Y. W. Tea Thursday The Agonextra Reception Saturday AGNES SCOTT COLL EGE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1936 7^ Freshmen Invited To Join Y.W.C.A. In Year's Program I really wish I could think of some sparkling new word or phrase to say what I want. Of course I could say "We welcome you with open arms," or give you some advice on the "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may" theme. I might even dress such trite thoughts in a "party" dress, or in one of these new fall hats, so that you wouldn't recognize them. But I'm afraid you'd see through my disguise; so I shall just assume you assume those sentiments of mine. I would like to say a few words about the Y. W. C. A., however. First let me warn you of its existence. I hope you will come to the tea we give you tomorrow afternoon. You will probably get a vague idea of what we are and do from chapel programs and talks. But why not do a little sleuthing on your own? Discover that purpose that we have too subtly hidden, I'm afraid. If you will join our activities, and share in our program, then I promise you it will be worth your while. And perhaps you will discover that a real warning is pertinent, because funda- mentally the Y. W. C. A. is a danger- ous organization. It actually purports to change people and things. And of course if we can help you in any way at all, call on us. We are here for service. In His Service, Isabel McCain, President of Y. W. C. A. A. A. Recommends Swimming, Tennis Those of you who are coming back to Agnes Scott know already the good times in store for you as members of the Athletic Association. To you who are coming to Agnes Scott for the first time we offer a sincere welcome and a friendly invitation to join us in all of our fun. There's nothing like a good swim or a swift set of tennis on our own courts to dissolve registration line .quirks, and a dance in the gym to connect all the new people to names. The evening sings in front of Main will smooth away the lines, and a try at hockey will leave you filled with the cooper- ation and good sportsmanship so es- sential not only for that most import- ant stunt but also for all of your ac- tivities. A little play mixed with your work is the very best recipe for getting the most from your college life. So, if I may, I'm going to leave your studying to your conscience and urge you to play with us as often, as wholehearted- ly, and as well as you can. Sincerely, Julia Thing, President of Athletic Association. Record Enrollment, New Teachers Mark Opening of 1936 College Term Increased Number of Boarders Necessitates Use of Boyd For Dormitory. With an enrollment of nearly 5 00 girls, Agnes Scott for the third conse- cutive year has opened another dormi- tory for additional space. In 1934, Gaines was opened; last year, when the greatest number of students since 1926 was registered, White House was used; and this year, to help accommo- date over 300 girls as compared to 2 89 last year, Boyd, formerly the home of several faculty members, has been opened. Day student registration is less than last year, with 117 old students and 61 new making a total of 178. Last year there were 19 5. But the 180 old boarders and 124 new ones make 15 more than last year and bring the total enrollment up to 482. These figures were compiled Monday; since then a few changes may have taken place. Departments of English, Biol- ogy, Latin, French, Chemis- try Get Instructors. Changes in five departments and an addition to the library staff bring new faculty members to Agnes Scott this year. Miss Helen Carlson is teach- ing French while Assistant Professor Margaret Phythian is on leave of ab- sence; Miss Narka Nelson, of Califor- nia, will teach Latin; and Mr. Ernest Hocking Runyan, formerly of Welles- ley, is replacing Mr. Thomas Whit- taker, acting associate professor of biology last year. Miss Mary Linder Vardell, head of the biology department of Flora Mac- Donald, is replacing Miss Helen Miller, who married this summer, as an in- structor in biology. Also in this de- partment is Miss Frances McCalla, '3 5. Miss Lucy Goss, '34, and Miss Carrie Phinney Latimer, '3 5, are in the Chem- istry and Spoken English departments. Miss Josephine Nunnally, of Wil- liamsburg, has been appointed an as- sistant librarian. Lounges, Water Founts Dazzle Prospective Library Patrons Keats' "Stout Cortez," when he saw the Pacific from Darien, could have been no more thrilled or surprised than "stout" (intellectually speaking, of course) Agnes Scotters have been upon viewing the transformation of the campus during the summer months. The library, a mere shell in May, has become an architectural mas- terpiece whose very comfort threatens to be a menace to good scholarship. To those who are endowed with moral stamina the soft red and blue leather lounges in the main reading room and the orange and black umbrellas on the terrace will make studying for exams (even three times a year) a real pleas- ure. For those to whom such luxuries will be completely demoralizing, "slump-proof" chairs conducive to much diligence have been provided. With Student Government func- tioning so well in other activities, the library offers new freedom in that closed reserves have been abolished and all students will have access to the stacks (as well as to long-agitated-for water fountains). Surprisingly enough, the dark room on the second floor is not a lethal chamber for those who disturb the tranquility of the library but a place for microphotography and the show- ing of lantern slides. The rooms, each with large tables surrounded by chairs, are to be used for seminars by per- mission only, while the booths in the stack room are to be used by faculty members working on certain projects. The old library, far from being dis- carded and newly named for Murphy Candler, with its glass enclosed bal- conies, its kitchenette, and its attract- ive green furniture is fast becoming the student activities building. Rebekah Scott Hall also offers its surprises, for new lounges and love seats, chairs, lamps, tables, and draper- ies now adorn the lobby while the oc- cupants of Main boast of new rose draperies and an upholstered daven- port, "all the better to get fraternity pins, my dear!" e^9 'Things To Come' Wednesday, September 23: 4:00 P. M. All freshmen meet in chapel. Mr. McCain's talk and moving pictures shown by Miss Wilburn and Alberta Palmour. 8:00 P. M. Musicale Chapel. Thursday, September 24: 8:00 A. M. Classes begin. 4:30-6:00 P. M. Y. W. C. A. tea Alumnae Garden. 6:45 P. M. Vespers in the Chapel. 7:00 P. M. Dancing in the Gym. Friday, September 25: 10:00 P. M. Floor party in Inman. Saturday, September 26: 8:30 P. M. Reception in Main. Dancing in Gym. Sunday, September 27: 9:3 0 A. M. Mr. McCain's Bible class for freshmen. 10:00 A. M. Church. 3:00 P. M. Tour of Atlanta. Monday-Tuesday, September 28-29: 4:30 P. M. Handbook classes. 7:00 P. M. Handbook classes. Wednesday, September 30: 10:00 A. M. Election of stunt chairmen after chapel. 3:30 P. M. "How to Study" Mr. Stukes Chapel. Friday, October 2: 3:3 0 P. M. Handbook test for all freshmen in Buttrick. 7:30 P. M. Athletic rally. 'Learn To Share' Is President's Advice To New Freshmen A cordial welcome to you, Class of 1940, and to you, all other new stu- dents. Now that you are beginning to catch a glimpse of the life behind col- lege walls you surely have overcome any fears you once had about college, for you must have found that Agnes Scott is a most friendly place, a place where you can live quite naturally, a place where each student shares in making our college life go round. You have already seen your sponsors at work. Y. W. C. A. and A. A. have been busy too, and here comes The Agonistic with a special edition for you. Student Government has also been interested in your coming. Don't you see how the old students have learned to share! It is only through giving of your time and energies when- ever and wherever you are needed that you can hope to enjoy many of the finest things in college, especially those things that aren't found in books. Student Government asks you too, to share in the responsibility of govern- ment, to contribute to the community life here at A. S. C, and to hold fast to the fourfold ideal that Agnes Scott sets for each girl. Help us help you to make your stay at A. S. C. a most happy one. Alice Hannah, President of Student Government. Campus Activities For Day Students Through the foggy confusion of the first days of a freshman there shines one certainty: the freshmen are wel- come. After the greetings from Y. W. C. A., Student Government, and Athletic Association, and the solicitous utterances of the professors, another enthusiastic "word of welcome" would be as unappreciated as a knock-knock heard for the fifth time. But notice the efficiency of this college. You have been here only three days and already, overwhelmed with the fact of your welcome, you see demonstrated a principle valued by the psychology de- partment, the effectiveness of repeti- tion in learning. You who are the new day students have another lesson to learn. You should begin at once to take such a part in college life that your classifi- cation as "day student" may become as meaningless as possible. Agnes Scott is not the high school you hastened to escape from when classes were over. Acquire the habit of studying at the college. Do not hesitate to take part in 4:30 hockey and other late sports. And whenever an event here at night attracts you, sign for a place in one of the day student rooms and spend the night. Never let the unimportant detail of your not living at the col- lege keep you from making your ca- reer at Agnes Scott both exciting and profitable. Lucile Dennison, President of Day Students. 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Pay Your Budget <>k that is much in demand in a notebook while one attends a class is hardly courteous, as is taking more than one reserved book at a time; and securing reserved books for one's friends who are unable to get to the library at the beginning of a period puts these hooks out of use for the time and seems scarcely the fair thing to do. Above all, courtesy must be observed in the mat- ter of quietness if the library is to be what it may with proper cooperation. Talking anywhere in the building is inexcusable. The carrels in the bookstacks are to be used by faculty members and honor students. It is particularly necessary that absolute quiet be maintained in the stacks; Faculty members have office hours, and it is an imposition upon them for students to disturb them while they are using the carrels. A complete list of library regulations may be found elsewhere in this issue; every student is obligated to acquaint herself with this in order to know how to exercise thoughtful care of the library and due courtesy in the use of the books. So may we increase the beauty of one of the most beautiful things on the campus. A new library, a new student activ- ties building, and new names for many Agnes Scott alumnae mark the begin- ning of the new school year. Alumnae who have married in the past few months are: Margaret Alice Belote, '34, to Frank Rogan Morse. Mary Elizabeth Skeen, '34, to Thomas Wiley Dawsey, of Atlanta and Washington. They are now living in Arlington, Va. Anna Humber, '3 5, to Winston Woodard Little. Gene Caldwell, ex-'3 8, to Victor Bain Dellinger, of Salisbury. Elizabeth Grier, '28, to Rev. Leland Edmunds, of Sumter, S. C. Mary Boggs, '3 5, to Ordway South- ard, of Birmingham. Mary Eloise Gaines, '28, to Clifton Benjamin Wilburn, of New York. Louise McCain, *34, to Eugene Max- well Boyce. Norma Tucker, ex-'26, to Julian Flad Sturtevant. Frances Thurber Waid, '3 3, to George Otis Taylor, Jr., of New Or- leans and Atlanta. Dorothy Bishop Cassel, '34, to Dr. Havelock Frank Fraser, of Bellingham, Washington, and Atlanta. Mary Jane Evans, '3 5, to James M. Lichliter, of Columbus, Ohio. Gladys Burns, '3 5, to Broadus Wil- lingham Marshall. Martha Hall Young, ex-'3 6, to Reg- inald Bell. Betty Mathis, ex-'3 8, to Thad T. Holt, Jr., of Atlanta and Birmingham. And these have announced their en- gagements: Sarah Catherine Wood, '3 6, to Rev. Peter Marshall, of Westminster Pres- byterian Church, Atlanta. They will be married in the early fall. Raemond Wilson, '3 0, to Harden Craig. Miss Wilson taught in the Eng- lish department here two years ago. Miss Daisy Frances Smith, '24, new- ly elected president of the Alumnae Association, and Mrs. D. B. Donald- son, general alumnae secretary, were hostesses Wednesday at tea in the alumnae house for the members of the executive committees. The tea was part of an informal meeting to discuss plans for the year. Research Occupies Faculty in Summer While some of the faculty taught this summer, as was announced last spring, others did research work. Miss Ellen Douglas Leyburn, instructor in English, worked at Emory and at Yale university; Mr. James Wright, profes- sor of economics and sociology, in At- lanta and Decatur; Miss Linda Var- dell, of the biology department, at the Mountain Lake biological station of the University of Virginia; and Mr. Schuyler Christian, professor of phy- sics and astronomy, at Harvard. Miss Frances K. Gooch, associate professor of English, made the libraries of Co- lumbia and New York her headquar- ters for research during July and Aug- ust. The theme for research done by Miss Annie May Christie, assistant pro- fessor of English, was Georgia humor, with special emphasis being given to one of Georgia's outstanding humor- ists, Charles Henry Smith, perhaps better known as Bill Arp. Much of Miss Christie's time was spent in read- ing old newspapers and stories of early Georgia to find the humor of that period. Miss Mary Stuart MacDougall, pro- fessor of biology, did research work at Mountain Lake, at the University of j Virginia, and at Wood's Hole, Massa- chusetts, the marine biological labora- tory. She then spent a week at Har- vard attending a scientific convention. Sparkenbroke, by Charles Morgan; I reviewed by Eliza King. Indescribable in its beauty, depth, and clarity of thought, and in the perfection of its language and charac- terization is Sparkenbroke, the latest work of Charles Morgan, the author of The Fountain. It is a book which cannot be read once and forgotten. It must be read over and over in order to let the music of its words and the magnificence and sublimity of its ideas become part of one's conscious- ness. The author does not lay down a series of dogmatic conclusions; rather he allows the reader to share the thoughts and actions of his characters and to experience with them the de- velopment of their principles and phil- osophies of life and death. George, a sane, normal country doc- tor whose chief virtue is that he knows when not to talk; the rector, who un- derstands and translates many of Sparkenbroke's thoughts into every- day language; and Mary, who is caught between the rapture of Piers' love and the security of George's, are among the main characters. However, the book is dominated by Piers, Lord Sparkenbroke, of w r hom the rector said, "I feel with Piers as I should feel if I saw an angel coming through the gate with a telegram." He creates an atmosphere of breathlessness, of a certain urgency, a certain suspense, and a sense of exaltation, which is transmitted to the reader and holds him to the end. Singleness of Mind Piers believed that supreme happi- ness is perfect "singleness of mind," "a sense of being identical with his expectation, as if he had been listen- ing to the wind and was the wind, or to footsteps and his were the foot- steps," and he sought this ecstasy in his writing, in love, and in death. "These are (man's) three ecstasies, his three deaths to this world that free him from the living death of the body . . . They are one death and one life, one transcendance or ecstasy, the re- conciliation of suffering and joy." The story concerns these three phases of Sparkenbroke's life his writing, his love, and his death, his idea of which permeates his whole being and conduct. Writing tantalizes him with hints and flashes of this ecstasy. The development of the love of Piers and Mary, whose beauty was so great that "they gazed at her going, and, for the fragment of time that gives a poet his poem, after she was gone at the place where she had been" the develop- ment of this love is fascinating, and the reader shares Piers' hope that in this love he will find that peace and happiness which he finds only in death. Death here is beautiful and desirable, for with it comes "an abso- lute singleness exempt from the divi- sion of forms." One finds poetry as well as philos- ophy in Sparkenbroke. Passages such as the following appear throughout the book: "and the air had music's lilt, which upon its lightness bore a melancholy that was the sea; and out of the following hush . . . sprang the arched remoteness of sky." Morgan should know the happiness of having realized his purpose in writ- ing, which he gives in the words of Sparkenbroke: "A story isn't good be- cause it gives men pleasure or instructs them or imposes an opinion on them or leads to the reform of a moral or social evil. And it isn't good because it does a reader's imagining for him. As Spain enters upon the third month of civil war, the outcome of the struggle is still in doubt. Victories so far are small, probably meaningless. Although the cost has already been great in hu- man life as well as in property, both sides seem just to have begun to fight. These sides consist of (a) the government, also called Communists, Leftists, Reds, and Loyalists, backed by the common people who brought it in- to power in the February, 1936, election. Rus- sia, nominally at least, is on the side of the Reds ; and Mexico has abandoned neutrality in favor of the loyalists also, (b) The rebels, Fascists, or Whites include royalists, the army, and the church, and are materially assisted by Germany and Italy. The odds at present seem to favor the rebels, aided from without by Hitler and Musso- lini, from within by the trained army aristocracy and the experienced Moors whom the army has brought from Morocco. The main hope of the government at present seems to lie in the dis- taste of the strongly nationalistic Spanish peo- ple for foreign intervention, and in the value (however slight) that the legal and constitution- al foundation of its power may have. The rebellion actually began, after several provocations and assassinations, on July 19 in Spanish Morocco. It took a day for it to spread from there to the Spanish peninsula. Early in the struggle the loyalists at Toledo laid siege to the famous Alcazar, the West Point of Spain, and the training ground for the army. The siege has been one of the most spectacular and useless phases of the whole war. When finally the much- advertised mines of dynamite laid under the falls of that ancient fortress were exploded, its occupants, uninjured, continued to fire at the Reds from the ruins. After more than ten weeks of occupancy, the young soldiers marched out of their stronghold only to join the Fascist forces which came down over the mountains to meet them. Meanwhile, the rebels had occupied what was left of Irun after the retreating Reds fired it; had besieged and finally taken San Sebastian; and were marching on the nation's capital, Mad- rid. General Francisco Franco, who started the rebellion in Morocco, is in command of the White army as it follows the same route to the city used by Wellington in the Napoleonic wars. As the opposing armies entrench themselves around Madrid, commanders of both forces deny any de- sire for truce; and the world waits. Students' Strange Actions Attributed to Bad Weather One hardly knows whether to attribute some of the unpredictable actions and inexplicable statements of hitherto sober and rational young women to the recent change in the weather, to the cumbersome burden of intellectual pursuits, or to the sudden denouement of the knock-knocks. Whatever the cause, from reliable sources (in fact, authorities) comes the report that one Isa- bel McCain was not long since seen scrambling down a rather uncertain looking telephone pole with a thoroughly annoyed cat in one hand, wild- ly yet triumphantly waving the other (which by the way refers to hand, not cat) to the teeming multitude below who were accompanying her by no means ungraceful descent with cheers of ap- proval* Brooks Spivey's sense of the dramatic and the spectacular was also exhibited in a performance on that iron-clad vehicle, called by less euphuistic personages the street car, last week during one of the sudden downpours of rain (not Words- worthian daffodillies). As fate would have it our little heroine had on brand new shoes, hence her long conference with the conductor on weather- conditions, the latest style of footwear, and the scarcity of life belts. Seeing that the street at the front door is unnavigable, she dashes madly to the back only to find the same street viewed from another angle just as uninvit ing. Another streak of lightning and Brooks is back at the front with the conductor tactfully suggesting that she cease vacillating. Another sprint to the back. Now the entire car is in a huddle over the situation. The conductor is faced with a situa- tion. The conductor is faced with a dilemma. It is good because it re-enables a man How shall he answer Brooks' baffling question to imagine for himself." is It really ethical to wade? But wait it is too late; for Brooksie has just completed a beautiful Ao-nnktir FHitnrial Council swan dive and is fast n ' ac ' nin ^ r lh( ' curb stone by Agonistic memorial council lmeans of a skilfu , ,, ark slrok( . Even the charm girl, Alice Taylor, has not been To keep the editorials of The Ago- I immune to whatever forces have caused the nistic as representative of the student aforementioned incidents, for did she not make body as possible, an editorial council th e anti-climatical statement in sociology that has been appointed consisting of the editor, the associate editor, Enid Mid- dleton, and Mary King. The council meets weekly for discussion certain reasons are always there, usually which is certainly no more amazing than Annie Laura Galloway's profound revelation that everybody lives somewhere. Which stories all go to'show that "people have more fun than anybody." THE AGONISTIC 3 Sociology Professor Is Author of Recent Book Freda Freshmen Begins College In Whirl of Parties, Rides, Work Registration, Opening Exercises, Handbooks, Commit- tees Leave Freda No Chance For Homesickness While She Seeks Knowledge Freda Freshman, nominal descendant cf Callie Careless and Connie Conference (who date from etiquette and conventions of last year), began her college career this year in a whirl of teas, parties, and receptions, which left her no leisure to weep for her native heath. After standing in endless lines (which are not, as is popularly sup- posed, the shortest distance between two points) at doors behind which the embattled committees stood, Freda emerged on Tuesday, September 23, completely exhausted and registered. The following day she attended the opening exercises at which Rev. Wil- liam V. Gardner spoke. On September 24 classes came and English themes did not. (After all, why did Freda come to college?) In rapid succession the Y. W. C. A. tea, at which Freda wore a flowing dress; the floor party in Inman, where she wore pajamas; and the reception in Main, where she wore a smile. Later she carried her smile and her feet to the gym where she danced to music furnished by the Tech Ramblers. Sun- day afternoon brought forth an infor- mal but informative tour of Atlanta. During the next two days Freda was besieged by a sponsor, purple of lace and handbook, who spoke at great length of rules, ideals, and point systems, all to the purpose that she might pass the handbook test on Fri- day. Having safely survived that cri- sis, Freda unlike her alliterative and illustrious foremothers, who sank into the dignified oblivion of tradition plans to spend her time seeking knowl- edge, for has not Mr. Stukes told her how to study? Clubs Inaugurate \\ ork of New Year French Club French club will hold its fall try- outs on Friday afternoon, October 9. The first official meeting of the year will be on Monday afternoon, October 12, at 4:3 0 p. m. All old and new members are invited to attend. The club will study the literature and life of the various provinces of France as its project for the year. Pi Alpha Phi The members of Pi Alpha Phi are invited to try out for participation in the triangular debate between Georgia Tech, Agnes Scott, and Emory Univer- sity. Any member of the club is eligi- ble, and the try-outs will be held on Thursday night, October 8, at 7 o'clock. Six minute speeches and four minute rebuttals may be presented on the presidential election. The speak- ers may uphold any party they choose. The tentative date for this debate is October 3 0. Try-outs for club entrance will be held on Thursday night, October 8, at 8:30 o'clock. Subjects for debate will be posted on the back bulletin board in Buttrick Hall. Everyone [s invited to try out except freshmen. Blackfriars The first meeting of Blackfriars was held last night in Miss Gooch's studio The officers of the club presented Rehearsal by Christopher Morley. The cast was as follows: Freda, Frances Steele; Christine, Elizabeth Cousins; Barbara, Mary Ann Kernan; Gertrude, Lucille Cairns; Sonia, Myrl Chafin; and Marjorie, Joyce Roper. The play was directed by Miss Carrie Phinney Latimer. Cotillion Club Cotillion club will hold try-outs on Friday afternoon, October 9, from 4 to 6 o'clock, and on Friday evening. R. E. BURSON'S SHOE SHOP We Do Cement Work On Ladies' Shoes Call DEarborn 3353 We'll Do the Rest 307 E. College Ave. Decatur, Ga. Professor Arthur Raper's lat- est book, Preface to Peasantry, ($3.50), was released by thj University of North Caro'im press last week. The book is based on this statement: "The collapse of the Black Belt plan- tation system is a preface to peasantry." Freshmen Display Artless Curiosity About College Life A. S. C. Socialites Enjoy Gay Season Aileen Shortley, Strat Sloan, Mary Rogers, and others attended the Anak dance at Tech last Saturday night. Julia Porter and Jane Moore Hamil- ton attended a Sigma Chi buffet sup- per. Mary Hollingsworth, Cary Wheeler Callie Carmichael, and Miriam Sanders were present at a theater party given by the Pi K. A.'s. Myrl Chafin attended an A. T. O. dinner Sunday. Among those present at the Pi K. A steak supper last Wednesday were: Mary Smith, Bee Merrill, Douglas Lyle, Cary Wheeler, Carolyn Carmichael, Ellender Johnson, and Martha Alice Green. Mary Reed Hendrix, Carolyn Du- Pre, and Jamie Hamilton had dinner at the A. T. O. house at Tech Sunday night. Among those present at Columbia Seminary open house were: Myrl Cha- fin, Enid Middleton, Mildred Davis, Isabel McCain, Nell Allison, Frances Steele, Sara Groves, Sara Ward, Eleanor McCants, Sophie Montgomery, Mary McCann Hudson, Alice Taylor, Sara Beaty Sloan, Louise Young, Kathleen Daniel, Mary Gillespie, and Catherine Ivie. Sara Gray spent the week-end in Columbia, S. C. Sara Gray and Charlotte Golden went to the K. A. house at Emory Thursday night. Strat Sloan will have lunch at the S. A. E. house, Tech, Saturday noon, and will attend a dance there Satur- day night. Miriam Sanders was an attendant in her cousin's wedding in Anderson, s. c. Tony Newton's friends gave her a midnight feast on her birthday. Agnes Scott was well represented at the S. A. E. rush party Saturday night. Present were: Bee Merrill, Ola Kelly, Martha Alice Green, Zoe Wells, Virginia Stephens, Polly Moss, Char- lotte Golden, Eloise Lennard, and Grace Tazewell. Rose Northcross and Nancy Moorer went to the Quadrille Wednesday night. Helen Ramsey and Isabel Richard- son attended a Theta Kappa Psi dance Saturday night. Caroline Armistead went to New- nan for the week-end. Rachel Kennedy and Martha Alice Green attended the Pi Kappa Phi dance Saturday night. The intellectual curiosity of the freshman class is fast making itself evident. These sophisticated young misses are not going to shun the truth or seek to escape mechanisms. Why only the other day one of the more aggressive members of that body en- tered the stately halls of the library and after some time therein mustered up courage and frankly asked where the books were. Another inquiring freshman, thor- oughly petrified by Miss Cilley's soli- loquy on the first day in Spanish class, stood her terror as long as possible only to break into Miss Cilley's talk with a desperate "do you speak English?" Miss Cilley hastened to assure her that she did speak English slightly. "And now," she added, "what would you like me to say for you?" The most penetrating question of the week coming from the innocent and unknowing freshmen was the product of the perturbed mind of on: who already finds herself in the slough of despond because of her much work. "Do you think," she asked, "that I'll have to start studying in the after- noon?" Britain Wins Prizes In A. A. Olympiad England claimed the laurels at the athletic rally Friday night as a result of her vanquishing all Olympic sports competitors in bowling, ping-pong, goal-throwing, shuffle-board, and golf. These "international" games were a part of the program presented at the annual athletic rally given by the Ath- letic Association for the campus com- munity. This year the entertainment was un- der the direction of Mary Kneale. The gym was decorated for the occasion with the colored flags of various con- 1 testing teams from each country. Introducing the Olympics motif was an interpretative dance of the torchbearers, performed by Ann- Thompson, Charline Fleece, Eloisa Alexander, and Ruth Tate. Following the featured Olympic competition, Lu- cile Dennison and Marie Stalker pre- sented a tap dance, and Ruth Tate sang "The False Prophet." A skit showing the athletic program of the college revealed the "Athletic Sketch Book." Taking part in it were: Julia Thing, Jeanne Matthews, Fran- ces Cary, Anne Thompson, Lucile Barnett, Esthere Ogden, Frances Rob- inson, Jean Chalmers, Elizabeth Black- shear, Alice Taylor, Alice Hannah, Mary Johnson, and Jane Dryfoos. After refreshments were served in the athletic board room, the evening closed with dancing. Those present at the S. A. E. dance Friday night were Mary Smith, Bee Merrill, Ola Kelly, and Zoe Wells. Mary Willis went to Augusta for the week-end. Meet Me At BAMES. I n <* 107 Peachtree Street Opposite Piedmont Hotel Headquarters for RADIOS, VICTOR, BRUNSWICK AND DESSO PHONO- GRAPH RECORDS WALTER BALLARD OPTICAL CO. DISPENSING OPTICIANS Three Stores 105 Peachtree Street (Clock Sign) Medical Arts Bldg. (382 Peachtree St.) Doctors Bldg. (480 Peachtree St.) ATLANTA, GA. Plan of College Library Recommended To Belgium Showing the new library to visit- ors and witnessing their enthusiastic comments should prepare Agnes Scott for the news that the build- ing is regarded as so complete and satisfactory that it has been recom- mended to Belgium as a model for a memorial library there. Teachers Attend Harvard Services Miss Cilley Tells of Medieval Customs At Portugal University Bedels Lock Doors To Bar Late-Comers From Class; Library With Solid Gold Inlay Work Makes Studying Pleasant Picturesque and classic ruins, reminiscent of the eld Roman town of Aeminium, surround the University of Coiir:b:a, the na- tional university of Portugal where Miss Melissa Cilley, assistant professor of Spanish, faugh'; last summer. TI12 m3dieval customs and costumes of the thirteenth century still prevail as students attend classes wearing their traditional academic robes consisting of black suits with long Prince Albert coats, white shirts, black ties, and capes vol- uminous enough for a dozen people to sit upon. Guarding the classes of these stu- dents are bedels who secure quietness for lectures by locking knobless doors on the outside to prevent late-comers from rushing noisily in. Just before classtime, the bedel announces eac'i subject in front of the room in which it is to be taught; five minutes before the end of the period, he rattles the door, opens it, bows gravely and silen;- ly to the professor, and retires. The lecture is then to be ended. After all classes are over, the boys return to dormitories bearing such names as "Minerva," "This Housj Runs Without Money" (written in Latin), and "Unfinished Palaces." The freshmen have to be especially careful to go to their dormitories by 6 o'clock, since failure to do so means that a disciplinary group of upper classmen, arming themselves with a club, wood- en spoon, and shears, go about the town seeking them. When found, they may be clubbed, or made to propose to a lady, or to tell her she is beau'i- ful. The girls, however, are consid- ered so docile that they are allowed to do as they please in the home or pen- sions where they stay. Old traditions do not apply to them because girls did not attend the university in the days when medieval customs were estab- lished. Studying at the university is made pleasant by a library so beautiful with its solid gold inlay work that it vies with the library at the University of Vienna for being the loveliest in Eu- rope. And when not using this library, students like to walk back and forth in the beautiful botanical gardens, reciting their lessons aloud. Last summer about 1 5 00 of these students assembled from 12 different countries to be taught by members of the regular faculty and by visiting professors from each country. The summer session offered a curriculum of modern languages only. Representing Agnes Scott in the Harvard Tercentenary, Dr. J. R. Mc- Cain, Professor George P. Hayes, and Professor Mary Stuart MacDougall at- tended the three day celebration held September 16, 17 and 18. About 5 50 colleges sent delegates to the session, of which 161 were college presidents. Dr. McCain, president of the Associa- tion of American Colleges, represented that organization. Guests from all over the world assembled as speakers and delegates. The third day, climaxing the cele- bration, consisted of morning and afternoon programs, the former held in a large amphitheater in the Har- vard yard, and the latter in the San- ders theater. For the morning session, delegates were arranged in order of the age of their institution, Agnes Scott being in 187th place. John Masefield, poet laureate of England, read origi- nal verses composed for the occasion. Robert Frost, an alumnus of Harvard, who had planned to read original ver- ses, was ill and unable to attend. The afternoon speakers were the President of the United States, the president of Yale, and the chancellor of the Uni- versity of Cambridge, whose speech came from England by radio. Each night of the Tercentenary, the Boston symphony orchestra presented a concert. As a finale for the last, the orchestra played "Fair Harvard," com- posed by Samuel Gilman, 1811. DRESSES $13.05 This particular frock is of trico crepe, and can be had in sizes 12 to 18. It comes in navy or black with red trimmings, or brown with green. There are many other distinctive new styles at $13.95. SECOND FLOOR J. P. ALLEN AND COMPANY 4 THE AGONISTIC A. S. C. Party Finds Adventure In Rollicking Tour of Europe By Julia Sewell With twenty-one new outfits and forty-two new suitcases, we assembled at high noon in the lobby of the Lin- coln hotel in New York, and, in be- tween licking stamps for last minute post cards, and sticking Lincoln labels on as yet undecorated luggage, tried to realize that we were actually em- barking on the "European Adventure." It turned out, when the entire party was gathered, that the majority of us were from Agnes Scott. Besides Miss Leslie Gaylord, Miss Carrie Scandrett, and Miss Bee Miller, seven were full- fledged alumnae; six were newly-grad- uated: Nell White, Rosa Miller, Mar- garet Cooper, Maxine Crisler, Sarah Jones, and Elizabeth Strickland; and one still a student myselL After a great deal of businesslike bustling and negotiating, we and our forty-two suitcases were piled in taxis, and set off for the Cunard White Star Line pier, the Berengaria, and Eu- rope! Boarding the steamer turned out not to be quite the romantic moment we had always pictured it. Instead of walking up the gangplank in a grace- ful and assured manner, stopping mid- way to wave easily to friends on the shore, and touching the deck with an accustomed step, we betrayed our- selves as raw and unseasoned travelers by running awkwardly up, rapping our toes against each crossboard, and stumbling onto the deck in a most un- sophisticated manner. Gym Department to Offer New Sports In addition to the regular fall sports, the Athletic Association will offer badminton for the first time this year. The gym department has purchased a complete set of equipment which will be at the disposal of anyone interested in learning the game. Badminton will be part of the recreational program of the Association. An exhibition match last week in- troduced the new sport to the campus. Mary Johnson, Alice Cheeseman, Anne Thompson, and Virginia Milner played on a court lined off behind Rebekah Scott dormitory. The outing club has announced that its project for the year will be the construction of an outdoor stove behind the campus. The school recent- ly purchased two and a half acres of land which will be used as a location. The stove will, in a measure, replace the condemned camping equipment at Stone Mountain. Fall plans for the gym department as a whole reveal the annual tourna- ments and interclass games. The mixed two-ball golf tournament which proved so popular last year will be re- peated this fall. It was won last year In Judith Gracey and Johnny Owens. 1 [ockey will feature six inter-class games at the end of the season. Sw i mining classes are open to begin- ners, advanced swimmers, and divers Try-outs for the swimming club will be announced soon by Bee Merrill, swimming manager. There is also a tennis club, headed by Ellen Little, in addition to the regular tennis classes. The doubles tennis tournament is an event of the fall, but the singles com- petition does not come off until spring. We had gloriously fair weather, all the entertainment the Cunard Line could invent, and a congenial crowd (the Yale Glee club, the Princeton or- chestra, and some others). Our wait- ers were our dearest friends. There were George, a nice little cockney who gained our sympathy because he was too slow for particular people; and "Spotsy," a solemn youth with rosy cheeks and a perpetual wonder at the antics of Americans. Most beloved, however, was "Theophilus" (known professionally as Theophile Rens), a ittle middle-aged, rabbit-like Belgian with a mustache and a kindly but har- ried air, who served us everything on the menu, regardless of what we or- dered, and always gave us two help- ings of ice cream. Party Lands Safely With carnival dinners, dancing, movies, and deck sports, the voyage passed quickly, our only complaint arising from the loss of one hour every night, as if there wasn't little enough time for sleep anyway! At last we landed at Cherbourg, with life, limb, and property intact, went through the customs, and boarded the train for Paris. We arrived in Paris at nine that night, and first impressions were hazy ones of hundreds of smoking engines and screaming porters in blue smocks. We ate our first interminable French dinner in a very discouraged state and went to sleep between courses. Next morning we began the whirlwind of activity known as "doing Paris": we sightsaw under the guidance of a pom- pous, rotund, and important gentle- man whom we distinguished by the name of "Papa," and we enjoyed our first European coca-cola at Versaille. We bought an appalling amount of perfume and gloves and wasted a great deal of time locking our keys in our rooms. Our evenings we spent at side- walk cafes, at the Folies Bergeres, and "doing" the night clubs, and ended by attending Faust at the opera house. From Paris we went to Avignon, where we very properly danced on the bridge and sang "Sur le pont," besides eating very American-looking ice cream cones and attending "The Af- fairs of Cellini" at the Cinema, which we left in disgust at not being able to understand the French. {Continued on page 5, column 1) Librarian Reports Hours, Regulation^ For New Library Hours the library is open: 7:50-5:30 every day, but closed for chapel from 10:00-10:30 a. m. (Closed Saturday from 12:30 to 1:30.) 7:00-10:00 p. m. Monday, Tues- day, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. 2:30-5:30 p. m. Sunday, reference room only. Injury to books will result in the loss of library privilege of student re- sponsible. All books, except reserved books, are to be charged at the loan desk on the main floor whether for home or library use. Books not needed in the library in connection with class use may be tak- en out for a period of two weeks ex- cept certain seven-day books. Fourteen-day books may be renewed for two weeks. A fine of ten cents an hour is charged for reserved books not re- turned at proper hour. Two cents a day is charged for two weeks books not returned at proper time. Any book is subject to recall and must be returned at once if so recalled. Books needed for class rooms, if not returned within twenty-four hours, are subject to the same fine as reserved books. Reference books marked "R" and shelved in the reference room are not to be removed from that room under any circumstances. No periodicals circulate. Reserved books should be signed for and the cards placed on the shelves in boxes provided. These should not be returned to the shelves after study, but will be replaced by library assist- ants. They should not be taken from the reserve book room. Books con- taining white or green cards may be taken by day students at 4:3 0 p. m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday and must be taken out by day students at 12:30 on Saturday. Boarding students may take books out at 9:00 p. m. every day except Saturday at which time they may take them at 4:3 0 p. m. These must be returned not later than 8:00 a. m. of the following morning. Tami, Renee, Peggy, Impressions Susie Reveal of Life in America JONORA SHOP Next Door to Loew's Grand Ringless Hosiery 59c to $1.15 Underwear and Smart Acces- sories at Modern Prices The Style Center of the South Presents Morn-'til-dawn fashions for the college set Just about the grandest clothes that ever sought a college education . . dazzled a "prof" or made the "natives" sit up and take notice! A smooth sorority of new "under $20" arri- vals that will sway your heart and swing your silhouette. Fifth Floor Peachtree . . . Walton . . . Broad If you were at the Y. W. C. A. tea Thursday before last and, in the gen- eral scramble, happened to see a small, black-haired, almond-eyed girl dressed in Japanese costume; and if, sometime this week, you have come upon two students talking French at an unintel- ligible rate in the middle of the quad- rangle; and if you, one day, found yourself talking to a day student with a decided English accent then you have seen or met or talked with four of the most interesting personalities on the campus this year. They are the foreign students and represent five dif- ferent countries England, France, Switzerland, Mexico, and Japan. The following thumbnail sketches are the result of hundreds of questions fired relentlessly at these students. First, we cornered Mile. Renee Ger- ard whom we found at home, hang- ing out clothes on an improvised clothes line in a most collegiate man- ner. She did not come to Agnes Scott directly from Paris, but from Mexico City where she moved a year and a half ago. She attended the American School in Mexico City and received there her first impression of American young people, which, she says, was not a very good one. But she thinks that Agnes Scott has already erased a large part of it. Renee likes American clothes prefers French boys to Amer- ican boys says American boys arc A. S. Students Are Camp Counselors Agnes Scott supplied several camps with experienced counselors this sum- mer. Members of the student body acted as instructors in all camp activi- ties, ranging from swimming to danc- ing. Camp Civitania, the Girl Scout camp near Atlanta, claimed the largest number of Agnes Scott girls: Eliza- beth Furlow, Julia Telford, Bryant Holsenbeck, Frances Castleberry, Eliz- abeth Warden, Nell Echols, Alice too familiar has had a hard time get- ting used to ankle socks and to carrot and pineapple salad. She declares her worst break at Agnes Scott, so tar, was mistaking the physical examina- tion for an examination in physics. Our next conversation was with Tamiko Okamura who hails from Tokyo and whose name when short- ened is pronounced like our American Tommy. In talking of Japan, Tami mentioned that the majority of young people in Japan today are very much against the militaristic inclinations of the present Japanese government. Although Peggy Everhart has re- cently come from England to Agnes Scott, she is, nevertheless, an Ameri- can, having lived until 192 8 in De- catur. While in Europe, Peggy attend- ed schools in the German and French parts of Switzerland and in Southamp- ton, England. She says the hardest thing to get accustomed to in Eng- land, after having lived in the United States, is the food. Suzanne Audrain, whom everyone calls Susie, comes from the gay city of Paris. Since her arrival, she has taken in as much of the United States as has been possible, from dancing in Harlem to exploring the Washington monument. She likes American boys who are so "jolly" is amused at the bright clothes of Negroes likes celery and American pastry and is especially enthusiastic about Agnes Scott. Cheeseman, and Jean Chalmers. At the campfire girls camp at Toccoa were Julia Thing, Kitty Printup, Mary King, Mary Past, Zoe Wells, and Mar- tha Crenshaw, '36. Lettie McKay, Lib Burson, '3 6, and Eloisa Alexander went to Highland; Virginia Watson to Tallawanda; Florence Lasseter and Miss Llewellyn Wilburn to Rockbrook; Miss Elizabeth Mitchell to Nakanawa; Ann Coffee, '3 6, to Transylvania; Anne Thompson to Greystone; Mar- tha Long to Camp Toledo; and Mich- elle Furlow and Mar^orie Scott to Laurel Falls. Hail the 3 and 4 Piece Wardrobe SUIT 29.95 Wear them all winter to- gether or in the many variations. Truly it's your winter wardrobe all in one suit-combination. All sizes in brown, navy, oxford and biege. Suit Shop Third Floor RICH'S THE AGONISTIC 5 Professor Studies In French College Miss Margaret Taylor Phythian, as- sistant professor of French, has for the past month been working at the Uni- versity of Grenoble in France, under the direction of M. Raoul Blanchard, celebrated geographer. Her work con- sists of ascertaining that the regional- istic novelists of France are scientifi- cally accurate in their mention of places especially those in the Alpine section. Miss Phythian left America in Aug- ust, and made a tour of Germany be- fore taking up her studies at Grenoble. While in Germany she visited the home of Lucie Hess, who attended Agnes Scott last year as an exchange student. Miss Phythian reported that she found the German people "cordial, prosperous, and happy." A.S.C. PARTY FINDS ADVENTURE IN ROLLICKING EUROPEAN TOUR {Continued from page 4, column 2) Rome Seen in a Day We then descended on Rome. Al- though we knew that Rome was not built in a day, we learned that it can be seen in one. We saw literally all Rome one blazing July day: ancient Rome, medieval Rome, and modern Rome. By afternoon we were in a state of torpor, so deadened to beauty and art that we ate ice cream cones in St. Paul's Outside the Walls, and awak- ened to the beauty of the Appian Way only when we learned that coca-colas were obtainable there. When we were i3aving Rome and waiting for the train to Naples, Nell and Rosa, taking pictures in the sta- tion, attracted the attention of four or five young Italians who insisted on their own pictures being taken, and in return sent to our train an enor- mous bunch of carnations. After Naples, where Rosa innocent- ly exclaimed, "This is Naples, but where is Napoli?", we took a boat to Capri. In the rush of embarking, Miss Scandrett's small suitcase was smashed, and the little man handling our lug- gage, w h o seemed uncontrollably amused at life, rushed gleefully up to her to tell the tragedy and ended with a hearty chuckle, "Ha, ha! We'll buy you another one!" Whereupon Miss Scandrett immediately chuckled back, "Ha, ha! I'll take it!" From Capri and Pompeii we jour- neyed on to Florence, where we spent nearly all our money on leathers and linens, and did a little sightseeing on the side. Venice turned out to be ro- mantic not because of the canals (which the unaesthetic Venetians use as garbage cans) but because of the lace shops, where two of our number, one of them Sarah Jones, bought wed- ding veils. From Milan and Bellagio, we turned to Switzerland. After losing Nell and Strick and finding them on the wrong train, we arrived at Interlaken. Next day, after a thrilling drive over the Alps, during which I lost my best coat out the back of the bus, to the advantage of some mountain goat, we reached Lucerne. There just about everybody bought watches except me, and I bought a cuckoo clock. Instruments of Torture After Switzerland came Munich, where Mutt bought a hat which she carried in a band-box all the rest of the trip. Then there was Nuremburg, where we visited the castle with all the ancient instruments of torture; and I was so affected that I forgot and left a dress in the closet of the hotel. Next came Heidelburg, Mainz, and Cologne, where we met a young man who had just bought a wedding veil for his ut- terly unknown future wife. Our next stop was Brussels where Mutt bought a wedding veil. After visiting The Flague, we undertook our first night journey to the Hook of Holland, from which we crossed the Fifteen States, Five Foreign Countries Send 189 New Students to Swell Enrollment to 488 One hundred and ninety-two day students and 296 boarders, making a total of 488 students, have en- rolled for this term. Following are the 189 new students, who represent fif- teen states and five foreign countries: BOARDERS Frances Abbot, Louisville, Ga. Josephine Allen, West Point, Ga. Carolyn Alley, Dalton, Ga. Shirley Frances Armentrout, Golds- boro, N. C. Carrie Jean Ashley, Ellenton, S. C. Suzanne Audraine, Courbevoie, Seine, France. Betty Banks, Winchester, Tenn. Mary Jane Bannister, Charleston, W. Va. Marguerite Barnes, Ivy Depot, Va. Francina Bass, Gadsden, Ala. Ida Evelyn Baty, Birmingham, Ala. Margaret Rose Bennett, Sanford, Fla. Susie Cobb Blackmon, Anniston, Ala. Marjorie Louise Boggs, Shreveport, La. Artye Hill Boyd, Carrollton, Ky. Joan Brinton, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Barbara Louise Brown, Charleston, W. Va. Mary Virginia Brown, Winter Garden, Fla. Gretchen Bubenzer, Bunkie, La. Eleanor Burns, Charles Town, W. Va. Alice Caldwell, Bristol, Tenn. Rachel Campbell, Mansfield, Ga. Emily Carroll, East Point, Ga. Helen Carson, Harriman, Tenn. Ernestine Cass, Tifton, Ga. Cornelia Coleman, Richmond, Va. Ruth Crisp, Lenoir, N. C. Mary Winston Crockett, University, Va. Margaret Currie, Mullens, W. Va. Mary Elizabeth Dixon, Colum, S. C. Eloise Donkle, Greenville, S. C. Margaret Douglas, Davidson, N. C. Lillie Belle Drake, Union City, Ga. Rebecca Drucker, McCormick, S. C. Carolyn DuPre, Gadsden, Ala. Ann Stedman Enloe, Dillsboro, N. C. Joan Fayssoux, Winnsboro, N. C. Carolyn Forman, Birmingham, Ala. Annette Franklin, Statesboro, Ga. Marion Franklin, Swainsboro, Ga. Renee Gerard, Mexico. Mary Lang Gill, Salisbury, N. C. Charlotte Golden, Columbus, Ga. Sarah Alice Gray, Columbus, Ga. Sarah Groves, Byromville, Ga. Edyth Guinn, Ducktown, Tenn. Eleanor Hall, Bluefield, W. Va. Frances Hampton, Clearwater, Fla. Polly Heaslett, Birmingham, Ala. Mary Hendricks, Athens, Ala. Jane Hurzfield, New York, N. Y. Barbara Holland, Newnan, Ga. Margaret Hopkins, Gainesville, Fla. Elizabeth Home, St. George, S. C. Anita Howard, Nashville, Ga. Betty Ann Hubbard, Marion, S. C. Emma Louise Hughston, Spartanburg, S. c. Georgia Hunt, Atlanta, Ga. Eleanor Hutchins, Huntsville, Ala. Virginia Johnson, Turin, Ga. English channel to England. In Lon- don we went on a shopping orgy the like of which we had not indulged in since Florence. Yardley's products, tweeds, sweaters, and gentlemen's gloves figured most prominently in our lists. I, who always managed to {Continued on page 6, column 1) EAGER & SIMPSON Corset Shop 24 Cain St., N. E. WA. 4972 Atlanta, Ga. Mildred Joseph, Jacksonville, Fla. Ruth Kaplan, Savannah, Ga. Frances King, Woodland, Ga. Sophie La Borde, Columbia, S. C. Sara Lee, Live Oak, Fla. Martha Liepold, Jacksonville, Fla. Eloise Lennard, Alexander City, Ala. Mary Elizabeth Leukel, K e n n e t t Square, Pa. Eleanor Lewis, Orange, Fla. Margaret Lipscomb, Clio, S. C. Jane Luthy, Americus, Ga. Eloise McCall, Marion, S. C. Eleanor McCants, Winnsboro, S. C. Mary Virginia McPhaul, Doerun, Ga. Rebecca McRee, Trenton, Tenn. Emma Jean Mitchell, Tullahoma, Tenn. Mary Mocquot, Paducah, Ky. Martha Moffett, Kiangyin, Ku, China. Sophie Montgomery, Hwaianfu, Ku, China. Lutie Moore, Barnesville, Ga. Mary Frances Moore, Monroe, La. Frances Morgan, Gadsden, Ala. Julia Moseley, Limona, Fla. Jane Moses, Lookout Mountain, Tenn. Charlotte Newman, Spartanburg, S. C. Tamiko Okamura, Tokyo, Japan. Katherine Patton, Abingdon, Va. Nellie Pinner, Suffolk, Va. Marjorie Pressly, Belmont, N. C. Mary Clay Price, Decatur, Ala. Isabella Robertson, Concord, N. C. Eleanor Rogers, Fort Smith, Ark. Jane McClary Salters, Florence, S. C. Samille Saye, Augusta, Ga. Lucille Scott, Dallas, Tex. Harriet Evelyn Sears, St. Louis, Mo. Beatrice Sexton, Bessemer City, N. C. Lois Sexton, Bessemer City, N. C. Elizabeth Skinner, Augusta, Ga. Ruth Slack, Decatur, Ga. Martha Sloan, Columbia, Tenn. Hazel Solomon, Macon, Ga. Winston Steele, Ripley, Tenn. Shirley Steele, Ripley, Tenn. Harriet Stimson, Chattanooga, Tenn. Ellen Stewart, St. Petersburg, Fla. Grace Tazewell, Norfolk, Va. Mary Templeton, Mooresville, N. C. Julia Thiemonge, Birmingham, Ala. Mary Louise Torrance, Sanford, Fla. Grace W r ard, Selma, Ala. Mary Ellen Ware, Greenville, S. C. Elizabeth Warren, Monroe, N. C. Violet Watkins, Nashville, Tenn. Elizabeth Williams, Hickory, N. C. Annette Williams, Lawrenceville, Ga. Eugenia Williams, Washington, Ga. Jean Williams, Hickory, N. C. Willomette Williamson, Miami, Fla. Jane Whitman, Asheville, N. C. Florence Wynn, Live Oak, Fla. Marjorie Young, Haines City, Fla. Martha Zellner, Jacksonville, Fla. DAY STUDENTS Raline Adair, Atlanta, Ga. Ruth Albion, Atlanta, Ga. Elizabeth Alderman, Atlanta, Ga. 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Ruth Eyles, Atlanta, Ga. Mary Evelyn Francis, Clearwater, Fla. Nettie Lee Greer, Atlanta, Ga. Sam Olive Griffin, Decatur, Ga. Wilma Griffith, Atlanta, Ga. Penn Hammond, Atlanta, Ga. Virginia Hill, Atlanta, Ga. Hazel Hirsch, Atlanta, Ga. Bryant Holsenbeck, Atlanta, Ga. Betty Jones, Atlanta, Ga. Lenora Jones, Decatur, Ga. Jane Knapp, Atlanta, Ga. Mary Elizabeth Leavitt, Atlanta, Ga. Mary Caroline Lee, Atlanta, Ga. Edna Lewis, Atlanta, Ga. Mary Matthews, Smyrna, Ga. Sarah Matthews, Lithonia, Ga. Virginia Milner, Atlanta, Ga. Nell Moss, Decatur, Ga. Eva Anna Pirkle, Atlanta, Ga. Mary Ann Pittard, Decatur, Ga. Mary Reins, College Park, Ga. Helen Rodgers, Atlanta, Ga. Helen Simpson, Atlanta, Ga. Antoinette Sledd, Decatur, Ga. Florence Sledd, Decatur, Ga. Marie Stockdale, Decatur, Ga. Edith Stover, Atlanta, Ga. Louise Sullivan, Decatur, Ga. Mary Taylor, Atlanta, Ga. Henrietta Thompson, Atlanta, Ga. Myrtis Trimble, Emory University, Ga. Emily Underwood, Decatur, Ga. Eloise Weeks, Atlanta, Ga. Evelyn Weinkle, Atlanta, Ga. Elinor Wilkinson, Atlanta, Ga. Martha Claire Wilson, Atlanta, Ga. Faculty Works, Plays in Summer Professor Arthur Raper taught a seminar on race relations at a Young People's conference at Louisburg, N. C, and one at Oxford, Ga. At the annual meeting of the Council on a Christian Social Order held at Lake Junaluska, N. C, in July, Dr. Raper was one of the platform speakers; later he was a platform speaker at Nash- ville, Tenn., for the School of Christ- ian Living conducted by the woman's missionary council of the M. E. Church, South. He also made a ten- day tour of the Mississippi delta and East Arkansas looking over the share cropper's situation. On this trip he stayed at the Delta Cooperative Farm at Clarksdale, Miss. Miss Laura Colvin, assistant li- brarian, spent two months abroad this summer, visiting in England, France, and Germany. While traveling in vari- ous cities, she visited several libraries among which were the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, the library of the University of Heidelburg, and the Deutsches Museum. She reports that the Deutsches Museum is the most modern and has the most adequate catalogue. She also visited the Ameri- can library in Paris, which is a model American library. Professor Henry A. Robinson, of the mathematics department, lectured on the mathematics of sound-ranging at Fort Bragg this summer. Practical- ly everybody in this unit, of which Mr. Robinson is a captain, must hold advanced college degrees. Since his return Mr. Robinson has developed certain formulas hastening the time for calculating the position of the enemy on the battlefield. Miss Emily Dexter, associate profes- sor of psychology and education, wrote an article entitled "Does Mathematics Require Specialized Endowment?" which was published in the August issue of the Georgia School and So- ciety. Miss Dexter has recently been ap- pointed to serve on the committee of the Georgia Academy of Science for awarding the Phipps and Bird prize. GENUINE GOODYEAR WELT SCHOOL OXFORDS Alligator calf saddle styles . . . new ghillies . . . fringed tongue kilties tied at the top . . . the styles you simply MUST HAVE for Fall., priced so you can EASILY You've just never seen any smarter ... or better values . . . Come in and get a pair! CONNIES Beautiful Shoes 164 Peachtree 6 THE AGONISTIC House Committee Headed bv Willis; Co it is Secretary Faculty Pursue Musical Interest Mr. Dieckmann Presents An- them; Mr. Johnson Sees Opera Exchanges Reveal Student Activities Vogue Announces Clubs Get Rooms Contest for Qirls for Meetings in Fannie B. Harris Elected Senior Representative On Executive Committee of 11 Betty Willis, president of Rebekah Scott, was elected chairman of the house committee last week, and Fan- nie B. Harris, president of Main, was appointed senior class representative on the executive committee. The ex- ecutive committee is composed of Dr. J. R. McCain, Dean Nannette Hop- kins, Dr. Mary Sweet, Registrar S. G. Stukes, Miss Carrie Scandrett, a fac- ulty member, the officers of Student Government, and a senior representa- tive. Laura Coit, secretary of Student Government and president of White House, is also recording secretary for the house committee, which meets every two weeks, and which is respon- sible for keeping order in the dormi- tories, reporting improvements that could be made, discussing minor in- fringements of the rules and imposing penalties for them. Other members of the committee are Anne Worthy John- son, Mary Lillian Fairly, Fannie B. Harris, and Mary Alice Newton, house presidents of Gaines, Boyd, Main, and Inman; Peggy Ware, proctor of and Inman; and Elizabeth Williams, proctor of Gaines; Gary Home, proc- tor of Boyd; Julia Porter, Phyllis John- son, Eunice Knox, Frances Belford, proctors of Main; Peggy Ware, proc- tor of White House; Letty McKay, Martha Johnson, Jane Guthrie, Bee Merrill, Joyce Roper, Frances Norman, proctors of Rebekah Scott; and Mar- jorie Boggs, Margaret Barnes, Shirley Steele, Ellen Stewart, Eloise Leonard, Caroline Alley, proctors of Inman. A unison anthem composed by Pro- fessor Christian Dieckmann will be | given on the Organ Vespers program of Joseph Ragan, organist and choir- master of All Saints' Episcopal church, at 5 p. m. on the last Sunday in Octo- ber. The anthem, taken from John IBunyan's "He Who Would Valian: Be," is dedicated to Mr. Ragan and the All Saints' choir. Mr. Lewis H. Johnson continued his musical activity during the sum- mer by attending a week of rehearsals and the featured performance of Gil- bert and Sullivan's light opera The Gondoliers, at Chautauqua, New York. In company with Mr. Johnson was a group of his voice students who will be the soloists in this production on the Agnes Scott campus. Candle-Lighting Service Marks Y.W.C.A. Vespers Twilight candle-lighting services in chapel last Sunday marked the recon- secration and rededication vespers of Y. W. C. A. Isabel McCain, president of Agnes Scott Y. W. C. A., led the devotional, emphasizing the theme of this year's association, "Christ, the Challenge." Following special music by thz choir, the Y. W. C. A. cabinet led the students and faculty in a processional to the quadrangle, where a friendship circle was formed. A.S.C. PART? FINDS ADVENTURE IN ROLLICKING El ROPEAN TOUR (Continued from page 5, column 1) get larger and more unwieldy things than anybody else, acquired eleven books, a toasting fork, and three can- dlesticks. From London we started an all-mo- tor trip of England and Scotland in a big green bus. On our trip northward we passed Banbury, where we ate Ban- bury cross buns, Warwick Castle, Ken- il worth, and Stratford, where we stayed in a fourteenth century inn whose heating was so fourteenth cen- tury that I had to keep my feet warm with a sweater, which I left in the bed next morning. The next nights we spent in York, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ambleside, and Chester. In Edinburgh we added to our train a number of plaid scarfs and tiny plaid bound copies of Scott and Burns, and I characteristically pur- chased a large Scotfield blanket and a sword. In Ambleside we added to our store three walking canes; and in Ches- ter, our last stop, we spent the eve- ning washing practically all our clothes for the return voyage. The return voyage on the Corinthia was just the opposite of that on the Berengaria* Finally after a ten-day journey of fog, rough seas, and too much to eat, we sailed into New York harbor at seven o'clock on a bright August morning, passed the Statue of 1 ilvrty and the magnificent skyline, and up the Fludson to the Fourteenth Street pier, where just two months be- fore', we had scrambled so excitedly up the gangplank. There we landed, look- ing like so many immigrants, with Italian cardboard suitcases filled with purchases, gay Roman striped bags packed with extra shoes, bundles, packages, walking canes, and a sword You Can Come to Us or We Will Go to You We are as close to you as your telephone. HARRISON'S PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 Miss Omwake Works On Tests Miss Katherine Omwake, assistant professor of psychology and education, served this summer on the committee on aptitude tests of the Association of American Medical Colleges. The na- ture of her work, which was done in Washington, D. C, at the office of the secretary of the committee, was learning the efficiency of the aptitude tests which are required of all pre- medical students. REPORTERS Nell Allison Alice Cheeseman Giddy Erwin Nell Hemphill Carol Hale Cora Kay Hutchins Sarah Johnson Eliza King Douglas Lyle Enid Middleton Mary Frances Guthrie Frances Lee Regina Hurwitz Julia Sewell Mary Willis Mamie Lee Ratliff Selma Steinbach Anne Purnell Marie Merritt Alice Reins Myrl Chafin Louise Young Mary Frances Kennedy Henrietta Blackwell Primrose Noble BUSINESS ASSISTANTS Rachel Kennedy Anne Purnell Jane Dryfoos The presidents' council of Alabama College is giving a course in parlia- mentary law similar to the one spon- sored last spring by the Agnes Scott council and student government. At Los Angeles Junior College, a lost and found department to be op- erated by NYA girls has been inaug- urated in conjunction with the book exchange. Here the Athletic Associa- tion and Student Government operate these departments. A play writing contest with a first prize of $5 00 is now open to students of Mount Holyoke College. The con- test is being sponsored by the Bureau of New Plays, Inc., and the winning play will be given a chance of produc- tion on Broadway. Improvements have been going on at Salem Academy, Winston-Salem, N. G.j as well as at Agnes Scott Col- lege. A new gymnasium is nearing completion and an administration building founded in 1811 has been refurnished to look as nearly like the original building as possible. Students of the Los Angeles Junior College are planning a three ring cir- cus complete in every detail to be given this spring. Over 300 men wil take part and the exhibitions will in- clude everything from Arabian tumb- lers to trapeze performers. Ratting at Converse College this year consists of plaited hair for the freshmen, one-sided makeup, washrags in place of handkerchiefs, and tooth brushes for pennants. And sophomores insist that all this is just to help them become better acquainted with the newcomers. The Princeton cheering section rose as one raccoon. Readers Digest. HONOR ROLL Announcement of students making honor roll will be made in chapel next Saturday. Students To Nominate Girls For Vacant Offices Popular nominations for secretary of Y. W. C. A. will take place to- morrow after chapel if there is time. Carolyn Elliott, who was elected sec- retary last year, did not return to Ag- nes Scott. The position is open to a junior. The day students are to elect a treasurer to fill the vacancy left by Cynthia Clegg, who is attending the University of Georgia. Don't Forget To Sign Up For Membership In the Y. W. C. A. COMPLIMENTS OF RUBIN'S Fashion Quizzes, Thesis Re- quired in Annual Contest Activity Building Of interest to all readers of Vogue on the campus, and particularly to the senior class, comes the announcemen: that Vogue is about to start its second annual Prix de Paris career contest. Open to senior girls in any accredited college or university in the United States, the contest is conducted like a course in fashions, with quizzes and a final thesis. To girls who can write, who have a flair for fashions and a knack of clear presentations, it offers excellent preliminary training toward a career in publishing, merchandising, or advertising, and a chance to test their own qualifications for success in these fields. The awards will be paying positions on the staff of Vogue and with other organizations of importance through- out the country. First prize carries with it a year's employment with pay by Vogue, at least half of the time to be spent in the Paris office with all travel expenses paid; the remainder in New York. Second prize will be six months' employment on the editorial staff of the New York office. Other girls showing unusual ability may be selected for positions in other depart- ments. Between 30 and 40 other op- portunities to become identified with the fashion departments of leading stores, manufacturers of fashions mer- chandise and cosmetics, newspapers and advertising agencies will be ex- tended other high ranking partici- pants. Vogue's first Prix de Paris ended last May. Seniors from more than 190 colleges and universities of the coun- try were entered. The winner was Marjorie Field, of Albion College, Michigan. Second prize went to Jose- phine Heiskell, of Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania. Seniors interested in competing can obtain contestants blanks from Mar- tha Summers, president of the senior class. Mortar Board Studies Building, Equipment ; Revises Plans of Last Year The 193 6-37 chapter of Mortar Board has had to revise some of the recommendations made by last vear's chapter for the appointment of rooms in the student activities building as a result of a further study of the build- ing and its equipment. ( 1 ) The main reading room is to be used as a students' lounge with fire- place, piano, comfortable chairs, and radios. The campus organizations may also use this room when necessary. (2) The English room is still to be used for Y. W. C. A., mission interest group, and Bible club. (3) The history room and upper back balcony will be used for language clubs, Pi Alpha Phi, Blackfrurs, and current history forum. The erection of a stage, which was in the original plans for this room, is impossible be- cause of the construction of the roof there. (4) The Latin room will be used for K. U. B., Chi Beta Phi Sigma, Eta Sigma Phi, and Lecture Association. ($) The German room will be used for B. O. Z., Granddaughters club, and poetry club. (6) The French room will be used for pen and brush club. (7) The psychology room will be used for the Silhouette and the Aurora. This room was originally planned for The Agonistic; but since the lights in the student activities building will not be on after 10:30, The Agonistic staff will continue to use the room in the basement of Main, which w ill be furnished with heat this year. (8) The Spanish room will be used as a sitting room, as originally plan- ned; and in addition this room will be used by the freshman cabinet and hob- by groups because Y. W. C. A. needs more room. (9) Miss Hanley's room is being converted into a dressing room and kitchen. AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities For further in To-mat : en. address J. R. McCAIN, President LET YOURSELF CO . . What you most certainly want is a silk dress that will work into your week-ends without a trace of the academic in it. Go gay, go glamorous ofY campus. Put away your campus uniform when you put on your eye shadow. In fact give Vm the works. And righl here a1 [MANGEL'S are the dresses that help you more thai! half way along this merry merry path. Prioress lines with princess I ore. Smooth lines fox your u smoo1 h line" and plenty of quality for a background. You'll find that MANGEL'S understands your needs and your line. J ifarigel's 185 Peachtree St. Try Out For Agonistic 36 Member J 0 37 Plssocided Golle&ide Press THE AGONISTIC Atl ant art's First Novel Proves Record Breaking Best Seller Ambiguous u Red" Defined STAFF Laura Steele Editor -in -Cine f Frances Cary Associate Editor Jane Guthrie Hortense Jones Mary McCann Hudson Assistant Editors June Matthews Make-Up Editor Ruth Hertzka Assistant Make-Up Nellie M. Gilroy Feature Editor Mildred Davis Book Editor Kathryn B. Wall Business Manager Elizabeth Blackshear Ad ver Using Manager Mary Lib Morrow Frances Belford Doris Dunn Circulation Managers Frances Wilson Current History Pauline Moss Society Editor Jean Chalmers Sports Editor Cornelia Christie Club Editor Elizabeth Warden Alumnae Editor Editor, Associate Editor, Enid Middleton, Mary King, Editorial Council Last Call for Student Budget As traditionally as school opens on Wednesday, as sophomores and freshmen battle for the Black Cat, so annually does an early edition of the Agonistic contain an editorial "Pay Your Bud- get." To many students this may at first glance seem a mere matter of routine just another one of those things that are done at Agnes Scott be- cause they always have been done, and probably always will be. However, one editorial a year does not seem too many, does it, if by it you can learn to invest fifteen dollars (payable in two installments) and get in return an enjoyable year? Of course, the student budget is absolutely in- dispensable if such important campus organiza- tions as Student Government, Y. W. C. A., the Agonistic, the Aurora, the Silhouette, and the Athletic Association are to function with any de- gree of efficiency. By paying your budget, you not only contribute your just share toward the upkeep of these organizations from which you as a student of Agnes Scott reap the full bene- fits, but you also receive a year's subscription to the three student publications, and are entitled to participate in all athletic events to say noth- ing of all the other extra-curricular activities, such as the stunt and Agonistic work. Of course, you are not compelled to pay your budget. If your name is on the Black List when it is tacked up by the student treasurer, October 21, nothing drastic will happen to you. Your roommate won't move out, and your friends won't ostracize you but you will have to sit on the sidelines while they battle for the class honor in a fast, exhilar- ating game of hockey or basketball or maybe you prefer to walk; and you will actually be a liability to any budget-supported club you join, for an organization loses a certain per cent of its money for each member on the Black List or maybe you think the only benefits of college are to be found between the two covers of a book; and next May, when others are rushing to the basement of Main to get their annuals, eager to see who made beauty section, and to get the pic- tures signed, you can sit around in your room and wait or perhaps you don't care to have a permanent souvenir of this school year and of your classmates to show your friends at home. Senior Coffee Fashion Notes If the evolution from hoops to short skirts in- dicated a practical change, so should a like evo- lution from elaborate tea gow r ns to informal aft- ernoon dresses for senior coffee. Setting a prece- dent that should be easy to follow, the three of- ficers of the senior class are beginning the series of senior coffees next Sunday with simplicity as a feature. Not only in the matter of clothes are they making changes, but in the more important, because heretofore so expensive, matter of re- freshments. Where once seniors and their guests, after the usual large Sunday dinner, went straight to cof- fee for macaroons, fudge squares, and two or three other kinds of rich confections, they will now go for coffee, mints, and light tea cakes. And where once seniors found having coffee an expensive and therefore sometimes impossible pleasure, they will now find it a possible and therefore an enjoyable one. They will also know that their short dresses are correct for an hour as early as 2:15 or 2:30 p. m. Gone With the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell. MacMillan and Company, N. Y., 193 6. Reviewed by Elizabeth Blackshear. There are novels of the elegant south in ante bellum days and in the deprav- ities of the actual war such as So Red the Rose; there are books of the hor- rors the unspeakable dread of the re- construction days such as The Tragic Era; but none can equal the complete and vivid picture of the charm of the prosperous plantation life, the glory of war, and the tidal wave of post war limes painted by Margaret Mitchell in her Gone With the Wind. With Scar- lett O'Hara, Rhett Butler, Ashley Wilkes, and his admirable wife Me- lanie, the reader lives again the life of :hat tumultuous century. At Tara, the O'Hara plantation near Jonesboro, Scarlett was spoiled and petted in the rougher outdoor pleasures of life by her tempestuous Irish father; she was lovingly but seri- ously trained in the delicacies of a outhcrn gentlewoman by her elegant French mother; and she was tenderly and wisely taught the art of "beaux catching" by her priceless negro mam- my. A queer combination of her par- ents, our heroine carelessly captured all men and was disliked by most women. She won even the heart of Rhett Butler, the unscrupulously charming stranger who came quite un- expectedly into her life. But she lost Ashley Wilkes, the handsome blonde whom she thought she really wanted. These events were in prosperous days. Then came the pangs of war and he horrors of the fall of Atlanta, the death of Scarlett's husband married for spite, and of her mother, and the pitiful agony of starvation. Even then her uncanny ability to put off until another day such unpleasantries as would make her present sun duck be- hind a cloud, and her unfaltering be- ief in herself, and her own future, were forces from within which pro- pelled her with irrisistible urgency. The same powers enabled the green- :yed heroine to marry a second time or money and to balk against custom by braving the unladylike realm of he business world, and the perils of reconstruction carpet baggers, and free "Niggers/' alone. In troubles, in joys, in war, in peace, n widowhood, in marriage, the bru- tally loving Rhett was at her side in time of need. Whether it were with dvice, money, or love, the dashing Sutler was ready with a generous sup- ply for Scarlett, unappreciative as she Graduates Take Up Varied Occupations According to statistics recently compiled, the members of the class of '36 are following many and varied pursuits. Some arc teaching, some are taking business courses, some are doing graduate work, others are married, and still others are spending the winter quietly at home. Here are the approx- imate numbers of those in each group: Teachers 3 3 Graduate students 1 1 Business course students 9 Secretarial jobs 19 Travelers 3 Stay-at-homes 17 Janet Gray is teaching classes in COttl ersational English at La Rochelle, France. Elizabeth Forman has a teach- ing fellowship at the University of Alabama. She has a class of college al- gebra, which includes students of all classes; she is also studying higher math. Teaching in Atlanta and vicinity are several graduates of last year: Lita Goss, Ernelle Blair, Mildred Clark, Re- becca Whitley, Rosa From. Loice Richards and Edith Merlin are studying in New York. Baptists Give Pa rl \ was. Within these two existed a tur- moil, a warring of the flesh and the pirit as great and as stirring as the war which was fought in the open Wth cannon and rifle. And with these .wo, the reader is swept through the war days to learn how the lovely ante Very sportive woolen sweater sets in brown, wine, nazy and green. Sizes 34 to 40. in Allan's Sport SIioji Street Floor J. P. ALLEN & CO. The Store AH Women Know Register This Week Agonistic Cast Vote On Tuesday VOL. XXII WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1936 NO. 4 Agnes Scott Will Debate Emory, Tech Each School To Uphold Policies of Three Major Parties in Political Debate Audience To Give Decision With political speeches and rebut- tals expounding the theories of the three leading parties, Agnes Scott, Em- ory, and Tech will hold simultaneous triangular debates on next Friday night, October 3 0, at 8 o'clock. The group which will appear in the Gaines chapel here includes: Brooks Spivey, for the Socialist party; Jack Tolbert of Emory for the Republicans; and Ed Vinson of Tech for the Demo- crats. At Emory, Mary Lillian Fairly will set forth the ideas of the Demo- crats; while at Tech, Mary Frances Guthrie will support the policies of the Republicans. The decision of the debate will be determined by the voting of the audi- ence. After the debate the meeting will be open to questions or remarks from the audience. Following this a reception will be held in Main for the debaters. Silhouette Heads Will Attend Meet Barton Jackson, editor, and Mary Gillespie, business manager of the Sil- houette, the Agnes Scott annual, will attend the fifteenth annual conven- tion of the National Scholastic Press Association, which meets in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 29-31. This meeting is the largest and most important gathering of college edi- tors, business managers, and staff members that is to be held in the United States during the college year. The convention will be divided into sessions for the three groups: college magazines, college yearbooks, and col- lege papers. The speakers, the most noted men of the press and of the journalistic world, include such men as John B. Kennedy, NBC commen- tator; Herbert Agar, Pulitzer prize winner; and Thurman Miller, publish- er. Addresses, round table meetings, luncheons, panel discussions, a ban- quet, and a convention dance are fea- tures of the program. Last year at this convention in Chi- cago there were 340 delegates repre- senting 160 publications and 131 col- leges and universities in 3 5 states. The host for this year's convention will be the University of Louisville. All sessions will be held in the Brown Hotel in Louisville. Seniors to Serve Coffee Alice Hannah, Frances McDonald, and Martha Johnson will serve coffee next Sunday after dinner in the Mur- phev Candler building. Each senior is invited to bring a guest. Stuart Chase, First Lecturer of Is Brilliant Economist* Leading Figure On National Scene Does Important Federal Work Stuart Chase, brilliant economist and author who will lecture at Agnes Scott on November 13, has been a leading figure on the national scene for many years. As a "certified pub- lic accountant who is also something of a poet and much of a Utopian re- former," Mr. Chase has long held im- portant governmental positions. Born in Somersworth, New Hamp- shire, in 18 88, he attended school for two years at the Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology, where he special- ized in mathematics and engineering. He then registered at Harvard Uni- versity, from which he was graduated with a degree in science. He also stu- died economics and statistics exten- sively. After his graduation, Mr. Chase was made a certified public ac- countant in Boston. In 1917 Stuart Chase went to Chi- cago as a member of the Federal Trade Commission, which was conducting a general inquiry of meat companies. The following year he was transferred to the Food Administration board and was placed in charge of the Control of Packers Profit under wartime reg- ulation of food administration. Since 1921 Mr. Chase has been a member of the Labor Bureau, a non- profit making institution devoted to the study of American labor problems. He is the head of the accounting and auditing department of that organiza- tion. He has recently been engaged in making a survey for the National Re- sources board, and has also made an extensive study of the costs of trans- portation. Community Invited To Hear Lecturer At French Meeting Madame Aline Caro-Delvaille, the distinguished French lecturer who will speak at French club Wednesday, No- vember 4, has announced her subject as "French Universities and What They Have to Offer Foreign Stu- dents." By courtesy of the central office of French Tourism, Madame Caro-Del- vaille can illustrate her lectures with moving pictures showing picturesque scenes of France. The college com- munity is invited to attend her lec- ture, to be held at 8 p. m. in the chapel. Among Madame Caro-Delvaille's new and interesting subjects for lec- tures are the following: The literary movement of the year 1935-1936; the religious motif in the contemporary novel; portraits by themselves: three great contemporary biographies Gide, Benda, Alain; and history of the great world expositions i of Paris. Registration for Campus Election To Begin Tomorrow; Voting Tuesday Registration for voting in the cam- pus presidential election, sponsored by the citizenship club, will get under way tomorrow, October 29, and will continue through Saturday, October 3 1. Members of the college commun- ity may register, sign the voter's oath, and pay the penny poll tax in the lob- by of Buttrick. Friday night, in Gaines chapel, po- tential voters may hear the platforms and purposes of the three major par- ties set forth in the triangular debate, sponsored by Tech, Emory, and Agnes Scott. On Tuesday, November 3, balloting will take place in room 106 in Butt- rick, and Agnes Scott will voice its opinion at the same time that the na- tion makes known its choice. The poll will open at 8 o'clock in the morning, and will close at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. At 4 o'clock, the citizenship club will meet to count the ballots. At this meeting, Dr. McCain will make a short talk on some phase of politics. Consumers' Magazine Founded b y Speaker Stuart Chase took an active part in the organization of the Consum- ers' Research, which emerged from a small group of private individuals known as the Consumers' club. From 192 8 to 1931 Mr. Chase was an active member of the organiza- tion, having served as its first presi- dent. He was co-founder of the Con- sumers' Magazine, working with F. J. Schlink, who is the present edi- tor of that publication. They col- laborated on a book, Your Money's Worth, which b ased on the find- ings of their Research was an ex- pose of "tricks behind the trade marks." This Year, Prolific Writer Economic Research Provides Fun For Internationally Known Author Dr. Lacy Will be Speaker Here at Religious Week Dr. Benjamin R. Lacy, Jr., presi- dent of the Union Theological Semi- nary in Richmond, has accepted the invitation of Agnes Scott to conduct the week of religious services here next spring. Dr. Lacy is remembered as the pastor of Central Presbyterian church in Atlanta from 1919-1926, when he left to become president of the Theol- ogical Seminary. A clergyman and an educator, Dr. Lacy has received degrees from such institutions as Davidson College, Ox- ford University in England, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, Hampdon-Sydney College, and Duke University. He is a trustee of Hamp- don-Sydney College and is a member of the two honorary fraternities, Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa. Each year the college and the Y. W. C. A. invite a speaker to conduct a week of religious services on the cam- pus. Last year the late S. D. Gordon, author of Quiet Talks, was the speak- er. Miss Jackson is Speaker at Meet Associate Professor Elizabeth Jack- son returned last week from a conven- tion of the American Association of University Women which was held at Charleston, South Carolina. This was the thirteenth state meeting of the South Carolina division, and Miss Jackson's first state meeting as a di- rector of the South Atlantic section, which includes Maryland, West Vir- ginia, Washington, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Porto Rico and Argentina. Miss Jackson spoke on "The Challenge of the National Convention" which is to be held at Savannah in March. Dr. McHale, general director of the asso- ciation, was also present. The American Association of Uni- versity Women is primarily an educa- tional institution whose object is to raise and keep the standards of wom- en's education high. This association carries on an adult educational pro- gram among its members, and keeps standards high in institutions to which membership is accorded. There are more than 700 colleges and universi- ties that grant degrees to women, but only 247 of them are recognized by the association. Furlow is on Committee "Fun, to me, is economic research and writing about it," Stuart Chase has said of his prolific works. This internationally-known lecturer, au- thor, and economist has written num- bers of books and articles dealing with problems of social science, economics, and industrial engineering. Mr. Chase's books are at once excit- ing and informing. They are written with an encyclopaedic passion for facts and a humorous fervor which make them stimulating, shrewd, and arrest- ing. They are characterized by vision, scientific acumen, and a remarkable sense of social justice. Besides his numerous books, Stuart Chase has published articles in many current periodicals. The Forum, Har- per's, The Journal, Bookman, The New Republic, and Atlantic Monthly are among those which have printed his treatises. Some of his best known books are: Tragedy of Waste; Men and Machines; Nemesis of American Business; Mexi- co A Study of the Two Americas; A New Deal; Prosperity; The Fight to Save the Land; Economy of Abun- dance; and Rich Land, Poor Land. It has been said of his books that there ought to be a congressional law requiring everyone to read them. They present, in terms that the layman can understand, all the social problems of our nation; and offer sane, practical theories for solving them. Elizabeth Furlow has been appoint- ed day student representative on the tea house committee. Silhouette Receives First Class Rating In National Survey The Silhouette of 193 6 received first class honor rating in the class of colleges of an enrollment of five hundred in the sixteenth all-American critical service for school yearbooks conducted by the National Scholastic Press Association. Shirley Christian was editor of The Silhouette; and Sarah Jones was business manager. They re- ceived the comments of the judges last week. The total number of high school and college entries was seven hundred. Annuals were judged on the follow- ing points: plan, sections, editing, make-up, mechanical considerations, general effect, and financial status. First-class rating was accorded those yearbooks which were considered ex- cellent; the award is a diploma. The National Scholastic Press Asso- ciation is an organization of 22 5 0 member publications established for the purpose of furthering the interests of all forms of scholastic and collegi- ate journalism. Staffs whose yearbooks are members submit copies of their publication for an annual scrutiny by the N. S. P. A. judges. N. S. P. A. is the oldest and largest scholastic press association in the country. Mystery Play To be Staged November 25 Blackfr iars To Attempt Novel Lighting, Trick Staging in Presentation Play Entitled 'Double Door , Trick stage effects and novel light- ing are features of "Double Door," the three-act play which Blackfriars is presenting November 2 5 in Buchcr Scott gymnasium. The play, written by Elizabeth McFadden, will be under the direction of Miss Frances K. Gooch, with Miss Carrie Phinney Lati- mer and Kitty Printup as assistant di- rectors. Elizabeth Cousins is publicity manager, Joyce Roper is treasurer and ticket agent, and Doris Dunn is pro- gram manager. The cast is as follows: Avery, a middle-aged housekeeper, Mary Past; Louise, a maid, Jeanne Flynt; Anne Darrow, the bride, Kay Toole; Caro- line van Bret, Victoria's sister, Myrl Chafin; Victoria van Bret, Kathryn Bowen Wall; Rip van Bret, Jimmy Jepson. The other male characters, Dr. John Sully; Lambert, the detective; Mortimer Neff, the family lawyer; Mr. Chase; and Telson, the butler, have not definitely been assigned as yet. The play is a near-tragedy, with the plot centering around the activities of Victoria van Bret, who rules her fam- ily with a maniac's firmness. Her sis- ter, Caroline, is helpless before her. Her half-brother, Rip, cannot stand up against her. In a dark room that has not been changed since her fat he- died Victoria goes through her cheer- less routine domination. She is more cruel than ever when Rip is marrying a girl who is not of his social standing. Victoria senses a threat to the integ- rity of the van Bret fortune. How Victoria tortures the bride with stu- died austerity and finally tries to mur- der her, is the burden of the play. Miss Carrie Phinney Latimer, Uldo Thran, the play production class, and Mary Anne Kernan, property man- ager, will produce a new walnut-pan- elled set with a secret spring door as a unique and effective stage feature. Transfer Students Enjoy Supper Hike Mortar Board gave a supper hike for transfer students at Ice Cream Springs last Friday evening. Fannie B. Harris, president of Mortar Board, was in charge of arrangements. Chap- erons were Associate Professors Flor- ence Smith and Louise Hale, and Pro- fessor and Mrs. Philip Davidson. Transfers who went on the hike were Suzanne Audrain, Cornelia Cole- man, Margaret Lipscomb, Tami Oka- mura, Samille Saye, Beatrice Sexton, Grace Tazewell, Elizabeth Williams, Virginia Hill, Lenora Jones, Helen Rodgcrs, Eleanor Burns, Alice Cald- well, Frances King, Evelyn Sears, Elizabeth Skinner, Julia Bell, Marlise Torrance, and Sara Groves. Isabel McCain is one of Participants In he a d e r s h i /) T r a i n i n g Co a rse Isabel McCain was one of the eight participants in a panel discussion on "The Adviser in Group Work" last Thursday night at the Biltmore hotel. The discussion, one of a series in a girls' leadership training course, was sponsored by all the group organiza- tions in Atlanta. Many Agnes Scott girls attended. Miss Eva Hancock, executive secre- tary of the Atlanta campfire girls and instructor in a course in camp leader- ship here last spring, was one of the speakers; and Miss Eugenie Dozier, in- structor in physical education at Ag- nes Scott, helped with the dancing. On the preceding Tuesday Miss Llew- ellyn Wilburn, associate professor of physical education, demonstrated the place of the rhythmic in group work. She led the young people in games, folk dances, and square dances. At the same meeting Miss Emily Dexter, associate professor of psychology and education, spoke on "The Adolescent Girl." 2 THE AGONISTIC Agonistic PUBLISHED WEEKLY Owned and published by the students of Agnes Scott College. Entered as Second Class Matter. Subscription price, $1.25 per year in advance. Single copies, 5c. |Q3f> Member IQ?7 Flssoaoled Golieeide Press Beyond Sing the Woods" is Tale Of Lives of Norwegian Folk Naomi Walford is Translator of Book by Trygve Gulbranssen; Lyrically Beautiful Style Serves as Background for Excellent Character Portrayal Faculty Talks Politics Laura Steele Editor-in-Chief Frances Cary Associate Editor Jane Guthrie Hortense Jones Mary McCann Hudson Assistant Editors June Matthews Makc-V p Editor Ruth Hertzka Assistant Make-Up Nellie M. Gilroy Feature Editor Mary Frances Guthrie Exchange Editor Mildred Davis Book Editor STAFF Kathryn B. Wall Business Manager Elizabeth Blackshear Advertising Manager Mary Lib Morrow Frances Belford Doris Dunn Nell Hemphill Circulation Managers Frances Wilson Current History Pauline Moss Society Editor Jean Chalmers Sports Editor Cornelia Christie Club Editor Elizabeth Warden Alumnae Editor Editor, Associate Editor, Enid Middleton, Mary King, Editorial Council Organizations INeed Dues It is difficult to be subtle when demanding money and it. is tactless to be obvious. Yet there is no more effective way of getting it than by de- manding it. So when we remind you that your club dues are to be paid by November 4 if you are not to lose your membership, and your budget fee by the first week in November if your organ- ization is not to lose fifteen percent of its allot- ment, we are, in a roundabout way, avoiding the worn-out "pay your club dues and your budget" plea. Even if your organization does not get money from the student budget fund, it still needs your dues. Most clubs have initiation banquets, na- tional dues, subscription to the organization magazine, Wednesday night coffee, and a page in the annual. And now that the Murphey Can- dler building has been provided for students, there is additional demand for dues in order to help furnish the club rooms. Debates are Beneficial Beyond Sng the Woods, by Trygve Gulbranssen; translated by Naomi Walford. G. P. Putnam and Sons, 193 6. Reviewed by Enid Middleton. No more felicitous combination of words could be found as a title for Naomi Walford's beautiful translation of this arresting novel by Trygve Gul- branssen than these Beyond Sing the Woods, for this stirring tale of the changes wrought by half a century in the lives of the Norwegian woodsfolk, written as it is in a very distinctive and unusual style, seems to be unfold- ed to the accompaniment of the ma jestic music of the virgin forests as they are swept by the bracing winds of the North. Such a lyrically beauti M style serves as a fit background indeed for the splendid portrayal of the novel's dominating figure, that of Old Dag Bjorndal, in whose subtle and penetrating characterization lies the greatness of the book. How Dag changed from the vengeful master of an almost feudal manor, whose pres- ence brought cold fear into the hearts of the inhabitants of Broad Lea when he swept down from his forest strong- hold in his sleigh drawn by dashing black horses to Old Dag, the kind old man who stood ready to help even his bitterest enemy, and who flung open the doors of his ancestral dining halls with its heavy tables ladened with every delicacy so that all might join in the age-old festivities of the Christ- mas celebration constitutes the cen- tral theme of this absorbing novel. In portraying the inner struggles which accompany this evolution, the author has written a soul study of unusual depth and truth one which begins, strangely enough, with the death of a bear, gains impetus from a recklessly daring sleigh race to Mass one Christ- mas morning, and reaches its climax with the imbedding of an axe-head so deeply in the wooden beams of the great dining hall at Bjorndal that even after thirty years it remains as a sign that vengeance is the Lord's and as a line of demarcation between the old and the new. Though the reader's interest centers chiefly in Dag, the other characters will be found to be equally as vividly and realistically portrayed. Old Dag's sons young Dag, whose eyes had a brilliance irresistible to women; and young Tore, whose veins pulsed to the very spirit of the great forests in which he spent most of his time; the gentle Jomfru Dorothea, entering death as quietly as she walked through life, and by her last words "One's first duty is mercy" changing the course of a whole life; Mistress Eliza- beth von Gall, "a headstrong thor- oughbred, with the strength of many men and the weakness of many wom- en," forever keeping her lips cracked and bleeding in memory of the kiss of the one man whose strength of will equalled her own; the lovely Adelaide Barre, "playing living music of light and shade, and warm as blood," and bringing a smile to the lips of all who saw her matchless beauty; the aged Ane Hamarraba, steeped in the cen- tury-old traditions of her country, ut- tering her mystic deathbed prophesy; Captain Klinge, that "merry old gen- tleman," who, by a single sincere speech, made up for a lifetime of hy pocritically polite agreement these and many others equally as unforget- table, united in an exciting, rapidly- moving story that is written in a rare and lovely style, make Beyond Sin" the Woods a novel of absorbing inter- est, unusual beauty, and deep spiritual truth. Noted Poet Visits Verseforms Class Alumnae News There are times on Agnes Scott's campus when it would be difficult to guess from student atti- tudes whether or not the theory of isolation had ever been exploded. Not being among those rah- rah schools where intercollegiate athletics take top place in interest, Agnes Scott confines its stu- dent contact with other educational units to in- tellectual fields such as college conferences and intercollegiate debates. Since it is impossible for even a minority of students to benefit directly from the various inter-collegiate conferences ex- cept through absentee representation, practical- ly the only inter-collegiate contact from which all students can benefit and to which all can lend en- thusiastic support is debating. Pi Alpha Phi un- dertakes to provide through such debates as the triangular political debate on Oct >l>cr :>(>, the British debate, and the spring triangular debate not only contact but actual intellectual combat with other colleges. Surely, loyalty to Agnes Scott in her only intercollegiate contests should demand enthusiastic attendance at debates. But more than just abstract loyalty is involv- ed ; for it can scarcely be denied that four years spent in one atmosphere can be a great influence to narrow our awareness of the existence of an outside world and its problems, and especially of the existence of a student world wherein our con- temporaries work at the same studies and have the same discussions with the same fervor that we do. A debate symbolizes this unity of inter- ests between two colleges by presenting a con- flict of opinion on some current problem: and cannot help but afford to the student audience an insight into its own connection with other student bodies as well as current topics of dis- cussion, which We who race madly to eight o'clock classes never seem to glean from our morning newspapers. .Moreover, entirely aside from demands of loyalty and from educational benefits Agnes Scott debates offer real entertainment and interest in the wit and humor of participants from different schools. Students who remain away from Pi Alpha Phi debates which start with the political debate Friday night are going to be missing the Another set of Agnes Scott alum- nae has announced marriages and en- gagements: Nancy Tucker, ex-'3 8, will be mar- ried to Bruce Bayer, of Nashville, dur- ing the last week in December. Anne Hudson, '3 3, was recently married to F. H. Hankins, Jr. The couple is now living at Coral Gables, Florida. Sarah Glenn, '2 8, was married in early October to Daniel Marcus Boyd, Jr., of Hickory, N. C. Margaret Ogden, '3 0, will marry on October 29 Rev. James Walton Stew- art, Jr., of Conyers, Ga. Mary Elizabeth Cox, ex-'3 9, was re- cently married to Oscar Carl House, of Wellsville, Mo., and Atlanta. There are a number of ex-'3 8's who for various reasons are missing from the campus this year. Some are study- ing at other colleges, and some are working: Anne Cullum and Kennon Hender- son arc at the University of Georgia. Dot Kelly is at the University of North Carolina. Kitty Hoffman has a secretarial job in Charlotte, N. C. Anno Parlor is attending art school. Lil and Lu Croft are working this winter in Atlanta. Connie Pardee is studying at Emory. Frances Espy, '3 5, is studying at the University of Alabama. Jessie Lawrence is in charge of the Braille library at the Victor Kriegsha- ber Light House for the Blind in At- lanta. She recently spoke before the Atlanta club women. Florence Preston, '34, is taking graduate work in domestic science at the University of Tennessee. Mary Louise Schuman is on the staff Spirit entire intercollegiate aspect of Agnes Scott not | of the personnel office in charge of to mention somr wrv ami exciting sessions. interesting, instructive, the administration of the N. Y. A. program at the University of Georgia. By Nell Allison Mrs. Isabel F. Conant, of Boston nationally-known poetess and a most interesting personality, came to Agnes Scott last Friday, October 23. She re- mained until the next day, being entertained in the Anna Young Alum- nae House by Miss Emma May Laney and Miss Janef Preston. "I am told that I am to read some of my poems in Miss Laney 's verse- forms class," said Mrs. Conant smil- ingly, when questioned. The class was open to visitors on Saturday morning, and proved a delightfully informal treat. On Monday Mrs. Conant lectured in Atlanta before the Atlanta Writers club. She has published many short Ivrics m various periodicals, and recently won the Savannah Barrow Prize, given for a lyric poem. This piece has been lately brought out by the yearbook of the Poetry Society of Georgia. Poetry writing seems to be a purely spontaneous pleasure to Mrs. Conant, for she says that no one should write a poem uniess she simply cannot help it. She has had charge of poetry classes at Lake Chautauqua and in Mt. Berry Schools in Georgia, and has given short courses in poetry-writing in Coker College, Flartsford, S. C. "But don't call me a teacher," said Mrs. Conant, "for I'm not!" Evidently she regards such work as anything but a routine of duty. Although Mrs. Conant is merely passing through Agnes Scott on her <"'" V'**"" 11 * sn f e ? -ay to Florida to spend the wmwrj!?