israelite slave sent to Elisha the
prophet to be healed of his leprosy; it
is the story of the avarice of Gehazi,
Elisha’s servant, and his punishment.
The question was asked, “Why did
Gehazi want the money?” A student
gave this unusual answer: The little
slave in the court of Syria was be-
trothed to Gehazi. After she was en-
slaved he saved his money faithfully
to get her ransom but he never could
save enough. The money offered to
the prophet was twenty times enough
for the ransom. He asked only as
much as he needed to free the little
slave, but when he returned he was
smitten with Naaman’s disease.

The same chapter was assigned to
a class in Columbia. Our masterpiece
was the result. It dealt with a slight-
ly difficult phase of the subject. When
Naaman returned home cured and well
again, he set aside one day a year as
a day of thanksgiving and prayer. On
‘one such day, he saw a poor leper
salvation he told the man of the
prophet who had cured him but the
man only shook his head sadly and
said, “It will do no good for me. I
am Gehazi.”

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history. In studying ‘Paradise Lost,”
the student pains the impression that
it goes back to the source. He learns
that it is based on Genesis and it takes
him years to realize that Milton has
changed the viewpoint, and rewritten
and rephrased it. His own ideas, even,
change as he is writing. It is doubtful
whether Milton ever thought of his
subject as being “Adam and Eve.” He
wrote an essay once on the ideal hour
and marriage. Later, he portrayed
Adam and Eve walking hand in hand
in the garden. Many people have read
the first three books of “Paradise
Lost,” stopped and written a criticism.
They say Milton shows no sense of
humor. They haye missed in this
fourth book a wonderful picture of
life. Adam says since he was created
first, he is closer to God, he knows
more; he will ask God for information;
Eve will ask him. When Eve eats the
apple she says she will probably die
now; if she does what will happen
then? In the interview which follows
Eve tells Adam she has eaten the
apple and gained wisdom. She cannot
bear to have anything which he does
not have. Adam says Eve will do so
he must die also, and he eats the
apple. Eve regrets that all mankind
will have to suffer for her sin and pre-
pares to die and let God start over
with a new race. God sends an angel
to drive Adam and Eve from the
garden but also to show Adam what
is to come to pass. He saw Cain and
the line of prophets and could not help
becoming enthusiastic over the coming

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THE AGONISTIC

race of men. Milton shows here too
that immortality and happiness were
God’s great gifts to man. When he
took away his own happiness, God
gave him death, not as a curse, but as
a blessing, a rest, a gift from a kind,
loving Father. The story is not the
Bible. It is a secular story which has
grown out of the Bible account, a
modernizing of the old material.

America today is well read but it is
too much to ask of civilization to have
a comparative knowledge of literature.
Horrible tales have been told of Helen
of Troy. Her beauty was a curse. A
man saw her, lost his heart, his mind,
his honor, his life. But as the story
has been retold it has been viewed in a
different light. Helen has become a
lovelier character. The Greeks even
came to the conclusion that she did
not sell the city of Troy at all, in
spite of the old stories. Helen’s beauty
was always a curse which made her a
special case. She could never touch
reality. She was a spoiled child, never
hurt, never punished.

Galahad has grown into a far more
attractive character with the long
series of rewriting and new versions.

He was at first merely a hard-headed
warrior, but legends became attached

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to his name, and his character im-
proved. Finally he became the charac-
ter we know now. But, even then,
there was something the matter with
his world. It was disappointing. He
was never loved as St. Francis of
Assisi was. Unlike St. Francis, he did
not care for men and for nature
around him. He was not of this world.
He cared for nothing but his search
for the other.

And this is the beauty of literature
as against history. We have a story
written in our own time and the old
version too. We can enjoy the new,
but we can appreciate the old too.
We can enjoy the Greek story by
Homer and the Trojan story by
Vergil. It is the privilege of liter-
ature to think truth and feel truth
concerning our friends and ourselves.
We study books as life. They are im-
portant for that. They are living
things. “And,” said Mr. Erskine in
conclusion, “The book you read today

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were filled with girls dressed in eve-
ning attire who crowded about, eager
to meet the author of the famous
“Helen of Troy” and “Galahad.”

To everyone’s joy Mr. Erskine kind-
ly consented to give a piano recital in
the chapel. This evidence of his versa-
tility charmed and delighted every-
one.

Mother: “Why, Willie, you shouldn’t
be afraid of the dark.”

Willie: “Aw, Ma, I can’t help it.
It gets in my eyes and I can’t see any-
thing.”

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VOL. XIII

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FRESHMAN CLAS:

Senior Class to Bring Mardi Gras te
A.S. in all its Color and Originality

Floats Will Represent States ; A. S. Will Meet

AGNES AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUI COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 19

First Award of Cup in His- Popular anc

tory of Paper—Seniors
Win Second Place.

For

The Freshman class was today an- Mrs. H. H.

VOTE
RIGHT

Committee Nominations
28-29 Show Fair Agreement

: Beach Elections to Take Place in

NO. 18

—King to Be Elected—|

Classes Will Have Repre-|

sentatives in Court.

Mardi Gras—a time for merrymak- |

ing, joyous music, dancing masquerad-
ers, alluring street girls selling pra-|
lines and cream, gleaming torches, |
fascinating floats, a majestic but smil-
ing king and his court.

Just ask Margaret Rice and Mar-
garet Gerig, who went to Mobile and
New Orleans to Mardi Gras. They
will tell you it was wonderful. But
think of the long trip and unneces-
sary expense they had, when the Sen-
ior class is bringing Mardi Gras right
here to our own campus, Saturday
night, March 17.
more besides, that one gets in New

All the fun, and} i
‘cept after formal declaration of war.”

Orleans, can be gotten right here for |

the mere sum of twenty-five cents.
And besides the fun, think of the;

great pride that each girl will have |
as she beholds the float representing |

her own state.
magnificent vehicles, one for each of
the following groups: North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee,
Virginia and West Virginia, Missis-
sippi and West Mississippi, the odd
states east of the Mississippi, the
Day Students, and the Foreign Stu-
dents.

stiractive cand most srop poser auive-
float will receive a five dollar gold
piece.

Each class will have a candidate
for the king of Mardi Gras, and the
candidate with the most kingly traits
will be chosen. The king’s court will
be composed of two members from
each class.

Every one whose float or candidate
is not chosen can hide her shame be-
hind her mask and forget her sorrows
by dancing, eating and looking. So,
let every girl come and see every-
thing for herself—or she will be left
out of the conversation for weeks.

Mr. Gavrelouchuk
Speaks at Vespers

Russia, Its History, Religion
and Need, Subject
of Talk.

Mr. Gavrelouchuk, a Russian mis-
sionary who has been studying at
Emory for six months, spoke at the
vesper services Sunday. Mr. Gavre-
louchuk is a fascinating speaker be-
cause he himself is vitally interested
in his work. After apologising for his
imperfect knowledge of English and
his unpronouncable name, Mr. Gavre-
louchuk began his talk on Russia, sum-
ming up the history of religion in
Russia.

The first trace of Christianity is
found in about the sixth or seventh
centuries when, influenced by the
neighboring countries, especially
Greece, Princess Olga was converted.
Prince Vladimir was also converted
in order to win the bride he wanted.
Greek priests came in large numbers
to Russia and Christianity was spread,
even by cruel methods in cases when
resistance was offered. When the
first Czar came into power, the Church
had become powerful and ruled even
the Czar. Then Peter the Great sub-
ordinated the church somewhat. He
was the one who finally granted re-
ligious tolerance and allowed the
people to worship as they pleased. In
1917 the people revolted against the
imperialism of the church and today
there are two churches in Russia—
The Living Church, made up of the
Bolshevists who revolted, and the Dead

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There will be eleven |

The group having the most! goes annually t¢

SS SS SSS

Vassar in Debate

Present Governmental Pol-
icy to Be Defended by
Northern Coliege.

The debate between Agnes Scott
and Vassar, to be held March 16 at
8:30 P. M. in the Bucher Scott gym-
nasium, is being awaitea with eager
anticipation. The subject for discus-
sion selected by Vassar from several
submitted by Agnes Scott, is Re-
solved: “That the United states should
cease protecting by force of arms
capital invested in foregin lands ex-

This question has been ia the public
eye for many years, and is a present
‘concern of gover nments on three con-
} tinents.

Agnes Scott will upheld the neg-

ative, represented by Janet MacDon-
‘ald and Mary Shepherd, :vith Eleanor
' Lee Norris as alternate. — e Juniors
and Seniors heard Janet debate | ere
two years ago against
con. Last year
Agnes Seott in d
Macon, and was
the Pi-Alpha Phi

debat- af fhe y i :
argued convineing yoag ~ the
Englishmen last fall, ih *h time
Eleanor Lee made her first appear-
ance as alternate, filling the place so
capably that she is asigned it again.

Helen Lewis, a former debater and
present Fellow, will act as presiding
officer.

Vassar will send Kathryn Wilson
and Hannah Morris to uphold the af-
firmative, with Ethel Cohen as alter-
nate. According to the Vassar Miscel-
lany News, the team will leave March
14 on a debating tour, speaking at
Winthrop College, S. C., and possibly
at Randolph-Macon. The subject of
the debates will be the same as that
already debated between Vassar and
Ohio Wesleyan, and practically the
same as the one to be debated here.

The visiting team is expected Fri-
day morning. At noon student gov-
ernment will entertain at luncheon in
the Alumnae House. Saturday morn-

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Mary Bell McConkey
Elected May Queen
By Popular Vote
Close Race Among Lovely

Candidates Ended
Friday.

Our May Queen for 1928 will be
Miss Mary Bell McConkey, of St.
Mo, The contest continued
throughout last Thursday and Friday
and created much excitement among

Louis,

friends of the nominees. Everyone
the choice, for the
newly-elected queen is known widely

is pleased over

for her charming and gracious man-
She
president of the class of ’28 and has

ner. has for two years been
been active in many college organiza-
tions.

The principals of the May Day cast
were published in last week’s Agonis-
With the election of the queen
work will proceed steadily until the
fifth of May, when Mary Bell will rule
over us in what we hope will be our

loveliest May Day pageant.

tic.

nounced winner of the Agonistic silver
loving cup, presented for editing the
best issue of the paper during a con-
test of four weeks duration. Second
place was given to the Senior class.

The committee of judges included
Mrs. ©. W. Dieckmann, alumna and
former professor of Agnes Scott; Mr.
Clark Howell, Jr., business manager
of the Atlanta Constitution; Mr.
Hunter Bell, city editor of the At-
lanta Journal. According to the
judges, all four issues were so excel-
lent, a decision was reached with
difficulty. Each stated he had tried
to disregard the number of pages, al-
though he feared that the result might
make it appear otherwise.

The make-up of the paper and gen-
eral news content were the deciding
factors in favor of the Freshman is-
sue. The front page was pronounced
practically perfect in balance and in-

ferest, and brightened by the cut of
‘John , Erskine.

General grouping of
news and arrangement of pages was
of marked excellence. The inclusion
of articles with a personal tone, as
well as formal articles; of campus
news as well as news of outside in-
terest—current events, Heifetz, Junior
‘Year Abroad—was. especially recom

paper, were yea or on and in-
teresting to the judges. The decorative
column headings of the Freshman is-
sue, drawn by Helen Freedman, added
appreciably to its attractiveness. The
staff of this prize winner included:
Chopin Hudson, editor; Shirley Me-
Phaul, assistant editor; Elaine Exton,
business manager. The excellent work
of the business department permitted
the putting of ten pages into this one
issue of the Agonistic, the largest edi-
tion that has ever been printed.

The innovation of wider front page
columns, clear, interesting cuts, and
style of the articles as a whole recom-

mended the Senior paper for second)

place. It gained, according to one of
the judges, by not having too many

\ articles on the front page, whereas

another entry suffered by the confus-
ing effect of many important articles
grouped together. Virginia Norris
served as editor, Sarah Glenn, as-
sistant editor, and Mary Crenshaw,
business manager.

It is interesting to note that first
place went to the paper which ap-
peared the fourth and last week of
the contest, and second place to that
paper which appeared third. The
Sophomore and Junior classes both
put out six pages, something which
the Agonistic has been unable to do
successive weeks. The Seniors broke
all records with eight pages, only to
have their record broken the following
week by the ten-page Freshmen issue.

The contest was inaugurated by the
staff with a slight feeling of un-
certainty, which was immediately dis-
pelled by the general interest and en-
thusiasm that was manifest. The
staff had before it the definite pur-
pose of creating a personal interest in
the paper that would extend to every
student, whether or not she was con-
nected with the paper; of discovering
journalistic talent; of stimulating
originality and thought that would
lead to definite improvement of the
regular issues.

These purposes have been served
admirably. The class spirit aroused
and eager co-operation of every mem-
ber of each class made possible the
splendid editions. Girls who had never
served on the paper were given op-
portunities to show any talent they
might have for this type of work.

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Closes Lecture Series

Foremost Wom: Composer

and Talented ) usician

The series of ente
ished by the Lee
which began with tl
ning of folk songs
by Miss Cook and
which continued with) Lean Laing and
John Erskine in thet “enjoyable lec-
tures is to be brough. to a close Wed-
nesday evening, March 21, with a lee-
ture recital by Mrs. } sis A. Beach.

It is a privilege ia¢
Scott to have as its
most woman ¢o
When one is ask
positions of Mrs
to mind first of a!
One thinks of *
Spring” and “:
Some of her
ositions are
Fantastique a’
sharp*minor. ;

inments furn-
Association
lightful eve-
dances given
Folliard and

eed for Agnes
est this fore-
of America.
ame the com-
there comes

Her program
follows: a :
Bach... Fantasia in C. Minor
Scarlatti__.__ Pastorale and Capriccio
Beethoven_-_------- Variations, op. 34
Mendelssohn-_---~--- Gondolier’s Song
Spinning Song
Brahms... Rhapsodie, op. 119
Schumann=——._ ---.2 =~ Warum ?
WAS eee Valse Impromptu
Sehubert——=.-—- === Menuetto, B Minor
Chopin—Preludes: C Major, C Minor,
A flat Major, Valse, E Minor
(posth.)
MacDowell_____-- Novelette, D Major
e752. air! “Le Petiti Poucet”
Debussy——-----~ “La plus que lente’
Beane ee Fantasia Fugata
A Hermit Thrush at Morn
Heart’s-Ease (from “Grand-
mother’s Garden’’)

Gavotte Fantastique

Private Life of
Mother Goose
Is Revealed

Illustrated Story Book Pre-
sented Charmingly By
Junior Class.

The gym on Saturday night, when
the Juniors opened the doors at eight
o’clock for the Mother Goose Dance,
was one great big ‘illustrated story
book. The famous Reviere Orchestra
furnished music for the occasion.
Punch that old Mother Hubbard had
made refreshed the dancers, while
Little Jack Horner came out of the
corner and sold his Eskimo Pies.

During the evening the “Private
Life of Mother Goose Characters”
was presented and received with a
gale of laughter. The skit opened
with a prologue of nursery rhymes
given by children from Decatur. Helon
Brown read between the lines for us
“the reasons why.” The character in
her turn stepped from out the nursery
book.

“Old Mother Hubbard

Went to the cupboard

To get her poor dog a bone,

But there was nothing she could spare

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Scott Hall, Jane Grey;

Chapel Monday. Everyone
Urged to Attend, Think
Seriously and Vote Right.

Nominations for next year’s officers
were posted late Monday night.’ The
nominees include the three candidates
for each place who received the great-
est number of student votes, and one
candidate for each place selected by
the committee.

Elections will take place in the
chapel next Monday, March 19, at
4:10 P. M. Promptness is urged, as
the vote for Student Government
President will open the election. It
has been found convenient to have this
paper with you, for it simplies mat-
ters to be able to glance at the en-
tire ballot and the possibilities for
each place.

Until this year committee has made
its nominations by unanimous de-
cision. Last January, however, it was
decided that a two-thirds majority
Vote should suffice. The nominations
printed below were made on the new
basis.

Committee nominations:

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

President, Eleanore Morgan, Senior.

Vice-President, Sara Johnston, Sen-
ior.

House Presidents, Seniors—Revekah
Main Hall,
Kicmhth-suacly kita al ety “dlaget
Brown.

Secretary, Dorothy Smith, Junior.

Treasurer, Martha Stackhouse, Jun-
ior.

Member College Council,
Lee Norris, Senior.

Student Treasurer,
Senior.

Eleanor
Mary Ficklen,

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President, paar Roberts, Senior.
First Vice-President. Ruth Worth,
Senior.
Second Vice-President, Margaret
Armstrong, Junior or Senior.
Secretary, Raymond Wilson, Junior.
Treasurer, Elizabeth Flinn, Junior.
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Miss Ann Wiggin
Discusses W.S. C. F.

Organization Growing—

. Doing Big Work Through-

the Wrold.

Miss Anne Wiggin, Foreign Student
Secretary of the Y. W. C. A., spoke at
chapel on last Saturday morning. She
told something of the organization
and workings of the World’s Student
Christian Federation, an organization
which tries to promote sympathy and
co-operation among students of differ-
ent nationalities.

The W. S. C. F. was founded twenty
years before the World War began,
but it found its first big opportunity
for service in relief work among the
prison camps of Europe. The need
was so great that in one year Ameri-
can students by their own efforts
raised $1,000,000 for the relief of their
brothers across the sea.

After the war was over the activi-
ties of the W. S. C. F. were extended
to help the students of Central Europe
in their struggle for an education.
Student self-help movements were
started and now 70 per cent of the
students of Central Europe are par-
tially or totally self-supporting.

It is hoped that in the near future
one of these conferences will be held
in America. We want to try to reveal
to these students the spiritual ideals
which have made America great, to
show that we have “the touch of hu-
manity which makes the whole world
kin.”

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STAFF OF AGONISTIC
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MANAGEMENT
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REPORTERS FOR THIS ISSUE
Louise Robertson, 29’ Elizabeth Woolfolk, ’31
Frances Brown, ’29 Martha Stackhouse, ’30
Margaret McCoy, ’29 Miriam Anderson, ’28
Harriet Todd, °30 Carolyn Nash, '30
Laura Brown, ’31 Virginia Earle, ’30
Dorothy Harper, ’28 Mary Crenshaw, ’28
Dorothy Hutton, ’29 Olive Spencer, *29
Betty Gash, ee Kitty Hunter, °29

EDITORIAL

For the second time this year representatives of Agnes Scott
will match their wits in debate against a visiting team.

Pi Alpha Phi, the debating society, was organized by Dr.
Armistead. Triangular debates with Randolph-Macon and Sophie
Newcomb held the interest of the three colleges for seven years
during which time each college annually participated in two de-
bates, Agnes Scott nine times winning the decision. The triangle
was dissolved last spring, permitting each college to form new and
wider contacts in debate.

Agnes Scott’s first arrangement was made with the National
Union of Students debating team, which toured the United States
last fall, representing the Universities of Reading and Edinburgh,
and the London School of Economics and Political Science. This
first debate against a team from across the seas and against men
created an interest that rivaled the school spiri
triangular debates.

Miss Daisy Frances Smith in a talk
Alpha Phi members once mentioned the
working intensely on any vital guest:
hearing a finished discussion. She f : CO
one being exposed for one hour to organized facts and theories
without taking something away with them. It may be just the
consciousness of a vital struggle, or it may be a good conception of
the whole question.”” The statement is true. No one could have
attended a single intercollegiate debate and failed to be a little
richer for the experience. The amount one takes from such a dis-
cussion depends upon the background she has. A little time spent
in reading on the subject in magazines collected for definite refer-
ence in the debating room of the library, will give you a general
background, enabling you to get a great deal from the discussion
in which the speakers have put the gleanings from a month’s
intensive study.

The question, Resolved: “That the United States should cease
protecting capital invested in foreign lands except after formal
declaration of war,” is vital in world affairs today in so far as
Central American countries are concerned. We have recent ex-
amples of American intervention without declaration of war in
the cases of Haiti and Nicaragua. The difficulty has arisen be-
cause these Central American countries are rich in resources but
weak in political organization. ‘The possibilities within the coun-
tries have atttracted foreign capital which those countries are un-
able to protect even to the degree recommended by International
Law. In times of uncertainty or stress the foreign countries have
attempted to enter Central America to protect interests of their
nationals. Should interference stop there, the situation might not
be dangerous, but these rich countries in their weakened political
state offer a tempting inducement to agrandizement. Realizing
this the United States has taken it upon herself to protect all
capital in these countries, and to prevent interference from foreign
nations regardless of the wishes of the little country.

It is readily seen that the subject has two sides that may be
excellently sustained. The question that arise from this very
generally stated situation will form the issues which the debaters
will discuss specifically Friday night.

CAMPUS CALENDER

Wednesday, March 14:

erived from
0 m merely

Y. W. C, A. vespers, “India,” chapel,

Organ-vocal recital, chapel 8:30]6 P.M.

Pie: March 19:
March 16: Student elections, chapel, 4:10 P. M.
Baseball game, 4:10 P. M. March 20:

Pi Alpha Phi debates Vassar, gym Agonistic cup awarded, chapel 10
8:30 P. M. A. M.

March 17: March 21:

“Mardi Gras,” gym 8 P. M. Mrs. H. H. H. Beach lecture recital.

March 18: March 20-22:

Interracial Student Forum, Spell- Red Cross Life Saving Examin-
man, 3 P. M. ations.

;11:30.A. M.

THE AGONISTIC

Vagabonding

Every year the time comes for stu-
dents to plan their schedule for the
next year and surrounded by cat-
alogues and blue cards, they wail, “I
can’t get everything I want.” It is
in response to this need that the Agon-
istic is opening a new department,
Vagabonding. The most interesting
lectures of the week will be listed
here, to which permission for attend-
ance has been granted in advance. It
is needless to point out the great op-
portunity this offers in the gain of
general culture and, to the Freshman,
in knowledge of departments in which
she has had no courses but in which
she might become interested enough
to major or minor.

Yet, it is with uncertainty that this
system is being started, for it necessi-
tates the cooperation of the entire
college community, of the professors
in rounding out, organizing and an-
nouncing in advance their lectures; of
the students in being sympathetic and
unobtrusive listeners. It is sincerely
hoped that the students will take ad-
vantage of this system immediately,
for their own benefit and because it is
only an experiment. Its continuation
depends upon the interest shown.
What do you think of the plan? Let
the “We Think” column carry your
views next week.

The following lectures are among
the most interesting offered this week.
THURSDAY, March 15
9:00 A.M. French Comedy of Early
18th Century (in French)
Miss Alexander 8 Gym
Beginnings of French
Realistic Novel (in Fr.)—
Miss Phythian 5 Gym
Decline of Italian Art
After the Renaissance—
Miss Lewis 1 Gym
Social Problems of Com-
mercialism—Dr. Wright

1 Gym
George Fox and the Early
Quakers—Dr. Hayes
2 Philosophy
FRIDAY, March 16

10:30 A. M.

11:30 A. M.

1:10 P. M.

9: A.M. Question Religieuse in| owe

France—Miss Alexander

8 Gym |
Chemical Effects of Alpha
Beta Gamma Rays—Re-

port of Frances Brown
and Edna Vobberg

Chem. Lecture Room

Hindu Buddhist Liter-
ature— Mrs.’ Syden-
stricker 13 Main
Victor Hugo et Philhel-

lisme—Miss Alexander
8 Gym

SATURDAY, March 17
9:00 A. M.—Haeckel: Philosophy of
Materialism—Miss Dex-
ter 10 H. E.
La Comedie de Marixaux
—Miss Alexander 8 Gym
10:30 A.M. The Novel of Balzac (in
French)—Miss Phythian
5 Gym
11:30 A.M. Sixteenth Century Ger-
man Art: Durer and Hol-
bein—Miss Lewis 1 Gym
MONDAY, March 19
9:30 A.M. Chinese Buddhism—Mrs.
Sydenstricker 13 Main
TUESDAY, March 20

9:00 A.M. Ostwald: Philosophy of
Naturalism — Miss Dex-

ter 10 H..E.

11:30 A.M. Early Flemish Art—Miss

Lewis 1 Gym

1:10P.M. Wm. Penn and John
Woolman—Dr. Hayes

2 He.

Liberalism and Commer-
cial Influences on Society
—Dr. Wright 1 Gym
WEDNESDAY, March 21
9:00 A.M. International Relations:
Presidential Election.
Also Situation in China—
Miss Smith 12 Main

A. S. WILL MEET

VASSAR IN DEBATE.

(Continued From Page 1)
ing the Agnes Scott team will enter-
tain the Vassar team at breakfast.
An automobile trip to Stone Mountain
will follow. At noon Saturday Pi
Alpha Phi will be hostess at a lunch-
eon at the Atlanta Biltmore.

Agnes Scott has debated several
Southern teams and a team from
across the sea, but never a Northern
team. For this reason alone, the ap-
proaching debate would be interest-
ing, for there are striking differences
in debaters from different sections of
the country.

VOX POPULI

Within a week the girls who will
serve their college in official posi-
tions during the year 1928-’29 will be
elected. It is of utmost importance
that every student attend elections
and vote for the candidate whom she
has chosen after serious thought.

These girls who are elected will have

to serve the student body. It means
a great deal-to them to know that
they are really wanted—a knowledge
that will be possible only in the event
of a large attendance at elections. It
has always been true that girls who
do not attend elections criticise the re-
sults and start that little friction
which makes for the discomfort of the
college community. Very often, had
they been present and viewed the
whole ballot and all candidates rather
than one place and one girl they would
have been less discontented. You can
acknowledge more graciously the fact
that the students did not hold your
views if you put out a conscious ef-
fort—if you get the true spirit of the
contest—if you realize, by seeing the
supporters of the other candidate,
that she must be capable of holding
the place.

For the purely indifferent there is
no space. A sure cure would be one
small taste of the thrill that an inter-
ested voter experiences. Take an in-
terest—simply select the best girl, go
strong for her and interest will seize
you.

Make out an entire ballot. Decide
what changes a possible early election
contrary to your selection would make
in your choice for the other offices.
It is essential to the harmonious work-
ing of the organizations that the
voters view the ballot as a whole.

It is safe to predict that if voters
come out 100 per cent Monday Agnes
Scott will have one of the most satis-
factory elece ions ae her history. You

on to think,
yy majority decision.
GC. E., 728.

The proposal of Representative
Montague, of Richmond, Va., that the
date be
changed from January 4 to the second
Monday in January, has been defeated.

for convening Congress

William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, consid-
ers Governor Smith, of New York, and
Secretary of Commerce Hoover as
“the outstanding candidates for Presi-

dent,

Barbarous cruelty has been found
by Congress in ¢oal mine quiz. In
submitting its findings to the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee, the
sub-committee recommends that the
present investigation of the bitumin-
ous industry “be searching and severe
in every detail looking forward to
some solution by legislation that will
put the great coal industry of Amer-
ica on a reasonably prosperous basis.”

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CURRENT EVENTS

We think that some appeal, since
protests have so far failed, should be
made to those members of the faculty
who continue to abuse the rights we
have been led to expect that we pos-
sess. In saying this the giving of
tests on Monday is referred to. Is
the student body suffering from an
illusion in believing that there does
exist a faculty rule providing against
the giving of tests on the first day of
the new school week?

We realize and appreciate that
there are some classes which meet
only on Monday. Tests on that day
are therefore logical and unavoidable.
We also appreciate the futility of an
appeal against pop tests. They are
among the special faculty prerog-
atives. Again we are at the mercy of
their discretion,

Our appeal is against those tests
covering work for a month or longer,
and which require week-end studying.
The average student carries a sched-
ule of some fifteen or sixteen hours
work. Daily preparation, combined
with a minimum of extra curriculum
activity, leaves little time for leisure.
And this leaves out of account the ad-
ditional time required for reports,
term-papers, etc.

The faculty might argue that it is
possible to devote part of the week-
end to studying. Again they might
say that, in order to keep up our
standards in competing with the A-1
colleges of the North and East, we
are to expect diligent application.
Perhaps they will have then lost sight
of the fact that the student bodies of
these same colleges have unlimited
use of lights, a special prerogative
here with our Senior class alone. Also
some colleges, among whom Vassar is
otustanding, do not have class at-
tendance on Saturdays.

We feel that our appeal is not an
unjust one. It is not one that calls
for any change of precedent or rule,
but one that merely asks for an ob-
servance of and a respect for those
rights which we are already led to
believe are ours.

D:-H:, 729,

The Council of the League of Na-
tions wound up its 49th session on
March 10, after disposing of several
questions and postponing others until

the next regular meeting in June. The
important matter, adjourned
until June was the incident arising

from the seizure of a machine gun
shipment near St. Gotthard and the

claim for indemnity by Hungarians
residing
that were given to Roumania by the
treaty of Trianon.

most

in Transylvania territories

Changes in the Italian tariff con-
sisting of duty increases, exemptions
from payment of duty and taxes and
permission for temporary duty-free
admission, became effective March 7,
according to a radiogram from Com-
mercial Attache Nowalt M. Mitchell,
Rome, the Department of Commerce
announced Maren ¥.

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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DECATUR, GEORGIA

Spacious and beautiful grounds elegant

buildings with modern conveniences,

full and able faculty.
Best advantages in

to A. B. degree.

Courses leading

musie and art.

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For Catalog, Address J. R. McCain, President

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THE AGONISTIC

Gadel
Gossip &

Giddy, dearest,
I know I haven’t written you in
ages, but my mind’s been in such a
mess (don’t say anything sarcastic)
for the last week or two. There’s
just something in the air that’s gotten
everybody. I don’t know what it is,
but I hate to put the blame on poor
old overburdened spring. And the
burglar, well according to me and Mr.
White and the big detective, he is
the result, rather than the cause. Of
course, it did add to my nervous con-
dition when Carolyn Nash tore in the
other day with a letter from a boy
from Carolina whom she met when
the Glee Club was down here, Do you
know what he said, Giddy
had to debate, on the

affirmative

side, for companionate marriage, and |
oS i“ Py . eh
couldn’t Carolyn give him some points.

Maybe that accounts for Virginia
Shaffner being so absent-minded as to

go from an English class to sign out |

with Dick for the week-end, and say-
ing her hostess’ name was Mrs. Ben
Jonson. Isn’t that pathetic?

And then those syllogisms in psych
class. I haven’t been the same since

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“BEST IN TOWN”

ROSY SMITH

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Anne Erlich very carefully explained
to me “Nothing is better than a good
grade, zero is nothing; therefore zero
is better than a good grade.”

You know that’s very disturbing to
a logically minded giri.

We really all need a holiday; you
never can tell what people will do
when they’re driven too far. Why
the pore little Freshmen were ac-
tually looking forward to Soph Spring
Raid the other night—looking from
under the beds and from cracks in
closet doors. What do you suppose
ever gave them such an absurd idea?
But I was talking about overworking
people. Tabbie told me that all the
brothers and sisters had educations
except her, and she just got so tired
of Latin declensions that she ran
away and got married. Isn’t that ro-
mantic? Do you realize nobody has
a better way of escaping the troubles
eloped this year—but I’ve just heard
lof life: Sara Townsend’s dad says

he’s going to retire and sell Spanish
books. By the way, speaking of Sara,

she's so worried. I got my months
mixed and called her love May Banks.
He’s. really named March Banks and
when he read about May, he was seiz-
led with a fit of green-eyed jealousy.
Goodness, it’s dreadful be so far
from many nice people; and as
Carolyn’s Fleming says, “Long dis-
tance courting is ever more strenu-
ous.”

Long distance gossip is, too, love.
It’s so stale before it gets to you,
and I’m not artistic enough to draw
pictures for illustyations, as Dittie
Winter’s love does. But even if I’m
not artistic, I’m kind-hearted, so I
hope you can stand it till Spring holi-
days better than I can.

As ever,

to

so

AGGIE.

“And now,’ sard Miss Cheatham,
“Who can tell me what a myth is?”

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fresh from biology. “It’s a female
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With Our Clubs

Poetry Club met Tuesday, March 6,
with Alice Jernigan. Some very in-
teresting new poems were read:
“White Roses Climb Philosophy Hall”

and a song-lyric, by Myrtle Bledsoe,
“Spring Mood,” by Emily Kingsbery;
“Little House,” by Alice Jernigan,
and “Summer Night,’”” by Mary Cope.
Alice had been
beautifully illustrated by her
Helen Hendricks.

After the poems had been read and

Jernigan’s poem
room-

mate,

criticized, refreshments were served

and the members enjoyed a_ social

hour.

The Salutation and the Cat held a
most delightful meeting Monday eve-
ning at the home of Margaret Gar-
retson in Decatur. Essays were read
by Mary Ellis, “Our Travels”; Mary
“The College Library As
Social Center”
“Black and White,”
“Big Brothers—Blessings Or

Lanier, a
and Betty Gash,
Other-
wise,” and brief reviews of
magazines were given by Mary Ram-
Wolfle. It

cided to announce try-outs to be due

age and Hazel was de-
March 26th and a special meeting was
for that day to consider those

After refresh-

been served a delightful

called

turned in. delicious

ments had

social hour was enjoyed and the meet-
ing adjourned to meet again on March
26th.

B. O..Z. held a delightful meeting
with Virginia Norris and Ann McCol-
lum last Monday evening. During a
brief business session it was decided
that tryouts should be due by
April 10.
formally

noon
Monday, They will be an-
March

20th, giving to those interested spring

nounced Tuesday,

holidays in which to work on a short
story.

Emily Kingsbery read a most at-
tractive story of college life, featur-
ing the infirmary and a love plot com-
plication involving two Freshmen
roommates.

Virginia Norris’ story appropriately
named “Nice and Plump” held the in-
terest of the members throughout.
The characters were personal friends
of the author, who were easily recog-
nized. Both of these stories will prob-
ably be entered in the Aurora Col-
lege Story Contest,

Coffee and sandwiches were served,
bringing to a close the pleasant eve-
ning.

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Miss Elizabeth Beaver visited Vir- |
ginia Shaffner last week.

Emily Rammage, who has _ been
home from U. of North Carolina for a

few days, visited Gwen McKinnon,
while she was here.
Emily Cope, Jack Anderson, and

Mary Perkinson had dinner Thursday
evening with Mrs. Jack Miller, nee
Elizabeth Norfleet.

Jo Walker spent the week-end with
Vera Kamper. They went to the Phi
Sigma Kappa dance Friday night and
Saturday night to a bridge given by
Mrs. Hugh Carter, Sr., for Elizabeth
Dawson.

Carolyn Payne went to Macon for
the week-end.

Eliza Ramey spent the week-end
with Ruth McMillan.
Emily Cope spent the week-end

with Eloise Gaines.
“Chugga” Sydnor spent the week-
end with Betty Little.

Lillian White spent last week-end
in Macon.
Ruth Pringle, Jeanette Nichols,
Helen Duke, Helen Johnson spent Fri-
day night in Atlanta with Lib Smith.

B caurawres

mother and father

Virginia Earle’s
and brother spent the week-end with
her.

Esther Stephens and Dorothy
Fooshee spent the week-end in At-
lanta.

Saturday night the White House
girls gave a party for Jane Grey in
honor of her birthday.

Mary Shewmaker spent last week-
end with her aunt, Mrs. Harvey, in
Atlanta.

Elinore Morgan went home last

week-end and took Janet MeDonald
and Helen Lewis with her.
the

Helen Ridley spent week-end

with Frances Wimbish.

Harriet Rylander spent the week in
Ansley Cottage. Among those enter-
taining for her were Elisabeth Tyson,
Sara Johnston, Elizabeth Merritt,
Belle Ward Stowe and Sara Town-
send,

Jo Houston spent the week-end
with Frances Craighead.

Louise Sherfesee spent the
end with Lillian Le Conte.

week-

Lillian Le Conte entertained at a
very small party Thursday night in
honor of her cousin, Mrs. Paul Ander-
son.

PRIVATE LIFE OF
MOTHER GOOSE |
(Continued from Page One)
For fear the ermboard would be bare
When Bo-Peep and Boy Blue come
home.”

“Little Bo Peep and Little Boy Blue

Got scared in the field

So home they flew!

They left all the sheep to come home
alone

And the cows all got in the corn,

But Mother Hubbard said she didn’t
care

Just so her children were safe at home
there.”

“Tf Tom, Tom, the Piper’s son, had
Stole the pig in our modern day

He never would have been beat
Without a word in such a horrid way,
For the juvenile court would have
Heard his case and found this was the

way it had been:

The piggy got lost from his dear
mother’s side

And Tom was taking him home to
the pen.”

“Now Mistress Mary was no more
contrary

Than some of our modern girls

She refused to go outside the garden
for fear

That silly
Quick

Would jump right over a candle stick

To win her young affection,

You see he was the family’s choice,
oh dear,

And she loved Simple Simon.”

Jack-Be-Nimble, Jack-Be-

De you want to know how Humpty
Dumpty got on the wall

90 he could accomplish the very great
fall?

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true

is how it was—tis really

He saw the cow jump over the moon

And tried to do it too.

We think he did right well to get as
high as the wall

Considering his circumference an all.”

“Jack and Jill went up a hill to get a
pail of water.
And that was fine and dandy
But coming back they heard the ding-
dong bell
knew that horrid Willie Green
had put poor pussy in the well

And

They tried to run back to save her
But as you know

Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after.”

“Little Jack
corner

Hating a great big Christmas pie

All to himself,

3ut little should you wonder,

His mother was the Queen of Hearts

So she had pies in any number.

Horner sat in the

“Not like Tommy Tucker who must
sing for his supper,

Yet Tommy had more fun

Than Jack the Queen’s own son,

Because the stomach-ache never gave
him sighs

You see he never had a chance to eat
plum pies.

When any food was coming his way

It was almost always curds and whey.”

“Like the fare of little Miss Muffet
Who was sitting on a tuffet one day
Dreaming of being a fairy princess
And going places and seeing things,
When a great big black spider
Cante up and sat down beside her

And frightened Miss Muffet away.”

When the owners of the story book
saw their lovely characters had es-
caped they chased them back into the

pages—where they will remain for-
ever.
Anne McCollum (reading): “The

sandwich which lay on the table—”

Emily Kingsbery: “Do sandwiches
lay?”

Anne: “Well, maybe it was a
chicken sandwich.” y

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THE AGONISTIC

We wonder how much excitement
this would create at Agnes Scott!
Dartmouth Student Refuses

Phi Bete

A Dartmouth student, Charles Al-

len Eastman, ’28, of New York City,

has refused to become a member of

Phi Beta Kappa.

cording to the Daily Dartmouth, that

He declares, ac-

the present system of marks in col-
lege does not necessarily signify in
his estimation, at least, and that he
consequently does not consider that
any honor attaches to membership.
The Darmouth says further:

His move comes as a distinct con-
tradiction of the vote taken annually
in the Senior class as to which is
more highly prized by Dartmouth
men, the Phi Beta Kappa key or the
“DPD” received for participation in
athletics. Year in and year out, the
Seniors have decided by a large ma-
jority that the key was more yal-
uable than the award of the letter.

This from the Vassar News is ex-
tremely interesting, and certainly
novel:

Dean Hanford of Harvard has pro-
posed a “battle of culture” to take
place between student teams of ten
men each from Yale and Harvard.
Under the plan the teams would take
identical examinations which would
cover all departments of the study.
The object of the competition is to
stimulate interest in studies to offset
the emphasis now placed on athletics.

Whether or not the battle of cul-
ture would do anything to alleviate
this emphasis on athletics is rather
problematical. You can fill stadiums
to wateh football contests, but unless
the thing is done right the audience
in the examination hall will consist
mainly of professors and a few Phi
Beta Kappa aspirants. If the plans
are worked out carefully, however,
there may be a thrill or two in the
spectacle for the man about campus.

Imagine, for instance, the tense
moment when the third question on
the economics exam is reached. The
Harvard entry is writing furiously,
but across the table the hope of
the Blue sits biting his finger nails.
Obviously he had gone to the movies
the night he should have been gun-
ning for this very problem. From the
gallery comes the familiar “brek-ek-
ek-ex-coax coax-fight, Yale, FIGHT!”
And then, with three minutes left to
write, the Eli’s face lights up—his pen
flies across the paper as hats, coats
and tattered bits of paper becloud the
gallery. —McGill Daily.

And how! This, perhaps, is a bit of
that famed English humor.

Awards
Sport roadsters as a substitute for
Phi Beta Kappa keys as scholarship
awards were suggested by Professor
John Wolfenden, of Oxford, England,
for five months a professor of chem-

istry here. He declared that not
enough incentive is given to students
in this country to strive for scholastic
honors. —Radcliffe Daily.

One seldom finds the University of
Wisconsin called too conservative, but
the world at large has been inter-
ested in cancellation of Mrs. Russell’s
lecture engagement there.

Liberal Wisconsin

Madison, Wis.—University of Wis-
consin’s boasted liberalism missed fire
when the Student Forum cancelled a
lecture by Mrs. Bertrand Russell, on
the ground that her message was not
in keeping with the policies of the
Forum.

First objection was registered by
Scott Goodnight, dean of men, when
the Cardinal published excerpts from
New York newspapers giving Mrs.
Russell’s views on companionate mar-
riage, free love, and eugenics.

“The quotations attributed to her,”
said Dean Goodnight, “were unworthy
of any speaker who was invited to
speak on a university platform.”

He notified the President Glenn
Frank who then asked the officers of
the forum to reconsider their action.
They decided to cancel the lecture,
but insisted that the action was taken
on their own initiative without either
coercion or recommendation from the
president. The chairman of the Forum
explained that when the lecture was
planned, it was believed that Mrs.
Russell had “a valuable and signifi-
cant” message for the students, but
‘later information leads us to believe
that we were wrong.”

President Frank would make no
statement, but referred an interviewer
to his article written for the Card-
inal’s first Sunday magazine, before
the Russell episode. That was entitled
“Sane Censorship,” and said in part:
“Official oversight of student discus-
sion should, I think, concern itself, to
the virtual exclusion of all other con-
siderations, with the preservation of
elementary good taste and common
decency. It should not concern itself
with dogmatic selection of ‘safe and
sane’ ideas. For, after all, most of the
ideas we think now safe and sane
were once derided as unsafe and in-}
sane.”

Both Dean Goodnight, and F.
Louise Narden, dean of women, ap-
proved of the cancellation. Mrs. Rus-
sell did speak in Madison, but not
until E. L. Myers, columnist on the
Capital Times, had gone to a deal of
bother finding a hall that would per-
mit the lecture. —New Student.

;VIEWS AND

After having our eyes dazzled at
dinner the other night by the mem-
bers of the Red-Head Club attired in
their dizziest red dresses, beads and
earrings, we (editorially speaking’) de-
cided to interview some of the flam-
ing youths on the subject of their
crowning glory.

Shirley McPhaul was rather vague

and advised to interview “someone
cute.” As if you could find anyone
cuter than Shirley! She said, how-
ever, she didn’t particularly like hav-
ing red hair, but didn’t know what to
do about it. “And she has the temper
that goes with red hair,” contributed
Betty. Mrs. Hamilton, known to
upper classmen as Red Bowers, was
full of her subject. “It feels like the
dickens,” she said. “The worst thing
about it is that your hair and freckles
match. No, I believe it’s worse when
you go out without a hat on a sunny

day and everybody turns around and}
walking |

stares. I saw Jane Grey

,around the campus one day with the

INTERVIEWS |

sun shining down on her hair, and for
a week after that I wore a hat every-

where, even to classes.” Jane Grey

herself said it was terrible! “Especial-
ly when people say ‘Hello Red.’ They
think it’s so cute, and they’ve been
doing it since I was knee-high to a
grasshopper.”

Sarah White said it was nice having
something to identify you so people
wouldn’t remember you, but that the
drawbacks were greater than the ad-
vantages. “People are always teasing
you, deviling the life out of you. It
certainly gets monotonous,” she sigh-
ed.

Katherine Lott said it was “diffi-
cult,” but aside from that she didn’t
choose to talk. Negative influence of |
roommates, probably. Kitty Hunter
refused to commit herself either, but
it has been noticed that her ire is
aroused when she receives letters from
admirers calling her an “adorable red-

head.” We wanted to ask Sarah

Music Dept. to Give
Recital Tonight

Virginia Miller and Mary
Ray Dobyns Presented.

The Musie Department will present
Virginia Miller and Mary Ray Dobyns
in a joint recital, Wednesday, March
14, at 8:30 P. M. in the chapel. This
event is being looked forward to with
great interest and pleasure by the en-
tire college community, for both girls
have been most generous in sharing
their talent with their fellow students.

The program is varied, the vocal
groups alternating with the organ
solos. It is as follows:

I

Recitative, “And God Said”
Creation’’), Haydn.

Air, “On Mighty Pens” (“The Crea-
tion”), Haydn.

Virginia Miller.

II

Fugue, C-major, Bach.

March for a Church Festival, Best.

Mary Ray Dobyns.

Ill
Traum”

(“The

Aria, “Elsa’s (“Loheng-
rin”), Wagner.
Virginia Miller.

IV
Andante Cantabile, Dethier.
Entr’acte Gavotte, Thomas.
Concert Study, Yon.

Mary Ray Dobyns.

V
Fruhlingslaube. Schubert.
Wiegenlied, Schubert
Wohin, Schubert.

Virginia Miler.

VI
Fanfare d’ Orgue, Shelley.
Mary Ray Dobyns.

VII
A Song of Dawn, Allitser.
To a Moon-Flower, Salter.
Awake Beloved, Edwards.
Virginia Miller.

Townsend’s opinion but she was in
the infirmary and we dispaired of con-
vincing Miss Daugherty of the im-
portance of the interview.

Myrtle Bledsoe, who has adorable
red curls and a brain too, said she
never realized her hair was red until
she looked in mirror, and then she was
always surprised. “It is rather hard
when I want to wear a red dress. I
just love red dresses, but I can’t wear
them.”

We were stunned to find how un-
grateful these girls were over their
hair, when most of us get so excited
if anyone detects a glint of red in
our hair. Augusta Roberts summed
up the feelings of the others. “It’s
miserable. No one who has red hair
wants it.” It is a good thing for the
Golden Glint industry, however, that
the rest of us don’t argue with them.

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News was received recently from

Grace Zachary, ’26. Her address is
Kappok Street, Spuytenduyvil, New
York City, where she is studying at
the New York School of Social Work
and is at the same time doing charity
work in this district of New York.
While in New York City, Grace is liv-
ing with her brother and sister-in-law.
Her brother has gone abroad, and will
be joined there by his wife in March.
Grace writes enthusiastically of being
left in charge of their two adorable
children.

Louise Capen, ’27, is to be married
on March 3 to Clinto L. Baker, who
is teaching at Millsaps College in
Jackson, Miss. Louise’s engagement
was announced last summer, and her
approaching marriage is of great in-
terest to her many friends here and
among the Alumnae. Last summer
Louise and her sister had the delight-
ful experience of having an apartment
in Greenwich Village,
where they enjoyed hob-nobing with
artists and would-be wirters.

Helen Bates Law, ’26, wrote recent-
ly from New York,
where she was more than delighted to

Schenectady,

come across Geraldine Goodroe, '23.
Jerry is teaching in Schenectady this
winter, and Helen is there with her
husband.

Mrs. Vergil Bryant, who is better
remembered as Ruth Hall, an ex-
Agnes Scott cheerleader, is now living
in New Orleans, La. Her husband is

pastor of the Zentilly Presbyterian

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Church of that city. At present the
entire family is looking forward to
Mardi Gras.

Ruth Evans, ’22, announced her en-
gagement on Sunday, February 12, to
Dr. William Joseph Larimore, of St.
Louis, whom she met on her return
Ruth was a very
popular and attractive girl here. It
will be remembered that she was
Queen of the Peach Festival held in
Fort Valley the year after she was
graduated.

Jane Bernhardt, 719, is teaching at
the University of California out in
Los Angeles. She will be remembered
as a cousin of Adele Bernhardt, 724.

Margaret Tufts, '26, is teaching
again this year at the Blise McRae
Institute at Banner Elk, N. C. Mar-
garet teaches girls of high school age
who, she writes, are more than en-
thusiastic over college, and especially
over Agnes Scott.
own section of the

trip from Europe.

Down in our

New York, | country is Frances Spratling, ’26. She

is teaching in the High School at
Norcross, Ga.

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THE AGONISTIC

New Members

Are Announced
By Blackfriars

Ten of Forty Contestants
Are Admitted.

held
Monday, March 12, were exception-

Out of the forty contest-

Blackfriar’s Spring tryouts,
ally good.
ants, 10 were elected to associate-
membership.

Louise Robertson, Virginia Cameron
and Helen Sisson presented such a
“The Unseen,”
that all three of them were decided
Shirley McPhaul
made a splendid Sir Harry in “The

Look,”
Chandler, who tried out as the prince

charming little skit

upon immediately.