^^!^ she seems to have formed an opinion, for she said, very sincerely, "I think Agnes Scott is a wonderful place!" Presbj teriane Entertain Your current history reporter this week turned from the cold printed pages of magazine and newspaper to the fresh and spontaneous words of our own faculty to bring you the news of the day. Several of the professors had the following question popped them: For whom are you plan- ning to vote in the national election, and why? Herewith are the answers they managed to give, after they recovered from the shock of being on the receiving end of a question. We might add that a couple of them begged time to think over their answers, such slaves have they become to the doctrine that outside preparation is al- ways necessary before recitation. While we were giving Mr. Robinson time to improve upon his first answer that the reason he votes the Prohibitionist ticket is to keep Agnes Scott girls sober we invaded the song- sters' sanctuary and forced ourselves upon Mr. Johnson. He cautiously declared he'd have to ask his wife before he could tell us how he planned to vote. But confidentially he stated that Roose- velt was his man, because "in California where I come from it is the man who is of importance, not merely the party." Returning to Mr. Robinson, we found that he really has serious reasons for sticking with a minority party. As all good American history students know, the support given such a group often forces the major parties to incorporate the chief planks of the minority in their own plat- forms. Thus our canny math professor hopes to influence the legislation of the next administra- tion no matter who wins. Just in case you didn't know it, there is a Prohibitionist candidate for president of the United States. Colvin is the name. Miss Jackson is a staunch supporter of the Op- position. Landon is her man. We had thought she wore his sunflower only because yellow is her favorite color, but she has much more scholarly and less feminine reasons as well. She believes the present national relief program and financial program are unsound. She is following her choice for president with a straight Republican vote on her Massachusetts absentee ballot, be- cause of the local situation in that state. Finally, we approached Mr. Raper. He surely couldn't be for Landon, we thought; not after ail those attacks on Vested Interests and Entrench- ed Monopolies. No, we found that to prevent the Republicans winning, Mr. Raper is going to vote for Roosevelt. After all, rationalizes our erst- while staunch Socialist, Norman Thomas hasn't a chance to win, and the next most progressive candidate seems to be Roosevelt. "The liberal vote, if turned toward him," says Mr. Raper, "can keep Tugwell in the cabinet, and can con- tinue the TVA." Using one of his illegible black- board diagrams, our subject expounded on the benefits which would result if Roosevelt extend- ed the TVA to the distribution of milk or shoes, for example, as well as electricity. "Of course/' he cautioned, "I don't agree with him or any- one entirely, but he may move in the right di- rection." of Agnes Scoil Cornstalks, pumpkins, .ind autumn leaves featured the harvest party gfcrcfl by the young people of the Decatur Presbyterian church Monday night. Many Agnes Scott girls were present. The revival of mob spirit on the campus as ex- emplified in the political conventions and the stunts has resulted in a peculiar but quite under- standable reversion to behavior on the lowest levels of instinct and feeling (to be socially psy- chological). Surely the usual epitome of sobriety, Frances Cary, had experienced such a relapse when she found herself exceedingly tipsy and un- certain on her feet after having innocently im- bibed a coca-cola. One wonders if a similar physi- cal and mental condition prompted Piggy Wheat- ley to answer the question "How old is Henri- etta Blackwell?" with a complacent "I don't know how old she is, but she'll be nineteen next year." Speaking of retrogression, Virginia Pop- lin the other day proved to Miss Smith and the American politics class that the old adage the more you learn, the less you know, has real sig- nificance. On being asked a question concerning constitutional amendment said Miss Poplin con- fessed in a desperate voice, "Really, Miss Smith, I could have answered that question last year." So much of her soul did Cora Kay Hutchins pour into her classic rendition of hamburger-eat- ing Wimpy that for days before the clash of wit and ingenuity she could think of nothing else. ion when having been asked to tell about the tents in "Song of Roland," she frantically replied, "Oh, it's all in the present tense, Miss Laney." The supreme example of what mob psychology ha> done to student morale was very evident in the two unspeakably queer creatures (dignified seniors too, not to mention presidents of out- standing organizations) who flitted in and out freshman lines symbolizing sophomore spirit but looking much more like a cross between the voice of spring and a Decatur street junk shopall the better to haunt you with, my dears. THE AGONISTIC Sophomores Retain Black Cat With Stunt "Sophy Seemphony' The Black Cat, won last year by the freshmen, remains in the posses- sion of the class of '3 9, having been awarded the sophomores in the contest with the freshmen on Saturday eve- ning, October 24, in the Bucher Scott gymnasium. The decision was made by Miss Annie May Christie, Miss Louise Hale, and Miss Carrie Scandrett, judges, on a basis of such points as plot, scenery, directing, costumes, and acting. The theme of the freshman stunt, "Golden Apple-plexy," was the steal- ing of the golden apple, which repre- sented the winning of the stunt, by the Soph-isto-cats and the heroic re- covery of it by freshman rats; while "Sophy Seemphony," the sophomore stunt, dealt with the naughty actions of the childish Fresh Pea and the pun- ishment of her by the mighty Soph- Eye. The gymnasium was decorated on the left side with the freshman col- ors, blue and white, and symbolic sil- houettes of Zeus, Athena, and a cat kneeling to a Minnie Mouse. The sophomores illustrated their stunt by decorating the right side with their colors, black and gold, and huge sil- houettes of Pop-Eye, Olive Oyl, Sweet Pea, Betty Boop, and one of the three little pigs. During the program the stunt chairmen, Jane Dryfoos, sophomore, and Marjorie Boggs, freshman, were presented with tokens of appreciation. The casts of the two stunts were as follows: "Golden Apple-Plexy": President Zeus McCain, Shirley Steele; Miss Ath- ena Hopkins, the dean, Georgia Hunt; Miss Diana Scandrett, goddess of the chase, Eugenia Bridges; Frances, the Muse, Martha Liepold; Ceberus, the watchman, Laura Winston Steele; Sweet Dr. Hygeia, Hazel Soloman; the Golden Apple, Mary Reins; and the officious Rat, Betty Boorstein. "Sophy Seemphony": Toar, the night watchman, Lib Williams; Fresh Pea, Lib Galbreath; Alice-the-Joon, Tony Newton; Soph-Eye, Amelia Nickels; Senior Oil, Kitty Caldwell; Wimnae, Cora K. Hutchins; Big Bad Wolf, Kay Kennedy; Mickey Mouse, Mary Wells McNeill; Minnie Mouse Mortar Board, Beryl Spooner; Betty Boop, Jeanne Flynt; Ella, Peggy Wil- lis; Horace-Horse, Catherine Ivie; Whoo, Whoo, Anne Purnell; and three little pigs, Florence Wade, Eleanor Tyler, Mary Pennel Simonton. Freshmen committee chairmen were Jane Salters, writing; Margaret Barnes, program; Henrietta Thompson, scen- ery; Bryant Holsenbeck, properties; Betty Alderman, decorations; Jane Moses, finance; Ruth Slack, costume; Mildred Joseph, dance; Nell Echols, Mickey Warren, cheer leaders; Nettie Lee Green, stage manager; and Elea- nor McCants and Emily Underwood, pianists. Sophomore committee heads includ- ed Douglas Lyle, writing; Emmy Lou Turck, setting and decorations; Hay- den Sanford, properties; Mary Frances Guthrie, programs; Jane Moore Ham- ilton, costumes; Helen Kirkpatrick, Helen Moses, dance; Mary Ruth Mur- phy, Phyllis Johnson, pianists; Cally Carmichael, Annie Lee Crowell, cheer leaders; and Mary Ellen Whetsell, stunt treasurer. Club News Cotillion Club Alice Taylor, Eloise Estes, and Mary Ellen Whetsell, officers of the Cotil- lion club, entertained the club mem- bers at a dance last Thursday in the Murphey Candler building. Billy Ow- ens, pianist for the Tech Ramblers, played. Professors Attend Wesleyan Service Poetry Club Poetry club try-outs are due on Thursday; October 29, and may be placed in the Aurora box in Buttrick Hall. Current History Forum Mr. Carl Hartsell of the Georgia Tech history department spoke to the Current History Forum Tuesday on the present Spanish situation. Inter- na tonal Relations club was in charge of the program. Attending the Wesleyan Centennial exercises in Macon last Friday were Professor Mary MacDougall, repre- senting Agnes Scott; Professor Philip Davidson, representing the University of Chicago; and Mr. R. B. Cunning- ham, representing Citadel. The day's program included an academic convocation in the morning; a luncheon at Rivoli and a colorful pageant on the lawn of the main col- lege at Rivoli in the afternoon; and a banquet Friday night. BOZ Takes in Five German Club German club met on Wednesday afternoon, October 21, in Lupton cot- tage. The members of the club played German games, and Miss Harn told something of the activities of Lucie Hess since her return to Germanv. Spanish Club Spanish club try-outs are to be held this Friday afternoon, October 3 0, at 4:30. All Spanish students are eligible. DECATUR BEAUTY SALON Permanents $3 to $10 409 Church St. Decatur De. 4692 HOTEL CANDLER Coffee Shop and Dining Room At a special meeting of the club held Wednesday, October 20, five girls were admitted to BOZ on the basis of their try-outs. The new members are: Nellie Margaret Gilroy, Virginia Hill, Douglas Lyle, Mary Anne Ker- nan, and Henrietta Blackwell. Home-Town Exodus Is Feature of Week-End Those who went home the past week-end were: Betty Ann Stewart to Winchester, Tenn.; Sara Beaty Sloan to Belmont, N. C.; Fannie B. Harris to Rome, Ga.; Aileen Shortley and Strat Sloan to Columbia, Tenn.; Sara Gray, Dot Cabaniss, and Charlotte Golden to Columbus, Ga.; Mary Ear- nest Perry to Nashville, Ga.; Helen Ramsey to Darlington, Tenn.; Micky McKee to Nashville, Tenn.; and Mir- iam Sanders to Greenville, S. C. Bee Merril, Susan Bryan, Barton Jackson, and Grace Tazewell went on a picnic Sunday night. Frances Steele had dinner at the Sigma Nu house Sunday. Kathryn Goodwyn spent the week- end with Susan Goodwyn. Esthere Ogden went to New Or- leans to attend her sister's wedding. Lib Galbreath's mother came for the week-end; Mrs. Brittingham of Portsmouth, Va., visited Katherine; Mrs. Stephens, of Augusta, spent three days with Virginia; and Mr. and Mrs. Blackwell, of Laurens, S. C, spent the week-end with Henrietta. Caroline Tumlin spent the week- end with her sister, Virginia. Jane Adams visited Phyllis Johnson in Elberton this week-end. Kay Jones went to a steak fry Sat- urday night. Caroline Carmichael had dinner at the Sigma Chi house Sunday night. Eloisa Alexander attended the wed- ding of Elizabeth Colbert Saturday night. Isabelle Richardson and Mary Belle Weir attended the Theta Kappa Psi dance Saturday night. Dot Newman of Augusta was the visitor of Martha Alice Green this week-end. Dorothy Page of LaGrange, Ga., was the visitor of Adelaide Benson this week-end. Those attending the A. K. K. dance Saturday night were: Nancy Moorer, Mary V. Smith, Mary Catherine Mat- thews, and Rachel Kennedy. Correct Dry Cleaning Odorless Process Neat Pressing Garments Called for and Deliver- ed Without Extra Charge MORGAN CLEANERS 425 Church St. De. 1372 furs Rubin's millinery VOGUE BEAUTY SHOPPE 153 Sycamore St. Dearborn 2671 Shampoo and Finger Wave Dried 50c Permanent Waves $3.00 and Up All Lines of Expert Beauty Service H 5 I ! dresses ready- to-wear Two Dozen Sisters All Agree That Their State is Happy One Agnes Scott must indeed be popu- lar with many families, for there are now twelve sets of sisters pursuing wisdom at this institution of higher learning. We, who snooped around the campus, and pounced on these un- suspecting sisters at inopportune mo- ments, found that they liked very much coming to school with a mem- ber of the family. We found Mary Frances Guthrie wistfully haunting the telephone, and she mournfully admitted that she adored coming to school with sister Jane. "We don't room together be- cause we have different friends and in- terests; but when I get homesick, I just go over to see her/' she explained. Jean and Elizabeth Williams, whom we halted precipitately for an inter- view in the middle of a street, breathed in concert, "Yes, we love it," and "No, there are no disadvantages." Sophomore Elizabeth explained that she exercised traditional authority over freshman Jean. They both declared that they never got homesick. We next interviewed a large red ap- ple, behind which Mary Matthews was intrenched. "But I never see June," wailed the voice from the apple. And sister June later replied in much the same way, "I never see her at all. If I meet her by chance on the campus, it's like a reunion with an old friend." Cornelia Christie, caught in those few, frantic moments between the first and second bells for a sociology class, averred that she loved having sister Margaret with her. "I have got- ten to know her as an individual, with a charming personality of her own," she explained. Laura Coit, whom we halted as she dashed out of the library, declared breathlessly, "I like having Mildred here with me, but if I were a younger sister, I should never go to the same college with my older sister. I should want to go to a different school where I could develop my own interests and friends." When we interviewed Margaret Watson in chapel, she stated that hav- ing Virginia here was good in that she didn't get homesick; "But," she added, "it is bad in that it cut in half the number of letters I get from home." Cecilia and Genevieve Baird, stop- ped just after a class, were all in fa- vor of having a sister in college with them. "We like coming to school to- gether," breathed auburn-haired Ce- cilia; and "we wouldn't have it any other way," supplemented brunette Genevieve. The Galloways, Annie Laura and Mary Elizabeth, are also enthusiastic about attending school with each other; as are Polly and Peg- gy Ware, Lydia and Cornelia Whitner, and Beatrice and Lois Sexton. Antoin- ette and Florence Sledd, whom we stopped in the throes of a political ral- ly, smilingly declared that they liked being twins, and they liked coming to school together; after which they turned and gave fifteen vigorous rahs for Norman Thomas. Carol Hale, whom we interviewed on how she liked not having a sister in college with her, stated that it was a sad, sad state because she didn't have a sister to think of cute things for her to say when she was interviewed on not having a sister. States Have Absentee Vote In the approaching presidential elec- tion of November 3, the following states will allow citizens engaged in activities outside of the state to vote: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kan- sas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hamp- shire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, Vir- ginia, and Wisconsin. You're Sure To Find Your Favorite TOILET GOODS at JACC Stores All Over Atlanta BO WEN PRESS COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS AND RIBBONS Blotters Note Paper Poster Paper Office Supplies 421 Church St. De. 0976 Decatur, Ga. N CORNR THE AGONISTIC Eleven Freshmen To be Reporters For Paper Staff Eleven freshmen have been admit- ted to the reporter staff of the Ago- nistic following the fall try-outs. They are: Mary Reins, Evelyn Baty, Eleanor Hutchens, Hazel Solomon, V. J. Watkins, Mary Louise Dobbs, Virginia Hill, Eloise McCall, Louise Hughston, Mary Lang Gill, and Eu- genia Williams. This number increas- es the reporter staff to thirty-three members. Regular reporters include: Nell Al- lison, Alice Cheeseman, Giddy Erwin, Nell Hemphill, Carol Hale, Cora Kay Hutchins, Sarah Johnson, Douglas Lyle, Frances Lee, Regina Herwitz, Julia Sewell, Mary Willis, Mamie Lee Ratliff, Selma Steinbach, Anne Pur- nell, Marie Merritt, Alice Reins, Myrl Chafin, Louise Young, Mary Frances Kennedy, Henrietta Blackwell, and Mary Primrose Noble. Business assistants are: Rachel Ken- nedy, Florence Little, Jesse Williams. Additions to the staff this year are Mary Frances Guthrie as exchange edi- tor and Nell Hemphill as faculty cir- culation manager. State ConfereDce Meets at College Plans for missions, conventions, co- operation with church student groups and world peace were the result of the joint conference of Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. leaders held at Agnes Scott October 17 and 18. Many Geor- gia colleges were represented at the conference, of which Isabel McCain is president, and Jimmy Webb of Em- ory, vice-president. During this year the students plan to stress missions, having a conference in the spring in which student volun- teers will be included. The conference has formerly been held at Wesleyan; it is as yet undecided where the meet- ing will be this year. Molly Jones Honors Senior Class at Tea Molly and Polly Jones entertained Saturday afternoon, October 24, at a tea from 4:30 to 6:00 at their home on Clairmont Avenue. They were as- sisted in receiving their guests by their mother, Mrs. Edward Jones. Mrs. Alma Sydenstricker and Miss Mary Honiker presided over the beau- tifully appointed tea table; others as- sisting in entertaining were Frances Bel ford, Isabel McCain, Mary Jane Tigert, Frances Cary, Sara Traynham, Isabel Richardson, Mildred Tilly, and Mrs. Alvin Smith. About 150 guests called during the .li'tcrnoon. Among this number was the senior class of which Molly is a member. Cover Prize Won By Jane Guthrie Miss Lewis Judges Entries For Aurora Contest Jane Guthrie is the winner of the two dollar and a half prize offered by Aurora for the best cover submitted in its recent contest. Miss Louise Lewis of the art department judged the several entries. The first issue of the Aurora will appear the latter part of the week. Among those contributing are Hor- tense Jones, Henrietta Blackwell, Jane Guthrie, Mary Winston Crockett, Winifred Kellersberger, Carol Hale, and Julia Sewell. Mr. Raper Entertains Sociology Students The members of the sociology class taking a course in the family met at the home of Mr. Arthur Raper, act- ing professor of sociology, for an in- formal discussion around an open fire last Thursday afternoon, October 22. This meeting took the place of the regular Thursday afternoon labora- tory. In addition to the members of the class there were present Mrs. Ra- per and the three Raper children; Miss Katherine Omwake, assistant profes- sor of psychology; and Lulu Ames, graduate of Agnes Scott in 193 6. In the late afternoon the group gathered around an open fire and en- joyed hamburgers, peanuts, potato chips, marshmallows, fruit, crackers, and coca-colas. After supper they sat on logs around the fire while several members of the class reported on books about the family in the Middle Ages. Lulu Ames presented several interpre- tations of typical family situations at different periods of history, and Fran- ces Belford and Sarah Johnson gave book reports. The committee planning the occasion consisted of the follow- ing girls: Mary Gillespie, Annie Laura Galloway, Lucile Dennison, and Bcttv Hollis. Coffee And None Better Chicken Dinners -Enjoy Yourselves THE ELITE TEA ROOM Next to Home This is the Best Place to Eat STRICTLY HOMK-COOKED FOOD 211 E. Ponce de Leon Ave. Decatur, Ga. 8x10 Portrait $1.00 Other Work in Proportion DEITZ STUDIO 148 Sycamore Ave. Decatur, Ga. IIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMI I I I IIMMIIIK You Can Come to Us or We Will Go to You We are as close to you as your telephone. HARRISON'S PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 Clubs Requested To List Conventions All organizations wishing to send delegates to conventions this year are requested to hand in a list of the conventions with their dates to Alice Hannah, president of student government, by Thursday morn- ing. > / u den t Trecis u ry Amounts to S4937 Money Will Be Apportioned Among Organizations Abbot Will Head Freshman Cabinet In Yea r ' s W ork Dr. Davidson Speaks At Library Meeting Professor Philip Davidson will ad- dress the delegates to the Southeastern Library Association conference this Friday in Asheville, North Carolina. He will speak on "Youth in a Modern World" Classes Compete In Opening Game Of Hockev Season j Starting off the hockey season with close interclass competition, the sopho- mores defeated the juniors 2-0 and the seniors defeated the freshmen 1-0 in the games played Friday. The teams are too newly organized to show marked teamwork ability, but man- aged to give an enthusiastic audience an exciting afternoon. As a whole the sophomores had the best game. The members of their team outclassed the others in playing their positions. The freshmen, however, are new at the game, and the juniors and seniors were minus several players. The line-ups were as follows: Freshmen Seniors Crisp R.W Jackson Hammond I.R Belser Brinton C.JF Fleece Heaslett I.L Johnson Forman L.W Abbot R.H Kneale Solomon C.H Echols L.H Little (1) Moffatt R.B Taylor Thompson L.B Cass G.G Cary Substitutions: Huston, Eyles, Sim- son, Minter, Watkins, Carson, Wil- liamson, Hammond, Abbot, Echols. Sophomore Junior Benson R.W Smith Drvfoos I.R L. Coit McGuire (1) C.F Thompson Purnell (1) I.L Bryan M. Coit L.W Merrill Murphy R.H Crowell C.H Blackshear Marshall L.H Tribble Hamilton R.B Johnson McMullen L.B Young Kenny G.G Robinson Substitutions: Furlow, Ivie, Dry- foos, Purnell, Flynt, Farrar, Whetsell. One freshman to watch is Helen Carson, who has already attracted at- tention with her strong tennis game. She entered the hockey game during the last few minutes, after having just finished a two-hour tennis battle, and played with the same speed which she exhibits in tennis. With only sixty-two failing to pay their budget fee as compared to eighty- seven last year, the student treasury contains $4937 to be apportioned among organizations during the first week in November. Student Govern- ment will receive 13%; Pi Alpha Phi, 5%; Agonistic, 16/2%; Aurora, 8 ! / 2 %; Silhouette, 36%; Athletic As- sociation, 7 ft ; Y. W. C. A., 5 V ; Mortar Board, 2%; May Day, 1%% ; reserve, l%$ Lecture Association, 2 y 2 % ; and International Relations club, y 2 %. Sarah Johnson, treasurer, announces that any organization having a mem- ber on the Black List at the time when the budget committee meets will lose fifteen per cent of its allotment. Stu- dents may still pay their fee. Blackfriars To Have Banquet With Emory In the interests of more cooperation and better acquaintance between the two dramatic clubs, Blackfriars and the Emory Players will hold a joint banquet Wednesday evening, Novem- ber 4, at Peacock Alley. George Downing, president of the Players, and Kitty Printup, president of Black- friars, are in charge of arrangements. It was largely due to Alice Taylor's excellent defensive playing that the freshman ball was kept away from the senior goal. Handicapped by the ab- sence of three players, the seniors put up a strong fight to gain their 1-0 victory. Credit must go to Mary Kneale for defensive work, and to Charlinc Fleece for her two long pass- es up center field. The sophomore attack and defense was led by Jane Dryfoos, Annie Lee Crowell, and Millie Coit. The juniors, playing without a complete team, spent considerable energy preventing sophomore goals. Elizabeth Blackshear, Laura Coit, and Anne Thompson de- serve mention for their hard playing. Miss Llewellyn Wilburn and Miss Frances McCalla, '3 5, were umpires. With 189 freshmen signed up for bot>by groups and officers of the cabi- net elected, the freshman division of the Y. W. C. A. has begun its active work for the year. Frances Abbot, as chairman, meets once a week with the freshman cabinet and once a week with the regular Y. \Y\ C. A. Hen- rietta Thompson is secretary of the cabinet; all the members help sponsor the various hobby groups. Eight freshmen have joined the cur- rent events group, which is led by Mildred Davis with Professor Arthur Raper as adviser. Nell Hemphill and Miss Elizabeth Mitchell, of the physi- cal education department, are in charge of the thirty-two girls who make up the handcraft group. With Mrs. Burruss, of the Decatur library, as adviser, Jane Guthrie and Brooks Spivey are heading the book group of eighteen members. Charm group, the largest of the four, has ninety fresh- men; Alice Taylor, with Associate Professor Louise Hale as adviser, is in charge. The major purposes in having the freshmen cabinet are to develop lead- ership and to get the freshman view- point on different matters. Betty Hol- lis, vice president of Y. W. C. A., has general supervision over the cabinet and the hobby groups. Class Vespers Start With Senior Program Beginning the annual scries of class vespers, the seniors, with Charline Fleece as leader, will conduct vespers next Sunday. The subject of this program, carry- ing out the Y. W. C. A. theme of this year, is "Christ's Challenge in the Classroom." Those taking part are Mary Malone, Eloisa Alexander, and Charline Fleece. In Your Campus Flection Support ALFRED M. LANDON FOR PRESIDENT Paid Ad by Campus Republican Committee By F. Little. Chairman Meet Me At MINER & CARTER DRUGGISTS Peachtree & Ellis Sts. Phone WA. 4900 Atlanta, Ga. Join the Merry Crowds at s & w Halloween Night MUSIC 5:00 TO 8:00 By Kirk De Vore's Orchestra S & W Cafeteria 189-191 Peachtree St. AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President 1 French Lecturer l Problems VOL. Student Body Seeks System Of Class Cuts N. S. F. A., Executive Committee Against Former System of Excuses Plans Are Being Studied Student suggestions for cuts to re- place the excuse system were present- ed to the administrative committee last week, and will be submitted to the faculty committee on cuts for fur- ther consideration. The faculty as a whole will vote on the suggestions when they meet the latter part of the month. The administrative commit- tee is composed of .he officers of the administration, the officers of student government, one member of the fac- ulty, and one senior member of the executive committee. Following is the plan: Because we have observed that dis- cussions in Open Forum or any other large group are often pointless, we, the N. S. F. A. discussion group and a committee from the executive com- mittee of Student Government, have carefully considered the problem and would like to make the following sug- gestions: I. That a clearly defined cut system replace the present excuse system, for A. The present system is not con- ducive to honesty- 1. Day students are tempted to abuse the privilege of sick ex- cuses. 2. Boarders are tempted to fake weddings, dentist's engage- ments, etc. II. That in planning the cut system the following provisions be consid- ered and, if possible, include: A. Limited cuts for underclassmen. One cut per hour per quarter for freshmen and sophomores with the provision that sickness is not excused except in the case of ill- ness of a week or more in which case all absences of that week or more shall be excused. B. Unlimited cuts for upperclass- men who are meriting all of their work at the end of the quarter. C. Limited cuts (as for underclass- men) who have not merited all of their work during the preced- ing quarter. D. Cuts before and after holidays shall count double. E. Grades shall be penalized in case of overcutting. III. That some form of cut system be worked out and put into effect as soon as possible. Chemists Study Cotton Oil Plan The October meeting of the Geor- gia section of the American Chemical Society was held Friday at the Georgia School of Technology. Dr. Frank K. Cameron of the University of North Carolina spoke on "Whole Cotton as a Source of Oil and Alpha-cellulose." The process which Dr. Cameron pro- posed is of compelling interest because of the profound influence it may ex- ert upon the future of the cotton in- dustry in the South. His plan in brief is to sow cotton like a field of grain, to harvest it at maturity by mowing and boling, and to use the entire as a chemical raw material, obtaining the oil by solvent extraction, and recovering cellulose from the residue. This plan is backed by some six years of experimental work on the part of Dr. Cameron and his associates. Three Colleges Debate Politics Brooks Spivey Places First in Triangular Debate at Agnes Scott The relative merits and faults of the three leading political parties were debated on the campuses of Emory, Tech, and Agnes Scott last Friday, October 30, in the triangular debate sponsored by the three colleges. The decisions, which were rendered by the respective audiences, gave two first places to Socialistic speakers, and one to a Democratic advocate. Brooks Spivey, who spoke at Agnes Scott for Socialism, defeated Jack Tolbert of Emory, who spoke for the Republicans, and Ed Vinson of Tech, who upheld the Democrats. Nellie Margaret Gilroy, president of Pi Al- pha Phi, presided over the debate. At Emory, Nat McLane of Tech and Mary Lillian Fairly of Agnes Scott, who spoke for the Republicans and the Democrats respectively, lost to Jack McMichael of Emory, who advocated Socialism. Ralph Jenkins, member of the debate council of Em- ory, introduced Mr. Charles Reid, chairman of the state Democratic committee, who presided. The Democratic speaker, John Till- man of Emory, won first place at Tech, defeating Mary Frances Guthrie of Agnes Scott and Arthur Lipsius of Tech, who defended the Republicans and Socialists, respectively. John O'Callahan presided over the debate. Aurora Announces '3 5 Prize Winners Three girls won prizes for the best compositions in the Aurora contest of last year, Elizabeth Espy, editor, an- nounced last week. Mildred Clark's Country Girl Sonnets won first place among the poetry. Elizabeth Espy re- ceived honorable mention for her poem, To One at Home. The prize short story was written by June Matthews, and was entitled Dear Sam. Lucile Dennison won first prize in the non-fiction writing for her article, Philosophers' Masquerade, written about Thornton Wilder. This is the third such contest that the Aurora has sponsored. Lita Goss, who edited the literary magazine last year, submitted all the issues of the Aurora to three outside judges, who selected the composition in each group. Campus Poetry Club Has Six Additional Members At a special meeting held Thursday afternoon, October 29, poetry club ad- mitted six new members on the ba- sis of their try-outs. They are: June Matthews, Elise Seay, Jane Turner, Virginia Hill, Jane Guthrie, Shirley Armentrout. That Stuart Chase, who will lecture at Agnes Scott on November 14, is a stimulating individual who has uni- versal appeal is the enthusiastic opin- ion of our faculty. We who cornered those oracles of wisdom and learning to ask their views about the noted economist found that without excep- tion they considered him a challeng- ing person and an extremely worth- while lecturer. President McCain, whom we stopped just as hat in hand he was about to beat a modest retreat, declared that Mr. Chase's beliefs were so vital and arresting that "whether you agree with him or not, you have something to talk about after you have heard him." He expressed the hope that the entire campus community should hear the first lecturer because he is very inter- esting and well worth-while. We halted Mr. D avidson just be- neath a clock which was indignantly pointing out that the last bell for his class had already rung. With histori- cal nonchalance he made time and his students wait for Stuart Chase, whom he averred was a challenging and fas- cinating individual. "He presents in a stimulating way the profound tech- nicalities of other economists. He em- phasizes the social results and the hu- man aspects of economics. " Miss Jackson was merrily hieing her way Buttrick-ward when we presented ourselves as an obstacle in her path, and propounded our question. No, she had never heard Mr. Chase lec- ture; but she felt that hearing him would prove an invaluable experience. "His book on Mexico is one of the most fascinating I have ever read," she added. We stormed the battlements of Science Hall, and climbed three gruel- ling flights of stairs to ask (with no (Continued on page 3, column 1) School to Aid In Furnishing Activities Hall Mortar Board Invites Campus To Contribution Party Friday Night Rooms Will Be Decorated To furnish the Murphey Candler building more completely, Mortar Board invites the faculty and students to a contribution party there this Fri- day night from 9:40 to 10:30. A list of articles needed will be posted this afternoon on the back bulletin board in Buttrick so that guests may indi- cate what contributions they wish to make. On the list are such items as end tables, book-ends, pillows, records and needles, magazine racks, candlesticks, lamps, twin shades and an odd shade for stands already there, a dozen tea towels, soap, knives, big spoons, egg beater, bowl, can opener, four aprons, vases, potted plants, a twelve-foot electric light cord, an eight foot elec- tric light cord, magazines, books, two yards oil cloth, linoleum rugs five or six feet long, pictures, games, towel rack, and clock. The list is to be checked to avoid duplication of arti- cles. The various organizations having rooms in the building are responsible for getting curtains, rugs, and any additional furnishings they may want. Girls Participate In Baptist Meet Eleven Agnes Scott girls attended the Georgia State Baptist Student Un- ion convention held last week-end at the Tattnall Square Baptist church on the Mercer campus in Macon. Sarah Johnson, Jeanne Flynt, Ann Howell, Kitty Jones, Cary Wheeler, Cornelia Coleman, Tommy Ruth Blackmon, Alice Reins, Mary Reins, Eugenia Bridges, and Eloise Weeks were the Agnes Scott students who went. "The Will of God" was the theme of the convention. On the program were Jeanne Flynt, who directed a play in which Mary Reins and Tommy Ruth Blackmon took part; and Cor- nelia Coleman, who sang Sunday morning. At the same time that this conven- tion was held in Macon, similar con- ventions took place in other states in the South. Last year the Georgia state meeting convened in Atlanta. Misses Scandrett, Palmour Tour N. C. Miss Carrie Scandrett, assistant dean, and Miss Alberta Palmour, alumnae field secretary, return today from a trip through North Carolina. Miss Scandrett left for Charlotte last Wednesday to join Miss Palmour; they attended a meeting of the alumnae liv- ing in Charlotte. On Thursday they visited High- point, going on to Greensboro for lunch. They attended a meeting in Winston-Salem Friday, going from there to Asheville, where they spent the week-end with Miss Scandrett's mother. Monday they met with alum- nae and visited high schools of Ashe- ville, and Tuesday they visited in Hen- dersonville. Mortar Board Has Party Mortar Board gave an informal Halloween party in the Murphev Candler building for the honor stu- dents Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. THE AGONISTIC &\)c Agonistic PUBLISHED WEEKLY Owned and published by the students of Agnes Scott College. Entered as Second Class Matter. Subscription price, $1.25 per year in advance. Single copies, 5c. 12.5 0. Reviewed by Mary Anne Ker- nan. In this latest book of poetry, A Fur- ther Range, his sixth volume of sep- arate poems, Robert Frost shows those qualities which have in recent years placed him among the foremost poets of America. There is much delightful humor, a definite love of nature, an appreciation of distinctly homely things, a penetrating observation of people, and a certain philosophical subtlety in his works. Outside of these usual characteris- tics there seems to be a great interest in present-day conditions as shown in "The Lone Striker" and, particularly pertinent to the political situation, in ' Build Soil A Political Pastoral," in which he says, Is socialism needed, do you think? We have it now. For socialism is An element in any government. He then proceeds with an interesting discussion of political theories. In this poem too, Frost uses numerous touches of humor, sometimes satirical, as, for instance, Were I dictator, I'll tell you what I'd do . . . I'd let things take their course And then I'd claim the credit for the outcome. Aside from this interest in contem- porary life, there is the ever-present feeling for nature. This is shown in "A Leaf Treader," which begins, I have been treading on leaves all day until I am autumn-tired. We see this same joy in the beauties of nature in "Leaves Compared with Flowers" and "The White-Tailed Hor- net." There is nature description too in "Moon Compasses," which in its perfect conciseness gives a picture of exquisite beauty: I stole forth dimly in the dripping pause Between two downpours to see what there was. And a masked moon had spread down compass rays To a cone mountain in the midnight haze, As if the final estimate were news, And as it measured in her caliphers The mountain stood exalted in its place. So love will take between the hands a face ..." Personality of Poet A Fur/her Range is filled with a wealth of admirable poetry, all of which is colored by the personality of the poet. These lines from "Thj Lone Striker" seem to be so typically Frost that they must be quoted, 1 Ee knew a path that wanted walking He knew a spring that wanted drink- ing A thought that wanted further think- ing; Reading this latest of his volumes was like having the poet on our cam- pus again, so thoroughly does much of his poetry reflect his personality. Here we see a man who has a sympathetic appreciation of people, and who while saying of people looking out to sea, They cannot look out far. They cannot look in deep, has himself penetrated further and seen more than many of us, his read- ers. On the basis of this book and his previous books, we are forced to con- clude, in so far as we may judge con- temporary work, that in Robert Frost we have a poet of lasting worth. The Lost Generation, by Maxine Davies; The Macmillan Co., N. Y , 1936. Re viewed bv Henrietta Black - well. Youth! We hear that word and im- mediately there come to our minds fire, enthusiasm, adventure, daring. But is that the youth of today? When we read Maxine Davies' The Lost Gen- eration we begin to wonder. Maxine Davies, in an old Ford car, takes a leisurely trip over the United States, seeing and talking with some two thousand young people in every part of the country, in every stratum of society; and what she learns should prove a revelation to old and young alike. The predominant impression left upon her by her trip is that the youth of today has lost its natural zest for living, its sense of direction, and has become the victim of apathy, aimless- ncss, and "a casual triviality masking bewilderment." True, the younger generation is gallant, honest to the core, optimistic, and free from resent- ment and cynicism. But the ominous fact still remains that the dynamic "push" which has brought America where she is today, is lacking. Youth sits, bewildered, and waits, or drifts along with eyes half-shut. Youth, Miss Davies tells us, has lost faith. It believes in neither God nor itself, but is reaching with grasping hands towards anything that prom- ises security. "This generation is stray- ing aimlessly towards middle age. Soon it will be altogether lost. Then we as a nation will face a future dominated by a defeated citizenry with nothing to lose and willing to try anything. It may be that there will be nothing tor it to try. It will remain then a decadent vitiated generation, a cancer in the vitals of our people, rearing its children in its own dun and dreary twilight." Alumnae News The name of Agnes Scott seems to be an "open sesame" to the doors of the Atlanta Retail Credit Association. Twelve alumnae, most of them recent graduates, have clerical positions with this company. Five of these are from last year's class. They are Susan Heck- er, '18; Elizabeth Cole, '2 8; Eugenia Norris and Ora Craig, '3 3; Mary Mac- Donald and Mary Sloan, '34; Anne Harman, '3 5; Helen Ford, Catherine Cunningham, Lenna Sue McClure, Ori Sue Jones, and Augusta King, all of the class of '3 6. Elizabeth Alexander, '3 5, has re- cently left the Retail Credit to begin her training as a technician. Myra Jervey is now head of the cos- tume designing department of Stevens College, in Columbus, Mo. After grad- uation from Agnes Scott, she lived for come time in Pans, where she studied under the celebrated designer, Patou. Mary (Roundtree) Cox has been singing in a musical comedy in Wash- ington, D. C. She has done concert work in Georgia and New York, and was soloist for a season for the George Washington glee club in Washington. Juniors to Give Play For \ espers Sen ice With the theme, "Christ's Chal- lenge in Social Life," the junior class will be in charge of Sunday vespers on November 8. Myrl Chafin is to be leader of the program. The main feature of the service will be an original playlet, in which the roles are to be taken by Elizabeth Cousins, Joyce Roper, and Winifred Kellersbcrger. A special junior choir under the direction of Primrose Noble will be in charge of the music. Vespers were in charge of the senior class last Sunday, when Charlinc Fleece, the leader, spoke on "Christ's Challenge in the Classroom." On October 15 King Leopold III of Belgium,, speaking to his assembled cabinet, urged Bel- gium to resume her historic neutrality and with- draw from all entangling foreign alliances. At the same time he recommended an increased and improved Belgian army to help preserve an armed neutrality. "This policy/ 1 the king said, "is to prevent war. Our country's geographical position compels us to maintain our military ma- chine so as to dissuade any of our neighbors from using our territory to attack another state . . . We aim resolutely at placing ourselves out- side the conflicts of our neighbors." Informed sources assumed the king's state- ment to mean these four things: (1) The repudi- ation of the Franco-Belgian military assistance pact made in 1920; (2) Belgium's withdrawal from the Locarno treaty for collective European security; (3) repudiation of her duties under the League of Nations Covenant; (4) a serious blow to present and future collective European secur- ity. Contrary to custom, no warning of the procla- mation was given to any European foreign office until it was made, and the stir it created in diplomatic circles was enormous. France was naturally the most perturbed. The military pact she had with Belgium was generally regarded as the keystone of her defense policy, and the pro- posed abrogation of it was a severe blow. The Paris press, which is opposed to the present gov- ernment, blamed the government's foreign pol- icy that is the treaties between France and the U. S. S. R., France's failure to take decisive action regarding the German remilitarization of the Rhineland, and France's line of defensive forts, which contrary to a previous understand- ing, stopped at the Belgian frontier instead of continuing to the sea. Outsiders think the proc- lamation was brought on by a combination of the above policies, increasing armament of all na- tions, and the growing pressure for neutrality exerted by Germany through propaganda. Immediately after the announcement the French foreign office dispatched a series of ques- tions to the Belgian foreign office asking for an interpretation of the proclamation regarding ex- isting agreements. Before any formal reply was sent P. T. T. Spaak, the Belgian foreign minis- ter, assured France that no repudiation of any existing international agreements was intended, but later he said that Belgium would try to with- draw from the pact with France, and would not take part in any future discussions for a new Locarno treaty for collective security. Menial Whirls The results of the "see-the-birdie" sessions conducted in Main for the past several weeks have revealed a startling and dismaying fact Agnes Scotters are horribly and hopelessly con- ceited. One girl satisfied with the revelation of her "cameras don't lie" countenance is not to be found. Whatever the picture resembles, the ve- hement cry is "It just doesn't do me justice." Speaking of resemblances, Isabel McCain was mistaken for a Shakespearian sprite by a poet who recently visited the campus. Isabel, dressed in a green dress suggestive of meadows and rov- ing woodland, suddenly popped into the room where the poet was talking with a group of poetic aspirants. Upon the green figure's en- trance she gasped "Shakespeare ! You look just like Ariel in 'Midsummer Night's Dream.' " One wonders what her reaction would have been to Frances Wilson's costume at the smarties' party Saturday night an outfit which looked suspiciously like a lamp shade, a garb which gave the impression that its wearer was portraying the spirit of midnight oil. It is rumored, by the way, that Frances had a most difficult and em- barrassing time including herself plus the above mentioned costume in a closet with other mem- bers of the intelligentsia while playing such a prosaic and plebeian game as sardines. The mental strain has become too much for some of the smarties and even bobbing for ap- ples brings little relief. For some of them just will forget that the long-waited-for and n'or-to- be-forgotten quarter system implies in some in stances lour classes instead of the usual three. Hence last Friday afternoon it was extremely doubtful whether or not a certain psychology class had a quorum present. Just as human frailty caused this lapse of memory so has it been working havoc in the new archives of learning. Oh, what is so rare as a day in June besides a beef steak or an A. S. C. student who likes her annual pictures it is a frequenter of the library who ALWAYS remem- bers to hang her coat in the vestibule or to suf- fer in silence. THE AGONISTIC Campus Belles Week-end With Possum Hunts, Steak Fries Henry Snccd of Chester, S. C. and Bob Gctlys of Bamburg, S. C, visited Jean Kirkpatrick and Kathleen Dan- iels last week-end. May Miller, of Greenville, was the guest of Frances Cary; and Elizabeth Bowers of Wes- leyan was the guest of Pauline Moss. Friday and Saturday, Eleanor Lewis' sisters, Judith Gracey's brother, Hay- Jen Sanford's family, Joyce Roper's father, and Isabelle Robertson's moth- er also visited on the campus. Those attending the Phi Delta Theta dance at Emory Saturday were: Julia Porter, Kay Kennedy, and Mette Wil- liamson. At the Delta Tau Delta dance was Mary Ellen Whetsell. Saturday night Strat Sloan attended the Phi Delta Theta dance at Tech; Kay Toole, Sue Goodwyn, Mary Rog- ers, Snooks Moss and others went to the Pi Kappa Psi dance; and Anne Pur- nell to the Delta Sig dance. Caroline Armistead attended a buf- fet supper at the Phi Gamm house Sat- urday night, and Marlise Torrance w ent to the Pi K. A. possum hunt. Those present at the dance for the freshmen and new students at Emory were: Ola Kelly, Martha Alice Green, Martha Moffet, Hariette Stimson, Enid Middleton, Sara Gray, Catherine Ivie, and others. Jane Moore Hamilton, Kitty Jones, Callie Carmichael, Frances Wilson, Pcnn Flammond, and others attended the Sigma Chi Halloween dinner- dance Friday night; and Frances Steele went on a Sigma Nu hay ride. Girls who went home for the week- end were: Ola Kelly to Monticello, Ga.; Martha Alice Green, to Harlem, Ga.; Kay Jones, to Winder, Ga.; Char- lotte Newman to Spartanburg, S. C; Caroline Du Pree, Francina Bass, and Frances Morgan to Gadsden, Ala.; Martha Summers to Atlanta, and Mary Templeton to Atlanta. Bee Merrill and Susan Bryan went to Columbia, S. O, with Mary V. Smith; Beryl Spooner spent the week- end at the University of Georgia. FACULTY ENTHUSIASTIC OVER STUART ( HASE [Continued from page 1, column 4) breath, but staunch purpose) t he opinion of Miss MacDougall. She has read his articles with a great deal of interest, and believes that he has "keen insight and an analytical fac- ulty which will make him an unques- tionably valuable speaker." Mr. Robinson was fleeing from the outraged and accusing glances of stu- dents to whom he was giving a quiz, when we made a non-parallel bee-line, knowing that our paths must inevi- tably cross at some point in space. They did; and we discovered that Mr. Rubmson considers Stuart Chase a "practical, non-technical economist, who deals with realities, not just theor- ies." He added that the lecturer has a much broader vision than the aver- age economist. So anxious is Mr. Raper to have his students hear Stuart Chase, that he Openly admitted he would resort to the bribery of cuts and better grades, if necessary. He averred (sans dia- gram!) "If there is anyone awake to the social and economic problems which confront the world today, it is Stuart Chase." Just as we espied Mr. Hayes and were charging down upon him, he popped into the elevator and ascended to higher planes of life. We could only hope that was indicative of rising interest in Mr. Chase, because though our spirit was willing our flesh ouailed when confronted with three more impossible flights of steps. Believing that actions speak louder than words, we shall allow the students to express their opinion of Stuart Chase on Friday, November 13, when we shall all join the lecture association in proving that we are not supersti- tious. VOGUE BEAUTY SHOPPE 153 Sycamore St. Dearborn 2671 Shampoo and Finger Wave Dried 50c Permanent Waves $3.00 and Up All Lines of Expert Beauty Service Meet Your Friends at Cox's Prescription Shop Between Paramount and Grand Theaters, Atlanta DECATUR BEAUTY SALON Permanents $3 to $10 409 Church St. Decatur De. 4692 8x10 Portrait $1.00 Other Work in Proportion DIETZ STUDIO 148 Sycamore Ave. Decatur, Ga. Reporters Reporters include: Nell Allison, Alice Cheeseman, Giddy Irwin, Nell Hemphill, Carol Hale, Cora Kay Hutchins, Sarah Johnson, Douglas Lyle, Frances Lee, Regina Herwitz, Julia Sewell, Mary Willis, Mamie Lee Ratliff, Selma Steinbach, Anne Pur- nell, Marie Merritt, Alice Reins, Myrl Chafin, Louise Young, Mary Frances Kennedy, Henrietta Blackwell, Mary Primrose Noble, Mary Reins, Evelyn Raty, Eleanor Hutchens, Hazel Solo- mon, V. J. Watkins, Mary Louise Dobbs, Virginia Hill, Eloise McCall, Louise Hughston, Mary Lang Gill, and Eugenia Williams. This number in- creases the reporter staff to thirty- three members. Business assistants are: Rachel Ken- nedy, Florence Little, Jessie Williams. Club News K. U. B. As a result of the fall try-outs, K. U. B. admitted the following new members: Evelyn Baty, Elizabeth Blackshear, Catherine Caldwell, Cor- nelia Cook, Kathleen Daniel, Mary Dixon, Ellen Little, Marie Merritt, Hayden Sanford, and Ann Watkins. Bible Club Bible Club met on Monday after- noon, November 2, at 4:3 0 o'clock in the Murphey Candler building. Rev. William V. Gardner, who spoke a short while ago to the students on "The Punctuation Points of Life," was the speaker at this meeting. His subject was "Impressions of Palestine." Chi Beta Phi Sigma A closed meeting of Chi Beta Phi Sigma was held on Monday night, No- vember 2, at 7 o'clock in the chemis- try lecture room. Anne Cox present- ed a paper, and Margaret Watson pre- sented a play. Virginia Stephens was hostess at this meeting. Miss Cilley Writes Articles on Coimbra Assistant Professor Cilley, after teaching at the University of Coimbra this summer, has had published a series of articles written about the summer course at the Portuguese university, national holidays in Portugal, and re- gional affairs and customs. One arti- cle appeared in the September edition of Hispania; one in the Modern Lan- guage Journal, published in Washing- ton; and a third in the October South Atlantic Bulletin. The fourth will ap- pear in the fall edition of the Reiista Hispania Moderna. In listing his high school extra-cur- ricular activities, one freshman at Emory University noted that he was elected the cutest boy in his class. The Emory Wheel. A La Ogden Nash I wish I were a dinasaur I wouldn't have to study Or Go to classes For I'd be so big I couldn't get in the DOR. The Ala bam /an. A number of colleges over the coun- try have been conducting straw votes on the ensuing political election. Mount Holyoke College is having a week of political campaigning with speeches each day. Other schools spon- soring elections are the University of Florida, Virginia Military Institute, Davidson College, and Emory Univer- sity. At a meeting of the student body of Converse College, it was decided by a vote of 13 5 to 54 to abolish social clubs in May, 1937. Radcliffe College is offering three lessons on how to wait on the table. Only girls who take this course can be called upon for waitress jobs in pri- vate homes. The total cost of the les- sons is twenty-five cents. The Radcliffe News. You're Sure To Find Your Favorite TOILET GOODS at J4CC Stores All Over Atlanta AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President Juniors, As Freshmen, Made History Wiih Healthy Feet "Those who, like the freshmen, have healthy feet and who sleep eight hours a night are scarce." With this startling sentence (taken directly from a 1934 Agonistic) the present day juniors were introduced to the Agnes Scott campus. For they first gained the public eye by winning the 1934 health campaign and proving them- selves the healthiest class in the school. But they were acclaimed not only as the healthiest, but also as the nois- iest, the hardest working, and the most versatile class. Many were the com- plaints hurled by luckless faculty houses in the neighborhood of Inman, that year a year which added many wrinkles and grey hairs to one Mary Jane Evans, house president. For with Third Floor staging a barnyard dance every night, and Elsie West entertain- ing Second Floor with "little Egypt" performances, and with First Floor ty- ing buckets of water over transoms, Inman dormitory was anything but a haven of peace and quiet. It was through the stunt and Derby Day that the junior class won the ti- tle, "hardest-workers." They reared skyscrapers and football heroes in an effort to win the stunt and although they lost, they lost with the smiles of champions. Derby Day and the Vic- tory Effort Drive owed much of its success to the tireless energy of this class. And people are still recalling Inman lobby with its signs offering everything from pedicures to German waltzing lessons. Hard work was also applied to the field of sports. Espe- Ending a three-day venture which observers said was perhaps the greatest single step ever taken for the advance- ment of tennis in South Carolina, en- thusiasts, coaches, players, and Davis Cup stars brought to a close P. C.'s fall tennis clinic. Exhibition matches were played by such skilled players as Bitsy Grant, John Van Ryan, Mrs. John Van Ryan, and Jack Stockton, manager of Forrest Hills tournament. The Blue Stocking. Some people who try to get into the swim merely get into hot water. The Sal emit e. cially noteworthy was the work of Coit and Robinson in hockey, and that of Blackshear and Thompson in basket ball. As proof of their versatility, the 1934 class of freshmen included ac- tors, artists, poets, journalists, musi- cians, debaters, socialites, executives, and students. Some of the outstanding dramatic performances of the year were: Jeanne Matthews as the sea turtle in the A. A. water pageant, Lettie McKay and Ola Kelly as Big and Little Dec in the stunt, Ann Worthy as the hero Touch- do uu in the same stunt, and Myrl Chafin and Elizabeth Cousins as Bib- lical characters in the Easter pageant. To the field of art, the class offered Zoe Wells and Jane Wyatt to the field of poetry, Hortense Jones and Winifred Kellersberger. Noted jour- nalists were Nell Allison, Ruth Hertz- ka, and Jacque McWhite; outstanding musicians, Nell Hemphill and Tommy Ruth Blackmon. Mary Lillian Fairly was known even then as a debater; Sue Bryan and Mary Venetia Smith as socialites; Jean Barry Adams, Mary Past, and Martha Long began their executive careers then; and Mildred Davis and Eliza King, their reputa- tions as honor roll students. On the whole, this junior class seems to have had a more dignified be- ginning than the present senior class. However they were not without their mistakes. For instance, remember when some zealous proctor gave Miss Scan- drett a knock at three o'clock in the morning? And remember the time that Joyce Roper calmly sat down to dinner at the faculty table in White House? And the time that Elsie West brought an offering to chapel? With such a beginning then, this freshman class stepped into its sopho- more and junior years hoping to bet- ter its record each year and to win at last that highest of all epithets, the best class on the campus. HOTEL CANDLER Coffee Shop and Dining Room WALTER BALLARD OPTICAL CO. DISPENSING OPTICIANS Three Stores 105 Peachtree Street (Clock Sign) Medical Arts Bldg. (382 Peachtree St.) Doctors Bldg. (480 Peachtree St.) ATLANTA, GA. furs Rubin's millinery dresses ready- to-wear N CORNR THE AGONISTIC Alumnae Broadcast College Serial; Outing Club Has Decatur Club Hears Dr. R. R. Paty Supper Hike for Sixty-Five Guests Freshman and Senior Teams Defeat Sophomores and Juniors in Hockey Each Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock the Agnes Scott Alumnae As- sociation presents its weekly radio broadcast from station WSB. The programs, typical of college life, are in serial form, with each week's pres- entation developing from the preced- ing program. The serial, "Three Girls in a Room," is a story of three college girls who room together; Betty Lou (Houck) Smith, '3 5, plays the role of a prom trotter; Frances James, '36, takes the part of Ginger, a book worm, and Mary (Freeman) Curtis is Pudge, an athletic ace. Other character roles are played by Ida Lois McDaniel, '3 5, and Carrie Phinney Latimer, '36. The episodes are written by Ruth Moore, '34, who is at present on the staff of the Atlanta Journal. Blackfriars Name 'Double Door' Cast The selection of the cast of "Dou- ble Door," the play which Blackfriars will present in the Bucher Scott gym- nasium on November 2 5, has been completed. The male characters are as follows: Dr. John Sully, Marion Camp of Atlanta; Lambert, the detec- tive, Sam Hopkins of Emory; Morti- mer Neff, the family lawyer, Tom Wesley of Atlanta; Mr. Chase, George Bush of Atlanta; Telson, the butler, Udo Thran of Atlanta; and Rip Van Bret, Jimmie Jepson of Atlanta. The girls taking part in the play are: Avery, a middle-aged housekeep- er, Mary Past; Louise, a maid, Jeanne Flynt; Anne Darrow, the bride, Kay Toole; Caroline Van Bret, Victoria's sister, Myrl Chafin; and Victoria Van Bret, Kathryn Bowen Wall. The Decatur Agnes Scott Club held its regular monthly meeting Monday, October 26, at the Anna Young Alumnae House. The guest speaker of the occasion was Dr. Raymond R. Paty, dean of men at Emory Univer- sity. Dr. Paty spoke on the work of the National Youth Administration and the good which it has accomplished in the past few years. Without govern- ment help, he said, many students of both public and private schools would have been unable to attend. The W. P. A. has cooperated with the N. Y. A. in various ways, thus facilitating the carrying out of its program. College Girls Usher For Peace Campaign Eight Agnes Scott girls were ush- ers at the Emergency Peace Campaign which was held Wednesday, October 28, at 7:3 0. Dr. Robert Burns, pastor of the Peachtree Christian Church, presided at the meeting and intro- duced the two out-of-town guests who were speakers of the evening. The Agnes Scott girls who attended were: Nellie Margaret Gilroy, Lucile Dennison, Anne Worthy Johnson, Eliza King, Virginia Watson, Enid Middleton, Mildred Davis, and Martha Long. Miss Bee Miller, of the science department, and Miss Florence Smith, associate professor of history, were chaperons. Living up to a year's resolution not to let the weather interfere with their plans, the outing club braved the rain Monday night, October 26, and enter- tained sixty-five guests at a supper hike. The program for the evening took the form of progressive entertain- ment. Dividing into two groups, one un- der Misses Helen Vardell and Bee Mil- ler and the other under Miss Llewel- lyn Wilburn, all the guests took a hike through the woods. A supper in- cluding hot dogs, apples, and coffee was then served in the athletic board room. After toasting "angels on horseback" over a roaring fire built behind the gymnasium, the guests sang camp and school songs. Honor guests for the occasion were Miss Elizabeth Mitchell and Miss Har- riet Haynes of the physical education department. The committee on ar- rangements consisted of: Jeanne Mat- thews, chairman; Martha Johnson, Ola Kelly, Martha Long, and Frances Mc- Calla. Virginia Watson is president of the club. A. S. C. Faculty Club Begins Year's Work The Agnes Scott chapter of the American Association of University Professors inaugurated its year's activi- ties at its first monthly meeting held Monday afternoon, November 2. The October bulletin was the topic for dis- cussion; Mr. Arthur Raper was the principal speaker. Members of the Agnes Scott chap- ter are: Miss Melissa Cilley, Mrs. Sam- uel Inman Cooper, Miss Emily Dex- ter, Mr. James Gillespie, Miss Frances Gooch, Miss Muriel Harn, Miss Eliza- beth Jackson, Miss Katherinc Om- wake, Mr. Henry Robinson, Mr. Ar- thur Raper, Miss Martha Stansfield, Mrs. Alma Sydenstricker, and Miss Catherine Torrance. You Can Come to Us or We Will Go to You We are as close to you as your telephone. HARRISON'S PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 Arthur Feidler, leader of the Boston Sinfonietta, gives an apt description of jazz: "Jazz is to music what the car- toon is to painting." The Da i 'id so?? /a ?? . Rotary Club Invites Five A. S. C. Students Five Agnes Scott girls were guests of the Atlanta Rotary club at its meet- ing held Monday, November 2. They were Winifred Kellersberger, Tami Okamura, Peggy Everhart, Susie Aud- rain, and Renee Gerard. At the meeting Winifred Kellers- berger spoke on some phase of life in the Belgian Congo. Five Tech and five Emory exchange students also were present at the meeting Meet Me At MINER & CARTER DRUGGISTS Peachtree & Ellis Sts. Phone WA. 4900 Atlanta, Ga. 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The features of the second half were a per- sonal combat between Nell Allison and Carolyn Forman, a freshman goal made by Joan Brinton, and several ex- cellent instances of goal-guarding by Frances Robinson, winner of the hockey stick last year. In the senior-sophomore game, plav was so concentrated in the sophomore territory that the senior goal-guard was left shivering in the breeze during the whole of the first half, while her teammates fought over the ball at the opposite end of the field. Dorothy Jes- ter's steady dribbling and strategic playing were outstanding. The second half of this game was full of action, with three goals scored. Helen Moses made a goal for the sophomores soon after the half started. Then a goal was scored for the seniors, but for some mysterious reason no one could discover who had hit the ball. Miss Mitchell, who was one of the of- ficials, said briefly, "It was a surprise to us." After that doubtful remark not one of the senior team would claim having made the goal. Marie Stalker, however, followed it with a second senior goal, making the score 2-1 for the seniors. The line-ups were: Junior Freshmar King R.W Hampton Chafin IJR Hammond Coit, L C.F Brinton Smith IX Carson Merrill L.W Forman Noble R.H Abbot Blackshear OH Moffatt Tribble L.H Milner Allison R.B Lewis Johnson L.B Thompson Robinson GG Cass Senior Sophomore Wall R.W Benson Belser I.R McGuire Johnson C.F Moses Jester I.L Drvfoos Stalker L.W Coit Kneale R.H Marshall Lasseter C.H Crowell Little L.H Red wine Tavlor R.B Hamilton Wilson L.B McMullen Gary G.G Kenney Substitutions: Whetsell, F a r r a r, Ivie, Merritt, Purnell. The hockey varsity council, com- posed of Misses Harriet Haynes, Fran- ces McCalla, Rachel Kennedy, Frances Robinson, and Llewellyn Wilburn will attend all hockey games this season and will announce the varsity at the end of the series. 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Dr. Arthur Raper, acting professor of sociology, will meet Mr. Chase at the train and will have dinner with him at the Bilt- more Hotel, where the economist will stay during his visit here. At 8:3 0 Friday night, in Bucher Scott gymna- sium, Mr. Chase will give his lecture; he will be entertained at a reception immediately afterward. That Agnes Scott is fortunate in se- curing Stuart Chase for its lecture program is proven by the congratula- tory comments made by off-campus people. Professor Ross W. McLean, of the history department of Emory Uni- versity, said, "I certainly congratulate you, and I certainly envy you. I wish we were having him." Dean Clark, of Mercer University in Macon, sent a special delivery letter to Miss Emma May Laney, faculty ad- viser of the lecture association, asking if she thought there was any chance of Mercer's getting Stuart Chase. Dean Clark wrote, "He is the speaker of all speakers I would like to have." Mr. Warner Hall, editor of the DcKalb New Era, and a member of the execu- tive board of the Appalachian Trail Club of Georgia, asked Miss Laney if he might issue bulletins telling the members of his organization of Mr. Chase's coming to Agnes Scott. He explained that the Trail Club had tried three times unsuccessfully to get Mr. Chase as one of its lecturers. Tickets for the Stuart Chase lec- ture will be on sale Wednesday, Thurs- day, and Friday in the lobby of Butt- rick; the prices are 5 0 and 75 cents tor student admission and 75 cents and $1.00 for general admission. Musicale Offering Varied Features To be Given Here Fourteen Attend Sports Play Day Fourteen girls will leave for Athens' Saturday to represent Agnes Scott in a "sports day" at which the Univer- sity of Georgia will be hostess to women's colleges throughout the state. The Athletic Association at the uni- versity has invited girls to participate in hockey, swimming, tennis, and dancing. Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock President Caldwell will entertain the guests at a luncheon and will deliver an address. In the afternoon the Ath- letic Association will give a ten. Agnes Scott girls who will attend the sports day are: Bee Merrill, Anne Thompson, Florence Lasseter, Julia Thing, Ellen Little, Frances Robinson, Jean Chalmers, Marie Stalker, Mary Johnson, Mary Kneale, Alice Taylor, Elizabeth Blackshear, Jeanne Flynt, and Charline Fleece. The girls and chaperons, Miss Har- riettc Haynes and Miss Frances Mc- Calla, will spend the night at the uni- versity and return Sunday morning. Seniors to Entertain Sophomore Class With Supper Hike Nov. 19 The seniors are entertaining the sophomores with a supper hike to Ice Cream Springs next Thursday; the party is given in honor of the winning of the Black Cat by the sophomore class. Presenting a varied program featur- ing dances, songs, and violin composi- tions, a musicale will be presented at Agnes Scott on Wednesday evening, November 18, at 8:30 in the Bucher Scott gymnasium. Among those who will take part on the program are: Mrs. Frances Gilli- land Stukes, who will sing; Mrs. Ag- nes Adams Stokes, who, accompanied by Mr. C. W. Dieckman, will play the violin; Miss Eugenie Dozier, '27, who will do two national dances, ac- companied by Sarah Hamilton; and Miss Harriette Haynes, who, accom- panied by Miss Nell Hemphill, will dance. Miss Dozier teaches at the col- lege during the winter, is in charge of May Day in the spring, and teaches dancing at the Atlanta Conservatory of Music. The college community and any outside guests are cordially invited to attend this, the first concert of this kind, given at the college. Members of the dance club of last year will act as ushers. Book Exhibit is November 28-29 The Agnes Scott College commun- ity will observe Book Week Novem- ber 2 8-29 for the first time since the fall of 1934. The books to be dis- played will be grouped around the fire place in the main reading room of the library, and will include a number of the latest volumes of poetry, drama, fiction, current prob- lems, children's books, and some cheaper editions of the classics. Davi- son-Paxon's, Rich's, Miller's, and the Macmillan Publishing Co.'s store in Atlanta have permitted Agnes Scott to use their books. Book Week on the campus comes a week later than National Book Week. Landon Is Favorite In Collegiate Polls While Agnes Scott showed an over- whelming popular vote for Roosevelt in the campus election of last week, results from the large presidential preference polls conducted on over forty campuses throughout the United States indicate that Landon was a gen- eral collegiate favorite. He received 13,208 votes; Roosevelt received 11,- 769; Thomas, 1,069; Brower, 860; and Lemke, 13 1. At Agnes Scott, in the election sponsored by the citizen- ship club, 2 57 votes were cast for Roosevelt, 5 5 for Landon, and 27 for Norman Thomas. Of the twenty states represented in the voting here, twelve were Democratic, six were Re- publican, and two were Socialist. W. Pledged $1050 Toward $1275 Goal Having received $105 0 in pledges for this year, the Agnes Scott Y. W. C. A. is continuing its drive toward its goal of $1275. The campus is now being canvassed by solicitors appoint- ed by Jean Barry Adams, treasurer. The budget, including support of Miss Emily Winn, Agnes Scott's for- eign missionary, memberships in na- tional and state organizations, student training, and conferences, was pre- sented in chapel four weeks ago. Spivey, Gilrov Will Debate English Team League of Nations As Agency of Peace Is Subject of Discussion Debate To Be November 17 G. R. YOUNG LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS ASHER SHEINFIELD U. OF WALES AND BIRMINGHAM Pop Party is Help In Furnishing New Activities Building A successful donation party given by Mortar Board, approximately $160.00 left by last year's senior class, and chairs and kitchen equipment fur- nished by the administration have combined to make it possible for the Murphey Candler building to be a more comfortable and satisfactory meeting place for students. The results of the pop party of last Friday night include three pillows, five lampshades, four aprons, two tow- els, one water pitcher, book-ends, books, magazines, games, electric light cords and sockets, a knife, can opener, two spoons, an egg beater and bowl, six pictures, a vase and frog, two lamp stands, a clock, and $8.3 5 in money. Also, for recreation, the Athletic As- sociation has given the building a ping pong table and set which have been placed in the basement. The Admin- istration has supplied twenty-five wal- nut chairs, two hot-plates, and one sink. Last year's senior class left approxi- mately $160.00 to be used to buy a piano for the Murphey Candler build- ing; since there is one already there, it is planned to use the money for something else for the building. For the benefit of students using the building, an office has been es- tablished on the first floor as an in- formation bureau where schedules for the different club meetings may be arranged and rooms may be assigned. Headed by Alice Reins, a group of day students will work in the office every afternoon. They will answer the tube, direct the use of the kitchen, and have general supervision of the building. Mortar Board Has Official as Guest College Has Ten Pianists Play in Georgia Ensemble A group of ten girls will represent Agnes Scott in the Georgia Piano En- semble Thursday, November 12, at the Erlanger theater. There will be an afternoon and night performance at 2 o'clock and 8 o'clock at which the group will play Chopin's Rondo, Opus 13, under the personal direction of Mr. C. W. Dieckmann, head of the music department of Agnes Scott Col- lege. Those girls playing will be: Nell Hemphill, Jean Kirkpatrick, Alice Hannah, Mary Ernest Perry, Carolyn Myers, Tommy Ruth Blackmon, Marie Merritt, Mamie Lee Ratliff, Mary Ruth Murphy, and Julia Thiemonge. Practice for the ensemble was begun last spring. Other numbers on the program will include the prelude to act III of Loh- engrin, and a dance number to Caprice Veinnois. A chorus of 5 00 high school students, accompanied by nine pianos, will sing the "Bridal Chorus" from Wagner's Lohengrin. This group is under the direction of Laurence G. Nilson, director of music in the pub- lic schools of Atlanta. Other colleges sending representa- tive groups to appear in the ensemble are Brenau, LaGrange, Piedmont, Wes- leyan and the Georgia State College for Women. Brooks Spivey and Nellie Margaret Gilroy, supporting the affirmative for Agnes Scott, will debate the National Union of Students of England team op. Tuesday, November 17, in the gymna- sium. The English team, composed of Asher Sheinfield of the Universities of Wales and Birmingham, and G. R. Young, of the London School of Eco- nomics, will uphold the negative of the question, Resolved, that the League of Nations is a less effective agency for peace than national pacts for the peaceful settlement of dis- putes. They will debate at 8:3 0. Both visiting debaters have won great distinction in scholastic and ex- tracurricular activities. Mr. Sheinfield attended the Cardiff High School and University College in Cardiff. Later he was graduated from the University of Wales with first class honors in economics, win- ning several prizes. He specialized in industrial relations, a topic of special interest in Cardiff. When he attended the University of Birmingham he be- gan the study of medicine, and took a prize for the best medical student of the year. Finally, however, he aban- Alumnae Association Fetes New Students Mrs. Hazel M. Richards, editor of the Mortar Board Quarterly and for- mer speaker at Agnes Scott, will be the guest of the college chapter of Mortar Board November 16-18. Mrs. Richards was here in 1931 when the local chapter house was installed as a chapter of the national fraternity Mortar Board. She was here again to speak at the Mortar Board recognition service in 1934. Monday night, Mrs. Richards will meet with the members of Mortar Board; at 5:00 Tuesday afternoon, she will be entertained at a tea to which the junior class and all faculty advisers are invited. That night she will attend the English debate. Wednesday at 12:30 a luncheon will be given in her honor in the Anna Young Alumnae House. The annual party given by the Ag- nes Scott Alumnae Association for all new students will take place Friday, November 20, at 4:3 0 o'clock in the alumnae house. Those in the receiving line will be Miss Daisy Frances Smith, president of the Alumnae Association, Dr. J. R. McCain, Miss Nannette Hopkins, Mrs. Leland Baggett, and Mrs. Fannie Donaldson. Members of the executive board will pour at the tea and coffee tables. These are Mrs. J. C. Lammers, Miss Margaret Ridley, Miss Ruth Moore, Mrs. Harry Lange, Mrs. C. W. Dieck- mann, Miss Martha Stansfield, Miss Sarah Slaughter, Mrs. Fotte Brawley, Miss Kenneth Maner, Mrs. Oscar Pal- mer, and Mrs. Frances Dwyer. Those assisting in the entertaining will be Mrs. S. I. Cooper, Mrs. Henry Newton, Mrs. J. M. B. Bloodworth, Mrs. Dan Sage, Mrs. W. W. Anderson, Miss Mary Carmichael, and Miss Car- rie Phinny Latimer. They are the members of the entertainment com- mittee. Other alumnae will also be present. doned medicine for economics, which he is now doing research work. While at Cardiff, Mr. Scheinfield was secretary and president of the Union Debate society, president of University Economics society; secre- tary and president of the College League of Nations Union and of the International Relations club. In his third week as a freshman he was chosen to represent his college in an inter-varsity debate. Since then he has debated in nearly every university in the country, besides speaking for the National Union of Students in a tour {Continued on page 3, column 1) Dr. Davidson Talks At Historical Meet Professor Philip Davidson will speak on "Jonathan Boucher, Loyalist," at the Friday morning meeting of the second annual conference of the Southern Historical Association, held in Nashville November 19-21. At the invitation of Vanderbilt, George Pea- body College, and Scarritt College, the association is meeting together with the Tennessee Historical Society and the East Tennessee Historical Society; headquarters are at the Hotel Hermi- tage. The Southern Historical Associa- tion was organized in Atlanta in No- vember, 1934; its objectives include the promotion of interest and research in southern history, the collection and preservation of the South's historical materials, the encouragement of state and local historical societies in the south to vigorous activity, the ad- vancement of the teaching and study of all branches of history in the south, and the publication of The Journal of Southern History. Mr. Davidson is a member of the executive council of the association, and is chairman of the committee on nominations. Y. W. Has Open House \ . W. C. A. holds open house every Sunday afternoon from 3:3 0 to 5 o'clock in the Murphey Candler build- ing. The college community is invited to attend. THE AGONISTIC CtJ)c Agonistic PUBLISHED WEEKLY Owned and published by the students of Agnes Scott College. Entered as Second Class Matter. Subscription price, $1.25 per year in advance. Single copies, 5c. 1936 Member IQ37 Associated Golle&de Press Stuart Chase Urges Collective PI a lining in Brilliant New Book Students Want Peace Laura Steele Editor-in-Chief Frances Cary Associate Editor Jane Guthrie Hortense Jones Mary McCann Hudson Assistant Editors June Matthews Make-Up Editor Ruth Hertzka Assistant Make-JJ p Nellie M. Gilroy Feature Editor Mary Frances Guthrie Exchange Editor Mildred Davis Book Editor STAFF Kathryn B. Wall Business Manager Elizabeth Blackshear Advertising Manager Mary Lib Morrow Frances Belford Doris Dunn Nell Hemphill Circulation Managers Frances Wilson Current History Pauline Moss Society Editor Jean Chalmers Sports Editor Cornelia Christie Club Editor Elizabeth Warden Alumnae Editor Editor, Associate Editor, Enid Middleton, Mary King, Editorial Council Lecture Association Answers Vital Need Frequently in the past the charge, still a famil- iar one, has been brought against campus life that it too completely isolates students for a number of years from the world of reality in which they will eventually find themselves. It has been said that the student who spends four years within the narrow limits of an idealized life such as that of a college community is un- fitted to assume the duties of a citizen of the modern world. Agnes Scott has answered this challenge to prepare young women for living and meeting adequately the problems they will face after college years in a number of ways, among which was the establishment of the Lecture As- sociation. (Agnes Scott is one of the few south- ern colleges which have been able to maintain a successful volunteer student organization for bringing prominent people to the campus.) In 1922 the Student Lecture Association was found- ed for the definite purpose of broadening stu- dent contacts. Rich Land, Poor Land by Stuart Chase. Whittlesey House, New York, Lon- don; 193 6. $2.50. Reviewed by Brooks Spivey. With a sadness that springs from great love of the country, Stuart Chase traces the decline of an America which was "perhaps the most bounti- fully endowed by nature of all the world's continents" to a continent of "stinking rivers, charred forests, the incomparable filth of cities, the wretched shacks of tenant farmers along Tobacco Road." In vivid de- tail, Mr. Chase shows that unscientific use of natural resources has wreaked ruin and released ashes upon our heads. Through careless destruction of for- ests, grass, and soil vitality, water ero- sion is yearly carrying three billion tons of solid material from our soil to fill the rivers and bring devastating floods; and wind erosion fosters im- mense dust storms with their heavy tolls of dust pneumonia, devastation and desert creation. One half of the continent's original fertility has been dissipated. Petroleum, copper, lead, and zinc will be exhausted in this gen- eration at the present rate of exploita- tion. Finally outraged land and water will cut off power and still forever the great mines. Morris Cooke, once chairman of the National Resources Board, is quoted as asserting that "at our present rate of soil erosion, this country . . . has left to it less than a century of virile existence. We have two decades at the most to plan our campaign." To this problem Mr. Chase gives a new perspective, rooting the trouble in a philosophic background what he calls the "American concept of infin- ity." "The eye," he says, "could see no end, and the mind leaped to the conclusion that there was no end." "What if a forest is leveled here or a -The Great Waltz" To Appear at Fox Has Brought Noted Speakers in Past The Lecture Association has been continued at Agnes Scott and presents this week the noted Stuart Chase as first speaker of the year. But the organization depends on the present student body for its success; it has no resources except those realized from the sale of tickets, primarily on the campus. Our predecessors founded and supported it, believing it the answer to a vital need. We may show our willingness to continue this very worthwhile organization and our ap- preciation for the fine work done by its leaders by giving it full support this week in buying our tickets immediately. Needs Student Support Since 1922 the Lecture Association has brought a large number of the world's great writers and th inkers, important poets and scien- tists. Among these have been such people as Thornton Wilder, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Richard Halliburton, Robert Frost, Louis Unter- meyer, and Upton Close. Many of our predeces- sors have felt that the Lecture Association fur- nishes more intellectual stimulus than any other one thing. From the last Alumnae Journal we QUOte a former Agnes Scott student: "I still think with delight of the Lecture Association at Agnes Scott, and hope that it has been contin- ued. The inspirational value of personal contact with great people is inestimable, and I want my children to remember their college years as being full of good talk, good music, and good an." These speakers, among the best appearing on the lecture stage in our country, have appeared at Agnes Scott through the Lecture Associa- tion's contact with the national organization. It is also through this cooperation that the Lecture Association besides serving its immediate pur- pose has brought to Agnes Scott from time to time students from many other campuses to at- tend lectures and has given the college much favorable publicity. Ten colleges and six states were represented at the Millay lecture. Probably the most heralded musical production in the history of the thea- tre, "The Great Waltz/' will play an engagement of two days, Friday and Saturday nights, November 20-21, with a matinee on Saturday, at the Fox theater. This play ran for two seasons at the Center theater, Radio City, in Rockefeller Center, New York, and last season was a sensational success in the nine key cities of the east and middle west including a record-break- ing run of fifteen weeks at the Audi- torium, Chicago, when over 360,000 people saw it. "The Great Waltz" is presented by Max Gordon, the foremost producer who has brought to the stage such successes as "Dodsworth," "Pride and Prejudice," "Roberta," "The Band Wagon," "Jubilee" and many others. The production was conceived and di- rected by Hassard Short. The music is from the immortal compositions of Johann Strauss, father and son. Moss Hart wrote the book and Albertina K.isch is responsible for the dances. The elaborate settings were designed by Albert Johnson while Doris Zinkei- sen created the costumes. The story of "The Great Waltz" concerns the musical rivalry of the two Strausses, father and son, over the title of "Waltz King" and the love at fair of young Strauss with Theresa (Resi) Ebescder, the charm- ing and lovely daughter of a Viennese pastry shopkeeper. Many theatrical liberties have been taken in telling the story, which, however, is founded upon historical facts. The action of the entire musical play is in old Vienna. The chorus of "The Great Waltz, field gullied there? Move on, brother, move on; the great open spaces beck- on ... It is this spirit which looks confidently for the corner to be turned, the corner which has always been there," but is there no more. Since, as Mr. Chase points out, our philosophic background has hurled us into this chaos, what will get us out? Only collective planning for the use of resources under governmental con- trol, says Mr. Chase, can conserve the water to supply irrigation needs, can rebuild the eroded soil to consume the water, can revive the grass and protect the forests to preserve the soil, and can eliminate wastes in mineral ex- ploitation. Certain steps have been taken already, such as the T. V. A. and the New Deal soil conservation and public works program. But the universal democratic planning for re source use instead of profit will not come, declares Mr. Chase, until belief in the critical necessity of it comes to the American people. "I suppose that this is the reason why I am writ ing this book. I want Americans to believe in their grand, broad, beautiful continent." When this belief comes and action follows there will be a new America a virtually Utopian America but not so Utopian after all, says Mr. Chase. "Wish fulfillment? The picture would fulfill perhaps my dearest personal wish and that of thousands of others. Are the desires of citizens never to reg- ister in this democracy? it is the log- ical end of work already begun. It is the only way to reconcile the two great realities which affect our lives. It is the pattern for working with na- ture while accepting the great gifts of the power age." Rich Land, Poor Land is as dynamic and gripping and challenging as it is simple and sensible. It comprises a philosophy and a plan that dedicates itself to progressive action. Perhaps nothing so pertinent to the needs of this fatalistic accepting generation can be found than its insistence that "It is your belief which must govern," and that men and men's beliefs alone on cooperative lines of resource con- servation can mould progress. Club News K. U. B. K. U. B. will meet this afternoon at 4:00 o'clock in the Murphey Cand- ler building. New members of the club will be initiated, and Miss Annie Mae Christie, faculty adviser for K. U. B., will speak. Eta Sigma Phi The next meeting of Eta Sigma Phi will be held on Monday, November 16, at 4:30 o'clock in the Murphey Candler building. Professor George P. Hayes will speak to the club mem- bers. Citizenship Club The Citizenship club met on Tuesday, November 10, in the Mur- phey Candler building. "Roosevelt's Foreign Policy" was discussed by a guest speaker. Spanish Club At the last meeting of Spanish club, held November 5, the following new members were initiated: Suzie Aud- rain, Martha Alice Green, Ellen O'Donnell, and Margaret Olsen. Mary Johnson arranged an interesting pro- gram ot Spanish games for the enter- tainment. Peace has been uppermost in the minds of every Agnes Scotter today (we hope). Your re- porter, for one, wondering just what convictions some of our fellow students have on the topic, asked some representative minds the following questions: Do you believe ROTC has a place on campuses? Do you believe student signing of pledges not to engage in war is of any value? Would you support war in any form? Margaret Watson, our well-informed Interna- tional Relations club president, is one of the ma- jority who oppose war. Specifically, she is turn- ing her opposition at present against the law which Oregon voters are being asked to approve, a law which would make ROTC training compul- sory in every college in the state. To force such training on the young men is unfair, Margaret feels. She approves of students signing pledges against war, but believes that such declarations are of limited value. They indicate student opin- ion on war and peace, but can't be expected to hold the boys at home when the flags start wav- ing and the drums beating, said she in a way which led us to believe she knows her social psy- chology. Next we cornered the campus' budding radical, Brooks Spivey. She was only too glad for a chance to set forth the socialistic ideals of paci- fism. No war, even for the most patriotic of causes, will win Brooks' support, she declares. On the campus, she is for more and better peace demonstrations of all sorts. Although they, like the Oxford pledges, may not influence the indi- vidual when the critical time comes, they at least show militarists some opposition. She is definite- ly opposed to ROTC training in schools. With logic worthy of Coach Hayes, she argued this point: "If there isn't going to be any war, why train the boys for it?" To get the foreign attitude, we accosted Suzie Audrain, who, with the help of friend Dottie, en- lightened us considerably. Suzie is strongly in favor of military training for defensive warfare. "I think girls should have it too," she volun- teered ! In France, we learned, every young man of nineteen or twenty puts in two years of com- pulsory military training. The only exceptions are the physically defective. Students are not exempted but are allowed to wait until their studies are completed. On the subject of mili- tary training Dottie Lee was torn between paci- fism and the universal feminine failing. "After all," she appealed, "A uniform's a uniform to us girls, isn't it?" Millie Coit, peace chairman of the campus Y. W. C. A., decided to let the chapel speaker do her talking on the larger aspects of the question. She did give us a new point of view, though, by recalling her well-known brother Robert's opin- ion that the discipline of a training camp leads the men to see the ugliness of war, rather than foster militarism in them. Then Millie carried peace to its individual implications. Roommates, she said loud enough for Emma to hear, should be strict pacifists in their relations with each other. Since the conversation promised to de- generate into something of a squabble, we left to turn our minds again to international peace, which may be easier to achieve after all. "Sublime Somnambulists" "I fane would lay me down and sleep" is the plaintive wail of those seekers of knowledge who last week burned ye ole midnight oil cramming for quizzes, practicing the lost art of getting down on the knee nearest the audience grace- fully and without serious mishap, and learning the complicated words of "shoo fly don't bother me." Goudyloch (Giddy, to the mere rabble) Er- win is the classic example of what happens to eager students who burn their midnight oil at both ends. Giddy, at a very crucial moment dur- ing her Shakespeare test suddenly gave out of ink and to her frantic amazement found, upon her return, that the door, in spite of her frenzied efforts, remained tightly shut. Having worked with it for what seemed to her and her class- mates (who for some unknown reason maintained a "laissez-faire" policy throughout) an illimita- ble amount of time, she madly dashed to the only other means of entrance (except of course the windows, but in spite of her term paper on fairies Giddy isn't Peter Pan) to her deep chagrin this door too stubbornly refused to yield. The class so moved by this scene of pathos and so fascinated by Giddy's gallant attempts was rendered helpless by seething emotion. Needless to say Giddy came through triumphantly as did Cornelia Christie last Saturday when she acci- dentally but unmistakably stepped into a flower tions, and there are eleven former members of the Metropolitan opera is composed of two units ballet girls school. and vocalists. The singing contingent Prices for the night performances basket and maintained her equilibrium in spite will be: Orchestra, $2.75, $2.20, | of her professorial audience. Speaking of inves- $1.65, $1.10; balcony, $1.65, $1.10, titure, June Matthews until she was a senior and J5c; loges, $2.20. Saturday matinee: because she always sat in the back behind the Orchestra, n2.20, $1.65, $1.10; bal- seniors was convinced that Miss Hopkins reached is unusual, since every member has either sung in grand opera or is a graduate of grand opera school. Sev- eral members of "The Great Waltz" ensemble have actually been principals I in secondary grand opera organiza- 1 $ 1 .65. cony, $1.10, 83c, 55c; loges, $2.20, into a box at her side and picked out a cap to fit each girl. THE AGONISTIC 3 Mme. Caro-Delvaille Discusses Famous Universities in France French Club Entertains Alliance Francaise and Many Students at Reception in Reading Room of New Library in Honor of Famous Lecturer Madame Aline Caro-Delvaille, the prominent French lecturer, spoke most interestingly on a foreign student's opportunities in the French university last Wednesday evening in the chapel. Sponsored by the French club through the Atlanta Alliance Francaise, the lecture was attended by many guests and students. Margaret Hansell, president of the French club, introduced Miss Lucille Alexander, professor of French, who announced M. Loridans of the Alli- ance to present Madame Delvaille. Madame Delvaille began by express- ing her pleasure at speaking to an au- dience well able to understand French. "After the war," she continued, "Many of you Americans wanted to go to France, but you found, through the fault of the French people, that their windows and doors were inhos- pitably closed against intimacy with foreigners. But now they have thrown their homes wide open in welcome, and are eager to become your friends. So if by the close of this lecture you do not really wish to go to France, I shall have failed in my purpose." She announced that she would speak rather of the rest of France than of Paris, which so many already know. Beginning at the northwest coast, Madame Delvaille first men- tioned the University of Lille, near Le Havre, where most incoming for- eigners land. This institution holds a summer session at Boulogne-sur-mer. Next came Rennes, in Brittany, whose summer session takes place at the quaint old coast town of Saint- Malo. Further south is the Univer- sity of Poitiers, meeting during the summer at Tours. This picturesque section well deserves its reputation for possessing the loveliest of the old chateaux, such as that of Chambord. SPIVEY, GILROY WILL DEBATE ENGLISH TEAM (Continued from page 1, column 5) of the universities and colleges of Ire- land. With regard to public activities, Mr. Shcinfield has had the honor of an invitation to stand for the Labor party in Parliament at the next elec- tion. G. R. Young, a native of Glasgow, began his education at Aberdeen Grammar school. In 1927 he stopped and worked for one year in a tobacco factory, after which he resumed study at the King George V School in South- port. Having finished there, he went into business for a time, and then taught in a private school. Finally, in 193 2, Mr. Young entered the Lon- don School of Economics. Here, work- ing as well as studying, he took the Intermediate B.S. examination in eco- nomics, which resulted in his decision to specialize in government. During school he was active in the National Union of Students, and other student affairs. He was graduated with first class honors in 193 6, after taking the final B.S. examination. 