Twelve-Pound while Weisa
will be a
the

club. Jeanette Shaw was a cute little

in “Conderella Married,”

valuable new “man” to have in

princess in “Cinderella Married,”
Eleanor Norton was good as the maid
in “Quality Street.’ Chopin Hudson,
who will be remembered as the jester
in the Freshman stunt, was a second
the boy in

Dorothy Brown, Mrs.

Francis Freeborn as
“Nevertheless.”
Fish herself, was exceptionally good
as Mrs. Malaprop in “The Rivals,”
and Helen McLaurin, who tried out in
“The Ghost Story,” was good also.

Blackfriars is very proud of the 10
new members and is looking forward
to seeing them play real roles in
future dramatic productions.

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Varsity and Class
Volley Ball Teams
Are Announced

Three Freshmen, One Soph,
Three Seniors Make
Varsity for ’28.

The following girls have made the
Varsity volley ball team:

Mildred MeCalip, 81.

Alice Hunter, ’28.

Weesa Chandler, ’31.

Margaret Marshall, *31.

Pauline Willoughby, ’30.

Eilen Davis, ’28.

Miriam Anderson, 728.

Class teams for 1928 are as follows:

Sophomores
Pauline Willoughby
Elizabeth Eaton
Waltereth Armand
Kittie Purdie Mary Terry
Margaret Marshall Emily Harvey
Mary Katherine Gay Carrington Owen
Weesa Chandler, Mgr. Sarah Marsh
Mary Trammell, Mgr.

Freshmen
Mildred McCalip
Elien Davis
Sarah Hill

Juniors Seniors
Mary Nelson Logan Miriam Anderson
Violet Weeks Mary Perkinson
Hazel Brown Elizabeth Hudson
Elinore Lee Norris Elsie Davis
Sara Frances Anderson
Pat Welsh Alice Hunter, Mgr.

Leonora Briggs, Mgr.

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Fresh-Soph Game
Opens Baseball
Tournament

9-9 Tie Keeps Victory From
Either Side

With a whizz and a whack the first
game of the class baseball tournament
started off Friday. As the field hadn’t
dried off sufficiently the game was
held in the gym, and the rafters were
kept humming by high hitters.

The Fresh-Soph game was nip and
tuck up to the very finish as the
final score was 9-9. McCalip, pitching
for the Freshmen, swung a_profes-
sional arm, and Armstrong did some
pretty catching for the Sophs. Clark
and Watson (Jr.) on first and third
showed singular coolness and quick
action, and lil’ Jule Thompson, center-
fielder, caught a spectacular fly so
gracefully that she almost lost her
balance over it!

Dunbar and Flinn played well for
the Sophs, and Jernigan was quick as
a cat on second base.

The line-up:

Sophs Fresh
Oastles:— --e<caus Ey soqeseee McCalip
Armstrong —_--~- SSS Grey
NASR a a f ogeeea eee Clark
Jexynivan __.._... 2nd _ Webb—Knox
DO 0b eS 9 Palen OF Boe Watson
Kaufman _._-__ SS) eoae eee Gay
Stackhouse ____ C. F. ______ Daniels
Danb sy IT SE Qe Thompson
Arwood —.____- oS 2 ee Purdy

Cotillion Club Gives
Script Dance

The Cotillion gave a lovely tea-
dance in the gym last Wednesday
afternoon from four to six. Many
members of the college group at-
tended. The exceptionally good music
was furnished by several pieces from
the peppy Tech orchestra, which we
all enjoyed at the Cotillion dance of
Feb. 22. Punch was served during
the afternoon. We sincerely hope this
is to be followed by further entertain-
ments which will receive loyal sup-
port from all Hottentots.

FRESHMEN CLASS WINS.

AGONISTIC LOVING CUP
(Continued From Page 1)

Suggestions for new columns, better
arrangement of material, and attrac-
tive cuts will add to subsequent is-
sues of the paper.

The contest has been so successful
and fruitful that it will be an annual
event. The Agonistic cup will be en-
graved immediately with the Fresh-
man numeral 1931 and this year °28,
to be kept by Chopin Hudson, Fresh-
man editor, until the opening of the
contest for 1929.

Current Events

(Continued From Page 2)

The recent trouble in Arabia,
threatening a Holy War has failed to
disturb England. Abdul Aziz Ibu
Sand, king of the Hedjaz, Sultan of
Nejd, and pensioner of the British
government, stands out as the central
figure on which the proclamation of
a holy war depends. The trouble be-
tween the British government and Ibu
Sand, is probably over the preemption
of watering places and wells along the
border for military purposes, which
was provided against by treaties
signed by both governments. The
British government is charged with
violating these treaties. England has
remained calm and preparations are
being made for protecting the fron-
tiers of the mandated territories.

The Chilean government announces
that a communistic plot to overthrow
the government was checked Friday
night by the arrest of 40 persons in-
cluding 1 son of former President
Arturo -\llessandri, who is now in
Europe

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Seniors Win Base-
ball Game Against
Junior Team

One Home Run Breaks Tie,
Making Final Score
16-15.

The Junior-Senior game which fol-
lowed the Fresh-Soph game on Fri-
day afternoon was just as close
as the Fresh-Soph up to the last
minute when a Senior run broke the

tie and made the score 16-15. The
game revealed some hefty hitters, and
the gallery was visited several times
by flighty flys. Glenn and Carrier
worked well together as catcher and
pitcher for the Seniors, even doing
teamwork on fly-catching! Ridley,
North, and Bradford batted well for
the Juniors.

After witnessing thse good games
last Friday we are quite excited over
the prospects of our baseball tourn-
ament this year.

The line-up:

Senior Junior
Carrier 2 ee Paxon
Qienyis~ reer ee Fowler
Hoven). f= Anderson
McKinnon ___-- Pads ees Ridley
Hargis =5 Ate aoe North
Hudson). 2- =o ES on ere Rice
Perkinson —_-_-- IR crests Lanier
Coleman—Anderson C. F. __ Bradford
Harper __----- —— Freeland

In the last issue of the Agonistic it
was announced that the Juniors had
won the Water Polo championship for
this season. We wish to correct this
statement, as the Sophomores were
the victors. We congratulate the
Sophomores!

Day Student News

There seems to be a scarcity of news
around the campus since John Erskine
has left and tests have begun. The
students seem to be too busy study-
ing, or pretending to study, to create
any kind of activity that can be con-
verted into news. Therefore, since
Miss McKinney says even Shakespeare
never repeats, I think it will be per-
missable to brag a little bit more
about our Day Student Phi Beta
Kappas (pronounce Phi like “Fee’’),
Myrtle Bledsoe and Evangeline Papa-
george. When the number of day stu-
dents is compared to the number of
boarders, the day students are rather
proud that two of their number should
be elected to membership, as there
were only five from the whole school.
Those day students who attribute
their mediocre marks to two hours
lost in transit, late street cars and
lack of sleep, will now have to find
some more substantial theories.

The dream of a real day student
room for rest and recreation is on
the verge of being realized. Last week
a very imposing committee of five,
consisting of Miss Hopkins, Miss
Lewis, Miss Wilburne, Frances Hargis
and Pat Collins, looked over the day
student room in the gym and form-
ulated the most elaborate of plans.
There are to be built-in seats, deep,
luxurious wicker rocking chairs, day
beds and bright colored drapes at
the windows. The most intriguing
thing of all is to be a graceful full
length mirror, that was Miss Hopkins’
suggestion so that we can see whether
or not our slips are too long. The
unsightly lockers are to be moved out
and in their place will be small tables
placed at convenient intervals. And
they say that this dream is to be real-
ized before we have a new crop of
Seniors. Doesn’t is sound like the
kind of room you hear about at Coille
on Hudson or National Park.

In Nicaragua an electoral bill pro-
viding for the national election in the
fall under the supervision of the
United States; and a budget providing
appropriations for a Nicaraguan na-
tional guard, which has been formed
and officered by American marines,
now hangs in the balance, owing to
strenuous opposition.

Silhouette Offers
Bargains for Dime

Hats, Jewels and Garments
Given by Stores in the
Place of Ads.

If you were fortunate enough to
have been in your room where the
girls on the business staff of the Sil-
houette went around auctioning off
that lovely garment, a gift of the
Mirror, then you have already had an
introduction to the new movement
which is on foot. Nobody loses, and
somebody gains. The last time, Dor-
othy Brown, Esq., of Inman Hall was
the fortunate girl. Who knows who

will be lucky next time?

The idea is this: certain stores in
Atlanta, such as dry goods stores,
jewelry stores and all merchandise
corporations, which, prohibited by the
rules of the Retail Merchants Associa-
tion, cannot advertise in college an-
nuals, have good feelings toward us,
and really would like for us to thrive.
So they give us donations or presents,
as it were, which we may use as we
see fit. If the present is wearing ap-
parel or anything a “girl like I’ would
want, then the business staff sells the
article at minimum price, thereby
giving advertisement to the firm, a
bargain to the girl, and a little money
for our treasury.

Last week the Mirror, that attrac-
tive store with all the adorable un-
mentionables and other eligible
clothes, gave us one of those un-
mentionables and we went around and
sold claim tickets for it. That was
when Dot Brown got fooled and the
you-know-what was really hers! A
little girl got it! Madame Fifi, are
you ready?

But—let’s come down to hard
tacks; if you want to be in the swim,
then keep your eyes open and find out
when the sales are going to be. This
week Helen Anderson had charge of
the sale of the hat from Blauner’s
(on Whitehall) and if you haven’t
given her your dime yet, better hurry.
Her helpers are Lillian Le Conte, Vir-
ginia Cameron, Aileen Moore and
Gene Sims. So camp on their trails
and find out all about it.

Don’t fail to see someone, because
there is a time limit to each sale.

Just a secret: there is a wonderful
sale beginning next Monday. I am
forbidden to say any more about it,
but remember to be on the lookout.

MR. GAVRELOUCHUK
SPEAKS AT VESPER
(Continued from Page One)
Church.

Next Mr. Gavrelouchuk briefly
traced the history of Russian govern-
ment. Up to 1917 there was an im-
perialistic government with the Czar
having absolute power over his sub-
jects. Society was divided into three
classes—the royalty and nobility, the
professional class, and the peasant
class. Only 10 per cent of the peo-
ple were educated. Students were
persecuted and it was these who took
the first step toward revolution. When
the government would not listen to
their demands they decided to terror-
ize the country. The revolution of
1917 was started which destroyed
classes and gave a chance for educa-
tion to those to whom it had been
denied. The revolution brought about
many good results but also brought
much sorrow. Russia has vast re-
sources but not the means to develop
them. “If we have Christ and Amer-
ican machinery we will become as
great as America,” said Mr. Gavre-
louchuk.

Next he told about some of the most
interesting Russian customs, especial-
ly those of Easter and Christmas.
Very strange they seem to us, yet Mr.
Vavrelouchuk says that after all Rus-
sians and Americans are not very
different. People do not know the
facts about Russia and think it is a
wild, uncivilized country. Yet in many
ways it is as up to date as America.
Russians are not as full of enthus-
iasm as Americans and do not go wild
over sports, but in other ways the two
peoples are much alike.

Last of all, Mr. Gavrelouchuk spoke
of the great need in Russia of teach-
ing the Bible and preaching about
Christ. It is hard to be a Christian
in Russia for there is so much op-
position. In spite of the sacrifices it
calls for, many have been converted,
however. Mr. Gavrelouchuk closed by
emphasizing the great command—“Go
ye into all the world and preach the
gospel—”

6

THE AGONISTIC

Miss Ella Young
Entertained at Tea

Principle of A. S. Academy
in 1906 Visits Col-
lege.

One of the loveliest social affairs
of the season was the tea given by
Miss Hopkins and Miss Torrance in
the Alumnae House last Friday,
March 9th. The guest of honor was
Miss Ella Young, the charming visitor
of Miss Hopkins and Miss Torrance.
Miss Young, intensely interested in
educational work, was for seven years
the efficient principal of the Agnes
Scott Academy back in the good old
days of 1906. After leaving Agnes
Seott, Miss Young became dean of
Queen’s College, Charlotte, N. C. At
the present time this distinguished
visitor is a resident of Maryland.

The reception rooms of the Alumnae
House were very artistically decorat-
ed for the oceasion with bowls of yel-
low jonquils. A general color scheme
of yellow and white was very effect-
ively carried out. Candlesticks with
tall yellow candles furnished a light
of unusual brightness, which glowed
from the tea table draped with yel-
low.

The receiving line was composed of
Miss Hopkins, Miss Torrence, and
Miss Young. Among those assisting
at the tea were certain members of
the faculty—Misses Phythian, Bland,
Alexander, White, Freed, and Smith.
Mrs. Sydenstricker and Miss Lewis
presided over the tea table.

During the afternoon between the
hours from four to six about one hun-
dred friends called. Many pleasant
acquaintances and old-time friendships
were renewed.

SUGGESTIONS ARE
BROUGHT UP AT
OPEN FORUM

The regular Open Forum was held
in the chapel Tuesday, March 6, after
Student Government meeting. Before
the discussion was opened Margaret
Keith urged upon each student her
important duty of taking part in the
coming elections.

The discussion was opened by Sally
Cothran. She asked for information
about the time limit. The matter of
permitting Seniors to remain in town
with dates until the later shows are
over was put before the student body.
A vote was cast in favor of such a
privilege. By a close vote it was de-
cided to ask for the privilege of going
to little Dee in small groups until nine
o’clock. It was also decided to ask for
maid service in the rooms at least once
a week even if it be necessary to de-
crease water service. These sugges-
tions will be discussed at college coun-
cil.

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POPULAR AND COMMITTEE
NOMINATIONS FOR ’28-’29
(Continued From Page 1)
SILHOUETTE
Editor-in-Chief, Marion Green, Sen-
ior.
Assistant Editor,
Junior.
Business Manager, Virginia Cam-
eron, Senior,
Assistant Business Manager, Mary
MeCallie, Junior.
AURORA
Editor, Mary Ellis, Senior.
Assistant Editor, Evelyn Becker,
Junior.
Business Manager, Edith McGrana-
han, Senior.
Assistant Business Manager, Paul-
ine Willoughby, Junior.
AGONISTIC
Editor, Elizabeth Merritt, Senior.
Assistant Editor, Alice Jernigan,
Junior.
Business Manager,
Selman, Senior.
Assistant Business
Ehrlich, Junior.
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
President, Charlotte Hunter, Senior.
Vice-President, Sarah Southerland,
Senior.
Secretary, Chopin Hudson, Junior,
Treasurer, Blanche Miller.
Song Leader, Sarah Townsend.
Fire Chief, Ethel Freeland.

Marion Martin,

Martha Riley

Manager, Ann

POPULAR NOMINATIONS
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
President
1. Elinore Morgan.
Sara Johnston,
Marion Green—tied.
8. Esther Nisbit.
Vice President
1. Elinore Morgan.
2, Jane Grey.
8. Sara Johnston.
House Presidents
Rebekah:
1. Sara Johnston.
2. Jane Grey.
3. Elinore Morgan.
Main:
1, Jane Grey.
2. Charlotte Hunter.
3. Rachel Paxon.
Inman:
1. Hazel Brown.
2. Jane Grey.
8. Helon Brown.
Secretary
1. Martha Stackhouse.
2. Dorothy Smith.
3. Mary Terry.
Treasurer
1. Dorothy Smith.
2. Mary Terry.
8. Martha Stackhouse.
Member College Council
1. Esther Nisbit.
. E.-L. Norris.
3. E. Jacobson.
Student Treasurer
1. Lucile Bridgman.
2. M. N. Logan.
3. Mary Ficklin.

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President

Augusta Roberts.
Charlotte Hunter.
Ruth Worth.

First Vice-President
Ruth Worth.
Charlotte Hunter.
Rachel Paxon.

Second Vice-President
Margaret Armstrong.
Rachel Paxon.

Ruth Worth.

Secretary
Margaret Armstrong.
Elizabeth Flinn.
Raymond Wilson,
Helen Respess.
Treasurer
Elizabeth Flinn.
Mary Terry.
Helen Respess.
SILHOUETTE
Editor
Marian Green.
Edith MeGranahan.
Elizabeth Merritt.
Assistant Editor
Marian Martin.
Margaret Armstrong.
Polly Vaughan.
Business Manager
Virginia Cameron.
Eleanor Lee Norris.
Mildred Greenleaf.
Assistant Business Manager
Mary MeCallie.
Helen Anderson.
Lynn Moore.
AURORA
Editor
Mary Ellis.
Edith MeGranahan.
Elizabeth Merritt,
Sarah Southerland.
Assistant Editor
Alice Jernigan.
Evelyn Becker.
Jean Alexander.
Business Manager
Edith McGranahan.
Helen Sisson.
Dot Hutton.

Assistant Business Manager
Pauline Willoughby.
Mary Cope.

Mary McCallie.
AGONISTIC
Editor
Elizabeth Merritt.
Edith McGranahan.
Esther Nisbit.
Assistant Editor
Alice Jernigan.
Jean Alexander.
Belle Ward Stowe.
Business Manager
Martha Riley Selman.
Elizabeth Merritt.
Virginia Cameron.

Assistant Business Manager
Mary McCallie.

Ann Ehrlich,
Lynn Moore.

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He (a student of psychology):
have just come to the astounding con-
clusion that no two people on earth
think alike.”

She (his fiancee): “You'll change
your mind when you look over our
wedding presents.”

She: “I think a man should give his
wife plenty of rope.”
He: “I did—and she skipt.”

Grin and Bear It
“The up-to-date girl doesn’t cry”—
says the critic.
“No! Look at the price of face
powder.” —Ex.

Julian: “Hilda is a good bridge
player. I can’t understand why she
did that.”

Kat: “Well, you led diamonds, and
she’d never return your diamond.”

Tittle Tattle
There’s a saying both witty and sage,
We accept it without a demur;
A woman stops telling her age
When her age begins telling on her.
—Ex,

Virginia Cameron: “Oh, Dr. Wright,
I found that book you suggested for
me to read frightfully dull. I thought
you said there was a naughty problem
in it.”

Dr. Wright: “Oh! my dear young

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

President
1. G. B. Knight.
2. R. Worth.
8. K. Pasco.
Vice-President
1. §S. Southerland.
2. K. Pasco.
3. R. Worth.
\eeretary
1. C. Nash,
2. E. Castles.
3. B, Miller.
Treasurer
1. B. Miller.
2. C. Hudson.
3. E. Castles.
Song Leaders
1. S. Townsend.
2. M. McCalip.

3. E. MeKee.
Fire Chief

1. S. Cothran.
2. EH. Freeland.
3. L. Bridgeman.

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ing that particularly interesting vol-
ume was that it contained a ‘knotty

Dr. Logan: “Do you think autos
are ruining the younger generation?”

Mr. Holt: “No, I think the younger
generation is ruining the autos.”

Ode to Borrowers
Early to bed, early to rise,
Keeps your room-mate from wearing
your ties.—Ex.

Miss Gooch: “There’s something
wrong. This gear-shift doesn’t work.”

Lillian LeConte: “Oh! Pardon me,
Miss Gooch, but that’s my knee.”

Sarah Glenn: “I started out on the
theory that the world had an open-
ing for me.”

Bet: “And you found it?”

Sarah: “Well, rather. I’m in the
hole now.”

Callie Nash: “Did you get rid of
any moths with those moth balls you
bought?”

Jean Alexander: “No, I tried for
five hours but I couldn’t hit a one.”

“Tf I throw this away, what will
billet-doux, son?”
“What do you ask me, faux-pas?”

You see, Lancelot, it was this way:
I sez to her, I sez, “Say, Honey, what

“lis the quickest way to get a book out

of the library?’ Then quick as a
flash she turns around to me and she
says to me, she sez, “Multiply the area
of the base by the altitude and you
will get the volume immediately.”

Shed a tear for a poor little Frosh,
Alas, she discovered too late
When she signed up for five eight
o’elocks
That each was a class, not a date,

Gebee: “Do I need a haircut?”
Mary Bell: “Oh, that’s it, I thought
you had a fur cap on.”

Jean Gray: “I saw a woman on the
street the other day with one side of
her face entirely black.”

Adele: “It isn’t possible.

Jean: “Sure it is; the other side was
black too.”

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Whom did Captain Kidd?
What made Oscar Wilde?

What did Howard Bell Wright?
Has Edgar A. Guest?

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VOL. XIII

ATTEND
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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, G COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1928.

Agnes Scott Debating Team Wins
Over Visiting Team From Vassar

Policy of Intervention With-
out Declaration of War Is
Upheld by Home Team.

Agnes Scott’s debating team last
Friday evening disproved the conten-
tion held by Vassar’s visiting team:
“That the U. S. should cease protect-
ing by force of arms capital invested
in foreign lands except after formal
declaration of war.” Kathryn Wilson
and Hannah Morris, of the Poughkeep-
sie N. Y., college, supported by their
alternate Ethel Cohen, debated the af-
firmative, advocating the proposed
change in our governmental policy.
The present policy was upheld by Ja-
net MacDonald and Mary Shepherd of
Agnes Scott, with Eleanor Lee Norris
as alternate.

Kathryn Wilson, after a charming
reference to southern hospitality, ap-
pealed to the audience to face the
facts in the case, and use influence for
a return to justice, upon the officers
of our Democratic government, who,
as such, are servants and not rulers of
the people.. The question was asked:
“Can you support this present policy
of our government which violates all
of our democratic ideals?” The pres-
ent policy sanctions waiting upon big
business interests, while small peti-
tions remain on file. It is unjust to
the taxpayer that his money should be
employed in sending arms and men to
foreign countries for the protection of
concerns that pay no taxes to our gov-
ernment. Intervention is incompati-
ble with our own principles of justice,
equality and liberty, and is particular-
ly obnoxious and inconsistent in the
light of our own war for independ-
ence. Excellent legal means for the
settlement of differences exist, name-
ly, thru arbitration and the interna-
tional claims commission. The U. S.
does not use these agencies. Is it
that the claims she protects will not
bear scrutiny? Her employment of
force prevents triumph of justice if she
is in the wrong, for the foreign nation
can not stop to prove her own right
when faced with the marines. Obvious-
ly, intervention is an infringement
upon the right of every country to
territorial sovereignty. Latin Amer-
ica is passing from the period of in-
stability, and is therefore a capable
manager of her own affairs. It is the
part of the politician to conceal facts,
the first speaker concluded, but the
part of the citizen to face the facts of
this case which speak for themselves.

Hannah Morris continued the af-
firmative argument with the conten-
tion that the value received was not
worth the price. She pointed to the
enormous cost in lives—of our marines
and of people of the foreign nation
which we call our friend! The example
of the expenditure of one million dol-
lars a year on a destroyer which pro-
tects one tobacco company of Haiti,
effectively showed the financial cost
of the policy. This same policy en-
dangers our government, in the usurp-
ation of power of Congress by the
President, executive usurpation of the
press and arousing of unfavorable
public opinion at home; abroad, in the
loss of prestige thru the English and
continental press, which sees our in-
consistency. With Latin America her-
self opposed to our present attitude,
it is inevitable that she and Europe
should band against us. Already we
are hated, feared and envied. Should
we add contempt, and run the risk of
another European war?

Janet’ MacDonald opened the neg-
ative argument, claiming that the op-
position also faced facts in the case,
and for this very reason, could not ad-
vocate a change in policy. These coun-
tries interest us because they are
near sister republics, are politically
weak but rich in resources. Our pol-
icy is to protect them from even
temporary European interference,
using armed intervention as a final,
not a frequent method, and only at
those times when diplomacy can not
be employed. The negative based its

Spoken English
Department to
Sponsor Recital

Bee Keith and Elisabeth
Tyson Presented.

The Spoken Englist Department,
under the direction of Miss Frances
K. Gooch, will present Miss Bee Keith
and Miss Elisabeth Tyson in a recital
Saturday night at eigh? o’clock in the
chapel. Miss Keith will read “The
Valiant,” a one-act play by Hall and
Middlemass. Miss Tyson will also read
a one-act play, “The Romancers,” by
Edmund Rostand.

NO. 19

“Cathedrals of
Europe” Sub-

Mr. J. C. Hayes Gives Inter-
esting Talk Illustrated By
Colored Lantern Slides.

Agnes Scott enjoyed a rare privilege
Monday evening in hearing Mr. J. C.
Hayes lecture on “The Cathedrals of
Europe.” Mr. Hayes is a graduate of
Harvard, and in an interview with an
Agonistic reporter said that his inspir-
ation for the study of the cathedral
came from a course in medieval art
taught there by Charles Eliot Nor-
ton, the class friend of John Ruskin.

Mr. Hayes has an unusual collection
of lantern slides, and after showing a

Officers for 1928-29 Elected
By Students Monday Afternoon

ject of Lecture Choral Society

Presents Elijah
Sunday, Mar. 25

Program Featured by Solos.

The “Elijah,” a famous oratoria by
Mendelssohn, is to be given in the
college chapel Sunday afternoon,
March 25, at 3 o’¢iock, by the Agnes
Scott Choral Society, under the direc-
tion of Mr. Lewis H. Johnston, pro-
fessor of voice, assisted by Mr. C.
W. Dieckmann, professor of music.

The soloists to take part in this
presentation of the “Elijah” are:
Miss Mary Buttri¢k, soprano; Miss

argument on four contentions: Inter-
vention is just to the investor and na-
tion concerned. When property is con-
fiscated, it is evident that protection
is not being given by the local gov-
ernment. Fair protection is the right
of the investor, and the only thing he
requires in return for putting his capi-
tal into another country. If the stand-
ard of protection in the nation is in-
ferior to the international standard,
the investor is justified in appealing
to his native country. Sovereignty
rests on law and presupposes it. The
term must not be used as a shield, but
as a challenge to the duties that go
with the right of sovereignty.

The present policy is politically
beneficial to the U. S. because it is a
question of the U. S. consistently, or
Europe. Our intervention prevents
the making in Latin America of a
group of states comparable to the
Balkans of Europe. The policy is bene-
ficial to Latin America for it encour-
ages stability and upholds the polit-
ical independence of the countries.

Economic benefits are derived. The
United States has become the great-
est accredited nation of the world. By
this policy, markets are made safe for
her capital, and in turn, her export
trade is increased. Latin America her-
self needs our capital to develop her
resources—capital which she may ob-
tain only if protection is insured,

Lastly, the policy is the wisest to
retain for the future. The affirmative
was challenged to prove that there
would never be a need for such a pol-

(Continued on Page 3.)

Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, noted American pianist and composer, will enter-
tain students and music lovers this evening, Wednesday, March 21, at 8:30
P. M., in the gymnasium auditorium. Her engagement here will close the
Artist-Lecture series presented this year by the Lecture Association.

Courtesy of Atlanta Journal.

number of these, depicting representa-
tive church buildings in England and
on the continent, he proceeded to a
treatment of the architectural develop-
ment of the cathedral.

“To understand the background of
these houses of faith,’ Mrs. Hayes be-
gan, “one may say that all roads
lead to Rome.” He gave a rapid sum-
mary of history from the time of the
old Roman Empire through the dark
ages to 1100, when there was a dis-
tinct turn toward the higher life. This
he called the period of the pre-Renais-
sance, and described the movements of
the time in art, literature, and archi-
tecture,

Mr. Hayes emphasized the work of
the church in the preservation of the
ancient culture, calling the monaster-
jes “the nurseries of learning and art.”
For this service the church was richly
rewarded with land and wealth, and
the result was a revival of the spirit
of church building, enriched with all
the products of art. “The twelfth
century,” Mr. Hayes said, “was a time
of blossoming, when all Europe put on
a beautiful new white robe of
churches.”

He next discussed some of the sal-
ient features of church architecture—
the round arch of the Romanesque
buildings, the pointed arch of the later
period, and other outstanding charac-
teristics.

The rest of the lecture was illus-
trated by Mr. Hayes’ beautifully col-
ored lantern slides. They showed the
origin of the apse, the transept, and

(Continued on Page 2.)

Ruth Thomas, contralto; Mr. Homer
Faulkner, tenor; Mr. Walter Herbert,
baritone. Mrs. Lawrance Mansfield
and Miss Mary Ruth Roundtree are
to assist the soloists; the chorus is
composed of the members of the
Choral Society.

The “Elijah” of Mendelssohn and
the “Messiah” of Handel are the best
known and the most loved of the ora-
torias. The “Elijah,” which Men-
delssohn worked on for ten years, is
dominated by the dramatic element;
it is of a more operatic character than
the “Messiah.” The most powerful
and the best known solos of the “Eli-
jah” are: “If With All Your Heart”
(tenor), the most beautiful; “Hear Ye
Israel” (Soprano); “O Rest in the
Lord” (contralto); “It Is Enough”
(baritone).

SECOND-HAND BOOKS
BRING CASH THURS.

Listen

Listen ye who are broke!
ye who are loaded down with books!
Representatives of the College Book
Company, of Columbus, Ohio, will be
in the basement of Main Building on
Thursday, March 22nd, to buy second-
hand books from the students. There
are two assets to this sale—cash will
be paid for books, and any book will
be bought, whether it is used at Agnes
Seott or not. Remember the date and
the place!

Morgan, Roberts, Greene,
Ellis, Merritt, Hunter to
Head Organizations.

The students elected leaders of the
various campus organizations for the
ensuing year at a meeting held Mon-
day afternoon. More votes were cast
in the election of president of Student
Government than of any other officer,
the ballots totaling two hundred and
sixty-six, against over three hundred
cast for the same office last year. It
is interesting to note that committee
nominations were broken in only two
places, one election deciding both by
reversing the officers for two Student
Government positions. The committee
and first popular nominee for assistant
business manager of the Silhouette de-
clined the nomination before voting
on the office took place.

The results of the elections follow:

Student Government

PTCSIGCNG sooo as ace Elinore Morgan
Vice President__._____ Sarah Johnson
House President—
Rebekalr oe Jane Grey
i Cos a ee es eS Rachel Paxon
Taman aa Hazel Brown
Secretary... -- Dorothy Smith
Wyreanuran 22. Martha Stackhouse
College Council__Eleanor Lee Norris
Student Treasurer_____ Mary Ficklen
Y.W.C.A
President. =... - Augusta Roberts
1st Vice President_______ Ruth Worth
2nd Vice Pres...Margaret Armstrong
Secretary._...-..._- Raemond Wilson
Proaktirer. 08 os Elizabeth Flynn
Silhouette
PUCHE OR ne eae ee Marion Greene
Asst. Widitor=. =... sc¥ Marion Martin
Business Manager__ Virginia Cameron
ASS DUS. MOT no ee Lynn Moore
Aurora
WOGIU OT) mon eee Mary Ellis
Asat- itor: os Evelyn Becker

Business Manager_Edith MceGranahan
Asst. Bus. Mgr._.Pauline Willoughby

Agonistic
a) ee Elizabeth Merritt
ASSty WUGLOT =~ .-- eee Alice Jernigan
Business Mgr.__Martha Riley Selman
Asst; Bus. Mer.==.-— Anne Erhlich
Athletic Association
President__-------- Charlotte Hunter
Vice President___.Sarah Southerland
Seeretary=— =. Chopin Hudson
Treasurer. <2 5-s- Blanche Miller

Song Leader
Fire Chief

Senior Mardi Gras
Brilliant Affair

Lynn Moore and Helen
Hendricks Reign.

Carnival! Confetti! All that was
joyous and youthful ran riot in the
gym last Saturday night when the
Seniors had Mardi Gras. Spanish moss
and many colored streamers covered
the walk and gave an appearance of
festivity.

Music announced the arrival of the
king and his train. First entered the
gentlemen of the court—gallant and
handsome, Ditty Winter, Augusta
Dunbar, Helon Brown and Bee Keith.
These were followed by King Moore.
Lynn in all her velvet, satin and erm-
ine was a king who was regal and
stately. The court ladies, Katharine
Owen, Margaret Catron, Hazel Brown
and Carolyn Essig, gowned in taffeta
dresses of pastel shades made lovely
pictures as they advanced to the plat-
form, were met by their lords, and
bowed before the king. Last of all
came the queen, Helen Hendricks,
beautiful in white taffeta and tulle.
She was crowned by the king as she
knelt before him—and together they
reigned over Mardi Gras. The pages,
Mildred McCalip and Chopin Hudson
attended the court and announced the
songs and dances.

A charming Pierrette, Ruth Thomas,
gave a delightful group of songs and

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THE AGONISTIC

Che Agonistic

Entered as Second Class Matter.
Agnes Scott College.

Published weekly.

Owned and published by the Students of
Subscription Price, $1.25 per year in advance.

Single Copies, 5 cents.

STAFF OF AGONISTIC

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Sere eet Lillian White
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REPORTERS FOR THIS ISSUE

Louise Robertson, 29’
Frances Brown, ’29
Margaret McCoy, ’29
Harriet Todd, ’30
Laura Brown, *31
Dorothy Harper, ’28
Dorothy Hutton, ’29

Elizabeth Woolfolk, 731
Martha Stackhouse, *30
Miriam Anderson, ’28
Carolyn Nash, ’30
Virginia Earle, *30
Mary Crenshaw, ’28
Olive Spencer, ’29

Betty Gash, ’29 Kitty Hunter, ’29

EDITORIAL
COLLEGIATE HONOR
Honor is so inflexibly but indefinably “Honor” that the modi-
fier collegiate surprises at first thought. But it impresses at sec-
ond, for there is a distinct code of honor that grows out of the
relationships of any group of people, that individual code based
on and including the larger, abstract term.
In a community where relationships are as intimate as they
are at college small problems constantly arise which seem to be

questions of consideration, kindness, thoughtfulness, and as such} ,,.99 4 4

are often overlooked. If it were realized that almost all of these
involve honor, nothing less, they would undoubtedly be given more
attention.

This lack of a keen perception of honor in the little things
denotes one failure in our life here on the campus. It is a group
failure, but as each individual is responsible for it, correction will
come thru the individual.

We have formed the convenient habit of “borrowing”—bor-
rowing in quotation marks, because there is more to the practise

than meets the eye. Often we take a book from a friend’s room | 11.30 4. M.

and planning to use it just one hour, do not leay a note to the

effect that the book is in our keeping. When we forget to return| 1:10P P.M. |

it the owner spends quite a little time searching for it, as well as
nervous energy in wondering what she could have done with it.
The least a borrower can do is to let the owner know where she
may find her property if she wishes it.

Many who borrow with permission confuse the privilege. It!

is unfortunate but true that the Agnes Scott attitude seems to
be that the borrower confers a favor by desiring to use an article
belonging to another. Blithely the phrase: “T’'ll bring it right
back” slips from the lips. Weeks, possibly months later the owner
apologetically inquires about her article—only to have her apology
half accepted! This is an extremely provincial and not quite
honorable attitude which causes more actual inconvenience than
any other one habit on the campus.

The delicate little elf of honor has a dreadful time remaining
unsmirched by the critical words we say. Shelley has said, ‘The
breath of accusation kills many an innocent name.” Our more
than breath expressions do not kill—simply because we do not

accuse of crimes that kill—but rather point out tiny defects of
character or characteristics, mock—purely in fun!—criticise ut-

terly inconsequential details. Such statements form a wedge in
the minds of others which, once begun, broadens steadily even
until the unsympathetic area exceeds that in the mind of the
original speaker. A phrase idly cast off may become for another
the nucleus of a reversion of feeling. Idly derogatory statements
are not quite honorable, for, pointing at one fault without qualifica-
tions, they ignore the many fine points that counterbalance the
one amusing or disagreeable feature. Not one of us could stand
judgment upon our faults.

In quoting others we are lax about whole truths. A good
story always seems to justify exaggeration, or emphasis of a
detail which the speaker possibly did not consider seriously. Is
this quite honorable? With all the wonderful things college un-
folds to us, we should be bigger than such small talk and petty
subterfuge.

Honesty is the best policy” is a familiar saying which a writer
recently refuted by stating: “Honesty is no poliey at all.’ When
you “talk out” of a library fine that you owe; when you make a
whole reason from a half excuse why you can not get your paper
in on time; when you let silence or vague expressions conceal your
contrary opinion when you have been asked so frankly that the
reply will be taken for truth—you raise policy high by putting
honesty behind your back.

Honor is a lovely thing. It is abstract in conception because
its very qualities belong so personally to the individual that no two
senses of honor permit agreement in definite terms. Honor is a
thing within yourself which should be externally bright and shin-
ing—which loses its lustre only when it is rubbed with little grains
of not quite honorable sand.

Vagabonding

The following lectures are the most
interesting and of the most general
cultural value of any to be given on
the campus this week. Permission

ance and it is hoped that a large num-
ber of students will take advantage of
this opportunity afforded them.

THURSDAY, March 22
9:00 A.M. Comedy
Miss Alexander
Idealism in America—
Miss Dexter 10 H. E.
Peter Paul Reubens, illus-
trated by prints—Miss
Lewis 1Gym
Criticism of Phrenology
and Character Analysis—
Miss Eagleson 3 Main
Individual or Institution
—Dr. Wright 1 Gym
Richard Baxter — Dr.
Hayes 2 H.-E.
FRIDAY, March 23
9:00 A. M. Confucius and His Teach-
ings—Mrs. Sydenstricker
13 Main
Question Religieuse:
Authorite contre la Lib-
erte—Miss Alexander

of Marivaux—
8 Gym

11:30 A. M.

1:10 P. M.

8 Gym

10:30 A.M. Wages and Profits—Dr.
Wright 1 Gym

11:30 A.M. La Politique de Victor

Hugo—Miss Alexander
8 Gym
2:10-5:10 P. M. Field Trip in Local
Flora—Miss Westall
SATURDAY, March 24
9:00 A.M. Contrast of Theater of
de Musset and Marivaux
—Miss Alexander
8 Gym
. Early Dutch Painters and
Frans Hals. Illustrated
by prints—Miss Lewis
1 Gym
MONDAY, March 26
1:10 P.M. Aeschylus, the First of
the Great Greek Dramat-
ists—Miss Torrance
1 Main
TUESDAY, March 27
9:00 A.M. Diderot et le drame—
Miss Alexander 8 Gym
La Legend des Siecles de
3 Main
“John Bunyan’’—Dr.
Hayes 2H.E.
Expansion of Institutions
and the Sway of Custom
—Dr. Wright 1 Gym
Field Trip in Local Flora
—Miss Westall
WEDNESDAY, March 28
9:00 A.M. International Relations—
Miss Smith 12 Main
Ultra-montanisme contra
le Gallicianisme — Miss
Alexander 8 Gym
La Legende des Siedes de
Hugo—Miss Alexander
8 Gym
A Greek Tragedy, Its Or-
ganization, Content and
Meaning—Miss Torrance
1 Main

2:10 P.M.

11:30 A. M.

1:10 P. M.

CATHEDRALS OF EUROPE
SUBJECT OF LECTURE
(Continued From Page 1)
the flying buttress which combined
constructive efficiency with architec-
tural beauty. Among the most beauti-
ful of the pictures were those of the
jewel-like windows of Gloucester and
Amiens. At this point Mr. Hayes
brought out the contrast between the
English and French spirit in building,
the former being one of architectural
prose, the latter, one of architectural
poetry.

The pictures of Rheims were inter-
esting as an indication of the havoc
wrought by the great war, and also
for the Associations of Joan of Arc
which are attached to the cathedral
there.

Next Mr. Hayes discussed the ab-
beys—Fountain’s Abbey, founded by
the Cistercians, the Abbey of Whitby,
overlooking the North Sea, and fam-
ous as the home of Caldmon, and
others.

In conclusion, the speaker urged a
closer sympathy with the old archi-
tects who “made stones speak and
snd sing” and a clearer recognition of
the spirit of their work, which was to
them the essence of life.

Mary M. Hough (very pleasantly):
“T owe all that I have learned to you,
Dr Hayes.”

Dr. Hayes:
such a trifle.”

“Please don’t mention

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WE THINK

Institute or College?

cerning privileges for underclassmen
—or rather, the lack of them—was en-
titled “Are Students Adults?” Late
developments along other lines assure
us that the administration at least
does not regard us as such. The let-
ters recently sent to the masculine
members of the faculty requesting
their absence from campus ball games
and dances except by special invita-
tion smacks of extremely conservative
boarding school rather than one of the
leading women’s colleges of the South.
This was done without the knowledge
of the student body, not even the
Executive Board of Student Govern-
ment being consulted. Are we return-
ing to the days of the Institute? Such
an action holds the college up to se-
vere criticism and even to ridicule.
E., 728.

The fact has been recently called to
our attention that our campus book
store is not making the success that it
should. Some of us have been ponder-
ing as to what might be causing this
apparent lack of interest and what
might be done about it. Several sug-
gestions have been offered both pro
and con, but it appears to us that the
most likely cause for our neglect of
the store is indifference on our part.
We do not believe that there is an at-
titude against the book store, but we
do feel that most of us seldom think
of it except as a place to crowd into
to purchase text books at the begin-
ning of the year and exam books at
the end of the two terms. Most of us
have gotten into the habit of going to

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it never occurs to us that we might
get those same things here on the
campus for the same price and with
much less trouble and at the same
time boost our campus book store.

The store is here for our conven-
ience. It does not belong to Mr. Tart.
The administration put it here for
our use and at our suggestion, and
we should help to make a success of it.
Any suggestions as to how to do this
will be appreciated. Perhaps there is
some special article you would like
them to sell at the book store, or per-
haps the hours it is open do not suit
you. If so, let it be known! For a
beginning we would like to suggest
that they sell favors, place cards, and
other things for the table parties.
Some have suggested that it would be
very convenient for them to be able to
have charge accounts at the store. If
you think any of these suggestions
helpful, or if you have any other ideas
that you think would be beneficial,
have them printed in this column and
let us know about them!

We are sure that the book store can
be made a big success and a source of
great convenience to us all if we will
only take an interest in it and back
it up!

M. R. S., 729

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Shurfy: “It must have been vanish-
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Bet Cole:

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INDIA SUBJECT
FOR Y. W. VESPERS

The subject of the Y. W. program
Sunday night was India. Frances
Brown led the service and Jack Me-
Lellon made a talk. She told first of
the development of that nation in
trade; then of its development in
different religions; and lastly of the
development and spread of Christian-
ity and the effects of this spread on
the various customs and traditions of
the people. On the whole it was an
interesting service, following the two
we have recently had on the Japanese
Problem and Russia.

Dr. Sweet (questioning concerning
outside reading): “What did you find
about the salivary glands?”

Jean Alexander: “I couldn’t find a
thing, Dr. Sweet, they are so awfully
secretive.”

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SENIORS WALLOP SISTER
CLASS WITH SCORE 20-15

The Senior-Soph clash of last Fri-
day’s baseball resulted in the second
victory of the season for the class of
28, with a score of 20-15. In the first
inning the Sophs started off nobly
with seven runs, only to be followed
up and surpassed by eleven runs to
the Seniors’ good. In the second in-
ning the Seniors tightened down con-
siderably and Sophs lost out again,
making three outs before being able
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In the third inning ole ’30 perked
up and “rolled up her score” with six
runs. The Seniors seemed bent on
vanquishing them, however, for they
mercilessly added five runs to their
eredit. This was fatal to the Sophs,
for to even the score would mean 7
runs and holding the Seniors down to
no scoring. With such a nine as ’28’s
to fight they were up against it. The
game ended after the first half of the
4th inning with a score of 20-15—
favor of Seniors.

Line-up:
SOPHOMORES SENIORS
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Armstrong ~.--. Oso McKinnon
Nash Se AsG ee Hough
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Townsend —_____ 3rd ___ Hudson, Red
Kaufman _____- Sedu none Kalmon
Owen: _.--.~-- hon Crenshaw
Stackhouse _... C. F. _.-_-_- Hargis
Arwood ______ ee Perkinson

Miss McKinney (having asked Sara
Townsend a question): “Does my ques-
tion embarass you?”

Sara: “No ah—not at all—ah.
just—ah—the answer that’s—ah—
puzzling me.”

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Carolyn Nash: “What’s the differ-
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JUNIORS AND FRESHMEN
TIE IN BIG GAME FRIDAY
The sensational game of the season
was witnessed Friday as Juniors and
Freshmen met in an exciting contest
on the gym gridiron. Grey and Me-
Calip scored a run apiece for the
Freshies to start, and Lanier, Free-
land, and Bradford followed up with 3
runs for Juniors. The second inning
Purdie alone kept up the rep of the
Fresh with one score. When the
Juniors came up to bat it seemed that
the Freshmen must have met their
Waterloo for not one, but ten runs
went up on the scoreboard in favor of
the Juniors! 13-3, and the Fresh up to
bat. The tables are turned! McCalip
coached beautifully on third, and those
Freshmen simply tore in home. Grey,
McCalip, Clark, and Duncan each
scored twice. Boswell, Webb and
Purdie one each, totaling ELEVEN
runs and saving the day for the Fresh-
men. The next big problem was to
keep down the Juniors on the last
dreadful half of the fourth inning.
One—two outs, a run—then the third
out, and the game was over—1l4-14!
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icy—to which it was replied that no
case could justify such means. Inter-
vention, said the negative, does not
mean war, and is far less costly than
war, and arbitration is frequently im-
possible in the face of revolution and
unstable governments. These are the
times when intervention is the wisest
policy, and therefore should be re-
tained.

One ten-minute refutation given by
the first speaker of each side, left the
case in very much the same position.
Arguments of each side were summed
up and broadly refuted, the stipula-
tions of international law and the
justice of intervention featuring par-
ticularly.

The judges rendered a two to one
decision in favor of Agnes Scott. The
committee included Mr. James R.
Bachman, secretary of the Atlanta
Milling Company, manufacturers of
flour; Dr. Witherspoon Dodge, pastor
of the Central Congregational Church;
Judge Garland Watkins of the Juven-
ile Court.

The debate was most interesting,
and the clear enunciation of the Vas-
sar girls very pleasant. Again the
home team presented a clearer out-
line of argument, giving a broader
view of their contentions. The visiting
team gave ‘facts in the case” which
were impressive in themselves, but
the very series of statements make it
a little difficult for the audience to
grasp the argument as a whole. The
visitors seemed to speak from cards
gathered as the negative advanced its
definite case. The second speaker
spoke of “continuing the distructive
argument.” That attitude and the
negative idea involved in the term
“cease” used in statements of the
question, seemed to slip the affirm-
ative shoe on the negative foot. Both
teams had obviously reached the root
of the matter, faced it, and were
well prepared to give the audience the
thrill of hearing a real clash on a
vital political question of the day.

The debaters were entertained by
the Executive Committee of Student
Government at a buffet supper direct-
ly following the debate. The Vassar
girls left Agnes Scott Saturday for
Winthrop College, Rock Hill, S. C.,
where they will debate the negative
side of the same question.

Guide in New York: “This is a sky-
seraper.”

Helen Sisson: “I’d like to see
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THE AGONISTIC

Giddy, darling,

I’m too considerate a girl to bore
you with ancient alibis, but I would
have written sooner ’cept for all the
excitement—Mardi Gras king (the
Mellen’s food—perfect posture—gym’s
delight, Lynn Moore got it. She’s
grand. We know from last year) and
then elections! Mary McCallie said
she started filling out her ballot in ink,
and before she got through it looked
like the black-list. But that’s all
right. Some of our most prominent
citizens are on it—the black list, I
mean.

And Giddy, in the midst of all that
excitement, Love has still been able
to blossom and bloom like the rose in
the desert. Merritt’s “Speck” was
here (she wrote to him the same night
he left)—-and Baby Sara’s Jimmy was
coming too. But, my dear, do you
know, she developed a sty on Wed-
nesday and wired him not to come,
and the sty was gone by Friday. We
laughed and laughed, but she really
looked pathetic. That’s most as funny
—while I’m discussing inmates of
Ansley—as. Lou Robertson—lovely
Lou, of all people—wearing outing
nightgowns and eating biscuit and
syrup for breakfast with a spoon.

But I must finish telling you about
our vampires. The chief of Cleopatra’s
is Ruth Helen; she double-dated the
other night—a blind date at that—and
had an eleven-page special from her
own date a day afterwards, and the

other boy called her up from Missis- |

sippi. Said he’d only gotten to look
at her, and he just wanted to hear
her voice. “Ruth” must be a name
to charm with. Ruth McLean had a
ninety-four word telegram last night
front a boy in Asheville asking her for
a date the first night she was home
spring holidays. And Giddy, Miss Cal-
houn had to take down all of the
ninety-four words over the telephone.
Oh, darling, that reminds me—another
of those grand definitions. Polly just
dashed in and said, “Do you know
what love is?” I looked at my V.
M. I. pennant and thought I did, but
she wanted to tell her joke, so I kind-
ly said “No.” “The tenth word in a
telegram.” Its proof would be eleven
words. Its other manifestations, dear,
are in letters from one who has only
met you on the train, for a minute.
But it was our May Queen he met, so
I s’pose that explains it. Anyway,
this little fifteen-year old G. M. A.
boy who has talked to Mary Bell a
few minutes on the train, saw she was
chosen May Queen and wrote her a
special ending, “Babe, St. Louis and
I am proud of you.” Her newspaper
picture is in the corner of his dresser
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me love letters, like Peg Catron’s
sailor. It pays to advertise, as you
know if you ride the street car and
read what Mr. Barron Collier says.
But you’re the only person who’ll ever
write me post cards, love—and they’re
about half as bad as nothing. So
don’t neglect me.
All my love,
AGGIE.