8x10 Portrait $1.00 Other Work in Proportion DIETZ STUDIO 148 Sycamore Ave. Decatur, Ga. HOTEL CANDLER Coffee Shop and Dining Room Meet Your Friends at Cox's Prescription Shop Between Paramount and Grand Theaters, Atlanta Next comes La Rochelle, on the At- lantic. At the University of Bordeaux one is aware of English tweeds and a general atmosphere of London, so strong is the British influence there. Its summer session is held at beautiful St. Jean de Luz, the haunt of many sightseers. When one comes to Toulouse, near the Pyrenees, he is instantly charmed by the warmth of the southern sun and the corresponding genial, unhur- ried warmth of the people. "We, too, have a southern accent, a slow, de- lightful drawl," said Madame Del- vaille. It is here, in the neighboring Pyrenees, that the distinctive Basques live, in a land of lingering mountain sunsets, absorbed in their spirited na- tive dances and games, and very indif- ferent to the fact that they are half in France and half in Spain. They say the devil himself cannot understand their strange language. Clermont Ferrand is in Auvergne, that part of France which is most dis- tinctly Gallic. Then come the Uni- versities of Dijon and Nancy, and nearby that of Strasbourg in Alsace, long disputed by the French and the Germans, but plainly French in ap- pearance, with its elaborate Gothic cathedrals. "In the University of Grenoble," stated Madame Delvaille, "They speak very fine French, with- out any accent." The University of Aix is in Provence, which is Roman France, and still retains in places her old tongue of Provencal. After the lecture, Madame Delvaille was entertained at a reception given by the French club in the main read- ing room of the library, where guests and students were given the oppor- tunity to meet her. Reporters Reporters include: Nell Allison, Alice Cheeseman, Giddy Irwin, Nell Hemphill, Carol Hale, Cora Kay Hutchins, Sarah Johnson, Douglas Lyle, Frances Lee, Regina Herwitz, Julia Sewell, Mary Willis, Mamie Lee Ratliff, Selma Steinbach, Anne Pur- nell, Marie Merritt, Alice Reins, Myrl Chafin, Louise Young, Mary Frances Kennedy, Henrietta Blackwell, Mary Primrose Noble, Mary Reins, Evelyn Baty, Eleanor Hutchens, Hazel Solo- mon, V. J. Watkins, Mary Louise Dobbs, Virginia Hill, Eloise McCall, Louise Hughston, Mary Lang Gill, and Eugenia Williams. Business assistants are: Rachel Ken- nedy, Florence Little, Jessie Williams. Various Activities Make Week-End Colorful Girls who went home for the week- end were: Sara Baskin to Sparta, Ga.; Caroline Armistead to Rockingham, N. C. ; Jane Moore Hamilton to Dal- ton, Ga.; Selma Steinbach to Carroll- ton, Ga.; Mutt Fite to Dalton, Ga.; Peggy and Polly Ware to Greenville, S. C.j Rachel Campbell to Mansfield, Ga.; Eloise Donkle to Monroe, Ga.; Lois and Beatrice Sexton to Bessemer City, N. C; Carolyn Alley to Dal- ton, Ga. Elizabeth Galbreath, Lucy Doty, Beryl Spooner, and Phyllis Johnson went to spend the week-end with Kay Jones in Winder, Ga.; Mary Ellen Whetsell, Jane Carithers, and Ginger Tumlin went to Covington, Ga., to spend the week-end with Julia Por- ter; and Mary Wells McNeill and Sara McCain spent the week-end with Cora Kay Hutchins. Elizabeth Kenney, Adelaide Benson, and her visitor, Mary Sugh, were guests of Ruth Allison at a waffle supper Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon, and Rhett Har- ten, of Columbia, S. C, were the vis- itors of Mary Dixon this week-end; Tade Merrill of Eufaula, Ala., visited Bee Merrill; Betty Adams of Flor- ence, S. C, came to see Sue Bryan; Sara Steele of Auburn visited Frances Steele; Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Tyler of Florence, S. C, visited Eleanor Tyler; Anna Lou Whiticher of Auburn vis- ited Mary Frances Kennedy; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Anderson and Miss Vir- ginia Holt of Anderson, S. C, visited Ruth Anderson; Mary Woodall of Blackshire, Ga., visited Frances Wood- all; Owena Barringer of Florence, S. C, was a visitor of Helen Ramsey; and Helen Du Pree and Polly Du Pree of Jacksonville, Fla., were visitors of Pauline Moss. Mary Frances Kennedy had dinner at the Pi Kappa Psi house Friday night. Jeanne Redwine attended a dance at the Pi Kappa Sigma house Satur- day night. Francina Bass went to open house at the Psi Omega house Sunday after- noon. Mickey Warren, Sue Bryan, Bee Merrill, Tade Merrill, Susan Goodwyn, Mary V. Smith, Mary Catherine Mat- thews, Rebekah McCay and others went on the K.A. hayride Saturday night. Giddy Erwin, Margaret Douglas, Hibernia Hassell, Anne Thompson, Laura Coit, Mary Lillian Fairly, Mar- jorie Boggs went to Davidson for homecoming this week-end. Join the Merry Crowds at s & w for Th a n ksgi vin g Day Dinner S & W Cafeteria 189-191 Peachtree St. Eighty-Four Seniors Receive Caps at Investiture Service Miss Leslie Gaylord, Class Sponsor, Uses Grin of Cheshire Cat From Alice in Wonderland to Show Position of Mathematics in World Today Attaining recognition of their full seniority, eighty-four seniors, preced- ed by their sophomore sisters and the faculty in academic procession, re- ceived their academic caps from Dean Nannette Hopkins at the investiture service Saturday morning. The cap- ping ceremony followed an address by Miss Leslie Gaylord, class adviser, and a prayer by Mr. R. F. Kirkpatrick, father of Jean Kirkpatrick. Ruth Runyan, daughter of Professor Ernest Runyan, was the class mascot. The address to the senior class, given by Miss Gaylord, was built around the framework of mathematics and its re- lation to the life of the seniors. Its Librarian Attends Biennial Assembly Miss Edna Hanley represented Ag- nes Scott at the ninth biennial con- ference of the Southeastern Library Association held at Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina, from Oc- tober 2 8-3 0. The aim of the confer- ence was to "improve the quality of library service and to increase the amount of book resources in the southeastern area of the United States." This section, in comparison with other territories, has a great lack of coordinated library service. The main theme carried out in all the addresses and discussions was the development of book learning through the improve- ment of the university libraries. Professor Philip Davidson talked on "Youth and a Modern World," at the book dinner given the last night. An alumna, Miss Geraldine Le May, '29, acted as chairman of the dinner. One of the discussions conducted during the morning session was on the book, "Libraries of the South," given by Miss Tommie Dora Barker, also a former student of Agnes Scott. text was the vanishing Cheshire cat of the story "Alice in Wonderland," it- self written by a mathematician, Lewis Carroll. Members of the senior class who were invested are: Eloisa Alexander, Cecelia Baird, Lu- cille Barnett, Frances Belford, Edith Belser, Louise Brown, Mary Buchholz, Dorothy Cabaniss, Lucille Cairns, Virginia Caldwell, Frances Cary, Cor- nelia Christie, Ann Cox, Kathleen Daniel, Lucille Dennison, Elizabeth Espy, Jane Estes, Charline Fleece, Michelle Furlow, Annie Laura Gallo- way, Mary Gillespie, Nellie M. Gilroy, Judith Gracey, Alice Hannah, Mar- garet Hansell, Fannie B. Harris, Mar- tha Head, Elizabeth Hollis, Barton Jackson, Dorothy Jester, Ellender Johnson, Martha Johnson, Mary John- son, Sarah Johnson, Catherine Jones, Molly Jones, Rachel Kennedy, Mary King, Jean Kirkpatrick, Mary Kneale, Florence Lasseter, Dorothy Lee, Wayve Lewis, Florence Little, Vivienne Long, Mary Malone, June Matthews, Mary C. Matthews, Katherine Maxwell, Enid Middleton, Mary E. Morrow, Pauline Moss, Ora Muse, Isabel McCain, Fran- ces McDonald, Mary Alice Newton, Rose Northcross, Ellen O'Donnell, Virginia Poplin, Kathryn Printup, Isabel Richardson, Marjorie Scott, Nell Scott, Rachel Shamos, Brooks Spivey, Marie Stalker, Frances Steele, Laura Steele, Virginia Stephens, Mary Fair- fax Stevens, Martha Summers, Lena Sweet, Alice Taylor, Julia Thing, Mary Jane Tigert, Mildred Tilly, Eula Turner, Evelyn Wall, Katherine Bow- en Wall, Margaret Watson, Jessie Wil- liams, Betty Willis, Mary Willis, and Frances Wilson. VOGUE BEAUTY SHOPPE 153 Sycamore St. Dearborn 2671 Shampoo and Finger Wave Dried 50c Permanent Waves $3.00 and Up All Lines of Expert Beauty Service Meet Me At MINER & CARTER DRUGGISTS Peachtree & Ellis Sts. Phone WA. 4900 Atlanta, Ga. New in the Sport Shop ONE-PIECE RABBIT HAIR woflen dresses $ 10 .98 They are soft and com- fortable, smart and col- orful these sprightly sport frocks . . . and t hey come in gold, green, blue and natural. Sizes 12 to 18. STREET FLOOR J. IP. ALLIEN & CO. The Store All Women Know' 4 THE AGONISTIC Printers' Devices On Lihrarv Walls J Have Background Many Guests are Here for Capping Many of the students have noticed the insignia on the wall of the Library but few, perhaps, know that they are Printers' Devices (or as we would say, trade marks) and that they all have interesting backgrounds. There- fore, Miss Edna Hanley, librarian, has prepared short accounts of the back- ground of each of the insignia, two of which will appear each week. The first device to be considered is the one which is seen farthest to the right as one enters the main door. (The others follow around in a circle.) (1) Johannes Antonius de Benedic- tis, a member of an important family of printers in Bologna, began printing in association with his brother, Johan- nes Jacobus de Benedictis. The earliest known product of their press was the Viaggio of Sir John Mandeville, which was finished on July 18, 1492; but by 1499 we find him in business for him- self, although it is not improbable that he occupied the same premises as his kinsmen who operated under the name of "Vincentius et fratres de Benedictis." The typography of Jo- hannes Antonius de Benedictis is good and his decorations tasteful, but in no way are they outstanding. His device, taken from the Confessionario of Marco Veronese (1499), bears in the upper portion his initials, "I. B.", and in the lower part three letters, et F. C. V.", the significance of which is un- known. L. J. II;72. (2) Aldus Pius Manutius, Manu- zio, Bassanias (of Bassanio) after- wards Romanus. Scholar. This device of the Aldine Press is very well known. The dolphin and anchor first appeared among the il- lustrations of Francesco Colanna's "Poliphili hypnerotomachia," printed by Aldus Manutius in December, 1499, and were soon afterward em- ployed in his device. The design was evidently copied from an old Roman coin bearing the motto "Festina lente," or "Make haste slowly." In symboli- cal language the dolphin stands for swiftness and the anchor for stability. The device continued in use through- out the existence of the Aldine Press, and was widely imitated and counter- feited. L. J. L:9; Davies, p. 6 5 5. Faculty Takes Trips Several members of the faculty of Agnes Scott made interesting trips the week-end of November 1. Miss Har- riette Haynes and Miss Llewellyn Wil- burn, of the physical education de- partment, and Miss Bee Miller, of the biology department, went to Brevard, North Carolina, Saturday, October 3 1. They visited Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Carrie^ owners of Camp Rockbrook, where the faculty members have served as counsellors. They had picnic lunch in the Pisgah national forest on Sun- day morning, and returned to Decatur Sunday night. Miss Emily Dexter, of the psychol- ogy department, took a mountain trip with friends from Atlanta. The party let i Decatur Saturday morning and spent the night in Clayton, Georgia. Sunday morning they motored to Brison City; and returned to Decatur Sunday night. DECATUR BEAUTY SALON Permanents $3 to $10 409 Church St. Decatur De. 4692 MII.IMIMI Itllltltl You Can Come to Us or We Will Go to You We are as close to you as your telephone. HARRISON'S PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 Seven States Represented By Week-End Visitors Hockev Gaines are Spirited Despite Freezing Weather Among out-of-town visitors of the seniors during investiture week-end were: Mrs. B. A. Johnson, Lithonia, Ga.; Rev. and Mrs. R. F. Kirkpatrick, An- derson, S. C; Mrs. F. P. Gracey and Robert Gracey, Augusta, Ga.; Mrs. R. W. Jester, and Miss Polly McKenne, Lynchburg, Va.; Mrs. E. W. North- cross, Tupelo, Miss.; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Johnson, and Loyd Johnson, Wash- ington, Ga.; Mrs. J. H. Morrow, and Mrs. Wilson Smith, Albemarle, N. C; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Weir, Douglas, Ga.; Mrs. R. B. Willis, Augusta, Ga.; Dr. R. M. Kennedy, and R. M. Ken- nedy, Jr., Newberry, S. C; Mrs. L. H. Cary, and family, Greenville, S. C; Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Stephens, Au- gusta, Ga.; Mrs. R. H. Moss, Royston, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Lee, Lithonia, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Cairns, Gainesville, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Steele, Anniston, Ala.; Mrs. B. B. Jackson, Charlotte, N. C; Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Estes, Gay, Ga.; Mrs. Neill G. Stevens, Huntsville, Ala.; Mrs. R. J. Middleton, and Avis Middleton, Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Harris, Rome, Ga.; Mrs. Irene Jones, Fitzgerald, Ga.; Mrs. John J. Tigert, Gainesville, Fla.; Mrs. W. T. Belford, Savannah, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Furlow, Albany, Ga.; Mrs. A. S. Richardson, Washington, Ga.; Mrs. I. M. Espy and Miss Frances Espy, Do- than, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. New- ton, Dothan, Ala.; and Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Jones, Ballground, Ga. Zero weather could not keep the seniors from playing such an excellent game of hockey Friday that they de- feated the juniors 3-0. Almost equal- ing the seniors for scoring, the sopho- mores defeated the freshmen 2-0. Juniors Send Off Orders for Rings The junior class sent orders last week for class rings to be delivered before Christmas. By class vote, the design, made by Herff-Jones and Company three years ago, will remain unchanged. Prices of the rings are $11.90 and $11.20. The ring committee, Zoe Wells, chairman, Jane Turner, and Martha Alice Green, is in charge of the orders. A startling discovery has revealed the solution to last week's "who- hit - the - senior-hockey-goal" mys- tery. The dark horse player turned out to be one Mary Kneale. It seems that it just "isn't done" for a right half player to make goals, so Mary was endeavoring to keep it a deep secret. She said that she merely stuck her stick into the thick of a fight over the ball, and all of a sudden she made a goal. Truth will out. The sophomore - freshman game started off with three minutes of play in the sophomore territory during which the freshmen were not able to score. As soon as the ball was passed down into sophomore territory, how- ever, Jane Dryfoos made an attack on the goal and scored twice for the sophomores. Freshman Caroline For- man, and sophomore Flora McGuire continued their accurate and speedy playing. A great deal of undercutting caused penalties for both teams. A harder and more interesting game was played by the juniors and seniors. The junior forward line was not up to par and allowed the senior team to sweep down into junior territory most of the game. Anne Worthy Johnson's fast defensive work was the only thing that kept the senior score from add- ing up to more than three. Charline Fleece was responsible for two of these goals, and Julia Thing for the other one. The whole senior team ex- hibited good playing. The line-up: Senior Junior McCain R.W Kins- Thing; I.R Smith Fleece C.F Robinson Jester I.L Noble Belser L.W Merrill Kneale R.H Allison Lasseter C.H Blackshear Little L.H Tribble Taylor R.B Johnson BaVnett L.B Young- Cary G.G Brittingham GIRLS! HERE IT IS ... The New Boot Sensation Q REVERSE CALF Miss Boicman is Speaker at Club Planning For Week-End Trips Is Subject of Talk Miss Sarah Bowman, field captain of Atlanta Girl Scouts, talked on week-end planning at the second out- ing club instruction class, which met Monday afternoon, November 2. Girls wishing to join this club have been attending try-out classes. The talk consisted of helpful "when, who, how, what - to - do - and - take" hints. Economy, planning, organiza- tion, and correct equipment were stressed as the most important factors in any successful hike or trip. Miss Bowman was president of the Athletic Association when she attend- ed Agnes Scott, and she later became a member of the faculty of the biol- ogy department. She was active in the outing club when it had charge oi the Stone Mountain camp and is continuing outdoor work on the Girl Scout program. Substitute: Wilson. Sophomore Freshman Coit, M R.W Crisp Dryfoos l.R Hammond Moses C.F Brinton McGuire I.L Williamson Farrar L.W Forman Marshall R.H Abbot Crowell C.H Moffatt Murphy L.H Echols Hamilton R.B Thompson McMullen L.B Lewis Kenney G.G Cass Substitutes: Sophomore, Hampton; Freshman, Heslitt, Carson, Moses. Miss Llewellyn Wilburn and Miss Elizabeth Mitchell, of the physical education department, were umpires. Cotillion Club Betty Aycock, Elinor Wilkinson, Ellcnder Johnson, and Mary Catherine Matthews were hostesses at the meet- ing of Cotillion club held on Thurs- day afternoon. Laced right up to the ankles . . . they're the youngest . . . newest . . ."sportingest" style you've ever worn. Metal eyelets . . . leather heels . . . genuine Goodyear welt soles... and GRAND for all sports wearl X 9 NEW WHITEHALL STORE , Football Played Thaiik8ii\in the various organizatons, the student treasurer is suggesting to the school that all or a part of this surplus be used for furnish- ing the Murphey Candler building or for the Greater Agnes Scott campaign. Ordinarily this reserve fund, some of which has accumulated from last year, would be reapportioned to the Or- ganizations. Hut since the further division of a sum this small would result in a negligible amount of money for each club, and since if left intact it would give an amount large enough to provide several useful additions to the activities building, Sarah Johnson is recommending to the budget committee this afternoon that they not reapportion all the reserve. More students than usual have paid their budget this year; the or- ganizations have received larger allotments than before, and are therefore less likely to need addi- tional money. Tomorrow in Open Forum the students will give their approval, based on the decision of the budget committee, as to the disposition of this reserve. They are asked to consider carefully where they believe it will be of most use. Edna Millay and George Dillon Translate Famous French Book Security Act, Good or Bad? Flowers of Eiil, from the French of Charles Baudelaire: by George Dil- lon and Edna St. Vincent Millay; Harper and Brother, Publishers, N. Y., 1936. Reviewed by Nell Alli- son. Flowers of Evil, recently translated from Charles Baudelaire's famous French Fleurs du Mai by Edna St. Vin- cent Millay and George Dillon, is a volume of old treasure that now be- comes new again still reflecting "the tortured and idealistic spirit of Baude- laire himself." "Poetry," says Miss Millay in her sparkling foreword, "should not and indeed cannot properly be translated except by poets." She summarily dis- poses of any translator who has not the courage to represent with com- plete faithfulness the lines which may startle and shock a smug reading world. In this collection, she and Mr. Dillon have with infinite tenderness, preserved even the original meter and rhyme scheme in nearly all cases: it is essentially the same beautiful passion- ate poetry. Flowers of Eiil was from the be- ginning considered a dangerous chal- lenge. On its first appearance in 1857 it was seized and suppressed by the police, while startled Paris cried in protest against the poet, "He is a mon- ster!" Baudelaire wrote bitterly of this to a friend, ". . . This cursed book, of which I am very proud! I shall bear for a long time the burden of having dared to paint Evil with some talent." Flowers of Evil is an exquisite blend of all shades of sadness. And who can blame the poet for his sad- ness? He has known "old sombre Paris, so full of tarnished beauty and heartbreak." He has seen around the Librarian Speaks Of Second Design Continuing the series begun last week are the following articles pre- pared by Miss Edna Hanley, librarian, giving the background of the insignia on the wall of the library: (3) Conr. Baumgarthen, Bomgar- then. Working period: Danzig: 1499; Oimutz: 1500-2; Breslau: 1503-6; Frankfurt a. O.: 1 5 06-9; Leipzig: 1514. Date of device: 1501 Apr. 22 from i I. Institor, Adversus Waldensium. From the second book printed by Baumgarten at Oimutz, the second press established there. Apparently his first real or personal device. Al- though the tilting or jousting shield is in a sloping position the "bearings" are vertical: here the tree baum and the enclosure garten, both orchard. The scroll might be taken as a sug- gestion of mantling except that there is no helmet. (4) Engelhart Schultis (or Chul- tis) is important not for his produc- tions, which were few and of mediocre quality, but for his probable connec- tion with Gutenberg. He was probab- ly, as Claudin (in his Histoire de l'im- primerie en France au xve et au vxie siecle, 4 v. Paris, 1900-04, TV, 3 15) has pointed out, the son of Johannes Schultheis, the carpenter who, in the Dritzehem-Gutenberg trial, testified that he had constructed for Guten- berg his first printing press. Schultis printed in Lyons in 1491, and prob- ably in the following year also. The mark of Schultis represents a twig with the three acorns between the Ut- ters "E. C." the initials of the print< . gaming table "the unrest of hundreds of white nervous fingers, stacking the chips," and "aged courtesans, livid and rouged," who "frantically sell some remnant of their honor, their beauty, or their wit"; he has waked from dreams of bright, strange lands to the dismal toll of bells over Paris, shivering in a drab drizzle; he has stood stupefied to see his sweetheart's face amid the demoniac crowd that jeers at him. Yet a high joy and love can flower from the very midst of the muck of life. There is much to find lovely to his poet's soul. In the cruel world of men he is scoffed at like an albatross plucked from the sky, that "cannot walk for his unmanageable wings But he has the art within his own soul of calling back the springtime at my own . . . free will. At the darkest moments of his hatred, The Voice comforts me: 'Guard, fool, thy dreams.' The wise Have none so beautiful as thou hast! Clinging with his whole strength to his love of beauty, the poet pic- tures supreme tragedy as that time when Time blots me out, as flakes on freezing bodies fall; I see the whole round world, with every animal And every flower, and every leaf on every branch And there is absolutely nothing I like at all. At the end of the book Edna St. Vincent Millay has placed a splendid, simple little "tragedy of Charles Bau- delaire," where one meets the dramatis personae, that moved through his som- ber life, as they come alive again. His great spiritual master, Edgar Allan Poe; the hated step-father; the little- understanding mother; the usurers whose shadow was heavy over him; and Jeanne, his lifelong mistress, who appears so constantly in his poems. Flowers of Evil, then, is so truly a complete self-portrait of Baudelaire that he asks appealingly, "Is it neces- sary to tell you that into this book I put all my heart, all my tenderness, all my religion, all my hatred?" Alumnae News N r w Name for Building Before the student activities build- ing is dedicated, the college plans to have "Murphey Candler Building" carved on the entrance. Louise Maclntyre, '3 6, has announc- ed her engagement to Dr. Julius Cren- shaw Hughes. The marriage will take place on November 2 3. Mary Eliza- beth Holloway, cx-'3 6, is engaged to fames Anderson Hudson, of Salisbury, N. C. They will be married on No- vember 18. Nell White, '3 6, is now government typist in the offices of the Depart- ment of the Interior in Washington. Her new address is 1312 Sixteenth Street, Washington, D. C. Polly Gordon, '34, is now with the medical division of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in \e\\ York City. She is making report* and doing research work of all kinds. She is also going to Columbia night s .nool ence a week. Virginia Heard, '3 3, who did research work at Emory Jni- versity last summer, is now at Vnn Arbor, completing work on the nird year on her Ph.D. at the Uni\ .rsity of Michigan. Juliet (Cox) Coleman, Ins ,iute, has published a new book, X'hitc Plume, She has published several nhcr books, including Heart's Up las De- cember. Her daughter, Corncli; is a transfer at Agnes Scott this yc;.. Viviennc Trice Ansley, ex-'3/ an- nounces the birth of a daupnter, Elizabeth, on November 3. Whether your father is an employee or em- ployer, the much-discussed Social Security Act will take a tax from him. It was passed over a year ago, but became a subject of controversy only during the recent campaign. The only class- es to which the tax does not apply are agricul- tural laborers, domestic servants, officers and crews of ships, government employees,, and em- ployees of non-profit charitable and institutional groups. To the classes to which this act does ap- ply, it takes the form of compulsory Federal old age and unemployment insurance. Since the gov- ernment will be doing your saving for you when you begin earning a salary (unless you are a teacher, social service worker, or employee of some other non-profit organization), you may want to know how it will be done. There are three divisions of the Social Secur- ity Act: old-age benefits, old age assistance, and unemployment compensation. The fund for the first of these is raised by a tax of 1% on the em- ployers' total payroll, and 1% taken from the employees 1 wages in 1937-38-39. By 1949, this tax will be raised to 3% each on payroll and wages. The employer sends this tax to the United States Treasury, where Congress will ap- propriate it into a reserve fund. Since it is esti- mated that this fund will soon reach billions of dollars, its disposal is a subject of controversy. Opponents of the act say the possession of such a reserve fund will lead to speculation, that its investment by the government will lead to its being spent twice, and finally leaving the pay- ment of the pensions, for which the fund was in- tended, to the public. Supporters of the act, on the other hand, point to these workers' pensions which will begin in 1942, and are payable to em- ployees who have contributed to the fund, as they reach the age of 65. Monthly for life, these peo- ple will receive a certain percentage of the total sum they have earned in the years since the act went into effect. If the employee dies before reaching 65, his family receives from the govern- ment a lump sum of 3V->% of his total earnings. The second part of the act provides for assist- ance for needy people already over 65. There is no special tax to procure this sum. The Federal government merely agrees to match dollar for dollar whatever amount the State law provides. Your state sales tax goes for this pension. The third part of the Social Security Act is a form of unemployment insurance, which seems to show that the government is recognizing the fact that in the present economic system, unem- ployment is not the fault of the worker. This compensation, to be raised by a further tax on the employers' total payroll, is paid to the unem- ployed over a period beginning usually two weeks after he becomes unemployed, and lasting not more than sixteen weeks a year. It amounts to about 50% of his average weekly wage. The tax amounts to 1 ' { in 1936, rising to 3% by 1938. "Water, Water Everywhere" Water, water everywhere, plenty of drops to drink, Water, water everywhere, and how their hearts did sink would have been Coleridge's vivid description of those not-to-be daunted espionage-rs who braved the raging elements last Wednesday night in or- der to hear those whom Emory termed as "The Blundering Baritones from Britain." To travel in a drenching rain is bad enough, but to sit in one is another matter. Even Mary Lillian Fair- ly's rain coat held at an unheard of angle and Mary Frances Guthrie's huge umbrella were not sufficient to shield four people packed into a one- seated car whose brakes would not work, whose windshield wiper would not operate, whose radi- ator was sans water, whose top leaked unpity- ingly, and whose gas tank was empty. Expect- ing (almost hopefully, perhaps) to find them- selves scattered along a railroad track at any moment, the occupants of said vehicle uttered not a murmur when Mr. Hayes, the driver, by the way, mistook a bicycle for a truck or thought that the bridge near Emory was a slightly over- grown street car. They were scarcely surprised when the awful revelation was made to them that they were out of gas and there was nothing to do but wait until a good fairy swam to their rescue. Their embarrassment at having to wring their clothes out before entering the auditorium (a half hour late) was almost as great as that ex- perienced by Mr. Stukes and Hortense Jones the other day when professor and pupil became so involved and the other members so hilarious that the class was dismissed ten minutes earlier than usual. A jolly good formula by which to shorten the periods, eh what? N. B. That last outburst is the influence of Asher and G. R., our English opponents. THE AGONISTIC 3 Poetry Blossoms On A.S.C. Campus Students Rival Shakespeare in Literary Efforts It may be the particularly spring like weather which lightly turns fan- cies, or perhaps it is the invigorating effect of the crisp autumn quizzes; but, at any rate, Agnes Scott girls have been moved to wax wondrously poetic. To all the truly great, such as Shakespeare, Agnes Scott girls, and Mickey Mouse, everything in life is grist for mills. Hence it is quite nat- ural that our campus bards have turned their genius to life as they meet it every day in this institution of higher learning. For example, witness the subtle mix- ture of realism and romanticism in Charline Fleece's contribution to lit- erature: There in the star light they lingered a moment, Musing that time is but dew on the grass, When softly above them a window was opened, "Remember, my dear, you've an eight o'clock class." Then, for true depth of feeling, there is this Elizabethan lament in- spired by the photographer and our annual proofs: Why so pale and wan, fond student, Prithee, why so pale? If looking well won't fool the camera, Will looking ill prevail? For the true revelation of the frus- tration of a bitter soul, Julia Thing's agonized cry over an insect which rivals time in its flight, is unsurpassed: You can swat 'em alive, You can swat 'em dead, In the library Or on your bed; But the fact remains That the college bane Is endless flies That never wane! The following literary gem excels in its strong appeal to the senses: An odor of pungency wafts on the breeze, Assails me full-force as I pass; It can't be the flowers, the birds, or the trees, Its wild onions; they're cutting the grass! Behind this next poem, there lies a complicated story. It seems that Marie Stalker in a recent interview, said of the freshmen, "They are noisier than our senior class, and we're pretty noisy ourselves. They are wild creatures! Last Sunday we went over to see them and nearly got killed. We thought we'd never get out of one room alive." The following poem is written by a freshman in answer to Marie: Marie came over to Inman to visit; Next day she was interviewed. They asked what she thought of the freshmen, And, really, her answers were rude. "Never in all my life," she said, 8x10 Portrait $1.00 Other Work in Proportion DIETZ STUDIO 148 Sycamore Ave. Decatur, Ga. You Can Come to Us or We Will Go to You We are as close to you as your telephone. HARRISON'S PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 Stuart Chase Predicts War^ Gives Creed In Interesting Interview at Agnes Scott "There's nothing like being smashed up against a stone wall to become edu- cated" was the characteristic way in which Stuart Chase, in a much en- joyed interview, described the method by which the depression motivated the awakening of social consciousness on the American college campus. The enthusiastic interest in economic and governmental problems which Mr. Chase has seen evidenced in his visits to colleges and his attendances at all night bull sessions at Harvard with his son's companions is to him one of the most encouraging signs of the day. "When I was in school," he rather jokingly commented, "there were but two kinds of students the grand guy? and the greasy grinds." He fur- ther explained that he was indeed glad that these distinctions had become less clear today and that those who were studious did concern themselves with the problems of the hour as well as with the plays of Euripides and twelfth century French. This very concern he believes will have a profound effect upon the poli- cies which the government will pur- sue in the matter of war, for instance. Although Mr. Chase firmly believes that the youth anti-war element and Wall Street (though not from the same motives, however) will keep us out of another war, he is firmly con- vinced that European strife is inevi- table. It will take another armed con- flict to prove to the people that intense nationalism will not work, is his be- lief. When asked about the possibili- ties of a Fascist coup d'etat in this country Mr. Chase was infinitely more optimistic. He advanced the argu- ment that the very size of America is her chief protection against the evils of Fascism or the menace of Commun- ism. Of course, Fascist elements may become dominant in certain definite localities, but people are too scattered to lend themselves to the rigid organi- zation that Fascism necessitates. Be- sides there is no city symbolic of the government upon which a leader might march. "Imagine a seizure of Wash- ington! All they'd get would be a bunch of filing cabinets. By the way," he asked with a mischievous grin, "did you know that Mussolini's famous march on Rome was made in a Pull- man car?" Mr. Chase, in discussing the present political situation, expressed great con- fidence in Roosevelt. He feels, how- ever, that the time has arrived for a third party to be organized, a group composed of the liberal parties and the various farmer-labor groups. Unless the Democratic party should become definitely reactionary in 1940 how- ever, this party will gain little head- way. Nevertheless, its foundations, according to Mr. Chase, should be set now. When asked about possible leader- ship he expressed his opinion that La- Follette of Wisconsin or even the President himself might be considered. Because many who heard his lecture wished to secure a copy of his credo Mr. Chase concluded his conversation by graciously dictating it: I accept Gallileo, Newton, Fairaday, Watt, Steinmetz, Marconi, Einstein. I accept Boulder Dam, Niagara Falls, Muscle Shoals and 3 00 horsepower turbines. I accept a motor car for every family, running water, telephones, steel plants, glass plants, rayon plants, photo-electric cells, tractors, com- bines, electric milking machines, and aero-biology. I accept a potential minimum income for every family in the United States of $4,000 a year in consum- er's goods and services. I accept the substitution of inanimate energy from coal, oil and falling water for human muscle in doing the dirty and toilsome work of the world. I accept the added leisure, added op- portunities for cultural development which the power age offers. I accept the guarantee which the age can give for the physical well being of my children and my dependents and in return I accept whatever curtailments may be necessary in my unbridled right to demand income from property which I have never used, often never seen and for which often I have never worked. I will surrender cheerfully whatever hopes I may have cherished of ob- taining large segments of something for nothing, by obstructing, monop- olizing, and exploiting the land and resources of America. I appoint the government as my agent to coordinate an age of plenty so that it may work and I may work. Athletic Week-End Proves Enjoyable Girls Participate in Hockey, Swimming, Tennis Miss Jackson Attends Convention of College Women in Washington Associate Professor Elizabeth Jack- son is attending a national executive board meeting of the American As- sociation of University Women in Washington this week. Miss Jackson is director of the South Atlantic sec- tion of the Association, which includes Maryland, West Virginia, Washing- ton. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Porto Rico, and Argentina. "Have I seen a class so alive. In one room we visited on the third floor, I thought we would never survive." The next day we freshies read all this in print, And I think 'twas my room she de- scribed; For that very week-end I'd received a big box, And, how that food she had imbibed! So now you can see why she almost succumbed, 'Twas food made her stagger home. We want you to see that we really aren't rough; For that reason I write this pome. Y. W. Industrial Group Entertains Girls' Club The Y. W. C. A. industrial group of Agnes Scott entertained the Girls' Industrial club of Atlanta and their leader, Miss Cailiff, in the Murphey Candler building on Saturday after- noon, November 14, from 3:30 to 5:30. The meeting was an effort to further between the two groups the friendship and cooperation started through the joint meetings on Mon- day nights. The Y. W. group, with about fifty members under the leadership of Martha Long, is trying to foster a better understanding of industrial sit- uations of Atlanta and of the nation. 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Athletic Federation Plans Spring Meeting At State University Mary Kneale, who last spring was elected president of the Georgia Ath- letic Federation of College Women, met Saturday with the other officers of that organization to make plans for the next meeting. This meeting will take place at the University of Geor- gia in March and will be attended by representatives from many Georgia colleges. Girls returning from the sports week-end at the University of Georgia bring reports of excellent tennis, hockey, swimming, and dancing. Those able to leave before lunch Saturday were present at the luncheon given by President Caldwell. Later in the afternoon Agnes Scott participat- ed in tennis and hockey. Mary Kneale and Julia Thing met some stiff compe- tition in the Georgia tennis repre- sentatives but put up a good game. The hockey team from here played on teams made up of girls from Agnes Scott, Shorter, and Georgia. After supper in the university cafeteria the guests attended a dancing program in the physical education building. The Georgia class demon- strated the building up and develop- ment of dancing instruction as given at the university. Armstrong Junior College from Savannah then present- ed several individual dancers. The last of the sports program was the swimming and diving exhibition. Georgia girls presented a Japanese lantern pageant and Agnes Scott gave a series of floats. Diving and novelty races completed the evening. Girls stayed at sorority houses on the campus and in one of the dormi- tories. Miss Harriette Haynes and Miss Frances McCalla chaperoned the group. Mr. Raper Talks at Emory Dr. Arthur M. Raper, acting pro- fessor of sociology at Agnes Scott, discussed "The Problems of Farm Tenantry'* before the Alpha Kappa Psi commercial fraternity at Emory this morning at 10:00. Dr. Raper's address was the second in a series of lectures which this fraternity is spon- soring. HOTEL CANDLER Coffee Shop and Dining Room A MARVELOUS VALUE PRICE FOR THIS DARING NEW STYLE! Brown Grey Green Black Burgundy Blue REVERSE CALF The sensational new ankle-high sport shoe that has taken the country by storm ... Of soft Reverse Calf, with a square toe and heel . . . front seam . . . scallop edging and a jaunty Calfskin fringe collar! Choose this perfect sportster tomorrow! At this unmatchable price! Fifth Avenue Shop 4 THE AGONISTIC Names of Entrants For Book Prize Due Students wishing to enter the Richard du Bury Book Award con- test are requested to hand in their names to Miss Ellen Douglas Ley- burn, immediately. Alumna Married To Astronomy Professor A romance which began over twen- ty years ago culminated last month with the marriage of Ninuzza Sey- mour, ex-' 15, to Mr. Charles Olivier, the man whom Miss Hopkins sent, in 1913, to meet her at the train. Miss Seymour, the daughter of an Ameri- can consul in Sicily, attended Agnes Scott for two years, completed her work at the University of Chicago, and entered Red Cross service. Mean- while the man who met her at the train, professor of physics and astron- omy at Agnes Scott, left the college to accept the position of head of the Flower astronomical observatory at the University of Pennsylvania. He mar- ried and had two children. Then sev- eral years after the death of his wife, he met Miss Seymour in Washington and they renewed their friendship. They were married Thursday, October 22, 1936. Sophomore Class Has Vespers Program on "Challenge in Sports'' "Christ's Challenge in Sports" was the theme of the Sophomore vesper service on Sunday, November 15. The program, planned by Mary Ruth Mur- phy, included talks by Sarah Thur- man, Mary Frances Guthrie, and Flora McGuire. June Harvey was leader. Musical features of the devotional were a solo by Jeanne Redwine and a special sophomore choir. Messrs. Gunby, Joekel Speakers in Chapel An illustrated lecture on traffic safety will be given by Mr. Eugene Gunby, Atlanta lawyer, during the chapel period Friday. Mr. Gunby is interested in reducing the unfavorable mortality rate in Atlanta. Dr. S. L. Joekel, professor at Austin Theological Seminary, Texas, spoke in chapel Friday, November 13, on "Life and Living It." He stated as the three aims of college to learn to criticize, appreciate, and select. His main dis- cussion, however, was based on the aims of life: to have, to know, to do, to be. Wheeler Elected Officer Cary Wheeler was elected corre- sponding secretary of the Georgia Baptist Student Union convention held in Macon recently. Eleven Agnes Scott girls attended the conference. A ^ A A Blicks Bowling Center BOWL! For Health's Sake Healthful Recreation for Ladies and Men at Nom- inal Cost. "Bowling to Tell the Truth. Will Ket.iin Your Form and Youth" For Reservations Call WA. 5622 20 Houston, N. E. Visitors, Dances, Trips Home Mark College Week-End This week-end Mary Willis and Julia Cawell went to Davidson; Fan- nie B. Harris to Rome; Pauline Moss to Royston, Ga.; Jane Carithers to Winder; Sara Grey to Columbus; and Sara Carter to Bamberg. Mr. and Mrs. Du Pree of Gadsden, Ala., visited Car- olyn this week-end; Mr. Earle Wil- liams of Gadsden visited Frances Mor- gan; Frances Paris Hanna visited Frances Belford Friday; Mrs. Carson visited Helen; Mr. and Mrs. Lee vis- ited Sara; and Mr. Zellner visited Mar- tha. Those who attended dances this week-end were: Catherine Ivie, Anne Purnell, Nancy Moorer, Rose North- cross, Caroline Carmichael, Julia Por- ter, Strat Sloan, Mette Williamson, Eleanor Rogers, Mary Reed Hendricks, Charlotte Newman, Carolyn Du Pree, Rachael Kennedy, Jane Guthrie, Myrl Chafin, Bee Merril, Sue Bryan, Grace Tazewell, Marlise Torrance, Mary V. Smith, Alice Taylor, Martha Marshall, Aileen Shortley, Kay Kennedy, Mary Bucholtz, Sara Gray, Jane Moore Hamilton, Jane Dryfoos, Mary Hol- lingsworth, Eloise Leonard, and others. Club News Glee Club The Glee club entertained its new members and the cast of the opera on Thursday night, November 5. German Club German club will meet this after- noon at 4:3 0 o'clock in Lupton cot- tage. The members of the club will sing German songs, and the following girls will give short skits: Frances Norman, Jean Chalmers, Frances Castleberry, Mildred Davis, Elise Seay, Martha Foster, and Edith Belscr. B O Z B O Z met on Friday evening, No- vember 6. Nell Allison and Jacquelyn Mc White read. The new members were present for the first time at this meeting. Hortense Jones and Carol Hale were hostesses. W ar Drama At Emory Schedule of Exams Posted This Monday The schedule for the first quar- ter examinations will be posted in But trick Hall on November 2 3, ten days before exams begin on Decem- ber 2, Miss Hopkins has announced. Cotillion Club Plans Thanksgiving Danc e Emorv Plavers to Give j j "Journey's End" Friday The Emory Players will present Journeys End, a war-time drama by R. C. Sherriff, in the Glenn Memorial auditorium Friday, November 20, at 8.3 0. Harold Fink will play the lead- ing role of Captain Stanhope. The scene of the play is laid at the World War front. Dr. Garland G. Smith, adviser to the Emory Players, is directing the drama. Tickets may be bought for thirty-five cents. New Andirons, Lights Are Library Fixtures The latest fixtures which have been installed in the new library are the lights and andirons. Made of light- weight aluminum, they were especial- ly designed for the Agnes Scott library by the architects, Edwards and Say- ward, and were manufactured in St. Louis by the Gouth Company. The lights, designed in keeping with the Gothic style of the building, furn- ish ample light and add much to the beauty of the library. The wrought iron andirons were designed and made by the Atlanta Iron Works, in accord- ance with the suggestions of Miss Edna Hanley, librarian, and the archi- tects. DECATUR BEAUTY SALON Permanents $3 to $10 409 Church St. Decatur De. 4692 Agnes Scott Girls Recommend ORIGINAL WAFFLE SHOP RESTAURANT Full Course Dinner With Hot Biscuits 50c 5 Until 9 O'Clock P. M. 62 Pryor Street, N. E. J. D. Chotas, Manager PEACOCK ALLEY and PIG 'N WHISTLE for Delicious Sodas Tasty Sandwiches AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President Reporters Reporters include: Nell Allison, Alice Cheeseman, Giddy Irwin, Nell Hemphill, Carol Hale, Cora Kay Hutchins, Sarah Johnson, Douglas Lyle, Frances Lee, Regina Herwitz, Julia Sewell, Mary Willis, Mamie Lee Ratliff, Selma Steinbach, Anne Pur- nell, Marie Merritt, Alice Reins, Myrl Chafin, Louise Young, Mary Frances Kennedy, Henrietta Blackwell, Mary Primrose Noble, Mary Reins, Evelyn Baty, Eleanor Hutchens, Hazel Solo- mon, V. J. Watkins, Mary Louise Dobbs, Virginia Hill, Eloise McCall, Louise Hughston, Mary Lang Gill, and Eugenia Williams. Business assistants are: Rachel Ken- nedy, Florence Little, Jessie Williams, Jane Dryfoos, Jane Carithers. The annual Thanksgiving dance, sponsored by the Cotillion club, will take place Thursday, November 2 6, from 8:00 to 10:50, in the Bucher Scott gymnasium, Alice Taylor, presi- dent of the club, announced recently. Committees to plan the dance are: Decorations, Jane Dryfoos and Helen Moses; entertainment, Mary Lib Mor- row; refreshments, Mary Ellen Whet- sel and Jane Moore Hamilton; lead- out. Dot Cabanis and Marjorie Scott; flowers, Eloise Estes and Doris Dunn. The Tech Ramblers will furnish the music. The college community is cor- dially invited. Dr. McCain is Presenl At New York Meeting To Plan Convention Dr. J. R. McCain left yesterday for New York to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the Associa- tion of American Colleges. The com- mittee is making plans for the annual meeting of the Association, to be held '.n Washington this January. Dress Up Your Old Frock With A Brand New COLLAR 1 .98 to 2.98 We've some simply grand ones ... if you like some- thing stark and simple pure white pique is your forte, if you like something to "sorter dress up in," how about a bit of lace or some sheer material? Then there's the high neck, the Peter Pan collar, the low V style, the this or that . . . but it's surprising the difference a bit of "new" about your neck can make. Neckwear Rich's Street Floor RICH'S "Double Door' Tonight Cotillion Dance Tomorrow VOL. XXII AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1936 NO. 8 Thirteen on Varsity Team This Season Senior Hockey Team Is Winner Of Championship Over Other Classes Greenhouse is Botany Project Building To Provide Better Place For Experiments With Plants Wins 4 Out of 5 Games The hockey varsity council has an- nounced the 1936-37 varsity team as follows: Charline Fleece, Carolyn Forman, Anne Thompson, Laura Coit, Joan Brinton, Jane Dryfoos, Florence Lasseter, Elizabeth Blackshear, Annie Lee Crowell, Mary Kneale, Emma Mc- Mullen, Alice Taylor, and Frances Cary. The subvarsity consists of: Millie Coit, Ruth Crisp, Dorothy Jester, Flora McGuire, Mary Johnson, Helen Carson, Julia Thing, Florence Little, Nell Allison, Martha Moffett, Frances Abbot, Louise Young, Anne Worthy Johnson, and Frances Robinson. Selection of these players is the re- sult of observations of the hockey council at all the hockey games of the season. The girls are judged accord- ing to their skill in playing. Members of each class team choose eleven girls on all teams but their own who have in their opinion done the best playing throughout the year. The hockey council tabulates these votes and makes the final decision. This year's hockey council was composed of: Miss Llewellyn Wilburn, Miss Harriette Haynes, Miss Frances McCalla, Rachel Kennedy, Alice Tay- lor, and Frances Robinson. The senior team is school champion. Out of 5 games this class has won 4. The freshman team was the only one to defeat the seniors during the sea- son. To provide a lighter and better place for students to experiment with plants, the botany division of the biol- ogy department is having a green- house built. Measuring twenty-two and three-fourths by twelve and one- half feet, the house will be attached to the south wing of the science build- ing. Backed by Mortar Board, the mem- bers of the economic botany class are working to gain the students' interest in the development of the campus. They have discussed having a garden to beautify the grounds. A garden would furnish flowers for the Mur- phey Candler building and for any events at the college. The class has talked of having all the plants of one group in the garden so that the biol- ogy students could make a compara- tive study of them, and has studied plants which it would like to intro- duce on the campus. The biology students will also have another source of material. The col- lege has agreed to let Mrs. T. R. Crown cultivate the school property which adjoins her land. Mrs. Crown, in turn, will permit the students to study the flowers which she raises on the ground and will leave the land cpen to students at all times. Thanksgiving Professor Returns From Board Meet Associate Professor Elizabeth Jack- son returned last Thursday night from Washington, D. C, where she attend- ed the board meeting of the American Association of University Women held from Nov. 15-19. On the first eve- ning was conducted the meeting of the Washington branch of the Ameri- can Association of University Women. At this time the W. P. A. directors of the four fields of art, painting and sculpture, literature, music, and theatrical production, presented a re- sume of their work. During the next three days, time was given exclusively for the work of the board; and Miss Jackson spent the last day attending to the business of the South Atlantic section, of which she is director. One of the important projects of the board at this meeting was the mak- ing of plans for the program of the national convention of the Association of University Women to be held in Savannah next March. Play About China Given at Vespers "Operation at One," a missionary play of modern China which was se- lected as the best missionary drama by a modern playwright last year at the Quadrennial Student Volunteer con- ference, will be the feature of vespers Sunday evening, November 29. The cast of characters includes: Dr. Stafford (a young doctor), Bob Coit of Atlanta; Eleanor Stafford (his wife), Winifred Kellersberger; Knox Fleming (young educational mission- ary), Marion Bradwell of Columbia Seminary; Mr. Ko (young Chinese communist), Roger Enloe; Neny Elan (Chinese nurse), Jean Barry Adams; Amah (old Chinese woman), Joyce Roper. Miss Palmour Plans Viewbook of Campus A new viewbook containing pic- tures of the exterior and interior of the dormitories, the Murphey Candler building, and the alumnae house is being compiled and will be published within the next few weeks. Miss Alberta Palmour, alumnae field secre- tary, has been in charge of the pho- tography. Library Has Proper Atmosphere For Agnes Scott Book Exhibit By Julia Sewell A massive stone fireplace with great iron fire-dogs supporting huge logs; cheerfully colored leather chairs; tall gothic windows, casting a mellow light upon rows of book-filled cases such is the atmosphere long-cherished by book-lovers. This is the atmos- phere afforded by the library for the display of books, and this is the back- ground for the Agnes Scott book ex- hibit, which opened yesterday under the supervision of Miss Louise McKin- ney and Miss Edna Hanley, assisted by Miss Laura Colvin. All kinds of books are included: modern books of every description, classics in rare and inexpensive edi- tions, and delightful children's bv^oks. The many fascinating modern novels include The Cradle of Life, by Louis Adamic, the author of that powerful book, The Native's Return; Sigrid Undsets Gunnar's Daughter, and Wal ter Edmond's stirring story Drums Along the Mohawk. There are also older novels, some in new jackets John Galsworthy's One More Rirer, uniform with his earlier novels: Man of Property and The Silver Spoon; Mary Webb's beautiful English story, Precious Bane; James (Continued on page 4, column 2) Dance is Planned By Cotillion Club On Thanksgiving The Cotillion club will entertain the college community at its annual Thanksgiving dance tomorrow eve- ning from 8:00 to 10:30 in the Bucher Scott gymnasium. The guests will be received by Alice Taylor, pres- ident; Eloise Estes, vice-president; Mary Ellen Whetsell, secretary-treas- urer; Misses Llewellyn Wilburn, Har- riet Haynes, and Louise Hale, faculty sponsors. The Tech Ramblers will furnish the music, and there will be a Cotillion club leadout, Alice Taylor announced. The Fox theater will provide dec- orations with spotlights. Freshmen Place First in Contest Freshmen took the honors at the swimming meet Thursday night with a score double that of the juniors, who took second place. Freshmen had a score of 16; juniors, 8; and seniors, 7. The first event was a 20-yard dash. Caroline Forman, freshman, placed first with a time of 11 seconds. Vir- ginia Milner, also a freshman, placed second with a time of 11 1/5 seconds. Mary Kneale's time was 12 1/5 sec- onds, and Anne Thompson's was 12 3 5 seconds. In the relay race, consisting of girls doing the elemen- tary back, side, back crawl, and front crawl strokes, the freshmen again came in first. Seniors were second. Diving events were won by the junior class, followed by the freshmen, sen- iors, then sophomores. One of the features of the program was a swimming formation done by members of the swimming club. Per- forming in this were: Bee Merrill, Julia Thing, Anne Thompson, Jean Chal- mers, Nell Echols, Mary Johnson, and Marie Stalker. The sophomores had a one-man team for the evening. Emma McMul- len was evidently the only member of her class who felt moved to partici- pate. Fall Exams Disturb Agonistic Schedule Because of the exam arrangement under the quarter system, there can be no more issues of the Agonistic until after the Christmas holidays. The exams, beginning on one Wednesday and ending the next, break into the schedule of the pub- lication of the paper for two weeks, thus making it impossible for the staff to get out another edition be- fore Christmas. Players Enact Mystery Tonight Blackfriars Feature Sliding Pan- els, Novel Lighting in "Double Door" With secret sliding panels and novel lighting effects, Blackfriars will pre- sent their mystery drama, "Double Door," tonight in the Bucher Scott gymnasium. Tickets may be bought for thirty-five or fifty cents. Members of the club have succeeded in gathering the various properties necessary for their production; from Davison-Paxon's comes the dark red suite of furniture; and from Muse's the girls' dresses. Claude S. Bennett, jeweler, lends a gold dog; and Brown Decorating company provides the funeral urns and tapestries. Carpen- ters and the play production girls have constructed the set. The cast of the mystery drama in- cludes: Mary Anne Kernan, Jeanne Flynt, Kay Toole, Kathryn Bowen Wall, Gilbert Maxwell, Ed Goddard, Tom Weslev, and Udo Thran. Library Keys Presented on December 12 Speakers, Mortar Board Tea Mark Dedication Day For Building Service To Begin At 3:30 Clubs to Present "Le Cid" at Emory In honor of the three hundredth an- niversary of the first presentation of Pierre Corneille's he Cid, the French clubs of Agnes Scott and Emory will collaborate in producing the famous classical drama. They will present the play at Emory some time in January; the exact date has not been deter- mined. Agnes Scott girls who are included in the cast are: Suzie Audrain in the role of Chimene; Jane Turner as El- vire, the governess; Winifred Kellers- berger as Leonor, governess of L'ln- fante; and Julia Thing as L'Infante. German Club To Give Play For Christmas The German club is completing its plans for its traditional Christmas play and party, to be given this year during the week after examinations. The play, Es 1st ein Rose Entsprungen, includes the following characters: Joseph, Anna Katherine Fulton; Maria, Anne Thompson; Der Wirt, Elise Seay; Sprecher, Jean Austin; Shep- herds, Jacque McWhite, Ann Worthy Johnson, Emily Harris; Konigen, Jean Chalmers, Martha Long, Jane Dryfoos; Der Engel, Kathryn Bowen Wall. Ethelyn Johnson, president of Ger- man club last year, will read a Bible story. At the party on the Sunday before the play, Miss Harn will entertain the club with a Christmas tree, and with the food and customs typical of a German Christmas. Addi tional plans for the dedication of the library include a tea to be given by Mortar Board from 5 to 6 in the Murphey Candler building on December 12, the day of the dedica- tory exercises. It is customary for Mortar Board to give a tea for the day students and their parents about this time of the year, but because of the large number of people on the cam- pus December 12, all visitors are in- cluded in the invitation. The program for the day will be- gin with inspection of the library from 1:30 to 3:15, when the forty student assistants in the library and sixty other girls will show the visitors around. From 3:3 0 to 5, the speeches and dedication will take place in the Bucher Scott gymnasium. At this time, Dr. W. W. Bishop of the Uni- versity of Michigan will speak on "The College Library and Teaching" and Dr. T. W. Koch of Northwestern University will speak on "The Stu- dent and the Library." The architect will then present the keys of the library to Miss Edna Hanley, librarian, who will receive them for the col- lege. The presentation will be followed by the dedicatory prayer, given by President H. W. Cox, of Emory. On the morning of December 12, certain members of the Agnes Scott faculty will take part in the academic procession of the Emory University centennial program. Representing this college will be Dr. J. R. McCain, pres- ident; Professors S. G. Stukes, Philip Davidson, Robert Holt, Mary Mac- Dougall, and Lucile Alexander. As- sociate Professor Emma May Laney will represent Mississippi State College for Women; Associate Professor Eliz- abeth Jackson will represent the American Association of University Women; and Miss Narka Nelson will represent Western College. Dr. Sweet Attends Medical Meeting Dr. Mary F. Sweet attended the an- nual meeting of the Southern Medical Association in Baltimore from Tues- day, November 16, through Friday, November 19. There were about 4,000 physicians present, only about sixty of whom were women. The meeting included not only sci- entific exhibits and speeches, but also banquets and various other entertain- ments. Although Dr. Sweet has at- tended many such associational meet- ings, this is the first time she has left Agnes Scott during the school term. Margaret Mitchell Tells of Trials In Writing, Publishing Her Book By Grace Duggan "The little pitcher who had big ears," and as a result wrote one of the greatest historical novels of the century, was sitting before me, her feet propped under her, swallowed up in a big arm chair. I was sitting on a large over-stuffed divan, but I wasn't very comfortable. When I wrote her asking for an interview, it was with little belief that I would ever actually be in the presence of Margaret Mitchell, the author of Gone With the Wind. Yet here I was in the midst of my first interview with the memory of my few quickly col- lected questions being swept away by my interest in her amusing stories. I gradually became more at ease as with her engaging voice she related experiences connected with the writ- ing of her book and the unexpected reaction of the public. She first ex- plained why her chair, my divan, a desk, and one or two small tables were the only pieces of furniture in the bright little room. During the few years of writing the book, she had let the furniture get in bad need of re- pair. One of her first interviewers fell right through a couch, and another had fallen backwards in a rickety chair. She had sent the furniture off {Continued on page 3, column 1) THE AGONISTIC Agonistic PUBLISHED WEEKLY Owned and published by the students of Agnes Scott College. Entered as Second Class Matter at Decatur, Georgia. Subscription price, $1.25 per year in advance. Single copies, 5 c. 1936 Member IQ37 Pksocided Golie8ide Press STAFF Laura Steele Editor-in-Chief Frances Cary Associate Editor Jane Guthrie Hortense Jones Mary McCann Hudson Assistant Editors June Matthews Make-Up Editor Ruth Hertzka Assistant Make-Up Nellie M. Gilroy Feature Editor Mary Frances Guthrie Exchange Editor Mildred Davis Book Editor Kathryn B. Wall Business Manager Elizabeth Blackshear Advertising Manager Mary Lib Morrow Frances Belford Doris Dunn Nell Hemphill Circulation Managers Frances Wilson Current History Pauline Moss Society Editor Jean Chalmers Sports Editor Cornelia Christie Club Editor Elizabeth Warden Alumnae Editor Editor, Associate Editor, Enid Middleton, Mary King, Editorial Council Contest Offers Opportunity Almost a century before the invention of the printing press when, as Andrew Lang says, everybody learned to read, Chaucer was an en- thusiastic book collector. He spent long hours after his work at the Customs in the "quiet and still atmosphere of delightful studies," so that he has come to represent the typical scholar who loves his studies and loves his books as well. Since Chaucer's day the printing press has made it possible for almost anyone to have a well filled library. The printing press, however, cannot make it possible for everyone to have a well se- lected library. The art of discrimination is still as rare as it is admirable. The Richard du Bury award at Agnes Scott is given each year to the student who offers the best selection of fifteen books acquired during the year and who is best able to show that she has made the books her own and possesses them in the highest sense. The award serves three pur- poses : the development of a love for books them- selves, of good taste in the choice of books, and of greater appreciation of their content. A famous English essayist over a century ago did without lunch three days of the week, as a youth, because his way took him past a book stall where often a second-hand volume of Shakespeare might be had for a shilling. To produce such feeling for books is the first pur- pose of the du Bury award. However, the em- phasis on the ability to select cannot be too strong. With the presses turning out masses of books each year this is increasingly important. Some books deserve being read many times, some once, and many not at all. But most important of the purposes of the du Bury award is that of encouraging students to "make books their own." In medieval times books were rare; there were no public libraries; the educated man assimilated w hat he read. Today knowledge is indexed and classified and lodged in public and private libra- ries, and one is free to refer again and again to any one source of it. We know that Shakespeare may be found by looking for 822.33, but how much do we know of Shakespeare? The du Bury award should be a fine incentive to students for starting personal libraries, and the month before Christmas may offer a good opportunity to suggest to your friends your tastes in books. The Wise and the (irummers The student body of Agnes Scott is like unto a great gathering of many virgins. And some of them were wise and some were foolish. And in December the dark clouds of exams gathered Over the quadrangle and the sound of a hell was heard throughout the campus calling the virgins to come forth. Then all the virgins arose and prepared their pens and their bright blue blanks. They that were wise took with them rest of body and peace of mind, as an oil to illumine their path. But the foolish did not so. Their oil had they carelessly burned at midnight and had cast away their strength, with ceaseless fasting and with cramming that lasted through the night but, lo. the jitters comet h in the morning. There- fore, when the exam arrived, the foolish were unprepared, but those that were wise entered rejoicing into their ivward. At Mortar Board Recognition Miss Leyburn Speaks in Chapel Election of President With Miss Ellen Douglas Leyburn as speaker, Mortar Board held its an- nual fall recognition service last Sat- urday. Preceding the talk was an academic procession composed of the faculty advisers, the nine active mem- bers, and alumnae. Following is Miss Leyburn's talk: There is a degree of informality in fall gatherings at college which is precluded from spring meetings uy the awareness of their finality. Just as investiture is the familiar celebra- tion of seniorhood and less solemn than commencement; so the fall Mortar Board chapel is a simpler occasion than the time of announcements in the spring. The sense of passing of the old order and their honoring of the new is upon us then, but this is a season of beginnings, a time to sug- gest ideas rather than to crystallize them into some ultimate and complet- ed form. And so I should like to speak to you quite informally this morning, not as a member of your faculty, but as an alumna, as one who has sat where you are sitting in each of the four ections of this ugly, beloved old chapel, and has lived through the ex- periences of a student at Agnes Scott. There are certain beliefs about col- lege life that have grown in me forci- bly since those experiences have be- come part of my past instead of the life of the present; and these beliefs I am encouraged to present for your consideration because I have reason to think that I share them with many other Agnes Scott graduates. I take as my point of departure the creed of that eighteenth century phil- osopher whose work has been called the "wickedest, cleverest book in the English language." Bernard Mandeville maintained that all our actions pro- ceed from selfish motives and that private selfishness makes public gain. His declaration that self love lay be- hind all the good that was done in the world struck consternation into the breasts of his complacent contempo- raries. But Dr. Johnson had the can- dor to say that Mandeville opened his views into real life very much. Since the men of Mandeville's century had hard work to deny that it is primarily for his own relief that a person rescues a child he sees about to be burned to death, they promptly set about bol- stering up their self respect by prov- ing that such selfishness is not vice but virtue. Self-Esteem Needed And it is the idea of valuable self- ishness the resolution of Mandeville's paradox: that private vice (or selfish- ness) is public benefit, which I should like to propose to you this morning. It seems to me that nothing would so benefit the whole collegiate body as a little of the right kind of self esteem. The college student needs to decide what she most wants for herself from college; and if she wants the right things as an individual, the college as a body will pretty well take care of itself. What are the demands that we should make for ourselves? First of all, the student has a tight to expect and to seek an education. You smile and say "but of course and how obvious that this is what our fathers sent us to Agnes Scott for." This is not a right that we have self- ishly to guard. And yet I think the chance for it is escaping some of you, as it escaped me and many of my col- lege generation, because of our ex- treme busyness, a clutter of activities oi the sort that we were pleased to call our service to the college. I have come to think that the best service W can render Agnes Scott is that of becoming, each of us herself individ- ually a cultivated human being, a being capable of the kind of rigoristic thinking which was suggested to you two weeks ago from this platform un- der the guise of the grin of the Chesh- ire cat. I think the very earthy physi- cal body of the college cat which dis- tracts most of us from the pure intel- lectual pleasure of the grin is fruit- lessly multiplied activities. I suppose such a doctrine will sound as silly to you as it did to me ten years ago when I heard it from some of those wise counselors who now sit in the back of this room. I shall never forget the shock with which I heard it delivered in one of the few classes which I did think as important as those extra curricular, real activities of college life. I had returned from a convention, and was going through the usual formality of presenting my excuse for absences. The instructor registered the excuse in her book and said "Of course this is no real excuse for what you have missed." I was dumbfounded; but by the time I had figured out what she meant, I had also convinced myself that she was wrong, that the contacts with actual people gained from going about and doing was an excuse for what I had missed of the understanding of humanity to be gained from the study of literature. It took several years more of thinking, after college was over, to bring me to the realization of the truth of her re- mark. I hope you will come to a more mature sense of values while you are still in college. If you choose what will bring you to intellectual insight, a true self esteem, lead you to a seeking of the best in the realm of the intel- lect for yourselves, you will have rendered the college the service of making it actually a place of the mind. This is far from being counsel to become bookworms, to narrow the in- telligence to the compass of books, but rather to grow through them, to use them as repositories of the materials of thought, to learn to think and to judge. Value of Life Intellectual Intellectual growth can come in many ways outside the class room. It may come, of course, through wisely chosen campus activities. Certainly it comes often out of the casually be- gun talk. But it is a sense of the value of the life intellectual, however achieved, that I think the college stu- dent needs in order to have a proper self-gratification which helps both herself and the college. I was happy to see that much of the current program for service of the organization which brings us together today is concerned with the fostering on the campus of certain intellectual and cultural in- terests. I submit to you that you can best help them to encourage the spirit of learning in our college by becom- ing truly civilized students. Civiliza- tion in mind would lead to civiliza- tion in manners. Just as the individual pursuit of learning would make Agnes Scott a center of mutual stimulation intellect- ually, so a perfectly right kind of self-seeking in the desire to be attract- ive would make the whole social at- mosphere pleasant. If we thought much about how to appear at our best before others, we should get rid of such definite marks of ill breeding as chewing gum in the presence of other people and dropping our dis- carded scraps of paper on the stairways of Buttrick. If each person were try- ing to make herself as attractive as possible, we should all make each other happier. There is a good meas- ure of selfish shrewdness in the golden rule. The idea applies, I think, even m our spiritual lives. The more we en- rich our own spiritual natures, the more valuable we are to the spiritual life of the community. And so it seems to me that in the striving for something fine for our- selves, we make Agnes Scott a finer place, and it is for such service to the college that Mortar Board really exists. it is m words suggested to me by the present chapter that I speak when I sav that Mortar Board is not "an order of merit for the recognition of past service, but a league for the beginning of service, " and a league in which the The next president of the United States will be elected in December and will take office in January. The electors of each state, chosen by the people at large in the so-called presidential election of last November 3, will meet at the place designated by the state legislature, to cast the votes for president and vice-president. These votes will then be sent to Washington to be counted. National law formerly set the date for the meeting of the electoral college in January, but had to change it when the twentieth amend- ment was passed providing that the new presi- dent and vice-president take office on January 20 rather than March 4. This amendment is in keeping with changes in the country since the Constitution was framed. It no longer takes two months for the executive to be notified of his election and to reach Wash- ington for the inaugural, so he takes office in January instead of March. Similarly, the rea- sons, valid in 1789, for voting by an electoral col- lege instead of by popular ballot, are now out-of- date. Voters are supplied, by modern methods of communication, with adequate information to make their own choice of president ; yet they still have to delegate that choice to supposedly more- informed electors. Because of these changes, it seems likely that the next step in bringing the Constitutional system of elections up-to-date will be complete abandonment of the electoral college. Fury in the Foruin Not since that memorable day when a drive was launched to put pencil sharpeners in But- trick, water founts in the library, and waste paper baskets under the bushes has there been such a glorious open forum as the one held last Thursday when the seniors, for the first time since they were formally invested, forgot their long-waited-for dignity. Frances Cary, Dorothy Jester, and Frances Wilson were the first to for- get their elevated position by providing a rare treat for those who sit in the senior section with something that strangely resembled a ferocious reptile in spite of its habitat which was skilfully disguised by a "salted peanuts" label. Frances was almost as surprised and overcome by the sudden revelation of this gruesome creature (the possession of which Miss Cary glibly explains is due to her little brother's birthday which one must admit is a rather feeble attempt) as was Marie Stalker at the unexpected outburst of Alice Taylor who was so amazed at Marie's sub- tle allusions to her charm group that she resorted to throwing some of the most choice reservoirs of knowledge at the struggling, dodging Marie. In spite of the legitimacy of poetic license it must be admitted that the wrathful Alice em- ployed only one book and it was thrown from a prosaic and almost sissy distance. Nevertheless, the spirit in which it was sent was greatly ap- preciated, and a good time was had by all, es- pecially by those seekers of that elusive, palpa- ble, but not tangible state of being or character- istic called charm, those who try to keep well Emily Post-ed and those who have long waited for the establishment of such a precedent. The militaristic combat (and so soon after Ar- mistice day, too) waged between the two just mentioned was nothing as compared with Julia (Three Diamonds) Thing's heart rendering con- fession "You all realize how unsatisfactory let- ters can be!" Those with the psychological turn of mind wonder whether or not Julia's telling statement was prompted by anything that she has received or whether she was just endeavor- ing to identify herself sympathetically with those in the audience who have grown weary of read- teg between the lines. Whatever her motive, she commanded the attention of her listeners as per- fectly as if she had announced "America is in peril." It is to be suspected that understanding Julia will shortly be conducting one of those "Dear Julia, I am twenty and considered very at- tractive by my friends but" columns by popu- lar request. One wonders whether her advice will be the usual "give a small party." Perhaps a premonition of this very thing prompted Mary Jane Tigert's suggestion in this same hilarious forum that the group entertain an idea to elect an editor for the handbook. Realizing that Chair- man Tigert was quite correct in using parliamen- tary terminology, one is still inclined to wonder what type of entertainment would be most suit- able for an idea. Lecturers are given receptions, Mortar Board visitors are introduced at teas, and sophomores are subjected to supper hikes. But the question as to what type entertainment would be most proper for an idea, the question as to aid of the whole student body h whether formal or informal attire should be sought in making Agnes Scott a com- munity of enlightened individuals. To take a truth from mathematical thought, the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts. worn, the question as to whether just smacks or chocolate cookies or smacks and chocolate cook- ies should be served are questions which would not only baffle Aristotle and Plato but even Em- ily Post and Alice Taylor. THE AGONISTIC Peculiar Fears are Prevalent At A.S.; Nightwatchman Brave Michelle Furlow Possesses Most Peculiar Fear; Marie Stalker, Dorothy Jester Fear Death From Lock-jaw, Germs; Alice Adams Talks in Sleep There seems to be only one person on this campus who is absolutely fear- less and that is Mr. Jones, the night- watchman, who, when asked along with other Agnes Scotters about his peculiar fobia, valiantly admitted that as long as he had his gun with him he "wasn't afraid of anything!" But, try as we would, we could not find an- other equally brave soul on the cam- pus. Even Dr. McCain admitted that he was always afraid that he wouldn't remember some one's name whom he was supposed to introduce. In fact, the phrase, "I'm afraid. . . ." has been heard so frequently in the last weeks that a sort of poll was made of Agnes Scott fears and the results were alarm- ing. Here are some of the fears under which our fellow students are labor- ing. Maybe one of your pet ones is among them. Brooks Spivey told us that she lived in eternal dread of dropping the col- lection plate in church some day. Alice Adams confided that she prac- tically had insomnia from trying to get rid of the habit of talking in her sleep. She says that it wouldn't be so bad if she told the truth at such mo- ments, but that she always talked about horrible things which were hard to disprove upon awaking. Julia Thing says that if anyone has noticed at what a peculiar angle she carries her head they would deeply sympathize with her for she is always afraid that her hair will come down suddenly at church or at a dance. Marie Stalker sat at breakfast the other morning and ate so heartily and with such gusto that all present won- dered when she had had her last meal. When someone timidly raised the ques- tion, Miss Stalker calmly explained that she thought this was the last meal she would ever eat. It seems that she lives in eternal dread of lock-jaw and that every time she gets a scratch or cut such as she has now she is sure she will get lock-jaw and die. And while we are on the subject of eating, Dot Jester has what she terms a "germ fobia." She says that ever since she began getting educated and learned about germs, she has not been able to enjoy food and that she even washes apples with soap and water. Mildred Davis is afraid that she will give way some time to suppressed desires which she says are lurking within her. In chapel, for instance, she often has the wish to jump up and down and throw hymn books, shout, etc. And Betty Willis whispered to us that she has Seen afraid of falling up stairs ever since her freshman year when she executed a similar feat and smashed a box of home-made butter cookies. The entire junior class, however, has the same fear that of not being able to get off the footstool at investiture next year. But, as possessor of the most spec- tacular fear, we nominate Michelle Furlow who now lives in apprehension that she will forget who she is. It all began one night at about the last ten minutes of a very tiring telephone duty. She says that she answered the tube and that someone said, "May I speak to Michelle Furlow?" and she said "Just a minute. . . ." and that she actually walked to the door of her room before she realized that she was she. Well, you can see from this, that the student body is in no condition to begin exams. We suggest as a remedy, an extra week of Christmas vacation co rest up a bit. But then people would probably be afraid that they would have to make it up in June and then we'd be in the same vicious circle again. Emory, Tech Draw Agnes Scotters To Dances MARGARET MITCHELL TELLS OF NEW BOOK {Continued from page 1, column 5) to be done over. In telling me of her experiences she answered most of my questions before I could ask them. Since Miss Mitchell wrote the book with no idea of pub- lishing it, she did not bother to learn whether her historical facts were cor- rect. She said that she didn't know the novel was an historical one until she had sold it to a literary scout, an official of the Macmillan Publishing Company, who finally convinced her that she had written not only a pub- lishable novel but a very significant one. When she realized that she had sold for publication what should be would have been worse if a Clayton county family of the same name as the undesirable overseer of the O'Hara plantation had thought they were re- lated to him. To prevent such things from happening Miss Mitchell went through the court house records of two or three counties to make certain that no person of the same name of any of her characters lived in the vi- cinity of Atlanta, Jonesboro, or Macon about the time of the Civil War. "I read three or four novels a day," she said. "Of course it takes longer for history." At this rate it took Miss Mitchell eight months to look up her facts. All of this time she was hold- ing up the publishers. She read a year and a half of some newspaper of the Those attending the intra-fraternity dance at the Dental College Thursday night were: Francina Bass, Beatrice Sexton, Rachel Kennedy, Marlise Tor- rance, and Barton Jackson. Those attending dances Saturday night were: Marlise Torrance at the Beta Theta Psi house, Nancy Moorer, Myril Chafin, and Jane Guthrie at the A. T. O. house, Jane Carithers, Kay Kennedy, and Bee Merrill at the A. K. K. house, Mary V. Smith and Su- san Bryan at the K. A. house, Isabel Richardson at the Theta Kappa Psi house, and Bunny Marsh at the Ar- mory. Friday night, Marlise Torrance, Grace Tazewell, Mary Hollingsworth, Kav Toole, Ann Purnell, Alice Tay- lor and others attended the Scientia dance; Jane Dryfoos and Helen Moses attended the Taps dance; Eleanor Rog- ers and Charlotte Newman went to the Pi. K. A. house at Emory; and Mette Williamson had supper at the Phi K. A. house Friday. Week-end visitors included: Carol C abaniss, Martha Redwine, Tibby Baethke, Eugenia Symms, Fidesah Ed- wards, Lena May Willis, the mothers of Micky McKee, Mary Reed Hen- drix, and Frances Morgan, and the lathers of Lucille Cairns and Wayve Lewis. Henry Elrod of Greenville, S. C, visited Peggy Ware; Lewis Henkle of Florida visited Esthere Ogden, and Bill Chambers of Florida visited Alice Hannah. Martha Alice Green spent the week- end at her home in Harlem, Ga., and Elizabeth Shepherd at the University of Georgia. Grace Ward, Aileen Shortley, and Phylis Johnson went to Brenau to open house this Saturday night. books." In spite of all Miss Mitchell's ef- forts to make her book correct, people have contested different historical points. One woman questioned the fact that the Union soldiers looted the Southerners' graves. Miss Mitchell proved they did. Some of the most amusing objections and inquiries came as a result of the people's failure to realize that the characters and places of Gone With the Wind are purely ficticious. Miss Mitchell says that ac- tually some lady, upon passing through Atlanta, called her up to express her indignation over having found a pet shop where she had expected to see Miss Pittypat's house! Christmas Carols and Plays Are Planned by Campus Clubs Amelia Nickels, Virginia Wood to Sing Solo Parts in Glee Club's First Presentation of Handel's "Messiah" ; Language Clubs Practice Songs Members of the Spanish club are learning a number of old Spanish car- ols and, on the last night before the holidays, will entertain the college community by singing them on the campus. This custom is an ancient Spanish tradition. The club is also preparing a play which will be presented on December 15, at 8:00, in the chapel. The plot consists of a love affair between a senorita and her senor, whom she has never met. With the disapproval of the parents and the heroine's passion tor divinity fudge providing conflict, the plot is highly entertaining. The cast includes: Mary Johnson, the mother; Josephine Bertolli, the maid; Hibernia Hassell, the daughter; Tom Scott, the father; Pete Lamas, the suitor; and Ed Yancey, the night watchman. The masculine roles are taken by members of the Spanish club at Emory. The play is directed by Miss Cilley and Mr. Stipe. The Agnes Scott College Glee club has already begun its plans to usher in the Christmas season with its an- nual program of carols. Besides the old favorites there will be several love- ly new numbers. Moreover, a new and particularly welcome feature this year will be the rendition of several selec- tions from Handel's "Messiah," intro- duced by the playing of the Pastoral Symphony by Mr. C. W. Dieckmann, organist. This glorious oratorio which so beautifully embodies the sacredness of Christ's nativity is an especially fit- ting expression of the true spirit of Christmas. The solo parts will be tak- en by Amelia Nickels, contralto, and Virginia Wood, soprano. The director is Mr. Lewis Johnson. Announcements will be made later as to the time of presentation. Plans for the Christmas program presented annually by the French club have not been completed, the president of the club said last week. Miss Alex- ander, head of the French department, and Margaret Hansell, club president, are developing the program, which is to consist of a short play and a talk given by an outside speaker. Members of the club will sing Christmas carols. In celebration of the acquisition of new furnishings for the Murphey Candler building, the Athletic Asso- ciation held open house last Saturday night from 7:30 to 10:30. Entertain- ment included ping-pong, dancing, candy pulling, and cootie. But despite the telegrams, letters, and calls which Miss Mitchell has re- ceived daily despite the commenda- tions of the critics and enthusiasm of the public, she can hardly realize that this book of which she said, "It might make a pleasant ripple among my friends," has become the outstanding book of the year. Reporters Reporters include: Nell Allison, Alice Cheeseman, Giddy Irwin, Nell Hemphill, Carol Hale, Cora Kay Hutchins, Sarah Johnson, Douglas Lyle, Frances Lee, Regina Herwitz, Julia Sewell, Mary Willis, Mamie Lee Ratliff, Selma Steinbach, Anne Pur- nell, Marie Merritt, Alice Reins, Myrl Chafin, Louise Young, Mary Frances Kennedy, Henrietta Blackwell, Mary Primrose Noble, Mary Reins, Evelyn Baty, Eleanor Hutchens, Hazel Solo- mon, V. J. Watkins, Mary Louise Dobbs, Virginia Hill, Eloise McCall, Louise Houghston, Mary Lang Gill, Eugenia Williams, Grace Duggan, and Jean net te Carroll. Business assistants are: Rachel Ken- nedy, Florence Little, Jessie Williams, Jane Dryfoos, Jane Carithers. HOTEL CANDLER Coffee Shop and Dining Room Meet Me At MINER & CARTER DRUGGISTS Peachtree & Ellis Sts. Phone WA. 4900 Atlanta, Ga. authoritative historically, she became] i 8 60's to find out in what building a horrified. She thought of the thou sands of things in the book that could have been incorrect. Having written the book absolutely without reference, she knew that almost any of the de- tails could be wrong. She told me how she read memoirs, histories, diaries, magazines, books on architecture, newspapers, and court house records in ascertaining her facts. Her main purpose seemed to be in protecting from embarrassment the people of the communities where the scenes of the book are laid. "I thought," she said, "that someone might get the idea that Scarlett could possibly have been his grandmother. Wouldn't that be awful! I certainly wouldn't like to think Scarlett was my grandmother would you?" After assuring her that I would not, she continued that it You Can Come to Us or We Will Go to You We are as close to you as your telephone. HARRISON'S PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 certain ladies society met. The books she read, says Miss Mitchell "were on every subject from mid-Victorian architecture to how far a Confederate rifle would shoot." In finding etiquette for "nice" girls and learning details of fashion, she found diaries and mem- oirs invaluable. "I haven't compiled my bibliography yet," she said, "but I suspect it will run to over a thousand 8x10 Portrait $1.00 Other Work in Proportion DIETZ STUDIO 148 Sycamore Ave. Decatur, Ga. VOGUE BEAUTY SHOPPE 153 Sycamore St. Dearborn 2671 Shampoo and Finger Wave Dried 50c Permanent Waves $3.00 and Up All Lines of Expert Beauty Service AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President brilliant as the evening star itself is this misty net frock with its scintillating spangles that capriciously catch the light. Sizes 12 to 20. $19.95 J. IP. ALLEN & CO. The Store All Women Know 4 THE AGONISTIC Reunion Friday by Graduates of '36 Among the members of the class of '36 who are expected to attend a re- union Friday night are Lib Forman, Dean McKoin, Shirley Christian, Mar- garet Cooper, Sarah Spencer, Ellen Da- vis, Lita Goss, Elizabeth Baethke, Eu- genia Symms, Marie Townsend, Sara Turner, Jane Thomas, Meriel Bull, Mary Margaret Stowe, Frances James, Lenna Sue McClure, Louise Jordan, Elaine Ahles, Ori Sue Jones, Celia Hoffman, Ellen Murray, Gertrude Lozier, Mildred Clark, Sara Lawrence, Virginia Coons, Kitty Cunningham, Helen Ford, Myra O'Neal, Irene Wil- son, Mary Snow, Alice McCallie, Vir- ginia Gaines, Sarah Nichols, Jane Blick, Mrs. Peter Marshall, Mrs. James Walton, Sara Cureton, Mary Collier, Floyd Butler, Rebecca Whitley, and Mrs. Agnes McKoy. Lulu Ames, class secretary, is in charge of the arrangements; Ruby Hutton, Carrie Phinney Latimer, and Ethelyn Johnson are on her commit- tee. Librarian Continues To Explain Devices Following is the next series of ex- planations of the printers' devices on the library wall, as given by Miss Hanley: Meinard Ungut and Stanislaus Pol- onus. The printers' (device containing the letters M S is taken from the book first printed in Spain with music no- tation, and is the device used by Mein- ard Ungut, a German, with Stanislaus Polonus, a Pole, who worked in Seville from 1491 through H02. This is the first time the shields are shown hang- ing from an entire tree usually a branch only is shown. Johannes de Colonia. This orb and cross device used by Johannes de Colonia is taken from a book dated in Venice in 1481. It is one of the most striking devices, beau- tiful in its simplicity and without os- tentation. I think that I shall never see A billboard lovely as a tree. Perhaps, unless the billboards fall, I'D never see a tree at all. Pilot. Meet Your Friends at Cox's Prescription Shop Between Paramount and Grand Theaters, Atlanta DECATUR BEAUTY SALON Permanents $3 to $10 409 Church St. Decatur De. 4692 Blicks Bowling Center BOWL! For Health's Sake Healthful Recreation for Ladies and Men at Nom- inal Cost. "Bowling to Tell the Truth, Will Retain Your Form and Youth" For Reservations Call WA. 5622 20 Houston, N. E. Modern Novels, Are Foun Old Favorites, Non-Fiction d on Exhibit for Book Lovers Magazine Extends Date for Contest {Continued from page 1, column 2 Hilton's Lost Horizon in a new edition with odd and attractive illustrations; and Axel Munthe's Story of San Michele in a new blue and gold bind- ing, illustrated with etchings and ac- tual photographs. The modern non-fiction comprises a variety of types: essays, poetry, plays, biography, travel, and books on science. There is Alexander Woolcott's ever popular While Koine Burns, Agnes Repplier's In Pursuit of Laugh- ter, and After All, by the irrepressible Clarence Day. There is Yeats' Oxford Book of Modern Verse, and Dorothy Parker's Complete Poems. There are the three last season Broadway suc- cesses: Robert Sherwood's Idiot's De- light, Laurence Housman's Victoria Regina, and Sidney Kingley's Dead End. There is Gilbert Keith Chester- ton's recently published Autobi- ography, and that uproarious story of a travelling family, Around the World in Eleven Years, by Patience, Richard, and John Abbe. Among the travel books are two just published by Macmillan: London and Paris, by Sidney Dark. These are beautiful volumes, illustrated with in- numerable etchings of the cities at all hours of the day and night. There are Best Sellers Gone With tlje Wind, by Margaret Mitchell; Macmillan. $3.00. White Banners, by Lloyd C. Doug- las; Houghton, Mifflin. $2.50. Drums Along the Mohawk, by Walter D. Edmonds; Little, Brown. $2.50. Whiteoak Harvest, by Mazo de la Roche; Little, Brown. $2.5 0. Anthony Adverse, by Hervey Allen; Farrar and Rinehart. $2.00. An American Doctor's Odyssey, by Victor Heiser; Norton. $3.5 0. Live Alone and Like It, by Marjorie Hillis; Bobbs-Merrill. $1.5 0. Man the Unknown, by Alexis Car- rel; Harpers. $3.50. Inside Europe, by John Gunther; Harpers. $3.5 0. also Wallace Nutting's England Beau- tiful, Ireland Beautiful, and the States Beautiful Series, illustrated with un- usual photographs. The science books include C. C. Curtis' colorfully illus- trated ,4 Guide to Trees, and Fabre's Book of Insects. The selection of children's books is varied, with many old favorites, and quite a number of new publications. A. A. Milne's universally beloved Christopher Robin Verses wear a blue and silver dress, with A. E. Shepherd's inimitable drawings. There is a de- lightful edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales, translated and illustrated by Wanda Gig, and Elsa Eingauber's Spin Top Spin. Travers' Mary Pop pins books are present in a new Christmas set, along with Heinrich Hoffmann's deliciously gruesome Slovenly Peter. A great many classics are being ex- hibited in inexpensive editions. Brown- ing's Works, the Essays of Montaigne, Anna Karenina, and Ibsen's Plays ap- pear in the ever-popular Modern Li- brary, while the leather bound Walter Black edition includes Shakespeare, Tolstoi, and Zola. The Cameo classics offer Dickens' Christmas Carol and Shakespeare's As You Like It, while the Three Sirens' Press presents the familiar Alice in Wonderland, Pepy's Diary, Dickens' Oliver Twist, and Hudson's Green Mansions in a new Wake Up and Live, by Dorothea Brande; Simon and Schuster. $1.75. Around the World in Eleven Years, by Patience, Richard, and John Abbe; Stokes. $2.5 0. Jefferson in Power, by Claude G. Bowers; Houghton, Mifflin. $3.75 Heads and Tales, by Malvina H^rT- man; Scribners. $5.00. A Prayer for My Son, by Hugh Walpole; Doubleday, Doran. $2.5 0. ; Christmas binding. There are certain books in the ex- hibit which deserve special mention. Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnets from the Portuguese is brought out by Crowell in a soft rose and gold edi- tion with delicately tinted illustrations by Willy Pogany. Burns' Poems ap- pear in Collins cheerful tartan binding straight from Scotland. The Heritage Press, a comparative- ly new publishing house, has brought out several Christmas editions of fam- ous books, which are shown in the Agnes Scott exhibit. Mark Twain's Torn Sawyer is fittingly bound in coarse tan cloth, with delightfully im- pudent illustrations by Norman Rock- well. Romeo and Juliet appears in a slender volume whose blue cover is traced in gold with the heads of the lovers, and with daggers and castle walls. Isaak Walton's Com pleat Angler sports a large fish-strewn cover with old and quaint etchings of "Piscator" and "Venator" and their sport. With such a wide and intriguing selection of books, and such a suitable background for displaying them, lov- ers of literature will enjoy browsing among the varied volumes, and harass- ed students will find themselves, even in hurried glances, "beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still air of delightful stud- ies." Art Work Encouraged For the benefit of those alumnae who are interested in continuing their work in art, the college has given them the use of part of the third floor of Buttrick Hall. The new project, which is under the auspices of the Decatur Agnes Scott club, is being directed by Leone (Bowers) Hamilton. BO WEN PRESS COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS AND RIBBONS Blotters Note Paper Poster Paper Office Supplies 421 Church St. De. 0976 Decatur, Ga. Join the Merry Crowds at s & w for Th a n ksgi vin g Day Dinner S & W Cafeteria 189-191 Peachtree St. The closing date for this month's entries in Vogue's Prix de Paris con- rest, open to college seniors, has been extended from November 20 to No- vember 3 0. The contest consists of two parts: a series of six quizzes to be answered by the entrants and graded by the judges, and a thesis on a gen- eral fashion subject. Each quiz, appearing in the first of the month issue of Vogue from No- vember through April, must be an- swered and mailed on the twentieth to Vogue's Prix de Paris, 420 Lexing- ton Avenue, New York City. The winner, to be announced in May, will join Vogue's staff for the following year, and will spend at least six months of her time in Paris. The winner of second place will be em- ployed on a salary basis for six months in Vogue's New York office. Officials Make Trip for College Miss Carrie Scandrett, assistant dean, and Miss Alberta Palmour, alum- nae field secretary, will leave this Sun- day for an extended tour of Georgia and parts of Florida. While Miss Scandrett contacts alumnae, Miss Pal- mour will speak at the high schools, showing the recently made moving pictures of the library and of swim- ming, archery, golf, and other cam- pus activities. See These Remarkable Values In GENUINE SILVER KID . . . such marvelous copies of high-priced styles they look exactly like them! Beautifully cut-out . . some toeless ..high, cuban or flat heels! Select your silvers here! CONNIE'S 164 PEACHTREE, N. W. reason why Agnes Scott serve an open door policy in the future, where- with its small student body, distinct- by both front doors will remain unlocked or one lv above the average in intelligence, IB particular will be barred with consistency, cannot put into effect, now, a cut sys- > Probably one of the most earnest resolutions tem as much above the average in was from the heart of a well known alumna who, standards mi efficiency as our honor because of repeated experiences in 1936, is de- svstem. termined to stick to her own tooth brush. THE AGONISTIC Swarthout and Martini Open All-Star Series Here Friday Gladys Swarthout and Nino Mar- tini, two of the most popular of the Metropolitan stars, will appear in At- lanta twice in a joint concert, open- ing the all-star concert series in the Georgia theater, January 15 and 16. Miss Swarthout, often called the best dressed singer in America, and Mr. Martini are both distinguished stars of concert, opera, radio, and more re- cently of motion pictures. Their pro- gram will include several duets chosen from the most famous roles. The opening of the all-star pro- gram has been delayed this year, be- Miss Cillev Talks To Language Club Miss Melissa Cilley, assistant pro- fessor of Spanish, attended three mod- ern language conventions during the Christmas holidays. The first, that of the Modern Language Association, was held at the College of William and Mary; most parts of the United States and many sections of Canada were represented. Miss Cilley also attended the con- vention of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association at the Univers- ity of Richmond, where she was on the committee of reporting. Twelve southern states were represented at this conference. At the last convention, that of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish, held at Duke University and at the University of North Carolina, Miss Cilley spoke of "Summer Fcs/ns and the National Holidays in Portu- gal." According to Miss Cilley, one of the highlights of this convention wis the message sent by Josephus Dan- iels, ambassador to Mexico. He ad- dressed his message to the teachers of Spanish, mentioning particularly the value of the Spanish language rnd literature from a cultural viewpoint, with special reference to the close re- lationships between the eighteen South American republics and the United States. cause of inability to secure a suffici- ently large auditorium. The remod- eling of the Atlanta auditorium, at which all of the programs were to have been presented, will not be com- pleted until March. Mr. Marvin McDonald, manager of the series, has arranged to present the first three concerts of the series in the Georgia theater. Since the seat- ing capacity is about half as large as is necessary several programs will be repeated on consecutive evenings. Season tickets have been sold to Agnes Scott students at the special rates of $5.00 and $6.00. This will include, in addition to this first con- cert, Colonel de Basil's ballet Russe at Monte Carlo, February 25; Law- rence Tibbett, baritone, March 19; the St. Louis Symphony with Vladimir Golschmann, conductor, and Albert Spalding, violinist, as soloist, March 3 1; the Philadelphia Symphony Orch- estra, Eugene Ormandy, conductor, April 21; Kirsten Flagsted, soprano, spectacular and sensational in her re- cent debut with the Metropolitan opera, will bring to a close on May 1 the sixth season of the all-star con- certs. Club News BOZ BOZ will meet this Friday at 7 p. m., in the Y. W. C. A. room. Giddv Erwin, Hibernia Hassell, Carol Hale, and Jean Bailey will read, and Jane Guthrie and Nell Allison will be hostesses. Pen and Brush The Pen and Brush club will hold its first meeting of the New Year tomorrow night at 7:3 0 o'clock in the Murphey Candler building. The new members of the club will be ini- tiated at this time, and the members will sketch a model which is a part of the club project for the year. Friday Games Open Bd sketball Season Pi Alpha Phi The next meeting of Pi Alpha Phi will be held tomorrow night at 7:00 o'clock in Miss Gooch's studio. There will be a debate by members of the club. Interclass basketball competition be- gins this Friday afternoon, when the seniors play the juniors and the fresh- men play the sophomores. The game will take place in the gymnasium at 3:3 0 instead of the scheduled 7:3 0. Practices have been going on for the past two weeks under the direc- tion of the following class basketball managers: senior, Frances Cary; ju- nior, Ola Kelly; sophomore, Jane Moore Hamilton; and freshman, Vir- ginia Milner. Palmour Takes Trip Miss Alberta Palmour, alumnae field secretary of Agnes Scott, left Monday to make her annual tour of the im- portant cities of South Carolina. Each year Miss Palmour makes several trips visiting various sections of the near- by states to speak to high school girls about the college. On this trip she expects to visit Anderson, Greenwood, Abbeville, Laurens, Clinton, Winns- boro, Camden, Hartsville, Florence, Marion, Sumter, Manning, Columbia, Spartanburg and Greenville; she will return to the college January 22. K. U. B. K. U. B. will meet this afternoon at 4:3 0 o'clock in the Murphey Cand- ler building. Harlee Branch Jr., an At- lanta lawyer, will speak on "Libel Laws." Blackfriars Blackfriars will meet on Tuesday evening, January 19, at 7:00 o'clock in Miss Gooch's studio. The club is sponsoring a one-act play contest, open to everyone. The plays are due February 1, and may be put in the Aurora box in Buttrick hall. Alumnae Give Bridge For Anna Young House The Atlanta Agnes Scott club will sponsor a benefit bridge Saturday, January 16, at Rich's tea room. Betty Lou (Houck) Smith, '3 6, is general chairman. The bridge is being given to raise money to help refurnish the Alumnae House. Students interested in attending can make reservations at the alumnae office. Prices are fifty cents a place, $2.00 a table. BOWEN PRESS COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS AND RIBBONS Blotters Note Paper Poster Paper Office Supplies 421 Church St. De. 0976 Decatur, Ga. Amateur Journalists Commend High Honor Paid Home-Town Girl The following personal ap- peared in Sonnncrs Hill Outlook, published by some ten-year-old Cartersville boys who received a typewriter and hectograph for Christmas: This paper is glad to here about a Cartersville girl who is now going to school at Agness Scott Colleg, Miss Ann Worthy Johnson, being sent from her school as a delicate to a Natinal Student Convention in the Victoria Hotel in the big city of New York. She is a cousin of Harvey Howell who rote this ar- ticle. History Professor Visits in Florida Associate Professor Elizabeth Ful- ler Jackson, of the history depart- ment, made a tour of Florida during the Christmas holidays, visiting ten branches of the American Association of University Women, in her official capacity as director of the Southeast- ern division of that organization. Miss Jackson spoke to several of the chap- ters and had conferences with the ex- ecutive boards of others. On Monday, December 21, Miss Jackson was present at a meeting of the executive board of the Orlando- Winter Park branch, which she ad- dressed on the subject of the national convention of the A. A. U. W., to be held in Savannah, March 15-18. On Saturday, December 26, Miss Jackson was guest of honor at a luncheon given by the St. Petersburg branch, where she spoke on the sub- ject of study programs. That eve- ning she met with individual mem- bers of the Saratoga branch to dis- cuss their local problems with them. Miss Jackson attended a member- ship tea given by the Tampa branch on Sunday, December 27. The fol- lowing day the Miami Beach branch gave a luncheon in her honor and in the afternoon she spoke to them on the activities of the A. A. U. W., and the challenge of the convention. On Tuesday Miss Jackson met with the executive board of the West Palm Beach branch where she conducted a clinic on local A. A. U. W. problems. On New Year's day she attended a tea- dance and bridge given by the Or- lando-Winter Park branch. On January 4, Miss Jackson was guest of honor at a luncheon given in Ocala by the executive boards of the Ocala and Gainesville branches. That evening she discussed local problems with the officers of the Jacksonville branch. Blicks Center BOWL! For Health's Sake Healthful Recreation for Ladies and Men at Nom- inal Cost. "Bowling to Tell the Truth, Will Retain Your Form and Youth" For Reservations Call WA. 5622 20 Houston, N. E. Girls Invade Business World; Find Gay Divorcees, Detectives On the morning of December 19, 193 6, several Agnes Scotters descend- ed upon the firm of Davison-Paxon and Company to try their hands at playing the role of the working girl. How they fared, what they made, and how much they saved, are only a few of the questions which they have been asked since the reopening of school. And from their answers have sprung curious tales of diffident men shop- pers, gay divorcees, house detectives, and suave floor-walkers. Kitty Jones tells of an interesting experience which she had one busy morning along about 10 o'clock. A slim, dark woman walked up to the jewelry counter and asked to see some cigarette cases. Kitty, with a newly acquired nonchalance began opening drawers and pulling out boxes. After a time, both the supply and Kitty having been well exhausted, the wom- an left, followed closely by two men. And it was with great surprise that Kitty learned later that her difficult customer was a professional thief and her escorts, the house detective and a policeman. Nell Allison, working in the lingerie department, had her share of excite- ment, too. She had just made a sale a three piece pajama suit of silk patterned with small gold cigarettes. "Very chic," Nell had said just at the right moment and the customer had agreed and bought it on the spot. But a few minutes later the bill of sale came back from the office with a question beside the name of the pur- chaser. Nell asked the woman if by any chance she could have made a mistake in signing . . . The woman thought for a moment and then said, "Oh, I know I've been divorced since I placed my charge account here. Now let's see what was that name . . . ?" And Nell says that it was actually several minutes before the woman could think of her former name. But sooner or later in these inter- views the subject always comes around to the section manager those tall, Tennessee, Cuba Scenes For Faculty Holidays Mr. C. W. Dieckmann drove to Nashville with his family to play at the wedding of Nancy Tucker (ex- '3 8) on December 29. While in Cuba during the holidays, Miss Elizabeth Mitchell attended the Auburn-Villa- nova football game in Havana. good-looking men who walk majestic- ally up and down between the coun- ters, stopping at times to sign, with a flourish of their fountain pens, an ex- change slip or two and who are brought mysteriously into view by tapping on a plate of chimes with a little rubber hammer. It seems that on the first morning of work Josephine Larkins was set down in the midst of the chaos known as first floor and told to find her section manager. You'll know him when you see him she was told. He's tall and has a white carnation in his button hole. How- ever, the only difficulty about this lay in the fact that all the sec- tion managers were tall and all wore white carnations. By the process of elimination, Josie says, she managed to locate her manager and begin work. Kitty Jones, put in the same situa- tion, rushed around madly for some time. Half way down a crowded aisle she was surprised to hear a deep voice behind her say, "Good morning " Turning around she saw a fat old man. Kitty started on with her head in the air when the voice came again, "Why don't you speak to me, young lady?" This time Kitty said she was really annoyed and that she gave him a very freezing "Good morning" and started to walk on again when the man, to her horror, caught her elbow and said, "May I help you, young lady? I'm Colonel Paxon." To speak now of the practical side of the question. Do you make enough to pay for your time? is the question asked many times. Boarders who worked at Davison's and stayed at the college say that you break about even. That is, you make enough money to pay for your meals and car fare with a little left over for Christmas pres- ents. Day students, however, earned this Christmas on the average of $9, depending of course on the number of hours worked a day. All were paid twenty-five cents an hour but if you sit down with paper and pencil and figure it out, it doesn't take long to see that the actual profit came in experience and not in wages. Meet Your Friends at Cox's Prescription Shop Between Paramount and Grand Theaters, Atlanta 'Calif Rambl ornia ers // to be had Only at Allen's "California Ramb- ler" suits possess the interesting de- tails that so aptly reflect Hollywood. Beautifully tailor- ed, they meet the re- quirements of the College Girl. $19.95 Second Floor J. IP. ALLIEN & The Store All Women Know 4 THE AGONISTIC Faculty Attend Various Meets Fraternity Gives Miss Gooch Honor Conferences Draw Professors of Three Departments Conventions and lectures are occu- pying a large place in the interests of the faculty during the winter quar- ter. Mr. Henry Robinson, professor of mathematics, attended meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America in Durham, N. C, during the holidays; he is southeastern secre- tary-treasurer of the latter organiza- tion. Mr. Robinson read a research paper to the Mathematics Colloquium of Georgia Tech on January 18 and will lecture to the Branch Army School in Atlanta on January 20. Mr. Arthur Raper, acting professor of sociology, spoke at the Civitan club of Atlanta on January 12 and will speak on January 2 1 in Milledgeville at the G. S. C. W. chapel. He ex- pects to spend ten days of February in Florida, where he will speak of the Florida Missionary chain program. Miss Catherine Torrance, professor of Greek, is to attend the American Association of University Women con- vention, which will take place at Sa- vannah in March, and a meeting of the Classical Association at Nashville in April. Miss Frances K. Gooch, speech di- rector, was honor guest of the na- tional fraternity, Zeta Phi Eta, and co-authoress of the constitution and by-laws during the annual convention of the National Association of Teach- I ers of Speech, held at St. Louis, De- . cember 3 1. The constitution was to control the new division of the American Edu- I cation Theatre Association, which is a coordinate branch of the national federation. Work and experimenta- ! tion on the different phases of speech occupied the major portion of the round table discussion, Miss Gooch taking an important part in subjects under her instruction at Agnes Scott. Alumnae News DELEGATES REPORT N. S. F. A. MEETING (Continued from page 1, column 2) signed to commissions on various sub- jects of vital interest to the college student, and after several private ses- sions there was an open hearing for each commission, attended by men ex- pert in each field. Alice Hannah, who was secretary of the Commission on Religion, says of its discussions, "We found that the usual system of compulsory chapel at- tendance tends to disintegrate and de- tract from the full religious life on the college campus. The Agnes Scott cfaajpel system was considered by the commission almost ideal." "In the Commission on the Honor System," Ann Worthy reports, "I found the same thing to be generally true. Most of the problems brought before the commission had already been solved here." The report of the Commission on the Honor System recommends that each school define its system on the basis of two divisions, academic and social, and that it be student formed, student controlled, and student en- forced. Academically, the system is defined as .in undertaking of the stu- deitts, individually and collectively, neither to give nor receive help in examinations, or in any other work that is to be used by the instructor as the basis of grading. Socially, the honor system is an undertaking of the students to observe and abide by the highest of social rules and obligations, which include order, personal honor and the rights and property of others. The foil owing recommendations arc made by the Commission on women S Self-Government in its re- port: "We believe that the NSFA can do more tor college women than has hitherto been attempted. We feel that women could be a more integral part ot the organization, and that this would strengthen the NSFA's contri- bution to the community; we believe that women's colleges and self-gov- ernment groups are entitled to a great- er share of the efforts of the NSFA Nancy Lee Richardson, ex-'32, has transferred to the Principia School in St. Louis, Mo. Mary Stipe, ex-'3 8, is attending Emory University this year. Hortense Norton, ex-'3 8, has re- turned to St. Mary's School in Raleigh, N. C, which she attended before coming to Agnes Scott. Betty Lee Anderson, ex-'3 8, is at the Vanderbilt School of Nursing. Theo Elmore, ex-'3 6, was married to Sledge Tatum Newsom on Novem- ber 7, in Montgomery. Emily Gower, ex-'3 6, was married in November to Gene P. Summers of Atlanta. Helen (Scott) Tierney, '3 3, has a son, Lewis C, Jr., born in September. Health Teachers Go to \\ ashington Professor Goes To Convention Buffet Supper, Trips, Make \\ eek-End Interesting Girls who went home for the week- end were: Mary Willis to Augusta, Ga.; Frances Steele to Anniston, Ala.; Julia Porter to Covington, Ga.; and Elizabeth Skinner to Augusta Ga. Charlotte Newman's mother and father visited her the first of the week. Mrs. Groves spent the week-end with Sara. Joe Allen's sister visited her this week-end. Dot Piatt of Columbia, S. C, and Rosa Wilder of the University of South Carolina were visitors here for the week-end. Jane Moore Hamilton and Marlise Torrance went to a buffet supper Sunday night at the Delta Sigma House, Dental College. Miss Llewellyn Wilburn, associate professor of physical education, and Dr. Marv Sweet, resident physician, attended the conference of College Hvgiene which was held in Washing- ton from December 28-31. This con- ference, which meets every five years and is attended by instructors from many United States colleges, took j place in Wardman Park Hotel. Mr. Christian Will Speak To Southeastern Meeting Miss Barker Is Author Of Book on Libraries newest possessions is a copy of Librar- ies of the South, by Tommie Dora Barker, '10. The book is the result of Miss Barker's five-year study of south- ern libraries. Mr. Schuyler Medlock Christian, acting professor of physics and as- tronomy, will attend the southeastern meeting of the American Physical So- ciety m Chapel Hill, N. C, at the University of North Carolina. At this convention, held February 19 and 20, Mr. Christian will probably make a brief address concerning his summer school work at Harvard for the past three years. At present Mr. Christian has in process of publication in the Journal of the American Chemical Societv two papers dealing with scientific work. than they have received to date. "We, therefore, recommend the following: "We recommend that the executive committee set aside a sum of money in its budget to take care of infor- mation to be sent out to women's col- leges concerning women's activities in college, the place of women in social, political, and economic life, to repre- sent NSFA on women's bodies, and that one woman executive be made responsible for the conduct of these matters." Mary Jean McKay, of Florida State College for Women, was elected vice-president for next year, and will head the women's division of the southern NSFA. The next annual congress of the XS1A will be held at the University of New Mexico. Regional confer- ences are scheduled to take place in the spring. ( OMUS" IS C HOSEN FOR MAY FESTIVAL {Continued from page 1, column 1) Wilburn and Miss Harriette Haynes, of the physical education department; and Miss Catherine Torrance, Miss Ellen Leyburn, and Miss Louise Mc- Kinney. The student members are Eloisa Alexander, chairman; Anne Thompson, business manager; Julia Sewell, scenario chairman; Kathleen Daniel, Frances Steele, Jane Turner, Hibernia Hassell, and Marjorie Rainey, costume committee; Ruth Tate, June Matthews, and Helen Moses, dances; Tommy Ruth Blackmon, Jean Kirk- patrick and Hayden Sanford, music; Charline Fleece and Bunny Marsh, publicity; Jane Wyatt, posters; and Cecelia Baird, Nelle Scott Earthman, and Flora McGuire, properties. The committee wishes to express its appreciation for the following scenarios submitted in the contest: The Dr\mh' Kiss, by Fannie B. Har- ris, Florence Lasseter, and Mary Jane Tigert; A Mexican Fiesta, by Kath- leen Daniel; On An English After- noon, by Edith Belser and Michelle Furlow; and Marie and the SHi er Xnt- Ctacker, by Ann Worthy Johnson, Eliza King and Virginia Watson. Reporters JO] < N THE CROWDS AT > & w FOR THE BEST OF FOODS s & W Cafeteria 189-191 Peachtree St. Reporters include: Nell Allison, Alice Cheeseman, Giddy Irwin, Nell Hemphill, Carol Hale, Cora Kay Hutchins, Sarah Johnson, Douglas Lyle, Frances Lee, Regina Herwit/, Julia Sewell, Mary Willis, Mamie Lee Ratliff, Selma Steinbach, Anne Pur- nell, Marie Merritt, Alice Reins, Myrl Chafin, Louise Young, Mary Frances Kennedy, Henrietta Blackwell, Mary Primrose Noble, Mary Reins, Evelyn Baty, Eleanor Hutchcns, Hazel Solo- mon, V. J. Watkins, Mary Louise Dobbs, Virginia Hill, Eloisc McCall, Louise Houghston, Mary Lang Gill, Eugenia Williams, Grace Duggan, and Jeannette Carroll. Business assistants are: Rachel Ken- nedy, Florence Little, Jessie Williams, Jane Dryfoos, Jane Carithers. ( lunuia Teaches Here Miss Virginia Pretty man, '3 4, re- turned to the campus last week to take her place as temporary assistant in the English department, during the illness of Assistant Professor Preston. While a student at Agnes Scott, Miss Pretty man took an active part in stu- dent activities. She was a member of Poetry club and BOZ, and editor of the Aurora. Fa vo rite Sayings Mr. Gillespie: The threefold pur- pose is: Mr. Wright: Sooner if not later. Mrs. Sydenstricker: H a v e \ on looked at the context? Miss Gooch: Breathe in an idea. Mr. Stukes: Let me repeat. Mr. Davidson: Pre-ciseU ! Mr. Raper: Breadlines and million- aires. Mr. Hayes: So-o? Miss Florence Smith: This is a curious situation. You Can Come to Us or We Will Go to You We are as close to you as your telephone. HARRISON'S PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR. GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized for its standards of work and lor the interesting character of its student activities For further information, address J. R. McCAIN. President The Perfecl ( !ampus "Belong Togethers" STRICTLY TAILORED BLOUSE and SKIItT each 2.JM* What a blouse! Short sports sleeves, quality crepe, yards of stitching and swell col- ors: beitfe, aqua, powder, white and dusty rose ... 32 to 38. And the skirt . . . in checks, solids, patterns, one, tun. three and four pleats . . . Extra, extra for now and ever afterward. Blouses, Skirls Street Floor RICH'S Open Forum Next Week At preS ent, about eighteen states have play, and done m very readable print, j such bills pen ding. New York, New Jersey, Ohio. Arkansas, and Kentucky in particular are study- ing the Nebraska plan. Reforms of many state constitutions depend on its success or failure. But it seems to me that many more people will be content to read it in a library or borrow it from a friend than will have or desire to have a copy of their own. The interest in reading the facts about filming the play lies chiefly in the period immediately pre- ceding or following the showing of the production. So, the most of us will read it now, and then return to our own copies of Romeo and Juliet, thrilling to its lines without forget- ting the many memorable scenes from the picture, but also without caring to go again into the facts of pro- duction. (This book is to be found in the Agnes Scott library.) Gone But Not Forgotten old cities of Aries and Les Baux in the famous country of Alphonse Daudet's tales. Here she was im- pressed by the "mistral" the tearing wind that Daudet describes, saying that it was unlike any other wind she had ever felt. Les Baux is in unshaded, steep country, with narrow streets, a quaint hotel where everyone huddled about the one stove, and a little church where every chair cost twenty francs. A very impressive ceremony took place here, during which there was the offering of a lamb by shepherds before a priest who held a sacred doll. Christmas day was spent in Aries, where, in triumph, they "celebrated Christmas by taking a room with a bath." From Aries the party went to Marseilles, and thence to Nice. In the rugged mountains over Nice, they scaled the dizzy heights over narrow mountain paths that, as she explained, kept her heart in her mouth. Back in Toulouse Miss Phythian has taken up skiing, as a challenging sport. Her ski suit is complete with bright cap and mittens, but she seems to have found the skis themselves tricky, complaining, "I'm sore from ' Europe last summer, Miss Phythian , sitting down so often and so violently, joined a party of ten for a three but it is the surest way of stopping weeks' tour in Germany, with a young when you get going too fast!" Winter German as guide. They discovered \ in Europe would seem to be very Germany in a delightfully novel way active and carefree. closed to most tourists, keeping in the small towns and entering the homes 1 Because of the menace of colds at of their guide's friends as much more Mount Holyoke College, a "Cold intimate guests than they could | Club" has been formed, whose mem- otherwise have been, people seemed happy Although the and prosperous, bers sit together in the with a special waitress dining room, (also a suf- a tenseness in the very air suggested ferer) to serve them. the war shadow, and Miss Phythian tells of seeing miles of camouflaged The average freshman of the class trucks. She found the new roads of 1940 of Mount Holyoke College is built by Hitler delightful for travel, seventeen years and eleven months In Stuttgart she was entertained by almost eighteen years. Four years ago Mr. Hess, Lucie's father, who con- I the average age for the freshman was ducted them personally to Heidelberg. She spent Christmas vacation tour- ing France, speaking especially of the Sixteen years and nine months. The depression is thought to be the rea- son for this large difference. Not only were Paradise Lost and Loves' La- bours misplaced in days of yore, but even now in this modern era with its fine instruments for recovering lost radium, its G-Men for capturing lost criminals, and its personal columns for re- covering dogs, husbands, and knitting needles, articles and objects are frequently disappearing. For instance, even the most detecting minds were and still are baffled at the rather unexpected dis- appearance of a very necessary line from the back page on the Agonistic last week. Anyone knowing its whereabouts, by the way, should notify the much embarrassed and highly mysti- fied editor. There are those also who are concerned over the lost, strayed, or stolen Phi Beta announce- ment for which a reward of membership in same is offered, if found. A wide search for these articles has been conducted with the result that every barrel on the campus labelled "Private, Do Not Look In" has been confiscated but to no avail. It was felt by the posse that in the hunt the twelve members of BOZ whose dough- nuts were gluttonously consumed by the re- maining six might also be recovered; the prize for this capture is to be a coffee be-soaked (al- ready dunked) doughnut. Speaking of food, there is the little matter of the disappearance of several generous handfuls of onions which formerly beautified the campus green. The sus- pects are a group of Muse Invokers including Piggy Wheatley, Henrietta Blackwell, Lueile Dennison and others who when last seen were reclining upon the above mentioned vegetable discussing the rather appropriate subject of "Romeo and Juliet." If the onions in question are returned, hamburgers will be furnished. One is inclined to wonder whether or not some soul too timid to complain has missed a coat- hanger, since a group of freshmen became con- vulsed with laughter last week when Betty Willis strolled across the campus in all her presidential dignity in a raincoat from which the hanger had not been removed. An object which the entire faculty and most of the student body sincerely wishes has been lost is a certain horn which stubbornly refused to stop blowing for at least fifteen minutes Sat- urday and which incidentally revealed in many instances the reaction of the college professor to an unexpected crisis. Said Dr. Raper in a moment of exasperation "It looks as if anybody with any intelligence could slip a piece of wire/' Piped a voice from the back row, "Oh, but it's a lady." Speaking of ladies one may be sure that Annie Laura Galloway lost her equilibrium the other day in applied psychology when Miss Omwake explained that the "He" to whom Miss Gallo- way had been referring in her report was the mother of eleven children. With so many articles lost it would seem that the best plan of recovery is to wait until next week in Open Forum when everything will be brought up. THE AGONISTIC Dr. McCain Writes Salient Articles About Education University Women's Magazine Commends Recent Paper As Outstanding An article stating that "one of the outstanding papers at the annual meeting of the American Council on Education last May was the discus- sion of 'Cooperation in Southern Col- leges', by J. R. McCain," appeared in the October issue of the Journal of the American Association of Univer- sity Women. This discussion, published in the July Educational Record, is concerned with Dr. McCain's belief that our great advances in education in this country may be achieved in the field of cooperation among schools and col- leges. He stresses particularly the seriousness of the problem of develop- ing higher education in the seven southeastern states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala- bama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, stating the chief obstacles as the race problem, poverty, the handicap in col- lege development caused by such ten- dencies as the establishment of de- nominational schools as mission enter- prises rather than educational respon- sibilities, and the constant draining from the South of the best scholars and most promising graduate stu dents. To improve the educational condi- tions, regional centers are being de vcloped to work out systems of co- operation. In this connection, Dr. McCain speaks of the plan whereby Emorv, Tech, and Agnes Scott are seeking to unify and improve the work done by the respective institu tions and to develop graduate work \vhich would enable students to take a strong Ph. D. degree. Dr. McCain concludes with th< statement that "If there may be ef fectivc cooperation in certain cen ters, if denominational schools wil agree to merge, if the weaker schools Gad be shown that they are not pro- ducing results that will bear the light of publication; if these things can be gradually accomplished, then the out- look for higher education in th Southeast will be greatly lightened." An article on "Colleges for Women in the Southeast," in the October journal of the American Association of University Women, deals with some of these same problems present- ed above, and continues to discuss in- fluences in raising the standards of education for women in the South through such organizations as the Southern Association of College Wom- en, the Southern Association of Col- leges and Secondary Schools, and the Association of American Universities. Of the twenty-two colleges for wom- en in these seven southeastern states, Agnes Scott was the first member of the Southern Association of College Women, the first of the eight of these to be on the approved list of the Association of American Univer- sities, and one of three where gradu- ation may be had with Phi Beta Kappa recognition. Library Rules, T rashbaskets, Pencil Sharpeners, Cut Systems Occupy Open Forum Through the Ages Records of Open Forum for the past eleven years reveal, among other hings, that evolution is a slow proc- ess. There have been requests for verything from clean napkins to smoking on the campus and there are some favorites which reappear an- nually. The library seems always to ave been a source of legislation. There are such motions as "that something be done about the noise in he library," and "that a committee be appointed to consult the librarian about problems in the library," and he simple request, eloquent, in its restraint, "that something be done about the library." Teachers who keep their classes fter the bell rings have their place in the records, too, and the secretary for 1930 seems to have felt very strongly on the subject for she re- cords with emphasis: "Motion that faculty be asked again to dismiss classes as soon as bell rings." The memorable meeting last year when such weighty matters as pen- cil sharpeners, water fountains, and trashcans were discussed seems to have been not without precedent. In Oc- tober, 192 8, water was demanded in the library and some of the cottages. The secretary records that the re- quest "will be granted in the fail." She does not say which fall. The de- velopment of interest in trashcans has been more gradual. There was first a modest request that they have cov- ers over them, then a bolder demand that they be painted, and finally the climax last year with the suggestion that there be one under every bush. Requests for pencil sharpeners were at first very specific, "A pencil sharp- ener in the mail room in Buttrick." Then, feeling perhaps that they had been asking too much, the petitioners modified their request to, "Pencil sharpener in Buttrick." And finally the plea became simply "Pencil sharp- ener." The questions of lights, meal tick- ets, and times to town come up otten and term papers of course we have with us always. There are recorded indignant requests that teachers must announce them two months ahead of time, that cuts should be given so people will have time to write them and that no one should have more than three to write in any event. These and other issues come up, are discussed, and then forgotten but re- curring throughout the records like the chorus in a Greek drama is the request for a cut system. It appears first in a report "respectfully sub- mitted by Ellen Douglas Leyburn," asking for "optional attendance of classes for juniors and seniors." It was decided that the cut systems of other schools would be investigated before any action was taken. But the following month "the chairman an- nounced that Mr. Stukes would not make his report on the data he had collected on the cut system as this material was adverse to the cut sys- tem." In another meeting the same year they "talked again about a cut system" but nothing further was done and two years later they tried it again, appointing a committee to discuss the matter. The next year, they appointed another committee and the next year they got excited about smoking on the campus nothing more was until April, 193 5, plan was cussed at every meeting throughout the spring and begun again the next fall. And very much in keeping with the Greek drama idea the matter is like many of Aeschylus' fragments it has no end. It is still being dis- cussed. Agnes Scott Has Interesting Past With Wells,Co-eds High-Top Shoes, Flannels, Were Features of Institute Before 1906 and said about cuts when a definite submitted and was dis- Miss Hanley Tells Of Printers' Signs JOHANN VELDENER The design of Johann Veldener, the first printer at Louvain, Belgium, is composed of two shields suspended from a branch. This device is copied from the work "Fasciculus Tem- porum" by Roleivinck, printed in 1475. FlLIPPO GlUNTA Second only to the Aides in the annals of sixteenth century Italian printing and publishing stands the house of Giunta, a house which was founded in the latter part of the fif- teenth century by two members of an ancient mercantile family of Flor- ence, Filippo Giunta, whose mark has been reproduced in the Agnes Scott college library, and his brother, Lu- cantonio Giunta. In this design two children each with a cornucopia support arms above which is the Florentine lily in an elaborated form. Filippo Giunta specialized in editions of the classics, and was successful, if not always scrupulous, in the conduct of his business. Club News Reporters Granddaughters' Club Granddaughters' club met on Fri- day afternoon, January 15, at 4:3 0 o'clock in the Anna Young Alumnae house. Plans for the banquet were discussed. German Club German club will meet this aft- ernoon at 4:30 o'clock in Lupton Cot- tage. Poetry Club The last meeting of the Poetry club was held last night, at 8 o'clock in the Murphey Candler building. Jane Turner hostesses. d June Matthews were Cotillion Club Cotillion club will entertain its members at a tea dance tomorrow aft- ernoon, January 21, at 5 o'clock in the Murphey Candler building. Helen Kirkpatrick, Martha Marshall, Jane Dryfoos, and Helen Moses will be hostesses. Miss Vardell Has J Remarkable Roll "Methods in progressive education: 1. Present your material indirectly, by examples." To ascertain, for example, the class roll of Botany 3 0 3 -b, Local Flora to you, Miss Vardell presents the following key: A. Over 30 __Miss Vardell A. Under 30 _ B. B. With spectacles C. B. Without spectacles D. C. Without shirt Suttenfield, V. C. With shirt c. Blue shirt Matthews, J. c. Brown shirt__ Johnson, A. W. D. Natural curls Hall, E. D. Attempted curls Hannah, A. (Note: For those who do not un- derstand the process of methods in progressive education, "B" refers to the class in general, those members with spectacles and without spectac- les being "C" and "D" etc.) Agnes Scott became a college in 1906. Before that it was an institute. All pupils at first were day stu- dents. Boys used to be enrolled here. Round House was formerly a well, from which the college drew its water, supposing that well-water was extra- ordinarily pure. Later it was discover- ed that several cases of typhoid were due to the water. The college catalogue used to state i hat girls were required to wear high- top shoes and flannels. When Miss Hopkins suggested that we organize a student government, the students especially the seniors objected strenuously on the grounds that they had all the privileges they wanted and none of the responsibili- ties. Most students used to go home without having taken the final exams in the spring, thus losing credit for the term's work. They answered all objections with, "But we're not going to teach!" Formerly there were no athletics except a little calisthenics; all the mothers wrote in asking that their daughters not be forced to take the horrid stuff. Juniors used to embarrass seniors by stealing their caps and gowns be- fore they had worn them. So Miss Hopkins instituted a simple service at which the seniors first donned their academic robes; and from that cere- mony our Investiture has developed. The stunt was suggested by Dr. Sweet to replace a rather drastic form of hazing known as "scratching it out." The underclassmen took Dr. Sweet's suggestion to stage a "battle of wits rather than a battle of fists." Advice to Girls away from track men; they Founder's Day to Be in Gymnasium The annual Founder's Day banquet scheduled for February 22 will be held this year in Bucher Scott gym- nasium. This arrangement has been made since one dining room cannot accommodate all the boarding stu- dents and the large number of alum- nae who are coming to take part in the celebration. Turkey will be served according to the custom, and the senior class will have charge of the entertainment. Meet Your Friends at Cox's Prescription Shop Between Paramount and Grand Theaters, Atlanta Reporters include: Nell Allison, Alice Cheeseman, Giddy Erwin, Nell Hemphill, Carol Hale, Cora Kay Hutchins, Sarah Johnson, Douglas Lyle, Frances Lee, Regina Hurwitz, Julia Sewell, Mary Willis, Mamie Lee Ratliff, Selma Steinbach, Anne Pur- nell, Marie Merritt, Alice Reins, Myrl Chafin, Louise Young, Mary Frances Kennedy, Henrietta Blackwell, Mary Primrose Noble, Mary Reins, Evelyn HOTEL CANDLER Coffee Shop and Dining Room Baty, Eleanor Hutchens, Hazel Solo- mon, V. J. Watkins, Mary Louise Dobbs, Virginia Hill, Eloise McCall, Louise Houghston, Mary Lang Gill, Eugenia Williams, Grace Duggan, and Jeannette Carroll. Business assistants are: Rachel Ken- nedy, Florence Little, Jessie Williams, Jane Dryfoos, Jeanne Flynt. The Evening Division of the Uni- versity System of Georgia has received national prominence through the out- standing work of its two largest na- tional commercial fraternities. Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi and Kappa Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi have won first places in their respective ef- ficiency contests for the school year, 193 5-3 6. This is probably the first time in collegiate history that the most efficient chapters of two leading fra- ternities have been located at the same university. Evening Signal. Keep are usually fast. Never make dates with biology stu- dents; they enjoy cutting up too much. The football man is all right; he will tackle anything. The tennis man is harmless; but he has a racket. WEIL'S 10c STORE Has Most Anything You Need EAGER & SIMPSON Corset Shop Corselettes - Brassieres. Elastic Girdles, Camp Supports CORSETS MADE TO ORDER WAlnut 4972 24 Cain Street, N. E. Atlanta, Ga. You're Sure To Find Your Favorite TOILET GOODS at Stores All Over Atlanta Radios Up Phonograph Records 25c and Up BAME'S, INC. 107 Peachtree St. Atlanta W A. :>77K BOWEN PRESS COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS AND RIBBONS Blotters Note Paper Poster Paper Office Supplies 421 Church St. De. 0976 Decatur, Ga. Blicks Bowling Center BOWL! For Health's Sake Healthful Recreation for Ladies and Men at Nom- inal Cost. "Bowling to Tell the Truth, Will Retain Your Form and Youth" For Reservations Call WA. 5622 20 Houston, N. E. 4 THE AGONISTIC Girls Play Well In Basketball Juniors, Freshmen Win Over Seniors, Sophomores in First Games Y. W. C. A. Will Hold Open Forum Tuesday To obtain student opinion and suggestions concerning Y. W. C. A. on the Agnes Scott campus the Association will conduct an open forum in chapel next Tuesday, January 26. Exhibiting the speed and enthusiasm which promise excellent basketball as soon as more teamwork can be de- veloped, the four class teams opened the season Friday afternoon, when the juniors defeated the seniors 29-26 and the freshmen defeated the sopho- mores 3 8-2 6. The two games were plaved in the gymnasium, which will be the scene of the remaining Friday night basketball tifts. Playing against tall senior guards, the junior forwards proved their skill by making up in agility for what they didn't have in size. The Black- shear-Thompson duet showed the good results of two years of playing together. Elizabeth Blackshear dis- distinguished herself by dropping in some beautiful shots and by getting away from the guarding of Frances McDonald, who out-lengths her half a foot, by quick pivots. The junior guards no doubt wished that Senior Mary Kneale would stick to her position as guard instead of turning forward. The seniors, how- ever, decided after the first quarter that they needed some scoring, so Mary was switched to the opposite end of the court where she made four goals within as many minutes. Marie Stalker, playing forward, had a neat little trick of looking concentratedly at the basket and then passing the ball sideways to a teammate without shift- ing her eyes. Marie seemed to aban- don that subtlety, however, after passing the ball too near the ene- my's hands a few times. The sophomore-freshman game was so noisy that the building fairly shook. Here the Williams sisters must receive first mention. Jean, on the freshman team, appeared to have no end of energy and no end of ability to make goals from seemingly impos- sible positions. The sophomore for- wards wasted the first quarter of the game with erratic goal-shooting which resulted from their insistence on try- ing for goals without pausing a min- ute to get their balance and aim. With the entrance of Elizabeth, however, the second of the Williams outfit, the score began mounting as a result of hers and Mary Garner's good play- ing. Sophomore guarding was fine, es- pecially that of Estelle Cuddy, but with three forwards as consistent as Virginia Milner, as good at long shots as Ruth Slack, and as fast as Jean Wil- liams opposing them, their afternoon was strenuous. Line-ups were: Junior Senior Blackshear (19) R.F McCain (2) Coit L.F Cary (10) Thompson (10)_C.F Stalker (2) Robinson C.G Kneale (12) Kintf R.G Taylor Merrill L.G McDonald Total: 29. Total: 26. Substitutions: Tijrert, Thing, Lass- etcr. Freshman Sophomore Slack (12) R.F._Carmichael (4) Williams,J. (14) L.F.___ Garner (10) Milner (12) ...C.F. Williams.E. (12) Moses C.G Cudo\y Thompson R.G Dryfoos Keins L.G Steele Total: 38. Total: 26. Substitute: Ware. Ola Kelly acted as scorer and Mutt Fite as time-keeper. Miss Llewellyn Wilburn and Miss Elizabeth Mitchell refer eed. You Can Come to Us or We Wil! Go to You We are as close to you as your telephone. HARRISONS PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 Browsing Corner Has Latest from Literary Circles Those volumes which are grouped on either side of the fireplace in the main reading room of the library, and which are known as the "seven-day" books, form a varied and interesting collection. They constitute what might be called the "browsing" cor- ner of the library. Ten long shelves may be expected to hold a number of books, yet the variety of types and subjects included is surprising even in such a large space. The collection, comprised of books published principally after 1930, is increased constantly through the addi- tion of new publications. It includes literature of all countries. There are American, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian authors, many of the foreign ones in their own language. Among the novels there are such recent favorites as George Santayana's Last Puritan, Mary Ellen Chase's Silas Crockett, and Thornton Wilder's Heaven's My Destination. In the drama there are collections of new plays, new editions of the old ones, and some collections of special inter- est, such as the two editions of Caro- lina Folk plays. Among the poetry are English and American anthologies, collections of Elinor Wylie, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, W. B. Yeats and Padraic Colum. Biography has a wide range in this collection, includ- ing Savonarola and Michelangelo, Louis Pasteur and Samuel Pepys, Abraham Lincoln and King George V, Adolf Hitler and Mahatma Gandhi. Among the letters there are those of Coleridge, Austen, Byron, Carlyle, and Galsworthy; while there are his- tories of Rome and Sweden, of the Anglo-Saxons and the Stuarts. The books on art include histories of the sculpture and paintings of different countries, histories of music, and the story of such men as Beethoven and Gilbert and Sullivan. In the scientific line there are his- tories of science, stories of great scien- tists, books on biology and astronomy. In philosophy there are books on Plato and Spinoza, and books of modern philosophy. The student of econom- ics finds books on Soviet Russia, his- tories of capitalism, and books on the depression and recovery in America. One interested in education finds books on vocations, on the relation of college to life and on the education of the negro. There are also many miscellaneous books, books of criticism, books on correct speech, books on printing, books on the history of costume, books on book collecting in short, books on every subject that could interest a reader. Society News Phi Beta Kappa to Be Announced Later Announcement of Phi Beta Kappa, scheduled to take place last Saturday morning, has been post- poned until Friday, January 29. The speaker is unable to come be- fore then. Those who attended the buffet sup- per at the Pi. K. A. house Sunday night were: Mette "Williamson, Strat Sloan, Lib Galbreath, Callie Carmichael, Mary Hollingsworth, Julia Porter, and Mary Ellen Whetsell. Estelle Cuddy and Hayden San- ford attended the K. A. dance Sat- urday night. Francina Bass, of Gadsden, Ala., and Shorter College, visited Marjorie Pressly Friday and Saturday. Isabel Richardson attended a Theta Kappa Psi dance at Emory Saturday night. Marisue Olliver of Athens visited Frances Steele Friday; Sarah Lee's sis- ter and friend visited her this week- end. Tommy Ruth Blackmon, Martha Peek Brown, and Martha Alice Green spent the week-end in Monticello, Ga., with Ola Kelly; Annette and Marian Franklin went to Swaines- borough, Ga., to attend the wedding of Marian's sister, and Geraldine Wisenbaker, ex-'3 8, spent Friday night with Ruth Tate. Those who went home for the week-end were: Enid Middleton to Birmingham, Ala.; Selma Steinbach to Carrollton, Ga.; Sara Gray to Colum- bus, Ga.; Annette Williams to Law- renceville, Ga.; Judith Gracey to Augusta, Ga., and Helen Friedlander, Kay Jones, and Jane Carithers to Winder, Ga. Alumnae Groups Send in Reports Of Recent Events Martini Thrills A.S.C. Cousins Shirley. Laura Winston Steele Are Summoned From Box- By Singer Girls May Take "The Upper Room" The use of complimentary copies of "The Upper Room," a book of in- spirational daily readings and devo- tionals, given by Y. W. C. A. to the students in Rebekah Scott dormitory, has brought numerous requests con- cerning subscriptions to this quarter- ly issue. Below is printed a coupon to be filled in and handed in with the money (.0 5 a copy, $ .20 a year) to Winifred Kellcrsberger, Y. W. C. A. worship chairman. The Upper Room Name Home address (if desired during summer) Number of copies desired Halls of the buildings at the Col- lege of Mount St. Joseph on the Ohio are now equipped with ink filling sta- tions. A penny in the slot will release ink for a fountain pen filling. Waiting lines at registration have now been completely abolished at the University of Florida. Under the new plan, students will be allowed to reg- ister at any time throughout a period of two weeks. The various Agnes Scott clubs scat- tered over the United States report many different activities, both in their own interests and those of the Alum- nae Association. Most of the reports, however, come from the southern clubs. The Atlanta club added to the fur- niture of the Alumnae House a new love seat and lamp for the living room. It also gave a shower to replen- ish the linen closet. The Decatur club sponsored the Colonial Relics exhibit in Buttrick, during Alumnae Week-End last spring. During this same week-end, it was in charge of the party for alum- nae children. This club also contrib- uted to the linen supply. The Charlotte, N. C, club was in- strumental in bringing thirteen high school girls to May Day last spring. The Chattanooga, Tennessee, club did the same for two high school seniors, one of whom is now at Agnes Scott as a freshman. The clubs in New Orleans, La., and Jacksonville, Fla., both made linen contributions, and that in Tampa, Fla., promises to do the same. (Condensed from the Alumnae Quarterly, November, 193 6.) AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President Madge York, '3 3 has a job as sec- retary to Dr. Homer McMillan, who is head of the Home Missions depart- ment of the Southern Presbyterian church. Dot (Cassel) Frazcr, '34, is now in Washington, doing research work in a laboratory. Dot (Dickson) Ripley, '34, an- nounces the birth of a daughter, Dor- othy Ann. Polly Gordon, '34, spent part of October in Bermuda and the West Indies. Marguerite Manget, '34, was mar- ried to Richard Warr, of Ncwnan, on November 2 8. Louise Savior, ex-'34, was recently married to Robert Pate Turner, of New York. Jennie Champion, '3 5, is taking a technician course at Emory uni- versity. Virginia (Cheshire) Laugan, ex-'36, announces the birth of a son at her home in Cairo, Illinois. It von were at the concert last Friday night, perhaps you wondered why Mr. Nino Martini kept looking upward toward the left of the stage and seemed to be singing all his songs to one box. Some of the people on this occasion, such as the occupants of the box themselves, thought that perhaps all great singers sang best with their heads in that position, but other more curious people examined the box carefully through their lorg- nettes and came to other conclusions. Which conclusions were confirmed when an usher suddenly appeared in the box at the close of the first part of the program, said a few words to the occupants who promptly arose with visible signs of flustration and followed him out. The occupants were none other than Shirley and Laura Winston Steele, and from here on the story, according to these young Agnes Scotters, seems a little confused. All that Shirlev re- members is that Mr. Martini really asked them to come see him in his dressing room (and she has his auto- graph to prove it). And Laura Win- ston tells us how the singer, when asked if he ever got stage-struck, shrugged his shoulders in a very Ital- ian manner and said, "Sometimes," and how he smiled when he told them about his "slight toothache," and how they had to run to get back to their seats before the curtain went up again. To these novices, Atlanta concerts have proved an unexpected thrill. "And we're looking forward to an- other," they added, "even though you have to ride a street car to get there, which wouldn't be so bad if there weren't so many limousines around when you went to get off." Ode Sheets turned about, or tied in knots Midnight meetings, diabolical plots The clash of pans this is the manner Of a night's entertainment for Miss Alice Hannah. Anon. 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There are a Milton's Complete Poems, a Goldsmith's Poems ami Plays, a Scott's Short Stories, a Shelley's Selected Poe?ns, and in true English manner a BoswelPs Life of Johnson* Answering the question of why she didn't buy any modern works with simply that she didn't want any, Julia was enthusiastic about the selections she has made and about the fact that it was fun getting them. BAILEY BROTHERS SHOE SHOP 142 Sycamore St. DE. 0172 AAA A A A A A A ^ Blicks Bowling Center BOWL! For Health's Sake Healthful Recreation for Ladies and Men at Nom- inal Cost. "Bowling to Tell the Truth, Will Retain Your Form and Youth" For Reservations Call WA. 5622 20 Houston, N. E. tain English professor who on very good authority had undergone some head operation (removing Hamlet, perhaps), and who in reality was en- joying splendid health, but that also to make matters much worse, in her excitement she had failed to include the proper amount of postage, with the result that the puzzled but amused professor PAID to secure a solicitous greeting concerning his ill- ness when he had never felt better in his whole life. Club News Bible Club Bible club will meet on Monday aft- ernoon, February 1, at 4:30, in the Murphey Candler building. Miss C'Lena McMullen, '34, will be the guest speaker. Spanish Club The last meeting of the Spanish club was held on Thursday afternoon, January 21, in the Murphey Candler building. Betty Lou Houck Smith and Jane Clark rendered a musical program; the members of the club sang Spanish songs and played typical Spanish games. Blackfriars Blackfriars will meet on Tuesday night, February 2, at 7 o'clock in Miss Gooch's studio. A play will be pre- sented by Group 4. Starvation Supper Nets $30.82 For Peace Drive The sum of $3 0.82 was contributed by the students to the Emergency Peace campaign as the result of a "starvation supper" on Armistice Day. This supper and contribution, under the leadership of the Y. W. C. A., took the place on the campus of a student "strike" as an expression of the na- tion-wide college plea for peace. Sara Louise Hearon, Martha Prince, and Louise Commander, all of Con- verse College, visited Lucile Barnett, Jean Kirkpatrick, and Helen Moses this week-end. Micky McKee's father was here last week, and Mrs. Espy and Frances vis- ited Elisabeth. Those who went home for the week- end were: Annette Williams to Law- renceville, Ga.; Philis Johnson to El- berton, Ga.; Lorraine Guinn to Duck- town, Tenn.; Jane Carithers and Helen Friedlander to Winder, Ga.; Jeanette Carrol to East Point, Ga. ; Pauline Moss to Royston, Ga.; Susan Good- wyn to Newnan, Ga., and Martha Johnson to Lithonia, Ga. Ola Kelly went to Monroe to attend the wed- ding of Miss Clara Knox Nunnally. Annie Houston Newton spent the week-end with Virginia Tumlin in Cave Springs, Ga. Grace Tazewell spent the week-end in Rome, Ga. Jane Estes went to Athens, Ga. Rose Northcross visited Mary Pitner at the University of Tennessee; and Dot Jester spent the week-end with Fran- ces Balkom at the University of Geor- gia. Dorothy Cabaniss and Marjorie Scott went to Quadrille Wednesday night; and Eloise Leonard and Mary Lang Gill attended the formal dance at the Psi Omega House Friday night. Jane Guthrie, Myrl Chafin, and Helen Ramsey went to the A.T.O. House, and Mary Venetia Smith and Charlotte Golden to the S. A. E. House Friday night. Among those present at the Forest Hill medical dance Friday night were: Mary Rogers, Rachel Kennedy, Sue Bryan, Bee Merrill, Callie Carmichael, Isabel Richardson, Mary Catherine Matthews, Jane Moore Hamilton, and Mary Gillespie. (a la Don Marquis) dear mehitibal: everybody around here surely must be nervous or something you have no idea what excitement can be caused and has been caused by nerves why just the other night as i was crawling up the stairs to third floor rebekah what do you think i saw i saw our own alice taylor lying in the middle of the floor laughing so hard that tears were running down her face and all about her stood the senior basket ball team with cornelia coleman and they were all yelling like everything at that hour 12 o'clock at night and three proctors and the house president stood there and gave them knocks everytime they opened their mouths they still kept on cheering but if you had wanted to see a teacher with nerves you should have been in the zoology class right after that chapel where just at the dramatic moment of a train wreck described by the speaker a psalm book fell off the pulpit and made everybody including this science teacher jump well in this Greenhouse Owed to Anon. To colorfully change my name, To some day sing a sweet refrain, To sit upon my hair my aim, Huh, well says Isabel McCain. BOWEN PRESS COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS AND RIBBONS Blotters Note Paper Poster Paper Office Supplies 421 Church St. De. 0976 Decatur, Ga. Special to AGNES SCOTT: We assure you that your spring outfit will be the smartest ever if chosen from the many stvles at REGENSTEIN'S 80 Whitehall St., S. W. "I hope that it will be finished be- fore the members of the plant phys- iology class have grandchildren." So speaks Mr. Runyan when questioned about Agnes Scott's slowly-developing greenhouse. When complete, this greenhouse will be a real laboratory for plant study, and will boast, in addition to its green- ery, a fountain, several pools, and a cement floor, and will provide a light- er and better place for students to ex- periment with plants. And even Mr. Runyan sees a gleam of hope; the work is almost ready for the glass now. class after chapel it happened that about three books were dropped by va- rious students one right after the other and there was a pause and then by ac- cident of course there was three more dropped and this teacher considering herself a martyr to book droppers or something stopped the lecture put her hands on her hips and said well lets all drop our books at the same time this teacher wasn't the only one with nerves that week either i heard one of them say while i was nosing by the door well class we will have that yesterday and as i was wandering past the american government class the oth- er day i decided to go in as i am afraid that my knowledge in that field is pretty rusty so i crept in and hid by the waste-paper basket and i heard the teacher say now class when would the presidential election be if november came in on the first well ive got to go down now and speak to a friend of mine i was just passing by and saw this typewriter and thought id write you some of the news that has been going around this college in case you dont know what a college is or what i am doing here i will ex- plain to you later in a nether letter this is some place to be in for news people around here are so nervous something is always happening take care of yourself and dont get into any difficulties with other cats because i cant take the time to come help you out this time best regards to your kittens if you havent drowned them yet, archie HOTEL CANDLER Coffee Shop and Dining Room The Perfect Campus "Belong Togethers" STRICTLY TAILORED BLOUSE and SKIRT each 2.98 What a blouse ! Short sports sleeves, quality crepe, yards of stitching and swell col- ors: beige, aqua, powder, white and dusty rose ... 32 to 38. And the skirt ... in checks, solids, patterns, one, two, three and four pleats . . . Extra, extra for now and ever afterward. Blouses, Skirts Street Floor RICH'S THE AGONISTIC Classes Plav Close Games Six Contestants Seek Beck Aivard Freshmen Down Junior Team; Sophomores, Seniors Fight To Tie The junior- freshman basketball game, which the freshmen won, 42-37, held the spotlight for action Friday night and was far superior to the sen- ior-sophomore 16-16 tie. These two games were the second of the season. Both the senior team and the sopho- more team suffer from a lack of for- wards who can play easily together. In spite of Jane Dryfoos' quick scor- ing in the first quarter and Elizabeth Williams' general basketball ability, the sophomores just couldn't get started. And the seniors, with only one bona fide forward, wasted a lot of time passing the ball in triangles. The sen- iors, by the way, could use a little help from their class. There was not a single substitute available in case one of the faithful six had been forced to leave the game for fouls or a turned ankle. The junior-freshman game, however, was a fight to the end. Both teams are strong and unusually good, but the freshmen had a double advantage of having the larger players and of catch- ing the juniors without one of their first-string forwards, Anne Thompson. Elizabeth Blackshear did a noble job of scoring, however, making 26 of the 37 points, and Primrose Noble deserves a flower for her performance. She spent lunch hour learning the plays so she could substitute for Anne and then went in the game playing as fast as the best of them. Her one free shot couldn't have gone in the basket mv more beautifully. The guards cer- tainly held their own. Frances Robin- son intercepted almost as many passes as the freshmen threw, and Eliza King and Bee Merrill did some tall chasing, keeping the enemy away from the goal. But the freshmen were too good and finally won. They had trailed the juniors 16-20 the first half, but after keeping the score almost tied un- til the very end, they put forward an extra effort and dropped in some fast goals the last few seconds of the game. The freshmen have quite a few good players, so substitutions were frequent. Forwards Virginia Milner and Ruth Slack continued their goal-making, and Jean Williams lived up to her reputation for spectacular playing. Freshman guarding was also good, though it could be a trifle less noisy and rough. This freshman basketball playing is just another example of the class' outstanding athletic ability, for they have already won a swimming meet and have provided upperclassmen with serious worries in hockey and tennis. Line-ups were: Senior Sophomore Cary R.F Purnell (4) McCain (10) ^_L.F Williams (6) Kneale (2) __C.F ___ Dryfoos (6) McDonald C.G Cuddy Stalker R.G Steele, Mary E. Taylor (c) L.G Hamilton total: 16. Total: 16. Substitutions: McDonald (4), John- son. Junior Fresh tn an Blackshear (26) RF Milner (8) Coit (4) L.F__ Williams (22) Noble (7) C.F Slack (10) Merrill C.G _ Moffat Robinson R.G Moses (c) King L.G Heaslitt Total: 37. Total: 42. Substitutions: Carson, Forman, Thompson, Eyles (2), Reins, Ware. Miss Hi/aheth Mitchell was referee and Miss Bee Miller the umpire. You Can Come to Us or Wo Will Go to You We are as close to you as your telephone. HARRISON'S PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 Competing with the Agnes Scott candidates for the Beck Scholarship, Nellie Margaret Gilroy and Lucile Dennison, are Jimmy Tolbert and Xorman Giles of Emory, and Robert G. Stephens and Howard Brandon of the University of Georgia. The schol- arship, furnished by a fund left for that purpose by the late Lewis Beck, former Atanta merchant, provides a maximum sum of two thousand dollars annually for graduate study in any American or foreign university ap- proved by the board. The final deci- sion, to be made within the next two weeks, is based upon literary and schol- astic ability and achievement, person- ality and character, leadership and in- terest in others, and physical vigor as shown by interest in outdoor sports or in other ways. Jimmy Tolbert, former editor of the Emory Wheel, is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, D. V. S., O. D. K., Eta Sigma Psi, the Players and A. T. O. He was secretary of the Y. M. C. A., member of the debate council, publicity agent for the Glee Club, and represented the graduate school on the Student Activi ties Council. He is now teaching in Tennessee. The other Emory nominee, Norman Giles, who has been a laboratory as- sistant in biology for two years, is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Sig- ma Iota, Phi Sigma, A. E. U., the Honor Council, and Kappa Alpha, and is immediate past president of the At- lanta Bird club. Both of the candidates from the University of Georgia are teaching there now: Robert Stephens is an as- sistant in history and Howard Bran- don is an instructor in romance lan- guages. College Stands Lew In Spelling Ability In as much as the old spelling bee is a thing of the past, it is fit- ting and proper to employ this medium to inform much befuddled personages that Murphey is spelled with an "ey," not "y," Dr. Lacy without an "e," not "ey," and Re- bekah Scott with a "kah," not a "cca." Reporters Reporters include: Nell Allison, Alice Cheeseman, Giddy Erwin, Nell Hemphill, Carol Hale, Cora Kay Hutchins, Sarah Johnson, Douglas Lyle, Frances Lee, Regina Hurwitz, Mia Sewell, Mary Willis, Mamie Lee Ratliff, Selma Steinbach, Anne Pur- nell, Marie Merritt, Alice Reins, Myrl Chafin, Louise Young, Mary Frances Kennedy, Henrietta Blackwell, Mary Primrose Noble, Mary Reins, Evelyn Baty, Eleanor Hutchens, Hazel So'o- mon, V. J. Watkins, Mary Lou's; Dobbs, Virginia Hill, Eloise McCall, Louise Houghston, Mary Lang Gill, Eugenia Williams, Grace Duggan, and Jeannette Carroll. Business assistants are: Rachel Ken- nedy, Florence Little, Jessie Williams, Jane Dryfoos, Jeanne Flynt. Valentines and Flowers at the Same Old Place DECATUR WOMAN'S EXCHANGE AND FLOWER SHOP Miss Hanley Ends Notes on Devices Miss Edna Hanley, librarian, has prepared the following article, which will conclude her series of discussions of the twelve printers' devices on the wall of the library. WILLIAM CAXTON William Caxton, the first English printer, established a press at West- minster Abbey in 1477, where he printed the Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers, which is the first dated book printed in England. From this time until his death in 1491 Caxton was kept busy writing and printing. His books have no title-page and from 1487 onwards are usually adorned with a curious device, consist- ing of the letters W C separated by a trade mark, with an elaborate bor- der above and below. JOHANNES ELZEVIR The name of Elzevir has for more than two centuries been a familiar one to book collectors. These Dutch printers of the seventeenth century were able to associate their imprint with publications of such distinctive typographical excellence as to ensure for the editions known as Elzevirs, a prestige which has endured to the pres- ent day. Their Greek and Hebrew im- pressions are considered inferior to those of the Aldi and Estiennes, but their small editions in 12mo, 16mo and 24mo, for elegance of design, neatness, clearness and regularity of type, and beauty of paper, cannot be surpassed. The device copied in the Library, adopted by the Leiden Elzevirs in 1620, consists of a tree, a fruitful vine and a man alone, with a motto "Non so- lus." Recent Weddings A mong Alumnae Nell Pattillo, '5 5, was married, on November 2 5, to Ernest Pope Kendall. They are living at Emory University. Madeline Race, '3 5, is studying at Columbia toward her master's degree in physical education. Mildred Thompson, '5 5, was mar- ried to Edgar L. Raven, Jr., on De- cember 12. They are living in Con- cord, Ga. Margaret Kleiber, '32, was married in June to Dr. Richard Lee Jackson, of Newnan. He is assistant resident surgeon at the Central Dispensary and 1 Emergency Hospital in Washington. Virginia Petway, '32, has received her doctor's degree, and is an interne at Strong Memorial Hospital in Roch- ester, N. Y. Dee Robinson, '3 2, was married to John R. Davis, of Dayton and Chat- tanooga, on December 22. Her sister, Frances, '3 8, was maid-of-honor. Dot Seay spent part of last summer at the University of North Carolina, working on her M. A. in history. Louise (Winslow) Taft announces the birth of Joe, Jr., in Greenville, N. C. Katherine (Wright) Kren is work- ing in the children's department of the public library in New York. Group Offers Fellowships Social Science Council Gives Awards To Graduates For One Year Basketball Schedule "Kaffe Kalas" is enjoyed every aft- ernoon by the students and faculty of Augusta College. Those funny words mean rolls, rusks, and coffee on the table. The spread is open to all stu- dents, and the total cost is what you put your hand on first when you reach in your pocket. Meet M, At MINER & CARTER DRUGGISTS Peachtree and Ellis Streets Phone WAlnut 4900 Atlanta, Ga. AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President Friday, Jan. 2 9 3:30 Friday, Feb. f 7:3 0 Friday, Feb. 12 3:3 0 Friday, Feb. 19 7:3 0 Friday, Feb. 26 3:3 0 Varsity -Sub- Varsit y Game Friday, Mar. 5 3:30 Brown Jug In order to aid exceptionally prom- ising students of the social sciences in obtaining research training beginning with the first year of graduate study, the Social Science Research Council of- fers for 1937-'3S a number of pre- doctoral fellowships for graduate study. Appointments will provide for a stipend of $1,000 plus tuition and an allowance for one round trip be- tween the Fellow's home and his place of study, which will be chosen bv the committee, with consideration for the candidate's preference. These fellowships are open to men and women, citizens of the United States or Canada, who have received the bachelor's degree or will obtain it prior to July, 1937. They are not open to graduate students of more than one semester's standing. The bases of selection will be full academic and personal records of the candidates, supporting letters from instructors qualified to write of the applicant's research promise, and written examina- tions which will be offered through the College Entrance Examination Board during the third week in June, 1937. Appointments will be for one year, and requests for renewals will be con- sidered on the basis of performance during the first period of appointment. The closing date for receipt ol the applications is March 15, 193 7. Meet Your Friends at Cox's Prescription Shop Between Paramount and Grand Theaters, Atlanta WALTER BALLARD OPTICAL CO. DISPENSING OPTICIANS Three Stores 105 Peachtree Street (Clock Sign) Medical Arts Bldg. (382 Peachtree St.) Doctors Bldg. (480 Peachtree St.) ATLANTA, GA. We Predict A LONG Life For these SHORT COATS Their youthfulness and becoming lines are fea- tures that will make them among the sea- son's most popular fashions. Be among the first to wear one! This coat in Stroock Angora Camel Hair comes in spray blue, sun ray. King tan, and petal pink. Sizes 12 to 20 $29.95 f ! 1 f oecond Moor J. IP. ALLIEN & CO. The Store All Women Knov L May Day Queen VOL. XXII AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1937 NO. 12 Skits Present Class Rulers Of Mardi Gras Stalker, Kelly, Nickels, Williams Will Contest for Throne In Balloting Floats Planned for Pageant Accompanied by a wild burst of hil- arity the four class kings for Mardi Gras were presented to the college community in amusing skits in chapel last night. Marie Stalker, the senior ';ing, was presented the key of the Royal Society of the Kings of Mardi Gras with all the pomp and ceremony of an academic procession. "Adven- ture in Manhattan" introduced the junior king, Ola Kelly, accompanied by such well-known movie characters as Theodora or the gorgeous hessy and the magnificent brute. The identity of the sophomore king, Amelia Nick- els, was revealed in a third original skit. The freshman took movies as a theme again, as they presented their king, Jean Williams, in an interpre- tation of Romeo and Juliet. From these kings the student body will elect a King of Mardi Gras to rule over the celebration Saturday night in the gymnasium. Each vote will cost a penny. Voting will con- tinue until Thursday night. Class chairmen were chosen in class meetings last week. They are: Mary Jane King, senior; Ann Worthy John- son, junior; Jane Moore Hamilton, sophomore, and Mickey Warren, fresh- (CoiitnuteJ on page 4, coL 1) Banquet in Gym On Founder's Day Reverting to a broken tradition the annual Founder's Day banquet will be held this year in the Bucher Scott gymnasium instead of Rebekah Scott dining hall. The traditional celebra- tion will begin with a quarter hour broadcast over WSB and will continue through the banquet, coffee in the Murphey Candler building, and the colorful minuet to a formal dance in the gymnasium given by the Cotillion club. Senior day students will be privileged to attend the gala event this year. Martha Summers, president of the senior class, announces the following changes among those taking part in the festivities: Cornelia Christie will appear as Lord Cornwallis and Julia Thing as Benjamin Franklin. Alice Taylor will be among the colonial gen- tlemen in the minuet. Phi Beta Kappa Sextet Watson, Chalmers Chosen Delegates Margaret Watson, president of In- ternational Relations Club, and Jean Chalmers, secretary and treasurer, have been elected to represent the Agnes Scott club at the Southeastern Conference of these clubs held in Au- burn, Ala., February 19-20. Alabama Polytechnic Institute will be host to the conference which brings delegates from eight states. This conference is sponsored by the C arnegie Endowment for Internation- al Peace which sends several outstand- ing speakers. Round table discussions c:t international affairs are also fea- tures of the program. The Agnes Scott delegates have been asked to be chair- men of one round table and to present papers on the League of Nations and the International Labor Organization. Professor Philip Davidson, of the his- tory department, will attend the con- ference and serve as faculty chairman of a discussion group. Courtesy Atlanta Constitution. Examining with interest the Phi Beta Kappa key to which they are now entitled, are the newest members of the honorary society at Agnes Scott. Front row: Frances Wilson, Rachel Shamos Mildred Tilly; back row: Frances Cary, Lucile Dennison, and Isabel McCain. Phi Beta Kappa Elects Six Girls Six members of the class of 193 7 were elected to Phi Beta Kappa at the semi - annual announcement which took place on Friday, January 29, in Gaines chapel. They were Frances Cary, Lucile Dennison, Isabel Mc- Cain, Rachel Shamos, Mildred Tilly, and Frances Wilson. They were initi- ated at a banquet Saturday night, Jan- uary 3 0. Mr. Jackson Davis, associate direc- tor of the Southern program of the General Education Board with head- quarters in Richmond, Va., made the address and chose as his subject "The History of Phi Beta Kappa and its In- fluence." It was especially fitting that Mr. Davis should be the speaker, since he is now president of the Phi Beta Kappa chapter at William and Mary College, the parent institution of the organization. Mr. Davis has also helped in many ways in the resto- ration of Williamsburg, Va., the home of the College of William and Mary. A good friend of Agnes Scott, Mr. Davis has several times visited the col- lege and has made recommendations for grants to the college by the Gen- eral Education Board. The initiation dinner was held Sat- urday evening at 6 o'clock in the An- na Young Alumnae House. Among the guests were Mr. Davis, Chancellor S. V. Sanford, of the University of Georgia; President H. W. Cox, of Em- ory University; Dean Goodrich C. White, Emory University; President M. L. Brittain, of Georgia Tech; Pro- fessor J. M. Richards, of Columbia Seminary in Decatur; and members of the Agnes Scott chapter of Phi Beta Kappa which included alumnae. Water Pageant Takes Place Thursday Isabel McCain Is King At "Feast of Lanterns" A picturesque wedding celebration of old Japan is the theme of the waiter pageant, "A Feast of Lanterns," to be presented Thursday night at 8:30 in the gym. The story tells of the search of a young Japanese king for a suit- able bride and the elaborate wedding of the king to the princess he finally discovers. Isabel McCain takes the part of the king, and Tami Okamura is to be the Japanese princess. The rest of the cast includes: Mary Kneale, Marie Stalker, Emma McMullen, Julia Thing, Doug- las Lyle, Bee Merrill, Peek Brown, Ann W. Johnson, Virginia Milner, Ann Thompson, Jane M. Hamilton, and Florence Lasseter as water carriers; Ann Howell, Nell Hemphill, Barbara Holland, and Lettie McKay as royal messengers; Ola Kelly, Jeanne Math- ews, Martha Zellner, Cary Wheeler, and Jean Bailey as tumblers, and Jean Chalmers, Nell Echols, Carolyn For- man, Mary Ruth Murphey, and Mary Vcnetia Smith, as divers. The pageant is directed by Miss Haynes, of the gym faculty, and Bee Merrill, school swimming manager. F i ve Se n i o rs Named In College Who's Who As Campus Leaders Annual Founder's Day Broadcast to Alumnae Will Uv February 22 The Agnes Scott Founder's Day Broadcast over WSB on February 22 from 6:00 to 6:15 p. m., C. S. T., will be the twelfth annual program since the radio broadcast for the bene- fit of alumnae was inaugurated by Polly (Stone) Buck in 192S. Alum- nae, individually and in widely scat- tered groups, will hear messages from Dr. ivicCain, Miss Hopkins, and Mr. J. K. On. Five Agnes Scott seniors are listed in "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges." Those chosen for their outstanding qualities of leadership, scholarship and character, are: Alice Hannah, presi- dent of Student Government; Laura Steele, editor of The Agonistic; Isabel McCain, president of Y. W. C. A.; Julia Thing, president of the Athletic Association, and Barron Jackson, edi- or of the Silhouette Only one per cent of the student bod- is selected for the book. The directory is published each year in March by H. Pet t us Randall at University, Alabama. The students who appear in it are picked by a com- mittee at the college. On the Na- tional Advisory Board are: Dr. George Lang, national president of O. D. K., and Thomas Ncblctt, president of N. S. F. A. Four Seniors dominated to Preside Over May Court Professor Seris Lectures Tuesday On Spanish War The advance ticket sale for the lec- ture, Experiences in War Time Spain, by Professor Homero Seris, will be held Thursday morning in the lobby of Buttrick from 9 until 12:30 o'clock. Tickets will be twenty-five cents. The lecture is sponsored by the Cur- rent History Forum and will be given on Tuesday evening at 8:30 in Gaines chapel. Professor Seris is coming to Agnes Scott from Habana, Cuba, where he spent the Christmas holidays with rela- tives after he escaped from Madrid in November. Before leaving Spain he visited the government strongholds of Valencia and Barcelona and became convinced of the ultimate victory of the Loyalist forces. From his intimate knowledge of people and conditions in Spain, Professor Seris will be able to give a most accurate picture of the civil war. This lecture tour is under the super- vision of the Institute of International Education in New York City. From Agnes Scott Professor Seris will go to the University of North Carolina to lecture on Wednesday night, Febru- ary 10. While on the campus he will be en- tertained by the Spanish Club at a tea on Tuesday afternoon. The Cur- rent History Forum council will give a luncheon on Tuesday, and Assistant Professor Melissa Cilley, of the Span- ish department, will be hostess at a dinner for Mr. Seris Tuesday night in the Anna Young Alumnae House. Dennison, Malone, Steele, Wil- son Chosen as Candidates for Majesty Voting To Be This Week Lucile Dennison, Mary Malone, Frances Steele, and Frances Wilson were nominated for May Queen by the student body in the voting held last week from January 2 8 through February 1. From these four seniors the students will elect a queen to pre- side over the annual May Day pag- eant; the other three will automatical- ly be members of her court. Voting for the election of the queen will begin the last of this week, announces Eloisa Alexander, chairman of the May Day Committee. Boxes for voting will be placed in the dor- mitories and the Murphey Candler building. Underclassmen in the May Court will be chosen by the May Day Committee from popular nominations to be made later. An adaptation of Milton's Comns provides the scenario for May Day this year. Annual Banquet For Junior Class On February 13 Citizenship Group Meets at Emory The Emory Institute of Citizenship will hold its tenth annual session Feb- ruary 8-11 on the Emory campus. The program will feature round table dis- cussions and speakers prominent in the fields of history and social science. Dr. Raymond Leslie Buell, president of the Foreign Policy Association and editor of several books on modern Eu- ropean affairs, will speak on "Europe's Crisis the Danger to America." Dr. Edward S. Corwin, McCormick Pro- fessor of Jurisprudence at Princeton, will discuss the problems of the Su- preme Court. He is the author of Twilight of the Supreme Court. Dr. Rupert Vance, of the Univer- sity of North Carolina, will lead a round table discussion on "Farm Ten- ancy and the South." The round ta- ble on foreign affairs will be led bv Francis B. Sayre, a son-in-law of for- mer President Wilson, at present of the State Department in Washington. President J. R. McCain and Asso- ciate Professor Florence Smith, of the i the high school students of Atlanta The annual banquet given by Mor- tar Board honoring the members of the junior class and their dates will be held in Rebekah Scott dining hall on Saturday night, February 13. Coffee will be served in the lobby, and Black- friar's play, Spring Dance, will be giv- en in the Bucher Scott gymnasium to complete the entertainment program. Ola Kelly, chairman of the decora- tions committee, has announced that the color scheme will be red and white, and that decorations will carry out the Valentine motif. Bill Manly 's orches- tra will play during the banquet. Members of Mortar Board will serve coffee immediately after dinner. In the receiving line will be Fannie B. Harris, president of Mortar Board, Miss Hopkins, Dr. McCain, Eliza King, president of the junior class, Miss Harriette Haynes and Miss Ellen Douglas Leyburn, faculty advisors of the class. One addition to the cast of Spring Dance has been made. John Tillman, an announcer at Station WSB, will play the part of Sam Thatcher, the hero. College Entertains High School Girls The first of the series of parties for history department, are on the Ad- visory Board of the Institute. Com- plete programs may be obtained from Miss Smith or Mr. Stukes' office. Faculty and Students Subscribe to Red Cross A total of S 3 0 vS 16 was contributed to the college Red Cross flood relief fund by faculty and students last week. The faculty subscribed $2 5 9.0 5; the students, $3 8.50, and S 10.64 was made up anonymously. Professor S. G. Stukes, chairman of the DeKalb county Red Cross organi- zation, was in charge of campus con- tributions. Professor Henry A. Rob- inson helped in collecting. Over S3, 000 was turned in from the county at large to the DeKalb fund, Mr. Stukes reported. will be given Friday, February 5, at 4:30, honoring girls from Russell, Ful- ton, and Avondale high schools. Next Friday, February 12, students of North Avenue Presbyterian School, Washington Seminary, Druid Hills, and North Fulton will be guests. The third group to be entertained Friday, February 19, will consist of students from Girls' High, Decatur High, and .Sacred Heart. After a general tour of the campus, the students will have dinner in Re- bekah Scott dining hall and then dance informally in the Murphey Candler building until time for a swim in the pool of Bucher Scott gym- nasium. Miss Alberta Palmour, alumnae field secretary, is in charge of these parties and will be helped by members of the freshman class. 