Giddy, old thing,

Aggie gave me this letter to mail
and I just have to tell you this bit
of gossip about her (of course she
wouldn’t tell you herself). The reason
hon, that she wrote you so much about
love affairs, etc., this week is that she
herself has just made a new conquest
and has acquired a Sigma Nu pen-
nant and pin, too. It must be great!

Write me a note sometimes when
you write to Aggie.
Much love,
SCOTTIE.

Harriet: “What’s the difference be-
tween Tyson chewing gum and a cow
chewing its cud?”

Baby Sara: “A cow looks thought-
ful.”

Prof: “Who can give a good defin-
ition of homicide?”

Dot Smith: “It’s when a man gets
killed in his own home.”

Divine Guidance
Subject of Talk
By Dr. Erdman

Agnes Scott was most fortunate in
having Dr. Erdman of Princeton
speak in chapel on Thursday, March
15th. Dr. Erdman is one of the best
known preachers and writers of the
day. One of his most outstanding
characteristics is his love for people
and he, in turn, is most beloved.

Dr. Erdman’s message was based on
Genesis 24, which tells of Oriental
courtship in the story of the selection
of Isaae’s wife. Isaac’s marriage was
important since he was an ancestor of
Christ and the selection of his wife is
a story of divine guidance.

We must be willing to obey God,
must pray and study the cireumstan-
ces and then we will get a gleam of
the way to choose.

SENIOR MARDI GRAS

BRILLIANT AFFAIR
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Gene Dozier, one of last year’s grad-

uates, gave a pleasing solo dance,

which called for repeated encore. She

was lovely and graceful in blue and

lace,

Sue Downing, the small cousin of
Mary Wallace Anthony, and a very
talented dancer, danced a beautiful
ballet followed by a barefoot dance,
which showed much ability and skill.

The costumes of the revelers were
varied and colorful. There was a
grand march when the judges com-
posed of the King and his court de-
cided that the prize should go to Zou
Woolford and Belle Ward Stowe. They
were two Epoches—daring and vivid,
who seemed to have just arrived from
“gay Paree.”

Throughout the evening, bewitching
gypsies enticed our last cent for cakes,
ices and pralines, There was music
and dancing until Mr. White came to
suggest “Home Sweet Home” by turn-
ing out the lights!

Strange, isn’t it, that spring fever
seems only to affect our work, and
not our play? There are so many de-
lightful ways of spending our spare

time in these warm new days. Week-
ends in Atlanta. The theatre—a mad
scramble up twisted stairs to the
“peanut” and then—the lights—gay
crowds—and “the play’s the thing.”
Shopping—an intriguing hat—a chic
dress—bits of color—scarves and
handkerchiefs—exquisitely sheer hose.
Fraternity dances—filmy frocks and
immaculate coats — perfume — light
laughter, light hearts, light words—
the long, throbbing moan of a saxa-
phone.

Monday afternoon Lillian LeConte
entertained at a bridge party at her
home in Atlanta in honor of her
cousin, Mrs. Anderson, who is from
Arizona. “Dit” Quarles, Sally Coth-
ran, and all the girls in “Gaines”
attended this lovely affair.

Hilda and “Kat’? Kalmon spent the
week-end in Atlanta with Mrs. Hirsch.

Josephine Wells visited friends in
Cartersville, Ga., last week-end.

Catherine Morrow and Sara Lou
Bulloch were the guests of Dorothy
Hold in Atlanta.

Polly Vaughan went to Rome, Ga.,
Thursday.

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Emily Kingsbery attended the dance
given Saturday evening by Zi Psi Phi
at their fraternity house on Ponce de
Leon Ave.

Peggy Lou Armstrong went to
Charlotte, N. C., Tuesday to represent
Agnes Scott at the annual College
Day for high school girls.

Agnes Skelton spent Friday night in
Atlanta.

Helen Duke’s mother spent Thurs-
day with her.

Frances McCoy, Marjorie Daniel,
Georgia Watson, and Crystal Well-
born attended a party and trip to
Stone Mountain Saturday evening
given by Frances Messer of Atlanta.

Elizabeth Heath spent the week-end
in Atlanta.

Ruth and Martha Bradford spent
the week-end with their aunt, Mrs.
Sam Turner, of Atlanta.

Ruth Peck was lucky enough to
spend the week-end at her home, Fort
MePherson, Ga.

Helen Anderson spent Wednesday
night with Mary Ramage in, Decatur
and had dinner at Columbia Seminary.

Margaret Passolt spent the week-
end with Anne Turner.

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VOL. XII ss” FENES SEONT COLLEGE, DECATUR: GA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1928. NO. 20

MUSICAL PROGRAMS FEATURE

Lecture Association Offerings Close
With Mrs. H. H. A. Beach’s Recital

Famous American Pianist
and Composer Delights
Large Audience With
Varied Program Exquis-
itely Rendered.

The Lecture Association closed a
very gratifying and successful season
with the presentation of Mrs. H. H. A.
Beach, foremost American composer,
and a concert pianist of note. Her
recital on Wednesday evening, May
2ist, was well attended by Atlanta
and college guests.

Mrs. Beach was born in Massachus-
etts in 1867, and showed her genius
by composing waltzes at the early age
of four years. She played two of
these waltzes in chapel Thursday
morning, where she gave a short talk
about the MacDowell colony and its
influence on the compositions.

The program of Wednesday evening
was extraordinary, not only in the
beauty of interpretation and tech-
nique, but also in the wide range of
selections, of 18th century German,
17th century Italian, and 20th century
French, and American. Both under
her hands was proven to be not mere-
ly black notes on a page, but living
melody of deep feeling. The Men-
delssohn “Gondolier’s Song” and
“Spring Song” showed how perfectly,
Mrs. Beach can create and sustain a
mood or atmosphere.

The poignancy

of Schumann’s

_ “Warm” brought the memory of some

experience too intense for common ex-
pression. The virility of Brahm’s
“Ahapsodie, op. 119” and the striking
rhythm of Schubert’s “Shematto, B
Minor” showed another side of Mrs.
Beach’s interpretative powers, prov-
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Challenge Brought
By Missionary

Dr. P. F. Price, Recently Re-
turned From China,
Speaks at Chapel.

Dr. Price, an American missionary
to China, spoke briefly at the chapel
hour Thursday and told us some very
interesting facts.: He said he had
come first of all to issue a challenge to
perfect womanhood, which he says is
“to be the best thou canst be.” He
then repeated the two great command-
ments—“Love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, with all thy soul, with
all thy mind,” and “Love thy neighbor
as thyself.” Who is our neighbor?
asked Dr. Price. Does it just mean
someone in our own set? No—all
men are our neighbors, whatever their
race or color.

Dr. Price gave interesting figures
showing the number of people in the
Eastern countries. In round numbers,
their total is 1,000,000,000 out of the
16,000,000,000 in the world. These
people are called the rising tide of
color. Our generation faces the great-
est problem—to overcome the clash of
East and West, found so plainly in
China and other countries of the
Orient. The wall of partition must
be broken down and the spirit of Jesus
Christ made to prevail.

Dr, Price then told us of his narrow
escape last year when so many of our
missionaries in China were killed. If
it had not been for an old servant, Dr.
Price would have been killed by the
soldiers who had dragged him to the
front of his house and were on the
point of killing him when the old
servant intervened.

Dr. Price closed by reiterating the
challenge to overcome the differences
between East and West and to unite
the world into a Christian brother-
hood.

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Mrs. Beach Plays
Early Compositions
Chapel Hour Given Over to

Genius Who Composed
Waltzes at Four.

In addition to her concert Wednes-
day night, Agnes Scott had the priv-
ilege of hearing Mrs. Beach in chapel
Thursday. In her delightfully
formal way, she spoke of her early

in-

life and played some of her composi-
tions of that period. Because she was
a precocious child, her mother did not
subject her to a regular education but
gave her instruction at home until she
was ten.

Her genius showed itself at the
early age of four when she began
composing waltzes. Two of these
early waltzes called “Mama’s Waltz”
and “Snowflake Waltz,” she played.
While visiting on her grandfather’s
farm, during the hottest season of the
year, she thought out the “Snowflake
Waltz.” There was no piano to try
it on but she carried the tune in her
head until she returned home.

Mrs. Beach also spoke of her later
compositions. She was asked by the
Boston Browning Society to set one of
Browning’s lyrics to music. As a re-
sult, we have the beautiful song, “The
Year’s at the Spring,” | from “Fippa
Passes.” c

In speaking of the Viaatowell Col-
ony, of which she is a member, Mrs.
Beach described the Votive Chapel
found there. This chapel is a copy of
one found in the Swiss Alps. Seeing
this white granite chapel, illuminated
by the moonlight against a back-
ground of dark pines, was the inspir-
ation for her composition, “An Old
Chapel by Moonlight.” With this num-
ber she closed.

At Mrs. Beach’s request, some of
her numbers were rendered by mem-
bers of the Glee Club: Miss Vivian
Bryant sang “Ah, Love But a Day,”
and a sextette from the club sang
“Shena Van.”

Y. W. Installation
Impressive Event

Retiring President Speaks
On “Abundant
Life.”

There are some occasions at Agnes
Scott which shine in retrospect like
candles. Perhaps the most beautiful
of these is the Y. W. C. A. installation
service,

On last Sunday night the Y. W. C
A. cabinet of the current year gave
place to the new cabinet. After an
organ prelude, the two cabinets en-
tered the candle-lit chapel while the
choir sang “Ancient of Days.” After
a hymn, Augusta Roberts, the new
president, read from the third chap-
ter of first Corinthians:

“For we are laborers together with
God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are
God’s building.

“According to the grace of God
which is given unto me, as a wise
master-builder, I have laid the found-
ation and another buildeth thereon.
But let every man take heed how he
buildeth thereon.”

Miriam Anderson’s prayer was fol-
lowed by a song by Ruth Thomas,
“How Beautiful Upon the Mountains.”
Then the members of the old cabinet
gave their lighted candles to the mem-
bers of the new, saying, “Even as ye
have received this light, so freely ad-
minister it.”

Jack Anderson, the retiring presi-

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Author Will Attend

Production of Play ———

Frances Hargis’ Prize Win-
ner to Be Presented By
Little Theatre Guild.

Frances Hargis’ play, “Hero Wor-
ship,” which won the $100 prize offer-
ed by the Town Theater of Savannah
for the best one-act play dealing with
a Southern, and preferably a Georgian
subject, is to be presented by the
Town Theater in Savannah the latter
part of this month, along with those
plays which won second and third

place in the contest. If the play is
successful it will be entered as the
Georgia entry for the Belasco Cup in
the National Little Theater Tourna-
ment to be held in New York in May.
Frances is going to Savannah for this
presentation. She will stay with some
Little Theater people and will prob-
ably spend a week-end there. The
exact date is not known, but it will
probably be about the time of our
spring vacation when a good many
Agnes Scott girls will be going to
Savannah so Frances is looking for-
ward to having a wonderful trip.
Many social activities have been plan-
ned and Frances is quite excited over
the prospect. We wish Frances the
best of luck on this trip and after see-
ing her play presented here in Febru-
ary we are quite confident of her suc-
cess.

Juniors and Sopho-
mores Elect Officers

Helon Brown and Margaret
Ogden to Head Classes.

The Junior class met Tuesday after-
noon to elect officers for 1928-29.
Genevieve Knight, the president, pre-
sided and after several announcements
were made, voting for the new offi-
cers took place. The result of the
elections is: President, Helon Brown;
vice president, Helen Ridley; Secre-
tary-treasurer, Dorothy Hutton; Sen-
ior Representative to exec., G. B.
Knight; cheer leader, Sally Cothran.
We feel sure that these officers will
safely pilot the next Senior class to a
port of graduation.

The Sophomores met Thursday
afternoon and elected the following
officers: President, Margaret Ogden;
vice president, Belle Warde Stowe;
secretary-treasurer, Mary Cope, and
the two representatives to Exec., Mary
Terry, who will be house president of
Sturges, and Virginia Seers, house
president of Lupton. It is interesting
to note that two of the officers, Mar-
garet Ogden and Virginia Seers are
Mobilians and attended the same high
school. Congratulations Sophomore
on your splendid choice of officers!

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WEEK’S CALENDAR

Mendelssohn’s Oratoria “Elija
Beautifully Rendered Sunday

Hi School Athletes
To Attend Play Day

Fun for Alle All for Fun
Will be Motto for
the Day.

The Agnes Scott Athletic Associa-
tion will be hostess to the athletes of
surrounding high schools on April 7,
otherwise known to Agnes Scotters as
“Play Day.”

The teams and coaches of Commer-
cial High, North Avenue Presbyterian,
Girls’ High, Washington Seminary,
Fulton High and probably of Coving-
ton High, Decatur High and Woodbury
will attend Play Day at Agnes Scott.

Meginning at two o’clock in the
afternoon, every girl will have a
chance to play her favorite sport.
There will be no competition between
schools for all of the teams are to be
mixed up and divided into squads
which will compete against each other.
The afternoon will be taken up as fol-
lows:

2:00-2:15—Posture contest.

2:15-4:00—Basketball, tennis.

4:00-4:30—Swimming.

4:30-5:00—Dancing contest
thetic and folk).

6:00—Banquet.

The plans for the banquet are very
attractive, taking the form of a track
meet. “Hurdles,” “The High Jump”
and “The Broad Jemp” are to be the
subjects of the three main speeches
of the evening to be made by high
school girls. The speaker on “Hurdles”
will discuss the obstacles to be over-
come by athletes, “The High Jump”
will be of the ideals of athletes and
“The Broad Jump” will be of the
scope of athletics. Awards in the form
of blue and red ribbons will be given
to the winners of the contests of the
afternoon and trophies are to be
awarded both to the squad making the
best showing and to the high school
making the best showing.

After the banquet there will be
dancing in the gym until 8:00 at which
time the swimming pool will be opened
to our visitors.

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Excellent Readings
Mark Recital

Elizabeth Tyson Reads “The
Romancers,” and Bee
Keith “The Valiant.”

The Spoken English Department,
under the direction of Miss Frances
K. Gooch, presented Miss Elizabeth
Tyson and Miss Bee Keith in a recital
last Saturday evening. Both of these
are members of the advanced class in
Spoken English and active members of
Blackfriars,

The stage, artistically banked with
ferns and decorated with baskets of
spring flowers, made a lovely setting
for the recital.

The first number on the programme
of dramatic readings was a one-act
play, “The Romancers,” which was
read by Elizabeth Tyson. “The Ro-
mancers” is a very popular play writ-
ten by Edmund Rostand. The story
centers around the love of the “ro-
mancers,” Sylvette and Percinet,
whose fathers, at heart wishing for
their marriage, have declared each
other a mortal enemy and have for-
bidden their children to see each other.
The fathers believe that this method
will cause the love of the young people
to be even greater. Complications and
exciting experiences follow,—reprisals
by the fathers, a feigned abduction of
the girl, and her heroic rescue by
Percinet. Then the fathers, to reward

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Choruses and Solos of Dra-
matic Old Testament Nar-
rative Inspiring — Voices
Well Suited to Parts. Pres-
entation May Become An-
nual Event.

The Agnes Scott Choral Society pre-
sented last Sunday afternoon Men-
delssohn’s oratorio, “The Blijah.”

“The Elijah” is one of the most
popular oratorios, because of the
beauty of its solo numbers and of its
choruses. Mendelssohn took his scrip-

‘tural basis entirely from the Old Test-

ament story of the prophet Elijah.
The narrative centers about Elijah’s
healing of the widow’s son, and his
dealings with the priests of Baal, in
his attempt to prove that his God is
the true God.

As in all Old Testament. stories,
the dramatic element predominates.
The recitatives sung by the various
characters are decidedly dramatic, as
well as the chorus responses sung by
the priests of Baal.

Among the choruses, “Lift Thine
is probably best known. The
contralto solo, “Oh, rest in the Lord,”
is always a favorite, as is also the
tenor solo, “If with all your hearts.”
One of the most difficult numbers is
“Hear Ye, Israel,” sung by soprano.
It is highly dramatic and demands
excellent musicianship. The soloists
were: Miss Margaret Battle, soprano;
Miss Ruth Thomas, contralto; Miss
Virginia Miller, the youth; Mr. Homer
Faulkner, tenor, and Mr. Walter
Herbert, bass.

The production was under the able
direction of Mr. Lewis H. Johnson,
with Mr. Dieckmann at the organ. It
is sincerely hoped that the giving of
“The Elijah” will become an annual
event.

Blackfriars Enjoy
Lovely Banquet

New Members’ Furnish
Clever and Original
Entertainment.

Blackfriars held their annual ban-
quet last Tuesday evening in the ball-
room of the Candler Hotel. The new-
ly-elected members of the club,
welcomed and introduced by the presi-
dent, Mary Sayward, furnished the
main entertainment of the evening.
First on the program were Dorothy
Brown and Jeanette Shaw, who gave
a modern interpretation of the private
life of Bluebeard and his eighth wife,
rivaling John Erskine himself. Later
Helen Sisson enacted her idea of the
“Highwayman.” With a clever take-
off of several prominent Blackfriars,
Weesa Chandler, in the guise of Billy,
and Violet Scott, as Wilkes Booth
Lincoln, brought back vivid recollec-
tions of our “Miss Minerva” days. The
most weighty address of the evening,
“An Original Monologue: Einstein’s
Theory of Relativity,” was delivered
by Virginia Cameron, logical as Mr.
Bradley himself. Ella Cinders (Elea-
nor Norton in reality), fresh from the
Sunday funny paper, went through
one of her weekly nightmares as
further proof of her dramatic abil-
ity. Chopin Hudson and Shirley Mc-
Phaul presented an original version of
“The Face on the Bar Room Floor”;
Helon McClaren acting as the face
that was so effectively “drawn” on
the floor. Lou Robertson was a very
realistic “Tillie the Toiler’”—chewing
gum, telephone conversation, and all.

After the banquet there was danc-
ing; the music was furnished by the
best American orchestras (per radio!).

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EDITORIAL

“LIFE’S SYMPHONY”

Men are members of a great orchestra who play together the
symphony of life. The score of a symphony calls for the deep
firm tones of the drums, bass viols and tubas, the tender melodious
notes of the horns and second violins, the human cry of the flute.
If the symphony is to be beautiful each piece must be played joy-
ously in the players’ own manner, but according to the theme set
by the Master. One jealous heart, one vaunting soul will send dis-
cord from the keys the fingers touch, inharmonious notes from the
clarinet. One very generous heart may send a lovely singing sound
from the back of the orchestra to the violinist whose bow is then
drawn more gayly; to the drummer who has -become a little
hardened with his heavy beats, but then lifts his head and makes
a melody of softer improvised strokes that give to the major beats
a deeper meaning. Our life here on the campus makes a symphony
which is continuous. Before one group of players has finished the
last notes of the symphony it planned, another group has picked up
its instruments, joined in on the last bars, and started in its own
mind the notes which will form the theme of the new symphony
that here echoes the old, there rises in a new and lovely variation,
there perfects a theme used before.

So on a March day the players in the orchestra decided what
instruments their fellow members should take over in September.
They in turn selected players to assist them, to work out variations
for the theme they should compose, to give volumn to the bass
notes and a lightness to the treble tones. So the players have been
appointed to their places for the coming year that the symphony
may go on while some leave to join the larger orchestra and others
come up to fill their places.

The value of parts to a whole is so well recognized that a
statement of the fact seems trite. Though a leader have remark-
able personal abilities, she can do no more than form plans, inspire
good will and cooperation and arrange the parts harmoniously. She
is efficient as a leader only in so far as she succeeds in translating
that general good will into active service. Upon many individuals
depends every big thing that is carried through. Praise of a leader
is greater tribute to those who worked with her.

Small things which mean most to hearts must be left almost
entirely to those unburdened with larger responsibilities. Notes
received when one is in the infirmary and numerous kindnesses
are remembered warmly long after a Y. W. talk has faded away,
the score of a game forgotten, a cleverly arranged magazine or
paper discarded.

It is to the girls who do not carry large responsibility that
each organization looks for willing hands to take up details of
every plan and carry it through; that individuals look for those
little services and thoughtful acts that make a secret happiness.

That the theme for organized work, as for a symphony, be
selected by the leader is essential. But the finer tones, the lovely
variations come from the many members who not only play the
set theme on their own instruments, but add peculiar tones of
beauty from their own hearts.

To play generously and joyously the instrument placed be-
fore you, is to do the finest thing of which a man or woman is
capable. The master, according to the poet, would still the ardent
voice of the basoon player who would play the violin:

“Seest thou for violins I have no need .. .
Thou playest the bassoon well

Thy three short bars are needed to complete
The music that shall lift men to the stars.”

Louise Robertson, 29’
Frances Brown, ’29
Margaret McCoy, ’29
Harriet Todd, *30
Laura Brown, ’31
Dorothy Harper, ’28
Dorothy Hutton, ’29
Betty Gash, ’29

Aurora College Story
Contest Closes 12 P.
M., Friday, April 13

Spring holidays bring new clothes,
big times, plans for the summer va-
cation, and many other things. Per-
haps they also will bring inspiration!
The Aurora College Story Contest is
drawing to a close. All entries must
be in to the editor, No. 10 Rebekah
Scott, or in the Aurora box in Main

Carolyn Essig'| Hall by 12 P. M., Friday, April 13.

Stories may be about any phase of
college life which appeals to the
author, They will be judged for orig-
inality, style, plot, and treatment.
College life is certainly something we
all know intimately, and should yield
an interesting and attractive crop of
stories. Every student of Agnes Scott
is eligible for this contest, except, of
course, the editor of the Aurora.

All stories submitted must be type-
written, with three carbon copies—
making four copies of the story in
all. The author’s name must be at-
tached to each copy in a sealed en-
velope bearing the title of the story
on the outside. Two stories may be
submitted by the same author.

The winner will be announced and
the prize awarded the following week.

The final number of the Aurora, to
be issued the first part of May, will
be devoted to these college stories.
So even if you don’t win the contest,
you still have a big chance for having
your story published. Help make the
Collegiate Number of the Aurora a
success!

Book Exhibit Plans
To Mature in April

Object Is to Arouse General
Interest in Books.

There are many people on the cam-
pus who are genuinely interested in
books, but they have succeeded so well
in hiding their light under a bushel
that no one knows who they are or
what they are interested in. Realiz-
ing this fact, and hoping, not only to
remedy it, but also to arouse a general
interest in books at Agnes Scott, a
number of kindred spirits in the facul-
ty and student body are planning a
book exhibit sometime in April.

If anyone has at school or at home
any old, rare, or unusual editions, or

any books which she is especially
proud to own, will she please see Miss
McKinney immediately after the holi-
days in regard to lending these books
for the exhibit?

Vagabonding

The following lectures are most in-
teresting and of general cultural
value, permission has already been
granted for attendance on them.

THURSDAY, March 29
11:30 A.M. Psychology of Selling—

Miss Eagleson 3 Main
1:10P,M. Sir Thomas Browne—
Dr. Hayes 2H. E.

FRIDAY, March 30
9:00 A.M. Neo- Hinduism — Mrs.
Sydenstricker 13 Main
Discussion of “The Loco-
motive God,” William
Ellery Leonard — Miss
Eagleson 10 H. E.

THURSDAY, April 5
12:30 A, M. Flemish School of Art—
Miss Lewis 1 Gym
1:10 P.M. George Herbert — Dr.
Hayes 2H, E.

FRIDAY, April 6
9:00 A.M. The Brahma Lamaj and
Other Modern Movements
—Mrs. Sydenstricker

13 Main
Sophocles—Miss Torrance
1 Main

SATURDAY, April 7
11:30 A.M. Dutch School of Art, il-
lustrated by prints—Miss
Lewis 1 Gym

MONDAY, April 9
1:10 P.M. Euripides—Miss Torrance
1 Main

WEDNESDAY, April 11

9:00 A.M. International Relations—

1:10 P. M.

Miss Smith 12 Main
Report, The Three Elec-
tras—F. McDonald Re-
port, Orestes and His
Problem as Depicted by
the Three Tragedians

1 Main

1:10 P. M,

WE THINK

the fact that the students are indiffer-
ent and do not know what interesting
subjects are being discussed at these
meetings and what real benefit they
can derive from these discussions. If
they would “break over’ once and
come they would want to come again
and by coming they would certainly
show that they are at least interested
in what Y. W. is doing on the campus
and appreciate all that is being done.
S. A,, 728.

We say, whenever we are asked
why we came to college that one of
the foremost reasons for spending
four years in some institution of learn-
ing is to become broadened, intellec-
tually and socially. In our quest for
knowledge, however, we tend to over-
look the social side and spend the
time we are not actually attending
classes and studying worrying about
that history syllabus we have not done
or that French play we have not read.

College should be the place where
great and lasting friendships are!
made, but how can we ever

The school year is getting old and
wearisome, a nightmare of the exam-
inations that are to come loom before
us and we find ourselves slipping into
the ruts of the way of least resistance
in regard to little extra niceties of
every-day life. We are, in short, fall-
ing into bad habits—bad habits that
go hand in hand with the languor of
spring and the boredom of a daily
round of lessons and recitations. A
day’s observation or rather, a day’s
listening, on the campus shows us
that one of the most distressing of
these habits is that of bad language.

Our nerves are frayed and jagged,
yes, and life is exceedingly annoying
at times but, still, it is not reasonable
that vulgar expression of exasperation
aggravate this condition and tend to
make the banalities of every-day
existence even more unpleasant?
There is yet another argument against
the ejaculations that follow a dropped
note-book, a snapped shoe string or
an empty mail box—an argument that
is very obyious and one that has to
do with the question of good and bad

acquainted with our classmates and
neighbors if we wear a solémn and
“woe-begone” look on our faces as if
the cares of this world were weighting
us down?

And worse still, we frown upon the
girl who can shake her shoulders free
of her burdens, as it were, and smile
occasionally. We can gain a great
deal by associating with others and
yet if we see a group enjoying life,
we immediately decide they are frivol-
ous and do not take an interest in
their studies. Is this necessarily
true? Life is tragic enough without
our making it more so.

Let’s don’t be too quick to criticize
those who enjoy life and have a little
fun when they aren’t studying. We
are told to “look up and laugh and
love and lift”’—but let’s don’t forget
to laugh once in a while.

S. EB. M., 729.

There has been such a steady de-
crease in the attendance to the Y. W.

C. A. vespers on Sunday evening un- | taste.
til now there is only about half of| Do we think? No. We ejaculate,
the chapel filled unless there is to be| instead! But we can think and should

we occasionally stop and do so both
atmosphere and air would be amazing-
ly cleared and life would be a little
more pleasant and bearable, both for
us and for our neighbors and friends.
B. F., 30.

some especial service. This can not
be understood since the programs
have in themselves been delightful
and have also been rendered in a way
that anyone would enjoy. This lack

of attendance seems to melt down to

CURRENT EVENTS

man private property seized by our
government during the World War,
and retained for more than nine years
since the armistice. The delay of
this measure in Congress has been
condemned by many newspapers.

Diario de Costa Riea says that a
convention between Panama and Costa
Rica settling the dispute concerning
the boundaries of the two countries
will be signed within a few days. The
boundry has been in dispute since
1921.

Operating under a unanimous con-
sent agreement restricting debate, the
Senate on March 12 moved closed to
a vote on the Norris Resolution, pro-
viding for the manufacture of fertil-
izer and for government operation of
power facilities at Muscle Shoals.

The house naval construction bill
which ignored the administration’s
proposal for a big navy, seems as-
sured of passage when it comes up for
final action on Friday.

The bill provides for 15 new light
cruisers and one aircraft carrier at a
total cost of $274,000,000. Even with
the addition of 15 cruisers, the U. 8S.
will be greatly inferior to Great Brit-
ain and on a par with Japan.

Fourteen Pan American confer-
ences will be called by the Pan Ameri-
can Union to carry out the resolutions
and instructions of the Sixth Inter-
national Conference of the American
States—which closed at Havana on
February 20.

A. P. Moore has been named U. 8.
envoy to Peru. Moore was former
Ambassador to Spain. He is looked
upon as the likeliest American dip-
lomat to bring a solution into the
Tacna-Arica dispute.

Dr. Wright in Soc. class: “Did you
know that miners in a certain coal
district have gone on a strike?”

Elinore Morgan: “What have they
struck for?”

Dr. Wright: “Shorter hours.”

“Elinore: “Luck to them. I always
did say that sixty minutes is too long
for an hour.”

On the brink of a moral precipice,
we have drawn back before it was
quite too late, we are told, by passing
the law that finally restores the Ger-

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buildings with modern conveniences,

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THE AGONISTIC

With spring in the air and the whole
world dressed in new clothes it seems
our alumnae’s “fancy” is “turning” to
love. Sarah Till, ’22, will be married
to Mr. Frank V. Davis, of Fayette,
Miss., on March 28. It is going to be
one of the most interesting marriages
we have heard of because the preacher
performed the ceremony of the grand-
parents and parents of both sides—a
family affair.

Mary Todd on March 7, was married
to Mr. Jesse Le May, of Giereau, S. C.

Agnes Scotters never cease doing
things—big things, which we of the
present student body may point to
with great pride. Helen Moore, ex
‘18, of Asheville, N. C., who teaches at
the School for the Deaf at Morgan-
ton, was recently awarded membership
to The Poetry of the South. It is a
very exclusive organization of only
twenty-five members in the whole of
the South, and one must portray genu-
ine merit. While at Agnes Scott she
was a member of B. O. Z. The club
at that time included all phases of
writing.

Evelyn Kennedy, ’26, is spending
the winter in Asheville, N. C.

Otto Gilbert, ’22, now Mrs. C. F.
Williams, has moved to Franktown,
Virginia.

Mary Barton, ’22, is looking forward
to an interesting time very soon when

she will attend the National Library
Association meeting to be held at
West Baden, Ind. Mary is employed
by the Baltimore library.

Francis Harper, ’22, will receive her

M. A. in June from the University of
Louisiana.

Our alumnae are visiting these
spring months too. Augusta Thomas,
24, is visiting Jack Evans, now Mrs.
R. F. Brownleaf, of Anderson, S. C.
From there she will go to Augusta,
Ga., to to our Elizabeth Heniley.

Blanch Berry, ’27, is visiting her
former roommate, Joe Bridgman, at
Merry Hill, N. C. We are looking
forward to having Blanch visit us this
spring.

Ann Heys, ’27, has lately accepted
the professorship of science at Ameri-
cus, Ga.

Mary Kelley, ’24, now Mrs. J. D.
Sutton, has a young daughter, Rebecca
Mary, born March 6.

A most interesting letter was re-
ceived from Mrs. S. Jarrett or Ruth
Nesbit, °17, as Agnes Scott knows
her. She is living now at Cascade,
Cal., a “little hamlet tucked away in
the Rockies.” She explained there were
only seventeen inhabitants—but an
ideal setting for her husband, who is
writing a great American novel.

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Vassar Debaters
Report on Trip

Team Returns From Agnes
Scott and Winthrop.

The Vassar debating team returned
to the cold and snowy North on Sun-
day evening after an eventful four
days trip during which they received a
2-1 defeat at the hands of Agnes Scott
College, Decatur, Georgia, and met
Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South
Carolina on a non-decision agreement.

In both encounters Hannah Morris,
29, Kathryn Wilson, ’29, and Ethel
Cohen, ’80, alternate, upheld the af-
firmative, the question reading in the
first case, “Resolved: That the United
States Should Cease Protecting by
Force of Arms Capital Invested in
Foreign Lands Except After Formal
Declaration of War;” and in the sec-
ond case, “Resolved: That the United

States Should Protect American Inter-
ests in Foreign Countries.”

The fifty-two hours spent on trains,
the opening defeat, and the steady
spring rains are recollection complete-
ly relegated to the background by the
generous and enthusiastic reception
which both colleges accorded the Vas-
sar team. Arriving in Atlanta on Fri-
day afternoon, they were met at the
station by officers of the Agnes Scott
debating club who drove them to the
Alumnae House. The Decatur college,
of 500 members permits Seniors to
have their own automobiles at school.
The team were spared every exertion
before their first engagement, even
that of making an extensive tour of
the campus.

The Vassar team have returned
anxious to repay the South’s wonder-
ful hospitality by asking Agnes Scott
and Winthrop to debate here next
year. They feel that the experiment
had been very valuable for all the col-
leges concerned.—Miscellany.

LECTURE ASSOCIATION
OFFERINGS CLOSE
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ing that she combines sweet melody
with strength and vitality.

Of the modern selections Mrs. Beach
hope that he got home safely!

The present story of her own comp-
ositions undoubtedly aroused the
greatest interest of the whole pro-
gram. The Fantasia Fugata was in-
spired by the notes struck on a piano
by a friend’s large black cat, “Han-
det,” who was furious at the indignity
of being placed on the keyboard even
for a celebrated musician’s amuse-
ment. This piece gave excellent evi-
dence of a mastery of such classical
fors of musical imagination, as the
Bach fugues, which Mrs. Beach early
studied imitated “The Hermit Thrush
at Noon,” composed at the MacDowell
Colony gave the exact transcription of
the notes of a trush sung so per-
sistently by Mrs. Beach’s studio as she
attempted composition, that she made
use of what was at hand for the
theme of a very delightful descriptive
sketch. Her compositions showed an
originality of conception and treat-
ment that explain why Mrs. Beach has
won a_ world-wide reputation as
America’s foremost composer.

Any discussion of a Beach recital
would be incomplete without a word
concerning the exquisite perfection of
her technique; the smooth runs and
trills in every detail technically per-
fect.

In addition to the presentation of a
delightful program, the sincerity and
said that the “Novelette D Minor” is
one of her favorites, and in it and
her own compositions particularly she
showed the personal feeling. The de-
seriptive modern French school was
represented by “eL Petit Poucet” of
Ravel, who is now in the States as
guest conductor at several recitals of
his own works in New York and the
East. The whimsical story of “Hop
O’ My Thumb,” who ran away from
home and marked the path back with
bread crumbs, which were eaten by
the birds as he wandered on. But,
as Mrs. Beach explained, the piece
ends in a major key, so she has always
gracious personality of the artist her-
self won the admiration of her au-
dience. Of all the public performances
given at the college, it is easy to say
that no performer has ever been re-
ceived with as real a devotion and
pleasure as has Mrs. Beach. Her in-
formality and charming presence, as
well as her excellent taste and perfec-
tion as a musical genius make her a
guest that the students and college
will long remember.

Views and Interviews

The unattainable has been attained,
the unheard of accomplished! Per-
sons of red royalty: a king, three
noblemen, and a queen have con-
descended to grant interviews to a
mere college girl—a particularly un-
regal one at that.

Lynn Moore, King of Mardi Gras
for the second time, was of course
rather blase. She’s quite used to being
important since she was Miss Sopho-
more, and Miss Main too. She told
us with a slightly bored air, “I do
feel important having a campaign
manager like Sara Townsend, and
being able to ask Helen Hendricks to
be my lady fair.” That’s funny, isn’t
it? We didn’t know kings thought
about any one except themselves.

Dittie Winter made the bold inter-
viewer quite comfortable by her con-
descending graciousness. When asked
how it felt to be royal, she knitted her
kingly brow for a few minutes and

EXCELLENT READINGS

MARK RECITAL
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the heroism of Percinet, gave their
blessing to these youthful romancers.
Thus the story ends in the usual way
——‘and they lived happily ever after.”
“Tyson” charmed her listeners by her
splendid interpretation of the various
characters in the play.

The last selection on the programme
was the reading of the one-act play,
“The Valiant,” composed by Hall and
Middlemas. This play was read by
Bee Keith, who captivated her audi-
ence by her unusual talents. This play
is more serious in tone and effect,
since it concerns chiefly the identity
of a criminal who is to be executed
shortly after midnight. Repeated
questioning by Father Daly and
Warden Holt fail to get the prisoner,
Dyke, to make any statement about
himself. A young girl, claiming to
be Dyke’s sister, visits the prisoner,
who relieves her fear about her lost
brother by telling her that he died
not a criminal, but a hero on the field
of battle. After her departure Dyke
repeats some yerses which he and
the girl (in reality his sister) had said
to each other in their youth. Thus, in
despair, Dyke ends by saying, “The
Valiant never tastes Death but once.”

The audience was pleased by the
marked abilities and easy naturalness
with which the girls read. The differ-
ent characters in the plays were easily
contrasted by the intonations of their
voices. The plays included several
different types of characters whose in-
terpretation reflected the varied dra-
matic talents of the readers.

The recital was one of the most en-
joyable ever given on the campus.
Both “Bee” and “Tyson,” and also
Miss Gooch, are to be congratulated

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many times for their excellent presen-
tation of this programme.

then with the air of one about to give
to the world momentous words of
thought said, “I haven’t slept a wink
since it happened!” And then I really
believe she forgot herself for she gave
a little happy sigh (a most unregal
gesture) and said, “It was more fun!”

Helon Brown frankly declared that
she felt like Shakespeare’s “Mighty
Caesar.” Twin Hazel chimed in with
“I’m royal too, aren’t I? I was Helon’s
noble lady!” Right you are, Hazel,
and you made a most charming royal
personage, too.

We learned mighty things from Bee
Keith. One was that Mardi Gras had
started her on her “manly” career.
That really is true. The time that Bee
was king of Mardi Gras her Sopho-
more year was the first time she ever
disguised her maidenly aspects under
the guise of a man’s raiment. Since
then she has been the “head man”
around the campus almost continuous-
ly. As the Big Brunette Brute of
Blackfriars she always causes almost
a flutter in many of our hearts, and
as our elegant courtier she again as-
tounded us with her amazing ability
to be the man.

And now for our queen! She isn’t
a royal person of Mardi Gras but the
queen of an even more exciting event
—May Day! Mary Belle was charm-
ing as always. She said that she was
glad of an opportunity to explain why
she was elected May Queen. Of course
we were all interest. We knew why
she was elected, but we wondered to
what reason she attributed her ascent
to royalty. “You see,” she went on,
“my cap and gown this year were
worn by Mary Weems and Mary
Sreedlove, both former May Queens
vt Agnes Scott, and I’m sure that ex-
ylains it.” Ayre you superstitious?
We aren’t. And we don’t believe the
cap and gown had anything to do with
it.

FACULTY ENTERTA
MR. AND MRS. HAY

Many delgihtful affairs have
given by the faculty for the pa
of Dr. Hayes, who have been visiting
him. Saturday evening an informal
reception was given for Mr. and Mrs.
Hayes in the Alumnae House. The
hostesses of the occasion were Miss
Bland, Miss Alexander, Miss Phythian
and Miss Preston. Wednesday Miss
Phythian and Miss Preston entertain-
ed at a picnic at Stone Mountain.
Others also entertained for them while
they were here.

“Virg Norris isn’t nearly as big a
flirt as she used to be.”
“Has she reformed or reduced?”

such reasonable prices.

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‘Miss Junior’s” Easter

DRESSES
a)

Heading the Easter fashion promenade will be
Chamberlin’s new “Miss Junior” dresses!
rivals in a series to be shown at Chamberlin’s, they are
lovlier than one would eve dream dresses could be at
Sports and afternoon models
predominate, but there are also stunning navy georg-
ettes and smartly simple flat crepes, printed chiffons
and dresses entirely of dyed laces—all the most ex-
Sizes 13, 15, 17.

The first ar-

Junior Shop, Second Floor.

THE AGONISTIC

“Back to civilization,
The train will carry us home!”
Spring holidays! Any stranger on
the campus could tell that something
is in the air. Something of even more
momentous importance than exams—
or concerts—or water pageants. Since
high school days, when we saw our big
brothers and sisters coming home for
spring holidays that we didn’t have,
it has seemed a rare treat—first some-
thing to be wonderingly envied, and
now, something to be eagerly grasp-
ed. And its anticipation is showing
itself in our actions. Hurried trips to
Atlanta. More work. And less social
activity.

Helen Johnston spent the week-end
with Cornelia Taylor in Atlanta.

Ruth Pringle spent the week-end
with Lib Smith.

Eirene Hudson, of Columbia, 8S. C.,
spent the week-end with her sister,
Chopin Hudson.

Agnes Shelton spent the week-end
with her aunt in Atlanta.

Esther Stevens spent Thursday
night with Betty Arnold in Decatur.

Elmore Bellingrath and Mildred
Duncan spent the week-end in At-
lanta.

Mrs. George Griffin (Eugenia John-
ston, ’22), of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
spent the week-end at the Alumnae
House.

The Tennessee Club met Tuesday
aight with Lib Gillespie and Mary
Potter, Almost all of the Tennessee
girls were present; and delicious re-
freshments were served.

Lillian White went to the Alpha Pi
Fraternity dance at Druid Hills Fri-
day night.

ivelyn Ollif spent the week-end in
Atlanta.

Dorothy Fooshee and Anne Dean

spent the week-end in Atlanta.

Mary K. Gay spent the week-end
in Atlanta with Sara Smith, class of

26.

Mary Mackey Hough, Lou Sherfesee
and Therese Barksdale attended the
Co-op dance at Tech Friday night.

Harriet Alexander spent the week-
end in Atlanta with her cousin, Mrs.
Barton Gause.

Mr. Greenleaf came down and took
Mildred back with him for spring va-
cation.

Martha and Ruth Bradford will
spend week-end with Mrs. Sam Turner
of Atlanta.

Betty Reid attended the dances at
Emory Little Commencement.

Martha Bradford spent Thursday
night with Ineil Heard, of Decatur.

Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Daniel, of Sonia,
Ga., visited their daughter, Marjorie,
last week-end.

DAY STUDENT NEWS

The day students have not escaped
the avalanche of elections that have
descended on the campus lately. Some-
time this week there will be an im-
portant meeting of the day students
at which officers will be elected for
the coming year. As much of one suc-
cess for next year depends on the
capability of the girls who are put in!
office, it is urgent that each girl think !
carefully before nominating or voting
for anyone.

The campus usually frowns at the
mention of a rummage sale, but even
in the face of tacit opposition the
day students are planning a sale in
the near future. However, since most
of the boarders insist that all their
rummage is essential to their well
being and, incidentally, to their ward-
robes, we are going to depend most-
ly on the girls who live in town. We
hope that they will respond with
more enthusiasm than is usually ex-
hibited concerning rummage sales.

What is going to happen? Ask

Harriet Smith.

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eral Clubs During
Week.

On Monday night, March 19, B. O. Z.
had another one of its enjoyable and
informal meetings. Emily Kingsbery

and Carolyn Essig were the hostesses |

of the club.

The only story of the evening was
read by Edith McGranahan, entitled
“College Humor” (a delightfully writ-
ten plot of mistaken identity and an
ultra aristocratic, conceited young so-
ciety girl, original in treatment). It
was the third of a series of college
stories that the members have been
writing.

The business of the writing was
taken up with a discussion of spring
tryouts which should be of great in-
terest to the college community. They
will be due by twelve o’clock, April 11.
The club adjourned until the next
meeting after the holidays which will
be held with Evelyn Becker in At-
lanta.

The Salutation and the Cat met
Monday evening at the home of Hazel
Wolfle to judge the try-outs submit-
ted. This was the first set of try-
outs as the club was just organized
last fall. The members were very
pleased at the interest shown in the
club judged by the large number of
try-outs turned in. Membership in
the club is limited to twelve, so only
four new members could be taken in
at this time. Those chosen were:
Katherine Morrow, whose delightful
essay, “On to Infinity,” met with
great approval; Ellene Winn, who sub-
mitted a most interesting essay en-
titled “Beat Bight,’ which was full
of interesting local color; Virginia
Earle whose “On Riding Pegasus With
Spurs,” was very clever and original,
and Alice Jernigan, whose essay on
“Rain,” a delightful, whimsical essay,
was thoroughly enjoyed.

The members feel that the interest
shown by so many in this type of
writing proves that there is need of
such a club and justifies its organiza-
tion.

To become a member of Blackfriars
one does not need to be a John Barry-
more or Maude Addams, the second.
If a girl has no special dramatic abil-
ity, but is interested in stage settings
and designs, she has a chance of gain-

Giddy, Sweetness:

Oh, so excited I can hardly stand it!
I really don’t believe I can wait an-
other day, and it’s a whole day after
tomorrow before we go home. Though
I don’t think everybody is going home.
Bet Cole is going to Charlotte, and
taking a trunk, my dear, to carry ten
hats that she just must have, be-
cause “this one’s blue and Raymond
loves blue,” ete., etc. Merritt and
Tyson were going to Macon, but Mer-
cer was inconsiderate enough to have
its Little Commencement a week too
soon. Oh and Giddy, Merritt wrote
the boy—Emerson, not Speck this time
—that it would take something as
drastic as a funeral or wedding to get
them out of here in the middle of the
week; and since they could not pre-
vail on Jimmy and Baby Sara to start
the wedding bells, he—Emerson—or
Tyson’s Dick would have to be the
goat. Of course, after that enormous
hint, there was nothing left for the
poor boy to do. He wired her: “Come
on, I’ll marry you.” She only blushed
when I tried to find out if she had the
nerve to say “This is so sudden.”
Maybe she asked for time to think it
over; isn’t that supposed to be the
other proper thing to say? Though
hardly proper here, since I think she
has already thought before she wrote
the letter. I don’t believe I want any-
body to propose to me that way, do
you Giddy? A wire is so terribly—
impersonal, you know. Public as a
phone call is, it would be better,
though, of course you can make
mighty bad mistakes over a phone
(besides talking too loud or more than
three minutes). The other night Har-
riet Alexander ordered a bottle of
Schlitz for Sally Cothran from Mr.
Lawrence, and Giddy, they sent a can

ing admittance to this organization.
The stage manager and her assistants
are essential factors in a successful
performance. So start working on a
miniature stage and submit it to
Blackfriars to be judged of its worth.

What is going to happen? Ask
Harriet Smith.

GOSoLP

of Flit, for flies. Harriet said she
just gave it back to the boy, that she
didn’t think it would be good to drink.
Now if they were domestic girls
like Pasco, it wouldn’t be necessary
for them to be ordering things. Oh,
I tell you, Giddy, it pays, in more
ways than one, to be trained as a
housekeeper and cook. Pasco was tell-
ing me the other morning about what
lovely cakes she can make. She has
only made one of them, but it was
such a suecess, she is sure she could
make others. It was a very unusual
cake, too Giddy. She made it out of a
cook-book, and the page she was get-
ting her directions from, blew over
when she was half through. Natur-
ally she didn’t notice it, and finished
the cake by the next page, the next
receipt, I mean. That really shows
art, you know—as good as Juanita
Patrick’s management of the Army
vs. the Navy (anyways they both have
nice finals, Pat says). However, I
shall try Pasco’s plan—you know ’bout
the way to a man’s heart being
through his stomach (which I do not
think is delicate or romantic, but
neither are the general run of men,
Giddy). Take my advice, darling, and
let your hope chest contain mostly
cook aprons. Oh, I must stop—the
radiator is scorching my toast.
Yours for more domesticity, love,
Aggie.

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Eve of Holiday
To Bring Surprise
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The Revealed Secret Late
Thursday, or Friday.

Do you enjoy a good joke? Can you
get interested in a spicy bit of gossip?
Sh-h-h— you must be silent as the
grave about this—it’s going to be a
real surprise. A regular movie mys-
tery lady will visit your room on
Thursday night before spring holidays
at the witching hour of ten, or there-
abouts. Of course one, out of grati-
tude, wishes to pay for all her pleas-
ures, and this will be a real bargain—
only a nickel, five little pennies. But
be sure and have your money ready,
for everybody is consumed with the
desire for a space in the surprise, and
you would hate to get left out. And
everybody wants to buy individually,
for it’s the grandest thing for your
memory book. That’s the only hint
you can have, except that you’ll enjoy
it more than anything you’ve ever
had. Make your Spring Holidays
even nicer than you thought they’d be
—be on the lookout Thursday night!

The mysterious lady, of course, can
not appear at such an un-mysterious
time as early morning, but she has ar-
ranged for an assistant or two to be
in Main Hall on Friday to whom the
day students may wend their way, and
for one nickel, receive the same big
surprise that will be disclosed Thurs-
day night.

Y. W. INSTALLATION
IMPRESSIVE EVENT
(Continued From Page 1)

dent, spoke beautifully of the abund-
ant life which has been the vesper
theme’ throughout the year. “The
abundant life,” she said, “has three
qualities, faith, virtue and knowledge.

“This faith is challenged when we
come to college, not only in regard to
old standards, but in regard to the col-
lege itself and to religion. Here we
meet a challenge, and need that faith
which removes mountains.”

“The second attribute,’ she con-
tinued, “is virtue, which, according to
Weymouth, is noble character. This
virtue involves a certain fineness,
cleanness, and sense of responsibility.

“The third attribute of the abundant
life is knowledge. This is an effort
first of all to understand ourselves and
educate those resources in ourselves
which make for growth and happiness.
It involves too an understanding of
college life, with its friendships, prob-
lems, and activities. But most of all
it calls for a great national interna-
tional understanding.” At this point
Jack quoted from Maude Royden: “If

SENIORS SCORE
ANOTHER VICTORY

Ole ’28, we believe, must have got-
ten the habit of lording it over the
baseball diamond! Another game to
their good Friday against the Fresh-
men, with a score of 29-7, gives them
victory so far in the baseball tourn-
ament.

For the Freshmen Gay played a
good game at pitch, Webb and Dun-
can at second and third. The Fresh-
men lost their nerve a little at first,
but picked up and were going fine in
the third inning when they made near-
ly all their runs. The Seniors were
too awe-inspiring or something, for
the havoc they’d worked in the second
inning couldn’t be made up by the
Fresh and the game ended, 29-7.

The line-up:

SENIORS FRESHMEN
Carrier = i... ee= 2 a Gay
Kalmon-—- = 2225 (3 ie Grey
Hough: 5. ae Clark
FRariis: 2. eee 2 Dunean
Hudson —__~--- 2 Boswell
Perkinson —__-- 1 (A Se Purdie
Crenshaw —_---- Grabs. Sasa Watson

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Tonight! Wednesday, March 28th!

The Water Pageant! Don’t forget to
be there with all your friends!

What is going to happen?
Harriet Smith.

Ask

knows about the world, the more one
knows about God.”

In conclusion, she wished for the
new cabinet joy and growth, and for
all members of the Y. W. C. A. wor-
ship, service, and a search for God.

Augusta Roberts, speaking for the
new cabinet, talked of personality,
that real self, that best self. This, she
said, is what we should search for
through life, with Christ setting the
standard.

“We of the new Cabinet,” she finish-
ed,” come praying for wisdom and
strength, joining in the joy of seeking
that true self, that best self. Even
as we have received this light, we
shall try to carry it on, building on
the old foundation.”

After “Follow the Gleam,” vespers
ended with the Y. W. C. A. benedic-
tion.

What is going to happen? Ask

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One of the most attractive events
of the season which will feature ath-
letics at A. S. C. is to be the swim-
ming pageant given under the
auspices of Miss North’s class of
swimming coaches. This pageant
whose theme is “The Evolution of
Swimming,” has been taken from one
gotten out by the Red Cross Life Sav-
ing Corporation. It is an original
portrayal of “how swimming grew up”
from its first stages to its present de-
velopment. If you will come to the
pool on Wednesday night of the 28th
there will appear before you shades
of the past who will give you a defin-
ite picture of what swimming—the
great, world-wide sport, meant to
them.

Cavemen, tigers, lithe, graceful
Greeks, jolly rowdy sailors, and count-
less other characters of fiction and
folk lore will present themselves be-
fore your eyes at a mere word from
Father Neptune, who is to preside
over this gala, watery function.

Some of our leading Blackfriars are
to maintain the chief roles. Marion
Green will play the part of Neptune
and the “big beautiful brute” of
Blackfriars herself is to grace the oe-
casion as “Mr. World.”

There will be swimming, dancing,
music, a lovely medley of rhythm and
physical feats.

Come one ,come all! Admission—
one keen interest, enthusiasm, and
that ole A. S. C. pep. Don’t miss the
Swimming Pageant!

What is going to happen? Ask

Harriet Smith.

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Mr. Robinson (explainign a prob-
lem already explained in the book):
“Now watch the board while I go thru
it again.”

Ray Wilson: “I used to be a life-
| saver.”
| Miss Wilburn (watching her prac-
' tice): “Peppermint or cinnamon?”

| Bayliss McS.: “I write for a living,
} you know.”

| Georgia W.: “Yes?”

Bayliss: “Yes, I write home.”

He: “If you keep looking at me like
that, ’m going to kiss you.”

She: “Well, I can’t hold this ex-
pression much longer.”

| SOPHOMORES WIN
OVER JUNIORS

The baseball games of last Friday
were heralded by a gorgeous bright
and golden afternoon which meant
that they would be played out of doors,
with the sky the limit for Letty Pope
and other high flyers.

The Sophs showed their old pep and
won their game against the Juniors
with a score of 10-2. Ditto Worth did
some good playing for the Juniors,
both at bat and pitching. Anderson,
too, showed skill in her playing. As
a whole, howveer, the team was not
up to its usual standard. The Sophs
Showed us what they could do with a
baseball in the great open spaces!
Jernigan, Armstrong, Stackhouse
each got two hits, Kaufman three.
Letty Pope knocked a beautiful three-
bagger only to be followed up by the

feat of the day—a home run by
Carolyn Nash!

The line-up:

JUNIORS SOPHS
Worth 2527-2253 } 2a peer Castles
Fowler —_-.-.- Cee ee Armstrong
Anderson __----- Sb: Nash
Ridiéy =a--25- Prd + Jernigan
banier: BYG. 55 Flinn
Rice .= = in aenae Kaufman
Johnston ~_--~- JA) Dees Stackhouse
Bradford __---- fas ee Pope
Freeland __-_-- Ta Oeemstee = Townsend

Emptying a Nutshell
Sally Cothran: “I have only a min-
ute to spare.”
Belle Ward Stowe: “Good—tell me
all you know.”

ORCHESTRA OFFICERS
ARE ELECTED ’28-’29

Members of the “Riviere Orchestra”
last week elected officers for next
year. Sally Abernathy will act as
president and director, assisted by
Carolyn Payne, secretary and treas-
urer. Plans are already on foot for a
peppy year. The orchestra, among
other things, is considering accepting
gifts of favorite pieces of music. Their
thank-you will be the frequent render-
ing of the gift pieces.

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President Names
Athletic Board

Experienced Girls to Serve
During 1928-29.

The announcement of the new Ath-
the
president of the association for ’28-
29, Charlotte Hunter, was of especial
interest. The members of the Board
are as follows:

President, Charlotte Hunter.

Vice-President, Sarah Southerland.

Secretary, Chopin Hudson.

Treasurer, Blanche Miller.

Hockey Manager, Mildred McCalip.

Swimming Manager, Sarah Souther-
land.

letic Board made last week by

Tennis Manager, Louise Fowler.
Basket Ball Manager, Lynn Moore.
Track Manager, Dorothy Hutton.
Baseball Manager, Kitty Purdie.
Hiking, Elizabeth Flynn.

Lost and Found Manager, Zoo Wool-
ford. ;

Camp Manager, Carrington Owen.

Orchestra and Song Leader, Sara
Townsend.

The Board is unusually fine because
all of its members have taken definite
and outstanding parts in the athletic
program of the present year, either as

managers of teams, participants in

games, or membership on the present
Board.

These new officers will not begin
their duties until next fall. There will

be, however, an installation ceremony
April 21 in connection with the final

athletic rally. To this an invitation is

cordially extended to all members of
the college community.

Fiction Facts

Adela Rogers St. John’s “The Single
Standard,” published by Cosmopolitan
Corporation, has been unanimously
read by the students of Agnes Scott.
For the last three months Dr. Hewey
has been flooded with requests for the
precious magazine Cosmopolitan and
now this interesting story has appear-
ed in book form. Adela Rogers St.
John is an author who knows how to
appeal subtly to the feminine heart.
The heroine is the usual school girl
who falls in love with love. She be-
lieves, however, that there should be
a single standard and attempts to
establisn it in her California home.
Her family, of course, are appalled
but she has her own way and by vir-
tue of her own personality and at-
tractiveness gains her foothold in so-
ciety after her affair with “Packy.”
However, she finds that even she up-
holds the double standard in the end
when her own son brings the truth
back to her. Her’s is the portrayal
of a character who strives to win over
the age-old conventions and who loses
the fight. The story is written in a
popular style that pays not much at-
tention to the finer points of composi-
tion. It is, however, a plot that. is
interesting to the school girl but of not
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From the Smith College Weekly:
Pro Vagantibus
By Miss Dunn

The new student fashion, called
“vagabonding,” which has spread so
quickly from university to college in
this little intercollegiate world of ours,
is a sprightly sign of the times. It
is one indication of the spirit of ad-
venture which has been intensified
among college students in this post-
war era. It links us to that other
great period of adventure in study
twelfth century in Europe and came
and learning which began with the
to full flower in the Renaissance.

Mediaeval and Renaissance students
journeyed from country to country in
their adventurous quest of knowledge.
John of Salisbury “vagabonded” from
Paris and the lectures of Abelard,
across fifty miles to Chartres and the
dissertations on grammar by William
of Conches and Bernard. No English
gentleman of the last half of the six-
teenth century was quite educated
without some period of study in the
universities of the continent. Our
present European student-tours in the
summer, our junior year in France,
and in general the international ex-
change of studdents and professors
are the outcome of the same sort of
questing spirit, and show a growing
sense of an international world of
study and learning.

“Vagabonding” here at Smith, while
it has not so wide a scope for adven-
ture, is yet another manifestation of |
the same impulse, The term “vag-
abonding,” perhaps coined at Harvard,
in any case used there, is a happy
one. The modern “vagabond” joins
jocund company of the Mediaeval

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into an hour which has no value in
that earnest accumulation of hours
for the B.A.

This is not to say that the regular
pursuit of subjects in regular courses
is not the only way by which the
“vagabond” can become a citizen in
the commonwealth of educated people.
Nor is it to imply that compulsion
and discipline in the choice and study
of approved subjects is not the chief
thing of all. But to find an occasional
lecture taking its place among the
diversions of undergraduates, appear-
ing as a personal choice, a source of
extra-curricular enjoyment—this is in-
spiriting. In the Mediaeval Universi-
ties the vagrant intellectual fancy was
provided for: lectures were either
“ordinary” or “cursory” and_ the
“cursory” lecture was not compulsory
and not regarded as the full equivalent
of the “ordinary” lectures. In this
modern fashion of “vagabonding” the
students have provided their “cursory”
lectures for themselves.

This from the Dartmouth expresses
a thought we have had timidly for
some time:

Just when we had begun to think
that the Great American Public was
finally convinced that college life was
not all beer and skittles along came
Messrs. Schwab and Mandel with their
remarkable opus, “Good News,” to tell
the world that college is nothing if not
a glorious round of necks, legs, and
football games. What disheartens us

even more is the fact that not only

do visiting Shriners, Listerined school-
marms, and ascetic, clergymen pay,
quite willingly, $6.60 for the paste-
boards, but are disgruntled, if not ac-
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seats are selling eight weeks in ad-
vance. Eight weeks in advance! That
means that for the next eight weeks,
at least, our parents, maiden aunts,
future employers, and critics will dis-
cover that to pass a troublesome As-
tronomy exam, all the football star
needs is the assistance of Miss Mary
Lawlor, several renditions of “The
Best Things in Life Are Free,” and
a hard-boiled but soft-headed profes-
sor who obligingly grades the crucial
papers 76 (the passing mark is 75)
without even reading it, simply be-
cause the old fellow still loves his
Alma Mater. (Tears and soft music).

In addition they will learn that
heart-stricken co-eds climb through
convenient dormitory windows at 7
A. M. to visit the current boy friend;
that college boys are prone to write
promises of marriage to all and sun-
dry while tight; that a collegiate Sat-
urday night is—well, that it’s a strong
man who can spurn hard likker on
Saturday night; that co-eds are in-
variably forty years of age, Semetic
in origin, and escaped Gimbel’s Dress
Goods Department only by virtue of
figures still sufficiently aphrodisiac to
lure lusty old gentlemen and retired
brokers to front row seats.

So, Fellows—we believe that is the
correct collegiate expression—you see
what a debt of gratitude we owe Pro-
fessors Schwab and Mandel for their
services in interpreting the American
College Man and College Woman to
the World. Almost as great a debt,
indeed, as we owe to the gifted Carl
Laemmle, Jr., for that heart-rending,
soul-stirring, Monday-night problem
play of his, “The Collegians.”

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the oatmeal with birdseed.”

Ermine Malone: “Tell me something
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Pasco: “Sharp teeth, silly.”

Nothing But the Truth
Bet Cole in Raymond’s arms: “Oh!
I’m in heaven!”
Raymond: “Angel!”

Therese Barksdale, trying to make
a hit with a “med” student: “I suppose
you'll start at the foot and work your

way up?”
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Sarah Glenn to Johhny, who has re-
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think you’d feel happy as a king when
you’re in the air.”

Johnny: “Happier. I’m an ace.”

Mary Mackey: “And she and Jack
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aren’t they?”

Jo Houston: “Well, that’s what
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Bib McKee: “I am not well, Doctor.”

Doctor Sweet: “How do you live?”

Bib (disconsolately): “Like any
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VOL. XIII

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1928.

NO. 21

GRAND OPERA TO BE
HELD HERE NEXT WEEK

Many Well Known Artists
Feature.

With the return of Spring comes the
return of its most beloved tradition to

Atlanta—Opera Week. Once more the

Auditorium will fill with gay, colorful
crowds of eager college girls and boys
and impeccably dressed men and
women of fashion—the lights will be
lowered and out of the sudden hush
and darkness will steal the opening
chords of some old master’s immortal
music. Again Puccini’s plaintive mel-
odies; Wagner’s crashing crescendos.

And opera this year is to be more
attractive than ever, Manager Giulio
Gatti-Casazza states. “Norma” is to
be revived after an absence of more
than a generation from the Metropoli-
tan stage, with Rosa Ponselle in the
title role. Besides such well-known
and loved artists as Ponselle, Bori,
Martinelli, Talley and Gigli, there are
several who will be heard here for the
first time, notably Frederic Gazel,
Dorothie Manski, and Grace Moore.

The program is as follows:

Monday evening, April 23, at 8,
Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Opera, L’Afri-
cana (in Italian).

Don: Pedro_.---.--==- Pavel Ludikar
Don Diewos—.2aase nas Paolo Ananian
Ieee ee Queena Mario
Vasco da Gama__—__- Beniamino Gigli
Don Alvaro... Angelo Bada
gi Cl a oe eae Mario Basiola

Selike aoe eS Rosa Ponselle
Grand Inquisitor—Grand Brahmin,
Leon Rothier

An Usher__-..-- Vincenzo Reschiglian
An Ones —s ey

Toriduntat dances by Corps de Ballet.
Conductor, Vincenzo Bellezza.

Tuesday evening, April 24, at 8,
Gioachino Rossini’s Opera, I] Barbiere
di Siviglia (in Italian).

The Count of Almaviva,
Armand Tokatyan

Dr. ‘Bartolo_._--_ Pompilio Malatesta
Rosinag———3.-=—s- Amelita Galli-Curci
Wigaro— 2+ sooo Giuseppe de Luca

DOW Das Os pane ee sy Ezio Pinza
Florello__.----- Vincenzo Reschiglian
Berta ones see Henriette Wakefield
An Official._._-- Giordano Paltrinieri
Conductor, Vincenzo Bellezza.

Wednesday afternoon, April 25, at
2, Engelbert Humperdinck’s Opera,
Haensel und Gretel (in German).
PIACHRE]. . oe eee Editha Fleischer
Greoteb. soe oe eas Queena Mario
The Witeh.-.—.4-.-- Dorothee Manski
Gertrude__-----. Henriette Wakefield
The Sandman__----- Dorothea Flexer
The Dewman_-_-_--~-~-- Charlotte Ryan
Poter = eee Pavel Ludikar

Conductor, Giuseppe Bamboschek.

Followed by Ruggiero Leoncayallo’s
Opera, Pagliacci (in Italian).

INGOGSsoaassomcem Lucrezia Bori
RTI cc es cay nie Giovanni Martinelli
Ponl0cemaas san Lawrence Tibbett
Beppe. se cea Alfio Tedesco
NSERC eee ee George Cehanovsky

Conductor, Giuseppe Bamboschek.

Thursday evening, April 26, at 8,
Giuseppe Verdi’s Opera, Rigoletto (in

Italian).

The Duke_-_------- Beniamino Gigli
Rigoletto___.------ Giuseppe de Luca
UY GP: Ee ee ae ey oy renter Marion Talley
Sparafucile__....------ Leon Rothier
Maddalena------------ Ina Bourskaya
Giovanna... =. .4<--— Minnie Egener
Monterone__-----~---- Paolo Ananian
MarulG: cose eet en Millo Picco
YS yo a ee ee Angelo Bada
Ceprano__.----- Vincenzo Reschiglian
The Countess_.-------- Philine Falco
CM tt ee Paolina Tomisani

Incidental dances by Corpe de Ballet.
Conductor, Vincenzo Bellezza.

Friday afternoon, April 27, at 2,
Richard Wagnr’s Opera, Die Walk-
uere (in German).
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Vior date? alttinieri:

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| Phi Beta Kappa

Elections Held

Officers for Next Year Are
Chosen.

At the annual meeting of the Beta
Chapter of Georgia, held at Agnes
Scott College on March 27th, the fol-
lowing officers for 1928-1929 were
elected:

President, Miss Lucile Alexander.

Vice President, Miss Mary Stuart
MacDougall.

Secretary, Miss Catherine Torrance.

Treasurer, Miss Florence Edler.

Member of the Executive Commit-
tee, Mr. S. Guerry Stukes.

The following were chosen alumnae
members of the chapter:

1. From the class of 1907: Mrs.
J. D. Spinks, Winston-Salem, N. C.
(Sara Boals).

2. From the class of 1913: Miss
Janie McGaughey, St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs,
L. D. Bynum, Troy, Ala. (Mary
Enzor); Mrs. C. W. Dieckmann, De-
catur, Ga. (Emma Pope Moss).

Freshmore Fair a
Great Success

Vaudeville and Numerous
Freaks a Feature.

“Popcorn, peanuts, cold drinks,
eskimo pies!” “Right this way, ladies
—learn all about your past, present
and future!” This is only an attempt
to describe the atmosphere of the gym
last Saturday night the Fresh-
more Fair was in full swing. Side
shows full of freaks—the wild man,
the fat woman, the Siamese twins, the
half-man half-woman and even Spark
Plug drew the crowds for a while from
the dance floor where the school
orchestra gave the best music of the
year. Perhaps the most popular part
of the fair was the cold-drink stand
and the popcorn and peanut stand.
Mouths full of popcorn, hands full of
peanuts and eyes beaming with joy
over their fortune as read by the
palmist were typical of those who
attended the joint fair given by the
Freshman and Sophomore classes. The
main feature of the evening was five
acts of vaudeville, which were the big-
gest success of the evening. The first
act was “Nit and Wit” in the persons
of Jeanette Shaw and Dit Quarles who
completely captivated the audience
with their rendering of popular song
hits.

The second act was “Workum, the
Magician,7, in reality Pauline Wil-
loughby, who mystified everyone with
her mystical power of naming any ob-
ject held up, even though she was well
blindfolded.

The fair was a big success and was
“Funny and Bones,”
Mildred McCalip and Virginia Baker,
who were very clever humorists. The
last act was “The Knockouts,” in a
prize fight. A great deal of excite-
ment was caused when little Lois Mc-
Clellan, otherwise known as “Battling
Mack,” completely floored her oppon-
ent Katherine Leary.

Th, fair was a big success and was
a eredit to the two classes who spon-
sored it.

Student Government
Association to Meet

The Southern Intercollegiate Asso-
ciation of Student Government will
meet at Randolph-Macon April 19-21.
Agnes Scott will be ably represented
by Janet McDonald, acting president
of Student Government; Elinore Mor-
gan, president-elect of Student Gov-
ernment, and Augusta Roberts, presi-
dent-elect of Y. W. C. A. No definite
program of the conference has yet
been received.

Hoase Announces
New Members

Green, Hunter, Morgan,
Roberts and Worth
Chosen.

The five new members which Hoase
has chosen from the Junior class were
announced in chapel Saturday, April
7. Miss Gaylord preceded her an-
nouncement of the names by a short
speech. She stated the significance of
membership in Hoase as_ two-fold,
first, as a recognition of service, and
second, as a challenge to further
service. In her concluding thought,
Miss Gaylord gave the reason for
Hoase’s existence which is the belief
that people working together can ac-
complish more than people working
separately.

The following girls were honored
with membership: Marion Green,
Charlotte Hunter, Elinore Morgan,
Augusta Roberts and Ruth Worth.

Blackfriars to
Present Three
One-Act Plays
Work of Bland, McDonald,

and Hargis to Be Wit-
nessed.

On Saturday night, April 21, Black-
friars will present three one-act plays
in the gymnasium auditorium. The
first of these is “Pink and Patches,”
by Miss Margaret Bland. Miss Bland
is an alumna of Agnes Scott and
studied at the University of North
Carolina, where her play-writing was
given special recognition. “Pink and
Patches” will be entered in the Little
Theatre contest for the Belasco cup in
New York next month. “Dust of the
Mines,” a play of the West Virginia
mines, by Janet MacDonald, will also
be given Saturday night. “Hero
Worship,” by Frances Hargis will be
presented, too. This play recently
won the $100 prize offered by the
Town Theater of Savannah and when
presented there was received with
much interest and enthusiasm.

Dr. Hayes Speaks
At Y. W. Vespers

Our Quaker Friends Is Sub-
ject of Talk.

Dr. Hayes, of the English depart-
ment, spoke at the Y. W. Vesper serv-
ice on last Sunday evening. His sub-
ject was “The Quakers,” a subject
upon which he was well qualified to
speak, since he is a member of this
sect.

The Society of Friends, or Quakers,
was founded by George Fox in the
seventeenth century. Through a per-
sonal .experience, he was led to be-
lieve in the inner light or conscience
which directs man’s actions. This in-
ner light is at the same time the cen-
tral point in the belief of the Quakers
and that which ‘distingiushes them
from other religions, since the Cathol-
ics believe in an infallible church, the
Protestants in an infallible Book, and
the Quakers in an infallible inner
light.

The beliefs and form of service of
the Quakers are built about this idea.
It has led the Quakers to an un-
compromising pacifism and opposition
to capital punishment, since this de-
stroys life and the inner light. The
Quakers have been pioneers in social
and prison relief and have done much
to better the conditions in war-infected
lands. A notable example of the last
type of relief is the giving of milk
to German children in the days im-
mediately following the war.

The Quaker form of worship is often
called “silent worship” and here again
the inner light is the dominant idea.
Since religion is completely an indi-
vidual matter, there is no creed or

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BARON HEYKIN SPEAKS

TO AGNES

Glee Club Heard in
Atlanta and Decatur

Sing at P.-T. A. and G. E. A.

Conventions.

The Agnes Scott Glee Club con-
tinues to be in demand in At-
lanta and Decatur. Last week the
club, under Mrs. Johnson’s direc-
tion, sang at two large conven-
tions, which were being held in At-
lanta. On Tuesday night the occasion
was a state Parent-Teacher Conven-
tion at the First Baptist Church. Here
the chairman of the evening intro-
duced the girls as “one of the South’s
finest glee clubs.”

On Friday night the club had an im-
portant place on the program of the
Georgia Educational Association,
which was held at the City Audi-
torium. The girls confessed that they
were greatly impressed with the idea
of singing on the stage which is soon
to be occupied by Metropolitan prima-
donnas.

Book Exhibit to
Open Wednesday

Many Good Books and Etch-
ings to be Displayed.

One of the most interesting events
on the campus ¢alendar for the week
is the book exhibit which opens in the
Athletic Board Room with a tea on
Wednesday, April 18, at four o’clock.
The exhibit will last through Friday,
the hours being from four to six
o'clock in the afternegn, and from
seven to nine o’clock at night.

The exhibit is being sponsored by a
number of people in the faculty and
student body, who are sincerely inter-
ested in good books. The books on
exhibition will include two groups:
those lent by Miller’s Book store in
Atlanta, and those belonging to
various students.

Among the new books are standard
novels, unusually illustrated. Of espec-
ial interest in this group are “Jane
Eyre” and “Wuthering Heights.” The
group of modern poets will be very
good. Careful attention has been given
to the inexpensive editions, which will
include “Everyman’s Library” and the
“Modern Reader’s Library.”

Several rare editions have been
found in libraries on the campus,
among them a number of beautifully-
bound volumes of Tennyson, an old
book of fairy tales, and a set of Cer-
vantes’ “Don Quixote,” which cele-
brates its 100th birthday this year.

Miss Cheatham will be in charge of
the book plate exhibit. She has been
able to obtain a number of interest-
ing personal book plates belonging to
people at Agnes Scott, and also a
rather unique English collection be-
longing to Mr. Longworth of Atlanta.

An added feature will be the collec-
tion of etchings shown by Mary Shep-
herd.

All members of the faculty and stu-
dent body are urged to come to the
exhibit at any of the hours when it
is open. Its sponsors are hoping for a
marked increase in interest in books
on the campus, and a more genuine
appreciation of literature, old and
new.

Alumnae Hostess to
High School Girls

On Tuesday afternoon the Atlanta
Alumnae Club was hostess to the
Sophomores of Girls High, North Ave-
nue, Washington Seminary and Fulton
High. The purpose of the meeting
was to interest the girls in Agnes
Scott. After a meeting in the

Alumnae House the girls visited the
gym, the dining halls, and some of
the girls’ rooms.

a PS

SCOTT STUDENTS

Subject of Talk Is “Russia’s
Riddle.”

Through the combined efforts of the
International Relations Clubs of Agnes
Seott and Emory Univrsity, Baron
Heyking was secured as a speaker on
the subject of Russia’s Riddle. The
address was made Monday night in the
chapel.

The great question is: how is it that
Russia, occupying one sixth of the
globe from Arctic region to the torid
zone with a wonderful system of
waterways, with rich lands and
mineral resources, should be so des-
olate? T aehnswer is Bolshevism and
the solution for the problem is the
education of the masses and dem-
ocratic government. At present the
peasants are woefully ignorant and
700,000 self-appointed tyrants rule
140,000,000 people and have for ten
years.

Baron Heyking said that the war
made Bolshevism possible. The Jews
have been blamed for causing the rev-
olution but he denies the truth of this
statement for they were in a minority
and though they did supply leaders
they were not the root cause.

The causes that brought about Bol-
shevism and made it possible for it to
get a hold in Russia can be traced to
sources far back. In a brief summary
of Russia’s history beginning with the
coming of the Rus in the ninth century
Baron Heyking pointed out the natural
love of liberty in the Russians and the
ever-increasing autocracy and oppres-
sion of the masses. Autocracy came
in through the Tartars and was, he
said, an imported and not a home-
grown institution. Thawugh it the as-
semblies and councils were abolished
and there was a union formed between
the church and state which was dis-
astrous to religion and the Greek
church.

Although Peter, the Great, opened
up state offices to anyone the peasants
were too backward to be able to take
advantage of this opportunity. The
land system of community ownership
caused a general backwardness and an
inertia. Even as late as 1861 when
serfdom was abolished this practice
remained. When it was finally
rectified in 1906 the peasants could
not grasp the meaning of per-
sonal property ownership. Social-
ly Russia was divided into two classes.
The first, or highly educated, consisted
of the nobility, the clergy, the military
orders, and a few professional men.
The second class was the peasants.
They formed ninety per cent of the
population. Each class lived in a differ-
ent world. The educated class was
European, the peasant class Asiatic.
Reforms were for the educated only,
There was no middle class, which is
the basis of economic stability.

Baron Heyking continued to point
out that Bolshevism was a latent or-
ganic disease which had found an op-
portunity for expression in the up-
heaval caused by the war. The edu-
cated classes have been extirpated.
Three million have been murdered, and
many millions have been starved
through the Bolshevick system of
feeding only the peasants. The rest
have been exiled.

At persent Bolshevism is not popu-
lar, but it maintains its hold by tell-
ing the peasants that any other gov-
ernment will rob them of their per-
sonal ownership of land. Although
they dislike the present system they
are willing to pay any price to keep
their land. Their fears are unneces-
sary, said Baron Heyking because the
old order will never return.

The Russian mind, he pointed out,
has been conspicuous in the arts, in
literature and in science but it lacks
unity and self-control. In the last
period the great writers made many
adverse criticisms of the state with-
out any constructive plans. This gave
Bolshevism a great start.

Democracy does not exist for Rus-
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THE AGONISTIC

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STAFF OF AGONISTIC

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Editor-in-Chief
Assistant Editor
Alumnae Editor
Athletic Editor
Exchange Editor
Joke Editor
Society Editor

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Circulation Manager

REPORTERS FOR THIS ISSUE

Carolyn Nash, °30 J. McLellan, ’28
Betty Gash, ’29 Margaret McCoy, °29
Dorothy Keith, ’31 M. Anderson, ‘28
Martha Stackhouse, ’30 Jean Alexander, ’30
Mary McCallie, ’30 Elizabeth Woolfolk, ’31
Laura Brown, ‘31 Shirley McPhaul, °31
Irene Lowrance, ’28 Olive Spencer, ’29
Virginia Earle, ’30 Mary An Phelps, '30
Belle Ward Stowe, ’30 Rachel Paxon, ’29
Harriet Todd, °30 Vera Kamper, ’28
Polly Irwin, 730 Martha Tower, 31

EDITORIAL

STRONG IN EVERY PART
About this time every year we find ourselves at the part-

ing of the ways. The Seniors, those who have been at the head of

the organizations, are soon to leave, and others must fill their 11:30 A. M

places. With this issue of the Agonistic, we, the new staff, take
over the work of those who have carried the responsibilities
throughout the year.

Just. now there is a looking backward over the year that is

past and at the same time a looking forward to the year that is| siegmund

Vagabonding

Students are cordially invited to at-

tend the following lectures of inter-
est and value for the week:

THURSDAY, April 19

9:00 A. M.—Beaumarchais: homme
d’affaires et de lettres—
Miss Alexander. 8 Gym.
Philosophy of John

Dewey—Miss Dexter.
10 H. E.
11:30 A. M.—Slogans and their use—
Miss Eagleson. 3 Main.

1:10 P. M.—Milton—Dr. Hayes.

24H. E.

FRIDAY, April 20
9:00 A. M.—Religion of Japan—Mrs.
Sydenstricker, 13 Main.

La Question de I’ En-
seignement de la France

Contemporaine — Miss,

Alexander. 8 Gym.
11:30 A.M.—De Vigny: Elon—Miss
Alexander. 8 Gym.

SATURDAY, April 21

9:00 A, M.—Philosophy of Nietzsche
Miss Dexter. 10 H..E.
Beaumarchais, dram a-

turge. Le Barbier de
Seville—Miss Alexander.
8 Gym.

MONDAY, April 23

2:10 P. M.—Inheritance of Insanity—
Miss Eagleson. 10 H. E.
TUESDAY, April 24

9:00 A. M.—Beaumarchais: Le Mar-
iage de Figaro—Miss
Alexander. 8 Gym.
11:30 A. M.—Advertising Copy—Miss
Eagleson. 3 Main.

1:10 P. M.—Milton—Dr. Hayes.
2H. E.

WEDNESDAY, April 25

9:00 A.M.—La Question de l En-
seignement (continued)
Miss Alexander. 8 Gym.
Inheritance of Insanity—
Miss Eagleson. 10 H. E.

—De Vigny: Poesie intel-
lectuelles— Miss Alex-
ander. 8 Gym.

GRAND OPERA TO BE
HELD NEXT WEEK

(Continued from Page One)
Rudolf Laubenthal

before us. In looking back we realize that great strides have been Hunding-~~-~-----..-- Pavel Ludikar
AV Ota eee ae Clarence Whitehill

made and we marvel that so much has been gained in a single] Sieglinde_._-_____- .-Florence Easton
: | Sel Ke Bruennhilde_.-_---~--- Julia Claussen

year. But when we look forward we hope for the realization of ida: 0) oe Fa a
many plans, and the materialization of many ideas. Helmwige----~-.--- Dorothee Manski
Gerhilde. coo een! Charlotte Ryan

We know that nothing in life can stand still, nothing can re-| Ortlinde
main as itis. We must always progress or decline. Naturally we Grimgerde
want progress and improvement, and yet, in order to attain these, | Waltraute

in order that our plans be carried out, and we might have a bigger | Schwertleite

and better paper, we must have the co-operation of every student

at Agnes Scott.

Lit ita as ea a Louise Lerch
Ina Bourskaya
ee Ellen Dalossy
Henriette Wakefield
Elda Vettori

Rossweisse

Siegrune

Conductor, Giuseppe Bamboschek.

Friday evening, April 27, at 8,

When Thor and his companions arrived at Utgard, he said: | Vincenzo Bellini’s Opera, Norma (in
“Nobody is permitted to remain unless he understand some art| /talian).

and excel in it all other men.” Every man must do his share;
everyone must bear the responsibility and shoulder the burden of
the whole community. Just so with us on this campus. Every-
one excels in some art and must use her talent for the common
good in order to bring success and contentment to the group. A
leader is needed, of course, but the leader cannot do all of the
work, cannot bear the entire burden, and only in so far as the
leader has the co-operation and support of every individual can
there be progress.

In everything in life we find at least one part of a whole, that
is weaker than the rest, at least one member of a body who does
not uphold his share of the burden. Realizing this the Deacon in
Oliver Wendell Holmes’ poem made

“a wonderful one-hoss shay,
That was built in such a wonderful way
It ran for a hundred years to a day.”

The secret of this wonderful shay lay in the fact that every
part was just as strong as the rest. The hub, the tire and even
down to the smallest joint was equally as strong as the most im-
portant part. This shay lasted for a hundred years and at the
end of that time collapsed in a mound of ashes.

Let’s make our paper as the “wonderful one-hoss shay,”
We can attain this ideal when
and only when every girl realizes that she has a share in the
publication of the Agonistic and without her support it would
surely not succeed. We want to make next year’s paper the best
it has ever been, and we are looking to you to help us do it.

strong and sound in every part.

PROMONessccteo Sse Frederick Jagel
Oxrbves0. o 5 sews aan Ezio Pinza
Notnns.= Rosa Ponselle
Adalgisencun=-- 2 Marion Telva
Glopildé.....<s4seee-e ones Philine Falco
Flavio. <= oe Giordano Paltrinieri

Conductor, Vincenzo Bellezza.
Saturday afternoon, April 28, at 2,
George Bizet’s Opera, Carmen (in

French).

Carmien... --a wenn Florence Easton
Mitaelass 2232S Grace Moore
Prasquita—.. ea Charlotte Ryan
Mercedes___----- Henriette Wakefield
Don: J0se-=sScecs- Giovanni Martinelli
Bscamillo_.-------- Lawrence Tibbett
LDF eso n eG: ane a Re a Millo Picco
Remendado_-__-~-------- Angelo Bada
Pini ga — nae rek Louis D’Angelo
Morales... —-= = George Cehanovsky

Incidental dances by Corpe de Ballet.
Conductor, Louis Hasselmans.

Saturday evening, April 28, at 8,
Giacomo Puccini’s Opera, La Boheme

(in Italian).

Rodolfo — =.= eens Beniamino Gigli
Sehavnatd csc ose eens Millo Picco
BOUOiGi—- aan Pompilio Malatesta
Minias< eae Lucerezia Bori
Parpignol..__.--- Giordano Paltrinieri
Marcello. nw oae nonce Antonio Scotti
Géiline!s=-= See Saas Leon Rothier
Alcindovo...<«----+-45 Paolo Ananian
Wousetta > = =- ee Editha Fleischer

A Sergeant Vincenzo Reschiglian
A Custom Agent_Giordano Paltrinieri
Conductor, Vincenzo Bellezza.

‘again this year, too; they were so

she has a new secret sorrow in At-

Well, Giddy, darling,

Here we are back again—with a few
delays and some slight changes, most-
ly of heart. Honestly, I have never
seen so many people in love or with
pins. Georgia Watson has a beautiful
K. A. one that I can’t find anything
about; and Catherine Allen! My dear,
you should see that girl. She looks
like a Confederate war veteran, a hero,
I mean, with decorations. Why Giddy,
besides those she had already, she
went home with Elise Roberts and had
one in fifteen minutes. The Beta one
came at the end of an hour. Honey,
that’s technique for you—the thing it
takes to get Easter corsages. Unless,
of course, you have friends who will
post your name under “flowers.” That
answers the same purpose. Oh, do
you remember, Giddy, about Jane
Eaves getting pink roses last year
from five different boys. She got them

lanta. It’s Ray Teal, the orchestra
leader, and they say, Giddy, she went
to the Howard four times in one week
and sat on the front row. She’s far-
sighted, too. It seems mighty natural
to be spending half your time on
that old Decatur street car again,,
going to the Howard. And it’s even
more natural to be here studying.
Really, Giddy, they make such com-
pany of me when I go home for holi-
days that I feel much more at home
here than there. Sally said last night
she felt about going home from school
the way she used to feel about going
summertime. It’s not long til summer
now, Giddy; do you realize we have
only four more weeks of classes?
Pasco is so afraid her hair won’t be
I’d be a little bit nervous about that
too, I’m nrvous just now about my
schedule ofr next year. I expect I'd
better go both Hr. Stukes.
gorgeous. But nobody glowed as Adieu, my love,
radiantly as did Bet Cole with Ray-
mond’s orchids. I adore seeing people
look in love, don’t you? They’re so
cute together too. She made time in
Charlotte, and so did Zou. Her Claude
was down here iast week; but I can-
not betray my friend’s confidence.
Belle Warde says she really didn’t
mind leaving Charlotte this time, for

| WITH OUR CLUBS |

Aggie.

P. S—I most forgot to tell you
about Therese. A boy from Georgia
saw her at a dance and wired Frances
Glenn to find out the name of a red-
headed Junior from Jackson, Miss.,
who was at the A. L. T. dance and to
let him know c¢. o. d., p. d. q.

B. O. Z., at a call meeting last Wed-
nesday evening, judged tryouts and
elected to membership Margaret Arm-
strong, Eugenia MacDonald, Helen
Ridley. There were fewer tryouts
submitted than usual, but the quality
of this set as a whole was distinctly
above the average.

Margaret Armstrong and Helen Rid-
ley submitted stories which appeared
in the March issue of Aurora,
“Triumph” and “Take the Devil’s Ad-
vice,” respectively. “Consider the
Lilies,” by Eugenia MacDonald, is
the story of a young minister’s wife
who could not share her husband’s
perfect faith, but through her intense
love for him, comes on an Easter
morning to understand that faith. some charming incidents connected

The Math Club held its vegular | with the “Punch and Judy” show. Mlle.
meeting Tuesday evening. There was | Nissiat has promised to visit Agnes
a very interesting program including | Scott next year, and talk to the
a talk on Japanese development in| French club again.

science and mathematics by Jack Me-
Lellan. Alice Hunter read many
puzzles and problems that were solved
by the members of the club. After
this sandwiches and punch were
served and a social hour was enjoyed
by all. ,

Miss Lucile Alexander entertained
the French Club at tea Friday after-
noon at 5 o’clock in the Alumnae
House. The guest of honor on this oc-
casion was Mlle. Nissiat sister of Mrs.
George Hayes, who is visiting in At-
lanta now.

After tea, Mlle. Nissiat, gave an
exceptionally interesting talk on sev-
eral customs in Lyons, particularly

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Seniors-Frosh Tie;
Juniors Defeat Sophs

The 1928 baseball season closed Fri-
day afternoon with the Junior-Soph-
omore and Senior-Freshman games.

The feature of the hard-fought Sen-
ior-Freshman game was, as usual,
MecCalip, who struck out four players
and hit the only 3-bagger of the game.
The Freshman team held down the
invineible Seniors to a seore of 5-5.

In the Junior-Sophomore game the
Sophomores led out with one run, but
the Juniors soon jumped into the lead
with there runs in the first inning. In
the second inning the Sophs tightened
up considerably, but the game ended
7-6 for the Juniors. Townsend and
Arwood starred in the last game.

‘Seniors and Frosh Tie
For Championship

Baseball Tournament outcome
games since holidays:

Fresh, 12; Juniors, 4.

Seniors, 12; Sophs, 8

Fresh, 15; Sophs, 0

Seniors, 8; Juniors, 4.

Fresh, 7; Seniors, 7.

Juniors, 7; Sophs, 6

AURORA CONTEST
CLOSES

The Aurora college story contest
ended April 13 and the stories have
heen taken to the judges. Announce-
ments of winning stories will be made

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Day students held elections Monday

Play Day Is
Held Saturday

afternoon. Those who were chosen
Many Secondary Schools | °‘ficers were:
President—Lois Smith.
Represented Vice President—Frances Wimbish.
Treasurer—Helen Respess.
The Athletic Association played Member of Exec—Geraldine LeMay.

hostess to the various prep schools
and high schools from Atlanta last
Saturday, in a grand and glorious
Play Day. About 7:30 they arrived,
making a bright scene in their many-
red,

blue and some green and yellow.

Hike Manager—Lily Bellingrath.

BARON HEYKIN SPEAKS
TO A. 8. STUDENTS
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sia in Bolshevism. There are no elec-
tions and no popular assembly. The
Soviets and the Bolsheviks are the
same. These 50,000 self-appointed
tyrants govern 150,000,000 of the
laborers. Their system of trade con-
trol is a revival of the sixteenth cen-
tury system. The economic situation
is deplorable. With its wonderful
grain supply, chiefly wheat, there is
no longer any exportation. It is in-
creasingly difficult to feed the towns.
Capitalism exists in an exaggerated
form with no way of controlling it.
There are those who think that
Bolshvism is evolutionizing. Baron
Heyking showed that as soon as dem-
ocracy came in Bolshevism would col-
lapse. Their propaganda has failed
utterly abroad resulting in strained
or broken diplomatic relations. Rus-
sia was once the barrier that saved
European civilization from the Tar-
tars. It is now again being sacrificed
for the bankrupting of Bolshevik

colored uniforms—some some
The
contestants were divided into four
groups and all the battles were be-
tween these. First came a_ posture
contest in which there were repre-
sentatives from each squad. This was
followed by exciting and hotly fought
basketball games and tennis matches.
Later came the swimming meet where
were races, strokes for form and div-
ing. Last on the program of events
was a dancing contest. Toe-dancing,
aesthetic and folk, which was graceful
and beautiful.

At six o’clock there was a banquet
for the visitors in the gym. “Mary
Perk” presided, and all the Athletic
Board and visitors were guests. There
were songs and talks throughout the

dinner, and afterwards Mary pre-
sented the cup to Woodbury High ideas. The present system cannot last
School. forever, the Baron concluded, and he

hopes that through American capital
and commerce that Russia will some
day be restored.

Later in the evening there was an
exhibition swimming meet by the
“Aggie” ee evan se for the visitors.

You ean find “Elegy,” the lovely
new book of poetry by Roy
Roberts at Miss Cooper’s.

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Spring holidays—are over! And
everyone has at last settled back down
to work, except maybe the Sophomores
who are frantically trying to decide
on their majors and minors and per-
haps a few other things (how *bout
Friday the 13th?). But, though we
all are working hard or at least seem
to be, there’s something different
about the campus. Maybe it’s in these
gentle breezes of spring that are flit-
ting around, or maybe it’s in the nice
warm sunshine, that’s making us all
unlock our trunks and get out our
bright summer dresses. Anyway—the
“somethings” there—and is bringing
with it more society.

Elizabeth Tyson and Aileen Moore
entertained Tuesday with a luncheon
at the Junior League Tea Room in
honor of Miss Barbara Metz, of Sweet-
briar, who is spending the Easter holi-
days at her home in Decatur.

Harriet Alexander’s mother was

here visiting her.

Therese Barksdale attended the A.
L. T. dance at the Biltmore last Satur-
day night and the A. K. K. dinner-
dance at Druid Hills Thursday night.

Elizabeth Tyson went home to Ben-
netsville, S. C., to be in a wedding.

Mary Stokley and Eleanor Castles
entertained the Tennessee Club Tues-
day night.

Evelyn Sprinkle and Jo North spent
last week-end with the Sprinkle twins.

Jean Lamont, Pat Murphy and
Katherine Allen sponsored the all-
southern relays at Tech Saturday
afternoon.

Miss Gaylord gave a party Wednes-
day night for the girls who went to
Europe with her last year, and the
ones who intend to cross the Atlantic
with her this summer.

Mackie Hough went to Clemson last
week-end.

Jo Houston went to Charlotte to be
in a wedding.

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a benefit bridge at the Decatur
Woman’s Club Wednesday the 18th.

Skid Morgan went home for the
week-end.

Eloise Gaines, Jo Walker, and Alice
Glenn went to the A. K. K. A. din-
ner-dance.

Elizabeth Deever visited Virginia

Shaffner last week.

Evalyn Powell, ’27, of Little Rock,
Ark., visited at Agnes Scott last
week-end.

Miss Ruth Hargrave from Thomas-
ville visited Ann McCollum last week.

Emily Cope went home to attend
two weddings in Savannah.

Polly Irvine, Carolyn Payne, Alice
Glenn, Julia Mullis, Jo Walker, and
Vera Kamper, attended the K. A.
dance Friday night.

Frances Glenn, Ruth Evans Masen-
gill, Dorothy Fooshe, and Carolyn
Jones attended the Delta Sigma Delta
dance at the East Lake Country Club
Tuesday.

Betsy Bennet, Lib Branch, Dorothy
Coleman, Virginia Stoks, Boots Head,
Anne Erlich, Chugga Sydnor, Mary
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Charlotte Hunter
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Conference to Be Held at Mt.
Holyoke

Charlotte Hunter left Wednesday,
April 11, to attend the regional meet-
ing of the A. C. A. C. W., which is
being held at Mount Holyoke College.
Charlotte will return on the 18th and
will give her report on the conference
in chapel during the next week.

MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR DR. GAINES HELD

The chapel service on Saturday
morning, April 14, was devoted to the
memory of Dr. F. H. Gaines, the
former president of Agnes Scott Col-
lege. The simple service began with
the singing of Dr. Gaines’ favorite
hymn; for scripture reading Dr. Mc-
Cain chose one of Dr. Gaines’ favor-
ite passages, the 90th Psalm, and after
the morning prayer he read the
memorial to Dr. Gaines, which had
been written by Dr. Armistead, in be-
half of the Faculty, praising the faith
and strength of the man who did so
much to give Agnes Scott the big
standards and the beautiful spirit we
all love.

See—

The new cards, pictures and

novelty gifts for Mother’s Day

At Mrs. Cooper’s

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at dinner in the Alumnae House. Dr.
McCain, Miss Polly Stone, and Miss

April 18—A. A. U. W. meets in the} Nell Buchanan were also present.

Alumnae House at 3:30 P. M.
April 18-20—Book exhibit in Athletic
Board Room. Hours 4-6 and
7-9 P. M.
April 19—Tryouts for Pi Alpha Phi.
April 20—Final athletic rally:
Reports in chapel on year’s
work.

Those alumnae at the dinner were:
Mrs. Good, Mrs. Simpson, Miss Stubbs,
Miss Radford, Miss Davis, Miss Strick-
land, Miss Maynard, Miss Oliver, Miss
Mary Barker, Miss Meta Barker, Miss
Rusha Wesley, Miss Emma Wesley,
Miss Cannon, Miss Hendricks, Miss
Dobbs, Miss Marsh, and Miss David-

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played at 2:10.
Track meet, 4:00 P. M.
Installation ceremony and
varsity announcements, 7:00
P. M.

21—Three Blackfriar
8:30, gym.

April 23-28—Grand Opera in Atlanta.

April plays—

ALUMNAE ENTER-
TAINED AT DINNER

The meeting of the Georgia Educa-
tional Association brought some of
the alumnae of Agnes Scott back to
the campus for a brief visit. On Fri-
day, April 13th, they were entertained

Dear Lillian:

DR. HAYES SPEAKS

AT Y. W. VESPERS
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dogma. There are no ordained min-

isters and no set forms of worship.
When the time-for the meeting comes,
each individual is in an attitude of
worship and prayer—communion with
God. If he feels himself thus directed,
any individual talks on whatever sub-
ject he feels that he is directed by
the spirit. Sometimes there is true
silent worship, but in worship and in
business transactions, everything is
subject to the guidance of the inner
light.

April 13, 1928.

Here I am writing you again. Met Edna the other
day at the New York Dress Shop (next to Cham-

berlins) .

She had on the “darlingest’” printed

georgette dress and she only paid $10.00 for it!
She also purchased a pair of full-fashioned silk-

to-top chiffon hose for a dollar.

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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1928.

NO. 29

May Day to Be
Brilliant Event

‘Book Exhibit

Arouses Interest

Preparations for Program|MacMillan and Miller’s

Are Nearing Conclusion.