2 THE AGONISTIC Agonistic PUBLISHED WEEKLY Owned and published by the students of Agnes Scott College. Entered as Second Class Matter at Decatur, Georgia. Subscription price, $1.25 per year in advance. Single copies, 5c. 1936 Member 1037 Plssocided Colleeide Press Review of Recent Aldous Huxley Book Reveals Philosophical Art THE FLOOD DISASTER By Luc le Dennison Margaret Watson Eli tor -in -Chief Julia Thing Assistant Editor Kathryn Printup Makc-U p Editor Elisabeth Espy Feature Editor Alice Hannah Exchange Editor Brooks Spivey Eook Editor LUCTLE DENNISON Current Histor\ Florence Lasseter Sports Editor Reporters: Buchi Jester, S. Johnson cros:', Stevens, Sum Business Assistants STAFF Catharine Jones Business Manager Charline Fleece Advertising Manager Mary Lib Morrow Frances Belford Nell Hemphill Frances Castleberry Circulation Managers Frances Wilson Al'ce Taylor Coriety Editors Jean Kirkpatrick Cilb Ed : tor Betty Willis Alumnae Editor iolz, Cairns, Daniel, Jackson, , Little, Moss, McCain, North- MERS. : M. Willis, Stalker. FREE EXAMINATION BOOKS WOULD BENEFIT STUDENTS When the faculty said that free examination books given out to the students in the examina- tion room would reflect unfavorably on our hon- or system, most students were surprised. Their surprise reflects favorably on the student body ; to most of us, free examination books mean the elimination of some expense, of the bother of getting the books, keeping up with them, and having enough on hand during the examination. Ii' we do not have to bring our own books into the examination room it will be practically im- possible to bring prepared notes along; there is the souvc? of the faculty comment, and most of the students never even thought of that ! The primary concern of the students has been the expense. Other colleges and high schools furnish these books free. Our students are will- ing to pay what they cost, if necessary; but they do not understand why the college should make a profit on them. Moreover, our honor system is not perfect; some girls probably cheat. Those who do, do not realize what that act involves; if they can be prevented by something that will benefit the whole student body we are all for it. SCHOLARSHIP AID QUESTION CLARIFIED BY DR. McCAIN A third statement about scholarships and the obligations involved may be superfluous since we have no new points to bring out, but we feel that the subject will not suffer by repetition. The terms of the scholarship contract signed by a large percentage of the student body are quite definite; in every case the college has fulfilled it s peart of the contract. In those cases where the student has flagrantly disregarded her obliga- tions, Dr. McCain is perfectly right and justified in withdrawing scholarship aid. In his talk in chapel on last Wednesday, he emphasized the fact that all students are equally bound by the regulations of student government and that the possession of a scholarship should not affect the penalty imposed by the executive committee. Both he and Alice Hannah, in her talk on Saturday, placed the full responsibility for the control of scholarships on the president. The administration regards the scholarship girls as a picked group and expects them to show, in all phases of college life, those qualities which brought them their scholarships. No thoughtful student can fail to understand and appreciate the attitude of Dr. McCain and the administration. All of us realize that schol- arships constitute a major problem on the cam pus and agree with Dr. McCain that immediate reform la necessary. We students think that too much scholarship aid is given to girls who need no financial help and whose marks do not justify G "scholarship". We were glad to hear Dr. Mc- Cain say that the number of scholarships is to be reduced; it seems to us that the problem involved will disappear when scholarships are given to girls whose need and merit bring appreciation of the college's generosity. Eyeless in Gaza, by Aldous Huxley, , man-made institutions and Harper Brothers, 1936, $2.50. Aldous Huxley's newest novel. Eye- less in Gaza, follows in the Huxley .raditicn of unfailing brilliance. It is a book remarkable for the precise beauty of its prose, for the depth and clarity of its philosophical background, and for the sensual naturalism of its love element. The story of the novel concerns people, who, like all their contem- poraries, are "eyeless" in a world of glaring foibles and errors. Through their blindness Huxley portrays by contrast the world as he sees it with its superficialities, its falsified emo- tions, its outworn institutions. Spark- ling wit, sage observations, bold out- line, and clear detail combine to pro- duce a devastating satire on a life which we accept through custom rather than reason. The "blind" char- acters, through whom the folly of an over-institutionalized world is uncon- sciously revealed, are led by Anthony Beavis, a prominent sociologist, whose ife has been an unending attempt to live rationally, ignoring irrational conventions and institutions and em- phasizing the "free life." Opposite Anthony is Helen, a young girl of pas- sionate sensitivity, whose life has been bitter disillusionment until she meets the Communist, whose idealistic devo- :icn to his cause gives integrated pur- pose to her life. With unfailing clar- ity and decisiveness, these characters and many others are drawn for the reader and skillfully analyzed in rela- tion to their environment, heredity and philosophies. Through the writing of Anthony Beavis in his diary his intellectual de- velopment and interests are shown. As a sociologist he discusses personal freedom and reaches the conclusion after brilliant analysis that man is in- evitably a slave either to nature or to break away from one slavery is but to commit oneself to another. In mid- dle age Anthony's life becomes zeal- ously motivated by an overwhelming interest in and conviction of the mer- its of pacifism; and short but extra- ordinarily deep dissertations on pacif- ism are interspersed throughout the book. It is seldom that one finds a more logical defense of pacifism than this by Aldous Huxley. It sustains interest while offering convincing j The flood is no accident. The lingering hor- rors of death, destruction, and disease which the that to Ohio and Mississippi rivers pour over their banks in swirling waters are distressing enough. But the fact that this flood, the droughts of the Mid- west, the famous dust storms, the growing American deserts, the soil erosion, the decreas- ing fertility of the soil are all inter-related parts ! of one tragedy this is awesome. This, the worst flood in history, is not the re- sult solely of an unusually long rainy period. There was a flood in 1927. Only 18,000 square miles were covered. Only $236,000,000 was lost. And it was the worst flood up to that time. Be- proof of the effectiveness of pacifism. fore a another flood had broken a lower record. Floods were comparatively mild when the Indian Mr. Huxley's naturalism in Eyeless in Gaza is somewhat startling. Sev- eral of the descriptive passages are al- most revolting, while the lurid love life of the characters is rather dis- gustingly sensual sensual, one feels, perhaps merely for the sake of sensual- ism. One presumes, however, that Mr. Huxley means to infer by his ex- cessive use of such material that man is inevitably tied to earth by phvsical bends and that the body in disease, lust, or pain is always inescapable even to the most sensitively and spiritually minded. The unique design of the book in which key dates in the lives and rela- tionship of the characters are inter- mingled non-consecutively, although at first a little difficult to follow, is quite fascinating and very useful in showing different stages of the action :n view of other stages, occurring lat- :r or sooner. Eyeless in Gaza is so unique, so bril- liant, so beautifully written and so challenging in its philosophy that it makes exceptionally good reading. In pite of its extreme sensuality and ugliness in spots, it deserves to be praised for its splendid argument for and defense of pacifism in a war- threatened world and as such is not altogether insignificant in modern lit- erature. Campus Opinion We can think of no better place to bring up the matter of additional privileges for the seniors than the senior edition of The Agonistic. After all, what privileges does a senior have that no one else has? It is true that she can use lights at her discretion; she can come into the dining room late without asking permission; she can talk over the telephone after lights. However, when one really con- siders these privileges they seem un- important. There really should be Some extra privilege to distinguish this class which in a few months will be out on its own. We think it is about time the sen- iors were allowed to .stay out with a date unchaperoned until twelve o'clock. They already have permis- ion to stay up until twelve or after so why not stay out until twelve with- out having to scare up a chaperon at the last minute? We wonder what dif- ference being out one more hour with a date makes? Furthermore we think the seniors ought to be allowed to chaperon fresh- men. Of course this would not bene- fit the seniors as much as it would the freshmen, but it really would be help- ful. If a freshman doesn't have a rela- tive or some close friend in Atlanta she is out of luck most of the time, for of course you aren't supposed to pick up just anybody as a chaperon, and it is very rare when you can find la chaperon on the campus. Then, of ' course, when you realize that in a few months the seniors will be acceptable chaperons it seems that it would be wise to let them go on and practice up BQ they can really do the job well. Of course the statement that the seniors need some distinguishing privi- 'ege is not the real reason for asking for these privileges. There arc these | and other good reasons for having them and we wonder what are the ob- jections? A lumnae Weddings, Honors Announced; Alumnus Pays Visit worshipped the Mississippi 300 years ago. Then progress came. We cut down nine-tenths of the trees and broke up the sod so as to let more water run quicker to the river, eroding the soil without absorbing. We made hats of beav- ers, says Mr. Chase, and forgot about dams to slow the river. We straightened its path so it could run faster. W T e pumped the artesian wells, dried the swamps. Without reservoirs, we let all the rain go to the sea. So, in the summer we have dust and drought. In 1927 we realized we had gone too far. We had disturbed a balance and set the pendulum swinging from one extreme of flood to the other extreme of drought. The Jadwin plan of ap- proach was inaugurated. Former natural meth- ods of easing overflow and storing surplus were imitated in huge dams, like Boulder Dam and Norris Dam, in locks and spillways. Boulder Dam held off a flood and its reservoir prevented a subsequent drought in 1935. Reforestation, toe, is in the flood-prevention program. The projects to prevent floods are too few and too new to be effective in such a wide-spread crisis as the present. But if work in preserva- tion of our natural resources, so forcefully urged by Stuart Chase in Rich Land, Poor Land, con- tinues, there may be hope for progressively smaller and better floods. A NIGHT AT THE OPERA Wynunee McCamy, ex-'3 7, was married on January 17 to Marius An- derson. The wedding took place at Wynunee's home in Middlcboro, Ken- tucky, and the young couple are hon- eymoon in i? in Florida. Announcement was recently made of the engagement of Carolyn Cole, '3 5, to Bruce Gregory of Jacksonville, Florida. The date of the wedding has not been set. A'bert Swanton, one of Agnes Scott's mythical alumni, visited the campus on January 24. Mr. Swanton is living in Birmingham, Alabama. He expressed an earnest desire to attend an Agnes Scott Alumnae meeting in the near future. Evangeline Papageorge, '2 8, became Emory University's first woman fac- ultv member to hold the doctor of philosophy degree when she received the degree from the University of M chigan last week. After taking an A B. from Agnes Scott, Miss Papa- george was awarded an M.S. at Emory n 1929, and has since worked toward her doctorate at the University of Chi- cago and the University of Michigan during several summers and the 193 1- 193 2 session. The Business Girl's Club of Atlanta held its November meeting at Black's Coffee Shop; Congressman Robert Ramspeck was the speaker. Lillian (Clement) Adams, '27, announced plans tor a class m contemporary lit- erature, which is being given on the campus once a week by Miss Emma May Laney. Twenty-five members Among the few occasions upon which the nearby metropolitan populace is favored with the assembled loveliness of the campus contingent, concert nights rank not the least. The college is admittedly a center of cultural and academic attainment but such recognition may become at times rather highly accentuated, to the implied neglect of the gentler feminine arts. As if to vindicate itself of such an implication the stu- dent body turns out en masse on concert nights, stylishly gowned, charmingly mannered, grace- fully girlish. Juliet caps bow to coronation feath- ers; suave satin murmurs to demure chiffon; lustrous velvet flows around rich brocade; and jewelled bags wink at chaste pearls. The poor citizenry of Decatur returning home upon the plebian seats of unchartered street cars must surely eye with astonishment this lovely group, captivatingly clustered beneath the un- derpass. The street car conductor of the Agnes Scott Special, be it painfully confessed, will be faced with a different prospect. Just prior to and im- mediately upon the point of his arrival there is a periodic transformation among the gathered goddesses. Smiling serenity becomes turbulent turmoil as the aforesaid ambrosials suddenly de- velop some amazing Amazonic instincts. Once aboard, however, there is a quick return to feminity, save by a few standing graces who vent most unmaidenly sentiments in highly dis- gruntled tones. Nevertheless, this minor un- pleasantness is graciously ignored by the fortu- nate majority, and soon disappears. Then the virgin voices are sweetly lifted to the strains of such mellow ballads as "The Man on the Flying Trapeze", "The Prisoners Song" and other old favorites. Thus tempus fugits until the car is gliding smoothly among the peering pedestrians of Peach tree. Its lighted interior, with the slight assistance of compacts and lipsticks, reveals the glowing loveliness of the campus coteries. And they descend into the dazzled presence of the mere rabble. Having appreciated duly all features of the evening's entertainment the fair damsels sally forth to bless the motley throng with one last burst of glory. They loll languidly about lamp posts and pirouette daintily about the street corner awaiting the arrival of their fairy coach. Upon its appearance, however, they all become are enrolled in the class. Miss Carrie Scandrett, '24, and Al- Cmderellas on a midnight rush. The beseiged berta Palmour, '3 5, visited the clubs conductors battle valiantly but vainly. The mob cf August.!. Savannah. Waycross, cheers from the sidewalk. The faculty chaperons Asheville, Charlotte. I lendcTsunvillc, fIutter frantically, and at last the precious cargo Raleigh, and W.nston-S.ilem during ls saivi y aboard and transported from Vanity November and December. Fair to the haven of its cloistered halls. THE AGONISTIC The social spotlight was focused on the campus last week as Mortar Board introduced the Freshmen boarders to some hundred young men of the town at a series of parties Tuesday, Wednes- day, Thursday, and Friday evenings in the Murphey Candler building. Going off the campus we found Barton Jackson, Marlise Torrance, and Ruth Anderson Thursday night at the Dental College's Delta Sigma Delta dance. And Friday we saw Bee Mer- rill, Judith Graccy, Caroline Carmi- chael, Rachel Kennedy, and Sue Bryan among the guests at No. 1 Fraternity Row when the Emory Sigma Chis en- tertained at a tea dance. Friday night Jan Garber was the drawing card. Agnes Scotters who heard him were Jean Barry Adams, Tommy Ruth Blackmon, Ola Kelly, Frances Steele, Marlise Torrance, and Nancy Moorer with her sister, Mary, who was a week- end visitor here. Looking in on the Saturday night dances we found at Druid Hills Barton Jackson and Mary Malone, and at the Emory Pi K A house the following: Strat Sloan, 'Mette Williamson, Mary Hollings- worth, Cary Wheeler, Caroline Carmi- chael. Lib Galbreath, Marlise Torrance, Ellender Johnson, and Mary Catherine Matthews. Another popular entertainment that night was the Junior League Follies, which attracted Jane Dryfoos, Helen Moses, Judith Gracey. Saturday, too, found the Inman seniors entertaining Mary Buchholz at a surprise birthday dinner at the Ship Ahoy. Still further from Decatur were many Agnes Scotters this week-end. Flcanor Lewis went to Tallahassee; Lois and Bee Sexton went home to Bessemer City, N. C, with Eloise Donkle and Laura Coit as their guests; Jean and Lib Williams went to their home in Hickory, N. C; Marv Ellen Whetsell, Adelaide Ben- son, and Julia Porter to Converse; Miriam Sanders, Betty Ann Stewart, and Catherine Ivie to Greenville, S. C; Tommy Ruth Blackmon and Martha Peek Brown to the latter's home in Cartcrsville, Ga.; Sara Gray to Columbus, Jane Moore Hamilton to Dalton, Sue Bryan to Reynolds, Ga.; and Mary Willis as usual home to Augusta. Returning to the campus we found Frances Steele having as a visitor John Marshall Green from the University of Florida, and Mary Smith entertain- ing an out-of-towner whose name she refuses to reveal. While Aileen Short- le / went to Sewanee for the dances this week-end, Frances Belford's broth- er came visiting from there. No lon- ger on the campus is Micky McKee, whose parents moved to Decatur. Al- ways with us, though, are those un- fortunates (you supply the names) who are campused. Blackfriars In Man-hunt For Plav Cast To Keep Straight Each Campus Date "Bun, I think maybe he's coming." "Who," "Sam." "So the oaf has finally condescended to appear, has he?" "I think he has." "A major triumph, to say the least." "My dear, I tell you, the male is changing!" "My Aunt Julia used to say, 'For what are big men, after all, but only little boys grow tall?" "I tell you they're different now! In just this last year there's been a complete metamorphosis. 'Masterful but manageable' was my ideal but my dear! Here lately the little things absolutely elude the grasp! One of the things no girl should forget is the nymph-like quality of the mod- ern male." Blackfriars members have expressed the above sentiments in their new play, Spring Dance, and about the play with equal applicability. They hope the juniors have not shared these difficul- ties. There were seven men to be gotten for the cast; they were finally rounded up from Emory, WSB, and the ever faithful Old Guard. But for a long time a real man to play Sam was as elusive as Sam is to be. Group Conferences With Miss Osborne To be Arranged Those girls who wish to sign up for an appointment with Miss Os- borne, the charm expert, may do co on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Alice Taylor is in charge of arrange- ments for Miss Osborne's visit which will begin Monday, February 8. The V. W. C. A., Cotillion Club, Student Government, Athletic Asso- ciation, Mortar Board, and the fresh- man charm group are sponsoring the appearance of this consultant on charm. Helpful criticism of clothes, hair styles, and personality will be given in private interviews by Miss Osborne. A thirty-minute interview for six girls will cost twenty-five cents. Thursday, February 4 7:3 0 Pi Alpha Phi try-outs in Gaines chapel 8:30 Swimming pageant, Feast of the Lanterns, in the gym Friday, February 5 4:30 Party for high school stu- dents 7:3 0 Basketball games in the gym: Seniors vs. Sophomores, Juniors vs. Freshmen Saturday, February 6 7:30 Mardi Gras in the gym Monday, February 8 4:30 French club meeting in the Murphey Candler building. Program on Brittany in charge of Elise Seay 7:00 Chi Beta Phi Sigma initiates new members 7:30 Dr. J. Sam Guy speaks to members of Chi Beta Phi Sigma and others who are interested Tuesday, February 9 8:30 Professor Homero Seris lec- tures in Gaines chapel on the Spanish War Chi Beta Phi Sigma Adds Eleven Pledges Eleven new members will be for- mally initiated into Chi Beta Phi Sig- ma, scientific sorority, on Monday night, February 8, at 7 o'clock in the Murphey Candler building. The pledges are: Jean Austen, Regina Hurwitz, Ann Worthy Johnson, Ola Kelly, Elizabeth Kenney, Jeanne Matthews, Frances Norman, Marjorie Scott, Aileen Shortley, Elizabeth Skinner, and Virginia Suttenfield. Following the initiation ceremony, an open meeting will be held at 7:30; Dr. Samuel Guy, professor of chemis- try at Emory, will speak. Dr. Guy was instrumental in the formation of the Agnes Scott chapter of Chi Beta Phi Sigma in 1 933. Freshmen Foibles Furnish Fun For Those Time Has Taught "The tumult and the shouting dies; The family and the friends depart; Still sad, the lonely freshman tries To cheer us with unconscious art. yi All of this "lest we forget" the be- wildered beginner who timidly asked if the Roman numerals I, II, III after the dean's title in the signing out book indicated respectively Misses Hopkins, Scandrett and Bell. In the same book another innocent calmly signed out on the thirty-second day of the month, while still a third wrote under the church record a single affirmative. Then there is the poor creature, who, unable to enjoy her slumber for the rowdy seniors next door ,and un- able to complain because of what might follow, gathered her bed clothes like an Arab and silently stole down the hall to the bathtub, where she was fittingly discovered next morning by one of her aforementioned neighbors. Her roommate, upon having her date announced one night by the maid, tripped hastily over to Main, mounted the broad front steps, rang the bell, and was ushered into the parlor with what she believed to be customary ceremony. And lastly, there is that patriotic soul, who, when asked to pledge her paper, wrote fervently: "I pledge my allegiance to the flag of the U. S. and to the republic for which it stands. One nation indivisible, etc!" "The Human Adventure" To Be DeKalb Feature Given the opportunity of voting for a mythical all-star faculty of ten members from all the history of the world and from any field of knowl- edge and work, faculty men and wom- en of the University of Pennsylvania selected: Dr. Albert Einstein, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, a Dr. Vinci, Shake- speare, Galileo, Newton, Darwin and Pasteur. Dr. Einstein is the only liv- ing man included. A Quiet Campaign has been launched at Mt. Holyoke by the mem- bers of Community Government. Points of emphasis arc: Courtesy, con- sideration of others who wish to sleep or study; health, your own and oth- ers' reaction to excessive noise; law, passed because of the first two points. Excessive commotion in the halls and rooms after 10 o'clock is the main is- sue in the Campaign. DECATUR BEAUTY SALON Pennanents $3 to $10 109 Church St. Decatur DE. 4692 College students who endure the dreary winter, thinking "What's the use?" may find some hope in the per- centage of United States Representa- tives and Senators who attended col- ege. Despite the fact that Henry Ford and Abraham Lincoln and many other notable Americans scaled the heights of success without benefit of college training, the cold fact is that of the 441 national legislators who re- cord their educational privileges in the Congressional Directory, 3 58 attended college. Thus it would seem from the recorded facts that one's chances of election to Congress are improved four to one, if the aspirant is a college man or woman. A. C. P. You Can Come to Us or We Will Go to You We are as close to you as your telephone. HARRISON'S PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 Pronouncing Proves Provocative Indeed But Perhaps Possible In spite of my rough cough and hic- cough, which had been with me through the week, I fixed the dough down for the rolls and brought enough along with me in the brougham to satisfy my doughty old uncle, who ikes them so. Though the drought makes the fields dusty, where they plough, we came by the lough because we like to hear the breezes sough in the bough of the tough elm trees along the way. It was a slow drive for the horse had cut his hough and was lame. I was sorry I had bought such an one and I ought not to have driven him while the roads were so droughty. (For pronunciation see page 4, col. 5.) "The Human Adventure," a mo- tion picture of the history of the earth and mankind, will be shown at the DeKalb Theatre Saturday morn- ing, February 6, for the benefit of the Fellowship Fund of the American As- sociation of University Women. The picture was produced under the scientific direction of Dr. James H. Breasted, historian, archaeologist, and Director of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. It is a panoramic review of the prehistoric ages of earth and mankind. The first showing of this picture will be at 9 o'clock and the second at 10:3 0. Tickets may be obtained at the ihcatre for twenty-five cents. Citadel cadets bemoan the passing of an old custom, the ''detail system," which has recently been abolished be- cause such a system seemed to involve hazing. Formerly a Freshman on en- trance was "detailed" a Junior whom he served for two years. The stu- dents even the Freshmen are sorry to see the system go out of existence, for they maintain that discipline and a sort of "learning the ropes" educa- tion was as much a part of "detail- ing" as manual labor. The Bull Dog. I "Best Quality Flowers at Lowest ! Prices" I ! i j FLOWERDELL FLORIST j | 282 Ponce de Leon Ave., N. E. j | (Across from Pig 'N Whistle) j j Bonded Members T. D. S. j j We Telegraph Flowers Anywhere j | Any Time j Unde rclassmen Urged To Try Out in Debating Freshmen and Sophomores, particu- larly, are urged to try out for Pi Al- pla Phi, the debating society, tomor- row night in Gaines chapel. The club is anxious to arrange a debate with the freshman team of the University of Florida and have Agnes Scott fresh- men take part. Information about the try-outs is posted on the back bulletin board in Buttrick hall. Jane Turner and Jean Austen have been selected to debate a team from Wesleyan College later in the spring. Alumnae Member Is Y. W. Vesper Speaker Introducing a new series of Y. W. C. A. vesper programs, Sara Catherine (Wood) Marshall, '36, spoke last Sun- day night, January 31. She discussed the general outlines of Christ's chal- lenge of world citizenship. BETTY LONGLEY, Florist Corsages - Designs - Decorations Mrs. A. E. McCann Miss Betty Longley 1099 Ponce de Leon HEmlock 2163 Atlanta, Georgia JA. 9218 A. S. Colley, Mgr. MORGAN CLEANERS For Cleaning See MISS STEVENS MISS BELSER On Campus Blicks Center BOWL! For Health's Sake Healthful Recreation for Ladies and Men at Nom- inal Cost. "Bowling to Tell the Truth, Will Retain Your Form and Youth" For Reservations Call WA. 5622 20 Houston, N. E. Good Food is Good Health! You Can Depend On CAWTtRIA 189-191 Peachtree St. 65960 4 THE AGONISTIC Seniors Win First Victory Over Undefeated Freshmen The hitherto undefeated freshman basketball team was conquered by the seniors, 22 to 21, last Friday after- noon in one of the most exciting games of the season. The seniors, who up to that time had no victories to their credit, scored the one-point lead in the last minute of play. Frances Cary tossed the winning goal. The freshmen showed their excel- lent system of offensive guarding and succeeded in intercepting many senior passes. The closeness of the score caused some wild playing and uninten- tional fouls caught by strict referee- ing. The junior-sophomore game was steadier, and less thrilling. The juniors won by a score of 27 to 18. The zone guarding technique of Estelle Cuddy, sophomore, was outstanding and also the work of her teammate, Jane Moore Hamilton, who, however, was unable to repeat her performance of last week and hold her forward opponent score- less. Line-ups were: Senior (22) Freshman (21) Cary 4 R.F Stimpson McCain 8 L.F___ ._ Milner J Kneale 10 C.F Williams 14 Thing R.G Ware McDonald L.G Moffett Stalker C.G Moses Substitutions: Freshmen, Reins, Slack (2). junior (27) Sophomore (18) Noble 4 R.F Williams 6 Thompson 4 L.F Purnell 6 Blackshear 15 __CF Garner 6 Robinson - R.G Cuddy King L.G Hamilton Chalmers C.G Dryfoos Substitutions: Juniors, Coit (4), Allison, Castleberry; Sophomores, Johnson, Flynt. Referees, Miss Elizabeth Mitchell and Miss Bee Miller; Scorer, Ola Kelly; Timekeeper, Mutt Fite. SKITS PRESENT CLASS RULERS OF MARDI GRAS (Continued from page 1, col. 1) man. They will supervise all class ac- tivities connected with the fete. The theme for this year has been changed from advertising, as was first announced, to movies. In chapel last Thursday Schnozzle Durante, Zasu Puts, Greta Garbo, and Mae West an- nounced their intention of attending Mardi Gras. The floats and programs will be presented belore the kings and then- chosen queens as they hold their royal court in the palace of the gymn.Miim decorated in accordance with the mo- tion picture theme. General admission will be five cents and tables may be reserved for five cents a person. Cake, candy and drinks will be sold. All guests are asked to come masked and in costume. Prizes will be awarded to those most cleverly dressed. JOSEPH SIEGEL 'i)r{H'n IV.u-htrt't' Strrct (( lock Sign) Mnlual IvtiB IWiildinu (382 IVachtree St.) Doctor Kick', I 1S<> I Yaihtrrr St.) \TI INT A, (. \ AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President Writer Speaks in Chapel W. W. Chaplin, noted war corre- spondent, will speak in chapel Friday, February 5, about newspaper work as a vocation. Mr. Chaplin, who writes a column for the Hearst newspaper syndicate, is in Atlanta for the cele- bration of the twenty-fifth anniver- sary of the Atlanta Georgian. PRONUNCIATION KE1 (See page 3, col. 3) oo through, brougham o-e though, dough aw ought, brought, bought awf cough uf rough, sough, enough ow plough, drought, dought) up hiccough ou lough, hough For the Benefit of TALLULAH FALLS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL Colleen Moore's DOLL HOUSE Will Be On Display During Store Hours in Rich's Tea Room, Feb, 25 -March 4 Admission: 10c for Children Under 15 and 20c for Adults Every Day Except Saturday Te?. Room Sixth Floor RICH'S dluntnr lEirtttntt Pay Your Student Budget Don't Be Black- Listed VOL. XXII AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1937 NO. 13 Freshmen Win at Mardi Gras In Colorful Cocoanut Grove Gold Diggers and Good Earth, Clever Movie Floats, Capture Prizes Williams and McRee Rule "Cocoanut Grove," better known on the campus as the gym, was the scene of the Mardi Gras celebration last Sat- urday night, February 6, with cos- tumes, floats, and program carrying out the general theme of movies. Jean Williams, freshman class king, who was elected ruler of Mardi Gras, and her queen, Rebecca McRee, presided over the festivities. They were at- tended by a court composed of the class kings and their queens: senior, Marie Stalker and Alice Taylor; jun- ior, Ola Kelly and Myrl Chafin; soph- omore, Amelia Nickels and Miriam Sanders; and freshman, Laura Winston Steele and Shirley Steele. The freshman float, "Gold Diggers of 1937," was awarded first place for beauty, with "Smilin' Thru," entered by May Day, receiving second place. Mortar Board's "The Good Earth" won first place for originality and cleverness, and "Death Takes a Holi- day," the Agonistic's float, was sec- ond. Eleanor McCants, Nell Echols, and Boots Moore, dressed in attractive gold suits and hats, took the part of the Gold Diggers, and Julia Thie- monge and Lucille Scott, in gold eve- ning dresses, pulled the daffodil- trimmed float. Anne Thompson, as the groom on the May Day float, and Ruth Tate, as the bride, smiled at each other before an altar decorated with ferns and white candles. "The Good Earth" was a literal interpretation of the title, a float covered with dirt with a tiny sprig of spyrea in the mid- dle, and on the Agonistic float, Death, impersonated by Jane Guthrie dressed in black and wearing a white false face, enjoyed his holiday by reading mystery stories and waving to the au- dience. Jean Chalmers, general Mardi Gras chairman, was master of ceremonies and announced the program, which (Cant/ final on page 4, column 2) Blackfriars Present Drama by P. Barry Male Cast in Comedy Shows New Dramatic Talent From Outside With appropriate properties and cos- tumes contributed by prominent At- lanta firms, and with a cast recon- noited not only from their own mem- bers but also from Emory, Columbia Seminary, and W. S. B., Blackfriars will present the hilarious three-act comedy, "Spring Dance," by Philip Barry, on Saturday, February 13, in the Bucher Scott gymnasium. The members of the cast are: Alex Benson, Kitty Printup; Mady Piatt, Elizabeth Cousins; Frances Fenn, Su- san Goodwyn; Kate McKim, Lucille Cairns; Miss Ritchie, Kay Kennedy; Mildred, Mary Past; Sally Prescott, Jeanne Flynt; Sam Thatcher, John Tillman, of Emory and W. S. B.; Lip- pincot, Tom Wesley, of Atlanta; Mr. Walter Beckett, Marion Camp, of At- lanta; John Hatton, George Downing, of Emory; Buck Buchanan, John Wil- son, of Columbia Seminary; and Doc Boyd, Steve Avery, of Atlanta. "Spring Dance" is a three-act com- edy, laid in a girls' college. Philip {Con tin ued on page 4, column 3) Research Bureau Head Talks To Spanish Club Spanish literature was the subject upon which Professor Homero Seris, head of the Bibliographical Research Bureau in Madrid, spoke at the Span- ish club meeting yesterday, February 9, in the Murphev Candler building. Following the lecture, Miss Melissa Cilley, Miss Muriel Harn, and officers of the Spanish club entertained Pro- fessor Seris and Professor and Mrs. W. C. Salley of Georgia State College for Women at dinner in the Anna Young Alumnae House. Also, the Spanish club gave, in hon- or of Professor Seris, a tea. The guests included Professor and Mrs. Salley, Professor J. Gordon Stipe, Pro- fessor John A. Strausbough of Emory University, and Professor Campoamor of Georgia School of Technology. Swimmers Perform Japanese Pageant The wedding of a young king to his princess was the theme of the Jap- anese water pageant, "A Feast of Lan- terns," presented in the Bucher Scott gymnasium Thursday night, February 4. Isabel McCain and Tomi Okamura played the leads in the pageant, which was interspersed with lantern maneu- vers, tight-rope walking, and juggling. The cast included water carriers, royal messengers, tumblers, and divers. The physical education department and the swimming club sponsored the presentation, w i t h Miss Harriet Havnes, of the physical education de- partment, and Bee Merrill, school swimming manager, acting as chief di- rectors. Dr. Raper Discusses Agrarian Problems Mr. Arthur Raper, acting sociology Professor of Agnes Scott College, left Friday, February 5, for a tour of Flor- ida on the Florida Chain of Missions. Those on the tour are going from city to city to make a special study of the conditions of tenant farming in the various sections of the state. This problem of tenant farming is one in which Mr. Raper is particularly inter- ested. Charm Expert Emphasizes Personality Culture in College "College is a training-ground for looks as well as for learning," says Miss Elizabeth Osborne, who is now visiting Agnes Scott to teach its stu- dents, in a brief week of talks and conferences, as much as possible about that elusive quality called charm. She denies however that charm is actually her subject, for she says we should first speak of the root of which charm is the flower. "I made up this work myself," she explains, "and it ill began with two girls whom 1 helped to become overnight successes. They disappointed me, however, by marrying immediately afterwards, just as I had prepared them for a good time. But they seem to be very well satisfied." Miss Osborne, who was formerly fashion editor of a leading magazine, is now engaged in visiting various col- leges as an adviser on charm and per- (Con tinned on page 4, column 4) Queen of Mav Day L. Dennison To Preside At Mav Fete Students Select May Queen From Four Nominees In Class of '37 Announcement on Monday Lucille Dennison will reign as Queen of the May at Agnes Scott on May 7 at the presentation of Milton's gay and colorful masque, Comus. Mary Malone, Frances Steele, and Frances Wilson, other nominees for the honor, will automatically become members of the May queen's court. These four girls were selected as can- didates from student nominations, held from January 2 8 to February 1, in which all girls receiving more than fifteen votes would be nominees for May Queen. Lucille has been a member of the queen's court on May Day since her freshman year, when she was the only freshman in the court. Last year Mc- Clelland Barclay selected Lucille as one of the eight girls to appear in the beauty section of the Silhouette. He said of her, judging by her picture, "A grand gal to know a good sport." Lucille is an outstanding senior on the campus, being president of the day students, vice-president of Pi Alpha Phi, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She was recently named as one of the two candidates from Agnes Scott for the Beck scholarship, which is award- ed annually to a student of either Em- ory University, the University of Georgia, or Agnes Scott. Science Club Enjoys Speech and Initiation Professor Guy of Emory University gave a talk last Monday, February 8, at a meeting of Chi Beta Phi Sigma in the Murphev Candler building. The meeting was a special one particularly for the initiation of the new members who were recently elected to the so- ciety. At the conclusion of Dr. Guy's speech, there was a short social hour. Juniors Issue Invitations For Class Banquet Feb. 13 Professor H. Seris Lectures on Spain Describes Present Condition In War-Torn Country Before Escape Student Treasurer Plans To Post New Black List Time and the Black List wait for no man. An end has come to the many ominous warnings con- cerning the payment of the student budget. Sarah Johnson has an- nounced that the fatal document will be posted Wednesday, Febru- ary 17. Pay your student budget now. Describing the Spanish situation from the standpoint of an individual who has been recently in the midst of the conflict, Professor Homero Seris, head of the Bibliographical Research Bureau of Madrid, spoke last night, February 9, in Gaines chapel on "Ex- periences in War-Torn Spain." His lecture, which was sponsored by the Current History Forum and the Lecture Association, was concerned not only with graphic illustrations of the present situation in Spain, but also with comments on the political and social aspects of the war, which served to clarify the varied reports and to define more accurately the issues in- volved. Professor Seris, as a result of his observations before his escape from Madrid, is convinced of a Loyalist vic- tory. Phi Beta Kappa Elects Officers The Atlanta Phi Beta Kappa Alum- nae Association met in Atlanta Tues- day, February 2, to elect officers for the following year and to discuss the Tri-annual Council which will meet in Atlanta in September. Officers elected were: Dr. M. L. Brittain, presi- dent of the Georgia School of Tech- nology, president; Robert S. Forman, vice-president; Mrs. Augusta Skeen Cooper, formerly connected with the chemistry department of Agnes Scott, secretary. Also, the association elected a council which included: President J. R. McCain, Judge R. B. Russell of the Supreme Court of Georgia, and Mr. Ross McClarty. Alumnae Entertain High School Guests The second of a series of parties given annually for Atlanta high school seniors will take place Friday, Febru- ary 12, at 4:3 0, with guests from North Avenue Presbyterian School, Washington Seminary, Druid Hills, North Fulton, and Sacred Heart School. Entertainment for the after- noon will include swimming and bad- minton in the gymnasium, dancing in the Murphey Candler building, and a play presented by the Blackfriars. Dinner in Rebekah Scott and after- dinner coffee will follow. Miss Alberta Palmour, who as Alumnae Field Secretary is in charge of these parties, and Agnes Scott stu- dents from the high schools represent- ed will act as hostesses. Announce Names of Escorts; Mortar Board Plans For 150 Guests Valentine's Day Is Motif Latest developments in the plans for the junior banquet, already announc- ed as taking place Saturday night, February 13, in Rebekah Scott dining hall, are the announcement of escorts for the occasion and further details about decorations. Mortar Board has invited 150 guests for the evening. Red and white streamers will hang down from the ceiling to the lights, on each of which will be strung a huge red heart. Tables will form a "U". Officers of the class are to sit at the closed end, facing the orchestra which is to play during dinner. The escorts invited are: Messrs. Charles Montgomery, John Davis, Jack Tolbert, William Henry Gallo- way, Kearsley Seldon, Durward Rob- erts, George Smith, Frank Eskridge, Gene Miller, Ted Perry, Bill Carlson, Holman Smith, Wellington McCon- nell, Paul Castleberry, Heywood Hill, Ben Stuckey, Lewis Harrison, George Jennings, Harold Wager, William Shelton, Charles Fulton, Martin Spear, Jack Boyd, Charles Smart, Robert Coit, Harris Chewning, Ed Home, John Howard, Ralph Durham, Jimmy Gibbs, John Barwick, Archie Means, Lowry Davis, Bill Howard, Mac Blumberg, Joel Lawler, James Davis, Bud Lindsey, Tommy Barringcr, Owen Tippin, P. T. Bynum, Jim Ward, Ed Elliot, John O'Dell, Oliver Anderson, Fred Allen, Phillips Bryan, Gene Tar- ben, Leland Jackson, Ben Rose, Clif- ton White, Emmett Barlow, Cemp Garrison, Bob Pendley, Ray Behm, Julian Way, Henry Earthman, Car- lisle Robertson, Joe Boyd, Lephon Mc- Nair, Wiley McGinty. Famous Cartoonists Demonstrate Comic Art Cartoons of Blondie, Dagwood, and Flash Gordon constituted the main part of the chapel program given Fri- day, February 5, by Mr. Chic Young and Mr. Alex Raymond, famed car- toonists, who were visiting Atlanta along with many other well known in celebration of the silver anniversary of the Atlanta Georgian. Mr. Joel Harris, of the Atlanta Georgian, who introduced the visiting cartoonists, explained that Mr. Young's and Mr. Raymond's particu- lar contributions to the comic section are sent to countries all over the world and are translated into thirty-two dif- ferent languages. They left directly after chapel for the Georgia School of Technology to the Georgia School of Technology. Emory Institute of Citizenship Presents Prominent lecturers I Featuring a four-day series of round-table discussions and lectures, the Emory Institute of Citizenship is holding its tenth annual session Feb- ruary 8-12 on the Emory campus. Dr. Harvey W. Cox, president of the Uni- versity, is chairman of the institute. Held for the purpose of training in civic affairs and of studying various phases of good citizenship, the insti- tute offers a program which features statesmen and scholars who are out- standing in the social sciences. Prominent speakers of Monday and Tuesday included: Dr. Edwin S. Cor- win, of Princeton University, who -poke on "The Problem of the Su- preme Court"; Dr. Thomas H. Reed, of New York, who spoke on "The Im- provement of County Government" and the "Reorganization of Local Gov- ernment"; and Mr. Murray Season- good, of Cincinnati, who discussed "Responsible City Government." 2 THE AGONISTIC l)e Agonistic PUBLISHED WEEKLY # Owned and published by the students of Agnes Scott College. Entered as Second Class Matter at Decatur, Georgia. Subscription price, $1.25 per year in advance. Single copies, 5 c. 1936 Member 1937 Associated Golle6iate Press ORPHANGE HEROINE Carol Hale Editor-in-Chief Mary Anne Kern an Assistant Editor Jane Turner Make-up Editor Frances Lee Assistant Make-up Editor Nell Allison Feature Editor Jean Chalmers News Editor Giddy Erwin Exchange Editor Nell Hemphill Alumnae Editor STAFF Joyce Roper Business Manager Frances Robinson Advertising Manager Martha Peek Brown Ellen Little Business Assistant 5 Mary Lib Morrow Frances Belford Nell Hemphill Frances Castleberry Circulation Managers Hibernia Hassell Book Editor Winifred Kellersberger Current History Anne Thompson Sports Editor Reporters: Mary Lillian Fairly, Eliza King, Prim- rose Noble, Alice Reins, Elizabeth Warden, Vir- ginia Watson. Youth Congress Supports Passage of A. Y. A. The American Youth Act is now more than ever before in the public eye because of the prox- imity of the American Youth Congress. Yet with all its immediate significance and direct in- terest to young people, there are a number of our student body who have not the slightest ac- quaintance with the proposed bill. The act itself has as its objective "to provide vocational training and employment for youth between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five; to provide for full educational opportunities for high school, college, and post-graduate students. ,, These aims are much in line with the purpose of the present N. Y. A. ; the proposed act, however, is a substantial improvement over the N. Y. A. in its broadening of benefits and policies. The Congress convening in Washington Feb- ruary 19-21 represents the mechanical organiza- tion for achieving the speedy passage of the act. The concerted effort of the Congress will be a march to the White House to present to Presi- dent Roosevelt a petition signed by over a million young Americans requesting the adoption of the act. No matter what one's first opinion about the American Youth Congress may be, he cannot deny the fact that it is an articulate expression of the youth of America, those in school, busi- ness, and labor. The eagerness and determina- tion of American youth united in a common cause of urgent need cannot fail to accomplish what to some may seem startling results. Per- haps it is a good sign that in 1937 instead of having a march of farmers, relief workers, or bonus-seekers, we have the march of American youth asking for a fair chance for education, employment, and the development of their abili- ties. Regular Quarter System Is Students' Object Four months of experimenting with the new quarter system have given us ample time to real- ize some of its advantages and disadvantages as compared with the semester system which it has supplanted. Since it was evident last year that the student body was in favor of the introduc- tion of this new system, it is of value to analyze the reasons for the dissatisfaction which appears to be the keynote of student opinion in regard to the present plan. The transitional character of this half quarter- half semester system seems to be the main ob- jection to the plan. The four-hour classes of the quarter courses necessitate more work in one quarter than was originally required in one sem- ester and yet, we receive only two-thirds the number of credit hours for the course. Another result of this mixture of two systems is the in- ability to escape afternoon classes and the diffi- culty Of finding time for preparing for an early recitation the following day. The ideal plan is not to return to the former semester system, but is to adopt as soon as it is practical the regular system, with three classes five times a week. A little woman with white hair, blue eyes, and an English accent, Miss ; Amy Chadwick, spoke last Saturday to the race relations class about her ! work here in Atlanta in a negro or- phanage. Her interest in negro girls began long ago back in England when she saw pictures of "pickaninnies" in the cotton fields, which farmers had sent to her father, who was a cotton buyer. She told her father then that she was coming to America, and that she was coming on her own money. She did. After attending an American mis- sion school, Miss Chadwick visited Spelman College. She was impressed with the school, but her most vivid impression was of three old army bar- racks converted into an orphanage just across from Spelman. There were seven girls in the orphanage who were about to be turned out, for it was about to close because of lack of funds. Miss Chadwick could not resist the temptation; she decided to take over the orphanage herself. Her blue eyes twinkled as she said, "The first thing I did was to make a beautiful set of rules which I tacked up on the wall and immediately broke/' Speaking of each one by name, she told of those of "her family" who have now grown up. One is now a doctor, one a dietitian in Raleigh, North Carolina. Gertrude, who was her first little orphan, is now married to a doctor in New York City. Miss Chadwick gave her away in the mar- riage ceremony. Little Miriam was also a very interesting little personage. She made her apperance on the doorstep of the orphanage wrapped up in an old copy of the Atlanta Journal. Later she became an excellent pianist. Miss Chadwick's orphanage is closed now, but her interest in not only her own girls but also in all negro children has never lessened. In spite of her smallness of stature, her heart is large enough to love many more children than the average mother, for she said that she always had a "family" of fifty or sixty. ROAMING ALUMNAE Agnes Scott's newest alumnae, the class of '3 6, are evidently not content to stay home, for their wanderlust has carried them to all points of the earth. Marie W'agner is living in Manila, Philippine Islands, while her class- mate, Loice Richards, is in New York City studying at the Katherine Gibbs Business School. Coming farther south, we find Catherine Bates direct- ing young peoples' work at the First Presbyterian Church in Norfolk, Vir- ginia, and Elizabeth Burson teaching school at Duluth, Georgia. Augusta, Georgia, claims several members of the class. Libby Baethke is living there with Eugenia Symms and is taking a technician's course. Harriet Reed made her formal debut to Augusta society at a tea dance given during the Christmas holidays at the country club. Louisa Robert, ex-'36, has had two triumphs recently in addition to her swimming laurels. At the Atlanta Junior League Follies, in which she had a leading role, Louisa was chosen "The Perfect American Girl." And she leaves soon for New York, where she will have further try-outs for a role in the cinema production of "Gone With the Wind." Other alumnae have been occupied with plans for their weddings. Vir- ginia Merry, ex-'3 5, announced her engagement last week to Robert Har- rison Jones III of Atlanta. Margaret Alston, ex-'37, was married to Paul Refoulte, of Orleans and Paris, France, on January 19. On campus this week-end were some former Agnes Scotters: Betty Lee Anderson, ex-'3 8, who is studying in the Vanderbilt School of Nursing; Kitty Hoffman, ex-'3 8, who is work- ing in Mount Holly, N. C; Alice Chamlee, who is working for her father at Canton, Georgia; and Mar- garet Wright, ex-'3 8, who is studying at the University of Chattanooga. The faculty and student body of Agnes Scott College wish to express their sincere sympathy to Miss Car- rie Scandrett in the recent death of her mother. Two Volumes of Poetry Appear After Deaths of Famous Poets Hons man, A. ., More Poems, Al- fred A. Knopf, New York, 1936, $2.00. Poems with the subtle and delicate beauty of A Shropshire Lad and the poignant pessimism and the sombre tone of Last Poems, are those in A. E. Housman's recently published More Poems* There is a novel and unexpect- ed pleasure in finding these poems is- sued after the author's death. We are grateful to Laurence Housman for his fine selection from his brother's un- published work and for his sympa- thetic editing of this volume. All of his poems are short lyrics, many of which leave an impression so infinitely satisfying that one is fool- ish to try to write about them. They have what Christopher Morley calls "the unmistakable look and feel of classics." Such fragile bits of poetic expression make one feel that Hous- man approaches very closely a perfect union of thought and form. The last poem, the forty-eighth, has those qual- ities which we inevitably associate with Housman's art: "Good-night, ensured release, Imperishable peace, Have these for yours While sky and sea and land And earth's foundations stand And heaven endures. When earth's foundations flee Nor sky nor land nor sea At all is found; Content you let them burn, It is not your concern. Sleep on, sleep sound." U n published Poems of Emily Dick- inson, Little, Brown & Co., 193 6. It is only very lately that Unpub- lished Poems of Emily Dickinson have been published, and only then because the posthumous fame of the poet made necessary the exhaustive exami- nation of the Dickinson family pa- pers. These poems were not written for publication. They are spontaneous expressions of the feelings of an indi- vidual. And yet, with all their depth of beauty, they are simple and straight- forward. Out of this group of a hundred and forty-nine poems one can find some- thing to suit every mood. There are gay, bright, and charming little bits such as the one about the flower that grew tired of her incessant visitor and told the bee that she was not at home. There are tender poems of love, ex- pressed with a haunting beauty. There are quiet, yet not sad, reflections on death. And running through most of the poems there is a note of child- like faith in God, which finds more definite form in the last few lines of the collection. It seems that Emily Dickinson must have been thinking of these last, un- published poems when she wrote: "I shall keep singing! Birds will pass me On their way to yellower climes; Each with a robin's expectation, I with my red breast and my rhymes. Late when I take my place in sum- mer, But I shall sing a fuller tune; Vespers are sweeter than Matins, Sig- nor, Morning, only the seed of noon." Strong Labor Forces Reach New Levels, Demanding Bargaining Rights "Disastrous Floods in the Labor World" so might newspaper headlines read, now that the attention of the public is centered on the General Motors strike. Just as the wild Ohio-Mississippi continues to rise and destroy the banks from which the farmers draw their living, so the labor forces of the United States seem, to the capital- ists, to be rising to a record-breaking height in their demand for bargaining rights. There are several reasons why the laboring class has been able to reach this new high-water mark. One is the recent election, which has proved that a presidency may rest upon the la- boring vote. Another is Roosevelt's campaign program, which quite frankly promised the sup- port of the administration in bettering the work- man's position in United States industry. Still a third is the series of steps taken by the govern- ment to better the status of laborer. There is no "perhaps" to the power of leader- ship displayed in the ex-college athlete and Bap- tist preacher, Homer Martin. If he is typical of the leadership which labor is beginning to find, it is almost certain that it will not be long until American labor, just as English labor, shall have some settled organization for determining poli- cies and settling just such crisis as these. Under the direction of such men, labor seems in a fair way to attain the aim of the strike: the settling of the unemployment problem. The thirty-hour week is one of the strong points in their program to realize this purpose. Many are claiming that the strike is a labor versus labor struggle; for the union is only a small minority of all General Motors workmen, and the so-called anti-unionist demonstrations have been many. But listen to the high-pitched voice of a young woman, the wife of a striker, as she speaks from the sound-truck used in giv- ing instructions to the Unionists during the re- cent fight in Flint, Michigan: "Stop shooting at the workers!" she shouted to the police, "They're members of your own class!" This does not sug- gest a struggle among laborers, but rather among classes. In spite of the fact that it is still undetermined what will be the outcome of the conferences which Lewis; George Murphey, of Michigan; Green, of the American Federation of Labor; and Sloan, president of General Motors, have at last been persuaded to attend we feel that the same principle which must work in the preserva- tion of the soil and control of future floods must be brought to bear upon the plans for directing and benefitting American labor. In what other way can the rights of creative workmanship and at least an average standard of living be guar- anteed to the American laborer? Did You Know That Dancers' Devotion "When Maria Tagioni, a ballet dancer, left Russia for the last time, her belongings were sold at auction. Her ballet slippers were purchased for 200 rubles. These shoes were then cooked, served with special sauce, and eaten at a dinner arranged by ballet enthusiasts." Reader's Di- gest. Educational Experiment "Cows attending W T est Virginia University were fed two quarts of tomato juice daily to In- crease the vitamin C content of their milk. The experiment was a dazzling success, except for the trifling fact that the milk was unfit to drink." College Humor. Soul-Mates Form er "Many African tribes believe that a person has tw r o souls, one within himself and one within some animal, and whatever injures or kills one will have a corresponding effect upon the other. Not long ago in Virginia an Englishman was fined $25 for causing the death, it was claimed, of a very fat woman. A few days before she died, he had shot her soul-mate a hippopotamus in the vicinity of the village." Collier's. Startling Statements 'There are two insults which no human will endure; the assertion that he hasn't a sense of humor, and the doubly impertinent assertion that he has never known trouble" (Sinclair Lewis) "If a woman has been loved, hated, and envied, her life was worth living" (Akiko Yano- giuara, one of the most talked-of women in pres- ent-day Japan) "It is wonderful how much news there is when people write every other day ; if they wait for a month, there is nothing that seems worth telling" "Over 100,000 people were injured or killed in bath tubs in the United States last year" (Tropolitan) . THE AGONISTIC 3 Third Aurora Issue To Appear Next Week The third edition this year of the Aurora will appear next week. The editor, Elizabeth Espy, has announced that it will include a critical paper, several short stories, and several poems. Among these contributions of the student body and the col- lege magazine will be: a critical discussion of "Ghosts" in Shakes- peare, by Lucille Dennison; a short story, "Next Wednesday Afternoon," by June Matthews; an Ode, by Evelyn Baty; an- other short story by Hibernia Hassell, entitled "Love is Color- blind." There will be a number of poems among which will be "Pedlar Rejected" by Virginia Hill and a "Sonnet" by June Matthews. Boarders Receive Messages From Homes in Flood Region Relatives in Kentucky Tell of Situation in Flooded Cities; Families Unharmed, Suffering Great Privation; Relate Odd Experiences Although the flood has taken a terrible toll in death and dis- aster, families and friends of Agnes Scott girls have been singu- larly fortunate in escaping its worst phases. Now that tension has slackened somewhat, they are able to write almost cheerfully about the strange things that have happened to them in the past weeks. "The most striking thing about the entire flood scene," writes Jane Guth- rie's mother, "is the deadly silence. Louisville is now a city of utter quiet with no radios, no street cars, and few automobiles. The gentle lapping of oars seems to have replaced the jolt- ing, jangling traffic of a month ago." Another odd thing is the way in which ordinary places of business have suddenly been transferred into emergency relief units. Mary Frances and Jane Guthrie tell interesting tales about their father's church in Louis- ville, which is being used as living quarters for many stricken families. The people sleep in pews and eat food cooked in the church kitchen by vol- unteers. Every night Reverend Guth- rie conducts a community "sing," during which the refugees are able to forget their sufferings and join in heartily. Paducah Conditions Bad In Paducah, Mary Macquot says th.u beauty parlors, filling stations, restaurants, and school houses have all been made into relief wards. Mary re- ports that in one exclusive, elite road- house, refugees are huddled around stoves or on improvised cots where the orchestra customarily performs, while former dancers and society girls whose intentions are better than their cooking serve them soup and coffee. An interesting thing happened in connection with a Paducah school house which is now being used as a hospital. It seems that two young boys friends of the Macquots were rowing about in search of adventure, when they saw a woman leaning from an upper-story window, waving her arms, and shouting wildly for help. As the boys approached, she begged them to take her to a hospital imme- diately; so they bundled her into the boat and began violently paddling to- ward the erstwhile school house. Imag- ine their surprise (when within six blocks of the temporary hospital) to hear a low cry in the bottom of the boat and, turning around, to discover there a tiny addition to the party! Gas, Electricity Stopped Even in their own homes, the fami- lies and friends of Agnes Scott have undergone unusual experiences. Al- though they have not been forced as many have to move up into tents pitched on the roof (a house-to-house canvas idea, more or less), their cus- tomarily calm existence has been greatly disrupted. Mary Macquot's mother writes that she has been sleep- ing in the attic with the cats, cob- webs and heirlooms. Mrs. Guthrie writes that she is cooking entirely with gas now, since the electricity has been cut off; on the other hand Elizabeth Galbreath's mother reports that in Frankfort the gas supply has been stopped, and she has been cooking everything including meats, vegeta- bles, and breads by means of a waf- fle iron, an electric toaster, and a cof- fee pot! However, the prize tale recounted by anyone in the flood district is that told by Reverend Guthrie about the bell-boy in Louisville who caught a fish in the lobby of the Brown Hotel. Mile. Decharpin Is Visitor On Campus Mile. Madelaine Decharpin, who holds the title of Mile. Paris as the winner of the prix de beaute in a na- tion-wide beauty contest held last year in Paris, France, appeared on the cam- pus under the sponsorship of the Ag- nes Scott French club in Gaines chapel Monday night at 8 o'clock. Friends from Atlanta and Decatur were in- vited by the club to hear Mile. De- charpin whose only public appearance during her visit in Atlanta was at the college. Mile. Decharpin was chosen official- ly by the government as a representa- tive of the feminine charm and beauty of the French people. She is a beauti- ful young girl of striking blond coloring. She spoke in French of the international exposition to be held in France during the summer and fall of 1937. Mile. Germaine Johnson, who as Mile. Decharpin's companion, is ac- companying her on an extensive tour of the United States, gave in English a brief outline of the definite plans for the French exposition and of the arrangements made for tourists. Mile. Decharpin's appearance at the college was through an arrangement with Mile. Madelaine Groleau of the Alliance Francaise in Atlanta. Across the Quadrangle 1 1 ii 1 1 1 * i You Can Come to Us or We Will Go to You We are as close to you as your telephone. HARRISON'S PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 Nat L. Ullman Co. JEWELERS 151 Peachtree St. Atlanta, Georgia Est. 1904 Watch Repairing a Specialty You'll never know how good a Sandwich can be until you eat our famous CLAIRMONT PLATE SANDWICH 15c It is a Meal Itself We Fix Them to Take Out CLAIRMONT DELICATESSEN 112 Clairmont Ave. Compliments of WEIL'S "Big Dec" Tree - Wheeling .... Rumors have reached us about a frantic search by a mysterious stalker who interrupted an automobile ride in a strange vicinity to peer stealthily under every bush along the street. We've heard Marie was looking for her skates, but how did they get there in the first place? Anyway, we think a skate in the hand is worth two in the bush. Curious Conundrum .... Certain heretofore dignified fresh- men caused much gasping and lifting of eyebrows in the dining hall when they rose from the table and in true courtly fashion backed gallantly from the room. It has been rumored that such surprising behavior completes a magic sequence which was begun with a wish made over a piece of pie just a case of backing from her royal pie- ness. Tip To Teachers .... Dr. McCain: "I do not keep up very closely with members of the fac- ulty." The above, which was actually overheard by our prying reporter, we pass on to our pedagogical peers. Loco Flora .... We can't say it with flowers; mere words must suffice to depict the har- rowing experiences of the local Flora class in their recent odyssey to Stone Mountain: Su'tenfield reclined half- way down the mountain, contemplat- ing the peak from which she had just precipitated, and sighed to herself, ''Without rubber soles man may not defy the law of gravity" . . . Mr. Run- yan had no nickle the class got hot chocolate; he got algae . . . Ann Wor- thy, whose jodphurs were contributed by a very small person, got awfully tired of standing up . . . Even the ride home was breath-taking; Miss Vardell, official chauffeur, could not drive for glancing at that brilliant new bauble on her third finger. Doughnut Donater .... Nell Echols is expressing bewildered appreciation to the unknown donor of the candle-bedecked doughnut which she found in her mail box on her birth- day. Such an original idea takes the cake and so did Nell. Famous Class Words .... Miss Dexter: "A child at the crawl- ing age is nothing more than an ani- mated mop." Miss Smith: "Everyone is here who Come to HEWEY'S DRUG STORE in "Little Dec" Dearborn 0640 We Deliver Sandwiches, Drinks & Cosmetics Compliments of MIDDLETON'S BAKERY 121 East Ponce de Leon Ave. "Big Dec" Dearborn 9229 Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repair Work Court Square Jewelry Shop 127 East Court Square Decatur "OUR SHOP" - Ladies Ready to Wear - 197 Peachtree St. Atlanta, Ga. Where it costs so little to be smart Phone Walnut 6741 Tattered Brown Math Book Reveals Quaint Character Great-Granddaughter of Agnes Scott Gives Book to Col- lege Containing Signature and Poem On Inside Cover Dated November 16, 1815 Among the donations to Agnes Scott College of the late Mrs. Cooper, great-granddaughter of Agnes Scott and granddaughter of George Washington Scott, is an old arithmetic book. It has a torn brown binding which covers musty pages of mathematics, but careless scribblings and careful insertions reveal many facts otherwise unknown about Atlanta Alumni Have Banquet For Husbands It is with interwoven joy and sorrow that we report the fact that the husbands of our alumnae have become so accustomed to hot, tasty meals at home that they have re- belled against the cold dinners which must be served if the alum- nae banquet is to be in the gymna- sium as originally planned. These same husbands have hinted that steaming dinners are often served in Atlanta; therefore the banquet will be held in Atlanta thus prov- ing the sovereignty of husbands. Following this change of plan, the Founders' Day banquet of Feb- ruary 22 will be in Rebekah Scott dining room with reservations for only the boarders. is not otherwise occupied." Mr. Christian, speaking of color blindness of cats: "If you had a red dress and met a cat, he would swear it was gray." Miss Omwake: "Does anvone in here have access to a Fortune?" Miss Dexter: "The policeman, theoretically, is not a friend of the criminal." Mr. Stukes: "Some of us were just born ugly. We can't do anything about that. But just remember that everybody looks good to somebody." Miss Hale: "The reason most people wear glasses is to improve their vi- sion." Mr. Raper: "I may be wrong but I know I'm not." "They don and pass laws to keep mules from talking." Taylor's Prescription Shop Cor. Peachtree and Cain Street Phone Walnut 2897 Atlanta its owner. While Napoleon rocked the world with the endless horror of war, little Agnes Irwin sat in a school house in Ireland and smilingly contemplated the inside cover of her arithmetic book which she had decorated more careful- ly than correctly: "Do not steal the book for fear of shame For under lies tfe owner's name. The first is A, a letter Bright The next is R in all men's Sight; And if her name you chance to miss Look underneath and then it is Agnes I ruin, Nov. 16//?, 1815." Or perhaps she blushed to read the words with which the boy beside her had boldly defied a mathematical problem: "Anna, my dearest dear. 1 '' It is evident that Agnes Irwin must have thought at times about her next class recitation, for a half-finished sentence on the title page of her arith- metic book states that something is "adapted to commerce of Ireland as well as of Great Britain." Such inscriptions depict a person quite different from the awe-inspiring portrait of Agnes Irwin Scott before which the freshmen of Agnes Scott Institute used to kneel. Would it seem queer to suggest that if one should study carefully a certain por- trait in Main building, she would probably see something new in the ex- pression of the face the key to which lies in an old arithmetic book? Come to McCONNELL'S 5, 10 and 25 Cent Stores and Save 145 Sycamore St. Decatur, : Georgia Compliments of DeKALB THEATRE Decatur AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President 4 THE AGONISTIC Juniors Lead Basketball Competition After Defeat of Senior Class Team Freshmen Win Game from Soph- omores By Close Scoring of 36-35; Competition Close By defeating the seniors 24 to 20 last Friday night the junior basketball team took the lead in the inter-class competition. The juniors stayed sev- eral points ahead all through the game, but they had to work hard to keep that margin because the senior guards were fighting hard and Mary Kneale was putting the ball in the goal. The freshman-sophomore game was closer and more exciting than the other, the sophomores winning 3 6 to 3 5. Meg Garner and Libba Williams in the first half did some beautiful passing and shooting for the sopho- mores to pile up the score so that in spite of the comeback the freshman made in the second half, led by Jean Williams' shooting, the sophomores kept one point ahead to the end of the game. The sophomores were handi- capped by having no substitutes. All the teams seemed a little wild Friday night. The forward's shots would not go in, and everybody was fumbling. There was an unusual num- ber of personal and technical fouls caught by the referees, who were try- ing to cut down on the roughness that resulted from the excitement and determination of the players. Line-ups were: Sophomore (36) Freshman (3 5) Garner (16) RF Foreman MacGuire (4) L.F Slack Williams (16) _C.R_ Williams (24) Steele R.G Moses Cheeseman L.G Reins Cuddy C.G Montgomery Substitutes Freshman: Milner (7), Carson (2), Ware. Junior (24) Senior (20) Noble (10) RJ - Cary (7) Blackshear (12) L.F McCain (if Thompson (2) _C.F McDonald Merrill R.G. Stalker King L.G Thing Robinson C.G Kneale (12) Substitutes Junior: Chalmers, Kel- ly. Senior: Kneale and McDonald ex- changed, Lasseter. Referee and umpire: Miss Wilburn and Miss Mitchell; Scorer, Lulu Ames; Timekeepers: Mutt Fite and Mary Johnson. Badminton Badminton is arousing more and more interest on the Agnes Scott cam- pus. To add to the set which was bought last spring the athletic associa- tion has gotten four new racquets and some new birds. Now two games of doubles can go on at one time. The members of Miss Mitchell's class in recreational games Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 1:30 to 2:30, Dr. MacEachern Talks in Chapel BAILEY BROTHERS Shoe Shop 142 Sycamore St. Decatur, Ga. Bowling Center BOWL! For Health's Sake Healthful Recreation for Ladies and Men at Nom- inal Cost. "Bowling to Tell the Truth, Will Retain Your Form and Youth" For Reservations Call WA. 5622 20 Houston, N. E. Dr. Malcolm T. MacEachern, of the American College of Surgeons, spoke in chapel Wednesday, February 3, on the subject, "Health and Your Future." He began his speech with a discussion of the great advance of medicine in recent years. After com- mending highly the health program which Agnes Scott maintains, he stat- ed that "organized medicine" is large- ly responsible for this program. The seven real "public enemies," according to Dr. MacEachern, are: heart disease, cancer, kidney disease, accidents, pneumonia, arterial disease, and tuberculosis. He explained each one of these diseases and stressed the care which should be taken to avoid them, especially in after-school life. Dr. MacEachern is one of the sev- eral surgeons who are lecturing at various colleges on these particular dis- eases. The purpose of their plan is to present to students all over the coun- try the necessity of protective meas- ures against illness after they have finished school. Principals in Plav Freshmen Win At Mardi Gras In Colorful Cocoanut Grove (Continued from Page 1) consisted of impersonations of screen and radio characters. Betty Boop, Zasu Pitts, Greta Garbo, a Japanese movie producer, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Grace Moore, Martha Raye, the Boswell sisters, and even Bob Burns' cousins from Arkansas were imitated on the program. The Arkansas cousins also got first place for the most original costumes, and Fouch Brinton's costume of a colonial lady was judged the prettiest. Costumes were judged while the guests danced and during the Grand March, which was led by the king and queen and the court. stay to play badminton until they are run out of the gym by the dancing class which follows them. To give the enthusiasts a chance to show their skill Miss Mitchell is planning to start a badminton tournament very soon. Kitty I'rintup and John Tillman BLACKFRIARS PRESENT DRAMA BY P. BARRIE (Continued from Page 1 ) Barry, the author, is a popular modern playwright who is well able to write such a play because of his own ex- periences of college life gained at Yale and Harvard Universities. Hill, Hamilton Head Sophomore Agonistic The sophomore class last Saturday, February 6, elected Virginia Hill edi- tor and Jane Moore Hamilton business manager of the sophomore Agonistic. Virginia has selected Douglas Lyle and Julia Sewell to be her assistant editors. During her senior year in high school, Virginia was editor of the Girls* High Times, publication of the Girls' High School in Atlanta. Expert Radio Service DECATUR RADIO SHOP 155 Sycamore Street De. 1761 A. A. Sterk, Mgr. AUSTIN'S BEAUTY SHOP 121 E. Court Square De. 1967 All Work Guaranteed LEWIS SEED STORE "Where Your Patronage Is Appreciated" 151 Sycamore St. Decatur, Ga. Meet Your Friends at Cox's Prescription Shop Between Paramount and Grand Theaters. Atlanta L. H. Adams and Son Lingerie, Spring Sox, Hosiery Decatur Compliments of m The Henry Grady Hotel BO WEN PRESS COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS AND RIBBONS Blotters Note Paper Poster Paper Office Supplies 421 Church St. De. 0976 Decatur, Ga. Pi Alpha Phi Announces Election Of Fourteen New .Members to Club Club Presents II Bruit Court" "Life in Brittany" will be the theme of the program which members of the French club will present at their reg- ular monthly meeting this afternoon at 4:5 0 in the Murphey Candler building. The varied program will feature a short play, a moving picture, a peasant dance, and folk songs. Those taking part in the dance are: Jean Kirkpatrick, Mary Ruth Mur- phey, Primrose Noble, Jacqueline Mc- White, Nell Allison, Mary Johnson, Mary McCann Hudson, and Henrietta Blackwell. The play, a short comedy entitled // Bruit Court, will conclude the pro- gram. The scene is laid in a small Breton village, and the cast includes: The mayor, Jean Chalmers; the con- cierge, Ellen Little; the milk-woman, Mary McCann Hudson; the postman, Jacqueline Mc White; the town-crier, Sarah Johnson; and the municipal council. Primrose Noble, Martha Alice Green, Mary Ruth Murphey, Tommie Ruth Blackmon, Josephine Bertoli, and Jean Kirkpatrick. Dr. G. P. Hayes and Officers Se- lect Debaters After Tryouts In Chapel on Feb. 4 Charm Expert Emphasizes Personality C ulture in C ollege (Continued from Page 1 ) sonality. She adapts her suggestions to meet the needs of each separate group. "I speak first of physical poise," she says, "and then of mental." Open For Business With Beautiful New SPRING STYLES 164 "CONNIES" Peaehtree Pi Alpha Phi elected fourteen new members at the tryouts held Thurs- day, February 4, in the Gaines chapel. The new debaters are: Susie Blackwell, Eugenia Bridges, Betty Boorstein, Lelia Carson, Ernestine Cass, Mary Winston Crockett, Mary Louise Dobbs, Nell Echols, Margaret Hopkins, Eloise Leonard, Virginia Milner, Kathryn Patton, Mary Reins, and Evelvn Weinkle. Those trying out debated on the fol- lowing subjects: the yielding of Gen- eral Motors to the striking workers; the quarter system versus the semester system; and the abolishment of the compulsory R. O. T. C. The debat- ing council and Dr. G. P. Hayes act- ed as judges. Announcement has been made also of the arrangement to send a team to Macon, Ga., some time in March. Valentines and Flowers at the Same Old Place Decatur Woman s Exchange and Flower Shop Meet Me At MINER & CARTER DRUGGISTS Peaehtree and Ellis Streets Phone WAlnut 4900 Atlanta, Ga. WALTER BALLARD OPTICAL CO. DISPENSING OPTICIANS Three Stores 105 Peaehtree Street (Clock Sign) Medical Arts Bldg. (382 Peaehtree St.) Doctors Bldg. (480 Peaehtree St.) ATLANTA, GA. feminine SHIRTS by Deli win as seen in Vogue 3 We can have these shirts mono g ram- med for you. I), hi, in shirts combine the irrisistible features of beautiful fabric, F.nglish tailoring, fine details, and metiailous finish. In beige, maise. green and uhite. Sizes 32 to 38. Sport Shop SI reel Floor J. IP. ALLIEN & CO. The Store All Women Know wpljnmnrp iE&tttnn Do Your Own "Spring Dance" VOL. XXII Sign Up For May Day AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1937 NO. 14 Stvident Body Votes to Try Revised Diet Miss Osborne, Dr. Sweet Favor Less Meat and Starch in New Menu Diet Provides 2500 Calories Overweight Students May Use Basic Diet Containing 1200 Calories In response to recommendations by Miss Elizabeth Osborne, personality ex- pert, and to the unanimous vote of the student body in chapel Friday, the food committee is planning striking dietary changes for the entire college community. The new food program, supervised by Dr. Mary F. Sweet, will go into effect as soon as possible for a trial period of one week, after which it will continue if approved by the students and the committee. Caloric Value Adequate The diet to be followed is not a re- ducing diet, for it will provide from 2 500 to 3000 calories daily, the nor- mal amount. The program will omit most heavy foods, starches, all hot breads, and some meat, particularly pork. The diet is based upon the Hol- lywood diet for physical fitness, but with a great deal added, because the Hollywood diet provides only 1100- 1200 calories per day. It is Dr. Sweet's plan to post this diet for the benefit of those who particularly wish to lose weight, whereas others should eat the entire college menu. Basic Menu Announced The basic plans for the daily food program are as follows, although these may vary or be increased. Breakfast Fruit juice or tomato juice Eggs (not fried) Toast Coffee or milk Lunch Fruit salad or vegetable salad Baked potatoes Light bread with preserves Milk Dinner Meat (chiefly beef, lamb, or chicken) Potatoes One or two } c /c-5 c /< carbohydrate vegetables (spinach, etc.) One vegetable with higher carbo- hydrate content (beans, peas, etc.) Fruit, jello, or ice cream TOASTMISTRESS Isabel McCain who, in the role of George Washington, will preside at the annual Founders' Day banquet on February 22. Industrial Girls To be W. Guests Miss Gooch Lectures At Georgia Association Of Teachers of Speech In connection with the series of programs held by the Georgia Associa- tion of Teachers of Speech, in Atlanta February 12 and 13, Miss Frances K. Gooch lectured at a meeting at Agnes Scott on Saturday morning. Her sub- ject was the value of records in teach- ing Spoken English, and she illustrated her talk with records made at Agnes Scott by Spoken English students. The Association held a meeting Fri- day morning, February 12, at the Ans- ley Hotel, at which there were discus- sions, talks, and demonstrations on dramatics and on make-up. At a ban- quet given by the Association at the Winecoff Hotel on Friday evening, Gilbert Maxwell, the honor guest, read some of his poetry. To demonstrate the development of dramatic art at Agnes Scott, Miss Gooch invited the Association to at- tend the Blackfriars play, "Spring Dance," by Philip Barry, on Saturday evening, February 12, at the college. At a supper meeting Monday, March 1, the industrial group of the Young Women's Christian Association, head- ed by Martha Long, will act as host- esses to the representatives of the At- lanta Y. \V. C. A. The joint meeting of the girls' in- dustrial clubs will take place in the Murphey Candler Building, and will consist of a supper and a social hour followed by a period of general dis- cussion. The industrial girls from the Atlanta association have visited the campus coming during the fall, as guests of the Agnes Scott industrial group, for a tea and social hour. Mem- bers of the college group make weekly visits to the Y. W. C. A. building, meeting every Monday night with the Atlanta organization. Form Week To Follow Up Charm Week Mimeographed Sheets of Hints, Fashion Show, and Skits Stress Charm Callie Careless Makes Visit As a follow-up of Miss Elizabeth Osborne's series of talks and confer- ences on personal charm which came to a close last Friday, February 11, the Agnes Scott Chapter of Mortar Board is conducting a "Good Form Week" during February 16-20. During these five days, programs and other activi- ies are placing a special emphasis on appearance and campus etiquette and conduct. Mimeographed sheets with "hints to the wise and otherwise" on a great many subjects were distributed among the students on Tuesday to call atten- ion to various points of behavior. Miss Christie Gives Talk This morning, as a part of the ;hapel program, Miss Annie May Christie, of the English Department, continued and completed her talk of :he past school year on "Callie Care- less." Another feature of the "Good Form" program is the fashion show to be given tonight during after-dinner coffee in the Murphy Candler Build- ; ng. Mortar Board will continue the drive with skits on two other chapel programs during this week. The plans for this campaign have been borrowed from the Mortar Board Chapters of Pennsylvania State Col- ege and Pomona University, where they have been carried out with suc- cess in similar campaigns. MAID-OF-HONOR Wilson Wins Second Place In May Court Runner-up Accompanies Queen At Festival of "Comus" On May Day Malone and Steele in Court Frances Wilson who received the distinction of maid-of-honor to attend the queen, Lucile Dennison, at Agnes Scott's May Day this year. A. S. Students To Hear Mrs. Latady About Jobs On Tuesday, February 23, Mrs. La- tady, who is the employment mana- ger at Davison Paxon's department store, will give a talk at the meeting of the Applied Psychology class. This meeting will take place at 11:30 o'clock in Room No. 3 of Buttrick Hall. All outsiders are invited as well as the class itself, and any students who are particularly interested in ob- taining jobs, are urged to be present. Attendance at the lecture, and a meet- ing with Mrs. Latady may lead to an opening for a position. A talk by Miss Rannells, who is the Personnel Manager of Rich's Inc., is planned, and is expected to take place on Friday, February 19, at 2:30 o'clock. However, the arrangements for the talk are not definite as yet, and will be announced later. Emory Sponsors Peace Campaign By Mass Meeting As a part of the Emergency Peace Campaign, Emory University will sponsor on Friday, February 26, a joint meeting of college students, a banquet, and a mass meeting at Wesley Me- morial Church. The speakers for the evening will include Sherwood Eddy, well-known author of books on foreign and domestic situations; Dr. Maude Royden, London preacher, and Bishop Paul Kern. Students of Emory University and Agnes Scott College will assemble at 5:00 in the auditorium on the Emory campus for a joint meeting at which Mr. Eddy will give the address. Fol- lowing the meeting there will be a banquet, reservations for which may be made at a charge of fifty cents. At 7:3 0, Dr. Royden, Bishop Kern, and Mr. Eddy will speak at a mass meeting at Wesley Memorial Church, in a connection with the purpose of the Emergency Peace Campaign to build up public opinion against war. Juniors Celebrate At Annual Banquet The annual banquet at which Mor- tar Board entertained in honor of the junior class and their dates took place in Rebekah Scott dining hall on Sat- urday night, February 13. After the dinner the guests proceeded to the Bucher Scott gymnasium where Black- friars presented Philip Barry's play, "Spring Dance." The dining hall of Rebekah was decorated in the Valentine motif, fea- turing red and white table decorations with red crepe paper ladies holding the place cards. The tables were ar- ranged to form a "U". Officers of the class, Eliza King, president; Jane Turner, vice-president; and Mildred Davis, secretary, sat at the closed end of the "U", while at the other end was Bill Manley's orchestra. Members of Mortar Board served coffee after dinner. Those in the re- ceiving line were Fannie B. Harris, president of Mortar Board; Miss Nan- nette Hopkins, Dr. J. R. McCain, Eliza King, Miss Harriette Haynes and Miss Ellen Douglas Leyburn, fac- ulty advisors of the juniors. Ad Benson, '39, Speaks At Jacksonville School Adelaide Benson returned Monday morning from a trip to Jacksonville, Florida, where she represented Agnes Scott at the annual College Day at the Robert E. Lee High School there. College Day is the only day on which representatives from various colleges may speak at that high school, and as Adelaide graduated from there, she was chosen as the Agnes Scott repre- sentative. She made a five minute talk on the activities, sports, organizations, and college life at Agnes Scott. College Community to Celebrate Founder's Day With Annual Features; Broadcast, Banquet, Ball From the radio broadcast to the banquet, to the colonial minuet, and through the formal ball, Agnes Scott students will carry out the traditional celebration of Founders' Day, Febru- ary 22, to commemorate the birthday of George Washington Scott. The banquet, previously announced to take place in Bucher Scott gymna- sium, will instead be served in Re- bekah Scott dining hall. Isabel Mc- Cain, as George Washington, will pre- side. During the time of the dinner on the campus, which the boarders and several day students participating in the program will attend, the alum- nae and their husbands will partici- pate in the festivities by a banquet at an Atlanta club. Preceding the dinner, the twelfth annual Founders' Day broadcast will be on the air from 6:00 to 6:1) P. M. on WSB. Speakers will include Dr. J. R. McCain and Miss Nanette Hop- kins. At the conclusion of the banquet the ceremonies will continue in the Bucher Scott gymnasium with the minuet to be led by Isabel McCain and Martha Summers as George and Martha Washington. Those dancing the minuet are, ladies: Martha Sum- mers, Lucile Barnette, Rachel Shamos, Mary Malone, Frances Steele, Rachel Kennedy, Eloisa Alexander, and Mary Lib Morrow; men, Isabel McCain, Lu- cile Dennison, Charline Fleece, Marie Stalker, Julia Thing, Kathryn Bowen Wall, Frances McDonald, and Corne- lia Christie. Other famous colonials taking part are: Marie Stalker as Paul Revere, Alice Hannah as Daniel Boone, Lucile Dennison as LaFayette, Lucile Barnett as Betsy Ross, Nellie Margaret Gilroy as Patrick Henry, and Charline Fleece as Lord Cornwallis. Additional features of the holiday program will be after-dinner coffee served in the Murphy Candler Build- ing and a formal ball given by the Cotillion Club. This dance will close the schedule of gala events of Found- ers' Day. Phi Beta Kappa and Glee Club Show Maid of Honor's Wide Activities Frances Wilson, one of the three runncrs-up for the position of May Queen, will be maid of honor to the queen, Lucile Dennison, at the per- formance of Milton's Comus, which will take place on May 7. The two remaining candidates of the four chos- en in the student nominations from January 28 to February 1: Mary Ma- lone and Frances Steele, will act as members of the May Court. The May Day Committee will announce the complete list of the court, after a meeting held Tuesday, February 16, at which the votes will be counted for the ten remaining members. Artist's "Lops in Charm" Frances, whose home is Washington, D. C, is distinguished for her versa- tility. Last year, McClelland Barclay chose her as one of the eight most beautiful girls at Agnes Scott, saying of her, "She is my love of all the girls, I would like to know her most. She is top in charm and personality to me." Frances is one of the six newly elected members of Phi Beta Kappa, having made the honor roll through- out her career at Agnes Scott, and is program chairman on the Y. W. C. A. cabinet. Outstanding for Activities She has taken part in class activi- ties, being particularly outstanding in the stunts. In the Freshman stunt, a parody of the story of Cinderella, she was Sophia, the step-sister, and in the sophomore stunt, Revere the Soph, she played the part of "Why", the house president. Her musical tendencies are shown by the fact that she is in the glee club, and sang in the chorus of the light opera, "The Mikado," in her Freshman year, and in the two per- formances of "Pirates of Penzance" in her sophomore and junior years. Isabel McCain Leads Pro grant to Introduc<> Future Chapel Speakers To announce the Y. W. C. A. chapel speakers for the coming month and to introduce the general subject of Y. W. C. A. for the rest of the year, "Christ's Challenge to World Brotherhood," Isabel McCain con- ducted a worship program in chapel on Tuesday, February 16. This sub- ject is a continuation of the one em- phasized during the first of the year: "Christ's Challenge in Personal Liv- ing." Social obligations and privileges of Christians will be stressed in the fol- lowing talks: Joe Jacobs on labor, February 23; Dean Brazil on negro education in Atlanta, March 2; Dr.. Arthur Raper on race relations,. March 16; and Rev. Peter Marshall on facing one's life work, March 3 0. In keeping with this Y. W. C. A. theme, Earl Brewer, a student at Em- ory University, spoke at vespers Sun- day evening, February 14. His sub- ject was "Farm Tenantry in the South." Vesper programs in the near future will feature as leaders Suzy Andrain, Tami Okamura, Alpha Hulsey, and Jack McMichael. 2 THE AGONISTIC PUBLISHED WEEKLY Owned and published by the students of Agnes Scott College. Entered as Second Class Matter at Decatur, Georgia. Subscription price, $1.25 per year in advance. Single copies, 5c. Book Notes 1936 Member IQ37 Plssocided GoUe&ide Press STAFF Virginia Hill Editor Julia Sevtell Douglas Lyle Associate Editors Cora Kay Hutchixs Make-up Editor Alice Cheeseman Mary Frances Guthrie Feature Editors Jean Bailey Henrietta Blackwell Book Note Editors Helen Moses Elizabeth Furlow Current History Flora McGliri Sports Ed it or Mary Eleanor Steele Society Editor Mamie Lee Ratliff Club Editor Jane Dryfoos Business Manager f \ \ 1 Carithers Ad 1 ertising Manager Mary Lib Morrow Frances Belford Nell Hemphill Frances Castleberry Circulation Managers Reporters: Selma Steinbach, Cary Wheeler, Mil- lie Coit, Jane Moore Hamilton, Jacque Hawks, Mary Wells McNeil The Luxury of Study Contrary to youth's desire, imagination's de- light, and poet's counsel, there is no wisdom in burning one's candle at both ends. It is particu- larly unintelligent of members of a college com- munity, for we have professed a desire for study as the background of our time. We have wished for ourselves the opportunity of living four years as students, yet in the midst of those four years, or at the beginning, or almost at the end, we have forgotten the word "student" except, it seems, as it precedes the word "activities". It is in ac- tivities that we have arrogantly lighted both ends of our candle. We do not dare to advocate a college with no extra-curricular activities, though we venture to imagine that such an institution would not be at all uninteresting. We visualize it as a colony of scholars, bound together, not by an infinite num- ber of constitutions and meetings, but by the understanding and respect that exists among persons who are intensely interested in some- thing, who are sure, as it were, of their destiny. Such people would not make of their lives little mosiacs, gay, but bizarre, and as disillusioning as it may be trival. We do not advocate such a college ; for we re- cognize the obvious advantages of student groups. We believe, instead, that the individual must assume the responsibility of limiting her activities, must remember that she has the priv- ilege, with society's approval, of uplifting study, mosiacs, gay, but bizarre, and, as disillusioning as it may be, trivial. Hoffman, Malvina, Heads ami Tales, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1936, $5.00. "Have proposition to make, do you care to consider it? Racial tvpes to be modelled while traveling 'round the consisting of cameras, tins of model- ling clay, and tools. Their Odyssey was 'ong, covered much territory, and, like all real adventures, was fraught with many dangers not the least of which was the hostile suspicion with "Sound of Running Feet 9 ' We have long recognized the golden quality of those splendidly-suspended intervals that com- pose silence, but we are newly impressed when the lack of those intervals creates disturbance. There is a calm restfulness about the daily chapel exercises that does not disappear even w T hen im- periled by improper noises, by continued talking and tdoving of books by those attending chapel, and by the walking back and forth that reveals itself in sounds from the ceiling; but the noises annoy those who wish to participate in the chapel program, Nor are those, who know not how to observe quiet, missing from the vesper program, but are ( videnl by the sound of rushing about, forgetful of the Sunday evening services. The projection of one's noisy self is likewise unpleasant in persona] encounters. The tea house Eg a pkwse tot relaxation and refreshment, but not for complete abandon. The Murphey Candler Building is even more of an escape from routine, but an excessive amount of noise is able to inter- rupt club meetings. The most important place, however, which n tee htaa invaded, is the library. A building of usual quiet, the library accentuates even small noises. The whispers that are not those of the wind, are disillusioning to those enthralled in studv. Hut the most disconcerting of noises are the c licks of heels down the length of the library, the "sound of running feet." Once upon a time, not so very long ago, a little Irish girl dreamed of a onderful castle with golden towers and silvery fountains and crystal chandeliers and countless other exqui- site qualities. Within the jeweled walls of her dream castle there lived a prince, a princess, and all their court, reveling in the wonders of their fanci- ful existence. In reality, this little girl's fairy pal- ace was only a crude doll house made out of an old cigar box. But when she "grew up" and began to earn her own money as Colleen Moore, the ac- tre c s, she was able to see the fulfill- ment of her childhood dream. Now in its final perfection Colleen's Doll House is being taken around the world so that other dreamers may see it too. It will be on display at Rich's from February 2 5 th through March 4th. The admission fee of ten cents for children and twenty cents for adults is to be used for the benefit of the Tallulah Falls Industrial School. Nine years have been spent in as- sembling this fairy castle at the cost of nearly half a million dollars. It is nine feet square and fourteen feet high, and it has eleven magnificent rooms, a lofty entrance hall, and a magic garden. The great central hall has a floor of black onyx carved with tiny rose vines that wind up the golden pillars to the vaulted ceiling two stories high. Here on the ceiling are painted the fairy folk of Grimm and Hans An- dersen. Diminutive ivory tables placed about the hall support delicate carv- ines of other heroes and heroines of childhood. An aerial stairway floats upwards in two graceful curves. ines on every continent when they wished to make "another man" like the one posing for them. Heads and Tales is an autobiogra- phical travel book written in a whim- sical style by a great American sculp- tress, and has to recommend it, not only the qualities of any good non-fic- tion work, but also the "added attrac- tion" of offering worthwhile and un- derstandable information about sculp- ture and racial types, supplemented by numerous photographs as illustra- tions. world." That was the matter-of-fact, which they were regarded by Aborig- almost curt message which gave Mal- vina Hoffman an opportunity that even Michelangelo might have envied. Because she was one of the most out- standing sculptors in America, she was chosen by Field Museum in 193 0 for the thrilling task of making bronze statutes of more than one hun- dred racial types throughout the world for the museum's Hall of Man. And because she had courage, stamina, vi- sion, and a spirit of adventure, she accepted and made a success of her commission. Heads and Tales, as its title implies, is her supremely interesting account of the works of art she has created and the fascinating tales of adventure that accompanied their production. Miss Hoffman tells of her early years as an artist. She describes her years of study under Auguste Rodin, and Ivan Mestrovic, her friendship with Anna Pavlowa and Paderewski, and her work in the Balkans under Hoover following the war. Her narration of the hardships and sickness she under- went in the carrying out of her work is told in the humorous vein of a very cane and unassuming American wo- man rather than as the life story of a r uffering genius. She has set forth very clearly and amusingly the experi- ences of herself and her husband as they made their way into remote cor- ners of the world with their strange, cumbersome, and delicate equipment Atlanta to See Colleen Moore Dream Castle Frost, Robert, A Further Range. Sandburg, Carl, The People, Yes. The newest books of poetry which are expected by the library, as well as those already received, should afford pleasure to poetry lovers, ardent book collectors, and would-be poets alike. The most interesting of the new ar- rivals are A Further Range by Robert Frost, and Carl Sandburg's The Peo- ple, Yes. In a review published in the Atlanta Constitution, Miss Emma May Laney says rr The People, Yes by Carl Sandburg, is the most American book I have ever read. Its sweeping rhythm gives us, in 2 86 pages, all of America's unrest . . . Entirely different is A Further Range. The closeness to fact, the whimsical turn, the deep in- sight of these poems are familiar to Frost's readers . . .; they come from a man to whom years have given a serenity and a wisdom which contrast strikingly with the troubled restless- ness of The People Yes." We know Frost; we soon shall know Sandburg. But brief mention can be made of the other books which follow these leaders. There are Frost's From Snow to Snow, Robert Grave's Collected Poems 1930-1933, and Michael Rob- erts' New Signatures. There are A. E. Houseman's More Poems, Not So Deep As A Well, by Dorothy Parker, and Edna St. Vincent Millay's Wifte From These Grapes. These and other volumes equally fascinating should bring ecstasy to the poetry lovers, frenzy to the book col- lectors, and inspiration to the poets. Exchanges This Collegiate World (by Associ- ated Collegiate Press) : "You can't Park Here" signs on the campus of the Catholic Univer- sity of America are going to be obeyed or else! Annoyed at the frequent parking violations, the Chief of the Campus Police Force has listed the following dial ties: First offense: Air will be let out of one tire; Second offense Air will be let out of two tires; Third offense: Air will be let out of all tires. Rice Institute males battled for red- headed women before a recent dance for economic reasons. Different prices were set on the heads of the co-eds, depending on col- or, and on the night of the shuffle "hue-determiners" posted at the doors judged the hair color of each incom- ing female. Fellows who escorted "Sorrel-top- ped Susies" got two bits knocked off their admission price. Less fortunate I men who took brunettes got a fifteen To the right of the hall is the living ccnt rct j uct ; on , an( j tnc least lucky room with its murals depicting the who brought blondes got a ten-cent story of Cinderella. This room, too, "down " has a wonderful floor, one of rose quart/ inlaid with gold and bordered The Prince's library, however, sur- with carved ivory. It reflects the light passes all the other rooms in enchant- from the crystal and diamond chande- ment. Its fireplace is a copper fish lier whose electric light bulbs are net, and there are some andirons made scarcely larger than a grain of wheat, like bronze anchors. Over the fireplace The furniture here completes the in full relief Captain Kidd directs the splendor of the room, being made of burving of his pirate treasure. Snails, silver with the exception of the rose- shells, and seahorses lend their shape wood grand piano. (Continued on page 3, column 2) President Seeks Change In Federal Court System A thorough reorganization of the federal court system was the demand of President Roosevelt in his recent judiciary message which startled the country. In order that better justice may be secured he has recommended the following changes: 1. That the President should have the power to add a judge to any court in which there is a present judge who has not retired within six months after reaching seventy years of age. 2. That the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court should have the power temporarily to dis- tribute district and circuit judges to different areas to avoid congestion. 