Work on May Day is going rapidly
along to its brilliant conclusion on the
afternoon of May 5. Practices have
been held steadily for over three
weeks and those connected in any way
with the event predict that it will be
a completely satisfying performance.
The pangs of dress rehearsal will take
place Wednesday afternoon, May 2,
when the cast works indefinitely from
“three-ten on!” Those who have never
been in May Day cannot fully ap-
preciate the joys of working for it,
for in spite of the laborious hours at-
tached to the occasion, one taking
part gains considerable pleasure from
the beginning of the queen’s entrance
to the last notes of the finale.

This year the committee has done
intensive work on costumes and it is
to be hoped that the results will prove
The May Day grounds
are undergoing improvement and with
the aid of nature the usual lovely set-
ting will enhance the presentation.

The maids of the court,
preparing for the event by making
numerous plans as to how they can
present themselves in the most beauti-
ful fashion. This group which will

compose the queen’s retinue includes:

Frances Craighead, Alice Garretson,
Helen Hendricks, Charlotte Hunter,
Katherine Hunter, Helen 1, Johnston,
Edith McGranahan, Pat Murphey,
Shannon Preston, Elizabeth Smith,
Betty Reid, Josephine Walker.

successful.

too, are

Aurora Prize to
Carolyn Essig

“Mirrors” Features Several
Phases of College Life.

The Aurora College Story Contest
elosed officially at midnight Friday,
April 13. Announcement was made
this morning of the winners. First
place and the prize of $5.00 in gold
was given to Carolyn Essig, the
author of “Mirrors,” a story featuring
the debate with the English team and
an attractive but self-centered girl.
Prudence Roget, “daughter of the best
lawyer in a small town,” and Cristina
Merts, “only daughter of a small man
in a large city,” room-mates, offer
excellent contrast. The story is well
written, with good psychological
study, and a splendid feeling for de-
tails.

Edith MacGranahan won second
place with a delightful comedy, en-
titled “College Humor,” of an aristo-
cratic young snob who quite unex-
pectedly met her match. The novel
ending, well-sustained suspense, and
good characterization mark this a
story of merit. This, with the prize-
winning story, will feature in the May
issue of the AURORA.

“Lettres de Mon Boudoir,” by Anne
McCollum, which appeared in the No-
vember AURORA, took third place in
the contest. It is a story of an un-
usual case of mistaken identity and
a subsequent romance, charmingly
written in the form of a series of let-
ters in the author’s own inimitable
style. It will bear reading again, so
drag out your old AURORAS and re-
new acquaintances while you are
waiting for the May number.

The judges of the contest were Dr.
Thomas H. English, head of the De-
partment of English at Emory Uni-
versity; Miss Margaret Bland, Asst.
Professor of French at Agnes Scott,
and author of “Pink and Patches,” the
play to be presented by Blackfriars in

Furnish Many Col-
lections,

One of the most interesting events
of the campus year was the book ex-
hibit sponsored by the English depart-
ment last week. The exhibit was open
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
The Athletic Board room was ar-
ranged with tables of rare, beautiful,
and varied, collections of books. One
table consisted of some of the best
modern novels among which were:

“The Bridge of San Luis Rey.”

“Red Rust.”

“Death Comes for the Archbishop.”

“Winter’s Moon.”

“A President Was Born.”

Another table had some charming
volumes of modern poetry.

Among the rarer books were some
first editions of Tennyson lent by Per-
nette Adams; a very old edition of
the “Divine Comedy”
belonging to Miss Bland; and many of
Miss Edler’s collection. Miss Edler,
who has the finest library on the cam-
pus, lent the exhibit some wonderful
Mary Reviere’s “New
Testament” of Luther, printed in the
early eighteenth century, and Elise
Robert’s illustrated Shakespeare, a
very large and remarkably illustrated
volume, created much interest. Among

others lending interesting books were

in the original,

old prints.

Mary Shepherd....Christing, Cheyney,

and Myra Jervy.

A special feature was made of in-
expensive editions of good books,
among which were Everyman’s, the
Modern Reader’s Library, McMillan’s
Classics, and Burt’s Classics.

Causing quite as much interest as
the exhibit of books was the exhibit
of book plates.
presented by Longworth’s Book Store,
Miss Jemison, librarian of Emory, and
others. One collection designed by
Miss Bland’s sister contained some
particularly artistic plates, one of the
loveliest of which belonged to Miss
Bland herself. Leone Bowers Hamil-
ton is making a specialty of book
plate designs at present and had a
number of charming plates in the ex-
hibit.

The English department is very
grateful to Miller’s Book Store,
Macmillan’s Book Company and the
girls who made the exhibit possible;
and, in turn, the campus is grateful
to the English department for the de-
lightful half-hours it afforded us.

The collections were

next month, and Miss Polly Stone,
Secretary of the Agnes Scott Alumnae
Association, and writer of delightful
short stories. There were nine entries,
all of which did credit to Agnes Scott’s
literary reputation. They were ex-
tremely varied in type, style, and sub-
ject matter. Since, for financial rea-
sons, we are unable to print them all,
we have selected five which we con-
sidered the most entertaining for pub-
lication in the Collegiate Number of
the AURORA, the final issue, which
will appear about the second week in
May.

The stories chosen for this number
are “Mirrors,” by Carolyn Essig;
“College Humor,” by Edith MacGran-
ahan; “Nice and Plump,” by Virginia
Norris; “Amy Alias Aimee,” by Anne
McCollum, and “Among Us Girls,” by
Emily Kingsbery—for the Editor,
even though ineligible for the contest,
caught.the fever and had to write a
college story of her own! With the

‘las of the able Art Department, the

last issue of the AURORA is due to be

la fitting climax to a most successful

the Belasco Cup Contest in New York | year.

New Purpose for
Y. W. Suggested

Statement Made More Per-
sonal and Inspiring.

For several years now there has
been a growing dissatisfaction with
the Y. W. C. A. student statement of
purpose which says in summary:

1. To lead students to faith in God
through Jesus Christ.

2. To lead them to membership and
service in the Christian church.

3. To promote growth in Christian
faith and character, especially
through the study of the Bible.

4. To influence them to devote them-
selves in united efforts with all
Christians, to making the will of
Christ effective in human society
and to extending the kingdom of
God throughout the world,

For the past two years a commis-
sion has been working on a new
statement of purpose which they hope
will be full of meaning for the stu-
dent members of the Y. W. C. A.

Various objections have been
brought up from time to time ugainst
the present statement. Many teel that
it is not personal enough, that it does
not suggest personal growth, that
there is too much of an idea of “lead-
ing” in it, and that it does not sug-
gest an enriching fellowship. In short,
they say, the present statement is a
eredal statement and note a state-
ment of purpose.

The statement of purpose proposed
by the commission is as follows:

The Young Women’s Christian As-
sociation -of«—__-.-=- ,» a member
of the Young Women’s Christian As-
sociations of the United States of
America, and a participant in the
World’s Student Christian Federation,
declares its purpose to be:

We, the members of the Young
Women’s Christian Association of
ee oes , unite in the desire to real-
ize full and creative life through a
growing knowledge of God. We de-
termine to have a part in making
this life possible for all people.

In this task we seek to understand
Jesus and follow Him.

This was unanimously accepted by
the National Board of the Y. W. C. A.
meeting in New York in the Fall, and
the privilege of finally accepting or
rejecting this statement was referred

ing in Sacramento, April 14-20, of
this year.

The reason for wanting this new
statement was given by some of the
students as being the fact that it pro-
vides for those things which the pres-
ent statement fails to provide. They
felt that through this greater empha-
sis would be put on the development
of the personality of the individual
and on the value of the Christian fel-
lowship of the association.

At the time of writing this article,
this new statement of purpose has
been either accepted or rejected by
the Student Assembly at Sacramento.
We shall know definitely the outcome
of the proposal later.

Seniors Honored
At Two Teas

Social functions honoring the grad-
uating class began last week with two
teas, one following the business meet-
ing of the A. A. U. W., to which
the Seniors were invited on Wednes-
day. Friday afternoon the Alumnae
Association entertained at the home
of the president, Mrs. J. Sam Guy, on
North Decatur Road. Bridal wreath
and purple flags in large baskets dec-
orated the lovely home and carried out
the colors of Agnes Scott. At the side
of each attractive plate was an old
fashioned corsage of pansies, purple
and white violets. The guests were
received by Mrs. Guy, Miss Nannette
Hopkins, Mary Bell McConkey, Senior
class president; Mrs. Milton Scott,
Mrs. J. F. D. Durrett, Miss Polly
Stone and Miss Mary Knight.

to the students at their biennial meet-| her daughter, who was trying to es-

Blackfriar Plays
Were Great Success
Portrayal of

Characters Feature
Program.

Blackfriars, the dramatic club at
Agnes Scctt, presented three one-act
plays on last Saturday night to an
enthusiastic and appreciative audi-
The first of these was “Hero
Worship,” Frances Hargis’ prize play.
The scene was laid in a small Georgia
town and the interest came from the
blind devotion to the old man and his
pride which withstood everything.

The cast follows:

Mrs. Robbie Robbins_Margaret Gerig
AMO ODM IS sae a Jo Smith
Col. Robbie Robbins____Marian Green
Mrs. Sally Robbins Mitchell,

Sarah White

The old colonel was a figure both
appealing and proud, and she played a
role difficult and amusing, which
brought many a laugh from her audi-
ence. Jo Smith was excellent as a
small boy in overalls and a straw
hat. ;

“Dust of the Mines’—the story of
a West Virginia mining town—by
Janet MacDonald followed. Elizabeth
Allbright was splendid as Erma Mac-
of this
character was realistic and touching.
Lois McClelland, as the small town
flapper, was very clever and original.
Mrs. MacRoberts______ Polly Vaughan
Erma MacRoberts_Elizabetn Allbright
Belle MacRoberts_-__Lois McClelland
Mrs. Hoffa___-_- Mary Louise Thames
Jim Boyd___----------.Marian Green

“Pink and Patches,” by Miss Mar-
garet Bland, was the last of the plays.
This story of the North Carolina
mountains was of grim realism of the
cruelties of life. The mountain dia-
lect brought the audience into the
spirit of the play and everyone wait-
ed tensely for the dramatic climax.
Louisa Duls as the mother portrayed
the mountain woman whose spirit is
broken. In contrast to her was Texie,

ence.

Roberts and her portrayal

cape—and live. The splendid charac-
terization gave vividness and life to
the play.
Texie Hollifield___Elizabeth McCallie
Rexie Hollifield___-__ Frances Freeborn
“Ma” Hollifield____-_--_-_ Louisa Duls
Mrs. Allen, the summer lady,
Sara Carter

Both “Pink and Patches” and “Hero
Worship” are to be taken to New
York next month to be entered as con-
testants for the Belasco cup. The
best of luck to them!

RICH GIVES SIXTEEN
OPERA TICKETS AT A.S.

Every opera season sixteen compli-
mentary tickets are presented by M.
Rich and Brothers Co. to Agnes Scott.
This year there are two tickets for
each opera. Some of the tickets are
given to officers of various organiza-
tions and the others are drawn by
lucky members of the classes. Those
receiving tickets ex-officio are: Janet
McDonald, president of Student Gov-
ernment; Jack Anderson, president of
Y. W. C. A.; Mary Perkinson, presi-
dent of the Athletic Association; Bay-
liss McShane, editor of Silhouette;
Carolyn Essig, editor of the Agonis-
tic; Emily Kingsberry, editor of the
Aurora; Frances Hargis, president of
the Day Students; and Mary Bell Mc-
Conkey, Genevieve Knight, Martha
Stackhouse, and Adele Arbuckle,
presidents of the four classes. Those
who drew tickets are Lillie Belling-
rath, Mary E. Warren, Ruth Hall,
Jane Bailey Hall, and Mary Potter.

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Department of Music
Presents Recital

Individual! Many Selections Beautiful-

ly Rendered.

The Department of Music presented
a vocal recital by Mrs. Russell Har-
rallson, soprano, in the chapel last
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Hararllson
was assisted by Mrs. Lawrence Mans-
field, contralto, and Miss Carrie Scan-
drett, mezzo-soprano. The recital was
unusually well attended by the college
community and the people of Decatur.

One of the numbers, which was
especially enjoyed, was the group of
English songs by Mrs. Harrallson. -
“Wings of Night,” by Watts; “Iris,”
by Ware, and “The Answer,’ by
Terry, composed this popular group.

Mrs. Mansfield’s “Stride La Vampa,”
from the opera, “Il Trovatore,” by
Verdi was another popular number.
The rendition of this selection was in-
deed excellent.

The “Connais-Tu Pays,” from the
opera, “Mignon,” by Thomas, was
beautifully sung by Miss Scandrett.

Other features of the program
which received great favor were the
duets by Mrs. Harrallson and Mrs.
Mansfield. These numbers—‘‘Greet-
ing” and “I Would That My Love,”
both composed by Mendelssohn—in-
troduced and ended the program re-
spectively.

The recital was a great success.
The selections were unusually well-
chosen and rendered in a most charm-
ing way by all three artists. The
excellent quality and the unusually
wide range of their tones were clear-
ly exhibited in the numbers. Great
eredit for the success of the recital
is due also to Mrs. Johnson, who is
the efficient instructoer.of these art-
ists.

Senior Opera to
Be Held May 5th

Charming Ballets to Fea-
ture Program.

Hearken! all ye who are interested
in opera! The Senior Opera Company
is returning to Agnes Scott campus
this year and is presenting one of the
best operas in the history of its or-
ganization. It is scheduled to be here
on Saturday night, May 5. The title
has not been divulged, but it is rumor-
ed that a similar one is being pre-
sented in the vicinity the preceding
week. Incidental dances will be given
by an unusually fine corpe de ballet.
As Mr. Gatti-Cazazzi can not be pres-
ent, two gifted artists, Sayward and
White, have taken over the direction
of the performance. Assisting artists
are:

Charman of Lyrics: Kingsberry.

Chairman of Music: Grier.

Chairman of Dance: Crenshaw.

Chairman of Stage: Girardeau.

Chairman of Costume: Lowrance.

Charman of Publicity: Craighead.

A large box office sale of tickets
is expected.

SENIORS LEAVE
MEMORIAL ROOM
FOR MISS HEARON

As their gift to the college the class
of 1928 is furnishing a memorial room
to Miss Cleo Hearon. This is the
former economics room in the library
and is to be marked by a handsome
bronze tablet. The Seniors are also
giving walnut furniture and other
furnishings to the room. A gift from
the college is individual book plates
which were selected by a committee
and are to be placed in all of Miss
Hearon’s books which she bequeathed
to the college. Besides these the class
of 1928 is giving the lovely chairs on
Rebekah Scott and Inman porches and
the benches over the campus.

Che Agonistic
Entered as Second Class Matter.

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STAFF OF AGONISTIC

a eA eh ore ee Carolvn Essig
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Editor-in-Chief
Assistant Editor
Alumnae Editor
Athletic Editor
Exchange Editor
Joke Editor
Society Editor

Chopin Hudson
Sh ee ee Alice Jernigan
Louise Sherfesee
Irene Lowrance

RE En SAO teed e a 6 DO. A Lillian White
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Business Manager
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Circulation Manager

REPORTERS FOR THIS ISSUE

Irene Lowrance, ’28
Virginia Earle, ’30
Jack McLellan, ’29
Sara Johnston, ’29
Dorothy Harper, ’28
Katherine Hunter, ’29
Mary McCallie, ’30
Elizabeth Hatchett, ’29
Frances Brown, ’28
Carolyn Nash, ’30
Belle Ward Stowe, ’30

EDITORIAL

CHAPEL ATTENDANCE

It is a deplorable fact but every week chapel attendance seems
to fall off. We wonder why this should be the case because there
are several reasons why we should attend chapel. In the first
place, this is one of the ways of keeping up with what is happen-
ing on the campus. It is at this time that all of the announcements
are made and unless we are present we miss many meetings, lec-
tures and the like.

And, too, the chapel service tive days a week helps to give
us the religious atmosphere that is so desirable at school. A half
hour spent in prayer and devotion each morning is of distinct
advantage. In our quest for knowledge we may spend so much
time studying that we neglect the spiritual side of our education.
And yet, this aspect should develop along with the others in order
that we get the most out of life, in order that we may be termed
truly educated.

If we go to chapel, we should remember that it is primarily
a place to worship and not a place to read the papers or discuss
topics of interest with someone. Besides depriving ourselves of
the benefits of this service, we distract others’ attention and be-
come a source of annoyance to everyone near. Quiet and an at-
titude of reverence should prevail.

Olive Spenser, 29
Elizabeth Woolfolk, ’31
Harriet Todd, °30
Laura Brown, °31
Dorethy Hutton, ’29

Clarine Dorsey, ’30
Betty Gash, ’29

Martha Stackhouse, ’30
Esther Nisbit, °29

Jean Alexander, 30

VACILLATION

There is a story of a mule that was placed equidistant from
two equally attractive piles of hay. He did not know which one
was the better and finally starved to death because he could not
decide which one to eat from. We may laugh at this and consider
it very far-fetched, but something just as foolish as this happens
every day. There are many people who can never decide anything
for themselves, who wait around and ask everybody for his opin-
ion and then, because all of their advisors do not agree, are in the
same state of indecision as they were in the beginning.

When we are at home we can depend on someone else to make
our decisions, but now that we are away and must decide for
ourselves many of us are at a loss. We want to avoid the danger
of acting upon impulses entirely or jumping at conclusions, but
any decision, though it prove a wrong one, is better than hopeless
vacillation. We must not be as the mule and starve to death, or at
least miss the best things in life because we cannot decide.

FICTION FACTS

There is no frigate like a book
To take us lands away—

where Janet Grandison goes when she
marries Lord Poole. Janet and her
husband, Wildherne, Janet and her
sister, Rosalind, and Janet and her
son, Humphrey, are the friends one
makes here. They are not brilliant-
ly drawn characters but they are peo-
ple that one hates to leave.

And if one chooses “Wintersmoon,”
by Hugh Walpole (New York: Double-
day, Doran and Company), he is
taken to the no very far-away land

of London society where he meets a
people not very well known in fic-
tion. They are named the Aristocrats
by Hugh Walpole—a “quiet, decorous
people, poor as mice, many of them,
standing aside altogether from any
movements or war-cries of the day,
living in their quiet little houses or
their empty big ones, clever some of
them, charitable all of them, but never
asserting their position or estimating
it.” The story centers around Wint-
ersmoon, “the house of all England—
with its history and stories and tradi-
of generations of titled families, the
soul of all that England stands for,”

But if one should choose “Etched in
Moonlight,” by James Stephen (New
York: The MacMillan Company) he
would be carried by the title story of
this group of seven short stories far
from this material world—to a land
“afar, apart,” where, “in lovely alter-
nating jet and silver the sparse trees
dream.” It is the land of dreams and
the people that he will see there have
the intriguing unreality of dream peo-
ple. Besides that, he will be occasion-
ally accompanied by passages of the
purest poetry. On the whole, it is a
journey well worth taking in spite of
its prosaic start.

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THE AGONISTIC

Vagabonding

Attention is called to the following
interesting subjects to be discussed
this week:

FRIDAY, April 27
9:00 A.M. Zoroaster, the sage of

Persia.
Mrs. Sydenstricker
13 Main

10:30 A.M. More Than Two Variable

Mr. Robinson. 7 Gym
11:30 A.M. DeVigny: A Contribution

On Romantism.

Miss Alexander 8 Gym

1:10 P.M. Aristotle
Miss Torrance. 8 Main

TUESDAY, May 1
11:30 A.M. Use of Color in Advertis-
ing—Miss Eagleson.
3 Main

1:10 P.M. Math of Building and
Loan Association — Mr.
Robinson. Math office
9:00 A.M. Zoroaster, His Life and
Teachings—Mrs. Syden-
stricker. 13 Main
1:10 P.M. Student Reports on

Plato’s Republic.
8 Main

Current Events

Debate on the Jones-Reid flood con-
trol bill authorizing $325,000,000 for
the control of the waters of the Mis-
sissippi river from Cape Girardeau,
Mo., to the mouth was begun in the
House April 17. “This bill provides
for a gigantic project,” said Mr. Snell,
“and I believe that the people who will
benefit directly from it should pay a
little more for it than the balance of
the people of the United States. Com-
munities directly concerned, I believe,
should furnish the land for the levees
and _ spillways.”

An acceptable basis of negotiation
has been reached between the United
States and Canada for the develop-
ment of the St. Lawrence waterway
for deep-sea navigation and hydro-
electric power. Further consider-
ation, particularly on the part of
Canada, is, however, necessary, and
the understanding is yet to reach the
point at which efforts can be taken to-
ward adopting a treaty that will pro-
vide for the improvements contem-
plated.

The United States was declared to-
day by Secretary Kellogg to be con-
cerned about the proper treatment of
minorities for foreign countries, al-
though it had no right officially to
protest against unfair attitudes to-
ward them by other governments.
“Helpless minorities abroad would be
entirely discouraged if the moral, if
not legal, support of big nations like
the United States was withheld from
the oppressed minorities.”

The question of the rights of Ger-
man minorities in the Southern Tyrol
versus Italy’s right to “Italianize” the
inhabitants of her newly acquired
provinces brought up recently by
Austria was apparently developed
into a crisis by an order of the Italian
Government that religion as well as
other subjects must be taught children
of the Southern Tyrol in the German
language only.

In internal affairs during the last
month an important step was taken
in building up the Fascist regime.
Three things are involved, the reform
of the Chamber, a change in the
suffrage and regularization of the
position of the Fascist Grand Coun-
cil.

Recently, Portugal has requested
the League of Nations to endorse a
$60,000,000 loan. At the same time a
document was lodged with the Coun-
cil of the League, drawn up by exiled
Portuguese political leaders, protest-
ing against the granting of any loan
to Portugal so long as the country is
under a military dictatorship.

Rumors of war and plans of cam-
paign took the place of war in the
news from the military centers in
China. The Peking group is thought
to be concentrating on a campaign to
smash Feng, now the most powerful
single figure in the Nationalist camp.
The Nationalists plan to approach
Peking from three converging routes
—the one used unsuccessfully last
year.

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WE THIN K:

I wonder if any of you have ever
heard Decatur car-riders talk about
Agnes Scott girls? Surely not, or
something would have been done to
correct the impression which has been
thoughtlessly created. The people in
Decatur—those who have no other
contact with Agnes Scott, think that
we are a crowd of girls who make
ourselves conspicuous in public by
loud talk and much giggling, and who
are extremely anxious for all the
world to know that we never ride
street cars at home. Really, it isn’t
necessary to say so, if common re-
ports are true—the actions observed
make the fact quite evident.

Perhaps you think that the opinion
of people whom we so seldom see and
never meet is unimportant. But re-
member that these people discuss our
college with others whom we might
consider quite important. You know
the reputation that we have all over
the South—Agnes Scott girls are sup-
posed to be just a little more re-
fined, just a little better-bred than
any others. Don’t we owe it to our-
solves and to our college to main-
tain at home the reputation which
our predecessors have established for
us abroad?

D,'S.,. 729.

We wonder who started telling
people that day students have no very
vital part in the activities of Agnes
Scott. We have heard many times
that the school is run by the board-
ers and the day students merely sit
and look on. But it is always some-
body’s fault when anybody sits and
looks on. Personally, we feel that the
day students have an active part in
practically everything on the campus.
There are many day students—it
would be useless to name them be-
cause we all know who they are—
who are very valuable to the school
and fill important places in almost
every organization and club. It seems
to us that the fault lies entirely with
the day students themselves. When a
meeting has been advertised on post-
ers and ggally for days often less
than half of the day students attend,
and some of those who do attend sit
through the meeting silent and alto-
gether indifferent. We would like to
see what would happen if all the day
students would put as much effort in
supporting the school as a minority
of them are doing. We wonder how
long some people would continue say-
ing the school is run by boarders ex-
clasively.

A Day Student.

“Neither a borrower or a lender by

For loan oft loses both itself and
friend”

said wise Polonius to his son as he

left for Paris. Wise also would we be
should we take this advice, for there
is no greater nuisance anywhere than
a borrower. Perhaps, also, there is a
reflection, sometimes, on the weakness
of the lender. Lately we have become
prone to rush into someone’s room
and go off with almost anything, say-
ing, “Oh, she’s a good sport, she
won’t mind!” But suppose she, also,
was in a hurry and was unable to
find that particular thing. Can’t we
think of the other person just a little
more? Then, too, it so often slips
our minds to return the borrowed
goods. They slide toward the back
of the drawer, and sometimes are com-
pletely overlooked. Isn’t this almost
dishonest? The year is almost up,

over a new leaf. Let’s return our bor-
rowed property and profit by Polonius’
wisdom!

Jes. 7B.

Alumnae News

Agnes Scott has been entertaining
extensively lately and its halls have
been ringing with the old familiar
voices. We only wish every one of
our alumnae could return —they
might even dispense with classes.
Those girls who spent the Easter
holidays with us were: Beulah David-
son, ’25; Clarkie Davis, "26, Grace
Carr, ’27; Sally Horton, ’25; Nell
Buchanan, ’22; Emily Daughtry, ’27;
Frances Fletcher, ex *30; Julia Pope,
25; and Sarah Till, ’22, who was mar-
ried on March 28 to Frank V. Davis,
of Fayette, Miss., even spared us a
few minutes of her honeymoon.
Josephine North, ’26; Evelyn Sprinkle,
26, and Evelyn Powell, ’27, also gave
us a nice surprise by stopping by at
the Alumnae House.

There are the usual number of wed-
dings and will-be weddings to an-
nounce.

Mary Reisler, '25, will be married
April 28 to Harry L. Dalton, of Char-
lotte, N. C.

Margaret McDowell, °24, will have
her wedding in June. She will marry
Robert McDougall, of Atlanta. Miss
Margaret Bland will be maid of honor.

Martha Lainge, ‘21, of Louisburg,
W. Va., was married on April 3 to Dr.
C. W. Dorsey, of Baltimore, Md. They
will live in Denver, Col.

Hilda McConnell, ’23, was married
on April 7 to Brainerd Adams. They
are at home in Columbus, Ga.

Willy White Smith, ’27, will study
this summer at Woods Hole, Mass.
She has accepted a position as assist-
ant professor of biology at the Uni-
versity of New York.

Virginia Peeler, ’26, is studying at
Columbia. Her address is Whitier Hall,
1230 Amsterdam Ave.

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JUNIORS WIN
SWIMMING MEET

Tennis Tournament
Is Nearing Close

The last swimming meet of the year

The final rounds of the tennis! was held last Wednesday night, and
tournament have at last been reached th aid bably th t zl
and it is only the rain that delays the! MS CRORE: Decrees oe Pope
final match between Rachel Paxon, + The highest
Junior-Senior champion, and Carolyn; Class total of points was won by the
Nash, Soph-Freshman champion, ‘Juniors, totaling 29 points, and the

The tournament this spring has'next highest total was that of the
created a great deal of interest be- | Sophomores with 24 points.
cause the outcome of every match |

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to come out on top. i
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Probably the hardest fought match | cjacses, In this last meet third and
was that for the Sophomore cham-| fourth places were taken by the Fresh-

pionship between Nash and Dunbar.) on (20 points) and the Seniors (17),
It was not only necessary to play respectively.

three sets, all of them deuce games,

lar of our spring sports.

The record of each event is as fol-

but also to play long and hard for
either to win a single point.

The class champions are Martha
Tower, Freshman; Carolyn Nash,

lows:
Forty-yard medley dash—Souther-
land, Junior.
Breast stroke—Worth, Junior.
Waltz

Sophomore; Rachel Paxon, Junior, and
Virginia Carrier, Senior. The results | Junior.

of the interclass matches were Paxon| Forty-yard free style—Sophomore.
winning over Carrier (6-3; 6-4) and | Novelty race—Worth, Junior.
Nash winning over Tower (6-4; 6-2).| Diving—Seniors.

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Wellesley Students Object to New
Rulings

An editorial in the Wellesley Col-
lege News of February 16, entitled “Is
Wellesley a Day Nursery?” shows
that Wellesley students are dissatis-
fied with their existing regulations.
The immediate cause for Wellesley’s
editorial is a new regulation by which
the students are checked every night
at ten o’clock to make sure that they
are in their rooms. This ten o’clock
check-up is said to be for the pur-
pose of preventing a Frances Smith
episode at Wellesley, but it has
aroused much indignation among the
students.

“And we maintain that parents
should think,” to quote from the edi-
torial. “If a girl cannot be trusted
to exhibit the germs of rationality she
has no right to come to college.” But
if she does come she will receive an
education faster through the processes
of experience than by the routes of
losing all sense of honor or by outwit-
ting restrictions. And she will be
worth more in the end. Just why the
recognized purpose of college, and the
serious student capable of appreciat-
ing without misusing liberty should be
sacrificed to this type of girls we fail
to se. Reform? No. Rationality!

—Sundial.

For More Sincerity

Harvard University debaters here
after will be selected after round-
table discussions rather than by the
old tryout speech methods. The change
was prompted by a criticism in The
New York Times, charging the Cam-
bridge speakers with insincerity. The
round-table plan is expected to give
the candidates sufficient opportunity
to examine the issues, so that they
will be able to form their own con-
clusions and select the side to which
their own opinions adhere.

—The New Student.

Wisconsin Experiment Still Experi-
mental

A few tentative conclusions about
methods of “liberal” education have
emerged from four months of experi-
ence in the Experimental College of
the University of Wisconsin, but it
still is exactly what its name implies
—experimental—Dr. Alexander Mei-
klejohn, its chairman, reported re-
cently to the faculty of the College of
Letters and Science within which the
novel college is organized.

“We are trying this year to set up
an experiment, not to carry out an
experiment.” Dr. Meiklejohn explain-
ed. “My thought in organizing the
Experimental College Faculty was
not to get ten or eleven men to apply
a scheme devised by some one else.
Our experience so far has been this—
eleven of us have been hammering out
a course of study and testing methods
of teaching. We haven’t known from
day to day what would happen next.
But we have made some progress.”

The students of the college are just
about an average group, Dr. Meikle-
john believes. The 120 Experiment
College freshmen rated at about the
same level, on the basis of scores in
identical psychological tests, as 650
University of Chicago freshmen.

“Our impressions corroborate the
verdict of the tests,” Professor Mei-
klejohn said. This fact will haye an
important bearing upon the validity of
the conclusions which are drawn when
results of the Experimental College
methods are compared with results of
other teaching methods.

The following are some of the first
impressions of the educational ven-
ture—impressions which may be re-
vised by further experience—Dr. Mei-
klejohn said:

SENIORS WIN
BASEBALL BANNER

To the Senior class goes the base-
ball championship of 1928, having won
all of the games they played. The
Freshman class holds second place
having lost only one game. A great
deal of interest has been shown in
the sport this season and the Seniors
may well be proud of their claim to
the championship. The season was
rather an unsuccessful one for the
Juniors and Sophs, though the Juniors
came out in the lead over the Sophs
to claim third place.

Blackfriar plays last week, Opera
this week, Senior Opera next, May
Day, specials, telegrams, flowers—and
so far, far into the merry month
of May to commencement. Alas! ’Tis
a hectic life we “collegiate women”
lead; but it is fun and rushing makes
it so much nicer that we’re really not
at all depressed about it. In fact,
there are some of our fellow students
who seem to be leading some of these
much-talked-of double lives—being
shining lights on the campus and sure
‘nuf debutantes in town. It’s true and
here’s proof:

Elizabeth Woolfolk and Frances
Musgrave went to a bridge party
given by Betsy Thompson for Mrs.
Laethrop Lane, a recent bride.

Margaret Rice and Lillian White
spent the week-end at Lillian’s home,
Buchanan, Ga.

Ruth Pringle and Helen Johnston
spent the week-end with Elizabeth
Smith in Atlanta.

Jeanette Nichols spent the week-
end in Griffin with her grandparents.

Therese Barksdale, Louise Robert-
son and Elizabeth Tyson spent the
week-end with Kate Kingman in
Athens, Ga.

Letty Pope, Elise Gibson, Elizabeth
Williams and Margaret Gerig motored
to Washington, Ga., with Mr. Gerig
Sunday. :

Lila Porcher attended the A. T. O.
and Briaereau Society dances at Tech
this week-end.

Jean Alexander and Alice Jernigan
spent last week-end (April 21) in
Athens.

The course of study and methods of
teaching now employed seem better
adapted to the average student than
to the superior student or the highly
specialized student.

The teaching of science, a highly
important part of any liberal curricu-
lum, will have to be done by methods
differing from those used in teaching
the other subject matter.

“We are trying to understand our
civilization by studying first an an-
cient civilization, then a modern one,”
he explained. “We make clear their
likelinesses and differences by putting
them face to face, and we find that
a great difference is the presence of
science in the modern and the lack,
or at most only the beginnings of
science in the ancient.”

He added that it is not clear that
humanistic scholars, as are all but
one of the Experimental College staff,
can guide students to the fullest un-
derstanding of this vital element in
modern life. He proposes, therefore,
to have each Experimental College
student start the study of a laboratory
science the second semester of this
year. At the beginning of the next
freshman year the first-year students
will be put immediately at the study
of science and kept at it during the
whole year.

Although no regulations governing
the daily regime of the students—at-
tendance at meetings, etc.—have so
far been adopted, it is clear that a
few must be set up. The faculty gen-
erally agrees, however, that regula-
tions should be as few as possible;
that each student should be given a
chance to learn for himself how to ar-
range his time most effectively.

“The only completely definite thing
which can now be said of our experi-
ence,” Dr. Meiklejohn concluded, “is
that the methods being tried in the
Experimental College are worth try-

ing.” —N. Y. Times.

Pat Collins entertained at a bridge
party Saturday afternoon.

Betty Fuller spent the week-end
with Jean Dozier,

Susanne Stone spent the week-end
at home.

Frances Welsh returned Friday
from Pensacola where she was brides-
maid in her cousin’s wedding.

Mary Perkinson entertained Evelyn
Powell at breakfast in the tea-room
Thursday morning.

Miss Wilburn entertained members
of the athletic board at her home Sun-
day.

Elizabeth Powell, of Rome, Ga., was
the guest of Mary Jewett Doyal Sun-
day.

Martha Brown attended the Delta
Sigma Delta dance at East Lake last
week.

Mrs. T. A. Brown entertained the
members of the Western Girls’ Club
at a tea Thursday afternoon.

Jokes

Pernette Adams (back from
abroad): My dear, we forgot the
French word for ice cream but we
finally managed to get some.

How? Did you imitate

Glover:
a freezer?

Pernette: No, we finally made the
waiter understand we wanted pie a la
mode without the pie?

An apportunist is a man who upon
finding himself in hot water proceeds
to take a bath.

Sally Cothran: I’m going to be a
manicurist!

Tyson: Why?

Sally: Because a manicurist always
nails her man.

Betty Hudson: Have you any brown
shoes to fit me?

Shoe Clerk: Certainly. Will you
have them to fit your foot or your
pride.

Miss Jackson: Who was the king of
France during the Revolution?

Ruth Bradford: Louis VIII no—XV
—no XIV—anyhow he was in his
teens.

These girls who would have finely
arched eyebrows find that it takes a
lot of “pluck.”

Professor: Give a sentence with the
word piquant.

Jeanette Shaw: This little piquant
to market. This little pig stayed at
home.

Olive Spencer (after a narrow es-
cape at a railroad crossing): Why did
you blow your horn. That won’t do
any good.

Kitty Hunter: That wasn’t my horn,
it was Gabriel’s.

Virginia Shaffner (in book store):
Have you that book on Bridge by
Louis Rey?

Mr. ‘Tart (seeing magazines):
Would you like a “Home Companion?”

Callie Nash: No, sir! Those trial
marirages don’t get any support from
me.

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| Found in an English 211 paper:
| Shakespeare lived in Windsor with his
many wives.

Mildred Greenleaf (in International
Relations): I understand that all the
high Italian officials are working on
Mussolini’s autobiography.

Miss Jackson: Yes, he is.

THE AGONISTIC

Darlingest Giddy,

These first warm days
detrimental to one in pursuit of knowl-
edge—my only desire in life is to sit
down on one of those nice ugly, new
white benches around the trees and

are really

stay there all day. Nobody has any
energy or desire to do anything new.
Baby Martha North sits and plays
solitaire by the hour, Hilda has a date
with Julian every night, Harriet Smith
still practices four hours a day, and
Hoase continues to spend week-ends
at camp. The only thing really start-
ling that has pushed the gay old life
at A. S. C. out of this dried-up rut is
our efficient Mr. Tart mailing a letter
with no address on it. Personally I
was a little startled—though I don’t
suppose I should have been—to hear
that Harriet Alexander at twelve
bananas in half an hour to win a bet
from Sally Cothran. Sally says she’ll
never again bet with a Scotchman—
Schotchwoman, excuse me. Our nice
Seotch president has such a lovely
sense of humor—I know he appreciat-
ed Margaret Rice’s date the other
night. He—the date—passed Dr. Mc-
Cain on the colonade, and being al-
ready in a bad humor from the com-
bined effects of the street car, un-
comfortable steps to sit on, and a date
that ended at 9:50, greeted him with:
“Hello, Brother; I know how you feel,
we’re in the same boat.”

Lou Robertson said nobody would
ever know how she felt the other day.
She was bragging about having learn-
ed to tell the Ramages apart this year.
Quite simple with Emily in South
Carolina; maybe Mary is developing
a dual personality. But we all make
mistakes—even Mary Gladys Steffner.
Of course it was in Psych class, when
Miss Dexter was asking “Does some-
body know one or two children to
bring for us to test?” “Yes’m—one
two and one five,” says little Mary.

Those Psych classes must be worth
listening in on. If I could just wear
my interpretive dancing costume and
go barefoot, I would feel equal to the
Vagabond King himself. Kitty Hunter
says it’s all right to wander to un-
necessary classes—if you want to—
but don’t wander from home. She
came out here to spend the night, and
decided to take a bath before going
to bed. Very deep in thought, having
finished her bath, she reached for what
she supposed was bath powder, and

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quite freely dusted herself with Old
Dutch Cleanser. Of course, it’s best
to do in Rome as the Romans, but we
really don’t use washing powder out
here. Well, it won’t be long now til
we have all the joys of Day Students,
without the Superfluous suffix of
Student. It’s only five weeks until
exams, darling (but I must’nt tell you
so for it might hurt the Senior’s feel-
ings). I have already bought a new
slicker, an umbrella and half a dozen
handkerchiefs by way of preparation.
If I’m not drowned beforehand, I’ll see
you at the beach in June.
So au revoir,
Aggie.

A. A. U. W. HOLDS
MEETING HERE

The members of the Atlanta branch
of the American Association of Uni-
versity Women and the Seniors of
Agnes Scott College were entertained
by the faculty members of this Asso-
ciation on Wednesday, April 18th. The
meeting was called at the Alumnae
House at 3:30. The principal feature
of the afternoon was an address by
Dr. McLean of Emory on “The
League of Nations in 1927.” At the
close of the meeting refreshments
were served.

Day Student News

Work has really been started on the
Day Student room in the Gym. The
drab looking lockers that used to be
ranged against the wall have been
removed and in their place are being
built what we thinke will be very
charming book shelves. The bright
new rocking chairs are a temptation
to every weary day student to sink
down and forget oppressing troubles,
in the form of Latin prose or Ger-
man. Several small tables have been
placed at intervals, and add to the
general atmosphere of comfort. Judg-
ing from the measuring, hammering
and sawing that is going on, new
miracles are likely to appear any day.

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Mr. Stukes Attends
Registrars’ Meeting

Gives Talk on Selection of
Students.

A national meeting of the College
Registration Association was held at
Cleveland, Ohio, during the early days
of this week. Mr. Stukes, as registrar
of Agnes Scott, in a talk on Tuesday
presented “Methods of Student Selec-
tion.”

Colleges are coming more and more
to realize the importance of selecting
their Although the ad-
vantages accruing to such a course

students.
are self-evident, it is only in com-
paritively recent years that the ma-
jority of schools have organized any
methodical means of selection. Agnes
Seott has for many years been de-
veloping a practical system of her
own that commends itself through its
profitable results.

Miss Lillian Smith entertained the
majors of her department with a ba-
con bat at Stone Mountain last Wed-
nesday night. Cars were provided to
take the girls out. They left at 5:30,

riding out to see the monument, and
later cooking supper at the foot of the
mountain near the spring.

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The Pen and Brush Club held its
last meeting for this year on Tues-
day, April 17, at 7:15 o’clock in Mr.
Johnston’s studio. The following of-
oficers were elected for next year:

President, Jane Eaves.

Vice-President, Annie Lloyd Liggin.

Secretary, Anne Ehrlich.

Treasurer, Shannon Preston.

Pi Alpha Phi held try-outs Thurs-
day evening at seven o’clock in the
chapel. The following new members
were taken in:

Mary An Phelps.

Louise Ware.

Marjory Daniel.

Ellene Winn.

Katherine Morrow.

The Poetry Club met Tuesday night.
Georgia Watson and Emily Kings-
berry were hostesses.

The Classical Club held a_ short
meeting Friday morning after chapel,
to elect officers for next year. Julia
McLendon was made president and
Sarah Marsh vice-president and chair-
man of the program committee. Ione

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Gueth was elected secretary and treas-
Frances Craighead, who is now
president, was selected to attend the
conference of Eta Sigma Phi, the
classical fraternity, which is to be held
at the University of Iowa.

Evelyn Becker was hostess to B. O.
Z. on Monday night, April 16, at her
home on Candler Street. The new
members (Helen Ridley, Peggy Lou
Armstrong, and Eugenia McDonald)
were formally welcomed into the club.
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lege girl who “expressed” her “sup-
pressed desires,” was also read. Rosal-
thea Sanders read her story of a
young wife who was ambitious for her
husband.

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NO. 23

May Day Festival

Scenario Calls for Varied
Solo and Group
Dance.

The May Day program, taken from
the scenario “The Dawn of Delight,”
written by Carolyn Essig, will be pre-
sented at three-thirty Saturday after-
noon, May 5. The tickets will be
twenty-five cents, and everyone is
urged to co-operate by buying her
ticket at an early date.

This May Day gives promise of
being an unusually unique and inter-
esting one. Agnes Scott had its first
May Day in the spring of 1916, the
scenario being written by the members
of B. O. Z. in collaboration. Since
that day the tradition has been ob-
served each spring. An interesting
feature of the first May Day is that
it was held to commemorate Shake-
speare’s anniversary.

There is to be a great variety in the
dances this year. They have been
ably directed by Miss Isabelle Ran-
dolph. Many unique effects have been
worked out, among which is the dance
of the Egyptians.

One of May Day’s innovations will
be a chant by the Glee Club for the
Roman scene. This chant is an Ode
from Pindar. Other interesting fea-
tures are the queen’s throne, and an
excellent orchestra from Atlanta

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Senior Vespers Were
Held On Sunday

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Features Program’

Janet MacDonald Gives Ex-|

cellent ‘Talk on Sense
of Proportion.

The subject for Y. W. vespers on
Sunday, April 29, was “The Sense of
Proportion.” Janet MacDonald made
a splendid talk, which we are quoting
in full for the benefit of all those who
missed hearing it.

“Thus said Jesus unto them, I am
come that they might have life and
that they might have it more abund-
antly.”

All this year we have been think-
ing and talking about the abundant
life. We have talked of the qualities
which we must have, of service, seren-
ity and joy and prayer. We have tried
to realize in some measure the prob-
lems and sufferings of other classes,
nations and races that we might un-
derstand and help to satisfy their
need for the abundant life and by so
doing make our own lives more abun-
dant. So many things are offered to
us here at college which would make
our _— abundant; there are
so many opportunities for developing
individual abilities, such varied inter-
ests, each one with some value for us
that the mass of things confuses us.
We are in danger of dissipating our
energies in just doing things and never
allowing ourselves to be anything. We
are in danger of becoming like Martha
to whom Jesus said, “Martha, Martha,
thou art careful and troubled about
many things.” But one thing is needed,
many hath chosen that good part.

It is a bewildering array of oppor-
tunities with which we are confronted
and each of us wishes to make her
choice of these wisely. Each one of
us seeks the abundant life and yet we
do not know what to choose, we do
not know what is most valuable;
what we can least do without. The
question must be solved by each indi-
vidual; each of us must make her own
selection; for what is only of minor
importance to another may be essen-
tial to our abundant life.

So first we must not only follow
the motto of Socrates we must go
beyond it; we must not only know our-
selves, but we must conquer ourselves.
We have lived with ourselves for
every minute of our lives and yet we

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“The people’s choice” for May Queen—lovely Mary Bell McConkey, who will preside with her characteristic
grace and charm, over the May Day festivities to be held Saturday, May 7, in the open air theatre back of the

gymnasium.

Many Members of |Speakers Announced Blackfriars Initiate
Faculty on Leave |For Commencement

Miss Harn and Miss Phy-
thian Will Study Abroad
Next Year.

Our Seniors are not the only ones
that are busy these days making plans

for next year. Several of our faculty

members are to have a year’s leave of
absence and so they are busy making

plans also. Miss Phythian is going
to have a year of study in France,
probably at the University of Paris,
Miss Gaylord is going to study at
the University of Chicago next year,
Miss Harn is also going to spend the
year abroad. She is planning to study
in Germany. Our best wishes for a
most successful year go with these
teachers.

A good many of our faculty who
have been away this year on leave of
absence will return to the college next
year. Miss Laney, of the English de-
partment, who has been gone two
years; Miss Hale, of the French de-
partment; Miss Howson, professor of
physics; Miss Stansfield, of the de-
partment of Latin; Miss Gilchrist, of
the chemistry department, and Miss
Haynes and Miss Sinclair of the phys-
ical education department, will all be
back again next year. We look for-
ward with much pleasure to welcom-
ing all of these people back again next
fall.

Dr. B. R. Lacy to Deliver
Baccalaureate Sermon.

The baccalaureate sermon will be|

delivered this year by Dr. B. R. Lacy,
Jr., president of the Union Theological
Seminary at Richmond, Va. Dr. Lacy,

former pastor of the Central Presby-
terian church of Atlanta, was until
two years ago a member of the Board
of Trustees of Agnes Scott.

Dr. William T. Ellis, of Swarth-
more, Pennsylvania, will make the ad-
dress to the Seniors. Dr. Ellis a lec-
turer and author of nation-wide re-
pute. He was for many years a prom-
inent journalist, serving a special for-
eign correspondent to a syndicate of
American newspapers. In 1913 he was
sent by a group of newspapers on a
trip around the world to investigate
social, religious, and political condi-
tions. As a result of his trip he turned
his interests to mission work and Sun-
day school work and has written sev-
eral books on these subjects.

FRANCES CRAIGHEAD
GOES TO CONFERENCE

Frances Craighead, president of the
Classical Club, attended the conven-
tion of Eta Sigma Phi, the National
Society of classical clubs, held at
Iowa City on April 27 and 28. The
Epsilon Chapter of the University of
Iowa was host to the convention.
There are only thirty-one chapters of
this fraternity of which Agnes Scott
is a member-elect. The chapter will
be officially installed here in May.

New Members

Seven Admitted for Attrac-
tive Stage Designs
Submitted.

The meeting of Blackfriars on last
Friday was devoted to the initiation of
the new members taken in for stage
try-outs. Each initiate was told to
represent a character of the play for
which she had designed a setting.

Shannon Preston, who made a
charming set for “Cyrano de Berg-
erac,” act I, came as the famous Cy-
rano—nose, sword, and all, and enter-
tained the club with the well-known:
“My nose! . you pug, you knob,

you button-head,
Know that I glcvy in this nose of mine,
For a great nose indicates a great
man—” etce., ete.

Adele Arbuckle and Katherine
Pasco, who have elected to succeed
Sarah Glenn as lighting managers, im-
personated (if one can impersonate!)
lightning bug's; they gave an excellent
and witty debate on the subject of
“Stage Lighting’; no decision was
rendered but the opponents ended their
argument as friends by repeating—
with the aid of a flashlight:

“The lightning bug is brilliant,
But he hasn’t any mind;

He shuffles thru existence

With his head-light on behind!”

Myra Jervey, disguised as a patch-
work quilt, briefly demonstrated the
point to the “Patch-work Quilt.”
Frances Wimbish, as the grandma in
“Grandma Pulls the String,” gave ad-
vice to an imaginary young man on
proposing; she seemed to know how.
Sarah Armfield was the very gallant

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Seniorpolitan Opera
Co. Booked for Sat.
“Laugh, Ricano” to Be Title

of Tragedy Laid in
Venice.

The Seniorpolitan Opera Company
has announced the opera which it will
present in the Agnes Scott gym-
nasium, Saturday night, May 65.
“Laugh, Ricana” will be the feature of
the evening. This is a story of un-
requited love, of sad misunderstand-
ing, of deaths for love which show the
heights of melodrama. Unusual and
magnificent scenery will form the set-
ting for this Venetian drama.

The incidental dances during the
first two acts are by an unusually
skilled group of ballet dancers, one
group being imported from a convicts’
camp. There will be two different
chorus groups, one of policemen, and
the other a mob of Venetian peasants.
The cast of characters is as follows:

Ritanacoce- Louise Sherfesee
The Comic Lady_____ Lillian Le Conte
UGS >E nee _- eee Mary Crenshaw
Vick Salveo__._________ Mary Reviere
Jester

Margaret Gerig
Doge, father of Ricana,

Dorothy Coleman
Mercurochrome_______

Conductor of Orchestra,
Sally Abernathy

Members Lecture
Ass’n Enjoy a
Formal Banquet

Report Successful Year—
New Officers Elected, With
Dorothy Hutton Pres.

The members of the Lecture As-
sociation enjoyed a formal banquet
given at the Candler Hotel in Decatur
last week. It was the first social meet-
ing of the association and came as
the culminating event of a most suc-
cessful year. Through the association,
three lectures and two musical pro-
grams have been brought to the col-
lege during the season. These have
included the popular John Erskine,
Richard Halliburton and delightful
Dean Laing of Chicago University.
Miss Cook and Miss Folliard rendered
a varied program of folk songs and
dances, last fall and Mrs. H. A. A.
Beach left wih the college a memory of
a charming personality as vivid as the
memory of her piano selections from
old masters and original works. As a
result of these attractive offerings and
splendid co-operation from the stu-
dents and people of Atlanta and De-
catur, the treasurer reported a surplus
of $335.00, which is the largest
amount the association has ever been
able to leave in the treasury for the
coming year.

Dinner was served in a private din-
ing room, beautifully decorated in
bridal wreath and purple flags, a color
motif carried out in the attractive
place cards as well. During the din-
ner reports were heard from the pres-
ent officers, Emily Cope, president;
Mary Shewmaker, secretary-treasurer,
and Miss Catherine Torrence, faculty
director. After these reports the fol-
lowing officers for 1928-1929 were
elected:

Dorothy Hutton, president.

Elizabeth Hatchett, secretary and
treasurer,

Edith MeGranahan, Senior member.

Mary An Phelps, Junior member.

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EDITORIAL
“HAPPY AND USEFUL”

Woodrow Wilson said: “If you want to create a college and
you are wise you will create life.” College, then, is not, as many
would have us believe, four years spent behind high walls, shut
off from all knowledge of the outside world. Our college days are
rather days in which we must learn to live, days in which we
do live—if we are wise.
get the most out of life we must be happy.

The whole object of education, when sifted down, says one of
our educators, is to train the students in such a manner as to give
them the “‘best chance of being happy and useful.” We, therefore,
who are in college and are becoming what the world terms edu-
cated, who make up the upper three per cent of population, should,
above all else, be happy and reasonably contented. An education
should furnish us the means with which to better our environment
and that of those with whom we are associated.

There is a popular idea that our environment can “make or
break” us. This is, however, entirely the wrong view to take. An
intelligent person is capable of changing his conditions and mould-
ing his life so that he will be contented. We often hear people
complain that fate is unkind to them and that in the hands of this
hostile fate they are quite helpless. These persons are content
to sit down and pour out tales of their troubles and woes to anyone
who has the patience, or misdirected courtesy, to listen to them.
They picture themselves as victims of circumstances with hands
irrevocably tied, when, as a matter of fact, it is their attitude alone
which has bound them.

We would be less concerned with these complainers if they
affected only themselves, but they have an evil gift of making
everyone around them unhappy. For instance, if one is studying
in a state of mind very nearly akin to interest and content, one’s
whole balance may be upset by the words of a complainer who
is herself suddenly disturbed by a letter from a gay friend at
home. Instead of being happy for the friend, and reasoning that
home and gaiety will soon be enjoyed ten-fold by herself for the
years at college, she goes into a tirade of the disadvantages of a
college life. The seclusion, the boredom, the waste of it all! The
student had not thought of it in that way but now that she does
there seems much in the scale to balance mere knowledge, prepar-
ation, and development which suddenly become very empty words.
Soon she, too, is rather unhappy and echoes the sentiments of the
self-pitying complainer, who thinks it unfair for one person to
have all the fun and happiness and another all the misery. How
much happier the scene would have been if the first had not com-
plained or if the second had tried the harder thing and turned
the thoughts of both to their blessings!

Contentment in this sense refers more exactly to complacent
self-satisfaction which rests in boastful reflection or idle inertia.
There is nothing more stagnatious than self pity and moping com-
plaint, nor anything more contrasting with the stagnant than a
joyousness of heart which lends a clear vision.

A certain poet has said, “It matters not how long we live but
how.” We must realize that a long life is of no avail unless it has
been “happy and useful” to ourselves in our own work, because
happiness gives a zest and strength to everything one undertakes;
to those with whom we come in contact, because a happy face
sheds a glow that makes people glad. Indeed, if just being happy
does this for oneself and others is there a greater service that one
can render to humanity than just—being happy?

And yet, in order to do this, in order to}, ,

Current Events

“The most extortionate proposal
that has ever been made upon the na-
tion’s revenues”—these would be harsh
words from any man. From President
Coolidge, who applied them last week
to the flood control bill, which had
been passed by the Senate and was
pending before the House, they sound-
ed almost savage.

The peoples of the five great pow-
ers received a clear though diplomatic
warning last week that the French
Republic has no intention of subserib-
ing to the simple multilateral treaty
“renouncing war’? which was submit-
ted to the powers by U. S. Secretary
of State Kellogg.

Throughout the Soviet Union it is a
grim jest to say that neither the voice
of God nor that of the people can be
heard above the silence of Comrade
Josef Stalin. Always shabbily dressed,
the dictator prefers to dominate Rus-
sia from his unobtrusive post of Sec-
retary of the Communist Party. He
chose to speak, however, last week and
his few words were treasured up as
pregnant oracles. The dictator stern-
ly warned party executives that they
must not lose contact with the masses.
Secondly, he announced that unrelent-
ing pressure would be maintained upon
the peasant squires who hoarded their
grain during the last three months of
1927. Lastly, Dictator Stalin stated
that the capitalistic powers, having
failed to penetrate Russia by “military
intervention” in 1918-20, are now seek-
ing to subvert the Soviet State by
“economic intervention carried out by
bourgeois technicians.” M. Stalin ex-
plained that he referred especially to
the six German engineers who were
recently arrested.

In a recent interview with a report-
er Mussolini spoke of his death: “I am
here today and gone tomorrow; but
let no one think Fascism goes with
me . . . I will leave to Italy the
institution of Fascism established on
solid grounds—an historic institution
. Let no one waste his time specu-
lating on what will become of Fascism
when Mussolini is gone.”

Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh an-
nounced that he would fly the Spirit
of Saint Louis to Washington and
place the ship in the Smithsonian in-
stitution.

MAY DAY FESTIVAL
FEATURES PROGRAM
(Continued from Page One)

which will have among its instruments
a harp.

The costuming effects for this year
have been worked out in great detail,
and ive promise: ofmaking May Day). 5) See UD ee eee
a brilliant, colourful, and spectacular
occasion, A novel idea has been work-
ed in in the character of Sara Town-
send as the comic uncle.

The cast is as follows:

May Queen_-_-_-- Mary Bell McConkey
Maids—

Josephine Walker

Frances Craighead

Katherine Hunter

Pat Murphey

Edith McGranahan

Charlotte Hunter

Helen Johnston

Elizabeth Smith

Shannon Preston

Betty Reid

Alice Garretson

Helen Hendricks
Crown Bearer__Julia McQueen Slack

COM a eee See Lila Porcher
BK 042 (rt apap eee tpg Raemond Wilson
COO = Se A eee Ruth Hall
Moon sss eee eee Emily Cope
BUNo ss eapceeenaS Elizabeth Allgood
Pvening Star: ee Mary Cope
Premiere Danseuse__Louise Robertson
Harlequin cos. ne= Ann Ehrlich
Conimbing 5 eeancomen Hazel Wolfle
Greek God__-------- Margaret Ogden
Egyptian Princess__--_- Polly Vaughn
Roman Warrior__-_Margaret McCoy
Comic Uncle.--.—...-- Sara Townsend
Hungarian Peasant__Emily Kingsbery
Spanish Gypsy_--------- Myra Jervey
Spirit of Moscow_-_---- Carolyn Essig
Piper of Spring_----- Ruth Dunwoody

A young man bought an ice cream
cone, walked outside to eat it, then
brought the cone back to the foun-
tain. Handing it to the clerk, he said,
“Much oblized for the vase.”

BEAUX ARTS

looking for his ring makes a very
unique ghost and the account of how
love finds the way to restore stolen
property to its grave makes a more
unique The New York
Times says of it—“The story is as
compelling as a Northland saga, as
direct in its clarity as the midnight
sun.

“Crusade,” by Donn Byrne (Little,
Brown and Company) is another ex-
ponent of that style that is Byrne’s
own. The story is the romantic one
of Sir Miles O’Neill, cousin of the
King of Ulster, and his adventures in
the East under the command of Sir
Otho Trelawney of the Knights
Templars. “Crusade” does not possess
but it does possess something else—
the glamour and romance of the East.
And, in spite of his romanticism, Donn
Byrne has given us here a true and
vivid picture of “those men who, for
deftly but simply managed, and a| Political or religious reasons or for
prose style which reads like poetry|™mere adventure, went forth from

Have you too experienced that blank
combine to make it a book for W Europe and overran Damas-

sensation when you were having din-
ner with your most intelligent friends
and their conversation was of books
and paintings and operas of which you
had heard nothing? You’ll admit it’s a
ghastly feeling. It’s comparatively
easy to play “Do you know?” at a
dance, or discuss this week’s show at
the Howard, but when when it comes
to Eugene O'Neill and Gabrilowitsch
and Naneeseo di Giorgio, matters be-
come rather diffifult.

Someone is sure to ask you about
“The Bridge of San Luis Rey.” Every-
one, including William Tyson Phelps,
Hugh Walpole, Heywood Broun and
numberless others, is calling it the
finest novel of the year. Other people
than the literary powers that be seem
to think so for it has become the best
selling book in the country. Unusual
characters, vividly portrayed, a plot

romance.

”

ages. cus and Jerusalem and the Holy
If you don’t object to having your | Land.”

feathers ruffled, by all means read Isa
Glenn’s “Southern Charm.” You'll be
a little angry if you’re from Georgia
or Mississippi or South Carolina or
any of those Seater je ge ladies are
still addressed as “ma’am.” You'll be
a little bored, too, by the way Miss
Glenn prolongs her slender thread of
plot, but in the end—well, it’s a good
book to have finished.

Add to these “Deluge,” which a
friend of mine called “fascinating.”
“Claire Ambler,” Booth Tarkington’s
excellent portrait of a flapper, and
Hugh Walpole’s “Wintersmoon,” and
you'll make quite an excellent dinner
partner while the conversation centers
on fiction. To be more seriously in-
telligent, one should read “Disraeli”
and “Fremont, the West’s Great Ad-
venturer,” both being biographies of
unusual clarity and sympathy.

In “The General’s Ring,” by Selma
Lagerlof (N. Y., Doubleday, Doran
and Company), the Nobel prize win-
ner has again proven her genius and
has given us another story from the
Lowenskold saga. The tale centers
around a ring presented for valor to
Bengt Lowenskold by his king, Charles
XII and the calamities that follow its
theft from his grave by the peasant
Bard Bardsson—calamities which be-
gin with the burning of Bard Bards-
son’s cottage on the very night of the
theft and which go on through two

Of the important plays, Eugene
O’Neill’s “Strange Interlude” stands
out. It lasts for five hours, and the
management is considerate enough to
allow an hour and a half for dinner.
George Jean Nathan calls it O’Neill’s
finest and greatest play, in which he
has dared a profound and beautiful
thing.” (We got that from “The
American Mercury,” so take it or
leave it.) At any rate, if you liked
“The Great God Brown,” you may
like “Strange Interlude.”

The musical event of the month was
the 229th concert of the Philharmonic
Orchestra, conducted by Arturio Tos-
eanini. If you know. nothing of Tos-
canini, learn now, for he is considered
the greatest conductor of modern
times.
“Musical
celestial.”

His concert is described in

America” as “well-nigh

Interesting too are the performance
of Bach’s “St Matthew Passion” and
the visit of Maurice Ravel, the distin-
guished French composer, to this coun-
try.

The most important event of the
month for art lovers is the sale by
the American Art Association of the
art collections of the late Judge Elbert
H. Gary. This includes a remarkable
group of paintings, and collections of
French and English furniture, Chinese
porcelains, Georgian silver, rugs, and

more generations until the ring is re-| sculpture. Chief interest is centering
stored to Bengt’s grave. Of course|in the paintings, among which are
it’s the old, old story of the curse that | Gainsborough’s “The Market Cart,”

follows stolen jewels but the general and

who stalks around in high jack boots

| Swe THINK: am

We wonder what would happen if
the year book were to cease listing
a graduate’s activities under her name.
There are some of us who would re-
joice. We think it really would be a
good thing for such a list is not an ac-
curate account of a college career and
the omission of it might tend to lessen
the over-organization of the campus.
The reason that it is not accurate is
that most offices are flexible and the
amount of service depends largely on
the holder. Besides many girls are

Rembrandt’s “Young Warrior,”
Frans Hals’ “Young Cavalier.”

too modest to put down all the things

they have done. Then there are those
whose service has never led to any
conspicuous office.

It would lessen over-organization
because under the present system
many people try out for clubs; in order
that they may not have a blank space
under their names. We cannot help
looking forward to the time when we
will have to put “fire lieutenant and
proctor” under our name.

M., ’30.

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buildings with modern conveniences,

full and able faculty. Courses leading

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THE AGONISTIC

Mr. Carlton Speaks |
In Chapel Friday

Subject Is New Turkey.

Mr. Albert Carlton, traveling secre-
tary of Student Volunteer Movement,
spoke in chapel Friday morning. Mr.
Carlton gave some very interesting
facts about new Turkey and the pro-
gress Western civilization and Christi-
anity are making there. Since the
government withdrew its support from
Islam, the Mohammedan religion has
practically lost hold on Turkey itself.
The men dress even more up to date

t
than the average American and the

status of women is rapidly changing.
The American schools are well attend-
ed and are encouraged by the govern-
ment. With the adoption of the cal-
lendar of the Western world, they
have taken on manners and customs
of our civilization and the young
people are turning to Christianity
rather than Islam beliefs.

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Professor: “And were you born in

the United States?”
Dit Quarles: “No, sir, I was born in
North Carolina.”

Sara: “Belle Ward has gone to her
home in Charlotte for a while.”

Helen: “Is she sick?”

Sara: “She wasn’t but she’s in a bad
state now.”

Mildred: “Oh, yes,

I’ve been to

No, Imogene, the Great Smokies are | Paris, Rome, Florence and—”

not Camels, Luckies, Chesterfields and
Old Golds.

Walter Raleigh (throwing down his
cloak as Queen Elizabeth draws near):

“Muddy Waters.”

Baby Sara: “Yes, Tennessee, Geor-
gia and Alabama.”

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@ woman’s tears.

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“Come, and trip it, as you go
On the light, fantastic toe’—

Milton wrote this long ages ago, and
we liked it lots when we studied it;
but it’s even better now, for we can
really apply it to our sure ’nuf school
life. For on this coming Saturday
that much-talked-of, much praised,
much thrilled-over event is actually
coming off—in other words, May Day
is here! Everyone is wild with ex-
citement, peoples’ families are coming
up for it, we’re all wondering what
the queen will wear and if the maids
will look as gorgeous as they did last
year. Those of us who are lucky
enough to be in it are having a hec-
tic time putting the finishing touches
on our costumes; and those of us
who are merely spectators are swell-
ing with pride over our graceful room-
mates and are hoping against fate
that they won’t forget their dances.
(They’ve practised up and down the
hall enough—but those scarfs are so
tricky!) Anyway it’s all ready and
tempus is fugitting mighty fast these
days, so it won’t be long now.

And don’t forget that other big
event Saturday night—Senior Opera—
and they say it’s grand!

Emily Kingsbery, Carolyn Essig,
Ann McCollum and Therese Barks-
dale attended the Xi Psi Phi dance at
Druid Hills Tuesday evening.

Margaret Rice and Lillian White at-
tended a bridge party given by Mary
Maritz.

Julia Thompson’s father is spend-
ing a few days in Atlanta.

Sara Hill, Kitty Purdy, Julia
Thompson, Wesa Chandler, Chopin
Hudson, Jean Gray, Adele Arbuckle,
Flossy Hill, Laura Brown, Mary Mc-
Callie celebrated the holiday with a
picnic,

Peggy Lou Armstrong spent the
holiday with Mary Gregory. She also
attended a dinner at the Biltmore
with an uncle.

Anne Turner spent Thursday at
home. She brought her mother back
with her for opera.

Harriet Todd’s mother and father
and little brother were here for a
few days this past week.

Elinore Bellingrath’s mother visited
her for a few days of opera. Eleanor
Horton, Mildred Duncan and Elinore
had dinner in town with her Wednes-
day night.

Carolyn Payne and “Chugga” Syd-
nor spent the week-end in Rome, Ga.

Nell’s sister, Katherine Hillhouse,
spent the week-end with her.

Jo Walker, Catherine Allen, Elise
Roberts, Jean Lamont, and Jo Houston
attended the Beta Kid dance at Druid
Hills.

Lila Porcher attended the Scabbard
and Blade dance Thursday night.

Jo Walker, Vera Kamper, Elise
Roberts, Helen Hendricks, Betty Reid,
and Catherine Allen went to a bridge
party Thursday afternoon given by
Pat Murphy.

Betty Fuller, Dorothy Harper, Eliz-
abeth Grier, Virginia Miller, and Sal-
lie McFadyen were entertained by

| Mrs, Fields Thursday night at a din-

ner party.

Elise Roberts and Catherine Allen
attended the Briarean dance last week.

Lenora Briggs, Lila Porcher, and
Hazel Wolfle attended the Tech relays
Monday.

Elizabeth and Lucy Grier, Sallie Mc-
Fadyen and Peggy Lou Armstrong
went to dinner and to the Erlanger
with Pete and Lucy’s uncle last week.

Mrs. Peeples entertained the Senior
class at a tea Thursday afternoon in
honor of Anna Knight.

Louise Fowler and Mary Jewett
Doyall spent the week-end in Coving-
ton with Louise’s parents.

Martha Kirven’s mother attended
opera and Martha stayed in Atlanta
with her.

We are glad to know that Miss
Calhoun is back on the campus after
an illness of several weeks. She has
been at Wesley Memorial Hospital,
following a serious operation. During
her absence her sister has taken over
her duties on the campus. We hope
that Miss Calhoun will rapidly regain
her former health and strength.

Gaines Cottage was well represent-
ed at Riverside Academy this past
week-end. Those going up to enjoy
the Pan-Hellenic dances at Little Com-
mencement were: Bet Cole, Lou Sher-
fessee, and Mackie Hough. Sarah
Glenn from Gaines went up to David-

son for Junior week.

The recent holiday was enjoyed in
various ways by the cottagers. Annie
Zillah Watson had lunch in town with
Mrs. Paul Carter from her home town.
Harriet Alexander and Virginia Cam-
eron spent the day with Mrs. E. B.
Gause, having dinner at the Biltmore
and attending opera with her. Ruth
Peck went to Fort McPherson; and
Betty Berry spent the day with her
grandmother in Atlanta.

Sara Johnston spent the week-end
in Logansville, Ga., with her cousin.

Marion Green spent Thursday night
with her aunt in Atlanta. Her mother
is also the guest of her aunt.

Therese Barksdale attended the
“Zip” dance at the Druid Hills Golf
Club on Tuesday night.

Virginia Cameron spent the week-
end in Atlanta with Mrs. W. A. Smith.

POLLY STONE AT-
TENDS CONFERENCE

Polly Stone is going to represent
Agnes Scott at the American Alumnae
Council which will meet in Minneap-
olis May 3, 4 and 5. This council is
an association of the alumni and
alumnae secretaries of the leading col-
leges and universities in the United
States and Canada. This is their an-
nual meeting. It may be remembered
that Polly attended their meeting at
Chapel Hill, N. C., last year.

Polly left May 1 in order to stop
over in Chicago and she expects to be
present at a meeting of Agnes Scott
Alumnae there today. Among those
who will be present are: Martha
Stansfield, Martha Ekes Mathews,
Mrs. Ed Harrison, known to Agnes
Scott people as Miss Katherine Galt,
and Mary Ferguson.

She: “I prayed for you last night.”
He: “Next time call me up, and
I'll come right over.”

His mother called him Louie be-
cause he was the sixteenth.

First Frosh: “How’s your blind date
last night?”

Second Verdant: “Awful thin. I bet
she could go through a flute without
striking a note.”

BLACKFRIARS INITIATE
NEW MEMBERS
(Continued from Page One)

young Valentine Brown in “Quality
Street’; and Sarah Marsh acted little
Olive in Galsworthy’s “The Mob.”

After the president, Mary Sayward,
had formally welcomed these seven
new members to Blackfriars, the meet-
ing was turned over to the social com-
mittee.

TRE AGONTISTEC

Colleges Cancel Comie Contracts

Seattle, Wash. (By New Student
Service) —College Humor is no longer
to be leader and dictator of American
collegiate wit, so far as the Western
Association of College Comics is con-

cerned. The editors and managers of
these publications, in convention at the
University of Washington, voted to
break their contracts which gave Col-
lege Humor sole reprint rights.

“Our reason for breaking the con-
tract,” said Albert Salisbury, presi-
dent of the association, “is that we
feel the College Humor is painting a
picture of flaming youth which is not
real, and which gives the average
reader a false idea of college life.”—
Mercer Cluster.

A College Education

About this time of year, when
everyone is feeling imbued with the
the fever of spring and dissatisfied
with the routine of work and study,
there is a tendency to be over-critical
and underestimate the practical value
of an education. This June when thou-

sands of college graduates set forth!

to seek positions, the question will be
asked many times: Does education

pay? The majority will realize that it|dents are supposed

kept open from 8 in the morning un-| last fall.

til midnight. It is believed that no
other college library in the country
remains open so long, and Princeton
itself, in the 180 years of its exist-
ence, has never before had such regu-
lations. The adoption of the four-
course plan, with the additional indi-
vidual research work resultant, has
perhaps necessitated this change.—
Smith College Weekly.

Wild Life

Four Ohio State boys, accompanied
by 100 Vassar girls, will study geology
in the wilds of the Rockies next sum-
mer. Prof. Thomas McDougal Hillis,
formerly of Ohio State, will choose
the lucky Don Juans.

The avowed purpose of the trip will
be to acquaint the Vassar girls with
nature’s idiosyncrasies. Besides work
that is of course expected of them on
moonlight nights, says the Ohio State
Lantern, the four gentlemen will do
the cooking, pitch the tents, and any-
thing else that comes in the line of
camping hardships. All living ex-
penses of the Ohio men will be paid,
and they are supposed to take geology
just as seriously as the Vassar stu-
to do,—Vassar

does, but a few statistics may fortify Miscellany News.

the minds of those who are pondering
over the advisability of returning to
school next year.

The Federal Bureau of Education
has found, by careful investigation,
that untrained persons can earn from
$400 to $1200 a year. Those with com-
mon school education will draw from
$600 to $1500 for every twelve months
of labor expended. High school grad-
uates will receive from $850 to $2450
and college graduates will pocket from
$1400 to $5000 over the same period of
time.

Thus we have a picture of the finan-
cial value of an education, but still
better are its other aspects. The col-

lege graduate is given a knowledge of |

the best things of other generations;
he acquires an appreciation of the
finer concepts and ideals of life, He
will have the knowledge of methods
and the powers of observation re-
quired to supply new needs and pro-
vide trained minds. It is this ability
and knowledge which comes with the
college education that gives it the true
value, a value which cannot be meas-
ured in dollars and cents.—The Cadet.

Political Put on D. A. R. Blacklist

Included among the names in the
recently published “blacklist” of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
is the Vassar College Political Asso-
ciation, there listed as one of the or-
ganization of “dangerous radical ten-
dencies” again which the D. A. R.
is waging a campaign. Similarly con-
demned student organizations are the
Ambherst-Holyoke classes for workers,
the Barnard Social Science Club, the
Bryn Mawr Liberal Club, the Dart-
mouth Round Table, the Harvard Stu-
dent Liberal Club, the Wellesley Col-
lege Forum, the Yale Liberal Club,
and a number of political associations
of other colleges. These organizations,
the D. A. R. believes, undermine the
morale of the American nation, and
are regrettable in their influence on
the citizens of the United States.

We hope our friend who wrote
Beaux Arts this week will pardon this
gentle thrust:

College Product
I love to show that I
Am well-informed
I always feel so spry
When I’ve performed.
I chatter sotto voce
Of Benedetto Croce
And mention with esprit
Paul Valery.
I talk with intuition
About the art of Titian
And revel in the Beaux-Arts
And minuets of Mozart’s.
I pounce like any vulture
On gents of lesser culture,
The sculptured gods of Myron,
The light-heart loves of Byron,
I speak about with ease and will
For all is grist unto my mill.

This from the Vassar News speaks
for itself:
Lines in Late Spring By an Unathletic
Junior
Never again do I take gym;
Gone for good is the indecision
Whether to fence or arch or swim,
Earning alike my friends’ derision.
Never alas could I be Greek,—
Panhellenic, Olympic-gam-ic
Always my tennis shoes would squeak
Always my gym blouse bulge the
same-ic.
Bloomer elastics I never trusted,
Feared I ever the last exam.
What if the floor was never dusted—
What do I care since its through I
am!

LAST WORD FOUND

After seventy years of painstaking
labor, the celebrated Oxford diction-
ary has finally been completed. The
last word has been found and set
down. This last word, “zyzt,” the
411,047th word in the language, is the
obsolete form of what would now be

These clubs are “dangerously radical.” | “thou sayest.” It seems the ideal last
Among those listed as being merely | word for a book of words.

“interlocked with radical groups” are

Back in 1882, Sir James Murray

such familiar organizations as The| sent the first pages of A to press. This
Women’s Christian Temperance Union, | explains why such a common word—

the Y. M. C. A., the Y. W. C. A,, the
Fellowship of Youth for Peace, the
World Peace Foundation, the National
Student Forum, and other national as-
sociations. By blacklisting the organi-
zations and speakers from them it is
the aim of the D. A. R. to “safeguard
against conditions that challenge our
government and institutions.’’-—Vas-
sar News.

Love of Learning

Princeton, in the interests of the
aq AIBAQI, OY] YYA payn.t sey ‘orwapHRoe

now—as “appendicitis” is not in this
huge dictionary of ten volumes. In
1882, “appedicitis” had not been recog-
nized as a separate disease and the
word had not been coined.

But there will be a supplement to
the work to take care of just such
omissions. The supplement will have
to be a very large one, and perhaps it
is just a bit early to begin talking
about it since Volume X, the last one,
of this great dictionary is not to be
published until late in March. But
no dictionary will ever catch up with
a language as alive as English.

Views and Interviews |

Being at loss for a subject for “in-
terviews” I climbed up to third floor
Main for inspiration—and got it. You
can always get inspiration from third
floor Main—maybe not as lofty as its
name Third Floor would make you
think—but there is always something
interesting going on up there. This
time some of the Freshmen were talk-
ing about the dumbest things they
ever did so I listened in. Helen Duke
was telling about something she did
Some of the Sophomores
told her that we were to have a holi-
day called “Flag Day” and all the
girls who bought a flag and marched
around the campus could be excused
from classes. So Helen bought a little
flag in “Dec” and waited on the front
steps of Main all afternoon for the
procession to begin, and missed a gym
class.

Jeanette Nichols is still suffering
from a “dumb” stunt of hers. She
and Dit were to go out for the week-
end but Dit got campused. Jeanette
called their hostess to tell her that
she could come but Dit was campused,
but she got so hacked she said “We
are campused” and now she ean’t go,
and she had made her no-break for
Garbers. Jean Grey said she used to
pray for a twin every night but final-
ly gave up in despair. Then another
time she said that suffering from an
optical illusion she thought a street
car she just got off had a flat tire,
and so she ran after the street car
to tell the motorman he had a flat
tire.

I then decided to question some
upperclassmen and see if their tales
of dumbness could equal the Fresh-
men’s. Mary Mackey said that when
she was a Freshman she went in to
see the Admission Committee and
when the teacher stuck out her hand
to take her white card Mary Mackey
shook her hand cordially. Sallie Coth-
ran said the dumbest thing she ever
did was make Phi Beta Kappa, but I
don’t catch on, exactly.

Mary Reviere says her dumb acts
are always due to her inability to
make final decisions. Just before
exams last semester she had to go
home to have her glasses changed but
also had to stay at school over the
week-end and finish a term paper.
She just couldn’t decide which to do.
So she worked on the term paper until
35 minutes before time for the bus,
jumped on a street car, got off again
to phone the bus to wait for her, got
on another street car, caught the bus,
decided to get off and go back at
every stop, and finally arrived at home
still undecided. I think that was luck
instead of dumbness, though.

Everyone who was asked was ready
to tell something funny she’d done but
it is my secret opinion that they
wouldn’t tell the very dumbest thing
they ever did—I know I wouldn’t tell
mine!

| pus where dates can’t sit.

GIDBIE
GOSo LP

Giddy, hon,

Truly a revelation for you—the sec-
ret of a woman’s charm discovered, in
a bull session. ‘Tis feminity, Giddy,
and all our efforts henceforth shall be
with at goal in view. It’s surprising
what a little energy and will power
ean do; you would hardly know Zoo.
She has been reading all the ads for
advice, and my dear, she really spends
forty-five minutes at night trying to
develop a “skin you love to touch.”
She curls her hair and her eyelashes,
drops her voice and raises her laugh
and actually deprives herself of break-
fast just to get a beauty sleep. Sara
Townsend’s brother, George, heard
about her and wrote her quite an ar-
dent letter—he was so overcome to at
last find his ideal woman.

Mary Mackey must possess the
great charm too, cause she’s been get-
ting anonymous letters. He turned out
to be a big athlete, who just had one
glimpse of a “fascinating dainty lit-
tle blonde,” and another glimpse of
her picture in somebody’s room.
Strawberry blondes are good too. Did
you see Dorothy Smith’s first love
who came out to see her night be-
fore last? They hadn’t seen each
other since they were four years old,
and the only thing he could remember
about her was the time he got a
switching for pushing her into a mud
puddle. But he heard she was going
to school here and called her up for
a date. The whole thing is really
very romantic, Giddy. Romance ought
to flourish out here—it gets so many
discouragements. Why they even put
ruffles on the trees on the back cam-
They can’t
even see them—the dear s. s. and g.
things. And if they could, they
couldn’t use them unless they lived a
thousand miles away. “Why, look
here,” Cora said to me Sunday night,
“there’s as many dates as on Satur-
day, and all of ’em is fictions names.”
But there wasn’t anything ‘“fic-
tious” about the names of the people
Carolyn Nash and Virge Shaffner and
Betsey Bennett met at the Biltmore
the other night. My dear, they went
to a supper-dance given for the opera
stars, and Callie swears Martinelli
asked her when they could receive
callers at Agnes Scott, and wanted a
late date after opera Saturday night.
Did you hear many of them, Giddy?

Why Harriet Smith and Mary Shep-

herd had whole season tickets; I can
imagine nothing more luxurious, ex-
cept setting downstairs and wearing
an evening dress and a corsage. I really
with Helen
worth going just to go downstairs be-
And
you'll see lots of your friends who’re

agree McLaurin—it’s

tween acts and see “night life.”
kind enough to speak to you—Mary
Crenshaw, and Lila Porcher and sev-
Mary has developed the
great art of wearing flowers without

eral others.

even knowing she has them on. She
ought to be able to, by now.

But opera has its unpleasant sides
(besides putting you to sléep). Jean
Grey went dashing to the bathroom to
turn on her tub, for she knew she
“must be at the underpass at 6:45.”
Well, the door was locked. So she
yelled, “Who’s there?” (Just like
Paul Revere). Nobody answered, so
she yelled again, “Who’s there ?’’—in
oh such a vicious tone. Then this
meek little voice answered, “Dittie
Winter’s mother.” Poor Jean just
turned and ran without another word.

I believe Dittie was as mean as
Bibb McKee—no, maybe not quite,
For Zou does so love to sleep, but, she
finally decided to get up at 7 o’clock,
on a holiday just to play tennis. For
some strange reason the clock gained
two hours during the night. Zou had
waking up on her mind and happened
to open one eye at the clock about
five. It registered seven, so up she
got and went dashing around to get
ready. She ran all the way to the
court so as not to be late—and they
weren’t there. Of course she was
furious at being stood up, but finally
concluded they had gotten tired wait-
ing on her. So she went back to bed
til 7:30 and then got up to go get
mail. She thought it most unkind of
the school not to put up mail because
it was a holiday.

Speaking of tennis brings my
troubles back to me. I hit myself in
the head with my racket yesterday
and have the most awful bruise. T
think I’ll have to go down and get
Dr. Sweet to dress it for me. Please
send flowers and sympathy in case I
have to go to the infirmary, Giddy—
and letters, especially, are appreciat-
ed.

As ever,
Aggie.

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Lois Combs
Gives Recital

Combs, of Atlanta, is a news item of
interest to Agnes Scott students. Lois
is a Sophomore day student and is the
music student of Harold P. Horner.
Her recital took place Friday evening
in the Chamber of Commerce Audi-
torium. The program was as follows:

The piano recital by Miss Lois
PART I
Pu PYenIde: 2 oe Heller
2. Sonata in F. Minor_____ Beethoven
Allegro
Menuetto
Finale—Prestissimo
Se WINNS oe Schumann
PART II
4) Reverie: aso a DeBussy
5. Three Tone Poems,
Edward MacDowell
(a) An Old Trysting Place
(b) A Deserted Farm
(¢c) By a Meadow Brook
6. Selected —-=-.=--.-==-- MacDowell
7. On the Mountains__..--.-.-- Grieg

From Norweigian Sketches

They call the human skeleton in the
circus Napoleon because he is so much
bony part.

Helen is so dumb she thinks “social-
ism” should be a separate chapter in
the book of etiquette.

What’s an operetta?
Don’t be dumb—it’s a girl who
works for the telephone company.

Dear Lillian:

Ends

Season
With Track Meet) Varsity Announced

The many weeks of practice and
training in track culminated in the big
track meet held Tuesday afternoon.
This was a fitting event with which
to close all the athletic activities for
the year, and a big feature in the Ath-
letic Association’s Rally Day. Honors
went to Mildred McCalip, who broke
the record (170 ft.) for the baseball
throw with a throw of 189 ft. Class
honors for the meet were as follows:
Seniors, Ist; Freshmen, second, and
Juniors third.

The places in each event were:

Human hurdle race—Juniors, Fresh-
men, Sophomores.

Three-legged race—Seniors,
omores, Juniors.

Hop-step jump—R. Hudson, Purdie,
Friedman.

50-yd. dash—Grier, Purdie Sprinkle.

Baseball throw—McCalip, R. Hud-
son, Fowler.

75-yd dash—Harper, Hudson, Grier.

Hurdles—Grier, Morrow, Pringle.

Javelin—Ferguson, Arwood, R. Hud-
son.

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Letters Awarded;

The awarding of letters and stars

Paxon Winner in
Tennis Finals

Amidst the flying colors of their

and the announcement of varsities|¢lasses mingled with those of their
featured the chapel exercises on last | Alma Mater, Nash and Paxon battled

Wednesday. A beautiful placque with| Tuesday afternoon for tennis cham-

name and class engraved is a gift to
the school by Elizabeth Lynn to be
presented each year to the singles ten-
nis champion. Rachel Paxon, 1928
champion, is the first to receive the
award.

Letters were presented to
Hough, Arwood, Perkinson,
Hunter, Selman, C. Hudson,
Crenshaw and M. Anderson.
were given to H. Kalmon,
Owen, Grier, R. Hudson.

The swimming varsity is composed
of Ogden (sorry that her name was
overlooked in announcement), C.
Hudson, Southerland, Pasco, Selman
and H. Kalmon.

Baseball varsity members are Mc-
Calip, Fowler, Hough, Glenn, Hargis,
Dunbar, Arwood, Flinn and Hudson.

Track varsity is as follows: Grier,
Harper, R. Hudson, Friedman, Purdie,
Arwood, Preston, Logan.

The much prized athletic banner
must this year be divided between
the Juniors and Seniors who tied for
first place. Second and third places
go to Sophomores and Freshmen re-
spectively. The sport banners go to
the following classes: Swimming ban-
ner, Junior; baseball banner, Senior;
track banner, Senior.

Glenn,
Logan,
Flynn,

Stars
Pasco,

The track meet was followed by a
get-together athletic dinner in the
dining room for all teams and squads.

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pionship of the college. There were
quite a few spectators, all of whom
were held in suspense by the accurate
swings of the two competitors.

At the outset the players gave
promise of staying “neck and neck.”
Paxon won the first game, Nash the
second. Each steadily and persistent-
ly returned the ball to her opponent.
The onlookers had the pleasure of wit-
nessing what seemed to be profes-
sional tennis.

Paxon, with her experienced back-
hand, gradually stacked the games up
against her plucky opponent and
claimed the first set. But Nash did
not appear ruffled in the least. She
gallantly entered on the second set,
completing plays which seemed wholly
impossible of being handled. But in
spite of her efforts, Paxon’s consist-
ent playing won out in the end.

Those who missed this match have
something to regret. It was worth
the going just to see the perfect spirit
of friendly rivalry exhibited by both
players. Paxon, we are delighted to
hail you as champion!! Nash, we are
proud of you for showing us the way
to be a real sport!!

What’s a reverie?
The umpire at a prize-fight!

“Bib”: There are several things I
can always count on.

“Zou”: What are they?

“Bib”: My fingers.

Do you know the Mariner brothers?
No. Who are they?
Silas and Ancient.

Woman (in book store): I want a
book for my son; something useful,
enlightening, and not on modern life.

Clerk: We have a complete line of
notebooks, madam.

Lillian: Are you graduating?
Margaret: To a certain degree,

“Ed gave his girl an Atlanta ring.”
“What kind is that?”
“One with a stone mountin’.”

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Alumnae News

The Alumnae notes that are of in-
terest this week are as follows:

Julia Heaton, ’21, now Mrs. E. C.
Coleman, announces the birth of her
daughter, Julianne Coleman, on
April 23.

Geraldine Wood, ’11, recently mar-
ried Mr. W. C. Burne, a contractor of
Miami, Fla.

Polly Stone has just returned from
Birmingham, where she attended an
alumnus luncheon given at the South-
ern Club.

Mary Griffin, ’24, now Mrs. Lewis
Williams, has moved into her lovely
new home in the Hollywood develop-
ment of Birmingham.

Elizabeth Clark, ’27, is visiting
Carolina McCall at Agnes Scott.

Anne McRay, ’25, has also been
visiting at the college.

Mary Kelly, 715 (Mrs. Emmett Cole-
man), will stay at the college while
she attends a convention of the Fed-
eration of Women’s Clubs to be held in
Atlanta. Her husband is mayor of
Barnesville, Ga., and entertained re-
cently the French Ambassador.

Dick Scandrett and Polly Stone re-
late a lovely trip to Columbus, Ga.,
when they visited Hilda McConnell,
now Mrs. B. R. Adams. They also saw
Martha Ivey, ’25, who was one of
the queens of the Centennial.

Bernice Mason, ’22, will be married
on May 10 to Captain P. T. Fry of
the United States Army. They will
be stationed in the Philippines for two
years.

Augusta Skeen and Professor Guy
of Emory University have written in
colaboration a book on chemical analy-
sis which will be printed this spring
by Ginn and Company. It has been
used for sometime at Emory in the
manuscript form.

The following was taken from the
Lexington, Va., paper concerning
Mary Junkin, ex ’28: “Miss Mary
Junkin, of Lexington, a student in the
Junior design plans at the Jasper
George school of art, Boston, is on the
school honor roll for exceptional work
during the last semester.”

Mary Ella Hammond, ’26, of Griffin,
and Billie Cowan Dean will spend the
week-end at the college.

We only hope many of alumnae will
find it convenient to return and join
with us again in the celebration of
May Day.

Aileen Moore: Am I the kind of
girl you would give your name to?
Bill: Yes, but not my real name.

Merritt: I wonder what Sally is
thinking about.
Lou: Don’t be vulgar.

Jean: Jimmy must be very wealthy.

Callie: Do you think so?

Jean: Yes, I’ve been to four form-
als with him and he had a different
tux each time.

DeKalb Theatre

MONDAY, APRIL 30th
Clara Bow
=— she

“THE ANCIENT MARINER”

TUESDAY, MAY Ist
Dolores Costello
5 —
“THE COLLEGE WIDOW”

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2nd

James Oliver Curwood’s
“THE COUNTRY BEYOND”

THURSDAY-FRIDAY,

MAY 3rd-4th

Gene Stratton Porter’s
Famous Story
“FRECKLES”

SATURDAY, MAY 5th
Fred Thomson
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“DON MIKE”

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URDAY, MAY 3rd, 4th, 5th
PAUL SHORT’S JUNIOR
FOLLIES

6

SENIOR VESPERS
HELD SUNDAY

(Continued from Page One)

probably know less of that individual
whom we call “myself” than of the
friends whom we have made in the
last year. Why do you even know the
sound of your own voice; can you
really hear it as you hear others;
do you know what you really look
like; can you see yourself in your
own mind’s eye as you can see your
friends.

To become masters of ourselves we
must have time to know ourselves.
That is why I say that we have lost
our sense of proportion when we
spend so much time doing things that
we give no thought to the girl who
does them. We need time to sit down
with ourselves and talk to ourselves.
At least we need to have a speaking
acquaintance with our own selves—
and most of us would not even recog-
nize them if we met them on the
campus.

But beyond time to make our own
acquaintance we need courage to be
friends with ourselves. A true friend
is one who sees our faults, who never
minimizes them but who sees through
them to those other things which make
us still worthy of her friendship. If
you have one true friend you have all
the provision that you need to meet
the disappointments and failures of
life; if you have two you are among
the blessed of the earth, one of its
spiritual millionaires. Such a true
friend needs above all understanding.
But when you set out to make friends
with yourself you need courage. The
little ingratitudes, and meanness that
seem unimportant in your friend; the
vanity, hypocrisy and ambition which
if you find them in her you will look
thru to finer things, are rather awful
things to find in yourself. To find
weakness is worst of all. It takes the
greatest courage to face valiantly the
fact that you have failed to follow a
star which you felt was the guiding
star of your life; that you have failed
to keep tryst with the ideal which you
placed for yourself.

Yet no matter how much you find
about yourself that is hateful to you,
you will not be morbid. A morbid
person never has the courage to know
herself; she is morbid from having
continually hidden in dark corners to
avoid meeting her real self. If you
lose courage to face your real self that
self is always worth knowing for cour-
ageous people are always fine. And
when you have actually met that other
self you can set about changing it.
You can make yourself into a person
with whom you will not be afraid to
be left alone; you will haye found a
more abundant life.

And after all, who would want to
find that their other self was perfect?
Perfection is complete; it means that
the thing for which we were put in
the world has already been accom-
plished you have nothing to live for;
you have been deprived of the priv-
ilege of living, there is nothing to do
but exist through the remaining years.

Self conquest never comes to an end.
It is a continual endeavor and striv-
ing. “He that ruleth his spirit” we

read, “is greater than he that taketh
a city.” In this life-long struggle to
capture the citadel of ourselves few
of us ever get beyond the outer walls,
but each little point that we capture
brings us that much nearer to the
abundant life. To know ourself is
our first task. It should take the first
portion of our time.

Knowing yourself will teach what
things are of greatest importance to
you as an individual, what things you
need to choose from all this array of
possibilities. Your sense of proportion
will be wisely developed; these things
which will make your life more abun-
dant in its possibilities of worth to
others, are the things which are most
worth your having. The things on
which you spend your time at college
wll make a definite impression on you
—whether they are your studies, your
outside activities or your friendships.
For what did you come to college? If
you have not thought that out; stop
to think. What is the aim of a college?
It is education. I do not say study,
for I think college students often make
the mistake of confusing the means
with the end. We did not come to
Agnes Scott for four years of study
but for four years of intensive intro-
duction to the process of education.
Study is a means to one type of edu-
cation but never the end. Those who
overemphasize it are neglecting one
of the primary sources of education—
perhaps the only source—that is, peo-
ple. Books are a substitute for the
people whom we can never meet. We
study the writing or the word of a
man, the history or social environ-
ment of his time, all these in an ef-
fort to reconstruct the human, living
element which we can never quite
reach. We try to live with them and
we come for four years to a peculiar
and isolated community because we
can never easily learn to know these
things away from the distractions of
active life. And generations have
found it well worth the time to know
the people; but not worth the snap of
your fingers to have merely facts at
your command.

We are not educated if you spend
all our time learning the people of
our own day, just as we are not edu-
cated if we haye spent all our time
with the people of the past. What we
should remember is that college is a
place where we Spend most of our time
with the people of the past that
we may be better prepared for the
people of the present.

That is the second proportion which
we should establish in our lives here—
that the purpose of a college is to
give this kind of education and that its
method is study. But at the same
time we can go on learning from peo-
ple around us. One kind of educa-
tion does not exclude the other.

If you have some special talent
which should be developed, your time
can be well and wisely spent in some
campus organization for that talent.
But there are other intangible things
which will make your life full and
abundant, friendships, and walks and
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THE AGONISTIC

After we have started to know our-
selves, after we have realized the aim
of a college, however, we choose to
proportion our time, let us do it joy-
fully. The most beautiful morning in
the world cannot thrill us and make
us glad to be alive if we will not re-
spond to its beauty. We must be wil-
ling to see joy and be willing to be
joyful. Since the work at hand must
be done let us do it joyfully. Un-
happy people are slackers; they made
the load of duties and tasks heavier
for themselves and others; they re-
fuse to play the game of life—the
most glorious game in which any of
us can take part. It is surely suffi-
ciently thrilling just to be allowed
to live. With that privilege continual-
ly ours, we should be willing to live
joyously.

We ought not to make of this busi-

ness of rightly guiding your lives aja

heavy task. Even if it must be done
thoughtfully, it can just as well be
done joyfully. Let us take our cour-
age boldly in our hands, learn to know
ourselves, and then go joyfully to the
work of selecting those things which
will make our lives more abundant
and will help us to enrich the lives of
others. If sometimes we seem to
have lost our sense of proportion, if
we seem not able to decide these
things which are most important for
us, there is one sure criterion to fol-
low. Which one of those things would
you prefer to remember having done?
Which one could you look back on as
most valuable. We can look back over
college in that light. These four
short years form perhaps the most
definite and clear-cut period of our
lives. We will perhaps never again
have a time which is so self-complete.
Other years will merge into succeed-
ing ones almost imperceptibly. But it
was a definite break and change when
we came to college and an even more
definite one now that we are leaving.
Looking back over the four years we
can see what choices were wise—they
are those things which we are glad to
remember, things which we do not
mind thinking about when we are
alone. They are the fine and true
things. Then let us give our time and
energy to those things which we will
not regret seeing in retrospect. This
does not make life a solemn and
somber affair for surely it will make
us just as happy to see joy and beauty
in retrospect as to see duties fulfilled.

The fine things are the things with
which we do not mind being alone, the
materials which will go to make our
life really abundant. Life is like a
building for which we are making a
continual selection of material. This
selection is governed by the type of
building we wish to build.

Shortly after the world war an old
gentleman was travelling thru the
devastated region of northern France.
One day he was delayed and did not
reach the town at which he had ex-
pected to spend the night but had to
stop at another town whose name he
had not even heard before.

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for a walk. When he came to the pub-
lic square he noticed that a very large
building was being constructed—un-
usually large for a town of that size.
His curiosity was aroused and going
up to one of the workmen and touch-
ing him on the should he asked:

“My man, what are you making?”

The man barely glanced at him.

“Twenty francs a day,” he replied.

Not satisfied the old gentleman went
to a second workman and asked him
the same question. The man answered:

“I’m making a statue of St. Peter,
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Still unsatisfied the old gentleman
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peated his question, “My man, what
are you making?”

The man looked up with a wonderful
light in his eyes.

“Why, sir,” he said, “I am building
cathedral!”

If we proportion our time only to
those things which are worthy of a
great building—to truth and strength
and loyalty and faithfulness—for its
foundations and strong wall and to
friendship and joy for its ornaments
we can say, not only at the end of
four years at college; but at the end
of life—“I have built a cathedral.”

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Officers for ’28-’29
Plans Publicity Campaign

for Agnes Scott in Lo-
cal Newspapers.

At a call meeting held last Wednes-
day K. U. B. elected officers for the
coming year. The president will be
Helen Ridley, ’29; vice-president,
Edith MecGranahan, ’29; secretary-
treasurer, Laura Brown, ’31. These
girls are particularly well fitted to
serve as officers of this journalistic
club. Helen Ridley and Edith Mc-
Granahan are members of B. O. Z.,
popular contributors to the Aurora,
and have done newspaper work in K.
U. B. and on the Agonistic. Laura
Brown, though a Freshman, has identi-
fied herself thru splendid work on the
Agonistic, and lately was admitted to
Folio.