3. That no decision, injunction, or decree on any constitutional question should be promul- gated by any federal court without previous no- tice to the Attorney General of the United States, so that he may be able to present the case of the United States. 4. That there should be a direct and immedi- ate appeal to the Supreme Court from any in- ferior court which has decided a constitutional question, and all other matters should be put aside for such cases. Obviously, the President hopes to improve the courts in two ways. First, by injecting new and younger ideas into the conservative opinions of the court, he hopes to secure more cooperation with the progressive ideals of his administration. "Little by little," he said, "new facts become blurred by old glasses, fitted, as it were, for the needs of another generation; older men, assum- ing that the scene is the same as it was in the past, cease to explore or inquire into the present or the future." Secondly, he hopes to secure 4 quicker and more effective justice by relieving the present congestion of the district and circuit courts, and by other "hurry up" measures. The results of this move are not surprising, as it has brought to a head the bitter constitutional controversy of the last three years. First, the position of the Supreme Court as a body com- pletely aloof from political factions is threatened and the attention of all is centered on it. Then, Congress has been split into two bitterly opposed factions which are not divided by party lines. Many Democrats and other staunch supporters of the New Deal, such as Senator Norris from Nebraska, are among the opposition. But on the other hand, support has also come from unex- pected quarters. There are constitutional lawyers who declare such legislation would be an advis- able move. The country is anxiously awaiting the action of Congress and the Supreme Court. Will the President be able to overcome the worn-out tra- ditions of a century and a half or will "The Nine Old Men" retain their present authority? Kepertoire Book Suggests Coming of Ballets Busses Gray minarets rounded and pointed on top of long pink and red and purple buildings against a splashy blue are a suggestion of Colonel W. de Basil's Ballets Russes, which will come to Atlanta for three performances on Friday even- ing, February 26, and Saturday afternoon and evening, February 27. The colored structures form the cover of a repertoire magazine of the ballet. Inside are the pictures of the choreographer and dancers in portraits and in the intimate illustrations of their ballets. There are scenery and the quite- as-colorful story of the growth of the company. Colonel W. de Basil's work has been predomi- nantly among dancers. Selecting talented and trained persons who might, at the same time, be responsive to new developments in his ideas of choreography, Colonel de Basil chose sonic chil dren who were only twelve years old. Today, while his advanced company is making tours, a group of children from seven to twelve are re- ceiving training in Paris for the future ballet. Including (lancers, painters, ceo 1 posers, and conductors, the ballel is an international under- taking. Although there are a large number of Russians, there arc also dancers from no less than eight other countries, among whom are English. Americans, and Japanese. One of the most widely-acclaimed of the bal- lets is "Le Beau Danube", a character ballet based on the music of Johann Strauss and on the choreography of Leonide Massine. The story of a young soldier, a young girl, and a street dancer, the ballet treats of love, jealousy, and reconci- liation. Composed in 1923, "Le Beau Danube" has continued to be included in the repertoire, delighting audiences, sweeping them into the gaity of the Vienna Waltz. THE AGONISTIC 3 Ingenious Students Invent New Facts About Y.W.C.A< Though not exactly "The Voice of a Thousand People," as one student titled her sheet of answers, the recent Y. W. C. A. questionnaire gave evi- dence of the originality of 5 00 Agnes Scott students. The abbreviations of the associations with which Agnes Scott Y. W. C. A. is %i filiated offered numerous oppor- tunities for our eager students to im- provise answers. The W. C. S. F. (Women's Christian Student Federa- tion) was defined variously as "Wo- man's Christian Suffering Federation" and "Woman's Christian Southern Federation." N. I. C. C. (National Intercollegiate Christian Confedera- tion) was christened by one the "Na- tional International Country Council," \\ !uk it drew from another a surren- der in the hopeless and well-worn phrase, "Je ne sais pas." A deficiency in the field of geogra- phy revealed itself in the replies to the question of where Miss Emily Winn is a missionary. Though her station is really Korea, numerous stu- dents claimed that she carried on her work in China, Brazil, Asia, and even "Corea." Other dislocations occurred in the answers to the inquiry as to where the regional Y. W. C. A. con- ference is held. Though some girls did know that "Blue Ridge" was the answer, others suggested Emory, Uni- versity of Georgia, and Nashville. Suggestions for chapel and vespers were unusually numerous and ingen- ious. Among the chapel speakers re- quested were Peter Marshall (especial- ly), William Lyons Phelps, Dr. Butt- rick, Walter Pascal, and Ernest Rog- ers, and "some ministers besides Pres- bviemns." As for vespers, everyone shouted for more music and more fa- miliar songs and some for more lights to see these hymns. "More attend- ance" was another helpful suggestion. Bursts of spontaniety hinted at the original personalities of the questioned CLUB NEWS French Club The French Club will meet this afternoon at 4:3 0 in the Murphy Candler Building. German Club The German Club will meet at 6:00 this evening with the German Club of Emory. The two clubs will have dinner together in the cafeteria of the Emory campus, after which there will be a meeting which will fea- ture German songs and games. Cotillion Club Cotillion Club will meet Thursday, February 18, in the Murphy Candler Building at 5:00 with Jane Moore Hamilton, Catherine Ivie, and Toni Newton as hostesses. B. O. Z. B. O. Z. will meet Friday, Febru- m \ 19, at 7:00 in the Murphy Cand- ler Building. Slicks Bowling Center BOWL! For Health's Sake Healthful Recreation for Ladies and Men at Nom- inal Cost. "Bowling to Tell the Truth, Will Retain Your Form and Youth" For Reservations Call WA. 5622 20 Houston, N. E. ones, and made the returned sheets fairly sparkle with interest. When asked about vesper music, one girl answered, "I like two songs." Explain- ing why she did not attend vespers, another wrote, "I go home almost every week-end." One of the strang- est answers given at all was to the in- quiry, "Are white and colored Y. W. C. A.'s united?" The enlightening answer was, "I'm white." "Barkis is willing but I'm not over-anxious" was the remark which one literary-minded young lady wrote in reference to her desire to participate in programs. A crowning addition to one sheet was a weather forecast, predicting "fair and warmer." And to finish up the originality and ingenuity displayed in these questionnaires, one habit-en- slaved young thing wrote at the bot- tom of her page, "Pledge." ATLANTA TO SEE DOLL HOUSE (Con tinned from page 2, column 2) for the extraordinary chairs. The book cases are filled with volumes written especially for the Doll House by such famous authors as Louis Bromfield and Hendrick Van Loon. Most of these books are less than one inch square. Connected to the library by a little hallway is the chapel where a golden organ fills the room with worshipful music played through an elaborate electric system via remote control. There are more than a hundred keys, none of which are more than a six- teenth of an inch wide. Facing the organ and behind the altar is a mural of the Holy Night, a faithful copy of Correggio. By ascending the curving stairway in the central hall, the Prince and Princess reach their regal bedrooms. That of the Prince is Russian in type, done wholly in bronze with deep blue as the prevailing color. Marble and gold are used to decorate his bath. Two golden lions guard his throne-like tub while two reclining mermaids with scales of pure gold pour water con- stantly from their sea shells. The Princess' bedroom is light and dainty in comparison with the Prince's suite. From the mother-of-pearl floor and the cherubs floating upon the ceiling in a sea of pink clouds to the magic spinnet of carved ivory one gets the impression of infinite delicacy and charm. The Princess' bath is in jade with etched glass walls, crystal pillars, and silver cupids. Outside in the garden are fountains shooting streams of water towards the branches of the mother-of-pearl trees while a feathered nightingale blends his notes with those of the mellow organ within. These are only a few examples of "Comus" Inspires Wealth of Color In May Costumes The vast variety of characters in Milton's elaborate masque Com its gives the May Day costume committee an opportunity to revel in rich materials and quaint styles as well as to wor- ry their heads over period cos- tume books and tickle their imag- inations over ap- parel for such outlandish crea- rabble. The whole in the England of Charles I is represented in the masque, with lords and ladies of the court, peas- ants, shepherds, and shepherdesses, as well as the supernatural elements aris- ing from the superstitions of the time tures as Cosmus panorama of life rabbi e, Comus and his bewitched the nymphs, and the shades. The young lady, who is the chief figure in Comus, is to be dressed in a rose satin gown w i t h full skirt and m o d if i e d stomacher, wide laced collar, and full sleeves with cuffs. She will carry a hat which she loses and her brothers find when they are seeking to rescue from the magician Comus. These two brothers will wear gor- eeous cavalier suits in dull blue and dull rose, respectively. Their knee breeches will be trimmed with bows and their broad collars with lace, while their tall hats will bear the plumes so dear to the cavalier's heart. The mother and father of this no- ble trio, who receive them at Ludlow town after their escape from the evils of the forest, will be dressed more soberly than their children. The mother will wear a gown pat- terned like h e r (Continued on page 4, column 1) the amazing artistry and imaginative genius of the builders of Colleen Moore's Doll House, but they are suf- ficient to convince the most skeptical person that here is a real thing of beau- ty that the Doll House is truly "the most exquisite toy in the world." Meet Your Friends at Cox's Prescription Shop Between Paramount and Grand Theaters, Atlanta Good Food IS Good Health! You Can Depend On CAWTk 189-191 Peachtree St. Carrots and Rulers Support Renewed Search for Charm Carrots Up! Carrots to the right of us! Carrots to the left of us! What will become of us no- body knows! Charm has struck the campus and we just can't understand the things its ardent worshipers are doing. My dear, if you see Laura Steele suddenly jerk while poring over Directed History in the library, you can be sure that her ruler has done the trick. Now let us undulate our liquid lines over to Butt- rick, breathing deeply all the time. Here we find stately Amelia Nickels telling interested friends the results of her interview. She modestly whispers, "I'm all right," while Alice Taylor, who is the very essence of charm her- self, breaches disillusioned sighs, for Miss Osborne informs her that she is flat-chested. Hark! That must be Hannah swal- lowing another word. 'Tis rumored she will never be a president of a club. That must be the "refreshing" voice of Stalker we hear resounding over the quadrangle. Please note that the glints in Betty Willis' hair are the color of the chapel chairs. Who would have thought it? "Hottentottish" is the word that de- RUBIN'S Fashion Corner Peachtree At Ellis scribes Caroline Forman's hair. Quite appropriate any way. Not even the old graduates could escape the critical eye. Bert was told that since she had not graced her face with powder, now was no time to be- gin. Alas and alack her beige and green dress would look simply stun- ning on Ruby, who was also in earnest pursuit of charm. Miss Osborne is not only an author- ity on this elusive charm, but she knows the cure for Mutt Fite's rheu- matism. It seems that Martha has been neglecting her spinach. Pardon us for going Walter Win- chell on you, but who was the cour- ageous male who ventured forth to get the latest dope on charm in spite of the derision of his fellow profes- sors? Dr. Davidson says he has noticed a change in Mrs. Davidson already. Who knows but what we shall be changed women too, as soon as the gro- ceryman gets in some more carrots and the freshmen get going on their supply. Meet Me At MINER & CARTER DRUGGISTS Peachtree and Ellis Streets Phone WAlnut 4900 Atlanta, Ga. AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President 10 Day Presentation The Famous Houbigant Pageant of Perfume Designed and executed by that young artist, Millard Sheets, of "Great Ziegfeld" fame . . . displaying relics and museum pieces valued at $150,000 ... Six windows and the entire Toi- ] etries Department will be devoted to it. STREET FLOOR RICH'S 4 THE AGONISTIC Freshmen, Sophomores Win Fast Game Vs. Upperclassmen A. A. Welcomes Dorothy Fug- gitt, Prominent Atlanta Ref- eree, N. A. P. S. Coach Again leading the field of inter- class sports, the weekly basketball games entertained a few enthusiasts in- cluding Atlanta high school girls last Friday afternoon at 3:30 in the gym. With a close score, the freshmen de- feated the juniors 39-3 3, and the sophomores managed a victory over the seniors by one point, the score being 2 8-27. Both games began with recklessness, but by the halves the playing had calmed considerably. In the first half of the junior- freshman game, Robinson guarded un- usually well, and Williams again made a number of her brilliant goals. Car- son made one of the neatest baskets of the afternoon from the center court before the second half. In the last half the game was faster and more accurate, with Blackshear's playing outstanding. This game lacked the competition that spectators enjoy, there being too much "fight" in the freshmen. The senior-sophomore game began with more pep, but with as much reck- lessness, as the junior-freshmen game. The sophomore guarding was keen and confusing throughout to the senior for- wards. On the other hand the senior guarding was loose and defensive. Kneale and Stalker took honors for the senior team, Williams and Garner for the sophs. The latter game was close and the score shifted rapidly, but the barren balcony offered little inspiration for the splendid playing of which all four classes are capable. Basketball, as a major winter sport should attract more sports enthusiasts on the campus than the balcony could accomodate. Here's to more substantial crowds, and then to better games! Dot Fuggitt has come to the cam- pus as a professional coach to referee our weekly games. A graduate in physical education from California, she coaches the three-years-undefeated N. A. P. S. team. Her rigid referee- ing introduces welcome stimulation to better playing. Atlanta Peace Agencies Present Three Movies On Government Themes COM US HAS GAY COSTUMES {Continued from page 3, column 3) daughter's, but in the more somber shade of dark purple. The father will wear a suit of black trimmed with I white, in a style slightly less extreme than that of his sons. The peasant girls and shepherdesses who add color and liveliness to the sinister activity of Comus, will be at- tired in the quaint peasant costumes of the early seventeenth century. They will wear full skirts and black bodices laced over white puff-sleeved blouses. The committee is still in doubt about the aprons and are weighing carefully the respective merits od 'kerchiefs and milk-maid caps. The peasants and shepherds will wear rough leggings and long shep- herds' smocks in dark shades, blending with the brighter colors of their part- ners' skirts. The three companions of the lady, who protect her from harm and cheer Her spirits in the dark wood, will wear flowing Grecian costumes, as will the water nvmphs who free the lady from the evil spell of Conuis. Comus' rabble, people whom the ma- gician has bewitched by making them drink from his evil cup, are, by their grotesqucness, the most striking fig- ures in the masque. They will wear snake-like costumes of iridescent ma- terial, long and tight fitting, and on their heads will wear the heads of va- rious animals. In one scene of the masque they will carry flaming torch- es, and in another, sparkling wine- glasses. Comus, himself, the evil wizard who endeavors to turn the high-minded For the benefit of the local group of the United Automobile Workers of America the agencies and individuals which are connected with the Emer- gency Peace Campaign, presented a series of three sound pictures at the Fulton High School, in Atlanta, on Thursday evening, February 11. Subjects of the movies were varied and far-reaching, covering the present governmental, economic, and peace sit- uations in the United States. The first of the three movies was a government picture, called "The Plow That Broke the Plain," concern- ing the conservation of the soil. The second of the series, an animated car- toon, was entitled "Why," and its theme was the profit of the munitions makers. The third of the pictures, the title of which was "Millions of Us," was on the subject of unemployment and the labor organizations. The program was attended by a large audience of five hundred people, and Agnes Scott was well represented by seven day students and three teach- ers. Read, Write Letters, Chat With Friends At Y. W. Open House To have a friendly chat with one's friends, to hear the latest gos- sip, to get a bite of food, to sip a bit of coffee, to read a thrilling story, to dream of last night's date, to enjoy the best of music, to dis- cuss life's ups and downs, to settle the most perplexing of the world's problems, to enjoy being in inti- mate little groups, to have a really good time in a quiet way on Sun- day afternoons that's what Y. W. C. A. open house is for. It has happened before; it hap- pens every Sunday in the Murphy Candler Building; it can happen to you. A. S. C. Publishes 19 3 7 Catalogue With three of the year courses to be divided into courses of three quar- ters each, two to be given in two quar- ters, and one to be supplemented by two additional studies, the new 193 6- j7 Agnes Scott catalogue has come from the press. Astronomy appears as "General Astronomy," "The Solar System," and "The Stellar System;" sociology as "Social Problems," "Criminology," and "Social Pathology;" and physics as "Properties of Matter: Mechanics," "Sound, Heat, Light," and "Magne- tism and Electricity." The biology department will offer plant physiology in two quarters, as will the English department give "The History of the Novel." The two additional subjects appear in the Greek department as "Directed Study in Greek Epic, Lyric, or Dra- matic Poetry" and "Directed Study in Greek History or Philosophy." A. S. Club to Entertain At Bridge on Feb. 22 If you can wiggle your ears, you have a little of the ape-man in you, says Professor H. R. Hunt of Michi- gan State College. Pre-historic man had to wiggle his ears to sharpen his sense of hearing. Muscles employed in this action are a definite inheritance from him. lady to sin by his magic, is so impor- tant a character that the costume com- mittee is still debating about his at- tire. With so much thought upon his costume, he will probably be a fearful and a wonderful creature, completing the pageant of beautiful and grotes- que, colorful and sinister figures which will dance into the May Day Dell next May, to present that spec- tacle which delighted the eyes of king and court over three hundred years ago. Members of the A. S. Club will en- tertain at a bridge for the college on Monday afternoon, February 22, from three to five o'clock in the Murphy Candler Building. A general charge of five cents will admit all pleasure seekers to an afternoon of bridge and other games, and also to the floor- show in which torch singers and dan- cers will perform. With Compliments LOUIS ISAACSON Inc. "Furs of Fashion" Gifts For All Occasions Greeting Cards BINDER'S GIFT SHOP 117 Peachtree St. Taylor's Prescription Shop ( nr. IVachtree and Cain Street PhM Walnut 2897 Atlanta BO WEN PRESS COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS AND RIBBONS Blotters Note Paper Poster Paper Office Supplies 421 Church St. De. 0976 Decatur, Ga. You Can Come to Us or Wo Will Go to You We are as close to you as your telephone. HARRISON'S PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 WALTER BALLARD OPTICAL CO, DISPENSING OPTICIANS Three Stores 105 Peachtree Street (Clock Sign) Medical Arts Bldg. (382 Peachtree St.) Doctors Bldg. (480 Peachtree St.) ATLANTA, GA. Badminton Gains Popularity As Tournament Approaches Similar to Tennis, Ancient Game Began in East; Reached U. S. in 1870's The coming badminton tournament on the campus has aroused unexpected interest in the history and the method of this newly popular game. In the Orient, some centuries ago, there existed a game similar to this, which drifted through India by way of enthusiastic English sportsmen into England. Here it took the name of badminton from Babminton, the seat of the Duke of Gloucester. In the late 1870's, badminton reached the United States, to be appreciated only in the east until its recent appearance in ac- tive sports. Authorities agree that this unusual game now has a firm and per- manent position of popularity in this country, much to the delight of all who have played it. The equipment of badminton in- cludes a very light, slender racket, a feathered ball weighing about eighty grams, and called a shuttlecock, and a raised tennis net. The rules are similar to those of its sister sport, tennis. The court is much smaller, though marked like a tennis court. Enthusiasts of the game find it easy to adapt tennis rules and scor- ing, but a thorough review of the rules is desirable. Some of the most important rules in the way of "knotty points," included in a badminton pamphlet published by the General Sportscraft Company of New York, are: An attempted serve, if missed* doesn't count as a fault, yer it the "bird" is touched, a faultv serve is t h e re to re d e 1 i v e r ed . M. Matthews to Edit, E. Hutchens to Manage Freshman ( lass Edition Elected by a written ballot of their class at a meeting held after chapel Friday, February 12, Mary Matthews and Eleanor Hutchens will be editor- in-chief and business manager, re- spectively, of the freshman edition of the Agonistic. The paper, the last m the series of the class issues, will conic out Wednesday, February 24. Mary has announced her editorial staff as including, as associate editor, Betty Alderman; as make-up editor, Henrietta Thompson; as feature edi- tor, Mary Louise Dobbs; for current history, Louise Hughston; tor clubs. Maty Reins; for book-notes, Evclvn Baty; for alumnae, Margaret 1 [opkinSJ for society, Frances Hampton; and for sports, Ruth Eyles. Mary graduated from the Girls' High School in Atlanta, where during her senior year she was president of the student body and literary editor of the school paper. Eleanor is from Huntsville, Ala. Uirndls gay peasant dresses that hail From Salzburg 13* Thank Austria for this quaint fashion. Thank Davison's for rushing you these flattering adap- tations to enliven your Spring dating season "BISY BEE" DIRNDL. Shirred peasant skirt. Bees buzzing on Raspberry, brown or navy grounds. SiZftfl $13.95 ni/.Zi DAISY" DIRNDL. Prim Engiih dai*i on navy or black silk crepe. Rows of shirring at the waist. Sizes 9 to 17. $10.95 mi: .n mok sum-, third ii.ook DAVISON-PAXCN CO. atiakta affiliated with maty* *km UotA^ Exam Cram VOL. XXII AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1937 Holiday Hooray NO. 15 Eight Players Make Varsity In Basketball Four Sophomores Make Team; Two Freshmen, One Junior, Senior To Meet Sub-Varsity Mar. 2 Receiving recognition for outstand- ing work in basketball this year arc the following members of the varsity- team, chosen Tuesday, February 23, by the varsity council: forwards Elizabeth Blackshear, Jean Williams, Elizabeth Williams, and Mary Evelyn Garner; guards Estelle Cuddy, Marie Stalker, Jane Moses, and Mary Eleanor Steele. Members chosen for sub-var- sity team arc as follows: forwards Mary Kneale, Virginia Milner, Anne Thompson, Primrose Noble; guards Alice Taylor, Polly Ware, Frances Robinson, and Jane Moore Hamilton. Members of both teams are chosen for their skill, interest in the game, good sportsmanship, and team work. At the last regular game on Friday night, February 19, members of all four teams voted for six girls who were not on their team for varsity. Then the varsity council, composed of Misses Llewellyn Wilburn, associate professor of physical education; Elisa- beth Mitchell, assistant in physical education; Elizabeth F. Jackson, asso- ciate professor of history; Blanche Miller, instructor in biology; Franc?s Wilson, and Marie Stalker, voted on them finally. On Tuesday night, March 2, the Y.irsiiv and sub- varsity teams will pl.u i he final game of the season, ex- cept for the "brown jug" contest to be held March 5. Miss Frances Keller, from the Y. W. C. A., will referee the game. Mr. Raper Speaks About Exploitation "We have failed to apply the Chris- tian rule of 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,' " said Mr. Arthur Raper, Professor of Sociol- ogy, when he spoke in chapel yester- day. His talk on "Christ's Challenge in Economic and Social Life" was one of the features of Y. W. C. A.'s pro- gram for this year. In his discussion Mr. Raper empha- sized the white race and exploitation. One of his main topics was the ex- ploitation of natural resources. "We are taking out of the land more than we put into it," he said. Among other things that white people are using for their own gain are: ideals, places, peo- ple, and time. The wealthier nations, especially, are selfish about their ad- vantages, and refuse to help one an- other. They arc even exploiting the exploiters, by which he means that there is extensive use of the "soak the rich" policy. If this dissension among the mem- bers of the white race does not cease, according to the speaker, the race will be annihilated by floods, droughts, and other distressing conditions result- ing from exploitation. Future Attractions and Distractions Sir Herbert Ames Speaks to Atlantans Lecturer To Talk On Current Events At Emory, Tech, Agnes Scott Sir Herbert Brown Ames, noted au- thority on present social and economic conditions, will visit Agnes Scott campus March 24-2 5. During his stay here he will conduct discussions on current events in history classes and will talk in the evening in chapel. He has had experience in interna- tional affairs as First Treasurer of the League of Nations, 1919-1926, and is a former member of the Canadian Dominion Parliament. Since 1929, Sir Herbert Ames has been connected with the Carnegie Endowment for In- ternational Peace as a lecturer. During the week March 22-29 he will visit the various colleges in At- lanta, lecturing at Emory, Georgia Tech, and Agnes Scott. The subjects of his talks have not been announced, but will probably be on some phase of social and economic conditions. Miss Carrie Scandrett Attends Meet of Deans Miss Carrie Scandrett, assistant dean, was in New Orleans February 17-20 at the National Convention of the Association of the Deans of Wom- en, one division of the American Council of Guidance and Personnel Associations. The theme of the con- ference was Looking Toward camore St. Decatur WEIL'S 10c STORE Has Most Anything You Need R. E. BURSON'S SHOE SHOP 307 East College Avenue Call DE. 3333 We'll Do the Rest! Meet Your Friends at Cox's Prescription Shop Between Paramount and Grand Theaters, Atlanta I. McCain, M. Summers Preside Over Banquet {Continued from page 1, column 2) "So sorry, Georgie I must decline on ants To make war Gee! They beat us too in France!" George then introduced the eloquent Patrick Henry, otherwise Nellie Gil- roy, who eloquently replied: "Eight score and several years ago In a curious situation, I made a speech on George III That rocked the entire nation. Although my fame reached near and far, I failed, old Uncle Sam; For when I cried, 'Give me lib- erty!' I forgot to move my diaphragm." Then, last but not slowest, came Paul Revere, Marie Stalker, who thrilled the audience with: Society News Parties in Atlanta claimed Mary Reed Hendricks, Carolyn DuPre, and Myrl Chafin, who went to the A. T. O. formal dance at Tech on Satur- day; Bee Merrill and Mary Venetia Smith, who went to the A. K. K. dance at Emory, Saturday; Sue Bryan, who went to the A. T. O. affair at Emory. Strat Sloan went to the S. A. E. house at Tech, Sunday, and to the swimming party given by the O. D. D.'s, Saturday. Mette Williamson, Charlotte Golden, Marlise Torrance, and Kay Kennedy went to the quad- rille dance given by the Tech Gamma Phi Delta's at Peachtree Gardens, Wednesday. Several girls spent the holiday at other schools. Mildred Joseph went to Converse College in Spartanburg, S. C; Adelaide Benson visited at the University of Florida; and Mette Wil- liamson, Jane Luthy, Nell Pinner, Mary McPhaul, Ellen Stuart, and Martha Summers went to Athens to the University of Georgia. The Mid- Winter Dances at Davidson were at- tended by Rebecca McCree. J. Thing entertained M. L. Mor- row, D. Jester, and P. Wheatley; C. DuPre, F. Morgan and M. Reed; F. Robinson, P. Noble; A. Howell, P. Fairly, H. Hassell, J. Austin, M. Doug- las, G. Erwin; M. A. Green, T. R. Blackmon and M. P. Brown; C. A. G. Tazewell; C. Carmichael, J. Porter, C. Wheeler, M. E. Whetsell, and M. Hollingsworth; F. Wade, E. Cuddy, K. Toole, K. Kennedy, and S. Moss; M. Willis, L. Cairns, V. Cadwell, C. Fleece, E. Alexander, and M. Gilles- pie; and F. Steele, J. Gracey. "Down the road at breakneck speed Rode Paul Revere on his trusty steed. Are the British coming; is there some disaster? No, he's gone to borrow a mustard plaster!" HOMEFOLKS' GRILL "Your Home Away From Home" The Best Place To Eat 119 E. Ponce de Leon Decatur, Ga. Phone DE. 9275 BAILEY BROTHERS SHOE SHOP 142 Sycamore St. Decatur, Ga. DRY CLEANING SPECIAL 3 for $1.00 DECATUR LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING CO. AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President Faithful Freshmen Finish; Sacrificing Seniors Smile Lack of Carrel Space, Work of Binders Baffle Freshmen; Fulton's "College Life" First in Race; Miss Hanley Ignores Rush The day the freshmen add "finis" to their last research paper will see three groups of happy people the fac- ulty, the upperclassmen, and the fresh- men themselves. The faculty and sen- iors will again have access to the car- rels and second tier of books; the freshmen will have passed one of the milestones in their progress towards those coveted first two letters of the alphabet. Balls, Basketball Fill Gvm Floors Beauties Show Brawn in Sport; Stunts Share Stages With Plays Were Agnes Scott College a com- plete community in itself, it could have a no more ideal community house than the Bucher Scott gymnasium. That building is used for everything from a "mess hall" to a ballroom. The only thing it lacks, in fact, is a big, open fireplace. First, there are the ordinary uses, for which the basement harbors the swimming and individual gym classes, and for which the main floor is filled at one part of the day with grim bas- ketball players, then with dainty nat- ural dancers, and finally with rhyth- mic tap dancers. The gym was a "mess hall" when, after the first hike this year, the girls had to eat there because of rain, and also during the junior banquet. It is the auditorium for Blackfriar's plays. Mardi Gras, with all its glamour, is celebrated in the gym. There, fresh- men and sophomore scenery commit- tees carry on mysterious plans for the stunt. And it is there that the bril- liant reception, and Thanksgiving and Founders' Day balls are held. EMILY'S KNIT SHOP Yarns Instructions By Appointment 220 Ponce de Leon Place DE. 0328 Amusing and surprising have been the experiences. Some got side-track- ed, like Jane Knapp whom her friends found reading an article called "Fac- ulty Husbands." The freshmen stumb- led into trouble in their last papers, however, for many of the periodicals were at the binder's. When she dis- covered that the magazine most neces- sary to her had been sent off, Henri- etta Thompson immediately set out for the Carnegie Library where she heard, "I'm sorry, the Yale Rciicic that you want is at the binder's." Edith Stover was seen madly search- ing for a certain book in the stacks. "I've got to find that Literary Di- gest," she moaned. "I didn't finish a joke in it yesterday." And one bright pupil spent two afternoons looking for a certain volume which had been lost two years. There is really a race to the library to get those five precious copies of Fulton's College Life. One day Anne Ansley was lucky enough to get one, but every time she started to read someone punched her and said, "Anne, is that Fulton's?" Finally Elizabeth Davis saved the day by printing: "I have a Fulton. It is promised to three people." She pinned it on Anne's back and Anne finished her work in peace. As for Miss Hanley, who considers that the freshman class has done un- usually well, research papers have not claimed her time. Only a pet fern and a stray yellow Persian kitten have done that. Eat and Drink at the COLLEGE AVENUE PHARMACY 724 W. College Ave. DE. 2527 LEWIS SEED STORE "Where Your Patronage Is Appreciated" 151 Sycamore St. Decatur, Ga. BO WEN PRESS COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS AND RIBBONS Blotters Note Paper Poster Paper Office Supplies 421 Church St. De. 0976 Decatur, Ga. MUSE'S The Style Center of the South Announces NEW SPRING FASHIONS 4 THE AGONISTIC Freshman Team Defeats Seniors For Championship Sophomores Overcome Juniors To Win Second Place in Basketball Club News Winning from the seniors with a score of 3 8-3 0, the freshman team became the champion basketball play- ers of the four classes Friday night, February 19. The sophomores also defeated the juniors in an overwhelm- ing victory of 43-11 which leaves the sophomores in second place. The first quarter of the sophomore- junior game was slow because of many pauses for free shots won by fouls on both sides. In the second quarter, the sophomores played fast enough to make up for the first, and carried the juniors off their feet. Meg Garner's long goals were particularly notewor- thy. The freshmen played their usual good game with some very pretty passes, but the seniors offered plenty of competition to keep the game live- ly. Virginia Milner made numerous goals, scoring 22 points. Miss Frances Keller, secretary in charge of health education at the Y. W. C. A., and recognized as one of the best referees in Atlanta, refereed. The game between the varsity and sub-varsity teams will be played Tues- day night, March 2. Line-ups were: Freshmen (3 8) Seniors (30) R.F. Cary (1) L.F. McCain (9) C.F. Kneale (20) R.G. Stalker (2) L.G. Summers C.G. McDonald Pi Alpha Phi met with its new I Members of the local Alpha Delta members Februarv 18 at 7:00 o'clock chapter of Eta Sigma Phi enjoyed the in the Murphey Candler building. A reading of two interesting papers on debate on the proposed change in the ; classical subjects at their monthly Supreme Court was given by Mary meeting on Monday, February 15. Frances Guthrie and Esther Byrns. j Miss Narka Nelson, assistant profes- The initiation of new members was in ! sor of Latin, read a paper entitled the form of debates in which each of "Dux Femina Facti," which told in the girls had to represent a faculty an entertaining and enlightening way member. of the part played by famous women in Rome, particularly during the days The Blackfriars will have a meeting of the Republic. Laura Steele then March 2, at which group I, headed by | read an article in which the influence Kathrvn Bowen Wall, and group II, cf the famous legend of Orpheus and headed by Caroline Carmichael, will Eurydice was traced in subsequent lit- present short plays. The plays to be j erature, art, and music. presented by groups I and II respec- tivelv are: "A Woman of Character" ~, & ft? and ric china Pig." Secretary oj Lin tan College Entertains High School Girls With Annual Party Students From Decatur, Atlanta Girls' High Participate In Swimming At a meeting of the Pen and Brush club on Thursday, February 18, the members sketched Betty Ann Stewart, dressed in a taffeta evening dress and a blue velvet cape. The club is plan- ning to have a talk on art given by Mis Louise Lewis and to hike to sev- eral places that the members wish to sketch. B. O. Z. will meet Friday night, February 2 6, at 7:00 o'clock in the Murphey Candler building. Giddy Er- win and Hibcrnia Hassell will serve. Milner (22) Williams (12) Carson Ware Moses Moffett Substitutions Freshmen, Slack (4), Reins; Seniors, Taylor. Sophomores (43) Juniors (11) W illiams (18) R.F Garner (22) L.F ( .umichacl ( 1 ) C.F. Gondoliers Invade Agnes Scott Campus (Continued from page 1, column 5) gondoliers rule in pompous state. Sud- denly, one day, the Grand Inquisitor appears to announce the Queen of Bar- live, ataria. He also expresses his feeling that one of the gondoliers is the king. The horrified wives gasp. Who is mar- ried then? The gondoliers, the Queen, and the wives start to discuss the curious sit- uation. The foster-mother appears at the critical time to disclose the true king as the Duke's aide. The Duke's daughter and the aide are united as the King and Queen of Barataria, much to the relief of the two puzzled gondoliers and their pretty little wives. Talks on Citizenship Captain Arthur Cundy, of Bir- mingham, Alabama, International Sec- retary of Civitan, spoke informally in chapel Thursday, February 18, on the subject of citizenship. He particular- ly stressed the importance discipline plays, not only in military life, but in every-day life. Captain Cundy continued his speech by asking a senior why she came to college. Next, he pointed out Ann Worthy Johnson, who replied that she came to college to learn how to earn a living. That answer, though wrong, is, according to Captain Cundy, the one generally given by students. "You come to college," he said, "to learn to Noble (5) Coit (2) Blackshcar (4) King Allison Robinson mores, Purnell, Cuddy R.G. Steele L.G. Chceseman C.G. Substitutions Sopli I 1. 1 mil ton. Referees, Miss Frances Keller and Miss Bee Miller. Scorer, Mutt Fite. Timekeeper, Kathryn Patton. Agnes Scott Glee Club Will Present Operetta {Continued from page 1, column 5) Mr. Johnson says that the soloists this year are the best group he has worked with since they include the He then spoke about the process of becoming a citizen of the United States, and pointed out that most na- tive-born citizens did not know the facts required of a foreigner. He il- lustrated his point by asking the audi- ence some of the questions asked him (.n his citizenship examination. That Agnes Scott has a definite charm for Decatur and Atlanta Girls' High is proved by the fact that about 80 of them braved the rain Friday, February 19, to tour the campus and become acquainted with the various activities. Miss Alberta Palmour, Hen- rietta Thompson, and Ruth Slack planned the entertainment. After Douglas Lyle, assisted by a few freshmen boarders, served punch and cookies in the Anna Young Alum- nae house, the guests made a tour of the campus under the guidance of Mary Elizabeth Leavitt, Jane Knapp, Katherine Patton, and Caroline For- man. From 4:30 until 5:00 o'clock they were entertained in the gym by a swimming and diving exhibition given by Carolyn Forman, Ruth Slack, Mary Johnson, Virginia Milner, Ann Worthy Johnson, and Nell Echols. Marie Stalker acted as master of cere- monies of the exhibition, after which a few of the guests took a dip. From 5:15 until 6:00 o'clock the visitors entertained themselves in the Murphey Candler building by dancing, and playing ping-pong or pool. Be- cause of the rain they ate informally MIRROR of SPORTS "Ha! Ha! Ha! You and me. Little brown jug, how I love thee!" That will be the campus refrain on March 5 at 5:50, the time of the an- nual basketball tournament between teams of each dormitory, the faculty, the alumnae, Decatur day students, and Atlanta day students. The prize for the winning team will be the fa- mous "little brown jug," an acquisi- tion which, though useless to a Hot- tentot, is nevertheless m much coveted. Last year, the Faculty- Alumnae team won it. According to Ellen Little, president of the Tennis Club, there will be two singles tournaments this spring. Be- sides the usual school tournament, there will be one between the members of each class. The best players from each class will be allowed to partici- pate m the school tournament to de- termine the school champion. Registration for spring sports will be held March 4, and 6. The sports to be offered are archery, riding, golf, tennis, swimming, and May Day prac- tice. The new courses will begin al ter spring holidays. around the fires in the Murphey C.md ler building instead of outside, as had been planned. tenor voice of Paul Overbey and the baritones, Walton Bobo and Don White. Richard Smoot, who takes the comic part of the Duke, has appeared in similar roles in former operettas on the campus. FAIRVIEW GREENHOUSES When you think of folks back home, think of us! 740 E. Lake Dr. DE. 3300 L. D. Adams and Son Lingerie, Spring Sox, Hosiery Decat ur You Can Come to Us or We Will Go to You We are as close to you as your telephone. 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GA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1937 NO. 16 Trial System Of Class Cuts Inaugurated Administration Grants Privilege After Students Agitate For Ten Years Plan Outlined By Faculty After nearly agitation, the ten years of student administration has adopted as an experiment for next quarter a cut system, the plan for which was outlined by a faculty com- mittee consisting of Dean Nannette Hopkins, and Professors Lucile Alex- ander, Mary Stuart MacDougall, Rob- ert Holt, Philip Davidson, and S. G. Stukes. Following is the committee's recommendation, adopted by the fac- ulty on February 23: I. That students on the honor roll be given the privilege of unlimited cuts except that class attendance is required at the last meeting of each class before, and the first meeting af- ter, a holiday. Excuses for absences on these days will be granted only ( 1 ) upon presentation of a physician's certificate of illness lasting a week or more, or (2) for other providential reasons. Honor students who take cuts at times mentioned above (unless ex- cused automatically) lose the privilege of unlimited cuts. II. That all students be given the privilege of one cut per credit hour per quarter in each course, with the following exceptions: ( 1 ) Students on the ineligible lists for freshmen and upper classmen. (2) Students who have been offi- cially warned regarding their acade- mic work. III. Every absence shall count as a cut except that excuses shall be accep- ted: ( 1 ) Upon presentation of a phy- sician's certificate of illness lasting a week or more, or (2) For other providential causes. Attendance is required at the last meeting of each class before, and the first meeting after, a holiday. Excuses for absences on those days will be granted as above. Students who take cuts at these times will automatically lose the privilege of the cut system. Attendance at a regularly scheduled {Continued on page 3, column 3) Mr. Davidson Has Essay in New Book Professor Philip Davidson, of his- torv, has written an essay on Claude Halstead Van Tyne, to appear in a book of essays on American historians which the University of Chicago press is publishing. Mr. Van Tyne, a Pulitzer prize win- ner, was head of the department of historv at Michigan from 1903 until 193 0, the year of his death. He wrote five books on the American Revolu- tion; the last one, which appeared in 1930, won for him the Pulitzer prize. Noted Speakers, Art Exhibits? Musicales Feature Sixth Annual Alumnae Week-End Etchings and Concert Illustrate "Arts and Sciences' As Theme An art exhibit, an illustrated dis- cussion of etchings, and music by the Agnes Scott string ensemble are added features of alumnae week-end which help carry out the theme "The Arts and Sciences." The art program in- cludes an exhibit to be held on the third floor of the library, containing works of Miss Louise Lewis, instructor in art at the college, and both a dis- cussion and display of etchings by Miss Mary Wallace Kirk, past presi- dent of the Alumnae Association. Miss Kirk, a trustee of Agnes Scott, has studied etching in New York un- der well known teachers and has her own studio in her home. Her special subject is the tumble-down negro cab- in of the south, now rapidly disap- pearing. Since her home is in Ala- bama, she has been able to get her ma- terial from real life. The paintings of Miss Lewis to be exhibited are done in various media of water color, oil, and tempera. The subjects range from landscape to still life. Miss Lewis's latest work will be shown here for the first time. The string ensemble, which is un- der the direction of Mr. C. W. Dieck- mann, professor of music at Agnes Scott, is made up of fifteen members from the faculty and student body. Among others, the ensemble will play two familiar selections, The Swan by Saint Saens, and the intermezzo from CaiaUeria rusticana, by Mascagni. Nell Hemphill, accompanied by the string ensemble, second piano, and organ, will play the first movement of Schu- mann's concerto. The art exhibitions will be open from 9:30-3:30 on Friday, and 9:30- 1:30 on Saturday. Miss Kirk will give her lecture on "Etchings" Friday from 10:30-1 1:30. The string ensemble will play Saturday morning from 10:00-10:30. Students are invited to attend all these programs. Speakers on Peace Here for Program Outstanding speakers, including Miss Maud Royden, Bishop Kern, and Dr. W. A. Smart, appeared in a series of lectures sponsored in Atlanta by the Emergency Peace Campaign Fri- day and Saturday, February 26 and 27. Friday afternoon at five-thirty, Dr. W. A. Smart, of Emory, spoke at the first meeting, which was held on the Emory campus. He also spoke at the meeting on Friday evening, which was held at the Wesley Memorial Church, and at which Miss Maud Royden, of England, and Bishop Kern were also featured speakers. Bishop Kern spoke again at a meeting held Saturday. Sherwood Eddy and Dr. Sam Frank- lin, who were scheduled to speak at these meetings, were unavoidably pre- vented from attending. Glee Club to Give "The Gondoliers" Against (ray Venetian Street Scene Beautifully painted, realistic scen- ery of a Venice street, colorful cos- tumes, gay Spanish dances accompan- ied by castanets are outstanding fea- tures of The Gondoliers, famous Gil- bert and Sullivan light opera to be presented by the Agnes Scott glee club under the direction of Mr. Johnson in the Bucher Scott gymnasium Friday and Saturdav at 8:30 o'clock. The scenery, which is unusually artistic, was designed by Mr. Glen C. James; and among the unique and interesting properties is a real gondola. The dazzling Italian costumes to be worn by the entire cast, consisting of 5 5 people, were obtained from Van Homes', in Philadelphia. The folk dances, planned by Miss Eugenie Do- zier of the physical education depart- ment, are a gavotte and the cachuca. Those taking part in the former are Amelia Nicklcs, Tony Newton, Paul Overby, and Walton Bobo; in the lat- ter, Rachel Kennedy, Tony Newton, Ruth Tate, Frances Steele, and Eliza- beth Warren. DR. HARMON CALDWELL Courtesy Atlanta Journal Committee Plans Program Members of the committee on ar- rangements for alumnae week-end are: Misses Lucile Alexander, Florence Smith, Carrie Scandrett, Louise Girar- deau, Annie Lloyd Liggin, Lulu Ames, Alice McDonald, Kenneth Maner, and Mesdames E. K. Davis, B. R. Adams, H. G. Edwards, W. B. Matthews, Ar- mand Hendee, W. E. DuPre, C. D. Fowler, J. A. North, Richard Seaborn, F. L. Walker, and C. W. Hamilton. Judges to Award Agonistic Prize To Best Edition Copies of the four class issues of the Agonistic were mailed last week to the five judges who will base their deci- sions on news stories, features, editor- ials, make-up, originality, and busi- ness management. The judges are Mr. John E. Drewry, director of the Hen- ry Grady School of Journalism, Uni- versity of Georgia; Mr. William T. Wynn, of the English department at the Georgia State College for Women; Mr. John D. Allen, professor of jour- nalism at Mercer University; Mr. Ray- mond B. Nixon, professor of journal- ism at Emory University; and Miss Annie May Christie, assistant profes- sor of English and instructor in jour- nalism at Agnes Scott. The annual class contest, conducted during the month of February, closed last Wednesday with the publication of the freshman edition, headed by Mary Matthews, editor, and Eleanor Hutchens, business manager. Editors and business managers of the other papers were: senior, Margaret Watson and Kitty Jones; junior, Carol Hale and Joyce Roper; and sophomore, Vir- ginia Hill and Jane Dryfoos. The Agonistic cup will be awarded the editor of the winning paper as soon as the decisions of the judges are re- ceived. Last year the cup was won by Hortense Jones, editor, and Frances Robinson, business manager, of the sophomore edition. Elections Schedule Popular nominations March 2 5. Posting of popular and commit- tee nominations March 29. Elections April 1-2. Nominations of class officers and student government representatives Saturday, April 3. Flections Thursday, April 8. Alumnae Revisit Campus For Annual Reunion On March 5-6 Alumnae will return to the campus this Friday and Saturday to observe the sixth annual alumnae week-end, which features this year such promi- nent guest speakers as Dr. Harmon Caldwell, president of the University of Georgia; Dr. William Gilmer Per- ry, professor of English at Georgia Tech; and Dr. Haywood J. Pearce, Jr., professor of history at Emory. Talks by Professor Robert Holt, of the chemistry department, and Dr. J. R. McCain; exhibits of art works by Miss Mary Wallace Kirk and Miss Louise Lewis, of the Agnes Scott art department; dedication of the Armi- stead and Hearon memorial rooms in the library; a program by the string ensemble under the direction of Mr. C. W. Dieckmann; and the perform- ance of "The Gondoliers" by the glee club form a part of the program. Mrs. C. W. Dieckmann is general chairman. Dr. Caldwell, who comes to the col- lege for the first time as a speaker, will talk on Saturday from 11:30 to 12:30 on "Trends in Modern Legisla- tion." Since he was dean of the law school at Georgia before being presi- dent, Dr. Caldwell is particularly well- fitted to speak on a subject that is so pertinent at the present time. Both Dr. Perry and Dr. Pearce have spoken on former alumnae week-end programs; they are returning this year by special request. Dr. Perry, talking on "The Modern Novel," will speak from 11:30 to 12:30 on Friday; and Dr. Pearce, with his subject "The Treaty of Versailles in Retrospect," will speak from 10:30 to 11:30 on Saturday. Professor Robert B. Holt, head of the chemistry department at Agnes Scott, will talk Friday morning at 9:30. May Court is Selected for Animal Fete Committee Names Girls From Nominations Made By Student Body Dancers Chosen by Try-outs Mary Kneale Will Preside at Meet Mary Kneale, as president of the Georgia Athletic Federation of Col- lege Women, will head the athletic conference of that organization at the University of Georgia, March 5-7. The theme of the convention is to be "Stimulants in Athletics", and will feature discussions on such subjects as recreational games; tournaments and meets; value received from national conferences and sport camps; and evaluation and analysis of one's own college W.A.A. Anne Thompson and Jane Dryfoos are Agnes Scott's representatives from the Athletic Association, and will be in charge of the discussion of the value received from national conferences and sport camps. Other colleges sending delegates to the conference will be G. S.'w. C, G. S. C. W., Statesboro, Shorter, Wes- leyan, University of Georgia, and Southwestern. At a meeting yesterday afternoon the May Day committee completed the selection of the members of May Court and the cast for the presentation of John Milton's Comus, to be given on Saturday, May 4. The following girls were chosen for the court: Eloisa Alexander, Susan Bryan, Myrl Chafin,*Jane Moore Ham- ilton, Rachel Kennedy, Martha Mar : shall, Nancy Moorer, Mary Reins, Aileen Shortley, Alice Taylor, Grace Tazewell, and Kay Toole. They were selected by the committee from nomi- nations made by the student body. Mary Malone and Frances Steele were automatically included in the court as a result of having been nominated for May Queen. Attended by the court and by Frances Wilson, maid of honor, Lucile Dennison will preside as queen over the festival. The members of the cast were se- lected on the basis of try-outs held last Tuesday. Those included are: Comus, Charline Fleece; the lady, June xMatthews; attendant spirit, Ruth Tate; the lady's two brothers, Marie Stalker and Anne Thompson; Sabrina, leader of the nymphs, Helen Moses; the lady's father and mother, Julia Thing and Martha Summers; Echo, Kathleen Daniel; young ladies, Nell Hemphill, Joyce Roper, and Marjorie Rainey. Forum Will Treat Of Honor System The time for the general discussion of the double honor system, scheduled to take place March 4-5, has been changed to March 5 alone. Alice Han- nah, president of student government, will preside over the forum to be held at a student meeting during the chapel period Friday morning. Mr. Arthur Raper, acting professor of sociology, will express his opinion of the system at Agnes Scott; and Margaret Barnes, Eliza King, and Jane Carithers will discuss the students' opinion. These talks will be followed by expressions from the floor both for and against the system. Since this will be the first open forum held for a general discussion of the present honor system, students are especially urged to participate. Dr. McCain Addresses Ministerial Assembly Dr. J. R. McCain addressed the Baptist ministers Monday at their monthly meeting at the First Baptist Church in Atlanta. He discussed plans for cooperation between Emory and Agnes Scott and other educational unions around here. Mary Jane Tigert and Laura Coit To Attend Convention at Converse Mary Jane Tigert and Laura Coit will be the representatives of Agnes Scott at the convention of the South- ern Intercollegiate Association of Student Government to be held at Converse College, Spartanburg, S. C, on March 2 5-27. Mary Jane has been asked to lead a discussion of the scope of student government, and is now making a survey of the subject. The theme of the conference is stu- dent government as a liberating force. Many prominent speakers will be pres- ent, and discussion groups are to be held on various college problems. The full program has not yet been an- nounced. Last year the convention was held here during the spring holidays, and Adelaide Stevens, president of student government at Agnes Scott, was vice- president of the association. Constance Kennedy, of Randolph-Macon, was elected president for this year and will preside over the convention. 2 THE AGONISTIC Cll)c Agonistic PUBLISHED WEEKLY Owned and published by the students of Agnes Scott College. ^Entered as Second Class Matter at Decatur, Georgia. Subscription price, $1.25 per year in advance. Single copies, 5c. 1936 Member 1937 Plssocioted Golle&ide Press Laura Steele Editor-in-Chief Frances Cary Associate Editor Jane Guthrie Hortense Jones Mary McCann Hudson Assistant Editors June Matthews Make-Up Editor Pauline Moss Society Editor Nellie M. Gilroy Feature Editor Mary Frances Guthrie Exchange Editor Mildred Davis Book Editor STAFF Kathryn B. Wall Business Manager Elizabeth Blackshear Advertising Manager Mary Lib Morrow Frances Belford Nell Hemphill Frances Castleberry Circulation Managers Frances Wilson Current History Jean Chalmers Sports Editor Cornelia Christie Club Editor Elizabeth Warden Alumnae Editor Editor, Associate Editor, Enid Middleton, Mary King, Editorial Council Committee Nominations Reveal Careful Thought When nominations are posted March 29, the nominating committee will probably feel itself the most unpopular group on the campus. Its nominations, although posted at the same time as the popular, will have been made long before, since the committee has been meeting for the past two weeks. The committee realizes that, as always, the school will be surprised at some of the nomina- tions made, and in many cases will criticize the committee perhaps to the extent of accusing its members of such unfairness as personal prej- udices. What many in the school do not seem to realize is that it is the group on this committee that actually has worked with the girls eligible for positions and therefore it is this group that knows which ones have been most efficient and cooperative. The fact that a girl may be very popular with her class is no reason why she should be the one best suited for an office in some organization. So the list as it appears on March 29 will indi- cate the individual choices of the committee; it will in no way limit the student voting, which is scheduled to take place the following Thursday and Friday, April 1-2. All officers of major or- ganizations are elected by popular vote from a ballot carrying the names of both popular and committee nominees. Cooperation Should Not Stop With Chapel Skits The familial' jingle "We need cooperation, we need cooperation," has become so much a part of the Agnes Scott repertoire that it is sometimes questionable whether we ever realize that the word "cooperation" has any significance outside of its use in the lyrics of stunts and chapel skits. For all of us, however, the establishment of the cut system is an excellent chance to prove that we do realize that cooperation, like charity, begins at home, with each individual one of us. After years of petitions and requests, we have finally been granted the privilege of cuts as an experiment. The one and only way we can keep it is by cooperating in using it wisely and judic- ially. * K>r day students, cooperation begins at home also in such matters as not piling books and lunches on the radiator in the lobby of Buttrick. Of course, most of us may not even notice it, as we rush upstairs just a second before the last bell, but to visitors a straggling mountain of hooks and packages is not a sight calculated to leave a favorable impression of our college. V v boarders, cooperation can begin in consid- ering others and not receiving phone calls after lights, remembering that to the students who are aroused from their much-needed sleep I he janglinir of the phone sounds every bit as annoy- ing and as unpleasant as the strident clanging of an alarm clock so early in the morning. Campus Activities Center Around Friday Dances and Club Meetings Many Students Go Home Groups Hear Plays, Talks I. L. O. is Helpful to International Labor Those present at the dances Friday Blackfriars night were: at the Phi Chi Formal Blackfriars met last night in Miss Frances Steele, Carv Wheeler, Rachel j Gooch ' s studio. Group 4, directed by Kennedy. Callie Carmichael, Eliza- K ' nhrv " Bowen Wal1 ' and Grou P l > beth Galbreath, Eloise Estes, Bee Mer- rill, Mary Venetia Smith, Betty Ay- directed by Carolyn Carmichael, pre- sented plays. cock, and Isabel Richardson. At the In- ter-Fraternity Mary Hollingsworth, Kay Toole, Mary Catherine Matthews, Lucille Cairns, Ruth Slack, Aileen Shortley, Julia Porter, Frances Wil- International Relations The last meeting of International Relations club was held yesterday afternoon in the Murphey Candler building. Margaret Watson and Jean son, Jane Guthrie, Myrl Chafin, Susan j Chalmers reported on the conference Goodwyn, Strat Sloan, Mette William son, and Nancy Moorer. At the A. T. O. Ann Purnell. Girls who went home for the week- end were: Grace Ward, to Auburn, Ala.; Jeanette Carroll to East Point, Ga.; Susan Goodwyn to Newnan, Ga.; Sarah Gray to Columbus, Ga.; Mary Frances Kennedy to Grovetown, Ga.; Annette Williamson to Lawrenceville, Ga.; and Mary Willis to Augusta, Ga. Bee Merrill and Mary V. Smith went to Reynolds, Ga., to spend the week- end with Susan Bryan; Mary Eleanor Steele and Lois Ann Walton spent the week-end in Elberton,Ga., with Phylis Johnson; and Emma McMullen, Mil- dred Coit, and Martha Peek Brown spent the week-end in Americus, Ga., with Martha Marshall. Suzie Audrain went to Alabama College. held recently at Auburn, Alabama. Paul Overbv To Be Handsome Hero In Operetta March 5-6 K. U. B. K. U. B. will meet this afternoon at 4:3 0 in the Murphey Candler build- ing. Miss Fancher will speak on "Fea- ture Articles." Chi Beta Phi Sigma The regular meeting of Chi Beta Phi Sigma was held on Monday night, March 1, in the Murphey Candler building. This was a closed meeting at which reports were given by the student members. Cotillion Club Cotillion club will entertain its members at a tea dance tomorrow afternoon, March 4, from 5 to 6 o'clock in the Murphey Candler build- ing. Jean Chalmers and Frances Rob- inson will be hostesses. Neither a picture nor a description of the typical tall dark and handsome hero, but a real one, in the guise of Paul Overby, will appear on the Ag- nes Scott campus, March 5 and 6, in the operetta, The Gondoliers. Twenty- seven other men form a supporting cast. A preview of some of their enlight- ening remarks, sung either by tenor, baritone, or deep bass voices, gives an idea of the spirit of the production. Says Giuseppe, the leading man (played by Paul Overby), "What's a bachelor? a mere nothing he's a chrysalis. He can't be said to live; he just exists." And Dick Smoot, in the role of the Duke, sings in his tenor (and remember the scene is laid in Venice), "But owing, I presume to an unusually wet season, the streets are n such a condition that equestrian exercise is impracticable." While Marco (Don White) in his rich baritone gives his opinion of mar- riage: "What a delightful institution marriage is! Why have we wasted all this time? Why didn't we marry ten years ago?" Jack Smoot, well-known to all of Agnes Scott, adds much to the pro- duction with his deep bass; while Pro- fessor Robinson emphatically states that he and the two other faculty members taking part in the light opera will promptly flunk any student un- der them who misses seeing The Gon- doliers. Pi Alpha Phi The next meeting of Pi Alpha Phi will be held tomorrow, March 4, at 7 o'clock in the Murphey Candler building. Frances Belford, Margaret Douglas, Hibernia Hassell, and Jane Carithers will debate. Reporters Reporters include: Nell Allison, Alice Cheeseman, Giddy Erwin, Nell Hemphill, Carol Hale, Cora Kay Hutchins, Sarah Johnson, Douglas Lyle, Frances Lee, Regina Hurwitz, fulia Sewell, Mary Willis, Mamie Lee R.ulitf, Selma Stcinbach, Anne Pur- nell, Marie Merritt, Alice Reins, Myrl Chat in, Louise Young, Mary Frances Kennedy, Henrietta Blackwcll, M.uy Primrose Noble, Mary Reins, Evelyn Baty, Eleanor Hutchens, Hazel Solo- mon, V. J. Watkins, Mary Louise Dobbs, Virginia Hill, Eloise McCall, Louise Houghston, Mary Lang Gill, Eugenia Williams, Grace Duggan, and fe.innette Carroll. Business assistants are: Rachel Ken- nedy, Florence Little, Jessie Williams, Jane Dryfoos, Jane Carithers. Telegrams Arrive On Founder's Day Telegrams from alumnae living in all parts of the United States were sent Miss Hopkins on Founder's Day after the broadcast of the Agnes Scott radio program. Among those sending messages were Shirley Christian, Dean McKoin, Helen Handte, and Ad Ste- vens, all of '3 6; and Miss Mildred Hooten, former assistant in the library. Alumnae wired greetings from Lit- tle Rock, Mobile, St. Petersburg, Lynchburg, and West Point, Missis- sippi. Many alumnae clubs in various cities met to hear the program, on which Miss Daisy Frances Smith, presi- dent of the Alumnae Association, Miss Nannctte Hopkins, Dr. J. R. Mc- Cain, and Mrs. S. G. Stukes took part. Groups sending telegrams included the alumnae clubs of Athens, Birming- ham, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbia, Millbrook, Wetumpka, Montgomery, Richmond, Staunton, Lexington, Troy, Greenwood, Jackson, Waycross, and Blackshear. The Atlanta and Decatur alumnae observed Founder's Day with a ban- quet at the Capitol City club. Mrs. Claude Lammcrs, president of the De- catur club, presided; and Mrs. W. L. Adams, president of the business girls' club, and Mrs. Crawford Barnett, president of the Atlanta club, gave brief messages of welcome. Professor Philip Davidson spoke on "Govern- ment and Pursuit of Happiness." By Jean Chalmers Strangely enough, the League of Nations, which most people admit has not done its best work so far, receives a lion's share of publicity, whereas its sister organization, the successful International Labor Organization, is compara- tively unknown among college students. The lat- ter was included as Part XIII in the Treaty of Versailles, but since that time has come into an existence entirely independent of the treaty or the league. For eighteen years the I. L. 0. has been furthering the cause of world peace by im- proving international labor conditions and bring- ing about more satisfactory relations between employers and employees. In June of 1934 the United States, gathering all its international courage, agreed to join the I. L. 0. in spite of the fact that the organization was vaguely connected with the League. For the sake of opponents of the League, however, it must be said that such a step in no way endan- gered the United States' aloofness in regard to the League, for the I. L. 0. is in no way connect- ed with it except in a sincere determination to bring about international peace and good will. The United States now has an opportunity to co- operate with other nations in bringing about such labor reforms as: payment of wages adequate to maintain a reasonable standard of life; adop- tion of an eight-hour day where it has not al- ready been obtained ; and adoption of a weekly rest of at least twenty-four hours. By recognizing differences of climate, habits, economic opportunity, and industrial tradition, the I. L. 0. is trying to raise working standards in backward countries so that these lesser na- tions may compete with their more progressive neighbors without taking advantage of workers in order to make profits. Beck Fellowship is Aunrdvil to V. Giles Norman Giles, a senior at Em- ory University, has been awarded the Beck fellowship in accordance with the decision of the committee, which met Saturday, February 27. Mr. T. K. Glen, chairman of the committee, an- nounced the award, which is made an- nual I v to a graduate of Agnes Scott, Emory, or Georgia. College Security AH The more sensitive element of the campus, those spirits who have always been motivated by the selfless ideal, are deeply ashamed of the ego- istic attitude of the student body which has been displayed in nearly every open forum for the past eleven years. They are humiliated because in their eager desire for personal privilege un- feeling souls have for lo these many years agi- tated for a cut system not for the entire college community, mind you, but just for the students. If the professorial contingent whose attitude has been somewhat akin to that "of patience on a monument, smiling at grief" will forgive said sel- fish aspirants, the formerly mentioned sensitive element will do all within its feeble power to realize a similar system for those who have been overlooked and mistreated. It is with such philanthropic and idealistic motives that a system is herein formulated, a system which will not only make life's fitful fever in this veil of tears less irksome for the de- positories of wisdom but will also make abundant living more possible for the partakers of knowl- edge. In the first place a cut system especially designed for the faculty would greatly relieve the nervous strain which would be the inevitable result of the system if operating solely in student circles. Under the proposed change faculty mem- bers would no longer have to hope and pray that none of their pupils would show up for classes, for if some of the too eager students appeared, the possessors of new rights could promptly dis- miss them. Some fun, eh what? On the other hand such a system would enhance higher moral integrity among students for no longer would it be necessary to hope that the teacher was sick again today oh, not sick really, but just enjoy- ing a long-needed rest. The system would pro- vide for unlimited cuts for those teachers who give long assignments and outside reading, and who ask very annoying questions concerning the lesson. No cuts at all would be given those who draw interesting pictures on the board, who never get to the lesson or even to the subject in the allotted class period, and who encourage eat- ing and sleeping in class. As is true of the stu- dent system, special exceptions to the above rules have been made. Unlimited cuts for all faculty members the entire week before and after holi- days are required. In view of the rather bother- some nervous strain inevitable, compulsory cuts will be necessary the day a test is to be an- nounced and the actual day of the ordeal. The responsibility for the success of this plan Other candidates for the scholar- ship were: Lucilc Dennison and Nel- depends upon faculty and students, for unless lie Margaret Gilroy, from Agnes Scott; they Cooperate some morning a professor is go- Robert G, Stephens and Howard Bran- ing to walk in and find oh, horror of horrors- don, from Georgia; and Jimmy Tol- oh, cursed spite a class eagerly awaiting him bert. from Emory. Or vice versa. THE AGONISTIC 3 High School Seniors to Undergo Competitive Examinations March 5 Scholarships of $700 and $500 Are Awarded Each Year For Best Papers One hundred ninety-five high school seniors from twenty-one states will compete on March 5 for the $700 and $500 scholarship awards given an- nually by Agnes Scott College. Each aspirant must take three examinations on the following subjects: English; a choice of Latin, French or Spanish; and the elective, algebra, science, or American history. Friday the seniors from the Atlanta and Decatur high schools will take the examinations and have lunch on the Agnes Scott campus. Elsewhere ex- ams will be given in local high schools from New Mexico, Michigan, Maine, Texas, New York, New Jersey to those in Georgia and neighboring states, according to Professor S. G. Stukes, who is supervising the exams. Twenty-five per cent of the awards is based upon the individuality of the student, while the other seventy-five per cent is based upon the results of the competitive examinations. This is the fifth year that these scholarships have been awarded. The first winner of the seven hundred dollar scholar- ship was Norma Lee, who entered as a freshman in 193 2. Others who have received first place are Frances Cary '37, Eliza King '3 8, Cora Kay Hutch- ins '3 9, and Evelyn Baty '40. The winner of the sixth annual contest will be announced this spring. Plans Formed For Candler Building Foot Contest Held By Athletic Association The student whose feet are judged most nearly perfect on the campus will receive as an award a pair of shoes donated by the gym departmenw. The contest began Monday and is being sponsored by the Athletic Association as part of the year's health program. The shoes to be given the winner are now on exhibition in the gymnasium. Miss Llewellyn Wilburn inspected feet Monday and Tuesday afternoons and will announce the champion this Friday, The winner of the shoes will be one who has strong longitudinal and anterior arches and who does not pronote the ankles when walking. She will have toes which have not been crowded by short and narrow shoes, for the Physical Education depart- ment stresses the wearing of low- heeled, well-fitted shoes on the cam- pus. This contest for good feet is a pre- lude to the final health contest to be held in April, when "Miss Health" for Agnes Scott will be chosen. The work of two alumnae, Mrs. Samuel Inman Cooper and Mrs. T. Frazer Durrett, who have planned the interior arrangements of the Murphey Candler building, is being explained this week to organizations having of- fices in the building. After having consulted an adviser about the Jacob- ean style of the former library, Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Durrett selected the draperies and had them made and hung. Since that time they have ac- quired for the building lamps, tables, and vases that conform to the archi- tectural style. All these furnishings, with the exception of the Y. W. cur- tains, have been paid for by money available from funds at the college, including a sum from the budget sur- plus. Since all purchases have been made with the view of permanency, they have been expensive. It is therefore necessary for the various organizations to decide whether they will help buy the same kind of draperies for their rooms and so make it possible for Mrs. Durrett and Mrs. Cooper to continue their work. The students themselves, having neither the time nor the experi- ence to decide on the furnishings, are voting merely to back the alumnae in their decisions. Emory Gives Play, "Man From Home" Colorful flowers, a fountain that actually plays, a stucco house which isn't stucco, and a stone wall which isn't stone, will make up the Sicilian setting of Booth Tarkington's The Man Worn Home, which the Emory Players, assisted by Miss Carrie Phin- ney Latimer, of the Agnes Scott Spok- en English department, will present in the Glenn Memorial auditorium at 8:30 Friday evening, March 5. Marcus Bartlett will play the male lead as Daniel Pike Voorhees, attorney- at-law. Opposite him, Edith Strick- land will take the feminine lead in the role of Ethel Granger-Simpson, a spoiled heiress who is looking for an English title. Miss Carrie Phinney Latfi .er will play the role of Madame de Champigny. Other members of the cast are: Pete Lamas as Monsieur Le Blanc, Jack Til- ford as the Earl of Hawcastle, David Ponder as Georgeopolis, Hugh Embry as Horace Granger-Simpson, Baxter Jones as Ribiere, Eddie Gazelle as Mariano, Speights Ballard as Carabin- iere, and George Copcland as second Carabiniere. Good Food IS Good Health! You Can Depend On CAJPETtRIA 189-191 Peachtree St. Visitors are Invited To Attend Open House In Physical Education The Physical Education depart- ment is inviting the college com- munity to attend its "open house" which is being held today. The schedule of gym classes which are open for the visitors' inspection is: 9:00 a. m. Advanced tap-danc- ing. 10:30 a. m. Folk-dancing. 11:30 a. m. Tap-dancing. 1:30 p. m. Finals of badminton tournament. 2:30 p. m. Intermediate nat- ural dancing. 4:30 Dance club. Banquet is Given By Granddaughters The members of Granddaughters' club and their dates will be enter- tained at an informal banquet Fri- day, March at 6:3 0 o'clock in the alumnae tea house. After coffee, which will be served by Mrs. D. B. Donaldson and Miss Nelle Chamlee, alumnae secretaries, the girls and their dates will attend the light opera, The Gondoliers, to be presented by the Agnes Scott glee club in the Bucher Scott gymnasium. The chairmen of the committees are: Caroline Armistead, date committee; Margaret Douglas, decorations com- mittee; and Mary Nelle Tribble, seating committee. Kathleen Daniel is president of the club. Hearon, Armistead Memorial Rooms To be Dedicated in New Library Campus Sagacity Rivals Aristotle During the past week the campus has been alive with profound remarks remarks that would give Aristotle or Gertrude Stein an inferiority com- plex. Because of the democratic spirit of this publication, discrimination in the matter of recognition will be avoided by the omission of names. A certain history teacher who often finds herself or the class or more often the world itself in a "curious situa- tion" recently made this astounding revelation "Von Hindenburg lived on and on until he died." Vieing for first honors also was a similar remark made by a certain student of the "to- be or not-to-be" controversy. His sug- gestion, "Notice how many friends of yours will go mad because of love or religion I have had friends of my own ," provoked his touch surprised students to answer in the words of Horatio "Those are wild and whirl- ing words, my Lord." That statement which has aroused the most sentiment was the one made recently in chapel by a certain presi- dent of student government a re- mark profound in its disillusioning intent "Your father is just another man to somebody else." CUTS INAUGURATED (Continued from page 1, column 1) test is mandatory except for illness. Absence counts as a cut but the ab- sence may be excused by the Dean on a physician's certificate. Absence from each laboratory period shall count as two class cuts. Note: Students on the ineligible list will continue under the present excuse system. Students must make reports of ab- sences at the Dean's office as soon as possible after the absences. Full in- structions will be given later. For the present the cut system does not apply to the physical education department. Compliments of KING HARDWARE CO. Secretary Returns Miss Alberta Palmour, alumnae field secretary, returned last week from a trip through South Georgia. She vis- ited Eastman, McRae, Statesboro, Swainsboro, Fort Valley, Hawkinsville, Abbeville, and Macon. Alumnae To Officiate Friday At Ceremony in Honor of Former Professors Marking the removal of their tab- lets from the present Murphey Cand- ler building, the dedication of the Armistead Memorial Room and the Hearon Memorial Room will take place in the Library Friday afternoon at 1:30. Miss Daisy Frances Smith, prcsi- of the Alumnae Association, will pre- side. Mrs. C. W. Dieckmann will reread two memorials written to the former English and history professors at the time of their deaths. The tablets, given by former students, were in the Eng- lish and history rooms on the first and second floors of the old library, now the student activities building, where were housed the private collec- tion of books left the college by Miss Hearon and Dr. Armistead. Industrial Girls are Visitors on Campus The industrial girls club of the At- lanta Y. W. C. A. met with the Agnes Scott group on Monday, when Mr. Arthur Raper, acting professor of sociology, spoke on current industrial problems. Following the talk, Isabel McCain led a discussion group. WEIL'S 10c STORE Has Most Anything You Need You're Sure To Find Your Favorite TOILET GOODS at JACC Stores All Over Atlanta Only at Rich's MORE Martha Gales! Sizes 9 to 17 16.95 to 29.95 A wise one, this Gale girl She knows all the Hows of making little figures look their cutest, and of fit- ting them to absolute perfection. You must see her latest Originals, dresses for day and for dates. Debutante Shop Third Floor RICH'S 4 THE AGONISTIC Miss Jackson Will Speak at Meeting Several Professors Make Plans To Attend Convention In Savannah "Cottage" Team Captures Little In Traditional All-Union Brotvn Jug Basketball Meet Professor Speaks On Salt Solutions Miss Elizabeth Fuller Jackson, asso- ciate professor of history, and director of che South Atlantic section of the American Association of University Women, will give the opening address of welcome at the meeting of the As- sociation in Savannah, March 15-18. The convention, held twice yearly, is a national one, and attracts delegates from all the principal colleges of the country. This year all the available hotel space has been reserved for the fifteen hundred delegates expected. In addition to Miss Jackson, other Agnes Scott faculty members attending will be Miss Narka Nelson, representing Western College of Ohio, and probab- ly Miss Lucile Alexander, Miss Mary Stuart MacDougall, and Miss Cather- ine Torrance. The theme for the conference is "Education: The Foundation for So- cial Organization. " At the opening meeting, Mrs. Ruth Blue Bonds, gen- eral convention manager, and cousin of Lettie McKay, a junior here, will preside. Among the noted speakers during the three days will be: Dr. Morse Cartwright, of the American Association of Adult Education; Pro- fessor William Hocking, from the philosophy department of Harvard; Dr. M. S. Fisher, of the social science department at Sarah Lawrence Col- lege; Mr. Frank Bane, executive di- rector of the Social Security Board; Mrs. Helen Lynk, a lecturer at Vassar, and co-author of the book, "Middle- town"; Mrs. Mary Beard; Dean Gil- dersleeve, of Barnard; Dr. Marian Tol- bert; Dr. Mary E. Woolley, President of Mount Holyoke; Dr. Meta Glass, president of the Association, and of Sweet Briar College. Ballet Russe is Vivid Spectacle Springing white skirts and splashy reds and blues and yellows; delicate music and swift, vibrant arrange- ments; and movements that ranged from the twinkling toes of "The Dance of the Little Swans" to the comic swaying of the "Snob," filled the Georgia theater Saturday evening as the Ballet Russe gave the last of its three Atlanta performances. "The Swan Lake," to the music of Tschaikowsky, was a typical Russian ballet, and its outstanding beauty seemed to be in its group movements. "The Fantastic Toy Shop" was a delightful contrast which presented the "Can-Can" dance and the dance of the "Poodles," which were particu- lar favorites. The concluding number was the lovely "Aurora's Wedding," of which probably the most artistic of the dan- ces was "The Blue Bird," presented in shaded blue costumes by Tatiana Riabouchinska and David Lichine. Blicks Bowling Center BOWL! For Health's Sake Healthful Recreation for Ladies and Men at Nom- inal Cost. "Bowling to Tell the Truth. Will Retain Your Form and Youth" For Reservations Call WA. 5622 20 Houston, N. E. The little Brown Jug will spend this year in possession of the "cottages" as a result of Fri- day's basketball games in which the team from Boyd, White House, and Gaines defeated teams from the other dormitor- ies, faculty, and day students. Red, yellow, blue, and white flashed from all corners of the gymnasium, for the teams were garbed in every style of gym suits known to modern man. Each group had its own style of introducing its members to the spectators. Girls from Main dormitory strolled in eating car- rots, which have so recently come into their own on the cam- pus. The Rebekah team, draped in flowing silks which are ordin- arily the property of the dance groups, tripped in while Hannah played a bit of spring music. The day students went Rebekah one better and wore spring flow- ers (jonquils) in their hair while they gracefully waved their scarfs (bath towels). The sig-| nificance of the broom episode is still elusive. The athletes from Inman and the cottages sang songs which had a style all their own, and the faculty brought up the rear of introductions with a woe-begone tale of how they were doing well even to be there. Preliminary games had to be played two at once on the small courts, so confusion was much in evidence for an hour or so. Rebekah defeated Main 12-4 and the cottages defeated Inman 28- 6 in the first round. The girls were so unaccustomed to playing on the small courts that they fell over each other every time any- one tried to make a goal. Half the time, the ball was out of sight underneath a pile of hu- manity. Helen Carson, however, playing for Inman, thrilled the spectators with her long shots, and Laura Coit, on the cottages team, did some of her best play- ing. The faculty - cottages game turned out to be practically a fight. Last year the Brown Jug was carried off by none other than the faculty. Their team was somewhat crippled Friday, how- ever, because Dr. Sweet refused to allow Miss Wilburn, even if she is head of the physical edu- cation department, to play. The teachers were going strong, however, and were a serious threat to their underlings. It was very queer to hear Miss Mitchell, when she wanted to pass the ball, shriek out "Miss Haynes, here!" Miss Mitchell was in there trying to do triple- guard duty on her half of the court, but even she and Miss Haynes couldn't keep the Wil- liams sisters away from the goal, so the cottages won 25-18. Meanwhile, the day students Mr. Runyon Plans Garden of Local Wild Bulbs, Ferns Turner, Austin Debate Wesleyan Team in April Jane Turner and Jean Austin will represent Agnes Scott in a debate with Wesleyan on Friday, April 23, at Wes- leyan. The subject is "Resolved, that the extension of consumers' coopera- tives would contribute to public wel- fare." Agnes Scott will defend the affir- mative side of the issue. The debates are to be ten minutes each, with a re- buttal of five minutes. This will be the first time in sev- eral years that Pi Alpha Phi has sent debaters to Wesleyan; two years ago the two colleges met in a debate on the Agnes Scott campus. "We want a real wild flower gar- den, filled with spring blossoms and ferns,*' said Dr. Ernest Runyon, ex- plaining the latest project of the bot- any department. The plan concerns the garden plot which has been laid out in front of Science Hall, and which will be filled with plants native to this vicinity. Although soil has been brought, stone steps laid, and a few bulbs planted, the real collection of flowers has not yet been begun. Dr. Runyon says the plants may be obtained from two sources: from nurseries (in so far as nurseries sell wild flowers), and from field trips made by the local Flora class (in so far as they do not violate state conservation laws). Alice Hannah is student chairman of the wild flower garden project. were defeating Rebekah 16-8, with Virginia Milner and Mary Evelyn Garner making the points. When the cottages and day students met in the finals, the two teams looked lost out on the wide expanse of territory, for the large court could at last be I used. This was the third game for the cottages, but the team didn't seem tired, and it proved its ability by defeating the day students 30-22. Line-ups were: REBEKAH MAIN Kneale (4) R.F. MacGuire (2) Thompson (12) L.F. Purnell (2) Noble (2) C.F. Johnson Stalker C.G. Steele Taylor R.G. Cuddy Carv L.G. Hamilton FACULTY INMAN Vardell (8) R.F. Carson (2) Miller (4) L.F. Slack Carlson (6) C.F. Guinn (4) Havnes C.G. Moses Mitchell R.G. Moffett Dyer L.G. Montgomery DAY STUDENTS COTTAGES Flynt (4) R.F. Coit (20) Garner (20) L.F. Williams, E. 27 Milner (12) C.F. Williams, J. 36 McDonald C.G. Armentrout Reins R.G. Ware Thompson L.G. Crisp Miss Bee Miller, Miss Elizabeth Mitchell, Mary Eleanor Steele, and Jane Moore Hamilton acted as ref- erees. Mary Alderman and Mutt Fite kept time. (Goals indicated are total number each girl made for all games.) Duke and North Carolina Are Joint Hosts At Meet Of Physicists Professor Schuyler Christian, head of the physics and astronomy depart- ment, gave a report on "Electrical Properties of Salt Solutions" at the I physics convention which he attended I last month. The convention was a I joint meeting of the Southeastern sec- tion of the American Physical Society, the General American Physical Soci- ety, and the American Association of Physics Teachers. The hosts were Duke University and the Universitv of North Carolina. Agnes Scott is particularly interest- ed in this convention because the Southeastern section of the American Physical Society was begun here, with Emory's assistance, three years ago after Dr. Arthur Compton was pre- sented in lecture on our campus. The chief theme of the convention was "The Internal Structure of the Nucleus" which is the fundamental interest of present day physicists. Con- nected with this theme was the sub- ordinated theme, "Methods of teach- ing to help people appreciate physics. " Economics courses are more popular than any other courses given at the University of California. A survey shows that economics has reached a new high in schools throughout the | country. BAILEY BROTHERS SHOE SHOP 142 Sycamore St. Decatur, Ga. Meet Your Friends at Cox's Prescription Shop Between Paramount and Grand Theaters, Atlanta You Can Come to Us or We Will Go to You We are as close to you as your telephone. HARRISON'S PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President Co-eds of the University of Wiscon- sin use enough lipstick annually to paint four large size barns, according to recent estimations. D r. Mc Co i n Delivers Fo und er \s Day Speet : // Dr. J. R. McCain, president of Ag- nes Scott, will deliver the Founder's Da)' address at Randolph-Macon on March 12; he will speak on "Our Job." Randolph-Macon was founded in 1891, two years after Agnes Scott, and was started as a college, whereas Agnes Scott was a grammar school* HOMBFOLKS' GRILL "Your Home Away From Home" The Best Place To Eat 119 E. Ponce de Leon Decatur, Ga. Phone DEL 9275 BOWEN PRESS COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS AND RIBBONS Blotters Note Paper Poster Paper Office Supplies 421 Church St. De. 0976 Decatur, Ga. Get Acquainted with Mangel's It's a college shop . . . the right fashions are first on display. It's a life saver to the allowance . . . Prices are right and easy on the check book. It's smooth shopping . . . the things you want just when you need them. Get acquainted with Mangel's 185 Peachtree 60 Whitehall St. Atlanta, Ga. Vote Tomorrow r Vote Tomorrow VOL. XXII AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1937 NO. 17 Students are To Have Cuts In Gym Work System Will Be On Same Basis As That Used In Other Departments Honor Group Is Announced Cuts in the physical education de- partment will be on the same basis as in the other departments of the col- lege, that is, three cuts a quarter for the three hour course in physical edu- cation. Unlimited cuts will not be given those students who made the honor roll, unless* they have also satisfied the requirements for an honor group in physical education. This honor group requires courses in swimming and dancing, a grade of B or above in posture, good feet, (a student with weak arches will be able to make the honor group, if the gym department is convinced that she is trying to im- prove the condition of her feet), and a grade of B or above in physical edu- cation courses taken the year before. If a student on the ineligible list is doing a very good quality of work in the department of physical education, she will have the privilege of three cuts. However, any student not doing satisfactory work in physical educa- tion may forfeit her privilege of gym cuts. Slips are to be signed when cuts are taken just as in regular classes and placed in a box in the waiting room outside Miss Wilburn's office. Those students who have satisfied the honor group requirements are: juniors Ruth Tate, Anne Thompson, Elizabeth Blackshear, Martha Peek Brown, Laura Coit, Ann Worthy Johnson, Ola Kelly, Ellen Little, Bee Merrill, Frances Robinson; sophomores Mildred Coit, Jane Moore Hamilton, Helen Kirkpatrick, Douglas Lyle, Flora McGuire, Helen Moses, and Har- riet Von Grimp. Miss Jackson is A.A.U.W. Officer Miss Elizabeth Fuller Jackson, asso- ciate professor of history here, was elected regional director of the Ameri- can Association of University Women at the convention held March 15-18, in Savannah, Georgia. Miss Jackson has for some time been acting in this capacity. Mrs. Ruth Blue Barnes, general convention manager and an alumna of Agnes Scott, presided over the con- vention, which was opened with an address of welcome by Miss Jackson, representing the South Atlantic sec- tion of the organization. Sectional meetings were held to con- sider adult education, international re- lations, social studies, and arts. Many prominent speakers presented various current problems, and afterwards the meetings were opened to discussion. Dr. Marion Talbot, founder of the A. A. U. W., spoke at an informal din- ner of the South Atlantic section. About three hundred members were present. Miss Smith is Present At Classical Assembly Miss Lillian Smith, professor of Latin at Agnes Scott College, attend- ed a meeting of the Classical Associa- tion of the Middle West and South Thursday, March 2^, at Nashville. Members of the convention, who in- cluded teachers of the classics in col- leges and high schools from Michigan to Louisiana, were entertained by a banquet and lectures from well-known authorities in the field of the classics. Athletic Board Gives Program Thompson, Dryfoos Make Re- ports; Thing and Thompson Get Athletic Letters Reports of Agnes Scott's representa- tives at the Georgia Athletic Federa- tion of College Women and the award of athletic association honors were the main features of the chapel program Friday, March 26. Anne Thompson reported on the activities of the conference, including college discussion groups, study groups, and games. She summarized various suggestions made by the delegates as to individual recreation, team games, and mixed competition. Jane Dryfoos gave the purpose, function, and organization of the G. A. F. C. W. and the National Ama- teur Athletic Federation. This year was the eighth session of G. A. F. C. W., an association among state college athletic clubs founded by Miss Llew- ellyn Wilburn, the head of Agnes Scott's physical education department. Athletic letters were awarded to Anne Thompson and Julia Thing. Vir- ginia Milner, manager, received the basketball banner for this season in behalf of the freshman team, of which Jane Moses was captain. It was an- nounced that Virginia had been chosen to represent the freshman class on A. A. board. Julia Thing, president of A. A., pre- sented the suggestion that the consti- tution of the association be changed to put the vice-president in charge of all recreational activities instead of one sport. Soloist, Orchestra In Concert Tonight In Atlanta's first presentation of a world renowned soloist and an inter- nationally famous orchestra simultan- eously, Albert Spalding will appear in concert with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at the Georgia Theatre this evening at 6:45 and 9 o'clock. The two performances are necessary to ac- commodate all who hold tickets to this program of the All-Star Series. The featured part of the concert will be Spalding's playing of Bruch's Concerto in G minor, Opus 26. Other selections will include: Bach's Toccato in D minor, Prelude to Wagner's "Lo- hengrin," Tschaikowsky's Overture- Fantasia, "Romeo and Juliet," Debus- sey's "L'Apres-midi d'un Faune," and the Polka and Fugue of Weinberger's "Schwands, the Bag-Piper." Group Honors Miss Dexter Associate Professor Emily Dexter, who is well-known for her work in psychology and philosophy, was elect- ed a member of the Council of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology at a meeting of the society held in Columbia, South Carolina, Fri- day and Saturday, March 26-27. Junior Winners Above are Joyce Roper and Carol Hale, business manager and editor of the junior Agonistic. Juniors Receive Agonistic Award For Class Issue Repeating its success of last year, the junior class won first place in the annual Agonistic contest; Carol Hale and Joyce Roper were editor and busi- ness manager of the prize-winning pa- per. The senior edition, edited by Margaret Watson and Kitty Jones, placed second; and the sophomore, ed- ited by Virginia Hill and Jane Dry- foos, came third. Three of the five judges gave first place to the juniors; the other two placed the senior edition first. Judges in the contest were: Mr. John E. Drewry, director of the Henry Grady School of Journalism, University of Georgia; Mr. William T. Wynn, of the English department at the Georgia State College for Women; Mr. John D. Allen, professor of journalism at Mercer University; Mr. Raymond B. Nixon, professor of journalism at Em- ory University; and Miss Annie May Christie, assistant professor of English at Agnes Scott. Last year Hortense Jones and Fran- ces Robinson were editor and business manager of the winning paper. Directors Headed By Miss Wilburn Miss Llewellyn Wilburn, associate professor of physical education, was elected president of the Southern As- sociation of Directors of Physical Ed- ucation for College Women for the 1937-3 8 and 193 8-39 terms. The Southern Association is a division of the National Association of Directors of Physical Education for College Women, of which Agnes Scott is a member. Canadian Peer Visits College Sir Herbert Ames Gives Series of Lectures On European War Situation Sir Herbert Ames, the first ''world treasurer" and a former member of the Canadian Parliament, was visitor and lecturer on the Agnes Scott cam- pus the latter part of the week. Wednesday morning he spoke to the international law and relations class on "Mr. Baldwin's Dilemma." Wednesday night he lectured in Gaines chapel on the subject "Does German Rearmament Necessarily Mean War?" Thursday morning, when he addressed the Euro- pean history class, his topic was "The Bubbling Cauldron of Central Eu- rope." Saturday he spoke to them about the Polish Corridor. His lectures all contained a hopeful note concern- ing the European war situation. Sir Herbert has had long experience in public service as a member of the Montreal city council, representative in the Canadian Parliament, honorary secretary - general of the Canadian Patriotic Fund during the World War, and the financial director of the treas- ury of the League of Nations. He is now on a lecturing tour sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for Inter- national Peace. Psychology Teachers Complete New Book Miss Emily Dexter, associate pro- fessor of psychology and education, assisted by Miss Katherine Omwake, assistant professor in the same depart- ment, has just completed the tempor- ary copy of her book, Introduction to the Fields of Psychology. The book is a result of nine months preparation and is to be used as a supplement to the introductory psychology course given on the campus. It contains thir- teen chapters, each dealing with a dif- ferent field of psychology. An order for fifty copies of the book has been placed by a college in South Carolina, and several of the leading publishing companies have also requested copies. Benches, Flowers Improve Garden Gilroy, Spivey Will Debate At Newcomb To provide a more spacious and at- tractive background for parties and to add to the enjoyment of the com- munity, the alumnae are sponsoring the improvement of Agnes Scott's alumnae garden. Worked from plans created by Mr. W. L. Monroe, Atlanta landscape architect and nurseryman, the garden will have in it stone bench- es, new oval beds of flowers, and gravel walks. The committee which is in charge of the project includes: Mrs. Foote Brawley, Mrs. Robert Holt, and Mrs. S. G. Stukes. Carl Sandburg, Next Lecturer at Agnes Scott, Writes Poetry from a Varied, Interesting Life By Virginia Hill Carl Sandburg, who writes of the many people, has himself lived the lives of several men. So great has his poetry been that each of the numer- ous mere facts has gained significance and color, so that a bare outline of his experience is fascinating. Born at Galesburg, Illinois, January 6, 1878, of Swede parents, he was first Carl Johnson, until his father, both- ered with the frequent mixing of pay envelopes in his railroad gang, went to court to have his name changed. The subsequent boyhood of Sandburg included the varied occupations of milk-wagon driver, barber shop porter, scene shifter, and truck driver in a brick yard. At seventeen, in freight and baggage cars, the boy set out for the west, where he worked in wheat fields, washed dishes in hotels, helped carpenters, and went from house to house painting stoves for food. When he returned to Galesburg, he made himself an apprentice to a house painter. At the outbreak of the Spanish- American War, Sandburg became a soldier, joining the infantry and serv- ing in Porto Rico for eight months. Here he met the friend who persuaded him to go to Lombard College. En- rolled there from 1898 to 1902, he earned his expenses as "tutor, bell- ringer, and janitor of the gymnasium," and was at the same time captain of the basketball team and editor of the monthly magazine and the annual. After graduation, Sandburg travel- ed, selling films for Underwood and Underwood, and then went into news- paper work in Milwaukee where he married Lillian Steichen in 1908, and {Continued on page 4, column 1) F. B. Harris, M. L. Fairly, Will Speak Here in Dual Meet On April 16 Wesleyan Debate April 23 Agnes Scott's varsity debating team will meet that of Sophie Newcomb April 16 in a dual debate on the sub- ject, "Resolved: that Congress should be empowered to fix minimum wage and maximum hour laws for indus- try." Nellie Margaret Gilroy and Brooks Spivey will go to the New Or- leans college to uphold the affirmative side of the question; while Fannie B. Harris and Mary Lillian Fairly will remain at Agnes Scott to take the negative. Each debater will speak ten minutes, and each will have a five-minute re- buttal. This debate will replace the traditional triangular debate in which Randolph-Macon usually participates. The Virginia college was unable to en- ter this year because the date conflict- ed with her schedule. Pi Alpha Phi will also send debaters to Wesleyan on Friday, April 23, for a debate on the subject, "Resolved: that the extension of consumers co- operatives would contribute to public welfare." Jane Turner and Jean Aus- tin will defend the affirmative side of the issue, giving ten-minute speeches and five-minute rebuttals. This will be the first time in several years that Pi Alpha Phi has sent de- baters to Wesleyan; two years ago the two colleges met in debate on the Ag- nes Scott campus. Awards Given for Study in London Miss Frances Gooch, head of the spoken English department, has been appointed to give twelve scholarships to the Central School of London. These scholarships are awarded by Miss Elsie Fogarty, a distinguished British educator. The awards include tuition for six weeks and are equivalent to about sev- enty-five dollars. They are to be awarded to those having a certain amount of college training and a defi- nite interest in speech. The American Drama League, which sponsors the trip to the Central School of London, pro- vides the round trip expenses, which are about $597, from New York to New York. More than half of the scholarships have been awarded but others are to be had by application. Girls interested in the award are requested to see Miss Gooch. I. McCain Presides at State Y. Meet atAthens With Isabel McCain presiding, the annual spring conference of the stu- dent Y. M. C. A.'s and Y. W. C. A/s of Georgia met at the University of Georgia March 19-21. Over one hun- dred delegates were present. Among the Agnes Scott students who attended the conference was Alice Hannah, president of student government. She was one of the stu- dent speakers on the subject, "Christ- ian Dynamic for Life," which was the theme of the conference. Primrose No- ble, Millie Coit, and Julia Moseley also went from Agnes Scott. New officers for next year elected at the conference are: president, James Webb of Emory University; vice- president, Margaret Garbutt of G. S. C. W.; secretary, Ed Vinson of Tech; treasurer, Joe Quillian of Piedmont. 2 THE AGONISTIC &\)c Agonistic PUBLISHED WEEKLY Owned and published by the students of Agnes Scott College. Entered as Second Class Matter at Decatur, Georgia. Subscription price, $1.25 per year in advance. Single copies, 5c. 1936 Member 1937 ftssocideci GoUe6ide Press STAFF Laura Steele Editor-in-Chief Frances Cary Associate Editor Jane Guthrie Hortense Jones Mary McCann Hudson Assistant Editors June Matthews Make-Up Editor Pauline Moss Society Editor Nellie M. Gilroy Feature Editor Mary Frances Guthrie Exchange Editor Mildred Davis Book Editor Kathryn B. Wall Business Manager Elizabeth Blackshear Advertising Manager Mary Lib Morrow Frances Belford Nell Hemphill Frances Castleberry Circulation Managers Frances Wilson Current History Jean Chalmers Sports Editor Cornelia Christie Club Editor Elizabeth Warden Alumnae Editor Editor, Associate Editor, Enid Middleton, Mary King, Editorial Council Buy Lecture Tickets Early With the announcement of Carl Sandburg's ar- rival at Agnes Scott on April 13 comes the re- minder that the Lecture Association always ap- preciates it if students will buy their tickets early. These tickets will be on sale in the lobby of Buttrick Saturday, April 10, from 8:45 to 12:30; and Monday and Tuesday, April 12 and 13, from 8:45 to 12:30 and from 1:30 to 3:00. Student prices are 75 cents for reserved seats and 50 cents for unreserved; general admission is $1.00 for reserved seats and 75 cents for un- reserved. Vote Tomorrow Spirited discussions in Buttrick, at the table, and in the dormitories proclaim that the nomi- nations for student officers next year have been posted. These nominees have been selected both by the student body as a whole and by a special committee composed of the present officers of the various elective campus organizations. Per- haps right now you are trying to decide whose name to put on your ballot when you vote tomorrow and the next day. Some of the can- didates you know; some you don't. In many cases you may even feel unqualified to decide and may ask others for their opinions. Inevita- bly you will hear some criticism certainly of the committee and perhaps of the popular choices, as having been made not according to capability but according to individual likes and dislikes. Remember, however, when you con- sider the candidates, that the members of the nominating committee, in suggesting girls for the various offices, are not trying to dictate to you in the matter. Their nominees merely repre- sent those whom the majority of the group as individuals who have worked side by side with these eligible students have found peculiarly fitted for certain positions, just as the popular nominations indicate the preferences of the ma- jority of the students. Plan for Open Forum Sometime within the next two weeks Student Government will lead in an open forum a discus- sion concerning the rules and regulations that are not now clear to the students. A committee composed of members of Student Government has once or twice in the past years undertaken a survey of all regulations in an effort to clarify them to the students. This year a committee composed of three members will make the sur- vey, and. in addition, the students themselves will haw the opportunity to introduce from the floor a discussion of such misunderstood rules as those concerning the number of dates allowed each week and the proper way of signing out for Sunday dinner. No changes can be made during the forum, but the rules that are brought up will be submitted by Student Government to the dean's office for further consideration, that may lead to changes. Because of the apparent misun- derstanding of the rules it is of great importance that students familiarize themselves with the present regulations before the discussion period. 'Theatre Street' is Delightful Story- Tamara Karsavina, Ballet Dancer Of The fortress of my heart can storm; Gay, Novel Story of Hard Work My art alone there reigns. Set in Picturesque Days of Old Russia THEATRE STREET By TAMARA KARSAVINA (Reviewed by Hi hernia Hassell) These reminiscences of Madame Kar- savina make one of the most delightful and novel books ever written about the theatre. To make it more re/nark- able, she wrote it in English herself, although there was a time when she was dazzling London with the fact that she could buy a pigskin bag and boast that it was made of "real pork." It is a gay and buoyant story of hard work, set in a scene very strange and picturesque to us, the splendid building called Theatre Street, in St. Petersburg, where the ballet learned and still learns its art. It had always been Karsavina's grand ambition to be graduated in Theatre Street, and un- til she met the man who later became her husband, she kept this little verse always before her: No rhymes of languid poets, No melting sighs of swain, There are charming pictures of her home life in St. Petersburg, as it was then called. Although her father had the position of mime and first dancer at the Imperial Ballet, the family was so needy that they were not always possessed of the two handkerchiefs, like those which went to make little Karsavina's first lovely dress. He, like so many actors, was determined that his daughter should escape that calling. On his side was the old "Dovniasha" who never changed her opinions, even after her mistress became a shining name in Russia. She was sure that the ballet dancers were all made soft by a rule which ordered that by stages their bones should be broken. The mother was the heroic figure of the family, keeping it together by varied practical devices; it was because of her that the child was allowed at last to face the examiners. After she had passed all the mental, moral, and physical requirements to en- ter Theatre Street, Karsavina devoted herself to six years of rigid convent life, and danced herself from the brown frock to pink and from pink to white. Life in Theatre Street, despite its rigour and hard work, was full of hu- mor and incident. It was a rule in the school that everybody must "adore" someone, and as Karsavina does not seem to have been very good at ador- ing, the girls picked out a new master for her, whom she at once obediently "adored." To prove her devotion, they dared her to drink glass after glass of very tepid water until she was sick and couldn't hold anymore. A third of the book is devoted to Theatre Street, and there follow many pages about the famous Marinsky Theatre, where we see her in brilliant pictures dancing her way to the stars. What the ballet meant in those days in St. Petersburg is shown by these words: "To obtain a seat, a petition to the Chancery of the Imperial Theatres had to be filed . . . the seats were handed down from father to son." In the remaining third of the book, when Diaghileff appears, the days of splendor begin, with his bringing of Miss Kirk finds the contacts tne ballet to Paris and London to Miss Mary W. Kirk Visits Agnes Scott Back on the campus several weeks ago for alumnae week-end was one of Agnes Scott's most distinguished alumnae, Miss Mary Wallace Kirk, of Tuscumbia, Alabama. Interested in art from her childhood, Miss Kirk took up etching as a favorite pastime, and is now well known in the South for the lovely work that she does. She de- scribed the involved process of making the etchings, which closely resembles that of engraving. When asked where she found her subjects, she replied that she took them from her own commun- ity: the barn in the back yard, the negro cabin just outside town, the tumble-down shack of the tenant far- mer. Such subjects, she said, are "in- timately a part of the Southern envi- ronment," and possess the "lowly charm of the life that is lived in them." which she makes with various people while sketching very interesting and enlightening. Usually, those to whom she speaks are delighted to have her use their house or farm for a subject; only occasionally does she meet oppo- sition. A few of Miss Kirk's etchings are now in the alumnae house on display. Among them are such titles as "Aunt Frankie's Cabin," "Trees in Winter," "Tenant House," "Richard's House," "Old Stone Cabin," "Baptist Hill." The last was taken from a scene through her bedroom window, and was praised by a small boy of six be- cause "it is like it is; they always have trash in the yard." Court Plan Arouses Debate Exchanges The University of Washington is placing blackboards and chalk in the dormitory phone booths for those who "doodle" while they talk. An Atlanta ticket agent telephoned the administration of this college re- cently in search of some one who could interpret Japanese. A Japanese who wanted to buy a ticket to some place, he thought, but he couldn't speak English. An "electric eye" detects late-com- ers to physics classes at St. Thomas College. Even while the professor's back is turned, a person can't slip in undetected, for he must cross the light beam, and when he does, a gong clangs. (ACP.) Phlegmatic, crunch, flatulent, caca- phony, treachery, sap, jazz, plutocrat, gripe, and plump are the ten most un- pleasant words in the English language, says the National Association of Teachers of Speech. (ACP.) charm the western world. This is fol- lowed by the return to St. Petersburg to be among her people in the days of the revolution, when her own servant is one of the searchers of the house to house committee; then comes Kar- savina's thrilling escape from Russia, where the much-changed Theatre Street in some form still goes on. (Tamara Karsavina appeared in the Russian Ballet when it came to At- lanta this spring, on the All-Star Con- cert series.) Reporters Reporters include: Nell Allison, Alice Cheeseman, Giddy Erwin, Nell Hemphill, Carol Hale, Cora Kay Hutchins, Sarah Johnson, Douglas Lyle, Frances Lee, Regina Hurwitz, Julia Sewell, Mary Willis, Mamie Lee Ratliff, Selma Steinbach, Anne Pur- nell, Marie Merritt, Alice Reins, Myrl Chafin, Louise Young, Mary Frances Kennedy, Henrietta Blackwell, Mary Primrose Noble, Mary Reins, Evelyn Baty, Eleanor Hutchens, Hazel Solo- mon, V. J. Watkins, Mary Louise Dobbs, Virginia Hill, Eloise McCall, Louise Houghston, Mary Lang Gill, Eugenia Williams, Grace Duggan, and Jeannette Carroll. Business assistants are: Rachel Ken- nedy, Florence Little, Jessie Williams, Jane Dryfoos, Jane Carithers. Permanent jobs for college grad- uates are now being offered in greater numbers than in the prosperous years of '28 and '29, says Herbert Williams, director of the placement bureau at Cornell University. Not only are per- manent jobs becoming more available now but many employers are hiring undergraduate students for summer employment, with the idea of train- ing them for permanent positions after graduation. (ACP.) Roosevelt's plan for reorganizing the Supreme Court started a battle which has been raging for six weeks now. The president proposed that one new justice be added to the bench for each of those who reach the age of seventy, and that the latter be allowed to resign if they see fit. Upholding his proposal to the people of the country by radio, the president said that we must be ready to meet the crisis, similar to that of 1929, which is threatening in a year or two. Roosevelt claims he objects not to the institution of the court but to its personnel which is, he says, "fearful of the future." He objects to the policy-making decisions of the court, and declares that branch of the government has set itself up as a super-legislature. It has been claimed by supporters of the president that the efficiency of the court would be improved by increasing its size. The chief justice himself replied to this. He defended the present court's efficiency by showing that the bench is not behind in render- ing decisions on cases in its docket. Those who oppose the suggested program are not only the administration's usual opposition the conservatives but also a vociferous group of liberals who have previously supported Roose- velt. They alarmedly attack the president for thinking he alone knows what is for the coun- try's good. Even the liberals are afraid of in- creasing the executive's authority, lest the na- tion's traditional freedom be endangered. Most of the opposition witnesses called by the Senate judiciary committee believe a change should be made, but that it should be made by amending the Constitution, thus giving the people of the country a chance to pass on the plan. Roosevelt promised before the election to use the amend- ment method, it is claimed. Now the president says amending is too slow a process, and he will resort to it only if his present plan fails. The Literary Digest calls the court reorgani- zation program the "Great Issue of 1937." The terminology seems apt, because feeling runs high throughout the country on the subject. There is at stake a part of our government which is unique. In no other nation can the will of the representative body be overridden by the courts. The defense which this conservative body af- fords existing institutions seems to some Ameri- cans to be a bulwark against the establishment of a dictatorship here, while others feel equally sure that it retards the progress of the country. Which group will triumph is still very doubtful, Agnes Scott Girls Make Names for Themselves Juliet's "What's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" was evidently the sentiment of many last week in the popular nomination of student officials. Quite a number of artistic souls, following the Shakespearean tradition, sacrificed a more prosaic accuracy in regard to spelling for the sake of a higher truth. As a result of their endeavors many victims found themselves with new and sometimes quite euphonious names. Much variety was to be found in the rendition of Amelia Nickels' sur- name. Among those submitted were Nickols, Nichols, Nilkols, Nicklas, and Nicholas. Winifred Kellersberger, also, was the subject of much orig- inality. Those new spellings bestowed upon her name included Winifried, Winefied, Kellersberg, and Kellsbarger. Callie Carmichael was another name frequently mutilated with such variations as Kelly and Kitty and with one ballot marked simply Callie. The name of Virginia Watson, known affectionately as "Gina," was presented with curious interpretations such as Jhinna and Jenner which, by the way, seem phonetically more correct than the spelling upon which she now insists. Interesting, too, were attempts to make Hortense Jones' name more individual. Al- though such efforts as Hortentz and Hortence Joner were presented, by far the most compell- ing was Hawkins Jones. Others who did not es- cape this creative streak in those possessing the franchise were Cora Kay Hutchins, who was twice blessed with the name Cora Kay Kitchins; Jane Guthrie, who was newly christened Jane Gurthie and Gutherie; and Jane Dryfoos, whose name spelled by some, Dryfus and Dreyfoss while others prefer Dyptoos. Among other mu- tilations were to be found Carol Hale's name spelled Carrol Hail, Hibernia Hassell spelled Hy- bernia Hassey, and Laura Coit spelled Laurra Coyote. There were those, however, who so strongly feit the impulse of ''What's in a name" that they didn't even bother to change the spelling, sub- mitting their own preference in its place. The result of one such motivation was the classic ex- ample the ballot which simply read "Mary Alice Newton's Sister." THE AGONISTIC 3 Sir Herbert Ames Reviews Life of Many Eventful Years Famous Lecturer Names College Audiences, Switzerland, Canada As Preferences and Terms United States Best "Foreign'' Residence Agonistics of Past Disclose Features of Faculty History Sixteen Years Ago Articles in College Weekly Told of Activity of Student Officials Who Are Later to Become Professors at Agnes Scott By Jean Chalmers "I am six feet one, will be seventy- four my next birthday, and have two feet and two hands," is the short and pointed description of himself given by Sir Herbert Ames, former treasurer of the League of Nations Secretariat, who stayed on the campus last week and lectured at various schools in At- lanta and Decatur. Agnes Scott is one of twenty-five colleges at which he is lecturing on his present southern tour. Hostesses at the alumnae house, where Sir Herbert stopped, claim that the first night the distinguished vis- itor arrived, they heard a very noisy clatter upstairs and upon investigation found that Sir Herbert had rearranged all the furniture. His explanation of this procedure was that he always had to move beds and tables in hotel rooms, because they were never placed to suit him. A Canadian by birth, he prefers the United States as the best "for- eign" country in which to live and makes his home in Boston, Massachu- setts. In Europe, however, Sir Herbert chooses Switzerland as the most desir- able home. Praising it he said, "The scenery is beautiful, and the climate, with the exception of two months of the year, is delightful. The people are the best educated, from top to bottom, in the world. They have a splendid form of government, honestly admin- istered. The only drawback is that the cost of living is high, but one gets ex- cellent service, even in the small ho- tels." Sir Herbert lived at Geneva, the seat of the League, for six years, and has revisited the country several times in his European travels. He add- ed that, when he travels, he always arranges to have the New York Times sent him wherever he may be so that he can get full international news, us- ually so sketchily published in papers abroad. On his vacation, when he has one, Sir Herbert "takes to the woods." His favorite pastime is catching salmon and trout on a fly rod in the Canad- ian streams. "My wife and I have a cabin," he said, "in the mountains seventy- five miles north of Montreal on a lake a mile long. At night the only protection we need is mosquito netting." Miss Alberta Palmour f Miss Llewellyn Wilburn Return from Florida Miss Alberta Palmour, alumnae field secretary, and Miss Llewellyn Wil- burn, of the physical education de- partment, have returned from a trip through Florida, having visited Mi- ami, Coral Gables, West Palm Beach, Lakeland, Lake Wales, Haines City, Plant City, Orlando, Winter Park, Winter Garden, and Gainesville. Miss Wilburn contacted the alumnae in these cities while Miss Palmour visited the various high schools. His traveling companion is Michael, his Irish chauffeur, of whom he is very fond. According to Sir Herbert, Michael takes care of him and the family as if he were one of them. Late- ly Michael is always found reading his copy of "Gone With the Wind." Sir Herbert has not found time to read the novel yet, but he says that he knows that Michael can be discovered any time of day curled up in the au- tomobile with the book. He is now reading the pages describing the fight- ing around Decatur and has spent most of his time locating the places mentioned by Margaret Mitchell. He even left Sir Herbert long enough to visit the Cyclorama and remain through two lectures there. Before May 10 Sir Herbert will visit schools in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Virginia. He says he is "working north with the spring" and on that date will end up in Wash- ington, D. C. He finds that students and faculties of colleges and universi- ties are the most interested in world affairs today and consequently more enjoyable to talk to than any other audience. Emory Professor Talks To Chi Beta Phi Sigma Dr. W. B. Baker, professor of biol- ogy at Emory University, will speak at a meeting of Chi Beta Phi Sigma, the honorary science society, on "Re- search in the South," Monday, April 5, at 7:3 0 o'clock. The college commun- ity is invited. The lecture will be pre- ceded by a closed meeting of Chi Beta Phi Sigma at 7 o'clock. Miss Emma May Laney Lectures to Alumnae Associate Professor Emma May Laney is delivering a series of lectures on contemporary poetry to a group of about twenty alumnae, who meet every Monday night in the Anna Young Alumnae House. This project is sponsored by the business group of the Alumnae Association. Phi Beta Kappas in moving pictures are Franchot Tone from Cornell Uni- versity and Eric Rhodes from the University of Oklahoma. ti ii t it ii i in 1 1 1 mi in in it i mi 1 1 it 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 minimi tumuli* You Can Come to Us or \ We Will Go to You I We are as close to you as your \ telephone. \ HARRISON'S PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 Club News Chi Beta Pi-ii Sigma At the last meeting of Chi Beta Phi Sigma the following new officers were elected: president, Elizabeth Skinner; vice-president, Jeanne Mat- thews; recording secretary, Frances Norman; corresponding secretary, Elizabeth Kenney; and treasurer, Ola Kelly. Pen and Brush Pen and Brush club met last Thurs- day night in the Murphey Candler building. Miss Louise Lewis talked on Leonardo da Vinci, and the members of the club continued their sketching. Poetry Club Poetry club met on last Tuesday in the Murphey Candler building. Eve- lyn Sears and Shirley Armentrout were hostesses. Blackfriars Blackfriars will meet on Tuesday night, April 6, at 7 o'clock in Miss Gooch's studio. The play production class will present "Ever Young," di- rected by Lucille Cairns. Those tak- ing part in the play are Lena Sweet, Dorothy Lee, Marie Stalker, and Joyce Roper. BOZ BOZ met last Friday night in the Murphey Candler building. Hortense Jones, Henrietta Blackwell, Douglas Lyle, and Mary Anne Kernan read. Giddy Erwin and Hibernia Hassell were hostesses. German Club German club meets this afternoon at 4:30 in Lupton cottage. Fashion Note Carl Sandburg, the last of the trou- badours, appears in any society wear- ing heavy shoes with clumsy bulldog toes. According to the Agonistic of 1921, which is as far back as the records go, the year was very interesting. Miss Janef Preston, a member of Hoasc, contributed an article to the Silhou- ette; Miss Carrie Scandrett was a re- porter and a freshman representative on the executive committee; and lights went out at 10 P. M. Miss Martha Stansfield was a member of the latest organization at Agnes Scott, "what is known as Pi Alpha Phi which, being very freely translated, means 'honor to whom honor is due'." Miss Alexander was made head of the French department and was the first Agnes Scott graduate to take an M.A. degree from a large university within a year's time. Miss Harn came from Salem College to teach Spanish and German. Library rules for that year stipulated that the building be closed at 1:30 P. M. on Saturdays. No books could be taken out overnight before 9 P. M., and not more than three reserved books could be taken for the week-end. During the day, reserved books could be used only two hours at a time, and never more than three hours in a day; at the end of a period for which a book was reserved, it was to be re- Botany Students Visit Two Carolina Gardens Miss Blanche Miller and Miss Mary Vardell, of the biology department, ac- companied five members of the local flora class on a visit last week-end to the gardens of Charleston, South Caro- lina. The group, including, in addi- tion to the instructors, Ann Worthy Johnson, Eleanor Hall, Alice Hannah, Jeanne Matthews, and Virginia Sut> tenfield, visited the Cypress and Mag- nolia gardens. turned promptly at the ringing of a bell. The garden at Westlawn was a source of pleasure to the faculty; in fact, the Agonistic (usually referred to as "Aggie"), reported that the "bunch of white figures" seen in this garden on a Saturday were Miss Alex- ander and Miss Hale with new rakes; Miss Lillian Smith with a trowell, and Miss Lewis with a mattock. On February 7, 1922, Miss Scan- drett was elected president of the sophomore class; in March she became secretary of Student Government. Her senior year she was president of Stu- dent Government, a member of Hoasc, and named one of the most popular seniors. Also on May Day in 1924 Dr. McCain was inaugurated as the second president of Agnes Scott. From an article in a 193 0 Agonis- tic comes the news that Mr. Davidson began his career as a banker, Miss Harn wanted to be a trained nurse, and Miss Haynes did social work until she taught the children to crochet backwards. A bit of news dishearten- ing to the seniors who are about to begin work on their opera comes from the record of the following year. Writes the reporter: "Miss Haynes lis- tened for a goodly space the other night to what she believed was senior opera practice only to come to the sudden and disconcerting realization that she'd been reveling in the mellow warble of a rooster." BAILEY BROTHERS SHOE SHOP 142 Sycamore St. Decatur, Ga. New Imported Lingerie BLOUSES with fine handwork $ 1 Frilly, frothy, feminine blouses that make such a smart contrast with your tailored suits. Handmade tucking, fagoting, drawn-work and hemstitching on lawn and batiste. Defi- nitely washable in white only. Sizes 32 to 38. Street Floor J.IP..ALILIEN&CO. 'The Store All Women Know* AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President 4 THE AGONISTIC Wheeler Elected B. S. U. President The Baptist students of Agnes Scott College have selected the following girls to serve on the Baptist Student Union Council next year: president, Cary Wheeler; enlistment chairman, Jeanne Flynt; social chairman, Eu- genia Bridges; devotional chairman, Ruth Crisp; secretary, Catherine Ivie; treasurer, Frances Virginia Brown, publicity chairman, Alice Reins; magazine chairman, Mary Reins. The new council will be officially installed, together with those of the other Atlanta colleges, at the annual banquet in May. Meanwhile, construc- tive plans are being made for the B. S. U. work for next year. Sarah Johnson is the retiring presi- dent. Y. W. Plans Conference To be Held on Campus The Agnes Scott Y. W. C. A. cabi- net is making plans for a conference to be held on the campus April 22 and 23. The program will include three discussion or seminar groups with prominent outside leaders and several inspirational talks by a visiting minis- ter. SANDBURG COMES HERE (Continued from page 1, column 4) where, from 1910 to 1912, he served as secretary to the mayor, it was in 1917 that he joined the staff of the Chicago Daily News, leaving the next year to be a correspondent from Nor- way and Sweden, but returning to be- come the editorial writer. Carl Sandburg's publications began with a private pamphlet entitled hi Reckless Ecstacy. In 1914 he won the Levinson prize for his Chicago and published in 1916 his volume, Chicago Poems. Since then Sandburg's works have included his well known poetry, his compilation of ballads in The American Songbag, his series of Roota- baga Stories for children, and his biog- raphies. Today Sandburg, who is the father of three girls, lives in Harbert, Michi- gan. That is, he lives there when he is not on one of his frequent lecture tours. It is of his appearance on these tours that Harry Hansen writes: "When Carl Sandburg talks to you, he seems to have a bit of a stoop, to lean for- ward as he speaks; but before an au- dience he stands erect and seems much taller than he is." His voice gives a significant quality to his poetry. Mr. Hansen says: "His voice is a rich, deep monotone and he draws out his words slowly, which heightens the effects of his reading." This poetry that Sandburg reads, this poetry that has arisen from a spirit much-lived, but forever wistful, much-thought, but never irreverent enough to be irrevocably certain of his thoughts, this poetry of a nature different I mm other poetry of his day, this is the poetry of modern America. Oi it, Newton Arvin writes: "In the midst of sharper and sharper conflict between Che principle of subordination and the principle of equality, this poetry is an eloquent and sometimes .i passionate reasscrtion of the dignity, the fortitude, and unweariable creat- ivencss, the historic and unrelinquished hopes of the laboring many." Such a quality is present in great poetry alone, and comes from a great person, from a Carl Sandburg, experi- encing many lives in one. Committee, Popular ^Sominations Posted For School Voting Thursday and Friday Society Committee Nominations Student Government President Laura Coit. Vice-President Ann Worthy John- son. House Presidents Rebekah Scott, Tommy Ruth Blackmon; Main, Mary Lillian Fairly; Inman, Nell Hemphill. Secretary Jean Bailey. Treasurer Mary Ellen Whetsell. Student Recorder Eliza King. Day Student Representative Mary Anne Kernan. Handbook Editor Mildred Davis. Student Treasurer Ellen Little. Student Treasurer June Harvey. Fire Chief Mary Past. Y. W. C. A. President Winifred Kellersberger. Vice-President Primrose Noble. Secretary Douglas Lyle. Treasurer Amelia Nickels. Athletic Association President Jean Chalmers. Vice-President Frances Robinson. Secretary Jane Moore Hamilton. Treasurer Jane Dryfoos. Agonistic Editor Hortense Jones. Associate Editor Jane Guthrie. Associate Editor Mary McCann Hudson. Assistant Editor Mary Frances Guthrie. Assistant Editor Marie Merritt. Business Manager Elizabeth Black- shear. Assistant Business Manager Jane Carithers. Silhouette Editor-in-Chief Virginia Watson. Business Manager Joyce Roper. Advertising Manager Ann Wat- kins. Aurora Editor Carol Hale. Assistant Editor Julia Sewell. Business Manager Ola Kelly. French Club Has Ten New Members The ten new members of the French club, who were admitted to member- ship in the organization following the regular spring try-outs, presented two original plays on campus life as part of their initiation ceremonies at the March meeting of the society. The new members are Evelyn Baty, Suzie Blackmon, Sara Joyce Cunningham, Rebecca Drucker, Peggy Everhart, Jeanne Flynt, Ruth Kaplan, Douglas Lyle, Carolyn Myers, and Julia Thie- monge. Following the initiation, there was presented a program on Paris, featur- ing the works of the famous Parisian, Saint-Sacns. To carry out still further the theme of the program, pictures and posters of monuments and other well-known landmarks of the French city were attractively displayed. Miss Dexter Makes Talk Miss Emily Dexter, associate pro- fessor of psychology and education, speaks today to the Girl Reserve ad- visers of the Y. W. C. A. in Atlanta. Her subject is the "Psychology of the Adolescent Girl." HOTEL CANDLER Coffee Shop and Dining Room BO WEN PRESS COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS AND RIBBONS Blotters Note Paper Poster Paper Office Supplies 421 Church St. De. 0976 Decatur, Ga. Popular Nominations Student Government President Laura Coit, Ann Wor- thy Johnson, Mary Lillian Fairly, Eliza King. Vice-President Ann Worthy John- son, Laura Coit, Mary Lillian Fairly. Secretary Emma McMullen, Jean Bailey, Flora MacGuire, Mary Ellen Whetsell. Treasurer Jean Bailey, Emma Mc- Mullen, Mary Ellen Whetsell. House President, Rebekah Mary Lillian Fairly, Eliza King, Tommy Ruth Blackmon. House President, Main Mary Lil- lian Fairly, Eliza King, Mary Past. House President, Inman Nell Hemphill, Mary Lillian Fairly, Eliza King. Student Recorder Martha Long, Virginia Watson. Day Student Representative Zoe Wells, Jean Chalmers, Mary Anne Ker- nan, Jane Turner. Handbook Editor Mildred Davis, Virginia Watson, Joyce Roper. Student Treasurer (Senior) Ellen Little, Ola Kelly. Student Treasurer (Junior) Ade- laide Benson, June Harvey, Amelia Nickels. Fire Chief Mary Past, Goudyloch Erwin, Sara B. Sloan. Cabinets Present Easter Programs Easter sunrise and vesper services presented at Agnes Scott last Sunday, March 2 8, were under the supervision of the freshman and sophomore Y. W. C. A. cabinets. A sunrise service at 5:4 5 a. m. in the Murphey Candler building was a project of the sopho- more cabinet. The program included Easter hymns to the accompaniment of piano and violin; a Scripture read- ing by June Harvey, and a solo by Amelia Nickels. The vesper service given in the cha- pel by the freshman cabinet featured a play, "The Light in the Window," by Dorothy Clarke Wilson. Members of the cast were Julia Thiemonge, Frances Hampton, Mary Dixon, Vir- ginia Milner, Jane Moses, Ruth Slack, Katherine Patton, and Ruth Eyles. Mary Winston Crockett led the serv- ice, while Harriet Stimson, Henrietta Thompson, and Evelyn Baty acted as committee chairmen for music, stage, and costumes. Joyce Roper directed the production of the play. Candlelighting vespers at 10:00 p. m. in the Agnes Scott chapel was the Good Friday observance sponsored by the sophomore cabinet* The first educational endowment in America included the gift of three milk cows. P. C. Blue Stocking. A A A ^ Blicks Bowling Center BOWL! For Health's Sake Healthful Recreation for Ladies and Men at Nom- inal Cost. "Bowling to Tell the Truth, Will Retain Your Form and Youth" For Reservations Call WA. 5622 20 Houston, N. E. Y. W. C. A. President Winifred Kellersberger, Jean Barry Adams. Vice-President Jean B. Adams, Winifred Kellersberger, Primrose No- ble, Martha Long. Secretary Mildred Coit, Douglas Lyle, Amelia Nickels. Treasurer Mildred Coit, Amelia Nickels, Douglas Lyle. Athletic Association President Anne Thompson, Fran- ces Robinson, Jean Chalmers, Bee Merrill. Vice-President Anne Thompson, Frances Robinson, Bee Merrill, Jean Chalmers, Ellen Little. Secretary Jane Dryfoos, Caroline Carmichael, Jane M. Hamilton. Treasurer Caroline Carmichael, Jane Dryfoos, Estelle Cuddy, Emmy Lou Turck. Agonistic Editor Hortense Jones, Jane Guth- rie. Associate Editor (2) Jane Guth- rie, Mary M. Hudson, Hortense Jones. Assistant Editor (2) Julia Sewell, Mary F. Guthrie. Business Manager Elizabeth Black- shear. Assistant Business Manager Jane Carithers. Silhouette Editor Virginia Watson, Elsie West, Mary Smith. Business Manager Joyce Roper, Mary Smith, Ellen Little. Advertising Manager Jane M. Hamilton, Ann Watkins. Aurora Editor Carol Hale, Nell Allison. Assistant Editor Julia Sewell, Douglas Lyle, Caroline Carmichael. Business Manager Ola Kelly, Nell Allison. Freshman Class Honors Juniors The freshman class is giving a treas- ure hunt for the junior class tomor- row afternoon at 5 o'clock. Commit- tees for the party are: entertainment Henrietta Thompson, chairman, Marjorie Boggs, Grace Ward, Penn Hammond, Mildred Joseph, and Mary Reins; refreshments Carolyn For- man, chairman, Anne Enloe, Lorraine Guinn, Gary Home, Barbara Lee Murlin; invitation Frances Plamp- ton, chairman, Shirley Steele, Lib Da- vis, Rebecca Drucker, and Ruth Kap- lan. Misses Carrie Scandrett, Helen Carl- son, and Blanche Miller have been asked to chaperon the party. A combination of Easter and the new cut system took away much of the campus this past week-end. Girls who went away were: Carolyn Alley to Dalton; Carrie Gene Ashley to El- lentons; Betsy Banks to Sherwood; Lucille Barnett to Sumter; Edith Bel- ser to Sumter; Mary Virginia Brown to Raleigh; Susan Bryan and Mary Venetia Smith to Reynolds; Rachel Campbell to Mansfield; Caroline Car- michael to McDonough; Laura Coit to Converse and Montreat; Mildred Coit to Americus; Annie Lee Crowell to Americus; Rebecca Drucker to Mc- Cormick; Jane Estes to Gay; Michelle Furlow to Birmingham; Jane Moore Hamilton to Dalton; B. Hollard to Newnan; Mary Hollingsworth to Cov- ington; Martha Johnson to Coving- ton; Phyllis Johnson to Elberton; Katherine Jones to Winder. Winifred Kellersberger to Mt. Ber- ry; Betty Ann Stewart to Winchester; Mary Jane Tigert to Converse; An- nette Williamson to Lawrence ville; Mary Willis and Judith Gracey to Au- gusta; Ernestine Cass to Greenville; Polly Ware to Greenville; Ola Kelly to Monticello; Kathleen Kennedy to Winchester; Frances King to Newnan; Josie Larkins to Philadelphia; Martha Marshall to Americus; Julia Porter to Covington; Jeanne Redwine to Fay- etteville; Evelyn Sears to Mansfield; Elise Seay to Macon; Frances Steele to Anniston; Florence Wade to Cornelia; Selma Steinbach to Carrollton; Eliza- beth Skinner to Mt. Berry; Mary Nell Tribble to Toccoa; Catherine lvie to Greenville; Ann Purnell to Spartan- burg; Dorothy Cabaniss to Columbus; and Grace Tazewell to Emory. Those who attended dances were: Sigma Chi dance, Wednesday night: Mary Venetia Smith, Bee Merrill, Frances Wilson, Ellender Johnson, Ra- chel Kennedy, Gretchen Bubenzer, and others. A. T. O. dance, Thursday night: Bee Merrill, Mary Venetia Smith, and others. S. A. 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XXII AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1937 NO. 19 Peace Fast Will be Observed; Miss Leyburn to Make Talk A. S. C. Joins National Drive; Thirteen Students Speak In City Churches During the luncheon period on Thursday Agnes Scott students will observe a fast to demonstrate their en- thusiasm for the Peace Program spon- sored by the Emergency Peace Cam- paign. Miss Ellen Douglas Leyburn, instructor in English, will give an ad- dress in Gaines Chapel at that time. Agnes Scott in this observance joins students in colleges and universities throughout the United States in show- ing their interest in the cause of peace and in the principles of the campaign. No solicitation will be made on this campus, but an opportunity will be given to those who wish to contribute to the campaign. All students wish- ing to participate in the fast are re- quested to sign up on the bulletin board in Buttrick. Another phase of the college peace program will be a series of talks which students will make in Atlanta church- es this week. On Thursday night, April 22, Eliza King, '3 8, together with other students from colleges in the environs of Atlanta, will make a talk on peace. Emory and Agnes Scott will have charge of the programs of various Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist, and Episcopal young people's meetings. On April 2 5 the girls who are to speak are: Brooks Spivey, Nellie Margaret Gilroy, Alice Hannah, Marie Stalker, Martha Long, Hibernia Hassell, Prim- rose Noble, Flora MacGuire, Cary Wheeler, Esthere Ogden, Lelia Carson, and Mildred Coit. Blackfriars to Give Convention Plays Blackfriars Dramatic Club present- ed two plays and a selection of choral readings last Saturday night in the Buclier Scott Gymnasium. The plays were Achilles? Heel by Carolyn Pierce Dilliard and Ever Young by Alice Guerstenburg. Those taking part in the first pro- duction, a folk play, were: Kitty Printup, Elizabeth Cousins, Jeanne Fiynt, Jean Bailey, Betty Lou Houck Smith, and Hugh Embry. The choral readings which followed were Song for Saint Cecelia's Day by Drydcn; The Two Listers, anonymous; When I Was One and Twenty by A. E. Housman; Velvet Shoes, Elinor Wylic; and Daniel Jazz, Vachel Lind- say. Readers were Joyce Roper, Jean Bailey, Elizabeth Cousins, Kitty Print- up, Jeanne Flynt, Susan Goodwyn, and Carrie Phinney Latimer. Ever Young, another one-act play, had for its cast the following girls: Myrl Chafin, Frances Steele, Lucille Cairncs, and Mary Past. Kitty Printup also gave a reading, "Ben Jonson En- tertains a Man From Stratford" by Edwin Arlington Robinson. Achilles' Heel will be repeated dur- ing the Convention of the Southern Association of Teachers of Speech which meets on April 22-24 in Nash- ville. The choral will also be given. April Y.W.C. A. Conference Postponed till INext Year The Agnes Scott Y. W. C. A. Con- ference, scheduled for April 22-23, will not be held this year, according to Isabel McCain, president. Circum- stances required that the date be changed to a time when it would be impossible for the speakers to be present. However, the Y. W. C. A. plans to conduct a similar conference next year. Service Dedicates Murphey Candler Building April 19 Mr. William D. Thomason Gives Address; Musical Program By Agnes Scott Choir In a simple program, consisting of an address, music, and prayer, the Murphey Candler Building for student activities was formally dedicated on Monday afternoon, April 19, at four o'clock. The main feature of the pro- gram for the occasion was an address, "Hon. Charles Murphey Candler" by Mr. William D. Thomason. Following the speech, the college choir gave a brief musical program, and a dedica- tory prayer by the Rev. Mr. Richard Orme Flinn closed the exercises. Murphey Candler, for whom this building was named, died about two years ago, having served on the Board of Trustees of this college for more than forty-six years. It is especially appropriate that this building be named for him, because in the build- ing of it the first construction com- pany failed, and it fell to him as chair- man of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds to supervise its construc- tion afterwards. Mr. Candler was very active in the operation of the college. Newcomb Debates With Agnes Scott A simultaneous debate was held Fri- day night, April 16, between Agnes Scott and Sophie Newcomb at the two colleges on the subject, Resolved: That Congress Has the Right to Regulate Minimum Wages and Maximum Hours Laws for Industry. This debate re- placed the annual triangular debate with Randolph-Macon, Sophie New- comb, and Agnes Scott. Brooks Spivey and Nellie Margaret Gilroy composed the Agnes Scott af- firmative team, which went to New Orleans. Fannie B. Harris and Mary Lillian Fairley, campus negative team, debated here against the affirmative team of Sophie Newcomb, Charlotte Hawkins and Dorothy Barker. Mary Frances Guthrie was the alternate for Agnes Scott. Mrs. Peter Marshall, '3 6, the presi- dent of Pi Alpha Phi debating society last year, presided over the debate. Instructor Writes Paper 'The Translations of the Mottoes and Quotations in the Rambler," a paper by Miss Ellen Douglas Leyburn, instructor in English, is to be pub- lished in the Review of English Stu- dies, an English learned journal. Miss Leyburn did research work on this paper last summer. New Chapter of Mortar Board Pictured above are the newly-elected members of Mortar Board : Jean Barry Adams, Elizabeth Blackshear, Jean Chalmers, Laura Coit, Mildred Davis, Mary Lillian Fairly, Anne Worthy Johnson, Hortense Jones, Winifred Kellersberger, Eliza King, Primrose Noble, Anne Thompson, and Virginia Watson. Press Heads Elect Staffs For 1937-'38 Agonistic, Aurora, Silhouette Editors, Business Managers Name Assistants The editors and business managers of the three campus publications, the Agonistic, the Aurora, and the Silhou- ette, have chosen their staffs for the 1937-3 8 session. Following an Agnes Scott tradition, the new Agonistic staff has already assumed its duties, and the new Aurora staff will edit the last issue of this year. The Silhouette staff will begin work next year. The Agonistic editorial staff headed by Hortense Jones, editor, is as fol- lows: associate editors, Jane Guthrie and Mary McCann Hudson; assistant editors, Mary Frances Guthrie and Marie Merritt; feature editors, Hiber- nia Hassell and Giddy Erwin; current history editor, Mary Anne Kernan; book editor, Elizabeth Warden; society editors, Mary Venetia Smith and Bee Merrill; exchange editor, Mary Reins; sports editor, Alice Cheeseman; alum- nae editor, Jeannette Carroll; club edi- tor, Eugenia Williams. The business staff of the Agonistic is composed of Elizabeth Blackshear, business manager; Jane Carithers, ad- vertising manager; Frances Castleber- {Conti nned on Page 3, Column 4) P. Patterson Wins First Scholarship Brumby, Atlanta, Places Second; Applicants From 24 States Enter Contest Turner to Head Seniors; Forman Sophomore Head Elections were recently held for next year's class officers. Those elected for the incoming senior class are as follows: Jane Tur- ner, president; Anne Thompson, vice president; and Mary Ann Kernan, sec- retary-treasurer. The incoming sophomore class offi- cers are: Carolyn Forman, president; Penn Hammond, secretary-treasurer. The nominations for the sophomore vice president are Polly Heaslett and Frances Abbott. A CALL TO FAST Youth Peace Creed: We recognize the increasing threat of war and accept our responsibility for creating and sup- porting an aggressive peace policy through a nation-wide demonstration of solidarity for peace. By fasting on strike day we will: Meet the criticism that the Peace Strike is a prank to avoid class work. Dedicate the funds ordinarily used for one day's food costs to strengthening the peace cause. Testify, by this voluntary denial of our bodily needs, that these bodies are dedicated not to the military machines ot the world, but to efforts for world peace 1. 2. Pattie Patterson, 419 Clement Ave., Charlotte, N. C, a senior in Central High School of that city, is winner of first place in the competitive exami- nation for this year which was held on March 5th; Sabine Brumby, 1101 St. Charles Place, Atlanta, Georgia, senior at North Avenue Presbyterian School, won second place. In award- ing the scholarships, which are $700 and $5 00 respectively, seventy-five percent of weight was attached to the grades of the examinations and twen- ty-five percent to personal qualities, activities in school and community, and the like. It happened this year that the awards go to those who made the highest grades. Two hundred and twenty-three applicants from schools in twenty-four states took the com- petitive examination. Winners of the $700 scholarship for the past four years are Frances Cary ('37), Eliza King ('38), Cora Kay Hutchins ('39), and Evelyn Baty ('40). L. Coit to be Officer In Student Federation Laura Coit, incoming president of student government, was elected sec- retary of the Southern Federation of Student and Press Representatives, which held its sixteenth annual con- vention in New Orleans April 8-10. Laura took an active part in the stu- dent government round-table and committee work of the conference. The Federation will hold its session next year in Memphis. Davidson Band to Play Here April 27 The Davidson College Band of for- ty pieces will give a concert here in the Bucher Scott Gymnasium on Ap- ril 27 at 8:15 p. m. The musicale will be sponsored by the House Decora- tions Committee of the Alumnae As- sociation, of which Mrs. Granger Han- sell is chairman. The three local clubs of the Alum- nae Association, the Atlanta and De- catur clubs and the business girls' club, will help sponsor the band and will serve coffee at the reception which will be held in the Alumnae House after the concert. The Davidson band also played here last year under the auspices of the Alumnae Association. Tickets for the concert will be sold for thirty-five cents. Mortar Board Gives Scrolls To Thirteen Professor Davidson Makes Talk On Leadership Qualities Of Girls Elected Members Are Versatile Comprising one of the largest groups ever to be elected at Agnes Scott, thirteen juniors received their Mortar Board scrolls when Fannie B. Harris, who presided over the exer- cises held in the chapel Saturday, Ap- ril 17, announced the 1937-3 8 chap- ter of the national honorary society. The girls who received the honor are: Jean Barry Adams, Elizabeth Blackshear, Jean Chalmers, Laura Coit, Mildred Davis, Mary Lillian Fairly, Ann Worthy Johnson, Hor- tense Jones, Winifred Kellersberger, Eliza King, Mary Primrose Noble, Anne Thompson, and Virginia Wat- son. Jean Barry has held several positions on the college Y. W. C. A. She was president of the Freshman Y cabinet, the music chairman of the Y. W., the treasurer of the Y. W., and the vice president of that organization for the next school year. Elizabeth is an Honor Roll student, a member of the varsity hockey squad, and the new business manager of the Agonistic. She has also served as the president of the sophomore class and as the advertising manager of the Agonistic. Jean, recently elected to be the pres- ident of the Athletic Association, has been active as the junior student treas- urer, the sports editor of the Agonis- tic, and the secretary-treasurer of the International Relations Club. Laura's activities have varied from being the house president of White House, a member of the varsity hockey team, and an Honor Roll student to her new position as president of Student Gov- ernment. Mildred won the Collegiate Scholar- ship for this year. In addition to this honor she has been the vice president of Eta Sigma Phi, and she will edit the handbook for next year. Mary Lillian is especially outstanding for (Continued on Page 3, Column 1) Threat of Narcotics Revealed in Chapel Lecturing in chapel Friday morn- ing, Mr. E. A. Rowell presented a startling picture of the threat of nar- cotics to America today. Mr. Rowell, an authority on the illicit drug traf- fic, has spent some ten years in inves- tigating it. He is now engaged in making for the government a four year survey of narcotics in relation to crime, prostitution, white slavery, and other evils. The trade, which he terms "the largest illegitimate underworld crime business on the whole globe," is high- ly organized for production, selling* and extension, according to Mr. Row- ell. He demonstrated ingenious meth- ods by which opium, cocaine, and other dangerous drugs are smuggled into the United States and distributed. He stated also that the use of nar- cotics is not simply a habit, but a disease. Lack of the customary drug produces suffering great enough to make addicts commit any crime which may bring money for obtaining relief. Once procured, the drugs are taken in various ways, some Oriental in origin, some originated here. In conclusion Mr. Rowell declared that eighty per cent of American drug addicts acquire the habit before they are twenty-five; consequently, the menace is directed chiefly against peo- ple of high school and college age. 2 THE AGONISTIC &l)c Agonistic PUBLISHED WEEKLY Owned and published by the students of Agnes Scott College. Entered as Second Class Matter at Decatur, Georgia. Subscription price, $1.25 per year in advance. Single copies, 5c. 1936 Member 1937 Flssociofed Golleeide Press STAFF Hortense Jones Editor J w e Guthrie Mary McCann Hudson Associate Editors Mary Frances Guthrie Marie Merritt Assistant Editors Giddy Erwin Hibernia Hassell Feature Editors Mary Anne Kernan Current History Elizabeth Warden Book Editor Question Marks Society Editors Elizabeth Blackshear Business Manager Jane Carithers Ad ver Using Manager Frances Castleberry Vera Marsh Jeanne Redwine Alice Reins Circulation Managers Alice Cheeseman Sports Editor Mary Reins Exchange Editor Jeannette Carroll Alumnae Editor Eugenia Williams Club Editor Born to Gas Masks Throughout history men and women have tes- tified to their convictions by voluntarily deny- ing themselves their basic necessity food. By fasting they have forfeited immediate values in order to assert their convictions about greater values. Tomorrow we join the other students and youth organizations all over America in a national peace fast a concerted, sincere testi- mony of our conviction of the sinfulness and fu- tility of war. We are seeking to develop, in ourselves, a gen- eration which will be immune to the intoxicating fever of brass bands, and which will steadfastly refuse to take up arms against fellowmen. We deny the charges of spineless cowardice and dis- loyalty to our country. It is not that we are the less Americans, but the more human beings. The world has scarcely wiped the blood from the last war off its boots ; yet it has plunged headlong into an armaments race which pres- ages a war unrivaled in horror by any previous conflict. Gas masks are provided for children even before they are born. The whole earth bristles and glints with the sleek, steel efficiency which modern science has perfected for the game of slaughtering humanity. Those who ad- vocate rearmament assure us that the way to get peace is to prepare for war. We can only answer them that the best way to get to heaven is not to prepare for hell. It is, then, with sincere ardor that we take part in the national peace fast. The rapidly de- veloping war crisis in the world imposes upon us a duty to think clearly, to act courageously. No legitimate technique can be too dramatic to em- phasize the urgency of this issue nor too com- manding in terms of personal self-discipline. Let us, then, firm in our purpose to uproot this wholesale butchering, war, fast for peace. A Statement of Policy In accordance with Mr. Davidson's statement in chapel that creative leadership must clearly define its ideals, the new Agonistic staff, as it assumes its duties, would like to outline its pur- poses in order to get the fullest cooperation in its work. In the task of building a newspaper and making it breathe, we have certain very definite aims. The first is to make the paper an organ of the student body filled with student news, activi- ties, ami opinion. We ask your cooperation in giving us your news, but even more we ask for your opinion (about any subject on or off cam- pus) through the now almost defunct column, W e Think. Does no one think at Agnes Scott? Our second purpose is to cooperate with the administration and with the heads of other or- gani/aiions in sponsoring any progressive move which they may undertake. We shall seek to de- \elop a socially intelligent student opinion, with special emphasis on peace, academic freedom, and social justice. Thr thiW ami last aim w hich \vr have set our- selves is that of making the Agonistic a history of the development and progress of Agnes Scott. Our news may not be news in the strictest sense, but it is selective a week-by-week record, care- fully and accurately kept for future reference, of the more important aspects and events in the life of our college. Quotable Quotes "During the last 2 5 years, hazing has been disappearing from colleges. This is due largely to the fact that students are devoting their energies to other activities and have little time for such trivialties." Raymond E. Manchester, dean of men at Kent State University, thinks students are almost past the prankish "Rover-boy" days. "No great civilization ever has de- veloped leisure and lived. There are few, if any indications, that America will be any exception. Given leisure, man will go to sleep that is, he will let down, get soft, become an onlook- er, cease to be vigorous and thus lose initiative." New York University's Dr. Jay B. Nash, professor of educa- tion, believes America will perish if people don't adopt hobbies. "There are two broad avenues to follow the avenue of escape and the avenue of fulfillment. The man who follows the avenue of escape does not come to terms with life at all. He either loses himself in activities fever- ish but unsubstantial, or falls into lethargy. Those choosing this path are not real adults." Cocooned ad- ults take a spurring from President Harry M. Wriston of Brown Univer- sity. Advertising Work Youth Prepares for Peace Interests Alumna The stirring beat of drums and the appeal of vigorous propaganda which formerly summoned Agnes Scott, reading the papers on youth to war are now being replaced bv serious Mondays, can look with pride upon talk and thoughtful planning for peace bv the the Rich s ads, because thev are wnt- The United States Peace ten by one of her own alumnae. Helen Ford of the class of '36 is now in the advertising department at Rich's and writes the ads for the Monday papers. Interests of other alumnae have be- come involved in a more romantic way. Mary Summers, '3 5, sister of Martha Summers, '37, has announced her engagement to Dr. Curtis Lang- horne, professor of psychology and assistant registrar at Emory, while Willie Lou Sumrall, '3 6, is now Mrs. Jack Peugh and is leaving for Califor- nia in June, where her husband is an officer in the Coast Guard. Symphony Offers Atlanta Concerts Concert enthusiasts at Agnes Scott were looking forward to the appear- ance on the Atlanta All Star Concert Series of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra under its new conductor, Eugene Ormandy. There were double concerts on Tuesday night, April 20, one at 6:4 5 and the other at 9 o'clock. Two en- tirely different programs were ren- dered. The first program listed "Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring," Bach-Cailliert; the Brahms' "Symphony in D Major, No. 2," three poems for orchestra on tra- ditional Aramic Hebraic themes, by McDonald and Shite; and "Firebird," Stravinsky. The second program offered "Ov- erture to Freischutz," Von Heber; Beethoven's "Symphony in A Major, No. 7;" and "Pictures At An Exhibi- tion," Moussorgsky-Cailliert. Headlines Of the Past Three years ago this week Alberta Palmour, then president of student government, was elected treasurer of the Southern Intercollegiate Associa- tion of Student Government. Two years ago this week The Greater Agnes Scott campaign ended with a total subscription of $24,- 741.12, which far surpassed the origi- nal goal of $15,000. One year ago this week Agnes Scott participated in a national peace dem- onstration with a chapel program at which Sarah Catherine Wood spoke and Loice Richards played taps. Reporters Reporters include: Nell Allison, Alice Cheeseman, Giddy Erwin, Nell Hemphill, Carol Hale, Cora Kay Hutchins, Sarah Johnson, Douglas Lyle, Frances Lee, Regina Hurwitz, Julia Sewell, Mary Willis, Mamie Lee Ratliff, Selma Steinbach, Anne Pur- nell, Marie Merritt, Alice Reins, Myrl Chafin, Louise Young, Mary Frances Kennedy, Henrietta Blackwell, Mary Primrose Noble, Mary Reins, Evelyn Baty, Eleanor Hutchens, Hazel Solo mon, V. J. Watkins, Mary Louise Dobbs, Virginia Hill, Eloise McCall, Louise Houghston, Mary Lang Gill, Eugenia Williams, Grace Duggan, and Jeannette Carroll. Business assistants are: Rachel Ken- nedy, Florence Little, Jessie Williams, Jane Dryfoos, Jane Carithers, Jeanne Flynt. Life History of Laughter is Theme For Stimulating Series of Essays "In Pursuit of Laughter" Agnes Rcpplier, Houghton Mifflin, N. Y., 1936. Reviewed by Mary Jane King. /// Pursuit of Laughter is a stimu- lating series of essays with a strong continuity which binds them into a sort of history, delightfully irresistible history because it is a chronoligcal and accurate account of the life, death, and subsequent pursuit of laughter; ir- resistible because it is presented with a real understanding of the comic spirit and is immersed in the life of the people of each age it depicts. The author has all but written a drama a tragi-comedy paradoxically enough whose hero is the Englishman. In the bright morning of his youth, the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the ring of his laughter echoes in "in even hole and corner where human life exists." Plague, and poverty, and war, and ignorance, and oppression are all alike powerless to silence his laugh- ter; not even the medieval church for all its efforts succeeds in doing so. For laughter has nothing to do with any of these; it is the "uill to liic" found- ed on the belief that "life is worth the living." The devil of the Middle Ages wis a fascinating fellow who "conde- scended to play fantastic pranks in the law courts and monasteries." And "God was not the irritable Deity of John Knox." Laughter was the very thread of which life was woven. The magnificent period of Eliza- beth's reign is the exciting force in the drama; it is the first step in the "si- lencing of laughter" and, therefore, in the "pursuit of laughter." The English- man at the dissolution of the guilds and the beginning of modern indus- trial life finds himself questioning for the first time his belief that "life is worth the living." Against a reaction against such questioning he first be- gins the pursuit of the lost art of laughter. But each succeeding genera- tion, though it brings its jesters Charles II, Hogarth, Sheridan, Sydney Smith, Hood or Artemus Ward only heightens the tragedy that laughter "can never be again." And so the drama has no climax; for it will never have an end. "Ever and always the ill-organized pursuit goes on: I cry a reward for yesterday, Now lost, or stolen, or gone astray, Wlttl all the laughter of yesUTilav." No better explanation of the mod- ern mental attitude of insecurity and hard seriousness can be found than here no clearer pointing of the way toward recapturing "the stoutness of human composition" which enables man not in spite of but because of suf- fering to believe that "life is worth the living." younger generation. Committee has announced important plans for a nation-wide observation of demonstrations for peace. This committee includes most of the im- portant student groups in the United States, such as the youth section of the Emergency Peace Campaign, X. S. F. A., Y. M. C. A.. Y. W. C. A., and Fellowship for Reconciliation. These various groups are uniting in a concerted expres- sion against war. An immediate and enthusiastic acceptance by youth of the plans and ideals of the Committee is urged in its forceful statement of creed: "We recognize the increasing threat of war and ac- cept our responsibility for creating and support- ing an aggressive peace policy through a nation- wide demonstration for peace." Tomorrow, April 22, has been designated as the day for decisive and impressive indication of a vigorous student sentiment for peace. The United States Peace Committee has suggested a strike against war, in which the cooperation of colleges and youth groups is asked. This form of demonstration will be tremendously effective on certain campuses, while mass meetings, ral- lies, and parades may be more suitable to other campuses. Whatever form the demonstration may take, the purpose is the same ; it is to be an audible protest against war. This large general purpose has several parts consisting of specific demands or statements of policy. The main divisions of the primary ob- jectives are: the demand that colleges and uni- versities be demilitarized through passage of the Nye-Krale amendment, opposition to the pro- posed billion dollar war budget for the United States, recognition of the validity of the Oxford pledge, defense of civil rights and academic free- dom as a safeguard against Fascism, and the re- solve to keep America out of war. With these definite aims in view the United Student Peace Committee is asking the coopera- tion of the youth of America in successfully demonstrating its concern in the problem of pre- venting war and its conviction that a united ef- fort of this kind has actual value. The results of tomorrow's activities are yet to be seen, but the fact of sincere consolidated effort on the part of young America to voice its ardent protest against war cannot be overlooked. This expres- sion of public opinion is important; the efforts of the United Student Peace Committee merit the attention of all those interested in the estab- lishment of peaceful relations among the peoples of the earth. Agnes Scouting Although somewhat handicapped by the fact that they were unable to procure the microphone employed at the Carl Sandburg lecture (it seems that the talented troubadour has hired it perma- nently to furnish his accompanist) ye faithful Agnes Scouters are at present in a mood to broadcast choice items from our low-down-laden campus. The most delightful episode seems to be that one in which senior-opera author Nellie Margaret Gilroy was musically benefiting ves- pers with her philosophical song, "Purity Always Pays," until she discovered rather abruptly that Dr. McCain disapproved (of the song, of course). The newest mecca for the Agnes Scott four hundred is the mystic den of Mrs. Framshon. the fortune-teller on Washington Street. According to her predictions, both Ellen Stuart and Mary Bucholz will be married within a year; Nelle Pinner has not yet met her first mate, although there's smooth sailing ahead; and Annette Wil- liams will take an exciting trip this summer. We'll admit we're not up on Robert's "Rules of Order" (page V. J.), but, madam chairman, we would like to raise the following questions: What freshmen were heard rendering "Moonlight and Shadows" to certain juniors at 12:45 the other midnight? (Must have been trying to sing like the Boydies!) Were they the same ones who wanted to put the frog in the bath tub all in the interests of science, of course? Who is the au- thor of the mysterious letter received by five juniors recently elected to prominent positions? Have you seen Martha Long and her long friend fold themselves into his Austin? Have you un- raveled the mystery surrounding Mary Winston, Annie Lee, Margaret, and the others at Eugenia Williams' weird house party? Spring shots: Martha Leipold in eulogistic testacies after D. C.'s visit . . . Miss ITarn look- ing for four-leaf clovers . . . Martha Moffett in a fever over Carl Sandburg's remark that she looked like a figure on a Grecian vase. THE AGONISTIC 3 Delegates to N S. F. A. Conference In Deep South Had Gala Week-end Hannah, Blackshear, L. Coit, Jones, Johnson, and Watson Tell Of Ferry Boat Rides, Chicken Gumbo, Aisles Of False Teeth, And Dances It seems that our delegates to the N. S. F. A. Conference in New Or- leans last week-end learned a little bit about everything from Chaucer to den- tistry. Laura Coit, on the train going down, met up with a delightful old man who recited passages from Chau- cer and talked in many different lan- guages, and who turned out to be Dr. McBride, professor of English and dean of the graduate school at Tulane, soon after her arrival. Gina Watson made an interesting acquaintance, too. He was a delegate from Nacodochus (?) Texas, one Bugger Red by name, and thought the girls from "Mary Frances Scott, so civilized." Hannah, however was much too busy exploring the hotel to talk to anyone. Her room was on the twelfth floor and she spent her time riding up and down on the elevators. "They don't have things like this in Cass," she explained. Hortense it must be her nose for news was surrounded by reporters at the convention dance. Later she was seen riding the ferry back and forth across the Mississippi whether over- come by the reporters or by the beauty of the river, no one knows. Ann Worthy and Lib concentrated on the favorite foods of New Orleans. They sampled the chicken gumbo, the pralcnes, and drank black coffee, and even brought back a loaf of pumper- nickel with them which they divided in the Terminal Station. Besides these various activities, they all inspected with great interest the displays of the dental convention held in the same hotel. They walked up and down aisles of false teeth, accept- ed dentyne and tooth paste samples and overheard such phrases as "notice the delicate tracings on this upper plate, sir," ... or "and then I gave her a little more gas and . . ." etc. All in all, the delegates agree that the convention was a great success and when Laura, Gina, Ann Worthy, Lib, Hannah, and Hortense say so, it must be so! Blackfriars Elect Cousins President Eight new officers assumed their duties in Blackfriars as a result of elections which were held on April 6. They are: Elizabeth Cousins, presi- dent; Mary Anne Kernan, vice-presi- dent; Myrl Chafin, secretary; Caro- lyn Carmichael, treasurer; Jeanne Flint, publicity chairman; Mary Pen- nel Simon, program chairman; Helen Moses, costume chairman; Alice Cheeseman, property chairman. As a farewell gesture, the old board presented a skit, after which the new members were initiated. Today the new officers will be installed, and the group which is going to Nashville will present the play which is to be given there, "Achilles' Heel," by Carolyn P. Dillard. Social Flashes (Being the inside dope on all social activities of the week as reported by two anonymous campus snoopers.) On the moonlight night of Friday sixteenth, our little Nell ascended the sixteenth, our little the steps of Rebekah Scott and whis- pered a deep dark secret to only three people. And the next morning the whole campus knew that Nell was en- gaged to Charlie. Congratulations, Nell! MORTAR BOARD GIVES SCROLLS TO THIRTEEN {Continued from Page 1, Column 5) her debating, being a varsity debater and a past vice president of Pi Alpha Phi debating society. She is to be the new house president of Rebekah Scott. Ann Worthy has held such offices as those of the sophomore stunt chair- man, the secretary of the French Club, the treasurer of Student Government; and she has just been elected to serve next year as the vice president of Stu- dent Government. Hortense, the new editor of the Agonistic, has been the president of the Poetry Club, a mem- ber of BOZ, and an assistant editor of the Agonistic. She edited the winning paper in the Agonistic contest her sophomore year. Winifred's activities have included being a sponsor, a member of the Poe- try and Granddaughters' Clubs, and the president of the Y. W. C. A. for next year. Eliza has been the presi- dent of the junior class, a member of the Silhouette staff, the chairman of the junior banquet, and the new stu- dent recorder. Primrose has served as a Y. W. cabinet member, as one of the junior hockey squad; and she has re- cently been elected to be the president of the French Club. Anne has been prominent in ath- letics, having served as the treasurer of A. A., and as the business manager of May Day. She is a member of the var- sity hockey and the sub-varsity bas- ketball squads. Virginia, the editor of the Silhouette for next year, was the president of the Outing Club, and a member of Sophomore Commission. Prior to the announcement of the elections, Professor Davidson, of the history department, gave a talk on leadership, "The Union of a Compell- ing Personality and a Compulsive Ideal," in which he discussed the lead- ership qualities of girls elected to Mor- tar Board. Certain members of the sophomore class, including Susan Goodwyn, Anne Purnell, and Tony Newton, turned pirate last Thursday evening and at- tended a dance at Peachtree Gardens in patent leather boots, pink pants, and everything. PRESS HEADS ELECT NEXT YEAR'S STAFF {Continued from Page 1, Column 3) ry, Alice Reins, Jeanne Redwine, and Vera Marsh. Virginia Watson, editor-in-chief of the Silhouette, announces her staff as: feature editor, Elsie West; assistant feature editor, Aileen Shortley; photo- graph editor, Ellen Little; faculty edi- tor, Ola Kelly; athletic editor, Eliza- beth Williams; art editor, Jane Wy- att; kodak editor, Adelaide Benson; assistant kodak editor, Flora Mac- Guire; class editor, Marjorie Boggs; organizations editor, Hayden Sanford. The business manager of the Silhou- ette, Joyce Roper, is assisted by Ann Watkins, advertising manager; Fran- ces Robinson, Martha Peek Brown, Mary Hollingsworth, Catherine Ivie, Emily Underwood, Nell Pinner, Jane Luthy, and Sara Lee. The editorial staff of the Aurora has not yet been completed. It now consists of Carol Hale, editor; Nell Al- lison, associate editor, and Julia Sew- ell, assistant editor. The business manager of the Aurora is Ola Kelly, and her business assist- ants are Grace Tazewell and Caroline Carmichael. Other sophomores and some juniors were seen flitting at the Pi Kappa Al- pha formal at Tech. While Ann Thompson, Bee Merrill, and Frances Wilson seemed to be getting their share of punch at the Emory A. K. K. formal. For some unknown reason everyone decided to take advantage of their cuts this week-end and as a result the cam- pus was almost forsaken. Phyllis Johnson took Estelle Cuddy, Lois Walton, and Hayden Sandford home with her. Tommy Ruth Blackmon and Margaret Hopkins went to Gaines- ville. Enid went to Birmingham to at- tend the dances and Mildred David went with her. The only other outstanding event that needs clearing up is that New Orleans trip . . . but we'll leave that to your own snooping. Economics courses are more popular than any other courses given at the University of California. A survey shows that economics has reached a new high in schools throughout the country. Blicks Bowling Center BOWL! For Health's Sake Healthful Recreation for Ladies and Men at Nom- inal Cost. "Bowling to Tell the Truth, Will Retain Your Form and Youth" For Reservations Call WA. 5622 20 Houston, N. E. COMPLIMENTS Muse's Little Shop in the HENRY GRADY HOTEL BOWEN PRESS COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS AND RIBBONS Blotters Note Paper Poster Paper Office Supplies 421 Church St. De. 0976 Decatur, Ga. The University of Illinois reports only one per cent of its co-ed grad- uates are old maids. Eighty per cent marry within three years after grad- uation and 18 per cent within the next three years. Alumnae Entertain Senior Class With Teas, April 15,16 The Agnes Scott Alumnae Associa- tion entertained the members of the senior class at tea on April 15 and 16 at 4:30 o'clock in the Alumnae House. Mrs. L. G. Baggett, chairman of the entertainment committee; Miss Daisy Frances Smith, president of the asso- ciation; Mrs. D. B. Donalson, execu- tive secretary, and Miss Lulu Ames, '36, received. The senior class was divided, some members coming on Thursday and some on Friday. Those alumnae who assisted in the entertainment Thursday were Helen Ford, '3 6, Jane Blick, '3 6, Kathryn Bishop, '3 6, Gertrude (Lo- zier) Hutchinson, '3 6, Vella Marie Behm, '3 5, Mary Summers, '3 5, Mar- garet Ridley, '3 3, Nell Chamlee, '34, and Alberta Palmour, '3 5. The alum- nae who served Friday were Virginia Williams, '3 6, Mary (Vines) Wright, '3 6, Ruby Hutton, '3 6, Frances James, '3 6, Sara Kathryn (Wood) Marshall, '3 6, Betty Lou (Houck) Smith, '3 5. As a conclusion to the reception, Miss Ames, Miss Chamlee, and Miss Palmour gave talks on the meaning and the function of the Alumnae As- sociation. AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized lor its standards ol work and lor the interesting character ol its student activities For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President DATE GETTING INTEREST . . . You don't have to stand in any line at any window to get this interest. When you are wearing MANGEL'S prom clothes you are sure of that extra heart beat value. In this collec- tion are dance frocks that have the definite spot light quality and yet this is coupled with real purse con- sideration. It seems mighty easy to interest "Him" in MANGEL'S prom clothes. mnncEL's 18 5 PEACHTREE ATLANTA, GA. 4 THE AGONISTIC Chalmers A iid ounces New Board: Formulates Plans for 1937-'38 Sporting This is a friendly column. An in- formally explanatory column of sports information, purposing to forecast, to review, and to comment on current and coming activities of the athletic world as we see it. Here we shall ad- vertise tournaments, announce games and meets, as well as praise and en- courage deserving teams and individ- ual athletes. And, as the ambiguous title, Sporting, indicates, we mean to enjoy our busy little column and we hope you will. It's all just for fun. Today the campus is concentrating on May Day, exactly seventeen days in the future. Miss Haynes and Miss Dozier are drilling rabbles and shep- herds, Mrs. Blodgett is tearing yard after yard of brilliant cloth into cos- tumes, the financially handicapped participants are searching frantically for the dollar bill due, and May court is already beginning to primp. But right now this afternoon at 3:00 on the gym courts there will be a tennis exhibition in which Mrs. E. T. Cohen, Mrs. Dorothy Vogel, Mrs. T. Berge, and Mrs. M. Pollard will play. These women are representative of the city's best tennis artists, and they bring to the campus an excellent ex- ample of a fast, smooth game. And as we speak of tennis, let us urge those in the current tennis tour- nament (who are still a bit backward about playing off matches) to be alert to their duty play off your games in a peppier fashion and you'll, help El- len make the tournament peppier. And then, as a tender tribute to Stalker, don't you think we can find some- body to play off Mutt in the current (!) Ping-pong tournament? But on second thought, that's a rousing, speedy contention and we'd better not rush it too much. We'll get Mutt excited. And now tonight the annual health contest will attract us to the gym at 7:00. All the contestants, each repre- senting a campus organization, have arched their feet and brushed their teeth for the competition. Last year Jane Dryfoos was chosen "Miss Health," and her two predecessors were Helen Handte and Nell White. Here's to "Miss Health" of 1937! Being tested on current events, a freshman English class at the State Teachers College in Alpine, Texas, gave the following answers to the question: "What is 'Gone With the Wind?' " Dust. A modern phrase meaning "lost or thrown away." An expres- sion farmers use referring to their crops. Gulf gasoline. The Art club of Alabama College is offering a twenty-five dollar prize for the best design of a flag symbolic of the college. Judges To Select "Miss Health 95 In Contest Tonight Tonight at 7:3 0 in the gym the members of the physical education de- partment will choose the healthiest girl in A. S. C. from a large number of representatives in the annual health contest. Girls elected from the four classes and all the campus organiza- tions will be judged according to points allowed on posture, feet, car- riage, and general health condition, and the contestant highest in score will be "Miss Health." For the senior class, Judith Gracey and Martha Summers; junior class, Primrose Noble and Ruth Tate; fresh- man class, Ruth Slack and Ruth Crisp; day students, Kitty Printup and Nell Echols; Athletic Association, Mary Kneale, Estelle Cuddy, and Alice Taylor; Student Government, Emma McMullin; Y. W. C. A., Frances Ab- bot and Jean Barrie Adams; Mortar Board, Julia Thing; Eta Sigma Phi, Nell Allison; Chi Beta Phi Sigma, Aileen Shortley; Bible Club, Ruth An- derson and Penn Hammond; Citizen- ship Club, Nell Scott Earthman and Florence Little; International Rela- tions, Jean Chalmers and Alice Tay- lor; May Day, Anne Thompson; Sil- houette, Jane Moore Hamilton and Bee Merrill; Aurora, Grace Tazwell; Agonistic, Mary Reins and Frances Steele; French Club, Tommy Ruth Blackmon and Margaret Hansell; Ger- man Club, Emily Harris; Blackfriars, Dixie Woodford; B. O. Z., Douglas Lyle; KUB, Joyce Roper and Elsie West; Cotillion Club, Catherine Ivie; Glee Club, Frances Steele and Flor- ence Lasseter; Lecture Association, Martha Moffett; and for Poetry Club, Evelyn Sears. Classics Club Reads Papers at Meeting Eta Sigma Phi met in the Murphey Candler Building Tuesday afternoon, April 20, at 4:30, to choose the offi- cial delegates to the national conven- tion in Birmingham and to elect offi- cers for next year. The program, consisting of papers written and read by members of the club, included: "Some Phases of Re- ligion in Virgil" by Sarah Johnson, "Dido and Medea" by Kathryn Bowen Wall, and "Prominent Women of the Aeneid" written by Enid Middleton and read by Mary Jane King. Meet Your Friends at Cox's Prescription Shop Between Paramount and Grand Theaters, Atlanta Bible Club Elects L. Young President Miss Ingram Speaks At K.U.B.; P. Noble Heads French Club; Other Clubs Meet The Bible Club officers were the first to be elected this year. On Mon- day, April 5, Louise Young was elect- ed president; Myrl Chafin, vice-presi- dent; Mary Past, secretary, and Miilie Coit, treasurer. The Bible Club will begin the year by presenting a pro- gram at the Sunday vesper service with "Bible Study" as the subject. The two talks will be made by Sara Beatty Sloan and Carolyn Forman. Those who passed the Murphey Candler building Monday, April 12, about five o'clock, heard French songs being sung by the whole French Club and especially by the newly-elected officers. To a keen ear, the voices of Primrose Noble, president; Jeanne Flint, vice-president; Adelaide Benson, secretary, and Betty Alderman, treas- urer, were heard with a "presiding" accent. The Pen and Brush Club found in- spiration for their art in the lovely garden at the home of Zoe Wells, where they held their meeting on Ap- ril 21. Miss Ingram, from Rich's, will speak to K. U. B. in their meeting to- day. The Cotillion Club, in their new spring frocks, danced with spring rhythm at the tea, April 15. The hos- tesses were Nancy Moorer, Rose Northcross, Marjorie Scott, and Dor- othy Cabaniss. Reports of N. Y. A. projects from Wabash College feature the white- washing of the gym. The whitewash- ing is admittedly non-political. N. S. F. A. Co-eds of the University of Wiscon- sin use enough lipstick annually to paint four large size barns, according to recent estimations. Emorv and ^\ eslevan To Debate Agnes Scott Pi Alpha Phi forensic society has made arrangements for debates to be held this week between some of its members and two Georgia colleges. Tonight the society will conduct a duel debate between its freshmen neg- ative and affirmative teams and those of Emory University in Atlanta on the question of labor unions. The af- firmative team of Agnes Scott, com- posed of Kathryn Patton and Mary Louise Dobbs will face the Emorv negative team at Emory, while Agnes Scott's negative team, composed of Margaret Hopkins and Ernestine Cass, will remain here to oppose the affir- mative team from Emory. Friday night Jean Austin and Jane Turner, upholding the affirmative of the question of consumers coopera- tives, will meet the Wesleyan College team at Wesleyan in Macon, Georgia. The Evening Division of the Uni- versity System of Georgia has received national prominence through the out- standing work of its two largest na- tional commercial fraternities. Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi and Kappa Chapter of Delta Signa Pi have won first places in their respective ef- ficiency contests for the school year, 193 5-3 6. This is probably the first time in collegiate history that the most efficient chapters of two leading fra- ternities have been located at the same university. Evening Signal. N. B. Daylight saving time will go in- to effect at Agnes Scott Saturday night, April 25. The clocks will be set up one hour. Cuddy To Manage Basketball: MacGuire To Head Hockey; H. Carson, Tennis Staff Includes 12 Members Jean Chalmers, the incoming presi- dent of the Athletic Association, has announced the A. A. Board for the session 1937-3 S. The new members in- clude: Estelle Cuddy, who will man- age basketball; Flora MacGuire, hock- ey; Virginia Milner, swimming; Caro- lyn Forman, hiking; Helen Carson, tennis; Adelaide Benson, Outing Club; Bee Merrill, social; Mary Past, singing; Lou Pate, archery; Frances Castleberry, posters; and Alice Cheese- man, publicity. These girls, in cooperation with Jean Chalmers, president; Frances Robinson, vice president; Jane Moore Hamilton, secretary; and Jane Dry- foos, treasurer, will lead the associa- tion next year and will further the purpose of A. A., that of encouraging wholesome participation in seasonal sports. Cadets at John Tarleton College have rebelled against paying out money to have their washing done. To elimi- nate the expense of "nine cents a shirt" they are going to give a play, and with the proceeds from it they in- tend to buy a washing machine. You Can Come to Us or I We Will Go to You I We are as close to you as your = telephone. HARRISON'S PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 jt Saqui "play" Frock in new 1937 Prints with its unique button feature {patented) A costume that is already fa- mous in London, Paris, Ber- muda, Honolulu, Hollywood and. in fact, every place that people know how to thorough- ly enjoy active sports! In order that you. too, may enjoy your play to full extent. Allen's brings you "Saqui," the play frock that has taken the world by storm! Prints and solids. Sizes 12 to 20. Sport Shop Street Floor J. IP. ALLIEN & CO. The Store All Women Know 4 Good Food is Good Health! You Can Depend On CATRIA 189-191 Peachtree St. Support Your Class < taken as the editorial opinion of the paper.) On last Thursday during- the lunch period around 250 students maintained a fast in conse- cration to the principle of peace and in militant expression against future wars. There were many who understood and more who hoped that the money which the college saved by the fast was to go to the Emergency Peace Campaign for use in peace education. Inexplicably Agnes Scott refused so to donate the money, thereby profit- ing itself by the sacrifice of half its population for what it apparently regards as an unworthy cause. As far as appearances can be judged it would seem to us that Agnes Scott is either hostile or indifferent to the idea which led the fastens to deny themselves. The inconsistency is self-evi- dent. Obviously an institution dedicated to the education of young women for useful service in the community can hardly regard war or the war spirit as conducive either to the health, hap* piness, or usefulness of such young women. If women do not yet have to fight in our wars, at least they are not also apart from the grief, the disillusionment, the spiritual wickedness^ the financial depressions that follow war. Agnes Scott's action in refusing to give the money to the campaign is just as inconsistent with the college's proudly Christian principles. The idea of passive Christian organization has of late years been supplanted by a conception that organized Christianity exists in part to fur- ther through organization the means of making active the principles of Christ. As we see it, the first of these principles is the sacredness of hu- man personality encompassed by the love of a universal God. Surely any institution which seeks to train young women in the principles of Christ in giving even passive support to war, denies the essence of its leader's message. Sure- ly such an institution cannot consistently fail to give strong support to peace activities and the actual attainment of peace on earth, good will to men. THE AGONISTIC 3 Over Worked Seniors Give Opinions Of Funniest Events Of Four Years Hilarious Tales Of Fidessah's Cat-skins, Toothbrush Mix-up, First Fire Drills, Medicine-Flavored Fudge Make Senior Girls Chuckle Seniors already depressed by term papers and rejected job applications, seemed to find another burden this week when they were called upon to answer the question, "What is the funniest thing that has happened since you have been at Agnes Scott?" For some strange reason, this question in- variably brought a gloomy and harrass- ed look to the face of the questionee. Many of the victims answered with Florence Lassiter, "The funniest thing is that I can't think of anything fun- ny that has happened!"; or with Fran- ces Wilson, "I know lots of funny things, but they arc unfit for print." However, after much earnest thought, some seniors came through triumphantly. Brooks Spivey thinks Fidessah's saving the cat-skins from biology lab to make a fur coat takes first honors; while Nellie Margaret Gilroy gives top ranking to the occa- sion upon which Laura Steele called Mr. Stukes "Mother." Alice Hannah says the funniest thing she has heard on the campus was the mix-up in which Bert Palmour inadvertently ap- propriated Miss Laney's toothbrush. Also she feels that our retiring editor should again receive honors for the valiant way in which she defended her barricaded room against the en- trance of Margaret Bell, on the as- sumption that Marie Stalker and Isa- bel McCain were staging the attack. Frances Steele gives a hilarious ac- count of the way in which Frances Balkom was deceived into wrapping her head in wet towels, rolling herself in a drenched blanket, and throwing her tennis balls out the transom when the first fire-drill was held her freshman year. Kathryn Bowen Wall chuckles reminiscently over the time Brooks Spivey was going to a reception in the tea house, but entered the wrong door and was greeted by a cordial "So nice to have had you, my dear," as she was walked politely out. Enid Middleton still laughs when she recalls the incident in her freshman stunt when, dressed as a page, she knelt to the queen and found herself muttering the blessing. Marie Stalker gives first place to Lucile Barnett's rendition of "Lady Looey Filloo" at four a. m. in the lob- by of Rebekah when six girls were trying to sleep on the couches there. However, Julia Thing offers the most delightful contribution as she recounts with mixed chuckles and sighs the time she and a group of girls flavored their chocolate fudge with Absorbine Jr. instead of vanilla and ate it! J. Sewell, C.K. Hutchins Are Admitted to BOZ Julia Sewell ('39) and Cora Kay Hutchins ('39) were selected from the thirty girls who tried out for BOZ, the creative writing club on the campus, at a meeting April 23 in the Murphcy Candler building. Blicks Bowling Center BOWL! For Health's Sake Healthful Recreation for Ladies and Men at Nom- inal Cost. "Bowling to Tell the Truth, Will Retain Your Form and Youth" For Reservations Call WA. 5622 20 Houston, N. E. Federal Theatre's Project Sponsors Contest for Plavs The immediate inception of a col- legiate playwriting contest under the joint sponsorship of the WPA Federal Theatre Project and its newly-formed National Collegiate Advisory Com- mittee was announced today by Hal- lie Flanagan, national director of the project. The contest is a feature of the com- mittee's campaign to stimulate stu- dent interest in the American drama. Other plans call for the establishment of a central college play bureau and student sponsorship of Federal Thea- tre productions. Any regularly enrolled student in an American college may submit an original full-length script. There is no restriction of theme but the direct observation of contemporary Ameri- can life will be preferred. The WPA Federal Theatre guaran- tees a production of the prize winning play for at least one week. However, if attendance warrants, the run will be extended. The usual WPA Federal Theatre rental rate of fifty dollars a week will be paid the winning play- wright. Judges of the contest will be Mrs. Flanagan; Hiram Motherwell, chair- man, Play Policy Board, Federal Thea- tre Project; Francis Bosworth, direc- tor, Play Bureau, Federal Theatre Project, and two representatives of the National Collegiate Advisory Committee to the WPA Federal Thea- tre Project, to be announced later. Scripts must be submitted to the Education Section, WPA Federal Theatre Project, 122 East 42nd Street, New York City, by September 1, 1937. Further details are available at the same address. M. Elliott, '34, Wins French Fellowship Through her application through Agnes Scott College, Martha Elliott of the class of 1934 has been awarded a fellowship to the University of Lyons in France. Martha, who double-majored French and English in college, took her mas- ter's degree in French at Columbia University in 193 6. While at Agnes Scott she was president of the French Club and a prominent figure in vari- ous French plays. During the past year she represented Agnes Scott at the annual banquet of the Alliance Francaise in New York City. TAYLOR'S PRESCRIPTION SHOP Cor. Peachtree and Cain Sts. Phone 2897 Atlanta, Ga. Social Flashes (Being the inside dope on all social ac- tivities of the week as reported by two anonymous campus snoopers.) Dogwood . . . spring fever . . . late hours . . . this was a gala week-end, featuring the Emory spring dances, two formals at Tech, and several vis- itors on the campus. Everybody was lucky who had a chance to swing to the music of Carl Ravell's band, and harken to the warning of the torch- singer that "the love-bug will bite you if you don't watch out!" The gayest freshmen were seen to wax cool and far-awayish when the strains of "In a Sentimental Mood" floated out amid the blue and yellow streamers; and even the most stoical of the seniors perked up and stomped to the tune of "Goon-a-Goo!" Strat Sloan sported a giant-sized bow in her hair, and Barton Jackson, having rolled up her bangs, had to take a Shakes- peare book along to prove she wasn't a freshman. Virginia Caldwell celebrated by having her mother down for the week-end, along with a young male delegation from Center College in Danville. Mary Nell Tribble's mother was also on hand to nurse daughter's broken ankle through a strenuous week-end. Visiting from the University of South Carolina were Jimmy Thomas (to see Mary Ellen Whetsell) and Dorothy Piatt. Mysterious Missives on Telepathy Confuse Bewildered Recipients University Women Convene at A. S. C. The annual meeting of the Ameri- can Association of University Women was held at Agnes Scott on Wednes- day, April 21, at 3:30. After the conduction of the busi- ness, which included the election of officers for next year, the program was presented. Miss Elizabeth Fuller Jackson, who is chairman of the Fel- lowship Fund Committee, spoke on the history of fellowships and ex- plained the difficulty in choosing eleven out of 108 applications for fel- lowships. Miss Mary Stuart MacDoug- all is chairman of the National Com- mittee of Fellowship Awards. Following the program the group met in the Murphey Candler building for a social hour. 8x10 Portrait $1.00 Other Work in Proportion DIETZ STUDIO 148 Sycamore Ave. Decatur, Ga. Picture Framing* Mother's Day Cards GIFTS NOVELTIES ART AND FRAME SHOP AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President Such puzzling letters have recently found their way to Agnes Scott that neither the college postoffice nor those receiving the strange missives can solve their mystery. One of the letters was mailed from the Federal Penitentiary and was addressed to Jean Chalmers, Laura Coit, Winifred Kellersberger, Ann Worthy Johnson, and Gina Watson by a picture of them cut from the paper and pasted across the front of the envelope, just above "Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Geor- gia. " The letter read: Telepathy proven and made profitable. Will be given the world via radio. You are invited. Girls, I am a little confused on the association I think though the fact different hair arrange- ments and different clothing in your photograph is significant in that it refers to an item I read that I believe was written by Dr. De Ovies. If I kept his item I can't find it . . . Nellie Margaret Gilroy and Brooks Spivey received a similar missive with the letter "E" engraved on the top left hand corner of the stationery. The letter began with the exact words of the above: Telepathy proven and made profitable. Will be given the world via radio. You and your boy friends are invited. "Ace" is significant in that it refers to the "Buick" ad the lead is yours with this act to play. I can't be bothered with bridge but anyway that reference is to A. C. Edmonds and the San Fran- cisco Bay bridge. The latter in- formation came from the per- sonal columns of the Atlanta Constitution. Hortense Jones was surprised by an equally strange letter. Typewritten and decorated with pictures of bicy- cles, it read: Dear Sir or Madam: Faculty and Students: Illustrations show my six-speed, long-distance bicycle built to your measure and guaranteed to fit. Please be careful to follow in- structions exactly so your mount will fit perfectly as you want every comfort and efficiency for many long and successful tours: (1) Stand in your stocking feet with distance exactly 12 in- ches between them and measure the exact perpendicular distance from the bones on which you sit to the floor. (2) Stand in a corner and measure from finger tips along the wall with both arms out- stretched to fullest extent. (3 ) State your sex. (4) State your weight with clothing. (5) State sex of bicycle. (6) If you are ordering a tan- dem, give above data for each rider in detail. Seniors Enjoy Third in Series of Alumnae Teas The third in the series of teas given by the Agnes Scott Alumnae Associa- tion for the members of the senior class took place on Wednesday after- noon, April 21, at 4:30 o'clock in the Alumnae House. The other two teas were given on April 15 and 16. The entertainment, as arranged by Mrs. L. G. Baggett, general chairman, included talks by Miss Daisy Frances Smith, president of the association; Miss Alberta Palmour, alumnae field secretary; and Miss Lulu Ames, '36. The alumnae of the classes of 1936 and 1937 served. BOWEN PRESS COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS AND RIBBONS Blotters Note Paper Poster Paper Office Supplies 421 Church St. De. 0976 Decatur, Ga. May Day and Graduation Frocks fresh as spring flowers . . . in charming mousselines . . nets . . . chiffons . . . prints . . . taffetas and laces. In lovely flower tints and white. $10.95 to $19.95 Sizes 9 to 15 jr. deb shop second floor Peocr\jx&Stm 4 THE AGONISTIC \A. A. Will Sponsor Final Swim Meet From a long row of high arches, white teeth, shiney curls, and strong backs all dressed in graceful bathing suits, last Wednesday night there emerged a little girl whose excellent physical condition earned for her the title "Miss Health" a reward for careful living. Little Miss Forman re- ceived the little silver cup from the dashing Dryfoos and had her picture taken the next day. The next day was "fast-for-peace day." And Caroline had her picture taken with a quart of milk and an apple, which made the bystanders a mite uncomfortable. But aside from this complaint against her inconsideration for hungry pacifists, there is no other grudge against Lib's baby sister; we heartily congratulate you, "Miss Health." The newest tournament on the campus to vie with the mad dash of ping-pong is the golf tournament. And it is going off with admirable zip at Forrest Hills with a round ev- ery Tuesday. Judith Gracey, defend- ing champion, is busy against the competition, which is certainly of a keen sort. You'll find the tally of scores near by. There is planned a con- solation flight in which the losers in the first round will play. Personally we'd find that divinely consoling even though we don't know what sort of flight a consolation flight is. Miss Wilburn claims it's an accepted term in the golf world. And as to this tennis racket the exhibition games last Friday can't be matched (!) for pep and style. Mrs. Coyne and Mrs. Vogle illustrated to the congenial knot of Hottentots leaning on the bank that a singles game can be tricky and skillful as well as fast. And Mrs. Pollard and Mrs. Berge gave a like illustration of excellent form and speed in a doubles match with the aforementioned ladies. And we all learned so much at these games. Representative of this fact, there was Mutt, a pending champ her- self, avidly gathering pointers to im- prove her ping-pong game. (Mutt's got the right spirit.) All in all the afternoon was a pleasant help to ev- eryone, and we thank A. A. for mak- ing possible the experience. And now if you missed that treat, don't under any circumstances over- look the swimming meet tomorrow night in the gym. This meet will be the final aquatic contest of the year and it will be quite worth your while. Of particular interest will be Miss Mitchell's exhibition of the crawl, which will precede events of advan- tage for intermediates and beginners as well as diving for the advanced swimmers. Anyone now taking swim- ming is free to enter these events. There's a good reason why we shouldn't miss this meet: next year, Milner rigorously declares, there is to be activity along the lines of water polo; to get wrater on the brain (and perclunce on the knee) this early is ut distinct advantage. At least the plan isn't all wet as far as Milner is concerned her cause has been sight- ed, and it is to put water polo "on the map." And so, we'll sec you at the swim- ming meet. At 8:00 sharp Thursday night in the gymnasium A. A. will sponsor the final swimming meet of this year. A varied program and a representative group of swimmers will present exhi- bitions of all grades of swimming and diving, ranging from elementary to the most advanced sorts. Miss Mitchell will demonstrate the crawl. Members of the swimming club and members of this season's swimming classes are expected to participate. The college community is cordially in- vited. Spanish Club Has Exhibits; Chorus Sings At Banquet Spain in miniature came to Agnes Scott on Tuesday, April 13, when the Spanish club viewed sixty Spanish ex- hibits and several of its members who were garbed as picturesque senoritas, and enjoyed real Spanish food. Offi- cers for the coming year elected at this meeting of the club are: Jose- phine Bertoli, president; Elsie Black- tone,, vice-president; 'Louise Bailey, secretary and treasurer; and Martha Peek Brown, social chairman. A special chorus from the Glee Club sang at the Civitan Banquet in the Candler Hotel on April 19; and at the dedication of the Murphey Candler Building on Monday, the Glee Club gave several numbers. Mr. Sams, of the Georgia legisla- ture, spoke at the Current History Forum Tuesday, April 27. The Citi- zenship Club had charge of the pro- gram. Agnes Scott was well represented at the Eta Sigma Phi convention in Bir- mingham by Frances Cary, Zoe Wells, official delegates, and Marie Meritt. Recently elected officers of Eta Sig- ma Phi are: president, Elsie Black- stone; vice-president, Nell Allison; recording secretary, Marie Merritt; treasurer, Frances Lee, Pylonos, and Miss Narka Nelson, advisor. Fellows who honk horns in front of sorority houses, who ignore opinions of girls qualified to give them, and who wear dirty cords or neckless sweaters without ties are the peeves of co-eds at Oregon State College. There may be no connection in items but in the 1937 Summer Session catalogue of the University of Wis- consin under "courses for Men and Women," the first course listed is "Social Dancing" and the second, "First Aid to the Injured." Hitch-hiker W. W. Westbrook, a student at Louisiana State University, got quicker service than he expected. Four airplane salesmen picked him up, took him to the airport and whisked him to New Orleans in 20 minutes. i; \iu:y broth krs SHOE SHOP 1 12 Sycamore Street I K cat nr. (ia. I Ik girls at Be tea College, in Ken- tucky, are either poor or they don't I hold hands or kiss in the dorm "par- lor." They arc allowed to entertain , three times a week from the hours of j six to seven. If caught hand-holding | they arc fined $10, and if caught os- culating, they are fined $25. !)K< \Tl R Ki: Vl'TY S VLON IVrmanents $3 to $10 109 Church St. Decatur, Ga. De. 4692 Carolyn Forinaii Named Healthiest Girl at Agnes Scott Thing Wins Second; Entrees Are Judged On Posture, Walk, Health Long, Johnson, Dryfoos, Forman Are Victors in Golf Round Jane Dryfoos Awards Cup Once again the freshman class proved that its girls are the healthiest in the campus when, in the health contest held last Wednesday night in Bucher Scott Gymnasium, Carolyn Forman, representing the Pen and Brush Club, was awarded the first prize for the healthiest Agnes Scott student. Second place went to Julia Thing, representing Mortar Board. Those who tied for third place were: Ruth Slack, Miss Freshman Class; Ruth Tate, Miss Junior Class; Kitty Printup, Miss Day Students; and Jud- ith Gracey, Miss Senior Class. After being introduced by Frances Robinson, the chairman of the Health Week, the twenty-eight contestants, representing various campus organiza- tions, walked before the judges. Miss Wilburn, feet; Miss Haynes, posture; Miss Mitchell, walk, and Dr. Sweet, general health, were the judges. Fran- ces McCalla acted as the scorer. The cup was awarded to Carolyn by Jane Dryfoos, '39, last year's Miss Health. All those competing in the contest were: Miss Senior, Judith Gracey; Miss Junior, Ruth Tate; Miss Sopho- more, Mary Ruth Murphy; Miss Freshman, Ruth Slack; Miss Student Government, Emma McMullen; Miss Y. W. C. A., Jean Barry Adams; Miss Athletic Association, Ellen Little; Miss Bible Club, Nell Echols; Miss Cotillion, Catherine Ivie; Miss Ger- man Club, Emily Harris; Miss Poetry Club, Evelyn Sears; Miss May Day, Anne Thompson; Miss Lecture Asso- ciation, Martha Moffett; Miss Chi Beta Phi Sigma, Aileen Shortley; Miss Silhouette, Jane Moore Hamilton; Miss Blackfriars, Dixie Woodford; Miss Glee Club, Frances Steele; Miss French Club, Tommy Ruth Black- mon; Miss Agonistic, Mary Reins; Miss Aurora, Grace Tazwell; Miss K. U. B., Elsie West; Miss Day Students, Kitty Printup; Miss Eta Sigma Phi, Nell Allison; Miss Pi Alpha Phi, Mary W. Crockett; Miss Pen and Brush, Carolyn Forman; Miss International Relations Club, Jean Chalmers; Miss Mortar Board, Julia Thing; and Miss Citizenship Club, Nell Earthman. Jacobs 2 for 1 Sale All This Week Jacobs has served the South successfully for 58 years. You Can Come to Us or We Will Go to You \ We are as close to you as your \ telephone. HARRISON'S PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 rnusual Gifts For Mother's Day Wrapped In Special Gift Packages NAT L. ULLMAN CO. JEWELERS Next to Loew's Grand Theatre Dr. C. Clewell Gives Employment Advice Many seniors qualified to hold po- sitions fail to land them because they bungle the first interview with their might-have-been employer. For this reason, Dr. Clarence E. Clewell, director of the University of Pennsylvania's placement service, and his assistants advise seniors what not to say: "I am willing to accept any job you offer me. "Explain what you have done, can do and want to do. Should the ques- tion of salary arise, do not respond that you are willing to work for prac- tically nothing, for the employer will judge you worthy of no more. State the minimum wage acceptable. " Some other suggestions for over- coming negative impressions are these: "Sincerity, modesty and good man- ners are most essential. Avoid per- sonal inquiries and crude curiosity, such as attempting to read corre- spondence or other papers lying on the interviewer's desk, listening to his telephone conversation or interrupting another speaker. "Look the interviewer in the eye while conversing; sit erect; be alert, pleasant, consistent and determined, but do not take too much of his time." Gracey, Fite, Moses Compete; Tennis Tournament Is Nearino- Finals In the spring golf tournament being played at the Forrest Hills Golf Course, beginning April 20 and con- tinuing into May, the scores after the first round stand as follows: Judith Gracey, defending cham- pion, drew a bye. Martha Fite and Helen Moses, by default. Martha Long defeated Flora Mac- Guire, 4-2. Mary Johnson defeated M. L. Fair- ly, 5-4. Jane Dryfoos defeated Virginia Cofer, 5-3. Caroline Forman defeated Eliza- beth Galbreath, 5-3. The last round played in the cur- rent tennis tournament has advanced the following players to the fourth round: Ruth Slack, who will meet either Frances Steele or Lorraine Gumnc; Julia Thing and Caroline Forman, who are matched in this round; and Mary Nell Taylor who will meet either Ruth Tate or Mary Kncale. the defending champion. Promptness is still urged in meeting these matches. Print Chiffons 12.95 to 25.00 Sizes 9 to 17 AND MORE Print Chif- fons. Awf'ly important, they are . . . But for the zip and pizazz and stop- the-show good looks little figures like, please see ours tomorrow ... A love of a one in needle-and- thread print. A polka dot affair in dusty rose and navy (luscious); a Schiap- arelli butterfly whimsy. To say nothing of "D," Louise Mulligan's "En- chanted April," and "E," teeny pin dots and rick- rack. Debutante Shop Third Floor RICH'S May Day Saturday Senior Opera Saturday VOL. XXII AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1937 NO. 21 College Entertains Rotarians With Luncheon in Rebekah 200 Members Of The Atlanta Club Dine With Students, Inspect Campus Mortar Board Has Program Agnes Scott entertained between 175 and 200 members of the Rotary Club of Atlanta at a luncheon on Monday, May 3, in Rebekah Scott din- ing hall. After a blessing by Winifred Kellersberger, Mortar Board presented a brief program, consisting of the whole group's singing of "America"; an address of welcome by Ruth Slack; introduction of the visitors by Eliza King; the Sunshine Report by Annie Lee Crowell; songs by a special chorus; a discussion of the Club by Nellie Margaret Gilroy and Joyce Roper; and a skit by Alice Hannah and Mary Erneste Perry. For a number of years, the Agnes Scott daughters of Rotarians have been invited to the Club once during the year to take lunch and to present a program. This year, the members, through Mr. George Winship, an Ag- nes Scott trustee and chairman of the program committee of the Club, agreed to accept the invitation of the College to return the visit. Evelyn Harris, president of the Ro- tary Club, is the son of the late Joel Chandler Harris, writer of "Uncle Remus" stories, and an inhabitant of Atlanta. Another son, Joel Chandler Harris, Jr., is state governor of the Georgia Rotarians. Tazewell, Davis Head Lecture Association The new student representatives for the Lecture Association that were an- nounced last Thursday, April 29, are: Grace Tazewell, president; Mildred Davis, secretary-treasurer; Ola Kelley, senior representative; Anne Purnell, junior representative; Martha Moffett, sophomore representative; Elizabeth Blackshcar, publicity chairman; Jane Turner, day student representative; and Zoe Wells, poster chairman. These students compose an advisory commit- tee of the Lecture Association, which is the faculty organization responsible for bringing such speakers as Edna St. Vincent Millay, Sir Arthur Willert, Robert Frost, Thornton Wilder, Ar- thur Compton, Stuart Chase, and Carl Sandburg to the campus. Associate Professor Emma May Laney, chairman, stated that the Lec- ture Association appreciated the stu- dent body's response to its request for suggestions and will try to arrange the lectures for next year accordingly. In last week's Agonistic the state- ment that the Association spent $115.00 for receptions should have read $15.00. Dr. R. L. Long Stresses Need of Thinkers in Modern World Today Sophomores Fete Senior Class With Luncheon May 29 Miss Hopkins, Dr. McCain, Class Sponsors To Be Escorted By Hostesses The annual luncheon given for the members of the senior class by the sophomore class will be held on May 29, with the time and place yet to be decided by the business managers for the luncheon. Contrary to tradition, the luncheon will be enlivened by a surprise program. Dean Nannette Hopkins will be es- corted by Annie Lee Crowell, sopho- more class president, and President J. R. McCain, by Douglas Lyle, vice- president of the sophomore class. There will be special escorts, also, for the senior and sophomore class spon- sors, Miss Leslie Janet Gaylord and Miss Louise Hale, and Miss Martha Crowe and Dr. Robert B. Holt, re- spectively. Each senior will be the in- vited guest of a certain sophomore. Sophomores appointed to serve as business managers for the occasion are: Jane Dryfoos, chairman; Adelaide Benson, Jane Carithers, Lib Galbreath, Mary Frances Guthrie, Elizabeth Wheatley, Caroline Carmichael, Helen Kirkpatrick, and Charlotte French. The transportation committee is composed of: Mary Hollingsworth, chairman; Carolyn Myers, Catherine Farrar, Cora Kay Hutchins, Helen Lichten, Betty Aycock, Amelia Nick- els, Martha Foster, Harriette von Gremp, Emily MacMorland, Ann Pit- tard, Virginia Cofer, Elizabeth Fur- low, and June Harvey. The following make up the decora- tions committee: Jean Bailey, chair- man; Mary Rogers, Esthere Ogden, Virginia Hill, Ruth Anderson, Alice Cheeseman, Sarah Thurman, Helen Moses, Flora MacGuire, and Mary Frances Thompson. Those on the place cards commit- tee are: Betty Auberry, Mamie Lee Ratliff, and Elizabeth Williams, chairmen; Grace Duggan, Mary Pen- nel Simonton, Selma Steinbach, Emmy Lou Turck, Evelyn Sears, Lou Pate, Emma McMullen, Mary Eleanor Steele, Florence Wade, Betty Anne Stewart, Catherine Caldwell, Dorothy Graham, Mary Elizabeth Moss, and Josie Lar- kins. Poetry Club Admits Four As a result of Poetry Club's spring tryouts, which were judged Friday, April 3 0, four girls were admitted to the organization. These new members are: Mary Winston Crockett, Cora Kay Hutchins, Eloise Lennard, and Vera Jane Watkins. Senior Class Is to Present Annual Opera Perry And Hannah Take Leads In "La Tragic Ardor" ; Dennison Directs Production To Be May 8 "La Tragic Ardor," written and di- rected by the senior class, will be pre- sented by the Seniorpolitan Opera Company Saturday night, May 8, at 8:3 0 in the Bucher Scott gymnasium. The production is under the direction of Lucile Dennison. The cast includes: I'm-ille Mary Ernest Perry. Ah! Men Alice Hannah. Bess Fren Mary Alice Newton. Count Meout Margaret Hansell. Ou-la-la Frances Wilson. Poppa Marie Stalker. Smith Brothers Julia Thing and Sarah Johnson. Two undivulged characters Mary Jane King and Mary Jane Tigert. Music for the performance will be furnished by the Plaster Planks, with Guy Lumbago and a torch singer. The story of "La Tragic Ardor" is based on Verdi's "La Traviata." Li- brettos and refreshments will be sold. The prices for tickets are: fifty cents, reserved and box seats; thirty-five cents, orchestra seats; and twenty-five cents, balcony. Glee Club Gives Operetta On Saturday night, June 5, the Ag- nes Scott Glee Club probably will again present "The Gondoliers," the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta given early in March. This performance of- fers another opportunity for Gilbert and Sullivan or Paul Overby enthusi- asts to hear this operetta. Senior Class Will be Honored During Commencement Week Hannah Installs 1937-'38 Student Officials On May I Outgoing Executive Reviews Year's Work; Coit States New Policies The installation of the new officers of Student Government on Saturday, May 1, in the chapel, began with the processional, in which the new Execu- tive Board entered with the outgoing members. The assembly remained standing while Alice Hannah, this year's president of Student Govern- ment, led in prayer, after which all joined in a hymn. Alice Hannah, in her message, ex- pressed the appreciation of the Execu- tive Committee for the cooperation of the students, administration, and fac- ulty. "We, the Committee, have en- joyed our work," she said. The main part of her speech was an elaboration of the points that she used last year. In closing, she urged the students to be active in Student Government and to observe individual honor, and thanked again the administration and faculty for their advice and help. The desire of this year's committee she ex- pressed as one "to maintain the ideals of the College," intellectually, physic- ally, and spiritually. Laura Coit, newly elected president, repeated the pledge to uphold the aims of Agnes Scott, and received the presi- dent's handbook and gavel from the out-going president. She then installed the other members of the new Execu- tive Board: Ann Worthy Johnson, vice-president; Mary Lillian Fairly, house president, Rebekah; Tommy Ruth Blackmon, house president, Main; Nell Hemphill, house president, Inman; Jean Bailey, secretary; Mary Ellen Whetsell, treasurer; Eliza King, student recorder; Zoe Wells, day stu- dent representative; Winifred Kellers- berger, president, Y. W. C. A.; Flora MacGuire and Emma McMullen, jun- ior representatives; Ruth Slack, Julia Thiemonge, and Henrietta Thompson, sophomore representatives. In her speech, Laura expressed the hope that "Student Government isn't run," for it is a "thing to live," de- pending for its source on two groups: the students as the individual force and the Executive Board as represen- tatives of the student body. Biology Staff Makes Tour Under the conduction of Alice Sill, '3 9, the members of the Biology De- partment of Agnes Scott recently went on a tour, inspecting the green- houses of Alice's father, who is a hor- ticulturist, and the lovely wild flower garden of her mother. The biological staff also saw the many types of iris of which Alice's brother has made a specialized cultivation. Speaking from the viewpoint of a distinguished minister who is vitally interested in the work of young peo- ple and who has visited many colleges over the country, Dr. R. L. Long, pas- tor of a Presbyterian church in To- ledo, Ohio, and father of Martha Long, '3 8, addressed the Agnes Scott students in chapel Friday, April 3 0. He stressed the need of the modern world for thinking, since a rich intel- lectual background adds to contacts, human experience, and the Bible mean- ing not discernible by those who have not been "transformed by the renew- ing of their minds." Gaiety, Color Will Distinguish May Day Costumes For Presentation of Milton's Masque "Comus All the beauty and glory of the ear- ly seventeenth century, all the variety and splendor of the time of Charles I, that time of the height of cavalier sentiments and tastes, that last out- burst of glory before the advent of the sober, stern Puritan rule, are rep- resented in John Milton's Comas, which is to be the subject of the Ag- nes Scott May Day festival of 1937. In this masque are blended varied ele- ments the natural and the supernat- ural, the good and the evil, the high and the low estates, the serious and the amusing. These widely separated factors lend themselves to gorgeous and varied cos- tuming, and the resulting spectacle is colorful and glittering. Leader among the different group of spirits in the masque is the attendant, or guardian spirit, who appears, now as a heavenly being in loose, shimmering sky robes of rainbow silk, now as a humble shep- herd in sober brown. The three com- parisons of the wood wear softly col- ored, flowered garments, and the shapes and shadows which haunt the forest are clad in dark, mysterious, flowing robes. The little stars which come out at twilight wear pale blue silk sprinkled with silver stars, and Sabrina on her nymphs, the spirits of the stream, are costumed in shimmer- ing and blue green. Echo, who mocks the call of mortals lost in the wood, appears in soft yellow chiffon. Comus, the wicked magician who haunts the forest and entices mortals to destruction with his fatal cup, wears a green and cream shepherd's {Continued on page 3, column 3) June 4 Is Named As Date Of Commencement Week's Official Opening Juniors Will Give Banquet With the meeting of the Board of Trustees scheduled for Friday, June 4, and with the annual party for the children of the Alumnae to take place on the same day in the quadrangle, Commencement Week for the class of 1937 will be officially opened at Ag- nes Scott. On that night the junior-senior banquet will be held, and at noon on Saturday the seniors and alumnae will be feted at a luncheon given by the trustees. Saturday night the Glee Club will repeat its performance of "The Gondoliers," a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. The program for Sunday will in- clude the baccalaureate sermon, which will be delivered by the Rev. Mr. Wil- liam E. Elliott, of the Druid Hills Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, and the Vesper Service, which will be con- ducted by the Seniors. After vespers Dean Nannette Hopkins will be hos- tess at a reception for the parents and friends of the senior class. The sophomore class will begin the activities for Monday by giving a breakfast for the seniors. On Monday afternoon will come the senior class day exercises with the reading of the class history, the last will and testa- ment, the class poem, and the class prophecy. Then, too, the traditional carrying of the daisy chain by the sophomores and the planting of ivy will be followed. After a program for the seniors by students of the Spoken English De- partment on Monday night, the sen- iors will hold the annual book-burn- ing of their unpopular textbooks. The graduation exercises will take place on Tuesday, June 8, with Dr. John J. Tigert, president of the University of Florida and father of Mary Jane, a senior, as the speaker. Evelyn Wall Will Give Vocal Recital Mary Evelyn Wall will be present- ed in a vocal recital by Mr. Lewis H. Johnson in Gaines chapel on Friday evening, May 7, at 8:30 o'clock. She will be assisted by Virginia Wood and accompanied by Alice Hannah. The program is as follows: Duet, "Quis est Homo" (Stabat Mater), Rossini; Aria, "Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix" (Sam- son et Delila), Saint-Saens; "O Ces- sate di Piagarmi," Scarlatti; "Sapphis- che Ode," Brahms; "Nur wer die Seb- nsucht kennt," Tschaikowsky ; "Sun- set," Russell; "In the Luxembourg Gardens," Manning; "Morning Hymn," Herschel; "Clouds," Charles; "Iris," Ware; "Song of the Open," La Forge (Miss Wood); "When I Have Sung My Songs," Charles; "Persian Serenade," Ware; "Minor and Major," Spross. Former Librarian of Agnes Scott Visited Campus Last Friday Mrs. Robert McCreary, nee Gene- vieve White, former librarian of this college, visited on the campus last Friday and Saturday, April 3 0, and May 1. Mrs. McCreary was enter- tained at dinner in Rebekah Scott din- ing hall on Friday evening by Dean Nannette Flopkins, and after dinner coffee was served in her honor to a group of friends in the Alumnae Tea House by Miss Harriette Haynes, as- sistant professor of Physical Educa- tion. 2 THE AGO'NISTIC CJ)C Agonistic PUBLISHED WEEKLY Through The Mail Pearl Buck Paints Father's Portrait We Think Owned and published by the students of Agnes Scott College. Entered as Second Class Matter at Decatur, Georgia. Subscription price, $1.25 per year in advance. Single copies, 5c. 1936 Member 1937 Plssocided GoUe6ide Press STAFF Elizabeth Blackshear Business Manager Jane Carithers Advertising Manager Frances Castleberry Vera Marsh Jeanne Redwine Alice Reins Circulation Managers Alice Cheeseman Sports Editor Mary Reins Exchange Editor Jeannette Carroll Alumnae Editor Eugenia Williams Club Editor Hortexse Jones Editor Jane Guthrie Mary McCann Hudson Associate Editors Mary Frances Guthrie Marie Merritt Assistant Editors Giddy Erwin Hibernia Hassell Feature Editors Mary Anne Kernan Current History Elizabeth Warden Book Editor Question Marks Society Editors REPORTERS: N. Allison, E. Baty, M. Chafin, M. L. Dobbs, G. Duggan, M. L. Gill, N. Hemphill, L. Houghston, E. Hutchens, C. K. Hutchins, R. Hur- wrrz, F. Lee, E. McCall, P. Noble, A. Purnell, M. L. Ratliffe, A. Reins, H. Solomon, S. Steinbach, V. J. Watkins, M. Willis, L. Young. BUSINESS ASSISTANTS: J. Dryfoos, J. Flynt. A Year of Experiment After a year of experiment with the quarter system, we feel in somewhat of a position to take stock of our observations, to determine what we consider the advantages and disadvantages of the plan. We believe that, in general, students approve of the new system. We are highly pleased over the fact that exams come before our Christmas and spring holidays, leaving us free to enjoy our days of respite. We also feel that taking two- hour exams three times a year is not so devas- tating as taking three-hour exams twice. Fur- thermore, we have found that three divisions of our year have eliminated the deadening slump which used to accompany the last interminable month of each semester. However, we have met certain disadvantages, too disadvantages which we feel could be reme- died. The source of the trouble seems to lie in the hybrid nature of our plan. We understood that the standard quarter system consisted in taking three subjects which had classes every day. Our plan of taking five or six subjects three or four times a week seems to necessitate more work without actually giving more credit. We consider the "fourth" afternoon classes a bane and a blight. We personally can perceive little good in an hour in which an over-worked teacher tries to get response from a sleepy and frankly unprepared class. Furthermore, after those afternoon classes, we do not have time to prepare for the next elass which conies on the following morning. Another source of irritation lies in that old, old sore, the interminable term papers. We real- ize that in this matter the long-suffering faculty is as tired of hearing our hue and cry as we are of raising it. Perhaps we are lazy, but we find it strangely difficult to be intellectually curious or academically interested in one paper, when there is fifteen to twenty-four hours' reading to be done on each of three or in extreme cases four other papers. We appreciate the fact that the majority of the faculty has been so lenient and cooperative in this matter. Some have given us cuts; some have let us hand in our papers at times less busy than the end of the quarter; some have even let us road and report orally, eliminating the writ- ten paper. However, there are a few of our teachers whom we do not consider to have coop- erated; for example, the one who increased the number of term papers required in one of his year courses from two to three. That we do not appreciate ! We believe that the inauguration of the regu- lation quarter system, in which we would take three courses a quarter, would help the term- paper situation. Then at least we could have only three papers a quarter. We, of course, realize that this year has been one of transition. Hut transition implies a prog- ress to something different. In light of that fact, we do not understand why thfi catalogue for next year does not provide for any changes in this sort of hybrid hash which is our quarter system. Editors of college publications would make excellent archeologists -f judged by their digging up of pecu- liar characteristics of students on their campuses. At Florida State College for Wom- en, the big problem is this: whether the side seams of the students' skirts should be split as a result of hoisting their legs over the fences that have recently been placed on the campus or whether they should continue to be trail blazers. Students had previously proved their thrift in saving time and footwear by self-made paths across corners and grassy plots. Now, be- cause of the far-sightedness of certain officials who can visualize a net-work of paths covering the grounds in the future, fences are daily being con- structed across the most popular trails. The Auburn Plainsmen reports that after scribbling three pages during an exam, a weary Marquette student de- cided to prove that his teachers do not read exam papers. He, therefore, de- voted the remainder of his five-page article to a description of a basketball game. He received an excellent grade. Women at the University of Cali- fornia, Los Angeles, are more fashion- ably dressed than those on any other campus, explains a noted style author- ity, because men at the university fre- quently date girls in Flollywood. Corn-husking and hog-calling were featured at the "hick" dance of the freshman class at Southern Methodist University. Boys had to pay an ad- mission of one cent for every inch they measured around the waist. (Editor"s Note : The We Think column is for the purpose of giv- ing an outlet to student opinion. The staff is in no way responsible for what is printed in this column and it is by no means to be taken as the editorial opinion of the paper.) Forum Honors Alumna At the last meeting of the Poetry Forum of Atlanta, Sunday, May 2, Agnes Scott was well represented. The honor guests were the winners of the monthly contests of the past year sponsored bv the forum, and among these was Mildred Clark, '3 6. The weddings of two other alum- nae should be of interest to the stu- dent body. Peg Waterman, '3 5, who was a statistician in the Bell Labora- tory, is now Mrs. Meredith O'Hara and is living at 300 N. Euclid Ave- nue, West Field, N. J. Gregory Row- lett, '36, was married to Henry Shiep- weidman, April 21, in Tampa, Fla. the Fighting Angel, Pearl Buck. Reynal and Hitchcock, N. Y., 1936. Reviewed by Louise Young. "You might have seen him walking along the street of any little Chinese village, a slightly stooping American. I have a picture of him in Chinese clothes, his large American feet in Chinese shoes which made Chinese women laugh as they cut the soles. But the Chinese shoes, the Chinese rose, the little round black Chinese hat with its red button none of these made him look in the least Chinese. The spare, big-boned frame, the big, thin, delicate hands, the nob- ly shaped head with the large features, the big nose, the jutting lower jaw, the extraordinary pellucid blue eyes, the reddish fair skin and slightly curl- ing dark hair these were purely and simply American." This is the Fighting Angel, the father of Pearl S. Buck. He was made of the strong, unbending mettle of which warriors are made. "God's will led him along the line of battle all his life. He waged continual war bat- tle and skirmish, but no retreat." The "Fighting Angel" is the twin book of "The Exile," in which Pearl Buck, with a loving hand, paints the picture of her mother. One can hard- ly love the Fighting Angel because he did not seem to desire love, but one can hardly help admiring him. He was burning with the zeal of God to con- vert souls and save them from Hell- fire. His life was one fraught with dan- ger. There was the time when he was caught by bandits: " 'Weren't you afraid?' we inquired of him. " 'There was,' he admitted, 'a nasty moment when one of the young ban- dits had a knife at his stomach and was making unpleasant screwing mo- tions. But it was certainly very nice afterwards,' he said. 'They sat so nice- ly and listened they were really very nice men, in spite of their unfortunate calling.' " We extend deep sympathy to Marie Stalker in the recent death of her brother. (The editors are gratified and somewhat breathless at the response to their request for student opinion. Not only an answer to last week's "We Think," but also an- other statement from the author of the original article, I answering criticisms she has heard of her stand, found their way to the Agonistic box this week.) In this column last week the college was severely criti- cized because the money which was saved by the peace I fast was not given to the Emergency Peace Campaign. It is a pity that student opinion is often synonvmous with student ignorance. Some of us who have a more i thorough insight into the whole situation feel that it is only fair to students and to the administration to present the facts as we know them. In the first place, the author said "it would seem that Agnes Scott is either hostile or indifferent to the idea which led the f asters to deny themselves." As a matter of fact, one of the greatest incentives on the campus to- \\ aid any efforts for peace has been the support giv en In the administration and faculty. It was in recognition of this cooperation that Miss Ley burn was asked to make the talk for the lunch meeting. It was a "college" fast and some of the acult\ were present. It was because they were vitally interested in peace that the administration allowed the fast and meeting to take place at all. We would also like to question another charge. "Agnes Scott" was charged with pocketing the money saved by the fast, and "thereby profiting itself by the sacrifice of half its population for what it apparently regards as an unworthy cause." Is there not a little confusion in the mind of the author between a capitalistic business enter prise run for profit, and a college run for the service ot the students? The college "makes" nothing from the students. Whatever money was not given to the I hht gency Peace Campaign was certainly used elsewhere lor our benefit, not to increase the pay checks of Dr. Mc- Cain or the faculty. Of course, even if the money had been given to the cause suggested, the amount would have been negligible. Lunch is a light meal; even if no one had eaten, the amount would have been small. As it was, the entire kitchen had to function, and only a small cost in food was saved. As a matter of fact, the real reason the college did not see fit to give the money is because of just such suppers. Complaints from mothers about enforced starvation have actually come to the college. Although it is a pity, it \& true, that some students (not administration officers) are hostile to peace, and choose to complain outside of things they lack the courage to vote against. The administration explained its position satisfactorily to those of us who went to ask them if the donation could be made. If those who are so ready to critiei/e had been so ready to understand the whole situation, the last would have been much more effective, and dissatisfaction on the part of students and administration would not have been aroused. England Prepares for Traditional Spectacle of Coronation Ceremony By Mary Anne Kernan England is ready for her first coro- nation since 1911; everything is in order for the traditional spectacle of the crowning of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Outwardly all seems calm; the Duke of Norfolk has ap- proved all plans for the procession and ceremony. Excitable English horses have become accustomed to blaring bands and waving flags, the Earl Mar- shall has specified the proper dress for peers and peeresses, stands have been erected along the six mile procession line. Westminster Abbey has been ren- ovated, and the English people are thoroughly prepared to crown their new monarchs properly. The procedure followed will be the traditional coronation service presided Over by the Archbishop of Canterbury who will preach the sermon and ac- tually crown their majesties. The importance of the coronation to the British Empire is tremendous. The existence of a king whose life from birth to death is simply one long traditional ceremony, seems now to be the only tangible thing uniting vari- ous parts of the Empire and Common- wealth in a common allegiance. Par- liament and the Cabinet no longer have any real control over the Domin- ions. For this reason it is important to the security of England that some bond of unity be preserved among the widely scattered parts of the Empire. This is especially necessary because ot the recent uneasiness caused by the abdication of Edward the Eighth. On the surface the stir created then seems to have quieted considerably. How- ever, the rumors of the marriage of Mrs. Simpson and the Duke of Wind- sor on May 12 and the recent publica- tion of a book about the former King by Geoffrey Dennis, chief of the Doc- ument Service of the Secretariat of the League of Nations, are sufficient to cause a certain nervousness in diplo- matic and political circles. The for- mer King Edward, as stated in Cur- rent History, "was the only monarch of his time who had attained an abso- lute popularity." There is perhaps still doubt as to all the reasons for his abdication, the first voluntary one in English history. England is deeply concerned with the future of her nation. It is essen- tial to her best interests that the Simp- son affair be disposed of as quietly as possible, that the new king and queen be accepted whole-heartedly, and that that policies of the government, under the probable leadership of Neville Chamberlain be judiciously formulat- ed and executed. While the United States with a business-like attitude, opens a museum of "Wall\'s" life at her old home in Baltimore, England prepares to crown the successor of an uncrowned king. King George himself has, of course, provoked numerous comments. Aside from rumors of epileptic fits and pos- sible mental incompetency, the opin- ions of him seem complimentary. In the long run it does not really matter what his health or I. Q. is as long as George VI is willing to wear the pur- ple and ermine of the hereditary mon- archy. The coronation is important as a svmbol of the force uniting the British Empire. In answer to certain criticisms that have reached our ears concerning our last week's "We Think," we think that for the sake of clarity, some amplification, although tedious, may not be amiss. These criticisms seem to us to rest on two unfortunate misconceptions. The first is that the article meant to as- sert that the administration is /// purpose hostile to peace activity. On the contrary, the article meant that the administration had in action failed to practice its high ideals and to guard against inconsistency. The second misconception is that student gratitude lor permission to fast should place any criticism in bad taste. If such opinion infers that censorship is so well enforced at Agnes Scott as to be practically self-imposed we would neither disagree nor relieve the students themselves of re- sponsibility for so anaemic a condition. We cannot see that truly-conceived gratitude for a granted right of self-expression relieves us cither of the duty of critical estimate of the college's actions or deprives us of the fur ther opportunity of expression of such estimates. And no true gratitude can blind us to the fact that an educa- tional and Christian institution is inconsistent in falling back before the courageous sacrifice which we are not ignorant that peace expression demands. We, the music students of Agnes Scott College, think that our school should give a major and minor in music as well as in other subjects. A survey of the music de- partments of other colleges has been made; and it w.is found that every standard woman's college in the United States, with the exception of one, gives a major and minor in music. The one school that does not give a major do s give a minor. In all these colleges music is treated as any other college course, and may be chosen as a major under the same rules. The courses m Theoretical Music are Opel] to all students without regard to previous musical knowl- edge; they count toward the B.A. degree and are subject to no separate tuition fee. At Wcllesley College, there ne as many as fifteen three hour courses given in music. They have twelve music teachers, four of whom teach theory onlv. It is the same at Vassar; and at Mt. Holyoke, eleven courses are given with three out of their seven music professors teaching theory alone. We think that Agnes Scott, with the high standards which she upholds, should realize the low place which she occupies in the very important field of music and should do all m her power to improve the appalling con- ditions ot the music department here. It is probably not realized that several of our outstanding students are being forced to leave Agnes Scott in preference to a school which allows a major and minor in music. THE AGONISTIC 3 Boisterous Pranks Of Naive Freshmen Emory Players to Outing Club Enjoys Trip Arouse Gales Of Laughter In Dorms i Give Mystery Play Faculty to Teach, Travel in Summer Inman Hall Runs Wild With Hilarity Over Peculiar Pie-Beds, Fishpond Fights, Vesper Voices, Alarm Clock Alarums, And Plaintive Pleas When confronted by the same question which the seniors were asked last week "What is the funniest thing: that has happened during your Agnes Scott career?" the freshmen were as baffled as their predecessors. However, their humorous incidents were a great deal more boisterous in nature than those of the seniors. Perhaps this indicates a subtle difference in the tastes of the two classes or maybe it is just a discrimination between high comedy, low comedy, and farce (page Mr. Hayes) . The inimitable Georgia Hunt (alias Miss Hopkins) was discovered in a corner of the library reading Emily Post; consequently, her first reply to the question was, "Oh, indeed! It would be a breach of etiquette for me to tell you the very funniest thing that has happened, so I'll have to think of something else!" Then in a library tone of voice interspersed with hushed giggles she described the de- lightful effects upon Hazel Solomon of a pie-bed manufactured by Ann Enloe, Helen Carson, and herself. Shirley Armentraut's funniest inci- dent was likewise rather boisterous, as she gave a hilarious account of the time that Eleanor Lewis, Jean and Lib Williams pushed each other into the fishpond to the mutual delight of everyone concerned. Evidently, Eloise McCall is a prac- tical joke lover, too, for her humor- ous contribution was a description of the wa\ in which a practical joke turned out to be impractical to Mickey Warren and herself. It seems that one night Eloise and Mickey playfully im- planted alarm clocks set for 3 A. M. on the outside window ledges of sev- eral rooms on first floor Inman. The alarms went off in proper fashion, but Eloise and Mickey have not seen their clocks since that day. Eleanor Hutchens chuckled as she told of something that happened in Vespers. Everybody was quiet as Mr. Holt prayed for a "voice from heaven to direct us in our ways," when sud- denly Hannah's voice sailed down from somewhere on third floor Rebe- kah! Ernestine Cass was equally sur- prised when she got a telephone call from Miss Jackson one night. In a plaintive voice Miss Jackson asked that Ernestine tube the maid in Main to come and unlock the day student phone booth and let her out. A range of activities wide as their interests and varied as their personali- ties will occupy members of the Ag- nes Scott faculty this summer. Dr. Arthur Raper, Acting Profes- sor of Sociology, is planning a crowd- ed program. Lie will take his family to the beach in the early summer, teach graduate courses at Atlanta Univer- sity, and spend the month before col- lege opens in making an observation tour of government resettlement proj- ects. He plans to travel through the dust bowl, taking an estimate of the value of rural rehabilitation work. Miss Carrie Scandrett, Assistant Dean, is chaperoning a group of Ag- nes Scott girls on a European tour. When interviewed, she gave all credit for the idea to Mary Jane Tigert and Alberta Palmour, who, she said, was the originator of it. Miss Narka Nelson, Assistant Pro- fessor of Latin and Greek, although she remains on this continent, will be almost equally far from Decatur, for she intends to spend her vacation at La Jolla, California. La Jolla, situated near San Diego, is an ideal place for the holidays, according to Miss Nel- son. M. L. Fairly to Preside Over '38 Mortar Board The newly elected members of the 193 8 chapter of Mortar Board held their first meeting last Wednesday night in a joint session with the 1937 members. Five officers for next year were chosen. They are: president, Mary Lillian Fairly; vice-president, Anne Thompson; secretary, Eliza King; treasurer, Mildred Davis; and Quarterly editor. Hortense Jones. Rated by the New York Times as "an uncommonly light-footed mystery with originality," "Whistling in the Dark," the latest production of the Emory University Players, which will be given on Friday night, May 7, at 8:40 in the Glenn Memorial Auditor- ium, promises to be a thrilling and ex- citing play. The leading characters in the play are Wally Porter, a crime novelist, played by George Downing; and Toby van Buren, Wally's fiancee, played by Myrl Chafin of A~nes Scott's Black- friars. GAIETY, COLOR WILL DISTIN- GUISH MAY DAY COSTUMES (Continued from page 1, column 4) garb to distinguish his evil self from the unsuspecting lady. In his own character, he wears a gorgeous, sweep- ing silver cloak lined with scarlet. Comus' grotesque crew are clothed in bright, garish colors with collars and cuffs of silver, while upon their heads are the weird heads of animals, with which their yielding to Comus' temp- tation has endowed them. The mortals in the spectacle include, first of all, the lady, guarded by the attendant spirit, enticed by Comus, frightened and cheered by the bad and good spirits, she makes her way through the forest. A lady of rank, she wears a gold satin gown with tight waist and long,full skirt. The dress is trimmed with broad white satin col- lars and cuffs, and the lady carries a gold satin bonnet with long ribbons. The two brothers who accompany the lady on the way to meet their father and mother at Ludlow town, wear rich suits in different colors, trimmed with wide, white, lace-edged collars and cuffs. The father wears a like suit of gray, and the mother is clothed in rose satin, with lace edged collar, while her cap is of white lace. The rustic characters in the spec- tacle are numerous. The shepherdesses LEARY'S PHARMACY The Service Store Phone Dearborn 1765 Decatur, Ga. You Can Come to Us or We Will Go to You We are as close to you as your telephone. HARRISON'S PHARMACY Sudden Service 309 College Avenue JUST CALL DE. 0762 Bowling Center BOWL! For Health's Sake Healthful Recreation for Ladies and Men at Nom- inal Cost. "Bowling to Tell the Truth, Will Retain Your Form and Youth" For Reservations Call WA. 5622 20 Houston, N. E. BOWEN PRESS COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS AND RIBBONS Blotters Note Paper Poster Paper Office Supplies 421 Church St. De. 0976 Decatur, Ga. For "HIM".... For "HER" IS the clothes you prefer! Gbd.Muse Clothing Co. THE STYLE CENTER OF THE SOUTH In accordance with their custom, the Outing Club of Agnes Scott and the Appalachian Trail Club of Deca- tur went together on their annual all- day trip in the mountains of north Georgia on Sunday, May 2. who dance on the village green at the return of the wandering trio, wear dresses of shimmering silk in blue, pink, green, or yellow. They have puffed sleeves and square necks, and the skirts are looped into panniers with bunches of real flowers tied with gauze ribbon. The tumblers, or clown- ish jesters, wear suits of dark green with enormous collars and cuffs made of strips of different bright colored materials. Their caps are dark green and close-fitting, with vari-colored cockades. Their garments are hung with bells at every possible point, and their antics are much enlivened by the gay jingling. The three sets of May Pole dancers dance in circles around the flower decked pole, and each set is dressed differently. The girls of the outermost group wear yellow dresses with blue-dotted white panniers, while their partners are dressed in yellow smocks with blue collars and bows. The girls of the next group are cos- tumed in bright colored skirts with pepl umed blouses in a variety of prints. Their caps match their skirts and tie in the back with saucy bows. The boys of this group wear brown knee trousers and brown coats with large white collars. In the innermost group, the girls have full green skirts with bright appliqued flowers, black laced bodices, and white blouses. Their caps are white lined with the pink of their skirt flowers. In this lavish presentation of Mil- ton's Comus, one may find, if not the philosophy of the spoken version, cer- tainly all the beauty and variety of that first presentation at Ludlow Cas- tle, 1634. Newspaper Pictures Cause Excitement For "Famous" Girls According to Ruby Laney, Jane Turner, Carolyn Forman, Mary Hol- lingsworth, and Marjorie Boggs, the old adage that "It pays to advertise'* still holds true, after all! Each of these girls was inspired to reach this conclu- sion by interesting events that have happened in connection with their re- cent appearance in print. Ruby Lan- ey's adventures began last week when she was hailed rather unceremoniously by the Atlanta Journal snooping re- porter. It seems that he wanted to know if she was acquainted with a "good, inexpensive hobby that is real- ly different." "My hobby is," smiled Ruby, "col- lecting beautiful pieces of cloth. I've been doing it since I was a child." "If I can just get a piece of real Chinese silk and a scrap of bark cloth from the South Sea Islands, I'll be happy." Imagine Ruby's thrilled surprise the next morning when she was called to the day student telephone to hear a sweet voice say, "I read about your hobby in the paper, my dear; and I've a piece of Chinese silk I want you to have." No less interesting was the experi- ence of Jane Turner, Carolyn For- man, and Mary Hollingsworth. The day after the pictures of the three class presidents appeared, each girl re- ceived an anonymous grinny, glary cartoon from an Emory medical stu- dent. Compliments of WEIL'S 10c Store AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog- nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President "Spring Style Exam" Leon models pass the strictest fashion "tests" and "merit" them all for there is no substitute for quality. Cotton Models Priced $6.95 and up Silk Models Priced $16.95 and up 22$-27 PA^TR 4 THE AGONISTIC Down the long, long trail a-winding A Monday night ago, Ten active girls and Mutt A-hiking we did go. Oh! Yes, yes to Coffee Hill with a cof- fee pot and buns trailed these wealthy girls (wealthy to the extent of 20 cents which hindered so many) and Miss Wilburn. Hot dogs, apples, equestrian-angels, and remarkable cof- fee were enjoyed by all, not to men- tion the simple mathematical riddles enjoyed by all but Pussy, and which we won't even mention for Pussy's sake. However, the most delectable events were rather obscure because they happened at the old country well when Flora and a companion fetched the water for the coffee and brought the well up in the bucket. Likewise ludicrous was the enthusias- tic pup following Mef and the same companion Flora was ashamed of. The pup was enjoying the synthetic scents of sauer-kraut and condensed milk while the two hungry, haggard hikers labored vainly to throw his cute little trail. A very funny sight to see. Right under our aquiline noses is the event of the year May Day. This very day there's a big rehearsal and everybody's going. (Most everybody's in it, n'est-ce pas?) And here's a tip: if you want to be in style on this Comus set in fact, if you want to be popular at all down there you'd bet- ter have your costume ready and your- self inside it. Anything else will be inappropriate and completely scorned, no matter how chic or new. Comus Fleece is slinging a mean stick in May Day Dell, and everybody's stepping to his tune. But, y'know, as the story goes "it Matthews nothing to June," and when she smiles her pure and wholesome smile, Comus is crushed and he Fleece. And, now, before we leave you let us ask you: if you hear anything about the A. A. banquet, please let us know. To be a great big affair, it has the most obscure details available, vie- ing with those of the ping-pong tour- nament, which, for some obscure rea- son, has become unusually quiet of late. Yes, just recently. What's the matter Stalker? O, we're so sorry; you did ask us to remind you to pep it up a bit, didn't you? We just for- got. And, O, yes, Stalker, accept unfath- omable gratitude for assisting us with the mite of verse at the top there. And Mutt fo'gives all. She knows how dif- ficult meter can be sometimes. Meet Your Friends at Cox's Prescription Shop Between Paramount and Grand Theaters, Atlanta Seniors Register For Instructing, Commerieal Work K.U.B. Elects Four As New Officers The seniors are being faced by many important questions these days. Besides examinations and engagements and graduation, there is the question of what to do next year. Most of them are busy laying plans and decid- ing what they really want. About fifty have registered with Mr. Stukes and talked over prospects of jobs with him. Of these, sixteen want to go in- to the business world, and fourteen listed business as their first preference and teaching as their second. There were twelve who declared their pref- erence for teaching only. These num- bers are significant and seem to mark a trend in employment. Up until re- cent years, a majority of the graduat- ing class who wanted jobs registered for teaching, and there were very few who preferred business. During the past few years things have been changing. At present many Agnes Scott graduates work with the Retail Credit Company and Southern Bell Telephone in Atlanta. Others have gone into some phase of advertising. Only one girl wants to do social service work, because the field for this has become much smaller since the government has stopped much of its relief funds. Four girls are hoping to go into some kind of church work, preferably of a secretarial nature. Two members of the senior class have rather individual ideas of what they hope to do next year. One is still holding to her ambition of four years standing. She wants to be an archeologist and do research work in the Indian Mounds below Macon. National Classics Society Honors Marie Merritt In the thirteenth annual convention of Eta Sigma Phi, honorary classical society, held in Birmingham, Ala., April 22-24, Marie Merritt, treasurer- elect of the Agnes Scott chapter, was chosen national recording secretary of the organization. She will fill the du- ties of this office at the 193 8 conven- tion in Columbus, Ohio, and will act also as a member of the national ex- ecutive committee during the coming year. CANDLER HOTEL Coffee Shop and Dining Room Good Food IS Good Health! You Can Depend On CATRIA 189-191 Peachtree St. K. U. B. elected the following as officers for the coming year: Eliza- beth Blackshear, president; Evelyn Baty, first vice-president; Elsie West, second vice-president; Marie Merritt, secretary-treasurer. Birmingham seems to be "the winner" in the K. U. B. contest: Evelyn Baty and Enid Mid- dleton tied for the five dollar prize awarded for the best article written to the home-town paper about the ac- tivities of some student. Miss Chris- tie, the faculty advisor, awarded the prize. Fifteen girls went with Betty Hol- lis Sunday, April 26, to the woods be- yond Clairmont on a Freshman Y. W. C. A. retreat. All the members of Bible Club were present at the last meeting of Bible Club of this year, which was held in the Murphey Candler Building Mon- day, May 3, at 4:30. Dr. J. R. Fan- cher was the speaker. Cotillion Club, with Nell Hemphill, Frances Abbott, Charlotte Golden, and Grace Tazewell as hostesses, entertains tomorrow, May 6, in the Murphey Candler Building. Following is a corrected list of the Eta Sigma Phi officers which was in- correctly given in the last issue: Prvtanis, Zoe Wells; Hyparchos, Elsie Blackstone; Grammateus, Nell Alli- son; Epistolographos, Mildred Davis; Chrysophylax, Marie Merritt; and Py- loras, Frances Lee. Professor Entertains at Tea Miss Catherine Torrance, Professor of Greek, will give a tea at her home on Clairmont Avenue on Friday, May 14, in honor of those seniors who are Greek majors or minors. The guest of honor for this year's tea will be Dr. Gertrude Smith, acting head of the Greek department of the University of Chicago, who will visit with Miss Tor- rance for several days. Broadway Revue. Impromtu Speeches Divert Agonistic Luncheon Guests Those who attended the Agonistic luncheon Saturday are still talking about the peculiar behavior of three very dignified seniors when called up- on for impromptu speeches. After several minutes of enthusiastic shouts for the retiring editor, Laura Steele rose and said simply, "The editor has retired . . La belle esprit, Nellie Margaret Gilroy, overcome by hunger or timidity offered these few words, "Having been duly fed ... I have nothing to say." And June Matthews, when called upon, actually crawled under the table and stayed there for the rest of the time. However, members of the new staff showed no such cowardly hearts. Hor- tense Jones waxed poetical and gave this toast to her predecessor: "An editor who was named Laura Asked for stories on time, to her sor- row; The reporters in chorus Responded, 'you bore us;' We'll get them in on tomorrow!" Marie Merrit followed suit with this toast to Kathryn Bowen Wall: "Hear the plight of Kathryn Wall; Aggie stock has had a fall; Even this manager's good business head Couldn't keep Aggie from being well-read!" Mary McCann Hudson toasted Frances Cary with: "Frances Cary Quite contrary Tell how your paper appears With features cute And columns astute. But alas! It has no ears!" And Mary Frances Guthrie, not to be outdone, turned to June Matthews with this: "Roses, commencement, and June Can't make up for the lack of this boon; A big bold Bodoni W hose count isn't phoney That's all that Matthews to June!" The last of the entertainment con- sisted of a Six Star Revue direct from Broadway. Its three acts consisted in a burlesque tap number by the "Love Boyds," Hassell and Erwin; a French torch singer from Paree, Suzy Aud- rain; and a dramatic interpretation of the Highway Man (with sound ef- fects) by Stalker, Kneele, and Taylor. Harper's Bazaar Holds Snapshot Contest to Discover Style Tastes Eager to know what college girls think about fashions in general and college fashions in particular, Harper's Bazaar is staging a contest, closing June 18, for the best snapshots of col- lege fashions. These snapshots will be printed in the August issue of the magazine, and the winner will be awarded an Eastman Kodak Bantam Candid Camera. The next four prizes are Kodak Vallenda Candid Cameras. There is no limit on the number of snapshots that may be submitted by each student. Dr. Christian U ill Study At Harvard University Dr. Schuyler M. Christian, Profes- sor of Physics and Astronomy, will spend the summer at Harvard Univer- sity, continuing the study of elect i l- eal properties of solution which he lias pursued during the past three sum- mers, as research assistant to Professor Grincll Jones. Their most recent find- ings have just been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the article being entitled: "The Viscosity of Aqueous Solutions of Electrolytes as a Function of the Concentration. V. Sodium Chloride. M Mrs. Christian and Sarah will ac- company Mr. Christian to Cambridge. Candy Stripes By Crystal Candy stripes are the pet fashion at all swank resorts! Allen's brings them to you in this smart zipper (from neck to hem) fash- ion, of silk jersey. Crystal de- signed it exclusively for us in Atlanta . . . and we have it in navy with white, brown with white, copen with white and green wi.th white. Sizes 12 to 20. 13 Second Floor ALLIEN & CO. The Store All Women Know* COMMENCEMENT EDITION SENIOR ISSUE not teem to hare a righteous care: If you can face the surge of things about fOM And keep your moral balance in life's whirl, then, you are the kind of person this generation needs. To My 1 a lends at Agnes Scott ROM It COOPER DECATUR WOMAN'S EXCHANGE Finally, this generation needs per- sons who possess a i ital Christian faith. Our present-day secularism and materialism are threatening to engulf us. There is, however, one heartening fact: multitudes of people seem to be growing tired of their humanistic philosophy. Their "mounting mood of self-confidence" has collapsed, and they are discovering that they cannot go on without a stalwart faith in God. his book, says that Dr. Henry C. Link, in The Return to Religion, years ago he ran across a line in one of Ibsen's plays which has never es- caped him. "Without a fixed point outside myself," exclaims one of the characters, "I cannot exist!" Dr. Link says that when he first read that he thought, "What infantile non- sense!" But now after endeavoring to help hundreds of people as a practical psychologist, he thinks it is not "in- fantile nonsense" at all, but the most needed kind of reality. When Thackeray was writing Van- ity Fair he wrote in a note to his mother, "What 1 want to make is a set of people living without God in the world," and then he added these significant words: "only that is a cant phrase/ 9 Of course it is! Man is the "upward-looking creature." He "shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." This life's too dull but suicide. I must have God. without, Too dull for aught What's man got To live for else? Yd murder some one just To see red blood. Yd drink myself blind drunk And see blue snakes if I look up And see blue skies and speaking through The silence of the stars. could not hear God If, in the midst of all our brazen paganism, there is this growing hun- ger for God, then the person who would serve effectively this generation must go fortified with a first-hand ex- perience of God in Christ which he can share with his fellow-men. Our day needs young people who have some great beliefs, who know how to pray, and to whom God is a personal, realis- tic fact. An unreal faith blown to you from your father's time will not suf- fice. It must be a faith that is person- al and individual; not something bor- rowed, but something possessed. It must be a faith so intimately your very ow n that you can no more be parted Congratulations DECATUR BEAUTY SALON Com pi /;// cuts of DECATUR TIRE AND BATTKRY SERVICE Hoyle Nichols, Mgr. from it than the fragrance can be sep- arated from the flower. Our generation needs college graduates to whom reli- gion is no academic affair, nor a mere set of theological dogmas, nor a vague emotionalism, but who can say such words as these and mean them: "I know Him whom I have believed." "O God, thou art my God." I am pleading today for real faith. Spiritual uncertainty will not help our confused, baffled and "fed-up" generation. There is a striking sen- tence in James Gray's ncvel, Shoul- der the Sky, which all of us need to take to heart. The story deals with the emotional problems of two young married people. They had failed to make a go of their marriage, and as they were parting the husband said, "Our shared doubts have been the only thing we had in common. They were not enough." Shared doubts are never enough. We must have shared beliefs. I am not forgetting that doubt is normal for most college young people. I have myself passed through that "storm and stress period" of academic life. There was a time in my senior year when my faith seemed to col- lapse. But the point I'm making is that we must go beyond our doubts. Skepticism must not be allowed to become the dominant and permanent mood of the soul. Doubt must not be allowed to settle down into confirmed unbelief. We may come in our mental and spiritual pilgrimage to the Doubting Castle but we do not need to build ourselves a home there, and go on living in it. It is time our college trained young people had pressed home to them the fact that agnosticism and cynicism are no balm for Gilead. Our age is sick with doubt now. It needs faith radiant, con- quering faith! Here is the attitude we must all win: "Lord 1 believe; help thou mine unbelief." God has a work to do for our gen- eration and the only reason He does The Georgia State Committee on the Present Status of Classical Educa- tion, a branch of a National Commit- tee appointed by the Classical Associa- tion of the Middle West and South to study the situation and suggest im- provements in methods and curricula, held its first meeting recentlv at Ag- nes Scott College. Professor Catherine Torrance and Assistant Professor Nar- ka Nelson are on this committee. not do more for the world is just that He does not have enough dedicated personalities in whom He can richly live and through whom He can do His mighty work. There is a sentence in the Book of Judges which, translated literally, means: "The spirit of Jehovah clothed himself with Gideon." God always carries out his gracious purposes in every generation through men and women like ourselves. "Onh through men does he speak to men; dumb must He be apart." God clothed himself with Moses and delivered the Israelites from Egypt. He clothed himself with David and compacted the I lebrew nationality. He clothed himself with Paul and gave the Gospel to the Gen- tiles. God clothed himself with Luther and broke the fetters of a cor- rupt Papacy fro m Europe. 1 le clothed himself with John \\ eslc\ and George Whitfield and saved ISth century England from spiritual bank ruptcy. He clothed himself with William Wilberforce and stopped the slave trade. He clothed himselt with Mary Slessor, a little factory girl in Aberdeen, and brought love and sal vation to Calabar. God clothed him- self with Elizabeth Ft) and minis- tered to the women prisoners at New- gate. He clothed himself with Jane Addams and brought hope and cleans ing to neglected Halstead Street. Great social changes come, when they do come, through personalities who know God, and have felt the "mights ordina- tion of the pierced hands." My heart's desire and prayer to God is that each of you graduates might leave these col- lege halls saying, Almighty Lord, icith one aaord, We offer Thee our youth, And pray that Thou would'st give u\ no w, The uar fare of the truth. Let fall on every college hall The luster of Thy cross, That love may dare Thy w share And count all else but loss. Our nled, rk to s pints hearts be schooled Alone Thy will to seek, And when we find Thy blessed mind. Instruct our lips to speak. Good Food Good IS Health! You Can Depend On CAFtTtRIA 189-191 Peachtree St. THE AGONISTIC 5 Graduates Designate Heirs For Treasured Possessions (Continued from page 1, column 2) Stevens, do give and bequeath, provid- ed we do not decide to go on the stage, our ability to perform as a singing and dancing team to Giddy Erwin and Hi- bcrnia Hassell, whose progress as tap dancers we have noted this year. % Nellie Margaret Gilroy, do give, bequeath, devise, and defy anyone to take my aquatic agility at swimming the length of the pool, provided that at this time in the year of our Lord, 193 8, there is no senior whose gradua- tion is threatened by inability to swim. I, Mary Elizabeth Morrow, having found five birthdays an insufficient and unsatisfactory number for an Ag- nes Scott senior, do give, bequeath and devise, the bequest to be in effect in the year of our Lord 1940, the date of February 29 to Emmy Lou Turk. [, Fannie B. Harris, do give, be- queath, and devise to Mary Lillian Fairley the presidency of Mortar Board and all that goes with it, in- cluding my unknown admirer, John L. I, Florence Little, do give, and be- queath to Mary Nell Tribble, Grace Duggan, and Henrietta Thompson my perfect feet, hoping that they will les- sen the number of crutches on the campus next year. I, Isabel McCain, do give, bequeath, and devise to the Spoken English de- partment my original pronunciation ot vita] a&d title as "vite-al" and "tite-aP; I also give, bequeath, and devise one meeting every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights, and two on Sunday, to be apportioned among the junior class and the sopho- mores, should there be any of these meetings to spare. I, Mary Erneste Perry, do give, be- queath, and devise to Caroline Armi- stead, in the event that she partici- pates in senior opera, my bare black feet which created such a sensation in the death scene this year. I, Mary Jane Tigert, do give, be- queath, and devise to my successor, Ann Worthy Johnson, V. J. Watkins, to be used exclusively for reference in procedure in Open Forum. I, Alice Hannah, do give, bequeath, and devise to my successor, Laura Coit, the tradition for presidents of student government to live in room 9, second floor Rebekah; I also bequeath and devise to said Laura Coit all the furniture in said room, with the hope that she can get in there too. I fur- ther bequeath to said Laura Coit my ability to stand on my heels with my feet crossed when leading chapel. 1, Betty Hollis, do give, bequeath, and devise unto my successor, Jean Barry Adams, Inman Dormitory to be cared for as she sees fit. I also give and bequeath unto Jeanne Flynt and Julia Telford approximately 45 0 chapel slips to be collected at the door every Saturday morning. 1, Martha Summers, do give, be- queath, and devise to Catherine Ivie my ability to receive red roses on or- dinary occasions. I also give, bequeath, and devise unto Jeanne Matthews the 12,5 03 flies that I counted in Genetics this year. I, Kathryn Wall, do give, bequeath, and devise unto Primrose Noble my unused cuts in Latin prose; I also give, bequeath, and devise to next year's Latin prose class, provided there is one, my translation of Alice in Won- derland and King Edward's speech. I, Brooks Spivey, do give, bequeath, and devise to the library all my term papers to fill the empty shelves so de- plored by an Atlanta paper; in the event that there are any left over they may be given to the Emory Univer- sity library. I also bequeath to Jean Chalmers and Mary Anne Kcrnan my unused conferences in directed history. I, Betty Willis, being possessed of glowing red hair the shade of the Class Poem chapel seats, do give, bequeath, and devise to Ann Watkins all my blue dresses, hats, and shoes, they being the color Miss Osborne finds wrong for me. I, Dorothy Jester, do give, bequeath, and devise my refreshing interest in secrets I shouldn't know to Hortense Jones, feeling that, as editor of the Agonistic, she will need to be conscious of every rumor. I, Frances Cary, do give, bequeath, and devise to Carolyn Forman, pro- vided she still takes Latin, my ninety footnotes for a ten-page paper; I also bequeath my puns to Alice Cheese- man, with the provision that she not overuse them; I also give, bequeath, and devise to someone, preferably an acrobat, my ability to take two classes at the same time. I, Elizabeth Espy, and I, June Mat- thews, do give, bequeath and devise to English majors all our right answers in nineteenth century, contemporary poetry, European classics, and Shakes- peare. I, Annie Laura Galloway, and L Jessie Williams, and I, Katherine Max- well, do give, bequeath, and devise to Frances Lee, Gwendolyn McKee, and Virginia Suttenfield, the tract of ter- ritory between Atlanta and Decatur known as the Decatur carline. I, Margaret Watson, do give, be- queath, and devise unto Elizabeth Blackshear one wisdom tooth, guaran- teed to ache most persistently for two days before every modern European history exam; I also give, bequeath, and devise unto said Elizabeth Black- shear the comforting knowledge that time and patience will remove the pain. I, Rachel Kennedy, and I, Kitty Jones, and I, Mary Gillespie, do give bequeath, and devise to Jane Carithers, Ola Kelly, and Joyce Roper our suc- cess in getting ten inch ads from peo- ple who never advertise. I, Julia Thing, knowing that she is afraid of this and yet wishing to leave with her a most vivid memory of my- self do give, bequeath, and devise to Elizabeth Wheatley my happy uncon- cern at being late everywhere; my gig- gle, which I treasure highly, 1 shall take with me wherever I may be. I, Marie C. Stalker, do give, be- queath, and devise to Jane Moses, knowing that she will make the best of it, the "C" and all the accompany- ing letters of the alphabet which go to make up my middle name. I, Mary Kneale, and I, Alice Tay- lor, and I, Mary Johnson, do give, be- queath, and devise to Anne Thompson the guardianship of the A. S. C. club, hoping that she will realize the trust put in her to continue alone such a worthy organization. I, Barton Jackson, do give and be- queath to Tony Newton and Frances Norman my task of collecting six nap- kins from every new arrival, and my post at the door of Rebekah lobby. I, Frances Steele, do give and be- queath unto my successor, Ruth Tate, one Gilbert and Sullivan opera to be presented next year. Highest Prices in Town THREADGILL'S READY-TO-WEAR SONNET By Elizabeth Espy Treading calmly the quiet colonnade Of cloistered years, sweet in the Muses' shade (Patterning youth's bright wonder with their own) Pillared with triumph, from the stub- born stone Of failure hewn, now 'mid the gen- tle hum Of eager voices, steadily we come, Pausing to look long down that col- umned aisle Of misty memorable days, and smile. So now the dear sequestered way is done. Its arch above our heads, here in the sun, Shelters our unaccustomed eyes to stand The sudden splendor of the strange new land Whose unsure paths our ready feet must know. Serene we come, serenely let us go. We hereby constitute and appoint Nelle Chamlec the sole executrix of this, our last will and testament, and we expressly confer upon her power to publish in the Alumnae Quarterly news of our future activities, so that we may be perpetuated in the memory of this our meeting place for the last four years. (Signed) The Senior Class, Laura Steele, Scribe. Signed, sealed, declared and pub- lished by the senior class of 1937 as its last will and testament, in the pres- ence of us, the undersigned, who with no hesitation subscribe our names hereto in the presence of said testators, after they had signed their names thereto, and at their special instance and request, and in the presence of each other. This seventh day of June, 1937. MlSSELANEY E. Fuller Bull The Soles of I'mille and Ah-men Members of Class of '37 Say History is Made at College (Con finned from page 1, column 4) FUTURE FORESEEN (Continued from page 2, column 5) ing multitude Marie Stalker finally staged her ping pong tournament, the prize for which was won by Judith Gracey, who insisted upon her natural right as defended by Rousseau to use a golf club instead of the usual paddle. Occupants of the peanut were, among several thousand others, Ora Muse and Vivian Long, who, from the rumors found in the Decatur Molly Jones Gazette, were enjoying a rather Bohemian sort of existence while working jointly on the Chemistry of English or the English of Chemistry or, maybe, it was Greek. Whatever the nature of the outcome, the two harbor a desire for it to be published by the meticulous hand of Mary King, provided she can tear herself away from her imitation appearances. Sit- ting near them I noticed Kathryn Bowen Wall, who is evidencing an ability to combine marriage and a career. K. Bowen is the founder and (Continued on page 6, column 4) untutored minds, He Came, She Saw, He Conquered ', was no match for the scintillating stunt of the Sophomores. Undaunted, the next year we returned to try again and were triumphant against the protegees of our former rivals through the merits of our mas- terpiece, the riotous, rollicking, and rare "Revere the Soph." We demon- strated our appreciation of the aid of our allies, the Seniors, in our party battles by taking part in their Investi- ture Ceremony, and by sacrificing our lily white hands, our good disposi- tions, and two nights of sleep in the fabrication of their daisy chain. At the end of our third year of trials, re- ward came in the form of Mortar Boards to nine who had showed devo- tion to the planks of our platform. With our own Investiture we reached the position of greatest importance. During our supremacy the fury that reigned in the forum (including the flinging of books by the most charm- ing of people) brought many progres- sive achievements the most notable of which was that through the exer- tion of all our powers we persuaded the faculty and administration to pass the cut system, a triumph that has been a boon to the carefree and a trial to the conscientious. It is with a feel- ing of regret that upon the reception of our diplomas we are to retire from the political scene of A. S. C. Among all the petty balancing of class budgets one brilliant period of economic activity stands out in our career. Our Junior Chocolate and rummage sales were insignificant be- side our stupendous accomplishment in the building campaign of our Sopho- more year in which we made the largest pledge of any class. The class of 1937 looks with maternal pride on many a brick in the new library- Turn- ing from brick work to bridge work many Agnes Scott seniors have recent- ly gone on the gold standard, assisted by certain local dentists. Our social history has been varied and profitable. During the day we knocked the ball, threw the basket, and conquered the waves with such dexterity that we have merited four members of the tennis club, hockey and basketball championships our freshman year, and the athletic ban- ner our Sophomore and Junior years. In the afternoon we have graced Alum- nae and A. A. U. W. teas, class tea dances, and picnics. But our real his- BOWEN PRESS COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS AND RIBBONS Blotters Note Paper Poster Paper Office Supplies 421 Church St. De. 0976 Decatur, Ga. tory has been made at night. As Soph- omores we made our debut at the Mor- tar Board parties where we were intro- duced to Atlanta's eligible young men. To provide for the resulting increase in our popularity we were granted the new and progressive privilege of rid- ing unchaperoned until time limit and of having more social engagements a week. The social event of the next year was the long awaited junior ban- quet with all its formality and excite- ment, Mortar Board again being our hostess. We cleverly and generously delegated the revived Mardi Gras to the succeeding class so that we enjoyed the event doubly because we had avoided the accompanying labor. We were thus enabled to give Founder's Day our undivided attention, producing a masterpiece of colonial atmosphere. Our butterfly careers have ended in a flurry of functions, formal and infor- mal, to which we have gaily flitted these past two weeks. We have distinguished ourselves along cultural lines, compensating our lack of quantity, numerically speak- ing, with our quality. We made a brilliant beginning when our Freshman English placement tests averaged high- est of all Georgia colleges. We were threatened with comprehensives, but that cloud passed, and we basked in the glory of our victory in the class Aggie contest. History repeated it- self when our journalistc efforts again directed by Laura Steele and Kathryn Bowen Wall brought another triumph our Sophomore year. In the quiet and beauty of the new library we were stimulated to further mental endeavors which resulted in the election of eleven of our members to Phi Beta Kap- pa, and the whole class attained the intellectual achievement of having taken more exams than any previous class not because of our unquench- able thirst for knowledge but as a re- sult of the imposition of the new quar- ter system. Our final contribution to the cultural development of this col- lege was the sweet and solemn opera La Tragic Ardor, which gave a melo- dic representation of the model life of a maid and a man in a pastoral scene where lambs gamboled amid the daisies and charm-lady carrots. Time marches on and since present conditions are chaotic and future de- velopments uncertain we leave their in- terpretation and documentation to fu- ture volumes (and volumes in the best traditions of Brooks Spivey) which we hope to contribute to the archives of history. COTTON is in the SWIM this s ummen I Cotton takes to the water! ... in swim suits that sur- pass all others for smart- ness, comfort and real beauty! They're gay and flattering, in colors that rival nature herself .... fashioned with full short skirts, that are extremely graceful and feminine, and lined with snug-fitting jer- sey! The printed cotton dress- maker swim suit, sketched above, comes in black, blue and red. Sizes 12 to 20. $3.95 Street Floor J. P. ALLEN & CO. 'The Store All Women Knov 6 THE AGONISTIC Noted Educator Emphasizes Miss M. Phythian Famous Aquatic Star Meets W, t n w T i i Wins Fellowship omens Iniluence m World 1 {Continued from page 3, column 5) mcncement of the Florida State Col- lege for Women, I mentioned the possibility that women might be found in the trenches in future wars. Since that utterance, this possibility has been realized and women are now in the trenches in Spain. More education and higher stand- ards are constantly being demanded for success in the professions. In the business world, the college graduate was once regarded with contempt. This situation has changed. Business and professional success are now gen- erally built upon training and educa- tion. Reliable statistics indicate that the college graduate has a thousand chances to succeed where the unedu- cated has but one. Under these con- ditions it is fortunate that women now have opportunities which are practically on a parity with men. In spite of certain prejudices and dis- criminations that exist, educational facilities for women have developed in a most extraordinary way. College education in America was first offered to women about a hundred years ago. All state universities excluded them until Michigan admitted them in 1870. Mclver, in North Carolina, established a separate state institution for women which was comparable to the better institutions for men. Edu- cational opportunities for. women on the higher level have developed so rapidly through coeducation and the establishment of institutions designed exclusively for women that there are now more higher institutions open to women than to men and the numbers of men and women enrolled in our colleges and universities are approxi- mately the same. It would be super- fluous to offer statistics and argu- ments to show the rapidly enlarging fields into which college prepared wo- men are going. The proportion of women attending college, listed in Who's Who In America, has been rap- idly increasing and we find college trained women attaining prominence in considerably larger numbers than those who have been denied this op- portunity. A study published in The Scientific Monthly indicates that col- lege education is much more impor- tant for the success of women in cer- tain vocations than in others. For example, larger numbers of women succeed as artists, actresses, and musi- cians without college training than in most other callings. The author of the study concludes that education is constantly increasing in its impor- tance for the success of women and states "that women of the future will find it more and more difficult to compete for a place among the emi- nently successful without a thorough college training as a background for their work." This is not a time to be dismayed by the cnormitv of the difficulties and the complexities of the problems that confront us. It is undeniable that millions of persons in this coun- try are without employment and other millions are on relief rolls. Col- tege graduates are numbered among both. A careful estimate of the situa- tion and the study of economic cycles would Indicate that we are on the eve ( ompliments MINKU & CARTKR DRUGGISTS Phone WA. 4900 fcachtrec & Fllis Sts., Atlanta, Ga. of great economic activity which will possibly transcend the high mark of the last decade. Bank deposits have increased many billions of dollars in the last year or two. During one month recently automobile produc- tion reached a new all-time high level. The output of steel has increased from about 15 % during the depres- sion to as high as 75 ( ( capacity within the last year. We can all see the awakening that is taking place in the building trades. All signs point to a new era of industrial and eco- nomic prosperity. The gravity of our social and poli- tical situation is a challenge to ability and a special opportunity for those who are willing and able. It is true that we have suffered disillusionment and ideals of democratic government, peace, and law are being shattered or violently tested. Fascism and Com- munism, twins in tyranny, very largely overspread Europe. Unques- tionably, heroic battles will have to be fought at these points on American soil. Lord Macaulay prophetically described present conditions in a let- ter which he wrote to a friend in New York nearly a hundred years ago. He described Communism and other forms of dictatorship that have arisen. He gave an accurate picture of the domestic difficulties now con- fronting this country. He predicted Miss Margaret Phythian, assistant professor of French at Agnes Scott ; College, has been awarded a fellowship by the General Education Board and 1 an extension of her leave of absence to continue work on a Ph.D. degree at the University of Grenoble at Tou- louse, France. that the Twentieth Century would provide the real test of our experi- ment in government, when the cheap lands were gone and the social and ec- onomic pressure increased in intensity, j He ended with a pessimistic predic- tion: "America, like Rome, will be destroyed by vandals, but the vandals, will not come from without, they will come from within, bred from your own institutions." It is true that criminal activities in this country have reached a propor tion beyond all other civilized nations and that local agencies have displayed a strange incompetency in meeting the situation, but all law-abiding citi- zens will take great courage from re- cent occurrences. The success of the Federal Government in rounding up conspicuous public enemies and prac- tically making a clean-sweep of the kidnapers lends hope that such rack- ets as kidnaping can be destroyed. It is interesting to note that the war- den of Sing Sing Prison recently stated that about half the criminals who have been confined there left school before the sixth grade. Less Sister-Graduates on Voyage (Continued from page 5, column 3) present president of the Association for the Extinction of the Latin Language, a co-worker with Rachel Shamos, who is figuring out mathematically and chemically a la test tube fashion the than one-fifth had finished grammar school; about one in twenty-three had finished high school; and only one out of a hundred had graduated from college. The crime bill of this coun- try is still about five times the cost of schools. Further, we are told that the legitimate expenses for crime, such as courts, police, prisons, et cetera, are supplemented by an enor- mous illegal levy made upon us by racketeers and other elements which amounts to 2 5 r \ of our living costs. Yes, we have grave problems which give pause to thoughtful and patri- otic Americans but we have faith that the dauntless spirit of our people can and will meet these obstacles. Great opportunities and able leader- ship develop in critical times. The ob- stacles which faced the founders of the Republic were greater than those that confront us today. Imagine the prostration of the Southland follow- ing the War between the States. In- comparably, our possibilities are greater than ever and conditions are better today than they were in some other critical eras. effects of such a purge upon posterity. Speaking of posterity, the most heartening sight that 1 beheld while in this far country other than the fish net with whieh thev finally draped me out( but of course, that is another story a rather gruesome one in fact) was the presence of a portion of the more tortunate 67 \ < of Martha Summers with her brood ot potent ul architects and life presidents, of Ann Cox, who reads Darwin's Origin of the Species to her five-year-old and who is encouraging her four-\ ear- old to draw Protozoa instead of the usual Baby Ray pictures, upon which Moth- er Bettv Hollis stubbornly insists*} and last of June Matthews, who not only is the proud producer of a stirring novel but the equally proud possessor of a house in Charlotte with a tenee and other little things running iround it. W ell, "Try-and-trv again," 1 sup- pose that I have prettv well exhausted you with this prattle but 1 would like to, m true Aesopian fashion point a moral my sweet, prosperity has turned that elusive corner. 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