Folio Takes in Three
New Members

Folio held its meeting to judge try-
outs for membership on Friday, April
27. The girls elected to join the club

ELECTED TREASURER were Laura Brown, Carolyn Heyman,

OF THE SS. LL A. & G:;

Honors are being continually heaped
upon Agnes Scott and her students in
recognition of her standing and their
ability. The most recent bestowal
occurred at the meeting of the South-
ern Intercollegiate Association of
Student Government which took place
at Randolph-Macon, April 19-21. Here
Elinore Morgan, president-elect of
Student Government, who along with
Janet McDonald, acting president, and
Augusta Roberts, president-elect of Y.
W. C. A., represented Agnes Scott,
was elected treasurer of the organiza-
tion for the ensuing year. Further de-
tails of the business transacted at the
conference will be announced later.

DAY STUDENT NEWS

and Josephine Wells. Laura Brown’s
story was entitled “Across the Years,”
a dramatie story of the proverbial
poor Italian violinist in New York.
“For a Poet,” by Carolyn Heyman,
was an interesting sketch-story writ-
ten from a critic’s point of view.
“That Agreeable Seeba Art,” the try-
out of Josephine Wells, told in a de-
lightful style the vicissitudes of a little
eight-year-old girl with her incorrig-
ible friends, Jane and Clara, and her
imaginary friend, Seeba.

On Monday, April 30, at 4:30 in the
Alumnae House the club initiated its
new members. Among other things,
the old members were greatly amused
by a dramatic attempt of Josephine
Wells to be imaginary, a like attempt
of Laura Brown to be a violin, “every
error and string of which was a
friend,” and Carolyn Heyman’s inter-

We are very proud of the part the | }retation of a “palatial doorbell” in

day students played in the track meet.

action. After being entertained by

There were many entrants and many| yiss Cheatam at tea, the club ad-

of them won places. Red Hudson won
first place in hop, step and jump, sec-

ond place in baseball throw and third | V°T®
in javelin. Birdie Ferguson won first student rummage

place in javelin throw. Walterette Ar-
wood took second place in the javelin
throw, and entered the baseball. Lu-
cile Porter also entered the baseball
throw. Besides winning honors in the
track meet Red Hudson and Walter-
ette Arwood made both the Varsity
Track and Varsity Baseball teams.
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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1928,

MAY DAY AND SENIOR OPERA GREAT SUCCESSES |

May Day
Features Very
Unusual Dances
Ballets Receive Great Ova-

tion; Remarkable Acting
Features Program.

Agnes Scott’s May Day of 1928 be-
gan to the slow, labored chords of
“The Song of the Volga Boatmen,”
as the black-shrouded attendants of
Gloom crept upon the stage, driving
Joy and Youth before them. The
trumpets blared—the violins wailed,
and the pageant continued, carrying
the story of the dance through the
exquisite Interlude of Evening, when
the Moon and Evening Star and their
attendants held the stage and were
driven away by the Sun, through the
coming and the crowning of the beau-
tiful Queen of Delight, to the dances
of the nations and the climax when
Joy has won all the people of the
earth to the Queen of Delight.

As a unit, May Day was finished,
spectacular, and effective. The music
was exceptionally well chosen, the
dances well performed, and the cos-
tumes made a striking picture against
the cool greenness of the May Day dell.
There were many separate details, too,
which were especially well received
and remembered. A comic element
was given by Sarah Townsend, the
comic uncle of Harlequin and Colom-
bine, and Anne McCallie and Chopin
Hudson, the small and very black
Ethjepians of the French Court scene,
The dance of Harlequin and Colom-
bine was delightfully gay and whimsi-
cal. Margaret McCoy was remark-
able for her excellent dramatic panto-
mime, both as the Roman warrior and
the old bell ringer. The Interlude
was made lovely by the graceful work
of the principal dancers, Elizabeth All-
good and Mary and Emily Cope. The
leading roles were well interpreted by
Lila Porcher and Raemond Wilson,
whose pantomime as well as dancing
was splendid.

The May Queen, Mary Bell Mc-
Conkey, was lovely in a gown of pink
tulle. Her maids, twelve of the most
attractive girls on the campus, were
becomingly dressed in rose and pink
organdie.

Of course, there were flaws in May
Day, as in all other amateur per-
formances. But the large and en-
thusiastic audience was kind enough
to give only favorable criticism.

Commencement
Program

MAY 24, THURSDAY

8:00 P.M. Annual Alumnae Coun-
cil.
MAY 25, FRIDAY
40:00 A.M. Annual meeting of Board
of Trustees.
MAY 26, SATURDAY.
11:30 A.M. Annual meeting of
Alumnae Association.
1:30 P.M. ‘Trustees’ luncheon.
8:30 P.M. Concert by Glee Club.

MAY 27, SUNDAY
11:00 A.M. Baccalaureate sermon by
the Rev. B. R. Lacy, Jr.,
D. D., president of Union
Theological Seminary,
Richmond, Va.

MAY 28, MONDAY
12:30 P.M. Luncheon for
classes.
Class Day exercises.
Presentation by the
Blackfriars of “The Tam-
ing of the Shrew,” in
modern dress. (Admis-
sion 50 and 75 cents.)
MAY 29, TUESDAY
10:00 A.M. Address to the Senior
class by Dr. William T.
Ellis, Swarthmore, Penn.
Conferring of degrees.

reunion

4:00 P. M.
8:30 P. M.

\A. S. to Entertain Miss Gooch and Cast
General Assembly| Leave for New York

Luncheon Planned for 350 Miss Gooch and the cast for “Pink

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Guests.

On May 22 the. administration of
Agnes Scott will entertain at an in-
formal luncheon in honor of the Gen-
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
church. All of the outstanding mem-
bers of the church are expected to be
present. Both Rebekah and White
House dining rooms will be used for
the oceasion, since about three hundred
and fifty guests are expected. Two
students will sit at each table in order
to keep the conversation lively, and to
assist in the entertaining. During the
course of the meal, the Glee Club will
sing, and the presidents of the Y. W.
Cc. A. and Student Government will
make short talks.

This luncheon is a means of bring-
ing to the campus many whom we
have already known as well as many
whom we have long wished to see and
know. We all join Miss Hopkins in
her wish for a lovely day, and in her
welcome to each one visiting us.

and Patchs” left Saturday night, May
5, for New York to enter the Little
Theater contest for the Belasco Cup.

The contest is to be held at the
Frolic Theater in New York City;
there are only fourteen contesting
groups, and Agnes Scott is proud to
be represented by one of these. “Pink
and Patches” is to be presented Thurs-
day evening, May 10. The Wesieyan
City Gardens group from England
won the cup last year; they are re-
turning to compete again for first
place, but we who saw “Pink and
Patches” when it was given here two
weeks ago feel that with a play writ-
ten by Miss Margaret Bland and acted

by our own girls—Louisa Duls, ’28, as
“Ma”; Eliabeth McCallie, ’27,° as
Texie; Frances Freeborn, ’27, as Rexie,
and Sarah Carter, ’28, as “the summer
lady’"—we have an excellent chance
for winning!

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Hearon Memorial
Fund Endewment

$5,000 to Be Subscribed by
July, 1929.

The faculty and student body voted
Friday to endow, with the alumnae,
the Cleo Hearon Memorial Fund, a
sum of five thousand dollars to be
subscribed by July 1, 1929. The fund,
which will be administered by Dr. Me-
Cain, will be used t» buy books for the
library. Hoasc, the organization with
which the idea originated, felt this to
be the most perfect way to express
gratitude and appreciation of Miss
Hearon, since her interests in this
field were so wide.

The sum of $235 has already been
subscribed, and Leone Bowers Hamil-
ton is making a gift of a book plate.

Faculty and student committees
have been appointed for this work.
Those on the student committee are:
Esther Nesbit, chairman, Patricia Col-
lins, Mary Shewmaker, Edith MeGran-
ahan, Anais Jones, Sara Johnston,
Polly Vaughan, Hazel‘ Brown, Alice
Jernigan, Mary Wek, and Mildred
Duncan. ‘

Junior Class Holds Vespers Sunday Night

The Vesper Service Sunday night
was in charge of the Junior class.
Edith McGranahan gave an excellent
talk on the new Y. W. C. A. purpose.
Her talk is published in full:

The world tonight does not tell us
that the college year is nearing a
close it does notiinysts
our ideals as realized—nor does it bid
us take our eyes from the goal of our
strivings. The world tonight in its
robe of fresh green—the world bear-
ing thousands of young growing
things on its bosom only bids us, who
have caught the vision of the abundant
life, to renew our covenant, to take on
a new purpose, make a new, glowing
beginning hand in hand with Nature,
Every spring brings a new Y. W. C.
A. purpose—so tonight we are to be
introduced to that purpose that has
been accepted by Agnes Scott, and
also by the national convention at
Sacramento, Cal., a few weeks ago.

“We, the members of the Y. W.
C. A. of Agnes Scott College, unite in
the drive to realize full and creative
life through a growing knowledge of
God. We determine to have a part in
making this life possible for all people.

“Tn this task we seek to understand
Jesus and follow Him.”

“Desire’—I wonder if the great-
ness of that one word grips you—does
the strength of that word awaken
you? Webster gives a definition of
the term that reads something like
this, “To wish for, to want.” But ata
glance one sees the inadequacy of this
term. When we apply it to our pur-
pose it is found wanting. One would
not say it were mere desire that caused
David Livingston to set out from Eng-
land in 1840 for the jungles of South
Africa. The word takes on a deeper
connotation when applied to his fear-
less explorations and work among the
natives. He was always amid great
privatidn and suffering and yet he kept
his eyes on the star. That is the
reason David Livingston is marked as
aman of rare precision—and is honor-
ed and loved as the first man to lift
the veil from the “Dark Continent.” It
is not mere choice that has done the
great works and deeds that fill our
pages of history—nor is it mere desire
that has done the small but worth-
while things that have never been re-
corded.

I like the word “desire” so much,
because it never has to stand alone—
for always close behind it is “success,”

always ready and willing to crown the
work that desire has done in a glorious
fashion. The two always balance—
the success is never greater than the
desire, and when we have failure one

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may look for a purpose that is shabby
and faded. For “to wish is of little
account; to succeed you must earnest-
ly desire; and this desire must shorten
thy sleep.” So it is for us to see the
vision and root deeply the “earnest
desire’—not the longing that is here
today Gad a shadow tormadss10w—but
one that will grow and flower into
“full and creative-life.”

demands that everything that it uses
be the best that can be found—
whether it be a college education or a
church building. There is a continual
striving upward in every phase of our
competitive existence. And the man
who is indifferent to the material
growth through knowledge finds it his
greatest. handicap in the business
world. Yet in all this continual striv-
ing in all this atmosphere of perfec-
tion we are prone to forget our lives—
we are satisfied to feed them upon as
little nourishment as possible—let
them become small and empty. The
“orowing knowledge of God” is the
nourishment that must strengthen our
lives. Knowledge brings beauty, joy,
fullness of life. A man who is ignor-
ant has a limited outlook on life—this
fullness of life is piteously incomplete.
It takes a learned man mathematician
to see beauty in his art. It is a trained
ear which appreciates the classical
compositions. There is nothing that
would bore an uncultured man more
than to be allowed to roam a day in
the Louve. It has beén wisely said,
“The ocean like the fount is monoton-
ous only to the ignorant.” Life is a
complex symphony—a masterpiece—
it is not full and rich unless the indi-
vidual has a knowledge of God—the
giver of all life.

There seems to be a tendency to
regard knowledge systematic and to a
certain degree complete; but the
knowledge of God, the Infinite, is
never complete. It must be a “grow-
ing knowledge’—for as the under-
standing of God increases so do our
lives. Knowledge is all the mind
knows, from whatever source derived
or by whatever process. One does not
obtain the understanding of God from
books alone—from Nature alone—but
from every phase of one’s physical,
intellectual and spiritual life. If you
have planned that your life be a “chan-
nel of blessings” to those around you
the process is begun—the “growing
knowledge of God” will complete that
process.

Some lives are like stagnant pools
of water. Though the rain pour in

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This age of ours is one of high|to receive the fresh inflow fed by the
civilization and culture. The world stream. Lives that do not

day after day—and through the ice
cover them—they lie there motionless.
They are bounded on all sides by
forces that hold their contents there
until the water is discolored. hey
are so full of ugly things that the
not able to reflect the beauty

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Bure tives: up
by forces gi®ater

They are not ready

them. Just so youu
that are held ba,
than themselves.

overflow soon become stagnant—mgn
nor God has found use for them.

Other lives are like tify brooks that
fret a path through the fissured stones.
They babble and urmur along
through the forest, aft seem to have
a lot of fun. But no fishes ever swim
in their waters and they do not bear
ship upon their bosom.

But the life to be desired may be
compared to the rivers in New Eng-
land. These are powerful and mighty
forces. Their waters wash down the
immense log from the mountain forest
to the mills and factories in the val-
ley. In the spring of the year when
the snow melts on the mountains it
swells the rivers until they overflow
and enrich the banks. Man has found
use for them.

Just as our life on the campus is
not full unless it is fed with the
“knowledge of God” just so it is not
creative if it does not overflow into
the life of our neighbor and enrich it.
You may use the worthiness of your
endeavors by training the paths that
they take. Some wind about complex
ways—but always return to you—be-
ware of them; others always lead to a
friend, accept those.

“We unite.’ There are so few
things on our campus where every
single girl can have an active part—
where they can all reap the same ad-
vantages. But here we have an at-
tainment where every single girl can
join hands, and hearts and wills and
God will come in and plant a beautiful
garden of our hearts. He will sow
two kinds of seed—belief in Him, and
love for Christ. Every day we will
nourish the seeds with works and in a
short time they will all bloom into pro-
ductive lives. The flowers no doubt
will be different—for some desire red
and some white. But it is like analyz-
ing a pure white light with a spectro-
scope—the lights with the naked eye
looks like one force, but under the in-
strument it is found to be made up of
every color of the rainbow. Our suc-
cess will be one complete shining light
at Agnes Scott made up of your light
blending with others.

NO. 24

“Laugh, Ricana”
Charms Crowd
Saturday Night

Elaborate Costumes Lend
Color and Variety to

The Seniorpolitan Opera Company,
under the direction of Lillian LeConte,
closed its career with a most success-
ful performance of “Laugh, Ricana,”
the choice opera of the season, on Sat-
urday evening, May 5, in the Agnes
Scott College auditorium.

The setting for “Laugh, Ricana”
was Venetian. Act I opened with a
gay street festival; the people were
celebrating the betrothal of Ricana,
daughter of the Doge, to Vick Salveo.
There was a gypsy-beggar dance by
Emily Cope, and a charming folk
dance by the corps de ballet. At this
point the leading artists appear. Jose
(Mary Crenshaw), the very lordsome
gondolier, and hero of the tragedy, is
arguing with Cafeteria (Lillian Le-
Conte), the typical tourist, over her
fare, when suddenly they crash into
the gondola of Vick Salveo (Mary
Riviere), who is riding with Ricana
(Louise Sherfes@. Vick Salveo blames
Jose for the accident and summons
the Fascisti, who wear black shirts,
“you save, to save fhe Knight Dry
Cleaning fee!”; they handcuff Jose
and lead him off to jail. In the mean-
time Jose and Rigana haye fallen in
love at first sigft; Jose with deep

feeling and dee * barit efexpr ses
his® fd Ricana,

J J é act closes
with Ricanw’s love 4 ng to Jose..

_ Ps Te Rpensaeith
odie ballet-—the “V&rsity ,Drag”—

performed by a group’ of- beautiful
fruit-venders, The scene is laid in the
courtyard of the Doge (Dorothy Cole-
man), where Jose‘is being tried. The
Doge, whose mind has been poisoned
against Jose by Vick Salveo, demands
that Jose pay a fine of two million
ducts or have his big toe amputated.
Ricana and Cafeteria, who had also
develdped an attachment for the hand-
some gendolier, lament the penalty:
Ricana indignantly drags the would-
be rival from the stage; Ricana and
Jose bid each other a fond farewell.

Act III introduces, a most unique
ballet dance. Jose’s prison-mates are
“making the sparks fly” with their
pick-axes; suddenly abandoning these,

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Hoasce to Have
A Reunion

Old Members to Return o
May 25. :

All former members of Hoase have
been asked to a reunion gn May 25
and 26. There will be a luncheon at
the alumnae house on May 25, follow-
ed by a business meeting in the after-
noon. Hoasc will be entertained at tea
on May 26. Among those who are
coming for the reunion are: Quenelle
Harold, Sarah Slaughter, Helena Her-
mance, Jo Bridgman, Rachel Hender-
lite, and Elizabeth Lilly.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HOLDS
INSTALLATION SERVICE

The Executive Committee of the
Student Government Association in-
augurated a new custom with its in-
stallation service Tuesday night. The
program was carried out somewhat
after the fashion of the Y. W. C. A.
installation service.

The members of the committee en-
tered in procession, each new mem-
ber walking with the old girl whose
place she is to fill next year. Janet
MacDonald, after making a short talk,
delivered the president’s gavel and
handbook to Elinor Morgan, the new
president, who also spoke. When the
new committee had lighted their
candles from those of the old commit-
tee, the service ended with the Alma

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Jean Alexander, *30 Esther Nisbit, ’29
Elizabeth Hatchett, ’29 Mary An Phelps, ’30
Mary McCallie, ’30 Katherine Hunter, ’29
REPORTERS FOR THIS ISSUE
Dorothy Hutton, ’29 Betty Gash, ’29
eae sy F Frances Brown, ’28
ee a Martha Stackhouse, ’30
eke. Elizabeth Hatchett, ’29
Irene Lowrance, *28 Margaret Andreae, ’29
Elizabeth Woolfolk, 31 Belle Ward Stowe, 30
Rachel Paxon, ’29 Sara Johnston, °29

EDITORIAL

STANDING STILL

The thrust is constantly made at the younger generation that
it is willing to accept the prevailing conditions of civilization with-
out wondering how they came to be as they are; and the more
deplorable, withoyt considering what can be done to better the
present state of affairs. Unfortunately this is true to a certain ex-
tent. The student blindly accepts ideas that have been handed
down for generations. He never questions anything that an older
person tells him, and feels that he is perfectly justified in follow-
i irectly in the footsteps of his ancestors. Reyerence or defer-
ence to seniorityYs good. Tt is not that which has be

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_ will concede that much hag been done in the field of invention. It

is true that it does not seem sufficient to merely assume that the
things that were good enough foy one’s grandfathers are good
enough for oneself. A generation agao a horse and buggy ride
was considered the very best; but today it does not bring satisfac-
tion. When we travel from one part of the country to another in
one of our well equipped. modern trains w& wonder how our
ancestors could have endured the travel in the stage coach. If
progress can be made in a physical way, should not the same hold
true in the mental field, in the field of ideas? The person who
clings to old worn-out theories is equally as backward as the one
who still rides in a horse and buggy.

The world looks to the college men and women for the propa-
gation of new ideas. They are the ones who are expected to lead
in the great achievements. But are they fulfilling this responsibil-
ity? Are new ideas being formulated, or are old ideas being ac-
cepted without a question? Because it is considered necessary
that the profesor’s opinions and beliefs be well embedded in the
minds of this student, they consequently do not stop to think for
themselves.

Why is there this lack of originality of thinking, this stagna-
tion? Pascal years ago evidently had to cope with the same prob-
lem. He says that the reason we follow the “ancient laws” is
that “théy are more unique and thus remove from us the root of
difference.” One feels much safer when he echoes the beliefs
of elders than when he advances ideas of his own. And yet, why
should this be the case? Was not Copernicus mocked and laughed
at by all scientists of his time when he said that the sun was the
center of the solar system and that the earth revolved around it,
and not the reverse as was the popular idea? In fact, most of the
world’s famous men were deemed radical and unbalanced by their
contemporaries. But it is to these men that we owe our progress.
New ideas must be introduced in each generation if there is
growth. Every age must make improvements upon what it ac-
cepts from the preceding age in order to hand down to posterity
something new. There can never be a passive civilization. It
must always be active, always striving toward the goal of progress.
It is necessary to have in every age men and women who have
keenness of thought and are willing to form their own opinions.

Those who are soon to be the leaders in the political, business
or economic world must learn to think for themselves. When a
thing has been thought out and a logical conclusion reached, they
must not be afraid to voice their thoughts. Is not college the
best place in which to begin? The college students more than any
other group of citizens should be formulating new ideas and plan-
ning how the world can be made a better place in which to live. If
they are not doing this the accusation is justified that they are
merely standing still.

Campus Calendar

Junior Tea Dance for Soph-
omores—5 P. M.

Vocal recital in Chapel—
8:30 P. M.
Vocal Recital
Mary Roundtree, Ruth
Thomas, Vaughn Ozmer,
Ed. Anchors-—8:30 P. M.
Athletic Board hike—4:10
PPS

Senior exams begin.

Piano recital by Mary Ray
Dobyns, assisted by Virginia
Miller and Mary Buttrick
of the Vocal Department.
Chapel—8:30 P. M.
Athletic Board Hike—all
welcome—4:10 P. M.
Sophomore Vespers, Inman
steps—6:00 P. M.

Student examinations begin.
Athletic Board Hike—4:10
P. M.

May

in Chapel.

11.
12.

May
May

May 13.

15.
16.

May
May

VAGABONDING
THURSDAY, May 10
1.10 P.M. Principles Underlying Re-
search Work. Mr. Robin-
son. 3 Main.

With Our Clubs

..Pi Alpha Phi held its last meeting
of the year on Thursday night. Elec-
tion of officers for next year was held.
They are:

President—Esther Nisbet.

Vice-President—Eleanor Lee Norris.

Secretary—Mary McCallie.

Treasurer—Harriet Williams.

Members of the debating council—
Polly Vaughan and Martha Stack-
house.

After the business session the five
new members were initiated.

Ellene Winn and Mary An Phelps
gave a heated debate over the follow-
ing subject: Resolved that you can
drive a nail with a sponge if you soak

cial. to the
queen, solo and chorus dances, and

freshments were served.

The Essay Club had a very delight-
ful meeting at Pine Lodge Monday
night. The new member read some
very clever essays. Katherine Mor-
row made “A Defense of Being
Boring.” Alice Jernigan read “Maiden
Lane” and Virginia Earle read “Van-
ity and the Barber.” The election of
officers for next year was held. Betty
Gash was re-elected president and
Margaret Garretson was re-elected
secretary. This meeting closed a most
successful year for so new an organi-
zation.

K. U. B. entertained the Senior
; members Thursday night with a love-
ly tea. Helen Ridley, the new presi-
dent, presided at the tea table. A re-
port was given on the news collected.
It was decided to send in hereafter to
each Senior’s home newspaper a spe-
cial account of her activities at Agnes
Scott. K. U. B. is planning an ex-
tensive campaign to give Agnes Scott
the most desirable kind of publicity.

The Agnesi Mathematics Club held
its last meeting of the year Tuesday
evening. Ann Turner read an article
on Mathematics by Professor Bertrand
Russell. After this the following of-
ficers were elected for next year:

President—Katherine Pasco.

Vice-President—Elise Gibson.

Secretary and Treasurer—Octavia
Young.
SENIORS ENTERTAINED

BY MRS. SCOTT

Mrs. John I. Seott and her small
daughter, Rebekah, entertained the
Senior class with a tea on the lawn of
their home in Scottdale Monday after-
noon, May 7, from four to six o’clock.
Cars were sent out to the school for
the guests. Mrs. Seott asked several
of the Seniors to help entertain, some
to receive and others to serve. Little
Miss Rebekah Scott is the Senior class
mascot.

with a Greek frieze. Afterwards re-

BEAUX ARTS

When you plan to spend your after-
noon with a book and a pillow some-
where under a tree you don’t want any

ordinary book. Rather, you want
something that is in keeping with the
romance of May. In looking over the
books of the past few weeks, then,
you might choose “Uther and
Igraine” by Warwick Deeping (New
York; Alfred A. Knopf). True, it was
published more than twenty-five years
ago, but it has recently been brought
out again by Knopf. The story, a
pre-Arthurian legend, is that of Eng-
land after the recall of the Roman
troops. Out of it Deeping creates a
richly woven tapestry effect that has
on it the pattern of a perfect knight
and a British maid of noble birth and
rare beauty.

Elinor Wylie, of “Venetian Glass
Nephew” fame, has given us another
of her examples of fine writing in
“Mr. Hodge and Mr. Hazard” (New

Views and

As examinations and graduation |
draw near our thoughts turn to the
departing Seniors and we begin to
miss them already. Really, I don’t see
how we are going to do without them

next year. I became curious as to
what they are going to do next year,
and was quite surprised at some of
the answers. Not nearly so many are
going to teach as one would think.
Carolyn Essig said, “I’m not going to
teach.” So did Emily Kingsbery. Car-
olyn wants to do newspaper work and
Emily has chosen the publishing busi-
ness. Bo Skeen also says she does not
want to teach. She wants to stay at

home and do clerical work, and most.

Gwyn McKinnon is one I found wh
is really going to teach somewhere
away from home. Anais Jones is
going to return next year as a His-
tory fellow. Frances Craighead is
going to the University of Michigan
for her M. A. degree and Julia Napier
might go with her.

Lots of the Seniors “just want to
stay home.” Bayliss says she is—she
wants to have a good time after four
years of slavery. Jo Houston, Mary
Bell McConkey, Margaret Rice, and
Sarah Glenn also are going to be
stay-at-homes and recuperate. Georgia
Watson, Mary Mackey Hough and
Ermine Malone said they were going
to teach if they could get a job at

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York, Knopf). The story is concern-
ed with Mr. Hazard, a man of poetic,
sensitive nature, and Mr. Hodge, a
blunt, brutal, arrogant man of the
world. And the whole thing is a pic-
ture of “the artist in prose.”

One of the musical events of the
last few weeks was the opening of an
All-American Grand Opera Company
which was sponsored by the New York
alumni of 125 universities and col-
leges. It opened its spring season at
the Century Theatre on April 22 with
a performance of Lohengrin. The
singers were all Americans and the
conductor was Isaac Van Groce of the
Chicago Opera.

To turn to the theatre, one of the
latest newcomers to Manhattan,
“Him,” has been pronounced “an inter-
esting, well-acted and ambitious fail-
ure. “Strange Interlude” and “Marco
Millions,” as yet undisturbed by any
serious rivals, remain among the
favourites of the spring theatre-goers.

Interviews

home, otherwise they were not going
to do anything. Bee Keith said Green-
ville for her—she might get a job
taking up tickets or sweeping out a
store. Which shows how versatile are
we Agnes Scott girls—we can do al-
most anything. Mary Shepherd also
says she means to stay home and Bet
Cole says that she either means to do
that or go to Duke or the University
of North Carolina—she hasn’t quite
decided. There must be a big attrac-
tion in the home town for all these
girls—sounds as if before long they
will be getting the old-fashioned job-

“met a man.” :
Speaking of wedding bells, they Wwill
be ringing soon—for Florence Smith
Frances Hargis not long
Frances is going to have two caree

She is going to do journalism first and
develop a style so she can write after
she is married. We wish them all
luck in their careers. I may be hope-
lessly romantic, but I wouldn’t be
surprised if most of their careers
didn’t end—or start rather—with
lilies-of-the-valley and Lohengrin.

Aviator (to negro): “Want to fly?”

Negro: “No, suh! I’ll stay on terrah
firmah and more firmah the less ter-
rah.”

“Cutting classes, eh?”
“Yes. Illegal holiday.”

Pe

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Well, Darling Giddy,

I ’speck this is the last chance Ill
have to write you ‘fore exams and
vacations—and then another year
over! Can you realize it? It’s been
nice, but I’m pretty glad it’s over;
we're all tired—why as I came through
Main, I saw Betty Reid asleep in one
of the phone booths. And poor little
Louise Ware was trying so hard to do
her French, she went up to a prac-
tice room to study and went to sleep
on one of the pianos. She looked so
pitiful, with a crick in her neck for
days—cause she slept from four to
seven.

It’s been a successful year though.
Elaine Exton told me she’d enjoyed
it all, even if she was disappointed in
finding that Georgia is no nearer
China than New York. For that’s
where her true love is—and he’s not
a Chink and he does not run a laun-
dry and he has a perfectly good
American name—Sid—and he had a
perfectly good Ameican frat pin,
Elaine has it now, but, confidentially,
Giddy, I don’t believe she wears it all
the time, at least, China’s a pretty safe
distance. And so is Iowa, according
to Frances Craighead. She was out
there three days and brought back a
lovely Sigma Chi pin.

But Sally Cothran is so hard to
please. She wants nothing less than
a Phi Beta Kappa key. Her true love
—Sally’s, Giddy, has just been made
president of the Phi Betas at Caro-
lina. So Sal wrote him a lovely let-
ter of congratulation—telling him how
proud she was of him, and how she

loved a man with brains, especially if

he were an “angel” like Walter. Oh,
well, we all make mistakes—even Jo
Smith. Do you remember when the
convention of Senators was here sev-
eral weeks ago? Somebody took her
to the reception for them, and she
tried very hard to make a good im-
presison. She was marooned with one
nice old man quite awhile, so she chat-
tered on about how interested she was
in politics and what a loyal Georgia
girl she tried to be, keeping up with
all the state affairs, “And I think,
don’t you?” she looked up appealing-
ly at the dignified figure, “that one
ought to at least know her own state
government and officials. What state
do you represent, Senator George?”

“Georgia, Miss Smith,” he replied.
Of course if it had been somebody
like Martha North, I wouldn’t have
been surprised. You know she’s a
book baby, ‘cept she says her mother
forgot to read the second volume. And

»I believe Emily Cope is as innocent

as a babe too. She bit into the nicest
chocolate bar, all wrapped in tinfoil,
and it was chewing tobacco.

Oh, Giddy. I mustn’t ramble on any
longer—such gobs of work I have to
do at the Lib. And my feet are still
so sore from May Day I can hardly
walk, and my sides so sore from
laughing at Senior Opera, I can hard-
ly breathe (did you know one of the
real opera stars grabbed Mr. Stukes
and kissed him on both cheeks?). But
“it won’t be long now,” darling. So
au revoir,

Aggie.

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Evening

For the

Junior-Senior

Banquet

From September ’till Com-
mencement day there’s no
single event that involves
the swish of taffeta and the
swirl of chiffon as does the
Junior-Senior Banquet.
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The 1928 Silhouette Staff gave a
banquet Tuesday night in the tea room
complimentary to the 1929 staff. At-
tractive place-cards carried out the
Silhouette idea, and a delicious four-
course dinner was served. The 1928

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Bayliss McShane_-__~_- Editor-in-Chief
Elizabeth Grier______ Assistant Editor
Sally Cothran_______ Associate Editor
Marion Green___-___ Associate Editor
Marian Martin______ Associate Editor

Mildred Greenléeaf___Associate Editor
Louise Sydnor____-- Associate Editor
Lucretia Morgan__________ Art Editor
Shannon Preston_Assistant Art Editor
Lois McClelland_Assistant Art Editor
Redd Bowers____Assistant Art Editor
Lucy Mai Cook__Photographie Editor

Lillian Le Conte__Assistant Bus. Mer.
Virginia Cameron_Assistant Bus. Mgr.
Helen Anderson______- Business Staff
Aileen Moore._________ Busines Staff
dean: Sims. os Business Staff

The 1929 staff is as follows:
Marion Green _______ Editor-in-Chief
Marian Martin__.___ Assistant Editor
Polly Vaughn_____-__ Associate Editor
Shirley McPhaul____Associate Editor
Julia Thompson____- Associate Editor
Mildred Greenleaf___Associate Editor

Sally Cothran_______ Associate Editor
Ellen Goldthwaite_.__Associate Editor
Shannon Preston__________ Art Editor
Annie Loyd Liggin._Asst. Art Editor
Myra Jersey________ Asst. Art Editor

Redd Bowers________

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Harriet Williams_Photographic Editor
Margaret McCoy,

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Virginia Cameron__Business Manager

Lynn Moore__________ Asst. Bus. Mgr.
Helen Sisson__________ Business Staff
Elaine Exton___.______ Business Staff
Carolyn Payne__.______ Busines Staff
Dit Quarles... =. =- Business Staff

Last week-end was certainly one of
promise to the would-be society writer.
Did you ever see so many visitors—or
did you ever hear so many grand com-
pliments about May Day and Senior

Opera? They both were certainly
huge successes; all of which goes to
show what talent lies hidden (or is
it?) among us. But verily, after the
storm comes a calm, for next week are
those awful exams!! And with them
comes the proverbial calm for we must
now cast our social aims to the winds
and settle down to hard, hard work.
So let’s get out our “busy signs” and
horn-rimmed specks and begin!

Myra Jervey entertained at dinner
at the tea house Wednesday Elizabeth
Dawson, Wadley Glenn, and Gene
Gunby.

Jo Walker attended the Charlotte

dance Friday night.

Alice Glenn and Adelaide Mce-
Whorter spent the week-end at home.

Mrs. W. B. Willard (Miss Cole) was
here for May Day and had dinner with
Edith McGranahan and Irene Low-
rance.

The past week-end with May Day
and Senior Opera brought numerous
visitors to our campus including the
following: Jean Grey’s mother and
father, Ann McCallie’s father, Fannie
Willis Niles’ mother, Mary Ray
Dobyns’ father and mother, G. B.

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Knight’s sister, Ada, ex ’28; Kather-
ine Lott’s sister, Josephine, from Wes-
leyan; Margaret McCoy’s _ sister,
Edythe; Mary Lanier’s’ mother, Rosa
White’s father and mother, Lillian
Russell’s father and mother, Myra
Jervey’s father and mother, Emily and
Mary Cope’s father and mother and
brother, Elizabeth Gillespie’s mother,
Clara Knox Nunnally’s father and
mother, and Penelope Brown and Sally
Spalding, who visited Ruth Pringle,
Katherine Johnson and Mary Maritz
who visited Lillian White and Mar-
garet Rice, and Katherine Robertson,
who visited Dorothy Fooshe.

Helen Johnston spent the week-end
with Cornelia Taylor in Atlanta.

Evelyn Oliff and Dorothy Fooshe
attended the Delta Sigma Delta dance
Friday night, and Evelyn spent the
week-end with her aunt in Atlanta.

Marion Greene was the guest of
Mary Ellis at her home in Atlanta for
the week-end.

Ruth Peck spent the week-end at
her home at Fort McPherson.

Ruth Hall spent the week-end in De-
catur with her mother.

Agnes Thorne visited relatives in
Chattanooga, Tenn., last week-end.
Her mother and father from Carlsbad,
N. Mex., were also there.

Lib Clark of the class of ’27 visited
Carolina McCall last week.

Elinore Morgan attended a dance at
Clemson Friday night.

Marian Martin spent the week-end
with Elizabeth Cole in Atlanta,

Louise Girardeau kept open house
at her home in Atlanta Sunday after-
noon.

Ja, Grey, Frances Messer, and
Helon McLaurin attended a wiener
roast given by the Christian Endeavor
Society of the Inman Park Presby-
terian Church Friday night.

Mary Ficklen spent last week-end
with Ray Knight.

Mary Brown spent the week-end in
Tate, Ga.

May Harris visited Boots Head last
week-end. :

Wilma McGinnis, ex ’30, and Claire
McGinnis from Shorter visited Evelyn
Wilder last week-end.

Evelyn Bryan and Hortense King
entertained Betty Hudson, Octavia
Young, Elizabeth Heath, Molly Chil-
dress, Miriam Boyd and Marjorie Dan-
iel at the Tea House Wednesday night.

Frances McCoy’s mother and aunt
visited her last week-end.

The Y. W. Cabinet entertained Jack
Anderson at the Tea House Wednes-
day night.

Ethel Freeland’s mother visited her
last week-end.

Lib Brand spent the week-end with
Jessie Hyatt in Decatur.

Betsy Bennett spent the week-end
with Pet Rogers, ex 730, in Atlanta.

Julia Rowan, Molly Childress, and
Annie Zillah Watson entertained at
the Tea House Wednesday night.
Those present included: Betty Hudson,
Etoile Lumpkin, Dit Quarles, Jeanette
Shaw, Shirley McPhaul, Mildred Me-
Calip, Virginia Baker, Martha Tower,
Mary Webb, Virginia Stokes, Martha
Ranson, Betty Knox, Alma Fraser
Howerton.

Ruth and Martha Bradford spent
the week-end with Mrs. Turner in At-
lanta.

Professors to Debate Students on
Al Smith

Mercer students have stated their
preference for Al Smith as Democratic
nominee for president of the United
States. Now two members of the
faculty have agreed publicly to op-
pose the New York governor and to
debate with students on the question.

Interest has been aroused because
of the peculiar circumstances of the
situation here. In a straw ballot con-
ducted by The Cluster last week,
Smith won by a 63 per cent majority.

Dr. P. H. Anderson, of the theologi-
eal faculty, and G. L. Carver, profes-
sor of biology, have announced their
opposition to Gov. Smith.

Professors Convinced

These two professors are so con-
vinced that Smith is the wrong man
for the job that they have agreed to
debate the negative side of the ques-
tion, “Resolved, that Al Smith should
be nominated for president of the
United States” with John Gilbert and
Will Ed Smith, of the Ciceronian
Literary society.

It was said that the Ciceronians
wished to give the faculty an oppor-
tunity to express its opinions on the
presidential nomination because of the
recent decisive victory of Smith in
The Cluster’s straw vote.—Mercer
Cluster.

Cuts for Teachers?
_ Students in colleges throughout the
land have been raising a cry for un-

limited cuts. But what, asks The

Ohio State Lantern, of the professor?
We echo, What? An Ohio State prof
declares himself in favor of the idea—

vith reservations. The reservations

are that “the instructor be allowed to

desert the classroom when the class
fails to exhibit the proper interest, or
send home to his papa any student
who fails to show an interest in the
entertainment, and that the instructor
be furnished with a rope, (to do the
Indian rope trick) a bunch of fire
crackers, a pool table, and some pocket
knives for whittling, to help in the
business of entertaining.” Well, it’s
right with us.—Tar Heel.

We have here a glimpse of Stu-
dent Government in another college.

Student Control

Another advance in community gov-
ernment, the establishment of a stu-
dent committee to pass on probations
and expulsions, is likely for Antioch
College. Heretofore the faculty has
taken care of this aspect of adminis-
tration. It has been felt, however,
that there has been too little investi-
gation of the records of students on
trial. Under the proposed plan a stu-
dent committee would first thorough-
ly investigate each case, and then join
with a faculty committee to decide on
actoin. This is in keeping with the
Antioch plan of extending student

sible-—The New Student.
—Concordiensis.

Unique Library Tour Planned This
Summer

Among the European tours this
summer is a unique one open to li-
brarians and library students. It is
arranged to include the famous librar-
ies and literary landmarks of Europe.
—Vassar Miscellany News.

No Lipsticks Here

Converse College.—Girls of Con-
verse College, Spartanburg, S. C., are
abiding by the rule put through by
the student body that the use of rouge
and lipstick be banned.

—Parley-Vous.

Honor System May Be Changed at
U.S.C.

Because the tabulation of a recent
questionnaire shows that 832 students
of the University of South Carolina
say that they will not report violations
of the honor principle, and on 71 an-
swers that they will report a friend
for violating the system, the honor
committee is endeavoring to get the
faculty’s consent to a meeting of the
honor committee with the faculty
committee, where the matter can be
taken up, and the advisability of a
change in the system discussed. The
chairman of the honor committee
states that he is of the opinion that
the student reporting section of the
honor code should be cut out alto-
gether. .

“This,” he affirms, “would tend to
stimulate honesty and would relieve
the consciences of about 90 per cent
of the students.”

H. L. Mencken Writes for V. M. I.
“Cadet”

And the “Cadet” has made a “scoop”
over all the papers of the collegiate
field. Mr. H. L. Mencken, famed icon-
oclast and journalist, has written for
the Cadet his answers to some ques-
tions propounded to him by the editor
of the “Cadet” in 1925-1926.

Politics Abolished at Southwestern

At Southwestern University, the
Pan-Hellenic Councils have voted to
outlaw politics in all student elections.
The following resolution was drawn up
and signed by the members of the
Men’s Pan-Hellenie Council and of the
Girls’ Pen-Hellenie Council.

“We, the undersigned members of
the Pan-Hellenie Councils, do declare
ourselves in opposition to polities in
all student elections, and pledge our
support in abolishing same, believing
it detrimental to the spirit and welfare
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Performance to Be Given in
Modern Dress.

After lengthy discussions and fre-
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commencement play has finally been
decided upon and rehearsals have be-
gun for the presentation of “The Tam-
ing of the Shrew” on Monday evening,
May 28, at 8:15 o’clock in the Bucher
Scott auditorium.

“The Taming of the Shrew” in mod-
ern dress is predicted to be an unusual
success, because it is the first time
that a Shakespearean play in modern
dress has been attempted in this sec-
tion of the country.

The costumes will display the latest
trend of fashion. Zachary’s will furn-
ish the newest Hart, Schaffner and
Marx clothes for the men and Cham-
berlin-Johnson those for the women;
and the stage setting will correspond
to the dress with the addition of a
little local color, in the form of Cara
Hinman’s Ford, “Wanderer.” Rumor
has it that the cast has perfectly
mastered the art of taming head-
strong women. The parts are taken as
follows:

Petruchio, the Tamer______ Bee Keith
Katherine, the Shrew_-_Lillian White
Baptista, father of Katherine,
Aileen Moore
Bianca, the sweet young sister,
Elizabeth Allgood
Lucentio, suitor to Mianca,
Shirley McPhaul
Grennia, first ditto...Margaret Gerig
Tranio, second ditto_____ Helen Sisson
Grumio, a servant____Elizabeth Tyson
Vincentio, father of Lucentio,
Dorothy Brown
The Widow -_-.-_-_ Josephine Walker
Man Who Marries the Widow,
Polly Vaughn
The Pedant_.__--___- Dorothy Cheek

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some Jose and laughing Ricana, a}
tragedy relieved by the exaggerated
antics of an excellent jester and the
“graceful fall” of a popular Cafeteria.

“LAUGH, RICANA”
CHARMS CROWD
(Continued From Page 1)

with a clatter, and gaily plucking off
their balls and chains they turn and
presto! they are no longer convicts
but bell-boys, very military in bear-
ing.

The plot thickens: Ricana declaring
her love and fidelity beneath Jose’s
cell window is kidnapped by the vil-
lainous Vick. Jose, in despair, stabs
himself. Cafeteria and Jest-tickle-me
rush in with a mat and urge: “Yump,
Jose, Yump!”’ but all too late. Mercur-
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hastens in with a message for Vick
from the Doge who has discovered the
villainy and declared Jose blameless
and free. Ricana rejoices at the good
news; but suddenly she sees the knife
with which Jose has stabbed himself,
and great drops of blood pouring from
his heart as he leans out from his
prison bars. Desperate, she throws
hrself with an hysterical ha, ha! into
the canal. Cafeteria, not to be out-
Thus ends the

The cast was very well chosen.

“Laugh, Ricana,” a most colorful and
dramatic operatic presentation, drew a
packed house, and, since encores were
“positively permitted,” there was fre-
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“Really! And what part did you
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VOL. XIII

Playwriters Contest
Opens Saturday

Atlanta Drama League and
Alumnae Association
Offer Prizes.

The two contests which have been
holding the interest of alumnae and
student play writers of late, closed
officially Saturday, May 12. Through

the Atlanta Drama League and the
Alumnae Association are acting as
sponsors for these contests annually
opened for the best one-act and best
three-act play submitted. The Alum-
nae Association offers twenty-five dol-
lars, which will be given as a fifteen
and ten dollar prize, to which only
members of the Play Writers are elig-
ible. Play Writers, as well as this
year’s students of play writing may
compete for the Drama League prize.

Though the “Play Writers” were
organized as late as the spring of
1927, they have done splendid work as
a club during this first year. The aim
of the organization is to keep to-
gether in a tangible way those stu-
dents who have studied playwriting
under Miss Nan Stephens and are
interested in it as a profession or an
art. Therefore its members are made
up largely of alumnae, and the few
who take the course before their
Senior year. They may send plays at
any time for constructive criticism
which a play reading committee will
give. This committee includes Miss
Nan Stephens and Miss Louise Me-
Kinney. The secretary keeps the
members posted about every prize
that is offered in art or professional
circles to which they would be eligible.
Several “Plavwriters” entered the
Savannah Little Theater contest,
which was carried off by Frances
Hargis, herself a “Play Writer.” The
only requirement the club makes is
that each member submit one play
during the year, which is automatical-
ly entered in the Drama League and
alumnae prize contests. Plays have
come in this spring from Rachel Hen-|
derlite, Margaret Bland, Louisa Duls
(actor in Miss Bland’s play, “Pink
and Patches,” presented by Black-
friars for the Belasco cup in New
York), Frances Hargis, Mrs. Clarence
Strassburger (Emilie Ehrlich of ’27)
and others. The Drama League con-
test, which the club opened to this
year’s students will be most interest-
ing, for the large number of plays
submitted are of excellent merit and
varied subject matter.

Misses Rountree and
Thomas in Recital
Numbers W ell- Rendered

and Enthusiastically
Received.

The Music Department of Agnes
Scott presented in recital Monday
evening Miss Mary Ruth Rountree,
soprano, and Miss Ruth Thomas, con-
tralto, assisted by Mr. Vaughan Oz-
mer, tenor, and Mr. Walter Herbert,
baritone. A very generous and en-
thusiastic crowd attended the musi-
cale.

The stage was most artistically
banked with green ferns, while baskets
of beautiful pink rosebuds lent an at-
mosphere of springtime charm.

All the numbers were rendered ex-
ceptionally well and received generous
applause from the audience. Duets,
sung by Misses Thomas and Roun-
tree, opened and ended the program.
These were respectively “Tutti i Fior”
(Madame Butterfly), composed by
Puccini, and “April Morn,” written by
Batten. Both songs reflected the
great talent of the artists.

Miss Thomas very beautifully sang
“Che Faro Senza Eurydice” (Orfeo),
composed by Gluck, which selection
was followed by “Ah, fors’e Ini (La

(Continued on Page Three)

the efforts of the Play Writers Club | |jaam

Che Agonistic

THE BEST
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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1928.

Betty Reid, Helen Johnston, Kitty Hunter, Alice Garrets on,

NO. 25

The May Queen and her attendants of the May Day Festival given here recently.
Elizabeth Murphy, Shannon Preston, Mary Bell Mc-
Conkey, Queen; Julia McQueen Slack, crown-bearer; Charlotte Hunter, Helen Hendricks, Frances Craighead, Eliz-
abeth Smith, Edith McGranahan and Josephine Walker.

Reading from left to right:

Hoover Carries
Agnes Scott College
Straw Vote Taken in Chapel

Shows Student Prefer-
ence.

A question of national signifieance—
the coming presidential nominations—
occupied our attention during chapel
service last: Wedneste-" % aenine) arhen
a straw vote was taken to find the
choice of the student body among the
possible nominees, Feeling ran high
and it was soon discovered that there
was divided opinion here.

There were three earnest and com-
pelling speeches from the platform.
Peggy Lou Armstrong arose to the
loyal support of that man who needs
no. introduction to an American audi-
ence, “who once accompanied Lind-
bergh on a flight, whose name I do
not even need to mention—the popu-
lar Will Rogers.” After enthusiastic
applause for this speech died down,
Charlotte Hunter came to the front
in championship of her candidate,
Herbert Hoover, of World War fame,
bidding us to “Hooverize the United
States.” Then Janet McDonald spoke
in favor of Governor Al Smith, em-
phasizing his political experience and
asserting that to control the govern-
ment of New York is better prepar-
ation for a president than to control
the Mississippi river.

When the chairman called for ex-
pressions of the popular sentiment
several people felt impelled to defend
their choices, Hoover and Smith seem-
ing to be the favorites. The vote was
then taken by a show of hands with
the result that Hoover received 186
votes, Smith 31 and Rogers 2. A little
later a message was reported from the
political science department to the ef-
fect that they were facing with ap-
prehension the prospect of four years
of cornbread.

AGONISTIC STAFF
ENTERTAINS

The Tea House was quite a festive
place on last Wedensday evening. One
of the largest dinner parties was that
ef the Agonistic staff.

The long table was effectively dec-
orated with flowers and pink tapers;
the color-note was pink (Jean Alex-
ander expressed the feelings of the
guests when she declared she was “so
glad” it was pink!). The hand-paint-
ed place-cards were most charming
and original; each was a silhouette
representing the particular work of
each member of the staff.

The guests included the staff of ’28,
and the editors and business man-
agers of the class issues.

VIRGINIA EARLE
WINS BARROW
POETRY PRIZE

In the recent contest for the Bar-
row prize of twenty-five dollars Vir-
ginia Earle, ’30, won first place and
Mary Cope, ’30, first honorable men-
tion. The contest was open to all
undergraduate students in Georgia
Schools. Dr. John D. Wade, formerly
of the University of Georgia and who
will be a member ot the Taculty ot
Vanderbilt University next year, was
judge.

The prize poem is as follows:

“T wept beneath Jerusalem’s grey

walls—

I cried my song of love to Sodom’s
night.

I wailed a dirge at old Aneas’ tomb—

I sang a paean from Olympus’ height.

“The songs the world calls new are
old to me,
Primaeval joy—a

pain—
They echo back across the centuries
Like distant half-heard music through
the rain.”

Glee Club to
Present Concert

ery of ancient

Two Acts of “The Gitana”
to Be Repeated.

The Glee Club is busy rehearsing
for its commencement concert which
is to be given May 26. The program
under Mrs. Johnson’s direction prom-
ises to be one of the most interesting
the club has ever put on. The first
part of the program is to be devoted
to chorus work by the Glee Club and
special chorus. Quite a number of
new choruses are being added to the
club’s repertoire.

The second half of the program will
consist of two acts from the operetta
“The Gitana,” a colorful and tune-
ful story of a gipsy girl lost from her
royal home.

EXECUTIVE COMMIT-
TEE ENTERTAINS

The regular meeting of the execu-
tive committee on May 7 “adjourned”
into a party given by the old presi-
dent, Janet MacDonald, in honor of
the committee of 1927-28. This seemed
to be only the beginning of the gay
times for that august body. On Wed-
nesday night the committee entertain-
ed at dinner for Janet in token of
their appreciation and enjoyment of
her leadership during the past year.

Mary Ray Dobyns Is
Presented in Recital

She was Assisted by Mary
Buttrick and Virginia
Miller.

On Saturday nicht May 12. the De-
| partment of Music presented Mary
She
| was assisted by Miss Mary Buttrick,
| Soprano, and Virginia Miller, soprano.
| Mary Ray’s first number was
| Scharmenka’s “Scherzo op. 32.” This
, was a difficult number which showed
| her perfect technique and ability. She
; Was accompanied by Mr. Dieckmann
!on a second piano.

Miss Mary Buttrick sang the aria
“Care Selue” from Handel’s “Atlanta”
and “Si j’etais Jardinier” by Cham-
inade, She has a beautiful soprano
voice and sang very pleasingly.

This was followed by a group of
selections by Mary Ray Dobyns—“The
Fantasie Impromptu” by Chopin, beau-
tiful in its familiarity, Schytte’s “Over
| the Steppes”’—which was very viva-
cious and dashing, and “Rachmaninoff,
op. 6 No. 1” by Chasius which showed
much expression and feeling.

The beautiful aria “We Wel Di”
from Puccini's “Madama Butterfly”
and “O Mer Oure Toil” by Delilies
Evese, sung by Virginia Miller in her
lyric soprano voice. They were
charming numbers and well sung.

The final number on the program
was the “Allegro” from Grieg’s “Con-
certo, op. 16” by Mary Ray Dobyns.
This was a brilliant concert piece
which displayed much skill and poise.

The recital was delightful and much
appreciated and enjoyed by the audi-
ence.

ORCHESTRA ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR ’28-’29

The new officers of the orchestra
were elected Thursday night. Carolyn
Payne is the new president and Rosa
White secretary and treasurer. At
this meeting was read the reply of
the president of the Athletic Associa-
tion in regard to the position which
the orchestra recently requested,
namely of being a separate organiza-
tion and no longer paid of the Ath-
letic Association. The petition was
granted on condition that the money
for financing this new organization be
obtained from the budget and not the
Athletic Association. The orchestra
wishes under this new plan to be in a
position to play for all campus activ-
ities free of charge.

/Ray Dobyns in a piano recital.

Agnes Scott Enters
Belasco Cup Finals

Two Agnes Scott Plays Re-
ceive the $200 Samuel
French Prizes.

Neither elopements or intercolleg-
jiate debates could have aroused any
more interest or excitement than the
announcement of A. S. C.’s success in
the Belasco Cup contest held last week
in New York. With the newspapers
blazing such titles as “Agnes Scott
Players Thrill New Yorkers,” and
“Two Georgia Plays Enter Final Try-
out” and with long distance calls and
telegrams arriving at midnight, there
was quite enough table-talk on Sat-
urday and Sunday mornings to make
breakfast a wide-awake meal.

On Saturday morning the campus
was buzzing with good news—both
“Pink and Patches” and “Hero-
Worship” were in the finals of the
contest! Of the twenty plays present-
ed from Monday, May 7, to Friday,
May 11, by various Little Theatre
groups in the tournament for the
Belasco cup held at the Frolic Theatre
in New York City, two Agnes Scott
products were judged as among the
four best plays that should be played
in the final test on Saturday, May 12.

Miss Margaret Bland’s play, “Pink
and Patches,” was played by Black-
friars, directed by Miss Frances K.
Gooch. Frances Hargis’ play, “Hero-
Worship,” which won the $100 prize
in the state contest at Savannah, Ga.,
earlier in the spring, was presented
by the Town Players of Savannah.

On Friday night, May 11, Watler
Hartwig, manager of the tournament,
presented Blackfriars and the Town
Players of Savannah with the Samuel
French prizes oi $20 for the presen-
tation of the best unpublished plays
in the contest,

On Saturday night, May 12, the win-
ner of the Belasco cup was an-
nounced; the decision was unanimous
in favor of the Ardrosson and Salt-
coats Players from Ardrossa, Scotland,
who gave Barrier’s “The Old Lady
Shows Her Medals.” The other groups
given honorable mention were—Black-
friars of Agnes Scott College, Town
Players of Savannah, and Thalian
Players of New York City, who pre-
sented “The Valiant.”

The newspaper comments were es-
pecially favorable to these Southern
entries. A special report from New
York of “Pink and Patches” read:
“It proved more than acceptable to a
large audience, many of whom had

(Continued on Page 3.)

Student Government
Annual Report Made

Secretary and Treasurer Re-
port Progress Made
This Year.

The annual reports of the commit-
tees of Student Government were read
in chapel on May 8. At this time
Jane Grey, treasurer of the associa-
tion, presented the annual treasury
report.

Nell Hillhouse reported that work
done by Lower House during the past
year and its vote to abolish itself.
Sara Johnston, secretary of the as-
sociation, read the annual report, made
by the president and secretary of the
executive committee. This report in-
cluded a record of all penalties given
by the committee in its judicial func-
tions, all regulations passed in its
legislative function, all work done in
its executive function, and finally all
improvements for which the commit-
tee has been responsible. In con-
clusion to the report it was urged
that the Student Government Associa-
tion be more democratic, “that it
should strive to promote free and
intelligent expression of opinion; and
that in its judicial work, it should
never lose sight of the value, re-
sponsibility, and rights of the individ-
ual.”

These reports will be placed on file
in the Student Government cabinets.

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EDITORIAL.

GRADUATION

In only two weeks the school year of 1927-28 will be over.
The end of the session is of especial importance to the Senior be-
cause she stands at another of the great turning points, or mile-
stones on the road of life. She has finished formal education and is
ready to assume responsibilities of one sort or another. As she
looks back over her college days she is apt to ask herself if she
has really gained anything; if these four years have been of any
value to her. She may wonder if she is really educated, as she
thought would be the case when she approached graduation. Al-
“most, everyone would have her doubts and it is true if the mere

We Think

Regarding the Cleo Hearon Me-
morial fund—we ‘think a great deal.
When the question was brought up in
chapel, there was not a dissenting
vote. Just at present there seems to
be dissention somewhere. Response is
certainly not unanimous.

The upperclassmen say that they
will reap no benefits from the fund
since they will be gone by the time
the fund is established. Yet they were
the ones who knew Miss Hearon—it
seems natural that theirs should be
the greater interest.

On the other hand, it is the under-
elassmen who will. still
when the memoria! becomes a reality.
Too, they have’ not known Miss
Hearon as well, as perhaps her mem-
ory will be more lasting, and the ideals
for which she stood, if her memorial
is a material one.

There are, of course, some girls here
who are not financially able to con-
tribute. But there are others who
have refuesed to contribute who spent
a great deal of time and money at
the Tea House and in Dec. A dollar
or more out of a year’s allowance
seems rather a small amount when
one considers that.

Here one might venture to be trite
and say, “It is more blessed to give
than to receive.” But after all, the
response must come from the heart of
every girl. Agnes Scott has given
great gifts to you; what have you to

give? E.
With Our Clubs
“The French Club” elected Cara

Hinman president for next year. Vir-
ginia Earle is vice-president and
Nancy Fitzgerald is secretary. After
the elections a very interesting pro-
gram was given. “Le Courier,” a
farce, was presented by Betty Berry,
Mary Shepherd and Mary Warren.
Marion Green gave a history of the
farce and its place in French liter-

be here!

BEAUX ARTS

“The Closed Garden,” by Julian
Green (New York: Harper and Broth-
ers), has been chosen by the Book of
the Month Club as its May book. It
must, however, be praised with cer-
tain reservations. In the first place,
it is not a pleasant book but, rather,
a very unpleasant one. The story
deals with a tense but abnormal sit-
uation existing between the members
of the Mesurat family—two daugh-
ters, Adrienne and Germaine, and
their tyrannical and unreasonable
father. Adrienne, eighteen, good-look-
ing and high strung, is in love with
the uninteresting Dr. Maurecort and
Germaine, the hypochondriac, is in-
tensely jealous. It all leads to the
flight of Germaine, aided by the
younger sister, the murder of Mr.
Mesurat and the slow disintegration of
Adrienne’s mind because of her sense
of guilt, of suggestion from without,
and of her desperate, unrequited love.

On the whole, these people are the
warped people of unnatural excesses
and, in his characterization of them,
Mr. Green has proven himself a bet-
ter
novelist. Of the book, Louis Kronen-
bergers says in The New York Times
—TIt is not a great book. It runs a
very short gamut of emotions, it lacks
humanity and universality and it is
biggr than it is deep. But it is a
serious work carried through with sus-
taind vigor and strength.”

To turn to the theatre—figuratively
but not literally—if you like to read

psychologist than a character] with the Neighborhood Theatre.

plays you should enjoy “Marco Mil-
lions” and “Lazarus Laughed,” both
of them by Eugene O’Neill. Of the
two, “Lazarus Laughed” probably
makes for the best reading, although
“Marco Millions” may be considered
the more successful play. The latter
is a vivid pageantry of the adventures
and misadventures of history’s famous
Polos presented in a witty, modern
manner. There is nothing “deep”
about ‘Marco Millions,” but it is thor-
oughly enjoyable. “Lazarus Laughed,”
on the other hand, is a lyrical thing of
beauty woven around a difficult theme
—an “assertion of the victiory of life
over pain and death.” It lacks, possi-
tion that “Marco Millions” possesses
bly, the nicety of dramatic organiza-
but it does have instead, a poignant
loveliness that laughs its way through
‘the book and begs you to “let your
heart climb on laughter to a star!”

Of musical interest was the presen-
tation, last week, of a series of
masques at the Manhattan Opera
House by Irene Lewisohn, who will be
remembered, perhaps, in connection
This
symphonie drama of dance or panto-
mime on the stage professed to be
an interpretation of the music of a full
symphony orchstra in both a grand
and lighter mood.

The grand masque presented was
based on Ernest Bloch’s symphony,
“Tsrael,” and the co-operating orches-
tra was the Cleveland Symphony con-
ducted by Nikolai Sokoloff.

By a combination of Democrats and
Western Republicans, the House pass-
ed the McNary-Haugen bill on May 3,

by a vote of 204 to 121. The bill has
already passed the Senate. Secretary
Hoover is listed as standing with

CURRENT EVENTS

devoted to this country. English critics
speak of the U. S. as “the land of
liberty—for the murderer.”

“France is the power which has —
suffered most from war. America is

ature. The program was concluded | President Coolidge in his opposition to | the power which can do most for
al liege education with a charming little character song | the equalization fee principle. peace.” So the French Ambassador,
Fa abe » would be forced bs admit she had failed to atta her goal. For | in costume by Mary Reviere. Sa Paul Claudel, has summed up the sit-

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‘The scene of China’s civil war

how much of the actual knowledge that she gained has she re-

tained? _How many of the outlines in as are remember or} At the last meeting of the Glee Club
oe sath surely sé | iene of officers took place. Jean

n as president and

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eland as business manager.
»sident is Hortense Elton
and the secretary-treasurer is Lucile

It has been said, “knowledge in its siviplest form means power | Bridgeman. Dorothy Cheek is public-

to do; means familiarity with men and things.” If the graduates
have acquired the power to act, the ability to deal with their fel-
lowmen, they have profited by their experience in college, and are
ready to take their places in the world. If they have not acquired
these qualities, however, but have on the other hand burdened
their minds with memorizing a number of dry facts they have
failed to catch the true spirit of education. When problems arise
they cannot solve them by quoting a few facts; they must have
learned how to handle knowledge, how to act, for “without action
thought can never ripen into truth.”

Just as the Seniors stand today at the portal awaiting the
door of the world to be opened to them, so will the Juniors, Soph-
omores and Freshmen in their turn. If they could grasp early the
deeper meaning of education, and learn to avoid the danger of
making the acquisition of facts an end rather than a means they
would be ready to solve their problems intelligently when they
arise. They would be ready when graduation comes to enter the
world and become men and women of action. For after all, as
Seton says, “the first aim of education is manhood, rather than
scholarship.”

CLEO HEARON MEMORIAL FUND .

One of the best ways in which to commemorate a persons is
to form a memorial that will continue his work after he has gone.
In the Cleo Hearon Memorial Fund there is the attempt to do just
this. The proposed fund will be used to purchase new material for
the Library. Miss Hearon was at Agnes Scott for ten years and
during her stay served the college in many ways. As a professor
of history, as faculty advisor of the debating team, and in many
other places she always had the good of the school at heart and
tried in every way to make Agnes Scott a greater Agnes Scott.
She left her personal books to be used in the Library, hoping in
this way to help others. It is entirely fitting that a small sum
should be added by the students, alumnae and faculty who were
associated with her and appreciated the ideals for which she stood,
to add other materials that are needed.

The reports made on the progress of those in charge of the
fund are favorable in some respects, but there are many who have
not responded as was expected. These need only the realization
that a fund used in this way will be of great benefit to the college,
and will also be an appropriate memorial to one who gave her life}
toward keeping others in the pursuit of knowledge, along with the
incentive to give more freely. Then the memorial may be com-
pleted.

‘1927-28 season.

ity manager.

Poetry Club held its last meeting at
the Alumnae House Tuesday night
when Miss McKinney and Miss Pres-
ton were hostesses. Election of offi-
cers for next year took place. Mary
Cope will be president and Raemond
Wilson will be secretary. A number of
poems were read, notably “Sister
Clotilde,’ by Carolina McCall. An-
other former member, Blanche Berry,
was present.

B. O. Z met last Monday night
with Helen Ridley and Eugenia Mc-
Donald. After the election of officers,
Edith McGranahan, president, and Eu-
genia McDonald, secretary; Emily
Kingsbery, read a story, “Mishtawa”
—an Indian tale based on historical
events in the North Carolina moun-
tains. Each year the Senior members
of B. O. Z. choose their best stories
to file. Among those already selected
to be filed are:

“In the Full of the Moon,” Vir-
ginia Norris.

“Hidden Stars,” Carolyn Essig.

“Lettres Mon Boudoir,” Anne Mc-
Collum.

“Mishtawa,” Emily Kingsbery.

HIKING SQUAD
ANNOUNCED

The manager of the Hiking Squad
has just recently made known those
members who have made the squad for
Those girls are as
follows:

Helen Friedman.

Charlotte Hunter.

Sarah Hill.

Dorothy Harper.

Elizabeth Keith.

Esther Rice.

It is hoped that more will go out
for hiking next year, for these girls
report that it is a healthy and enjoy-
able recreation.

moyed to Shanghai when northern

warships engaged Nationalist destroy-

e at the mouth of the Yanste river.

uation underlying mo gRenN: sd
outlaw war, =

_ Another development of possible | against

significance was the fighting at Tsi-
nan-fu, capital of Shantung Province,
between Japanese and Nationalist
troops. The Japanese consul at Tokyo
reported the first details of the suffer-
ings of his civilian compatriots.

Two hundred thousand peasants,
forming the largest political assem-
blage in modern Europe, raised their
voices in demanding that the regency
dismiss the present Bratianu govern-
ment as illegally elected, incompetent,
tyrannical and unrepresentative of
the will of the people. It is said that
Carol is eagerly awaiting a “call.”

The situation in Nicaragua at the
opening of this month apparently was
under control of the U. S. Marines.

The Senate campaign expenditures

committee begins its investigation of

the high cost of running for presi-
dent Monday, May 7. It will under-
take to learn how much each candidate
for president is spending and how.

Envy and admiration as well as
ridicule and praise are found in the
many articles in the European press

In an, See ee is sk ects
to sneer at all anti-war programs. He
is unlikely to reject a proposal com-
ing from the U. S. which does not
conflict directly with Fascist policy.
His desire for American good will is
well known.

The Japanese government is par-
ticularly interested in the chance of
a general agreement outlawing war.

Day Student News

The Day Students are rather inac-
tive at present, as far as official busi-
ness is concerned, and are bending all
their efforts toward getting through
exams creditably. Now that the offi-
cers for next year have been elected,
and all the loose ends of this year’s
matter have been gathered up, we
can afford to sit back and view the ~
year with satisfaction.

We are proud of our new member
of Exec, Geraldine LeMay. She rep-
resented us beautifully at the installa-
tion of the new members, and we are
sure that she will be a credit to the

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Between exams I’m taking time for
just a teensy note. I need recreation
after that history. And to think
they’ve just started! Poor Mary Webb
is in a fever over her English. I can’t
imagine what she’s expecting, but she
was making Mildred MeCalip explain
to her the difference between inligible,
illegible and illegitimate. By the way,
Giddy, if you see Mildred, do make
her tell you about “Adelaide,” who is
symbolic of purity. Speaking of pur-
ity—or otherwise—second floor Main
certainly has a complex on the sub-
ject. I hear all the occupants have
suddenly and unaccountably developed
a great fondness for Listerine (N. B.
See Nina Hammond).

I certainly am trying to be subtle
and mysterious, aren’t I, darling? And

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I was just bragging on sensible people
like Martha Riley Selman who don’t
try to keep lovely things like engage-
ments secret, but go on and wear their
beautiful diamond rings. He’s so cute,
too, Giddy. She met him on a blind
date that her cousin asked her to have.
He, Otis, was waiting in another room
while the cousin was talking to Martha
Riley and told her his name was Her-
ring. “Huh,” said Miss Martha, scorn-
fully, “I don’t want a date with a poor
fish.” And that was the first time he
heard her voice—and now she’s going
to have that name too. Goodness, it
seems funny the way we’re all grow-
ing up. Even Sara Townsend has fallen
desperately in love with a _ theolog,
poor Maybanks! And Eloise Gaines
is seriously in love too. It must be
serious ‘cause she went with him to
the dentist the other afternoon, and
held his hand while he had two front
teeth pulled ,and two new ones put in.

But Jo Smith is so refreshing. She
never gets too serious. Or maybe she
just won’t grow up. She met this
boy who, they told her, was coach of
the lacrosse team. ‘Oh, where is La-
Crosse?” she wanted to know.

We’re all making errors now, though
(like that printer who made “angle”
angel in my last letter to you), our
minds are tired. It’s a good thing
we’re leaving, and all Agnes Scott is,

We make our own Ice Cream
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apparently migrating to “warmer”
places the end of the month:
“Sherfy’s” going to West Point, Mar-
garet Ferguson to Annapolis, Sara
Robertson and Frances Craighead to
W. and L., Martha Kirven to Suwanee,
Martha Tower to Davidson, Sally
Cothran to Carolina—oh, so many peo-
ple to so many different places, I’d
never be able to name them all.

And if you want to go anywhere or
do anything or have anybody fall in
love with you, you must attend one of
the concentration meetings—a very
mysterious affair going on in one of
the cottages at the witching hour of
ten. Everybody gathers together in
perfect silence and darkness and, in her
turn, tells what she most desires. Then
all those present concentrate for three
minutes on that thing. They say it
really works awfully well.

T think I'll stop and try it on my
tomorrow’s exams—wish me _ luck,
darling—I need it—or I may see you
sooner than I expect. Aggie,

AGNES SCOTT ENTERS
BELASCO CUP FINALS
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sat through the three previous nights

of the tournament during which no
play rose above the mediocre.

“The direction was more than
competent and attributed to Frances
K. Gooch. If any one performance
stood out above those of the others
it was possibly that of Louisa Duls,
which was done with excellent sense
of the humor as well as the tragedy.”

Fine as were Miss Bland’s and
Frances Hargis’ plays, they could
hardly stand before the professional
mastery of Barrie’s plot, as played by
the Scots. who, with their native dia-
lect, “fitted the lines and situations
like a dexterious hand into an ac-
eustomed glove.” The Ardrosson and
Saltcoats Players already held the
dramatic title of England, Ireland,
and Scotland, and we did well to com-
pete with them. We are very proud of
the place won by Blackfriars and ex-
tend most hearty congratulations to
the author, Miss Margaret Bland; to
the director, Miss Frances Gooch, and
to the players—Miss Louisa Duls, Miss
Frances Freeborn, Miss Elizabeth Mc-
Callie, and Miss Sarah Carter!

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Lecture Ass’n
Is Entertained

New Officers and Members
Honored.

The faculty members and newly-
elected officers of the Lecture Associa-
tion were entertained delightfully at
an informal tea in their honor by
the officers for 1927-1928 on Tuesday
afternoon, May 8.

The outgoing officers present were:

Emily Cope—President.

Mary Shewmaker—Secretary-Treas-
urer.

Josephine Walker—Senior
sentative.

Marion Green—Junior Representa-
tive.

Elaine
sentative.

Sarah White—Day Student Repre-
sentative.

Mary Jane Goodrich—Chairman Post-
er Committee.

The new officers are:

Dorothy Hutton—President.
sentative.

Edith McGranahan—Senior Repre-

Repre-

Exton—Freshman Repre-

Mary An Phelps—Junior Repre-
sentative.

Virginia Stokes—Sophomore Repre-
sentative.

Julia MeClendon—Day Student Rep-
resentative,

Helen Hendricks—Chairman Poster
Committee.

Elizabeth Hatchett — Secretary -
Treasurer.

The faculty members are: Miss
Westall, Miss Hopkins, Miss McKin-
ney, Miss Torrance, Dr. McCain, and
Mr. Stukes.

MISS BECKER WINS
CHRISTIE PRIZE

Miss Christie entertained B. O. Z.
at an informal tea Tuesday night in
the Tea House. At the last meeting
the members of the club voted on the
story written this year that they con-
sidered best. “The Jade Phoenix,”
written by Evelyn Becker and pub-
lished in the November issue of the
Aurora, was chosen to receive the
prize, a collection of short stories pre-
sented by Miss Christie.

Monte: “it seems to me I’ve seen
your face before.”

Bozo: “How odd!”

Monte: “It certainly is.”

“Are you the only corpulent mem-
ber of your family?”

“No! My uncle and aunt are so
fat that whn they got married, the
guests threw puffed rice on them.”

Lovely Underwear for
Graduation Gifts.

Graduation Books.
See Mrs. Cooper

DECATUR WOMAN’S
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Entertainment Is
Given for Seniors

Banquet, Luncheon and
Breakfast Feature

Calendar.

Don’t ever let anybody tell you
that these Seniors aren’t debutanting
this spring as well as graduating, for
along with exams and term papers
and things like that, there are all
kinds of social functions.

Cara Hinman, formerly a member
of this year’s class, entertained Satur-
day, May 12, with a lovely tea at her
home on Piedmont Avenue, to which
all of the Seniors were invited.

The Sophomores will entertain their
sister class with a beautifully ap-
pointed luncheon at the East Lake
Country Club on Saturday, May 19, at
1:15 P. M. We're hearing all sorts
of delightful rumors about the orches-
tra they’re going to have—so there
will be dancing after luncheon. The
faculty members of each class will be
present as honor guests—Miss Eagle-
son and Miss Bland—the Senior hon-
orary members—and Miss Gaylord and
Miss Freed for the Sophomores.

The Juniors will also entertain at
the East Lake Country Club for the
Seniors—quite the popular place, isn’t
it? This is to be a banquet on May
25th with all the usual lovely dresses
and flowers and things. But there’ll
be lots of unusual features which the
Juniors are keeping a secret.

On Saturday, May 26, the trustees
will give a luncheon in honor of the
Seniors and alumnae who are here
for commencement. This will be in
the Rebekah Scott dining room at 1:30
P.M. Mr. J. K. Orr, who is chairman
of the board of trustees, will pre-
side. The classes which are having
special reunions will sit together.

So our Seniors are going to have
lots of good times to remember, from
their last days here on the campus.

MISSES ROUNTREE AND
THOMAS IN RECITAL

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Traviata), written by Verdi, admir-
ably interpreted by Mary Rountree.

“Rluow, Blow Thou Winter Wind”
(Sargeant), rendered by Mr. Herbert,
received loud and lasting applause
from the audience. Another popular
number was the group of songs which
Mr. Ozmer sang. The group included
“A Song of Waiting” (Wright) and
“The Nightingale Has a Lyre of
Gold” (Whelpley).

Mary Rountree captivated her audi-
ence with her splendid interpretation
of two beautiful and well-loved songs
‘A Song of India’ (Rimsky-Kors-
akow) and “The Last Rose of Sum-
mer” (old Irish).

Every selection on the program was
most excellently rendered. The num-
bers reflected the well-known merits of
the artists. The program was quite
varied and interesting, and each part
of it was a veritable “hit” with the
audience. The two charming ac-
companists of the evening were Mrs.
Johnson and Miss Mary Buttrick.

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THE AGONISTIC

Two days of exams are over, but
there are eight more; and, as yet,
most of us underclassmen are still
looking rather worried, are continuing
to cram, and are even more frantical-
ly rushing around to put the best fin-
ishing touch on those term papers that
were due last week. Those lucky
Seniors have a start on us, but, al-
though they claim they’re thrilled to
death at the prospect of finishing
school, there are various stories circu-
lating around which rather go to prove
the contrary and some of the few
who are not ashamed of being senti-
mental positively look mournful! As
for society, it’s doing fine—with the
Sophomore-Senior luncheon this com-
ing Saturday, and the Senior-Soph-
omore breakfast Monday, and the
Junior-Senior banquet next Friday,
and all those entertainments for the
Seniors exclusively. And have you
ever seen so many new clothes which
are not even to be worn until the very
day of the parties? These common,
ordinary, old wardrobes of ours look
like sure ’nuf hope-chests—we’re sure
that there just must be some fiances
waiting around until after commence-
ment. But until then—well, as a cer-
tain Senior said tu a Junior, and as the
Junior said to a Sophomore, and as
the Sophomore even said to a Fresh-
man (poor things! They are just a
little bit left out), “This is college!”

Mary Lanier spent Sunday at home
taking with her Mary Gregory and
Margaret. Gerig.

Bex Kampr went to a Sigma Pi
picnic Saturday afternoon.

‘Emory presidential campaign as rep-

resentative of women of Iowa.
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_ Mary Bell MeConkey’s family spent
‘the week-end with her. .
Jean Alexander spent the week-end in
Atlanta:

Miss Westall entertained Miss Mc-
Dougall, Miss Pirkle, Miss Carwell,
Lucy Grier, Rosaltha Sanders, Mil-
dred Jennings, Ted Wallace, and Ruth
Evans Massengill at the Tea Room
Wednesday night.

Before

tion!

revoirs.

and hats, shoes, and
plete your Allen costume!

‘Frances Craighead attended the

You go “Ftomey

Class day, Commencement—and then home and vaca-
A season of mixed emotions but with the pros-
pect of pleasant summer days as a solace for the au

Before you go home, come to Allen’s and “browse
around” once more. You will find sports frocks, ideally
cool for the day-time occasions of mid-summer

fluttery frocks to grace the leisurely hours of afternoon

Or, even if you don’t intend to buy, come and look
around, for it would never do to go home unaware of
the smartest and the most Parisienne of the new styles!

J.P Ailen 6 Co.

“The Store all Women Know”

Mary Potter and Mary Webb at-
tended a dinner party at the home of
Mrs. D. E. Clark in Atlanta.

Alumnae News

Mary White Caldwell, ex ’23, who

Mary Potter and Elizabeth Gillespie | escaped from the turmoil of China in
spent the week-end in Atlanta with|such a thrilling manner last year, is
Mrs. Gillespie. visiting her brothers in the States at
present. She spent several days at
the college last week. Her former
roommate, Eunice Davis, ’22, now Mrs.
Harold Major, of Anderson, S. C.,
/ joined her here. Eunice holds the

Sarah Townsend, Dorothy Smith, record of having the largest family
Raemond Wilson, Zou Woolford, Sallie of anyone of her class—one little boy
Peake, Belle Ward Stowe, Eliza} three years old, and twins one year
Ramey, Chugga Sydnor, Jo Walker | gjq.
and Mary and Emily Cope had dinner| Beulah Davidson, '24, of Tate,. Ga.,
with Mr. and Mrs. Cope at the Hotel | wi} visit Agnes Scott next week.

Candler Sunday night. Martha Lin Manley, ’25, life presi-
dent of her class, is now in Montreal,

Hortense King and Estelle Bryan|Canada. She was sent as representa-
were entertained at a party by their | tive of the Georgia Press Association.
table last week. Mr. and Mrs. Fonville McWhorter,
of Atlanta, announce the birth of a

Hilda McCurdy spent the week-end|son on April 29. Mrs. McWhorter
at home. was formerly Nellie Bell Jackson, 17.

Mary Rountree spent the week-end
with Miss Ann Bowie in Atlanta.

Fowler

and Louise
Elise Gibson, Letty Pope and Eliz-
abeth Williams spent the week-end in
Washington, Ga.

Mary Doyle

Mary Ricklen and Louise Fowler
spent the week-end in Rome, Ga.

Clemmie Downing’s
the week-end with her.

mother spent

Myra Jervey spent the week-end in
Atlanta.

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Mary Webb spent Tuesday night
with Mrs. Clark in Atlanta.

Julia Mulliss, Dot Cheek and Alice
Glenn had dinner Saturday with Eloise
Gaines.

Betty Reid’s mother spent the week-
end with her.

Jo Fairchild, Betty Reid, Martha
Tower and Jo Walker went to the
Delta Tau Delta dance Friday night.

Alice Glenn, Dot Cheek and Lila
Porcher attended a dance Saturday
night at Decatur Woman’s Club.

Betty Hudson and Shirley McPhaul
Alice McDonald and Katherine Lott

attended a bridge-tea at Mrs. Spear-
man’s (Isabelle Leonard, ex ’29) Sat-
urday afternoon.

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Ruth Pringle, Helen Duke, Helen Mrs. Finnell gave a party for the
Johnston, Jeannette Nichols, Dit girls in White House Wednesday
Quarles, Florence Hill, Belle Ward night.

Stowe, Dorothy Smith and Lynn
Moore had dinner with Lib Smith Fri-
day night and Ruth Pringle spent the
week-end with her.

Georgia Watson spent the week-end
with Edith Coleman in Atlanta and
attended the Biltmore dinner-dance.

Jeannette Nichols spent the week-
end with Mrs. George Holiday in At-
lanta.

Nan Lingle, Helena Hermance and
Elizabeth Lilly are coming up for
graduation. -

Mary Catherine Gay, Helon and
Hazel Brown, and May Louise Thomas
attended the Arkansas Club dinner at
the Woman’s Club in Decatur. —

Hetty Waid - Btended” the’ “Theta ('T

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White Frocks for the
Baccalaureate Sermon

Sara Townsend and Helen Anderson
had dinner Wednesday night at the
Hotel Candler with Mrs. Harold Major
(Eunice Dean, 722).

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Christine Turner, ex ’25, of Pelham,
has announced her engagement to Mr.
Larrabee Davenport Hand. Myrtle
Murphy, ’25, of Louisville, will be mar-
ried in June to Mr. S. S. Simmons, of
Conway, S. C.

Anna Harrell, ex ’23, will be mar-
ried in June to Marian Dwight
Sanders, brother of Rosalthia Sanders
of the class of ’28. They will live in
Chicago.

Frances Tennet, ’25, now Mrs. Wm.
D. Ellis, sailed for Europe on May 2.

Josephine Logan, ’23, now Mrs.
Hugh Hamilton, of Apalachia, Va., is
visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs.
Logan, on the campus.

Mrs. J. C. Monoghan, formerly
Hazel Huff, ’26, of Fayetteville, N. C.,
announces the birth of a son.

Polly Stone reports seeing many
alumnae on her trip to Chicago last
week—there is an Agnes Scott Alum-
nae organization in Chicago of seven-
teen members.

for Campus Wear
A Smart Shoe

The seven ages of woman:
1. The infant.

2. The little girl.

3. The miss.

4. The young woman.

5. The young woman.

6. The young woman.

7. The young woman.

DeKalb Theatre

THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATUR-

DAY, MAY 17, 18, 19
Stage Attraction

PAUL SHORT’S 1928 REVUE
Starring Janet Kelly of Atlanta

—Also
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, MAY 17-18
William Haines
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“WEST POINT”

SATURDAY, MAY 19
Douglas Fairbanks
at
“ROBIN HOOD”

MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNES-
DAY, MAY 21, 22, 23
Charlie Chaplin
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“THE CIRCUS”

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, MAY 24-25
Ramon Navarro
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“THE STUDENT PRINCE”

Accessories
Graduation Gifts

The end of May will soon be here . .
the campus resounds with whisperings of
caps and gowns and sheepskins
2 there’s a bustle and stir .. .
contagious “school’s - out - it’s - time - to - go-
4 home”’ feeling runs rampant!
You’re wondering what gifts to choose for
your graduating friends!
“parting gift’ would most delight your room-
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Have you seen our accessories? Here
you can choose blindfolded and be sure you’re

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THE AGONISTIC

A successful gold digger is one who
makes you feel she is taking dinner
with you, not from you.

“Why are prom girls like radia-

tors?”
“Because
“No, no—because they make so

much noise.”

”

Mother: “Johnny, I married your
father because he saved me from
drowning.”

Johnny: “That’s why pop’s always
; telling me not to go swimming.

“So you wear gloves all the time to
keep your hands soft.”

“Yes.”

“Do you sleep in your hat?”

Alice (at Dr, Hewey’s): “I want
something! Er!—I wanta sneeze.”

Dr. Hewey: “Sorry, Miss Alice, we
haven’t any.”

“Is your wife entertaining this win-
ter?”
“Not very.”

There are three classes of women—
the intellectual, the beautiful, and the
majority.

‘She has a head like a door knob.”

“How come?”

“Any man can turn it.”

“When our shirts return from the
laundry what cigarette do they re-
mind you of?”

“Old Golds.
load.”

Not a cuff in a car-

Dear Editor: Please tell me why it} “They tell me the major is hard on
is that my lady friend closes her eyes | the regiment.”
when I kiss her—X. Y. Z. “Yes. He is rotten to the corps.”
Answer: Send us your photograph
and we will tell you.

Now we have the story of the un-
dertaker who lost his money when
“Why do you wear your stockings |he died. He went in the hole.
wrong side out?”
“There’s a hole on the other side.”

Prof.: “In which of Shakespeare’s
plays does that line appear, Mr.
“Baby mustn’t play with papa’s| Jones?”
razor, mama has to open a can of| Jones: “I’m not sure whether it’s in
beans.” ‘If You Like It That Way’ or ‘Nothing
Much Doing.’ ”

Blessed are the low in mind for they
shall be joke editors. Robber: “Yer money or yer life!”
Stude: “Ha! ha! I’m just coming

“Where was the Declaration of In-| home from a date with a co-ed.”
dependence signed?”

“At the bottom.”

Absent-Minded Prof.: “Is there any-
one under the bed?”

Stockings may have been invented| Escaped Convict (hiding): “Not a
in the eleventh century but they| soul.”
weren’t discovered until the twentieth. A.-M. P.: “That’s funny; I would
have sworn I heard someone.”

Beauty is its own excuse for being

dumb, St. Pete: “Who’s there?

Voice Without: “It is 1.”

St. Pete (peeved): “Getoutta here,
we don’t want any more school teach-
ers.”

Marriage is a banana peel on the
doorstep of romance.

Lady: “Count yourself, big boy, you
aren’t so many.” A grocer’s boy, carrying a basket
Lad: “Stick a thermometer in your|of eggs, recently was hit by a coal
lips, lady, you ain’t so hot.” truck. The eggs are expected to live.

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Views and Interviews| Sophomores Enter-
tained By Juniors

Suppressed desires, learn in
Psych 201, are desires that, because

of some conflict, cannot be réalized.

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Varied Entertainment Is a

Suppressed desires and especially sup- Feature.

pressed ambitions, are common to

One of the most enjoyable entertain-
ments of this month was the Junior-
Sophomore tea given in the gym last
Wednesday afternoon. This was in
the form of an installation service in
which the present Junior class gave its
place to the Sophomores. During the
afternoon dancing to the tune of
Therese Barksdale’s playing was very
much enjoyed, as was also a solo by
Ethel Freeland. G. B. Knight made
a very interesting talk, installing the
Junior officers for next year.

everyone.

Thinking this a fruitful topic for
research, I approached Lois McClel-
land. I found her blond petiteness
eurled up in one of the luxurious
Agnes Scott rockers. “Miss McClel-
land, what is your suppressed am-
bition?” “Oh,” she squealed vivacious-
ly, “I have always wanted to go on
the vaudeville stage! The dramatic
stage is rather too—shall I say con-
ventional? for my type. And then, I

feel th lent for dancing woul 2A. te Ree
not be lost 0 the word” | LETTER OF COMMEN-
in We ieeCbitiors: 2 DATION IS AWARDED
Knowing Mary McCallie’s shyness DOROTHY KEITHLEY

of publicity, I approached her very
carefully. Mary, with her character-
istic conservatism, is always afraid of
giving the right impression. “I don’t
want people to get the right impres-
sion of me,” she said once, “I want
to keep them in the dark.” So I led
up to the subject very carefully, and
finally Mary confessed. It seems that
she wants to be president of Student
Government, just for one night.

Evelyn Olliff, she of the many phone
calls, says her suppresed ambition is
to wear an S. P. E. pin to an A. T. O.
dance with a Phi Delta Theta. When
one considers the large number of frat
brothers that she can keep on a string
at once, one almost believes that possi-
ble.

Anna Katherine Golucke admitted,
with many blushes, that hers was to
be a heartless, wicked vampire—“the
Cleopatra type, you know.” One of
her devoted admirers sent her a clip-
ping entitled, “The Flirt,” which he
dedicated to her. She was secretly
overjoyed—but she had to pretend to
be mad, for it wouldn’t do to let any-
one guess her shameful secret desire!

Laura Brown was at first perplexed
by my question, but after a few min-
utes of thinking she looked up, gig-
gled, and said, “Well, I would kinder
like to walk home.”

Lucky Mary Perkinson! She says, as
Miss Health of 1927, that she has no
maladies whatsoever, not even sup-
pressed desires! Perhaps, after four
years of I. G. and grits, we may ar-
rive at the same happy end.

Of interest to all Agnes Scott stu-
dents and especially to those engaged
in Scout work, was the award Thurs-
day morning in chapel, of a letter of
commendation to Dorothy Keithley.
The letter was presented by the Direc-
tor of Scout Work in Atlanta.

The letter which was presented to
Dorothy was something in the nature
of a character award. It came from
the Scout Headquarters in New York
City. Such a letter is a recognition of
faithful service and of loyalty in com-
munity life and to the troop and is
given to girls who haye, in the past,
merited it, and who show promise for
the future. This character award was
a signal of the high honor and respect
of fellow Scouts. It is also a pres
requisite for the Golden Eaglet—the
highest honor a Scout can receive. Be-
cause of her excellent attainment in
Scout work during the past several
years and her successful leadership of
a Scout Troop at Decatur Junior High,
the Scout Headquarters were proud
and pleased to honor Dorothy Keithley
in such a way.

HAMLINE COLLEGE
CURRICULAR FREEDOM

St. Paul, Minn. (By New Student
Service)—Revision of the curriculum
to permit more freedom of study has
been announced at Hamline College
by President Alfred F. Hughes. Majors
and minors have been abolished, the
first and last two years of work sep-

LATIN MAJORS HON- arated, and requirements reduced in
ORED BY seeks “Gateway” courses in the

Freshman and Sophomore years will
introduce the student to college, and
thereafter he will be free to select his
own subjects. The only demand is for
36 hours of concentrated study. The
“gateway” courses will be liberal and
varied, Particular emphasis is being
placed on the Junior and Senior years.
After caring for the demanded 36
hours, the student may browse as he
pleases, or he may limit his work to
one field. Provisions will be made for
granting the exceptional student re-
search facilities if he is able to carry
his work beyond the limits of courses
offered. Similarly, by arrangement
with department heads, study may be
done outside of class rooms and with
no direct reference to courses.

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GRADUATION

It has been our privilege to have graduation gifts
selected from us for the past thirty-five years. Feeling
that we merit your confidence—we solicit your favor.

APPROVED ACCOUNTS SOLICITED

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Jewelers
3 Peachtree Street

Miss Torrance, Miss Smith, Miss
Freed and Miss Hammond, honorary
members of Eta Sigma Phi, enter-
tained the members-elect at a most
celightful tea in the Alumnae House
Wednesday afternoon. The color
scheme of green and orange was car-
ried out most effectively in the dec-
crations and in the delicious refresh-
ments that were served. The affair
was a very informal one and was thor-
eughly enjoyed by all present.

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Chapel Problem Is on Trial at Vassar| have a natural aptitude for its sub-

In the fall of 1926, a petition was
drawn up by the students of Vassar
for voluntary chapel. After the sys-

tem had been in operation for a while,
a questionnaire was sent out to de-
termine the general reaction. Seven-
ty-four per cent of the college re-
sponded. This showed that the num-
ber of times attended by the majority
was none, and that, of those who did
go, the average number of times was
once. This information was about one
semester after voluntary chapel start-
ed, and although the cireumstances are
not very different now, the real test
will come when only those who have
always been under this system are
left in college.

Chapel at Vassar is held at 7 o’clock
in the evening and, according to the
findings from the questionairre, the
opportunity for relaxation is its great-
est value. The familiar order was
preferred: the president’s leading,
music and singing by the students
themselves.

The second page of the question-
naire related to the Christian Associa-
tion. A clear conception as to the pur-
pose of the organization was not
shared by the college, and when the
aim was not known by those among
whom it was working, there was little
hope for success. A conference was
held at Lake Mohonk last fall to de-
cide the question of whether or not re-
ligion had any place on the Vassar
campus. The Vassar Community
Church for faculty, students and em-
ployees, was the outcome of these
‘meetings and discussions. Its pur-
pose is broad enough for all.

The present system of chapel serv-

_jees is undergoing many experiments,
and the Vassar Department of Re-
_ ligion is seeking for a new member to
spend a grat deal of effort in solving
the problem.—Smith College Weekly.

= Shaw on College

A Freshman at the University of
Michigan has been rewarded for writ-
ing George Bernard Shaw an appre-
ciation of his work by a fatherly let-
ter on the good and bad of college,
sent him by the playwright. Shaw’s
letter reads:

“T think that college life makes a
man a much better citizen because it
is a communal life and therefore trains
him for human society. College grad-
uates, like sailors, are very superior
to merely domesticated persons in
point of sociability.

“On the other hand, college train-
ing is intellectually and morally ruin-
ous except to a very few people who

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THE AGONISTIC

German Educators to Visit University
of N.C.

According to R. B, House, executive
secretary of the University, a group
of prominent German educators, who
are spending four months in this coun-
try visiting the outstanding institu-
tions of learning will visit the Uni-
versity on May 25 for the purpose of
seeing and hearing the many activities
that are being carried on here. Pro-
fessor Thomas Alexander of Columbia
University made arrangements with
(| President Chase for these intellectual
p- | Peeks of Germany to visit Chapel Hill.

jects and a strong and indiscriminate

memory for all sorts and scraps of Novelty in Education

In the past few years many col-
information; that is, with certain tech- leges have been presenting courses of
nical tastes and no more values—no| study in novel forms. Furman Sum-
mer School, in accordance with this
idea, is giving a two weeks course in
Field Botany at a camp in the moun-
tains, and offers two weeks credit for
some contemplated professional ca-|ipe work done at this camp. Why
reer a college student should make the | ,o¢ attend the Summer School at Fur-
most out of college by reading what man, and then take a course at the
he likes and discussing it at students’| .. mer camp? Such a program of
clubs (if there are any except drink- study will give a student eight weeks
ing and sporting ones) and doing the| 4¢ college credit. For information,

least minimum of dry work to secure | .3¢¢ Harry Clark, Dean of Summer
a pass, or even retire without one— School.

short of being kicked out. But every
case is peculiar, and cannot come un-
der any general prescription. Travel
if you can afford it, preferably on foot
and fourth class..—The New Student.
—Vassar Mscellany News.

conscience, in short.
“Except in cases where a college de-
is an indispensable qualification for

—The Hornet.

$125,000 Trust Fund
Cambridge, Mass.—To promote a
series of annual intercollegiate com-
petitions in scholarship between Har-
vard and other American colleges, the
Colleges sum of $125,000 has been donated to
“Colleges are like individuals,” the university by Mrs. Lowell Putnam,

Robert Frost, renowned New England to establish a trust fund in memory
poet, told a reporter for the Michigan of her husband, which will be known
Daily. “They think the important | 25 the Lowell Putnam Memorial
thing is to be ‘advanced,’ whereas the | Prize fund for the promotion of
really important thing with colleges as scholarship. Mrs. Putnam is a sister
well as individuals is to be original.” |0f the president of Harvard.

Despite loyalities, Mr. Frost finds} ™ accord with the stipulations of
the colleges alike. “I have confirmed the gift a competitive examination will

Originality Should Be Sought By

— SS

Dramatic Club at Union College Dis-
cusses Probability of Theater.

The possibility of a theater on the
campus will be the main topic for dis-
cussion at an open meeting of the
Mountebanks to be held on Monday
evening, May 7, at 7:30 o’clock in Sili-
man hall. Although a practically un-
heard of idea in the student body, a
stage of our own has long been the
aspiration of many of those especial-
ly interested in dramatics. The meet-
ing is called for the purpose of de-
termining the consensus of student
opinion as to the advisability of such
a project.

Any attempt to produce good drama
realistically must of necessity be re-
stricted by financial limitations. It is
of utmost importance that a decision
be reached as to whether or not the
organization is to continue its old
policy of inadequate realism, or, like
so many other college dramatic socie-
ties and little theater groups, that its

in the future will be
staged in the impressionistic manner.

In addition to all men who have
taken part in any productions of the
Mountebanks, it is urged that any
other undergraduates who are inter-

productions

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ested in dramatics attend the meeting.
—Concordiensis.

Seniors Break Tradition
Wofford College Seniors have de-
cided to do away with Senior invita-
tions. —Hornet.

Dean Disapproves of Beauty Contests

Denver’s Dean of Women has taken
a decided stand against the practice of
selecting the university’s most beauti-
ful co-eds through the means of a
beauty contest. “They are degrading
and insulting to girls whose brains are

entirely overlooked, and place co-eds
on the level with Follies girls,” she
says. —Davidsonian.

For Married Only
A new apartment for married stu-
dents is being erected near the cam-
pus of Harvard University.
—Sou’wester.

Shriner: “Did you know you had an
academy in your eye?”

Laura Brown: “No!”

Shriner: “I see pupils in it.”

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Graduation

MAY 29, 1928

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myself in my life-long suspicion,
said, “that they are all alike, in spite
of their imagined differences.
literary groups of students, radical
students, and students seized with neo-
religionism in all of them. And the
same kind of es devastates them
all.”

all be more original.”

” he|be held with Yale this year in what

will probably be the first intercol-

T find | legiate scholastic contest in history.

On April 30 ten men chosen from

the University and ten from Yale will | |
meet in a three-hour examination on |_

the subject of “English Literature.”
Five thousand dollars worth of

“As I see it mt are all rather | books will be won for its college li-| |

‘adv. “and I wish that they could|brary by the victorious team, in ad-|
gta mn dition to sndividual:- prizes for the team |

“Advanced,” Mr. Frost explained, | members.

means merely being well-informed,
while greatness in art -depends on
something more—a spark of origin-

ality. One can be advanced by keep- |:

ing abreast of the ideas of others, he
said, but one “never gets anywhere
like that.”—-New Student.

—vVassar Miscellany News.

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